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Fred @fredsl.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Heidi's Children (the book)

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Stuart Masters @stuartkmasters.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Quakerism is just a scam by Big Simplicity to sell more less. 😂

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Circ @tinyicecat.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

This news is important because all the fucks out there actively attempting to wreck the world want you to think that the work is hopeless and just mitigating the worst case scenario. It's not. Fucking keep going.

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Doug Clow @dougclow.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Flu still looking like it will be early this year. Vax sooner rather than later would be wise. Pharmacies can now offer walk ins; Tesco & Boots too. (Also rising early in Japan, and Australia is having what is a very late surge for their winter season.) www.gov.uk/government/s...

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National flu and COVID-19 surveillance report: 24 September 2026 (week 39)

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Wizard's Tower Press @wtpress.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Can a gay lizard alien find love? Or a trans woman astronaut? Wiz Duos Book 4 has some very intimate first contact stories by Stephen Cox and Ellen Mellor. On pre-order: wizardstowerpress.co...

The cover for Wiz Duo 4; art by Roz Clarke.

The image for Marooned Off Ceres shows the head of an astronaut in her helmet gazing up at a turtle.

The image for Top Tips for Loving a Lizard shows a Godzilla-like creature cuddling an ape.

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Open Table Network @opentablelgbt.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

TODAY we are meeting to plan the #LGBT+ #Christian retreat weekend at St Beuno's North Wales Friday 30 October - Sunday 1 November. READ MORE & BOOK HERE: bit.ly/StBeunosLGBTQ26 #FaithfullyLGBT

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Hauntfren Lastname @ulyverse.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

IME, generally, people DO think it's okay to just harass a trans woman they have spotted sitting on a bench. Ask me how I know

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Fred @fredsl.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

(I already preferred cooler showers so can't speak from experience of that specifically)

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Fred @fredsl.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I think yes to T: it certainly makes a lot of people feel warmer so turning to cold showers would make sense.

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Fred @fredsl.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

(It's me; I am the husband)

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David Matthewman @djm4.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

In what feels like something between an unremarkable change that's been coming for a while, and a major milestone in my life journey, I have started attending my local Quaker meeting.

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Fred @fredsl.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Congratulations! Well done, you brilliant human!

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Fred @fredsl.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

He did some rude and some very lefty bits for editing out of the News Quiz. My falling in love was because of the lefty bits and because of how obviously feminist he was and how much he laughed at his colleagues' jokes.

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Fred @fredsl.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

He is my absolute favourite, though. I fell in love when we went to the News Quiz recordings when he was chairing.

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Fred @fredsl.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

You Can Call Me Al was on one of the first 'hits of the year' compilations my sister and I bought, and so one of the first songs we knew all the lyrics to and our parents didn't (though they'd been Paul Simon and ...&Garfunkel fans).

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Woodbrooke @woodbrooke.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

We are looking for someone to support our Head of Community and Engagement with this varied and exciting role. You will contribute to a wide range of activities and projects, as well as taking on deputy management responsibilities. Apply now: www.woodbrooke.org.uk/vacancies/

We are recruiting a...
Deputy Head of Community and Engagement
Closing Date: Sunday 13 September
Apply Now: woodbrooke.org.uk/vacancies

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Fred @fredsl.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

I hope tomorrow is easier.

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Dr Jamie Gallagher @jamiebgall.co.uk · 24/06/2026

The first year I’ve really struggled to get women on board. One final plea. I’ll gladly give up my own speaking slot because I’d really love more women and people from racially minoritised communities.

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Caroline Dodds Pennock @carolinepennock.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

I get the impression that some people aren't clear what this means. This is the UK state deciding to intervene directly in the healthcare of individual children, depriving them of medicine that their doctors have prescribed for their personal health & wellbeing, in defiance of global best practice.

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Fred @fredsl.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

I thought of you as soon as I heard. Holding you in the light, as well as him and his family.

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RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Sir David Attenborough… on your 100th birthday, we thank you. For a lifetime dedicated to the natural world, and for sharing its story with such grace and wonder. Generations have fallen in love with nature because of you. Happy birthday, Sir. 🎉

This photograph captures Sir David Attenborough seated outdoors on the rugged terrain of Skomer Island. Behind him, the ocean and coastal cliffs form a scenic backdrop under a clear sky. Sir David, dressed in a khaki jacket and light trousers, looks towards the camera with a gentle expression, exuding a sense of warmth, calm, and wisdom. Around him, puffins can be seen flying and perched on the rocky ground, illuminated in rays of golden sunlight as the sun sets behind the cliffs.

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Wizard's Tower Press @wtpress.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Love novellas? How about two in one book? In Wiz Duo 2, Juliet Kemp sends a reluctant knight on a quest, while E M Faulds gives her heroine a superpower that totally sucks. wizardstowerpress.co...

Cover of Wiz Duo Book 2. Art by Roz Clarke.

The images are of a shield superimposed on a flying dragon, and a girl with a hole through her belly.

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Fred @fredsl.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

I hope April improves for you.

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Quakers in Britain @quaker.org.uk · 06/03/2026

Yesterday evening, for the second time in a year, the Met Police raided Westminster Quaker Meeting House and arrested a number of young nonviolent activists. STATEMENT: www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...

Westminster Meeting House raided by Metropolitan Police again. Statement: “For Quakers, faith and action are inseparable. Peaceful protest, prayer and nonviolent action are integral parts of many Quakers' religious life.

Whilst we take the planning of criminal acts very seriously, we believe that this incident is a deliberate targeting of committed young people who want to make our country a more equitable place. This raid is part of a systematic stifling of dissent.

That this is the second time in a year that the police have raided our meeting house dramatically illuminates the broader trend in the UK of cracking down on those who disagree with the government. The right to protest is fundamental to our democracy. It's a key part of how people make their voices heard between elections.” – Oliver Robertson, Head of Witness and Worship
Quakers in Britain, 5 March 2026

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Quakers in Britain @quaker.org.uk · 23/02/2026

This year’s LGBT+ History Month theme is scientists and innovators, so we’re highlighting disabled, fossil-hunting, school-starting ‘cottage lady’ Anna Gurney (1795-1857). 🏫🍄 🔎 queernorfolk.com/news/anna-gu...

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Anna Gurney: Norfolk’s Queer, Disabled, Geologist

Guest writer Beau Brannick discusses North Norfolk ‘cottage lady’ Anna Gurney, whose life-long romantic relationship her partner Sarah has echoes all over Victorian Cromer.

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Fred @fredsl.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Turmeric. I used to think it tasted of mud; I am a total convert since discovering non-out-of-date turmeric.

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St. Simeon the Holy Fool @simeonthefool.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

The wonderful thing about Tyggers Is Tyggers are burning bright Their tops are made out of rubber In the forest of the night What bouncy, trouncy, flouncy, pouncy, Immortal hand or eye Did frame the most wonderful thing about Tyggers, Their fearful symmetry!

William Blake’s illustration for “The Tyger” has what appears to be a dippy grin for some reason.

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Fred @fredsl.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

(14-17 in Whitby in August.)

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Fred @fredsl.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Presumably your midwinter sea is the same temperature as our Whitby sea in August? I am a bit jealous.

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Fred @fredsl.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

I often buy books I've already read so I can lend them to my dad (and potentially other people too).

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Fred @fredsl.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

Post a perfect album* from the 90s that isn't nirvana, soundgarden, pearl jam, or alice in chains.

1992 The Love Album by Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine

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Fred @fredsl.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

I do it because I like being told I'm good.

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Fred @fredsl.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

More than one partner is fine if they're long-term - they ask a whole load of questions.

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Amal El-Mohtar @amalelmohtar.com · 25/12/2025

If you’re in the UK & are so inclined, from Dec 25 to Jan 5 you can get the Kindle edition of THE RIVER HAS ROOTS for 99p as part of their 12 Days of Kindle event! This means in the UK you can also get that price matched at other etailers, like Kobo! Merry Christmas! www.kobo.com/gb/en/ebook/...

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The River Has Roots ebook by Amal El-Mohtar - Rakuten Kobo

Read "The River Has Roots The Sweeping, Magical Solo Debut by the Best-Selling Co-Author of THIS IS HOW YOU LOSE THE TIME WAR" by Amal El-Mohtar available from Rakuten Kobo. Follow the river Liss to t...

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Jessie Gender @jessiegender.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

You know, some days I sit and think about how absolutely wild it is that we've built a society where we don't provide a place for people to even sleep at night without having to pay for it, and that we've somehow made it seem like that's normal.

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Fred @fredsl.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

We had "catch a tigger..."

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Jay Hulme @jayhulmepoet.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

When this guidance is published (given legal standing), as it almost certainly will be, as a trans man I will not be allowed to use non-unisex public toilets. Which is almost every public toilet. Just want that to sink in, there. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Equality boss expects people to 'follow rules' over single-sex spaces

Dr Mary-Ann Stephenson said

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Fred @fredsl.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

I should re-rewatch This Life.

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StephenCox Wiz-4 "funny raunchy romantic, satisfyingly twisted" @stephencoxauthor.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

I'm just a poster, skeeting into the void, saying that maybe you'd like my 'devilish dance through Victorian fakery" #spooky #sapphic murderfest. #books #booksky #LGBT #London

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"A devilish dance through Victorian fakery - a story that's mysterious, driven, and above all, great fun to read."

The Crooked Medium’s Guide to Murder by Stephen Cox
A striking book cover with the title and author name dominating.
A rich dark blue background, and a touch of mist. The text appears in gold in a gold rectangular frame, the font is old fashioned implying C19th century. The frame has three rondels or cameos each containing a picture. Top right is a golden bee brooch with the body and one wing streaked with red blood. Middle left is foxgloves, spires of small bell flowers in pink, white and purple. Bottom right is a dark brown medicine bottle, with a pale label. The word LAUDANUM is just visible.
There are pink highlights on some of the letters.
Taken together it is bold, mysterious, and Victorian.

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