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Novelist (Bella Books & Nine Star Press) and writer. This is my happy place. Find photos of cats & Cornwall, good news, funny things, snippets & updates of writing, and always ALT TEXT! #writersky No alt text, no follow. http://penelopefriday.com
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If you see this, post an image you saved because it made you laugh. (I go on a bit in alt text, sorry)

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Successfully started putting together my nonfiction book, “Not At Jane Austen’s Dinner Table! Sex, (Im)morality, and the Seamier Side of the Regency” Don’t know whether the title/subtitle is a bit long. It ought to be “Sex, (Im)morality, and [X]” but I can’t think of a good one word descriptor.

submitted 8 hours ago • 1 comment

I always think of Pooh’s Poetry for Piglet. "Oh!" said Piglet. "Because I -- I thought I did blinch a little. Just at first. And it says, 'Did he blinch no no.' That's why." "You only blinched inside," said Pooh, "and that's the bravest way for a Very Small Animal not to blinch that there is."

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Just a reminder that you can make sure that you never forget to add alt text to your images by going to: Settings > Accessibility > Require alt text before posting (If I haven’t followed you back, it’s because you don’t post alt text, or you regularly reskeet others who don’t.)

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Oh my goodness! *squeaks in ex children’s literature academic joy*

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Happy trans content is needed just now.

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This is my favourite of today’s #Cornwall #photos, I think. I haven’t got out much for a while, and I will play around with some others I took, but I liked the way the hedgerow looked in this. Somewhere between Penzance and St Just. #photographysky #landscapephotos

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And for folk who need something beautiful and serene to look at in the current climate…my sister took this photo of the view as you come into #Penzance harbour on the Scillonian ferry. #Cornwall #photos #photographysky

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Just a reminder, if you want a simple way of giving when you don’t have any money to offer to charities or mutual aid funds, here’s a site where you can click a button each day and money will go to charity. It’s not much, but if everyone reading did it occasionally, it could add up.

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My kid’s university has created the world’s smallest violin and next time he wants me to feel sorry for him I’m going to find it so hard not to bring this up. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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I find it difficult either to find, or to feel comfortable displaying, the usual #GQ flag on my bag because I worry a trans person who doesn’t know all the #PrideFlags well will see the colours & assume I’m anti-trans (especially on TERF island). So a clear safe alternative seemed not a bad shout.

submitted 17 days ago • 2 comments

Positive political news. It’s possible to win.

submitted 20 days ago • 1 comment

Today was #PenzancePride and annoyingly I couldn’t go, as I managed to get food poisoning last night, but spouse kindly took a photo for me to share of St Piran’s flag looking rather spiffy :) #CornwallPhotos #Pride #photography

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I haven’t left the house except for medical appointments for weeks, and tbh today was no different, but I managed to get a decent #photo of #Penzance harbour on my way home from the Royal Cornwall Hospital. During winter you got blue skies, now it’s the end of May, it’s very grey! Typical #Cornwall!

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If anyone wants some free courses, Harvard are running them. (It’s also very neatly done by them: who could possibly criticise a university for running courses on things? But the choice of subjects are…perfect.)

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Did someone say it was #Caturday? Zula thought Ares got too much of the attention and she wants to join in. #CatSky #CatPhotos #HeartMyGirlie

submitted 29 days ago • 3 comments

Do you want more photos of #cats or of Cornwall? Or both? #CatSky #CatPhotos (My boy Ares looking as if he’s far too cute to cause any trouble…)

submitted 31 days ago • 1 comment

Welcome to my new followers, and a reminder that I don’t follow people who don’t use alt text or who regularly repost people who don’t use alt text (which yes, means I do check out every person’s TL who follows me, so hi! I am interested in you!) (I’m more fun than this makes me seem, I promise!)

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Another disapproving post

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