C(ecilia) 📚🏳️‍⚧️

@ceciliabennett

Book Editor; Artist; PhD in translated fiction, streaming platforms and new media; collector of plants and hobbies. They/she but the 'she' is in a smaller font and looks a little embarrassed. Enabler of Dorley

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C(ecilia) 📚🏳️‍⚧️@ceciliabennett· 5d

A whole main road in Edinburgh got shut down yesterday because of a "chemical spill". A brief foray in the Other Place shows that this was likely the result of terfs being weird about a duct-tape trans flag on a lamppost... What a time to be alive.

A tweet with an attached imag depicting a lamppost wrapped in coloured tape in the colours of the trans flag. The lamppost is located on Morningside Road, near Maxwell Street in Edinburgh.

Yesterday, an emergency response (including police, ambulances, and fire crews) cordoned off the street. The response was triggered by reports of an "unknown substance" found on this lamppost.

The tweet text reads: "Not sure if this lamppost was involved with the major incident today, but video online shows tape was gone, yet two hours later, it's back @edinhelp If this was linked to the earlier incident, this is a serious escalation, and a blatant two fingers up to the emergency services."
A reply by @EdinFeminists reads: "@edinhelp Can you arrange from the tape (corner of Maxwell St/Morningside Road) to be removed. Again, please? Thanks you."

A screenshot of a Twitter thread.

At the top, a post from @EdinFeminists tags @edinhelp to report vandalism on a central lamppost opposite the corner of Maxwell St and Hermitage Terrace, asking for it to be removed. The post includes a small thumbnail image of a lamppost on a street corner.

Below this, a reply from @GidontcareG dated August 18 says she reported the same issue a couple of days prior. She describes the act as a "criminal man" obsessively "marking his territory" in an "aggressive manly way" because "he's not getting the message."

At the bottom, an embedded post from the same user dated August 16 tags @edinhelp to report that various lampposts at the bottom of Morningside have been targeted with blue, pink, and white tape. The user praises the council for prompt removals in the past but notes that the 'vandal' seems determined.

C(ecilia) 📚🏳️‍⚧️@ceciliabennett· 12d

I'm visiting for the weekend, and still obsessed with my mum's book shelf: one of these books is not like the others...

An eye-level shot of a wooden bookshelf filled with books stacked both vertically and horizontally.
On the left, a thick, white-spined book titled La Vérité sur l'Affaire Harry Quebert by Joël Dicker lies horizontally under a blue book titled Rembrandt et la Bible, and above Perspective(s) by Laurent Binet. On the right, a vertical stack includes titles such as The Colour of Memory by Geoff Dyer and W ou le souvenir d'enfance by George Perec. The books are all literary and have muted covers apart from her beloved copy of renowned trans thriller Welcome to Dorley Hall by Alyson Greaves, which has pride of place on the centre of the shelf.

C(ecilia) 📚🏳️‍⚧️@ceciliabennett· 14d

Rare astronomical event during which the sun is almost completely obscured by clouds

A grassy cemetery with overgrown grass and brambles, tall green trees on the sides, and a distant pointed church steeple rising above the tree line under a cloudy, overcast sky with scattered birds in flight. You cannot see the sun at all, let alone an eclipse.

C(ecilia) 📚🏳️‍⚧️@ceciliabennett· 15d

"You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave" (We've had that spirit here since 1969)

A black and white linocut depicting a classic sheet ghost with two small black eyeholes sitting on the edge of a bed, and facing a second empty bed in a derelict hotel room. To the left, a window features long, draped curtains. The beds have dark bedding, and are separated by a bedside table. A framed picture of a deer among bare trees hangs on the wall above the headboard. Leafy ferns and plants frame the bottom of the composition.

C(ecilia) 📚🏳️‍⚧️@ceciliabennett· 18d

Just got my film developed - here's a flavour of summer in the Highlands

C(ecilia) 📚🏳️‍⚧️@ceciliabennett· Jul 4

Just a small town ghoul Hauntin' in a lonely world On the midday train going nowhere

A person's hand holding up a vertical, rectangular white piece of paper featuring a black-and-white linocut art print. The print depicts the interior of an abandoned train car with a curved ceiling. Wild grass grows thickly down the central aisle between rows of empty train seats. On the right side of the aisle, a ghost sits on one of the passenger seats among the overgrown grass. The background is blurred, but contains indoor house plants.

C(ecilia) 📚🏳️‍⚧️@ceciliabennett· Jun 17

I've been painting again

hand-painted ink illustration of an underground subway station platform. On the right, a silver train is stopped at the platform. The platform edge is marked by a textured yellow safety line. To the left, support pillars and a wall covered in green and beige tiles stretch into the distance. The ceiling features a textured, light green brutalist concrete structure with recessed lighting, and a red overhead sign reads "EXIT".

A caran d'ache soluble pastel painting on textured paper depicting a portrait of a woman. She has long, dark curly hair styled with short, straight micro-bangs and wears a deep purple button-up collared shirt. She looks slightly to the side with a serious expression against a background of soft blue and dappled green foliage.

C(ecilia) 📚🏳️‍⚧️@ceciliabennett· Jun 10

Beat the cost of living crisis with this one simple trick...

A screenshot from The Guardian. At the top of the article is an image of a woman shopping in Asda, reaching for something in the crisps aisle.

The caption underneath says: Weight loss drug users save over £400 on food as take-up triples

The article summary beneath says: Research suggests households that include a GLP-1 user collectively spent £780m less on grocery bills

The article was written by Joanna Partridge on Wed 10 Jun 2026

C(ecilia) 📚🏳️‍⚧️@ceciliabennett· May 14

Tyger! Tyger! burning bright, Watch out, you'll set the forest alight!

A handmade lino print featuring a sitting tiger and a magpie on a branch in a style inspired by Korean minhwa prints. It is printed on marbled paper

C(ecilia) 📚🏳️‍⚧️@ceciliabennett· May 11

Happy to report that nature is healing: a healthy amount of Dorley copies are available at @argonautbooks.bsky.social again!

A shop bookshelf where Alyson Greaves's Welcome to Dorley Hall is displayed face out with a staff recommendation comment beneath it. The comment reads: What if the only way to cure toxic masculinity was to erase it? A propulsive, thought-provoking and deeply emotional look at power, gender, violence and redemption. What lies beneath Dorley Hall?

C(ecilia) 📚🏳️‍⚧️@ceciliabennett· Apr 18

I finally got my arse into gear and made this happen! You can find these at @typewronger.bsky.social, or message me if interested and far away!

C(ecilia) 📚🏳️‍⚧️@ceciliabennett· Apr 10

Worshipping at the alter of Pidge

C(ecilia) 📚🏳️‍⚧️@ceciliabennett· Apr 9

My new hobby may be painting animals as icon-style saints. Introducing St Pidgit, and Our Lady of the Shrimptine Chapel

A painting of a wood pigeon against a magenta background. A golden halo surrounds its head with rays radiating out from it. The painting is on a round piece of wood, and it is lying on a work surface.

A painting of a shrimp against a blue background. A golden halo surrounds its head with rays radiating out from it. The painting is on a round piece of wood held in a paint-streaked hand. You can see a desk with paints in the background.

C(ecilia) 📚🏳️‍⚧️@ceciliabennett· Mar 14

I know we said to eat the rich, but this is deeply unappetising

A packet of jerky labelled 'Mr Beast Beef Jerky'. The post jokingly implies that I believe both that Mr Beast has been slaughtered and turned into jerky, and that the phrase 'eat the rich' is literal, and that the only issue I have with that is that it sounds yucky

C(ecilia) 📚🏳️‍⚧️@ceciliabennett· Mar 14

I have encountered Wrong Fanta and am now seriously concerned that I have slipped into another dimension help

A bottle of brown drink that is labelled 'Fanta' and claims to be chocolate and banana flavour. Behind it are bottles of cloudy white drink, also labelled 'Fanta'

C(ecilia) 📚🏳️‍⚧️@ceciliabennett· Mar 11

Of course, the highlight of this London Book Fair has to be Dorley's pride of place on the @wiltonsquare.bsky.social catalogue! 👀 @badambulist.bsky.social

A catalogue being held up in front of the very busy halls of Olympia, where London Book Fair is in progress. The catalogue features the cover image of Secrets of Dorley Hall by Alyson Greaves.

C(ecilia) 📚🏳️‍⚧️@ceciliabennett· Feb 11

I got given someone's old German Harry Potter book, and I'm enjoying turning each page into a print of a cat licking its own arse. Considering selling these and donating everything to trans healthcare ventures for poetic justice...

A hand holding a black and white print of a cat licking its own arse. The cat is illustrated in a medieval style and is accompanied by the caption "Ouroboros". The image is printed on a page from a German copy of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.

C(ecilia) 📚🏳️‍⚧️@ceciliabennett· Jan 31

Guys, I think we've hit peak diplomacy

Screenshot of an article headline from the BBC news website that says "Labubu to open seven UK shops, after PM's China visit". The article is tagged "politics". On the left is a picture of six Labubu dolls of varying colours.

C(ecilia) 📚🏳️‍⚧️@ceciliabennett· Jan 27

Behold the ancient texts!! (Forgive me, for I have printed once more.)

A shadowy picture of a hand holding a piece of paper with a black and white lino print depicting a medieval-style cat licking its own arse. The caption next to it reads "ouroboros". Behind the print, other pieces of art are taped up on the wall.

C(ecilia) 📚🏳️‍⚧️@ceciliabennett· Jan 22

I don't know why but it's really yellow outside

View through a window from an unlit room at night. Through the window, the sky is orangey yellow and you can see the silhouette of several trees

C(ecilia) 📚🏳️‍⚧️@ceciliabennett· Jan 14

I started learning Tunisia crochet this year and behold: my first project, nestled among the other cushions doing its best to fit in

A hand holding an unfinished crochet piece that has a zigzag pattern in red and blue yarn alternating with white yarn. The crochet piece is hanging off a long crochet hook that looks like a cross between a crochet hook and a knitting needle

An assortment of cushions on a blue-grey sofa. The first cushion is green with white flowers with a fuzzy texture, the second is a crocheted cushion with a zig-zag pattern alternating white and a yarn that transitions between blue, red and green. Behind is a velvety green cushion and a large pink cushion with multicoloured stars on it. On top of this is a crocheted heart-shaped red cushion. There is a table with plants on behind.

C(ecilia) 📚🏳️‍⚧️@ceciliabennett· Dec 24

My parents have a dishwasher that they have never used in the 25+ years they've lived in my childhood home, and I've just now noticed that the brand name is Lady Plus. "Ah yes, an automated lady to do our dishes"

C(ecilia) 📚🏳️‍⚧️@ceciliabennett· Oct 16

Attention zine fans! I'm doing the final bit of organising with @lyndseycroal.bsky.social to prepare for Hallowzine at the NLS from 11-4 on Sunday! Featuring this lovely story by Lyndsey, illustrated by me!

The front cover of a cream and black coloured zine called Cat's Eyes. It features a screen with a control panel beneath it. On the screen is a cat's eye with the centre of the pupil cut out. Through the cut-out, you can see a mouse wearing an astronaut helmet

C(ecilia) 📚🏳️‍⚧️@ceciliabennett· Sep 18

I'm on the Smurf train now, baby

A blue train at a station platform. It is covered in images of characters from the smurfs. Two people are waiting to board in front of it.

C(ecilia) 📚🏳️‍⚧️@ceciliabennett· Aug 20

Looks like a Dorley girl has joined the M&S product development team @badambulist.bsky.social

Photo of banana, toffee and Weetabix based breakfast pots on sale at Marks and Spencer's.

C(ecilia) 📚🏳️‍⚧️@ceciliabennett· Jul 6

Saw this and thought of you @badambulist.bsky.social

A commemorative plate for Weetabix with gold edging and a pastoral image of cows, a bridge and a factory in the background. Gold letters spell out "Weetabix Limited 1936-1986"

C(ecilia) 📚🏳️‍⚧️@ceciliabennett· Jun 15

This iconic little fact just popped up in a list I was reading of trans contributors to video games

A screenshot that has an image of game-play from Pokemon Stadium featuring four Magikarp flopping about in a mini game. The texts reads:
Pokemon Stadium (1999, N64)
The absolute goddamn peak of Maddie Blaustein's voice acting career! She voiced the Magikarp in the minigame where a bunch of Magikarp jump to hit a counter and yell "KAAAAARP". Honestly you don't even need the rest of the list, this is the absolute peak of trans contributions to videogames. Maddie Blaustein did a bunch of Magikarp noises. Everything else is just filler.

C(ecilia) 📚🏳️‍⚧️@ceciliabennett· May 12

Ah yes, the common stress responses: fight, flight, freeze, faun, and 🐸 frogs 🐸

Nine different monochrome ink drawings of frogs. They all look some shade of alarmed, disgruntled, resigned or outraged.

C(ecilia) 📚🏳️‍⚧️@ceciliabennett· Apr 6

And another one! (A fraidy cat)

At the tip of the photo is a plywood block with a cat drawn on it in lithographic ink. Beneath it is a piece of paper with the reverse image printed on it. Both images are black and white.

C(ecilia) 📚🏳️‍⚧️@ceciliabennett· Apr 6

I've been trying my hand at Mokulito printing this weekend, turning drawn and carved into pieces of plywood into lovely prints!