Lovely respite from the rain.

It was a dark and stormy afternoon.

Thank you so much!

I'm looking for a trans or enby person affected by the recent Girl Guides and WI trans bans. Looking to write an article around the subject. Anonymity assured. If interested please drop me a DM or a comment.

No writing today. Instead I am builder's mate.

Listen to my interview with Don and Mike on ALL FM, chatting about my writing life. And find out what 7 tracks I picked. tinyurl.com/2ffnnfeh

I'm going to be on ALL FM Vintage slot at 10 am on Tuesday - and I get to pick the music! www.allfm.org/schedule-tue... You can catch it afterwards on the website. Happy listening!

I'm going to be on ALL FM Vintage slot at 10 am on Tuesday - and I get to pick the music! www.allfm.org/schedule-tue... You can catch it afterwards on the website. Happy listening!

The BBC, quite consciously, sets out to demean and belittle trans people. This is both morally contemptible and in breach of its Charter obligations. We've made it super easy for you to write to the BBC and tell it to stop. Please use - and share with your networks. goodlaw.social/2j5q

Looking for a good read? I've some recommendations over on my latest post. cathstaincliffe.co.uk/category/blog/ Happy reading!

Library haul. Thank you @MancLibraries Happy days reading ahead.

PLEASE DO NOT ASK STAFF WHERE DRACULA’S GRAVE IS THERE ISN’T ONE. Iconic sign from St Mary’s Church next to Whitby Abbey. I love that people think Bram Stoker’s Dracula was a real person/vampire who lived and died in Whitby.

Thank you so much!

Buzzards cruise the wide sky. And the birch sings yellow.

Meanwhile in Manchester already done two emergency sweet runs to the corner shop.

Great news. Go Ann!

Read in public. Read in private. Read e-books, genre books, comics, fanfiction. Read literature. Read nonfiction. Read books you’ve already read. Listen to audiobooks. Read what you want. There’s no such thing as “doing reading the wrong way.”

Good to visit the Turner Prize 2025 in my home town. Really interesting works. bradford2025.co.uk/programme/tu...

Glorious autumn day. Savouring the colours of the trees.

Lovely review of Best British Short Stories 2025 up at @manchesterreview.bsky.social @saltpublishing.com www.themanchesterreview.co.uk?p=13063

Acer looking pretty ace. #HappyAutumn

Blustery day, isn't it? Here's the National Grid: Live generation data. Wind and solar are generating 74.2% of our electricity. Gas is generating 13.1%. And yet our household electricity prices are pegged to... the volatile price of gas. Which is the basis on which the right attacks... renewables.

30 more women to tip this over 55k today? The calm, compassionate, inclusive feminists, who might not have seen the amazing support received for the trans community and the rejection of hate so far? Go on…

Great to get my author copies of Then There Were More, Short Stories from @thecwa.bsky.social edited by @martinedwardsbooks.bsky.social I'm looking forward to reading the other stories in this vintage* collection. tinyurl.com/5yeaw2n5 *vintage, me, who'd have thought!

THE BOOK OF BRADFORD at Town Festival 📚 📅Thursday 16 Oct @ 6:30pm 📍 @bookcornerhx.bsky.social Featuring the wonderful David Barnett, Lesley McEvoy & M.Y. Alam✍ 🎟️FREE ENTRY www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/town-festi...

Back to my hometown to sample some culture.

also I finished this painting - so happy with it! It's big - 60cm square - & available on my site now. "Cynnwys" (to contain), Acrylic paint and oil pastels. shop.frankduffy.co.uk/product/cynn... #art #painting #crow #skull

Hello bookworms. I've just posted some new recommendations for novels I've enjoyed on my website. Happy reading! cathstaincliffe.co.uk/category/blog/

CARTOON OF THE DAY (Updated Version)

London Writers Award now open, great prizes, lovely people and different categories. Also details available in different formats. Details in link below. Please share :) www.spreadtheword.org.uk

Coffee sketching HB mechanical pencil 30 minutes

Last few pickings from the garden.

Home to a good soaking. #RainyCity #Manchester

Swimming here every day this week. Lovely. Time for home now. #Corfu #Holiday

View from the terrace. #Holiday #Corfu

Poll of over 7,000 people reveals strong support for clean energy, nature restoration, and climate action. A large majority made up of people who think they are in a small minority, thanks to relentless misinformation online and in the mainstream media.

The Mersey in Manchester looking rather lovely yesterday.

Fascinating intro-to-beekeeping workshop with the brilliant Rachel from www.wingsandradicles.co.uk And no - I'm not planning on getting a hive!

Agreed!

Current work in progress (next Detectives Donovan and Young book) is more red pen than black ink. But inching in the right direction.

The Labour Party does seem to be working very hard to piss off those of us who voted for them.

March for Gaza, Manchester, yesterday.

Catch up with the latest from Murder Squad in our farewell newsletter. murdersquad.co.uk/newsletters/...

Bank holiday books? Here's some I've loved recently. Happy reading. www.cathstaincliffe.co.uk/category/blog/

Important information for Bank Holiday weekend…

Author copies of the ‘Made in Manchester’ paperback have arrived. Due out August 28th, with a fantastic new cover illustration. Available for preorder.

Wednesday's Guardian cartoon on #PalestineAction #Gaza theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Holiday reads? 3 of my books (all very different) are now only 99p! LOOKING FOR TROUBLE (90s set woman PI) tinyurl.com/4t5x2exb THE LOST GIRLS OF ST ANN'S (adoption saga) tinyurl.com/2tk7n8ut and FIRE ON THE FELLS (twisty police thriller) tinyurl.com/yn6e57y8 Enjoy!