Linkspam

An interactive historical map of UK railway lines and canals. Prepare to lose hours browsing...

Subtle Forms of Racism to Avoid in SFF - I didn't manage to get to Helen Gould's talk at Eastercon, so I was really pleased she put the text on her blog.

Also from Eastercon, Russell A. Smith's talk on the genius of the Doctor Who episode 'Rosa'.

We Cloned Charlotte Brontë from a Lock of Her Hair, and Chaos Ensued.

By Claw, By Hand, By Silent Speech, by Elsa Sjunneson-Henry and A. Merc Rustad - a gorgeous and rather moving story about communication and building community.

Everyone's World is Ending All the Time - hope and strength in a darkening world, from Arkady Martine.

Packing, by T. Kingfisher - lyrical, elegiac but also hopeful.


How King's Cross Station Was Designed 12,000 Years Ago, on the intersection of geology and town planning.

I cook far less than I used to, but if I do cook Nigel Slater's recipe books are often the ones I reach for, and I really enjoyed Ruby Tandoh's profile of him.

The schoolgirls who defied the Stasi - a wonderful story of courage, compassion and teenage recklessness.

Lanny Boykin Rises Up Singing, by Jess Barber - about growing up in a world where the environment is under threat. And monsters.