Darby Machin - Author
@malibudarby87.bsky.social
Writer. Queer. Romani. Disabled. CBC 2025 Mentee. PMJ Horror Prize 2025 shortlisted.
He/Him. I still draw rats and butts, sometimes. Much love, always
He/Him. I still draw rats and butts, sometimes. Much love, always
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The Beast getting ready to mess up some wolves from this day in 2020.
Marker drawing on toned tan paper.
Marker drawing on toned tan paper.
December 17, 2025 at 4:45 PM
The Beast getting ready to mess up some wolves from this day in 2020.
Marker drawing on toned tan paper.
Marker drawing on toned tan paper.
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'Keep going until you get to the end of the novel... everything can be fixed in editing' 📝
Acclaimed novelist and tutor of our upcoming three-month Writing Your Novel course Cathi Unsworth shares her top three tips for aspiring authors.
Acclaimed novelist and tutor of our upcoming three-month Writing Your Novel course Cathi Unsworth shares her top three tips for aspiring authors.
Cathi Unsworth: 'Keep going until you get to the end of the novel... Everything can be fixed in editing'
We interview author and CBC tutor Cathi Unsworth to find out more about her approach to crime fiction, teaching creative writing and her advice for writers.
www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk
December 17, 2025 at 11:46 AM
'Keep going until you get to the end of the novel... everything can be fixed in editing' 📝
Acclaimed novelist and tutor of our upcoming three-month Writing Your Novel course Cathi Unsworth shares her top three tips for aspiring authors.
Acclaimed novelist and tutor of our upcoming three-month Writing Your Novel course Cathi Unsworth shares her top three tips for aspiring authors.
Heads up: the company behind the software Screenrec is currently trying to scam me into paying for a subscription to access potentially illegally obtained data and screen recordings, for an account that I never signed up for in the first place.
Proper scummy behaviour.
Proper scummy behaviour.
December 16, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Heads up: the company behind the software Screenrec is currently trying to scam me into paying for a subscription to access potentially illegally obtained data and screen recordings, for an account that I never signed up for in the first place.
Proper scummy behaviour.
Proper scummy behaviour.
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It's Geeky Lunch Chat with Games time!
I'm in a LotR Christmas jumper and we're playing the Nordic Expansion for Ticket to Ride. Join us :)
www.twitch.tv/dcbradshaw
www.youtube.com/@dcbradshaw
I'm in a LotR Christmas jumper and we're playing the Nordic Expansion for Ticket to Ride. Join us :)
www.twitch.tv/dcbradshaw
www.youtube.com/@dcbradshaw
DCBradshaw - Twitch
Geeky Lunch Chat with Games: Ticket to Ride - Nordic Expansion!
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December 15, 2025 at 12:18 PM
It's Geeky Lunch Chat with Games time!
I'm in a LotR Christmas jumper and we're playing the Nordic Expansion for Ticket to Ride. Join us :)
www.twitch.tv/dcbradshaw
www.youtube.com/@dcbradshaw
I'm in a LotR Christmas jumper and we're playing the Nordic Expansion for Ticket to Ride. Join us :)
www.twitch.tv/dcbradshaw
www.youtube.com/@dcbradshaw
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So very proud to be part of the CBC Breakthrough Class of 2025! Working with Jake Arnott is an absolute joy.
With one horror novel being developed as part of this mentorship, and another horror novel being shortlisted for the PMJ Undiscovered Writers Prize 2025, I’m very excited for what’s next!
With one horror novel being developed as part of this mentorship, and another horror novel being shortlisted for the PMJ Undiscovered Writers Prize 2025, I’m very excited for what’s next!
'Winning a scholarship on the Breakthrough Writers Programme transformed my approach to writing.' – Zoë Wilkinson
In 2025, we supported 97 talented, under-represented writers via our Breakthrough Writers' Programme.
Meet the Breakthrough Class of 2025:
In 2025, we supported 97 talented, under-represented writers via our Breakthrough Writers' Programme.
Meet the Breakthrough Class of 2025:
Breakthrough Class of 2025
We were proud to support 27 under-represented writers with our Breakthrough Writers' Programme in 2025, read on to hear about what Breakthrough means to them and for details of their…
www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk
December 12, 2025 at 1:39 PM
So very proud to be part of the CBC Breakthrough Class of 2025! Working with Jake Arnott is an absolute joy.
With one horror novel being developed as part of this mentorship, and another horror novel being shortlisted for the PMJ Undiscovered Writers Prize 2025, I’m very excited for what’s next!
With one horror novel being developed as part of this mentorship, and another horror novel being shortlisted for the PMJ Undiscovered Writers Prize 2025, I’m very excited for what’s next!
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I’m officially a Penguin Michael Joseph Undiscovered Writers’ Prize 2025 shortlistee!
My folk horror novel, Our Devils Need No Doors is down to the final 10 and in great company 😊
#HorrorWriters #LGBTQIA+Writers
www.instagram.com/p/DSM-6rhiPP...
My folk horror novel, Our Devils Need No Doors is down to the final 10 and in great company 😊
#HorrorWriters #LGBTQIA+Writers
www.instagram.com/p/DSM-6rhiPP...
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December 13, 2025 at 2:36 PM
I’m officially a Penguin Michael Joseph Undiscovered Writers’ Prize 2025 shortlistee!
My folk horror novel, Our Devils Need No Doors is down to the final 10 and in great company 😊
#HorrorWriters #LGBTQIA+Writers
www.instagram.com/p/DSM-6rhiPP...
My folk horror novel, Our Devils Need No Doors is down to the final 10 and in great company 😊
#HorrorWriters #LGBTQIA+Writers
www.instagram.com/p/DSM-6rhiPP...
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"RemoveWindowsAI" is a script created by zoicware, available on GitHub, that does exactly what it says: it remove every AI feature in Windows 11. Do what you wish to do with this information. I'm sharing this because some folks are forced to use Win11 at work or other places for any reasons.
December 10, 2025 at 9:56 AM
"RemoveWindowsAI" is a script created by zoicware, available on GitHub, that does exactly what it says: it remove every AI feature in Windows 11. Do what you wish to do with this information. I'm sharing this because some folks are forced to use Win11 at work or other places for any reasons.
I’m officially a Penguin Michael Joseph Undiscovered Writers’ Prize 2025 shortlistee!
My folk horror novel, Our Devils Need No Doors is down to the final 10 and in great company 😊
#HorrorWriters #LGBTQIA+Writers
www.instagram.com/p/DSM-6rhiPP...
My folk horror novel, Our Devils Need No Doors is down to the final 10 and in great company 😊
#HorrorWriters #LGBTQIA+Writers
www.instagram.com/p/DSM-6rhiPP...
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December 13, 2025 at 2:36 PM
I’m officially a Penguin Michael Joseph Undiscovered Writers’ Prize 2025 shortlistee!
My folk horror novel, Our Devils Need No Doors is down to the final 10 and in great company 😊
#HorrorWriters #LGBTQIA+Writers
www.instagram.com/p/DSM-6rhiPP...
My folk horror novel, Our Devils Need No Doors is down to the final 10 and in great company 😊
#HorrorWriters #LGBTQIA+Writers
www.instagram.com/p/DSM-6rhiPP...
So very proud to be part of the CBC Breakthrough Class of 2025! Working with Jake Arnott is an absolute joy.
With one horror novel being developed as part of this mentorship, and another horror novel being shortlisted for the PMJ Undiscovered Writers Prize 2025, I’m very excited for what’s next!
With one horror novel being developed as part of this mentorship, and another horror novel being shortlisted for the PMJ Undiscovered Writers Prize 2025, I’m very excited for what’s next!
'Winning a scholarship on the Breakthrough Writers Programme transformed my approach to writing.' – Zoë Wilkinson
In 2025, we supported 97 talented, under-represented writers via our Breakthrough Writers' Programme.
Meet the Breakthrough Class of 2025:
In 2025, we supported 97 talented, under-represented writers via our Breakthrough Writers' Programme.
Meet the Breakthrough Class of 2025:
Breakthrough Class of 2025
We were proud to support 27 under-represented writers with our Breakthrough Writers' Programme in 2025, read on to hear about what Breakthrough means to them and for details of their…
www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk
December 12, 2025 at 1:39 PM
So very proud to be part of the CBC Breakthrough Class of 2025! Working with Jake Arnott is an absolute joy.
With one horror novel being developed as part of this mentorship, and another horror novel being shortlisted for the PMJ Undiscovered Writers Prize 2025, I’m very excited for what’s next!
With one horror novel being developed as part of this mentorship, and another horror novel being shortlisted for the PMJ Undiscovered Writers Prize 2025, I’m very excited for what’s next!
Been trying to deal with this bullshit for hours and hours worth of calls.
Scottish Power have a hardship fund, which is cool… but utterly useless if, like me, you are disqualified from accessing the hardship fund based on a technicality. Such a bloody joke 🙃
Scottish Power have a hardship fund, which is cool… but utterly useless if, like me, you are disqualified from accessing the hardship fund based on a technicality. Such a bloody joke 🙃
December 12, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Been trying to deal with this bullshit for hours and hours worth of calls.
Scottish Power have a hardship fund, which is cool… but utterly useless if, like me, you are disqualified from accessing the hardship fund based on a technicality. Such a bloody joke 🙃
Scottish Power have a hardship fund, which is cool… but utterly useless if, like me, you are disqualified from accessing the hardship fund based on a technicality. Such a bloody joke 🙃
Two new Tomb Raider games, let’s freaking gooooooooooo!!!
December 12, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Two new Tomb Raider games, let’s freaking gooooooooooo!!!
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4) Late Night Pizza
I was lucky enough to catch the closing crew with all the lights on at Silver Beach Pizza in St. Joseph, MI.
I was lucky enough to catch the closing crew with all the lights on at Silver Beach Pizza in St. Joseph, MI.
December 8, 2025 at 5:12 PM
4) Late Night Pizza
I was lucky enough to catch the closing crew with all the lights on at Silver Beach Pizza in St. Joseph, MI.
I was lucky enough to catch the closing crew with all the lights on at Silver Beach Pizza in St. Joseph, MI.
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A thread of my favorite pictures I took this year 🧵📷
1) Mills In A Crosswalk
There was so much joy at the @startplaying.bsky.social GEN CON party this year, and Mills seemed to capture all of it in a crosswalk outside 8 Bit Bar.
1) Mills In A Crosswalk
There was so much joy at the @startplaying.bsky.social GEN CON party this year, and Mills seemed to capture all of it in a crosswalk outside 8 Bit Bar.
December 8, 2025 at 4:56 PM
A thread of my favorite pictures I took this year 🧵📷
1) Mills In A Crosswalk
There was so much joy at the @startplaying.bsky.social GEN CON party this year, and Mills seemed to capture all of it in a crosswalk outside 8 Bit Bar.
1) Mills In A Crosswalk
There was so much joy at the @startplaying.bsky.social GEN CON party this year, and Mills seemed to capture all of it in a crosswalk outside 8 Bit Bar.
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'Winning a scholarship on the Breakthrough Writers Programme transformed my approach to writing.' – Zoë Wilkinson
In 2025, we supported 97 talented, under-represented writers via our Breakthrough Writers' Programme.
Meet the Breakthrough Class of 2025:
In 2025, we supported 97 talented, under-represented writers via our Breakthrough Writers' Programme.
Meet the Breakthrough Class of 2025:
Breakthrough Class of 2025
We were proud to support 27 under-represented writers with our Breakthrough Writers' Programme in 2025, read on to hear about what Breakthrough means to them and for details of their…
www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk
December 9, 2025 at 11:05 AM
'Winning a scholarship on the Breakthrough Writers Programme transformed my approach to writing.' – Zoë Wilkinson
In 2025, we supported 97 talented, under-represented writers via our Breakthrough Writers' Programme.
Meet the Breakthrough Class of 2025:
In 2025, we supported 97 talented, under-represented writers via our Breakthrough Writers' Programme.
Meet the Breakthrough Class of 2025:
I’ve McFucking had it with this bullshit.
For my American friends, that’s around $385 for one utility in a one bedroom apartment. Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
For my American friends, that’s around $385 for one utility in a one bedroom apartment. Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
December 10, 2025 at 3:09 AM
I’ve McFucking had it with this bullshit.
For my American friends, that’s around $385 for one utility in a one bedroom apartment. Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
For my American friends, that’s around $385 for one utility in a one bedroom apartment. Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
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In positive news. It’s official. I’m breaking through 😳
#WriterSky #AuthorSky #LGBTQIA+Writers
www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/breakthrough...
#WriterSky #AuthorSky #LGBTQIA+Writers
www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/breakthrough...
Breakthrough Class of 2025
We were proud to support 97 under-represented writers with our Breakthrough Writers' Programme in 2025, read on to hear about what Breakthrough means to them and for details of their works-in-progress...
www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk
December 9, 2025 at 3:19 PM
In positive news. It’s official. I’m breaking through 😳
#WriterSky #AuthorSky #LGBTQIA+Writers
www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/breakthrough...
#WriterSky #AuthorSky #LGBTQIA+Writers
www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/breakthrough...
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FOLLOW MY STREAM TEAM
WELCOME TO THE XYBATSU!
We're a stream team created by @xyrosvt.bsky.social with a dedication and passion for community and collaboration
We have a variety of creators who are enthusiastic about games and content creation for you to meet!
Links:
www.twitch.tv/team/thexyba...
Or go.bsky.app/SuZJ8df
We're a stream team created by @xyrosvt.bsky.social with a dedication and passion for community and collaboration
We have a variety of creators who are enthusiastic about games and content creation for you to meet!
Links:
www.twitch.tv/team/thexyba...
Or go.bsky.app/SuZJ8df
December 9, 2025 at 3:16 PM
FOLLOW MY STREAM TEAM
In positive news. It’s official. I’m breaking through 😳
#WriterSky #AuthorSky #LGBTQIA+Writers
www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/breakthrough...
#WriterSky #AuthorSky #LGBTQIA+Writers
www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/breakthrough...
Breakthrough Class of 2025
We were proud to support 97 under-represented writers with our Breakthrough Writers' Programme in 2025, read on to hear about what Breakthrough means to them and for details of their works-in-progress...
www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk
December 9, 2025 at 3:19 PM
In positive news. It’s official. I’m breaking through 😳
#WriterSky #AuthorSky #LGBTQIA+Writers
www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/breakthrough...
#WriterSky #AuthorSky #LGBTQIA+Writers
www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/breakthrough...
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Travelling to and from hospital several times in the past couple of weeks while I fight stacked infections has drained my already meagre funds.
If anyone’s able to help out for the cost of food and meds to keep me going until the 11th, I’d be very appreciative 🧡 Sorry
ko-fi.com/malibudarby
If anyone’s able to help out for the cost of food and meds to keep me going until the 11th, I’d be very appreciative 🧡 Sorry
ko-fi.com/malibudarby
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December 6, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Travelling to and from hospital several times in the past couple of weeks while I fight stacked infections has drained my already meagre funds.
If anyone’s able to help out for the cost of food and meds to keep me going until the 11th, I’d be very appreciative 🧡 Sorry
ko-fi.com/malibudarby
If anyone’s able to help out for the cost of food and meds to keep me going until the 11th, I’d be very appreciative 🧡 Sorry
ko-fi.com/malibudarby
Travelling to and from hospital several times in the past couple of weeks while I fight stacked infections has drained my already meagre funds.
If anyone’s able to help out for the cost of food and meds to keep me going until the 11th, I’d be very appreciative 🧡 Sorry
ko-fi.com/malibudarby
If anyone’s able to help out for the cost of food and meds to keep me going until the 11th, I’d be very appreciative 🧡 Sorry
ko-fi.com/malibudarby
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December 6, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Travelling to and from hospital several times in the past couple of weeks while I fight stacked infections has drained my already meagre funds.
If anyone’s able to help out for the cost of food and meds to keep me going until the 11th, I’d be very appreciative 🧡 Sorry
ko-fi.com/malibudarby
If anyone’s able to help out for the cost of food and meds to keep me going until the 11th, I’d be very appreciative 🧡 Sorry
ko-fi.com/malibudarby
Spent the past 2 weeks dealing with a nasty infection that simply will not bugger off 🫠
Chronic illness and a lowered immune system is not the vibe for me, I’m afraid.
Chronic illness and a lowered immune system is not the vibe for me, I’m afraid.
December 5, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Spent the past 2 weeks dealing with a nasty infection that simply will not bugger off 🫠
Chronic illness and a lowered immune system is not the vibe for me, I’m afraid.
Chronic illness and a lowered immune system is not the vibe for me, I’m afraid.
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Down to $400 away from rent being paid! I unfortunately need to pay this ASAP.
Any help is appreciated yall.
ko-fi.com/dndjordanlea...
#mutualaid
Any help is appreciated yall.
ko-fi.com/dndjordanlea...
#mutualaid
December 3, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Down to $400 away from rent being paid! I unfortunately need to pay this ASAP.
Any help is appreciated yall.
ko-fi.com/dndjordanlea...
#mutualaid
Any help is appreciated yall.
ko-fi.com/dndjordanlea...
#mutualaid
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This Wednesday, we’re honouring the creator of Horror Writers Chat, Matt aka MG Mason @chaoticauthor.online, who sadly passed away last week 🕯️
I’ll be asking questions Matt would ask and you’ll have an opportunity to share your happy memories of Matt and #HorrorWritersChat
See you then 🖤
I’ll be asking questions Matt would ask and you’ll have an opportunity to share your happy memories of Matt and #HorrorWritersChat
See you then 🖤
December 2, 2025 at 7:00 PM
This Wednesday, we’re honouring the creator of Horror Writers Chat, Matt aka MG Mason @chaoticauthor.online, who sadly passed away last week 🕯️
I’ll be asking questions Matt would ask and you’ll have an opportunity to share your happy memories of Matt and #HorrorWritersChat
See you then 🖤
I’ll be asking questions Matt would ask and you’ll have an opportunity to share your happy memories of Matt and #HorrorWritersChat
See you then 🖤