Good morning! Happy Monday.

Oh my goodness. My favourite Sondheim performed back back in the day is getting rescreened. How amazing! www.whatsonstage.com/news/sondhei...

Hello hello Bluesky followers. Think of this as a safe rest point. A checkpoint you can stay for a while. You won’t lose any progress by being here. Just think to yourself “May I feel safe. May I feel content. May I feel strong. May I live with ease.”

On the radio this weekend: David Sedaris, Tig Notaro, Ryan Knighton, and the late David Rakoff in his final performance on the show.

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Absolutely bowled over. My cancer portrait has raised over £3,000! 😭 Words can't express my gratitude. To everyone who donated, shared, or simply offered kind words, thank you from the bottom of my heart. This means the world. gofund.me/36d2da2a

Anal Cancer Awareness Day. March 21st 2025. It's time to Talk, Share and Raise Awareness Anal Cancer Awareness Day is the official day to raise awareness of anal cancer around the world.

#nowplaying Buenos Aires - Patti LuPone music.apple.com/gb/album/bue...

GUINNESS RECORD! Agatha Christie’s iconic thriller The Mousetrap celebrates its 30,000th performance in the West End today. The genre-defining murder mystery opened in 1952 and continues to enthral audiences more than 70 years on. Congratulations! Post: International Agatha Christie Festival

Good morning. I was hoping for something of a lie in… body clearly has something else in mind. Slept well but shifted due to meds yesterday. Yesterday was good but anyone that saw me said how tired I looked.

#NowPlaying A Kiss At The End of the Rainbow - Mitch & Mickey. (Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara) music.apple.com/gb/album/a-k...

I know I’m linking to Amazon and they’re a Big Bad.. They have a clutch of Octavia E Butler novels as part of their Kindle Daily Deal offers. Having to resist but it’s making my fingers itch. www.amazon.co.uk/b/?_encoding...

A few years ago I participated in an auction & bought a unique poster for The Erpingham Camp by Joe Orton from Leonie Orton (Joe's sister). It’s a priceless piece of queer history that I get to enjoy. Arranging with the Orton Archive to pass the poster over on a long term/permanent loan.

#NowPlaying Oops! - Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong. music.apple.com/gb/album/oop...

Drop a picture of yourself and turn it B&W

Popped my feet up, got some grapes to nibble, got a book about Julian of Norwich to finish. Restful evening ahead. Really looking forward to it.

Tea, toast, marmalade achieved. 🍞

When I first moved back to Birmingham in the early aughts I was a victim of homophobic hate crime. Spoke to the police and they were amazing. I also found the pansy project to be a gentle way to mark the location. I appreciated them adding my pansy to the map. thepansyproject.com/locations/

People who screenshot people on the other app here and go “LOOK HOW BAD THEIR VIEWS ARE” aren’t helping

Book series suggestion of the day: The Murderbot sequence by Martha Wells. I’d heard good things about the sequence of books but wasn’t prepared for the levels of snarky fun in the books. It’s a lovely blend of humour, action and heart. It’s very good.

I read: Authors await overdue payments as publisher Unbound goes into administration www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...

Good morning, slept really well last night. The little gadgets to help my mobility (and keep my independence) are bringing me peace of mind. I appreciate the NHS so much. They’ve been a constant in my life from cradle to now. We have to preserve it, cherish it and fight hard for it.

My Facebook algorithm is so broken it just served me a Paris Hilton post. I hate Facebook but it is ever so useful for what I’m doing at the moment.

Friends don’t let friends buy a Tesla.

Would love to hear your thoughts on this: Generation X by Douglas Coupland is a great book. My favourite part of the book was when the characters describe what their best memory of Earth will be once they’ve died, and the only rule was that it had to be a free/unpaid experience. What’s yours?

Feeling much more human after a shower. One leg in the shower I notice the unkink your colon toilet step.. why hadn’t I noticed it until today? Step up, into shower: humanity restored. Hoping the OT has something a bit more, er, sturdy.

The Portrait gofundme continues. The idea is for a local artist to create a beautiful portrait of me to enjoy & then pass along to my family to enjoy when I’ve passed away. 124 donations, over £3k donated so far. It’s incredible so many people have resonated with this vision. gofund.me/36d2da2a

Good morning. Thank you for the concerned messages. Last night was difficult, today will hopefully be a little easier.

Good night.

A good day today but ending with me starting to realise some of my limitations. I don’t have as much strength in my arms and legs that I’m used to. Struggling with some simple tasks. Glad I have the OT nurses coming out with some simple solutions to help keep me independent. :-)

For #WomensHistoryMonth, read Heather's blog about her activism as chair of Save Easington Area Mines in East Durham and with the national organisation Women Against Pit Closures. www.pcs.org.uk/news-events/...

If you’re reading this you should take the rest of the day off and spend it with your book ❤️

I adore the band The Mountain Goats but I need a better earworm this morning than the final refrain from The Best Ever Death Metal Band in Denton. Not sure waddling around singing/whistling “hail satan” will be easy to explain in my context.

Good morning, body woke up earlier than I expected so my brain joined in too. It’s handy for my blood tests this morning. Slept well. Felling bright. Ask me again about 4pm GMT & we’ll see how bright I feel.

My book suggestion of the day is: The Juryman's Tale by Trevor Grove. A first hand account of serving on a jury during a trial of kidnappers (no, it’s weirder than you’re expecting). It’s also a stirring defence of the trial by jury process. Brilliant for a bookclub, fantastic to read alone.

I read: Russell T Davies: gay society in ‘greatest danger I’ve ever seen’ after Trump win. Doctor Who writer says he feels ‘a wave of anger heading towards us’ and hostility in UK as well as US. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

Happy St. Patrick's Day. Whether you're celebrating with parades, music, or good company, may the luck of the Irish be with you today and always. #HappyStPatricksDay

New post just out Ten books to help understand the world we're now in. Five recommendations on the US/Trump/Musk and five on Europe and the rest of the world. (This one is free to read) open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t...

Today has been a lovely, gentle day of little chores and resting. Just what I needed. Chatted with a friend I’ve not seen in person for 27 years but we’ve kept in touch one way or another. Heading to bed feeling blessed.

#NowWatching Ancient Greece by Train with Alice Roberts. www.channel4.com/programmes/a...

And so it begins…. #crofting #croftlife #outerhebrides

It’s an excellent production of a rarely staged play. Yes, towels, yes gay kissing, but it’s also a good play by Christopher Marlowe (“All they that love not tobacco and boys are fools.”). There’s been some pearl clutching about the kissing, go support the play!

Share some of the best eyes in movies:

Good morning and happy Sunday. Still riding the wave of goodwill from yesterday and marvelling at people wanting to do generous things for me. Going to take today a little easier.

A selection of some of the jewellery I've made.

Blessed by the restaurant at lunchtime with a free meal. I’d put some accessibility information about my mobility issues etc. Such an unexpected thing. Cried. Thankful. Wow.

We’re at 6 days of fundraising for my portrait of love. And we’ve raised nearly £3000. It’s such a beautiful thing. ❤️ Have a read of the updates, they’re really lovely too. A reminder that it’s not too late to make a small donation or share this post to your networks. gofund.me/d61cd447

Good morning, was very tired yesterday. Pushed myself a little too much, did get some things done though. Feeling brighter this morning after sleeping well. The portrait fundraiser continues to bring me joy and considering what I want from it is amazing. People have been & continue to be generous.