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I thought it might be nice to give away my last 2 signed hardbacks of my novel 1983, with two lovely linocut hares by my mum.
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The book's been called "Stranger Things rewritten by Kurt Vonnegut and Sue Townsend”.
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The book's been called "Stranger Things rewritten by Kurt Vonnegut and Sue Townsend”.
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January 9, 2026 at 12:57 PM
I thought it might be nice to give away my last 2 signed hardbacks of my novel 1983, with two lovely linocut hares by my mum.
All you have to do to enter is repost this (& leave a reply).
The book's been called "Stranger Things rewritten by Kurt Vonnegut and Sue Townsend”.
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The book's been called "Stranger Things rewritten by Kurt Vonnegut and Sue Townsend”.
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Please give a little money to the trans secret santa project, so a trans youth will know they’re not alone.
Trans Secret Santa 2025
Help us bring festive joy to trans youth
www.transsecretsanta.co.uk
December 1, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Please give a little money to the trans secret santa project, so a trans youth will know they’re not alone.
Might this be of interest to @vandawilcox.bsky.social ?
An Online Trove of Historic Sewing Patterns & Costumes
An Online Trove of Historic Sewing Patterns & Costumes
As Halloween draws nigh, our thoughts turn to costumes.
www.openculture.com
November 1, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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November 1, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Can we relaunch that once-ubiquitous accessory, the sunshade please?
August 13, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Can we relaunch that once-ubiquitous accessory, the sunshade please?
Trans rights are the canary in the coalmine.
trans rights isn't a single issue, it's an indexing issue
a politician willing to dump all evidence & get behind anti-trans rhetoric for votes, they're showing you something important. they're showing they'll give up any principle at all for political expediency
are you so sure you won't be next?
a politician willing to dump all evidence & get behind anti-trans rhetoric for votes, they're showing you something important. they're showing they'll give up any principle at all for political expediency
are you so sure you won't be next?
July 18, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Trans rights are the canary in the coalmine.
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BREAKING📢
A Brussels based Court has ruled that World Governing body of Cycling - The UCI - transgender policy rules are "discriminatory" & "disproportinate" so ruled in favour of a 51 Yr old trans woman who had been participating previously but was excluded following UCI rule change.
A Brussels based Court has ruled that World Governing body of Cycling - The UCI - transgender policy rules are "discriminatory" & "disproportinate" so ruled in favour of a 51 Yr old trans woman who had been participating previously but was excluded following UCI rule change.
July 13, 2025 at 9:44 AM
BREAKING📢
A Brussels based Court has ruled that World Governing body of Cycling - The UCI - transgender policy rules are "discriminatory" & "disproportinate" so ruled in favour of a 51 Yr old trans woman who had been participating previously but was excluded following UCI rule change.
A Brussels based Court has ruled that World Governing body of Cycling - The UCI - transgender policy rules are "discriminatory" & "disproportinate" so ruled in favour of a 51 Yr old trans woman who had been participating previously but was excluded following UCI rule change.
Today Nottingham's Bell Inn becoming the only pub ever to refuse to serve me. For having a little Trans Pride flag flying from my handbag. They kindly assured me that they would be the same "for both sides". Honestly I'm tempted to blame the BBC for lending respectability to this nonsense.
June 21, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Today Nottingham's Bell Inn becoming the only pub ever to refuse to serve me. For having a little Trans Pride flag flying from my handbag. They kindly assured me that they would be the same "for both sides". Honestly I'm tempted to blame the BBC for lending respectability to this nonsense.
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The Not In Our Name letter for cis women opposed to transphobia has now exceeded 20,000
Sign the Petition
Not in our name: Women in support of the trans+ community
www.change.org
June 2, 2025 at 6:30 AM
The Not In Our Name letter for cis women opposed to transphobia has now exceeded 20,000
This is excellent
Queering the Lamb as Shepherd for a Mothering God peculiarfaith.com/2025/05/10/q...
Queering the Lamb as Shepherd for a Mothering God
My theological education continually confronted me with the claim that theological language is symbolic and analogical. Not just some God-talk, but all of it. Everything we say and try to say about…
peculiarfaith.com
May 12, 2025 at 11:23 AM
This is excellent
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On 25 April 1945 the National Committee for the Liberation of Northern Italy ordered a general uprising of the armed resistance movement against the nazi-fascist occupation.
Today Italy celebrates Liberation Day to remind us that it's always worth fighting against fascism.
Today Italy celebrates Liberation Day to remind us that it's always worth fighting against fascism.
April 25, 2025 at 8:26 AM
On 25 April 1945 the National Committee for the Liberation of Northern Italy ordered a general uprising of the armed resistance movement against the nazi-fascist occupation.
Today Italy celebrates Liberation Day to remind us that it's always worth fighting against fascism.
Today Italy celebrates Liberation Day to remind us that it's always worth fighting against fascism.
This couldn't be further up my street: actual photographs of Chartists on the streets and a discussion of 'what the images show, and what they conceal'.
Lots of interest in the photograph of the 1848 Chartist demonstration I recently posted. ICYMI, here's an academic study of the daguerreotypes taken on the day (HT @fraternalwriter.bsky.social):
academic.oup.com/jvc/article/...
academic.oup.com/jvc/article/...
Kennington Common, 10 April 1848: The Photographs, the Chartist Crowd, and the Coachman
ABSTRACT. The daguerreotypes of the Chartist meeting on Kennington Common in London on 10 April 1848, often considered as the first crowd photographs, are
academic.oup.com
April 14, 2025 at 12:18 PM
This couldn't be further up my street: actual photographs of Chartists on the streets and a discussion of 'what the images show, and what they conceal'.
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Anti-fascist students in Milan have strung up an effigy of Elon Musk upside down in Piazzale Loreto, where Mussolini's body was once displayed
In case you're wondering whether Italians can still recognise a fascist salute when they see one
In case you're wondering whether Italians can still recognise a fascist salute when they see one
Il fantoccio di Elon Musk appeso a testa in giù a Piazzale Loreto
"C'è sempre posto a pi...
https://www.ansa.it/sito/notizie/cronaca/2025/01/21/il-fantoccio-di-elon-musk-appeso-a-testa-in-giu-a-piazzale-loreto_9788c658-b719-47d2-b32b-c755453413c3.html
"C'è sempre posto a pi...
https://www.ansa.it/sito/notizie/cronaca/2025/01/21/il-fantoccio-di-elon-musk-appeso-a-testa-in-giu-a-piazzale-loreto_9788c658-b719-47d2-b32b-c755453413c3.html
January 21, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Anti-fascist students in Milan have strung up an effigy of Elon Musk upside down in Piazzale Loreto, where Mussolini's body was once displayed
In case you're wondering whether Italians can still recognise a fascist salute when they see one
In case you're wondering whether Italians can still recognise a fascist salute when they see one
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#Ukraine has introduced the “Start without a Shot” initiative to replace the starting pistol at marathons, designed in collaboration with PTSD experts.
September 25, 2024 at 4:04 PM
#Ukraine has introduced the “Start without a Shot” initiative to replace the starting pistol at marathons, designed in collaboration with PTSD experts.
So both main parties think it's a good idea, as a matter of principle, to force people to choose between caring for an aged parent or living with their kids. A big thank you to Kendall for making it so clear.
December 11, 2023 at 9:39 AM
So both main parties think it's a good idea, as a matter of principle, to force people to choose between caring for an aged parent or living with their kids. A big thank you to Kendall for making it so clear.