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Maybe I’m wrong to take reference in isolation when the problem is systemic. I love Buffy, but it’s an issue if everything starts to sound like Buffy. I don’t mind quips either, it’s an issue when they start to dominate character interactions.

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Dr. Redfern "Red" Barrett @redfernbarrett.com · 29/09/2026

People who do this in otherwise quiet cafes get placed at the very centre of hell…

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Dr. Redfern "Red" Barrett @redfernbarrett.com · 29/09/2026

Of course “generative AI” gains ground when so much highly-visible writing reads like it was written by robots anyway. How are those outside the arts supposed to tell the difference?

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Dr. Redfern "Red" Barrett @redfernbarrett.com · 29/09/2026

It’s awful. I was going to try playing Dragon Age: Veilguard but I watched gameplay footage first and yup, it’s been Marvelized…

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Dr. Redfern "Red" Barrett @redfernbarrett.com · 29/09/2026

Future students will study the early-21st century “Marvelization” of writing and how it’s infected media. Entire books, movies, and games filled with glib millennial characters whose inner depth extends to pithy one-liners and one-dimensional motives. It has to end at some point. It has to.

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Dr. Redfern "Red" Barrett @redfernbarrett.com · 29/09/2026

This is happening to other people? Please tell me there’s a cure!

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Dr. Redfern "Red" Barrett @redfernbarrett.com · 29/09/2026

I’m starting to think that basing the resilience of our democracies on conservatives actually having a conscience may not have been a good idea.

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Dr. Redfern "Red" Barrett @redfernbarrett.com · 28/09/2026

I officially have my appointment! Next week I'll be legally registered as non-binary (or "divers" according to the German system). It feels both wonderful and unreal. 🏳️‍⚧️

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Dr. Redfern "Red" Barrett @redfernbarrett.com · 27/09/2026

So many "complete" and "anniversary" editions of games are terrible for anyone trying it for the first time. 1. You're given overpowered weapons, ruining the pace of the early game 2. You're bombarded with DLC missions, overwhelming you from the start Why not include a "classic" mode for newbies?!

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Dr. Redfern "Red" Barrett @redfernbarrett.com · 14/09/2026

My short story 'Big Boat' just came out in Fiction on the Web! Read it if you like: - Cyberpunk - Trans protagonists - Found family - Class commentary - Sci-fi weirdness - Big boats Take a look here: www.fictionontheweb.co.uk/2026/09/big-...

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Big Boat by Redfern Jon Barrett

Short stories hand-picked from authors around the world. Submissions accepted. Humour, crime, sci-fi, fantasy, horror and everyday life.

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Dr. Redfern "Red" Barrett @redfernbarrett.com · 27/09/2026

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Dr. Redfern "Red" Barrett @redfernbarrett.com · 27/09/2026

Why did I arrange to go to a flea market at 9:30am? It’s far too early to be awake on a Sunday! Sometimes I think Past Me makes plans specifically to punish Future Me…

A selfie of a ginger (ish) enby in a Berlin train station. They are wearing pink with gold eyeshadow. They are also not awake.

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Heather Paterson @heatherpaterson.co.uk · 27/09/2026

How the anti-gender movement spread across Europe The Hate Review reveals how the anti-gender movement has taken root and evolved in Europe over the last 25 years, it traces how far the anti-gender movement has spread through society and how deeply it has reached into laws and institutions.

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The Hate Review

How the anti-gender movement spread across Europe

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Dr. Redfern "Red" Barrett @redfernbarrett.com · 27/09/2026

Why did I arrange to go to a flea market at 9:30am? It’s far too early to be awake on a Sunday! Sometimes I think Past Me makes plans specifically to punish Future Me…

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Dr. Redfern "Red" Barrett @redfernbarrett.com · 26/09/2026

Enjoying an unexpectedly gorgeous autumn day here in Berlin! Sweaters, sunshine, and a gentle breeze. It’s this enby’s favourite time of year. 🍂

A selfie of a ginger non-binary person sitting in a Berlin park. They are wearing a pink pullover, purple jacket. And bronze eyeshadow.

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Dr. Redfern "Red" Barrett @redfernbarrett.com · 26/09/2026

I love seeing you all! It makes me nostalgic for when I was in a three-way relationship 🌈

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Dr. Redfern "Red" Barrett @redfernbarrett.com · 26/09/2026

Enjoying an unexpectedly gorgeous autumn day here in Berlin! Sweaters, sunshine, and a gentle breeze. It’s this enby’s favourite time of year. 🍂

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Dr. Redfern "Red" Barrett @redfernbarrett.com · 23/09/2026

His own mother is from Scotland, it’s astonishing that he doesn’t know the difference between England and the United Kingdom…

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Dr. Redfern "Red" Barrett @redfernbarrett.com · 21/09/2026

Deeply saddened to hear that my friend @jfsteilauthor.bsky.social has died. Jennifer was the author of novels The Ambassador's Wife and Exile Music. We met at the 2015 Bisexual Book Awards in New York City and I'm very proud to have known her. You can read about her at www.jennifersteil.net. 💔

A picture of Redfern and Jennifer in London, smiling.

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Dr. Redfern "Red" Barrett @redfernbarrett.com · 20/09/2026

Voting is done! Now for celebration brunch! 🌟

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Dr. Redfern "Red" Barrett @redfernbarrett.com · 20/09/2026

Berlin state elections! And we just did it! 💞

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Dr. Redfern "Red" Barrett @redfernbarrett.com · 20/09/2026

Today is the first time that my partner Ismar is going to vote in Germany! It’s been a long time coming! 🌈🗳️

A picture of a ginger enby and a man with darker hair. Both are smiling because today is democracy day!

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Dr. Redfern "Red" Barrett @redfernbarrett.com · 20/09/2026

I just ordered a copy of Belonging! I'm excited to start reading.

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Dr. Redfern "Red" Barrett @redfernbarrett.com · 19/09/2026

Just finished – had a great time but now I need to cleanse my mind with a trip to the gym… 😅

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Dr. Redfern "Red" Barrett @redfernbarrett.com · 19/09/2026

On my way to meet with the writing group! Have a great weekend, readers and writers! 💞

A picture of a ginger enby with pink eyeshadow and pink t-shirt, along with a blue jacket, standing on a tree-lined street.

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Dr. Redfern "Red" Barrett @redfernbarrett.com · 14/09/2026

This will also be my last story published as “Redfern Jon Barrett”, having submitted it before changing my author name.

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Dr. Redfern "Red" Barrett @redfernbarrett.com · 14/09/2026

When someone tells you that your human rights don’t matter it means they see you as less than human.

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Dr. Redfern "Red" Barrett @redfernbarrett.com · 14/09/2026

fictionontheweb.co.uk

Big Boat by Redfern Jon Barrett

Short stories hand-picked from authors around the world. Submissions accepted. Humour, crime, sci-fi, fantasy, horror and everyday life.

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Dr. Redfern "Red" Barrett @redfernbarrett.com · 13/09/2026

Oh I hope everything is okay! My love to the both of you xx

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Dr. Redfern "Red" Barrett @redfernbarrett.com · 13/09/2026

Sometimes I wind up calling guys who are objectively younger than me “Daddy” in my head…

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Dr. Redfern "Red" Barrett @redfernbarrett.com · 13/09/2026

Finally back at the gym today after a couple weeks off sick and I’m sweatier than ever! Nothing gives me gender dysphoria like sweat…

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