MK Hardy
@mkhardywrites.com
Sapphic Scottish specfic duo E&M. Fungi fanatics, lurcher lovers, gin guzzlers.
The Needfire NOW OUT out with Solaris Books!
PREORDER The Haunting of Avis Lovelock TODAY!
Repped by John Baker @ PFD.
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The Needfire NOW OUT out with Solaris Books!
PREORDER The Haunting of Avis Lovelock TODAY!
Repped by John Baker @ PFD.
https://www.mkhardywrites.com/links/
YOU GUYS IKEA has released a Kallax companion for Skyrim adsfhasdhjfasdl;jfl
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September 19, 2026 at 1:32 PM
YOU GUYS IKEA has released a Kallax companion for Skyrim adsfhasdhjfasdl;jfl
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Think I might just take to my bed until this whole situation improves
September 18, 2026 at 11:28 PM
Think I might just take to my bed until this whole situation improves
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I'm in a Facebook group that provides advice and help on energy bills in the UK. From time to time I'll click through to the comments on a post from someone who's struggling to pay what they owe, or who has gotten into debt, and friends...
We are not ready for what's coming. 1/5
We are not ready for what's coming. 1/5
September 18, 2026 at 11:59 AM
I'm in a Facebook group that provides advice and help on energy bills in the UK. From time to time I'll click through to the comments on a post from someone who's struggling to pay what they owe, or who has gotten into debt, and friends...
We are not ready for what's coming. 1/5
We are not ready for what's coming. 1/5
Feel like Glasgow is a bit less elaborate.
September 17, 2026 at 10:44 AM
Feel like Glasgow is a bit less elaborate.
I feel like the colleague who brought in eggs to share may in fact be three pigeons in a trenchcoat.
September 15, 2026 at 11:50 AM
I feel like the colleague who brought in eggs to share may in fact be three pigeons in a trenchcoat.
Reminder - we've got a launch NEXT WEEK in Glasgow at Waterstones Argyle Street with the fantastic @megintransition.bsky.social - come join us! www.waterstones.com/events/spiri...
Spiritualists and Skepticism: The Haunting of Avis Lovelock with MK Hardy | Events at Waterstones Bookshops | Waterstones
Events at Waterstones get you closer to the books and authors you admire most. Find information and tickets about Spiritualists and Skepticism: The Haunting of Avis Lovelock with MK Hardy today.
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September 15, 2026 at 9:46 AM
Reminder - we've got a launch NEXT WEEK in Glasgow at Waterstones Argyle Street with the fantastic @megintransition.bsky.social - come join us! www.waterstones.com/events/spiri...
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Join us online on Wednesday 16th September 2026 at 6pm BST to hear Erin Edwards and I talk about our sapphic Georgiana Darcy books! ❤️
Event is free but ticketed, so sign up now! Also, you can grab a signed copy of our books, delivered anywhere in the world 👀
Event is free but ticketed, so sign up now! Also, you can grab a signed copy of our books, delivered anywhere in the world 👀
Queering Georgiana Darcy: Lindz McLeod and Erin Edwards
Shining the spotlight on a beloved Jane Austen character and her sapphic lovers, chaired by Emma Butler-Marr.
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September 11, 2026 at 10:51 AM
Join us online on Wednesday 16th September 2026 at 6pm BST to hear Erin Edwards and I talk about our sapphic Georgiana Darcy books! ❤️
Event is free but ticketed, so sign up now! Also, you can grab a signed copy of our books, delivered anywhere in the world 👀
Event is free but ticketed, so sign up now! Also, you can grab a signed copy of our books, delivered anywhere in the world 👀
just wrote 'catharctic' which I guess is when you have an epiphany, but with bears
September 14, 2026 at 5:05 PM
just wrote 'catharctic' which I guess is when you have an epiphany, but with bears
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Hello again!
If you've been considering joining my online Gothic course with the University of Liverpool... there are still places and we need three more sign ups to run the course.
Come join us for a deep dive in the 18th and early 19th century Gothic!
www.liverpool.ac.uk/continuing-e...
If you've been considering joining my online Gothic course with the University of Liverpool... there are still places and we need three more sign ups to run the course.
Come join us for a deep dive in the 18th and early 19th century Gothic!
www.liverpool.ac.uk/continuing-e...
The Rise of the Gothic: 1764-1820 | Continuing Education | University of Liverpool
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September 7, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Hello again!
If you've been considering joining my online Gothic course with the University of Liverpool... there are still places and we need three more sign ups to run the course.
Come join us for a deep dive in the 18th and early 19th century Gothic!
www.liverpool.ac.uk/continuing-e...
If you've been considering joining my online Gothic course with the University of Liverpool... there are still places and we need three more sign ups to run the course.
Come join us for a deep dive in the 18th and early 19th century Gothic!
www.liverpool.ac.uk/continuing-e...
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What's This? What's This?
The Union's Picking Fights!
What's This? What's This?
Now Workers Win Their Rights!
What's this?
I can't believe my eyes, this irregularity
Wake up, Jack, it's SOLIDARITY!
What's this?
The Union's Picking Fights!
What's This? What's This?
Now Workers Win Their Rights!
What's this?
I can't believe my eyes, this irregularity
Wake up, Jack, it's SOLIDARITY!
What's this?
September 11, 2026 at 12:26 PM
What's This? What's This?
The Union's Picking Fights!
What's This? What's This?
Now Workers Win Their Rights!
What's this?
I can't believe my eyes, this irregularity
Wake up, Jack, it's SOLIDARITY!
What's this?
The Union's Picking Fights!
What's This? What's This?
Now Workers Win Their Rights!
What's this?
I can't believe my eyes, this irregularity
Wake up, Jack, it's SOLIDARITY!
What's this?
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Absolutely brilliant event at Leeds Waterstones last night with @rhiannonagrist.bsky.social, @mkhardywrites.com and @whyiwrite.bsky.social, superbly organised by @katiebruce.bsky.social for the British Fantasy Society.
September 11, 2026 at 7:35 AM
Absolutely brilliant event at Leeds Waterstones last night with @rhiannonagrist.bsky.social, @mkhardywrites.com and @whyiwrite.bsky.social, superbly organised by @katiebruce.bsky.social for the British Fantasy Society.
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What a fantastic night! Thank you so much to @rhiannonagrist.bsky.social @mkhardywrites.com @davidmbarnett.bsky.social @whyiwrite.bsky.social as well as everyone who attended, the lovely Waterstones staff & @britfantasysoc.bsky.social!
September 11, 2026 at 8:18 AM
What a fantastic night! Thank you so much to @rhiannonagrist.bsky.social @mkhardywrites.com @davidmbarnett.bsky.social @whyiwrite.bsky.social as well as everyone who attended, the lovely Waterstones staff & @britfantasysoc.bsky.social!
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howzit fam!!!
I want a Switch 2 so here's my pinned post: I'm Makana, a hapa haole lesbian author who writes messy lesbians in situations(hips) in space. my debut novel is HAMMAJANG LUCK, a cyberpunk lesbian heist that I describe as Oceans 8, but it's gay and in space
links + more info downthread!
I want a Switch 2 so here's my pinned post: I'm Makana, a hapa haole lesbian author who writes messy lesbians in situations(hips) in space. my debut novel is HAMMAJANG LUCK, a cyberpunk lesbian heist that I describe as Oceans 8, but it's gay and in space
links + more info downthread!
September 9, 2026 at 4:15 PM
howzit fam!!!
I want a Switch 2 so here's my pinned post: I'm Makana, a hapa haole lesbian author who writes messy lesbians in situations(hips) in space. my debut novel is HAMMAJANG LUCK, a cyberpunk lesbian heist that I describe as Oceans 8, but it's gay and in space
links + more info downthread!
I want a Switch 2 so here's my pinned post: I'm Makana, a hapa haole lesbian author who writes messy lesbians in situations(hips) in space. my debut novel is HAMMAJANG LUCK, a cyberpunk lesbian heist that I describe as Oceans 8, but it's gay and in space
links + more info downthread!
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A brief review of @emfaulds.com's latest collection These Broken Little Worlds (spoiler, i loved it) and a chat with Beth about writing neurodivergent characters and finding people who share her world view
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Enter E.M. Faulds' Broken Little Worlds | CL Hellisen
I have finished reading E.M, Faulds' second collection of short stories These Broken Little Worlds, and like its predecessor Under the Moon,
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September 9, 2026 at 10:24 AM
A brief review of @emfaulds.com's latest collection These Broken Little Worlds (spoiler, i loved it) and a chat with Beth about writing neurodivergent characters and finding people who share her world view
www.patreon.com/thequietsun/...?
www.patreon.com/thequietsun/...?
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🚨TOMORROW!🚨
Spot three Solaris authors @rhiannonagrist.bsky.social & @mkhardywrites.com @britfantasysoc.bsky.social 's We Are All Haunted: A Folk and Gothic Horror Panel!
Leeds Waterstones, 10th Sept, 7pm
Tickets: tinyurl.com/HorrorLeeds
Ft: @davidmbarnett.bsky.social & @whyiwrite.bsky.social
Spot three Solaris authors @rhiannonagrist.bsky.social & @mkhardywrites.com @britfantasysoc.bsky.social 's We Are All Haunted: A Folk and Gothic Horror Panel!
Leeds Waterstones, 10th Sept, 7pm
Tickets: tinyurl.com/HorrorLeeds
Ft: @davidmbarnett.bsky.social & @whyiwrite.bsky.social
September 9, 2026 at 10:43 AM
🚨TOMORROW!🚨
Spot three Solaris authors @rhiannonagrist.bsky.social & @mkhardywrites.com @britfantasysoc.bsky.social 's We Are All Haunted: A Folk and Gothic Horror Panel!
Leeds Waterstones, 10th Sept, 7pm
Tickets: tinyurl.com/HorrorLeeds
Ft: @davidmbarnett.bsky.social & @whyiwrite.bsky.social
Spot three Solaris authors @rhiannonagrist.bsky.social & @mkhardywrites.com @britfantasysoc.bsky.social 's We Are All Haunted: A Folk and Gothic Horror Panel!
Leeds Waterstones, 10th Sept, 7pm
Tickets: tinyurl.com/HorrorLeeds
Ft: @davidmbarnett.bsky.social & @whyiwrite.bsky.social
For the morning crowd! This is going to be a lot of fun; I have a LOT of weird facts about Spiritualism to share.
Glasgow! Come celebrate Sapphic September with two boat lesbians talking about their lesbian boat book at Waterstones Argyle Street on Tuesday September 22nd! It's going to be chaired by Meg McDonald and she does the BEST questions!
Tickets here: www.waterstones.com/events/spiri...
Tickets here: www.waterstones.com/events/spiri...
September 9, 2026 at 9:18 AM
For the morning crowd! This is going to be a lot of fun; I have a LOT of weird facts about Spiritualism to share.
Glasgow! Come celebrate Sapphic September with two boat lesbians talking about their lesbian boat book at Waterstones Argyle Street on Tuesday September 22nd! It's going to be chaired by Meg McDonald and she does the BEST questions!
Tickets here: www.waterstones.com/events/spiri...
Tickets here: www.waterstones.com/events/spiri...
September 8, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Glasgow! Come celebrate Sapphic September with two boat lesbians talking about their lesbian boat book at Waterstones Argyle Street on Tuesday September 22nd! It's going to be chaired by Meg McDonald and she does the BEST questions!
Tickets here: www.waterstones.com/events/spiri...
Tickets here: www.waterstones.com/events/spiri...
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There's my lil story about teeth, all grown up and out in the world (like the teeth)!
I've only read one other story so far but it was a Banger. Would recommend this issue of Trollbreath 😁
I've only read one other story so far but it was a Banger. Would recommend this issue of Trollbreath 😁
Welcome to Issue 9, fall of 2026! We've got a fantastic slate of authors and poets for you this time around, so as the days get shorter and cooler, you should relax, get cozy, and enjoy some delightful short fiction. Subscriptions are only $5 per issue, or $20 per year.
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Issue 9, Fall 2026 - Trollbreath Magazine
Issue 9, Fall 2026 Fiction Every Anxious Person Dreams of Teeth by EC Hallewell Gael’s Severed Eye by Z.D. Dochterman The Bell Jar Frequency by Gretchen Tessmer Shades of Bruises and Blood by Katherine Quevedo Rat Song by DC Corvino Measure for Measure by Kris Jarden My Holiday from the…
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September 1, 2026 at 12:52 PM
There's my lil story about teeth, all grown up and out in the world (like the teeth)!
I've only read one other story so far but it was a Banger. Would recommend this issue of Trollbreath 😁
I've only read one other story so far but it was a Banger. Would recommend this issue of Trollbreath 😁
M: "OBVIOUSLY this is meant to reference the weregild secured by ECGFRITH of Northumbria from Æthelred of Mercia in payment for the death of his brother Ælfwine following the Battle of Trent in AD679, GAWD."
p sure they're going to retroactively remove me from the 'Researching History for Writing' Worldcon panel I was on at the weekend, and rightly so
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August 31, 2026 at 1:11 PM
M: "OBVIOUSLY this is meant to reference the weregild secured by ECGFRITH of Northumbria from Æthelred of Mercia in payment for the death of his brother Ælfwine following the Battle of Trent in AD679, GAWD."
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Fall is nearly here and if that’s your vibe I can’t stress enough how important it is that you play The Excavation of Hob’s Barrow and The Seance of Blake Manor.
They should make more games that feel like The Wicker Man. There are too few. But I’m glad we have these two.
They should make more games that feel like The Wicker Man. There are too few. But I’m glad we have these two.
August 30, 2026 at 10:57 PM
Fall is nearly here and if that’s your vibe I can’t stress enough how important it is that you play The Excavation of Hob’s Barrow and The Seance of Blake Manor.
They should make more games that feel like The Wicker Man. There are too few. But I’m glad we have these two.
They should make more games that feel like The Wicker Man. There are too few. But I’m glad we have these two.
p sure they're going to retroactively remove me from the 'Researching History for Writing' Worldcon panel I was on at the weekend, and rightly so
August 31, 2026 at 10:47 AM
p sure they're going to retroactively remove me from the 'Researching History for Writing' Worldcon panel I was on at the weekend, and rightly so
Look at the grils, don't they look nice togehter/!
Next month, @mkhardywrites.com 's second spooky standalone novel will hit the shelves!
After Scottish gothic THE NEEDFIRE, their sophomore novel sees a professional skeptic take to the high seas to debunk a haunted cruise ship in THE HAUNTING OF AVIS LOVELOCK!
geni.us/avisl
geni.us/needfirePB
After Scottish gothic THE NEEDFIRE, their sophomore novel sees a professional skeptic take to the high seas to debunk a haunted cruise ship in THE HAUNTING OF AVIS LOVELOCK!
geni.us/avisl
geni.us/needfirePB
August 27, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Look at the grils, don't they look nice togehter/!