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Jess Popplewell

@jesspopps.bsky.social

I know writers who use subtext, and they’re all cowards. Author: THE DARK WITHIN US. See also: Careers Consultant; views own & not representative of employer, obviously. See more of my nonsense at jesspopplewell.com

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Jess Popplewell@jesspopps.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The audiobook of THE DARK WITHIN US is live! I know for a fact it’s on Audible, Spotify and Libro, and I anticipate it will be on Apple, Kobo, Overdrive (so you can request it to your library) and YouTube Music within the week!

Rosie (she/her)@airfriedrosie.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Remember Streeting's review into whether young people are being overdiagnosed with ADHD, autism, and mental health issues? Well, the interim report is out, and there's a reason the media are silent on it (spoiler: it proves what a lot of us have been saying all along)

In others, notably ADHD and autism, rising diagnoses and referrals appear to exceed changes in underlying epidemiological prevalence and are likely to reflect a combination of: improved recognition changing help-seeking behaviour institutional incentives pressures within existing service pathways Across both ADHD and autism, best currently available population-based estimates remain relatively stable, while administrative diagnoses, self-identification and recorded service demand have increased substantially. In autism, the evidence also points to particularly rapid growth in identified need within educational systems, including increasing identification among girls and among young people without learning disability.These patterns suggest that rising demand is not simply the result of increasing prevalence, but of several processes operating simultaneously, including: real increases in distress in some groups improved recognition of previously unmet need changing expectations about support systems that frequently rely on formal diagnosis as the primary route to assistance Across the system, support is too often accessed through pathways that are slow, fragmented and heavily dependent on diagnostic categorisation. While diagnosis remains essential for some forms of clinical decision-making, the evidence suggests that current arrangements do not always provide the most effective or efficient way of identifying and responding to need. In particular, where access to support depends heavily on formal diagnosis, demand for diagnostic assessment can increase more rapidly than systems are able to respond, generating long waiting times, duplication of assessment and pressure on specialist services. The next phase of the review will therefore focus on clarifying the relationship between distress, diagnosis and need, and on examining how systems might respond more effectively to these patterns. A central objective will be to identify opportunities for developing more coherent, evidence-informed care pathways that enable support to be provided earlier and more proportionately, while ensuring that specialist services are available in a timely and appropriate manner for those whose needs are most complex.
Jess Popplewell@jesspopps.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Don’t mind me, I’ve had a low-level headache going on 2 weeks and am feeling grumpy that I can’t write anything, so I’m crocheting furiously and drinking the delightful Sauvignon Blanc I won from the @notquitewrite.com Flesh Fiction comp (yeah, the giant cockroach fella’s mine). Thanks, Ed & Amanda!

Joanne Harris@joannechocolat.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Unsolicited writing advice, no. 326: Don't let the fear of rejection stand in your way. Every author you have ever admired has been rejected many times. It's not a mark of shame: it's a sign that you dared to put yourself out there. Most people never do.

Not Quite Write@notquitewrite.com · 6mo ago

Flesh Fiction Volume 1 is now available for pre-order! Containing 304 pages of the most "unsafe for work" content our authors could dream up. Trust us when we say, reading this book will blow your... mind! Ships worldwide from 1 June. Head to notquitewritepress.com to pre-order your copy now.

The cover of Flesh Fiction Volume 1 appears beside a quote from Blanche d'Alpuget, author of the Bunny Club, "I laughed a lot, and fell in love with a giant cockroach. Yes! Really." Available for pre-order now from not quite write press dot com. Write is spelled w r i t e.
Them Fatale,@mxthemfatale.bsky.social · 7mo ago

This is a horrific hate crime. So are all the replies (i am not QTing antisemitism, but you'll find plenty) 'questioning' why 'they have their own ambulances'. Hatzola is pretty similar to St Johns Ambulances, but no one is conspiratorial about that. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cz...

Four Jewish ambulances set on fire in London in what health secretary calls 'sickening' attack

The attack on the Jewish community ambulance service in north London is being treated as an

bbc.co.uk

Louie Stowell@louiestowell.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Are any other news outlets going to cover this? Still only seen one local paper do so (with an interesting angle on why this is dangerous) northwestbylines.co.uk/news/educati...

Not banned – just gone: what Manchester’s missing books reveal about England’s schools

Books removed from a Manchester school raise a bigger question: who decides what children are allowed to read?

northwestbylines.co.uk

Nik Sunil Williams@nikwilliams.bsky.social · 7mo ago

My excellent colleague @katiedd.bsky.social has just published this remarkable investigation into rampant book banning in a Greater Manchester secondary school library. 193 books including The Da Vinci Code, Twilight, White Teeth and 1984 Graphic Novel www.indexoncensorship.org/2026/03/scho...

Retro Blast 👻@retroblastpod.com · 7mo ago

If you have the AUDACITY to play video games on "easy" or "story" mode... I want you to know that I think that's a perfectly acceptable way to enjoy a video game that you paid for because you're supposed to enjoy your favorite pastime any way you like. Real life's hard enough. Enjoy your hobby. 🫶

Unnerf Rescue Cat@unnerfrescuecat.bsky.social · 7mo ago

We don't NEED garbage AI slop We don't WANT expensive-ass graphics cards just to play ugly ass 'realistic' characters We want stories that we can enjoy that has beautifully handicrafted art and tales that could be shared to another generation

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Olivia Waite@oliviawaite.com · 7mo ago

Oh, do romance readers read too much? Of the wrong kind of books, you say? In the wrong kind of language, you say? Are they too easy, too sexy, too fun, too silly? And we’re pretending this is not The argument that people have made against romance since (checks library) 1785?

Jess Popplewell@jesspopps.bsky.social · 9mo ago

“…they are generally more set on acquiring new kingdoms, right or wrong, than on governing well those they possess.” Thomas More wrote that about monarchies in approximately 1515. We’ve been singing this song about politics way over 500 years, and this is still the world we live in.