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Writer. Artist. Owner of a disease called Parkinson’s. Contains swearing. Find me: https://emmastubbs.myflodesk.com/links
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A Welsh myth tells of Prince Llywelyn’s loyal hound, Gelert, slain when his master wrongly thought he’d harmed his child. In truth, he’d saved the baby from a wolf. Snowdrops are said to have bloomed on his grave, their white petals symbols of innocence & loyalty. #FolkloreSunday

Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #calcuttacup

Brilliant! So many great bloggers with Parkinson’s writing about this very topic open.substack.com/pub/thedillp...

Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 v Ireland 🇮🇪

Sharing for #BlueSkyArtShow as the theme is “abandoned”.

90% of our woodland is a wilderness of brambles. Why? dormice, wood mice, foxes, badger, crows, bank vole, woodpigeons, flycatchers, nuthatches, finches, starlings, thrushes, blackcaps, waxwings, pheasants, nightingales, robins, wrens, blackbirds, warblers, finches…

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#NationalCareGiversDay To all our precious carers everywhere ❤️ "Caregiving often calls us to lean into love we didn't know possible." Tia Walker

when people try to parse eg a Nazi salute with “he was referring to / ironic reference” nonsense think of sex. let’s say you and I fuck, but my engagement is ironic — I’m doing it because I’m making reference to a previous discussion about fucking. are you less fucked now? me neither

Ya beauty #Canada!

We're SO excited for our Ceilidh! 💃🎻✨ Join us for a night of welcoming, energetic energy with everyone dancing & having a laugh regardless of experience! Let's come together to raise crucial funds & awareness for those seeking safety in Scotland. 🧡 scottishrefugeecouncil.org.uk/spring-ceili...

The morra... 4.45pm #CalcuttaCup #6Nations #Scotland #England

"Bandit, I'm just so... well, proud of them..." (Final upbeat sketch for my son Freddie's school sandwich wrapper.) And may you too walk on, with hope in your heart, through the wind and rain. And KEEP walking on... 👍🏼😃

Unsolicited writing advice, no. #1614: Put down the thesaurus. Your readers don't need a wide variety of different words for the same thing. They want different IDEAS.

You know what? I think I’ve found what I’d like for my birthday 😁 I do like frogs 🐸 (Although autocorrect just tried to change that to fries...)

🐸Toad Migration watch🐸 Please look out for toads crossing roads tonight. Temperature is up and they’re out en masse🙏🏻 #SouthDowns @sussextw.bsky.social @southdownsnp.bsky.social

Book Event 📣 Hard launching my new book “Holy Boys” on April 9th at the lovely Topping & Co in Edinburgh. Hope to see you there 🦋✨💞 www.toppingbooks.co.uk/events/edinb...

Your very existence will be bettered by this delight of a book. I was very upset when i came here at first and had no Miranda but then I found her… follow and enjoy 😍

Yes he is. Hold fast, my darlings, it’s going to be a mighty storm.

Ok guys, I’ve run out of reading!! Blatant lie but I do fancy a thriller/political/espionage thingy. Not my usual. But here I am holed up in the back end of nowhere, wine dependant, washed up specialist… Kids leaving home, body not what it was, hell even my dog thinks I’m done…

Poet in Residence wanted for the National Memorial Arboretum for two years to use the Arboretum's landscape and memorials for a series of original poems to share stories with brand new audiences. Details in link. Please share :) www.thenma.org.uk/about-us/wor...

DO buy this book - for a sci-fi fantasy murder-mystery I found it impossible to put down

Too beautiful 🥲

Get your free It’s a book full of real-life hacks, humour, and practical advice from people who actually live with Parkinson’s. No medical jargon, no fluff—just straight-talking, & ridiculously useful tips on how to navigate life when your dopamine decides to exit stage left. handshakepd.com/b/6LYUI

Anxiety is not simply a reaction to a Parkinson’s diagnosis, but is instead a part of the disease itself, caused by changes in the brain chemistry of the brain. 🧠 Learn about managing anxiety in Parkinson's disease: Parkinson.org/Anxiety

Oh. Just too beautiful!

I would love to have some mimosa!

Sea dreams in jade. A day dimmed by dense blue rivers of cloud. Familiar, much-loved mountains mere whispers. Finding solace along the palest shore. View to Suilven from Mellon Udrigle, Wester Ross, Scotland. #naturewriting #writingcommunity #landscapephotography