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Leigh Loveday @leighloveday.bsky.social · 3h

Hope is such a strange, self-destructive film. For that exhilarating first hour I was itching to recommend it as soon as I got out of the cinema. Then the next hour and a half happened.

Angled photo of a cinema screen with 'HOPE' in big white capital letters across a view of a ploughed field somewhere in South Korea

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Leigh Loveday @leighloveday.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Always loved the fact that they gave no shits and used that whole line as the title. www.youtube.com/watch?v=huob...

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The Cardigans - I Need Some Fine Wine And You, You Need To Be Nicer

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Leigh Loveday @leighloveday.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

More than one of my favourite things I've ever written has made its way to Trash Cat. Chuffed to see 'Threequarter Lane' here, a story as much about a Big Mood as its cast of characters (two) or setting (ambiguous). So much other good stuff on this list too!

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Leigh Loveday @leighloveday.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Includes my one-page fantasy story about adventurers who react angrily to buzzword-infested corporate training, which I cannot relate to at all in the real world and I can't believe you would even think that

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Thomas Ha @thomasha.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

others have said this, but if you are a real person using AI to draft your messages to me, you not only sound like a scammer, you are someone i do not want to work with, scam or no scam

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Leigh Loveday @leighloveday.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Coming in five minutes late with a #Caturday appearance from Fizz, free of the buster collar after five weeks and showing a modicum of grudging appreciation

A tabby-and-white cat curled up on a lap but alert for any unapproved attention, with a small black cat in the background also keeping tabs with one eye open

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Trash Cat Lit @trashcatlit.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Our next sub call creeps ever closer and it's our first for horror only 🦝 We want biohazards and our sub call page has inspirational images and ideas. Unleash your dark biology...call open 27th Sept to 11th Oct and publishes on All Hallows Eve trashcatlit.com/call-for-bio... #submissioncalls

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K.C. Mead-Brewer @kcmeadbrewer.com · 25/09/2026

chef kiss

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Leigh Loveday @leighloveday.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Now we're talking. I hope these crazy kids really are sitting on 30 years of unreleased music somewhere.

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Leigh Loveday @leighloveday.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Edge-Lit '26 done! Banger panels, workshops and signings, sweet raffle madness and the company of superb humans @meanerharker.bsky.social, @sjtownend.bsky.social and @therelphian.bsky.social making it a special one.

Five panellists seated on stage under a big 'Edge-Lit Genre Fiction Festival' display: V Castro, Gemma Amor, Dan Coxon, Tim Lebbon and Priya Sharma

The QUAD building in Derby plus a bundle of five British Library Tales of the Weird books won in the infamous Edge-Lit raffle

Edge-Lit 12 brochure with a copy of the 'Unearthed' anthology edited by Dan Coxon and Philip Fracassi, a bunch of raffle tickets, a chaos raccoon badge from Zoe and a Bag of Bones Press sticker from Sarah

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Leigh Loveday @leighloveday.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Aiding and abetting crimes against chocolate

Two deviant novelty chocolate bars, a strawberry Snickers and a passion fruit Snickers, which have found their way to the UK from... Portugal? Maybe?

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Trash Cat Lit @trashcatlit.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Today's contributor spotlight is for @keithwoodruff.bsky.social and his beautiful character, Cow🦝 We loved the emotional heft that came from this two-character piece, how tender and unexpected it was given the prompts, and the note of hope at the end. Read trashcatlit.com/the-light-is... 1/2

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Wizard's Tower Press @wtpress.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

On pre-order, our very Welsh Kickstarter project. They Are Still Here features stories of resistance and resilience in Welsh community, with a little help from our supernatural friends. wizardstowerpress.co...

The cover of They Are Still Here (Mae Nhw Yma O Hyd).

The image is of the sorceror, Gwydion, surrounded by wild animals (wolf, boar, deer) in a Celtic knotwork frame. Gwydion's hat is crowned with antlers. He carries an axe in his right hand and an oak twig in his left.

Art by Josh Arklin.

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Mike X. Nichols @mikexnichols.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Thinking about this exchange today

A YouTube video for the Water Temple in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. The comments section has an exchange as detailed below. “@TheMrdangles16 • 11y ago:
i hate the water temple... too confusing :(“ “@KeithHalsell • 2y ago:
it's been 9 years, i hope you are doing great in life now.” “@TheMrdangles16 • 2y ago: it couldn't be going worse Keith.”

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Leigh Loveday @leighloveday.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Went to see Leviticus, which is a solid and heartfelt little horror if you haven't seen the trailer, because the trailer is basically the film. So the best audience for it is probably, um, people who've never heard of it.

The characters Ryan and Naim hug it out in Aussie horror Leviticus, which may or may not end badly on this occasion

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Leigh Loveday @leighloveday.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Christ's sake, 2026, could you give it a rest?

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Leigh Loveday @leighloveday.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Happy #Caturday from Fizz enjoying some sun while attached to a dog lead so she can't run off and injure herself in inexplicable ways, again

Grey-and-white cat wearing a plastic buster collar, sitting on a sun lounger and appearing to squint up at the sky but probably gauging the distance to the fence and whether she could run up and over it before being grabbed

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Trash Cat Lit @trashcatlit.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Today we are spotlighting @amberken.bsky.social and her fab speculative flash 🦝 We loved how the worry of a pregnant mother bleeds into this wonderfully non-techy story of time travel. Reader @leighloveday.bsky.social said: Inventive, intelligent and empathetic. trashcatlit.com/time-space-a...

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Alex Davis @alexdavis1981.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Two weeks to go! If you're in and around Derby, and enjoy reading or writing horror, fantasy and science-fiction, then Edge-Lit 12 could be just the day out for you on the 19th September... www.derbyquad.co.uk/whats-on/edg... #horror #scifi #fantasy #horrorfiction #fantasyfiction

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Edge-Lit 12

Edge-Lit makes it a dozen with its return in 2026, once again serving up a wide array of interviews, talks, workshops and more for lovers of genre fiction.

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Leigh Loveday @leighloveday.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Getting some Edge-Lit prep reading in and enjoyed this one a lot. Part character-driven colony sci-fi, part jovial body horror, part mushroomy anti-orthodoxy discourse. Now back at the library complete with the weird little trading card someone else was using as a bookmark. @aptshadow.bsky.social

Paperback copy of Adrian Tchaikovsky's 'Alien Clay' on top of a mossy stone pillar, along with a 'Bearilliant Beasts' trading card which is unrelated but putting in a diligent bookmark shift all the same

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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

1982's Conan the Barbarian is a movie about Arnold Schwarzenegger kicking ass and fighting snakes...but it also presents a far more thoughtful, sympathetic version of Conan than people realize. Let's talk beefy heroes, Thulsa Doom, and...feminism?

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Conan the Barbarian: An Unexpectedly Nuanced Depiction of Masculinity? - Reactor

Okay, hear me out: this movie kicks ass, but it's also more thoughtful than you might expect...

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JP Relph @therelphian.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

As always, I was blown away by what writers can do with the most random sets of prompts. These thirteen flash were outstanding. Thank you @thejokelark.bsky.social and @leighloveday.bsky.social for the second reading and help curating the issue. Now, go read it 😀

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Leigh Loveday @leighloveday.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Got 300 words inspired by the spirit of #Jimothy in you?

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Leigh Loveday @leighloveday.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

This was, as the kids say, hecking delightful. From the effortless readings and smorgasbord of accents to the solid banter and carefully rationed swearing. Couldn't make it? You can still read the whole charity anthology online: trashcatlit.com/read-what-co...

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Deb Chachra @debcha.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

This explainer out of Australia is genuinely useful background and analysis of what happened with the Canada-US trade deal last night. Note that it is extremely and delightfully sweary. Also there’s an appended glossary of Australian slang. ifloz.substack.com/p/king-carne...

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KING CARNEY ACTIVATES KONG MODE WITH ZERO FUCKS

Carney Reads the Clock Like a Pro Wrestler

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Trash Cat Lit @trashcatlit.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

It's now just one week until our evening of readings 🦝 Come along and listen to eleven wonderful stories celebrating treasure in unexpected places. Register for a slot at this Zoom event via link on our Home page trashcatlit.com 1/2

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Joshferatu Scare @joshscherr.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Optimist: The glass is half full Pessimist: The glass is half empty Game Writer: why did no one tell narrative there's a glass in this game

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Leigh Loveday @leighloveday.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Just WhatsApped my boss to describe the big acrid shit my cat was doing and she replied "This is such a visceral description it made my eyeballs sting. I simultaneously thank you and resent you for it." This is my favourite feedback on anything I've written in years

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Leigh Loveday @leighloveday.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

12 times. 12 times I've had that government alert about the wildfire risk of disposable barbecues screaming out of my phone this evening. I feel like the only way to stop it is to pack a bag full of firelighters and drive to an area of outstanding natural beauty. Tell the Feds I didn't choose this

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Trash Cat Lit @trashcatlit.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

We published our first paperback anthology in 2025 to raise funds for The Wildlife Trusts. The book is also available to read free on our website. On the 29th of August, we're hosting an evening of readings from the anthology via Zoom and would love to have you join us 🦝 1/2

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Leigh Loveday @leighloveday.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

I'll spare you a picture of the cavernous abscess-hole I have to swab out every few hours, and just show you Fizz's high-as-a-kite face after a day on opioids at the vet's instead

White and grey cat wearing a buster collar looking up with dilated pupils that give her the appearance of perceiving the timestream

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Leigh Loveday @leighloveday.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

I'll spare you a picture of the cavernous abscess-hole I have to swab out every few hours, and just show you Fizz's high-as-a-kite face after a day on opioids at the vet's instead

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Leigh Loveday @leighloveday.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Still thinking about when I was sitting in the vet's waiting room last week and the vet came out and shouted for a dog called Nigel Norris using his whole-ass government name

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Leigh Loveday @leighloveday.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

I strayed into a local Facebook group last week where 80-90% of the ads were AI. Half an hour later I'd reluctantly blacklisted four places I'd either bought from before or was planning to. Please don't use this shite.

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Trash Cat Lit @trashcatlit.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

aaaaand we're off! The Trashcan Generator is ready for your Trashie selections and deliver prompts back to you 🦝 We have a handful of new prompts in among those bins. Get prompted before 8pm on 6th August. Look out for Swapsies Day on the 4th. trashcatlit.com/call-for-pro... #submissioncalls

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Marlo Garnsworthy @icebird.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Good morning! Very foggy on Outer Cape Cod this morning, but personally, I love the foggy ones! Here are your 3 minutes of peace & calm. #OceanDevotion

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Aftermath @aftermath.site · 29/07/2026

All the video game studios that refuse to use generative AI aftermath.site/video-games-no...

someone holding up a sign that AI crossed out

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Leigh Loveday @leighloveday.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Always a cracking day, whatever you see as you pinball between panels and workshops and interviews. Who's going?

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Writers' Guild of Great Britain @writersguildgb.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

We're joining @creatorsrights.bsky.social in calling on Government to protect creators from the existential threat of GenAI Help get the petition to 10,000 signatures - sign the petition 🔽 petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...

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Final Friztination @frizfrizzle.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Meta are sending Fucko the Knife Robot to stab you in the knee. To disable go to Accounts> Settings> Robots> Knife Robots> Fucko> Opt Out

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Leigh Loveday @leighloveday.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Happy #Caturday from Void Baby, who exists only for crime

Young black cat sitting on a kitchen chair with one paw resting casually on top and the defiant expression of an adorable little dickhead

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Leigh Loveday @leighloveday.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

I just don't think I should have to put up with this level of disrespect

Large tabby cat lying on a kitchen table with her tail draped across a plate of fish and chips and her bumhole pressed delicately against the rim

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Leigh Loveday @leighloveday.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

I just don't think I should have to put up with this level of disrespect

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Leigh Loveday @leighloveday.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

The Bulb folks are a fine bunch if you have a story fit for a second turn in the spotlight. Quick responses too! Grateful to them for reprinting my sulky Gorgon story late last year: www.bulbculturecollective.com/read/under-a...

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Under Aegis - Leigh Loveday — Bulb Culture Collective

In return, I lacerate their hearts with flint.

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Leigh Loveday @leighloveday.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Only thing worse than having the same earworm for a week is when it's a shite one. E=MC² by Big Audio Dynamite. Deeply irritating. AND IT WON'T LEAVE ME ALONE

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Daniel Carpenter @dancarpenter.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime. Ask OpenAI if you are fishing correctly and it will tell you that you're the best fisherman in the world and you may have discovered a new way of fishing that will change the way people fish forever and also yes, dogs are fish

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Jeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Can we also talk about the absolute batshitness of having to do workarounds for embedded generative AI because it makes so many errors and yet the *de facto* position of these major corporations seems to be that it is logical and sensible to inflict *incorrect functioning* on the world?

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Leigh Loveday @leighloveday.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

In the absence of new #Caturday material here's a picture I took at the zoo last week of an Arctic fox doing a blep

Grey-and-white Arctic fox sunbathing in the long grass above its den, sticking its dainty tongue out at the uncouth zoo rabble

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