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Fiona Robertson @fionaswriting.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Thanks to everyone who watched my performance of The Secret Of The Poets at the Edinburgh Book Festival at the @iamloudpro.bsky.social Grand Slam! I'm still reading through comments ❤️ Here's the text version, which you can also find on my poetry site. I'll post a video soon about why I wrote this ❤️

The Secret of the poets by Fiona Robertson

I wrote my wedding vows with ChatGPT.
I’m no good at words. It does it better than me.

I typed out some facts and asked AI
to write my mother's eulogy.
I know, I know, her final goodbye
summed up by machine.
But I'm not a poet. Words don't come easy to me, you see.

My friend’s kid died and I didn’t know what to say
so I asked Claude and straight away
I had something to text him
and he thumbs-upped the message so I think it was OK.

I asked it to write a Valentine.
My best man speech.
My marriage counselling homework.
My suicide note.

I’m not a poet.
I don’t know what to say.

Let me tell you the secret of the poets:
Nobody ever knows what to say.
There are no words to mend a shattered heart.
No verse can make someone fall in love.
No poem can ease the ache of loss.
No-one can speak the depth of gratitude
or trust
or pain.

Nobody ever knows what to say.
Not even us.

Generative AI will give you an answer
but it will be a lie,
because all these words have ever been
are stand-ins for
‘I cared enough to try’.

https://linktr.ee/FionaRobertson

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Anna Wood @annakwood.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Thoughts please? If you went to uni was it normal to be tired so much that you missed lectures? Especially in first year? I had pre ME but never missed anything and kept up with the work. Quite a few of the students on my project are reporting tiredness and needing extra sleep

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Anna Wood @annakwood.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

In my current project I've asked first year University maths and physics students to write a diary once and week, and I just feel so privileged that they are sharing their thoughts with me - their struggles, their neuro divergence, their worries, everything.

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Yair Wallach @yairwallach.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Support for the 2 state solution among Israeli Jews went from 40+ in 1994 to a peak of 70% in 2007-8. Netanyahu came to power in 2009 and it has been falling ever since. Source: Israel Democracy Institute.

https://en.idi.org.il/articles/24664
Support for the Two States, among Jewish-Israeli Population

(%) 1994-2018

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Olivia Guest · Ολίβια Γκεστ @olivia.science · 02/10/2026

> an increase in thin papers of narrow scope, as well as ‘salami’ papers, where a single work is broken up and submitted as a set of smaller papers. There is also a marked increase in dense, AI-written papers. AI tools are making it easy for authors to flood arXiv [and others with] low-value papers.

A histogram showing the incredible increase in submissions.

> In September of 2016, arXiv received 9,869 submissions. In September of 2024, arXiv received 20,569 submissions. This September, arXiv received 40,363 submissions, which in turn generated almost 9,000 support tickets for arXiv staff and moderators. In only the past two years, submissions have doubled.

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Anna Wood @annakwood.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

🐦 THE CALL OF THE DUNNOCK🦋 Housebound and isolated one woman embarks on a journey to discover the wild creatures in her suburban garden and in doing so, finds new ways to connect to the world and to herself. #DVpit #NF nature/memoir

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Anna Wood @annakwood.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

🦜 BACKYARD BIRD CHRONICLES X BODY MEDICINE 🦋 Housebound, isolated and chronically ill, I embark on a journey to discover the wild creatures in my suburban garden, finding new ways to connect to the world and to myself. #DVpit #NF nature/memoir

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Anna Wood @annakwood.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

🌵🐤CALL OF THE DUNNOCK 🐤🌵 One suburban Scottish garden. One small brown bird. One life changing moment. The story of how a chronically ill housebound woman discovers the beauty of Glasgow’s urban wildlife while coming to terms with chronic illness. #DVpit #NF nature/memoir

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Anna Wood @annakwood.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

🐦 THE CALL OF THE DUNNOCK🦋 A fox burying a chicken leg, a magpie’s iridescent feathers, kestrels displaying. The story of how one small brown bird led me to discover the wildlife in an urban Glasgow garden, while coming to terms with chronic illness. #DVpit #NF nature/memoir

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Anna Wood @annakwood.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

#DVParty Day 3. Opening Line: It happened on a clear bright day in early March. The sort of day where you feel the potential of spring just around the corner after a long winter, but there is still a chill in the air, still a need to wrap up against the wind. A bird was pecking rhythmically in the

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Anna Wood @annakwood.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Day 2 - #DVparty Intro to main character (me!) 🦆#MEcfs for 27 yrs 🪻Live in Glasgow 🦃 Housebound 18 yrs 🦜Love watching nature 🦋 Published a book of bird photos (25 Birds), raised £850 for biomedical research 🐞Fav bird - dunnock 🌼 Fav food - dark chocolate

Me, a white woman with curly brown hair and flowery dress

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Long Covid Advocacy @longcovidadvoc.com · 26/09/2026

Anna is also taking part in the diverse voices pitch event with her amazing non-fiction book of wildlife observation from her Glasgow garden! Do show her some ♥️ & support #pwME #MEcfs

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#MEAction Network @meactnet.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Have you checked out all the amazing things Pillow Writers has going on lately? So many options! pillowwriters.wordpress.com They are an international ME/CFS writing community, free and open to anyone with ME/CFS or Long Covid. We are honored to host this amazing group! #pwME #pwLC

Calendar listing October events for Pillow Writers with dates and times in GMT and PST, featuring sessions like Early Pillows, Standard Pillows, Pillow Crafters, WIMEL, and Softest Pillows. On cream background with fall leaves at the top.

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Anna Wood @annakwood.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

#DVparty #NF RAISING HARE X BODY WEATHER Excited to present my mood board for THE CALL OF THE DUNNOCK, a nature memoir about discovering the wildlife in my suburban garden while grappling with being housebound due to a chronic illness. #mecfs

A montage of 9 photos, 8 showing birds, the centre one is myself a white woman sitting in a wheelchair holding a camera to my face

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Paul Ginsberg @naturallypaul.com · 24/09/2026

When I have my intro calls with clients, I say that coaching takes around nine months, but it is highly variable. Let’s dive into this! THE FIRST 3 MONTHS Three months is a useful placeholder because people come to me with the expectation that a “complete package” can be delivered in that time.

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Anna Wood @annakwood.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

🐦 THE CALL OF THE DUNNOCK🦋 Housebound, isolated and chronically ill, one woman embarks on a journey to discover the wild creatures in her suburban garden and in doing so, finds new ways to connect to the world and to herself. #preDV #NF nature/memoir

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Anna Wood @annakwood.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

🐦 THE CALL OF THE DUNNOCK🦋 A fox burying a chicken leg, a magpie’s iridescence, kestrels displaying. This is the story of how one small brown bird led me to discover the wildlife in an urban Glasgow garden, while coming to terms with chronic illness. #preDV #NF nature/memoir

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Anna Wood @annakwood.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

🐦 A fox burying a chicken leg, a magpie’s iridescence, kestrels displaying. The Call of the Dunnock explores how one small brown bird led me to discover the wildlife in an urban Glasgow garden, while coming to terms with chronic illness.🦋 #DVpit #NF nature/memoir

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Alem Matthees @alemmatthees.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The statement about "avoiding PEM as much as possible" is valid but needs clarification or we are accused of maladaptation. I have read stories about people with #MECFS who took it too far, did as little as possible, became deconditioned, then blamed pacing when their illness worsened overall.

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Anna Wood @annakwood.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

#askDV Is it ever acceptable to chase an agent if you've not heard from them? Or to update them if anything has changed? (Eg I'm writing non-fiction and I now have more chapters written than I did when I started querying)

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Paula Peters @paulapeters19.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

#TimmsReview #PIP 📢Stop Disability Cuts Stop The Sham Timms Review 📢Friday 25th September 2026 📢1pm 📢Meet Outside Cardiff Vale College and Business Centre City centre campus Dumballs Road Cardiff CF10 5FE

On white background with black text
Top of image is graphics of DPAC Cymru, Unite Community & ADFCCAD Welsh unpaid carers
Title says stop disability cuts
Stop the sham Timms review
On right hand side is an outline of a person with long black hair shouting in a megaphone
Underneath it says join our protest
When? 1pm Friday 25th September 2026
Where? Outside the Cardiff Vale & College Business Centre, Dumballs Road Cardiff CF10 5FE

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Anna Wood @annakwood.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I've pitched 'The Call of the Dunnock' -remarkably hard to capture a book in 300 characters!

#pitchdis participant 2026 sticker. White background with mini confetti like background. Text in black.

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Anna Wood @annakwood.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

I love the swahali proverb ‘Little by little a little becomes a lot’. It's so true! Somehow I've just finished writing the penultimate chapter of my book 🦋🐞🎉!

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#PitchDis @pitchdis.com · 01/09/2026

Getting ready for #PitchDis next week? Here's a checklist of what you'll need to fill out your pitch form.

Pitch Form Checklist

□ Pitch – No more than 300 characters. Each space counts as a character. An emoji counts as a character. No line breaks (enter or return button) or they will be deleted. Do not include any links.
□ Book Title
□ Age Group/Genre – You may only choose one.
□ Genre – You may select up to two UNLESS you choose other, in which case you may only enter one. There is a 20 character limit for other. Any characters after 20 will be deleted.
□ Optional hashtags – If you select other, there is a 25 character limit. Any characters after 25 will be deleted.
□ Author Name (or Pen Name)
□ Email – Please make sure your email is entered correctly. Requests go through an automated system and if you’ve entered the wrong email, you will not get any requests.

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Daniel Moser @dmoser.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Pollution levels in London after 10 years of advancing sustainable transport.

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Anna Wood @annakwood.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Baby toad in my front lawn yesterday! So glad I've not mown it, amazing what wildlife hides there

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Anna Wood @annakwood.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Another easy meal suggestion - bought in Tesco's and a few varieties available. Can be eaten cold and keeps for months out of the fridge. Just needs a bit of pitta or similar with it. With thanks to @marydoll.bsky.social

Packet of giant bean and aubergine salad

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Anna Wood @annakwood.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

It's been so wet in Glasgow I've not been able to set the moth trap for ages, but last night this beautiful canary shouldered thorn was in it. So pretty!

A yellow moth on the tip of a pencil with greenery in the background.

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#DVpit - Diverse Voices Pitch @dvpit.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

#DVpit EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT: Join us for our #DVParty September 25-29, 2026! #DVParty is a pre-event to celebrate and highlight your projects before #DVpit! Go to dvpit.carrd.co/#dvpartypredv for rules & more info!

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Frances Ryan @francesryan.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

For the evening crowd! Do share with anyone from a marginalised group looking to get into journalism. Thank you x

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Merrydholl @maryeilmicdom.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

This is magnificent! You MUST read. Who knew what goes on in Glasgow gardens? 🐞

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Adam from Glasgow @1707unsubscribe.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Beautiful story. Thanks for sharing!

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Anna Wood @annakwood.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

From mating to lavae, from moulting, to pupa, to new ladybird emerging, I've captured it all. Too much to share, so I've collected it all into a blog post here! #NatureWriting annakwood.substack.com/p/the-wonder...

annakwood.substack.com

The Wonders of the Lady Bird Life-Cycle - a Photo Essay

From mating to lavae, to moulting, to pupa, to new ladybird emerging - I've captured it all

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Anna Wood @annakwood.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Thank you to everyone who responded to my call for experiences of using creativity to connect with nature. 🎉🎉I've now finished the chapter 🎉🎉. Here's a quote which sums up the experiences shared with me:

These stories demonstrate the tremendous bravery and resilience of people with ME and Long Covid. Despite their suffering, those who can, find creative ways to stay connected to nature and through these creative endeavours make meaning out of their lives.

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Anna Wood @annakwood.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

It's plum time again, though not the bumper crop of last year (thank goodness 🤣). It's reminded me of this post I wrote about plums, jam and Gaza. Sadly the situation has not improved much, we just hear less about it. open.substack.com/pub/annakwoo...

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Germaine Hypher - Crafting A Path Through Illness @germainehypher.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Forget M.E. Not A COLLECTIVE QUILT Call for Embroiderers with M.E. Share your story through embroidery, appliqué, or other fiber arts as part of the Forget M.E. Not Collective Quilt to strengthen community ties and raise awareness about M.E./C.F.S. #mecfs #ME/CFS #chronicillness #invisibleillness

A photo of blue fabric in an embroidery hoop with white, yellow, green and pale blue entries threads and a pair of embroidery scissors has white writing in black rectangles that says: About to start my contribution to the Forget M.E. Not Collective Quilt...
For more info and to take part: @astitchinti_m.e (Instagram account)

Black and pale blue text on a white background, with a picture of two forget me not flowers says:

Combining contributions from people around the world.
Forget M.E. Not
A COLLECTIVE QUILT
Call for Embroiderers with M.E.
Share your story through embroidery, appliqué, or other fiber arts as part of the Forget M.E. Not Collective Quilt to strengthen community ties and raise awareness about M.E./C.F.S.
www.forgetmenotquilt.ca

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Anna Wood @annakwood.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

More ladybird excitement - I found the lavae of a 14 spot ladybird - the ones I saw mating earlier in the year. So cool! 😎

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Anna Wood @annakwood.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Sooo excited to see my first ladybird lavae yesterday. I think this is from the 7 spots that were around. You can even see the casing from the latest moult!

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Anna Wood @annakwood.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

New post - a short piece of nature writing about a patch of meadow that is just round the corner from us. It captured me and compelled me to write about it open.substack.com/pub/annakwoo...

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Meadow beauty

Is this a stick or is it a moth?

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Anna Wood @annakwood.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Adventures in being disabled part 17893 Phone to change mammogram apt. Pick date and time that suits Mention I use a scooter to check accessibility. Now told I need a double apt which can't be booked on the phone. I'll get a letter. No choice of day or time 😬

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Anna Wood @annakwood.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

A little video to show the orchids in our front garden. This year there are over 50!

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Anna Wood @annakwood.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Very excited to find this narrow bordered 5 spot Burnet in my garden last night - it stayed all night before flying off around 8 this morning. My first burnet moth too!

A black and red moth on a common spotted orchid

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Richard Lewis @z3r0gravitas.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

3/ Thanks to eagle eyed @annakwood.bsky.social for pointing out my post was a 4 for the price of 3! It was a House Martin in frame with the Sparrowhawk! Apparently it was hanging out with the Swifts, as they sometimes do. I think this is all 3 in another shot I took.

Left to right: Sparrowhawk, Swift, House Martin..?

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Adam @abrokenbattery.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

“He was a doctor who ran marathons. Now, walking to the bathroom is harder than any marathon he ever ran. In this grade of severity ME is only invisible if people purposefully look away.” Evelien van den Brink calling for biomedical #MECFS research in European Parliament in 2019.

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