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Hannah @mskakapo.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I had a great time recording this podcast exploring the romantasy genre! Whether you’re a tree book reader like me or an audiobook listener, this is a genre for everyone ☺️ open.spotify.com/episode/4ZqB... #romantasy #podcast #booktok

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Making the familiar strange with Hannah on Romantic fiction

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Hannah @mskakapo.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

This is such a beautifully written piece about ME and I’m so glad she wrote it. It is both reassuring and so heartbreaking to see my own experience reflected clearly here. And, like her, I look forward to not having to think and write about ME all the time! www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

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My maddening battle with chronic fatigue syndrome: ‘On my worst days, it feels almost demonic’

The long read: I suffered with my mystery illness for decades before gaining a diagnosis. Could retraining my brain be the answer?

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Hannah @mskakapo.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

I’ve said the words “FIFA” and “peace prize” so many times in the last few minutes, I’m experiencing jamais vu. “FIFA? Peace prize? *FIFA?* What? Peace prize??? FIFA? Like, football? FIFA peace prize? A peace prize? For football? What?” Nope. I know all the words but they make no sense to me 😂

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Hannah @mskakapo.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

How concerned should I be that my local hospital prioritises signage for the chapel over the pharmacy? 😅

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Hannah @mskakapo.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Nature is incredible. One day, my chin is completely smooth; the next, there is a thick dark 1cm hair growing right out of the middle! HOW?!

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Hannah @mskakapo.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

Today one of my tutees said that our English classes are more like having conversations with friends and I am delighted ☺️

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Hannah @mskakapo.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

I frequently recognise people I’ve met once (and often hide that I recognise people because it’s weird when I have made zero lasting impression on them 😅) So I guess I’m a super-recogniser (hyperfantasia helps!): nautil.us/how-super-re...

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How Super Recognizers See What the Rest of Us Miss

How Super Recognizers See What the Rest of Us Miss: The secret to their extraordinary ability lies not in the brain but the eyes.

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Hannah @mskakapo.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

Ahh there’s nothing like picking up a box of mixed documents (inc. various health things, letters, PhD research notes, recipes for Minecraft fireworks, a Christmas card from the cats, bills etc.) and the bottom falls out. I am now in the middle of a swamp of random bits of paper of my own making 🙄

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Hannah @mskakapo.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

It really does restore your faith in people when your car battery totally dies at the petrol station but people will come and help jump it (even if they don’t actually know where the battery on their own car is!) ☺️ anyway, thank goodness Halfords is on my way - new battery incoming!

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Hannah @mskakapo.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

Seems kind of crazy that this would be necessary, but then, Brexit looked crazy, Trump looked crazy (both times) and I worry that more crazy is to come www.europeanmovement.co.uk/keep_uk_in_e...

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Open Letter: Keep the UK in the ECHR

Sign the European Movement UK's open letter now if you agree that the UK must remain in the ECHR.

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Hannah @mskakapo.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

It’s taken 2 years but finally Eric, the most anxious cat we’ve ever had, has curled up and fallen asleep with me ☺️😸 my leg is dead but I’m not moving now!

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Hannah @mskakapo.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

A beauty - subtle, understated but powerful. You don’t need to have read the poem Pearl to understand this novel as a love letter to the folk lore and mysticism of medieval literature, but it might inspire you to give it a go (I recommend Seamus Heaney’s version of Gawain)

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Hannah @mskakapo.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

The slightest touch can be painful - this is why I don’t do long sleeves, why I tend to wear natural fabrics and why I will never wear rings, bracelets or necklaces. I’m not just fussy 😅

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Hannah @mskakapo.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Drop what you’re doing and go and read Butter by Asako Yuzuki. Probably the best novel I’ll read this year with a compelling story and plenty of chewy ethical problems too. Essential reading.

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Hannah @mskakapo.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

One of my new favourite albums - if anyone can recommend similar, please do! open.spotify.com/album/3HZ1jR...

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Every Time I Go Back Home

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Hannah @mskakapo.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

I told my friend that my new steroids were making me cuckoo bananas and she said, “I’d argue you were already at least cuckoo.” And that is true friendship right there. Anyway, no more steroids for me - I can be cuckoo or bananas but definitely not both 😂

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Hannah @mskakapo.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

Oh the irony of discovering that the company that installed the fire system that beeps at random intervals and frequently keeps me awake at night has the initials “CFS”.

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Hannah @mskakapo.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

A question that plagues me with my chronic illnesses is, *am I really that sick?* I doubt myself because surely I should feel better by now and stop complaining all the time. Anyway, today I got a test result so high it is literally off the chart. It’s real. And I’m allowed to complain 🙂

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Hannah @mskakapo.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

I guess a first post should be something profound and meaningful… so, here are Eric and Walter contemplating the distinction between napping and waking

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