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Dr Dean Burnett @drdeanburnett.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

This is happening Friday, if anyone's interested. To be honest, it's happening if nobody's interested. That was a completely pointless caveat. #ADHD

September 4th, 8PM (BST)
YouTube/Instagram
Think "Mystery Science Theatre 3000
But with a lot more evidence-based
neuroscientific critique
And probably much angrier
..with swearing
...in a Welsh accent
A
INEUROSCIENTIST
REACTS TO
'THE GREAT
AOHO MYTH
LIVE
DR DEAN BURNETT
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The Great
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Florence McGrath @flothulhu.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I love hats, I think it’s a shame that they’re not worn more.

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Florence McGrath @flothulhu.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Absolutely! I’m a small woman and one size hats are often too big for me! We need to go back to the days of proper sizing for hats!

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Escape Pod @escapepod.org · 01/09/2026

Good news, sophonts: Escape Pod is once more open to submissions! {{}}< And as soon as we deal with >{{}} all these trilobites, the website will say as much. For now, the submission link to Moksha does work!

escapepod.org

Short Fiction | Escape Pod

Escape Pod is open to submissions of science fiction short stories from September 1 - May 31.

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Viktor Winetrout @viktorwinetrout.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

My 5 year plan is to get more weird

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Florence McGrath @flothulhu.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I advocate for the return of hats. We need more hats but nice ones (bucket hats, you can just get in the sea).

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Florence McGrath @flothulhu.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

4 day week is true, and tbf I don’t hate my job or anything, just not ready for the holiday to be over 😂

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Florence McGrath @flothulhu.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

On the upside look at this gorgeous abundance of fungus currently on the yew tree in our garden! #Funghi #HotDamn

A massive lump of creamy white, and beige mushrooms growing on the yew tree in our garden.

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Florence McGrath @flothulhu.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Tbf I’m glad I don’t know many of them, at least it means I’m not chronically online or anywhere near TikTok! I only know of Ms Rachel and Markiplier cos they’ve been on YouTube for years lol. They’re both getting up there in years too 😂

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Florence McGrath @flothulhu.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

I haven’t watched the content of any of them, I’ve heard of Ms Rachel, Markiplier and vaguely remember seeing the IShoot guy at the World Cup but that’s it. No idea at all about any of the rest of them. I am an old bugger in my 40s though 😂

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Florence McGrath @flothulhu.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

The game was scarier than then film! 😂

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Florence McGrath @flothulhu.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

I remember hiding under a bed in the medical bay for the first time while the alien was stalking around. I was so bloody tense! 😂

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Florence McGrath @flothulhu.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Cos he’s a massive hypocrite whose beliefs and principles are as flexible and for sale as any of these other con artists who have been prime minister.

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Bloggo's POW! @bloggospow.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Arcade conversions were all over your gaming system in the 80s. Like some kind of fungi. Here's some of those digital mushrooms now. Time to cook up a wellington then. youtu.be/wRHJfSWvyOU

youtu.be

Nintendo Arcade Conversions for the Nintendo Entertainment System NES POW!

YouTube video by Bloggos Pow

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Shecky @shecky.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Still no takers. I don't *understand*, and it's killing me. LOOK AT THESE FACES.

Gray cat with small white flash on throat, sitting on bed, looking up.

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Florence McGrath @flothulhu.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Pretty sure Death is just trolling us now, he knows which dictator we’re waiting for. (not that I’m sorry to see this vicious old bastard go).

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Dr Tiffani Angus @tiffaniangus.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

LA Worldcon starts today! And I'm running my first online workshop of the con at 6.30 this evening (London time) all about the overlap between Suburban and Techno Horror complete with writing activities. So, get on it and sign up! www.lacon.org

LA Worldcon 2026
My schedule
Clarion Presents: Writing Horror at Home (suburban and techno horror workshops)
27/8/2026 at 6.30 pm

A Cottage Garden Conundrum: Fantastical Garden Re-Creation
29/8/2026 at 2 pm

Clarion Presents: Writing Folk Horror- Linking the Chain (workshop)
29/8/2026 at 5 pm

Virtual Table Talk
30/8/2026 at 3.30 pm

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Florence McGrath @flothulhu.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

I hate when they don’t allow you to have your own background 😒

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Florence McGrath @flothulhu.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Do we need to send him a photo and bio in a brown envelope like hiring a hitman in a film?

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🎃 Trip Ghouley 🎃 @trip.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Today at 12.00 PDT/20.00 BST I will be running a workshop on WRITING THE FEY. If you’re a (virtual) attendee of this year’s World Science Fiction Convention, come along and we’ll discuss ways you can make your characters look, act, and FEEL more like unknowable fey entities!

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Florence McGrath @flothulhu.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

I did a double take too lol, best guess is AI thinks it’s Kris Kristofferson?

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Florence McGrath @flothulhu.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Amen, certainly a good plan for all of us to work with!

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Florence McGrath @flothulhu.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

I worked in visual display for 17 years, mannequins are unsettling at the best of time never mind being able to shoot from their hands 😂

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Glasgow SF Writers' Circle @gsfwc.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

#CoverReveal alert! Behold the cover art for our new anthology Haverin, designed by our own Jenni Coutts. Look carefully and you'll spot some sneaky clues to the tales inside. Celebrating 40 years of the GSFWC, #Haverin is out October 2026 from Taverna Press. #GSFWC40 @jennicoutts.bsky.social(1/2)

The cover of Haverin, the GSFWC anthology, which features a red-haired girl reading while surrounded by books and a cat in a green space. Text reads: Featuring: Neil Williamson, E.M. Faulds, Christopher Caldwell, Eliza Chan and many more. Haverin, Edited by Brian M. Milton, Peter Morrison and Heather Valentine.

The back of the cover of Haverin, continuing the green landscape dotted with various creatures, including a robot head, lion, and a pie. Text reads: Haverin, Scots, Verb: Talking in a foolish or trivial manner, speaking nonsense. Glaswegians enjoy a bit of haverin and few enjoy it more than the Glasgow SF Writers' Circle have for the last forty years, following many hard critique sessions with a bit of a haver in the pub. This anthology is a celebration of those forty years, with more than forty stories of Fantasy, Science and the Odd from members past and present. Join us on this fantastical journey, turning havers into stories and revelling in the full range of writing that has come out of the Circle since 1986.

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Longleat @longleatofficial.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Happy World Wild Dog Day to our pack of handsome boys 🧡 These incredible canines are unfortunately one of the most endangered carnivores in Africa, so it's essential that we continue to conserve the species by building awareness and working with Tusk.

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Florence McGrath @flothulhu.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Only until the party starts then they can get quite chatty! So long as they like you 😂

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Florence McGrath @flothulhu.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

I can’t understand why you’re not jumping at the chance!

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Florence McGrath @flothulhu.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

I had forgotten about that skit until you mentioned it 😂

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Florence McGrath @flothulhu.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

It was actually a really sweet interview!

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Anthony Hurd @anthonyhurd.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Final 24 hours to purchase the charity print “Now We Ride!” 50% of the proceeds go to New Mexico Gay Rodeo Association, happening this weekend in Santa FE NM!

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GigerPunk @gigerpunk.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Also, saw these and thought of @susieoftraken.bsky.social. Then Flo bought one :)

A table at a small craft fair with crocheted bags in the shape of ammonite shells.

Flothulhu modelling her green crocheted ammonite bag, with included glasses holder and silver octopus charm.
Clothes model's own.

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Cvkvlv Beadwork @cvkvlv.com · 22/08/2026

Yvfkē (pronounced yuff-kee) is the Mvskoke word for evening or dusk Shop this pair → cvkvlv.com/products/yvf... #Mvskoke #Beadwork

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Neon Hemlock @neonhemlock.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Submissions are now open for speculative novelettes and/or tiny short story collection chapbooks. Word limit: 7,500 to 12,000 words. Limited print run. Will pay $100 and 25 copies. Deadline: October 15th. More info here: neonhemlock.submittable.com/submit/36598...

neonhemlock.submittable.com

Neon Hemlock - Speculative Chapbook/Novelette

Neon Hemlock Press is open to submissions of speculative chapbook manuscripts from August 20 to October 15, 2026. We expect to publish at least one chapbook next year; if the stretch goal in our curre...

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Horror Tree @horrortree.com · 19/08/2026

🔥 The Submission Pit opens Sept. 1 for SF, fantasy & horror. 💰 $100 + 50% of monthly paid subscriber revenue 📖 6,000-10,000 words ♻️ Reprints welcome 💵 No fee 📅 Sept. 1-30 horrortree.com/taking-submi...

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Florence McGrath @flothulhu.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

What an odd request to make of an author…are they new to the internet?

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