succubus - female demon that seduces men incubus - male demon that seduces women vengabus - non-binary demon that likes to party

Are you ready to fall in love (again) with Girl, Lost? I'm so excited to bring you this fully re-edited, rebranded version on 9th March 2026. Kindle pre-orders are open now, more coming soon! Pre-order here: amzn.to/47Z8OPM

October's reading wrap-up! Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep had far too many women breasting boobily for my liking, but Before & After was excellent (a 600lb shut-in faces the end of the world?! 🤌).

My horror novels might not be out yet (👀), but I have plenty of books that are perfect for spooky season! Return to Blackwater House is a gothic thriller with a haunted protagonist. And The House at Helygen is your typical haunted house with historical (human) horrors. vikkipatisauthor.com/books/

You guys have got to stop encouraging my shitposts. I'm going to end up on the wrong side of Twitter again.

This is your routine reminder that Jimmy Carr is a dickhead, and incredibly unfunny too.

There’s a lot of really good, interesting, different writing out there that gets little support from publishers. Seek it out! Don’t settle

My engagement on here is shocking. Clearly I'm not giving the people what they want — except these are two sapphic horror comedy films that you absolutely need to watch this spooky season. Lesbian and trans rep, women's wrongs, and one Rasputin montage that is *chef's kiss*

Idk why this has such a bad rating (except for the inclusion of Lawrence Fox), it's such a clever, haunting film exploring the true horrors of war.

Post you from a different era Me with my favourite auntie and my nan in the background. Circa 1996?

It's not often a book makes me physically squirm, but this one did. You Weren't Meant to be Human is an unflinching, unforgettable novel of body horror, queerness, and trauma. A truly consuming read, if you can stomach it (heh). Out now from @ajwhiteauthor.bsky.social @daphnepress.bsky.social

It’s a "crisis" when immigrants "take jobs away", but "innovation" when machines do. Funny.

We need this in Scotland. It’s not even wishful or fanciful thinking: it’s financially astute. Our creative industries are absolutely vital

WINTER HAUNTS returns for 2025 with a loaded line-up of interviews, panels and workshops - and here are just some of the awesome authors you'll be hearing from! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/winter-hau...

Anthropic didn't steal any of my books, and on the one hand that's very good, but on the other I am of course incensed

'so I asked Chat GPT—'

So-called 'bad track' is complete and utter bollocks.

September reading wrap-up! A varied month packed with brilliant reads. I was glad to find Flat 401 on BorrowBox so I could finally read @kingsley-pearson.bsky.social's excellent debut!

It’s a mistake to be discussing drugs we know to be safe. Time after time we take the bait of their provocations - their wild claims. We need to stop accepting their terms of debate - stop wasting our time trying to win their arguments. Instead, make real connections within and across communities.

when are the precedented times

Just finished my third (?) rewatch of Better Call Saul and man, it just gets better every time.

Some personal news: I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting. Thread incoming. substack.com/@karenattiah...

if you're reading this, you are gay, though. that much is true

It’s an absolute shame that DC fired Gretchen Felker- Martin for exercising free speech and then @bsky.app suspended her account. Every writer here should be decrying this because we have to stand up for each other! This is ridiculous.

i’m not going to be lectured about political violence by people whose politics is violence

Hollywood actor Chris Pratt who I have never once seen comment on any mass shooting in America has posted.

I don't think I took a single breath during the first half of this book. 59 Minutes is one of the best stories I've read in a while, with a twist that is SO perfectly executed, I never saw it coming. Out on the 25th from @holly.bsky.social

Iconic moment at the Downton Abbey premiere

Draw the line. Join the Green Party today ⤵️ join.greenparty.org.uk?utm_source=s...

Performative reading? I don't know her. Fun horror is where it's at. (I had SO many good things to say about the last book of the month, but then I found something weird in it so I'll be saying nothing further 👀)

So happy to have this movie in my collection! We did a tour of some charity shops today, but Vinted has been a goldmine.

I am sickened by the relentless demonisation of refugees. No refugee underfunded a school. No refugee closed a hospital. No refugee took away support from the sick and disabled. We need solutions not scapegoats. Stop blaming refugees and tax the rich instead!

The dogs got COVERED in deer poo and we had to wash them outside while everyone from the vintage car show was driving past. I fear the bagpipers were mocking us as we chased them round the driveway with the hose.

Strong contender for a new Bluesky banner 😂

This sounds like a paraphrasing of Thatcher’s “no such thing as society” if you want more evidence the man is a complete and utter cunt

What utter trash. Will someone tell him that B doesn't stand for Bald? archive.ph/jX1VD

Polari Press statement on the unaffiliated Polari Prize. As director of Polari Press, a queer-focused independent publishing house and design practice, I've been watching the developments of this year’s Polari Prize. 1 / 6

The Polari Prize has been "Paused"

Sod this boohooing and read this instead: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

I am one of the 14 authors who chose to leave the Polari Prize, and I find myself frustrated and saddened at the way this entire story has been represented. 1/

Your daily reminder that if you’re talking freely on the radio, being widely quoted in newspapers and properly interviewed in magazines, you’re not actually being at all cancelled.

lmao we are so fucked

More than 800 writers workers have signed a statement objecting to the LGBTQ+ book prize’s nomination of Boyne, who described himself as a ‘terf'. 👏👏👏 to the organisers and to everyone who signed and shared. www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...

Figured I'd put my money where my mouth is - I just picked two of the authors who have withdrawn from the Polari longlist and ordered their books. My story includes the names and links to the books by all of the authors standing up for trans people's place in the LGBTQ+ community.

Not sure why the original article was pulled, but here it is again.

It’s not “the trans lobby’s” reaction to “the inclusion of a book by a gay man”, it’s the LGBTQ community’s reaction to the inclusion of a transphobic hack who compared cis women supporting trans rights to holding down people to be raped, and got in a fight with the Auschwitz memorial!

I'm so in awe of the Polari Prize longlistees who've asked for their books to be withdrawn in the wake of John Boyne's inclusion. It's a prestigious award and would be especially life-changing for the debut authors who've galvanised this movement. What a courageous display of integrity and grit

Working on a story about this now. I reached out to another author on the longlist who I happen to know, and that person is also in the process of pulling out. (Though it was on the record and likely to be public before I pub, on principle I'm not scooping myself on social by saying who.)