EC Hallewell
@echallewell.bsky.social
Writer of stories, dreamer of dreams, parent of child, and so on...
I like shiny things 🌟
@em.h.writes.things on Instagram 🦋
I like shiny things 🌟
@em.h.writes.things on Instagram 🦋
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EC Hallewell
@echallewell.bsky.social
· Jan 29
Thought I'd best do an intro, since people seem to do that...
I'm Em (they/them), probably mostly here as a writer of sad, slightly strange, queer and genderqueer sff. I also heard there's some great DS9 chat around...
Here's a picture of me looking somewhat hungover and in an awful mood 😄
I'm Em (they/them), probably mostly here as a writer of sad, slightly strange, queer and genderqueer sff. I also heard there's some great DS9 chat around...
Here's a picture of me looking somewhat hungover and in an awful mood 😄
Okay, 25 words of cosy kitchen banter written
Now for my second cup of coffee and an abrupt end to my characters' fun ✨
Now for my second cup of coffee and an abrupt end to my characters' fun ✨
November 23, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Okay, 25 words of cosy kitchen banter written
Now for my second cup of coffee and an abrupt end to my characters' fun ✨
Now for my second cup of coffee and an abrupt end to my characters' fun ✨
Cymera conference pics!
A day of inspiration, learning, and conversation in the gorgeous Tollcross Central Hall
I want to spend all day writing and thinking about writing, but alas the groceries will not buy themselves
A day of inspiration, learning, and conversation in the gorgeous Tollcross Central Hall
I want to spend all day writing and thinking about writing, but alas the groceries will not buy themselves
November 23, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Cymera conference pics!
A day of inspiration, learning, and conversation in the gorgeous Tollcross Central Hall
I want to spend all day writing and thinking about writing, but alas the groceries will not buy themselves
A day of inspiration, learning, and conversation in the gorgeous Tollcross Central Hall
I want to spend all day writing and thinking about writing, but alas the groceries will not buy themselves
The problem with my heated blanket is that I now seem to be stuck in the sofa forevermore
Ah well
Ah well
November 22, 2025 at 10:29 PM
The problem with my heated blanket is that I now seem to be stuck in the sofa forevermore
Ah well
Ah well
Another fabulous @cymerafestival.co.uk conference today
Big thank you to everyone who put in so much hard work to make the day what it was
And special mention to the wonderful folk who kept us well supplied all day with hot coffee and many types of tea
Big thank you to everyone who put in so much hard work to make the day what it was
And special mention to the wonderful folk who kept us well supplied all day with hot coffee and many types of tea
November 22, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Another fabulous @cymerafestival.co.uk conference today
Big thank you to everyone who put in so much hard work to make the day what it was
And special mention to the wonderful folk who kept us well supplied all day with hot coffee and many types of tea
Big thank you to everyone who put in so much hard work to make the day what it was
And special mention to the wonderful folk who kept us well supplied all day with hot coffee and many types of tea
I love writing cosy mealtimes into my stories
Sitting at the kitchen table with a cup of tea, maybe some warm baked oatcakes with butter and honeycomb...
Priming my characters for Devastating Emotional Damage 🤩
Sitting at the kitchen table with a cup of tea, maybe some warm baked oatcakes with butter and honeycomb...
Priming my characters for Devastating Emotional Damage 🤩
November 21, 2025 at 8:50 PM
I love writing cosy mealtimes into my stories
Sitting at the kitchen table with a cup of tea, maybe some warm baked oatcakes with butter and honeycomb...
Priming my characters for Devastating Emotional Damage 🤩
Sitting at the kitchen table with a cup of tea, maybe some warm baked oatcakes with butter and honeycomb...
Priming my characters for Devastating Emotional Damage 🤩
My characters have had 2.5 mugs of tea in the past 800 words and I think my subconscious might be trying to ask me something...
#AmWriting
#AmWriting
November 20, 2025 at 10:19 PM
My characters have had 2.5 mugs of tea in the past 800 words and I think my subconscious might be trying to ask me something...
#AmWriting
#AmWriting
The man who wanted to marry me many years ago also offered to be the main earner so I could try for a writing career
Sometimes I wonder where I'd be with my writing if someone else had paid the bills for the past n years...
Silly, I know, but winter feels like the season of memories and what ifs
Sometimes I wonder where I'd be with my writing if someone else had paid the bills for the past n years...
Silly, I know, but winter feels like the season of memories and what ifs
November 20, 2025 at 9:56 PM
The man who wanted to marry me many years ago also offered to be the main earner so I could try for a writing career
Sometimes I wonder where I'd be with my writing if someone else had paid the bills for the past n years...
Silly, I know, but winter feels like the season of memories and what ifs
Sometimes I wonder where I'd be with my writing if someone else had paid the bills for the past n years...
Silly, I know, but winter feels like the season of memories and what ifs
Doom and gloom everywhere
Have a puppy in a basket
Have a puppy in a basket
November 20, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Doom and gloom everywhere
Have a puppy in a basket
Have a puppy in a basket
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Anti-immigration hatred is being fuelled *again* by rhetoric & intended action by the UK government. It's drawing on an old fascist strategy, but there are ways to say "no".
¡No pasarán! They will not pass.
We defeated fascism before & will do so again. Links included.
ko-fi.com/post/How-to-...
¡No pasarán! They will not pass.
We defeated fascism before & will do so again. Links included.
ko-fi.com/post/How-to-...
How to Say No to the Hatred About Immigration, Migrants and Refugees
SJ Groenewegen published a post on Ko-fi
ko-fi.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Anti-immigration hatred is being fuelled *again* by rhetoric & intended action by the UK government. It's drawing on an old fascist strategy, but there are ways to say "no".
¡No pasarán! They will not pass.
We defeated fascism before & will do so again. Links included.
ko-fi.com/post/How-to-...
¡No pasarán! They will not pass.
We defeated fascism before & will do so again. Links included.
ko-fi.com/post/How-to-...
I think my comments on class might be a little like sledgehammer blows in this draft...
I might do a 'Nuance and Subtlety' editing pass at some point...
But my toff character really is quite fun, and I am enjoying covering them in mud and rain
I might do a 'Nuance and Subtlety' editing pass at some point...
But my toff character really is quite fun, and I am enjoying covering them in mud and rain
November 18, 2025 at 9:17 PM
I think my comments on class might be a little like sledgehammer blows in this draft...
I might do a 'Nuance and Subtlety' editing pass at some point...
But my toff character really is quite fun, and I am enjoying covering them in mud and rain
I might do a 'Nuance and Subtlety' editing pass at some point...
But my toff character really is quite fun, and I am enjoying covering them in mud and rain
Why do big companies like Waterstones try to ruin it for those of us who want a little variety in our lives and love our indie bookshops too?
There's just no need
There's just no need
We need your help.
@waterstones.bsky.social, without any direct communication with us, will be opening their 6th Edinburgh branch less than 100 metres from our front door at the Foot of the Walk in Leith.
Please read on for more information
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2562908...
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@waterstones.bsky.social, without any direct communication with us, will be opening their 6th Edinburgh branch less than 100 metres from our front door at the Foot of the Walk in Leith.
Please read on for more information
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2562908...
(1/2)
Anger as Waterstones snaps up prime site on doorstep of independent bookshop
UK's biggest bookselling chain under fire over plans for new store beside Edinburgh tram line.
www.heraldscotland.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Why do big companies like Waterstones try to ruin it for those of us who want a little variety in our lives and love our indie bookshops too?
There's just no need
There's just no need
Reposted by EC Hallewell
Frosty the Snowman
Spawn of the Elder Gods
He’s got three eyes and he’ll hunt you down
With his seagull-headed dogs
Spawn of the Elder Gods
He’s got three eyes and he’ll hunt you down
With his seagull-headed dogs
This mural has gone up in Kingston, ostensibly for Christmas but AI has ensured it's actually to celebrate the return of our dark lord Cthulhu
November 18, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Frosty the Snowman
Spawn of the Elder Gods
He’s got three eyes and he’ll hunt you down
With his seagull-headed dogs
Spawn of the Elder Gods
He’s got three eyes and he’ll hunt you down
With his seagull-headed dogs
Ooh I want this anthology...
Another thing today!
My story "Love, Scotland" gets a new life in ECO24: The Year's Best Speculative Ecofiction from Apex Books / Violet Lichen, out TODAY 🎉
The anthology received a starred review from Publisher's Weekly! 🥂 More here, including the lush ToC:
www.apexbookcompany.com/products/eco...
My story "Love, Scotland" gets a new life in ECO24: The Year's Best Speculative Ecofiction from Apex Books / Violet Lichen, out TODAY 🎉
The anthology received a starred review from Publisher's Weekly! 🥂 More here, including the lush ToC:
www.apexbookcompany.com/products/eco...
ECO24: The Year's Best Speculative Ecofiction
Preorder and save 30%! Release Date 11/18/25 "A triumph. 23 stellar tales offering creative and varied takes on the book's themes. Every entry is equal parts thought-provoking, insightful, and impactf...
www.apexbookcompany.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Ooh I want this anthology...
And now the child is happy too :D
November 16, 2025 at 8:16 PM
And now the child is happy too :D
Oh yes, it is time...
November 16, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Oh yes, it is time...
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Love to see community action against this AI nonsense! neighborhoodview.org/2025/11/13/d...
November 14, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Love to see community action against this AI nonsense! neighborhoodview.org/2025/11/13/d...
My child and I have discovered the café at Murrayfield ice rink
Nothing quite like a cup of soup and a hot pie to warm up after skating
(Child skates very slowly. I get very cold)
Nothing quite like a cup of soup and a hot pie to warm up after skating
(Child skates very slowly. I get very cold)
November 15, 2025 at 9:15 PM
My child and I have discovered the café at Murrayfield ice rink
Nothing quite like a cup of soup and a hot pie to warm up after skating
(Child skates very slowly. I get very cold)
Nothing quite like a cup of soup and a hot pie to warm up after skating
(Child skates very slowly. I get very cold)
My favourite lines of this chapter so far (not sure they'll survive edits but they make me grin):
“Don’t be stupid.”
“Stop calling me stupid.”
“I will when you stop acting it.”
“Don’t be stupid.”
“Stop calling me stupid.”
“I will when you stop acting it.”
November 15, 2025 at 9:17 AM
My favourite lines of this chapter so far (not sure they'll survive edits but they make me grin):
“Don’t be stupid.”
“Stop calling me stupid.”
“I will when you stop acting it.”
“Don’t be stupid.”
“Stop calling me stupid.”
“I will when you stop acting it.”
🎶 Locked outside my house
I can see the key on the inside
I wish I could break in like a burglar
But all that I can do is sit and cry 🎶
I can see the key on the inside
I wish I could break in like a burglar
But all that I can do is sit and cry 🎶
November 14, 2025 at 8:12 PM
🎶 Locked outside my house
I can see the key on the inside
I wish I could break in like a burglar
But all that I can do is sit and cry 🎶
I can see the key on the inside
I wish I could break in like a burglar
But all that I can do is sit and cry 🎶
I heartily recommend getting a ticket for this friendly and inspiring sff convention 💜
We are a mere 8 members away from our target of 50 by Monday (when I pay the deposit). PictCon2: A Scottish sf & fantasy convention about sf and fantasy in Scotland. 🏴 17th October 2026, Perth, with Guest of honour, editor & writer, Neil Williamson. Tickets at: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pictcon2-t...
PictCon2
A Science Fiction and Fantasy Convention for everyone who reads, writes and watches.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 4:56 PM
I heartily recommend getting a ticket for this friendly and inspiring sff convention 💜
Yep! :)
I know some people get weirded out by the earnestness of queer allies, but I love every cis/straight person loudly showing their support for their LGBTQIA friends, families and random strangers.
Demonstrating to others their acceptance and love is an important art of normalising our existence too.
Demonstrating to others their acceptance and love is an important art of normalising our existence too.
November 14, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Yep! :)
Okay, I need to write
Just 100 words...
Maybe I'll start with just 1...
Just 100 words...
Maybe I'll start with just 1...
November 13, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Okay, I need to write
Just 100 words...
Maybe I'll start with just 1...
Just 100 words...
Maybe I'll start with just 1...
Oooh yayay :)
I am not an audiobook person (can't concentrate on them) but if you are, this is a lovely book!
I am not an audiobook person (can't concentrate on them) but if you are, this is a lovely book!
If you’ve not already gotten it, The Outcast Mage by @annabelcwrites.bsky.social is £3.99 on Audible right now! That’s a steal! The narration is amazingly done. www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-Outca...
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November 13, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Oooh yayay :)
I am not an audiobook person (can't concentrate on them) but if you are, this is a lovely book!
I am not an audiobook person (can't concentrate on them) but if you are, this is a lovely book!
This morning, my child wanted to play "custom chess"
Look at his pieces (white)
My autistic little brain hurts 😭
Look at his pieces (white)
My autistic little brain hurts 😭
November 13, 2025 at 8:11 AM
This morning, my child wanted to play "custom chess"
Look at his pieces (white)
My autistic little brain hurts 😭
Look at his pieces (white)
My autistic little brain hurts 😭