Just a small town ghoul Hauntin' in a lonely world On the midday train going nowhere

I've been painting again

I’m a trans woman in my forties. Growing up without social media—and during Section 28—I knew nothing about transness and I knew no-one like me. I almost didn’t make it; I dread to think how many didn’t. You can’t tell me that returning to this state is not an intended effect of this proposed ban.

Sorry but hate presenting this as “ooh this is the scary future under reform” like this isn’t the Scary Present under Labour. This is not Reform’s Britain, this is Labour’s Britain. Its here its now and laying responsibility explicitly outside of the Actual Current Gov is a major mistake

Beat the cost of living crisis with this one simple trick...

Heartbroken to hear that Marjane Satrapi has died. Her long term partner died last year and that clearly hit her really hard but still, 56 is no age. If you've not read 'Persepolis' now would be the time to do it.

A gentle reminder: relax your shoulders, unhinge your jaw, and drink the blood of your enemies.

Tyger! Tyger! burning bright, Watch out, you'll set the forest alight!

What if I was goofy and live-posted quotes as I read through Adorno and Horkheimer's The Culture Industry: Enlightenment as Mass Deception?

Happy to report that nature is healing: a healthy amount of Dorley copies are available at @argonautbooks.bsky.social again!

Every time you blame an immigrant for the failures of neoliberalism, as Labour is always doing, you sow the seeds of fascism. Labour grew this far-right and now we're all dealing with the concequences

My constituency elected a historic first Green constituency MSP, ahhh!! 🎉🗳💚

So proud of my pal for leading the most accurate polling team for these elections!

Pippin says get out and vote today against fascism 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🗳

While we're announcing things im very excited to finally be able to say my debut lesbian vampire novel HUNGER IN THE BLOOD is coming out with @torbooksuk.bsky.social next May!! HitB is a queer, dark, crunchy, gory novel that I hope you will enjoy!! www.thebookseller.com/rights/tor-u... now go vote!!

I'm trying to edit, but I can't stop thinking about Malt Loaf

omg we’re back wiltonsquarebooks.com/products/wel...

Why did nobody tell me about The Lair of the White Worm?! It was nothing I expected, but somehow, gloriously, everything I could have wished for. What a film. What a movie.

Lukewarm take handed to you courtesy of today's lunch: malt loaf is criminally underrated. An unsung hero of the squidgy snack, if you will. Discuss

We’re very sorry sir but you cannot bring your emotional support dragon in here.

My new hobby may be painting animals as icon-style saints. Introducing St Pidgit, and Our Lady of the Shrimptine Chapel

I know we said to eat the rich, but this is deeply unappetising

How does a reading crisis arise? There is a lot of emphasis on individual effort, but could this be a result of (for example) lack of funding for school libraries? Or the disappearance of community spaces and resources? Or the blame placed on individuals who would most benefit from these resources?

I have encountered Wrong Fanta and am now seriously concerned that I have slipped into another dimension help

💯. But I wish I'd gone further, not only to call on everyone to read M NourbeSe Philip's ZONG! but to point out the financialised language we use without thinking of its murderous & exploitative roots. Not just status quo-protecting but actively structurally instantiating harm.

The most helpful any everyday technology has ever been is GMail's "You wrote 'Attached is' but no files are attached." reminder and I don't need any tech to be more intelligent than that.

This age of algorithms encourages us to categorise ourselves and others through defined traits, and I think the best antidote is to embrace our contradictions and ambiguity as something uniquely human and beautiful.

Of course, the highlight of this London Book Fair has to be Dorley's pride of place on the @wiltonsquare.bsky.social catalogue! 👀 @badambulist.bsky.social

I'm at London Book Fair, and two talks were SO galvanising. Can @untold-narratives.bsky.social and @englishpen.bsky.social run some sort of workshop? Yesterday's 'Lifelines or Pipelines' panel and today's 'Whose Freedom?' one could achieve great things together, and we need more calls to action.

Someone just described polyamory to me as the "move fast and break things" of relationships, and while it may not be accurate, it is hilarious, which is more important.

If I had a nickel for every time Franz Ferdinand was involved in the precursor events of a world war, I’d have two nickels, which isn’t a lot, but it’s weird it happened twice

I got given someone's old German Harry Potter book, and I'm enjoying turning each page into a print of a cat licking its own arse. Considering selling these and donating everything to trans healthcare ventures for poetic justice...

If you’ve missed all the buzz, let me catch you up: Happy Book Birthday + 1 Day to the excellent new Luna Novella 2026! 🥳 Go off planet with @aknighton.bsky.social , or explore the dark corners of a gothic city with @lyndseycroal.bsky.social ! Order now! www.lunapresspublishing.com/lunanovella

Guys, I think we've hit peak diplomacy

I think a big thrust of a lot of my feminist work has been "Not to upturn standpoint epistemology or anything, but could y'all recognize that even marginalized perspectives will have a plurality of opinions?" "And then, get better at recognizing the conservative bullshit instead of parroting it?"

Behold the ancient texts!! (Forgive me, for I have printed once more.)

I don't know why but it's really yellow outside

I started learning Tunisia crochet this year and behold: my first project, nestled among the other cushions doing its best to fit in

Getting to that existential point in January where I can't work out what else there is other than spend money, (hopefully) earn money, die

look upon my works, ye mighty, and let me know what you think

As I'm sure you're aware, the fifth of January is the day of the Schnabelperchten, a creature of Austrian folklore who will check your house for cleanliness. If they decide you haven't done a good enough job, they'll slit open your belly and fill it with straw. Happy New Year..!

I forgot that Younger was such a fun parody of the publishing industry

My Swiss mum seems unable to understand that not everyone speaks French. She put on a film in French (which my sister's boyfriend doesn't speak) and assured us it has subtitles. They are in French. She's taking a while to understand why this isn't a solution. She keeps saying "but he can read?"

My parents have a dishwasher that they have never used in the 25+ years they've lived in my childhood home, and I've just now noticed that the brand name is Lady Plus. "Ah yes, an automated lady to do our dishes"

I guess we have a spinning wheel now... @ceciliabennett.bsky.social and I are planning many yarn making and recycling adventures 👀✨️🧵 Pippin too, apparently

icebergs seem kinda made up

I've not said much (anything) on here about the Unbound/Boundless debacle - so many had it much worse after all - but I've been out of work since it collapsed and I would so love the opportunity to edit and bring cool books to the table again. In a company that pays authors and delivers books.

Can confirm: Willow is a lovely person that does not deserve this (not that anyone does), also her book slaps and I accidentally ghosted her for a poetry event because my workplace decided to implode and I got overwhelmed, so I feel especially bad for her

We're all set up at the HalloZine fair at National Library Scotland, @ceciliabennett.bsky.social and I here today till 4pm! Pop by if you're in Edinburgh- we have Zines, art, and boooooks ✨️🐈‍⬛️👻