I moustache you to tell all of London that I'm performing tonight.

I stand with trans people, and wish everyone involved in this a very cursed life. 🏳️‍⚧️

Equality and Human Rights Commission@equalityhumanright.bsky.social · 9h ago

Our code of practice for services, public functions and associations comes into force today. It provides practical guidance on how the Equality Act 2010 applies to services, public functions and associations. Find out more: https://ow.ly/alIf50Zwrkx

Let's talk about JK Rowling's 'bearded men'... I want to vent something that's been on my mind: The way transphobic groups and individuals are also actively homophobic. I've experienced it first hand, and know many others have too. 1/

Derby's annual feast of genre fiction is back this September, with interviews, panels, workshops and more taking place at Edge-Lit 12! www.derbyquad.co.uk/whats-on/edg... #Derby #Derbyshire #eastmids #eastmidlands #fiction #writing #writers #authors #books #novels

Edge-Lit 12

Edge-Lit makes it a dozen with its return in 2026, once again serving up a wide array of interviews, talks, workshops and more for lovers of genre fiction.

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RAIN? You're happy about RAIN?? Have you even THOUGHT about the gays who can't post thirst traps in their jocks about how hot it is? NO, I bet you haven't.

TONIGHT! If you can get to Camden at 9pm, you could be my 12th audience member!! camdenfringe.com/events/you-o...

Polis Loizou 🦊@polisloizou.bsky.social · 2d ago

LONDON! WEDNESDAY! ONE NIGHT ONLY! "You Oughta Be In Pictures" 5 Aug, 9pm Rosemary Branch Theatre @camdenfringe.bsky.social ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Winner of Best Actor and nominated for Best Production and Best New Writing at @buxtonfringe.bsky.social. 🎟 camdenfringe.com/events/you-o...

Heading off to London for my show tonight.

Textes from Sisyphus: UGH You are not goinge to BELIEVE what just happenid AGAYNE 🪨

Weird, so it turns out you DON'T have to become a trans woman or drag queen to molest girls.

Raw Story@rawstory.com · yesterday

A Washington State ballot measure that would require girls from kindergarten through high school to undergo sex-verification testing before taking part in sports provoked nationwide outrage.

Please never add me to a group chat of over 100 people.

Bluesky@bsky.app · 24h ago

Update: group chats can now host up to 100 members.

Can't believe I'm even typing this but Amanda Knox has decided to do an #edfringe show where she once again paints herself an innocent victim of injustice. Sign the petition to stop it going ahead: c.org/6HRCJHw6md

Sign the Petition

Stop the Amanda Knox 'Cartwheel' performance at the Edinburgh Fringe

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Well, this is making me squirm. It seems the author has proof the novel wasn't written by AI but everything remains up in the air. And now all our hard work is going to be read through narrowed eyes because of this infuriating tech and the dweebs who use it. www.thebookseller.com/news/it-was-...

Literary agents react to major crime book deal that collapsed over suspected AI use

Literary agents have spoken with The Bookseller following news that a crime novel sold in a 14-way auction in the US for $2.4m was withdrawn by its primary agent on Friday (31st July) due to suspected...

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Yes I acknowledge it makes sense in context but “I need my car to meet criminals” is now my favourite basis for an attempted exceptional hardship plea. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

cf Jane Austen’s portrayal of Emma Woodhouse at the picnic on Box Hill.

Polis Loizou 🦊@polisloizou.bsky.social · yesterday

Mocking people who are well-meaning but gauche just makes you a dickhead, imo

From my experience both as a former Waterstones events manager and author myself, I've found no group that's more welcoming and open about every aspect of their industry than writers (especially Crime writers). Are these folks getting stuff like this from nobodies on TikTok?

Antony Johnston@antonyjohnston.bsky.social · 2d ago

Seeing complaints online that authors 'gatekeep' information…! Absolute nonsense. There is no industry or craft in the world which is so comprehensively written about, studied, and discussed as fiction writing, and every author I know welcomes new writers who are serious about giving it a go.

Mocking people who are well-meaning but gauche just makes you a dickhead, imo

"Polis, Stop Writing Shows That Require Specific Facial Hair" Challenge

Every day in Gaza, Soad is struggling to feed her son Omar. Can you help today? xx

liztism™ 🍉 ليز@lizardry.bsky.social · 3d ago

Soad, a well-known nurse here, lost her home and loved ones in the war, leaving her with only one child. She fears he will go to bed hungry every night. Imagine, Omar's greatest wish is no longer a toy or a holiday, but a meal to silence his hunger She needs $100 to buy food tinyurl.com/4rdnwyzx

The state of this.

I've become such a misanthrope that I'm now watching "Independence Day" and siding with the aliens.

Whoop whoop! The Camden Fringe officially kicks off today. Lets get this 4 week party of 460 productions started!

LONDON! WEDNESDAY! ONE NIGHT ONLY! "You Oughta Be In Pictures" 5 Aug, 9pm Rosemary Branch Theatre @camdenfringe.bsky.social ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Winner of Best Actor and nominated for Best Production and Best New Writing at @buxtonfringe.bsky.social. 🎟 camdenfringe.com/events/you-o...

Applying for another creative opportunity

Too Liddle, too late 🫶

Another week, another rejection for a life-changing opportunity.

Bordeaux, France, has now recorded more days above 40°C in 2026 alone than during the entire 105-year period from 1920 (when observations began) to 2025. This is deeply shocking.

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Polari Press@polari.press · 2d ago

If we sold just 12 more prints, we’ll be able to have donated over £1,000 to The Sameer Project in Gaza. They’re currently in desperate need of support and have had to pause their food donations due to lack of funds. 100% of the £15 price is donated: polari.press/throw-sand/

Me to the person who decided that my novel, just about balancing on a complex structure & timeline, needed "a little reworking".

The audience score being ridiculously lower than the critics', wtf

Rotten Tomatoes@handle.invalid · 3d ago

#Matilda celebrates its 30th anniversary today! Our archival resources added 71 contemporaneous reviews to the 1996 comedy. https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1072107-matilda?cmp=TWRT_Movie_Matilda_Annniversary

Finally remembered to clean the downstairs WC mirror.