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[white_hart]

An excellent Twitter thread on the history of lesbian literature in the early 20th century, from Robin Stevens (author of the Wells and Wong mysteries and, from what I can see, all-round Good Egg).

A map of fictional places in Britain. I live just outside Christminster, obviously, with Lark Rise and Candleford not far away, and apparently St Trinian's is fairly nearby too.

Paradox, by Naomi Kritzer. Time travel and why killing Hitler doesn't work.

What I want pattern companies to know about their fat, queer customers. There have been a lot of discussions recently about race in the knitting community, but I'm also starting to see calls for more diversity from the indie sewing pattern companies, in particular a more diverse range of sizes and clothing that isn't just vintage-inspired frocks for thin, cis white women in their 20s and 30s, of which this post is probably the most eloquent and detailed.

Benedict Cumberbatch failing to say "penguin". Because this is a thing of joy.

Investigating the physics of knitted fabrics.

Feargal Sharkey (yes, that Feargal Sharkey) is walking the rivers of South London and tweeting what he finds. This week it was the Beverley Brook, which may be of interest to Ben Aaronovitch fans as well as walkers and conservationists. (If you had told the me of 30 years ago, who loathed 'A Good Heart' as horrible soppy mush and hadn't actually managed to work out that Sharkey had also been in the Undertones, that she'd be keenly following his activities, I think she'd have been horrified.)

Comments

[strange_complex]

Thanks for the fictional places map. Leeds is just a yawning gap on it, which feels about right TBQH, but at least I have the satisfaction of knowing I grew up in Rummidge.

[naraht]

A map of fictional places in Britain. I live just outside Christminster, obviously, with Lark Rise and Candleford not far away, and apparently St Trinian's is fairly nearby too.

That's a great map! But huh, I'd always assumed that Dibley was to the SW of Christminster and not the SE...

[perennialanna]

Given how passionately L loves the Wells and Wong mysteries, it was a relief to find that Robin Stevens was a Good Egg. As is Holly Webb, one of the better purveyors of Sad Kitten books to slightly younger readers (fortunately, we seem to be escaping that particularly tedious reading stage with N).

[alithea]

Oh that map is marvellous! It has Midculter and Flaw Valleys on it! I've actually been past the estate that's supposed to be Midculter but sadly the house is set well back from the road in woodland and the access road is private.

[cmcmck]

My home town is Cloisterham (Rochester in Kent).

[nineveh_uk]

I love the map!

I had no idea that's where Fitton is supposed to be! I always assumed it was further south (possibly based on the accents?).

I think Skipley isn't quite right, though, since if they mean the one in Brother in the Land it is plainly Shipley, and thus they've located it a bit too far west and north.

[melannen]

Does that map imply Lower Tadfield is in Midsomer? That might explain Many Things.

The Beverley Brook tour is amazing! I'm going to have to link it to everyone I know in the fandom. Is there any simple way to find his other river walks, other than scrolling back? (I don't know Twitter well enough to know the tricks to find stuff...)

[chickenfeet]

I actually know one of the St. Trinian's girls

[green_knight]

The map is glorious. Ambridge isn't at all where I expected it.

I've walked most of the Beverly Brook; what the article doesn't mention is how much you have to hunt for the individual pieces of the walk.

[copperfyre]

Hello! I hope you don't mind me appearing in your comments, but this is a delightful and fascinating set of links! Thank you for putting them all together!