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. Editor . Sensitivity Reader . History & Archaeology Consultant . Mythology Consultant . AuDHD - hEDS - Fibromyalgia - ME/CFS - Degenerative Disc Disease - Psoriasis - Alopecia . They/Them Contact - riley.j.kirkham@gmail.com

A small white kitten laying like a sphinx between two TCG deck boxes, one purple, one green. Directly infront of him, his paws touching it's spine, is a purple 9pocket card binder from Card Guardian
A white kitten laying in a grey circular hammock on his cat tree, his head resting on the rim of the hammock like he's using it as a pillow
A back-lit selfie of Riley. Their hair is down and being controlled by a black and pink snap-back worn backwards. They have wrist braces on that match the colour of their hat, and a blue plaid hooded shirt over a black tank top binder
A selfie of Riley sat in dapples sunlight, wearing a light blue sports bra with grey piping details.
A B flat clarinet score for Lukas Graham's '7 Years'
A long, rectangular back yard. There is a patio in the foreground, that leads on to a bed of blue & purple slate. Trees and plants run down the left-hand side of the garden, with big brown sleepers separating it from the slate. At the rear of the garden there is more greenery, and a tree slowly weaving it's way through a black metal archway, which leads to the back gate, a hidden patio, and some out of the way storage for bins and recycling
An image of the ruins of an Abby in the middle of Colchester town centre. Its set on a kush green lawn spotted with daisies, the blue sky is clear of clouds and the trees are full of green
An image of a fig tree against the clear blue sky, with lots of fruit growing
Rileys right hand, palm up, showing the biggest flare of their pustular psoriasis they they've had on their hands since being diagnosed used with the condition. Most of the palm of their hand is covered in pustuals, some still in tact, a yellowish colour, the rest a deep red in colour where some of the pustuals have start to heal, before the plaques of skin form
A screenshot from the Audible mobile app showing the pre-order confirmation for Anthony Ryan's upcoming release, Upon the Forge of Battle, book 3 of The Age of Wrath series, due for audiobook release on the 25th August 2026
A pink eyed white rex rat, a grey smudge on his nose, with scruffy, almost curly fur and whiskers, with one paw up on the wire of his enclosure, looking towards the camera curiously.
A long view of the kitchen/dining room in Rileys new home. Boxes of recycling, a clothes airer, and a pile of laundry can be seen in out of the way areas around the room, but there is a large clear path going it's full length. At the far end on the wall above the work surface is a wall clock. To the left, about half way down the room, is the big grey American style fridge freezer that's broken
Rileys right foot propped up on a pillow. The big toe down to halfway down the foot is strapped up with blue, pink, and skin tone tapes of various dimensions to stabilise the break and immobilise the joint. The second toe, not taped up, is still the tiniest bit swollen, but no more bruising can be seen
Rileys right foot, strapped up with black and pink kinesiology tape (black as anchor points wrapped around in line with the ball of the foot, pink used for funtional taping surrounding the toe itself) to immobilise/splint the fracture in their big toe (as advised by the doctor in A&E).
Rileys right foot, in a black heel-walk shoe
A blue police box bird feeder, hung on a tree by a brick wall, with the tips of palm leaves below it
A front loading, clear faced, white washing machine, full to the brim with tiny white bubbles
A screenshot from Duolingo. To the left of the picture, in orange lettering on a dark grey background is a large '60' with 'day streak!' written in the same colour and font, but in a smaller font size, below it. There is a cartoon flame taking up the right half of the image. In the top right, there is a gold badge that reads 'STREAK SOCIETY'
A pile of tablets and capsules on a wooden box with the tree of like carved into it. You can see the lower 3rd of the image; a few branches trailing down, the trunk, and most of the root system. There are 8 tiny pale yellow tablets lined up in 2 lines of 4. Next to them, there is a pile of another 8 tablets. There are 4 white tablets, 2 larger, 2 smaller, a tan/brown tablets, a pale blue capsule shaped tablet, and two capsules, one large white one, and a smaller pale blue and white one, with each side of the capsule being a different colour
Two rex rats, one grey, the other pink eyed white, with their heads hanging out of their hammock watching me pack boxes
Neil Gaimans Norse Mythology, whole and undamaged
Two plushies, Apparently, the air bison from Avatar The Last Airbender, and baby Groot from Guardians of the Galaxy in his vol. 2 uniform, sat on an empty bookshelf
A bright red, very angry Duo, the Duolingo Mascot, on a dark red background, informing me i have 1:21:49 until I lose my day streak. It says "1 lesson = safe streak!" Followed by a yellow triangle warning emoji with a black exclamation point at it's centre
A floor plan of a three story house. On the left you have the ground floor, with the bathroom, kitchen, and dining room which leads straight out into the garden. In the middle is the first floor, which is the reveption/living room, with stairs going down to the ground floor, and up to the secons floor. On the right you have the top floor, with two bedrooms and secondary toilet/WC. Total area: approx. 66.1 sq. meters (711.0 sq. feet) The property address has been redacted
A cartoon flame with "40 day streak" in bold flame-orange lettering beneath it
A selfie of Riley in a black vest top with grey fingerless pressure gloves on. You can see that their left arm is strapped up with blue and pink KT tape, and they're holding one finger on that hand to their lips is a 'shush' gesture. On the same wrist, they have a black NOTCH bracelet with three 'notches' (engraved cylindrical charms/beads) on it - two purple, and the third, sat between the two purple ones, is green. The rat cage can be seen over their left shoulder, but the rats aren't visible
Rileys right arm resting at their side, their hand resting on their thigh just out of shot. Their arm has three straps of KT tape on it - two blue ones crossed at the inside elbow, with a third in pink running down the inside of their arm adding a 3rd cross over the inside of the elbow
A 3/4 profile shot of Riley with their hair up, wearing a plaid shirt and beaded necklace, with a comic strip style filter over it. In the bottom left and top right corners of the image are comis style clouds of impact/explosion, with sharp movement lines
Riley in an olive drab top, pirple scarf, and black motorbike jacket with an 'Agents of Shield' patch on the right shoulder
Two rats with their heads sticking out of a blue hammock. One of them is a grey/brown colour, and the other, who's head sits just above and infront of the other, is white with pink eyes, and a grey smudge on his adorable little nose
An image of Riley's open plan livingroom/kitchen, taken from the kitchen end of the room. The living room consists of a sofa, bookshelf, rat cage, and their partners desk. The entire floor of the living room is being taken up by a mattress that they're having to sleep on
Riley and their partner stood together in a room lit by Christmas lights, a beautifully decorated Christmas tree behind them
An orange Duolingo graphic with Duo depicted as a phoenix to the right, with "I'm on a 14 day learning streak!" In white lettering on the left
Riley and their partner stood on the train platform in Rottweil, starting their journey back to London
A picture of lots of stars, with trees below. The entire constellation of Orion visable
Riley in the mid ground, with their partner to their left, and their friend to their right, both in the foreground. Behind them are thousands of fairy lights decorating part of the inner baily wall of Hohenzollern Castle
A picture of riley pulling a silly face with their tongue stuck out, while their partner affectionately kisses the top of their head.
A black zip lock bag if HCP Flower, called Frosted Cookies - 55% HCP, <0.2%THC
A black zip lock bag if HCP Flower, called Frosted Cookies - 55% HCP, <0.2%THC
A white hand holding a joint, which has wisps of smoke rising from the lit end
Two rex rats, one grey (on the bottom), the other white (on top), in a rat pile on one of the shelves in their cage
Merry and Pippin, a pink eyed white and a grey rex rats with their cute little heads poking out of the entrance to their hanging hideout
Pippin, a grey rat, snuggling in his hammock with his adorable little face sticking out of the entrance
Two rats, one white, one grey, sat on rileys chest getting lots of cuddles
At the top of the image is the Macmillan Cancer Support logo, next to a redacted logo of a local hospice The main text reads: "Family flowers only, donations in memory of [redacted] for [redacted] Hospice and Macmillan Cancer Support" At the bottom of the image is a call to action 'Donate' button. The redacted words are blocked out in the same dark teal of the ovarian cancer ribbon, and the redactions are in place to protect the privacy of my family, at their request
A low quality photo of Riley with short purple hair, wearing a grey hoodie with their head resting on their hand. In the background, you can see a 6 string acoustic bass guitar hung on the wall
A collection of wooden accessories, like bridges and dangling toys, for the rats cage
Merry, and a grey rat, the same age, sitting together in the corner of the perspex box that makes up the bottom of their cage
Merry, a 7 week old pink eyes white rex rat climbing out of his cage
Two rats, one white, the other grey, curled up in the bottom half of a pale pink pet carrier, both looking at something out of shot (the tv)
A selfie of Riley in a black hoodie, with Merry, a pink eyed white rex rat sticking his nose out of their hood
A white rat sat on Rileys shoulder looking at the camera
Two small rats, one grey, the other white, sat on the edge of a tupperwear box with water, pees, and sweetcorn in it. The rats are both fishing in the water for the peas and sweetcorn
Two small rats on a wooden floor, one white, the other grey, both nibbling on some peas fished out of a small tub of water they've been playing in
Pippin, a small grey baby rex rat in his cage, sniffing around as can smell dinner cooking