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Ellen Mellor 🏳️‍⚧️ Preorder Wiz Duos #4! @samarcand.northsky.social · 12/10/2026

Thank you to @densitypoint.bsky.social , @gothgreenwitch.bsky.social and @emoryahlberg.bsky.social for saying lovely things! Get the book from wizardstowerpress.com/books-2/nove... (Also Graphic Design Is My Passion.)

Cover image of Wiz Duos 4 on a pink background with text placed around it.

People are saying nice things about Wiz Duos 4 and Marooned Off Ceres

Ellen's story made me cry... (in a good way) - @densitypoint.bsky.social

Ellen's writing is fantastic - @gothgreenwitch.bsky.social

it's just packed full of heart, humor, and imagination. - @emoryahlberg.bsky.social

Find out for yourself...

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Ellen Mellor 🏳️‍⚧️ Preorder Wiz Duos #4! @samarcand.northsky.social · 09/10/2026

I'd like to #GiveAway a copy of Wiz Duos 4 to one lucky person. Just like and share this post and I'll randomly choose a winner on Monday 12th October at 5pm BST. (UK only, I'm afraid. Have you seen the cost of sending overseas these days?) And/or buy one from wizardstowerpress.com/books-2/nove...

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Ellen Mellor 🏳️‍⚧️ Preorder Wiz Duos #4! @samarcand.northsky.social · 01/10/2026

There's one week to before Wiz Duos #4 is published. It's got EXCITEMENT! DANGER! AND REALLY WILD THINGS! For a pair of wonderfully queer stories of interspecies relationships by me and @stephencoxauthor.bsky.social, preorder our book from @wtpress.bsky.social. wizardstowerpress.com/books-2/nove...

Excerpt from from Marooned Off Ceres.

So, there we were, walking through the centre of town. Mother had allowed me to paint her shell with a rainbow for the occasion and she looked very snazzy. I had blue, pink and white stripes on my cheek and lesbian flag-coloured nails. It was lots of fun. Loud and joyous and, frankly, queer as fuck. Emma was there as well, walking along beside me, unseen by anyone else. As we passed by the War Memorial, she turned to me, a look of fear on her face.
‘There’s somebody with a gun,’ she said. ‘He’s going to shoot me—I mean, Mother.’

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Ellen Mellor 🏳️‍⚧️ Preorder Wiz Duos #4! @samarcand.northsky.social · 30/09/2026

At long last, you can keep track of all your porn on Storygraph without anyone judging you!

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Ellen Mellor 🏳️‍⚧️ Preorder Wiz Duos #4! @samarcand.northsky.social · 27/09/2026

There. 83,260 words. I've already made a couple of changes just as it was coming out of the printer.

The manuscript of Ghostkin: Ghosts Don't Dream by me! All printed out and in a pile.

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Ellen Mellor 🏳️‍⚧️ Preorder Wiz Duos #4! @samarcand.northsky.social · 27/09/2026

This is very weird. This is the first time I've seen a book on Amazon being sold for more than the RRP. Moral of the story: buy direct from Wizard's Tower and get a free copy of the ebook as well. wizardstowerpress.com/books-2/nove...

Amazing page showing Wiz Duos #4 priced at £16.58.

Wizard's Tower Press page showing Wizard's Duo #4 with an RRP of £15.00, currently reduced to £13.00.

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Ellen Mellor 🏳️‍⚧️ Preorder Wiz Duos #4! @samarcand.northsky.social · 24/09/2026

My new book, Wiz Duos #4 comes out a fortnight today. It consists of two novellas, the first, Top Tips For Loving a Lizard by @stephencoxauthor.bsky.social is a wonderful tale of love between a man and his Lizard man partner with a little bit of a major inter-species crisis to fill the time. /1

Cover of Wiz Duos #4. Two pictures - top right is a turtle with an astronaut below looking up at it.
Bottom left is a giant lizard hugging an ape.

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Ellen Mellor 🏳️‍⚧️ Preorder Wiz Duos #4! @samarcand.northsky.social · 11/09/2026

New idea. Going to start posting pictures of my bookshelves showing all my books. There are too many to put all the titles in but if you want a list of all my books, you can see them here: cloud.clz.com/samarcand/bo... First up: anthologies.

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Ellen Mellor 🏳️‍⚧️ Preorder Wiz Duos #4! @samarcand.northsky.social · 02/09/2026

Is this you? Maybe you should consider deleting it because you obviously don't believe it.

Post by The Audacity of Society

If you’re one of those types of people that ignore #political issues because they don’t apply to you then we won’t get along.

And I hope the minute trauma does strike you keep that shit to yourself and don’t plead victim.
4:26 PM · Sep 1, 2026

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Ellen Mellor 🏳️‍⚧️ Preorder Wiz Duos #4! @samarcand.northsky.social · 27/08/2026

they also give you an interview outfit. I am so happy and grateful to them. Not shown: the more than £100 of jewellery, the big box of Avon makeup and the Cotton Traders raincoat.

A tall woman with long, dark hair and glasses.
She is wearing a black and pink brocade dress, a pink cardigan, black tights and black heels with pink decoration.
Over one shoulder is a brown leather handbag.
she is standing in front of racks of clothes and is smiling happily.

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Ellen Mellor 🏳️‍⚧️ Preorder Wiz Duos #4! @samarcand.northsky.social · 18/08/2026

editing and words of encouragement when I was freaking out about nothing. Stephen’s story is fab and beautifully queer and I really think the two novellas really complement each other - mine is also fab and beautifully queer. Please tell all your friends and don't forget to preorder it /2

(Continued)

Publisher, Cheryl Morgan said: “Thanks to the ongoing erosion on civil rights in the UK and USA, it is becoming harder and harder for stories with queer themes to get accepted by mainstream publishers. This is especially true for trans stories, and for trans-identified authors. At Wizard’s Tower we will continue to publish queer stories, by queer writers, because we know there is a need for them.”

We expect to have Wiz Duo #4 available in the autumn, hopefully for FantasyCon.

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Ellen Mellor 🏳️‍⚧️ Preorder Wiz Duos #4! @samarcand.northsky.social · 18/08/2026

I'm so excited to finally be able to announce that my novella 'Marooned Off Ceres' is being published by @wtpress.bsky.social this autumn, alongside 'Top Tips For Loving a Lizard' by the inestimable @stephencoxauthor.bsky.social as Wiz Duo 4. I'm indebted to @hierath77.bsky.social for fantastic /1

Text of the Press Release:

Wizard’s Tower Announces Wiz Duo #4
Wizard’s Tower is delighted to announce the fourth in our series of back-to-back novellas. Wiz Duo #4 will include stories by Ellen Mellor and Stephen Cox.

As usual we have selected stories that complement each other. In this case both Ellen’s ‘Marooned Off Ceres’ and Stephen’s ‘Top Tips for Loving a Lizard’ are first contact stories in which the lead protagonist is queer-identified.

Ellen Mellor said: “I’m so happy that Wizards Tower chose my story for publication. I loved every moment of writing (and rewriting and redrafting and…) ‘Marooned Off Ceres’ and the finished product (with absolutely spot-on editing by Jo Hall) exceeded my every wish for it. It’s exactly the sort of story I love—a science fiction story in which the trans identity of the protagonist is an important part of who she is but doesn’t overshadow the rest of her. I feel that stories written by and centring trans people are needed more than ever to show that we have our own voice and we will not allow ourselves to be silenced.”

Stephen Cox said: “This is the story of my heart, the story I wished my teenage self could read. I wrote it for the glorious joy of writing it, but I’m also conscious of how sinister forces want to put us back in a box. We must imagine better futures, because we can make what we can see and feel.”

Editors Roz Clarke & Joanne Hall said: “We knew we wanted to publish Ellen’s novella as soon as we read it. It’s rare that a story makes us spit tea laughing AND makes us cry, and the ending was so perfect. And Stephen’s story arriving at the same time just felt like serendipity. It’s funny, raunchy, romantic and satisfyingly twisty. We both have a real soft spot for first contact stories, and we’re delighted that these two novellas work so well together.”

(Continues in second post)

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Ellen Mellor 🏳️‍⚧️ Preorder Wiz Duos #4! @samarcand.northsky.social · 05/08/2026

This is the list of books I read during July. (See alt text for titles and authors).

Speculative Insight, June 2026
The Long Utopia by Terry Pratchett & Stephen Baxter
Proud ed. Juno Dawson
Bunny Vs Monkey - the Impossible Pig! By Jamie Smart
Debt or Democracy by Mary Mellor
Super Unicorn Princess by Mike Hartigan
Doctor Who: The Time of Angels by Jenny T. Colgan
Lost in a Good Book by Jasper Fforde
Out of Time by Jodi Taylor
Play Unsafe 20th Anniversary Edition by Graham Walmsley
Aftertaste - A Toxic Yuri by Emoria Weidner
The Secret Public by Jon Savage
Roberta Angela Dee, The Black Trans Literary Pioneer You Probably Haven't Read by Bethany Karsten
Five Gears In Reverse by Ed Brubaker & Sean Philllips
Doctor Who: The Return of the Daleks by Steve Moore et al
Doctor Who: The Time Museum - The Story of Doctor Who in 100 Objects ed.Marcus Hearn
Jack and Jill Phase 9 by Emory Ahlberg
Saga: Book Four by Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples
How Bright She Burns by Kaya Skovdatter
Doctor Who: Galaxy Four by William Emms
The Crooked Medium's Guide to Terror by Stephen Cox
SCRIPT DOCTOR by Andrew Cartmel
Mothership Core Set by Sean McCoy et al

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Ellen Mellor 🏳️‍⚧️ Preorder Wiz Duos #4! @samarcand.northsky.social · 03/08/2026

Film you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Star Trek, Star Wars, LOTR, Marvel, Disney, or Ghibli

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Ellen Mellor 🏳️‍⚧️ Preorder Wiz Duos #4! @samarcand.northsky.social · 01/08/2026

I finally got an email from my MP in response to asking her to put her name to the EDM. And guess what? It's full of the usual 'dignity and respect' bullshit that the government have been spewing. It reads like it's a standard letter from Central Office.

Email from Emma Food MP, subject: Update: EHRC Code of Practice (Case Ref: EF14218)

Dear Ellen,

Thank you for contacting me about the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s updated Code of Practice for services, public functions and associations, which includes guidance on single-sex spaces.

I strongly believe trans people deserve safety, dignity and respect. In our local area and across the country, everyone should be able to be themselves and live their lives free from intimidation or abuse.

I am concerned that too often the conversation surrounding this guidance has become a vehicle for political point-scoring. We must not lose sight of the real people at the heart of this discussion. Trans people should be able to live freely, safely and with dignity, and I stand firmly against the discrimination and hostility that many continue to face.

As you highlight, last year the Supreme Court ruled that sex in the Equality Act 2010 refers to biological sex. After careful consideration and scrutiny by Ministers, updated guidance from the Equality and Human Rights Commission was laid in Parliament on 21 May to reflect this. Parliament had 40 days to consider the guidance, up to 9 July, and we now await further updates from the Government. As a Government Whip, I am unable to sign any Early Day Motions (EDMs) tabled my fellow members of Parliament.

I know that trans people and organisations have expressed concerns about the new guidance. I think it is very important to emphasise that neither the Supreme Court judgment, nor the new code, alter the fact that trans people remain a protected group under the Equality Act 2010 and should be able to live their lives free from harassment and discrimination.

Second half of email.

The Government has said that the guidance, while reflecting the findings of the Supreme Court in terms of access to single-sex spaces, also emphasises that service providers should make sure that trans people have access to essential services, such as toilets. It says they should consider if and how trans people may be disadvantaged and suggests a holistic approach to service provision by providing a mix of services, which may include both separate or single-sex and mixed-sex services. While single-sex services should be provided on the basis of biological sex, an association that wants to be trans-inclusive can do so by basing its membership on the protected characteristics of both sex and gender reassignment. Specialist legal advice should be taken, if needed.

It is extremely important to note the Supreme Court warned against reading its judgment “as a triumph of one or more groups in our society at the expense of another”. As it explained, transgender people are protected by the Equality Act 2010, passed by the last Labour Government - not only against discrimination through the protected characteristic of gender reassignment - but also against direct discrimination, indirect discrimination and harassment in substance in their acquired gender. These protections are available to transgender people whether they possess a Gender Recognition Certificate or not.

I back the Government in its belief that everybody must be treated with dignity and respect and that we must uphold the Equality Act. I also believe that now more than ever, people in positions of authority, such as politicians, must speak out about the importance of our shared values of tolerance, respect and fair-mindedness.

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Ellen Mellor 🏳️‍⚧️ Preorder Wiz Duos #4! @samarcand.northsky.social · 10/07/2026

I've painted my nails for the first time in literally years. I did pretty well considering how out of practice I am. I'm happy.

A hand with the fingers curled inwards showing dark red painted nails.

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Ellen Mellor 🏳️‍⚧️ Preorder Wiz Duos #4! @samarcand.northsky.social · 02/07/2026

I've joined a Silent Book Club in a desperate attempt to actually leave my flat. My first meeting is tonight and I have to admit that I am quite nervous about it. One of the things they do is a Reading Wrap-Up for the previous month. So here's mine.

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Ellen Mellor 🏳️‍⚧️ Preorder Wiz Duos #4! @samarcand.northsky.social · 27/06/2026

The cup and saucer I use everyday used to belong to my great grandmother.

A flower patterned cup and saucer with gold edges and a small, red teapot sitting on a really ugly faded pink and gold side table that is just there because it's handy.

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Ellen Mellor 🏳️‍⚧️ Preorder Wiz Duos #4! @samarcand.northsky.social · 25/06/2026

If "Conversion Therapy" is causing an individual to have or believe they have a transgender identity, does posting this count as CT? (By @reallifecomics.bsky.social www.reallifecomics.com/comic.php?co...)

Strip by Real Life Comics from Jun 29 2020.

Panel 1
Greg is sitting at his computer, puttering around doing nothing

Panel 2
Post shows up on screen: “If you’re under the assumption that you’re a cis guy but have always dreamed of being a girl, and the only reason you haven’t transitioned is because you’re afraid you’ll be an “ugly” girl: That’s dysphoria. You’re literally a trans girl already, hon.” (And yes, this is the exact text of the post that I read that set my brain ablaze)

Panel 3
Greg looks freaked out.

Panel 4
Greg looks SUPER freaked out.

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Ellen Mellor 🏳️‍⚧️ Preorder Wiz Duos #4! @samarcand.northsky.social · 08/06/2026

We don’t usually see each other’s headers. Here’s mine Quote-skeet with yours (if you feel like it)

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Ellen Mellor 🏳️‍⚧️ Preorder Wiz Duos #4! @samarcand.northsky.social · 03/06/2026

The alt text got cut off so I'll keep repeating the image until it all gets included:

(https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/nov/19/baby-girl-registered-wrong-sex-mansfield-registration-office). According to this ruling, even if she does eventually get a gender recognition certificate to correct her birth certificate, she will still be 'male' for purposes of sex discrimination cases. Essentially, this is a form of misogynist sex essentialism which reduces people - and, let's be honest here, when I say 'people' I mostly mean 'women' - to their genitals and whether they can be used for procreation. This is shown by the amount of time anti-trans activists refer to women as being 'producers of large gametes' and lament that "girls are removing breasts that have never known a lovers caress." (https://ephromjosine.medium.com/the-sexual-misadventures-of-terfs-b01e57817e72) which I hope you will agree is more than a little bit creepy.

Now that I have written that paragraph, which is merely the first of many of my objections to the Code, I realise that if I went into that depth on every single one of them, it would turn into a document as long as the Code itself, which you do not have the time to read, or I to write. I will therefore, try to paraphrase more while recommending you read this excellent guide which I agree with in its entirety: https://www.scottishtrans.org/supreme-court-ruling-on-sex-in-the-equality-act/our-thoughts-on-the-ehrcs-updated-code-of-practice-may-2026/

The biggest objection are the statements that if a service is offered to [cis] women and trans women or [cis] men and trans men then it automatically becomes a mixed sex service and is likely to be discriminatory if it excludes cis men (in the case of the women's space) or vice versa (para 13.130 & 13.131) while at the same time, the idea that a trans person's appearance might cause distress or discomfort for other service users is put forward as a legitimate aim for excluding the trans person from services aimed at their 'biological sex (para 13.119 & 12.120). This will have the e…

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Ellen Mellor 🏳️‍⚧️ Preorder Wiz Duos #4! @samarcand.northsky.social · 03/06/2026

I've also just written to my MP @emmafoodymp.bsky.social to ask her to put her name to the Nadia Whittome's EDM 240 against the EHRC Code of Practice using the tool at equalrecognition.eaction.org.uk/rejectthecode Please feel free to use any part of what I wrote, if you find it helpful.

Dear Emma,

You asked me to get in touch if and when the Equalities Minister put forward the government's response to the EHRC Code of Practice on the Equality Act 2010. As I am sure you are aware, Ms Phillipson laid the document before Parliament on May 21st. It has taken me a couple of weeks to both process the information and also to overcome the increased anxiety and depression it has caused in me.

While the Code of Practice in its current form is not as vicious as the original draft, it is still absolutely terrible. Essentially, if it is allowed to become law it will become a trans 'Jim Crow' law for this country, allowing for and even encouraging segregation, discrimination, gender policing (of both trans and cis people - especially women) and human rights violations.

There are many points which are objectionable and I'll try to summarise them them here.

Firstly, there is the tying down of 'sex' to mean 'biological sex' (para 2.88 & 2.89). This is based on the Supreme Court ruling from last year which was welcomed by many people in the government as providing 'clarity'. However, this is a false statement. It claims a person's 'biological sex' is the sex of a person at birth. This is determined by the judgement of a single person who looks at the babies external genitals. This is fine for the vast majority of cases where the existence of a penis equals 'man' and that of a vulva equals 'woman'. However, it does not cover the existence of intersex people, some of whom do not even display their 'intersexness' until later in life and those where it is obvious at birth routinely have their 'biological sex' determined for them by gender confirmation surgery at an age where they are unable to consent. Then there are the issues where someone's sex may be recorded incorrectly on their birth certificate, such as Lilah, the little girl whose sex was recorded as male in 2024 (https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/nov/19/baby-girl-registered-wrong-sex-mansfield-regist…

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Ellen Mellor 🏳️‍⚧️ Preorder Wiz Duos #4! @samarcand.northsky.social · 27/05/2026

I just got this text through from my gp. I don't blame them but this just feels like another rung on the ladder down to NHS privatisation.

Text says:
Dear Ms Mellor,

NHS guidance now recommends that nasal sprays should be purchased over the counter from a pharmacy or supermarket (including Home Bargains/Savers).

You may also be able to obtain some nasal sprays through the Minor Ailments Pharmacy First service at your local pharmacy, free of charge, if you do not pay for your prescriptions. Please ask at your pharmacy for further information on this service.

Many thanks.

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Ellen Mellor 🏳️‍⚧️ Preorder Wiz Duos #4! @samarcand.northsky.social · 23/05/2026

This is rather nice. I think I'll give it a go. (Aka please like me!)

List of questions in the usual 1 like = 1 answer format. This time, it’s titled “Comfy questions”

The questions are:
1. How do you drink your tea?
2. Favourite dessert?
3. Favourite season and why?
4. What cheers you up?
5. Dogs or cats?
6. What’s your dream holiday?
7. How many kids do you want?
8. Favourite weather?
9. What would your last meal be be?
10. You can spend 24 hours anywhere, any year, where do you choose?
11. If you were a ghost, who or where would you haunt?
12. What is your familly ancestry?
13. What scares you?
14. What are you most grateful for?
15. Dream job?
16. Do you believe in aliens?
17. Favourite sport?
18. How do you relax after a long day?
19. If you could meet one historical figure, who would you choose and why?
20. If you had to be a teacher, what subject would you teach?
21. Describe your perfect day.
22. Describe yourself in a sentence.
23. Who makes you laugh the most?
24. What superpower would you choose?
25. Favourite animal?
26. Biggest accomplishment?

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Ellen Mellor 🏳️‍⚧️ Preorder Wiz Duos #4! @samarcand.northsky.social · 21/05/2026

But then they can choose to exclude you based on 'vibes'. Para 13.179. Basically, we're fucked.

13.179
Where there remains a genuine concern about the accuracy of the response to a request for an individual to confirm their sex, then the service provider person performing public functions or association should consider what action is proportionate in the circumstances. There is no type of official record or document in the UK which provides reliable evidence of sex. For example, sex on passports and driving licences may be changed with or without a Gender Recognition Certificate (GRC), and birth certificates may reflect the acquired gender of someone who has a GRC. Therefore, it is unlikely to be proportionate or practical to ask for further evidence of a person's sex. In such circumstances, it is likely to be necessary to weigh up the relevant factors to decide whether to exclude the individual from the service or association or to permit them to continue to access it

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Ellen Mellor 🏳️‍⚧️ Preorder Wiz Duos #4! @samarcand.northsky.social · 17/05/2026

I'm much the same as you. Which is pretty much exactly what I hoped and expected to see. findmypolitics.com?e=-95&so=-90...

Screenshot from Findmypolitics.com
A large heading saying "Democratic Socialist" with a smaller sub-heading saying "Far Left/Anti-Capitalist".
Below that is a table of five rows.
The first row is marked "Economic" on the left side and has a blue bar stretching from the center of the line almost all the way to the left. On the right is blue text saying "95% Left-wing".
Below that, is "Economic" with a red bar stretching a little less far and the label "90% Libertarian". Then "Civil Lib.", a green bar and "75% Pro-liberty"; "Governance", a yellow bar and "70% Globalist"; and finally "Sys. Trust", a very short purple bar pointing right and the label saying "10% Low Trust".

Below that is a footer saying "Take tge test at findmypolitics.com"

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Ellen Mellor 🏳️‍⚧️ Preorder Wiz Duos #4! @samarcand.northsky.social · 12/04/2026

It's the one year anniversary of Tegan and Nyssa, my two gorgeous pussy cats. They have brought me so much happiness.

Tegan - a black and white cat, sitting in a sink.

Nyssa, a black and white cat, lying stretched full length on top of a book shelf.

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Ellen Mellor 🏳️‍⚧️ Preorder Wiz Duos #4! @samarcand.northsky.social · 05/04/2026

I've just discovered something that proves the entire Artemis II launch thing is a con and they planted the evidence in plain sight!!! Look, they are telling us it's all done with AI! (Please note: This is a joke. Honest.) images.nasa.gov/details/KSC-...

Technicians are shown at NASA’s Launch Pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida in Florida on Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026, with one of two side flame deflectors that will be used to support NASA’s Artemis II launch. Each side flame deflector has two pillar-like extensible columns which are jacked into place to help support mobile launcher 1 when the vehicle is being fueled. During liftoff, the flame deflectors help contain the plume of the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket down into the flame trench.

There are two structures silhouetted in the background that look like they make giant letters 'A' and 'I'.

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Ellen Mellor 🏳️‍⚧️ Preorder Wiz Duos #4! @samarcand.northsky.social · 04/04/2026

I like these images, especially when I know who most of the people surrounding me actually are.

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Ellen Mellor 🏳️‍⚧️ Preorder Wiz Duos #4! @samarcand.northsky.social · 22/03/2026

It's a guy who only has one leg and the film is called the Human Monopod. And here he is, trying to attach is mouth to his own arse.

A drawing of a man-like creature with only one leg and a massive foot. He's lying on his back and he's got the foot up so it shades his entire upper body.
It's a drawing of a Monopod from the Nuremberg Chronicle from 1493.

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Ellen Mellor 🏳️‍⚧️ Preorder Wiz Duos #4! @samarcand.northsky.social · 12/03/2026

I'm not certain but I think the cat may have fallen asleep like this.

A black and white cat, lying on top of a cd shelf, stretched out holding onto a curtain.

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Ellen Mellor 🏳️‍⚧️ Preorder Wiz Duos #4! @samarcand.northsky.social · 08/03/2026

My old job decided to take my fancy desk and chair away on Friday. Fortunately, I'd kept my old one in storage just in case. This is my new set up. I rather like it.

A picture of an office. There is a desk with a PC with three monitors at the far end. On the wall behind it there is a both trans flag and a lesbian flag. The wall to the right is covered in posters all overlapping one another. On the right is a bookshelf. On a ledge above the bookshelf a black and white cat is lounging comfortably.

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Ellen Mellor 🏳️‍⚧️ Preorder Wiz Duos #4! @samarcand.northsky.social · 01/03/2026

My mum is knitting every day in March to raise money for Alzheimer's Research. Please donate whatever you can. socialsync.app/fundraiser/c...

QR code for the website to donate money.

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Ellen Mellor 🏳️‍⚧️ Preorder Wiz Duos #4! @samarcand.northsky.social · 01/03/2026

When a nazi interrogates you about your gymnastics routine.

A woman in a black leotard in mid air, bent at the waist, her legs and torso both pointing upwards, hands holding her knees.
Text below says 'The Pike Position".

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Ellen Mellor 🏳️‍⚧️ Preorder Wiz Duos #4! @samarcand.northsky.social · 28/02/2026

Is this a reference to the sadly missed (not really) 1980s sitcom?

Cover image for The Sorry! Completely Series dvd collection. A red neon line drawing of Ronnie Corbett's face, above the word 'Sorry!' In neon blue script.
There's a glint of light on the Corbster's glasses to show what a cheeky chappy he is.

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Ellen Mellor 🏳️‍⚧️ Preorder Wiz Duos #4! @samarcand.northsky.social · 09/02/2026

How the fuck am I closer to Liverpool FC than Queer Leftist Artists & Shitposters? This is a travesty! I demand justice!

Screenshot of my 'Bluesky map' with a circle towards the bottom of the screen marking my location midway between 'TTRPG Creators & Community' and 'Comics Creators & Enthusiasts'. Just next to the latter is a label for 'Liverpool FC Community'. Meanwhile way up at the top is 'Queer Leftist Artists & Shitposters'.

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Ellen Mellor 🏳️‍⚧️ Preorder Wiz Duos #4! @samarcand.northsky.social · 27/01/2026

NEW STORY!!!! Transitions - A Lady True Story is now available to buy from all the usual places! It's a 7500 word short story about Lady True, the top operative for the InterDimensional Agency, an organisation that investigates incursions from the negative dimensions. When she's sent to 1/

Cover of Transitions - A Lady True Story
Two octagonal pyramid shaped crystals, one gold with violet highlights, the other violet with gold highlights, sitting in front of a background of static. A beam of gold-violet light is coming to at the apex of one pyramid and violet-gold light is coming out of the apex of the other one.

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