@rozc.bsky.social
Writer, editor, farmer, retreat host with the most ghosts. Living with chronic pain and fatigue but would still ride naked into battle for Michael Sheen. If you want a follow back please drop me a message! Zora_db on xitter, Zora-db on tumblr she/they
So... it begins.
Each day of the Starship Alexandria Advent Calendar, @aptshadow.bsky.social and I will take turns to enthuse about a favourite TV show.
The first 'window' opens to the Enterprise NCC-1701-D... No points for guessing whose choice that was ;)
starshipalexandria.com/day-1-2025-a...
The cover of They Are Still Here (Mae Nhw Yma O Hyd). The image is of the sorceror, Gwydion, surrounded by wild animals (wolf, boar, deer) in a Celtic knotwork frame. Gwydion's hat is crowned with antlers. He carries an axe in his right hand and an oak twig in his left. Art by Josh Arklin.
Good morning world. It is still yesterday in California so we still have an hour or so left of the Kickstarter campaign. We are currently at £7223. Anyone else fancy joining the fun?
www.kickstarter.com/...
Just finished "The Sheltering Flame", the first novella in Wiz Duos volume 3 from @wtpress.bsky.social and it was excellent, a very satisfying contemporary fantasy that reminded me of Peter Beagle or Charles
de Lint - three burnt out academics discover their fixer-upper house is a magical sanctuary.
Join me in calling on @RachelReevesMP to stop propping up declining oil and gas companies with £2.7 BILLION of tax breaks a year (🤯) and fund a jobs guarantee for workers instead: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/en...
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The cover of They Are Still Here (Mae Nhw Yma O Hyd). The image is of the sorceror, Gwydion, surrounded by wild animals (wolf, boar, deer) in a Celtic knotwork frame. Gwydion's hat is crowned with antlers. He carries an axe in his right hand and an oak twig in his left. Art by Josh Arklin.
Today's update features a real-life Welsh princess who eloped with a young king to help lead a guerilla army, died fighting the English, and may have also been a notable author.
www.kickstarter.com/...
Cover with blurbs 1: The cover of Wiz Duo book 3 with stories by Ruthanna Emrys and Andrew Knighton. The images are an old, wooden house seen against a mountainous background for Ruthanna's story; and a hiker walking towards the sunset in Andrew's. Beside it are quotes from other authors: “Two gorgeously written novellas exploring the ways that our connections to the land and to each other can be broken but also mended, these stories tell of bargains and sacrifices, and ultimately of hopeful futures.” — Sarah Brooks “Beautiful and haunting.” — Anna Smith Spark “Beautiful in cadence, powerful in imagery, gentle in spirit, Andrew Knighton’s work takes your heart’s ghosts on dances of things lost” — Danie Ware “A story that reminds us of the permanence of dreams and the determination of the human spirit. You’ll never walk Britain’s pathways the same again.” – Charlotte Bond
Ghosts linger amid the fields of England, waiting to be summoned by passing feet. As a walker faces the spectres of his own grief, he's drawn into a struggle between the paths connecting us & the boundaries that cut us apart, in Walking a Wounded Land.
wizardstowerpress.com/books-2/nove...
Minority representation on TV causes outrage There has been widespread support for prominent Reform MP Sarah Pochin after she complained about the over-representation of minorities on television. Said one angry viewer, "She's right. Every time you turn on the telly there's another Reform MP being interviewed by Laura Kuenssberg." She added, "I respect their way of life and their strange customs, but Reform MPs comprise only 0.7 percent of the House of Commons. Yet Nigel Farage is on Question Time more than Fiona Bruce." "I'm not prejudiced. Some of my best friends are swivel-eyed loons, but enough is enough. There are too many people with angry red faces on television."
Yes, it’s a serious problem
(From @privateeyenews.bsky.social – posting to include Alt text)
The cover of They Are Still Here (Mae Nhw Yma O Hyd). The image is of the sorceror, Gwydion, surrounded by wild animals (wolf, boar, deer) in a Celtic knotwork frame. Gwydion's hat is crowned with antlers. He carries an axe in his right hand and an oak twig in his left. Art by Josh Arklin.
Look out, look out! There's a skeletal horse about! For today's update, Jo Hall tells us all about the Mari Llwyd:
www.kickstarter.com/...
The cover of They Are Still Here (Mae Nhw Yma O Hyd). The image is of the sorceror, Gwydion, surrounded by wild animals (wolf, boar, deer) in a Celtic knotwork frame. Gwydion's hat is crowned with antlers. He carries an axe in his right hand and an oak twig in his left. Art by Josh Arklin.
What connects Star Wars, the Bible and a mythical sea monster? Why, today's update of course: www.kickstarter.com/...
28.10.2025 19:14 — 👍 1 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0👇 Super important resource from @fairness.bsky.social.
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The cover of They Are Still Here (Mae Nhw Yma O Hyd). The image is of the sorceror, Gwydion, surrounded by wild animals (wolf, boar, deer) in a Celtic knotwork frame. Gwydion's hat is crowned with antlers. He carries an axe in his right hand and an oak twig in his left. Art by Josh Arklin.
Today's legendary update is all about Stonehenge. Was it built by Merlin? And if not, where did that story come from?
www.kickstarter.com/...
Did you know if you are an attending or online member of #WorldFantasy2025 you can get a bunch of free eBooks right now (including two that feature me)? Just log in and look for the Members Only Content button!
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“It’s a discourse that sets people against one another.”
The UN special rapporteur on poverty says that welfare cuts and the collapse of the social safety net are behind the rise of the far right:
https://bit.ly/47oKpSr
The cover of They Are Still Here (Mae Nhw Yma O Hyd). The image is of the sorceror, Gwydion, surrounded by wild animals (wolf, boar, deer) in a Celtic knotwork frame. Gwydion's hat is crowned with antlers. He carries an axe in his right hand and an oak twig in his left. Art by Josh Arklin.
We had a wonderful weekend at #BristolCon, including reaching our first stretch goal. Thank you, everyone. Here's a brief update on what happens next.
www.kickstarter.com/...
Brilliantly walking the thin line between great and mean parenting.
26.10.2025 08:01 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0Heddiw @rozc.bsky.social and I are doing a workshop on How Not To Get Rejected at @bristolcon.bsky.social - you can sign up at the ops desk!
26.10.2025 07:40 — 👍 4 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0I'm unreasonably upset at this flattening of Garak into Fashion Lizard,he was the Enigmatic Fashion Lizard and this cannot be erased
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I’m technically at Bristolcon, but I’m prioritising naptime. See you all whenever.
24.10.2025 15:34 — 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0About a 4.
24.10.2025 12:04 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0You’re -3 to the uninitiated xxx
24.10.2025 12:04 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Show of hands please if you're going to be at @bristolcon.bsky.social !
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The cover of They Are Still Here (Mae Nhw Yma O Hyd). The image is of the sorceror, Gwydion, surrounded by wild animals (wolf, boar, deer) in a Celtic knotwork frame. Gwydion's hat is crowned with antlers. He carries an axe in his right hand and an oak twig in his left. Art by Josh Arklin.
Today's piece of Welsh legend is an actual piece of fiction that Cheryl wrote. It tells the tale of Princess Gwladys and the villainous Gwynllwy the Bearded: www.kickstarter.com/...
20.10.2025 14:07 — 👍 8 🔁 7 💬 0 📌 0
The Witchstarter logo, which is mostly purple with a big white W in the middle.
There was no response to our post about witch trials this morning, so let's recap:
In the 16th to mid 18th centuries, around 500 people were executed for witchcraft in England, and perhaps as many as 1500 in Scotland.
The equivalent number in Wales was FIVE.
In the early modern period (16th to mid 18th centuries) some 500 people were executed for witchcraft in England. In Scotland the number may have been as high as 1500. The majority of these people were women, though by no means all of them. Do you know what the equivalent figure was for Wales?
The cover of They Are Still Here (Mae Nhw Yma O Hyd). The image is of the sorceror, Gwydion, surrounded by wild animals (wolf, boar, deer) in a Celtic knotwork frame. Gwydion's hat is crowned with antlers. He carries an axe in his right hand and an oak twig in his left. Art by Josh Arklin.
Today's Kickstarter update tells the story of Saint Dwynwen, the Welsh patron saint of lovers, and some pretty extreme behavior by God. www.kickstarter.com/...
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The Witchstarter badge, which is mostly purple with a big white W in the middle
Our Kickstarter campaign is proudly part of Witchstarter, which is running throughout October. Many other fine witchy-related campaigns can also be found under that label. #WitchStarter
www.kickstarter.com/...
Today's column is about the government's huge, unprecedented assault on nature ... and about the eerie, astonishing silence of the big nature groups. The RSPB, National Trust, Wildlife Trusts have 7.5m members between them. A vast force, completely unmobilised. 🧵
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Hope you had a great time x
15.10.2025 09:59 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0The sea rolls drunk beneath the sailor, ashore he rolls drunk on invisible waves…
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