Seeing Glamour cover Athika's experiences is just *chef's kiss* What a woman! 🔥❤️ www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/athi...

I really struggle to say no. A big part of this is people pleasing, fear of missing out, of letting others down & a deep-rooted desire to be well-liked. Truly, it's pathological. I’m working on sitting in the discomfort of 'no,' amongst other discomforts. Plus more writerly thoughts!

What troubles me most is that the stories I hear, from women all over, don't even surprise me anymore. Anyway, you can read the full essay if you grab a copy of Woman's Wales from the wonderful people at Parthian 📚♀️ www.parthianbooks.com/products/wom... #Healthcare #NHS #Maternity

Funny that it popped up today — I had a really engaging conversation with the women of No Shelf Control book club yesterday evening about this very topic. I was there to speak about #Witsh, which led into discussion about women's bodily autonomy & gendered bias in healthcare.

2 years ago, I published this article in The Western Mail about healthcare bias in #Wales. It was a short extract from a longer essay included in a book called Woman's Wales, released by @parthianbooks.bsky.social.

EU friends:

Brilliant podcast from @plaidcymru.bsky.social, chatting about feminism, activism & allyship in Wales & Welsh politics. open.spotify.com/episode/13lm...

We all know I love a side-quest, & this one has been a biggie… Together with Hanan Issa & Gosia Buzzanca, I've pulled together something I’m really proud of. There is so much power in unity, in collaboration & in a collective voice. We need it now more than ever. open.substack.com/pub/marielli...

Just one week to go before this fiery event organised by the hugely talented Lucy Heuschen @petitecreature1.bsky.social ❤️‍🔥 I'm really looking forward to hearing her reading live, as well as all the other participants! Now to decide what to read myself... #Event #Writing #ReadingSky #PoetrySky

♀ International Women's Day ♀ • www.literaturewales.org/our-projects... • This piece serves as a reminder that when one woman is targeted, countless others will rise beside her, refusing to let her stand alone. Thank you for trusting me with your words 🖤 • #IWD2026

The fabulous full line-up of "Daughters of Fire"! Online on 17th March, 7pm UK time #PoetryReading #WomensWriting Including some remarkable #PoetsOnBluesky: @kymminbarcelona.bsky.social @mariellisdunning.bsky.social @jirobb.bsky.social @gillcresearch.bsky.social @saraswatinagpal.bsky.social 🔥

★🎨🖋️ Poetry and Art Workshop | Aberystwyth 🎨🖋️★ I'm really excited to be leading a couple of writing and art workshops in Aberystwyth later this month. (Don't worry, there's also a proper artist involved for the art side of things!) #Writing #Art #MarkMaking #Workshop #Events

Curious as to why Aldi are assigning genders to their blow pens. Are the pens gendered? Can they only be purchased by those or a particular gender? Are they operated with genitals (in which case they should probably be kept away from children... 🤔) For real though it is 2026 FFS. #EverydaySexism

It was so lovely to spend an evening in Waterstone's listening to EM Duffield-Fuller discussing her feminist fantasy novel Killing Hares. I've never been a big fantasy reader, but this one changed my mind & introduced me to a new genre through its compelling story, female rage & themes of nature 📚

Really pleased to have a piece appearing in The Heroines Festival's Anthology on Witchcraft 🖤 can't wait to read the collection once it's out! #witchcraft #witches #poetry #writingsky

On 17th March, Lucy Heuschen @petitecreature1.bsky.social is hosting Daughters of Fire - an online reading celebrating women's voices in poetry & prose 🔥 I'm honoured to be amongst nine poets & authors reading. Free entry, tickets via email. #PoetryEvent

Do you know about the Justice for Witches campaign? JFW is seeking a Royal Pardon for the thousands of people — mostly women — condemned by the monarchy on false charges of practising maleficum. Read here 👉🏼 tinyurl.com/justice-witc... #Justice #Witchcraft #JusticeForWitches #Substack #Interview

I really loved chatting with Josh and Sarah about witchcraft in Wales. Their podcast looks at historical witch trials and contemporary witchcraft persecution. It's always an interesting, often harrowing listen 🎧 aboutwitchhunts.com/episode/wits... #Witchhunt #Witch #Witches #Podcast

Good morning. The President of the United States was in the middle of the most serious child sex trafficking ring of the last quarter century. He is referenced not a dozen times in the case files. Not 100 times. Not 1,000 times. He’s referenced 38,000 times.

On 17th March I'll be hosting Daughters of Fire - an online reading celebrating women's voices in poetry and prose! Nine fabulous poets and authors writing at the top of their game, from myth and antiquity to modern portraits of women's lives. Free entry, tickets via email. Deets soon! #PoetryEvent

Insights on how I wrote my debut, Witsh. I know everyone's process is different, and that's what makes it so interesting! I'd love to know if any of this resonates with you, or if your methods are totally different to mine. foldingrock.com/writing-a-we... #WritingSky #HistoricFiction #AmWriting

I feel a poem coming on... www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Gwen ferch Ellis (Gwen, daughter of Ellis) was the first woman in #Wales to be hanged for #witchcraft. Her story had a huge influence on the character of Sara Gwen in my novel, Witsh. nation.cymru/feature/gwen... #BookSky #HistoricFiction #FeministFiction #witches

Given the current political climate, I refuse to celebrate #InternationalWomensDay this year. Instead, I'm asking poets who stand in solidarity with #AthikaAhmed to join me in creating a collaborative poem of unapologetic women's voices. More info 👇🏼 tinyurl.com/3enbvbjh #PoetrySky #PoetyRebellion

Given the current political climate, I refuse to celebrate #InternationalWomensDay this year. Instead, I'm asking poets who stand in solidarity with Athika Ahmed to join me in creating a collaborative poem of unapologetic women's voices. More info 👇🏼 tinyurl.com/3enbvbjh #PoetrySky #PoetyRebellion

🔥Celebrating women's voices in poetry and prose on 17th March! I'll be sharing my fantastic 10 readers and their writing here over the coming days. Every woman I've invited is someone who has inspired me. Sign up & let them inspire you too! First up: Rosie Jackson and @mariellisdunning.bsky.social

Looking forward to the final #NotJustPretty event this evening 🙌🏼💻 Join from home for an evening of poetry, prose and song 🎙️🎶 substack.com/home/post/p-...

Pleser!! Lush way to spend a Monday evening 👌🏼🎶🎧🎙️

Couple of spots left on this course 🖋️ We start with looking at the gorgon #Medusa — who was she, was she really a monster, & did she deserve such a brutal slaying? Book here 👉🏼 tinyurl.com/writingwomen2 #Writing #WritingSky #Poetry #Feminism #JaneEyre

Dyma ni 🎙️🎧 here we go 📚✨

Heno 🎙️🎧 Ymunwch â fi a @rhysmwyn.bsky.social yn trafod llyfr newydd Keith Cameron am Manic Street Preachers ar Radio Cymru 📚

All set up ready to record with Josh & Sarah on the Let's Talk about Witch Hunts podcast… given that I tend to not shut up about witch hunts, I can't imagine a better Sunday afternoon 😝🥰

So many people have told me they've read Witsh in just one or two days — some even in one sitting! 📚 Obviously, as a writer it's amazing to hear that someone has enjoyed your work so much as to be totally engrossed in it. #BookSky #Reading #Writing #Witchcraft #Wales

Really looking forward to #NotJustPretty hosted by @karenpgonzalez.bsky.social. The last one was absolutely inspiring, and this time I have an open mic slot alongside some exceptional talent.

So many people have told me they've read Witsh in just one or two days — some even in one sitting! 📚 Obviously, as a writer it's amazing to hear that someone has enjoyed your work so much as to be totally engrossed in it. ❤️

It's not cheery but it's honest. Here's one I wrote before Christmas: Burn out in a poem. #ADHD #Carer #PoetrySky #AmWriting #WritingSky

We work through it with poetry, always. #nonverbal #syngap1 #poetry #poetrysky

This call is about memory and refusal. What we carry. What carries us. If that’s central to your practice, submit. #PoemsAbout #LiftToTheSky #WednesdayWIPs #SpineEdicts #PoetryCommunity #SubmissionWindow #OpenCall #Poetry

The third iteration of @karenpgonzalez.bsky.social #NotJustPretty is coming soon!

Just a few places left on Writing Women 🖋️♀ We explore depictions of women in literature from antiquity through to the modern day — Gwerful Mechain, Medusa & Swifty. So excited to run this module again ✨ More info 👉🏼 tinyurl.com/writingwomen2 #Writing #WritingSky #Poetry #Feminism #JaneEyre

A woman recording an ICE agent tells him "Shame on you." The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?" "Learned what?" she asks Then he knocks her phone out of her hand

Love a #vintage find.

Nicky Wire wrote much of the song while he was a 'political tourist’ in Barcelona, asking himself ‘would my generation fight against #fascism?’ I don't think it'll ever not be relevant. youtu.be/cX8szNPgrEs?...

Prepping to speak with @rhysmwyn.bsky.social on Radio Cymru about the Manics 🎧🎙️ One of my all time favourite Manics songs is Tolerate This — it's one I like to listen to or share on socials when the world feels both turbulent and politically apathetic. #ManicStreetPreachers #Music #Wales #Cymru

Michael Rosen devised an annual series of ten lectures at Goldsmiths, University of London, UK, on the origins, history and theory of children’s literature. Adventures in Wonderland brings these lectures together, with the addition of three ‘interludes’

If you’re writing a book, you'd better make it a book of your heart: something only you can write, something that will menace you if you don’t get it down on the page. Too many people try to write somebody else’s book, hoping that it’s publishable. share.google/x903OxPZbUEF... #WritingSky #BookSky

I haven't read much poetry recently, for various reasons, but these are the books waiting at my bedside for the right moment 🖋️📚 #PoetrySky #BookSky #Poems #AmReading

Taking the Christmas ornaments down & reflecting on what's been a quiet, peaceful period in amongst the usual chaos. Enjoying the retro vibe we had this year brought on by my 5 year old plonking his toys in the tree 🦕✨

"The trick is to divorce the busy conscious mind from some deeper subconscious part of the brain, which can carry on percolating things even when it doesn’t feel as if you’re thinking at all." Reassuring to think ignoring a novel can ultimately help get it out... #WritingSky #BookSky #WritingTips