A reminder I have a shop of prints and bits. If that’s not too gatekeepy of me. marswasrubbish.etsy.com

Academic writing reality check? ##HigherEd #AcademicSky #research #PhDchat #EdChat

It was always the way really but as AI makes blander and blander pish that looks a bit like some bland pish you saw somewhere the trick is be yourself harder and louder than you ever have before. For instance, no one on Earth paints like me. Whether or not that's a good thing is a moot point.

everyone please check on your adhd friends; they’re probably solving problems that didn’t exist when they woke up

My cartoon for this week’s @newscientist.com

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Bristol City away at Hull doing Gods work @watsoncomedian.bsky.social

161/9 INDIA. Well played USA #T20WorldCup

This lovely thing arrived this morning. SIGNED copies of Pretenders to the Throne of God by Adrian Tchaikovsky @aptshadow.bsky.social. Lots of pre-orders for this one, but I have TWO signed copies left. Get one HERE. www.biggreenbookshop.com/signed-copie...

If you're enjoying watching the curling at home, imagine what it's like watching it from the alpine bar above the rink in the basement of a Stranraer hotel as waistcoated-waiters bring you endless light (or heavy) refreshments. It's all there in the pages of Final Destination.

Six down. USA bowlers be like #TheCricket

FT Derby 1-2 #ITFC (OG, L Davis)

Between this and the video of Ian McKellen being mesmerising quoting Shakespeare’s Stranger’s Case on Colbert, it’s been a good couple of days for hope, humour and humanity in politics. Also: literally every press conference should have a mini podium and some kids like this.

HT Derby 0-1 #ITFC

Free to read, just for today: www.tom-cox.com/old-litkinov...

You can put me down for a pre-order now.

It doesn't matter how well my latest novel went down. My publisher has told me they don't want my new collection of short stories as they can't use short stories to bring my work to a broader audience. And you know what? Fuck sending them to another publisher. I'm putting them out myself.

BLAZING SADDLES was released 52 years ago today. Acclaimed as one of the great comedies of the 1970s, and among the most popular of director Mel Brooks, the story of how it was made is a cascading waterfall of creative alternatives... 1/36

This is how #itfc line up in an hour against Derby @ipswichtown.bsky.social please don’t ignore your audience here that have moved away from the toxic X platform

Why not purchase a ticket, of a rainy Saturday morning?

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Book #7 of 2026 finished Human Universe by Prof. Brian Cox & Andrew Cohen Beginning with a great quote from Hamlet, the pages explore everything from quantum physics, engineering, mathematics and - my favourites - hope & wonder. 10 years now behind cutting edge but still great #booksky #reading

Or if orange rabbits bragging about their sperm isn’t for you there are two hundred other things in my shop. marswasrubbish.etsy.com

Ooh. #bookpost Who doesn’t love getting new books in the post? #booksky Off to the growing #tsundoku #tbrpile

I've got 4 little bundles here in case anyone wants to get in quick & snap them up (drop me a reply). 1 signed hardback of Everything Will Swallow You. 1 signed paperback of 1983. 1 free postcard from the series below. All for postage plus book cover price. Sorry, I'm only sending to the UK, BUT...

Define "well-adjusted"! #calvinandhobbes

Out in paperback in April, by the way.

I decided to write a movie for Jason Statham in which ICE invades the small midwestern town of Tinyville and EX-DELTA FORCE SAS NAVY SEAL SHERIFF MASON MCKILLCHAIN must choose between the law and revenge, but not for long.

Petition to sign, if you so wish: Merlin, who operate theme parks such as Alton Towers, apparently decided that autistic and ADHD people don't count as having real needs, and are no longer eligible for their usual ride passes if they find queues impossible. What?! Please share. c.org/4wjnPYRCPK

When you elect a decent, normal human being into a major political post. More please.

Disappointing move by Bookshop Org. Supporting Spotify is not supporting artists. www.thebookseller.com/news/spotify...

Absolutely nothing unsettling to be seen on a walk in deepest Cornwall during the winter months. Nothing at all.

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Anyone who's read Final Destination will know all about this place. BBC News - Our family put an ice rink in a hotel - it has bred some of the world's finest curlers www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Divesting from Amazon? Love audiobooks? Here's your sign to hang out with us instead of Audible 💓 We share all profits with indie bookshops; are available internationally; are 100% employee-owned and a Certified B Corp; are DRM-free (you own your audiobooks); and even have cat and corgi app icons 😎

Thanks for an ace #buyastrangerabook day. It took a while to get going, but in the end 16 books were given out to strangers! That's pretty amazing, innit. THANK YOU!

All I Want For Christmas Is A Dukla Prague Away Kit (Half Man Half Biscuit) youtu.be/ay4KUtQgI10

And please, if you are yet to buy a Tom Cox, consider this as a plea - they are great books, Tom is a lovely man and you will not be disappointed. #booksky

You want 'British values', here's national treasure Ian McKellen performing a speech by national hero William Shakespeare about how we should be humane and welcoming to migrants and refugees. bsky.app/profile/lala...

A sheep staring at me insouciantly moments after it had struck a match against a stone and set fire to the world.

Ooh. #bookpost Who doesn’t love getting new books in the post? #booksky Off to the growing #tsundoku #tbrpile

Happy birthday, Michael Sheen! Here’s my portrait commissioned by Visit Wales last year.

Another comic I never bothered posting This one from 2023. Topical galileo humour apropos of precisely nothing at all

This is superb. Ian McKellen delivers a blistering pro-immigration monologue written by Shakespeare, that makes you want to punch the air with exhilaration. Wow, wow, wow. An absolute must-watch. (Starts at 20:10 but the entire interview is a joy.) youtu.be/2l2RqzVG4ag

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Another #buyastrangerabook day offer to tell you about! @mrslscarles.bsky.social is offering to buy someone copy of one of Tom Cox's books. Here's what you can get! If there's one you'd like, let us know! UK only.

It's #buyastrangerabook day. People buy each other books cos they can and they are REALLY ace! And @bwianair.bsky.social is offering to buy someone the book of their choice, up to £20! So, if there's a particular book you're after, just get in touch. Uk only

More #buyastrangerabook day magic. @bookamatic.bsky.social will buy someone the book of their choice, up to £20. Any book at all. So, if there's something in particular you'd like, get in touch! UK only

The Washington Post, which is owned by Jeff Bezos, announced that they're shutting down their books section. We'd say "ironic," but... Keep supporting indie bookstores and public libraries over the mega retailer, aka the institutions that actually care about storytelling 💓