Spinky’s Mama
@spinkysmama.bsky.social
Lawyer, civil servant, Londoner, Doctor Who fan, maritorious, mother of a spinky, God-botherer. Mostly doomscrolling, telly chat and terrible jokes. All views my own. She/Her.
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Cis is a category of woman. Trans is a category of woman. We have overlapping and unique experiences. And we have to stand together.
Spent a rainy Saturday looking for my anniversary present from @cooraysmith.bsky.social which I lost dashing to the tube yesterday…and found it!
February 7, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Spent a rainy Saturday looking for my anniversary present from @cooraysmith.bsky.social which I lost dashing to the tube yesterday…and found it!
Just been on Queer To Stay: the LGBTQ+ History Tour of The British Museum conducted by the mighty @sachacoward.bsky.social. Fascinating, inspiring and thought provoking in turns. Highly recommended.
February 6, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Just been on Queer To Stay: the LGBTQ+ History Tour of The British Museum conducted by the mighty @sachacoward.bsky.social. Fascinating, inspiring and thought provoking in turns. Highly recommended.
2, regrettably.
Talulah ‘Miss Evangelista and Mrs Musk x 2 who told him to buy Twitter to get rid of the woke mind virus’ Riley was a few years below me at school.
As an alumna I can confirm that we were both taught that both child abuse and fascism were bad, pretty comprehensively.
Talulah ‘Miss Evangelista and Mrs Musk x 2 who told him to buy Twitter to get rid of the woke mind virus’ Riley was a few years below me at school.
As an alumna I can confirm that we were both taught that both child abuse and fascism were bad, pretty comprehensively.
Your "Epstein Number" is the number of hops between you and someone sending a chummy email to notorious pedophile Jeffrey Epstein
February 6, 2026 at 1:29 PM
2, regrettably.
Talulah ‘Miss Evangelista and Mrs Musk x 2 who told him to buy Twitter to get rid of the woke mind virus’ Riley was a few years below me at school.
As an alumna I can confirm that we were both taught that both child abuse and fascism were bad, pretty comprehensively.
Talulah ‘Miss Evangelista and Mrs Musk x 2 who told him to buy Twitter to get rid of the woke mind virus’ Riley was a few years below me at school.
As an alumna I can confirm that we were both taught that both child abuse and fascism were bad, pretty comprehensively.
Castrovalva
Kinda
Snakedance
Enlightenment
Frontios
Kinda
Snakedance
Enlightenment
Frontios
Which are the five Davison stories you absolutely need in your life? No particular order. Go!
The Visitation
Black Orchid
Mawdryn Undead
The Five Doctors
The Awakening
The Visitation
Black Orchid
Mawdryn Undead
The Five Doctors
The Awakening
February 6, 2026 at 1:20 PM
Castrovalva
Kinda
Snakedance
Enlightenment
Frontios
Kinda
Snakedance
Enlightenment
Frontios
I’m also reminded of Louise Jameson and Nicola Bryant in their @drmatthewsweet.bsky.social Collection interviews recounting how they were groped in BBC Television Centre. Having to cope with that as a regular occurrence in your *workplace*.
Asimov's actions, and the tolerance-up-to-celebration of it, absolutely drove women out of field and out of fandom, and made it easier for others in the field, writers, editors and fans, to follow his lead for decades. Asimov pinching asses was not about his work. It kept women and their work out.
February 6, 2026 at 9:19 AM
I’m also reminded of Louise Jameson and Nicola Bryant in their @drmatthewsweet.bsky.social Collection interviews recounting how they were groped in BBC Television Centre. Having to cope with that as a regular occurrence in your *workplace*.
Browsing the excellent Out of the Unknown reviews on @markbould.bsky.social’s blog, I was sidetracked by the economy and tactfulness of Bayreuth street naming.
“We want to honour a great philosopher, and we don’t want to make him sound silly when people are asking for directions”
“We want to honour a great philosopher, and we don’t want to make him sound silly when people are asking for directions”
February 6, 2026 at 7:31 AM
Browsing the excellent Out of the Unknown reviews on @markbould.bsky.social’s blog, I was sidetracked by the economy and tactfulness of Bayreuth street naming.
“We want to honour a great philosopher, and we don’t want to make him sound silly when people are asking for directions”
“We want to honour a great philosopher, and we don’t want to make him sound silly when people are asking for directions”
The Ark in Space
The Robots of Death
The Androids of Tara
City of Death
Warriors’ Gate
The Robots of Death
The Androids of Tara
City of Death
Warriors’ Gate
What are the five Tom stories you absolutely need in your life? No particular order. Go!
Terror of the Zygons
Pyramids of Mars
The Seeds of Doom
The Stones of Blood
The Androids of Tara
Terror of the Zygons
Pyramids of Mars
The Seeds of Doom
The Stones of Blood
The Androids of Tara
February 5, 2026 at 6:54 PM
The Ark in Space
The Robots of Death
The Androids of Tara
City of Death
Warriors’ Gate
The Robots of Death
The Androids of Tara
City of Death
Warriors’ Gate
Extra unexpected presents for big brother in this month’s DWM.
Not only @unamccormack.bsky.social bigging up Olaf Stapledon as Wirral’s finest in her marvellous Randomiser, but also
@0tralala.bsky.social interview with Dr David Mone, the scientific advisor on The War Between the Land and the Sea
Not only @unamccormack.bsky.social bigging up Olaf Stapledon as Wirral’s finest in her marvellous Randomiser, but also
@0tralala.bsky.social interview with Dr David Mone, the scientific advisor on The War Between the Land and the Sea
My big present to my brother for his big birthday: a signed first edition of Olaf Stapledon’s A Man Divided.
February 5, 2026 at 8:29 AM
Extra unexpected presents for big brother in this month’s DWM.
Not only @unamccormack.bsky.social bigging up Olaf Stapledon as Wirral’s finest in her marvellous Randomiser, but also
@0tralala.bsky.social interview with Dr David Mone, the scientific advisor on The War Between the Land and the Sea
Not only @unamccormack.bsky.social bigging up Olaf Stapledon as Wirral’s finest in her marvellous Randomiser, but also
@0tralala.bsky.social interview with Dr David Mone, the scientific advisor on The War Between the Land and the Sea
Competence is morally neutral, but when I think of Sue Gray’s ‘shit list’ (local authority funding! University finances! Thames Water!) and how she resigned after heavy briefing from that she didn’t understand the politics 🤬
February 5, 2026 at 8:21 AM
Competence is morally neutral, but when I think of Sue Gray’s ‘shit list’ (local authority funding! University finances! Thames Water!) and how she resigned after heavy briefing from that she didn’t understand the politics 🤬
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buttondown.com/cooray_smith... New on Psychic Paper: What has The Aztecs ever done for us?
The Aztecs
“So when the rainy season comes I hang my head/For all the things I've seen and done and sung and said/And when my tears are dry/I hold my head up high/And...
buttondown.com
February 3, 2026 at 6:44 PM
buttondown.com/cooray_smith... New on Psychic Paper: What has The Aztecs ever done for us?
"And I'll look down and whisper... No."
I swear to god, I left this cat alone for two fucking minutes with a jar of red beets.
Two. Minutes.
#CatsofBluesky
Two. Minutes.
#CatsofBluesky
February 2, 2026 at 5:54 PM
"And I'll look down and whisper... No."
5 classes you took in university
1. Cannibalism and the Common Law
2. Droit des Marchés Financiers
3. Animal Justice
4. Medical Ethics
5. Human Rights and Civil Liberties
1. Cannibalism and the Common Law
2. Droit des Marchés Financiers
3. Animal Justice
4. Medical Ethics
5. Human Rights and Civil Liberties
5 classes you took in university
1. Introduction to Byzantine History
2. Beowulf and Anglo-Saxon Cultural History
3. The Reformation in Mecklenburg
4. German literature of the Crusades
5. NT Greek
1. Introduction to Byzantine History
2. Beowulf and Anglo-Saxon Cultural History
3. The Reformation in Mecklenburg
4. German literature of the Crusades
5. NT Greek
5 classes you took in university:
1. Invertebrate anatomy
2. Environmental biology
3. Evolutionary psychology
4. Symbiosis and parasitology
5. Dissertation: Self directed behaviour in the Sulawesi Black Crested Macaque.
1. Invertebrate anatomy
2. Environmental biology
3. Evolutionary psychology
4. Symbiosis and parasitology
5. Dissertation: Self directed behaviour in the Sulawesi Black Crested Macaque.
February 1, 2026 at 11:44 AM
5 classes you took in university
1. Cannibalism and the Common Law
2. Droit des Marchés Financiers
3. Animal Justice
4. Medical Ethics
5. Human Rights and Civil Liberties
1. Cannibalism and the Common Law
2. Droit des Marchés Financiers
3. Animal Justice
4. Medical Ethics
5. Human Rights and Civil Liberties
My big present to my brother for his big birthday: a signed first edition of Olaf Stapledon’s A Man Divided.
January 31, 2026 at 3:23 PM
My big present to my brother for his big birthday: a signed first edition of Olaf Stapledon’s A Man Divided.
Catherine O’Hara 💔
Moira Rose manages to be a great comic character and a loving person. Feeling sad about the loss of magic.
Moira Rose manages to be a great comic character and a loving person. Feeling sad about the loss of magic.
January 30, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Catherine O’Hara 💔
Moira Rose manages to be a great comic character and a loving person. Feeling sad about the loss of magic.
Moira Rose manages to be a great comic character and a loving person. Feeling sad about the loss of magic.
If you needed another reason to admire Ursula K. Le Guin, her work routine carved out time to deal with correspondence, cleaning, cooking and being stupid, as well as nearly 5 hours’ writing.
January 29, 2026 at 1:22 PM
If you needed another reason to admire Ursula K. Le Guin, her work routine carved out time to deal with correspondence, cleaning, cooking and being stupid, as well as nearly 5 hours’ writing.
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Grugger and Brotadac have turned pro.
March 21, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Grugger and Brotadac have turned pro.
Share a preacher, priest or nun:
January 29, 2026 at 7:03 AM
Share a preacher, priest or nun:
This reminds me of my dad’s description of Sri Lankan pest control:
Me: So how's the place in Kandy?
Dad: It's looking good. We should get a tenant though. Last time it was left empty animals got into the loft.
Me: Animals?
Dad: Porcupines.
Me: Porcupines?
Dad: Giant porcupines.
Me: So how's the place in Kandy?
Dad: It's looking good. We should get a tenant though. Last time it was left empty animals got into the loft.
Me: Animals?
Dad: Porcupines.
Me: Porcupines?
Dad: Giant porcupines.
28 per cent of British men think they could beat an eagle in a fight.
I would say this findings shows women are more AI literate than men, because the majority of non-magical beings have no innate ability to "judge truthfulness"
January 28, 2026 at 1:23 PM
This reminds me of my dad’s description of Sri Lankan pest control:
Me: So how's the place in Kandy?
Dad: It's looking good. We should get a tenant though. Last time it was left empty animals got into the loft.
Me: Animals?
Dad: Porcupines.
Me: Porcupines?
Dad: Giant porcupines.
Me: So how's the place in Kandy?
Dad: It's looking good. We should get a tenant though. Last time it was left empty animals got into the loft.
Me: Animals?
Dad: Porcupines.
Me: Porcupines?
Dad: Giant porcupines.
A Neon (RIP) review of a long-forgotten film also seems appropriate:
‘Don’t lick tramps, don’t eat glass, don’t see this movie’
‘Don’t lick tramps, don’t eat glass, don’t see this movie’
Early reviews are in:
‘Even if they showed this on a plane, people would still walk out’
‘Even if they showed this on a plane, people would still walk out’
January 28, 2026 at 7:48 AM
A Neon (RIP) review of a long-forgotten film also seems appropriate:
‘Don’t lick tramps, don’t eat glass, don’t see this movie’
‘Don’t lick tramps, don’t eat glass, don’t see this movie’
Really enjoyed Stefan Williamson Fa’s essay on Gibraltarian cuisine. A personal meditation on how identities are forged and challenged, with fascinating historical insights, through the peninsula’s food. Now pining for calentita and rolitos.
So much more than ‘Britain in the sun’
‘Do you feel more British or Spanish?’. Stefan Williamson Fa writes about Gibraltarian cuisine. Photographs by Stefano Blanca Sciacaluga.
open.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 11:49 AM
Really enjoyed Stefan Williamson Fa’s essay on Gibraltarian cuisine. A personal meditation on how identities are forged and challenged, with fascinating historical insights, through the peninsula’s food. Now pining for calentita and rolitos.
Deleting Signal now that I know it's compromised. Find me on the Matt Hancock app.
Deleting Signal now that I know it's compromised. Find me on the comments section of the Plymouth Herald.
Deleting Signal now that I know it's compromised. Find me on the Jeremy Renner app.
January 27, 2026 at 6:47 AM
Deleting Signal now that I know it's compromised. Find me on the Matt Hancock app.
5 Underrated
- The Space Museum
- The Underwater Menace
- Enlightenment
- Gridlock
- The Story and the Engine
5 Overrated
- The Invasion
- Planet of Evil
- The Daemons
- Blink
- The Doctor’s Wife
Your go
#JustABitOfFun #EnjoyWhatYouLike #DoctorWho
- The Space Museum
- The Underwater Menace
- Enlightenment
- Gridlock
- The Story and the Engine
5 Overrated
- The Invasion
- Planet of Evil
- The Daemons
- Blink
- The Doctor’s Wife
Your go
#JustABitOfFun #EnjoyWhatYouLike #DoctorWho
January 26, 2026 at 8:40 PM
5 Underrated
- The Space Museum
- The Underwater Menace
- Enlightenment
- Gridlock
- The Story and the Engine
5 Overrated
- The Invasion
- Planet of Evil
- The Daemons
- Blink
- The Doctor’s Wife
Your go
#JustABitOfFun #EnjoyWhatYouLike #DoctorWho
- The Space Museum
- The Underwater Menace
- Enlightenment
- Gridlock
- The Story and the Engine
5 Overrated
- The Invasion
- Planet of Evil
- The Daemons
- Blink
- The Doctor’s Wife
Your go
#JustABitOfFun #EnjoyWhatYouLike #DoctorWho
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Tim Curry and Tim Rice to do a food podcast called The Two Tims’ Table.
January 20, 2026 at 8:53 AM
Tim Curry and Tim Rice to do a food podcast called The Two Tims’ Table.
The current Y3 topic is Ancient Egypt.
Round of applause (complementary) for how the recommended reading shunts full explanation of the Osiris, Set and Isis story onto the reader. (Yes, it’s *that* one part)
Round of applause (complementary) for how the recommended reading shunts full explanation of the Osiris, Set and Isis story onto the reader. (Yes, it’s *that* one part)
January 26, 2026 at 1:46 PM
The current Y3 topic is Ancient Egypt.
Round of applause (complementary) for how the recommended reading shunts full explanation of the Osiris, Set and Isis story onto the reader. (Yes, it’s *that* one part)
Round of applause (complementary) for how the recommended reading shunts full explanation of the Osiris, Set and Isis story onto the reader. (Yes, it’s *that* one part)
Back from a rainy Sunday walk and the 8yo has only gone and got himself raptured.
January 25, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Back from a rainy Sunday walk and the 8yo has only gone and got himself raptured.