@alicefraser.bsky.social's A Passion For Passion is everything i hoped it would be.* *Bonkers. Completely deranged. Entirely brilliant.

There's a new Hardcore History, so I fell behind on my other podcasts. Been catching up on The Bugle and while it wasn't as funny to listen to as normal, it was maybe better than it's ever been. Fuck, I love @alicefraser.bsky.social.

The timestamp came up wrong for me - key bit starts around 28:00. 100% agree @alicefraser.bsky.social, amazingly raw and honest words 👏👏

Something to consider 🎄 youtu.be/RZLDjSeVyjE?... w/ @alicefraser.bsky.social and @tpneenan.bsky.social

I had to listen to the most recent @thebugle.bsky.social ep twice to fully process @alicefraser.bsky.social's words about Bondi Beach. It is tough to appreciate how desensitized we've become to mass murder in the US until you hear someone elsewhere try to make sense of it.

Just listened to @thebugle.bsky.social live show, and ALICE @alicefraser.bsky.social . I've no words. You had them, you had all the right words, the sharp, sad, necessary, insightful words that gave shape and clarity to my own internal morass. Thank you!

Just listened to @alicefraser.bsky.social on @thebugle.bsky.social 😥 @zaltzcricket.bsky.social

I went for a run today. I was in a miserable mood when I went. I listened to @thebugle.bsky.social on my run. @alicefraser.bsky.social had talked on Patreon about how to address Bondi. What she said was powerful. It needs to be heard. I suggest that you listen to it in your free time.

I wasn’t expecting @thebugle.bsky.social to be the thing that stopped me in my tracks today but @alicefraser.bsky.social speaking from the heart about Bondi was incredible. Truly one of the best humans.

@alicefraser.bsky.social Thank you for your beautiful words, raw emotion and context. Im so sorry. Extraordinary, as noted. Thank you. If you feel up to it, apply to come to the US. If denied, youre a lapsed attorney, sue and put your observations into the world again. Streisand that MFer.

Just caught up with the latest Bugle. Very moving and powerful speeches from @alicefraser.bsky.social and @zaltzcricket.bsky.social about Bondi. A difficult topic thoughtfully covered. @thebugle.bsky.social

@alicefraser.bsky.social You've made me laugh many times, you've made me think, and now you've made me cry. I just listened to @thebugle.bsky.social and your words were eloquent, true and perfect.

Listened to the latest @thebugle.bsky.social - i think Andy was wrong. The vibe was not killed - @alicefraser.bsky.social was exceptional in her monologue.

@alicefraser.bsky.social just listening to the new @thebugle.bsky.social, the recent live one. Thank you for your very powerful words on it. Also, merry Christmas to you and yours.

@alicefraser.bsky.social Thank you for your monologue on @thebugle.bsky.social Sending love

@alicefraser.bsky.social I just wanted to say thank you for your response in this week’s Bugle. It said perfectly so many things I’ve had in my head for years in America, & said them better. It also devastated me - did not expect to be tearing up during @thebugle.bsky.social, but I definitely was.

Took the dog for a walk while listening to the latest episode of The Bugle, a live recording from Australia, and found myself crying on the side of the road listening to @alicefraser.bsky.social talking about the shooting at Bondi Beach. Incredibly moving shows.acast.com/5e7b777ba085...

Genuinely moving monologue by @alicefraser.bsky.social on this week’s @thebugle.bsky.social which I exhort everyone to listen to. Made me cry on my lunchtime walk ffs…

Anyone else sob quietly listening to @alicefraser.bsky.social on today’s episode of @thebugle.bsky.social?

Santa riding off into the sky above your suburban home, outlined by the moon, turns his merry face to you and with a twinkling eye shouts “like and subscribe!”

Happy content to all, a good growth and an engagementful new year.

@alicefraser.bsky.social With all respect and admiration, how dare you 😂 Baby Yaga. Ridiculous.

“People keep telling me what Bondi was about…” https://www.patreon.com/posts/145965752?utm_campaign=postshare_fan

@realmsunknown.bsky.social deep dive this week is Christmas! Sci fi and fantasy that has Christmas themes or anti Christmas themes! Tell me your faves.

Schenkt ihr euch eigentlich selber was zu Weihnachten? In Anbetracht meiner Freizeit in den Ferien schenk ich mir das Hörbuch zu A Passion For Passion von @alicefraser.bsky.social, die glaube ich sogar diesen Skeet auf Deutsch versteht

This time of year can be reflective or depressive, but I’ve decided on my technique https://www.patreon.com/posts/146122626?utm_campaign=postshare_fan #AliceFraser #writingCommunity #NewYearResolutions #ComedyWriting #CreativeReboot

Because sometimes we all need to dive into a wardrobe and escape the world 🦁 Yeah, that's right, it's a Narnia-themed Realms Unknown this week... youtu.be/AhTjORWE9-A?... w/ @alicefraser.bsky.social and @eleanormorton.bsky.social

“People keep telling me what Bondi was about…” https://www.patreon.com/posts/145965752?utm_campaign=postshare_fan

In case anyone outside the UK has enjoyed this extract, I feel duty bound to let you know that Blackwell’s will send you the book with - amazingly - free international shipping: blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/pro...

This week’s @realmsunknown.bsky.social deep dive is with @eleanormorton.bsky.social and will be a Narnia deep dive. Tell me your favourite Narnia-inspired or influenced works!

Trying to avoid damp, sad ghosts? Look no further than the minimal friction musings of platypus sociologist @alicefraser.bsky.social & tiny-text writer @frogcroakley.bsky.social as they chat about that time Nero tackled an octopus & China Mieville explained nothing! shows.acast.com/6786518e3cee...

What a world when any vaguely inspirational story that comes across my feed immediately depresses me, because I assume it’s engagement farming bot slop. “He was alone in world war 2 with only one leg, she was a simple milkmaid…” unless it’s romantasy I’m scrolling.

It’s not where you GET your ideas, it’s where you TAKE them.

I found a 12 year old article I wrote about body image. Does it hold up? [free / no paywall] over on the Patreon. www.patreon.com/posts/145555...

The only solution to the increase of AI slop and its creep into normal people’s style choices is to write and speak with deranged and unpredictable flair. Drip quotes and allusions, syntax so specific it cannot be modelled however large the data centres.

AI tech bros promising to allow you to talk to a digital simulacrum of your dead relatives as a false comfort during your natural process of grief are, I’m afraid, in contravention of the 1736 Witchcraft Act, the 1951 Fraudulent Mediums Act, and should be hanged. I don’t make the rules.

Decided to make it five signed books, not three, I'm giving away to people who share this. Because my thieving ex-publishers can fuck off. Because I believe this book is good enough to be read and enjoyed for many years. Because it's the only pension I'll have. And because why fucking not.

Why did they call it “fighting white supremacists” and not “contr-Aryanism”

Oxford’s word of the year being rage bait and Pantone’s colour of the year being cloud dancer feels like a stitch up.

Other things I don’t get: Eyebrows. Every time I get my makeup done they colour in my eyebrows, and I can’t stand it. It makes me feel like my face is a cartoon. I never worry about my eyebrows until someone tries to draw new ones on me and then I panic about what eyebrows are meant to look like.

If you’re a single bro in possession of a good fortune and you’re not in search of a wife, do you even lift (your statistical longevity, mental and physical health outcomes?)

Look, I just don’t think “methinks” is really a legit enough authority to give you the right to tell a lady how much is too much to protest, mate!

I'm really enjoying the audiobook. Especially the bits where you're stifling a laugh.

@realmsunknown.bsky.social subgenre deep dive this week will be “fictional non-fiction”. Think reference books for fictional science, manuals for technology that doesn’t exist, bestiaries for dragons, Dinotopia, A Passion For Passion. Tell me your favourite fictional non-fiction!

My four year old daughter says of books with scary picture: “I really want them and I do like them, it’s just that when I have them, I’m a bit allergic, so they make me feel strange”.

I'm part of a new podcast with showrunner Kat Viken where we discuss the impact of AI on creative careers, with celebrity guests in film, TV, comedy and arts. Check out AI & The Creative Professional! 🎧 https://pod.link/1850401719

There's 'A Passion for Passion' by @alicefraser.bsky.social - I believe she only gets royalties from the audiobook - www.audible.co.uk/pd/A-Passion...

Some thoughts on the weirdness of meet n greets over on my Patreon [free]. Subscribe so you don’t miss the next one! 🎩 https://www.patreon.com/posts/meet-n-greet-n-n-145104651