Striped green cloth background and a framed, faded photo of seven figures.
Taiwanese friends tell us that one household’s ancestors are another household’s ghosts. @drhannahstevens.bsky.social and I just bought this picture of some ghosts from a junk shop. We take full responsibility for whatever happens next.
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British female track and field athletes are being asked to cover the cost of their own £185 sex tests if they want to compete internationally. Because curbing trans people's rights to participate in anything subjects everyone to intrusive scrutiny and here, hefty expense. This is not a 'them' issue.
Mindblowing story. The UK met most of the costs of a key propaganda tool used by the Israeli Government to launder its genocide in Gaza - then tried to cover up the fact it had done so.
She's a beauty 😍
In 1953, at Churchill's instigation, and with his assistance, the CIA launched two coups against the democratically elected government of Mohammad Mosaddegh, the 2nd of which succeeded. Why? Because he rightly sought to nationalise Iran's oil supplies, which the UK was taking: seizing Iran's wealth.
A place surrounded by green trees and pink flowers.
Taiwan lushness 😍
That is definitely up there 😂
You can grab your copy from the @windandbones.com bookshop here 👇
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The Hoy family in black and white
A tender exploration of grief and reconnection, of belonging and self, Mother Tongue is the story of a journey to locate one’s voice between hybrid places. Published 1st March 2026 with a foreword by Taiwanese translator Jenna Tang, this book is available worldwide in paperback and EPUB formats.
Mother Tongue book cover
Mother Tongue is an exploration of the manifold capacities of language and its ability to shape one’s sense of self, to bring together, to hold apart.
Raised in Taiwan by her Taiwanese mother & Canadian father, bilingual from the beginning, Hoy examines her experience of growing up with otherness.
It has been such a pleasure to connect with Hilda as fellow 'graduates' of the writer-in-residence programme and to work with her to refine this beautiful and personal story.
Taiwan Literature Base
The Taiwan Literature Base Writers-in-Residence programme seeks to promote Taiwanese literature and cultural creativity, foster connections in the creative industry and invigorate both domestic and international literary and cultural exchange.
Writer Hilda Hoy
On 1st March 2026, over at Wind&Bones Books - the independent publisher I co-direct - we were delighted to publish Mother Tongue by Hilda Hoy.
I met Hilda after we'd both completed writing residencies at the Taiwan Literature Base in Taipei, Taiwan back in 2025.
Hannah Stevens
Made it in Taiwan tagline.
"Hannah’s own journey reflects how Taiwan can be a place where creative lives are not only possible, but sustainable."
A pleasure to speak to Joanna Lee & Serene Lin about creative life in Taiwan and the opportunities the Taiwan Gold Card has enabled me to pursue.
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Stunning, sensual illustrations for a 1913 edition of Whitman's "Leaves of Grass" by the forgotten English artist Margaret C. Cook www.themarginalian.org/2018/04/11/l...
Leah Gardner
@leahgardner.bsky.social
I knew I liked the cut of that fella 😂
Wind&Bones Books is a publishing house based between Scotland and Taiwan. We publish books we care about, including fiction, translation, philosophy and curious hybrid works.
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#booksky #Scotland #indiepress
So excited to see Hilda Hoy's book out in the world very soon.
#booksky #Taiwan #Canada #MotherTongue #indiepress #nonfiction
One of these is latte and one of them is an earl grey milk tea. Both of them beautiful. And my tea was excellent. #Taiwan
“There’s no scrutiny. They’re greedy... And in Andrew’s case in particular, “they’re kind of immoral because of the way they’ve been brought up."
This applies to each and every single one of the so-called royal family.
Mafia scum.
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Consent to sex, achieved with lies, is not real consent, and looks a lot like rape.
Pleased to see the press abroad reporting on our story - even if the UK press won't.
So good to look back and see how far we've come!
Also you are looking INCREDIBLE 😍🔥
"Good Law Project can confirm that in 2021-2022 suicides of trans children in England surged to 22, a marked increase from 5 and 4 the previous two years."
Let's be clear. If Streeting cared remotely about the wellbeing of trans youth he would have called an immediate public inquiry into the 500% increase of deaths in trans kids after he and others stopped gender affirming care.
But instead, he commissioned a bogus report to try and cover it up.
Some more cute bookshop culture in my home city 😍
#Pingtung #Taiwan
Picture two 😂 the view was much better looking the other way. But here we are drinking with the barman and another pal. These Paiwan folks in Taiwan know how to pour an excellent cocktail. And definitely how to drink 'em.
Lunar New Year celebrations continue in Pingtung. This weekend was great craic with old and new friends. #Taiwan
