Kathy Norman

Hi. We are a small press, but we explicitly refuse to use AI at any part of the editorial/publishing process and it’s in our contracts too. All work is done by humans.

Ireland has had "sELf iD" for 10 years now and not one single issue that the media, government and anti-trans movement predicted has come to pass. Not one.

If it works in Ireland why would it not work here? No one who opposes it can give a good answer, because the real answer is transphobia

Coming soon: Ex Tenebris A gothic space investigation TTRPG

Ex Tenebris has a pre-launch page now!

'Beyond the dark emptiness of space, beyond dreaming, lies the Tenebrium. Only you can unearth its mysteries, defeat the twisted horrors that lurk there, and keep humanity from becoming prey.'

Please sign up or give it a share.

#ttrpg #rpg #gothicspacehorror

I don’t crave the grand gestures, or the loud declarations, nor the games people play to prove they like each other. I just need the hush of you existing near me.

The way your shoulder curves as you read in the afternoon light, the soft cadence of your breath smoothing the edges of the day.

100 up! Solar panels scheme reaches landmark figure A trial scheme to make it more affordable for Oxfordshire residents to install solar panels and battery storage has hit the century mark.Last month, Oxfordshire County Council, and its partners SMS an...

Oxfordshire County Council is celebrating 100 solar panels installed in homes in Oxfordshire via a government trial of affordable solar. Through the scheme, householders pay £40 a month for the equipment, rather than having to pay up front.
news.oxfordshire.gov.uk/100-up-solar...

Excellent!

Thames Water’s litany of woes in Oxtord continues with a broken water main on Rymers Lane, seen just after 6am this morning. The site has since been fenced off by ODS, the City Council’s direct works arm.

Happy 100th birthday to my wonderful gran!

Fun fact: if you're buying from a creator on etsy, you can reduce their etsy selling fees from 6.5% to 2.5% by ordering via 'shopname.etsy.com' instead of 'etsy.com/shopname' or searching from the main site. It costs you the same but the creator makes more

Delighted with the local election results for Oxfordshire. Well done to my friends in the Lib Dems and Greens. Real endorsement of your hard work together in the previous administration

Just wanna point out that LibDem/Green Oxfordshire was the absolute centre of the 15 min city conspiracy and today the LDs have added 15 seats and the Greens have more than doubled so it’s hardly electoral suicide.

People like safe streets!

@carlosmorenofr.bsky.social @filipwatteeuw.bsky.social

Photo of primroses in longish grass, backlit by the sun

Happy Easter to those who celebrate. Here’s a glorious corner of my lawn this morning

Tower Bridge in the moonlight #London #bridge #moonlight

A lengthy comment including lots of citations about the business benefits of pedestrianisation.

Shout out to whoever made this citation-filled comment in the Oxford Mail comments section. Really here for it.

For my trans friends, I’m sorry for the shit the world throws at you. I hope things get better.

I have a zero tolerance policy for racism, sexism, ableism, homophobia, transphobia or other bigotry. We’re all equally valuable. Everyone deserves to live as their authentic self without persecution.

View from the workshop just before this evening’s hailstorm #oxford

Lego Terry Pratchett

Terry Pratchett LEGO Brickheadz figure

LEGO Terry Pratchett

"No one is finally dead until the ripples they cause in the world die away, until the clock wound up winds down, until the wine she made has finished its ferment, until the crop they planted is harvested."

#GNUTerryPratchett

As Cervical Cancer Deaths Plummet, Experts Credit HPV Vaccine HPV can cause a variety of cancers, including cervical. New mortality data for women under 25 point to the success of the HPV vaccine.

A recent study found that cervical cancer deaths in young women have plummeted since the introduction of the human papillomavirus vaccine.

Grandiloquent Word of the Day logo - Sepia-toned graphic with a baroque Victorian typeface and a pen-and-ink drawing of a scrynne.

Scrynne [skrahyn]
(n.)
- A wooden chest or casket, usually decorated with ivory or jewels and containing writing materials and sacred relics.

Used in a sentence:
“Since I started collecting the true and authentic nails of the holy crucifixion, I've run entirely out of room in my scrynne!”

There is a big sale currently on at @drivethrurpg.com and all of our title (except Lovecraftesque 2e) are in it!

If you've been waiting to try out Last Fleet or Bite Marks then now is a great time to grab a bargain.

There is a shameful British tradition of demonising disabled people. Why is Labour reigniting it? | Frances Ryan Ministers run away from a wealth tax and then concoct a punitive benefits system. They have made that choice and it’s immoral, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

Labour’s reported disability benefit cuts are not just about budgeting but a belief: paid work is a virtue (and people who don’t perform it deserve a worse life than everyone else).

My col. in tomorrow’s paper. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Congratulations!

I know a lot of people are boycotting Amazon, which is great, but it's hurting a lot of trans authors.

Trans authors: Drop links to your NON-AMAZON book listings/storefronts.

Cis people: Repost, boost, and, importantly, buy. Part of boycotting an evil corporation is supporting the alternatives.

If you're an unpaid #carer who writes do put your work forward and get your voice heard. You matter.

A collage full of colour and life. 🌱🌷 Small snippets of details taken from a variety of my embroideries. I hope it brightens your timeline slightly …and a bit of the grey! 😊🪡 🌸🌿🌺🌻 #stitchedart #thesewingsongbird

WOW Badge Design Competition 2025 Join one of the UK's biggest design competition for children, for a chance to win FREE walk to school resources for an entire year!

What makes your child happy on their walk (or cycle) to school?

Draw a winning badge design for a chance to win FREE walk to school resources for an entire year!

Competition closes Mar 7th

www.livingstreets.org.uk/walk-to-scho...

I heard similar feedback from another friend about the silly voices etc. Seems unnecessary when there’s so much inbuilt humour in the script.

Excellent news!

The Copyright and AI consultation - how to respond as an illustrator – The AOI The Copyright and Artificial Intelligence consultation was published by in December 2024, and we are encouraging illustrators to submit a response to the consultation to demonstrate the negative affec...

TWO DAYS left to respond to the UK Govt consultation on Copyright and AI. The AOI has created a brilliant guide to help with this - the consultation is onerous but their tips make completing it quick and easy for any creator, not just an illustrator. PLEASE ADD YOUR VOICE: theaoi.com/news/the-cop...

Ouch. Hope it isn’t broken 🤞 And either way, that it heals smoothly