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Dr Sandra Antonelli

@sandraantonelli.bsky.social

Author. Rom-suspense spy mysteries for grown ups & smartasses. PhD. Champion for women aged 40+. Ageism dismantler. Dog lover. Down Underer.

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We need to change the way we think about ageing | Age without limits The Age Without Limits campaign aims to change the way we all think about ageing and support a growing movement of people and organisations working to make society more age-inclusive.

It’s absurd to assume that older people are relics from the past, unable to adapt.

Older people have proven their flexibility multiple times over the course of long careers, from the introduction of email and floppy discs to AI.

05.03.2026 10:16 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Hahahahah
We call ours RocketDog.

27.02.2026 02:13 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Weeeeeeeeeee!

27.02.2026 00:37 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Romancing the Darkness: Understanding Trauma in the Romance Genre | Journal of Popular Romance Studies Introduction Recent decades have shown a marked rise in the societal, public, and scholarly awareness of trauma, especially in Western culture (see Foulkes and Andrews; Gillis). Literary theorists hav...

🚨 Our first article of the year is out now! "Romancing the Darkness: Understanding Trauma in the Romance Genre", by Alicia Leigh, is published as an Early Access Piece in JPRS. Follow the link to read about the three trauma-themed romance subgenres proposed by the author: doi.org/10.70138/ZOG...

25.02.2026 16:39 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Sycophants.

25.02.2026 02:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The term β€œreverse age gap”
It’s sexist, ageist, and upholds stereotypes for women.
A 15 year gap in age isn’t different if the heroine is older or if the hero is.
15 years is 15 years. Nothing is reversed.
It’s an age gap.

24.02.2026 22:50 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I just wrote about this. Again.

sandraantonelli.com/2026/02/22/k...

24.02.2026 22:32 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Feel better.

24.02.2026 22:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh, mangoes, passionfruit, and pawpaw: NOPE.

Nectarines, oh, yeah, mama, nectarines!

24.02.2026 04:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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a sign that says " best friends forever " with two cartoon characters ALT: a sign that says " best friends forever " with two cartoon characters
24.02.2026 00:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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two dogs , one black and one white , are sitting next to each other in the grass . ALT: two dogs , one black and one white , are sitting next to each other in the grass .
24.02.2026 00:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I am amused because the MCs in my WIP have a discussion about the lyrics of Col. Bogey March!
Great minds indeed.

23.02.2026 23:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

We really should be best friends, Jenny.

23.02.2026 23:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

And…now it’s my earworm.

23.02.2026 22:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

GΓΆering, has two but very small…

23.02.2026 22:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Everybody do the Michigan rag!

23.02.2026 07:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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At any second he’ll don a top hat, grab a cane, and start singing 🎢Hello my honey, hello my baby, hello my ragtime galβ€¦πŸŽΆ

23.02.2026 06:23 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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At night, my friend the green frog likes to sit on the wooden dog on the window ledge outside.

23.02.2026 06:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I concur.

23.02.2026 06:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I love Nik Kershaw!

23.02.2026 05:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Holy crap!
I bought two boxes of Thea back from the US the last time I was there! I have 3 packs left.
Yum!

22.02.2026 05:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oops. I meant to include @kergillian.bsky.social in the news about the old mall.

22.02.2026 04:46 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Just news about the old local mall… @mportuesisf.bsky.social

22.02.2026 04:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The GenX urge to call 867-5309.

22.02.2026 03:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This shall not commit hot crossed bun adulteration.

22.02.2026 02:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Kink or Merely Non-Conventional GrannyΒ Sex? For quite some time I have been writing posts and essays about my-not-so -favourite ism: ageism and the impact it has on women. In between hammering out novels featuring female main charactersβ€”the heroine/protagonistβ€”over the age of 40, I’ve written about the exclusion of older women as romance heroines, the negative and stereotyped portrayals of older women and ageing, the lack of women aged 40+ onscreen, in advertising, in the media.

Kink or Merely Non-Conventional Granny Sex?

22.02.2026 00:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Climate disinformation, the Atlas Network and Dr Karl The scourge of AI-slopaganda, viral disinformation campaigns and online attacks against individuals and institutions is going to get far worse before it gets better, if the latest public hearings on t...

Hallucinatory Slopaganda is everywhere.

www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...

19.02.2026 02:08 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Just saw a bullshit TV ad claiming that what AI does is covered under fair use. Like fuck it is.

18.02.2026 21:53 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Up and at them.
Or
Dog tired.
It could go either way.

17.02.2026 20:52 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Advertise your account with a gif

17.02.2026 11:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0