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 ✨

Monday - and time to put the sprouts on...

Reputation, reputation, reputation! Oh, and what a reputation this production deserves. @drteamcorvette.bsky.social and I saw Othello on stage and it was SO GOOD - the cast is wonderful and @davidharewood.bsky.social is an absolute treasure! Avoid the green-eyed monster and catch it while you can…

Monday, but it's all wrapped up...

In space, no one can hear you wassailing – or can they?   It’s time to get in the festive spirit with @elliejoypanic.bsky.social and my short story THE NIGHT ABOVE CHRISTMAS from The Quick And The Dread…   open.substack.com/pub/danlong/...   open.spotify.com/show/6Xg0JnL...

Monday, but it's beginning to feel festive...

“Ugh,” Samantha thought to herself, “Another opportunity to not fit in.”   Ever felt like an outsider? So does the protagonist in my latest tall tale…   Find out more in THE DEVIL YOU KNOW, my new short story for The Quick And The Dread at open.substack.com/pub/danlong/...

Monday.

It all starts with oohs and ahhs, but then… 🦤👀   Science meets religion meets professional ambition as the lovely @musechick.bsky.social narrates THE FIRST DODO from my anthology The Quick And The Dread…   open.substack.com/pub/danlong/...   open.spotify.com/show/6Xg0JnL...

Monday.

“Sandrine felt her shoulders slump for the twelfth time that day.” Family can be tough – especially if you’re not really part of it.   Feel better about your own relationships and read DIMINISHING RETURNS, my new story for The Quick And The Dread at open.substack.com/pub/danlong/...

Our *youngest* is now 15 years old - which means @drteamcorvette.bsky.social and I are only one stiff breeze away from becoming piles of dust.

Monday.

“Nick couldn’t believe this was how the day was ending…” Your worst day at work could always get worse – you could have to walk between Bank and Monument… Read all about it in MONUMENT TO SOMEWHERE, my new short story for The Quick And The Dread at open.substack.com/pub/danlong/...

N-n-n-n-nineteen, nineteen N-nineteen, nineteen @drteamcorvette.bsky.social and I have been married for 19 years today and I love her more and more each day. I consider myself so lucky to share the world with someone so special, who makes my life better than I could have ever imagined ♥️

Monday.

Talent can only get you so far – and if you’ve not got any? Well…   There are no shortcuts to success – or safety – in my short story ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE, as read by the absolutely impeccable @millicenttho.bsky.social   open.substack.com/pub/danlong/...   Or wherever you get your favourite audiobooks.

She's got... lifeless eyes, black eyes, like a doll's eyes. When she comes at ya, doesn't seem to be livin'... until she bites ya. And those black eyes roll over white, and then... Happy Halloween from me and Pixie! 🎃🦈🎃

I had the absolute pleasure of reading Dan’s short horror stories and bringing the words to life in audiobook form, and this one about a haunted cookbook was my favourite!! give it a listen and let me know what you think 👀👀 danlong.substack.com/p/send-it-ch...

A great recipe doesn’t just make delicious food – it can change your life… Join the wonderful @elliejoypanic.bsky.social as she narrates her way through spaghetti and spirits with my seasonal short story SEND IT, CHEF! open.substack.com/pub/danlong/... open.spotify.com/show/6Xg0JnL...

SCRSCCCCHHH! Water, water everywhere – and not one wink of sleep. Ignore those bumps in the night and read DELUGE, my new period-style short story for The Quick And The Dread at open.substack.com/pub/danlong/... It's time to start getting DREADFUL for Halloween...

Monday.