Archive - Ruby Allen-Cadman

What if she dies while I’m sleeping? Oh god, but what if she lives?

Jun 19 •

Ruby Allen-Cadman

It used to be that only lesbians wore dungarees

On coming out and staying in

Jun 12 •

Ruby Allen-Cadman

May 2025

Cold coffee and abandoned sandwiches

I'm too busy to write this you're too busy to read this let's just get back to it

May 29 •

Ruby Allen-Cadman

Please help me understand the purpose of generative AI

Much like a generative AI tool, I want your human input, please.

May 22 •

Ruby Allen-Cadman

Walking as an act of hope (and other cheesy thoughts).

May 20 •

Ruby Allen-Cadman

This is a Sad Ruby Story, isn't it?

Musings on writing about big bad sad things

May 15 •

Ruby Allen-Cadman

Writing about working-class joy

An addendum to "The relationship between social class and children's publishing"

May 13 •

Ruby Allen-Cadman

The relationship between social class and children's publishing

"...discussing poverty, or coming from a broken family, or having caregivers be unsafe or unreliable is too scary or sad." How the British class system…

May 8 •

Ruby Allen-Cadman

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