My publisher reached out today to talk about the cover for the next book in this series. Excited! Does anyone have a favourite out of the covers so far? I think mine is Blood War 🔪🩸

I have planted four of each chilli type in my heated propagator, so let’s see what happens in the next week or so. I feel like a kid again and possibly a little excited 😂

I have some big south-facing windowsills so I have decided to have a go at growing chillies 🌶️ 🙂

Waiting for 8pm 🍿🍿🍿 #TeamFiona

Now do you believe me when I tell you that Cardiff always gets left out of the fun? Look at the state of this!

Yesterday I discovered another negative to calling LLMs ‘AI’; now when I read a sci-fi novel which mentions AI, I have that association and a part of my brain wonders whether they mean a clumsily regurgitative algorithm or, you know… actual AI.

Fellow insomniacs… I have found these new tablets from H&B very useful. It has a new ingredient called DailyZz which is an extract of polyphenols from tea and spearmint. I was a bit sceptical but what convinced me to try it was finding out that it has been clinically studied (with positive results).

Heading back to Cardiff from Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch 😁

Llanddywn island, with its lighthouse and remains of St Dwynwen’s Church. I reached it just before the twilight of dusk 🙂

Newborough Forest in the snow 🙂

A walk alongside the Afon Cefni and the wetlands around Malltraeth in Anglesey.

A wintry walk around Capel Lligwy, Din Lligwy ancient village and Lligwy burial chamber.

I returned to Trefignath burial #cairn for dawn and this time the moon was on the other side of the monument 🙂 #megalithic #megalithicmarvels #neolithic

Came to Trefignath #neolithic burial #cairn for sunset and also got a nice surprise when the full big moon came out. Magical 🙂 #megalithicmarvels #megalithic

South Stack Cliffs Reserve and lighthouse in Holyhead, Anglesey

The journey up to Anglesey through the Bannau Brycheneiniog (Brecon Beacons) and Eryri (Snowdonia)

Good morning from the Brecon Beacons. I am on my way to Anglesey today 🙂

Getting back to my desk and writing again after a Christmas break.

Genuine question: if our railways are being gradually nationalised over the next couple of years surely that means that we should not merely be seeing a freeze in fare prices but a huge drop? Am I missing something here?

Back home and my living room has a new feature. A folklore map of Great Britain 🙂

Merry Christmas Eve from Pilsdon Pen 🎄

Today’s hike: Charmouth to Pilsdon Pen

Today I am visiting friends at The Tuckers Arms in Devon. This is the place where seventeen-year-old me first cut his teeth as a chef some years ago.

This is my new friend Charlie. He wouldn’t make a very good guard dog because – despite never meeting me before – he came and sat next to me when I entered his house.

I am just remembering one of the lucid dreams I had when I was younger. At the time I became aware that I was in a dream, I was sat in a restaurant with some friends and the waiter asked me what I wanted to eat.

Do the people who post these ‘fan theories’ of popular franchises that postulate the entire story is a dream of character x who is actually in an asylum (or something) think they are smart?

A late afternoon hike from Langdon Hill to Golden Cap and then on to Stonebarrow.

On my way to Dorset for Christmas. If any old friends want to meet for a pint let me know 🎄

Lovely sky in Cardiff just now. This was the view from my bedroom window 🙂

I was just clearing a store room at work and found this weird thing. Can anyone tell me what it is? 🤔

I have baked something again. Carrot, ginger and walnut cake with cream cheese icing 😋

Made a pineapple and scotch bonnet chutney 😋

A Sunday spent listening to the wind and rain against my window whilst drinking tea and working on my latest story 🙂✍️ 💨 🌧️

How much do people want to bet that the people who want to ban trans people from using public facilities and the people who will seem perplexed when unemployment among trans people mysteriously rises (and complain that not enough of them are getting out and working) are the same fucking people?

My Spotify Wrapped for 2025. Proof that I am still a goth on the inside 🤘🏻

Dune 4 is a bit of a slog. What exactly was Frank Herbert thinking when he decided to have one of the main plotlines be Leto II – the 3000+ year old ‘God Emperor himself – meeting a hot woman that triggers a pubescent phase?

Great full moon out this evening 🙂 🌕

When you fall ill on the same day you have your flu jab booked and decide to go ahead with it anyway

I have more plants now. I love that my house has a spiral staircase so I want to turn it into a feature. My plan is to entwine these vines around it as they grow. Should take a year or two but it will be worth it 🙂

Finished a first draft of a short story. It is my first one for some years and I actually managed to keep it short this time! This is quite an achievement for me 😂

Reform sent me a letter with a prepaid envelope to respond… best make sure it is not wasted 😁

When you move into your first house in the summer and all you have is a 4 TOG duvet. Then winter hits 🥶

A morning walk through Bute Park with lots of autumn colours 🍂

I told my recent tinder match that I like watching documentaries about history and astronomy, and he responded by expressing is interest in Youtube videos about aliens and conspiracy theories

One day you are young and feel like you have your whole life ahead of you… then you find yourself getting excited because the latest Dunelm clearance sale has a laundry basket that somehow perfectly matches your rug 😒

Microsoft telling me they are going to stop giving security updates for Windows 10 but that my (perfectly functioning) PC doesn’t fit the ‘requirements’ for Windows 11 is a very blatant form of forced obsolescence.

Made some good progress with the short story today and then for a little walk to refresh myself before more writing in a cafe 🙂✍️🍵

Came to the park with my laptop to work on my latest story ✍️

We have reached woolly jumper season, I believe 🙂

Just arrived. An author who still jumps to the top of my reading pile (despite finding her last book a bit disappointing).