Lucy McCaul
@lucymccaul.bsky.social
Librarian, fan of theatre, ballet, opera and certain television programmes. Creator of knitted people and eccentric fanfiction. Benton and Hawthorne Investigate coming soon https://www.candy-jar.co.uk/books/bentonandhawthorneinvestigate.html
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Here is an obituary for Alice Wong from The Sick Times, a publication aligned with disability rights and disability activism, if you are looking for an alternative to reading the nyt one: thesicktimes.org/2025/11/15/a...
Alice Wong, disability activist and luminary, dies at 51 - The Sick Times
Alice Wong platformed and uplifted people with Long COVID in her final chapter as a lifelong disability advocate and storyteller.
thesicktimes.org
November 16, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Here is an obituary for Alice Wong from The Sick Times, a publication aligned with disability rights and disability activism, if you are looking for an alternative to reading the nyt one: thesicktimes.org/2025/11/15/a...
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I badly need someone talk to me about Delta and the Bannermen on their podcast!
November 16, 2025 at 11:28 AM
I badly need someone talk to me about Delta and the Bannermen on their podcast!
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Watching disabled people around the world mourn Alice is a reminder of the good aspect of the internet. 30 years ago, few people outside of SF would ever have known Alice existed. I never would have met her. The internet connected us all. Let’s honor Alice’s memory by using that power and community.
My social media is wall-to-wall love for the incomparable Alice Wong, and I need more words. What captures sadness and/also affection for a community that knows what's been lost?
Alice could not eat food for years.
And yet at Christmas she would bake cookies and mail them to me—such was her desire to provide care for the people she loved.
And yet at Christmas she would bake cookies and mail them to me—such was her desire to provide care for the people she loved.
November 16, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Watching disabled people around the world mourn Alice is a reminder of the good aspect of the internet. 30 years ago, few people outside of SF would ever have known Alice existed. I never would have met her. The internet connected us all. Let’s honor Alice’s memory by using that power and community.
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Hi. Could at least 40 people buy a Life of Sharks 2026 Calendar? For a project I’m working on*
thelifeofsharks.com
*my overdraft
thelifeofsharks.com
*my overdraft
November 15, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Hi. Could at least 40 people buy a Life of Sharks 2026 Calendar? For a project I’m working on*
thelifeofsharks.com
*my overdraft
thelifeofsharks.com
*my overdraft
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Izumin is the mascot for Yokohama City’s Izumi Ward. The blue head represents Izumi’s spring water; the green legs represent the lush greenery; and the purple body represents Izumi’s official flower, the iris.
November 14, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Izumin is the mascot for Yokohama City’s Izumi Ward. The blue head represents Izumi’s spring water; the green legs represent the lush greenery; and the purple body represents Izumi’s official flower, the iris.
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Today the sun shone for the little hedgehog!! link here for the curious fabstainedglass.etsy.com/listing/4403...
November 13, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Today the sun shone for the little hedgehog!! link here for the curious fabstainedglass.etsy.com/listing/4403...
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MARI LWYD CHARITY AUCTION UPDATE
More wonderful updates today!
@anatomoth.bsky.social sent wonderful prints of her mari lwyd painting for the auction!
@noktivus.bsky.social fantastic starry night mari lwyd!
@cryptish.bsky.social art nouveau mari lwyd!
Bags and cards from Pretender to the throne
More wonderful updates today!
@anatomoth.bsky.social sent wonderful prints of her mari lwyd painting for the auction!
@noktivus.bsky.social fantastic starry night mari lwyd!
@cryptish.bsky.social art nouveau mari lwyd!
Bags and cards from Pretender to the throne
November 13, 2025 at 5:21 PM
MARI LWYD CHARITY AUCTION UPDATE
More wonderful updates today!
@anatomoth.bsky.social sent wonderful prints of her mari lwyd painting for the auction!
@noktivus.bsky.social fantastic starry night mari lwyd!
@cryptish.bsky.social art nouveau mari lwyd!
Bags and cards from Pretender to the throne
More wonderful updates today!
@anatomoth.bsky.social sent wonderful prints of her mari lwyd painting for the auction!
@noktivus.bsky.social fantastic starry night mari lwyd!
@cryptish.bsky.social art nouveau mari lwyd!
Bags and cards from Pretender to the throne
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Just under a day left now and we’re at 30% for our Season Two Kickstarter of our Found Footage horror fiction podcast designed as a sequel to the novel Dracula
Any funding at this point still helps as it proves to potential investors that we’re worth supporting as we make new plans for Season Two
Any funding at this point still helps as it proves to potential investors that we’re worth supporting as we make new plans for Season Two
The Holmwood Foundation - Season Two
Season Two of the horror-fiction audio drama about possession, queer identity, and Dracula's severed head!
Www.tinyurl.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Just under a day left now and we’re at 30% for our Season Two Kickstarter of our Found Footage horror fiction podcast designed as a sequel to the novel Dracula
Any funding at this point still helps as it proves to potential investors that we’re worth supporting as we make new plans for Season Two
Any funding at this point still helps as it proves to potential investors that we’re worth supporting as we make new plans for Season Two
@lachlangoudie.bsky.social I've just watched Glasgow's Treasure Palace on BBC4. Thank you for a fascinating programme with powerful subjects.
November 12, 2025 at 7:32 PM
@lachlangoudie.bsky.social I've just watched Glasgow's Treasure Palace on BBC4. Thank you for a fascinating programme with powerful subjects.
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BOOK GIVEAWAY!!! I'm not on social media much at the moment, working hard on my new book, which I feel sure will be my best one yet when it's done! In the meantime, I'm giving away signed copies of all my books so far. Follow & repost to enter, and say which book you'd like & why. Closes Dec 5!
November 12, 2025 at 4:11 PM
BOOK GIVEAWAY!!! I'm not on social media much at the moment, working hard on my new book, which I feel sure will be my best one yet when it's done! In the meantime, I'm giving away signed copies of all my books so far. Follow & repost to enter, and say which book you'd like & why. Closes Dec 5!
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Hurrah it will a Wednesday and the weasels are dancing. Today to Sheep by the fabulous Housemartins. Dance like a weasel you know you want to!
#weaselwednesday
#weaselwednesday
November 12, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Hurrah it will a Wednesday and the weasels are dancing. Today to Sheep by the fabulous Housemartins. Dance like a weasel you know you want to!
#weaselwednesday
#weaselwednesday
I used to like going to the Royal Opera House to watch the ballet or opera. Sitting upstairs with friends, or with my knitting to keep me company in the interval. Sometimes snagging a last minute return to something I thought I'd missed out on. Everyone is friendly and I felt at home...
November 12, 2025 at 1:00 PM
I used to like going to the Royal Opera House to watch the ballet or opera. Sitting upstairs with friends, or with my knitting to keep me company in the interval. Sometimes snagging a last minute return to something I thought I'd missed out on. Everyone is friendly and I felt at home...
Having another try at the story and got up to 1000 words so far....
a white duck with an orange beak is standing next to a fence and the word inhales below it
Alt: a white goose inhales and honks
media.tenor.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Having another try at the story and got up to 1000 words so far....
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Today is Martinmas.
Young creatures walk with their lanterns hoping to catch a glimpse of a Lightbringer
Today marks 5 years since The Lightbringers Book was published. Happy book birthday to my little glimmer of hope book and Happy Martinmas!
The lantern bearers will be in the Yule collection
Young creatures walk with their lanterns hoping to catch a glimpse of a Lightbringer
Today marks 5 years since The Lightbringers Book was published. Happy book birthday to my little glimmer of hope book and Happy Martinmas!
The lantern bearers will be in the Yule collection
November 11, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Today is Martinmas.
Young creatures walk with their lanterns hoping to catch a glimpse of a Lightbringer
Today marks 5 years since The Lightbringers Book was published. Happy book birthday to my little glimmer of hope book and Happy Martinmas!
The lantern bearers will be in the Yule collection
Young creatures walk with their lanterns hoping to catch a glimpse of a Lightbringer
Today marks 5 years since The Lightbringers Book was published. Happy book birthday to my little glimmer of hope book and Happy Martinmas!
The lantern bearers will be in the Yule collection
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Looking for a fun yet inexpensive Christmas gift for the #DoctorWho fan in your life? I have lots of art prints for sale, check 'em out! (Reposts very appreciated!) 🙂
www.ebay.co.uk/usr/scotgra-57
www.ebay.co.uk/usr/scotgra-57
November 10, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Looking for a fun yet inexpensive Christmas gift for the #DoctorWho fan in your life? I have lots of art prints for sale, check 'em out! (Reposts very appreciated!) 🙂
www.ebay.co.uk/usr/scotgra-57
www.ebay.co.uk/usr/scotgra-57
Name that Fruit meets University Challenge!
November 10, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Name that Fruit meets University Challenge!
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It's live! www.kickstarter.com/projects/maj...
Inks & Paints of the Middle East REVISED
A new, updated edition of my groundbreaking handbook of early Islamic art technology, incorporating five more years of research.
www.kickstarter.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:25 PM
It's live! www.kickstarter.com/projects/maj...
And now, SWAN LAKE.
November 9, 2025 at 9:24 PM
And now, SWAN LAKE.
Well, that was wonderful! Dance Passion in Bradford, just shown on BBC Four and definitely worth a watch
November 9, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Well, that was wonderful! Dance Passion in Bradford, just shown on BBC Four and definitely worth a watch
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I lost two dear friends last Sunday. Both had been ill for a long time; it's still hard to fathom that they went on the same day.
Nigel was an artist - last time we met he gave me a picture. I wrote some words for it, almost an incantation.
Here it is:
thedeniseperson.wordpress.com/2025/01/08/d...
Nigel was an artist - last time we met he gave me a picture. I wrote some words for it, almost an incantation.
Here it is:
thedeniseperson.wordpress.com/2025/01/08/d...
Dragonfly wings
For those who need to stay where they areAnd not travel out of the lightIt seems we must begin with dragon’s eye Widdershins, to halt the forward motionOh maybe nudge the wheel backalongGaze on the…
thedeniseperson.wordpress.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:59 PM
I lost two dear friends last Sunday. Both had been ill for a long time; it's still hard to fathom that they went on the same day.
Nigel was an artist - last time we met he gave me a picture. I wrote some words for it, almost an incantation.
Here it is:
thedeniseperson.wordpress.com/2025/01/08/d...
Nigel was an artist - last time we met he gave me a picture. I wrote some words for it, almost an incantation.
Here it is:
thedeniseperson.wordpress.com/2025/01/08/d...
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Back on my Earl Grey Tea bullshit. Tell me, please - what’s the best EG tea one can purchase living in the US?
a cartoon of a bird holding a cup of coffee
ALT: a cartoon of a bird holding a cup of coffee
media.tenor.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Back on my Earl Grey Tea bullshit. Tell me, please - what’s the best EG tea one can purchase living in the US?
A night of dance on BBC Four? Yes, please! Beginning at 8 with Dance Passion, then Matthew Bourne remembers Swan Lake, then Swan Lake! *sigh* wonderful.
November 9, 2025 at 5:17 PM
A night of dance on BBC Four? Yes, please! Beginning at 8 with Dance Passion, then Matthew Bourne remembers Swan Lake, then Swan Lake! *sigh* wonderful.