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Heather Holt

@souloftherose.bsky.social
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She/her, UK based, #LongCovid since Aug 22

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Frances Ryan @francesryan.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
“For decades, the right has set the boundaries for what Britain’s safety net can be. The conventional wisdom is change can only go one way: the benefits system can become more punitive and error-strewn, but never more compassionate or accurate.” Today’s col. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The right’s scrounger rhetoric dominates the benefits debate. Labour must fight back – and win | Frances Ryan
The prime minister has a once-in-a-generation chance to reintroduce compassion to welfare, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan
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Sian Berry MP @sianberry.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
I have already heard from trans constituents who are avoiding essential NHS screening and treatment for fear of being treated without respect and dignity. Ministers told me: “the revised guidance will support the privacy, dignity and safety of all patients” How exactly does this do that?
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Ariadne Griffin @ariadnereviews.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
shall we talk about a t-shirt? ariadnereviews.com/2026/10/15/s... #scd #strictly #StrictlyComeDancing
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Strictly 2026, Week 3: Protect The Dolls
There’s a plain white elephant in the room. Remember, it’s *our* BBC.
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Matt Oakley @mattoakleymojo.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
The new hosts looking good tonight #strictly #strictlycomedancing
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Abi Stevens MCM Ldn R-12 @abistevensart.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
It's my birthday 🎉 so in Bluesky tradition I'd love for folks to repost my art today! 😊 #artistSupport #illustration #darkArt
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Trung Le Nguyen @trungles.com · 02/09/2026
So Emma Woodhouse is a pretty girl who is pretty smart, pretty rich, and pretty much has no problems whatsoever. We’re off to a roaring start.
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Jen Williams | STONEBOUND out next year! @sennydreadful.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
The Winnowing Flame ebook is on offer across the pond, which means THREE HUGE BOOKS IT TOOK YEARS OF MY LIFE TO WRITE are currently available for two bucks. On kindle & probably other ebook things too (love 2 say bucks as a British person, I feel like a tourist) www.amazon.com/Winnowing-Fl...
An image of the Winnowing Flame omnibus on an e-reader with a flash reading $1.99
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Rosie Fletcher @rosieatlarge.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Hi hi hi my bestie Toby is funding his top surgery this autumn and I am his PR manager for it, please make it look like I did a good job gofund.me/0a3785b56
gofund.me
Donate to Toby's Getting Top Surgery, organized by Toby Marshall
Hello - I’m Rosie and I’m writing this on behalf of my bestie Toby. In very exciting news… Toby Marshall needs your support for Toby's Getting Top Surgery
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David Green @davidgreenwriter.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Go get your free book... and maybe check out the rest of the series while you're at it! mybook.to/insolitudess... Shares appreciated!
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Heather Holt @souloftherose.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
I guess we can agree on the collective action needed. Climate change is a global problem and net zero needs to happen ASAP. Hope to see US citizens also putting pressure on your government to effect change.
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Heather Holt @souloftherose.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
These are different things in the UK. (Maybe not in the US hence the confusion?) Portable AC units here require venting out the window Heat pumps here mean whole house heating systems which we connect to radiators Air to air heat pumps require full house gutting. 3 different things
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Heather Holt @souloftherose.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
May be some confusion between the terms in different countries. I'm talking about a single room split air unit. Sounded like you were talking about a full house air to air heat pump which would be a major renovation project here and that's what the other poster was responding to.
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Heather Holt @souloftherose.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
And I can guarantee that the engineers will now be booked out for the rest of this summer. I would love to install one in my own house. Any Americans who are so concerned willing to go halves??
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Heather Holt @souloftherose.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
You're not listening, lol. You can get them here but by law they need to be professionally installed by a registered engineer and installation is expensive (around £2,500 to £3,000 per unit). I don't know how wealthy you are but that's not something I could afford for max 8 weeks usage a year.
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Alasdair Beckett-King @misterabk.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Have British people considered fundamentally restructuring every aspect of their economy and culture? That's what I'd do.
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👻madeline bOoOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 25/06/2026
this ‘why don’t Europeans have aircon’ discourse is the other side of the coin of the ‘why don’t people just evacuate from hurricanes’ discourse
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Stephanie Burgis @stephanieburgis.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
For anyone who might need this today. ❤️
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Frances Ryan @francesryan.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
A part of my book, Who Wants Normal?, that felt important to include was cultural prejudice around disability aids. I spoke with people who endure pain or stay indoors rather than use one. We can talk about helping people keep healthy as they age without stigmatising “ending up in a wheelchair.”
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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Every summer I repost this article on how to spot drowning. Please read it and pass on. In the last few years I’ve had SIX messages from people who saved a kid’s life after clicking on the link from my feed. slate.com/technology/2...
slate.com
Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning
Drowning is not the violent, splashing call for help that most people expect.
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John Bull @garius.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
it can feel right now like little things don't make a difference. i have it on good authority that just ten of us giving a tenner a month would go a long way to making this possible as a regular thing. i'll donation match the first 3 of you who do a recurring £10 monthly. 🏳️‍⚧️ opencollective.com/tlc
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Irish ME/CFS Association @irishmecfsassoc.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
🧵 May is Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (M.E.) Awareness Month. You can help by reposting and/or liking this image. Day 1 #MEcfs #CFS #PwME 1/
Bone-crushing exhaustion Pain Insomnia Muscle weakness Cognitive
problems Dozens of other disabling symptoms 24 hours a day 7 days a
week 365 days a year Possibly for the rest of my life (unless a cure
or effective treatment is found) Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) is a
painful and disabling disease, especially in its severe forms (ME is
also known as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome in some countries) Click 'Like'
and 'Share' to help me become visible and give me hope for a cure!
MEAwarenessPics
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Frances Ryan @francesryan.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
**CALL OUT** I’m looking to gather experiences of disabled people who have been criticised or harassed by the public about their Blue Badge or Motability car etc when out. Click on link to fill in our form. Please do share to reach as many people as possible. www.the-guardian.com/world/2026/a...
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Blue badge holders: how are you treated by other members of the public when out?
Have you experienced reactions from other people when using your blue badge? We’d like to hear from you
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TJ Alexander (they/them) @tjalexandernyc.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Get yourself some recs
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Jennifer Prokop @jenreadsromance.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
I will give you a personalized romance recommendation if you purchase it TOMORROW from either Tropes & Trifles, a romance only bookstore in Minneapolis. (This is a brilliant idea I am copying from Maris Kreizman) www.tropesandtrifles.com
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Tropes & Trifles
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Heather Holt @souloftherose.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
This thread has genuinely made my day, thank you!
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Dr Sam Hirst @romgothsam.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
I'm running a popular romance course at the University of Liverpool... but only if enough people sign up! Come and join us! www.liverpool.ac.uk/continuing-e...
A poster for 'Falling in Love with Love: A History of Popular Romance: An Online Course' including front covers from the following books:
Fantomina by Eliza Haywood, Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, The Sheik by E M Hull, The Quiet Gentleman by Georgette Heyer, Tabitha in Moonlight by Betty Neels, Indigo by Beverley Jenkins, Hen Fever by Olivia Waite, The Isle of the Silver Sea by Tasha Suri
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Frances Ryan @francesryan.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Lidl has put Toy Banks in stores where you can donate a gift for a child who wouldn’t otherwise have one on Christmas Day. Must be unopened and dropped off by 15th. Wonderful thing to do if you can (and there’s loads of cheap but great toy deals online still). www.lidl.co.uk/c/christmas-...
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Lidl's Toy Bank Donation
We’ve brought back our Lidl Toy Bank Donation, in partnership with Neighbourly, where you can make unopened toy donations. Help share joy over Christmas.
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Stephanie Burgis @stephanieburgis.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
I love @ilonaandrews.bsky.social 's Christmas fantasy adventure novella, Sanctuary, and you can get it for free now: ilona-andrews.com/blog/sanctua...
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SANCTUARY: A Winter Gift - ILONA ANDREWS
This has been a tough year. To celebrate all of us making it through it together, SANCTUARY is free in our store until New Year. Join our favorite Evil Priest as he tries to navigate the holiday seaso...
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👻madeline bOoOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 07/12/2025
Strays Christmas at the Chaos House: official invitation thread! Do you want to spend Christmas Day with people but have nowhere to go? Can you get to Oxford (England)? Come to ours.
A Christmas tree with lights but no baubles yet because I have two toddlers
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Heather Holt @souloftherose.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
I've gone on to the quotes page and requested they be deleted (I have librarian status). Think they're now gone from your author page when I look.
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Aliette de Bodard @aliettedebodard.com · 03/12/2025
Quick reminder that you want to be online at 5pm UK time/12pm EST for SOME EXCITEMENT.
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Frances Ryan @francesryan.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Happy International Day of People with Disabilities to all who celebrate by buying a book by a disabled author for everyone on their Christmas list.
“Illuminated and spirited. Such a necessary book” - Marina Hyde.
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Heather Holt @souloftherose.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
If the estate doesn't have liquid assets to pay the tax (i.e. just the family home) you can apply to HMRC to postpone paying the tax. www.gov.uk/guidance/app... I guess they didn't need to do this because they found the £93k ISA but baffled why the article doesn't mention this
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Apply to postpone payment of Inheritance Tax
What to do if you’re unable to raise the funds to pay Inheritance Tax.
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Aliette de Bodard @aliettedebodard.com · 05/11/2025
Please could you spread this?
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KJ Charles @kjcharleswriter.com · 04/11/2025
Death in the Spires ebook is on cheap at Amazon UK in November! Get your Edwardian academia murder mystery with extra pining right here! (I do not control sales for this book, I don't know if it will price drop anywhere else, sorry.) www.amazon.co.uk/Death-Spires...
Flyer advertising Death in the Spires at 99p for a limited time
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KJ Charles @kjcharleswriter.com · 30/10/2025
It's my birthday, so have a present. SLIPPERY CREATURES (Will Darling Adventures book 1) is going on cheap over the weekend. 1920s pulp adventure m/m romance with plots, spies, Bright Young People, and emotional support knife, all for 99p!
books2read.com
Available now at your favorite digital store!
Slippery Creatures by KJ Charles
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Queen of Swords Press @qospress.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
#Booksky #Fridayreads So…not to put too fine a point on it, but our sales have dropped over 50% since August and our publisher is currently “between day jobs“ (3+ months) so if you’re thinking of buying any of our books or requesting them at your library, NOW would be great. queenofswordspress.com
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Solaris Books @solarisbooks.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Snap up a bargain! For a limited time, UK readers can grab two spooky Solaris books for only 99p each across all platforms! Buy now: @isabelcanas.bsky.social's VAMPIRES OF EL NORTE geni.us/VoEN @samkhorton.bsky.social GORSE (#1 The Eythin Legacy) geni.us/gorse
Against a desert background, the UK cover for VAMPIRES OF EL NORTE by Isabel Canas on an eReader. The white Solaris logo is in the top left corner. The bottom right corner has a blue circle with white text "99p".Against a moor background, the cover of GORSE by Sam K. Horton on an eReader. The white Solaris logo is in the top left corner. The bottom right corner has a blue circle with white text "99p".
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Patrick Samphire 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @patricksamphire.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
You definitely want to read this, and now you can, for free!
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Stickman Communications @stickmancomms.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
I don't think this concept is understood - or talked about - nearly enough. Many disabled people spend very little time in our comfort zone, where things are easy. There are so many extra challenges to doing things, interacting, etc that if we are up and about, we are probably pushing ourselves. 1/3
2 panel cartoon. 1: When a non-disabled person says 'push through' to a disabled person.... Image: stickman in a green 'comfort zone' pushing through a red barrier to 'possible but difficult' zone that has a slightly uneven floor. They are saying "Just push through, you'll be fine! It's just a bit challenging!". At the end of that is a second red barrier - beyond which are spikes and a warning symbol labelled 'Actual harm zone'. 2: REMEMBER: the disabled person may be in a very different place to them! Image: identical to the 1, except barrier 1 is a small pile of rubble, and an exhausted stickman is at barrier two - saying "Um...really not a good idea".
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Long Covid Advocacy @longcovidadvoc.com · 16/09/2025
Article by @iansample.bsky.social on new #longcovid research of 12K women showing: 👉 heavier, longer periods 👉 risk of iron deficiency 👉 worse when menstruating Dr Male states this could be linked to inflammation of the uterus from Covid infection
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Long Covid linked to heavier periods and risk of iron deficiency
Survey of 12,000 women also revealed severity of long Covid symptoms rose and fell across menstrual cycle
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Martha Wells @marthawells.com · 24/08/2025
Humblebundle to support World Central Kitchen, and get a bunch of my books from @tordotcom.bsky.social including Murderbot and Witch King! #booksky www.humblebundle.com/books/martha...
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Humble Book Bundle: Martha Wells' Murderbot and More by TOR
Fall in love with Martha Wells’ The Murderbot Diaries series—the engine behind the hit AppleTV adaptation—and help support World Central Kitchen.
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Emma Newman @emmanewman.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
Okay, deep breath. I need your help. My friend set this up for me because financial stress is making the whole cancer stress a lot worse. www.paypal.com/pools/c/9gAG... If, like me, you don't have money atm, if you have read and enjoyed any of my books, please can you tell people about them?
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Em's bad year support fund
Our dear Emma Newman is having a shite year. First she broke her ankle walking on flat pavement, now she's got breast cancer fucking up her life. The broken bone put her out of commission for almost t...
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sarah boothby @swastrosarah.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
@meactionuk.bsky.social @meactnet.bsky.social please boost on other platforms. We are scrambling for lawyers to get the sister out as the top priority. I am speaking with national print media this morning.
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Farah Mendlesohn @effjayem.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
#ChildrensLit #UK I know what I will be writing over the next decade, and I have full book cases, so I am purging the children's fiction lit crit. If you are interested in any book on this list, DM. Price: £5 per book + £2 p&p. First come, first served. Pls Share docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
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librarything_FarahMendlesohn.xlsx
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Oliver Darkshire @deathbybadger.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
i really love that riddle about the farmer with the fox, the hen and the sack of grain he has to take across the river because if you think about it a fox is a wild animal, that is absolutely not a pet, why are you keeping that, how did you even carry it here? in a box? no wonder it's mad at you
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Stickman Communications @stickmancomms.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
As the weather shifts towards summer, please remember that #PoTS and #AutonomicDysfunction mean we don't just feel hot and sticky and meh during hot weather - we may stop being able to function. (card from www.stickmancommunications.co.uk/product-page... )
Heat intolerance card with striped border and a stickman keeled over in the sun, and another happy and upright with 3 snowflakes. "Severe heat intolerance. When too warm I may have difficulty speaking, become sleepy, confused, or panicky, or lose consciousness - even in temperatures most people find comfortable. If needed, please help me to cool down. See the back of this card for things that will help. Normal service will resume once I cool down. Copyright stickman communications 2024
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