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turquoisefloyd.bsky.social
- Neurodivergent. She/her. - Writes SF & a little light Horror - One of life's great pedestrians, sometimes has the Elephant of Surprise in tow - Nanowrimo win x7 - Occasionally mistaken for an Australian - https://linktr.ee/leoniemsmithstrawbridge
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In which our Loon-in-Chief gets excitable and wordy about an SF book she just read. turquoisefloyd.substack.com/p/leonie-rev...

@refriedconfusion.bsky.social @ejsketches.bsky.social didn't see you at the Food Fest! We shared a bowl of Poutine and then M had jellied eels and I had a Malaysian Chicken Satay Rice bowl.

@ejsketches.bsky.social @mirroranne.bsky.social @eyglo.bsky.social Are we having a Bluesky Eurovision party on the 17th?

The FA banned ALL women from playing for 50 years. Why? Because, even after the men returned from war, women's football continued to be ridiculously popular. Thats it. That was the reason.

“For people who live in emotional poverty, other people’s happiness is a threat”. LEONORA CARRINGTON.

Ely represent! 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Proud of you, Ely ❤🏳️‍⚧️

It's the first proper spring day off the year and I'm drinking tea in the garden. To quote Kurt Vonnegut: "if this isn't nice, I don't know what is."

Shit The Bed In Our Tory Hellscape It's 6:00PM

Very much enjoyed Paul Merton on last week's Have I Got News For You, asking if the "JD" in JD Vance stood for "Jumbo Dickhead".

Man, this is a pretty fucking gross move from Amazon, huh? Good on @bookshop.org for not mincing words, though:

The latest post from my eclectic Substack is here! In which I empty my head and drink sherry with John Wyndham in front of a roaring fire (or something). open.substack.com/pub/turquois...

Had a delightful conversation with my friend @ememess.bsky.social about writing and other things, though mostly writing! open.substack.com/pub/michaelm...

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