Wendy Sparrow
@wendysparrow.bsky.social
Author of books, lover of HEA, dog person, happily-married mom of 2, disabled, Fibro, EDS, agoraphobia, PTSD, OCD. Bi She/her
Sci-fi rom series on KU: How to Choose a Gaiian in Seven Days https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CH7HSKWH
Sci-fi rom series on KU: How to Choose a Gaiian in Seven Days https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CH7HSKWH
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Sometimes, you just really need cozy reads. Sci-fi romance for fans of Galaxy Quest, Doctor Who, or Lower Decks. Fated mates, alpha heroes / heroines, paranormal abilities, a few grumpy-sunshines and close proximity...even an accidentally married. #Booksky #Ad #Romance
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I hate the "don't feed the trolls" approach. I can tell you from experience it doesn't work. As a woman in games, I've faced my share of harassment. Every time, I've been told by male peers to "ignore them". It's never worked.
Stand up for your marginalized peers. It's the least you can do.
Stand up for your marginalized peers. It's the least you can do.
For Aftermath, @alyssamerc.bsky.social spoke with the Sucker Punch dev fired over Charlie Kirk comments and others, who highlighted the unique way the backlash played out in games
November 24, 2025 at 7:27 PM
I hate the "don't feed the trolls" approach. I can tell you from experience it doesn't work. As a woman in games, I've faced my share of harassment. Every time, I've been told by male peers to "ignore them". It's never worked.
Stand up for your marginalized peers. It's the least you can do.
Stand up for your marginalized peers. It's the least you can do.
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Someone needs to get to Buckinghamshire and stop them... NOW! 😐
Fun history fact! If you were born in the 12th century, by now you'd be dead.
November 25, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Someone needs to get to Buckinghamshire and stop them... NOW! 😐
Eldest just noticed "Once Upon a Katamari" got an update, and they're hoping to be able to 100% the achievements. They'd made that impossible by not finishing the game when they still had lower scores on some levels. By over-achieving, they ironically made fully-achieving impossible.
Oh, nope. 😒
Oh, nope. 😒
November 25, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Eldest just noticed "Once Upon a Katamari" got an update, and they're hoping to be able to 100% the achievements. They'd made that impossible by not finishing the game when they still had lower scores on some levels. By over-achieving, they ironically made fully-achieving impossible.
Oh, nope. 😒
Oh, nope. 😒
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The data DOGE stole is still out there. The back doors they installed are still in place.
Broke: DOGE is dead
Woke: DOGE was specifically constructed in a way to avoid accountability partially by zombifying the USDS which still exists as an entity
Bespoke: Dead or not, there needs to be a blue ribbon committee and a massive internal cybersecurity review to root out all the damage.
Woke: DOGE was specifically constructed in a way to avoid accountability partially by zombifying the USDS which still exists as an entity
Bespoke: Dead or not, there needs to be a blue ribbon committee and a massive internal cybersecurity review to root out all the damage.
November 24, 2025 at 7:57 PM
The data DOGE stole is still out there. The back doors they installed are still in place.
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Took another photo at First Canadian Place yesterday and their holiday decor balls look very sci-fi.
#EastCoastKin
#EastCoastKin
November 25, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Took another photo at First Canadian Place yesterday and their holiday decor balls look very sci-fi.
#EastCoastKin
#EastCoastKin
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David Tennant here looking like he got mowed down by the entire Tour de France on the way to the event.
November 25, 2025 at 10:54 AM
David Tennant here looking like he got mowed down by the entire Tour de France on the way to the event.
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Things almost every culture has in common:
• some sort of dumpling
• history of misogyny
• some sort of dumpling
• history of misogyny
November 25, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Things almost every culture has in common:
• some sort of dumpling
• history of misogyny
• some sort of dumpling
• history of misogyny
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When I was doing my journalism postgrad, we had a BBC journo come in to tell us how it is.
"where do you get your *ideas* for stories?"
"Oh I read lots of other news outlets and do those stories. I found one in an archaeology mag recently and it did really well"
<<uncomfortable silence>>
"where do you get your *ideas* for stories?"
"Oh I read lots of other news outlets and do those stories. I found one in an archaeology mag recently and it did really well"
<<uncomfortable silence>>
I guess it’s a compliment that the top story on BBC London’s TV/online output today is a direct lift of a month-old London Centric story? But once again the BBC is consistently the worst news outlet for actually remembering to credit others.
November 25, 2025 at 9:38 AM
When I was doing my journalism postgrad, we had a BBC journo come in to tell us how it is.
"where do you get your *ideas* for stories?"
"Oh I read lots of other news outlets and do those stories. I found one in an archaeology mag recently and it did really well"
<<uncomfortable silence>>
"where do you get your *ideas* for stories?"
"Oh I read lots of other news outlets and do those stories. I found one in an archaeology mag recently and it did really well"
<<uncomfortable silence>>
In my attempts to use the least amount of words possible in putting notes in my Kindle during revision reads, I have started using the word "adjectify" which is the act of turning a sloppy long phrase into a single adjective. I also use things like "prep hell" which is too many prepositions.
November 25, 2025 at 9:54 AM
In my attempts to use the least amount of words possible in putting notes in my Kindle during revision reads, I have started using the word "adjectify" which is the act of turning a sloppy long phrase into a single adjective. I also use things like "prep hell" which is too many prepositions.
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I updated both the mini dragons and the mini dragon/egg combos today so there are tons of new colors including the notepaper one with a little pencil colored egg! These make great gifts or stocking stuffers 👀☺️ #bsnm
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November 24, 2025 at 9:08 PM
I updated both the mini dragons and the mini dragon/egg combos today so there are tons of new colors including the notepaper one with a little pencil colored egg! These make great gifts or stocking stuffers 👀☺️ #bsnm
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Also these get less excitement usually but I also have a whole bunch of plushie friends up for adoption, most of which are baby-safe (no plastic parts) and all of which have a lifetime stuffie repair guarantee just in case ☺️ measuredandslow.studio/shop?categor...
November 24, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Also these get less excitement usually but I also have a whole bunch of plushie friends up for adoption, most of which are baby-safe (no plastic parts) and all of which have a lifetime stuffie repair guarantee just in case ☺️ measuredandslow.studio/shop?categor...
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crazy how some cases of gender affirming care seem to be alright
November 25, 2025 at 7:57 AM
crazy how some cases of gender affirming care seem to be alright
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ICE detained Katie, a British woman in the final stages of her green card process, while she was holding her 6 month old son.
She’s married to an American and was following the process, yet at her last immigration meeting they grabbed her.
She’s been detained ever since:
She’s married to an American and was following the process, yet at her last immigration meeting they grabbed her.
She’s been detained ever since:
British woman arrested by ICE agents in California while holding newborn son
Katie was in the final stages of securing her green card when she was detained.
metro.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 9:38 AM
ICE detained Katie, a British woman in the final stages of her green card process, while she was holding her 6 month old son.
She’s married to an American and was following the process, yet at her last immigration meeting they grabbed her.
She’s been detained ever since:
She’s married to an American and was following the process, yet at her last immigration meeting they grabbed her.
She’s been detained ever since:
Ronly Honly Bing.
![R. H. Bing (October 20, 1914 – April 28, 1986)[1] was an American mathematician who worked mainly in the areas of geometric topology and continuum theory.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cyyd366g3hrxp5rynixm2mm3/bafkreid62wy3dekb2kzbisjfdlimlb35j4rlgew5iof7vi32byfszmg26a@jpeg)
![Bing's father was named Rupert Henry, but Bing's mother thought that "Rupert Henry" was too British for Texas. Thus she compromised by abbreviating it to R. H.[5] Consequently, R. H. does not stand for a first or middle name.
When Bing was applying for a visa, he was requested not to use initials. He explained that his name was really "R-only H-only Bing", and ended up receiving a visa made out to "Ronly Honly Bing".](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cyyd366g3hrxp5rynixm2mm3/bafkreigmfj53q4uy33spga2bxdkllqm3ag5sffovg5g7ddmu3vqzkb6k24@jpeg)
November 25, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Ronly Honly Bing.
This month was set to be one of my worse sales months, which correspond strongly to my health...and, then, someone went through and bought every book in my sci-fi series. I don't know if that person follows me, but, if they do...I saw that and you're amazing. It was a horrible day and you fixed it.
November 25, 2025 at 9:35 AM
This month was set to be one of my worse sales months, which correspond strongly to my health...and, then, someone went through and bought every book in my sci-fi series. I don't know if that person follows me, but, if they do...I saw that and you're amazing. It was a horrible day and you fixed it.
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You haven't experienced it unless you've seen it at night.
November 24, 2025 at 4:45 PM
You haven't experienced it unless you've seen it at night.
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The second hand appliance store pickled onion Christmas window is back.
October 20, 2025 at 11:57 AM
The second hand appliance store pickled onion Christmas window is back.
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Because Russia does not seek peace, but Ukrainian capitulation and subsequent subjugation.
This should surprise absolutely no-one.
This should surprise absolutely no-one.
Russian officials have called the revised 19-point plan a failure, Bloomberg reports.
November 25, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Because Russia does not seek peace, but Ukrainian capitulation and subsequent subjugation.
This should surprise absolutely no-one.
This should surprise absolutely no-one.
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Israel, which has obliterated most of Palestine’s archeological and heritage sites, including ancient churches, mosques, and temples, has suddenly discovered an urge to protect one from Palestinian ‘neglect’. It just so happens to be in the West Bank.
www.timesofisrael.com/israel-begin...
www.timesofisrael.com/israel-begin...
Israel begins seizing 1,800 dunams of West Bank land to develop archaeological site
Civil Administration says development legal, taking place amid 'neglect' of site by Palestinians; Peace Now: 'Government's lust for dispossession and annexation is insatiable'
www.timesofisrael.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Israel, which has obliterated most of Palestine’s archeological and heritage sites, including ancient churches, mosques, and temples, has suddenly discovered an urge to protect one from Palestinian ‘neglect’. It just so happens to be in the West Bank.
www.timesofisrael.com/israel-begin...
www.timesofisrael.com/israel-begin...
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I swear if our species ever invents a means of faster-than-light communication it will take us less than a generation to ignore it entirely what for all offers of a timeshares off Alpha Centauri and urgent messages from a boss stuck in the Kuiper Belt and in need of an urgent favor.
November 25, 2025 at 9:15 AM
I swear if our species ever invents a means of faster-than-light communication it will take us less than a generation to ignore it entirely what for all offers of a timeshares off Alpha Centauri and urgent messages from a boss stuck in the Kuiper Belt and in need of an urgent favor.
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Going to the shop today I beheld the rarest of wonders, a book boy, walking and reading and totally gone wherever the book was taking him.He was quite heartening.
November 25, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Going to the shop today I beheld the rarest of wonders, a book boy, walking and reading and totally gone wherever the book was taking him.He was quite heartening.
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A reminder that the median book deal for a debut author in the UK is £7000, paid over 12-18 months. (from 2022 Society of Authors report). Some of your favourite writers are struggling. societyofauthors.org/2022/12/06/a....
A profession struggling to sustain itself - The Society of Authors
ALCS report on author incomes shows 60% drop in median incomes since 2006
societyofauthors.org
November 24, 2025 at 5:34 PM
A reminder that the median book deal for a debut author in the UK is £7000, paid over 12-18 months. (from 2022 Society of Authors report). Some of your favourite writers are struggling. societyofauthors.org/2022/12/06/a....
I'm going to say a very random statement and leave it at that. In the unlikely event you have extra mashed potatoes after any upcoming holidays, putting a spoonful or two into a bowl of creamy chicken flavor ramen (just one of the cheap brands) is warm cosiness. I've said what I've said.
November 25, 2025 at 8:18 AM
I'm going to say a very random statement and leave it at that. In the unlikely event you have extra mashed potatoes after any upcoming holidays, putting a spoonful or two into a bowl of creamy chicken flavor ramen (just one of the cheap brands) is warm cosiness. I've said what I've said.
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it’s incredible how both people who voted for Trump thinking he was better for Israel and people who voted for Trump thinking he was better for Gaza managed to be wrong
Billionaire Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, pardoned by Donald Trump, has been accused of facilitating millions of dollars’ worth of payments to Hamas in the wake of its attack on Israel on October 7 2023. Zhao also financed the Trump family's entrance into the cryptocurrency market.
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao accused of facilitating payments to Hamas
Crypto tycoon pardoned by Donald Trump faces US court complaint from families of victims of October 7 attack
www.ft.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:55 AM
it’s incredible how both people who voted for Trump thinking he was better for Israel and people who voted for Trump thinking he was better for Gaza managed to be wrong
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Well done, sir
‘Last Week Tonight With John Oliver’ Auction Raises More Than $1.5 Million for Public Broadcasting, Including New Record for a Bob Ross Painting
'Last Week Tonight With John Oliver' auctioned a Bob Ross painting and other items for PBS, raising more than $1.5 million.
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November 25, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Well done, sir