There is a lot of struggle in life, but sometimes the world is magical for a few moments.

Acid Rain@bearysweet.bsky.social · 2d ago

And now, a little Vivaldi. Michel Tirabosco, a renowned pan flute player, collaborating with Raphaël Froissart. He is a professor at the Geneva Conservatory. Born with physical differences, he began playing the pan flute at 7 and has achieved international recognition for his skill. #streetmusic

Scotland, I love you, but why is your summer so cold?

Nothing says fun like a four hour flight delay 🥳💃

I did not know that. Very cool

Brian M. Milton@munchkinstein.bsky.social · 2d ago

Did you know that the GSFWC (@gsfwc.bsky.social) is forty years old this year? Well it is, and as part of too much thinking about that, I bring you the first in a (slowly) building set of blog posts with my thoughts on it. www.munchkinstein.co.uk/index.php/20...

"If you're under 25 your brain isn't fully developed, so you can't be trusted to make informed decisions" I'm seeing this a LOT lately, especially today thanks to the Cass review. And it's utter guff, based on hearsay, misunderstandings of neuroscience, or wilful ignorance. Why? I'll tell you /1

Final writing spot of the holiday I figured out the rest of this chapter, and discovered new questions and tensions for the next... Also the biscoff gloria was glorious 😋

What does anyone need, really, apart from black sea, black sky, silver stars, and a big bag of crisps

Absolutely gorgeous indeed! So excited for my second ever publication, and in such a cool magazine! And I am heckin looking forward to reading the rest of the stories!

Trollbreath Magazine@trollbreathmag.bsky.social · 4d ago

Welcome to August! Only one month to go until our 9th issue drops. Edits will be going out to authors soon (probably today). In the meantime, we can finally reveal the absolutely gorgeous cover, slightly revamped from our previous style, with original art by Tobias Roetsch. Ain't it beautiful?

Not the worst spot in the world for a bit of writing I think I have found the only cool place on the waterfront, in the breezy shade under palm trees

Good morning from España 🌞

Very much enjoying this dark and twisty holiday read from @gen-dimova.bsky.social but I really wish I'd brought the sequel too!

¡Hola from España!

My sibling is reading the final Fitz and the Fool trilogy and my heart is breaking alongside theirs all over again

I need to get back to exercise But I am ill and wiped out and so is my child So I guess tomorrow I'll just slob around the house more instead

It takes a certain amount of courage to be kind. People trying to erode society often exploit fear and insecurity. If you're constantly worried about other people busting down your door, you're going to find tolerance almost impossible. So, defy that thinking. Be brave, stay kind. That's it.

ooh decisions decisions

Sometimes you have to escape to a tiny folk festival and try to forget about things

Scotland folks, here is an easy way to object to the proposed AI data centre in Fife, that will have huge impact on communities, wildlife, energy needs, our environment, and more. Anyone can object, you don't need to live in Fife. You can use the text or add your own👇 greens.scot/stopfifeaida...

Stop the Fife Mega AI Data Centre

Stop the Fife Mega AI Data Centre -

greens.scot

In other news, I have written myself into so many plot holes, I think the only solution is to wallow in them and hope for the best

Temporary filling lasted 4 hours. Sigh. Back to the dentist I go...

Day job + child + dentist today... Coffee will see me through (please)

There is something very cool about slush reading I feel incredibly privileged to read people's submissions, and I learn about stories and the world of writing too

“When a brand changes hands this many times, the name becomes the product and the pan becomes a cost to be managed beneath it: thinner steel here, an offshored handle there, a warranty rewritten by lawyers instead of engineers, and so on…” Excellent reporting and hard wearing alternatives listed👇

@laperry2.bsky.social · 2w ago

www.worseonpurpose.com/p/your-cookw...

This evening I made words in the park Not many, but more than none

The Inner Worlds archive is now available free to download in pdf and epub format: inner-worlds.ghost.io/downloads/

Inner Worlds downloads

Every issue of Inner Worlds available to download as EPUB or mobile-friendly PDF.

inner-worlds.ghost.io

Oooh yes please!! I ordered my copy already, but I reckon I know some people who would like one...

CL Hellisen | Preorder The Shape of Monsters@clhellisen.com · 2w ago

Pre-order The Shape of Monsters online at Waterstones now for a discount - that's a neat 25% off! Modern gothic fantasy where two siblings are about to return to an ancestral home and summon a monster. Dark and mythic, complicated family dynamics, queer disasters @portyliterary.bsky.social

I think I can sleep with my head on the bed and my feet on the floor while I do calf stretches Yes, this feels doable

Another day of peopling instead of writing What have I become? #AmNotWriting

Had a tiny breakthrough... Turns out I can just make stuff up when I'm writing fantasy fiction, so I don't need to worry about real world maps I really hope I can now get this chapter rewritten vaguely right so I can move on to the next... Writing is hard when there is work and a child 🥱