Words From Darran
@shinraalpha.bsky.social
Punk-ass book jockey. Smol science writerer. Invisible ghost in the streets, visible ghost in the sheets.
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hello followers i am Darran and i write kids books. specifically the 17 books in this picture. i talk about dnd/ttrpgs, science, music and deeply weird & unsettling things. all pronouns are accepted at this store but they/them is easiest. i'm in a queer rock band called Pigeon Lips we're on spotify.
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Absolutely thrilled to share that SOME BODY LIKE ME is one of @newscientist.com's best scifi books of 2025!
www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...
www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...
November 27, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Absolutely thrilled to share that SOME BODY LIKE ME is one of @newscientist.com's best scifi books of 2025!
www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...
www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...
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November 26, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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I cannot stop laughing. This is so indicative of what's wrong with these AI people and how they view art
He ran into a wall where the "make art" button wasn't satisfying because it wasn't actually making good enough art, and instead of trying new things he just requests a stronger button
He ran into a wall where the "make art" button wasn't satisfying because it wasn't actually making good enough art, and instead of trying new things he just requests a stronger button
November 26, 2025 at 10:45 PM
I cannot stop laughing. This is so indicative of what's wrong with these AI people and how they view art
He ran into a wall where the "make art" button wasn't satisfying because it wasn't actually making good enough art, and instead of trying new things he just requests a stronger button
He ran into a wall where the "make art" button wasn't satisfying because it wasn't actually making good enough art, and instead of trying new things he just requests a stronger button
and this meritocracy, is it in the room with us now? how about the left-wing nightmare?
And a very good morning as Allister Heath delivers his verdict on the budget.
November 27, 2025 at 9:27 AM
and this meritocracy, is it in the room with us now? how about the left-wing nightmare?
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hey hi hello i am DMing this dnd one shot on a twitch stream in a few weeks (none of those words are in the bible) and you can come watch it and donate money to a great charity
Super excited to announce the final day of my fundraiser for the Alzheimer's Society will be the 6th of December at 6pm GMT live on Twitch and I shall be joined by @shinraalpha.bsky.social @starlingdust.bsky.social @ashandburn7.bsky.social and @phroobin.gay!
November 24, 2025 at 11:11 AM
hey hi hello i am DMing this dnd one shot on a twitch stream in a few weeks (none of those words are in the bible) and you can come watch it and donate money to a great charity
hey hi hello i am DMing this dnd one shot on a twitch stream in a few weeks (none of those words are in the bible) and you can come watch it and donate money to a great charity
Super excited to announce the final day of my fundraiser for the Alzheimer's Society will be the 6th of December at 6pm GMT live on Twitch and I shall be joined by @shinraalpha.bsky.social @starlingdust.bsky.social @ashandburn7.bsky.social and @phroobin.gay!
November 24, 2025 at 11:11 AM
hey hi hello i am DMing this dnd one shot on a twitch stream in a few weeks (none of those words are in the bible) and you can come watch it and donate money to a great charity
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this is just to say
i have eaten the grind
that was in the hustle
i have eaten the grind
that was in the hustle
business idea: poetry for men
November 24, 2025 at 10:29 AM
this is just to say
i have eaten the grind
that was in the hustle
i have eaten the grind
that was in the hustle
dropped my bookmark on the train, but my arms are too short and i do not bend well so I had to frantically scrabble for it ineffectually for what felt like five minutes while the man sat next to me looked on. so in conclusion, i fear i may need to be taken out back and shot.
November 24, 2025 at 9:52 AM
dropped my bookmark on the train, but my arms are too short and i do not bend well so I had to frantically scrabble for it ineffectually for what felt like five minutes while the man sat next to me looked on. so in conclusion, i fear i may need to be taken out back and shot.
didn't know what to do at uni, did a degree in crime scene and forensic science for some reason, got a christmas temp job at waterstones, stayed on as a children's bookseller for the better part of a decade, now i write science books for children
November 22, 2025 at 11:22 PM
didn't know what to do at uni, did a degree in crime scene and forensic science for some reason, got a christmas temp job at waterstones, stayed on as a children's bookseller for the better part of a decade, now i write science books for children
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Fixed it for you. Idiots! If the exclusion is based on appearance then it will certainly impact cis folks as well as trans folks.
November 20, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Fixed it for you. Idiots! If the exclusion is based on appearance then it will certainly impact cis folks as well as trans folks.
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Discworld QOTD, from Feet of Clay, for Trans Day of Remembrance
November 20, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Discworld QOTD, from Feet of Clay, for Trans Day of Remembrance
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Today we remember our beloved trans friends and families members who lost their lives through needless violence and bigotry. We love and miss you every day. It should never be like this. #transdayofrememberance
November 20, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Today we remember our beloved trans friends and families members who lost their lives through needless violence and bigotry. We love and miss you every day. It should never be like this. #transdayofrememberance
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my Lockwood & Co legacy edition boxset from @litpinsandco.bsky.social arrived!!
November 14, 2025 at 1:15 PM
my Lockwood & Co legacy edition boxset from @litpinsandco.bsky.social arrived!!
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gender is boring and we should all be doing less of it
November 14, 2025 at 12:21 PM
gender is boring and we should all be doing less of it
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apparently it is #NonFictionNovember and i write non-fiction kids books so that seemed like a good excuse to share the EIGHTEEN books i have written over the past eight years. look at them all. #KidsBooksFriday #KidLitUK #UKKidLit #KidLit
November 7, 2025 at 1:30 PM
apparently it is #NonFictionNovember and i write non-fiction kids books so that seemed like a good excuse to share the EIGHTEEN books i have written over the past eight years. look at them all. #KidsBooksFriday #KidLitUK #UKKidLit #KidLit
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There is no winning. Read a book in public, you get accused of being performative. Don't read a book in public, Joyce Carol Oates says you are a human shell with no inner life. 😞
November 11, 2025 at 8:26 AM
There is no winning. Read a book in public, you get accused of being performative. Don't read a book in public, Joyce Carol Oates says you are a human shell with no inner life. 😞
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every generation loves Rumours. it’s fucking Rumours
November 9, 2025 at 2:55 AM
every generation loves Rumours. it’s fucking Rumours
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“0% woke shit”
a black man with a physical disability leads an environmental terrorist cell trying to save the planet from mega-billionaires and you play as a cross dressing twink femdomed by two different women ending and the final boss against the gayest angel of all time
a black man with a physical disability leads an environmental terrorist cell trying to save the planet from mega-billionaires and you play as a cross dressing twink femdomed by two different women ending and the final boss against the gayest angel of all time
November 7, 2025 at 7:59 PM
“0% woke shit”
a black man with a physical disability leads an environmental terrorist cell trying to save the planet from mega-billionaires and you play as a cross dressing twink femdomed by two different women ending and the final boss against the gayest angel of all time
a black man with a physical disability leads an environmental terrorist cell trying to save the planet from mega-billionaires and you play as a cross dressing twink femdomed by two different women ending and the final boss against the gayest angel of all time
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Transphobes are already targeting the biggest star in women's soccer and baselessly alleging she's a man because she's Black. This is what trans people warned would happen. Gender policing that becomes explicitly racial.
www.outsports.com/2025/11/6/24...
www.outsports.com/2025/11/6/24...
A women's soccer star is the target of an anti-trans activist - Outsports
Barbra Banda's peers in the NWSL stood up for her when the head of an anti-trans fashion brand tried to demean her.
www.outsports.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Transphobes are already targeting the biggest star in women's soccer and baselessly alleging she's a man because she's Black. This is what trans people warned would happen. Gender policing that becomes explicitly racial.
www.outsports.com/2025/11/6/24...
www.outsports.com/2025/11/6/24...
apparently it is #NonFictionNovember and i write non-fiction kids books so that seemed like a good excuse to share the EIGHTEEN books i have written over the past eight years. look at them all. #KidsBooksFriday #KidLitUK #UKKidLit #KidLit
November 7, 2025 at 1:30 PM
apparently it is #NonFictionNovember and i write non-fiction kids books so that seemed like a good excuse to share the EIGHTEEN books i have written over the past eight years. look at them all. #KidsBooksFriday #KidLitUK #UKKidLit #KidLit
This was my book of the year this year - full of warmth and hope, and ironically, humanity 💜
Three months to go 🩵🤖
Paperback fans, if you’ve been waiting for your chance, here it comes! SOME BODY LIKE ME arrives in paperback on 5th February 2026. It would mean the world to me if you preordered! @gollancz.bsky.social
Paperback fans, if you’ve been waiting for your chance, here it comes! SOME BODY LIKE ME arrives in paperback on 5th February 2026. It would mean the world to me if you preordered! @gollancz.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 9:42 AM
This was my book of the year this year - full of warmth and hope, and ironically, humanity 💜
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can’t tell if my antidepressants aren’t working or if they just weren’t built for this. like, zoloft was introduced in the 90s it barely needed to work then. if you got sad you could just buy a house.
November 3, 2025 at 11:50 PM
can’t tell if my antidepressants aren’t working or if they just weren’t built for this. like, zoloft was introduced in the 90s it barely needed to work then. if you got sad you could just buy a house.
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It's such a special day when your debut novel is finally released, after all that excitement and anticipation, and I just want to extend my well wishes to author Patricia Pushlady on her publication day.
October 23, 2025 at 9:00 AM
It's such a special day when your debut novel is finally released, after all that excitement and anticipation, and I just want to extend my well wishes to author Patricia Pushlady on her publication day.
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This is how I imagine JK Rowling when she posts.
October 13, 2025 at 1:49 PM
This is how I imagine JK Rowling when she posts.