Someone's got to send those calendar invites out......

Oh, here you all come exposing me for not having read 5 books by a single author.

Happy Name Day to me! Αγιος Πολύκαρπος (St Polykarpos / Polycarp) was a Christian bishop in Smyrna who, after refusing to burn incense for the Roman emperor, was bound and burned at the stake. When the flames didn't consume him, he was stabbed with a spear instead. #folklore

I have a story up on Libraro #meethihawa If you enjoy it please like and comment. #WritingCommunity #Reading #womensfiction #romance app.libraro.com/manuscript/d...

Further proof that money can't buy taste.

I can't even mention "Dancer in the Dark" to my sister now. We were both in our teens and she had to walk out before the end.

Still can't get over this perfect day and the sheer number of *youths* SCREAMING along to lyrics about heartbreak and mental health. The French truly are the most chic and sophisticated people.

41 today! 🎂🥳 What a totally joyeux time in Paris, wandering around this gorgeous city, eating pear pastries and sipping chocolat chaud before seeing the lovely Louane live, after discovering her in 2023 on a road trip around Limousin.

Having the most gorgeous li'l last day of being 40. Paris, je t'aime. 💘

Bless the French and their love of pear.

Café break. @deadinkbooks.bsky.social @dancoxon.bsky.social @unheimlichmanvr.bsky.social @claymcleod.bsky.social #books 📚

Bonsoir, Paris! We've already had multiple pastries.

And #BookPost is Keshed. Congratulations to @stuhennigan.bsky.social on the publication of your first novel and to @ortacpress.bsky.social for putting this out and creating such a beautifully produced (really) book. Wishing you a huge success. And, as always, #GoIndiePublishing

Following the advice of centaur Chiron, lovestruck Pileas (Peleus) captured the sea nymph Thetida (Thetis) by binding her. The nymph transformed into a bird, a lioness, a serpent, even water and fire, to get away, before ending up as a woman. And his wife. Their wedding... well. #FolkloreThursday

Good morning #FolkloreThursday! @willowwinsham.bsky.social here for the next hour of folklore of Water Spirits and Shape-Shifters: Creatures of Lakes, Rivers, and Seas! 🎨The Spirit of the Pool, George William Russell

Parade him through the streets in a cage and let us pelt him with fruit, you cowards!!

Finished a draft. Dead now. Pastry.

Me, a tourist: "Bloody tourists."

You should definitely buy it anyway because it's a really charming tale with cryptids and yearning and bisexual panic. Though that's prolly not quite how Polis would put it 😅

You should. It is very good and creepy :)

My book is NOT 25% off at Waterstones this month and it's almost 4 years old now but buy it anyway 🥰 www.waterstones.com/book/a-good-...

My "fun visit to London", where I was supposed to sit in cafés doing my day job (and maybe even some writing!) between meeting up with old pals, has turned into a frantic rush to meet an Arts Council deadline that wasn't there before. My 2026 so far: 🫠

I've had it up to here with AI. All this unmerited investment for something offering nothing but destruction, lies and thievery, like some entitled bellend member of the Bullingdon Club.

Completely unhinged.

Found old pics of my beloved pooch, Vincent. Truly the goodest boy who ever lived.

Coming home to a Cypriot mum means moussaka for dinner. 💘

Don’t forget the Never Too Late Award from the Bridport Prize which recognises entries from writers over 60 across all categories of prizes. Link below Please share :)

Valentine is also the patron saint of epileptics 🧠! (and beekeepers! 🐝) For more info on epilepsy: epilepsysociety.org.uk @amepilepsysoc.bsky.social

Roses are Red: The Sinister Side of #Valentine’s Day Folklore by @icysedgwick.bsky.social folklorethursday.com/folklife/ros...

The Human #Heart in the Middle Ages and the Practice of Ablation – or Treatment of the Dead for #Valentine’s Day by #RandiSamuelson-Brown folklorethursday.com/folklife/tre...

Do transphobes have a "shoot self in the foot" kink or something? Due to the forthcoming exclusion of trans women from the WI, WI groups around the country are now closing.

Husband and I don't celebrate Valentine's Day but because I'm going to be away for a week, I made him a parting gift of a Persian love cake*. I couldn't get rose petals to sprinkle on top. 💔 (Recipe by Yasmin Khan.) *Made with almonds, cardamom, rose and lemon.

I saw Yorkshire Barbie and I was whelmed.

My favourite thing about "Wuthering Heights" was how Heathcliff coming back as a Beatle made Isabella cross-stitch an ejaculating penis.

Oh, you like me? That's* a funny way of showing it. *not giving me money

Why are applications forms all long and stupid

Roses are red Violets are blue I'm going to this show How about you? 💖 Feel the L-O-V-E with the Down for the Count Swing Orchestra this summer as we celebrate the one and only Nat King Cole. www.downforthecount.co.uk/live-dates/c...

Not enough of you have checked in on me after this traumatic incident.

My new single ‘Lost Without Your Love’ feat. Colt McKay is out now ❤️ Dedicated to anyone who has lost someone they weren’t ready to let go of 💔 Listen on your fave platform now 🙏🏻⬇️ ditto.fm/lost_without...

What a lovely thing to celebrate! I've met so many people online over the years, which my husband thinks is weird. But in 2022, we met up with a pal in Miami, whom I'd known for longer than almost any friends in the UK. And I'm about to meet up with another such pal.

That frisson of excitement when the house lights go down because the show's about to start, and the elderly man next to you says, "Right. Shoes off."

Over on threads someone just use ai;dr and we all need to adopt that right quick

Only a week till I abandon this isle for a chic pre-birthday celebration à Paris. 💘

Every word of this thread.

I need every traditionally published author* to know that you shouldn't have to pay for anything relating to your book, from its publication to its promotion. *in the UK & US, at least

Re-upping my eligible works for Hugo nominations! These trio of delinquents can be found @bafflingmag.bsky.social, @unchartedmag.bsky.social, and The Dark. Links to everything at phoenixalexanderauthor.com! 🙏🤓

Never cease to be amused by Brits annoyed that it's cold and wet. Isn't it winter for, like, another month?

Wyrdlings! Swedish storyteller Elsa Beskow turns 152 this week, reason enough to give you: “Sabaton, Snorri, Storsjöodjuret - Strange Scandi Stories!” as this week’s #WyrdWednesday topic! Come, tell tales, of elks, sea rovers and Nordic Noire!

Mad.

Coming in 20 days!