Rowan
@scatterbones.bsky.social
29. he/they 🏳️⚧️
librarian 🐀 occasional poet ✨
newsletter & writing: linktr.ee/scatterbones
greater manchester/newcastle 🖤🤍
librarian 🐀 occasional poet ✨
newsletter & writing: linktr.ee/scatterbones
greater manchester/newcastle 🖤🤍
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it takes constant effort to remain gentle in this world and we see you choosing tenderness and are proud of you 💙
December 2, 2025 at 8:45 PM
it takes constant effort to remain gentle in this world and we see you choosing tenderness and are proud of you 💙
the messed up little ghost is sending me. like yes that is how i look when confronted with this AI slop
Oh joy, another helpful AI infographic via LinkedIn. Off I go to my job as a liberaian, maybe to run some critical evaligane workshops and of course use New! Boulean! Logic!
December 2, 2025 at 10:07 AM
the messed up little ghost is sending me. like yes that is how i look when confronted with this AI slop
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i came across the saying "to follow like a Tantony pig" so I get curious and look it up, but Tantony isnt a place, it's a contraction of St Anthony who is the saint of swineherds, so the proverb means to follow someone like a pig following the hog messiah. alas this information will not pay my bills
November 26, 2025 at 12:27 PM
i came across the saying "to follow like a Tantony pig" so I get curious and look it up, but Tantony isnt a place, it's a contraction of St Anthony who is the saint of swineherds, so the proverb means to follow someone like a pig following the hog messiah. alas this information will not pay my bills
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Perhaps of interest to #archive folks:
Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging (EDIB) Self-Assessment Toolkit (SAT) workshop. The EDIB SAT will be embedded as part of the Archive Service Accreditation assessment from Spring 2026:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/equality-d...
#EDI
#DEI
Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging (EDIB) Self-Assessment Toolkit (SAT) workshop. The EDIB SAT will be embedded as part of the Archive Service Accreditation assessment from Spring 2026:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/equality-d...
#EDI
#DEI
Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Self-Assessment Toolkit
This workshop introduces the EDIB Self-Assessment Toolkit, developed by Archives West Midland.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Perhaps of interest to #archive folks:
Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging (EDIB) Self-Assessment Toolkit (SAT) workshop. The EDIB SAT will be embedded as part of the Archive Service Accreditation assessment from Spring 2026:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/equality-d...
#EDI
#DEI
Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging (EDIB) Self-Assessment Toolkit (SAT) workshop. The EDIB SAT will be embedded as part of the Archive Service Accreditation assessment from Spring 2026:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/equality-d...
#EDI
#DEI
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🖼️ Quint Buchholz
November 25, 2025 at 7:13 AM
🖼️ Quint Buchholz
hate to go out shopping and accidentally encounter a fascist march 😢
November 22, 2025 at 1:35 PM
hate to go out shopping and accidentally encounter a fascist march 😢
this continues to be the song of the day 🥶
have a song of the day youtu.be/LUwX4HPSzgQ?...
Radiator
YouTube video by Hang Linton - Topic
youtu.be
November 20, 2025 at 7:29 AM
this continues to be the song of the day 🥶
sniffling into tissues on the train and trying to project the vibe of “i’m not ill, i’ve just breathed in a lot of presumably toxic dust in the last week and my body is expelling it at mach speed”
November 19, 2025 at 10:14 AM
sniffling into tissues on the train and trying to project the vibe of “i’m not ill, i’ve just breathed in a lot of presumably toxic dust in the last week and my body is expelling it at mach speed”
it isn’t snowing where i am which means i’m off to speak to some students (scary)
November 19, 2025 at 10:01 AM
it isn’t snowing where i am which means i’m off to speak to some students (scary)
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We're coming up on five years of Cursed Morsels, which feels absolutely wild! If you don't know us, our whole thing is anti-capitalist, anti-fascist, and pro-queer short horror and Weird fiction. If that sounds like your thing, grab something(s) from our store!
www.cursedmorselspress.com
www.cursedmorselspress.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:21 PM
We're coming up on five years of Cursed Morsels, which feels absolutely wild! If you don't know us, our whole thing is anti-capitalist, anti-fascist, and pro-queer short horror and Weird fiction. If that sounds like your thing, grab something(s) from our store!
www.cursedmorselspress.com
www.cursedmorselspress.com
have a song of the day youtu.be/LUwX4HPSzgQ?...
Radiator
YouTube video by Hang Linton - Topic
youtu.be
November 15, 2025 at 1:49 PM
have a song of the day youtu.be/LUwX4HPSzgQ?...
re giving blood: if anyone is nervous about donating for reasons of being trans, i can only speak for my experience but it was completely fine. they ask on your first donation if you’re on any medications & when i mentioned T they then had a few other pre-screening questions
November 15, 2025 at 12:18 PM
re giving blood: if anyone is nervous about donating for reasons of being trans, i can only speak for my experience but it was completely fine. they ask on your first donation if you’re on any medications & when i mentioned T they then had a few other pre-screening questions
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If you're a new donor, it's quick and easy to sign up here: www.blood.co.uk
You can also use that link to look for a donor session near you, if you're already registered and just haven't been for a while.
You can also use that link to look for a donor session near you, if you're already registered and just haven't been for a while.
Home
Register to be a blood donor, give blood and save lives. Find out more about blood donation.
www.blood.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 11:40 AM
If you're a new donor, it's quick and easy to sign up here: www.blood.co.uk
You can also use that link to look for a donor session near you, if you're already registered and just haven't been for a while.
You can also use that link to look for a donor session near you, if you're already registered and just haven't been for a while.
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There's something special about using AI to make a poster featuring Durham miners.
There aren't any Durham miners these days, and AI slop is risk to the livelihoods of artists and designers.
Terrible look @zarahsultana.bsky.social - if something is worth being designed it's worth paying a designer
There aren't any Durham miners these days, and AI slop is risk to the livelihoods of artists and designers.
Terrible look @zarahsultana.bsky.social - if something is worth being designed it's worth paying a designer
Join me, Alan Mardghum, Heather Wood and others for Your Party’s rally with the Durham Miners Association!
🌹Saturday 15 November, 1pm
🌹 Pitman’s Parliament, Durham Miners’ Association, DH1 4BB
Tickets are first come first serve, so don’t miss out: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/your-party...
🌹Saturday 15 November, 1pm
🌹 Pitman’s Parliament, Durham Miners’ Association, DH1 4BB
Tickets are first come first serve, so don’t miss out: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/your-party...
November 15, 2025 at 9:55 AM
There's something special about using AI to make a poster featuring Durham miners.
There aren't any Durham miners these days, and AI slop is risk to the livelihoods of artists and designers.
Terrible look @zarahsultana.bsky.social - if something is worth being designed it's worth paying a designer
There aren't any Durham miners these days, and AI slop is risk to the livelihoods of artists and designers.
Terrible look @zarahsultana.bsky.social - if something is worth being designed it's worth paying a designer
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Today's RtG talk brought up lots of connections to earlier speakers who joined us so here is a little thread of some of the people mentioned and the talks they did for us!
First up, Rebecca Duncan, a decolonial Gothic scholar, who spoke to us on the South African Gothic
youtu.be/lOCfD4mz5YM
First up, Rebecca Duncan, a decolonial Gothic scholar, who spoke to us on the South African Gothic
youtu.be/lOCfD4mz5YM
The South African Gothic with Dr Rebecca Duncan
YouTube video by Romancing the Gothic
youtu.be
November 15, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Today's RtG talk brought up lots of connections to earlier speakers who joined us so here is a little thread of some of the people mentioned and the talks they did for us!
First up, Rebecca Duncan, a decolonial Gothic scholar, who spoke to us on the South African Gothic
youtu.be/lOCfD4mz5YM
First up, Rebecca Duncan, a decolonial Gothic scholar, who spoke to us on the South African Gothic
youtu.be/lOCfD4mz5YM
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Tomorrow's free talk is about decolonising the Gothic!
We're joined by Haleh Agar for
'Talking back to the coloniser: Reimagining Jekyll and Hyde' (in an Iranian context)
10am and 7pm GMT online
10 - www.tickettailor.com/events/roman...
7 - www.tickettailor.com/events/roman...
We're joined by Haleh Agar for
'Talking back to the coloniser: Reimagining Jekyll and Hyde' (in an Iranian context)
10am and 7pm GMT online
10 - www.tickettailor.com/events/roman...
7 - www.tickettailor.com/events/roman...
Select tickets – Writing back to the coloniser: re-imagining Jekyll and Hyde with Haleh Agar – Zoom
Writing back to the coloniser: re-imagining Jekyll and Hyde with Haleh Agar – Zoom, Sat 15 Nov 2025 - Our series of talks is funded exclusively by donations. The talks are free to access but if you ca...
www.tickettailor.com
November 14, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Tomorrow's free talk is about decolonising the Gothic!
We're joined by Haleh Agar for
'Talking back to the coloniser: Reimagining Jekyll and Hyde' (in an Iranian context)
10am and 7pm GMT online
10 - www.tickettailor.com/events/roman...
7 - www.tickettailor.com/events/roman...
We're joined by Haleh Agar for
'Talking back to the coloniser: Reimagining Jekyll and Hyde' (in an Iranian context)
10am and 7pm GMT online
10 - www.tickettailor.com/events/roman...
7 - www.tickettailor.com/events/roman...
AI is really ruining the art of badly photoshopping something
November 15, 2025 at 9:37 AM
AI is really ruining the art of badly photoshopping something
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🏳️⚧️ We’re back with paid opportunities for Trans+ creatives!
Writer? Illustrator? Audio producer? This is for you.
With @transhistoryweek.com we’re investing in 20 Trans+ creatives to make content for Trans+ History Week 2026.
Deadline 2nd Dec 2025, 11:59PM GMT 🗓️
🧵 Details 👇
Writer? Illustrator? Audio producer? This is for you.
With @transhistoryweek.com we’re investing in 20 Trans+ creatives to make content for Trans+ History Week 2026.
Deadline 2nd Dec 2025, 11:59PM GMT 🗓️
🧵 Details 👇
November 11, 2025 at 2:46 PM
🏳️⚧️ We’re back with paid opportunities for Trans+ creatives!
Writer? Illustrator? Audio producer? This is for you.
With @transhistoryweek.com we’re investing in 20 Trans+ creatives to make content for Trans+ History Week 2026.
Deadline 2nd Dec 2025, 11:59PM GMT 🗓️
🧵 Details 👇
Writer? Illustrator? Audio producer? This is for you.
With @transhistoryweek.com we’re investing in 20 Trans+ creatives to make content for Trans+ History Week 2026.
Deadline 2nd Dec 2025, 11:59PM GMT 🗓️
🧵 Details 👇
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soon may the wellerman come
your brain gets smart but your head gets dumb
so much to do, so much to see
to bring us sugar and rum and tea
we'll take our leave and go
you'll never shine if you don't glow
your brain gets smart but your head gets dumb
so much to do, so much to see
to bring us sugar and rum and tea
we'll take our leave and go
you'll never shine if you don't glow
November 11, 2025 at 3:19 PM
soon may the wellerman come
your brain gets smart but your head gets dumb
so much to do, so much to see
to bring us sugar and rum and tea
we'll take our leave and go
you'll never shine if you don't glow
your brain gets smart but your head gets dumb
so much to do, so much to see
to bring us sugar and rum and tea
we'll take our leave and go
you'll never shine if you don't glow
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PALESTINE - 1: Stories from the Eve of the Nakba
Ed. Basma Ghalayini🗝️📚
Through visions, ghosts, djinn, doppelgangers & divided selves , the authors of Palestine - 1 use the lens of genre fiction to explore the Nakba & its aftermath.
📙 commapress.co.uk/books/palest...
Ed. Basma Ghalayini🗝️📚
Through visions, ghosts, djinn, doppelgangers & divided selves , the authors of Palestine - 1 use the lens of genre fiction to explore the Nakba & its aftermath.
📙 commapress.co.uk/books/palest...
November 11, 2025 at 1:44 PM
PALESTINE - 1: Stories from the Eve of the Nakba
Ed. Basma Ghalayini🗝️📚
Through visions, ghosts, djinn, doppelgangers & divided selves , the authors of Palestine - 1 use the lens of genre fiction to explore the Nakba & its aftermath.
📙 commapress.co.uk/books/palest...
Ed. Basma Ghalayini🗝️📚
Through visions, ghosts, djinn, doppelgangers & divided selves , the authors of Palestine - 1 use the lens of genre fiction to explore the Nakba & its aftermath.
📙 commapress.co.uk/books/palest...
listen, it’s either performative reading in a cafe or hinge, the options are limited
November 11, 2025 at 1:51 PM
listen, it’s either performative reading in a cafe or hinge, the options are limited
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@nlisn.bsky.social is collecting case studies, to showcase stories from our network and show others like us that they are not alone.
Share your story with us, big or small, about what you’ve learned, the support you’ve found, or how the network has made a difference.
nlisn.org/case-studies/
Share your story with us, big or small, about what you’ve learned, the support you’ve found, or how the network has made a difference.
nlisn.org/case-studies/
Case Studies
NLISN are collecting case studies that showcase stories from the network. We would like to demonstrate what is possible to improve and achieve, show others like us that they are not alone, and demo…
nlisn.org
November 11, 2025 at 9:56 AM
@nlisn.bsky.social is collecting case studies, to showcase stories from our network and show others like us that they are not alone.
Share your story with us, big or small, about what you’ve learned, the support you’ve found, or how the network has made a difference.
nlisn.org/case-studies/
Share your story with us, big or small, about what you’ve learned, the support you’ve found, or how the network has made a difference.
nlisn.org/case-studies/
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honestly even if you're reading performatively (???) keep doing it lol, buy books, take pictures of yourself reading books, let the reading make your brain better
November 10, 2025 at 4:20 PM
honestly even if you're reading performatively (???) keep doing it lol, buy books, take pictures of yourself reading books, let the reading make your brain better
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Libra: Big changes are in store for you at work this week! (A slightly faster printer.)
November 9, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Libra: Big changes are in store for you at work this week! (A slightly faster printer.)