Anyway, #tea and hoofing this giant cub out the door to work. Am getting my writing feet (if you see what I mean) back under me, so onwards we go :)

Question for the morning: Why don't more companies make advent calendars that build one big/decent thing, rather than giving you twenty-four pieces of tat? (Other than turfing out the crap at the back of the warehouse). Something like this one: numskull.com/products/sta...

Psst, short story writers! We're opening to submissions for our next dark urban fantasy anthology SUMMER IN THE CITY on December 1st! Keep your eyes open for the Moksha link in a couple of weeks. #WriterSky #AuthorSky #shortstories #callforsubmissions

Predator Badlands was really good. Didn't miss a beat, loved thd world building and all the critters, and lots of nods to other movies in the franchise. Excellent lead characters, and I now want a <redacted> as a pet of my own. If you haven't seen it, would recommend you go!

Cheering ourselves up with a round of #bg3. Methinks the Githyanki should leave the combat drugs alone.

And then they moan about no sense of community, and people losing hope, and levels of fitness, and culture being lost, and crime rates rising (with the amount that costs) and places being unsafe, and and and...

Last Pixie post, saying farewell danacea.ghost.io/farewell-pix...

Dialogue from Transformers Beast Wars: Silverbolt: Are you damaged? Blackrachnia: Just enough to make me interesting.

Annnnnd I've just caught up with the Clinton thing. Good lawd. That's quite enough Social Media for this morning, thanks.

Right, somewhere, I had words that I was trying to write, no clue what they were about. The last few months, between the #LeaseExtension, the poor kitty, and my stupid back, have kicked my arse out the window, but things do seeeeeeeem (looks behind he door) to be settling down again... 🤞

UBI Free, supportive healthcare, including mental, social and emotional If we need it to live (water, transport, communication) it should be owned by the nation, not drained for a profit A woman's right to choose Trans women are women, trans men are men No-one should be judged on their looks/dress

Wait... and you can apparently 'chat to Jesus' with another AI shitbot, including access to Satan for 'premium users'. Whether they know your Mom, of course, is a different question entirely.

Just seen that AI-of-your-dead-Mom thing, and ALL of the nope. There are no moral barriers any more, are there? No respect, no decency, not even a thought as to whether they 'should', they only know they CAN, so fuck you. We'll exploit your loss, your need, your emotional devastation.

Thank you for all the messages of support for little Pixie yesterday. She went peacefully, but the hole she leaves is very real. This morning was the first time in this flat (nine years) that I’ve got up and not had a small, hungry. furry thing trying to trip me over as she runs under my feet...

And she's gone. Our little Pixie has put up an incredibly brave fight, but enough was enough. Rest well, little friend.

‘The Owl House’ creator Dana Terrace responds to Disney+ funding AI-generated short form content in new tweet: “Unsubscribe from Disney+. Pirate Owl House. I don’t care. Fuck gen AI.”

THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH! “People Are Having Good Ideas All the Time and Putting Them into Practice” – @alisonsampson.bsky.social, Charlie Adlard, Lucy Sullivan & More on the Importance of Thought Bubble Portfolio Reviews and Community. @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social www.brokenfrontier.com/thought-bubb...

With little Pixie nearing her last sleep, this teared me up on the train 💖😢

WE WON! After 42 days of striking we have a tentative agreement in hand that protects our existing 4 day work week, establishes a minimum salary, and adds protections against AI replacing jobs at our workplace!

GET NATE CROWLEY WRITING YOU STUFF HE'S WELL GOOD

A heartwarming festive story of presidential destruction.

Oh look, <another> fucking #LeaseExtension bill. Sobbing into my #tea.

Newborn tiger cub with its mama.

You have my attention... (A post like that will definitely get me to take a look, and in this case sold me a book--and at least three more if I dig this one.)

Today we launch Wolves of Winter, our 250 page, full-colour graphic novel that’s an epic tale of Norse & Celtic Mythology with demons & monsters galore! It would mean the world to if you joined us on this quest and share the campaign (and links) far and wide! www.kickstarter.com/projects/gud...

Missing flamingo found living in France under an assumed name

DUNCTON WOOD by William Horwood. Can't remember how old I was - about 12? - but it was the next step up from Watership Down, and one of those books that I read over and over and over and over. In its turn, it took me to LOTR, and then on to my love of fantasy.

Thanks to @brianschirmer.bsky.social for spotting this one: a proper #WarHammer style relic!

Repost with an iconic fictional band (if you feel like it)

Too early to get ranty. Miss the days where you could log in to whatever site was your preference and not get a faceful of: a) horrors b) 'targeted' advertising Have a cat

Oh good grief. Like today's kids aren't struggling as it is. I swear, there's not enough #tea in the world 🤦‍♀️ www.theguardian.com/education/20...

Multiple anti-AI "art" comics debuting at Thought Bubble is extremely reassuring.

Tickets booked for #PredatorBadlands. Weekend treat :)

Write #romantasy? Me? Well, perhaps not quite, but Children of Artifice is my queer science-fantasy-romance, and as close as I'm likely to get :) Plus, more #Canva practice, as we're - y'know - supposed to be good with this stuff. Tho' I'm better with words than pictures, tbf ;)

There’s another wave of author impersonators offering consultations/mentoring for a price. (I got one from “Claire Keegan” telling me I’m very promising!) I’m sure you are great, but I didn’t email to tell you how swell you are. Here’s info on book scams: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/prh-fraud/

Woodpecker* on the bird feeder!! 😍 Too quick to get a piccie, but :) *Watching the birds is such an old lady thing to do, and I don't care :)

Is the BBC perfect? No. Is it a good thing when the leader of a foreign power can seriously threaten and interfere in the running of what is still the national public service broadcaster of an ally? Also no. Both of these things can be true.

Jupiter says trans rights

And some lovely, early-morning #realartmatters, to counter the tide of slop. Tiger! 🐯😍

Up, and #tea, and let the waiting commence once more. Do we think the Surveyor will show up, today? Answers on a laser-pointer, please. #LeaseExtension.

Just won a WHOLE POUND on the @octopus.energy wheel-of-fortune. Quick, crank the heating up!!

Called the office, and the Surveyor has this in his diary for tomorrow. The email definitely said today. Fucksake, what a waste of a morning 🙄

Surveyor now late, and all of the #anxiety monsters. The road numbering, up here, is hella confusing and I'm sure he's gone to the wrong house or something (and then found no-one there and left again, and they'll try and charge me £££ for a second visit). Bets that, if I make #tea, he'll show up?

A little #realartmatters, to counter the tide of slop :)

More folk horror from Facebook marketplace

Morning all. Second Surveyor comes to assess the property this morning, as my #LeaseExtension adventures continue (four months and counting). #Tea, and time to tidy up.

Terrified cat has pissed in my bed. Fucksake.