There’s an ad I keep hearing on podcasts where a woman is getting stressed out making Christmas dinner, and her teenage son says “Mum, I, er, made you a playlist on Amazon Music.” God, it is so unintentionally bleak. The whole interaction is so cold and joyless. Maybe it’s just poor acting, I dunno.

He was the best of us. #ManiForever

Simon photo bash I did for a Spotify playlist cover. Been wanting to try photo bashing for a long time, much different than what I usually do but I had so much fun and am super proud of this one. Based on Simon in Skagboys by @irvinewelsh.bsky.social . . . #Trainspotting #Skagboys

I really enjoyed this honest insight into Irvine Welsh the person and his writing. Left me with the urge to catch-up with the novels I’ve not read yet and revisit those I have.

A Few Good Men. Best in Show. A Mighty Wind. Miss Congeniality. Barcelona. All three movies in Linklater's "Before" trilogy. Music & Lyrics. Michael Clayton. All films that were able to be made because of the production company Reiner co-founded in order to give talented filmmakers creative freedom.

I feel so bad I don’t post on here that often lol, but I swear I’m still drawing a lot. I did this doodle of Begbie not too long ago based on some descriptions @irvinewelsh.bsky.social does of him in the novels. I’m obsessed with the fact he’s described as having lots of tattoos. Hard to draw tho 😂

I'm dreaming of a...

Fuck Christmas

favorite books of 2025: @wednesdayerskin.bsky.social @irvinewelsh.bsky.social @lizpelly.bsky.social @debseyonbass.bsky.social

No party on the planet was safe from Hoggy rocking up!’ Irvine Welsh on his friend Pam Hogg | Culture | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/culture/2025... www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...

William Arthur Bonds MBE (by Steve Barlow) www.kumb.com/article.php?... #koyi #whufc

It’s bullshit. Who pays the piper calls the tune.

Said goodbye to one of the most beautiful human beings I’ve known, so lucky to have her as a friend. #PamHoggForever

Can’t even think about how much I’m going to miss this one. #ManiForever

Almost every day I get a note telling me that someone on my contact list has joined Telegram. Yet they all continue to use What’s App. Do people think that one day there will be the start of a mass exodus or will it never happen?

“We’ll always have Hersheys…”

I'm intrigued. A white dude from a wealthy family could be a breath of fresh air in American politics.

Irvine Welsh lo ha vuelto a hacer. No decepciona. Un viaje también por la Edimburgo donde viví @irvinewelsh.bsky.social

That’s very generous. Comparisons have been drawn between Olivier’s Hamlet and my Forrester, in fashionable west end circles. Well, the Ship in Wardour Street…

Incredible reaction to the announcement of @reversediorama.bsky.social’s new novel BOYHOOD, and the first quote is in - and what a quote it is. Thank you @irvinewelsh.bsky.social 🙏 #whatafuckingbook COMING APRIL 2026 geni.us/Boyhood

Read @irvinewelsh.bsky.social's "Trainspotting". Watched the film on its November 1997 Channel 4 premiere, and again in January 2017 before going to see "T2 Trainspotting", but had never read the novel. Suspects the non-standard spellings/Scottish dialect on the first page had always put me off. 1/4

Hibs were a bit lax only managing three in Paisley. Bless those saints. @stmirren.com @thehibees.bsky.social

New album by Corserine is out today on Out yer Box, the sister label to Jack Said What. Channeling the spirit of yacht rock, 80s synth pop and the airy vibe of French touch, it's an affecting musical listening experience. @irvinewelsh.bsky.social bfan.link/better-than-...

The energy bill write off con. Fuel poverty rising, debt £4.4bn. Ofgem says £500m could be written off. It would be added to the bills of other customers. Energy companies made £514bn operating profit since 2020. No cut in their profit. Debt would be rebuilt Nationalise energy. End profiteering

Thameslink -since 8.00am- have been announcing a myriad of delays and cancellations due to a passenger on an earlier train causing a disturbance. I’m intrigued as to how someone can cause such chaos so early in the morning. Is the passenger some super villain from the Marvel Universe?

Favourite bit in the new @irvinewelsh.bsky.social Trainspotting book is the bit where he tells the reader that Espedair Street by Iain Banks is great. I knew Renton would be a fan.

The boy(14) had made a paper-mache facehugger for halloween. Here it us partly primed, ready for painting. He's done such an amazing job.

CARDIFF! Love it. Can’t wait. www.instagram.com/p/DQMdNETDjc...

Dunno if I’d trust an administrator called Begbie’s Trainers but hope the Owls kick on from here. www.bbc.com/sport/footba...

La Liga not the only ones disrespecting Villarreal and Barca over their application to play a Spanish League game in USA. Communities built those clubs, home fans by season tickets. The greedy bags of shit who’ve bought football clubs can get to fuck. www.bbc.com/sport/footba...

One for 🇬🇧 to have look at...

The Allardyce role. www.bbc.com/sport/footba...

Ilkley was fun last night. There I am frantically trying to scramble onto the pile. Looking forward to Manchester today.

ILKEY TODAY MANCHESTER TOMORROW Talking MEN IN LOVE

Random game prediction: QPR 1, Millwall 1.

Good book post. The 30th anniversary edition of Jeff Noon's Pollen (out in Dec), with a new afterword by Jeff and a new introduction by Aliya Whiteley. See how gorgeous it looks alongside the 30th anniversary edition of Vurt (introduction by @adamroberts.bsky.social, also new afterword by Jeff).

Thank fuck real football is back today.

You get knocked down, you get up again, it ain’t never gonna keep you down…’

Unsolicited writing advice, no. 999: It’s not just the story that matters, it’s the person telling it. Your stories are filtered through your experience, your culture, your upbringing, your identity. Don’t be afraid to let it show. Those things matter. You matter.

Isle of Man. Bastards made me get out at Blackpool and swim.

English, Irish, Scottish and Welsh towns where the main railway station is annoyingly a little trek from the town centre. #Dunfermline #Cheltenham #Colchester. Any more?

#MenInLove #ChooseLove

'We'll play some more soon' is a truly sinister line.

30.09.25. 32 new books added to the official list of those “harmful to national interests” – Belarus. Banned Books Scotland 2 Book Banners 1. Disappointed they banned Marabou Stork Nightmares. If they understood the concept of subtext they would see it was broadly supportive of current regime.

“We care about your privacy.” Yet this notice is an acknowledgment that they’ve just invaded it and have demanded you make a move to stop them invading it more. They care as much about your privacy as I do about the House of Lords.