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Lucy Lapinska / LD Lapinski 💛🤍💜🖤 @ldlapinski.bsky.social · 2h

Absolutely exhausted, think I’ve worried myself into jelly these last two days.

Lucy Lapinska / LD Lapinski 💛🤍💜🖤 @ldlapinski.bsky.social · 4h

Update! The GoFundMe is now closed, thank you hugely to everyone. I’m going to leave the Etsy shop open for now, for follow up stuff / x-rays / blood tests etc. 💙💙💙💙

We did it! We got the final quote from the vet today, and since the amount raised is pretty much 50% of the procedure, I’ve decided to close this GFM. Thank you endlessly to everyone who’s helped me and Hec, we are forever grateful. <3

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Lucy Lapinska / LD Lapinski 💛🤍💜🖤 @ldlapinski.bsky.social · 5h

Uh oh.

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Lucy Lapinska / LD Lapinski 💛🤍💜🖤 @ldlapinski.bsky.social · 9h

Forcing myself to try to be productive before the vet this afternoon, can confirm absolutely no work is taking place

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Lucy Lapinska / LD Lapinski 💛🤍💜🖤 @ldlapinski.bsky.social · 11h

It will definitely help him, hopefully they can do it sooner rather than later.

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Lucy Lapinska / LD Lapinski 💛🤍💜🖤 @ldlapinski.bsky.social · 12h

Thank you so so much!

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Lucy Lapinska / LD Lapinski 💛🤍💜🖤 @ldlapinski.bsky.social · 12h

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Lucy Lapinska / LD Lapinski 💛🤍💜🖤 @ldlapinski.bsky.social · 12h

Signed Artezans books are now all gone, other signed books down to single figures! thanks endlessly for this, you guys!

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Lucy Lapinska / LD Lapinski 💛🤍💜🖤 @ldlapinski.bsky.social · 13h

Hi Stilton!

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Lucy Lapinska / LD Lapinski 💛🤍💜🖤 @ldlapinski.bsky.social · 23h

I’m sure he’ll be much happier when it’s done, it can’t be avoided.

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Marieke Nijkamp @mariekeyn.bsky.social · 1d

Dusting off my account to share that SPLINTER & ASH 2: CITY OF SECRETS is out now!

This series is my love letter to the fantasy adventures that I grew up on, but with a disabled princess and a nonbinary squire taking the lead in the fight to make their wartorn kingdom kinder and fairer. 💙

Hardcover copies of SPLINTER & ASH: CITY OF SECRETS on top of paperback copies of SPLINTER & ASH. An illustrated cover, with wonderful art by Vivienne To, shows the two main characters.

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Lucy Lapinska / LD Lapinski 💛🤍💜🖤 @ldlapinski.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you so much to everyone who’s clicked and messaged and donated and bought books and generally been there for us today. 💙💙💙💙

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Lucy Lapinska / LD Lapinski 💛🤍💜🖤 @ldlapinski.bsky.social · 1d

A rare highlands win, I am taking this

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Lucy Lapinska / LD Lapinski 💛🤍💜🖤 @ldlapinski.bsky.social · 1d

There’s been a lovely little flurry (thank you!!!) and stock is now rather low, so grab signed books whilst I have them! 🩵

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Lucy Lapinska / LD Lapinski 💛🤍💜🖤 @ldlapinski.bsky.social · 1d

Now includes SBOM hardbacks and Doctor Who books!

Lucy Lapinska / LD Lapinski 💛🤍💜🖤 @ldlapinski.bsky.social · 1d

I also have signed books for sale in my Etsy shop: www.etsy.com/shop/StarsIn...

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Lucy Lapinska / LD Lapinski 💛🤍💜🖤 @ldlapinski.bsky.social · 1d

I also have signed books for sale in my Etsy shop: www.etsy.com/shop/StarsIn...

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Lucy Lapinska / LD Lapinski 💛🤍💜🖤 @ldlapinski.bsky.social · 1d

Scotland take note!!! Us next, please?

Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 1d

Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...

Post from Threads user rodneyowl: "Ireland has declared the Basic Income for Artists scheme permanent. This will be officially announced in tomorrow’s budget. Details to follow. Congratulations to all who fought for it and the present and future artists of all sorts in Ireland. That includes me 👌We’re just comin to the end of a 3 year pilot scheme. It’s been a roaring success. For every €1 paid out to the 2000 participants, the government got €1.46 back. Can’t argue with that. Other countries are already taking note."

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Lucy Lapinska / LD Lapinski 💛🤍💜🖤 @ldlapinski.bsky.social · 1d

I never do this and don’t even feel obligated to click the link (shares would be nice!) but our first fur baby needs dental surgery and, I won’t lie, I am climbing the walls with anxiety about it.

gofund.me/b8fa10852

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Lucy Lapinska / LD Lapinski 💛🤍💜🖤 @ldlapinski.bsky.social · 1d

Oh thank you (website is impossible to navigate), and thank you again!! I’m going to repost….

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Lynda Clark @lyndac.bsky.social · 1d

We're seeking a prose writer to cover my colleague's research leave. Academia as a whole is a shit show but we're a friendly team in a lovely department and as a part-timer you'd still have writing time. Imagine that! www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOY206/t...

Teaching Fellow in Creative Writing (Prose) at The University of Edinburgh

Looking for a new job opportunity in academia? Check out this job opening for a Teaching Fellow in Creative Writing (Prose) on jobs.ac.uk!

www.jobs.ac.uk

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Lucy Lapinska / LD Lapinski 💛🤍💜🖤 @ldlapinski.bsky.social · 1d

PhD requirement, nooooooooo 🥲

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Lucy Lapinska / LD Lapinski 💛🤍💜🖤 @ldlapinski.bsky.social · 29d

WORLD BOOK WEEK OFFER

Are you a school in the Scottish islands? Would you like an author visit with no author fees? Step this way and check out the alt text below….

Please get in touch via my website contact form 📚🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

@scottishbooktrust.bsky.social @asls.org.uk @slgscotland.bsky.social

WORLD BOOK WEEK OFFER

Are you a school in the Scottish islands? Would you like an author visit with no author fees? Step this way….

To get to know my new home better, I am waiving my school visit fee for schools in the Scottish islands during World Book Week 2026 (2nd - 6th March).

Organisers must cover transport and accommodation. I am based on the Black Isle, and able to drive to Inverness airport, Ullapool ferry port, Oban, and Aberdeen. I can supply books to sell, if given plenty of notice!

Please get in touch via my website contact form 📚🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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Lucy Lapinska / LD Lapinski 💛🤍💜🖤 @ldlapinski.bsky.social · 8d

Love to write topical books. Some Body Like Me is out now.

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Lucy Lapinska / LD Lapinski 💛🤍💜🖤 @ldlapinski.bsky.social · 1d

Anyway, get it from Bookshop.org instead: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/step...

Stepfather Christmas: A heartfelt funny festive story that sparkles with Christmas wonder and magic!

A heartfelt funny festive story that sparkles with Christmas wonder and magic!

uk.bookshop.org

Lucy Lapinska / LD Lapinski 💛🤍💜🖤 @ldlapinski.bsky.social · 1d

Stepfather Christmas is having a surge on Amazon, can only assume everyone is determined to get their bookish advent calendars secured early

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