Mags Campbell
@magscampbell.bsky.social
Lover, and writer, of myths, folklore, legends, fables, fairy tales, sci-fi, horror and fantasy.
Scribbling spin-offs of novels I haven't written yet.
Scribbling spin-offs of novels I haven't written yet.
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Mags Campbell
@magscampbell.bsky.social
· Feb 17
Please have a read of the weird, creepy little vampire story that woke me up at 3am once and compelled me write it up in a note on my phone.
Then I forgot about it.
For some of us, it's spooky season all year round.
trashcatlit.com/caged/
Then I forgot about it.
For some of us, it's spooky season all year round.
trashcatlit.com/caged/
Caged
Mags Campbell For a time in the beginning, we held the vampire in the strongest cage ever built, one that could contain a minor angel, if ever the need arose. How that creature fought and raged, ev…
trashcatlit.com
Now, available in audio!
Hit the link to hear me read my own story.
Go on, everybody loves a Scottish accent, aye?! R's rolling all over the place!
Reposts massively appreciated.
Hit the link to hear me read my own story.
Go on, everybody loves a Scottish accent, aye?! R's rolling all over the place!
Reposts massively appreciated.
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I cannot imagine what could possibly go wrong in trying to court-martial an astronaut and pilot decorated multiple times for valor and exceptional service, who is also a sitting senator, for correctly making the point that service members are obliged not to follow unlawful orders
Hegseth is now threatening to recall Sen. Mark Kelly to active duty in order to court martial him.
November 24, 2025 at 6:45 PM
I cannot imagine what could possibly go wrong in trying to court-martial an astronaut and pilot decorated multiple times for valor and exceptional service, who is also a sitting senator, for correctly making the point that service members are obliged not to follow unlawful orders
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Art block update: I’ve only actually bloody drawn something! For the first time in two months! It’s an admittedly very old pun, but still.
November 24, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Art block update: I’ve only actually bloody drawn something! For the first time in two months! It’s an admittedly very old pun, but still.
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Always worth taking a moment to remind you if you’re pirating authors’ book you’re a shitty person. You can rail that our profession isn’t a profession all you want. You can paint yourself as an online revolutionary liberating ideas. It’s all bullshit.
You’re just a shitty person who hates writers.
You’re just a shitty person who hates writers.
November 24, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Always worth taking a moment to remind you if you’re pirating authors’ book you’re a shitty person. You can rail that our profession isn’t a profession all you want. You can paint yourself as an online revolutionary liberating ideas. It’s all bullshit.
You’re just a shitty person who hates writers.
You’re just a shitty person who hates writers.
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Only the best people!
November 24, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Only the best people!
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Children are not therapy
Wives are not therapy
Marriage is not therapy
only therapy is therapy
Wives are not therapy
Marriage is not therapy
only therapy is therapy
November 24, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Children are not therapy
Wives are not therapy
Marriage is not therapy
only therapy is therapy
Wives are not therapy
Marriage is not therapy
only therapy is therapy
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The federal Transportation Department has approved a new female crash dummy, replacing an outdated model largely based on male proportions. The new dummy would improve safety for women, who face higher fatality and injury risks on the road, officials said.
U.S. Introduces New Female Crash-Test Dummy Standards
A female crash-test dummy to replace an outdated model largely based on male proportions would improve safety for women, who face higher fatality and injury risks on the road, officials said.
nyti.ms
November 24, 2025 at 5:20 PM
The federal Transportation Department has approved a new female crash dummy, replacing an outdated model largely based on male proportions. The new dummy would improve safety for women, who face higher fatality and injury risks on the road, officials said.
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This poor child, this poor mom. This is just evil.
Emmanuel, a 15-year-old with intellectual disabilities, wandered away from his mom’s fruit stand in October.
She reported him missing to Houston police. But instead of reuniting them, the city turned him over to ICE.
“They’re failing all of us,” his mom said.
thebarbedwire.com/2025/11/24/d...
She reported him missing to Houston police. But instead of reuniting them, the city turned him over to ICE.
“They’re failing all of us,” his mom said.
thebarbedwire.com/2025/11/24/d...
A Disabled Child’s Mom Reported Him Missing. He Was Locked Away by Federal Immigration Authorities for 48 Days.
Emmanuel, a 15-year-old who has an intellectual disability, walked away from his mom’s fruit stand in October. Houston Police called ICE.
thebarbedwire.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:04 PM
This poor child, this poor mom. This is just evil.
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Four times over the weekend I noticed a new author following me, go to check their timeline, and oh hey, look at all that AI art you’re using for marketing
*clicks the block button*
If👏you👏write👏real👏words👏
Also👏use👏real👏art.
If you use GenAI to write, go away and take your slop with you lol
*clicks the block button*
If👏you👏write👏real👏words👏
Also👏use👏real👏art.
If you use GenAI to write, go away and take your slop with you lol
November 24, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Four times over the weekend I noticed a new author following me, go to check their timeline, and oh hey, look at all that AI art you’re using for marketing
*clicks the block button*
If👏you👏write👏real👏words👏
Also👏use👏real👏art.
If you use GenAI to write, go away and take your slop with you lol
*clicks the block button*
If👏you👏write👏real👏words👏
Also👏use👏real👏art.
If you use GenAI to write, go away and take your slop with you lol
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The mindset behind claims that trans suicidality is unreal and that a veil must be drawn over any such deaths as a topic unworthy of discussion is perilously close to the mindset that dismisses deaths caused by mass shootings as fictitious.
November 24, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The mindset behind claims that trans suicidality is unreal and that a veil must be drawn over any such deaths as a topic unworthy of discussion is perilously close to the mindset that dismisses deaths caused by mass shootings as fictitious.
We definitely need more of this. Someone in the comments suggested Carrot and Angua, and that's the best example I can think of too. He's absolutely devoted to her and admires her. He doesn't mind that she's stronger than him. It's a really nice love story.
Has this pairing ever been flipped? Where a man falls in love with a monster?
November 24, 2025 at 3:48 PM
We definitely need more of this. Someone in the comments suggested Carrot and Angua, and that's the best example I can think of too. He's absolutely devoted to her and admires her. He doesn't mind that she's stronger than him. It's a really nice love story.
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Absolutely disgraceful and reminds me of the scenes in the US when Ruby Bridges had to be accompanied to school, as the first Black child to go to an all white school and was faced by protests from white mothers - disgusting.
#FascistsOut
#RefugeesAreWelcomeHere
#FascistsOut
#RefugeesAreWelcomeHere
November 24, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Absolutely disgraceful and reminds me of the scenes in the US when Ruby Bridges had to be accompanied to school, as the first Black child to go to an all white school and was faced by protests from white mothers - disgusting.
#FascistsOut
#RefugeesAreWelcomeHere
#FascistsOut
#RefugeesAreWelcomeHere
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This is what the British state and NHS are doing to trans children.
In a "study", designed by associates of a designated hate group, into which these children are being coerced, because their internationally-endorsed healthcare has been banned on the bigoted whims of a religious ideologue.
In a "study", designed by associates of a designated hate group, into which these children are being coerced, because their internationally-endorsed healthcare has been banned on the bigoted whims of a religious ideologue.
(trying to gauge child mental wellbeing) Are you a criminal? Are you a criminal? Are you a criminal? Do you want to surgically alter your body? Do you want to surgically alter your body? Are you sexually active? Are you sexually active? Are you a criminal? Are you a criminal? Do you want to surgical
November 23, 2025 at 12:07 PM
This is what the British state and NHS are doing to trans children.
In a "study", designed by associates of a designated hate group, into which these children are being coerced, because their internationally-endorsed healthcare has been banned on the bigoted whims of a religious ideologue.
In a "study", designed by associates of a designated hate group, into which these children are being coerced, because their internationally-endorsed healthcare has been banned on the bigoted whims of a religious ideologue.
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![[Scene is JESUS sat behind a boss’s desk in his office on a cloud in HEAVEN]
1
JESUS [speaking into intercom]
Hi can you send in Saint Nicholas please
2
SANTA [entering in full Santa garb]:
Hi boss
JESUS:
Hi Nick
3
JESUS:
Listen - about this ‘my birthday’ thing...
SANTA:
Ohh not this again boss
4
JESUS:
Nick, it’s out of hand. *You’ve* got out of hand.
5
JESUS:
I mean when I hired you, you was all humble, hiding under windows, lobbing in dowries…
And now you’re like…
6
JESUS [gesturing disdainfully at Santa’s clothing]:
I mean - what’s this.
7
SANTA:
This is my get up! I’ve had this since the Coca Cola deal in the 30s
JESUS:
*That’s what I mean.*
8
JESUS:
You’ve just gone too -
SANTA:
Oh no, oh no -
9
SANTA:
Sorry boss but waaay back in the Reformation, right, Martin Luther said: “why don’t we have Jesus delivering the presents?”. And when he prayed to ask you, do you remember what you said? Eh?
10
SANTA:
You said: “I ain’t going back there”
11
SANTA:
If you wanna take over -
JESUS:
Oh yeah! Kids coming downstairs to find me resurrected in their living room going "I got you an Xbox"...
12
SANTA:
You’re just feeling threatened cos I’m doing a bloody good -
JESUS:
*WATCH IT NICK*.
[ends]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4m3we4apbjayclzcnhwe3pfp/bafkreiayhglimve4fbwilzyfjedpa56xwmjq4oriqqs62atkospprs6x5y@jpeg)
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There was actually a time quite recently when the Young People still used Tinder
(Published around the time of Dawn Chorus Day)
(Published around the time of Dawn Chorus Day)
![[Scene is a WOODLAND just before dawn. In a tree, a TEENAGE ROBIN with big headphones on is slouching on a branch, swiping on her phone. Her DAD ROBIN approaches her on the branch looking cheerful with her MUM ROBIN also in tow].
DAD ROBIN:
Wakey wakey darling, it's National Dawn Chorus Day!
TEENAGE ROBIN:
Ugh, Dad...
DAD ROBIN:
Come on, dear...
DAD ROBIN:
It's time for us all to shout into the darkness for sex!
TEENAGE ROBIN:
What
DAD ROBIN:
You're a big bird now.
Time to put down that blessed phone and find a mate...
TEENAGE ROBIN:
I am.
On Tinder.
[She swipes on her phone]
DAD ROBIN:
Oh for heaven's sake.
Your generation has no sense of tradition!
TEENAGE ROBIN:
Right... so you'd rather I found love by bellowing into the woods for a pre-dawn hookup with a total stranger?
DAD ROBIN:
It's natural!
TEENAGE ROBIN:
It's dogging.
DAD ROBIN:
Well that's how your Mum and I had you...
TEENAGE ROBIN:
OH MY GOD GROSS
MUM ROBIN [Singing sweetly into the air]:
Sex pleeease...
TEENAGE ROBIN:
Stop it Mum.
MUM ROBIN:
SEEEEEX PLEEEEAAAASE...
TEENAGE ROBIN:
MUUUM!
[ends]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4m3we4apbjayclzcnhwe3pfp/bafkreierbhobnorq5sxzbz3n5wpp2y3b4d6gpudj7qf6qycqqlvwja7eoi@jpeg)
November 23, 2025 at 11:18 PM
There was actually a time quite recently when the Young People still used Tinder
(Published around the time of Dawn Chorus Day)
(Published around the time of Dawn Chorus Day)
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The location ID on twitter revealing that 99% of the horrible shit on that website is just posted by people in India honestly soothed me a lot. Its literally all just fake.
November 24, 2025 at 8:28 AM
The location ID on twitter revealing that 99% of the horrible shit on that website is just posted by people in India honestly soothed me a lot. Its literally all just fake.
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Know what would make a lovely Christmas pressie?
Art.
But I may be A TAD biased so perhaps take all my advice with a pinch of salt.
And some lemon & Tequila
These (from left: cake by the Ocean; Porthmeor Rocks; Sennen sunset) are available as prints A5 £35, A4 £45, A3 £90
#watercolour #bsnm
Art.
But I may be A TAD biased so perhaps take all my advice with a pinch of salt.
And some lemon & Tequila
These (from left: cake by the Ocean; Porthmeor Rocks; Sennen sunset) are available as prints A5 £35, A4 £45, A3 £90
#watercolour #bsnm
November 24, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Know what would make a lovely Christmas pressie?
Art.
But I may be A TAD biased so perhaps take all my advice with a pinch of salt.
And some lemon & Tequila
These (from left: cake by the Ocean; Porthmeor Rocks; Sennen sunset) are available as prints A5 £35, A4 £45, A3 £90
#watercolour #bsnm
Art.
But I may be A TAD biased so perhaps take all my advice with a pinch of salt.
And some lemon & Tequila
These (from left: cake by the Ocean; Porthmeor Rocks; Sennen sunset) are available as prints A5 £35, A4 £45, A3 £90
#watercolour #bsnm
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Who cares if you’re self-published or not published, whether anyone reads them, whether you make any money
Writing books is at worst a great hobby
Writing books is at worst a great hobby
November 24, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Who cares if you’re self-published or not published, whether anyone reads them, whether you make any money
Writing books is at worst a great hobby
Writing books is at worst a great hobby
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"It seems like a marvel of financial engineering: Meta is building a $27 billion data center in Louisiana, financed with debt, and neither the data center nor the debt will be on its own balance sheet."
AI Meets Aggressive Accounting at Meta’s Gigantic New Data Center
Favorable treatment off the balance sheet hinges on some convenient assumptions.
www.wsj.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:05 PM
"It seems like a marvel of financial engineering: Meta is building a $27 billion data center in Louisiana, financed with debt, and neither the data center nor the debt will be on its own balance sheet."
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She sees your fandom as affirmation, your money as funding for the harm she causes to trans people.
It doesn't matter how you feel about her work, whether it was a formative touchstone or not. If you still buy the merch or hype up Harry Potter, you are complicit.
It doesn't matter how you feel about her work, whether it was a formative touchstone or not. If you still buy the merch or hype up Harry Potter, you are complicit.
Hey yall not what I wanted to do on my birthday but let it be clear
"Death of the artist" is all well & good but you cannot Seperate the art from the artist when the artist is still alive, a terf & every penny they recieve reinforces their beliefs & is used to actively harm Trans folks!
Let it Go!
"Death of the artist" is all well & good but you cannot Seperate the art from the artist when the artist is still alive, a terf & every penny they recieve reinforces their beliefs & is used to actively harm Trans folks!
Let it Go!
'Harry Potter' author J.K. Rowling says 'a ton' of fans are 'still with me' after trans remarks
J.K. Rowling addressed her controversial comments about transgender women on 'The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling' podcast, saying many 'Harry Potter' fans were 'grateful that I'd said what I said,' and ...
share.google
November 23, 2025 at 3:01 PM
She sees your fandom as affirmation, your money as funding for the harm she causes to trans people.
It doesn't matter how you feel about her work, whether it was a formative touchstone or not. If you still buy the merch or hype up Harry Potter, you are complicit.
It doesn't matter how you feel about her work, whether it was a formative touchstone or not. If you still buy the merch or hype up Harry Potter, you are complicit.
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the algorithm has me addicted to Americans who have moved to the UK content
November 24, 2025 at 12:08 PM
the algorithm has me addicted to Americans who have moved to the UK content
If, like Streeting etc, you're arguing that puberty blockers are safe for 8 year old cis children yet unsafe for 12 year old trans children, aren't you then stating that there IS a difference between them, that trans kids are genuinely trans?
If not, you have to find they're safe or unsafe for all.
If not, you have to find they're safe or unsafe for all.
November 24, 2025 at 11:08 AM
If, like Streeting etc, you're arguing that puberty blockers are safe for 8 year old cis children yet unsafe for 12 year old trans children, aren't you then stating that there IS a difference between them, that trans kids are genuinely trans?
If not, you have to find they're safe or unsafe for all.
If not, you have to find they're safe or unsafe for all.
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Yolande Knell reports on the dire food situation in Gaza without mentioning Israel once.
November 24, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Yolande Knell reports on the dire food situation in Gaza without mentioning Israel once.
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Articulated lorry idling at the traffic lights.
November 24, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Articulated lorry idling at the traffic lights.
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it's truly fascinating to live in a time in which anti LGBT violence is rising again and somehow Interview With A Vampire, the gayest show ever filmed, is on the air and wildly popular
November 23, 2025 at 11:03 PM
it's truly fascinating to live in a time in which anti LGBT violence is rising again and somehow Interview With A Vampire, the gayest show ever filmed, is on the air and wildly popular