Robyn Thomas

Writer // Filmmaker // PhD candidate in Social Anthropology @EdinburghUni. Researching voice-hearing, psychosis, and consciousness.

[Robyn Thomas @MzRobynThomas]

My MSc research on #psychosis featured by @Mad_In_America - one of the first online magazines I read that made me question the psychiatric model, so it feels v. cool to be published here. Grateful to all research participants for their trust and insights! https://t.co/lFr58GuWdA

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We had a great time screening Unexpected Guests in Edinburgh--many intriguing chats with the audience about voice-hearing. The film will be playing this week at the 15th Pune Short Film Festival.

[Robyn Thomas @MzRobynThomas]

The river cuts 
its meat from the sky. 
“Step back!” we say, in hard-packed snow 
below the pines, where bats roost, 
slipping under synthetic bark.

New published poem in Pinhole Poetry, inspired by the striking Hoodoos in British Columbia, Canada.
https://t.co/ofgSUeVNtC

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@TheSmallPlaces @lailaprajani There will be a screening at the University of Edinburgh on May 22nd.

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@TheSmallPlaces @lailaprajani Hi Lucy, it isnt available publicly yet I'm afraid, as it is being submitted to film festivals. Ive only been doing private community screenings. It will be available in 10 months or so.

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Looking forward to reading my wee poem, Ktunaxa Hoodoos, at The Alcove: Poetry in Edinburgh this Friday night! https://t.co/8fW2DwHKtW. The poem will be published by Pinhole Poetry later this Spring. If you're in Edinburgh, stop by for a pint and a good time.

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Can't wait to read the Silo Series by @hugh52476 after watching the TV adaptation. Great concept, surprising twists, and some delightfully fun and complex characters.

[Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders]

When I started talking about Oligarchy, many people didn't understand what I meant.

Well, that's changed.

When the 3 wealthiest men in America sit behind Trump at his inauguration, everyone understands that the billionaire class now controls our government.

We must fight back.

[Dublin Airport @DublinAirport]

Seeing as we’re just renaming stuff now…

[Robyn Thomas @MzRobynThomas]

Someone asked me why I like dystopian sci fi stories, given how depressing they can be. I find them hopeful. They imagine societies similar to ours but more dire, more hopeless, with less resources. Still, people resist corruption, power, greed, lies; they fight for each other.

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@lukekernan @Google @googlechrome Any you would recommend?

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Annoyed I have to keep scrolling past the AI Overview in google. It's full of incorrect and useless information. We should have the option to opt-in or opt-out of generative AI and to know when and where it is being used. Particularly given its ethical and enviornmental failures.

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New short story out in the formidable Whisk(e)y Tit Journal! After his estranged father dies, Jackson tries to escape his grief in this dystopian future where mental stability is an obligation, not a choice. https://t.co/2mqiw1hCPy

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Our film, Unexpected Guests, just won a wee award of commendation from Canada Shorts Film Festival. We can't wait to share this film about voice-hearing once it's finished the film festival circuit!

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Lived experience of being helped by psych meds doesn't negate lived experience of being harmed by psych meds, and vice versa. There is this amazing thing called human variation and diversity of "lived experience" - rather than fight one another, we can call for more choice.

[Naomi Klein @NaomiAKlein]

Feelings don't care about your facts.

This is going to be a deep dive into the role of conspiracy culture in building the Trump coalition.

When needed structural change isn't on offer, conspiracies are doppelgangers/substitutes of the real thing.

[NHS Million @NHSMillion]

Whatever your views on the Royal Family, we can surely all agree that they shouldn’t be profiting from our NHS.

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@HamishKidd1 Beauty!

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This book. In Ascension by
Martin MacInnis. Spans the intimacy of oceans and galaxies and the vastness of family and love; life in its smallest and grandest formations. Stunning

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Well... of course patients are escaping the psych ward if the psych ward is full of abuse and sexual assault. There's something particularly traumatising about being harmed in a place claiming to provide care. https://t.co/KaEpMd3yb0