And Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed.

Always prepare Christmas dinner under appropriate supervision.

Finishing the year with a contract for a novel with Games Workshop, ready to hit the ground scribbling from January. Which is nice.

Happy solstice! This year's reading of 'The Dark is Rising' is on track so far... tdirreadathon.blogspot.com/p/schedule.h...

A Lord of the Rings cover band called Faith No Mordor.

The #1 movie when you were 10 years old is how your 2026 is going to go. This absolutely tracks.

Also, Holly fucking EARNED that Rolex.

If 'Die Hard' isn't a Christmas movie then neither is 'Home Alone'.

The best bit about writing horror is the research. I mean seriously, what could go wrong? Apart from that. Okay, and that.

Gotta love a good old fashioned simultaneous ejaculation.

Settling in for a perfect evening with some new-old ghost stories and this ginger idiot. "Illusions of Presence: Lost Christmas Ghost Stories" ed by @johnnymains.co.uk

www.theguardian.com/fashion/2025... This is a magical article on every level from the headline onwards.

i’m setting you free. i’m releasing you from the discourse

Goodbye Melbourne, you sun-drenched beauty.

Once again I am menaced.

Mt Diogenes, a.k.a Hanging Rock, 718m.

Just trying to enjoy a bit of morning tea and I am being unnecessarily Menaced.

Should really do some writing. Gunna check out a lighthouse instead.

Ironically, being forced to eat Marmite is considered cruel and unusual punishment.

Okay, Australian scientists, you're just trolling us now, right? www.bbc.com/news/article...

Australia, land of my childhood, you do not disappoint.

Contrary to this journo's hot take on yoof culcha, Gen Z are currently behind the upsurge in sales of vinyl. But you know, research, pfft, whatever. It's not the ad that's outdated here. www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

#Horror is not just #horrorbooks, #horrorauthors, and #horrorreaders it is a #horrorcommunity @timlebbon.bsky.social @michaelwehunt.bsky.social @sgj.bsky.social @fletcherhorror.bsky.social @ericlarocca.bsky.social @saratantlinger.bsky.social @nuzo.bsky.social @comptonwrites.bsky.social

The Dwimfolk are finally loose in the world at @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social The more you buy, the fewer I have to drive home, squabbling and fighting in the back of the car.

Alright, M25, let's dance, motherfucker.

House-husband is proud to announce that clocks on the apartment thermostats were all changed correctly and the ambient temperature is currently bearable. Please reward with pat on the head and snacks.

I've just put the final full stop on a big writing job, and even though there's still the fun* of edits to come, it's time to celebrate with a drop of the Good Stuff. *spoiler: it ain't

I love the smell of a stack of signing sheets first thing in the morning. Smells like... cramp. #dwimfolk

Today is INTERNATIONAL WOMBAT DAY! Have you hugged your wombat today?

The Dwimfolk will be at @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social, with huge thanks to @marieoregan.bsky.social from Absinthe Books and @gregchapman.bsky.social for the amazing cover art.

Just got paid for a story. This calls for tea and cake.

A lovely thing arrived in the post today which I am setting aside for the appropriate season. Let's see if my self discipline holds. @johnnymains.co.uk

He's a harsh GM, but a fair one.

If you try to imagine Tron:Ares as an extended music video for a Nine Inch Nails concept album it makes a lot more sense.

@geraldbrom.bsky.social @davidmbarnett.bsky.social @jamesbrogden.bsky.social @titanbooks.bsky.social @stmartinspress.bsky.social

Chapter titles are hard.

Very proud to see "Bone Harvest" keeping some fine company on this list.

Hello Covid my old friend, You've come to fuck my life again Because a virus softly creeping Bred in my lungs while I was sleeping And of my voice and breathing I am now tragically bereft All that's left Is just the sound of coughing.

But yeah, sure, a new catch-all ID card system can't possibly go wrong. If it weren't for the principle of the thing it'd be because of the staggering incompetence. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Just hit 30k on the WIP and now I need a nap.

Luka does not approve of this nonsense. #BlackLibrary #warhammer

Thought for a moment there that the Americans had unveiled a statue to Eric and Ernie. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Hear me out: Whamageddon, but for "The Monster Mash" at Halloween.

Just a small patch of rain pootling along, doing its own thing, not bothered that it's not raining anywhere else.

Come to Derby for EdgeLit, stay for the Dark Shenanigans.

Three days to go, and still time to grab your tickets online for Edge-Lit 11, or we'll have tickets available on the door! www.derbyquad.co.uk/events/edgel... #Derby #Derbyshire #horror #fantasy #scifi #sciencefiction #convention #conventions

Can confirm. Weird, baroque, brilliant and hugely inventive.

Complaining about the crew not following quarantine protocols in an 'Alien' show is like watching the clown car at the circus and muttering "Well THAT would never have passed its MOT."

It's jam day! Everyone round mine for scones.