Wow! Thank you @scooterwriter.bsky.social for picking my story - I'm so pleased you liked it. And thank you @christopherallen.bsky.social for your ace Elements of Flash session which got this one going. And also to @judehwriter2.bsky.social for these wonderful GFFO days - looking forward to 21st!

We have a few returns if you missed out! DM me 🤗 www.outsavvy.com/event/30964/...

I’m just done. What a faff! xx

Who wouldn't want a slice of neurodivergent, queernorm cozy fantasy? Looking forward to reading this. OUT NOW - link in quoted post.

Research has shown that support from friends, families, and communities can have a huge positive impact on trans people’s mental health. It’s up to all of us to create the kind of world where trans and non-binary people can thrive. #WorldSuicidePreventionDay

The ADHD is really objecting to desk time today. It’s demanding I put some music on. There is ALREADY music on. Loud, shouty metal music. Apparently this is not enough 🙄 #ADHD #AmEditing

As the Lionesses celebrate with the fans in London, Max allows himself a moment to remember the tension of the penalty shoot out. #WEURO2025 #Lionesses #WOSO #Schnauzergang #dogsofblueaky

My assistant seems to have had enough! #amediting

Back with this guy after ace w/e at @flashficfestuk.bsky.social Learnt so much and met such lovely people-thank you all. Great to meet @finnwritesstuff.bsky.social and @christopherallen.bsky.social not on Zoom! Regret that autistic brain said no go karaoke after tough week, but next year, next year…

One more day to back a bit of queer rage with @bonabooks.bsky.social - go, go, go!

Rounded a corner into a narrow Cambridge street. Very nearly threw a bottle of water over Stephen Hawking.

Pride month begins, so let's all be as loud and proud as possible ! #warhammer40k #warhammercommunity #lgbt

Hi @aestheticaves.bsky.social, welcome to Bluesky! I also collaborate with ADHD to start multiple stories at once 🙂 #flashfiction

Very pleased to say, we've at last managed to get up some practical guidance on what the For (Some) Women Scotland decision means. Tl;dr it's absolutely *not* what the bigots in Government or the bigots leading the misnamed EHRC are telling you. goodlaw.social/1c68df

Love this way of thinking about (not) infodumping @aealexander.bsky.social. I’ve read a lot about being guided by what the reader really needs to know, but that can still sound unnatural. This is the missing piece!

Readers and writers take note! Great blog by @jaeauthor.bsky.social about scammy folks using AI to profit off the hard work of authors. Bet you anything you want that the greedy slimeballs are scraping other genres too.

On the train from #sheffield to #bristol to read @lyrafest.com supporting Pascale Petit with Fran Lock this afternoon. What a line up (not talking about myself here). Very much looking forward to chilling & chatting & listening tomorrow too. #poetry #poetsofbluesky #weirandwild

Happy Publication Day to Susie Wilson @concordmoose.bsky.social! New chapbook, Skin the Rabbit (and Susie), available today at @lyrafest.com. Skin the Rabbit (without Susie) available today at the Free Verse Fair.

Word wants me to change "its" to "it's" to indicate possession. Eh? You sure about that? With this calibre of "help" I really shouldn't be losing proofreading jobs to AI anytime soon. #AmEditing #AmWriting #WordNeedsAnEnglishLesson

You can make a change 📢 Protect authors’ livelihoods from the unlicensed use of their work in AI training by signing this open letter ✒️ authr.uk/sp40 #MakeitFair #MetaBookThieves #DoTheWriteThing

#schnauzergang #arseybarkholes #schnauzers

The original arsey barkholes in action! Max remains unimpressed with his new hat, barking amplification properties notwithstanding.

12 today the @disabledpoets.bsky.social Disabled Poets Prize 2025 winners will be announced free online + BSL interpretation here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/disabled-p... Judged by @pollyrowena.bsky.social Khairani Barokka & Jamie Hale. #poetry #disabledpoetsprize Looking fwd to welcoming new winners!

This week's library reading is from Andrew Shanahan. Check out B of the Bang here: youtu.be/LWqrV46hU-4. Thanks for sharing, Andrew.

Am I the only one professionally affronted whenever Copilot offers to write me a "better" email? No, Copilot, I DO WORDS, IT'S ALL I HAVE! Go away. #amediting #amwriting

Like bathing in sound? Feel sound intensely? Want to explore sound in poetry more? Workshop with me on 29th March 2-3pm online in Beyond the Spectrum’s digital festival: bit.ly/INTENSEFASCI... Pls do read the rest of the really constructive & fascinating line-up 👌 #poetry #autistic #creativewriting

After a few years of wanting to, I'm finally able to get to @flashficfestuk.bsky.social this year. Yay! Looking forward to meeting some lovely flash folk.

Coming up a week on Sat: online free #poetry Writers Salon workshop with founder of @cripticarts.bsky.social & The Disabled Poets Prize, Jamie Hale followed by readings by me & Gayathiri Kamalankathan plus OPEN MIC. Please book to sign up here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/festival-e... #DeptfordLitFest

Queer Lit (Great Ancoats St, Manchester) is the biggest queer bookshop in Europe. The BFS is sponsoring a live event on 21st May & we're looking for in-person readers of SFFH. If you want a chance to read your work, get in touch with us. Let's celebrate queer SFFH.

Oh my sweet boy, Jackie, you’ve been such a Good Boy with your hat. Glad you finally worked how to turn round without smacking Max Dog in the schnout. #schnauzers #dogsofbluesky

Joining a writing workshop in 40 minutes and just discovered to my horror that I haven't allocated a notebook to it 😱 #AmWriting #ButNotIfICan'tDecideWhatToWriteIn

Anyone else noticing Word making increasingly bonkers suggestions since Copilot arrived? It's just asked me if the "eye" in "eyewitnesses" should be "eyes". No, Word, no, it really shouldn't. It's like being stuck in a tedious meeting with someone asking entirely pointless questions. #AmEditing

Typo of the day - and it’s my own 😬. My character was very much not meant to rise from her seat in a cloud of “roe-heavy” scent. #amediting #DoAsISayNotAsIDo

Morning Bluesky! Perk of sitting in a car park at an ungodly hour: a beautiful sunrise.

They say: roasting tin. Dogfleet officer Lieutenant Jack Schnauzer says: looks like a cool sci fi dog bed, mum. #dogsofbluesky #schnauzers #startrekdogs

Furcut day special treat: walkies in A Different Park. The smells! The smells!

Our BFS Online Library continues with a wonderful reading from @lucyamclaren.bsky.social. Thanks for sharing, Lucy. You can watch the reading here: youtu.be/3tS_4nsDQeE If you'd like to submit a reading, we're excited to hear from you: forms.gle/muceGGGoVk5s...

Please , if you are able , support Independent publishers who are doing most of the heavy lifting in finding great new writers! @littletollerbooks.bsky.social @saraband-books.bsky.social @influxpress.bsky.social @galleybeggars.bsky.social @peepaltreepress.bsky.social And many more

This #GivingTuesday, consider donating to the LGBTQ+ Editors Association so we can continue our efforts in building and maintaining a safe, accepting, and communal space for all editors across the queer spectrum! shorturl.at/Pip2w #QueerEditors #TransEditors #LGBTQEditors #Editing

Well, the Directors’ Resolutions took a turn: 1. The directors resolve to execute the Loan Agreement. 2. The directors resolve to execute the Board. Spotting missing words is one of my fave bits of proofreading. Not normally that dramatic though. “Board Minutes” is quite an anticlimax… #amediting

Sub Club time again! Tues 3rd Dec 5.30-7pm Manchester Poetry Library: bit.ly/4fMP5EK This month it’s @pnreview.bsky.social Blackbox Manifold & Two Thirds North OR Poetry Salzburg Review. Inside track info from @jpseabright.bsky.social 🙏 & Danielle Hope of Acumen. #poetry #manchester #PoetsOfBluesky

There were going to be free bananas at this. But since Maurizio Cattelan’s went for $6.2m… I’ll give you a tangerine & some sellotape. Launch tomorrow night #poetry #books #poetrybluesky #PoetsOfBluesky

From Verve over there… HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY to #SusieWilson who's brilliant debut pamphlet won @STWevents @CRIPticArts #DisabledPoetsPrize and is out TODAY! 'Brims with exuberance and invention. Susie Wilson is a dazzling new arrival.’ @pascalepoet tinyurl.com/3jswm82s 😍 #PoetsOfBluesky

Please, if you are able, support Indy publishers. As the big 5 buy up all the book shelves with their astronomic discounting. It would be grand if you could look at. @galleybeggars.bsky.social @influxpress.bsky.social @littletollerbooks.bsky.social @saraband-books.bsky.social & many more

A week & an hour or so from now the mighty mouse that is Nowhere Near As Safe As A Snake In Bed will launch online with Ellen McAteer & Jennifer Wong. Do please join us for Verve-full readings! #DisabledPoetsPrize #poetry #pamphlets #PoetsOfBluesky #poetrybluesky www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/susie-wils...

The face that says, “Mum, throw me another snowball!”

I would have plugged this event more but everyone’s been migrating from The Other Place: rare opportunity to see me online performing poems from my Whovian-inflected neurodiversity (& neuroqueer) show “Bigger On The Inside”, chatting & taking questions. A cheap nourishing Monday eve hour.

It’s here! Copies of my wife’s award-winning poetry pamphlet landed with us last night. Super proud of @concordmoose.bsky.social Available for pre-order from Verve online if you want one too (a pamphlet that is, not a supercool poety wife).

The British Fantasy Society Online Library is now open for submissions. If you're a BFS member and would like to be considered for a slot on our YouTube reading library, please fill out the form. forms.gle/MVDZA8EPcEmy...

I may need a break. Just searched my office for the source of the mysterious ticking noise. Found it on my wrist 🤦‍♂️