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@sorrenbriarwood.com
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he/him | “sorren, stop talking about dragons for one second.” | cofounder at planar prod | host on the hidden bookcase podcast

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Sorren 🐺 @sorrenbriarwood.com · 30/09/2026
well, may have outed myself to a colleague today because I got pissed off by the attitude of “well, you’re very politically aware- me, I live in my own little bubble,” and I said we don’t all have that luxury and some of us actually have to have an exit strategy and she asked me why…
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Sorren 🐺 @sorrenbriarwood.com · 24/09/2026
88% funded! Let’s help get Category Is Books over the finish line and protect queer spaces 📚🏳️‍⚧️♥️
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Sorren 🐺 @sorrenbriarwood.com · 17/09/2026
So grateful for @s2fjournal.bsky.social for the nomination. I was stunned by Lost Sea, @mithalanis.bsky.social transformed my soggy-hearted spiel into something powerful and I am delighted his magic is recognised. Read it at s2fjournal.com/assets/Issues/Spark_to_Flame_Issue_Seven_June_2026.pdf
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Sorren 🐺 @sorrenbriarwood.com · 10/09/2026
Thank you so much @mosspuppymag.bsky.social for the nomination! Still can’t believe it 🥺♥️ ‘to mourn you ancient creatures,’ really came straight from my soul and it means more than I can say to know it resonated with the team to such an extent 🐺🌲✨
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QueerAF @wearequeeraf.com · 09/09/2026
“The surgical referral rate for the Welsh Gender Service was actually lower than in England – and far below the ‘3x–4x national referral rate’ claimed by the right-wing media.”
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“Devastated”: Up to 800 Trans+ patients affected by Welsh Gender Service surgery cancellations
Questions are being raised over the evidence behind NHS Wales's decision to cancel surgeries for Welsh Gender Service patients, who tell QueerAF of their 'absolute devastation'
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Amplifying Trans Joy @amplifytransjoy.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Calling all writers and artists of trans joy! I'm guest-curating an issue of Speak the Sojourner for @hintonpublishing.bsky.social and would love to publish YOU! Each contributor will be paid $50. Please submit your work here by 9/20: forms.gle/SVFEVdGT6YnV... #TransWriter #TransArtist #TransJoy
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Sorren 🐺 @sorrenbriarwood.com · 07/09/2026
Is it irritating anyone else that the whimsymaxxing trend has everyone captioning their pictures/videos with “a whimsy autumn,” “a whimsy crafts night,” etc. and not “a whimsical [insert event here]” or is this something I need to work through in therapy?
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Sorren 🐺 @sorrenbriarwood.com · 06/09/2026
The cancellation of all gender affirming surgeries by NHS Wales is a blatant attack on our community. We need to fight back and we need cis allies to step up 🏳️‍⚧️💖 Please sign and share: petitions.senedd.wales/signatures/2938158/verify?token=Yug-xyzc69orVEa9TlkHl
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Petition: Immediately unfreeze gender-affirming surgeries and protect NHS Welsh Gender Service patients.
We call on the Senedd and Welsh Government to direct the NHS Wales Joint Commissioning Committee (NWJCC) to: Immediately unfreeze scheduled and approved gender-affirming surgeries for patients who ha...
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Lia @iliadele.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
A game of cards and unlikely friends
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Sorren 🐺 @sorrenbriarwood.com · 27/08/2026
#ICYMI I wrote a (free!) epistolary TTRPG exploring how characters grow and change in the quiet aftermath of the denouement 🌱 Details below! A big thank you to @solorpglist.com for helping it reach more RPGers ♥️
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The Whimsical Muse @whimsicalmuse.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Surround yourself with the kind of people who are proud to have a library card.
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Dani Finn 🐙 🏳️‍⚧️ 📚 @danifinnwrites.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Very insightful thread
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Helen Alexander @bawley.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
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Sorren 🐺 @sorrenbriarwood.com · 18/08/2026
I think maybe I got a couple of her albums as a gift grouped together, but I remember the cover of this one in particular so vividly. No wonder I had magenta streaks aged 11… In retrospect this explains a lot.
Avril Lavigne’s ‘The Best Damn Thing.’
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bispau @JW MAD ➡️BILBAO @bispau.art · 14/08/2026
How it felt to be transmasc in your childhood
3 girls and a crocodile all dressed in ballet clothes
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Sorren 🐺 @sorrenbriarwood.com · 12/08/2026
Ode to Them featured one of my poems on their Instagram earlier this week, ‘little wisdom,’ written in response to their theme of rest. I’m so honoured to see it alongside so many other beautiful works 🌙💤🐱 See the full selection here: instagram.com/p/Db2uwCJiGpU/?igsh=MW5vamRsY3d1ZnZmMQ==o
A photograph of a ladder partially submerged in ocean water, attached to a wooden dock. The words ‘REST - Selected Works - Week 005’ are written in small white font, vertically on the left hand-side of the image. A graphic featuring two artworks; Rest by Divyadharshini, a photograph of a grey cat with a white muzzle sleeping on a stone floor, head resting on a forepaw, and little wisdom. by Sorren Briarwood, a poem reading as follows:

nestled in her bed of lamplight,
nose to tailtip,
she dreams
guiltlessly.
knowing that she is free to lay her tabby stripes down on the crisp, white sheets
whenever she pleases. 

I’m struck by the wisdom of this little creature,
unbothered by the impetus to wring every second from the stubborn day. 
from herself. 
she takes instead what is freely given:
the dappled, soft-swaying, sunset,
birdsong pouring in through the open window,
and the buoyant tuft of thistledown, borne in on a summery sigh.

in answer
and with her own little sleepsigh,
she curls onto her back,
paws splayed happily,
asking nothing of herself 
or the world she’s living in.
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GIRES UK @giresuk.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
GIRES is sharing TransActual’s Trans Lives Survey, launching today. If you’re trans and live in the UK, make your voice heard in this anonymous survey. It takes under 10 minutes and will help shape future campaigns. Take part and share: form.typeform.com/to/BRppksJ3
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Will Quinn @willquinnart.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Daily bunny no.3407 is in love with the dark
A bunny looks out their window in the city one evening. Above them in the sky is a shadowy bunny made out of night sky, with a gibbous moon for it's eye, hopping over the city. The other houses' windows are all darkened.
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✨Kirm✨ @antonballdeluxe.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Given all of the recent genAI discussion, I wish to repost this.
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Sorren 🐺 @sorrenbriarwood.com · 30/07/2026
Had so much fun with my newest @medium.com article! This one’s about a lot of things: my earnest love of wandering aimlessly in #Skyrim, Studio #Ghibli and ma (間) in filmmaking and beyond, and the constant overstimulation of the digital world 🌍 Read it for free at medium.com/@sorrenbriarwood 🌲🌌🌙
A graphic showcasing a Medium article  titled "Trust in Astonishment: In Search of Ma (間) Across Mediums." The graphic is azure with pink text. A pullquote from the article reads: "If storytellers [...] wish to create emotinoally resonant experiences, we must accept the fact that these experiences will be inescapably subjective." Text below reads: "Read for free on Medium ✦ Link in bio." The central image is a screencap of Skyrim, showing snow falling on a forest path, the night sky illuminated by an aurora in shades of pink, yellow, and green. The graphic is decorated with other collage-style cut-out images in mint-green and pink, including a game controllers, a film reel, a crystal, two discs, a luna moth, two star-shaped wax seals, and an enchanted glass sword from Skyrim.
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Project Ensō @projectenso.games · 27/07/2026
Now announcing: the first annual Trans Masc Protag Jam~🏳️‍⚧️ From August 8 to September 30, we're inviting you to make a project (games, books, comics, etc.) with a trans masculine protagonist and offering limited cash prizes to the judge's favorites (that's us!). Jam with us~🏳️‍⚧️ 🎨@nommedeploom.itch.io
The banner for Trans Masc Protag Jam 2026, which depicts three figures with blueish and white hair. One of them is inside a book while another is coming out of the screen of a handheld gaming device. The last one is floating down, holding hands with the one in the gaming device. The logo for the jam is written to the bottom right with the words "Ranked Jam w/ Cash Prizes! 8/08 - 9/30" written under it. The image is set above a gradient of blue, white, and pink, reminiscent of the transgender pride flag.
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Kai Cheng Thom @razorfemme.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Can u imagine if the anti-trans billionaires spent the money they are currently using to try & wipe us off the face of the planet on stopping the climate crisis instead
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What The Trans?! 🏳️‍⚧️ @whatthetrans.com · 25/07/2026
Today, we will be reporting on London Trans+ Pride. A sizeable crowd have already arrived at Langham Place, including @tacc.org.uk
Members and facilitators of TACC at Langham Place, with hundreds of others behind them
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🌿viktor aleksander🌿🩸devil's minion pilled🩸 @nooskadraws.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
why have imposter syndrome over creating art when some people need to beg the environment destroying plagiarism machine to do it for them
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Sorren 🐺 @sorrenbriarwood.com · 20/07/2026
If you’re a transmasc, a lover of the fantasy genre, a lover of transmascs, or some combination of the three, you don’t want to miss this absolutely gorgeous zine 🏳️‍⚧️🐉✨And by buying a copy you’ll be supporting Rainbow Railroad and helping ensure at-risk queer folks’ safety. Let’s get to $1k! 🌈
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Spark to Flame @s2fjournal.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
I love the format of “cotton rose blues” by @sorrenbriarwood.com (Flame) and Katerina Dementeva (Spark) in Issue Seven - what a haunting, emotional piece. Check it out, page 13: www.s2fjournal.com/assets/Issue... #poetry #litmag #writingcommunity
Book and lighter image in blue neon line art on black background.
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Johannes T. Evans @johannestevans.co.uk · 16/07/2026
It's #DisabilityPride Month, so here's some writing tips from me, a full-time professional author who is disabled and lives with multiple chronic illnesses. I deal with chronic pain and fatigue, executive dysfunction, brain fog, and mobility issues. I have been a professional author sinve 2021.
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Lesbian Death Bed: The Bed that Eats Pussy (pro orph) @bitterkarella.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
over the course of my life i've heard many many people say "it's too bad hitler didn't find success as an artist, maybe this could have all been avoided" and rowling really gives the lie to that
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Abigail Thorn @theabigailthorn.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
This is why the Philosophy Tube episode on conversion therapy in Britain was so carefully worded and went through lawyers first! It’s difficult to educate the public on topics that rich and powerful groups do not want people to know about
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Koren/K. M. Enright @kmenright.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Fantastic post and well worth a read!
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Ashleeee 🌊🪭 @reactiveashley.cat · 04/07/2026
independent.co.uk
Politicians who are silent on LGBTQ+ rights have no place at Pride
You don’t get to show up for the glitter and the dancing only to fail to speak out, says Zack Polanski
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ella t. holmes (wizard) @ellatholmes.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
I need to save some money for a chair that won't exacerbate my dislocating joints and migraines while I work, so I'm now taking 🧜‍♂️MERMAID COMMISIONS!🧜‍♀️ ko-fi.com/c/40c0e2f663 I also offer wizard commissions, and thus have invented the best economy ever known to humans. and i'm very humble about it 😘
A colorful digital advertisement with two illustrated mermaids holding tridents, signed “Ella T. Helmes.” The background has a pastel, iridescent ocean-like texture. Large text at the top reads “MERMAID.” Smaller text on the left reads “ever wanted someone to say ‘wow, cool merm!’ to you? I can make that happen.” Smaller text on the right reads “print-ready file & digital file included” and “you help me + i give you merm = perfect economy.” Large text at the bottom reads “COMMISSIONS OPEN!”
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Sorren 🐺 @sorrenbriarwood.com · 30/06/2026
It’s a good day to donate to a queer org 💕🏳️‍⚧️ And if you donate to Rainbow Railroad, you can also get an awesome fantasy genre themed zine made by cool trans people and filled with stories, art, plus some awesome digital merch (including a chaotic one-page TTRPG written by yours truly!) Win-win!
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Jonah Walker | Local Wizard! @galacticjonah.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Fix your hearts or die. You know how many of us joke that Pride month should be followed by Wrath? This year I feel a deep, burning fury towards all who use transgender lives as political propaganda. We are human beings. You cannot erase us. Happy Pride. Trans liberation at any cost. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️
A digital illustration showing a knight in full armour. They are riding on a black steed which is mostly out of frame. The frame in question is green and shows a chain going around as a decorative element. That chain is broken by the knight's raised sword. From the knight's chest bursts a roaring flame in the colours of the trans pride flag.
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Sorren 🐺 @sorrenbriarwood.com · 17/06/2026
I was lucky enough to write a spark AND a flame for the new issue of S2F 🕯️♥️ This was such a special and rewarding writing process and I think the results really speak for themselves. If you want to read some truly unique collaborative poetry, check it out below 👇👇👇
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Sorren 🐺 @sorrenbriarwood.com · 28/05/2026
I have a tiny new flash fiction piece out with @100footcrow.bsky.social ☕️🧛‍♀️🌙 Written especially for fans of coffee shop meetcutes, urban fantasy, and clueless lesbians ♥️ Find it at the link below!
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Sunkissed Peaks @sunkissedpeaks.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
It’s really frightening.
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innes mck @innes.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
this is what I mean when I say "don't let orgs and managers see discriminating against trans folk as the path of last resistance". transphobes are persistent and annoying. be just as annoying. show them compliance is going to be a legal nightmare
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QueerAF @wearequeeraf.com · 20/05/2026
From 1st to 22nd in just ten years. "It’s a damning reflection of the UK's slide away from being a world leader on LGBTQIA+ rights."
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UK drops in Rainbow Map scoring again, as Spain takes top spot
The United Kingdom has slid down yet again in the ILGA Europe annual Rainbow Map ranking of countries’ LGBTQIA+ rights provisions.
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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 04/05/2026
Our breakdown of Wes Streeting’s donors has been doing the rounds online for the last year. Now we’ve updated it – with another £55,000 from OPD Group.
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Sorren 🐺 @sorrenbriarwood.com · 13/05/2026
I have a poem out in this lovely edition of @mosspuppymag.bsky.social, ‘to mourn you ancient creatures,’ which you might enjoy if you were the kind of kid who ever cried over mankind’s vicious extermination of wolves 🐺 🌿♥️
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Stacy King @stacyking.com · 11/05/2026
FYI trans Americans with a Canadian ancestor can apply for expedited processing on their applications for Canadian citizenship!
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Sorren 🐺 @sorrenbriarwood.com · 02/05/2026
“I’m not one of those people that has issues with flowers,” he says, ripping them out of their flowerbeds by the roots.
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Alice Scott @allyscottauthor.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Okay so the news is out, I can stop chewing drywall keeping this secret since October, my short story “The Two Great Love Stories of Egon Brechtford” is gonna be in @rainbowcrate.bsky.social’s newest anthology!! Ghosts! Bisexuality! Love that transcends time and death! Sentient stuffed animals!
Art of characters Egon and Roddy from my short story as drawn by my husband Art of characters Elodie, Egon, and Kalev from my short story, as drawn by my husband
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Sorren 🐺 @sorrenbriarwood.com · 01/05/2026
Catastrophically excited to have my work in the upcoming @rainbowcrate.bsky.social anthology🥹 ♥️ This is such a special collection- a bright spring bouquet, magicked into bloom by a team of incredibly talented queer creatives. And I promise, you are not ready for the majesty of the full cover reveal!
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Sorren 🐺 @sorrenbriarwood.com · 25/04/2026
Lyrics from The House Always Wins by Grace Petrie seem pertinent here… (NB: Nigel went to Dulwich College, which according to The Tab, was *more* expensive than Eton in 2023.)
A screenshot of lyrics reading:
“The first thing they teach at Eton is to recognize a mark
And they don't come no easier than desperate in the dark
A little smoke and mirrors, boys, you've got them on the hook
Blaming other folks for what you took
The biggest con-man came, and we were looking down at heel
A land of milk and honey, boys, an oven-ready deal
And every single architect is richer since we left
Our workers and our industries bereft
But when the dinghies got you tied up in knots
You don't worry 'bout the super yachts”
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Sorren 🐺 @sorrenbriarwood.com · 25/04/2026
Having cats is funny because you can be over 5,500 miles from them and hear something fall in another room and still your first thought is that they knocked something over.
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Joe The English Otter @englishotter.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
A quick heads up; The UK government is currently holding a consultation on the Online Safety Act. The consultation lasts until the end of next month. Please fill it out if you live in the UK and/or share it around to get more eyes on it. www.gov.uk/government/c...
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Growing up in the online world: a national consultation
We are consulting on further measures to prepare children for the future in an age of rapid technological change. This includes potential age restrictions on social media and other services such as ga...
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🇵🇸 Caleb 𓇼 ⋆。˚ 𓆝⋆。˚ 𓇼 🏳️‍⚧️ @littlestpersimmon.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Free Ornamentation V. This work is dedicated to the public domain 🐟
Two owls among flowers
The moon and purple crawling flowers
Leaves abd moths
Stars 
Two hens on a sunrise
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