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Si Clarke (she/her): sci-fi without the pew-pew Elliott Hay (two Ts and any pronouns): cosy vengeance Dial citizen: Canada/UK Not a woman. www.whitehartfiction.co.uk

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Shouty person @clacksee.bsky.social · Aug 19

My website is back online! And you get 25% off all ebooks and audiobooks – including bundles – with code NEWSITE.

whitehartfiction.co.uk

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Shouty person @clacksee.bsky.social · 26m

a woman with her eyes closed says " what insanity is this now "

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Jessica Ellis @baddestmamajama.bsky.social · 21h

I’m very very tired of “living in fear” being lobbed at maskwearers by people who frequently say they can’t wear one because no one else around them is.

Living in fear is ignoring science and endangering lives and your own health because you’re terrified of not fitting in.

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Shouty person @clacksee.bsky.social · 1h

My dad wanted me to buy him solar panels for his house. The quote he got was $40k. Even still, I was … no. Not happening.

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Shouty person @clacksee.bsky.social · 1h

Yeah, I the province seems to find ways to evade a lot of federal schemes.

Shouty person @clacksee.bsky.social · 3h

They absolutely should. The UK offers significant financial incentives for homeowners to do just that. I was surprised when I found Canada didn’t do similar.

But then, if they did, Alberta would weasel out of it.

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Shouty person @clacksee.bsky.social · 6h

Yes, Canada definitely has a long way to go. The best place to put solar would probably be in Alberta. And, unfortunately, Denial Smith won’t stand for that. There’s a slim, slim chance they’ll vote NDP in 2027. Maybe then.

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Rainbow Crate @rainbowcrate.bsky.social · 13h

🌈 Hey Reading Rainbows! It’s time for our next artist reveal for the November Queer & Quirky crate! First up is Enise @enisestudio.bsky.social who illustrated the hardcase for the Starship Teapot Omnibus by Si Clarke @clacksee.bsky.social 🧵

A quartet of illustrations arranged in quadrants of the graphic. Surrounding the graphic is a pastel rainbow striped border. In the center it reads “Artist Spotlight: @enisestudio.bsky.social”. Artist Spotlight is in black font while the handle is in teal font.

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Shouty person @clacksee.bsky.social · 22h

Yes, Canada’s behind on solar, but that’s because so much of their power comes from hydro. And yes, the non-green sources need to be transitioned. But Canada isn’t very far behind in overall green energy, only in solar specifically.

Screenshot from Statista, showing well over half of Canada’s electricity comes from hydro

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Shouty person @clacksee.bsky.social · 23h

Book 14 was The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett (narrated by Nigel Planer).

On the one hand, it doesn’t hold a candle to his later work. But Pratchett’s genius for wit and wordplay comes shining through in spots.

Review: app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/252c...

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Shouty person @clacksee.bsky.social · 23h

Book 13 was The Evidence Against You
Gillian McAllister (narrated by Zoe Telford).

When Izzy was 17, her mother was murdered. Her father was convicted of her murder. 20 years later, he’s released … and tells her he’s innocent.

Review: app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/e23b...

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UnicornsRockUK @unicornsrockuk.bsky.social · 1d

"Sophie Cole, 46, from Cambridge, was awarded £12,500 in damages following an employment tribunal that found Royal Mail failed to act on her complaints of bullying, verbal abuse, and even physical assault."

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Trans postal worker wins discrimination case against Royal Mail

A trans postal worker has successfully sued Royal Mail for harassment and discrimination after enduring repeated abuse from colleagues, in what is being hailed as a landmark legal victory. Sophie Col...

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Gareth L. Powell @garethlpowell.bsky.social · 1d

Word of mouth is important to a book's success. So, if you'd like to see the authors who wrote your favourite stories commissioned to write more, please keep talking about all the #books you love.

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Shouty person @clacksee.bsky.social · 1d

I’m definitely thinking of Dickens. But it’s possible the account I read was full of crap.

Shouty person @clacksee.bsky.social · 1d

Never heard of it.

Shouty person @clacksee.bsky.social · 1d

I’ve never heard of this! But I’m here for it.

Shouty person @clacksee.bsky.social · 1d

Hello #booksky. I have a question.

I asked my local #library to acquire a few audiobooks. The books on my list are well-known titles published by the likes of Orion, Hodder & Stoughton, and Hachette.

They responded that none of the titles are available on either Libby (Overdrive) or Borrowbox.

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Shouty person @clacksee.bsky.social · 1d

@transactualuk.bsky.social have released a tool you can use to ask your MP to tell government to scrap the bathroom ban and demand any new Code of Practice ensures providers can lawfully include trans people in their services.

It's time to turn the pressure up.

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Shouty person @clacksee.bsky.social · 1d

I read something suggesting he was what we would call pansexual today.

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Shouty person @clacksee.bsky.social · 1d

I have never read it. This hot garbage put me off ever reading anything of hers again.

Shouty person @clacksee.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah, my reading was that they were partners in more than just the business sense.

Shouty person @clacksee.bsky.social · 1d

Scrooge’s grief doesn’t explain anyone else’s behaviour.

Shouty person @clacksee.bsky.social · 1d

Oh, jeez. I don’t remember where I read that. Hence the word apparently.

Shouty person @clacksee.bsky.social · 1d

Apparently Dickens had relationships with men where he fell madly in love with them and went mad when they rejected him, so it fits.

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Tealin @twirlynoodle.com · 1d

It's OK to have a plot that's been done before so long as your characters are genuinely engaging and you carry the reader along and have fun. (This also goes for film.)

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 2d

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

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amy 🦇. @amymedeiros.bsky.social · 1d

also: if you aren't enjoying a book after 50 pages, just quit!

i could play this game all day

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 2d

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