There is a long history of using "pedophilia" and "grooming" as weaponised terms against the LGBTQIA community. This locates the threat to children outside of home, instead of protecting them where they are at most risk, writes timothy willem jones (La Trobe University). bit.ly/458HUlm

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#OnThisDay in 918 Aethelflaed, "Lady of the Mercians", died. The eldest daughter of Alfred the Great, she ruled Mercia in her own right - highly unusual for the time. She was a competent general, expanding Mercian territories, fortifying towns, and capturing Derby from the Danes.

Congratulations to Text for spotting this great young talent. And congratulations Ella is editing. So excited for you!!

What a life she must have had and now an afterlife thanks to science and technology. Amazing! bbc.com/news/uk-englan…

Love this article. Let's let go of the old cliches that there was no such thing as childhood in Europe during the Middle Ages, that parents didn't love their children because many of them died, and that people were always dirty and didn't wash.

Wow!

Love this!

Love this delicate and delicious story Sumitra Sumitra Singam (she/her/Baginda) ❤️

I got a prize and gave a talk. It didn't go as planned, and this wasn't the talk I'd prepared. But I'm glad I got to say this. zeit.de/kultur/2023-12…

Algo in the genocide

"Three sources working at the library with knowledge of the events have told this masthead the workshops were postponed because of the political views held by the writers." Well well well, who'd have thunk it. theage.com.au/culture/books/…

So good. Please give Amy all the church/history PhDs.

Love this! Amazing work from Yoïn van Spijk This is why babies are 'bearns' in my manuscript.

Amazing!

'To sneeze' comes from Old English 'fnēosan'. Why doesn't it start with an f anymore? As the cluster fn- was extremely uncommon, people started to replace it with the common cluster sn- in Middle English: 'fnēsen' became 'snēsen', which is now 'to sneeze'. Here's more: 1/

Imagine being a tax payer funded cultural institution, one that houses wisdom and art and history inside its walls, and being terrified that young poets and writers are condemning genocide. Fucking *****pathetic***** State Library Vic

Media release: The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra has again overstepped the mark by declaring that a concert stage is not an appropriate forum for political comment. meaa.io/4fEWd6p

Don’t miss our May Salon, featuring readings from Alison J Barton, Eva Birch, Luke Horton, Madeleine Ryan and Marion Taffe. When: 6pm Tuesday 6th May Where: downstairs at Bard’s Apothecary RSVP to [email protected] Can’t wait to see you there! 💙