I've read 101 of the novels on that 'best 100 novels' list, and I'm deeply disappointed in anybody else who hasn't

FILMS! FILMS! FILMS! FILMS! Fear not pals, here's a list of stuff for you to watch this weekend. My latest for the Netflix Reviewer thenetflixreviewer.substack.com/p/films-film...

A top tip I have for publishers is that, if you MOVE LINKS AROUND on your website, for god's sake, TELL YOUR AUTHORS so they don't have DEAD LINKS on their WEBSITE for BLOODY AGES

JUST BOOKED a BIG HOLIDAY to WHITBY

Slightly increase a band: The Quite Good White Band

If it ends with anything other than the main character dying of typhoid or listeria, I'm going to be EXTREMELY disappointed

Currently reading Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke, about a Tradwife influencer who wakes up in the 19th Century and has to live, for real, the lifestyle she's been promoting on social media. ngl, it's the funniest thing I've read for ages

PUFFIN CAM www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...

How refreshing to be on an arts opportunities mailing list where they send you the opportunities BEFORE THEY EVEN OPEN. So it turns out it IS possible for arts orgs to make opportunities genuinely accessible. Shout out to the ones who make the effort

Just did a bit of shelving, which I don’t often do these days, and it struck me anew - HOW GOOD are libraries?! All the books you could think of, to borrow, FOR FREE. You can just choose whatever you want and TAKE THEM AWAY. It’s incredible, really.

update on this: I excelled myself by making a lasagne (pictured)

Only just remembering now the vast amounts of Wind In The Willows fan fiction that I wrote as an (extremely weird) kid

eating up all of the close-dated food in the fridge definitely feels like the kind of adult activity where you should get a sticker on your reward chart

thinking of excelling myself by making a lasagne for tea tonight

Don't mind me, I'm just sitting in my little troll seat enjoying the view:

It's the type of day you'd consider going to the M&S Food Hall just to lay down on the floor between the fridges

HORNBURGER! The best 30 Rock episodes, according to me - my latest on the Netflix Reviewer thenetflixreviewer.substack.com/p/hornburger

Uncanny Magazine Submission Editor Michael Emerald has a GoFundMe to fund travel to his MFA program at the University of Mississippi. Please take a look! gofund.me/4ba8a16da

who else remembers that weird Horse Publishing account from Twitter or did I just make that up in my own fevered imagination?

Somebody's given me access to the website at work, and I've been going power mad, deleting out of date stuff, and moving stuff around so that it no longer aligns and looks a bit funny HELP

Traybake culture here in NI is insane. Just went out for coffee and a cake with my husband and got served a scone the size of an American football helmet. Almost didn't know where to start with it. Had to chip bits away from the side like I was carving a face out of Mt. Rushmore.

Applying for work at the moment (underemployed and underpaid) and I can't get an interview for ANYTHING. One place said they'd had 300 applications! for one job!! what's a girl to do?

I would gladly give £20 to not have to read any more thinly veiled articles about Lena Dunham, her new book, or her comeback, for the next 4 weeks Just tell me where to give it and I'll transfer the money

Ben Fogle in....

Quite enjoyed the Ben Fogle in China show, but I'd like to see a show where he does stuff that rhymes. Ben Fogle Does a Bogle. Ben Fogle Learns To Yodel. Ben Fogle Becomes a Mogul. That sort of thing

really love living in the middle of nowhere, until there's something I want to see on at the cinema

It's only remarkable if you've never met any writers.

Somebody's bought a copy of my out-of-print first novel, Brick Mother, direct from my ko-fi page last night; and I've been walking around feeling like a millionaire all day. you too can buy a copy of my first novel as an ebook for a mere £1, here ko-fi.com/sjbradley

Loafmaxxxing

Laugh Out Loud Comedies for Tough Times - my latest for the Netflix Reviewer thenetflixreviewer.substack.com/p/laugh-out-...

What a bunch of doylems www.theguardian.com/science/2026...

a vice president with a name that sounds like he could get you top fashion, gifting and homeware brands for up to 60% less

Alright, so I've now unpacked all my boxes, and STILL can't find the ink cartridges that go with the pen R. got me for Christmas. They were small. I distinctly remember hurling them into the final "can't be bothered to pack this box properly" box. I should have taped them to something bigger.

Anybody interested, pls leave a comment, email me, or message me on Instagram. I can't read my DMs on here

Really feeling the need for regular contact with a community of author/writer-pals. For example a semi-regular online meet-up. Not a crit group. Something social. Anybody know of anything, or would anybody be interested in starting/joining something like this? UK / Ireland based.

On the train yesterday, there was a lady doing her make-up: she was putting on some very runny highlighter, and every time she poured some onto her cheekbones, it looked like her face was melting

Pleasant surprise upon re-reading a novel I've been working on this morning, to find out that not only is it not terrible, it's actually quite good .... even if I do say so myself

THE ART OF THE DEAL

The sentence "Emerald Fennell to direct new anti-woke remake of Basic Instinct" is like hyper-targeted anti-advertising, and has me googling "how do I stop hearing about this film ever again"

They've shrinkflated the Mini Eggs Easter Egg until the size of the Egg itself is basically the size of a mini egg. And the mini eggs inside it are even mini-er. Good for my teeth, but bad for morale

Where takes weird and unsettling short / supernatural / speculative fiction and ghost stories?

Watched SLIDING DOORS last night, a classic 90s and highly unbelievable romcom, in which two highly accomplished and beautiful women (incl Gwyneth Paltrow) compete for the affections of an extremely unemployed weasel, played by John Lynch

two triumphs of moving this week: getting the stink out of my old, second-hand desk; and finding my plug-in headphones, which I've been looking for for 8-10 weeks

"Do caged birds dream of flying?" I helped install this wonderful #GrenfellMemorialQuilt for an exhibition opening this weekend at Sunnybank Mills. #BirdsinArt #Birds

Saw PROJECT HAIL MARY last night. A fun watch. Ryan Gosling is probably the only actor who could single-handedly carry a 3-hour film about a high school scientist, stuck alone in space with his pet rock, trying to save the earth by solving a series of riddles. Very enjoyable 7/10

Update on this: managed to get 98% of the smell out with a combination of white vinegar, bicarbonate of soda, cedar blocks, and a few drops of Cedarwood essential oil - so that now, my office only smells around 2-3% haunted

no joke - I saw a trailer for this at the cinema a while back, and the trailer itself was so funny I was crying with laughter, so yes, I will certainly be seated for this AND WILL DEFINITELY ENJOY IT MORE THAN OPPENHEIMER (3 hours long why?)

Bought a second-hand desk (great, classic, solid wood, leather top, very storied, etc) for £30 (absolute bargain) and it is emitting a strong smell of damp and mould (ghostly, horrific, makes me think I should have got one in IKEA)

Does anybody know of any writing competitions for young people? Even better if they are horror / ghost writing contests?