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Enchanted forest dweller, essential oil smeller, storyteller. Star priestess, mystical midwife for magical mavens. Currently: MA in Nature + Travel Writing, Bath Spa Uni Editing my first novel: magical fiction Mancunian in Cornwall, UK
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‘Wild Concerto is a “collaboration between nature and music”.’ www.theguardian.com/music/2025/f...

A massive welcome and follow #treefriends please to @thetreecouncil.bsky.social and straight in to our #EssentialTrees Starter Pack go.bsky.app/ARH3H5e Let’s spread #treelove 🌳💚

Wetlands are vital for #biodiversity, including as critical habitats for many migratory species.🐦🌍🧪 — @ipbes.bsky.social #LandDegradation Assessment Yet, many of these #wetlands are now threatened. Learn how wetlands support biodiversity with Ramsar for #WWD2025: www.worldwetlandsday.org

Please join us in celebrating Sarah. It will be a quiet evening filled with beautiful poems and love. buytickets.at/sdhepress/15... The gorgeous painting after a poem by Sarah is by @oormilaprahlad.bsky.social You can also find Oormila on Instagram oormila_paintings

Britain’s peat bogs store more carbon than rainforests, but many could dry out within 50 years! 😨 That’s bad news for biodiversity, flood control, and our planet. We're working to preserve these vital ecosystems – keeping them healthy and absorbing carbon:

Deadline's tomorrow!

There isn´t much to celebrate in this world, but if we sell 10 more copies (incl. ebooks) of #KeepTellingOfGaza, we will reach a magic number. Take a wild guess in the comments, whoever is closest wins a copy! EU & UK only. Open until 31/1 @khawlabadwan.bsky.social @alisonphipps.bsky.social

Wishing you a gentle start to 2025..it doesn't really start until the equinox, if you follow astrological cycles so there's no rush...😍 I've recorded a gift 22 minutes of a guided cleanse with my magical stream, so enjoy with a cuppa. Relax into the stream.... 💦 soundcloud.com/michelle-mar...

The gender pay gap for writers stands at 36%, compared to the national average of 13%. Let's dwell on that for a minute. Female authors are paid 36% LESS than their male counterparts. Their time, expertise, skill and creativity is valued at a third less than that of men.

Calling all arts, humanities and social sciences early-career researchers! 📢 Applications are now open for a collections-based fellowship to explore sustainability and the environment through our collections. Apply by 7 January 2025: bit.ly/BLSustainabi...

I've got an exciting reason to share a post 😀 I'm thrilled to discover my novel has been long-listed in the W&A Working Class Writers' Prize for 2024. After feeling like I'm working in a void, I'm a bit gobsmacked. #creativewriting #amwriting

Double rainbow magic from my home in Cornwall this afternoon for my first post here. I think we all need as many rainbows as possible at present..... wishing you a peaceful rest of the weekend.