Lawrence Harding (she/her) 🏳️⚧️
@lhardingwrites.bsky.social
Mum friend transitioning to mum. Recovering medievalist. Writer of gothic, fantasy and horror. Displaced northener. True foodie. Culinary Cenobite. Pigeon möther. Synth/BM gremlin. Writing at patreon.com/lhardingwrites and https://ko-fi.com/lawrenceharding
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I'm planning the annual charity teach-athon for Romancing the Gothic.
GOTHS FOR BREAKFAST is a full day of classes and workshops (more or less related to the Gothic) raising money for @magicbreakfastuk.bsky.social to feed hungry kids!
Looking for volunteer speakers! Get in touch!
GOTHS FOR BREAKFAST is a full day of classes and workshops (more or less related to the Gothic) raising money for @magicbreakfastuk.bsky.social to feed hungry kids!
Looking for volunteer speakers! Get in touch!
January 30, 2026 at 10:56 AM
I'm planning the annual charity teach-athon for Romancing the Gothic.
GOTHS FOR BREAKFAST is a full day of classes and workshops (more or less related to the Gothic) raising money for @magicbreakfastuk.bsky.social to feed hungry kids!
Looking for volunteer speakers! Get in touch!
GOTHS FOR BREAKFAST is a full day of classes and workshops (more or less related to the Gothic) raising money for @magicbreakfastuk.bsky.social to feed hungry kids!
Looking for volunteer speakers! Get in touch!
It's not quite a cancel-cancel but I've been painfully side-eyeing New Model Army since I found out they commission all their art from a prominent TERF. The patch is off the jacket at any rate.
Question for the Skyline: What was your HARDEST "cancel"?? Like the actor/singer/athlete that was the hardest to drop.
I feel like it's always people I don't fw getting canceled so it's never really a loss.
The hardest one was maybe TI because I actually liked multiple albums by him.
I feel like it's always people I don't fw getting canceled so it's never really a loss.
The hardest one was maybe TI because I actually liked multiple albums by him.
January 30, 2026 at 12:50 PM
It's not quite a cancel-cancel but I've been painfully side-eyeing New Model Army since I found out they commission all their art from a prominent TERF. The patch is off the jacket at any rate.
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The UK creative industries — which contributed £125 billion to the economy in 2024 and supported 2.4 million jobs — are being destroyed by an AI sector that... contributed just £11 billion in the same year and supported only 85,000 jobs.
January 30, 2026 at 11:49 AM
The UK creative industries — which contributed £125 billion to the economy in 2024 and supported 2.4 million jobs — are being destroyed by an AI sector that... contributed just £11 billion in the same year and supported only 85,000 jobs.
Me, going through old zines: Wow I sure like to write about the undead and relics, huh?
@liminalitea.bsky.social, behind me, hunched over their art desk: I have drawn *so many skeletons*.
@liminalitea.bsky.social, behind me, hunched over their art desk: I have drawn *so many skeletons*.
January 29, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Me, going through old zines: Wow I sure like to write about the undead and relics, huh?
@liminalitea.bsky.social, behind me, hunched over their art desk: I have drawn *so many skeletons*.
@liminalitea.bsky.social, behind me, hunched over their art desk: I have drawn *so many skeletons*.
“Who’s this?”
“This is Temalthus. He’s just been martyred.”
“Oh, dear. Nasty business.”
“This is Temalthus. He’s just been martyred.”
“Oh, dear. Nasty business.”
One of the joys of going back over old work is remembering I wrote a monastic flash zine with a novice having to tie tiny mitres onto chickens and two saints getting utterly sick of a martyr as they try to offer him tea*
*Not in the same story
*Not in the same story
January 29, 2026 at 9:01 PM
“Who’s this?”
“This is Temalthus. He’s just been martyred.”
“Oh, dear. Nasty business.”
“This is Temalthus. He’s just been martyred.”
“Oh, dear. Nasty business.”
One of the joys of going back over old work is remembering I wrote a monastic flash zine with a novice having to tie tiny mitres onto chickens and two saints getting utterly sick of a martyr as they try to offer him tea*
*Not in the same story
*Not in the same story
January 29, 2026 at 8:35 PM
One of the joys of going back over old work is remembering I wrote a monastic flash zine with a novice having to tie tiny mitres onto chickens and two saints getting utterly sick of a martyr as they try to offer him tea*
*Not in the same story
*Not in the same story
The issue with writing a lot of monastic fantasy is having to remember the important difference between "lying prostrate" and "lying prostate".
January 29, 2026 at 8:27 PM
The issue with writing a lot of monastic fantasy is having to remember the important difference between "lying prostrate" and "lying prostate".
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Using gen. A.I. to make slop imagery to go with any anti-fascist statement isn't any sort of flex as it was developed and promoted by the billionaires pushing fascism.
Just fucking stop using it.
Just fucking stop using it.
January 29, 2026 at 11:59 AM
Using gen. A.I. to make slop imagery to go with any anti-fascist statement isn't any sort of flex as it was developed and promoted by the billionaires pushing fascism.
Just fucking stop using it.
Just fucking stop using it.
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Reminding everyone, PLEASE, DO NOT sub to your favorite content creators through phone apps as it not only charges you more, it also takes a higher % from us AND to top it all off blocks the money from being received for 30 fucking days for some goddamned reason.
For fucks sake, again with the apple/patreon bullshit. I have to move to monthly billing and fuck me over www.patreon.com/posts/148395...
13 years on your platform. Thanks for nothing patreon. I hope the apple dick is that good.
13 years on your platform. Thanks for nothing patreon. I hope the apple dick is that good.
Apple has reimposed its subscription billing mandate for creators on Patreon | Patreon for Creators
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January 28, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Reminding everyone, PLEASE, DO NOT sub to your favorite content creators through phone apps as it not only charges you more, it also takes a higher % from us AND to top it all off blocks the money from being received for 30 fucking days for some goddamned reason.
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"passive consumers of unthought thoughts" is such an elegant way to put slop-eaters
sorry is there games journalism discourse happening, I was busy clumsily photoshopping a sword into the pope's hand on company time for a @joshuawolens.bsky.social story
January 28, 2026 at 6:50 PM
"passive consumers of unthought thoughts" is such an elegant way to put slop-eaters
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On a personal note, I'm pushing this. It's something I'm depending on more than ever rn.
For the new year, I'm going bigger than ever before, with a new series about giant monster movies. My first Giant Days post is available to my patrons, but it's only USD $1 to sub and gain access to everything, so why wouldn't you?
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www.patreon.com/posts/149407...
Giant Days 1: Atragon (1963) | Room 207 Press
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January 29, 2026 at 2:02 PM
On a personal note, I'm pushing this. It's something I'm depending on more than ever rn.
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This is all stupid bullshit but I remain pretty disgusted at how things like marriage and having children are treated like Xbox achievements instead of actually loving and caring for someone else. Yeah I’m going to work 70 hours a week but definitely need a spouse, her name is Beth or something idk
January 29, 2026 at 1:07 PM
This is all stupid bullshit but I remain pretty disgusted at how things like marriage and having children are treated like Xbox achievements instead of actually loving and caring for someone else. Yeah I’m going to work 70 hours a week but definitely need a spouse, her name is Beth or something idk
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big L for transphobes to end the week, you say?
Hampstead Ponds will remain inclusive. Our analysis of the judgment.
Hampstead Heath Ponds to remain inclusive
The High Court has blocked a legal challenge from transphobic group Sex Matters, siding with thousands of swimmers who fought to keep the ponds inclusive
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January 29, 2026 at 12:08 PM
big L for transphobes to end the week, you say?
As a PhD of Medieval English monks, this is an entirely accurate reading of Viking history
A couple of weeks ago I chatted with a kid who didn't want to read a book about the vikings because they were "too harsh". Today he came back to the library. Final verdict is that the vikings were too violent and he only liked the end of the book where they went away.
January 28, 2026 at 8:27 PM
As a PhD of Medieval English monks, this is an entirely accurate reading of Viking history
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Thanks Gree_, those were great questions!
Since people seemed into him as a concept, I'm going to promote my Fr Marcellus novella By The Blood where Marcellus has to convince a town that his ward is not a vampire, while fending off a vampire coven's attempts to recruit her
#HorrorWritersChat
Since people seemed into him as a concept, I'm going to promote my Fr Marcellus novella By The Blood where Marcellus has to convince a town that his ward is not a vampire, while fending off a vampire coven's attempts to recruit her
#HorrorWritersChat
By the Blood
Ursula's new governor, the mysterious Fr Marcellus, must defend her from accusations of vampirism. He knows they're false. He should know - he's a vampire himself. But the stakes soon rise when the undead also take interest in Ursula.
💙📚 #booksky
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Ursula's new governor, the mysterious Fr Marcellus, must defend her from accusations of vampirism. He knows they're false. He should know - he's a vampire himself. But the stakes soon rise when the undead also take interest in Ursula.
💙📚 #booksky
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By the Blood - Lawrence Harding's Ko-fi Shop
When Fr. Marcellus becomes governer of a nocturnal child with a strange aversion to the sun, he knows the locals will draw the obvious conclusions. Bu...
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January 28, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Thanks Gree_, those were great questions!
Since people seemed into him as a concept, I'm going to promote my Fr Marcellus novella By The Blood where Marcellus has to convince a town that his ward is not a vampire, while fending off a vampire coven's attempts to recruit her
#HorrorWritersChat
Since people seemed into him as a concept, I'm going to promote my Fr Marcellus novella By The Blood where Marcellus has to convince a town that his ward is not a vampire, while fending off a vampire coven's attempts to recruit her
#HorrorWritersChat
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Thanks Gree! #HorrorWritersChat looking for a horror story perfect for Valentine's Day? Well, "Snake" may be a slasher novel about a serial killer hunting mobsters in New York City, but it has plenty of romance. Give it a read & see for yourself!
www.amazon.com/Snake-Rami-U...
#HorrorSky #BookSky
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#HorrorSky #BookSky
Snake
Snake - Kindle edition by Ungar, Rami. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Snake.
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January 28, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Thanks Gree! #HorrorWritersChat looking for a horror story perfect for Valentine's Day? Well, "Snake" may be a slasher novel about a serial killer hunting mobsters in New York City, but it has plenty of romance. Give it a read & see for yourself!
www.amazon.com/Snake-Rami-U...
#HorrorSky #BookSky
www.amazon.com/Snake-Rami-U...
#HorrorSky #BookSky
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In the mood for some historical or Gothic horror? Check out "The Pure World Comes," about a maid in Victorian England who goes to work for a mad scientist. Think Frankenstein and Crimson Peak had a baby together. Available in paperback and ebook.
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#HorrorSky #BookSky
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#HorrorSky #BookSky
The Pure World Comes
Amazon.com: The Pure World Comes eBook : Ungar, Rami: Books
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January 28, 2026 at 8:20 PM
In the mood for some historical or Gothic horror? Check out "The Pure World Comes," about a maid in Victorian England who goes to work for a mad scientist. Think Frankenstein and Crimson Peak had a baby together. Available in paperback and ebook.
www.amazon.com/Pure-World-C...
#HorrorSky #BookSky
www.amazon.com/Pure-World-C...
#HorrorSky #BookSky
I said nothing. The enormity of my choice hit home as my darkness cackled.
"What good is power," it whispered again, "if you have nothing else?"
Alone, with my darkness, I wept, with no one ever to hear.
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"What good is power," it whispered again, "if you have nothing else?"
Alone, with my darkness, I wept, with no one ever to hear.
#HorrorWritersChat
Gnarled hands grasp the thrumming earth around you. Void-coloured eyes behold you.
“Embrace me, and my power, you shall have.”
You grasp the dagger in the skull. You do not waver.
“They killed your kindness,” your darkness whispered. “And now, all you have is me.” Continue it.
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“Embrace me, and my power, you shall have.”
You grasp the dagger in the skull. You do not waver.
“They killed your kindness,” your darkness whispered. “And now, all you have is me.” Continue it.
#HorrorWritersChat
January 28, 2026 at 8:03 PM
I said nothing. The enormity of my choice hit home as my darkness cackled.
"What good is power," it whispered again, "if you have nothing else?"
Alone, with my darkness, I wept, with no one ever to hear.
#HorrorWritersChat
"What good is power," it whispered again, "if you have nothing else?"
Alone, with my darkness, I wept, with no one ever to hear.
#HorrorWritersChat
Sticking with Fr Marcellus, he changes a lot when he embraces his darkness. Physically. Wings, claws, massive stature, the vampiric works.
Not Church-sanctioned in any way, but he's nontheless learned to turn his physical transformations to God's work, in a manner of speaking...
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Not Church-sanctioned in any way, but he's nontheless learned to turn his physical transformations to God's work, in a manner of speaking...
#HorrorWritersChat
All the abuse. All the manipulation. All the tyranny. Blistering scabs on your soul. Your breaths rumble in the mound.
Your eyes lock with the god in front of you.
How changed do your characters become if they embrace their darkest parts? Do things change around them?
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Your eyes lock with the god in front of you.
How changed do your characters become if they embrace their darkest parts? Do things change around them?
#HorrorWritersChat
January 28, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Sticking with Fr Marcellus, he changes a lot when he embraces his darkness. Physically. Wings, claws, massive stature, the vampiric works.
Not Church-sanctioned in any way, but he's nontheless learned to turn his physical transformations to God's work, in a manner of speaking...
#HorrorWritersChat
Not Church-sanctioned in any way, but he's nontheless learned to turn his physical transformations to God's work, in a manner of speaking...
#HorrorWritersChat
I'll focus on Fr Marcellus, ordained vampire, as I'm noodling an idea about him as we chat.
Marcellus once embraced all the sin in him. That's why he became a vampire. I find his wrestling with his darkest parts in his new vocation as a priest what makes him interesting to write
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Marcellus once embraced all the sin in him. That's why he became a vampire. I find his wrestling with his darkest parts in his new vocation as a priest what makes him interesting to write
#HorrorWritersChat
You lob the sack onto the slab. The human spills out of it – battered and broken, your dagger lodged in their skull still.
Their face. You remember everything they’ve done.
The eyes glimmer at your contempt.
What are your characters’ darkest parts? Do they embrace them?
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Their face. You remember everything they’ve done.
The eyes glimmer at your contempt.
What are your characters’ darkest parts? Do they embrace them?
#HorrorWritersChat
January 28, 2026 at 7:23 PM
I'll focus on Fr Marcellus, ordained vampire, as I'm noodling an idea about him as we chat.
Marcellus once embraced all the sin in him. That's why he became a vampire. I find his wrestling with his darkest parts in his new vocation as a priest what makes him interesting to write
#HorrorWritersChat
Marcellus once embraced all the sin in him. That's why he became a vampire. I find his wrestling with his darkest parts in his new vocation as a priest what makes him interesting to write
#HorrorWritersChat
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#HorrorSky
Write #horror?
Join #HorrorWritersChat to talk with other #HorrorWriters and answer four prompts.
Participation allows you to promote your work or other horrors at the end.
Our host for this week is @greethewriter.bsky.social
Your destination awaits…
Write #horror?
Join #HorrorWritersChat to talk with other #HorrorWriters and answer four prompts.
Participation allows you to promote your work or other horrors at the end.
Our host for this week is @greethewriter.bsky.social
Your destination awaits…
You drag the sack behind you through rusted grass. The fens about you hum in anticipation under the leaden sky. Your breaths billow away in frozen mists.
There it is.
The burial mound. And its pitch-black entrance.
Your destination.
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There it is.
The burial mound. And its pitch-black entrance.
Your destination.
#HorrorWritersChat
January 28, 2026 at 6:12 PM
#HorrorSky
Write #horror?
Join #HorrorWritersChat to talk with other #HorrorWriters and answer four prompts.
Participation allows you to promote your work or other horrors at the end.
Our host for this week is @greethewriter.bsky.social
Your destination awaits…
Write #horror?
Join #HorrorWritersChat to talk with other #HorrorWriters and answer four prompts.
Participation allows you to promote your work or other horrors at the end.
Our host for this week is @greethewriter.bsky.social
Your destination awaits…
Evening #HorrorWritersChat!
I'm Lawrence (she/her). I write folk/religious horror in a way I hope MR James would vibe with.
The darkest part of me? I used to have a real temper. There's a lot in the world to make you angry, especially as a queer person. I'm grateful for writing providing an outlet
I'm Lawrence (she/her). I write folk/religious horror in a way I hope MR James would vibe with.
The darkest part of me? I used to have a real temper. There's a lot in the world to make you angry, especially as a queer person. I'm grateful for writing providing an outlet
The mound’s warm innards thrum as you descend. A huge, stone slab is ahead, shining with portent.
Eyes, older than words, behold you from the darkness. A question emerges.
Tell us who you are, what do you write, and what part of yourself do you consider the darkest?
#HorrorWritersChat
Eyes, older than words, behold you from the darkness. A question emerges.
Tell us who you are, what do you write, and what part of yourself do you consider the darkest?
#HorrorWritersChat
January 28, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Evening #HorrorWritersChat!
I'm Lawrence (she/her). I write folk/religious horror in a way I hope MR James would vibe with.
The darkest part of me? I used to have a real temper. There's a lot in the world to make you angry, especially as a queer person. I'm grateful for writing providing an outlet
I'm Lawrence (she/her). I write folk/religious horror in a way I hope MR James would vibe with.
The darkest part of me? I used to have a real temper. There's a lot in the world to make you angry, especially as a queer person. I'm grateful for writing providing an outlet
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NEW ALBUM PREMIERE!
Pillars & Palisades - Last of the King's Men
Released: January 28, 2026
Genre: Dungeon Synth
Pillars & Palisades - Last of the King's Men
Released: January 28, 2026
Genre: Dungeon Synth
Pillars & Palisades - Last of the King's Men (2026) [Dungeon Synth]
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January 28, 2026 at 11:31 AM
NEW ALBUM PREMIERE!
Pillars & Palisades - Last of the King's Men
Released: January 28, 2026
Genre: Dungeon Synth
Pillars & Palisades - Last of the King's Men
Released: January 28, 2026
Genre: Dungeon Synth
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In solidarity with the boycotts, my indie books have officially been pulled from Amazon. If you have *also* pulled your books from Amazon for whatever reason, let me know. I'm putting together some more discovery for people whose books no longer benefit from or support Amazon.
January 27, 2026 at 7:31 PM
In solidarity with the boycotts, my indie books have officially been pulled from Amazon. If you have *also* pulled your books from Amazon for whatever reason, let me know. I'm putting together some more discovery for people whose books no longer benefit from or support Amazon.
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hi friends, i've put together a short collection of SFF stories and set it free—i hope it can give you some encouragement, a smile, or even just a pause in the doomscrolling. art is resistance. <3 🐺 📚
ko-fi.com/s/f0da603a0d <— support/PWYW (free!)
tiny.cc/2q7y001 <— direct download
ko-fi.com/s/f0da603a0d <— support/PWYW (free!)
tiny.cc/2q7y001 <— direct download
January 28, 2026 at 3:26 AM
hi friends, i've put together a short collection of SFF stories and set it free—i hope it can give you some encouragement, a smile, or even just a pause in the doomscrolling. art is resistance. <3 🐺 📚
ko-fi.com/s/f0da603a0d <— support/PWYW (free!)
tiny.cc/2q7y001 <— direct download
ko-fi.com/s/f0da603a0d <— support/PWYW (free!)
tiny.cc/2q7y001 <— direct download