Kathy Norman
@kathynor.bsky.social
Scientist and environmentalist. Silversmith. Goth. Owner of Loughborough Design Press. Liberal Democrat. She/her.
At #dragonmeet today with Broken Shield. Come and see us!
November 29, 2025 at 9:40 AM
At #dragonmeet today with Broken Shield. Come and see us!
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Hi. We are a small press, but we explicitly refuse to use AI at any part of the editorial/publishing process and it’s in our contracts too. All work is done by humans.
So um. Have any publishers, Big Five or otherwise, explicitly committed to being AI-free?
Or is every single one drinking the Kool-Aid?
Or is every single one drinking the Kool-Aid?
July 16, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Hi. We are a small press, but we explicitly refuse to use AI at any part of the editorial/publishing process and it’s in our contracts too. All work is done by humans.
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Ireland has had "sELf iD" for 10 years now and not one single issue that the media, government and anti-trans movement predicted has come to pass. Not one.
If it works in Ireland why would it not work here? No one who opposes it can give a good answer, because the real answer is transphobia
If it works in Ireland why would it not work here? No one who opposes it can give a good answer, because the real answer is transphobia
Ten years ago, on this day 15 July, the Irish Oireachtas passed the Gender Recognition Act 2015 (An tAcht um Inscne a Aithint, 2015).
It was a piece of legislation that allowed me to live my life authentically & I'm forever grateful.
Despite what others may have you believe, the sky did not fall in.
It was a piece of legislation that allowed me to live my life authentically & I'm forever grateful.
Despite what others may have you believe, the sky did not fall in.
July 15, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Ireland has had "sELf iD" for 10 years now and not one single issue that the media, government and anti-trans movement predicted has come to pass. Not one.
If it works in Ireland why would it not work here? No one who opposes it can give a good answer, because the real answer is transphobia
If it works in Ireland why would it not work here? No one who opposes it can give a good answer, because the real answer is transphobia
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Ex Tenebris has a pre-launch page now!
'Beyond the dark emptiness of space, beyond dreaming, lies the Tenebrium. Only you can unearth its mysteries, defeat the twisted horrors that lurk there, and keep humanity from becoming prey.'
Please sign up or give it a share.
#ttrpg #rpg #gothicspacehorror
'Beyond the dark emptiness of space, beyond dreaming, lies the Tenebrium. Only you can unearth its mysteries, defeat the twisted horrors that lurk there, and keep humanity from becoming prey.'
Please sign up or give it a share.
#ttrpg #rpg #gothicspacehorror
Coming soon: Ex Tenebris
A gothic space investigation TTRPG
www.kickstarter.com
July 8, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Ex Tenebris has a pre-launch page now!
'Beyond the dark emptiness of space, beyond dreaming, lies the Tenebrium. Only you can unearth its mysteries, defeat the twisted horrors that lurk there, and keep humanity from becoming prey.'
Please sign up or give it a share.
#ttrpg #rpg #gothicspacehorror
'Beyond the dark emptiness of space, beyond dreaming, lies the Tenebrium. Only you can unearth its mysteries, defeat the twisted horrors that lurk there, and keep humanity from becoming prey.'
Please sign up or give it a share.
#ttrpg #rpg #gothicspacehorror
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I don’t crave the grand gestures, or the loud declarations, nor the games people play to prove they like each other. I just need the hush of you existing near me.
The way your shoulder curves as you read in the afternoon light, the soft cadence of your breath smoothing the edges of the day.
The way your shoulder curves as you read in the afternoon light, the soft cadence of your breath smoothing the edges of the day.
July 7, 2025 at 2:36 PM
I don’t crave the grand gestures, or the loud declarations, nor the games people play to prove they like each other. I just need the hush of you existing near me.
The way your shoulder curves as you read in the afternoon light, the soft cadence of your breath smoothing the edges of the day.
The way your shoulder curves as you read in the afternoon light, the soft cadence of your breath smoothing the edges of the day.
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Oxfordshire County Council is celebrating 100 solar panels installed in homes in Oxfordshire via a government trial of affordable solar. Through the scheme, householders pay £40 a month for the equipment, rather than having to pay up front.
news.oxfordshire.gov.uk/100-up-solar...
news.oxfordshire.gov.uk/100-up-solar...
100 up! Solar panels scheme reaches landmark figure
A trial scheme to make it more affordable for Oxfordshire residents to install solar panels and battery storage has hit the century mark.Last month, Oxfordshire County Council, and its partners SMS an...
news.oxfordshire.gov.uk
July 7, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Oxfordshire County Council is celebrating 100 solar panels installed in homes in Oxfordshire via a government trial of affordable solar. Through the scheme, householders pay £40 a month for the equipment, rather than having to pay up front.
news.oxfordshire.gov.uk/100-up-solar...
news.oxfordshire.gov.uk/100-up-solar...
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Thames Water’s litany of woes in Oxtord continues with a broken water main on Rymers Lane, seen just after 6am this morning. The site has since been fenced off by ODS, the City Council’s direct works arm.
June 25, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Thames Water’s litany of woes in Oxtord continues with a broken water main on Rymers Lane, seen just after 6am this morning. The site has since been fenced off by ODS, the City Council’s direct works arm.
Happy 100th birthday to my wonderful gran!
June 23, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Happy 100th birthday to my wonderful gran!
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Fun fact: if you're buying from a creator on etsy, you can reduce their etsy selling fees from 6.5% to 2.5% by ordering via 'shopname.etsy.com' instead of 'etsy.com/shopname' or searching from the main site. It costs you the same but the creator makes more
January 22, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Fun fact: if you're buying from a creator on etsy, you can reduce their etsy selling fees from 6.5% to 2.5% by ordering via 'shopname.etsy.com' instead of 'etsy.com/shopname' or searching from the main site. It costs you the same but the creator makes more
Delighted with the local election results for Oxfordshire. Well done to my friends in the Lib Dems and Greens. Real endorsement of your hard work together in the previous administration
May 3, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Delighted with the local election results for Oxfordshire. Well done to my friends in the Lib Dems and Greens. Real endorsement of your hard work together in the previous administration
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Just wanna point out that LibDem/Green Oxfordshire was the absolute centre of the 15 min city conspiracy and today the LDs have added 15 seats and the Greens have more than doubled so it’s hardly electoral suicide.
People like safe streets!
@carlosmorenofr.bsky.social @filipwatteeuw.bsky.social
People like safe streets!
@carlosmorenofr.bsky.social @filipwatteeuw.bsky.social
The Liberal Democrats have won overall control of Oxfordshire County Council. Final results are:
🔶 LibDem 36 (+15)
🌹 Labour 12 (-4)
🔵 Conservative 10 (-11)
💚 Green 7 (+4)
➡️ Reform UK 1 (+1)
🟪 Ind Ox Alliance 1 (+1)
◻️ Henley Residents 1 (=)
◻️ Ind 1
(Changes from 2021.)
🔶 LibDem 36 (+15)
🌹 Labour 12 (-4)
🔵 Conservative 10 (-11)
💚 Green 7 (+4)
➡️ Reform UK 1 (+1)
🟪 Ind Ox Alliance 1 (+1)
◻️ Henley Residents 1 (=)
◻️ Ind 1
(Changes from 2021.)
May 2, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Just wanna point out that LibDem/Green Oxfordshire was the absolute centre of the 15 min city conspiracy and today the LDs have added 15 seats and the Greens have more than doubled so it’s hardly electoral suicide.
People like safe streets!
@carlosmorenofr.bsky.social @filipwatteeuw.bsky.social
People like safe streets!
@carlosmorenofr.bsky.social @filipwatteeuw.bsky.social
Happy Easter to those who celebrate. Here’s a glorious corner of my lawn this morning
April 20, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Happy Easter to those who celebrate. Here’s a glorious corner of my lawn this morning
April 11, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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Shout out to whoever made this citation-filled comment in the Oxford Mail comments section. Really here for it.
April 1, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Shout out to whoever made this citation-filled comment in the Oxford Mail comments section. Really here for it.
For my trans friends, I’m sorry for the shit the world throws at you. I hope things get better.
I have a zero tolerance policy for racism, sexism, ableism, homophobia, transphobia or other bigotry. We’re all equally valuable. Everyone deserves to live as their authentic self without persecution.
I have a zero tolerance policy for racism, sexism, ableism, homophobia, transphobia or other bigotry. We’re all equally valuable. Everyone deserves to live as their authentic self without persecution.
March 31, 2025 at 10:03 PM
For my trans friends, I’m sorry for the shit the world throws at you. I hope things get better.
I have a zero tolerance policy for racism, sexism, ableism, homophobia, transphobia or other bigotry. We’re all equally valuable. Everyone deserves to live as their authentic self without persecution.
I have a zero tolerance policy for racism, sexism, ableism, homophobia, transphobia or other bigotry. We’re all equally valuable. Everyone deserves to live as their authentic self without persecution.
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"No one is finally dead until the ripples they cause in the world die away, until the clock wound up winds down, until the wine she made has finished its ferment, until the crop they planted is harvested."
#GNUTerryPratchett
#GNUTerryPratchett
March 12, 2025 at 1:19 AM
"No one is finally dead until the ripples they cause in the world die away, until the clock wound up winds down, until the wine she made has finished its ferment, until the crop they planted is harvested."
#GNUTerryPratchett
#GNUTerryPratchett
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A recent study found that cervical cancer deaths in young women have plummeted since the introduction of the human papillomavirus vaccine.
As Cervical Cancer Deaths Plummet, Experts Credit HPV Vaccine
HPV can cause a variety of cancers, including cervical. New mortality data for women under 25 point to the success of the HPV vaccine.
buff.ly
March 11, 2025 at 12:37 PM
A recent study found that cervical cancer deaths in young women have plummeted since the introduction of the human papillomavirus vaccine.
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Scrynne [skrahyn]
(n.)
- A wooden chest or casket, usually decorated with ivory or jewels and containing writing materials and sacred relics.
Used in a sentence:
“Since I started collecting the true and authentic nails of the holy crucifixion, I've run entirely out of room in my scrynne!”
(n.)
- A wooden chest or casket, usually decorated with ivory or jewels and containing writing materials and sacred relics.
Used in a sentence:
“Since I started collecting the true and authentic nails of the holy crucifixion, I've run entirely out of room in my scrynne!”
March 11, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Scrynne [skrahyn]
(n.)
- A wooden chest or casket, usually decorated with ivory or jewels and containing writing materials and sacred relics.
Used in a sentence:
“Since I started collecting the true and authentic nails of the holy crucifixion, I've run entirely out of room in my scrynne!”
(n.)
- A wooden chest or casket, usually decorated with ivory or jewels and containing writing materials and sacred relics.
Used in a sentence:
“Since I started collecting the true and authentic nails of the holy crucifixion, I've run entirely out of room in my scrynne!”
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There is a big sale currently on at @drivethrurpg.com and all of our title (except Lovecraftesque 2e) are in it!
If you've been waiting to try out Last Fleet or Bite Marks then now is a great time to grab a bargain.
If you've been waiting to try out Last Fleet or Bite Marks then now is a great time to grab a bargain.
DriveThruRPG - Black Armada
Your one-stop online shop for new and vintage RPG products from the top publishers, delivered fresh to your desktop in electronic format.
www.drivethrurpg.com
March 10, 2025 at 11:26 AM
There is a big sale currently on at @drivethrurpg.com and all of our title (except Lovecraftesque 2e) are in it!
If you've been waiting to try out Last Fleet or Bite Marks then now is a great time to grab a bargain.
If you've been waiting to try out Last Fleet or Bite Marks then now is a great time to grab a bargain.
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Labour’s reported disability benefit cuts are not just about budgeting but a belief: paid work is a virtue (and people who don’t perform it deserve a worse life than everyone else).
My col. in tomorrow’s paper. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
My col. in tomorrow’s paper. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
There is a shameful British tradition of demonising disabled people. Why is Labour reigniting it? | Frances Ryan
Ministers run away from a wealth tax and then concoct a punitive benefits system. They have made that choice and it’s immoral, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan
www.theguardian.com
March 10, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Labour’s reported disability benefit cuts are not just about budgeting but a belief: paid work is a virtue (and people who don’t perform it deserve a worse life than everyone else).
My col. in tomorrow’s paper. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
My col. in tomorrow’s paper. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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I know a lot of people are boycotting Amazon, which is great, but it's hurting a lot of trans authors.
Trans authors: Drop links to your NON-AMAZON book listings/storefronts.
Cis people: Repost, boost, and, importantly, buy. Part of boycotting an evil corporation is supporting the alternatives.
Trans authors: Drop links to your NON-AMAZON book listings/storefronts.
Cis people: Repost, boost, and, importantly, buy. Part of boycotting an evil corporation is supporting the alternatives.
March 10, 2025 at 3:38 PM
I know a lot of people are boycotting Amazon, which is great, but it's hurting a lot of trans authors.
Trans authors: Drop links to your NON-AMAZON book listings/storefronts.
Cis people: Repost, boost, and, importantly, buy. Part of boycotting an evil corporation is supporting the alternatives.
Trans authors: Drop links to your NON-AMAZON book listings/storefronts.
Cis people: Repost, boost, and, importantly, buy. Part of boycotting an evil corporation is supporting the alternatives.
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If you're an unpaid #carer who writes do put your work forward and get your voice heard. You matter.
4 more days left to enter #Curae - it won’t run again until 2026 at the earliest. Please don’t be shy! thecuraeprize.uk
A unique prize for unpaid carers, offering mentoring, courses, industry access, bursaries, agent showcases, the support of top writers & publication in a beautiful anthology
A unique prize for unpaid carers, offering mentoring, courses, industry access, bursaries, agent showcases, the support of top writers & publication in a beautiful anthology
February 24, 2025 at 6:44 PM
If you're an unpaid #carer who writes do put your work forward and get your voice heard. You matter.
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A collage full of colour and life. 🌱🌷 Small snippets of details taken from a variety of my embroideries. I hope it brightens your timeline slightly …and a bit of the grey! 😊🪡 🌸🌿🌺🌻 #stitchedart #thesewingsongbird
February 23, 2025 at 3:49 PM
A collage full of colour and life. 🌱🌷 Small snippets of details taken from a variety of my embroideries. I hope it brightens your timeline slightly …and a bit of the grey! 😊🪡 🌸🌿🌺🌻 #stitchedart #thesewingsongbird
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What makes your child happy on their walk (or cycle) to school?
Draw a winning badge design for a chance to win FREE walk to school resources for an entire year!
Competition closes Mar 7th
www.livingstreets.org.uk/walk-to-scho...
Draw a winning badge design for a chance to win FREE walk to school resources for an entire year!
Competition closes Mar 7th
www.livingstreets.org.uk/walk-to-scho...
WOW Badge Design Competition 2025
Join one of the UK's biggest design competition for children, for a chance to win FREE walk to school resources for an entire year!
www.livingstreets.org.uk
February 24, 2025 at 12:55 PM
What makes your child happy on their walk (or cycle) to school?
Draw a winning badge design for a chance to win FREE walk to school resources for an entire year!
Competition closes Mar 7th
www.livingstreets.org.uk/walk-to-scho...
Draw a winning badge design for a chance to win FREE walk to school resources for an entire year!
Competition closes Mar 7th
www.livingstreets.org.uk/walk-to-scho...