Rumours are strong that the reason why Robert Eggers is so quiet atm is because he's busy making the sequel to Nosferatu: Nosteratu 2: Too Nosferatu, Too Nosferatufurious sorry

Deleting the news apps from my phone has been the best thing I've done for my mental health in ages. The other was getting a cat, but that was ages ago

Just home-made myself a pumpkin spice latte, and now I don't know myself at all

Excited about appearing at Bronte Women's Writing Festival on 27th Sept, along with Amanda Smyth and Anna Chilvers! Book here: www.bronte.org.uk/events/bwwf2...

The cat's latest trick is to stand by the cat flap, doing a sad yowling noise, until I open it wide enough so he can look out, and on that basis decide whether to go out of it. It isn't enough that I open the BIG HUMAN DOOR for him, I now also have to open his OWN DOOR, which he can DO HIMSELF

I feel that you are probably all now ready for something like this:

well annoyed that my cloud storage has somehow switched itself on (I hate cloud storage) and when I try to turn it off, I get the error message: "well, ok, but all your stuff will disappear! 🙃 " this is the whole exact reason why I hate cloud storage FFS

Opportunity here for a writer on a low income to get access to a nine week novel writing course taught by the great @silvanhistorian.bsky.social www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/course/break...

wow I love this guy, he's so cool! ps I have been hacked and it all happened because I wasn't wearing my special internet web browser glasses

Just a reminder that I can't see any chat messages on here, so there's no point in DMing me! sorry and everything

Husband has gone out to the shops, and I told him we don't need anything, but it turns out that what we need, actually, at the moment, is a large packet of chocolate hob nobs

Sickened by how much far right activity there is in the UK at the moment. Feel sure that a LOT of money is being spent on fomenting anti-immigrant hatred in local areas, all over the country. Nobody can say "What's happening in the US could never happen here." It could, and ⬇️

COMING SOON! Ideas are Everywhere creative writing workshop at Abbey House Museum. Friday 26th September, 2-4pm, £12.50. Book: my.leedstickethub.co.uk/31009?queuei...

The okay Gatsby

i'm too tired to think of anything funny and original, so please enjoy this treasure out of my screenshots folder

Try not to post about politics on here, but Richard Tice of Reform did an absolutely bizarre interview on Look North this week where he claimed the aim of Net Zero policies was to 'block out the sun' - like, to FULLY block it out - and where he also called the reporter 'Diddums'

Lads, there is a Tawny Owl who hunts in or near my street, I repeat, THERE IS A TAWNY OWL WHO HUNTS IN OR NEAR MY STREET

At last, some good news! www.theguardian.com/money/2025/s...

Voting has now closed, but you can see the results of the poll by scrolling through the thread

Excited about appearing at Bronte Women's Writing Festival on 27th Sept, along with Amanda Smyth and Anna Chilvers! Book here: www.bronte.org.uk/events/bwwf2...

Never thought I'd get so excited about seeing it rain, at last. What a life

who wants to see a picture of my cat? one like = one vote

Honestly wish I was one of these people who had the gift of being able to make money easily without having to do very much, instead of one of those people who has to work very hard but never manages to make any money

there are plenty of things I'll miss when we move away from Yorkshire (proximity to favourite piles of spooky stones being in the top 5) , but the pervasive and ever-present smell of weed is not one of them

tried to make an Insta story showing appreciation for an woman who works in the local council arts funding scheme, who's been nominated for an award. I've just watched it back, and it looks like something a stalker would have made, so if you're reading this, Ann - I'm sorry

It's great to see it raining in Yorkshire at last, not least because I picked today to wash the bedsheets, and I now can't hang them out on the line

COMING SOON! Ideas are Everywhere creative writing workshop at Abbey House Museum. Friday 26th September, 2-4pm, £12.50. Book: my.leedstickethub.co.uk/31009?queuei...

WFH: The cat keeps on fussing me for a pet. But if I try to pet him, he bites me. how do these furry little tyrants keep on getting away with it

Starting to wish there was a Whistleblowing Reporting Line for certain literary festival panels. the person's an expert, are they? A genuine advocate in the field, are they? Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

idea for a new IKEA advert:

You guys want to learn to write dialogue? Go to IKEA on the Bank Holiday tomorrow. That's what I always tell my classes. People save their best arguments for IKEA on Bank Holiday Monday. You'll learn more about writing dialogue in 30 minutes than you would in 2 years on an Creative Writing MFA.

Whoever's just sent me a chat message on here - just an fyi that I can't see who's sent it, nor can I read it, because I haven't verified my age on here

Seeing an awful lot of NIMBY powered activity against solar farms in the local-ish area. If only we could use the generative glow of their NIMBY-ism to power all of our homes

Accounts on IG saying 'comment RECIPE to get the recipe' are the new "after I got divorced, I found a small handwritten recipe book in the back of a drawer... the beautiful mauve handwriting inside was that of my beautiful Nan, Eileen, who [continues for 96 paragraphs]"

I just think that I should post this video again. *tiny knocking sound* "Hello, mousekeeping?" www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLDP...

£5.25 for 3 ice creams is peak demand-led price gouging and I for one will not stand for it

I aspire to match the energy of the lady in my local park today who stopped to wish one of the squirrels a 'good afternoon'

If our smart speaker ever gains sentience, I sure hope it forgets all the times I called it an 'annoying robot bitch'

So much for this heatwave. As of about ten minutes ago, I'm back in my thermals again.

What sort of arts grants are available for somebody who just wants to sort of stare blankly out of a window and not really do anything?

Watching a brilliant episode of Grand Designs where a couple have spent close to £700k building something that looks like Wakefield Prison

Happy Caturday from this little guy, who fell asleep in a sunbeam as he was playing with some of his toys

OBSESSED with all the drama kicking off in my local cat group

As you all know, I'm quite a serious person so I don't normally bother about celebrity gossip, but I really really really hope it's true that Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson are dating

Best bookshop in Leeds! 💞 ✨ 👻 🦔 🦉 www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/people/...

Proof, if proof be need be, that only wankers support Farage www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

shazam but it's for people's faces. I would pay for this app

This is why I'm reading about fascists instead of going for a lovely walk on the beach. 👍

Saw an absolute banger at Hyde Park Picture House yesterday: Nine Queens, an old-ish Argentinian film in which two conmen pal up for the day to pull off a six figure grift. Brilliant concept and pacey storytelling, also, funniest thing I've seen for ages. Hard recommend (probably on Mubi)

Completely obsessed with this show, completely unparalleled levels of garbage; an Australian IRL White Lotus where every character, from the butler, to the concierge, to the guest demanding a 'caviar bump', makes you want to put your foot through the telly www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...