Has Chris Vobe created a new set of free form poetry rules here? Check out my 5* Amazon review of Twelve Valentines: www.amazon.co.uk/review/RV802... The review is also on my blog: stewartbintauthor.weebly.com/stewart-bint...

First and last magazine columns. Up Close And Personal ran for a total of 13 years: 107 editions fortnightly in The Flyer, from February 22, 2013, to August 25, 2017, then 85 monthly editions from November 2017 to March 2026 in The Big Red Magazine.

The first edition of Timeshaft, published on this day in 2013, and the second, updated edition, published in 2016.

Janice and Chris are safe in Indian Wells - but it’s only a few weeks ago they were in Dubai and Doha. @wtatour.bsky.social

Go on, then. My DMs are open.

Now that I’ve retired fully from writing, the March edition of the magazine features my final restaurant review.

Truly the end of an era. I’ve now retired completely from writing, and the March edition of the magazine features my last column.

Just looking through this week’s TV guide, and see that Rewind TV is broadcasting that brilliant series, The Gaffer, starring my old mate, Bill Maynard, from Monday

Can you spot him?

@astrozombies76.bsky.social Claire, has your X account been hacked? A very strange post has come from it, and your Followers / Following numbers seem skewed.

A Facebook memory of my walk from three years ago today. It’ll be far too wet to do it now. Can’t wait for the warm, dry weather, so I can get out across the fields again.

Only just got up, lol. Binge watched the final four episodes of Bridgerton which dropped on Netflix last night. That took us to beyond midnight (oh, Bridgerton fans, there’s another scene after the credits, so keep watching!). And from 2 a.m. we watched Janice’s doubles win in Mexico.

Why didn’t anyone tell us they were the good old days at the time?

When Mike James corrects the commentator, lol.

Facebook’s just reminded me it was seven years ago today that I met zombies while out on my walk.

“A Day In The Life Of Janice Tjen,” a great @wtatour.bsky.social vlog. Love the card trick! m.youtube.com/watch?v=laCt...

Don’t know what suddenly made me think of this. In the early 1980s when I was a radio newsreader, I’d just pulled up outside the studio, and Ray Moore played this on Radio 2. I sat, totally mesmerised, until it had finished. What a song. youtu.be/ULqxiUK6kOs?...

Janice Tjen wins 7-6(5), 6-4 over Canadian Leylah Annie Fernandez in the second round. #CdnTennis #Dubai

I think I’ve discovered the meaning of life. It’s when that little voice calls out: “Grandad.”

Janice Tjen defeats Dayana Yastremska 6-4, 6-1 today at the 2026 Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships.

The pigeon / squirrel standoff for mastery of our fence 😆

@vivienshakesby.bsky.social Happy Birthday, Viv. Hope you’ve had a fantabulously splendiferous day xx❤️❤️

Hi! I'm Alan, a horror writer from Tasmania. Talking Scared called me "The Lord of Weird Australia" and This is Horror called me "Australia's master of literary darkness." The graphic below shows all my stuff and how it interacts. I hope you'll give something there a go. More here: alanbaxter.com.au

TODAY! It's here. The Rise has risen on this Friday 13th! Tales From The Gulp volume 3. It's all been leading to this. There's never been a better time to visit the dark and strange harbour town of Gulpepper. Locals call it The Gulp, as it has a habit of swallowing people. #WelcomeToTheGulp #Booksky

Today's the day! My upcoming horror is called Catamorphosis! Check out the fabulous cover by Scottish artist Candra Hope, @candrahope.bsky.social! Cancer was the start of Jasmine's life falling apart, but as she lay dying, the only one at her side her ginger tabby, something uncanny occurred.

Well, this is just like the old days. Yes, I am now fully retired, but…

🚨RELEASE DAY🚨 Paper Sisters is officially out today! 3 Sisters trapped in time. An escalating war. A hospital that never had a patient. A tale of trauma, grief and redemption. Order Rachel Canwell's sensational debut now! share.google/J7Gau7eKGHj5...

Thank you so much for giving me the chance to tell the story of Paper Sisters inspiration

@thebooktrail.bsky.social Hey there. My novel, To Rise Again, is set on the island of Jersey. Would love a mention on your fab site, if possible, please. amzn.eu/d/06dXkwC3

My penultimate restaurant review, before full retirement kicks in after the next one appears.

My penultimate magazine column, before full retirement kicks in after the next one appears in March. It’ll be the real end of an era - my first column was published in February 2013, 13 years ago.

Janice Tjen defeats 2023 Qatar Open Quarterfinalist Beatriz Haddad Maia 6-0, 6-1 today at the 2026 Qatar Open in Doha.

Tomorrow

Took a stroll down to the ford. It’s quite high. But someone obviously didn’t get the memo!

Eerily quiet out here this morning, as this stretch of the A47 has been closed for more than a week, because of a burst water pipe.

Outside, looking in.

Selling some of my Doctor Who books. To be collected, only, so I think you’d need to be local to me. Eighteen hardbacks featuring the 9th and 10th Doctors published shortly after the 2005 reboot, and six paperbacks from the Wilderness Years. Offers. #DoctorWho

Sparky says good morning

@mikejlord.bsky.social Hello, fellow from the X land. Hope all’s well with you. Not been in touch for ages.

Janice Tjen: “The attention that I'm getting, I think that's a big surprise for me. And as somebody that's, I would say, pretty introverted, it's taken me by surprise.” youtu.be/OfjttU2T8Lo?...

Janice Tjen was unranked 20 months ago. She made her top-50 debut this week. “It's quicker than I expected, but I'm just enjoying it; trying to get better and just have fun,” she tells me. www.thenationalnews.com/sport/tennis...

I must have taken dozens of photos of this spot in the village. I’m just drawn to it every time I walk by it.

Welcome to STARFARERS CAFE, a new science fiction magazine. Our website is in dry dock undergoing construction, but we are now accepting submissions for our first issue, due out in early spring. Please read the submission guidelines below!

If you write science fiction, there's a new magazine coming out this spring - Starfarers Cafe. They're taking submissions! #amreadingsciencefiction #ColdWarSciFi #cyberpunksciencefiction #darkscifi #dystopianstory #epicsciencefiction #futurism #futuristicfiction bsky.app/profile/starfarersca...

I’ve just come back from travelling to the future in my time machine. My question is this: while I was there, did my present become my past? 🤔

Alexandra Eala and Janice Tjen just eliminated Leylah Fernandez and Kristina Mladenovic from the Doubles draw at the 2026 Abu Dhabi Open.

George loves reading

George has a lovely new sofa in his bedroom