Working late means a long underground walk – but are the tunnels as empty as they seem? All work and no play makes @marcusbronzy.bsky.social something something as he reads my short story MONUMENT TO SOMEWHERE… open.substack.com/pub/danlong/... open.spotify.com/show/6Xg0JnL...

Baby’s Solo Theatre Trip! I braved the heat to catch Grace Pervades, an elegant, charming and very funny love letter to life on stage - and the lives of Henry Irving and Ellen Terry. It’s a real joy, especially if you love theatre as a medium, so try to catch it while you can…

SPLITSCREEN HAS STARR POWER! 🌟 It’s not every day you hang out with one of gaming’s best loved characters – but I got to chat with LOADS when I met @benstarr.bsky.social for @insertcoin.bsky.social's podcast, SplitScreen. Watch/listen at: youtu.be/INZjQt9krrc open.spotify.com/show/1G6Mvt5...

The sun is shining, come on get happy… @drteamcorvette.bsky.social and I were very lucky and caught the final performance of End Of The Rainbow - and we met @thejinkx.bsky.social too! What a play, what a performance - Jinkx is the queen of all queens and it was so special to see the final show.

Happy Father’s Day - and Happy Solstice - from me and the furry baby who has adopted us.

“Despite the darkness, the outline was unmistakable. A figure. Still and silent.” You may never want to sleep again once you’ve read my latest short story ‘GROUND’ – but likewise you may never want to wake up either… danlong.substack.com/p/ground

AND NOW THE SCIENCE BIT! It was a delight to catch up with the incredible @janedouglas.bsky.social on the @insertcoin.bsky.social podcast – about the science of videogames, ‘assertive’ snacks and getting Larian on the phone… Watch/listen at: youtu.be/Ww3hY1YgkC4 open.spotify.com/show/1G6Mvt5...

TIME TO BOOST OUR PODCAST EXP! It was lovely to catch up with @irregulardave.bsky.social on the @insertcoin.bsky.social podcast about what we can learn from videogames – PLUS, we crown the king of crisps too! Watch/listen at: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdRw... open.spotify.com/show/1G6Mvt5...

Well, that was AWESOME!   Huge love and big thanks to everyone who made it down to see SPLITSCREEN LIVE! at @mcmcomiccon.bsky.social today – especially guests Salomé Gunnarsdóttir and Luke Roberts.   It’s so lovely to get invited back – genuinely a huge honour to be part of the show ♥️

It’s my 47th birthday today - and here I am, breaking the news to the cat we don’t own. She was, unsurprisingly, not at all bothered. Anyway, somehow I made it through another year - and my birthday wish is that YOU have an awesome day ❤️

IT’S SHOWTIME! It was so much fun to speak with @mcmcomiccon.bsky.social's @emmalilico.bsky.social about all things videogames – including the most important part of all: COMMUNITY! Watch/listen to the @insertcoin.bsky.social podcast at: youtu.be/j6Dukxbj8ro open.spotify.com/show/1G6Mvt5...

SPLITSCREEN IS WELL DONE! Right - I absolutely love @chongster62.bsky.social. I will never get tired of hearing about his modern-day fairy tale and I loved chatting with him about EVERYTHING on the @insertcoin.bsky.social podcast… youtu.be/Fb8F8FQDDSE open.spotify.com/show/1G6Mvt5...

WOWEE ZOWEE! Today marks the end of an administration, with @masonalexanderpark.bsky.social leaving office in Oh Mary - which is probably the most joyously feral play I have ever seen. So here I am with one final guard of honour - sporting my Cole Escola cap from @drteamcorvette.bsky.social 🫡

Guess who’s been invited back to @mcmcomiccon.bsky.social? I’m hosting a live version of the @insertcoin.bsky.social SplitScreen podcast - with special guests Salomé Gunnarsdóttir and Luke Roberts!   PLUS - free treats for the audience too!   www.mcmcomiccon.com/london/en-us...

SPLITSCREEN IS SERVING CHAOS! I knew I needed to chat with @imomellor.bsky.social on the @insertcoin.bsky.social podcast as soon as I heard her snack theories – plus we got to talk about FromSoft, FriendSlop and more! Watch/listen at: youtu.be/6fTGUm9glL8 open.spotify.com/show/1G6Mvt5...

Can I offer you an egg in this trying time? Here’s to an Easter full of peace, love, chocolate and, most importantly, the trauma of childhood-destroying animated movies from the 1970s about rabbit war crimes.

So damn excited to be working with Housemarque and @playstation.com on official @insertcoin.bsky.social SAROS gear - especially as it means we can represent the legendary @rahulkohli13.bsky.social ♥️

I made good on the last part of @drteamcorvette.bsky.social’s bday present when we met the lovely Aidan Turner - who she previously encountered in cushion form 10 years ago! This was after Les Liaisons Dangereuses at @nationaltheatre.org.uk - catch it if you can because it is INCREDIBLE ✨💌✨

WILKOMMEN! BIENVENUE! WELCOME! I was honoured to catch up with genuine national treasure @misterjoeblack.bsky.social on the @insertcoin.bsky.social podcast to talk about BioShock, videogame cabaret… PLUS CATS! Watch/listen at: youtu.be/zxwWtoJjE3Q open.spotify.com/show/1G6Mvt5...

Well, this is clearly some kind of administrative error. It says here that I am now the parent of an adult. Well, it’s true! 18 years of parenthood later, and @drteamcorvette.bsky.social and I couldn’t be prouder of this most excellent human - wishing the happiest bday to our eldest ♥️

Mum IS the word! @drteamcorvette.bsky.social is the perfect parent - whether it’s for our own human kids or the furry ones who adopt us. Here’s a Happy Mother’s Day to ALL the lovely mums - today and EVERY day ♥️

BREAKING NEWS! It’s taken 3 months, but I’m on the mend for my fractured wrist. Full recovery is a much longer road, but we persist. Couldn’t have done it without the lovely @drteamcorvette.bsky.social - and shoutout to the NHS folk who looked after me too!

For #GameBlast26, we’re challenging you to tell us why you love gaming, accessibility and inclusivity on stream in sixty seconds or less for a chance to win wonderful prizes from our friends at @insertcoin.bsky.social! Kicking us off is @mrteamcorvette.bsky.social himself!

Something has to change. @drteamcorvette.bsky.social and I travelled 200 miles to watch the incredible Jodie Comer perform Prima Facie. What a powerful production - the impact of Suzie Miller’s words cannot be underestimated and should be compulsory viewing for EVERYONE.

I want you to believe... to believe in things you cannot. @drteamcorvette.bsky.social and I caught Cynthia Erivo in Dracula. Cynthia takes centre stage, playing 23 characters and slowly building the dread to its crescendo, while the crew are a technical marvel, creating a sea of wonders.

For anyone who ever wondered: would anyone notice? Would anyone really notice? I went to see my lovely friend @safiyyaingar.bsky.social smash it in Maggots at @bushtheatre.bsky.social A fab cast, great writing and intimate staging combine to make something really special. Catch it while you can!

I never thought I would get to share a Valentine’s Day with someone as incredible as @drteamcorvette.bsky.social - let alone ✨23✨ and counting! Love is the best and whatever you’re up to and wherever you are, know that you are loved and that YOU are what makes the world a better place ♥️

Anything can happen in the woods… @drteamcorvette.bsky.social and I went to the @bridgetheatre.bsky.social to catch INTO THE WOODS and we had a very nice time. Of course, nice is different than good, but this is a FABULOUS production. Make your own happy ever after and try to catch it if you can…

One last Monday.

R.I.P. Pixie. You were the kindest, most gentle soul we’ve ever met - always so full of joy and wonder at what was going on around you. And food - you were always full of food. We love you and will miss you so much - snuggle up, Pix✨🥬✨

Incredibly chuffed to celebrate @tombraider.com’s 30th anniversary with a special @insertcoin.bsky.social collection - and especially so after chatting with iconic new Lara @alixwiltonregan.bsky.social for SplitScreen Live! at @mcmcomiccon.bsky.social too!

Inside your week there are two Mondays...

Last night, we got to be the very best, like no one ever was - thanks to the lovely folk at SlayStation and their Mega Master Ball ♥️ @velvetcaveat.bsky.social and her team put on an absolutely legendary show and we had such a fab time! Make sure you catch the next one…

So I met an assassin, a netrunner, an inquisitor… and LARA CROFT!   I chatted with double-denim sister and new @tombraider.com icon @alixwiltonregan.bsky.social at @mcmcomiccon.bsky.social for a LIVE @insertcoin.bsky.social podcast. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gu5Y...   open.spotify.com/episode/0vn8...

Monday.

One year today. Taking a moment to remember the one and only David Lynch at the BFI’s special pop-up photo-op. “I don’t know why people expect art to make sense when they accept the fact that life doesn’t make sense.”

tfw the ACNH update drops that little bit early. I cannot wait to start work on my island’s new hotel - you’re ALL invited over to party on Good Reef…

Monday.

WOWEE ZOWEE! @drteamcorvette.bsky.social and I went to see Oh, Mary! and had an amazing time. It is so gloriously unhinged, utterly hilarious and @masonalexanderpark.bsky.social is an international treasure - you’ve not LIVED until you’ve seen them growl, hiss and sing on that stage. GO SEE IT!

Monday of Mondays.

HAPPY NEW YEAR! @drteamcorvette.bsky.social and I wish you the best start to 2026! 2025’s been a tough old twelve months, with lots of high and lows and unexpected challenges - and I certainly didn’t have ‘bust wrist’ anywhere on my last-minute bingo card…

SPLITSCREEN IS BACK!   The @insertcoin.bsky.social podcast returns in 2026, and I chat with @imomellor.bsky.social @janedouglas.bsky.social @benstarr.bsky.social @emmalilico.bsky.social @misterjoeblack.bsky.social @chongster62.bsky.social @irregulardave.bsky.social and @alixwiltonregan.bsky.social

Monday, but you’re not sure what day it is REALLY.

From haunted home hubs to terrifying tube tunnels, sopping wet ghosts to stage door obsessives - it’s been a joy (even if that’s never quite the right word) to let 10 new stories slither into The Quick And The Dread this year…

It’s time to celebrate the one and only @drteamcorvette.bsky.social ♥️ Today is her birthday, so please join me in wishing her the very best of days. Here’s to celebrating someone who is the best of all of us - kind, clever, funny and able to put up with me! Happy Birthday, Em ♥️♥️♥️♥️

Merry Christmas from The Longs Of Leigh! @drteamcorvette.bsky.social and I wish you the very best holidays imaginable - full of all the joy and cheer you deserve. Here’s to a wonderful festive season for us all ♥️♥️♥️♥️

We wish you a Merry Pigmas! Pixie is here to bring you some festive furry potato cheer - here’s to a fantastic holiday season for us all…

Monday, but you're sure you've forgotten to do something festive...

There are still faint glimmers of civilisation left in this barbaric slaughterhouse that was once known as humanity… @drteamcorvette.bsky.social and I went to @designmuseum.bsky.social for the Wes Anderson exhibition and had the BEST time!

We demand to be taken seriously... Seriously FUN! @drteamcorvette.bsky.social and I went to The Magic Circle for a festive feast of top-notch trickery. A treasure trove of a museum, incredible acts and just the nicest, most welcoming group of folk imaginable. Actual, genuine magic ✨