David Bridger

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Mastodon since Nov 2022. Migrated to Writing Exchange Mar 2026.

I am a novelist, playwright, and poet. Pagan. Dedicant of the Mórrígan. Learning Irish. Old salt. Old biker. Cold War rebel -> present day anarchist. We are the resistance. Palestine Action. 🇵🇸 Friend of crows, rescuer of dogs, adopter of donkeys. Trans ally. he/him #pwME

If I get an unlikeable vibe off you, I'll block you. No argument. No trading of insults. No warning.

My books are my activism.

Publisherhttps://www.beatentrackpublishing.com/?ref=DavidBridger
WIP Bloghttps://davidbridgerwip.wordpress.com
@AnnaAnthro The UK is governed from Tel Aviv via our MPs paid by the Israeli government. Everything works exactly as it is supposed to.
Hawthorn trees at Combestone tor a couple of Junes ago, #Dartmoor #Devon #photography

"The Lemkin Institute is disgusted by the use of equality law and the cloak of “women’s rights” to cause harm to the trans and intersex communities. The existence of trans and intersex people in no way threatens women’s rights. Harming the trans and intersex communities is in fact counterproductive to the furtherance of the feminist cause, as it is rooted in the normative imposition of a strict gender and sex binary, with all of the bigoted, ignorant, and narrow-minded assumptions that come with both."

Strong words indeed from the Lemkin Institute, and quite correct they are too. The current government should hang its head in shame, and those whose decisions have demonstrably and objectively resulted in direct harm should be brought before the courts.so

Statement on the Anti-Trans and Anti-Intersex EHRC Code of Practice in the United Kingdom

https://www.lemkininstitute.com/statements-new-page/statement-on-the-anti-trans-and-anti-intersex-ehrc-code-of-practice-in-the-united-kingdom

> June 20, 2026 The Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention and Human Security condemns the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s (EHRC) updated Code of Practice for services, public functions, and associations presented to the UK Parliament on 21 May 2026. This Code of Practice is emblematic of the increasingly hostile environment in the UK for the trans and intersex communities. In its attempt to erase trans and intersex people from public life, this document is genocidal in nature.

#Trans #Transgender #TransgenderUK #UKPolitics

#PennedPossibilities 1051 #WritingCommunity

MC POV: What, if any, superstitions do you keep? Do you feel compelled to impose them on others?

Medb: Ireland has them, and some make sense, like in our trade laying a keel north-to-south so both sides dry equally in the sun. A silver coin under a mast and respecting the sea with a drop of whiskey are old. Our fisherfolk customers are superstitious. I tie a scarf over my red hair when they visit the yard, and we don't mention foxes or hares.

#WritersCoffeeClub #WritingCommunity

23rd Jun 2026. How effectively do you convey tone in your writing?

Tone is important to me, so much so that I spend a lot of time working the opening pages of a novel until I'm satisfied with its tone. That's exactly where I am in my WIP this month.

As to how effectively I convey it, you'd have to ask a reader.

@NickSchwanck You're a good person.
Sister Moon
waxing gibbous
I honour you
Tide Mistress
drawing my heart
I love you
Silver Ship
sailing night skies
I hear your song
@klepsydra I was recruited into a band for a summer season because their guitarist broke his hand and the singer's dad knew my grandad in the pub. I was a kid straight out of school while they were older, pro musicians, and very cool. They didn't talk to me much. That winter I went to sea and sailed the world for twenty years, which accidentally made me a bit cool back at home while those band members ended up working on building sites and in garages. Circles and roundabouts and stuff.
@SJAsh_03 @artfloral Nimue is a long time citizen of Mastodon, but hasn't been online a lot since losing her sight.
@Thebratdragon @Nimue_B Nooo! We like dragons. :)