Share a great female villain

and at any moment / someone might fall in love with me I was / that woven into the electric / cold bright air (Heather Christle)

We’re in the car on the way to family, debating which Beatle would’ve had the most successful long-term relationship with Barry Manilow. I say George. Pierre says (get this) with all of his experience watching Married at First Sight (yeah, me either) he confidently picks John. Merry Christmas all.

Thank you to Dorset library services for responding to my request for Home is Where We Start by @susannacrossman.bsky.social Compelling, thoughtful, evocative - I really enjoyed it.

I've been going through my dad's old collection of slides. Family holiday in Wales. Me in the middle. I love this. It is so familiar. My brother and dad weren't readers like us. But this (or goofing around in some body of water or another with my dad) was typical.

Having a bath, overlooked by the shower curtain, cosplaying a sad and accidentally spiteful spirit from Japanese folklore

2025: My novel Beast was published by the brilliant @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social earlier this year. A lovely part of a year that is ending quite hard.

It’s always the ones you most expect.

Bluemoose books you may wish to give this Christmas. The Accidental Immigrants - Jo Mcmillan The Orange Notebooks - Susanna Crossman Beast - Lulu Allison Celeste - Colette Snowden Orca and Bird - Anna Chilvers Magic & Merry Moosemass.

And if you would like to know more about Beast by @luluallison.bsky.social check out our #AuthorInterview with her from September (find the posts on #WomenWritersNet

Now. Am I going to allow myself to be Baz-Mauled all through the night? #thecricket

not the kind of behavior I expect from the winner of the fifa peace prize

To register for the Keshed online launch, follow Stu’s instructions below! Thursday 5th Feb at 7pm. Hosted by @davidcollard.bsky.social and with an author interview from @regretteruane.bsky.social

Do you want some delicious sherbet in your blood? Let me help you with that. youtu.be/fo0kE9Ov2-U?...

I’ve just finished reading ‘Wild Twin’ by Jeff Young, published by those wonderful people at @littletollerbooks.bsky.social - a powerful, lyrical and creative masterpiece.

#Booksky the online launch of Keshed is going to be at 7 p.m. on Thursday 5th Feb, hosted by The Chief @davidcollard.bsky.social and inc. a 60 minute conversation about the book with the one and only @regretteruane.bsky.social asking the questions. You don't wanna miss this one....... 📚

Oh god fuck off, Fairytale of New York.

My daughter crocheted me a magnificent hat

Old FB post. Easy mistake: Because I've been pulling pages out of books, I forgot the captions no longer match the pics and thought this was 'German conceptual artist Joseph Beys looks at the landscape of his childhood' and I thought "tsk, bloody typical of the old poseur." - my bad, Joe old fella.

Music people: I’m trying to remember a late 80s/early 90s cover version of this song, Human Being. I thought it was by Dutch hardcore band Loveslug but doesn’t seem to be. Any thoughts? youtube.com/watch?v=QKfE...

Someone told me that the FIFA ‘peace prize’ has been named the Bellend d’Or. Perfect.

Not sure how my essentially non-reading daughter got to asking me this but glad she did. When she DOES read a book it’s such fun - she keeps sending me OMG!!!-type updates and telling me she can see why I’m always banging on about books.

Neither of my daughters, glorious though they are, are readers. But this message exchange with Bubba 2 is gratifying.

I honestly didn’t think Trump OR FIFA could be more naked and pathetic but that was one of the most tragic things I’ve ever seen. Imagine ADMITTING that this shit floats your boat? FIFA and the US administration are totally made for each other.

The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow

Here is the Subpop single of Crystalator. I loved playing this live. One occasionally bent note. A kid who was a fan of the hot pot chilli dippers once told me it was indulgent to have a bass line of only one note. Wunderbar. youtu.be/37O88ZNaOBc

Review of a film about my friend Shayne, with a link to the first Subpop-released Dimmer single, when I was bass player, and did the cover art. Great film, but Shayne's book is even better. www.theguardian.com/music/2025/d...

One very poor phone snap of the full moon. One quite nice phone snap of moonlight in the church yard. An enjoyable walk in the dark after a day stuck inside working.

What the hell, The Olden Days?

I made a poor choice. Instead of eating pie and watching a detective drama in my dressing gown, I carried on working and listened to the football. #LEECHE

Bluemoose Books of the year! The Accidental Immigrants @jomcmillan.bsky.social - short listed - The Orwell Prize The Orange Notebooks @susannacrossman.bsky.social Beast by @luluallison.bsky.social Celeste by Colette Snowden Orca and Bird by Anna Chilvers. Here's Hetha in a hat!

Drawn by a young friend

Thanks to @davidcollard.bsky.social @iancritchley.bsky.social @adamjfarrer.bsky.social and Madeline for these kind Saltburn words and you can pick it up free shipping @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social #IndieBlackFriday uk.bookshop.org/p/books/salt...

Niche, yes, but solid

I like this bell with a bird. From my maker page www.instagram.com/seventyseven...

I’ve started making custom hand-made, glazed ceramic bells - choose your own name or short message www.instagram.com/reel/DRh-dIT...

I really hate lots of ‘acting’ in audiobook narration. It’s a book, not a film or a play. Being read to well is so very adequate. Realistic tears, swamping fear, great gouts of accents all spoil it. I don’t read to myself like that. Stop it.

I love publishing day. Today we publish ORCA & BIRD by Anna Chilvers and launch tonight at Hebden Bridge library 7pm It is her 4th novel with Bluemoose. Marvelous.

This is a cracking book

The splendid @spiracleaudiobooks.bsky.social have reduced the price of the AWARD WINNING audiobook of All My Precious Madness on their site, for a short while, to celebrate winning the best fiction Speakie on Monday: www.spiracleaudiobooks.com/audiobooks/a...

There's an advert on his website for a 'Depot Supervisor' that pays £12.75 an hour for shift work. If he wants to reduce welfare spending maybe he should pay staff enough that they don't need in-work benefits.

All going swimmingly at the Bridge 💙💙💙

That voice, good grief. Will never forget when he was on Buzzcocks and reduced Phil Jupitus to tears with one quick blast of his voice.

My latest crop of bell people for sale. I really like the grumpy one with the cow - I think her job must be seeing off bad vibes and protecting against milk souring. £49 each - can be customised for a little more

Fuckenada #thecricket

This is the robin that comes into Pierre’s painting studio and steals his mashed potato

Oh my god…. #thecricket

Mayhem #thecricket

Just had an email from Bandcamp about this ‘new release’ which is actually a very old release - I know because I’m playing bass and did the cover artwork. dimmer-new-zealand.bandcamp.com/album/crysta...