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Mae 美妍

@atfruitbat.myatproto.social
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She/her. Chinese Singaporean immigrant in the UK. Bi. Writer. Shortlisted for the Hachette Children’s Novel Awards 2025. Here's where I write about writing: bsky.app/profile/maetang.myatproto.…

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Alan Lester @alanlester.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
1/2 Another in the excellent @theguardian.com series on the new slave traders registry, focusing on Michael Bennett’s longstanding work on the Bank of England. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/ng-i...
theguardian.com
Slave-trade wealth was embedded in Britain’s financial system, research finds
Dozens of Bank of England directors and founding subscribers invested in trafficking of enslaved Africans
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Mae 美妍 @atfruitbat.myatproto.social · 26/08/2026
I'm very rarely active on this account now. You're more likely to find me posting about writing over here: bsky.app/profile/maet...
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Mae Tang 董美妍 @maetangwriter.com · 20/08/2026
I'm going to be at this event in South Shields, with fellow Oaths and Offerings anthology author, Emma J. Lannie, and Carnyx Press editor, Nathaniel Spain. Come listen to us chat about what it's like to move towards publication. There'll be a Q&A too, so you can ask questions about the process!
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Moa @moa810.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
四角い香箱座りのモモイロペリカンとデコイみたいになってるアオサギ(姫路市立動物園/2026年5月)
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Mae Tang 董美妍 @maetangwriter.com · 13/08/2026
I have just used the contact form on the Electoral Commission website to send in a message about this situation. Apart from it simply being untrue, one potential consequence is that some voters may believe the election is over, and might not vote. www.electoralcommission.org.uk/about-us/con...
"The social media platform, Bluesky, has a list of trending topics in its sidebar. At the moment, one of the trending topics it is listing is declaring that "Farage wins Clacton seat". This is taking place on the 13th of August 2026. It's currently 10:33am in the morning. Clearly the voting in Clacton is still underway and therefore it is premature to declare that Farage has won the seat. This is false information being displayed, and I am concerned that it will affect the election. Please can you look into that? Thank you."
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K. Morrissey @katiedidnt.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Hi all! I'm trying to collect examples of romance and/or romance-adjacent games, book projects, comics, etc. that would have be affected by the Kickstarter, Patreon, Itch.io, or Steam adult content bans. Does anyone know any specific creators or projects which were at risk or were directly affected?
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Julia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Just an FYI for people using pronoun labelers. I just switched to @pronounsinb.io due to concerns in this thread.
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Dan Floyd @danfloydplus.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
If any of you happen to know someone who was either an Animator or a Programmer who implemented animation in an old-school MMORPG (Everquest, OG World of Warcraft, Guild Wars 1, etc), I'd love to talk with them!
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Mae 美妍 @atfruitbat.myatproto.social · 02/07/2026
I'm mostly over on my writing account nowadays, but this kind of thing fits with my cosy games peeps, so 😄
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Mae Tang 董美妍 @maetangwriter.com · 29/06/2026
If you need some mysterious and occasionally chilling reading to off-set the hot weather, you can now enjoy this anthology of folklore-inspired tales - in which I also have a story - in ebook form!
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The Yetee 🌈 🕊️ @theyetee.com · 06/06/2026
We hope you guys are just as excited for the Wholesome Direct as we are! Pre-game for the coziest gaming event of the summer with our official @wholesomegames.com collection, featuring new tees and a deskmat, with $6 from each sale donated to Transgender Law Center: theyetee.com/wholesomegames
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Mae Tang 董美妍 @maetangwriter.com · 07/06/2026
And for 8 folklore-themed stories by writers in the North of England, you can order "Oaths and Offerings" here:
carnyxpress.co.uk
Oaths and Offerings: A Carnyx anthology of folklore
Captivating folklore-inspired tales from writers in the North of England. Out 4th June 2026: available for pre-order now.
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Mae Tang 董美妍 @maetangwriter.com · 07/06/2026
Enjoyed getting to meet fellow authors @srdfrench.bsky.social, @verbivorial.bsky.social and others, from the @carnyxpress.co.uk "Oaths and Offerings" anthology of folklore-inspired tales at Leeds Lit Fest yesterday. There's still many more events to go, so definitely check out the full programme!
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Wholesome Games @wholesomegames.com · 06/06/2026
NEWSLETTER: wholesomegames.com MERCH: theyetee.com/wholesomegames STEAM: store.steampowered.com/sale/Wholeso...
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Wholesome Games @wholesomegames.com · 06/06/2026
Thanks for watching Wholesome Direct 2026! We'll see you again for the Wholesome Games Celebration on Steam. Sign up for our newsletter to get a reminder when the discounts, demos, new releases, and announcements go live 💌
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David @bluebookballoon.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Happy publication day to @carnyxpress.co.uk for their new anthology Oaths and Offerings! Lots to enjoy in this collection. My #review bluebookballoon.blogspot.com/2026/06/revi... #Booksky 📚💙
Cover for book Oaths and Offerings. On a cream background, countless small pictures are arranged filling a disc. They are mainly in red but some are black or brown. There is a knife, snakes, branches, leaves, a hare and much more.
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Mae Tang 董美妍 @maetangwriter.com · 04/06/2026
Very happy to be in this folklore-inspired anthology, along with other writers from the North of England!
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Mae Tang 董美妍 @maetangwriter.com · 31/05/2026
This is the misleading impact Bsky's new moderation settings can have. There's text under there - no images, and nothing risque. I've emailed Bsky's moderation team with feedback about the change (other people have provided letter templates; see next post.) I'd suggest everyone else does the same.
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Mae 美妍 @atfruitbat.myatproto.social · 26/05/2026
If the standard amongst Reform supporters is that "ordinary men" are allowed to engage in misogyny and sexism, then I think it's clear what baseline for behaviour they want to apply across the country.
theguardian.com
Carol Vorderman demands apology from Reform candidate over ‘disgusting comments’
Broadcaster describes Robert Kenyon, who is standing in Makerfield byelection, as a misogynist and a ‘cowardly man’
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Mae Tang 董美妍 @maetangwriter.com · 20/05/2026
I could only nod, cowed by the prescience of the Fair Folk. "Leeds Lit Fest?" The voice asked. "Th-that's right!" I stammered. How could the fairies know that many of us would be discussing folklore and writing there?! "Capital." Then nothing remained but the sighing of the breeze in the boughs.
leedslitfest.co.uk
Oaths and Offerings with Carnyx Press
Join Carnyx Press for a captivating evening of folklore-inspired short fiction. Six writers from across the North of England read
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Mae Tang 董美妍 @maetangwriter.com · 20/05/2026
My story in this book is titled, "Away with the Fairies". Of course I had to take the anthology down to the York Foss Fairy Trail, to get some reactions from the local fairies. 🧚‍♂️🧚‍♀️🧚 As I set the book out, the wind shuddered through the trees. A mysterious voice seemed to whisper, "Out on June 4th?"
A copy of "Oaths and Offerings: A Carynx Anthology of Folklore" is propped up next to an illustrated map of the Foss Fairy Trail in York. The instructions on the map read: "Follow the stars, find the fairies, make a wish, share the joy!" The route on the map runs past such landmarks as Enchanted Wood, The Fairy Gallery, and so on. The map also asks: "How many fairy homes can you find?"A copy of "Oaths and Offerings: A Carynx Anthology of Folklore" lies on a wooden log, in front of a small fairy home in the Foss Fairy Trail in York. The fairy home sits on some pale blue decking. It sports a grassy roof. Over its front door is a butterfly motif in carved wood. A red bookmark protrudes from the top of the book, with the Carynx Press logo printed on it in white.
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Mae Tang 董美妍 @maetangwriter.com · 20/05/2026
My author copies of "Oaths and Offerings: A Carnyx Anthology of Folklore" arrived in the post today, featuring tales by me, @srdfrench.bsky.social, @verbivorial.bsky.social, and other Northern writers. You can pre-order a copy from @carnyxpress.co.uk here: carnyxpress.co.uk/products/oat...
A copy of "Oaths and Offerings: A Carnyx Anthology of Folklore" lies in the grass, next to some little daisies.
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Mae Tang 董美妍 @maetangwriter.com · 16/05/2026
I often think of Stewart Lee's stand-up comedy bit on English nationalism. On the nostalgia for and mythologising of a bygone age, where that nationaliam - allied with open racism - was supposedly socially acceptable. And also on the persecution complex of xenophobes.
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Stewart Lee - These days, if you say you're English ...
YouTube video by Beth Gaga Shaggy
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Mae Tang 董美妍 @maetangwriter.com · 15/05/2026
It was one of the people trying to remove the xenophobic, nationalistic flags who was hit by the vehicle
theguardian.com
Man hit by van in Birmingham after residents take down union flags put up by anti-migrant group
Police investigate incident on Thursday evening after witness claims seeing Raise the Colours logo on side of vehicle
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Stacy King @stacyking.com · 11/05/2026
FYI trans Americans with a Canadian ancestor can apply for expedited processing on their applications for Canadian citizenship!
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Mae Tang 董美妍 @maetangwriter.com · 11/05/2026
I and a bunch of other Northern writers have stories in this folklore anthology. You can pre-order it, and then it'll be yours to enjoy in under a month!
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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 07/05/2026
Every day brings another reason I'm happy I moved to a Blacksky server (myatproto, in my case).
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Wholesome Games @wholesomegames.com · 04/05/2026
Wholesome Direct returns for its 7th annual showcase on June 6th, 2026! Tune in at 9 am PT / 12 pm ET for an hour of game news, demos, announcements, and releases ~ all curated specifically for folks who love joyful, thoughtful, and hopeful games.
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Mae 美妍 @atfruitbat.myatproto.social · 04/05/2026
It's an ugly gesture made by people whose motives are not by any means related to celebrating Britishness, but are about stoking division and hatred of minorities. Otherwise why would council workers run into threats and abuse for taking the flags down?
theguardian.com
Shropshire council staff met with rising ‘abuse and intimidation’ over removal of flags
Authority says workers and councillors ‘threatened for explaining the council’s position’ as union jack and St George’s flags taken down
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Mae 美妍 @atfruitbat.myatproto.social · 28/04/2026
Chasing racist and xenophobic Reform voters is a race to the bottom, and he's entirely correctly to say so.
theguardian.com
Man who heckled Shabana Mahmood dismisses ‘laughable’ white liberal claim
Protester says he migrated from Malaysia as a child and describes home secretary’s immigration policies as cruel
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Mae 美妍 @atfruitbat.myatproto.social · 25/04/2026
I have one key to give out. If any of my moots want to try the Loftia limited time beta, let me know.
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Mae 美妍 @atfruitbat.myatproto.social · 24/04/2026
Do any of my mutuals want an invite key to the Loftia beta that's currently running till May 6th? If so, let me know.
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Mae Tang 董美妍 @maetangwriter.com · 24/04/2026
I have a story in this book, and it has ikan bilis and kiam chye in it! What happens to those foods in the tale? You'll just have to read it and see. 😂
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Cookies (Rosie) 🧚🌙| Cozy and Gaming 🧸 @rosiebunx.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
I am so upset right now, TikTok quietly added a feature which turns on an AI feature on all the TikTok’s you have already posted to allow Ai to remix and make content of your TikTok’s and I didn’t know, you must go to privacy settings on your TikToks to turn it off yourself, want to warn others 💔
Ai remix feature in privacy settings on TikTok turned on
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Mae Tang 董美妍 @maetangwriter.com · 18/04/2026
Oaths and Offerings is available for pre-order now. Here's some of the buzz about the book, as well as a link to find out more about it.
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Mae Tang 董美妍 @maetangwriter.com · 18/04/2026
I'm going to be at Leeds Lit Fest on the 6th of June, reading from my story in the folklore-inspired anthology, Oaths and Offerings. I'll be alongside other awesome Northern writers from the same table of contents, and also the editor of @carnyxpress.co.uk. We'll all talk about writing and folklore.
leedslitfest.co.uk
Oaths and Offerings with Carnyx Press
Join Carnyx Press for a captivating evening of folklore-inspired short fiction. Six writers from across the North of England read
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Mae Tang 董美妍 @maetangwriter.com · 13/04/2026
Excited to have a story coming out in this anthology, alongside other Northern writers! Check out Oaths and Offerings if you enjoy folklore. Pre-orders for the book are open now.
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Mae Tang 董美妍 @maetangwriter.com · 12/04/2026
Wow! I didn't expect this. It's a really nice surprise! Thanks to @apexmag.bsky.social for the opportunity, and to @pegasusunder.bsky.social for doing a great job editing the story in the first place.
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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
The woman being murdered in the video Trump posted was an immigrant. Her name was Nilufar Yasmin. She was from Bangladesh. Trump is weaponizing her death against communities like hers. Outstanding reporting from @pabloreports.bsky.social for Migrant Insider. migrantinsider.com/p/her-name-w...
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Mae 美妍 @atfruitbat.myatproto.social · 10/04/2026
He won't care that it might be traumatic for that woman's loved ones to have her death broadcast on the internet, or for other people to witness a snuff video. He only cares about getting attention for himself. The people who support him are like that too; willing to exploit and dehumanise others.
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Carnyx Press @carnyxpress.co.uk · 09/04/2026
Fans of folk horror, fairy-lore and weird fiction: we're delighted to announce that you can now pre-order our very first anthology over at carnyxpress.co.uk/products/oat... Out the 4th June. It's going to be an absolute treat.
Oaths and Offerings: A Carnyx anthology of folklore. Pre-orders open now.
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Adam Sharp @adamcsharp.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
The Finnish word for an auction, huutokauppa, means “shout market” (or “shouting shop”) * read on for more of my favourite Finnish words (a thread in honour of today being Day of the Finnish Language)…
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Mae 美妍 @atfruitbat.myatproto.social · 09/04/2026
A lot of this is also down to Christian fundamentalists, who are enabled by their religious beliefs to regard other human beings as objects to be cleared out of the way, so they can establish a global theocracy. They think Trump will do that for them. They don't care that he will kill children.
theguardian.com
‘Her head was broken’: parents at Iranian school bombed by US describe their worst day
Hours before the world learned that a US missile had hit Shajareh Tayyebeh school, parents were already searching the rubble for their sons and daughters. In this exclusive report, three families desc...
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Chris Addison @mrchrisaddison.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
God, these lovely, peaceful morning hours in Europe before that stupid cunt wakes up.
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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
The world not screeching to a halt when the US killed more than 100 little school girls on the very first day of this "liberating war" led us exactly to this moment
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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
everything we are seeing now is the consequence of having a political environment in which indifference to the deaths and suffering of other people - even by the state whose supposed responsibility is to safeguard their welfare - is a superpower rather than a political liability
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Mae 美妍 @atfruitbat.myatproto.social · 08/04/2026
I'd hope the new fascists (Restore) split the vote for the old fascists (Reform.) Either way, bad cess to them all, as a friend used to say.
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Cat Manning @catacalypto.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
The world is not divided into countries.
The world is not divided between East and West. You are American, I am Iranian, we don't know each other, but we talk together and we understand each other
perfectly. The difference between you and your government is much bigger than the difference between you and me. And the difference between me and my government is much bigger than the difference between me and you.
And our governments are very much the same...
Marjane Satrapi, Iranian-French graphic novelist
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
The last 24 hours have shown what many have said for a long time. Britain's role as an accomplice to Trump's America must end. We must urgently decouple from a rogue US & seek security with allies closer to home. That starts with suspension of the US bombers on British soil.
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