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Meanwhile: immediately adopting “the mad king and his scheming vizier” as the perfect way to discuss these two without having to utter their names. 😏

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Today on #BetwixtTheSheets, I am talking to Professor Katherine O’Donnell about the Magdalene laundries, & to Natalie Hughes-Crean about the mother & baby homes, in Ireland. (CW, this is a difficult episode covering sexual abuse, infanticide, & spiritual abuse) shows.acast.com/betwixt-the-...

submitted 9 days ago • 9 comments

I am a ROMANCE NOVELIST. I write FICTION. I have more fidelity to historical context and background in my "let's take a break for a few hours" books than these ghouls do in their attempts to redo Dred Scott so they can rip citizenship from the arms of literal babies.

submitted 12 days ago • 9 comments

“When I started my job at OPM, I swore an oath to the Constitution, and to defend it against all enemies foreign and domestic, making it especially awful that the threat to our government is coming from inside my own office building.” slate.com/news-and-pol...

submitted 15 days ago • 1 comment

AHEM 👇

submitted 15 days ago • 1 comment

A super fun book! If you have wanted to get into Cherie's writing but aren't a big spooky stories person, Grave Reservations is for you!

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Just so you know the tik tok financial people are pushing people with student loans to file for discharging alleging doge is violating ferpa leading to a breach of contract. Also there are lawsuits www.courthousenews.com/students-sue...

submitted 15 days ago • 13 comments

And WHILE YOU'RE AT IT* - THE DROWNING HOUSE is on sale at Amazon for half off! Please don't yell at me! I don't pick and choose where it's sold, or at what price point! But if you've got credit or cash burning a hole in your pocket, start here: www.amazon.com/Drowning-Hou... _______ *buying books

submitted 19 days ago • 3 comments

Look, I’m just a stupid fucking nerd who likes breaking systems, but it seems to me that addressing three fundamental issues could solve a lot of problems in the US 1. Campaign finance reform 2. 99% wealth tax on all inheritance over 10x minimum wage 3. Prohibiting NDAs for nontechnical reasons

submitted 20 days ago • 13 comments

The men carrying out Musk's coup are Akash Bobba, Edward Coristine, Luke Farritor, Gautier Cole Killian, Gavin Kliger, and Ethan Shaotran. Make them famous. And, eventually, when possible, arrest them and charge them with multiple felonies. www.wired.com/story/elon-m...

submitted 21 days ago • 821 comments

Save the Cardiff Ancient History petition has now over 3400 signatures. Sign, share and join @flintdibble.bsky.social at 6pm for a discussion with @umbertoalbarella.bsky.social on YouTube to hear more. www.change.org/p/save-cardi...

submitted 22 days ago • 1 comment

Put your phone in a faraday bag; after you turn it off (best if you can pull the battery) Wear a mask Take public transit; and pay cash (yes, that means using it to buy your card... then make sure you keep that one separate). If you use email... set it up at a library... you don't normally use.

submitted 21 days ago • 2 comments

I know so many people who have wished to stop hearing about Covid and Mpox and H5N1 and other viral threats, but now the CDC and other agencies have been ordered to halt all external communications, which is a reminder to be careful, to be very careful, what you wish for.

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‘skekSil The Chamberlain’ is now available through @everydayorig! I had so much fun with him, and loved the chance to make him extra fancy. The Chamberlain is looking for permanent accommodations, will you trust him to haunt your halls? Hmmmmmmmmm? Link below. #thedarkcrystal #fanart #skeksis

submitted 37 days ago • 9 comments

I haven't mentioned this because I was told there'd be a big cover reveal announcement - but this has been floating around since last month so never mind, lol/sigh. Anyway, it's true! Coming in July! I'll have details + links + more info when I blog about it later on, but for now? Check it out, eh?

submitted 37 days ago • 28 comments

This, dammit.

submitted 38 days ago • 1 comment

Robin McKinley’s Deerskin and Sunshine, to begin with.

submitted 39 days ago • 3 comments

"In the mid-1970s, Ms. Goddard applied to Playboy for a $10,000 grant (the equivalent of about $50,000 today) to start a rape-kit system. And she got it."

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Heads up folks! If you're keen on southern gothic haunted house stories and would like to read one of my personal favorites (that I wrote, I mean) - the Kindle edition of THE FAMILY PLOT is on sale for $2.99! www.amazon.com/dp/B01AGBYTEA

submitted 43 days ago • 4 comments

Holy shit this filing update is wild! It states that: 1. Zuckerberg gave the ok to train off copyrighted works 2. Engineers wrote scripts to remove copyright info 3. Meta downloaded illegal torrents to train models of GenAi is a house of cards, I swear. techcrunch.com/2025/01/09/m...

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It’s been 14 years since BLOODSHOT and HELLBENT came out, and at least once a month I still get an email or two asking why there aren’t any more of those books. Anyway, please don’t wait years to buy GRAVE RESERVATIONS and FLIGHT RISK if you want a series. www.simonandschuster.com/books/Grave-...

submitted 49 days ago • 13 comments

“To turn off, go to Settings > Apps > Photos on iOS and turn off Enhanced Visual Search. On Mac, open Photos and go to Settings > General to do the same. You must do it on each of your Apple devices.”

submitted 50 days ago • 179 comments

why hello there sneak peak at my haunted house novel coming out this summer - ::waggles eyebrows at the top left corner:: - and I’ll see you all in the woods 👍

submitted 52 days ago • 6 comments

Discomfort is not harm. Internalize that. Discomfort is not harm, and if you're made uncomfortable by the work of a total stranger who does not know you exist, you can just process on your own and move on. You do not need to make it anyone's "fault" and no one needs to be "held accountable" for it.

submitted 55 days ago • 38 comments

I have my takeaway meal, champagne (in the single coupe that survived my grandparents’ set which no one else wanted), cbd treats for the kitty, fancy lounging pajamas, and LotR: The Two Towers. Let’s do this!

submitted 54 days ago • 0 comments

My cat is a mood. I love her!

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I have a small hallway. I thought it would be good for a dramatic design project. Moody William Morris wallpaper and it would make me paint the ceiling and the dreaded attic stairs. It’s only 10ft long, after all. Oh, my sweet, deluded past self. There are five doorways in that hall.

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For those who might not have seen it already: video of this morning’s #Solstice appearance of thr Sun at Newgrange. The light starts coming in the door around 1h30 of the livestream. https://heritageireland.ie/winter-solstice/

submitted 65 days ago • 4 comments

Please - if you are so inclined - remember THE DROWNING HOUSE or CINDERWICH when you’re thinking about what to nominate for the Nebulas 👇👇👇 www.cheriepriest.com/blog/its-awa...

submitted 66 days ago • 2 comments

I do want to boost this and say it's always a good day to support small/local businesses instead if you can but please stop attacking each other and conflating shopping with crossing the picket line, because a strike and a boycott are not the same & we should always listen to what the unions want

submitted 65 days ago • 8 comments

I’m reading “The Drowning House” now. I love it!

submitted 67 days ago • 0 comments

'cause I got a bug up my butt about it again... Stop using AI avatars and banners! There's a ton of fantastic artists that will happily do them! My own gnome came from an artist I found on Twitter back before it exploded.

submitted 67 days ago • 0 comments

This book was really good. Creepy, but not so graphic that I couldn't read it. @cheriepriest.com hits my sweet spot when it comes to horror-ish stuff.

submitted 67 days ago • 3 comments

So, it turns out that the New Year is a terrible time to launch a new series, because all the journalists and publicity people are off work... BUT WE'RE DOING IT ANYWAY! BBC You're Dead To Me, series 9, starts January 3rd. Shorter radio edits every saturday morning at 10am on BBC Radio 4

submitted 68 days ago • 26 comments

"See you not I am writing my daily report?" growled Conan over his shoulder. "My shift is done. Do you want some new task performed, you have two choices: pay me overtime, or wait for the morrow." "You know there's no overtime!" The manager spluttered. "Indeed." replied the giant, rising to leave.

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