Rachel Plummer
@smaychel.bsky.social
Poet and children's author. My books include The Big Day, Wain and Once I Carried Three Crows.
Also a creative writing teacher, story teller, knitter, mum of two and a carer for my disabled son.
Proud to be represented by Children's Books North Agency.
Also a creative writing teacher, story teller, knitter, mum of two and a carer for my disabled son.
Proud to be represented by Children's Books North Agency.
Pinned
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Counterpoint: no it doesn’t
November 24, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Counterpoint: no it doesn’t
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Marlboro: yesssss it is also against our TOS to get cancer from smoking our cigarettes
Additionally, OpenAI argues its not liable because Raine, by using ChatGPT for self-harm, broke its terms of service
November 26, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Marlboro: yesssss it is also against our TOS to get cancer from smoking our cigarettes
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Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
November 25, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
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Burns and Nature 🌳👨🌾🐭
Join us and the @natlibscot.bsky.social as we explore the Ploughman Poet’s relationship with nature through poetry, spoken word, song and film.
21st January 2026 | Kelvin Hall | 6pm
Book your free ticket here👇
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/burns-and-...
Join us and the @natlibscot.bsky.social as we explore the Ploughman Poet’s relationship with nature through poetry, spoken word, song and film.
21st January 2026 | Kelvin Hall | 6pm
Book your free ticket here👇
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/burns-and-...
Burns and Nature
An exploration of Robert Burns’ relationship to nature through poetry, spoken word and film.
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November 25, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Burns and Nature 🌳👨🌾🐭
Join us and the @natlibscot.bsky.social as we explore the Ploughman Poet’s relationship with nature through poetry, spoken word, song and film.
21st January 2026 | Kelvin Hall | 6pm
Book your free ticket here👇
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/burns-and-...
Join us and the @natlibscot.bsky.social as we explore the Ploughman Poet’s relationship with nature through poetry, spoken word, song and film.
21st January 2026 | Kelvin Hall | 6pm
Book your free ticket here👇
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/burns-and-...
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eating 100 gyoza today to spite my haters
November 25, 2025 at 2:14 PM
eating 100 gyoza today to spite my haters
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Every Saturday, Scotland for Newcomers explores a new part of Edinburgh with support from local volunteers. A chance to connect, build confidence, and feel at home in the city. 😊#togetherwithrefugees
https://www.thewelcoming.org/services/friendship/friendship-groups/scotland-for-newcomers/
https://www.thewelcoming.org/services/friendship/friendship-groups/scotland-for-newcomers/
November 25, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Every Saturday, Scotland for Newcomers explores a new part of Edinburgh with support from local volunteers. A chance to connect, build confidence, and feel at home in the city. 😊#togetherwithrefugees
https://www.thewelcoming.org/services/friendship/friendship-groups/scotland-for-newcomers/
https://www.thewelcoming.org/services/friendship/friendship-groups/scotland-for-newcomers/
Me and Robin went to play at The Yard today 🥰 He painted this excellent picture of curtains on a stage before they open!
November 24, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Me and Robin went to play at The Yard today 🥰 He painted this excellent picture of curtains on a stage before they open!
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The leftism leaving people's bodies like cartoon ghosts when people say "artists need to be paid" and "don't steal books."
i have never wanted to make a YouTube video before, but now i want to make one that's basically: Books Are Not Free Content For You, Stop Stealing From Authors, You Scabs.
we are not the enemy.
every dollar folks think they're taking from Amazon, they're taking from authors more.
we are not the enemy.
every dollar folks think they're taking from Amazon, they're taking from authors more.
November 24, 2025 at 6:10 AM
The leftism leaving people's bodies like cartoon ghosts when people say "artists need to be paid" and "don't steal books."
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We're counting down the minutes until submission open for issue 6. Luckily there's still plenty of time for research and re-watching Twin Peaks. We've updated our submission portals so be sure to check them out and read one of our digital issue while you're there. #opencall #litmag #literarymagazine
November 24, 2025 at 4:07 PM
We're counting down the minutes until submission open for issue 6. Luckily there's still plenty of time for research and re-watching Twin Peaks. We've updated our submission portals so be sure to check them out and read one of our digital issue while you're there. #opencall #litmag #literarymagazine
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The night tinkles like ice in glasses.
Leaves are glued to the pavement with frost.
The brown air fumes at the shop windows,
Tries the doors, and sidles past…
—Norman MacCaig, “November Night”
published in The Poems of Norman MacCaig (Birlinn, 2011)
#poem #poetry
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Leaves are glued to the pavement with frost.
The brown air fumes at the shop windows,
Tries the doors, and sidles past…
—Norman MacCaig, “November Night”
published in The Poems of Norman MacCaig (Birlinn, 2011)
#poem #poetry
birlinn.co.uk/product/the-...
November 24, 2025 at 4:34 PM
The night tinkles like ice in glasses.
Leaves are glued to the pavement with frost.
The brown air fumes at the shop windows,
Tries the doors, and sidles past…
—Norman MacCaig, “November Night”
published in The Poems of Norman MacCaig (Birlinn, 2011)
#poem #poetry
birlinn.co.uk/product/the-...
Leaves are glued to the pavement with frost.
The brown air fumes at the shop windows,
Tries the doors, and sidles past…
—Norman MacCaig, “November Night”
published in The Poems of Norman MacCaig (Birlinn, 2011)
#poem #poetry
birlinn.co.uk/product/the-...
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November 22, 2025 at 9:27 AM
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Finally out into the world, the labour of many months. My long essay in the inaugural edition of the Alter Magazine on the pasts, presents, and futures of Indian science fiction.
“The Secret History of Indian Science Fiction” —
altermag.com/articles/the...
“The Secret History of Indian Science Fiction” —
altermag.com/articles/the...
The Secret History of Indian Science Fiction.
Before Asimov, there was Rokeya.
altermag.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Finally out into the world, the labour of many months. My long essay in the inaugural edition of the Alter Magazine on the pasts, presents, and futures of Indian science fiction.
“The Secret History of Indian Science Fiction” —
altermag.com/articles/the...
“The Secret History of Indian Science Fiction” —
altermag.com/articles/the...
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genuine appeal to feminists who are haven't realised it yet: trans women are on your side. TERFS aren't
No way I’m sharing Stock’s UnHerd article. But I am going to point to this bit which amply demonstrates the anti-trans=>anti-women’s rights pipeline. “Abortions should only be done for a highly restricted set of reasons. They should not be just nodded through for any reason a pregnant woman likes.”
November 21, 2025 at 12:34 PM
genuine appeal to feminists who are haven't realised it yet: trans women are on your side. TERFS aren't
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Have a Poem published in the latest edition of @dustpoetry.bsky.social about microplastics www.dustpoetry.co.uk/post/the-mic...
The microplastics in my body unionised by Ross McCleary
The microplastics in my body unionised while I was staring at the ocean;they took matters into their own hands,making pickets in the alcoves ofmy prefrontal cortex, replacingfuzzy void yesterdays with...
www.dustpoetry.co.uk
November 22, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Have a Poem published in the latest edition of @dustpoetry.bsky.social about microplastics www.dustpoetry.co.uk/post/the-mic...
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Almost a year now since I received this absolutely classic burn from the Canadian government.
November 21, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Almost a year now since I received this absolutely classic burn from the Canadian government.
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ANNOUNCING: PUBLISHER NOT FOUND - our final book and the 404 Ink Bursary, coming 2026.
We will be launching the bursary with an initial £3,000 pledged from us towards small press projects. We are also publishing PUBLISHER NOT FOUND, a behind the scenes look at 404.
www.404ink.com/blog/publish...
We will be launching the bursary with an initial £3,000 pledged from us towards small press projects. We are also publishing PUBLISHER NOT FOUND, a behind the scenes look at 404.
www.404ink.com/blog/publish...
404 Ink co-founders launch new book and industry fundraiser for small presses — 404 Ink
404 Ink to publish one final book as part of small press fundraiser, launching in 2026.
www.404ink.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:02 AM
ANNOUNCING: PUBLISHER NOT FOUND - our final book and the 404 Ink Bursary, coming 2026.
We will be launching the bursary with an initial £3,000 pledged from us towards small press projects. We are also publishing PUBLISHER NOT FOUND, a behind the scenes look at 404.
www.404ink.com/blog/publish...
We will be launching the bursary with an initial £3,000 pledged from us towards small press projects. We are also publishing PUBLISHER NOT FOUND, a behind the scenes look at 404.
www.404ink.com/blog/publish...
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Goedemorgen! De roodborstjes zie je veel op dit moment. Die blijven nog wel even zitten! Geen witveertje zoals die van @futurumopteryx.bsky.social maar deze is ook mooi! 🐦❤️😉😃
Fijne zaterdag!☕️🙋♀️
#tuinpost
#VandaagGemaakt
#vogels
#birds
Fijne zaterdag!☕️🙋♀️
#tuinpost
#VandaagGemaakt
#vogels
#birds
November 22, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Goedemorgen! De roodborstjes zie je veel op dit moment. Die blijven nog wel even zitten! Geen witveertje zoals die van @futurumopteryx.bsky.social maar deze is ook mooi! 🐦❤️😉😃
Fijne zaterdag!☕️🙋♀️
#tuinpost
#VandaagGemaakt
#vogels
#birds
Fijne zaterdag!☕️🙋♀️
#tuinpost
#VandaagGemaakt
#vogels
#birds
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"There is no happiness like that of being loved by your fellow creatures, and feeling that your presence is an addition to their comfort."
—from Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
—from Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
November 22, 2025 at 6:42 AM
"There is no happiness like that of being loved by your fellow creatures, and feeling that your presence is an addition to their comfort."
—from Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
—from Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
Hello bluesky!
If you're thinking of giving some poetry for Christmas, it'd mean a lot to me if you considered picking up a copy of my book from Tapsalteerie.
Featuring poems about mushrooms, particle accelerators, folklore and gender, among other things.
www.tapsalteerie.co.uk/product/once...
If you're thinking of giving some poetry for Christmas, it'd mean a lot to me if you considered picking up a copy of my book from Tapsalteerie.
Featuring poems about mushrooms, particle accelerators, folklore and gender, among other things.
www.tapsalteerie.co.uk/product/once...
Once I Carried Three Crows by Rachel Plummer - Tapsalteerie
'Once I Carried Three Crows' is the highly anticipated new poetry collection from Edinburgh-based poet & writer Rachel Plummer
www.tapsalteerie.co.uk
November 21, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Hello bluesky!
If you're thinking of giving some poetry for Christmas, it'd mean a lot to me if you considered picking up a copy of my book from Tapsalteerie.
Featuring poems about mushrooms, particle accelerators, folklore and gender, among other things.
www.tapsalteerie.co.uk/product/once...
If you're thinking of giving some poetry for Christmas, it'd mean a lot to me if you considered picking up a copy of my book from Tapsalteerie.
Featuring poems about mushrooms, particle accelerators, folklore and gender, among other things.
www.tapsalteerie.co.uk/product/once...
My teen creative writers are making blackout poems today.
November 18, 2025 at 2:15 PM
My teen creative writers are making blackout poems today.
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Wonderfully wet and wild.
Make up all the bug hotels and bird boxes you want, but without way more healthy wild natural habitats like this, nature will continue to crash.
Rewilding is how we make that happen.
Make up all the bug hotels and bird boxes you want, but without way more healthy wild natural habitats like this, nature will continue to crash.
Rewilding is how we make that happen.
November 8, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Wonderfully wet and wild.
Make up all the bug hotels and bird boxes you want, but without way more healthy wild natural habitats like this, nature will continue to crash.
Rewilding is how we make that happen.
Make up all the bug hotels and bird boxes you want, but without way more healthy wild natural habitats like this, nature will continue to crash.
Rewilding is how we make that happen.
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If you go down to the woods today you’re sure of a big surprise. The woods are gone. There’s a road called ‘The Woods’ there instead, containing a load of fucking ghastly overpriced executive houses with identical shiny light grey interiors and pointless giant clocks in their living rooms.
October 21, 2025 at 9:12 AM
If you go down to the woods today you’re sure of a big surprise. The woods are gone. There’s a road called ‘The Woods’ there instead, containing a load of fucking ghastly overpriced executive houses with identical shiny light grey interiors and pointless giant clocks in their living rooms.
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Big run day IS TOMORROW!
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November 8, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Big run day IS TOMORROW!
www.justgiving.com/page/jack-sh...
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Lord knows I could use the money, I live on carer's allowance, but it's NOT just a meaningless ticky box to me. I care about those kids. They matter.
November 7, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Lord knows I could use the money, I live on carer's allowance, but it's NOT just a meaningless ticky box to me. I care about those kids. They matter.