Lynda Clark
@lyndac.bsky.social
Writer, reader, gamer. Still mostly bogling to Aswad. https://wouldyouliketochangethedifficultysetting.wordpress.com/
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There will be swears.
Any pronouns.
No alt text? No follow, no matter how cool & interesting you are.
There will be swears.
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Lynda Clark
@lyndac.bsky.social
· Nov 22
Beyond Kidding: An unputdownable, darkly funny sci-fi
An unputdownable, darkly funny sci-fi
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Updated links to my books that actually work:
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uk.bookshop.org/p/books/beyo...
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"Work" is also often synonymous for quantitative methods or people management. Not saying these aren't valuable skills but they certainly aren't the *only* skills and other kinds of work exist!
Work‑aligned learning is the new language of HE policy – but for UCU members it means: extra design/admin, more employer partnerships, and higher regulatory risk, often with no extra time or pay.
This week on Wonkhe: University study has never been more focused on labour market outcomes and local economic needs. Phil Power-Mason, Helen Charlton, Fran Walker-Martin and Sarah Bloomfield think through the vocabulary
February 8, 2026 at 1:53 PM
"Work" is also often synonymous for quantitative methods or people management. Not saying these aren't valuable skills but they certainly aren't the *only* skills and other kinds of work exist!
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Work‑aligned learning is the new language of HE policy – but for UCU members it means: extra design/admin, more employer partnerships, and higher regulatory risk, often with no extra time or pay.
This week on Wonkhe: University study has never been more focused on labour market outcomes and local economic needs. Phil Power-Mason, Helen Charlton, Fran Walker-Martin and Sarah Bloomfield think through the vocabulary
Talking about contemporary higher education means talking about work-aligned learning
University study has never been more focused on labour market outcomes and local economic needs. Phil Power-Mason, Helen Charlton, Fran Walker-Martin and Sarah Bloomfield think through the vocabulary...
buff.ly
February 8, 2026 at 12:26 PM
Work‑aligned learning is the new language of HE policy – but for UCU members it means: extra design/admin, more employer partnerships, and higher regulatory risk, often with no extra time or pay.
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I’m an Ambassador for this brilliant charity, Bookbanks, giving away books with food parcels at food banks. There are two part-time jobs going for Regional Leads in London and East Anglia.
Link below.
Please share far and wide :)
Link below.
Please share far and wide :)
Get Involved — Bookbanks
www.bookbanks.co.uk
February 7, 2026 at 11:10 AM
I’m an Ambassador for this brilliant charity, Bookbanks, giving away books with food parcels at food banks. There are two part-time jobs going for Regional Leads in London and East Anglia.
Link below.
Please share far and wide :)
Link below.
Please share far and wide :)
Started Bridgerton and Lady Danbury's mask at the masked ball has done me in.
a woman looking at a computer screen with the words who could it possibly be written below her
Alt: A woman looking at a computer screen and saying "Who could it possibly be?"
media.tenor.com
February 7, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Started Bridgerton and Lady Danbury's mask at the masked ball has done me in.
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The dirty secret of curling that no one involved in the sport will admit is that the broom doesn’t do anything
February 7, 2026 at 11:58 AM
The dirty secret of curling that no one involved in the sport will admit is that the broom doesn’t do anything
Wish the people who say "Spaniels never stop do they?!' when we're out in a walk could see his response to me asking if he fancies going out when he's *not* feeling it.
February 7, 2026 at 9:56 AM
Wish the people who say "Spaniels never stop do they?!' when we're out in a walk could see his response to me asking if he fancies going out when he's *not* feeling it.
The other day some of my students said they were doing their study starting with papers in 2005 because it would give them a 20 year span to look at and I almost said "That's not 20 years" before I realised yes, yes it was. 😭
February 6, 2026 at 9:35 AM
The other day some of my students said they were doing their study starting with papers in 2005 because it would give them a 20 year span to look at and I almost said "That's not 20 years" before I realised yes, yes it was. 😭
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A little bear figurine carved out of amber some 6,000 years ago 🐻❤️
A hole runs through the bear’s torso suggesting it was threaded on a cord, perhaps worn or carried as a protective charm.
Found in a peat bog near Słupsk, Poland, in 1887.
📷 National Museum in Szczecin
#FindsFriday
#Archaeology
A hole runs through the bear’s torso suggesting it was threaded on a cord, perhaps worn or carried as a protective charm.
Found in a peat bog near Słupsk, Poland, in 1887.
📷 National Museum in Szczecin
#FindsFriday
#Archaeology
February 6, 2026 at 8:04 AM
A little bear figurine carved out of amber some 6,000 years ago 🐻❤️
A hole runs through the bear’s torso suggesting it was threaded on a cord, perhaps worn or carried as a protective charm.
Found in a peat bog near Słupsk, Poland, in 1887.
📷 National Museum in Szczecin
#FindsFriday
#Archaeology
A hole runs through the bear’s torso suggesting it was threaded on a cord, perhaps worn or carried as a protective charm.
Found in a peat bog near Słupsk, Poland, in 1887.
📷 National Museum in Szczecin
#FindsFriday
#Archaeology
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After 9+ years at ustwo games I have unfortunately been made redundant.
If you are looking for a stylised 3D generalist with 10+ years experience to have on your team please give me a shout or let others know that I am available for work! I'd love to chat ✨
fensartden.com
[email protected]
If you are looking for a stylised 3D generalist with 10+ years experience to have on your team please give me a shout or let others know that I am available for work! I'd love to chat ✨
fensartden.com
[email protected]
Fen Beatty
fensartden.com
February 5, 2026 at 4:09 PM
After 9+ years at ustwo games I have unfortunately been made redundant.
If you are looking for a stylised 3D generalist with 10+ years experience to have on your team please give me a shout or let others know that I am available for work! I'd love to chat ✨
fensartden.com
[email protected]
If you are looking for a stylised 3D generalist with 10+ years experience to have on your team please give me a shout or let others know that I am available for work! I'd love to chat ✨
fensartden.com
[email protected]
Not saying it's wet out but we saw a heron on our walk today. In the fields.
February 6, 2026 at 12:26 AM
Not saying it's wet out but we saw a heron on our walk today. In the fields.
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ok calling this guy Mr. Nipples really deflects from the leg situation that is, simply, more than i can take
I need everyone to know that on the crochet subreddit the mods made a big post about how they're taking a week off because there was too much fighting/political posts. so there's currently no mods on r/crochet and people are being absolutely insane
February 5, 2026 at 10:51 PM
ok calling this guy Mr. Nipples really deflects from the leg situation that is, simply, more than i can take
Several reviews for Beyond Kidding complain that it isn't a twisty thriller. Well no, because it's a dark comedy. 🙃
I honestly think some people just go 'silhouette on the cover- clearly a mystery!'
I honestly think some people just go 'silhouette on the cover- clearly a mystery!'
Don't 1-Star a review just because it wasn't for you. That's like giving 1-Star to a Chinese restaurant because they didn't have pizza. #writing
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I feel like some people need to relearn Genre Expectations... "Man, this tragedy sucks!!! Why didn't they just do XYZ, then everything could have ended happily!!" well, then it wouldn't be a tragedy, would it. "Man, this lighthearted teen romcom is terrible, it's so sappy and unrealistic!!" Well, yah. If it had been gritty and dark, it wouldn't have been a lighthearted romcom, would it. Is the writing actually bad or are you just trying to order a milkshake from a Home Depo
katheryneFromPhilly
Reblogging for "Is the writing bad or are you just trying to order a milkshake from a Home Depot"
I feel like that should be the canned response to anyone who complains in your fic's AO3 comments about the [thing] when the [thing] is clearly tagged.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:257iczgne7brbafvy3fjvkis/bafkreihydavbu246s2ag7i7mme34gkj77owhw7yw5g55ry6sdnetsitpwu@jpeg)
February 5, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Several reviews for Beyond Kidding complain that it isn't a twisty thriller. Well no, because it's a dark comedy. 🙃
I honestly think some people just go 'silhouette on the cover- clearly a mystery!'
I honestly think some people just go 'silhouette on the cover- clearly a mystery!'
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Forgive me banging on about this story again - but should you wish to download it, today's the last day (from link below, or Spotify, Apple, etc) - then it's only available on BBC Sounds
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
BBC Radio 4 - Drama of the Week - Available now
Available episodes of Drama of the Week
www.bbc.co.uk
February 5, 2026 at 11:43 AM
Forgive me banging on about this story again - but should you wish to download it, today's the last day (from link below, or Spotify, Apple, etc) - then it's only available on BBC Sounds
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
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I just saw this instagram post from the incredibly talented and breathtakingly hilarious Kate Welch, who was laid off around a year ago, and I wanted to share it here. It’s an important message, and you deserve to read it:
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February 4, 2026 at 6:42 PM
I just saw this instagram post from the incredibly talented and breathtakingly hilarious Kate Welch, who was laid off around a year ago, and I wanted to share it here. It’s an important message, and you deserve to read it:
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Apply for our PhD placement scheme to get involved in extraordinary research at the Library. There are eight available placements exploring a variety of themes including war poetry, 21st-century digital tools, illustrated newspapers and decarbonisation.
Find out more: link.bl.uk/PhDPlacements
Find out more: link.bl.uk/PhDPlacements
February 4, 2026 at 10:55 AM
Apply for our PhD placement scheme to get involved in extraordinary research at the Library. There are eight available placements exploring a variety of themes including war poetry, 21st-century digital tools, illustrated newspapers and decarbonisation.
Find out more: link.bl.uk/PhDPlacements
Find out more: link.bl.uk/PhDPlacements
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Unlike other publications, which often frame AI articles around hype and fear-mongering like, “should we be afraid?” or “is it secretly alive,” proud to work for @wired.com, which always tells it as it is.
No, the AI bots are not alive and posting on social media:
www.wired.com/story/i-infi...
No, the AI bots are not alive and posting on social media:
www.wired.com/story/i-infi...
I Infiltrated Moltbook, the AI-Only Social Network Where Humans Aren’t Allowed
I went undercover on Moltbook and loved role-playing as a conscious bot. But rather than a novel breakthrough, the AI-only site is a crude rehashing of sci-fi fantasies.
www.wired.com
February 3, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Unlike other publications, which often frame AI articles around hype and fear-mongering like, “should we be afraid?” or “is it secretly alive,” proud to work for @wired.com, which always tells it as it is.
No, the AI bots are not alive and posting on social media:
www.wired.com/story/i-infi...
No, the AI bots are not alive and posting on social media:
www.wired.com/story/i-infi...
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Incredible contrast between this and Keir Starmer running a delivery driver over
Mamdani Forces Delivery Apps to Pay Back $4.6 Million Cheated From Drivers
New York City's new mayor, Zohran Mamdani, has already scored a major win for deliveristas working for three delivery giants.
futurism.com
February 2, 2026 at 10:13 AM
Incredible contrast between this and Keir Starmer running a delivery driver over
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Education is a public good.
The cost should be met from general, progressive taxation, not dumped on the shoulders of these and future generations
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
The cost should be met from general, progressive taxation, not dumped on the shoulders of these and future generations
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
‘I work as a doctor in the NHS – I’ll never be able to pay back my student loan’
Taking out a student loan was once seen as an investment in your future. But as graduates face soaring rates of inflation, they say the loans are leaving them ‘locked’ into debt
www.independent.co.uk
February 1, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Education is a public good.
The cost should be met from general, progressive taxation, not dumped on the shoulders of these and future generations
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
The cost should be met from general, progressive taxation, not dumped on the shoulders of these and future generations
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
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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." www.thetimes.com/culture/film...
All 2.4m of Britain’s creative workers are at risk — and we know why
A new report into the impact of AI on the creative sector makes for apocalyptic reading. The government must act now
www.thetimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 8:34 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." www.thetimes.com/culture/film...
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“The universities minister, Jacqui Smith, also defended the government’s approach as “fair”, citing the salary premium graduates enjoy.”
Painfully obvious that universities minister Jacqui Smith lacks the slightest interest in universities and university students.
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Painfully obvious that universities minister Jacqui Smith lacks the slightest interest in universities and university students.
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Young Labour MPs team up to force chancellor’s hand on st...
Backbenchers hope to overturn chancellor’s change to scheme that could burden graduates with above-inflation interest rate increases
observer.co.uk
February 1, 2026 at 11:02 AM
“The universities minister, Jacqui Smith, also defended the government’s approach as “fair”, citing the salary premium graduates enjoy.”
Painfully obvious that universities minister Jacqui Smith lacks the slightest interest in universities and university students.
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Painfully obvious that universities minister Jacqui Smith lacks the slightest interest in universities and university students.
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
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Our first newsletter just went out. As well as news about PictCon the newsletters will offer a round up of sf groups and events in Scotland. Please do sign up! PictCon.com
January 31, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Our first newsletter just went out. As well as news about PictCon the newsletters will offer a round up of sf groups and events in Scotland. Please do sign up! PictCon.com
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Fabulous 10/10 no notes
January 31, 2026 at 11:37 AM
Fabulous 10/10 no notes
I think all the time about the fact that one of the only reasons we're doing ok right now is because we were lucky enough to get a mortgage 20 years ago when such things were possible on lower incomes. I honestly don't know how people cope with rent costs. (& realise many don't).
UK child poverty up 34% in a decade.
Families can't afford the cost of food, rent, childcare, heating, essentials.
72% of poor children live in working families.
Secure jobs, universal basic income/services, curbs on profiteering, free school meals would help.
Must eradicate parental poverty.
Families can't afford the cost of food, rent, childcare, heating, essentials.
72% of poor children live in working families.
Secure jobs, universal basic income/services, curbs on profiteering, free school meals would help.
Must eradicate parental poverty.
Why are four million children still going hungry in the UK in 2026?
Hunger in the UK is the scourge that ceases to abate. It's time to build a road map to meaningful and lasting change.
www.bigissue.com
January 31, 2026 at 9:52 AM
I think all the time about the fact that one of the only reasons we're doing ok right now is because we were lucky enough to get a mortgage 20 years ago when such things were possible on lower incomes. I honestly don't know how people cope with rent costs. (& realise many don't).
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tell your friends, your frenemies, your favorite writers & publishers... only a couple days left to send us the best nature-based speculative fiction you published last year!
We're reading 2025's ecohorror, clifi, solarpunk, anthropomorphic, ecoweird, dystopian, utopian, anti-utopian, ecofuturism!
We're reading 2025's ecohorror, clifi, solarpunk, anthropomorphic, ecoweird, dystopian, utopian, anti-utopian, ecofuturism!
January 29, 2026 at 8:00 PM
tell your friends, your frenemies, your favorite writers & publishers... only a couple days left to send us the best nature-based speculative fiction you published last year!
We're reading 2025's ecohorror, clifi, solarpunk, anthropomorphic, ecoweird, dystopian, utopian, anti-utopian, ecofuturism!
We're reading 2025's ecohorror, clifi, solarpunk, anthropomorphic, ecoweird, dystopian, utopian, anti-utopian, ecofuturism!