Kim Whysall-Hammond
@kimwhysallhammond.bsky.social
Poet, scientist, artist. Lifelong Science Fiction fan. SFPA. My debut pamphlet ‘Messages from the Road’ is available from Palewell Press. https://palewellpress.co.uk/bookstore/lost-wellbeing/mftr/
By this schedule it looks like the vote for a Speculative Poetry Hugo will be held at the meeting on July 26, 2026 which begins at 9am PDT
Los Angeles Worldcon@laworldcon.bsky.social · last mo.The WSFS Virtual Business Meeting agenda is now live on our site! You can both read and download it at this link: www.lacon.org/businessmeet...
It’s time for the British people to accept that all their attempts at self-government in the past 1600 years have failed, and resubmit to Roman rule
This is only the beginning. The climate crisis is here. So why are politicians and most of the media still acting as though this can wait? It can't. We can still avoid some of the worst impacts - but only if we find the courage to act. metro.co.uk/2026/06/22/g...
Greta Thunberg warns 40°C heatwave about to hit UK 'is only the beginning'
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Early stroll. The sky wears an apron of cloud. Socks walk along a washing line. An abandoned bedhead sleeps. A doll’s head peeps from a carrier bag. There was one horse in the field; now there are two.
Congratulations to Ben Baldwin who is a finalist for Best Artist in this year's British Fantasy Awards. Here is his cover for the latest Green Man book.
I read a lot of books on craft, mainly because I enjoy reading and writing and discussions about the mechanics of writing. Many craft books make assertions, some true, others less so. Usually, it's an extrapolation of their subjective experience. Sometimes, I find these frustrating.
Closest I’m going to get to my name being up in lights I think!
Yay, the World Cup starts today. I mean the women’s T20 World Cup, obviously.
The traffic lights at Leeds Station are delaying its completion because the contractors used a green man that is a Neopagan nature figure, This means bees offer it honey, birds their eggs and travellers crossing the road here inexplicably break into Morris dances.
We are deeply saddened by the news of 𝐋𝐢𝐞𝐤𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐧’s @liekemarsman.bsky.social passing at the age of 35, one of the most authentic poetic voices in the Netherlands. This and other original poems w/ English translation can be found @ www.poetryinternational.com/en/ #poetry #writingcommunity 🇳🇱
Terry Pratchett’s 2027 Discworld calendar has been announced and will be available in a few short weeks! Discworld illustrator Paul Kidby returns to give your eyeballs a visual feast! terrypratchett.com/discworld/20...
Very sad to see Anthony Head has died. Saw him as Dr. Frank-N-Furter in the West End many years ago. RIP www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Anthony Head: Buffy and Ted Lasso actor dies at 72
The British actor, who also appeared in Merlin and Little Britain, died of complications from pneumonia.
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Seeing a ton of folks wondering where to get audiobooks these days 👀 We are an audiobook company that share profits with 4,000+ indie bookshops across the globe. Every time you buy an audiobook with us—there are over 600,000 to choose from—your indie benefits. (Which we think is pretty cool.)
Transworld donated 10,000 copies of Unseen Academicals. Which feels like a very deliberate choice as the book, at its heart, is about characters growing and becoming more successful by embracing new things or by reading.
UK publishing generated £7.4 billion in revenue last year. Compare that to: Premier League football: £6.6 billion Home entertainment: £5.6 billion UK film industry: 2.8 billion Now tell me again why authors don't deserve fair contracts and better pay.
The BBC News is asking if the stock market is in an AI bubble. What I think …
Tiptoe Through The Tulips with Hot Air Balloon
Alt: A field with furrow lines full of blossoming red tulips against a red sky with a hot air balloon. Tiny orange GIF butterflies have been added to the image. Caption: Tiptoe Through The Tulips
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"If you reach the final two grumpy cows before the sea, you have gone too far," they said. And that was how I realised I had finally gone too far.
Yeah. Let's all live on porridge. Then no-one will complain when we moan about the price of it (except maybe to say we should have made it with water and salt not milk and sugar).
Kayla B@queenofthesouth.bsky.social · 2mo agoSomebody on Facebook was complaining that the ingredients for a steak dinner for two and some sodas were like $90, and people in the comments were saying that he should’ve bought cheaper food 🤦🏽♀️. A “middle class” couple should be able to afford a steak dinner if they want it.
The Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration opens on Friday (5th June) on the site of an 18th-century waterworks as part of a £12.5m renovation project, offering the world’s largest space dedicated to illustration. 👇
Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration opens in 18th-century waterworks following £12.5m transformation
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