I'm in London. Have I mentioned that I hate London.

> got sacked from the cabinet earlier for being a shit minister tell us what happened > I got sacked from the cabinet for being shit ye but why > I was being a shit minister in the cabinet? > yeah it was in the cabinet

If you see stories about AI writing/AI scammers in publishing and feel despair, go to a bookstore. Flip open a dozen random novels and read the first paragraph. I did this last week & just marveled at the astonishing creative variety, the unique voices, even in books I might not ever choose myself.

Having read the report, I found it fascinating, worrying and quite scary. As a writer, I'm not 100% convinced I could provide proof of the authorship of my work. I tend to overwrite earlier drafts rather than keep them separate, I often don't have notes and I'm not convinced I could talk /1

Stalline's Judge Dredd. I got to see it for free and still feel like I was robbed.

[mysterious circle of robed figures] JK Rowling: hello children Rowling: finally my evil plan reachesss fruition Rowling: it'ss taken me yearss of careful planning but finally Rowling: finally!!! Rowling: finally we can defeat the sscourge of human rightsss

If I was still running the SFF section of my local @waterstones.bsky.social I would be demanding that she be shelved anywhere else and avoiding reordering her books whenever I could.

Hey @waterstones.bsky.social how do you feel about having a section in your bookshop just for this person’s work?

The media ought to pull up the time Joanne publicly ridiculed a woman seeking help through Beira’s Place, also making her a victim of sexual assault, on Twitter because she had a deep voice over the phone Of course they won’t

This is hypnotic.

He was very good in person with his trans fans too. Growing up going to SF cons, I met many trans people before I even knew what trans meant. I gave my parents very little they needed to accept in their child, so they had lots left over for everyone else. 😉 www.thepinknews.com/2021/08/06/t...

This is actually CRAZY work - we are more anti trans than several countries including the US, which are arguably not even liberal democracies

This thread. I need to reread Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell immediately.

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1/🧵 I am proud to be a steadfast human rights lawyer who will always speak the truth. Meanwhile, check out this comprehensive list of anti-trans hate groups and collaborators. I’ve just updated it. Hate groups are not powerful, and we can eliminate them together.

The great thing about Britain is you're free to think whatever you want to think and say whatever J. K. Rowling's lawyers permit you to say.

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I love this book and highly recommend you seeking it out.

Apparently Mick Jagger is watching the England Norway match. This is going to be the only post that acknowledges the sporting. Rolling Stones songs to accompany the football: I see a red card and I want to paint it black. Have you seen your mother, baby, standing on the touchline?

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5 living writers that you've read 5 books by each: Jodi Taylor Chaz Brenchley Alyson Greaves Derek Landy Juno Dawson

Having a shit day so ordering pizza.

Apparently, Amnesty International pulled their list of anti-trans hate groups, so I should probably re-post this. ashley-nein.notion.site/19101d3e04aa...

I was meant to be taking a couple of friends to the Durham Miners Gala today but I slept really badly last night and felt completely shit this morning. Once I decided I wasn't going to the place where I would be surrounded by 1000s of cis people I fell straight back to sleep again for hours. Weird.

This government would ban George from the Famous Five.

I see my much loved debut Our Child of the Stars is £2.99 on Kobo and Amazon. 1960s, lost alien (who, plot twist, is interesting), and "the best female character I have read for some time" according to a Labour MP. I don't think a few years has made them any less relevant #books #sff #reading

I've painted my nails for the first time in literally years. I did pretty well considering how out of practice I am. I'm happy.

Here's an interesting quote. "The law affects one's whole life. I feel like a prisoner... The present social and legal methods of dealing with the problem are irrational and tend to create more social evils than they remedy. The emotional hostility affects many thousands of individuals and... /1

@planetx.bsky.social Quick! To the Galaxy Mobile!

Some of the Labour MPs who signed it did so because the Code is useless, full of "Get legal advice and cross your fingers" and bad for business. Others actually say they don't want us to be genocided. But none of them resigned. We're not that important lol. Trans kids died? Oh dear, how sad...

Lovely review of The Crooked Medium from @samarcand.eurosky.social all in one piece on Storygraph #books #Victorian #reading #murder #mystery app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/f233...

Your wish is my command.

So, Bluesky nuked my account. No email to tell me why or anything. Please share, so I can find everyone again. Thanks.

Hey Goldberry! Heeeere's Tommy!

For those interested, this year's J.R.R. Tolkien Lecture on Fantasy Literature, given by Brandon Sanderson, is now available for viewing online. As are lectures from previous years. Seeing the genre through someone else's eyes is invariably thought-provoking, in my opinion. tolkienlecture.org

On the fourth of July, 1980, about fifteen trans women went to one of the most upscale public swimming pools in Milan, took off their tops, and started lounging around. It was a Friday, and the height of the summer vacation, so there were plenty of families with young children around. 1/

Please sign and share this.

I've emailed my mp three times and she hasn't replied to any of them or signed the EDM.

My kid got a First in their degree!

I've joined a Silent Book Club in a desperate attempt to actually leave my flat. My first meeting is tonight and I have to admit that I am quite nervous about it. One of the things they do is a Reading Wrap-Up for the previous month. So here's mine.

Just emailed my mp for the third time about the EHRC Code of Practice and the Early Day Motion. At this point, I'm expecting her to continue ignoring me but we do what we can.

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Goddammit. This book sounds fantastic. And the writing is 'solid'. Sold!

I've decided to go for it. I'm installing Zorin Linux on my computer and not dual booting with it. I've fiddled a couple of times but always reverted back because it's a bit fiddly. The last time was because it ran too slowly but that was because it wasn't on the SSD. THIS TIME THOUGH!

I'm almost done copying over all of my products to my personal website store, with more being added every day. :) www.sambeawesome.com/store If you decide to grab anything through my website's store, I'd love it if you could drop a review! <3

Some songs just never feel dated. tidal.com/track/117401...

Elsa Lanchester is Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, The Bride of Frankenstein 🎃🎨📽️ #inktober

Is it wrong that I would love to do either of these when I cark it?

The cup and saucer I use everyday used to belong to my great grandmother.