Category: Update
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So, I’ve Been Hanging Out In Graveyards A Lot Recently
Setting: 1800s | 19th Century, Setting: 1837 to 1901 | Victorian Era, Setting: 1900s | 20th Century, Setting: 1901-1910 | Edwardian Era, Setting: 1918-1939 | Interwar Period, Setting: Bradford, Setting: Leeds, Theme: Death, Theme: Family Trees & Geneaology, Theme: Graveyards & Cemeteries, Theme: Headstones & Monuments, Theme: Histories & Records, Theme: Local History, Theme: Photography, Theme: Wildlife & Natural History, Themes: Funerary & Burial Customs
About two months ago, somebody on Tumblr posted a tag game about what people’s great grandfathers did for a living – I knew that two had been farmers and that one had been in the RAF, but I didn’t know about the other one, and on a whim, I started building my family tree again.…
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Queer Affaire in York tomorrow!
Hello, hello! If you’re Yorkshire way, I will be at Queer Affaire in York tomorrow afternoon – I shall mainly have paperbacks and badges on sale, and Spark is a really nice venue, it’s very near to the Georgian house museum. I know a few other vendors at this event and I’m really excited about…
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My Birthday & Power of Pride Itch Bundles
Hello, it was of course my birthday on Saturday, May 30th, and thank you very kindly for the well wishes. I would love to say that I have only been working on Natural Recovery recently because I have been gallivanting about enjoying my birthday week, but unfortunately what is actually the case is that I…
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EasterCon 2026: Iridescence
I have been attending different conventions on and off for a little over a decade now – comic cons, Star Trek conventions, literary conventions like EasterCon, WorldCon, BristolCon, smaller lit cons like TeratoCon, and honestly, I think this is the best con experience I’ve had in all that time. Made a lot of new friends…
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We are live and trading at EasterCon!
If you’re in and around Birmingham, come and see us at the Hilton Metropole with an EasterCon day ticket – or a HaruhiCon one, as that convention is also running this weekend, and con-goers are welcome at both sets of dealers and art rooms!
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Upcoming Conventions & Markets
We’re very nearly into April, and I have a bunch of events scheduled for the year! Eastercon 2026 – 3rd April to 6th April in Birmingham Leeds Sex, Kink, & Fetish Market – 12th April at The Nests in Leeds Once Upon A Tyne – 26th – 27th September in Newcastle Bath Monster Market –…
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Goths For Breakfast 2026: Charity Teach-a-Thon to feed hungry kids!
Event: Romancing the Gothic, Theme: Books & Literature, Theme: Clothing & Tailoring, Theme: Conventions & Literary Events, Theme: Film & Cinema, Theme: Gothic Horror, Theme: Gothic Romance, Theme: Guillermo del Toro, Theme: Horrors & Thrillers, Theme: Television & Entertainment, Theme: Uniforms & CostumesIt’s that wonderful time of year again – Romancing the Gothic, run by the inimitable Doctor Sam Hirst, is raising money for Magic Breakfast, a UK-based charity that provides free breakfasts for hungry school kids across England and Scotland. I am privileged to be a part of the incredible line-up for tomorrow, where you can…
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New Fanfic & Mini Update
Hello, all! I am taking a mini-holiday of sorts at the moment, as I’m currently visiting my grandfather in Greece! I am of course missing Lorenzo and my babies, but the warmer air here is doing absolute wonders for my fucked-up body, and I am spending time with my grandfather’s tubby little tabby, Kaluki and…