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@lauramauro.bsky.social
BFA-winning author, former PhD candidate & narrative designer, toilet ghost enthusiast. 日本語OK
Nonbinary - they/them
Trans rights are human rights
Nonbinary - they/them
Trans rights are human rights
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finished scream jam 2025 yippeee!! that's 6 jams finished with #bevy now :)
Signal Drift by 0xD21F, s-azzles, Lolly
Isolated and alone, tasked with reporting weather, strange signals start to drift in over your radio.
0xd21f.itch.io
helped make another game jam spooktacular with the lads, have a bash at it
looking forward to maintaining my usual flawless levels of independent adjudication....see you there quizzers
It's almost One Star Quiz time!
Join us for chaos & confusion with independent adjudicator @lauramauro.bsky.social
Temporary team captain @stewarthotston.com
The brilliant @worrad.bsky.social
& the fantastic Kayleigh Dobbs!
Next Sunday, 11th January, 8:30pm in the Discord!
discord.gg/TYBF6T7c
Join us for chaos & confusion with independent adjudicator @lauramauro.bsky.social
Temporary team captain @stewarthotston.com
The brilliant @worrad.bsky.social
& the fantastic Kayleigh Dobbs!
Next Sunday, 11th January, 8:30pm in the Discord!
discord.gg/TYBF6T7c
December 31, 2025 at 10:36 AM
looking forward to maintaining my usual flawless levels of independent adjudication....see you there quizzers
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Video Game Review: Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector
Exploring a capitalist wasteland one kindness at a time
@stewarthotston.com has our review at the blog:
www.nerds-feather.com/2025/12/vide...
Exploring a capitalist wasteland one kindness at a time
@stewarthotston.com has our review at the blog:
www.nerds-feather.com/2025/12/vide...
Video Game Review: Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector
Exploring a capitalist wasteland one kindness at a time Artist: Guillaume Singelin I'm a lover of roleplaying games—especially ones that giv...
www.nerds-feather.com
December 29, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Video Game Review: Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector
Exploring a capitalist wasteland one kindness at a time
@stewarthotston.com has our review at the blog:
www.nerds-feather.com/2025/12/vide...
Exploring a capitalist wasteland one kindness at a time
@stewarthotston.com has our review at the blog:
www.nerds-feather.com/2025/12/vide...
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Wishing my fellow birthday creatives @stevetoase.bsky.social Kayleigh Dobbs, and @priya101.bsky.social a great day. Here are some titles from these gifted writers. Go buy, em!
December 29, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Wishing my fellow birthday creatives @stevetoase.bsky.social Kayleigh Dobbs, and @priya101.bsky.social a great day. Here are some titles from these gifted writers. Go buy, em!
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In Japanese mythology Fujin is a Shinto wind kami (god) usually portrayed as a fearsome-looking deity sitting on or walking over the clouds and carrying a sack containing the winds. This print depicts Fujin blowing the gust of wind from the huge sack on his back.
#MythologyMonday #JapaneseFolklore
#MythologyMonday #JapaneseFolklore
December 29, 2025 at 10:35 AM
In Japanese mythology Fujin is a Shinto wind kami (god) usually portrayed as a fearsome-looking deity sitting on or walking over the clouds and carrying a sack containing the winds. This print depicts Fujin blowing the gust of wind from the huge sack on his back.
#MythologyMonday #JapaneseFolklore
#MythologyMonday #JapaneseFolklore
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If you’d like to help us celebrate, you can pick up our collections from @blackshuckbooks.bsky.social. The eBooks are only £1.49 so you can get all three for less than a fiver!
Today is my birthday. I’m lucky to share my birthday with the very talented writers @davebjeffery.bsky.social and Kayleigh Dobbs.
As well as having our birthdays today, we all have collections in the @blackshuckbooks.bsky.social Shadows series which you can get here blackshuckbooks.co.uk/shadows/
As well as having our birthdays today, we all have collections in the @blackshuckbooks.bsky.social Shadows series which you can get here blackshuckbooks.co.uk/shadows/
December 29, 2025 at 11:50 AM
If you’d like to help us celebrate, you can pick up our collections from @blackshuckbooks.bsky.social. The eBooks are only £1.49 so you can get all three for less than a fiver!
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The ghosts of the Christmas season are still lingering in the air, so why not keep them around a little longer for the latest running of the UK GHOST STORY FESTIVAL, coming to QUAD on the weekend of 27th Feb to 1st Mar! www.derbyquad.co.uk/ukgsf/ #ghosts #ghoststories #ghoststory
December 27, 2025 at 9:45 AM
The ghosts of the Christmas season are still lingering in the air, so why not keep them around a little longer for the latest running of the UK GHOST STORY FESTIVAL, coming to QUAD on the weekend of 27th Feb to 1st Mar! www.derbyquad.co.uk/ukgsf/ #ghosts #ghoststories #ghoststory
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Oh, you think you can tell AI writing from human writing by whether the author can talk lovingly and in detail about the characters and their motivations? JOKE'S ON YOU, I've written five novels since then and I can't remember shit, death of the author, those arseholes are YOUR problem now.
December 27, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Oh, you think you can tell AI writing from human writing by whether the author can talk lovingly and in detail about the characters and their motivations? JOKE'S ON YOU, I've written five novels since then and I can't remember shit, death of the author, those arseholes are YOUR problem now.
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Please share this widely. There have been 13 peer-reviewed critiques of the Cass Review, to the extent that academia regards it as pseudoscience, but so far all have been subject to organised censorship by mainstream media. This is the first time one has broken through. Oz Guardian only still.
Worked hard to get this into Guardian Oz & big props to @fiercemum.bsky.social for setting it up & Melissa Davey for publishing it. She will doubtless get loads of hassle from transphobes for it, but it needs to be out there.
Puberty Blocker bans harm trans kids, no-one should pretend they don’t.
Puberty Blocker bans harm trans kids, no-one should pretend they don’t.
Puberty blocker bans in Queensland and NZ risk extreme harm to trans youth, UK expert warns
Sociologist who surveyed effect of 2024 UK ban says denial of gender-affirming care has left trans and non-binary children in ‘abject misery and severe distress’
www.theguardian.com
December 21, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Please share this widely. There have been 13 peer-reviewed critiques of the Cass Review, to the extent that academia regards it as pseudoscience, but so far all have been subject to organised censorship by mainstream media. This is the first time one has broken through. Oz Guardian only still.
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Winter Solstice night is always when I relisten to some of Rob Bell’s interviews with Alexander Shaia, who gave me this idea I’ve always held onto since I became a Druid and started observing tonight:
We light lights not to keep back the darkness but to adorn it, to love and exalt it
We light lights not to keep back the darkness but to adorn it, to love and exalt it
December 21, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Winter Solstice night is always when I relisten to some of Rob Bell’s interviews with Alexander Shaia, who gave me this idea I’ve always held onto since I became a Druid and started observing tonight:
We light lights not to keep back the darkness but to adorn it, to love and exalt it
We light lights not to keep back the darkness but to adorn it, to love and exalt it
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When supermarkets give you the option to round up your shopping "for charity" they are using your donation as a tax write-off. Just donate directly instead.
December 21, 2025 at 8:55 AM
When supermarkets give you the option to round up your shopping "for charity" they are using your donation as a tax write-off. Just donate directly instead.
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NGL I've been watching this for the last 3 minutes on a loop and I'm still finding it beautiful. Maybe even art.
Enjoy
Enjoy
🚨 Andrew Tate has been BATTERED and comprehensively beaten by a novice boxer, Chase DeMoor
December 21, 2025 at 10:43 AM
NGL I've been watching this for the last 3 minutes on a loop and I'm still finding it beautiful. Maybe even art.
Enjoy
Enjoy
ah yes the Winter Solstice, the time of year when the SAD ball slowly gets passed back to those of us who find the light and heat intolerable
December 21, 2025 at 9:51 AM
ah yes the Winter Solstice, the time of year when the SAD ball slowly gets passed back to those of us who find the light and heat intolerable
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Catherine Hyde, contemporary UK artist, photographer, writer and award-winning illustrator #WomensArt #Solstice
#December21st #ArtAdvent
#December21st #ArtAdvent
December 21, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Catherine Hyde, contemporary UK artist, photographer, writer and award-winning illustrator #WomensArt #Solstice
#December21st #ArtAdvent
#December21st #ArtAdvent
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I will write again in 2026. That is a promise. And also a threat.
December 18, 2025 at 11:51 AM
I will write again in 2026. That is a promise. And also a threat.
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it wouldn't be christmas without me badly photoshopping my book into something in a shameless attempt to convince you to buy it for yourself or an unsuspecting recipient
(Triggernometry Finals! Available on kindle or DRM-free via Payhip!)
payhip.com/StarkHolborn
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(Triggernometry Finals! Available on kindle or DRM-free via Payhip!)
payhip.com/StarkHolborn
www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...
December 18, 2025 at 10:58 AM
it wouldn't be christmas without me badly photoshopping my book into something in a shameless attempt to convince you to buy it for yourself or an unsuspecting recipient
(Triggernometry Finals! Available on kindle or DRM-free via Payhip!)
payhip.com/StarkHolborn
www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...
(Triggernometry Finals! Available on kindle or DRM-free via Payhip!)
payhip.com/StarkHolborn
www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...
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Skull-God — A Broadcast from the Trenches
by Yucheng Tao
"Some move as bats / blinded by enemy gas-kisses
fumbling to offer / their dirty heads / as round gifts
to the Skull-God / for the new year /"
Link ⬇️
strangehorizons.com/wordpress/po...
#poetry #speculativepoetry
by Yucheng Tao
"Some move as bats / blinded by enemy gas-kisses
fumbling to offer / their dirty heads / as round gifts
to the Skull-God / for the new year /"
Link ⬇️
strangehorizons.com/wordpress/po...
#poetry #speculativepoetry
December 18, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Skull-God — A Broadcast from the Trenches
by Yucheng Tao
"Some move as bats / blinded by enemy gas-kisses
fumbling to offer / their dirty heads / as round gifts
to the Skull-God / for the new year /"
Link ⬇️
strangehorizons.com/wordpress/po...
#poetry #speculativepoetry
by Yucheng Tao
"Some move as bats / blinded by enemy gas-kisses
fumbling to offer / their dirty heads / as round gifts
to the Skull-God / for the new year /"
Link ⬇️
strangehorizons.com/wordpress/po...
#poetry #speculativepoetry
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If your New Year's Resolution is to get more horror written, then NEW FEARS could be just the thing to help you along - six weeks of guest author workshops, plus optional feedback and 1-2-1 options! www.eventbrite.com/e/new-fears-... #horror #horrorwriting #horrorwriters #horrorfiction
December 17, 2025 at 2:45 PM
If your New Year's Resolution is to get more horror written, then NEW FEARS could be just the thing to help you along - six weeks of guest author workshops, plus optional feedback and 1-2-1 options! www.eventbrite.com/e/new-fears-... #horror #horrorwriting #horrorwriters #horrorfiction
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Did you know that different painkillers work best on different sources of pain?
Inflammation: Ibuprofen
Fever: Paracetamol
Billionaires: Guillotine
Hope that helps!
Inflammation: Ibuprofen
Fever: Paracetamol
Billionaires: Guillotine
Hope that helps!
December 18, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Did you know that different painkillers work best on different sources of pain?
Inflammation: Ibuprofen
Fever: Paracetamol
Billionaires: Guillotine
Hope that helps!
Inflammation: Ibuprofen
Fever: Paracetamol
Billionaires: Guillotine
Hope that helps!
Very sad to say that our producer, Sarah, passed away on Monday night. She was a joy to work with, and it was a privilege to know her.
Sarah's wife Beth has requested that any donations are sent towards the hospice that gave Sarah care. If you're able, it would mean a lot: gofund.me/af1f41192
Sarah's wife Beth has requested that any donations are sent towards the hospice that gave Sarah care. If you're able, it would mean a lot: gofund.me/af1f41192
Donate to In Memory of Sarah Lamb, organized by Hollie Emery
Unfortunately, Sarah Lamb (Saphi) passed away peacefully overnight on Monday 15th December. Sarah… Hollie Emery needs your support for In Memory of Sarah Lamb
gofund.me
December 17, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Very sad to say that our producer, Sarah, passed away on Monday night. She was a joy to work with, and it was a privilege to know her.
Sarah's wife Beth has requested that any donations are sent towards the hospice that gave Sarah care. If you're able, it would mean a lot: gofund.me/af1f41192
Sarah's wife Beth has requested that any donations are sent towards the hospice that gave Sarah care. If you're able, it would mean a lot: gofund.me/af1f41192
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Hi, I'm the CEO of Glorbo, the company who enjoys near unprecedented goodwill in our field, I'm here today to talk to you about our pivot to using the Magic 8-Ball powered by children's bones that everybody hates, I've given myself psychosis listening to the 8-ball aaaaeeeeeiiiiooouuuu
December 17, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Hi, I'm the CEO of Glorbo, the company who enjoys near unprecedented goodwill in our field, I'm here today to talk to you about our pivot to using the Magic 8-Ball powered by children's bones that everybody hates, I've given myself psychosis listening to the 8-ball aaaaeeeeeiiiiooouuuu
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The games industry brings in 300 billion dollars a year. The guy who made DOOM gets his projects canceled, the guy who made Katamari Damacy is broke, everyone in your feed is begging for a job and there are 50 new games coming out on Steam every day all going towards buying Gabe Newell's next yacht
Keita Takahashi (Katamari, Wattam, Noby Noby Boy) has moved back to Japan, and says he may be forced to quit the games industry due to To a T underperforming.
He also says he'd love to work on Katamari again, and for someone to invest in his studio.
(Read more at GamesRadar)
He also says he'd love to work on Katamari again, and for someone to invest in his studio.
(Read more at GamesRadar)
December 15, 2025 at 12:57 PM
The games industry brings in 300 billion dollars a year. The guy who made DOOM gets his projects canceled, the guy who made Katamari Damacy is broke, everyone in your feed is begging for a job and there are 50 new games coming out on Steam every day all going towards buying Gabe Newell's next yacht
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mfw i take the higgledy-piggledy whale statements for veritable gospel cetology
you must not, in every case at least, take the higgledy-piggledy whale statements, however authentic, in these extracts, for veritable gospel cetology.
December 15, 2025 at 11:55 AM
mfw i take the higgledy-piggledy whale statements for veritable gospel cetology
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nothing can put a bigger smile on my face than reading that Microsoft has to scale back its AI ambitions because NOBODY uses copilot.
December 15, 2025 at 10:40 AM
nothing can put a bigger smile on my face than reading that Microsoft has to scale back its AI ambitions because NOBODY uses copilot.
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11% of Britons say they feel 'very negatively' about trans people which just highlights how much this is a top-down hate project with around 95% of the media hating trans people and a high percentage of MPs.
Hello. I’m a “same-sex attracted person” (loathe that description of my sexuality) & I support Trans rights, like the majority of female “same sex attracted people”.
yougov.co.uk/society/arti...
yougov.co.uk/society/arti...
What do lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Britons think the British public thinks of them? | YouGov
Gay and lesbian Britons tend to think the public has a favourable view of them, but bisexual and particularly transgender Britons feel less positivity from the public
yougov.co.uk
December 15, 2025 at 9:57 AM
11% of Britons say they feel 'very negatively' about trans people which just highlights how much this is a top-down hate project with around 95% of the media hating trans people and a high percentage of MPs.