Iona
@singlecrow.bsky.social
Writer, lawyer, part-time sapphic, among other things. not Scottish, but it's complicated. (repped by Kurestin Armada; fiction and other work at www.generalist.org.uk/iona) (they/she)
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Iona
@singlecrow.bsky.social
· Jan 2
Happy new year! The book is out- You Are Here: Nine More Stories, a new short story collection including a brand-new novella. Dragons, smugglers, witches, Indian mothers, meddling lesbians, telepaths who love to troll you, space! 🌈🚀🏴☠️🪔 🐉
available most places, paperbacks at Amazon, links below.
available most places, paperbacks at Amazon, links below.
Some pins and things: here is my most recent short story collection: bsky.app/profile/sing...
Best Indian food (outside of India): at a strip mall in Anchorage, Alaska.
Here’s a topic outside the news.
What’s the most unlikely place you’ve ever had the best particular food or drink you’ve ever had?
Like, not the best steak at the world’s top steakhouse. Something weirder.
Best burger I’ve ever had? Fresno airport.
Best cup of coffee? Crater Lake Lodge.
What’s the most unlikely place you’ve ever had the best particular food or drink you’ve ever had?
Like, not the best steak at the world’s top steakhouse. Something weirder.
Best burger I’ve ever had? Fresno airport.
Best cup of coffee? Crater Lake Lodge.
January 16, 2026 at 12:38 PM
Best Indian food (outside of India): at a strip mall in Anchorage, Alaska.
this is a very good book, and you should preorder it
COVER REVEAL: Call Me Traitor, my sapphic Winter Soldier-esque fantasy! Beyond delighted with this stunning @eliotbaum.bsky.social art with design by Jess Kiley. Preorders gratefully welcomed if it’s your thing! us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
January 15, 2026 at 9:07 PM
this is a very good book, and you should preorder it
Reposted by Iona
Not that you would know it from the headline, but the actual story here is "we made them pay us some money for copies rather than scrape the site in a really annoying way"...
Wikimedia Foundation announces new AI partnerships with Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, Perplexity and others
Wikimedia Foundation announces new AI partnerships with Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, Perplexity and others | TechCrunch
The AI partnerships allow companies to access the org's content, like Wikipedia, at scale.
techcrunch.com
January 15, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Not that you would know it from the headline, but the actual story here is "we made them pay us some money for copies rather than scrape the site in a really annoying way"...
my grandmother & her brother grew up in Meerut & I met him once when I was 12. He was a mathematician, just retired from the university, who spent the whole day playing cards & mathematical games with me.
I never saw him again; it was a single intersection of two lives. but I think of him often.
I never saw him again; it was a single intersection of two lives. but I think of him often.
I've been trying to make nankhatai, which is a specialty of the town my grandmother grew up in. they should have pista on the top, not almonds, but I like them anyway.
January 14, 2026 at 7:49 PM
my grandmother & her brother grew up in Meerut & I met him once when I was 12. He was a mathematician, just retired from the university, who spent the whole day playing cards & mathematical games with me.
I never saw him again; it was a single intersection of two lives. but I think of him often.
I never saw him again; it was a single intersection of two lives. but I think of him often.
I've been trying to make nankhatai, which is a specialty of the town my grandmother grew up in. they should have pista on the top, not almonds, but I like them anyway.
January 14, 2026 at 4:43 PM
I've been trying to make nankhatai, which is a specialty of the town my grandmother grew up in. they should have pista on the top, not almonds, but I like them anyway.
Watching a bit of Knives Out, remembering in awe that Daniel Craig has the same accent as mine
(Mr Craig and I were both born and raised in Liverpool & then spent a lot of time in the south of England. of *England*)
(Mr Craig and I were both born and raised in Liverpool & then spent a lot of time in the south of England. of *England*)
January 13, 2026 at 10:32 PM
Watching a bit of Knives Out, remembering in awe that Daniel Craig has the same accent as mine
(Mr Craig and I were both born and raised in Liverpool & then spent a lot of time in the south of England. of *England*)
(Mr Craig and I were both born and raised in Liverpool & then spent a lot of time in the south of England. of *England*)
god, The Pitt is just so good. It's the best thing on tv now, not excluding Pluribus.
January 13, 2026 at 9:12 AM
god, The Pitt is just so good. It's the best thing on tv now, not excluding Pluribus.
5.5 hours is not a huge time difference but my emails today did not say things.
January 12, 2026 at 4:08 PM
5.5 hours is not a huge time difference but my emails today did not say things.
Andrew has this lovely little thread of observations, now we’re back from India 💚🤍🧡
Back from Delhi. This was I think my seventh trip there since 2011. Interesting to think about how it's changed.
January 10, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Andrew has this lovely little thread of observations, now we’re back from India 💚🤍🧡
I brought an 800g bag of kaccha am papad home with me and on current form will have eaten it all before bed.
January 10, 2026 at 4:11 PM
I brought an 800g bag of kaccha am papad home with me and on current form will have eaten it all before bed.
I’m home after a long journey and so far my biggest problem is no way to watch Indian Masterchef.
January 10, 2026 at 11:04 AM
I’m home after a long journey and so far my biggest problem is no way to watch Indian Masterchef.
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QUEEN 👑 SHIT 👑
god I wish I could see this live. I mean I am more or less resigned to never ever seeing any international skating competition in person because [gestures in australian] but SOMETIMES, THE YEARNING--
god I wish I could see this live. I mean I am more or less resigned to never ever seeing any international skating competition in person because [gestures in australian] but SOMETIMES, THE YEARNING--
stop what you're doing and let Amber Glenn take you to church #USPrevagenChamps #figureskating
January 8, 2026 at 5:10 AM
QUEEN 👑 SHIT 👑
god I wish I could see this live. I mean I am more or less resigned to never ever seeing any international skating competition in person because [gestures in australian] but SOMETIMES, THE YEARNING--
god I wish I could see this live. I mean I am more or less resigned to never ever seeing any international skating competition in person because [gestures in australian] but SOMETIMES, THE YEARNING--
Those admiring this lovely handkerchief dress— it was made for me by @oddtypeofdragon.bsky.social, who does indeed make dresses to order!
I went skating in Delhi today and it was such a good experience! Such smooth ice and not being the only brown on it goes down well.
January 7, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Those admiring this lovely handkerchief dress— it was made for me by @oddtypeofdragon.bsky.social, who does indeed make dresses to order!
I went skating in Delhi today and it was such a good experience! Such smooth ice and not being the only brown on it goes down well.
January 7, 2026 at 4:24 PM
I went skating in Delhi today and it was such a good experience! Such smooth ice and not being the only brown on it goes down well.
I’m in a giant mall in Gurgaon, watching a large Indian family all looking frantically for the Harajuku Japanese cafe. The littlest sister, mochi is her favourite! It must be found!
January 7, 2026 at 10:00 AM
I’m in a giant mall in Gurgaon, watching a large Indian family all looking frantically for the Harajuku Japanese cafe. The littlest sister, mochi is her favourite! It must be found!
I’m sorry to be missing the snow and ice in the UK, here it is a smoggy 5 degrees but it feels much colder.
January 7, 2026 at 3:54 AM
I’m sorry to be missing the snow and ice in the UK, here it is a smoggy 5 degrees but it feels much colder.
Watching a beautiful black kite rise and dip outside my window, while all the little birds decide to be elsewhere (also much mourning in the squirrel community)
January 4, 2026 at 7:03 AM
Watching a beautiful black kite rise and dip outside my window, while all the little birds decide to be elsewhere (also much mourning in the squirrel community)
This is one of my most favourite books. I read it in March 2020 and it was intensely sustaining.
Lifelode, my Mythopoeic Award winning novel of domesticity, high magic, and magical timezones is $2.99 as an ebook right now all over the world
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Lifelode
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January 3, 2026 at 2:23 PM
This is one of my most favourite books. I read it in March 2020 and it was intensely sustaining.
I am in Delhi! Wild kites swooping at the balcony and very cold. It’s good to be back.
January 2, 2026 at 10:26 AM
I am in Delhi! Wild kites swooping at the balcony and very cold. It’s good to be back.
On my way to Delhi, see y’all in a while
January 1, 2026 at 7:04 PM
On my way to Delhi, see y’all in a while
well. look. the person in question is a little fragile so it feels unkind to retell. but please take my word for it that it was very, very funny.
What’s the funniest reason someone got mad at you on Bluesky this year?
December 30, 2025 at 10:16 PM
well. look. the person in question is a little fragile so it feels unkind to retell. but please take my word for it that it was very, very funny.
I return to the bosom of my people (briefly) on 1 Jan. And I love a new year in Delhi, I really do. But the paperwork.
December 29, 2025 at 7:15 PM
I return to the bosom of my people (briefly) on 1 Jan. And I love a new year in Delhi, I really do. But the paperwork.
I learned to ice skate. Had been on ice skates all of twice before 1 Jan 2025. Working on two foot turns, crossovers and backward stroking now.
Quote this with what you have accomplished in 2025, no matter how big or small
Reading & writing has kept me alive this year.
Somehow, it’s been my most productive year as an author.
Here’s a guide to what I’ve published in 2025, in case you’ve lost track.
Individual links below but it’s all on itch: danifinn.itch.io
And elsewhere: books2read.com/ap/nAApPp/Da...
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Somehow, it’s been my most productive year as an author.
Here’s a guide to what I’ve published in 2025, in case you’ve lost track.
Individual links below but it’s all on itch: danifinn.itch.io
And elsewhere: books2read.com/ap/nAApPp/Da...
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December 28, 2025 at 9:22 PM
I learned to ice skate. Had been on ice skates all of twice before 1 Jan 2025. Working on two foot turns, crossovers and backward stroking now.
Scandinavian liquorice is very difficult to get in this country which why my friends & loved ones often get it for me as a gift. and. omg. I could drown in this stuff and die happy.
December 28, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Scandinavian liquorice is very difficult to get in this country which why my friends & loved ones often get it for me as a gift. and. omg. I could drown in this stuff and die happy.
J asked for the premise of my heated rivalry fic, here it is
Ilya breaks his leg, post canon, and is forced to spend time thinking, watching Soviet kids TV on YouTube, teaching Shane to figure skate and making friends with Yuna
December 27, 2025 at 11:57 PM
J asked for the premise of my heated rivalry fic, here it is