Hesper Leveret 🐇
@hesper.bsky.social
Author of speculative fiction. She/her
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Website: https://hesperleveret.com
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Trans rights are human rights 🏳️⚧️
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Website: https://hesperleveret.com
Newsletter: https://tinyletter.com/hesperleveret
https://ko-fi.com/hesperleveret
Trans rights are human rights 🏳️⚧️
The alt text is the icing on the cake 🧁
November 30, 2025 at 8:05 PM
The alt text is the icing on the cake 🧁
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Finally getting some theological clarity on the ethics of reclining in one’s plane seat
November 29, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Finally getting some theological clarity on the ethics of reclining in one’s plane seat
Went into my phone camera roll to share a picture of the book I’m reading, only to find that my 4yo has taken 77 pictures of random stuff, including one of me in the shower 🙄
November 30, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Went into my phone camera roll to share a picture of the book I’m reading, only to find that my 4yo has taken 77 pictures of random stuff, including one of me in the shower 🙄
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True but I’m normal
I feel like one of the most underrated explanations for what's happening right now in global politics is that almost everyone has lost their minds.
November 30, 2025 at 7:49 AM
True but I’m normal
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But the company would access all those recordings and data mine them for anything they could sell. No, they don’t tell people that. Yes, everyone does know it. No, there’s nothing you can do about it.
November 30, 2025 at 7:58 AM
But the company would access all those recordings and data mine them for anything they could sell. No, they don’t tell people that. Yes, everyone does know it. No, there’s nothing you can do about it.
ASMR? Pff. If you want a shiver down your spine, try listening to “Hey Jude” by The Beatles and rewinding to hear the “better better better BETTER OOH na na na na na na na hey Jude” bit again and again
November 29, 2025 at 5:51 PM
ASMR? Pff. If you want a shiver down your spine, try listening to “Hey Jude” by The Beatles and rewinding to hear the “better better better BETTER OOH na na na na na na na hey Jude” bit again and again
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I know this petition has much more support than it currently has. Please share far and wide. Petition to require generative AI to carry a watermark and to make it illegal to use a person’s likeness in generative AI without permission.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Petition: Require generative AI watermarks & ban using people’s likeness without consent
As AI generated content becomes increasingly realistic, we think laws should be put in place to prevent misuse. All such media should carry a permanent watermark or disclosure, alongside a blanket ban...
petition.parliament.uk
November 29, 2025 at 12:55 PM
I know this petition has much more support than it currently has. Please share far and wide. Petition to require generative AI to carry a watermark and to make it illegal to use a person’s likeness in generative AI without permission.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Nature is healing 😍
#Rewilding One of the cartoons in my new book 'Physics for Cats'. Available now in good bookshops an online nowwww.tomgauld.com/comic-books-v2
November 28, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Nature is healing 😍
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42=6x7
Coincidence? I think NOT
Coincidence? I think NOT
Seen on Reddit:
"42 is just old people 6 7"
And... well... yeah. Can't really argue.
"42 is just old people 6 7"
And... well... yeah. Can't really argue.
November 27, 2025 at 6:46 PM
42=6x7
Coincidence? I think NOT
Coincidence? I think NOT
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i’m not crying you’re crying
xkcd: Fifteen Years
xkcd: Fifteen Years
Fifteen Years
xkcd.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:58 AM
i’m not crying you’re crying
xkcd: Fifteen Years
xkcd: Fifteen Years
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"And one of these days these boots they're gonna walk all over you."
19th century wooden “walking” doll with a wheel of eight legs ~ when costumed, the doll’s long dress would cover most of the leg mechanism, allowing the doll to “walk” when moving, while appearing to have only two legs at any one time www.theriaults.com/events/listi...
November 27, 2025 at 9:21 AM
"And one of these days these boots they're gonna walk all over you."
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be the bigolas dickolas you wish to see in the world.
FWIW: Mention books you like or you think others might like. You never know what'll happen:
I saw The Sad Bastard Cookbook here so I mentioned it on Masto (in a "in case you need this" sense). It kinda went viral (1K shares). It jumped to a high ranking on Amazon and then they got media attention.
I saw The Sad Bastard Cookbook here so I mentioned it on Masto (in a "in case you need this" sense). It kinda went viral (1K shares). It jumped to a high ranking on Amazon and then they got media attention.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 26, 2025 at 5:45 PM
be the bigolas dickolas you wish to see in the world.
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Me, an atheist: Your holiness I stand ready to join the crusade against the demonic computers
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
Even God Is Worried About ChatGPT
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
www.vulture.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Me, an atheist: Your holiness I stand ready to join the crusade against the demonic computers
ICYMI: my thoughts on the cosy season
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Do you want to know why cosiness =/= rosiness and The Terror is the best cosy read? Of course you do!
hesperleveret.com/it-just-aint...
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It Just Ain’t Cosy If Everything’s Rosy - Hesper Leveret
I feel like I’ve been bombarded with cosiness lately. Shop windows, promotional emails, messages from coffee shops trying to entice me to try their latest seasonal latte laced with diabetes-flavoured…
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November 26, 2025 at 3:47 PM
ICYMI: my thoughts on the cosy season
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Just listened to 'Anatomy of a Cancellation' on BBC Sounds, all about Kate Clanchy and the furore around her book 'Some Kids I Taught and What They Taught Me' a few years ago.
It's a multi-faceted account, absolutely fascinating and sometimes profoundly frustrating.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
It's a multi-faceted account, absolutely fascinating and sometimes profoundly frustrating.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Shadow World - Anatomy of a Cancellation - 1. Kate’s Story - BBC Sounds
When a prize-winning author was accused of racism, she asked her online followers to help.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Just listened to 'Anatomy of a Cancellation' on BBC Sounds, all about Kate Clanchy and the furore around her book 'Some Kids I Taught and What They Taught Me' a few years ago.
It's a multi-faceted account, absolutely fascinating and sometimes profoundly frustrating.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
It's a multi-faceted account, absolutely fascinating and sometimes profoundly frustrating.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
so the bad news is nearly all contemporary authors (even ones who seem 'successful') are not making bank from their books.
The good news is that you, as a reader/book buyer/reviewer, have the chance to make a real impact on your fave author(s) book sales and bank balance!
Even if you're poor too!
The good news is that you, as a reader/book buyer/reviewer, have the chance to make a real impact on your fave author(s) book sales and bank balance!
Even if you're poor too!
November 26, 2025 at 2:18 PM
so the bad news is nearly all contemporary authors (even ones who seem 'successful') are not making bank from their books.
The good news is that you, as a reader/book buyer/reviewer, have the chance to make a real impact on your fave author(s) book sales and bank balance!
Even if you're poor too!
The good news is that you, as a reader/book buyer/reviewer, have the chance to make a real impact on your fave author(s) book sales and bank balance!
Even if you're poor too!
Or just use this one simple trick that the taxman hates: live in the North! You can basically get a magnificent mansion here for less than a million, and you don’t even need an astroturf lawn!
November 26, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Or just use this one simple trick that the taxman hates: live in the North! You can basically get a magnificent mansion here for less than a million, and you don’t even need an astroturf lawn!
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idiot guy: i'm like the wolf i'm stalking my prey alone through the forest and being raw as fuck even if i'm in a group i'm the alpha
actual wolf: i love my friends so much!!! i love to romp and kiss my bros and work together as a family <3 awooo etc etc have you seen the puppies oh my god come see
actual wolf: i love my friends so much!!! i love to romp and kiss my bros and work together as a family <3 awooo etc etc have you seen the puppies oh my god come see
November 26, 2025 at 2:17 AM
idiot guy: i'm like the wolf i'm stalking my prey alone through the forest and being raw as fuck even if i'm in a group i'm the alpha
actual wolf: i love my friends so much!!! i love to romp and kiss my bros and work together as a family <3 awooo etc etc have you seen the puppies oh my god come see
actual wolf: i love my friends so much!!! i love to romp and kiss my bros and work together as a family <3 awooo etc etc have you seen the puppies oh my god come see
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I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
Do you want to know why cosiness =/= rosiness and The Terror is the best cosy read? Of course you do!
hesperleveret.com/it-just-aint...
hesperleveret.com/it-just-aint...
It Just Ain’t Cosy If Everything’s Rosy - Hesper Leveret
I feel like I’ve been bombarded with cosiness lately. Shop windows, promotional emails, messages from coffee shops trying to entice me to try their latest seasonal latte laced with diabetes-flavoured…
hesperleveret.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Do you want to know why cosiness =/= rosiness and The Terror is the best cosy read? Of course you do!
hesperleveret.com/it-just-aint...
hesperleveret.com/it-just-aint...
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What really makes it for me is the stroke of the brim before kicking hapless plastic guy in the side of the head.
when trying on pants, do this in the store. then tell the sales associate "the menswear guy told me to do this."
IG mr.funkys0ul
IG mr.funkys0ul
November 25, 2025 at 10:23 AM
What really makes it for me is the stroke of the brim before kicking hapless plastic guy in the side of the head.
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People always ask me, “how do I know my manuscript is done?”
There’s only one way, my friends.
If your file name looks something like this:
Manuscript - Final Draft 3.7 FINAL FINAL - FINAL (5).docx
Then, and only then, is it time.
There’s only one way, my friends.
If your file name looks something like this:
Manuscript - Final Draft 3.7 FINAL FINAL - FINAL (5).docx
Then, and only then, is it time.
May 31, 2025 at 9:17 PM
People always ask me, “how do I know my manuscript is done?”
There’s only one way, my friends.
If your file name looks something like this:
Manuscript - Final Draft 3.7 FINAL FINAL - FINAL (5).docx
Then, and only then, is it time.
There’s only one way, my friends.
If your file name looks something like this:
Manuscript - Final Draft 3.7 FINAL FINAL - FINAL (5).docx
Then, and only then, is it time.
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Absolutely terrific piece by Naomi. If you have the slightest of feelings for The Beatles this will resonate.
I flew to Canada this week to go to a Paul McCartney concert and I wrote about it here:
open.substack.com/pub/naomiald...
open.substack.com/pub/naomiald...
going through hell, keeping going
on art, grief, and the emotional heroism of just bloody keeping on making your work
open.substack.com
November 23, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Absolutely terrific piece by Naomi. If you have the slightest of feelings for The Beatles this will resonate.
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If the horrors persist, you have to persist back to assert dominance.
November 23, 2025 at 1:52 AM
If the horrors persist, you have to persist back to assert dominance.