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Imogen Cassidy

@imogenwrites.bsky.social
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Imogen is a non-binary, bisexual, speculative fiction writer. Author of "Welcome to Foster's" on Neon Inkwell produced by Rusty Quill. linktr.ee/imogencassidy. They will accept the title of "Podcast Jesus" if pressed.

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Imogen Cassidy @imogenwrites.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Gonna be a real old fart here and say the reason Doctor Who was my favourite show as a kid was because it was about problems that only the doctor could solve, and he did that without it being a personal character flaw he had to overcome. He was just the doctor and he was good at it.
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Fred Connelly @brendonconnelly.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I wrote a big sci-fi adventure series with a cast of diverse, surprising characters to fall in love with, plot twists and jokes. Half is set in apocalyptic Yorkshire with big dangerous robots on the prowl. The other half is set inside a very unusual kind of cyberspace. rustyquill.com/show/rez-high/
Rez High logo art.
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Imogen Cassidy @imogenwrites.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Your AI agents can’t follow instructions? So you’re a bunch of incompetents? Or you just didn’t think we’d notice? Either way it’s not the AI’s fault it’s YOURS.
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Imogen Cassidy @imogenwrites.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
There's a piano trio going on next door and I'm delighted. I suspect they're practicing for something (my guess is HSC practical music exams in a few weeks) but it's so lovely to hear them.
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Imogen Cassidy @imogenwrites.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I think the song discourse is really what's wrong with Social Media T M all around - if you don't know about something you're somehow morally deficient and I GET IT. I'm terminally online when it comes to the things I care about.
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Imogen Cassidy @imogenwrites.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
YEP IT'S MY SELF CURATED BUBBLE AND I'M HAPPY IN IT. Not that I'd have any difficulty with hearing the song? But I haven't heard it? AND IT DOESN'T MATTER THAT I HAVEN'T HEARD IT? Literally the first thing I've heard OF it is people blasting people for not having heard it.
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Imogen Cassidy @imogenwrites.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The whole iced coffee thing, I remember one of two formal job interviews I had (yes I've only had two) where they asked me what my goals were and I just sat there like a chump. No one had ever told me I needed goals. I wanted a job so I could buy video games but even I knew that wouldn't fly.
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Imogen Cassidy @imogenwrites.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
It's lucky I live in the inner city and therefore do not see horses very often because The Other Bennet Sister means that every time I see one now (or one is mentioned) I shout "FOUR LEGS. CANNOT VOMIT".
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Kingfisher & Wombat @tkingfisher.com · 26/09/2026
So apropos of nothing in particular, let’s talk about media tie-in novel pay vs. original work pay, shall we? Let’s say you write a novel. It’s set in your own world, your own characters, and titled The Original. You get a book deal! Look at you go!
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This is the trailer that all the major platforms refuse to run as a paid ad:
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Imogen Cassidy @imogenwrites.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Gee I'm excited about the new Astarion book, such a shame my preorder is delayed because I'm in Australia for some reason, let's log on to Bsky.Com and see how normal everyone is being.
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Imogen Cassidy @imogenwrites.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Do you want xenos in your ff? BECAUSE THIS IS HOW YOU GET XENOS IN YOUR FF! (looking forward to it and of COURSE he's a catboy)
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horror Ewacui @ewacat.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
it's only 'Rogue AI' if it's from Mass Effect, if it's happening anywhere else it's just sparkling idiocy
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Imogen Cassidy @imogenwrites.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
It was my twentieth wedding anniversary yesterday. Just gotta say I am very very lucky, my husband is literally the best man who ever lived. We had a lovely couple of days hanging out and watching TV and going for walks and eating good food.
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Ali Hylton @alihylton.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
YESSSSSSSSS
static.klipy.com
Kristen Bell: We're In The Good Place
ALT: Kristen Bell: We're In The Good Place
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Imogen Cassidy @imogenwrites.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Husband and I binge watched The Other Bennet Sister over our anniversary and it was delightful.
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Ryan Boyd @ryanboyd.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
NEW BRAIN DROPPED
med.stanford.edu
Human brain is two separate organs, Stanford Medicine-led research finds
Stanford Health Care delivers the highest levels of care and compassion. SHC treats cancer, heart disease, brain disorders, primary care issues, and many more.
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Imogen Cassidy @imogenwrites.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
This short story guy I made is causing me problems because I... love him. I made a blorbo. I'm probably in the minority with a lot of writers in that I LOVE writing characters but I don't usually form strong attachments to them, I'm happy to bounce around in WORLDS.
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Imogen Cassidy @imogenwrites.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Clez... In a bit of a baldur's gate hole right now and always relevant.
youtube.com
"F*** Wulbren Bongle" (Baldur's Gate 3 diss track)
YouTube video by Space Bards
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Imogen Cassidy @imogenwrites.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Sometimes I get so caught up in the horror that is Trans Exclusive Radical Feminism that I forget that flatout transphobes also exist who don't even PRETEND to care about women (TERFS are pretending jsyk) so thanks random reply asshole for reminding me about that.
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The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
This is the most masculine video on the internet right now
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Imogen Cassidy @imogenwrites.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Am utterly addicted to Welcome To Elderfield store.steampowered.com/bundle/87846... And it's in a bundle. If you are into Stardew Valley but want more eldritch horror in your crops I cannot recommend enough.
store.steampowered.com
Save 6% on Welcome to Elderfield x Shift At Midnight on Steam
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Imogen Cassidy @imogenwrites.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Christ I wish my kids would go out and wander the streets and not be contactable sometimes. Would I be an anxious mess the entire time? ABSOLUTELY. Is that their problem? NO IT'S MINE. They have phones, if they need me they can ring, and that's more than I had at 2am on Oxford Street when I was 17.
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Imogen Cassidy @imogenwrites.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
My eldest just did his last official day of high school. Holy shit.
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Imogen Cassidy @imogenwrites.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
indiverse.io/product/five... Hey all, some of you might know that Steve was my husband's best friend and someone we considered part of our family. His death at the beginning of this year was a massive blow, but his last game is available for preorder. #ttrpg #games
indiverse.io
Five Years After – Pre-Order – Indiverse
PREORDER NOW to reserve your copy of this transformative work of narrative play and save $25 on the final product. 500 copies will  be printed. (Expected Pre-order delivery is October 2026)
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Juksie Emdi, Rock Licker @juksieemdi.etheirys.social · 07/12/2024
Five of them #JuksieMemes | #BakoolJaJa
Bakool Ja Ja going to Five Guys
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Imogen Cassidy @imogenwrites.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
@adamrichard.com.au let's do it.
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Imogen Cassidy @imogenwrites.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I will absolutely say I only knew Ed Sheeran's name because The McElroys did a munch squad about a sauce he put his face on. I have probably heard some of his songs but never consciously. And Now I Never Will.
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Imogen Cassidy @imogenwrites.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Rewatching Aliens tonight because I saw a gif and goddamn.... Ellen Ripley actually defined me as a person.
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Fietser Brandon @americanfietser.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
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Imogen Cassidy @imogenwrites.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I cannot help but think of Ed Sheeren sitting in a room on his own looking at his hands and saying "but I was NEUTRAL". "Neutrality" is something you can be have when you're watching a tennis match. Free Palestine.
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Margaret Morgan 🇪🇺🇳🇱🇦🇺 @margaretmorgan.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Interesting research into post-herpetic nerve pain from shingles. theconversation.com/shingles-can...
theconversation.com
Shingles can cause severe chronic pain – new research on how exosomes alter neurons offers pathways to treatment
The pain of post-herpetic neuralgia can drive people to the point of suicide. Researchers are getting closer to pinpointing its cause – which may extend to other forms of neuropathy.
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Imogen Cassidy @imogenwrites.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
When I'm in the depths of the depressions even the shortcuts are hard. I'm not gonna cook but I still have to make the decision of what to order to eat. And then when I've ordered the thing I have to eat the thing. And then if I don't clean up the leftovers I've wasted food.
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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Publishers: “Short stories don’t sell and are impossible to market so we are not going to take the risk of publishing them.” Also publishers: “What can we publish to fit this era of reduced attention spans when people are reading fewer novels?”
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Jonathan McDowell @planet4589.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Apparently the commander of the International Space Station brought her dancing pants to space with her
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Imogen Cassidy @imogenwrites.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I am glad that this photo was taken before (or maybe after) I started clutching the microphone like I was going to drown. Open mic reading at #consyd - I read the second half of "Home Team" that Andromeda Spaceways published in 2018. Before you laugh, it was the shortest thing I could find.
A person with coloured hair at a microphone reading from a piece of paper.
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Imogen Cassidy @imogenwrites.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Gonna be spamming this a bit over the next few days. And if you do pick it up and play it PLEASE let me know, I would love to hear folks recount what happened in their playthroughs.
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Panda @areyouokaypanda.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
grizzop time grizzop time grizzop time #rqg #rustyquillgaming #grizzopdrikachtamsterdam
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Imogen Cassidy @imogenwrites.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
indiverse.io/product/five... Hey all, some of you might know that Steve was my husband's best friend and someone we considered part of our family. His death at the beginning of this year was a massive blow, but his last game is available for preorder. #ttrpg #games
indiverse.io
Five Years After – Pre-Order – Indiverse
PREORDER NOW to reserve your copy of this transformative work of narrative play and save $25 on the final product. 500 copies will  be printed. (Expected Pre-order delivery is October 2026)
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Imogen Cassidy @imogenwrites.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
The thing, as an Australian, that I could never get about US high school film and tv series, was the lockers. Every high school in Australia has lockers. There isn't a single kid in the entire school that uses one.
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Imogen Cassidy @imogenwrites.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
I just spent a few months re-reading all of the Deverry series, I can't stress how much that series meant to me as a young reader and how much I enjoyed revisiting it. Katherine is a giant in the genre and deserves better.
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Brian McNett @bmcnett.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Katherine Kerr is in need of help.
gofund.me
Donate to Give Kit a little help with life and taxes!, organized by Diane Osborne
Katharine "Kit" Kerr, long-time author of SF&F, has been wielding her pen fo… Diane Osborne needs your support for Give Kit a little help with life and taxes!
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Juliet E McKenna @julietemckenna.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Fun fact a falconer told me. A hawking glove's primary purpose is to stop the bird feeling the pulse in the hawker's wrist, otherwise it will tighten its grip with its talons until the pulse stops because that's how it kills prey. There's no way to override this instinct without hurting the bird.
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Imogen Cassidy @imogenwrites.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
#consyd was an amazingly lovely experience all around, fingers crossed it becomes a yearly thing. It was small, but super well organised and I'm pretty sure everyone who turned up whether they were panelist, presenter or punter felt like they were part of the writing community.
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Imogen Cassidy @imogenwrites.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Hey by the way, I'm on two panels tomorrow at #consyd. My brain is swiss cheese and I didn't MENTION this. But. Tickets are still available if you want to come. At 2pm I'm on Using and Abusing History, and at 4:30pm I'll be discussing the state of the short story. scribes.com.au/consyderatio...
scribes.com.au
ConSYDeration Program – Sydney Speculative Scribes
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Imogen Cassidy @imogenwrites.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Just bloody being at a con was enough for me to jumpstart two writing projects and I'm just... man I need to get out more.
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Imogen Cassidy @imogenwrites.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Wrote an angry post and deleted it but to be honest the history of shitting and pissing is fucking FASCINATING and do not be surprised if I end up subbing (and maybe never getting published) a series of short fiction based entirely around toilets. ..... actually, I have an idea for an anthology.
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Imogen Cassidy @imogenwrites.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
I've said it before and I'll say it again: I Do Not Give A Fuck Where People Piss. The bathroom debate infuriates me so much because the only reason people care about it is because they're obsessed with genitals and excretia to a point where it's FUCKING WEIRD.
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Imogen Cassidy @imogenwrites.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Once again, had a lovely time at #Consyd, but with every venture into the outdoors there's always the chance of an encounter, especially in the unseasonably warm Parramatta air...
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Imogen Cassidy @imogenwrites.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
@adamrichard.com.au said to tag him in my #consyd posts so here have some photos! I will take more tomorrow but today was the Graphic novel/manga panel and the Spec/Lit panel.
Four people sitting on a stage with microphonesFour people sitting on a stage with microphones.
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