My evening. I’ll add the tail tomorrow. Early start for work!

Went clothes shopping with my girls. Changing room staff did not bat an eyelid. Kudos M&S and TK Maxx 🥰🏳️‍⚧️

Wordle 1,736 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Le Mot (@WordleFR) #1532 3/6 ⬛⬛⬛🟩🟩 ⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Same random starter lol

And Happy Birthday @markhayes.bsky.social

Absolutely appalled by this. The conditions are extremely stringent and adhered to by the clinics. That prescription at 17 (from Paul himself) was life changing / possibly life saving. BBC: NHS England pauses new prescriptions of cross-sex hormones for under-18s www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

A solitary shout echoes around the silent French village. Good start 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #SCOvFRA

IYKYK 🇫🇷

Hoping that going to see Franz Ferdinand today of all days is not some terrible portent. Excellent gig though!

I need to be careful what I write in future. My last novel included heavy betting on war and AI deciding who lives and who dies. Add to that the 2018 novel with the pandemic and destroying Notre Dame, and lots of cybercrime. I have been accused of witchcraft.

When I hear them shouting “Eleven!” in the curling I cannot help but giggle… youtu.be/HbDnxzrbxn4

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Some inconsiderate folk in the crowd. Two women were having such a loud conversation that the bloke next to us called them out. "We didn't come here to listen to you!" I followed up when they started again. And then I realised I'd told off the same pair at a different (seated) venue last year! 🙄🙄

Deep respect for the Kaiser Chiefs cat graphics.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿😁

Oh great. Snowing.

Oooh!! Excited to discover that one of my ebook distributors (Draft2Digital) is now working with Bookshop.org! It'll take a little while for my titles to go live but that's something I've been trying to work out how to do for a long time :) @rhappe.bsky.social 😀

Hoping my former institution succeeds at the High Court. It is a critically important case for the whole sector.

Didn’t realise the Sussex vs Office for Students is in court today. Come on Sasha!!!

5 female fronted bands you've seen live... Dream Wife Wet Leg Vandoliers Skinny Lister Little Mix (took my daughter, not my choice but not terrible)

@ivwuk.bsky.social #ivw26

Independent Venue Week gig 1/2 tonight - the fabulous Red Rum Club. Give them a listen if you can!

My response to the Hampstead Heath ponds Judicial Review judgment and the City of London Corporation’s consultation. celord.com/2026/01/29/h...

Any of my chums on here know their way around Brest? @james.barisic.fr ?

Going full Hunger Games lol #TheTraitors

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The ravens come, dark wings with dark news. Thought and memory sit upon the gallows tree when the one eyed god hangs waiting. The Duckman comes… #newbooks #bookblog #reads #booksky #pagen #fantasy markhayesblog.com/2026/01/20/p...

In a variation on the Covid ‘pyjamas under the desk’ look, today I am trying to break in a set of really uncomfortable shin pads, and new Converse. A devil to get them off when the doorbell rings, I tell you.

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Ahhh that's better, brain back up and running.

Something is broken in internet land... Trello (aka my brain) went down and dead at 0800 on the dot and a bunch of other things seem to be misbehaving, not saving changes, not loading...

“Good Intentions” #caturday

This bobcat brings me joy.

After hitting the tunnel disruption yesterday and getting to bed at 2am after a 17 hour journey, chances of making midnight are slim to middling… also currently full of excellent food and wine from Cafe Lilli, a magnificent local institution.

Double decker felines, waiting for a train.

One hour down. The train seven before us is due to leave at 1938 now so that puts us close to 10-11 with a five hour drive home the other side and two cars who are refusing to eat or drink.

And so it begins. Last time I saw it this busy was the day Bin Laden was shot and the security was tight as a drum.

Uh oh.

Vote early, vote often. Should there be a national homage to the racist friend of the Le Pens, islamophobe and homophobe Brigitte Bardot ? For those who don't speak French, the options are: Non

Dumb luck and bravery… my random starting word technique pays off again! Wordle 1,653 2/6 🟨🟨🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Le Mot (@WordleFR) #1449 3/6 ⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛ ⬛🟨🟨🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 wordle.louan.me

Nancy Drew?? Good lord. Never realised they were that old.

Well that’s unexpected! White Christmas in the Vienne ❄️🎄

In the grand tradition of logical publishing decisions I apparently have a book launch today because the audio version of Lucifer Mandrake : The Esoteric Cricket Ball read by the wonderful @katebaucherel.bsky.social went live today #reads #audiobook #steampunk www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GC823YKT/

Very sad, dreadful timing! www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c0...

Three hours of driving in the most dreadful conditions made better by the sublime soundtrack of the Jazz Butcher’s extensive catalogue and the brilliant guitar of Max Eider. Such a loss. youtu.be/yslQYNT64QA?...

Got to love those winter Mondays.

Every few months now I re-read this "Who Goes Nazi?" piece from 1941 and am blown away by how it captures the people we are dealing with 80 years later. harpers.org/archive/1941...

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Insurer of 20+ years: your car renewal is here! Only a 52% increase on the comparative quote for last year with no changes to the policy! But we can give you a small discount for being you, isn't that great? Reputable competitor with better cover: Is half that okay? Sorry, little red telephone...

Movie you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (either War or Trek), LOTR, or Marvel.