There a million things wrong with the EHRC guidance, as you all know, but for me the weirdest thing about it all is that its authors don't even seem to be aware of the possibility that someone asked to leave a "single sex" facility might refuse.

A new episode of Mel and Penny's short story is up on the Patreon. It's free to all members, including the free tier. If low heat sapphic stories about animal sanctuarys are your thing, I have you covered! Also, there's a pig. www.patreon.com/ally_lester/... #LGBTQ+ #BookSky #Romance

New Lesbian Historic Motif Project blog, though not really worth clicking through as it's a place-holder for an article on the Gentleman Jack tv series, which I haven't summarized in detail. alpennia.com/blog/anne-li...

I have inadvertently scheduled three in-person meetings on Thursday and I am already exhausted thinking about the logistics of getting to them. I may need to buy myself some dungarees as a reward.

We drive darkening, ghosted roads. In these last minutes of solar alchemy, every turn is towards folklore. We become one with the land's long memory. One with a hodology where every traveller is another time's temporal shade. We become high strangeness. – #DAKilroy, 1982

New Evidence Suggests Dinosaurs Had Quinceañeras https://theonion.com/new-evidence-suggests-dinosaurs-had-quinceaneras/

MORE POETRY ACTION! I have a few SIGNED Limited Edition copies of Poet Laureate Simon Armitage's 1st ever poetry publication "Human Geography", originally published in 1986, This rare and beautiful chap book is in high demand, so get one HERE quick! biggreenbookshop.com/signed-copie...

I am still utterly gobsmacked by companies who want to pass themselves off as author-centric thinking that being "AI"-friendly is a good thing. Even the *perception* of being "AI"-friendly is enough to make actual authors avoid your services like the plague.

BEHOLD!! MY STUFF!!! See you at #MCMBirmingham!

More photos of the larkspur at the small flower farm near Wicken, Cambridgeshire, for a good dollop of floral dopamine 🌿:

I am hoping to get a newsletter out tomorrow. Don't hold me to it though.

I just can’t believe we’re seeing this sort of stuff from a sitting MP Just want to say to British Somalis that you are loved and I’m so, sorry this is happening.

You could grow a spine and do your damn jobs.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterday

Cornyn: "There's nothing we could do to rein in the president"

Hey Pittsburgh-area journalists! Are you looking for a newspaper gig? Do you possibly want me as a boss? We have four openings right now out there: two part-time social media creators, a full-time food and dining reporter and a full-time high school sports reporter. Threading the links below. 👇

I mean... Relatable.

Pixie Casey@pixiecasey.bsky.social · yesterday

in insane local news, the 26 year old director of a rocky horror production was arrested for sending threatening messages to himself in order to get the play shut down bc he didn’t want to deal with cast drama www.mynbc5.com/article/rock...

A homeless boy grows into a fiercely independent hacker vigilante. Zero rising: the origin story of the Power of Zero series. readerlinks.com/l/4044423?u...

Hang on, why are you all assuming it's buggery? They could have been getting tattoos.

The Halfway Post@halfwaypost.bsky.social · 2d ago

BREAKING: A brand new “Christian men’s gym” in Georgia that bans women so pious men can have “lust-free workouts” lasted just 6 days before three men were caught “violating Leviticus in the locker room.”

I am sure you will agree that Ben Baldwin has given us another magnificent cover for Dan Mackmain’s latest adventure. Dan and Fin are off to Ireland – a trip I know many readers have been keen to see. The Green Man’s Debt will be published by Wizard’s Tower Press on 10th September 2026. #BookSky

Today, August 4, 2026, is the setting of Ray Bradbury’s short story “There Will Come Soft Rains” about a fully automated house continuing on after the family who lived there and the world around it died in a nuclear blast.

TL;DR Free markets require regulation Free markets are compatible with democratic socialism Price controls make sense in worlds where market failures make markets less than free

There is no version of yourself you could become that would satisfy the people who hate you. So you might as well be who you are.

I'm late to Disability Pride Month, but I have Fantasy recs to make up for it! Including 🐺 Wolves from @kvjohansen.bsky.social AND @finnlongman.com! 🐢 giant talking turtles in underwater realms by @seananmcguire.bsky.social! and @wiswell.bsky.social's disabled dragon!🐉

Disability Pride Isn't Fantasy: Fantasy Recs For Disability Pride! - Every Book a Doorway

12 of my favourite Fantasy books with disabled protagonists!

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Olaniyi Omotayo, Nigerian (1995- ), Empowered Unity 4, 2025, oil and acrylic on canvas, 36 x 48 in, private collection

Bees struggle in this weather 🥵 We find a lot of bees running out of fuel when perched on our sunflowers Use a water bottle & fine spray the flowers, fruit, seeds (what ever stage they are at) close to the bee, & they will hoover them up & regain strength

An English Bluebell a day until I run out of photos #67

This week on the blog, I'm continuing my leisurely trawl through men's fashion history and reaching the conformity of the Victorian era. elliethomasromance.wordpress.com/2026/08/03/w...

Words in Progress: Shirts and Ties Part 4

This week, I’m continuing to browse through men’s fashion history, with an emphasis on shirts and neckwear. Regular readers of this blog won’t be remotely surprised that it’s taken me four weeks to…

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Sometimes people who die just kind of suck and it should be ok to state that.

If you are an expert on air quality and have 10-15 minutes to talk to me today or tomorrow about important things journalists should know while reporting on wildfires and smoke, my DMs are open, or you can email me at karen at OpenNews dot org.

I'm posting this again for the morning people: Romancelandia authors/writers/etc., you do not have to use Substack, and in fact you should absolutely leave Substack. This platform monetizes white supremacists, so why do you want to hang out with a bunch of Nazis?

Sean Killeen@seankilleen.com · 6mo ago

That's 100% why I created leavesubstack.com -- got tired of re-hashing the points; wanted to make a simple 1-pager.

Donald Quixote over here, tilting at windmills.