Robin Bird
@robinxbird.bsky.social
Pronouns em/em/eir (they're singular, nice and easy)
Trainee counsellor, attempting to write eir dead father's memoir, bookish, lefty, nerdy, disabled and British.
https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/skeletonrobin
Trainee counsellor, attempting to write eir dead father's memoir, bookish, lefty, nerdy, disabled and British.
https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/skeletonrobin
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Hello, looks like independent publishers should beef up our books coverage.
If you're into the idea of joining the @flaminghydra.com collective and writing a book review each month (800-2000 word range), please send us your ideas and some clips to [email protected]
If you're into the idea of joining the @flaminghydra.com collective and writing a book review each month (800-2000 word range), please send us your ideas and some clips to [email protected]
February 4, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Hello, looks like independent publishers should beef up our books coverage.
If you're into the idea of joining the @flaminghydra.com collective and writing a book review each month (800-2000 word range), please send us your ideas and some clips to [email protected]
If you're into the idea of joining the @flaminghydra.com collective and writing a book review each month (800-2000 word range), please send us your ideas and some clips to [email protected]
For many many years i avoided using anything to organise thoughts or really anything. Even file organising on my PC. Because i had been given a very strong impression that a) everybody else just automatically kept track of things and i was a failure for not being able to do so naturally and
my brain always wants to bounce btwn stories but ive been really confused how people manage doing so. its hard to keep all the little details and the feel of characters in different stories clear in my head
and now it makes perfect sense: they dont! they write that stuff down and keep it organized
and now it makes perfect sense: they dont! they write that stuff down and keep it organized
February 3, 2026 at 9:40 PM
For many many years i avoided using anything to organise thoughts or really anything. Even file organising on my PC. Because i had been given a very strong impression that a) everybody else just automatically kept track of things and i was a failure for not being able to do so naturally and
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In the end if you are a creator, especially, engaging with art that was made by someone Provably A Shit, you too need to grapple with that -- even briefly. Don't just glance at it and let it go if the art really did mean something to you. Grab it. Feel its weight. Does it have any? Feel its edges.
February 3, 2026 at 6:48 PM
In the end if you are a creator, especially, engaging with art that was made by someone Provably A Shit, you too need to grapple with that -- even briefly. Don't just glance at it and let it go if the art really did mean something to you. Grab it. Feel its weight. Does it have any? Feel its edges.
Fifteen books I read in 2015 that I would recommend to others. Various genres, indie, small and trad press. Audiobooks, ebooks, library books and paperbacks. Some rereads, some new to me. Some older titles, some recently published.
#booksky
#booksky
Post 15 books you read in 2025 that you recommend. One book per day for 15 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no expectations, just covers.
1/15
No explanations, no expectations, just covers.
1/15
February 3, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Fifteen books I read in 2015 that I would recommend to others. Various genres, indie, small and trad press. Audiobooks, ebooks, library books and paperbacks. Some rereads, some new to me. Some older titles, some recently published.
#booksky
#booksky
A paper i was going to reference has just dusqualifued itself by referring to *countries* as "the femine country" and "the masculine one". Which has if nothing else, broken my brain too much to continue.
February 3, 2026 at 5:14 PM
A paper i was going to reference has just dusqualifued itself by referring to *countries* as "the femine country" and "the masculine one". Which has if nothing else, broken my brain too much to continue.
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In today's installment of Old Lady Yells At Clouds:
February 3, 2026 at 2:42 PM
In today's installment of Old Lady Yells At Clouds:
Just in case there's any public figures out there you think you don't follow because they're absolute scumbags who are now raising their heads above the parapet once more and want to check.
I think lots of people still don’t know they need to unfollow before they block because otherwise they’re still following.
February 3, 2026 at 9:41 AM
Just in case there's any public figures out there you think you don't follow because they're absolute scumbags who are now raising their heads above the parapet once more and want to check.
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Heads-up for folks who're teachers and/or have kids in school who don't know - per a fawning article in the Telegraph there's another Transgender-Trend-alike pile of bigots called 'Protect & Teach' making it their mission to harass schools into being fucking awful to trans kids in the UK.
February 3, 2026 at 7:23 AM
Heads-up for folks who're teachers and/or have kids in school who don't know - per a fawning article in the Telegraph there's another Transgender-Trend-alike pile of bigots called 'Protect & Teach' making it their mission to harass schools into being fucking awful to trans kids in the UK.
This is so weird. They're not actually worth that much since they are not solid gold and the cultural values is only there for people really keen on Dewsbury. Why would you steal these? Did they think they were the equivalent of royal jewels, maybe tall gold or some such?
Mayoral chains stolen in Dewsbury Town Hall burglary
Police and council officials appeal for help in trying to recover the
www.bbc.co.uk
February 2, 2026 at 6:09 PM
This is so weird. They're not actually worth that much since they are not solid gold and the cultural values is only there for people really keen on Dewsbury. Why would you steal these? Did they think they were the equivalent of royal jewels, maybe tall gold or some such?
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CALLING ALL BLACK COMIC ARTISTS, WRITERS, AND ALL-AROUND CARTOONISTS!
Reply to or quote this post showing off your favorite work so we can get more people reading your creations!
Reply to or quote this post showing off your favorite work so we can get more people reading your creations!
February 1, 2026 at 9:23 PM
CALLING ALL BLACK COMIC ARTISTS, WRITERS, AND ALL-AROUND CARTOONISTS!
Reply to or quote this post showing off your favorite work so we can get more people reading your creations!
Reply to or quote this post showing off your favorite work so we can get more people reading your creations!
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Also it's none of your business! If you aren't checking in to make sure your neighbors are doing their taxes correctly, then it's not your problem what a neighbor's immigration status is.
I genuinely have no idea how to convey this to the American people, but I think the biggest impediment to any kind of immigration reform is that people are convinced that "legal" and "illegal" are immutable, intrinsic categories instead of a rapidly-shifting arbitrary constellation of regulations.
February 2, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Also it's none of your business! If you aren't checking in to make sure your neighbors are doing their taxes correctly, then it's not your problem what a neighbor's immigration status is.
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Don’t forget the kids who weren’t lucky enough to have a cute photo go viral to get people outraged on their behalf. They ALL must be released.
Liam, 5, has been freed, but four other students from his school district remain detained in Texas. Two boys from his elementary school were taken Thurs
“This isn’t something we are prepared or trained for. We’ve dedicated our lives to protecting + educating children,” school superintendent told me
“This isn’t something we are prepared or trained for. We’ve dedicated our lives to protecting + educating children,” school superintendent told me
ICE detains two more students from Liam Ramos’s school, officials say
The brothers’ mother was taken by ICE and Minnesota educators were forced to bring the children to her
www.theguardian.com
February 2, 2026 at 2:38 AM
Don’t forget the kids who weren’t lucky enough to have a cute photo go viral to get people outraged on their behalf. They ALL must be released.
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We've opened up for submissions over at A Midnight Kind of Place. We got over 400 submissions the last time round and I can't wait to see what comes in this time.
#SubmissionCalls #Horror
#SubmissionCalls #Horror
Submissions - A Midnight Kind of Place
A new market for short horror fiction. We're now open for submissions across a number of themed anthologies.
f.mtr.cool
February 2, 2026 at 3:33 PM
We've opened up for submissions over at A Midnight Kind of Place. We got over 400 submissions the last time round and I can't wait to see what comes in this time.
#SubmissionCalls #Horror
#SubmissionCalls #Horror
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Indiegogo currently have an offer on ‘most anticipated books’ including Children of Strife. www.indigo.ca/en-ca/sale/m... - lasts until 8th Feb and it’s 25% off.
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February 2, 2026 at 11:01 AM
Indiegogo currently have an offer on ‘most anticipated books’ including Children of Strife. www.indigo.ca/en-ca/sale/m... - lasts until 8th Feb and it’s 25% off.
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As it’s LGBTQ+ History Month I thought I’d share some bits from my new book Tales of the Suburbs: LGBTQ+ Lives Behind Net Curtains (out in mid March) just to give a flavour of what was going on beyond the privet…
February 1, 2026 at 11:59 AM
As it’s LGBTQ+ History Month I thought I’d share some bits from my new book Tales of the Suburbs: LGBTQ+ Lives Behind Net Curtains (out in mid March) just to give a flavour of what was going on beyond the privet…
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Help an artist pay his bills, take a look at my shop! ✨👁️ i got prints, stickers and original art! #artsky #blueskynightmarket #art ko-fi.com/scarycircus/...
March 18, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Help an artist pay his bills, take a look at my shop! ✨👁️ i got prints, stickers and original art! #artsky #blueskynightmarket #art ko-fi.com/scarycircus/...
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Looking forward to seeing who gets honoured at the FIFA Grammys next week
February 2, 2026 at 8:53 AM
Looking forward to seeing who gets honoured at the FIFA Grammys next week
My cat visits the neighbour's houses acting like he's never been fed ever. Today he chose a a neighbour i was visiting at the time so he got caught.
Luckily they all know he's well cared for and properly fed. He also accepts fuss and adoration.
Luckily they all know he's well cared for and properly fed. He also accepts fuss and adoration.
February 1, 2026 at 7:58 PM
My cat visits the neighbour's houses acting like he's never been fed ever. Today he chose a a neighbour i was visiting at the time so he got caught.
Luckily they all know he's well cared for and properly fed. He also accepts fuss and adoration.
Luckily they all know he's well cared for and properly fed. He also accepts fuss and adoration.
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"A world-first gene therapy which turns white blood cells into a disease-busting “living drug” has reversed previously untreatable blood cancers." www.positive.news/society/revo...
Revolutionary therapy treats ‘untreatable’ blood cancer
Gene therapy which turns white blood cells into a disease-busting “living drug” has reversed previously untreatable blood cancers
www.positive.news
January 31, 2026 at 12:05 PM
"A world-first gene therapy which turns white blood cells into a disease-busting “living drug” has reversed previously untreatable blood cancers." www.positive.news/society/revo...
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There is, actually, very little evidence of Palestinians committing widespread sexual violence on Oct 7. Nearly all of the reporting got debunked. Obviously even one incident (and there were certainly a few) is too many! but the idea that it was systematic or extremely prevalent has v little basis.
February 1, 2026 at 5:04 AM
There is, actually, very little evidence of Palestinians committing widespread sexual violence on Oct 7. Nearly all of the reporting got debunked. Obviously even one incident (and there were certainly a few) is too many! but the idea that it was systematic or extremely prevalent has v little basis.
Suddenly occurred to me that the reason I'm struggling a bit this January compared to last Jan is that I'm doing literally twice as much as i was then.
Working two days instead of one, four instead of two assignments.
Of course it's a bit tough.
Working two days instead of one, four instead of two assignments.
Of course it's a bit tough.
January 31, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Suddenly occurred to me that the reason I'm struggling a bit this January compared to last Jan is that I'm doing literally twice as much as i was then.
Working two days instead of one, four instead of two assignments.
Of course it's a bit tough.
Working two days instead of one, four instead of two assignments.
Of course it's a bit tough.
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When I say death to the billionaire class I am being very fucking literal.
I have spent my entire life since I was old enough to be aware of social-economic injustice screamingly angry about it in all its forms.
The people - the global working class - absolutely must kill our oppressors.
I have spent my entire life since I was old enough to be aware of social-economic injustice screamingly angry about it in all its forms.
The people - the global working class - absolutely must kill our oppressors.
im genuinely not sure if its possible to be angry enough abt the world being run by a reddit pedophile cabal. the appropriate amount of anger would make you explode into a fine mist, and i don't advise doing that for safety reasons
January 31, 2026 at 6:49 PM
When I say death to the billionaire class I am being very fucking literal.
I have spent my entire life since I was old enough to be aware of social-economic injustice screamingly angry about it in all its forms.
The people - the global working class - absolutely must kill our oppressors.
I have spent my entire life since I was old enough to be aware of social-economic injustice screamingly angry about it in all its forms.
The people - the global working class - absolutely must kill our oppressors.