Jane Alyson Clarke
@janeeyrie.bsky.social
I write high fantasy with low characters. Poetry too. https://bio.link/janeclarke Fond of: folk tales, birds, concept albums, woodruff cordial, peace 🕊️ Follows or reposts ≠ endorsement of any or all of someone’s views
A blue dot in the distance. To see these electric blue delights skipping around brings me much joy. A male white-winged fairywren on the farm near Quorn, South Australia. #wrensday
Looking forward to watching a feature-length film with exactly this sort of dialogue
DiscussingFilm@discussingfilm.net · 3d agoRobert Eggers is set to direct a new film adaptation of ‘ROMEO AND JULIET’. The film will feature the actors speaking in Olde English. (Source: www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...)
In the '80s, some of the world's most fascinating animation was made in Uzbekistan. It was a time of "absolute creative freedom with full funding." We're looking at the story behind the scene, and at the gems it produced: animationobsessive.substack.com/p/visions-in...
One of the greatest bollard walks in history. #WorldBollardAssociation
I won’t lie, it’s a bit overwhelming to see the work hyperbolized by many press outlets, including the university. We did not discover a new organ, or that you have two consciousnesses, etc! I’m excited for the general positive recognition, (especially the coverage from the Chronicle by Jack Lee)
The brain is a single organ. But it may not start that way, study suggests
A Stanford-led study challenges the idea that the brain develops from one common pool of early cells — and could help researchers model diseases such as ALS.
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If so some eason you do choose to work for free (for example, for a charity, or to support a small local enterprise), consider sending them an invoice for your usual fee, and mark it void. That way, they'll know the value of what you're giving them.
Joanne Harris@joannechocolat.bsky.social · 4d agoTurned down last week: 2 festivals with no budget for speakers 1 writing course with no budget for teachers 1 film project with no budget to option the book - plus they wanted me to write the screenplay. For free. Don't do it, kids. Don't work for free. Because to them, what's free is worthless.
Well now, that's gonna get awkward if the RNLI have to rescue him.
Nice campaign by the Norwegian Consumer Council about the declining lifespan of products. Enjoy!
The pre-order for my linoprinted bridge-sized queer tarot deck is at 33%! reserve your little deck & check out the regular-sized one here >>> shop.frankduffy.co.uk/product-cate... #tarot #tarotsky #printmaking
I, with as easy hunger, take entire my season’s dole; welcome the ripe, the sweet, the sour, the hollow and the whole. — Laurie Lee, from “Apples” #poetry #autumn #photography
"that demographic is not very desirable for Amazon executives as a lot of middle-aged women already have Amazon Prime for shopping"
🎃👻 Rob for Apples 👻🎃@robwillb.bsky.social · 5d agoYou can have a hit show with great reviews, a starry cast, and loads of potential for future series these days, and it still doesn't matter. deadline.com/2026/09/ride...
It’s interesting to watch the thing’s face in close-up. There’s strange movement around the middle of it that isn’t obvious, but is going to unsettle watchers on a subtle level.
Nathan Tankus@nathantankus.bsky.social · 6d agoApparently more than one outlet has been doing the bizarre "interview AI generated actor Tilly Norwood" thing and on Piers Morgan it glitches out and starts speaking Chinese. I promise its much, much funnier than it sounds.
If you ever need your faith in the sciences restored after having it so violently compromised by techbros masquerading as technologists, I encourage you to check out the breakthrough after breakthrough ongoing in oncology. 
The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com · 6d agoA cancer vaccine succeeded in a clinical trial in preventing the recurrence of melanoma, a result experts say is a breakthrough for mRNA-based treatments. Trials for lung cancer, pancreatic cancer and other diseases' vaccines are also underway.
The bronze head of the goddess Sulis Minerva which was discovered in 1727 during the construction of sewer under Stall Street in Bath. Now part of the museum collections at The Roman Baths in Bath. 📸 My own. #FindsFriday #RomanBritain #Bath
WHO MADE THIS I say delightedly as I carefully adjust the screenshot rectangle to crop out the name of the person who made it
Well said. Here’s the post on the NAS site: www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-g... #autism
What causes autism?
Find out more about the possible causes of autism, why autism doesnt need a cure, and hear stories from autistic people.
autism.org.uk
Leona@editor.scot · last wk.The National Autistic Society have just definitively stated that autism is genetic. Glad to hear this but I’m not delighted by the forces at work that meant this urgently had to be clarified.
NEW: A Reform UK Senedd member has defected to pro-independence Plaid Cymru, saying Nigel Farage's party has 'no interest in the work I came here to do' www.thenational.scot/news/2...
When I checked my email this morning, I was delighted to discover that I had been shortlisted in the poetry category for this year’s Creative Future Writers’ Award! What a great start to the day. janealysonclarke.com/2026/09/15/s... #poetry #LiteraryFestival #London
Shortlisted for The Creative Future Writers’ Award
When I checked my email this morning, I was delighted to find a message from Matt Freidson at Creative Future letting me know that I had been shortlisted in the poetry category for this year’…
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Maika Carrillo, Alison Tanik and Debbie Hudson have won the three Platinum Prizes at the 2026 Creative Future Writers’ Awards. Read more 👇
Maika Carrillo, Alison Tanik and Debbie Hudson win Creative Future Writers’ Awards
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Ooh I got shortlisted for something. That was nice to wake up to this morning
👀 📚 Just following the advice of the Cambridge experts: 'Reading for pleasure can improve health and wellbeing at any age and regardless of what you read.' www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Reading for pleasure can improve wellbeing, Cambridge study finds
University of Cambridge academics say reading at any age improves brain and mental health.
bbc.co.uk
HISTORIC MEDITERRANEAN HEAT WAVE Another exceptionally hot day with 45C in North Africa, 40.9C in Portugal and Canary Islands SP, 40.0C in Spain FRANCE 37.6 Villevielle Monthly record: 36.0 Aigues Mortes More extreme heat tomorrow: Up to 47C in Sudan and Egypt and 40C in Spain
I would love to go to a Whitby goth weekend at least once. I’m not a goth, but I have read Dracula and surely that counts for something. It was a big book and went on about trains a lot. #booksky