abbi
@abbis.bsky.social
Digital Education Lead @ UCL Arts & Humanities #SCMALT
Vintage bookshop owner: prudenceandthecrow.com @prudenceandthecrow.bsky.social
Caffeinated bodybuilder. Highly talkative. Enthusiastic gig-goer, long-term internetter. Chaotic dropspinner. Any/any.
Vintage bookshop owner: prudenceandthecrow.com @prudenceandthecrow.bsky.social
Caffeinated bodybuilder. Highly talkative. Enthusiastic gig-goer, long-term internetter. Chaotic dropspinner. Any/any.
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Founders on LinkedIn still seem to be struggling with the difference between telling people about their humble beginnings and admitting to straight up committing fraud.
November 24, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Founders on LinkedIn still seem to be struggling with the difference between telling people about their humble beginnings and admitting to straight up committing fraud.
I'm ready to learn so much
November 25, 2025 at 7:31 PM
I'm ready to learn so much
stop filling phones full of thieves and crap that makes them take years to do anything maybe we'll think about a new one
stupid young people, stop buying a new phone every year if you don't want to be broke. wait no, not like that.
November 25, 2025 at 7:12 PM
stop filling phones full of thieves and crap that makes them take years to do anything maybe we'll think about a new one
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We're not in the EU. It's costing us BILLIONS every year. But sure, save £1.9bn over the next 3 years chasing someone who's getting £20 a week too much
November 24, 2025 at 9:42 AM
We're not in the EU. It's costing us BILLIONS every year. But sure, save £1.9bn over the next 3 years chasing someone who's getting £20 a week too much
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Another excellent blog from #HEPI, focused upon the economic benefits driven by international students within the UK.
www.hepi.ac.uk/2025/11/21/w...
#AcademicSky #UKHE #HigherEd #UKbudget25 #UKeconomy #InternationalStudents @hepi-news.bsky.social
www.hepi.ac.uk/2025/11/21/w...
#AcademicSky #UKHE #HigherEd #UKbudget25 #UKeconomy #InternationalStudents @hepi-news.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Another excellent blog from #HEPI, focused upon the economic benefits driven by international students within the UK.
www.hepi.ac.uk/2025/11/21/w...
#AcademicSky #UKHE #HigherEd #UKbudget25 #UKeconomy #InternationalStudents @hepi-news.bsky.social
www.hepi.ac.uk/2025/11/21/w...
#AcademicSky #UKHE #HigherEd #UKbudget25 #UKeconomy #InternationalStudents @hepi-news.bsky.social
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As the year comes to an end, I'm reposting some of the comics I made this year, including this ridiculous thing.
November 25, 2025 at 3:19 PM
As the year comes to an end, I'm reposting some of the comics I made this year, including this ridiculous thing.
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Pay squeezes in freelance creative jobs are a grim scene.
The expected payments for most musical jobs as a freelancer are the same in figure terms as they were when I first started doing this 25 years ago.
The expected payments for most musical jobs as a freelancer are the same in figure terms as they were when I first started doing this 25 years ago.
Last time I checked my current rate at one publisher was $70 less than my starting rate there almost 20 years ago, when accounting for inflation. It'll be even worse now.
The one about comic book page rates – again. News flash: Comic book page rates are STILL stagnant, after all these years, and for indie cartoonists it's even harder
November 25, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Pay squeezes in freelance creative jobs are a grim scene.
The expected payments for most musical jobs as a freelancer are the same in figure terms as they were when I first started doing this 25 years ago.
The expected payments for most musical jobs as a freelancer are the same in figure terms as they were when I first started doing this 25 years ago.
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The PatC Yuletide Bundle 2025 is here!
Just £6 inc UK P&P: a vintage paperback in the genre of your choice, wrapped seasonally with a library card and a sweet or a tea - a perfect stocking filler, Secret Santa, or little winter treat for yourself 💙📚
shop.prudenceandthecrow.com/products/the...
Just £6 inc UK P&P: a vintage paperback in the genre of your choice, wrapped seasonally with a library card and a sweet or a tea - a perfect stocking filler, Secret Santa, or little winter treat for yourself 💙📚
shop.prudenceandthecrow.com/products/the...
The Yuletide Bundle! Available until 1st December
December gifting sorted! A vintage book, beautifully wrapped with a handwritten seasonal greetings card containing your gift message, a library card AND candy*. What more could you ask for? All this f...
shop.prudenceandthecrow.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:55 PM
The PatC Yuletide Bundle 2025 is here!
Just £6 inc UK P&P: a vintage paperback in the genre of your choice, wrapped seasonally with a library card and a sweet or a tea - a perfect stocking filler, Secret Santa, or little winter treat for yourself 💙📚
shop.prudenceandthecrow.com/products/the...
Just £6 inc UK P&P: a vintage paperback in the genre of your choice, wrapped seasonally with a library card and a sweet or a tea - a perfect stocking filler, Secret Santa, or little winter treat for yourself 💙📚
shop.prudenceandthecrow.com/products/the...
If anyone feels like boosting this post over on the dreaded LinkedIn, our love and appreciation is forever XD (for BlueSky, do share the original Prudence one instead! Nobody needs to LinkedIn more than strictly necessary...)
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The Yuletide Bundle! Available until 1st December | Abbi Shaw
Need a little bookish gift for the Office Secret Santa, a readable stocking filler for someone near, far, dearly beloved or brand new acquaintance, or just feel like treating yourself to a surprise re...
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November 25, 2025 at 2:28 PM
If anyone feels like boosting this post over on the dreaded LinkedIn, our love and appreciation is forever XD (for BlueSky, do share the original Prudence one instead! Nobody needs to LinkedIn more than strictly necessary...)
www.linkedin.com/posts/abigai...
www.linkedin.com/posts/abigai...
shares appreciated!
The PatC Yuletide Bundle 2025 is here!
Just £6 inc UK P&P: a vintage paperback in the genre of your choice, wrapped seasonally with a library card and a sweet or a tea - a perfect stocking filler, Secret Santa, or little winter treat for yourself 💙📚
shop.prudenceandthecrow.com/products/the...
Just £6 inc UK P&P: a vintage paperback in the genre of your choice, wrapped seasonally with a library card and a sweet or a tea - a perfect stocking filler, Secret Santa, or little winter treat for yourself 💙📚
shop.prudenceandthecrow.com/products/the...
The Yuletide Bundle! Available until 1st December
December gifting sorted! A vintage book, beautifully wrapped with a handwritten seasonal greetings card containing your gift message, a library card AND candy*. What more could you ask for? All this f...
shop.prudenceandthecrow.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:12 PM
shares appreciated!
Shortly I will be sharing the annual Prudence Yuletide post, and because we are not in an algorithmic space, you might see me share it a few times whilst our offer is open! Please share it at random (esp if you're in the UK!) if so-minded, and do bear with the repetition across time and platform ❤️
November 25, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Shortly I will be sharing the annual Prudence Yuletide post, and because we are not in an algorithmic space, you might see me share it a few times whilst our offer is open! Please share it at random (esp if you're in the UK!) if so-minded, and do bear with the repetition across time and platform ❤️
It is a wonderful thing that, despite the fact that they've been around for 26 years, drivers of Smart cars still often smile and wave at each other when passing :) The happiest little vehicles.
November 25, 2025 at 8:07 AM
It is a wonderful thing that, despite the fact that they've been around for 26 years, drivers of Smart cars still often smile and wave at each other when passing :) The happiest little vehicles.
Was feeling incredibly peaky all day, but an uncharacteristically hot bath and a concerningly large bowl of protein eaten in bed in front of YouTube has worked wonders. Is it bedtime now?
November 24, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Was feeling incredibly peaky all day, but an uncharacteristically hot bath and a concerningly large bowl of protein eaten in bed in front of YouTube has worked wonders. Is it bedtime now?
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I'm just so exhausted by Labour's pathetic unwillingness to understand the university sector and how it is tied into every other industry in the country.
They seem determined to destroy the UK.
They seem determined to destroy the UK.
i: Reeves to unveil £600m raid on foreign student
university fees #TomorrowsPapersToday
university fees #TomorrowsPapersToday
November 24, 2025 at 5:34 PM
I'm just so exhausted by Labour's pathetic unwillingness to understand the university sector and how it is tied into every other industry in the country.
They seem determined to destroy the UK.
They seem determined to destroy the UK.
Made the mistake of trying to make a very mild text-based joke in the family groupchat. Managed to alarm my aunt, confuse my mum, and set off a series of worse jokes.
November 24, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Made the mistake of trying to make a very mild text-based joke in the family groupchat. Managed to alarm my aunt, confuse my mum, and set off a series of worse jokes.
I bit my nails off and now I can't get into this mandarin
November 24, 2025 at 5:41 AM
I bit my nails off and now I can't get into this mandarin
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I think Guillermo del Toro is actually the storyteller that everyone wants Christopher Nolan to be
November 8, 2025 at 3:44 AM
I think Guillermo del Toro is actually the storyteller that everyone wants Christopher Nolan to be
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I was out at an indie disco tonight and the Dj played “just” so I did the bit where I lie down on the stage motionless and this time PEOPLE JOINED ME. decades of doing this but just paid off.
November 23, 2025 at 1:54 AM
I was out at an indie disco tonight and the Dj played “just” so I did the bit where I lie down on the stage motionless and this time PEOPLE JOINED ME. decades of doing this but just paid off.
Always a good year to get Christmas cards from the RNLI
Yes I will!
RNLI crews are volunteers who willingly put their own lives on the line to save anyone in danger — no matter their background, nationality, or circumstance. Attacking them simply because some of the people they rescue are migrants is not just unfair, it’s disgraceful.
FFS 👇
RNLI crews are volunteers who willingly put their own lives on the line to save anyone in danger — no matter their background, nationality, or circumstance. Attacking them simply because some of the people they rescue are migrants is not just unfair, it’s disgraceful.
FFS 👇
November 23, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Always a good year to get Christmas cards from the RNLI
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This book is a collection of interviews with Welsh people, from ecologists, writers and translators to farmers, video game entrepreneurs and architects, detailing the connections and curiosity that led them to lives in Japan ✍️ Desmond Clifford
Book review: The Transplantable Roots of Catharine Huws Nagashima: encounters with the Welsh in Japan by Susan Karen Burton
Desmond Clifford This book is a collection of interviews with Welsh people living in Japan. They are a diverse bunch including ecologists, writers, translators, farmers, video game entrepreneurs (coal...
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November 22, 2025 at 7:47 PM
This book is a collection of interviews with Welsh people, from ecologists, writers and translators to farmers, video game entrepreneurs and architects, detailing the connections and curiosity that led them to lives in Japan ✍️ Desmond Clifford
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