♿️🏳️‍🌈American SFF author, poet, editor, & book reviewer living in England. She/her. The Poetry Society & The British Fantasy Society. Old OWW member. Online at: WorldsOfMayhem.com https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/dawson001 🏳️‍⚧️ rights = human rights.https://bsky.app/profile/jdawson001.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/jdawson001.bsky.social/post/3mvkj7xupv22k“Why are you like this?” - Latchkey kid coming home to an empty house in Kindergarten - Raised on sarcasm and "independence" - Imagination fuelled by being left alone to my own devices - Relocating every 6-12 months until age 12, then every 2-4 years indefinitely - Sci-fi tv and fantasy books [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Sep 2026 11:24 +0000at://did:plc:sw2dpykhvlbxfarpl4yecw3c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvkj7xupv22khttps://bsky.app/profile/jdawson001.bsky.social/post/3mvjtzj2iy22tdo this with your last two emojis ( ๑❛ ֊ ❛„)づ🏳️‍⚧️ ⭐️⊂ ( ˘͈ ᵕ ˘͈ ๑) [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Sep 2026 05:05 +0000at://did:plc:sw2dpykhvlbxfarpl4yecw3c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvjtzj2iy22thttps://bsky.app/profile/jdawson001.bsky.social/post/3mvjtriyotc2tWhen we first moved to the UK, one of the things the whole family wanted to do was go to HP studios. I just saw a flyer for their dark arts tour and went, "welp, never doing that," as we all agree that supporting THIS author in any way is supporting her war on transgender people. F¥ck that. 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️15 Sep 2026 05:00 +0000at://did:plc:sw2dpykhvlbxfarpl4yecw3c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvjtriyotc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/jdawson001.bsky.social/post/3mvjl5o4m6c2kAlways books & bedtime;) [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Sep 2026 02:26 +0000at://did:plc:sw2dpykhvlbxfarpl4yecw3c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvjl5o4m6c2khttps://bsky.app/profile/jdawson001.bsky.social/post/3mvjbihhbis24Get your hands on this FANTASTIC book, in print, ebook, or audiobook TODAY! Bodies of Magic by Freya Marske #BodiesOfMagic c/o #NetGalley It's my favorite book of the year! It is effortlessly gay and meticulously crafted with deeply intertwined worldbuilding.14 Sep 2026 23:33 +0000at://did:plc:sw2dpykhvlbxfarpl4yecw3c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvjbihhbis24https://bsky.app/profile/jdawson001.bsky.social/post/3mvip6uowc22dIt wasn't as difficult to read as I'd thought, and I loved it so much I reordered a copy. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Sep 2026 18:06 +0000at://did:plc:sw2dpykhvlbxfarpl4yecw3c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvip6uowc22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/jdawson001.bsky.social/post/3mvik45xvms2dI learned a now word today, c/o a new ARC of poetry*. coulisses Meaning "behind the scenes"14 Sep 2026 16:35 +0000at://did:plc:sw2dpykhvlbxfarpl4yecw3c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvik45xvms2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/jdawson001.bsky.social/post/3mvide5hkik2fWorked on three reviews today, which I think makes up for not doing anything for a few days. Finished two, posted one, and started a new one. Happy Monday!14 Sep 2026 14:34 +0000at://did:plc:sw2dpykhvlbxfarpl4yecw3c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvide5hkik2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/jdawson001.bsky.social/post/3mvfx6eofgc2zNew ARC review online now! Publication Date Sep 15 2026 Bodies of Magic by Freya Marske ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The audiobook is FANTASTIC. Preorder now! https://worldsofmayhem.com/2026/09/13/bodies-of-magic/ #BodiesofMagic #NetGalley13 Sep 2026 15:50 +0000at://did:plc:sw2dpykhvlbxfarpl4yecw3c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvfx6eofgc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/jdawson001.bsky.social/post/3mvfpxcw2ic2oApparently putting up the clean laundry was the last straw for my broken body. It's only 2:40am and it feels like it's 2am - past bedtime by hours...13 Sep 2026 13:41 +0000at://did:plc:sw2dpykhvlbxfarpl4yecw3c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvfpxcw2ic2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/jdawson001.bsky.social/post/3mvfpbcg3b22oMe! Anyone else? [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Sep 2026 13:29 +0000at://did:plc:sw2dpykhvlbxfarpl4yecw3c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvfpbcg3b22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/jdawson001.bsky.social/post/3mvfhmq23as25Ah yes, now comes the fun part of the day... putting up the clothes. Yaaaay....13 Sep 2026 11:12 +0000at://did:plc:sw2dpykhvlbxfarpl4yecw3c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvfhmq23as25https://bsky.app/profile/jdawson001.bsky.social/post/3mvfdrdhgmk25My brain saw "night sky" before glancing at the photo so my eyes tried to make sense of a sky in that shape... glanced back and saw "petunia" and then I could figure the photo out. Weird how preconceptions affect the vision. [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Sep 2026 10:03 +0000at://did:plc:sw2dpykhvlbxfarpl4yecw3c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvfdrdhgmk25https://bsky.app/profile/jdawson001.bsky.social/post/3mvfcx2dd6s25Finally doing laundry, with hubby's help. I was winded after loading washer. It's hard to "stay in" or "get back in" shape when you're forced to spend most of your life in bed. Fingers crossed that my #MS improves after surgery when my infection is dealt with. In a month. Autoimmune diseases suck.13 Sep 2026 09:48 +0000at://did:plc:sw2dpykhvlbxfarpl4yecw3c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvfcx2dd6s25https://bsky.app/profile/jdawson001.bsky.social/post/3mvdm3nycps2eSad beige toys for sad beige babies. [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Sep 2026 17:27 +0000at://did:plc:sw2dpykhvlbxfarpl4yecw3c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvdm3nycps2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/jdawson001.bsky.social/post/3mvd5w4obvs2sI have failed the sleep challenge. It was only a nap.12 Sep 2026 13:13 +0000at://did:plc:sw2dpykhvlbxfarpl4yecw3c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvd5w4obvs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/jdawson001.bsky.social/post/3mvco3mqa7s26Going to try this sleeping thing again. Wish me luck!12 Sep 2026 08:30 +0000at://did:plc:sw2dpykhvlbxfarpl4yecw3c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvco3mqa7s26https://bsky.app/profile/jdawson001.bsky.social/post/3mvckycoabs24For the second time in my life, tears are just spilling down my cheeks even though I feel calm. It's creepy and I don't like it. I cry all the time*, but this is more like a malfunction. I'm blaming hormone imbalance. *I cry at books all the time.12 Sep 2026 07:34 +0000at://did:plc:sw2dpykhvlbxfarpl4yecw3c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvckycoabs24https://bsky.app/profile/jdawson001.bsky.social/post/3mvcayl5k5s2tSo of course my anxiety spikes when I try to sleep.12 Sep 2026 04:36 +0000at://did:plc:sw2dpykhvlbxfarpl4yecw3c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvcayl5k5s2thttps://bsky.app/profile/jdawson001.bsky.social/post/3mvc4a45pdk2uI haven't been doing anything useful and that's okay. Tomorrow I will be too much irl stuff but for now it's all rereading favorite books and playing games on my iPad. And sleep. I should definitely sleep.12 Sep 2026 03:10 +0000at://did:plc:sw2dpykhvlbxfarpl4yecw3c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvc4a45pdk2u