Imagine if your pupils had teeth round the edge and you could eat with your eyes

Maybe I could write a story about ice It feels like so long since I last wrote anything... What first sentence goes with this picture?

This is why books are bad I went to bed tired then spent two hours finishing this thing because it was fascinating and funny and terribly readable All books should be banned

Marriage Crab Butter It's going to be an interesting year...

I think I need a Yule hole

Here's a bundle of #fantasybooks for your winter delight itch.io/s/172131/win... #booksky

Oh I do so love it when a drunken group of lads has a sing-song outside my window when I am trying to sleep Nothing helps me drift off better than a loud and discordant rendition of Robbie Williams' Angel

My audiobook kickstarter has reached 24 sign-ups, just 6 short of my holiday target! If you're a fan of folklore and mythology, Scotland and its languages, and dark fantasy tales of haunted swords and old gods - "Notify me on launch" www.kickstarter.com/projects/tri...

I also hereby ban dreams in which you are trying to break up with your toxic partner in a rambling Gothic mansion but are interrupted (and woken) by your cousin screaming themself hoarse in terror somewhere upstairs because someone has died I am so tired 😅

Bloody love this city sometimes [Leith Walk, Edinburgh]

If it's someone I know who sent me a DM, I can't get them sorry!

I also hereby ban dreams so tedious you wake yourself to get away

Lichen is just cool

Exciting!

I hereby ban all dreams aggravating enough to wake you at 3am You're welcome

I understand that a lot of folks have been misled by fear-mongering and powerful regressive voices but it’s still astonishing to me that so many have fallen for the idea that oppressively policing other people’s gender identity and expression could in any way be part of an enlightened future.

Passed my level one* Learn to (ice) Skate test today Olympic figure skating trophy here I come! (*the very first beginner level, if you didn't know)

A magical and melancholic exploration of grief and hiding inside a skin that might be a bark, until you're changed and ready to be touched by the light. Or perhaps by nothing at all. by @spencerwriting.bsky.social in @undertow.bsky.social

Just finished Song, Stone, Scale, Bone by @julietk.bsky.social A fab tale with swords and bone magic and dragons and a whole lot of heart. I already read the brilliant Bring me Home by @bethkesh.bsky.social so now I can heartily recommend this whole book wizardstowerpress.com/books-2/nove...

6 days...

7 days til the solstice

I wonder how many people know this one...

8 days to the solstice

I enjoyed this short read

Sea and sky 🩵 [Dunbar, East Lothian]

Thursday is Thursdaying hard

I did enjoy this :D

I don't think I've written anything worth keeping for well over a fortnight now But I've been seized by the urge to read I guess my brain needs new ingredients for its story pies... I am trying to enjoy it rather than spiralling into "I'll never write again!"

Awesome update :)

What evidence is there that uplands like this were once covered by temperate rainforest, and would return to such a state naturally but for sheep? Loads... 🧵

Because too many people let him get away with using the Cass Review to take away puberty blockers.

We are mothers, daughters, friends and colleagues who stand together in support of trans people. Not In Our Name. Read our full statement here: notinourname.org.uk/trans-exclus...

I do like apples, but I wish I didn't get quite so many in the veg bag every week...

As someone whose children were at Girl Guides Scotland, it impressed me that they were so open and welcoming. To see this change now, because of *one* parent (presumably backed by a bitter GC terf billionaire) is genuinely upsetting. www.change.org/p/allow-tran...

Very important thread 👇

Pre-order Luna Novella 2026! All That Is in the Earth by @aknighton.bsky.social When Clifford crash lands on the planet of Abaddon, he might as well be dead 🪐 www.lunapresspublishing.com/lunanovella

I yawned in the usual manner and my child's response was: "What the brr brr bottaping was that freaky-A yawn?" I am amused to have lived long enough to experience the _in_ language of the next generation

A short break between work and cooking dinner Short but perfect

It's December and I have a December promo for #booklovers all over #booksky All my books are down to 2$ at my direct store payhip.com/RuthMirandaB...

Today is Tuesday It is December Soon it will be 2026 None of these things feel true... Right?

Thinking about teeth again... and how to describe them Unfortunately, I am too tired to understand what words are and have to keep looking them up So it's slow progress on the teeth story tonight

The way the quotes and replies show a microcosm of exactly how destructive capitalism is to human creativity and happiness should radicalise everyone.

@profanity.accountant okay, I am curious...

I haven't written today, but I spent a couple of hours talking about writing with lovely people and I am feeling inspired And on... Wednesday I might get a chance to act on that inspiration For an hour or so 🙃

Honest question: If everyone got Universal Basic Income, no strings attached, what would YOU do with it? Re-post with your quote or drop your take below.

I wish og irn bru had caffeine in

The question is, is Zephyr the kind of person to do chores in someone else's house unasked...? I don't think they're that brave... But they are good at beating themself up for being useless 😁 #AmWriting

Ahaha, this brought me great joy (Or a little amusement, anyway)

This came to me in a vision

Last minute words before I collect the child! Did you know soda water is 60p in some places? Can't decide if that's cheap or a lot to pay for water...