Dawn

Cover for the governess affair by Courtney Milan; with a white woman in a golden dress.

The Brothers Sinister Series: covers for The Governess Affair, The Duchess War, The Heiress Effect, The Countess Conspiracy, and The Suffragette Scandal by Courtney Milan

The most dangerous man in London... doesn't stand a chance.
Reminder: The Governess Affair is FREE just about everywhere!
/jb

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The thing about @chronicleflask.katday.com 's writing is that it manages to surprise, twist and be incredibly moving all at once in such short bursts.
She amazes.
When I read 'certainly wasn’t men in a desert talking about becoming Death.' I gasped, feeling dread but she saved me with hope
💜💜💜

Ooo. Another great one, and I thought I'd gone through @chronicleflask.katday.com back catalogue!

It's like the USS Enterprise going through a time and space wormhole

2026 Giveaway! This year has been a rollercoaster for small jewellers already (and it's still only mid February! Bullion prices peaked at a ridiculously high price at the end of January, and have now levelled out to merely triple the price I was paying for my wire and sheet at the end of 2025.For a couple of weeks I was wondering if I should simply abandon the idea of making my more substantial pieces, but I gave myself a good talking to, had a splendid reflexology treatment (thanks…

2026 Giveaway!

This year has been a rollercoaster for small jewellers already (and it's still only mid February! Bullion prices peaked at a ridiculously high price at the end of January, and have now levelled out to merely triple the price I was paying for my wire and sheet at the end of 2025.For…

The weather is so grim here today that Emily has offered cosy stories in the Shed. Pile on in if you want to join them.
Pssst have you pre*rdered the new book yet?

Thank you so much for having me, and Medea, Bishop's Stortford College! What a lovely audience of classics fans.

Next up I’ll be at Faversham Literary Festival 📚 Remaining tour dates & tickets here: nataliehaynes.com/tour/

Absolutely my pleasure. If you digress into knitting, I've more resources on my website 🤣

I have a favourite YouTube crochet tutor - Bella Coco. So incredibly useful. And my tip tip as someone who also learned as an adult is to find patterns that are both charted and written so you get proficient in both without noticing
Have fun!

Me too. That's lush

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a chubby green six legged squidgy monster with a pale green tummy, purple feet and tail. He is laughing happily and his eyes are closed in glee.

This spring I'm launching a brand new Mini Book Of Monsters! Diddy little creatures to put giggles in your tummy and smiles on your face. Get notified of launch here:
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This is Gareth. He enjoys crochet and making friends.

#monster #cutemonster #monsterbook #watercolour #art

#CheeryUppy

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Memorial Ring I like to share the process photos of a special commission, but sometimes the tech isn't as user friendly as it might be and the shared Google Drive folder I use for customers WiP pics can sometimes be challenging for people to access, so I'm sharing the process here of a memorial ring I recently made This was intended to hold a small element of cremation ashes, so that the recipient could have their loved one with them at all times.

Memorial Ring

I like to share the process photos of a special commission, but sometimes the tech isn't as user friendly as it might be and the shared Google Drive folder I use for customers WiP pics can sometimes be challenging for people to access, so I'm sharing the process here of a memorial…

It's beautiful, thank you. And I didn't know all those facts about the moles. Thanks again,

Nightmare of a Species Aezox passed the garment over the shop counter, watching carefully as Eicro let the buttery-soft fabric drape over her arms. ‘It’s beautiful,’ she breathed, not looking up. &#8216…

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Said it before, no doubt I'll say it again.
I love Kat's writing.

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@janedavisauthor.bsky.social is about to release a new book - the first sequel to The Bookseller's Wife.
I loved that and have pre-ordered the second.
Here's an insight into the period and the vast amount of research she does

Beautiful

Research shows that both watching footage of animals we find ‘cute’ (actual word used in academic paper) & watching someone else creating art induces relaxation & may ⬆️ levels of oxytocin, responsible for social bonding & empathy…so here’s a double dose of wren action for you
🧵1/2…👇🏼🪶

I found Bella Coco on YouTube to have excellent crochet tutorials

ScrapHappy – January 2026 I've a non jewellery related scraphappy this month As I've mentioned before I take my shinies to a few yarn festivals, and during these I get to see so many exciting fibre projects. I'd never particularly fancied felting myself (I get to manage all my angst through hammering rather than stabbing and I'm not at all artistic, so there's no way I'd be able to paint with fibre!) but it suddenly came to me last year that…

ScrapHappy – January 2026

I've a non jewellery related scraphappy this month As I've mentioned before I take my shinies to a few yarn festivals, and during these I get to see so many exciting fibre projects. I'd never particularly fancied felting myself (I get to manage all my angst through…

If your brain’s super tired & you’re struggling but you have stuff to do so don’t have the option to hibernate then hi, me too. This photo’s for your brain-if you pause on it for a few moments it’s likely to dial down stress hormone & trigger dopamine release:a small mind hack 🐚

Never Enough Pockets This story was first published at PseudoPod, in 2022. CWs for violence, reference to sexual assault, and body horror   ~~§~~ The man in front of me is wearing one of those black vests that’s meant …

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@chronicleflask.katday.com manages to make even the most distressing and rage inducing news into incredible flash fiction.
Wonderful.

Letter Women in support of the trans+ community Not In Our Name 68,344 have signed. Let's get to 100,000

More than 68,000 women have already added their names to our letter in solidarity - Together we are showing that trans exclusion is not being done in our name.

You can join us and help keep the momentum growing…

✍️ Sign here: notinourname.org.uk
🔄 Please share to help us reach even more supporters

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No, we weren't encouraged to take home people's confidential paperwork 🤣

It had been happening for at least 6 months before I stumbled across one (or noticed 😱) - not a single recipient pointed it out! Tescos had just opened their first superstore in the city, with hundreds of part time employees, so we sent dozens of letters over those months!

When There’s A Great Deal To Be Said Prince Rupert pulled up his chestnut-coloured horse outside the grey stone building. A prince should, by tradition, ride a pure black – or possibly grey – stallion. There were such animals in the p…

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Another intriguing tale from @chronicleflask.katday.com

And yes. Limned.
Takes me back to when MS Word spell checked 'Tesco's' into 'testicles' in all the letters we (the Local Authority ) sent requesting payslips back in the '90s 😱😂

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