Absolute chills

I'm running an online masterclass all about voice and dialogue in short fiction for @writershq.bsky.social at 7pm on Wednesday 18th March! Tickets are on sale now - do book a place if you'd like to join me. writershq.co.uk/whq-event/ma...

We’re hiring! 📣 Join us as Senior Relationship Manager and lead cultural development work, manage a team, and drive strategic priorities for Arts Council England. Hybrid role based in Manchester. Apply by 11 January 👇 buff.ly/FFzfBes

What a joy to receive this for Christmas. Bravo @rachelparris.bsky.social - a treat for all Austen fans

I missed #Caturday but this cat belongs on your timeline regardless of the day!

🎄#GothicAdvent #Caturday

I’ve just read this and agree with @sarramanning.bsky.social - especially as someone who was at boarding school in the early 80s. A great read.

Pantomime is “an absolute bedrock” for regional theatre. ✨ This BBC article, featuring Arts Council England CEO, Darren Henley, highlights how panto builds audiences, supports local venues and gives many families their first theatre experience. Read or listen 👇 buff.ly/aXzRVWH

A lovely surprise to see @daphnethecat.com as a question in The Guardian quiz this morning. Just don’t tell her I got the answer wrong @katebevan.com

Ballet Shoes @nationaltheatre.org.uk was just as magical as I hoped it would be

Great culture can save lives. Literally. Amazing letter in today’s @thetimes.com about Tom Stoppard

Are you a Black, Asian or ethnically diverse theatre maker in the North of England looking to make ambitious new work? We’ve just launched the £2 million Theatre Breakthrough Fund - find out more 👇 buff.ly/MjwaSsk Image credit: Shadows In Different Shades by Oladipo Agboluaje © Smart Banda

My nemesis in cardigan wearing weather.

England cricket fans at 6am England cricket fans at 9.45am

This always a lovely festive thing to do (even if it is only November!) 📚🎄

Hang it in the Louvre; I hear there's room... (Photo @aaronscott_dp)

Amazing story of four vintage clothing dealers rescuing depression-era workwear from an Appalachian farmhouse, and the story that the very visible mending tells of a family with nothing, doing whatever they could to make it through. prelovedpod.substack.com/p/one-thousa...

this is very pleasing indeed 😁

I fear @katebevan.com might object to this…. It’s Christmas! As shops cash in ever earlier, are you already behind? www.thetimes.com/article/21f8...

Cromwell had a photo shoot recently 😻 Manchester/Stockport pals - my friend Mike is available at a reasonable rate for all your pet photo needs

Lap dogs are great, but have you tried a desk chicken?

My husband is a freelance writer and thanks to AI his takings are half what they were last year. AI doesn’t have to worry about paying the bills or keeping a roof over its head. If you need a talented writer please get in touch with Matt www.mathew-owen.co.uk

How may I be of assistance? A return to Barking? Sorry, I only issue tickets to Purrfleet and Meowchester Apologies, our card payment system is down. I’ll have to accept your fare in treatos,

Today is International Cat Day so we thought it would be the purr-fect opportunity to share some of the cats from the Ashmolean’s collection. 🐈 Ojime in the form of a cat, c.1890. EAX.11470 🐈 The Large Cat, c.1647, Cornelis II Visscher (1628–1658). WA1925.345.143

And Jock VII isn't kitten around as guard cat of Chartwell in Kent. We'd love to hear about the felines you've encountered while exploring the places we care for!

I should write a novel

maybe there's still some good left in this world after all

What an achievement! Well done #lionessess 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🦁

Timeline cleanse

Just read this incredibly prescient novel, first published in 1934, charting the Nazi party’s rise through the eyes of an ordinary family, written by an English woman. Makes for chilling reading at this particular time but I can’t stop thinking about it. Highly recommended

🚨 Giant Cat Sighting in Manchester! A 10-metre-long feline has taken up residence at Manchester Museum- and it’s very asleep. 😴 The Cat That Slept for a Thousand Years is a family-friendly exhibition, and it's free (you just need to book online!) 👉https://buff.ly/PrLiNg3 #ACESupported

My cartoon for this week’s @theguardian.com books.

Do go and see The Cat That Slept for a Thousand Years at Manchester Museum - its purrs get louder when you pet it and its ears and tail twitch! 😸

I was explaining to my Ukrainian colleague the phrase ‘There’s no such thing as a free lunch’. She told me the equivalent in Ukrainian is ‘The only free cheese is in the mousetrap’ - which is so much better

forget news alerts, these are the real updates i need

Such an engrossing read from @bethlewis.bsky.social Loved that the 3 main characters are based on real women who were part of the Canadian Gold Rush. Highly recommend it!

Meteorologist: Dress for mid 80s Me and the guys:

I have watched this video more times now than I’d like to admit, but it has made me laugh every single time. [sound most definitely up]

Can highly recommend Anglesey

Even @number10cat.bsky.social is intimidated by his own Judgey McJudge face

Exeter, pursued by a bear

I know it’s a bit hot but we’re a little slow with the #parkypetition today - just 400 signatures when we need c630 by 0845 tomorrow to keep on track for 100,000 by September 10. Please get your friends to sign!

#proofofcat Straight up acts like she pays the mortgage

BREAKING NEWS: Meerkat hugs a water sausage. Everybody has a great time.

Good morning. We are open. 📖☕️

Literally a mouse of the bookshop. Adorable!

Left #sophiefromromania on security duty for the prof while I’m off to see my neurologist. Sophie says- sign the #parkypetition !

Manchester Museum named European Museum of the Year

Exciting and practical house designs coming out of Scandinavia