Here it is at last, Storytime number 78. youtu.be/umZicWMH1Ew?...

A fun farewell to retiring character elderly vampire LARPer Betty yesterday with the long awaited Storytime 78. Thanks to patrons & listeners for sticking around during my hiatus. Hope to present the next episode on Valentine's Day. 🍵🖋️🫖📖☕ #storytimeforgrownups

Hello and apologies for the long absence! Here's a post about what's happening with Storytime. www.patreon.com/posts/back-f...

My very dear friend P.S.C. Willis ( @pscwillis.bsky.social ) has their debut novel coming out and there is going to be a virtual celebration. To join in, sign up to their newsletter for the Zoom details and a bingo card! (Follow the tag) ☕🫖📖 #debutauthor #newbooks #queerbooks #booklovers

A very belated update with a hello from me and some news from writer friends. phdancer.wordpress.com/2025/06/20/t...

Today's the bday of my novel character Grace, loyal adorer & supporter of cat-shifter Fey. Though she's an MC in my cat-shifter book, Grace is a side character in the spin-off WIP, & this snippet comes from there, where Reece is getting to see the extent of her dedication & practical support skills.

Happy #Pride month. Check out all the queer books Space Wizard is publishing soon, including mine! They released their campaign video, and guess who's the thumbnail? But during a transition shot, so I have blended into my flag. So queer, I am become the rainbow. www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_Am...

It's Thursday for me! So I can drop the full cover art! I am IN LOVE with this incredible work by Jess Montz. It's wild that they could draw what was inside my head. Cover with title will be in a promo interview with my publisher dropping soon. 🔗 ⬇️ when available #2025Debuts #WritingCommunity

Eeeee. Definitely encourage people to do this. #SmallPitch is how I got my publishing offer.

Cover art reveal for Crying Out for Magic by P.S.C. Willis Detail 3: Someone ready to jump into anything with both feet Watch @lifelovelily22.bsky.social for the next detail & see the full cover via @pscwillis.bsky.social on Thurs 22nd #WritingCommunity #2025Debuts #Fantasy Artist: Jess Montz

Cover art reveal for Crying Out for Magic by P.S.C. Willis Detail 2... Someone ready to fall ever so awkwardly in love Watch @alethearlyons.bsky.social for the next detail, & see the full cover via @pscwillis.bsky.social on Thursday 22nd #WritingCommunity #2025Debuts #Fantasy Artist: Jess Montz

Today is the birthday of my novel character Sam, so I decided it was time I shared a snippet of her in my current #WIP.

This is the book that introduced me to @pscwillis.bsky.social and led me to fall in love with their writing and I am so, so excited that it's going to be out in the world! If you like nerdy, cute, queer, magical people, I highly recommend getting a copy when you can.

If 'Radio Silence' by Alice Oseman was not actually 'Radio Silence' by Alice Oseman but a book about trees by me. #UnhingedPit #YA #Q #F #LGBT

Using #UnhingedPit to imagine the future 1 star reviews awaiting Tree Book - my #ownvoices ace rep cosy little contemporary fantasy. #YA #Q #F #LGBT

There's a reason magic was silenced. Who will bring it back? The sorceress who will tear down empires, the smuggler with split loyalties who doesn't believe it exists, or the warrior who would die to keep it secret. THE BONE SHARD WAR x THE JASAD HEIR #YouDeservepIt #Q #A #F

PERFECT ON PAPER x THE INFINITE NOISE 16 Y/O Grace *would* be ready to confess feelings for her BFF, if Fey'd just stay human long enough 😪 🐈‍⬛Shape-shifting 🏳️‍🌈Best friends➡️lovers 🤷School drama 🧡Found fam 💙Siblings 😠Bullies 🏳️‍🌈#OWN bi, demi, NB 🫖Comfort #P2Ppit #YA #Q #RF

NOT MY PROBLEM x MISFITS Fey (16, cat-shifter) thinks she’s unlovable. BFF Grace has the feelings to prove her wrong. Jake, Grace’s little bro, thinks Fey is the perfect prom date. For love to win, Fey must accept herself, & Grace must speak up. #P2Ppit #YA #Q #RF

May I proudly present to you my #agentsguide to AT NIGHT, WE HIDE, a YA Dystopian Thriller. 😒 A snarky, thieving FMC 😈 A very unexpected villain 👽 Stay hidden at night or die 🫦 Slow burn ☠️ Murdery mole 🌪️ Twisty AF #Q #UW #YA #DS #T #ANWH #amquerying #litagents #P2Ppit

Asparagus Bunch x A Fish in a Tree Dyslexic Hazel would rather paint in her sketchbook than deal with words. Finally, in a school that accepts her, sketchbook and all, she thrives. When bulldozers come to tear it down, only her artistic eye will save the school. #P2Ppit #MG

Hi! I'm a writer-illustrator with #YA & #NA #amquerying & #WIP projects feat. queer teens with superpowers coping in modern day England. I also write Storytime for Grown-ups & poetry & I make art. I have a smol who steals time & 3 bunnies. 🚫No TERFs, Tories, crypto promoters, or general meanies pls

At long last, the new installation of Storytime for Grown-ups. A short memorial to much-loved Elizabeth Barber, storytime patron & writer in a number of virtual exhibition projects, who sadly left us in October, is included. Short scenes & poems follow. youtu.be/UinaCKJcwjM?...

The 76th Storytime, a Solstice special in which we trialled short in-character scenes as an option for the chaos of the next few months, is now available to watch at youtu.be/OBBrUORA86A?... The July session will be coming... when it can. So keep your eyes open for announcements.

The 75th Storytime, featuring constellations, street performers, train mayhem, & unlikely friendships, is now available to watch at youtu.be/wuErPjnVgLw?si… I'll be doing slightly different style Storytimes the next few months around the arrival of my tiny human. Watch this space.

My poem "The Gates" features in the anthology Not/Coming Out, launching today on Amazon. Copies will be available via bookshops longer term (patience required for Ingram Spark). A big thank you to the anthology team for accepting my poem for inclusion. www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CXHMNM3...

Thanks to everyone who came along to hear Storytime 74! If you'd like to catch up, you can watch at youtu.be/69wsxwmGSNo?...

A big thank you to everyone who helped celebrate Storytime's 6th birthday today. If you didn't hear it live, The Six Omens is now available to watch at youtu.be/dY5n1bciZYk?...

Storytime number 72, completing the 6th year of the Storytime for Grown-ups project, can be found at youtu.be/FXq3e453dN0?si…. Featuring Betty the elderly LARPer playing on the playground and telling a fib about her birthday which gets rather out of hand...

And Q2 for today's #MMCM: Do you have a cause that matters to you or something in your world that you're fighting to change? How do you go about working towards or supporting that cause?

Hi there all characters joining today's #MMCM! Q1 for today: In our world, humans haven't had a very good impact on the rest of the world we live in. Do you feel that your people or species are good for the environment around you? Do you co-exist well with other species?

Reece: And for #MMCM Question 2, let's get positive: What's one thing you're currently looking forward to in the future? I think I'm going on what might be my first proper date on Saturday, so I guess that!

Good morning #MMCM! For Q1 today: Are you good at comforting others, and if so, what do you do to help your friends when they're feeling bad?

Good morning fellow characters! I'm Reece, and I'll be your character host for today's #MMCM, coming to you from my girlfriend Sam's cellar music studio 😁 If you'd like to join us for a cuppa, a jam, or just to continue any ongoing chats you've been having, please do so here! Interview Qs at 9am.

Welcome to the #WIPWednesday prompt from #TeamTeaandBooks! This week's prompt is "bound" Feel free to share a snippet featuring or inspired by the word or answer the prompt question!

Saturday's 'Storytime for Grown-ups' featuring changing perceptions of oneself, animal chaos, mis-seeings and adapted Solstice traditions is now available to watch here: youtu.be/NDxwBGw7pBk?...

#MMCM Q1 What’s the most outrageous thing you’ve done, or would do, to raise money? What cause makes it worthwhile? Laszlo: I quit my forces job & moved to the private sector to pay for my mother’s knee operation. Maria: You’re a good son.

#MMCM Q2 Does charity feature in your world? Do you help the less fortunate? Laszlo: I’ve offered my problem-solving and cleaning skills non gratis. It’s helped plenty. Does that count? Snowy: Absolutely! It helped me!

Laszlo: Thanks for helping to raise money for the local school. The repairs need a miracle! Got loads for you to enjoy: Magic jukebox Tarot reading Stalls Games, creative, & quiet rooms Competitions A river bake-off? What dish would you plan? #MMCM

BOXING THREAD #MMCM Laszlo: No blood. No spitting or licking (yes, you, Demon!) No waving of the tushy. Kay? Line up for the boxing fundraiser…. Place your bets… opponents tagged into comments.

December 28th's mug belongs to @phdancersteapot.bsky.social & is full of Darjeeling muscatel, Sarah's normal favourite. Pictured with her grandma's patchwork blanket, which was 2nd hand to begin with & came all the way to the UK from Australia in sea freight. #TeamTeaAndBooks #CosyCountdown

Day 31 is... all the mugs we shared! We've enjoyed showing you our mugs in our #CosyCountdown, and hope it's warmed your December. Whether you're home with a cosy cuppa or got something stronger (or, bless you, are working), a #HappyNewYear from all of us at #TeamTeaAndBooks

Hunter: Hey, welcome to Rutland Manor where I’ll be hosting today’s #MMCM. Drinks are in the kitchen. Feel free to have a snoop around too. Q1: Do you consider yourself competitive? What was the last situation in which you competed with someone or something?

December 18th’s cup belongs to @phdancersteapot.bsky.social and is full of plain rooibos to accompany winter afternoon scribblings. #CosyCountdown #TeamTeaAndBooks

Hunter: Hey everyone! Looks like it’s my turn to host. Looking forward to welcoming you to Rutland Manor from 9am tomorrow. Plenty of parking and anyone can come. After all, it’s not my house 😏

December 17th’s cup belongs to @lkmorganx.bsky.social containing English Breakfast Tea with a dash of milk. Featuring @JSW_writer's amazing #ya book about growing up with #neurodiversity. #CosyCountdown #TeamTeaAndBooks

Hey chatty characters! This Monday’s #MMCM questions will be on Twitter from @annlittler.bsky.social's account as well as here on Bluesky. Our ongoing story thread, for those involved, here on Bluesky only. Ann’s MC Hunter will do his best to respond to most characters. Questions from 9.30am GMT.

December 16th’s cat cup with fancy strainer & lid belongs to @meljrey.bsky.social & is full of Earl Grey, perfectly suitable for supping with current read The Secret Service of Tea & Treason by India Holton. Mince Pies essential #CosyCountdown #TeamTeaAndBooks

Cass: Thanks to all who came to our Winter Festival. Sorry we didn't do all the planned activities, but we all agree an engagement is well worth it. I'm going to be hanging around until the fire dies out, if anyone needs anything. Thanks also to my cohost, Harper, who's searching for a lost cat.

Saturday's Storytime for Grown-ups tale of the sometimes illogical nature of what we want; resurgence of old music, media and fashion; and lawn bowls, among other things, is now available to watch here: youtu.be/O9u-qKnBgiw?...