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What The Trans?! 🏳️‍⚧️ @whatthetrans.com · 15/04/2026

Not In Our Name's letter is at over 99,000 signatures; with less than 1000 signatures to go until 100,000! Let's give them a good push over the 100k mark! Sign here: notinourname.org.uk

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Not In our Name: Women in support of the trans+community

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Mack McKenna @mackmckenna.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Wow! Thank you @scooterwriter.bsky.social for picking my story - I'm so pleased you liked it. And thank you @christopherallen.bsky.social for your ace Elements of Flash session which got this one going. And also to @judehwriter2.bsky.social for these wonderful GFFO days - looking forward to 21st!

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Mack McKenna @mackmckenna.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

I’m just done. What a faff! xx

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Mack McKenna @mackmckenna.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Who wouldn't want a slice of neurodivergent, queernorm cozy fantasy? Looking forward to reading this. OUT NOW - link in quoted post.

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Gendered Intelligence @genderedintelligence.co.uk · 10/09/2025

Research has shown that support from friends, families, and communities can have a huge positive impact on trans people’s mental health. It’s up to all of us to create the kind of world where trans and non-binary people can thrive. #WorldSuicidePreventionDay

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Mack McKenna @mackmckenna.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

The ADHD is really objecting to desk time today. It’s demanding I put some music on. There is ALREADY music on. Loud, shouty metal music. Apparently this is not enough 🙄 #ADHD #AmEditing

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Mack McKenna @mackmckenna.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

As the Lionesses celebrate with the fans in London, Max allows himself a moment to remember the tension of the penalty shoot out. #WEURO2025 #Lionesses #WOSO #Schnauzergang #dogsofblueaky

A grey schnauzer dog sits on a light blue and grey rug. He is averting his eyes from the TV which is showing the penalty shootout at the end of the Women’s Euros 2025. A Spanish player is about to take a penalty.

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Mack McKenna @mackmckenna.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

My assistant seems to have had enough! #amediting

Small black dog lies on a sofa with his head on a pile of blue A4 papers, a pen discarded to his side. He is lying on a grey rug on a blue sofa. He looks like it’s time for a tea break.

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Mack McKenna @mackmckenna.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

Back with this guy after ace w/e at @flashficfestuk.bsky.social Learnt so much and met such lovely people-thank you all. Great to meet @finnwritesstuff.bsky.social and @christopherallen.bsky.social not on Zoom! Regret that autistic brain said no go karaoke after tough week, but next year, next year…

Super cute small black schnauzer dog with a long snout and sticky uppy ears looks at the camera with a mischievous glint in his eye. He sits on a black dog rug with grey paw prints on which is on garden decking. Blurry green foliage in the background with a few red flowers.

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Mack McKenna @mackmckenna.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

One more day to back a bit of queer rage with @bonabooks.bsky.social - go, go, go!

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Mack McKenna @mackmckenna.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

Rounded a corner into a narrow Cambridge street. Very nearly threw a bottle of water over Stephen Hawking.

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CerberusXt @cerberusxt.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

Pride month begins, so let's all be as loud and proud as possible ! #warhammer40k #warhammercommunity #lgbt

Dark Angle space marine holding a flag painted in the colors of the progress flag.

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Mack McKenna @mackmckenna.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

Hi @aestheticaves.bsky.social, welcome to Bluesky! I also collaborate with ADHD to start multiple stories at once 🙂 #flashfiction

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Mack McKenna @mackmckenna.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Love this way of thinking about (not) infodumping @aealexander.bsky.social. I’ve read a lot about being guided by what the reader really needs to know, but that can still sound unnatural. This is the missing piece!

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Mack McKenna @mackmckenna.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Readers and writers take note! Great blog by @jaeauthor.bsky.social about scammy folks using AI to profit off the hard work of authors. Bet you anything you want that the greedy slimeballs are scraping other genres too.

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Susie Wilson @concordmoose.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

On the train from #sheffield to #bristol to read @lyrafest.com supporting Pascale Petit with Fran Lock this afternoon. What a line up (not talking about myself here). Very much looking forward to chilling & chatting & listening tomorrow too. #poetry #poetsofbluesky #weirandwild

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Mack McKenna @mackmckenna.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

Happy Publication Day to Susie Wilson @concordmoose.bsky.social! New chapbook, Skin the Rabbit (and Susie), available today at @lyrafest.com. Skin the Rabbit (without Susie) available today at the Free Verse Fair.

A hand sized poetry chapbook, Skin the Rabbit by Susie Wilson, is held up, partly open, against a white wall. The cover is light blue with an ink print of a hare in red. The inside is a luxurious off-white paper and the poems are ace!

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Mack McKenna @mackmckenna.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Word wants me to change "its" to "it's" to indicate possession. Eh? You sure about that? With this calibre of "help" I really shouldn't be losing proofreading jobs to AI anytime soon. #AmEditing #AmWriting #WordNeedsAnEnglishLesson

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The Society of Authors @societyofauthors.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

You can make a change 📢 Protect authors’ livelihoods from the unlicensed use of their work in AI training by signing this open letter ✒️ authr.uk/sp40 #MakeitFair #MetaBookThieves #DoTheWriteThing

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Mack McKenna @mackmckenna.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

The original arsey barkholes in action! Max remains unimpressed with his new hat, barking amplification properties notwithstanding.

Little black schnauzer dog and little grey schnauzer dog sitting on grass in front of plant pots barking their little hearts out. The grey doggie is wearing a cone of shame and is a very brave boy.

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Susie Wilson @concordmoose.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

12 today the @disabledpoets.bsky.social Disabled Poets Prize 2025 winners will be announced free online + BSL interpretation here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/disabled-p... Judged by @pollyrowena.bsky.social Khairani Barokka & Jamie Hale. #poetry #disabledpoetsprize Looking fwd to welcoming new winners!

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Disabled Poets Prize 2025 winners announcement

Find out who's won the Disabled Poets Prize 2025, followed by readings from the winning and placed poets in each category.

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British Fantasy Society @britfantasysoc.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

This week's library reading is from Andrew Shanahan. Check out B of the Bang here: youtu.be/LWqrV46hU-4. Thanks for sharing, Andrew.

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Mack McKenna @mackmckenna.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

Am I the only one professionally affronted whenever Copilot offers to write me a "better" email? No, Copilot, I DO WORDS, IT'S ALL I HAVE! Go away. #amediting #amwriting

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Susie Wilson @concordmoose.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

Like bathing in sound? Feel sound intensely? Want to explore sound in poetry more? Workshop with me on 29th March 2-3pm online in Beyond the Spectrum’s digital festival: bit.ly/INTENSEFASCI... Pls do read the rest of the really constructive & fascinating line-up 👌 #poetry #autistic #creativewriting

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Intense Fascination - Beyond The Spectrum

Our creative writing festival! Beyond The Spectrum brings to you a day-long online celebration of Autism and writing.

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Mack McKenna @mackmckenna.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

After a few years of wanting to, I'm finally able to get to @flashficfestuk.bsky.social this year. Yay! Looking forward to meeting some lovely flash folk.

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Susie Wilson @concordmoose.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

Coming up a week on Sat: online free #poetry Writers Salon workshop with founder of @cripticarts.bsky.social & The Disabled Poets Prize, Jamie Hale followed by readings by me & Gayathiri Kamalankathan plus OPEN MIC. Please book to sign up here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/festival-e... #DeptfordLitFest

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Festival Edition: CRIPtic x Spread the Word Salon

Join Jamie Hale for an online workshop followed by poetry readings from Gayathiri Kamalakanthan and Susie Wilson and an open mic.

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British Fantasy Society @britfantasysoc.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Queer Lit (Great Ancoats St, Manchester) is the biggest queer bookshop in Europe. The BFS is sponsoring a live event on 21st May & we're looking for in-person readers of SFFH. If you want a chance to read your work, get in touch with us. Let's celebrate queer SFFH.

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Mack McKenna @mackmckenna.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Oh my sweet boy, Jackie, you’ve been such a Good Boy with your hat. Glad you finally worked how to turn round without smacking Max Dog in the schnout. #schnauzers #dogsofbluesky

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Mack McKenna @mackmckenna.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

Joining a writing workshop in 40 minutes and just discovered to my horror that I haven't allocated a notebook to it 😱 #AmWriting #ButNotIfICan'tDecideWhatToWriteIn

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Mack McKenna @mackmckenna.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Anyone else noticing Word making increasingly bonkers suggestions since Copilot arrived? It's just asked me if the "eye" in "eyewitnesses" should be "eyes". No, Word, no, it really shouldn't. It's like being stuck in a tedious meeting with someone asking entirely pointless questions. #AmEditing

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Mack McKenna @mackmckenna.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

Typo of the day - and it’s my own 😬. My character was very much not meant to rise from her seat in a cloud of “roe-heavy” scent. #amediting #DoAsISayNotAsIDo

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Mack McKenna @mackmckenna.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

Morning Bluesky! Perk of sitting in a car park at an ungodly hour: a beautiful sunrise.

Orange and purple streaked sky at sunrise over a city. Lots of lampposts and a dark tree covered hill in the foreground

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Mack McKenna @mackmckenna.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

They say: roasting tin. Dogfleet officer Lieutenant Jack Schnauzer says: looks like a cool sci fi dog bed, mum. #dogsofbluesky #schnauzers #startrekdogs

Large tinfoil roasting dish in a supermarket display under the heading Roasting Essentials

Cute, perky black schnauzer dog sitting on a chair that’s covered in a red blanket

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Mack McKenna @mackmckenna.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Furcut day special treat: walkies in A Different Park. The smells! The smells!

Grey schnauzer dog in a red harness standing in front of grass in a park with a blue band stand in the distance

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British Fantasy Society @britfantasysoc.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Our BFS Online Library continues with a wonderful reading from @lucyamclaren.bsky.social. Thanks for sharing, Lucy. You can watch the reading here: youtu.be/3tS_4nsDQeE If you'd like to submit a reading, we're excited to hear from you: forms.gle/muceGGGoVk5s...

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Lucy A. McLaren - The Mad Man's Hope

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Bluemoose Books @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Please , if you are able , support Independent publishers who are doing most of the heavy lifting in finding great new writers! @littletollerbooks.bsky.social @saraband-books.bsky.social @influxpress.bsky.social @galleybeggars.bsky.social @peepaltreepress.bsky.social And many more

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LGBTQ+ Editors Association @lgbtqeditors.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

This #GivingTuesday, consider donating to the LGBTQ+ Editors Association so we can continue our efforts in building and maintaining a safe, accepting, and communal space for all editors across the queer spectrum! shorturl.at/Pip2w #QueerEditors #TransEditors #LGBTQEditors #Editing

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Highlight the Holidays 2024

Check out Highlight the Holidays 2024 by the LGBTQ+ Editors Association!

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Mack McKenna @mackmckenna.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Well, the Directors’ Resolutions took a turn: 1. The directors resolve to execute the Loan Agreement. 2. The directors resolve to execute the Board. Spotting missing words is one of my fave bits of proofreading. Not normally that dramatic though. “Board Minutes” is quite an anticlimax… #amediting

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Susie Wilson @concordmoose.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Sub Club time again! Tues 3rd Dec 5.30-7pm Manchester Poetry Library: bit.ly/4fMP5EK This month it’s @pnreview.bsky.social Blackbox Manifold & Two Thirds North OR Poetry Salzburg Review. Inside track info from @jpseabright.bsky.social 🙏 & Danielle Hope of Acumen. #poetry #manchester #PoetsOfBluesky

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Susie Wilson @concordmoose.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

There were going to be free bananas at this. But since Maurizio Cattelan’s went for $6.2m… I’ll give you a tangerine & some sellotape. Launch tomorrow night #poetry #books #poetrybluesky #PoetsOfBluesky

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Susie Wilson @concordmoose.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

From Verve over there… HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY to #SusieWilson who's brilliant debut pamphlet won @STWevents @CRIPticArts #DisabledPoetsPrize and is out TODAY! 'Brims with exuberance and invention. Susie Wilson is a dazzling new arrival.’ @pascalepoet tinyurl.com/3jswm82s 😍 #PoetsOfBluesky

Photo of the same words in the post this pic is attached to, screenshotted from Twitter, plus picture of a white book with multicoloured spiral pattern circle with a white mouse in the middle and the title Nowhere Near As Safe As A Snake In Bed, next to a photo of the head of Susie, a white middle aged woman with blond hair. She is smiling. All positioned on a pink teal and white background.

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Bluemoose Books @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Please, if you are able, support Indy publishers. As the big 5 buy up all the book shelves with their astronomic discounting. It would be grand if you could look at. @galleybeggars.bsky.social @influxpress.bsky.social @littletollerbooks.bsky.social @saraband-books.bsky.social & many more

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Susie Wilson @concordmoose.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

A week & an hour or so from now the mighty mouse that is Nowhere Near As Safe As A Snake In Bed will launch online with Ellen McAteer & Jennifer Wong. Do please join us for Verve-full readings! #DisabledPoetsPrize #poetry #pamphlets #PoetsOfBluesky #poetrybluesky www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/susie-wils...

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Susie Wilson, Ellen McAteer, Jennifer Wong

VERVE Poetry Press presents Susie Wilson, Ellen McAteer & Jennifer Wong reading from their brand new collections and pamphlets.

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Mack McKenna @mackmckenna.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

The face that says, “Mum, throw me another snowball!”

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Kate Fox @katefoxwriter75.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

I would have plugged this event more but everyone’s been migrating from The Other Place: rare opportunity to see me online performing poems from my Whovian-inflected neurodiversity (& neuroqueer) show “Bigger On The Inside”, chatting & taking questions. A cheap nourishing Monday eve hour.

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Mack McKenna @mackmckenna.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

It’s here! Copies of my wife’s award-winning poetry pamphlet landed with us last night. Super proud of @concordmoose.bsky.social Available for pre-order from Verve online if you want one too (a pamphlet that is, not a supercool poety wife).

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British Fantasy Society @britfantasysoc.bsky.social · 18/10/2024

The British Fantasy Society Online Library is now open for submissions. If you're a BFS member and would like to be considered for a slot on our YouTube reading library, please fill out the form. forms.gle/MVDZA8EPcEmy...

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