The 1957 World Manspreading Championships was declared a dead heat.

I was chatting to a friend about a band and he said "I've liked some of their tunes but I wouldn't consider myself an affectionado of theirs". I totally love this new word, and intend to slip it into polite conversation whenever possible 😀

housing is more expensive now, but also a lot safer. this kind of home was considered cream of the crop in the 1980s

##amwriting. Its taken so much more time and effort than I'd hoped🥵, but I've finally finished Act I of the WIP. Looks like bad news for my beta readers, though I'm still hopeful the whole thing'll come in at under 100,000 words 🤞

You know you've truly arrived as an author when your book cover is put on a birthday cake 🎂

A classic moment from ITV's "Marple". Might be a death threat, though I'd prefer to think that the recipient has just been invited to dinner by a northerner.

Exploring the opportunities to experiment offered by the Premier Inn breakfast bar: I can report that cocoa pops doused in Greek yoghurt makes a surprisingly pleasant breakfast option 😀

Finally my WIP hit 50,000 words and I feel like I'm on the downward slope towards completion🥵. Meanwhile, I think I need to lie down in a darkened room, possibly for a few days #amwriting

Swiss train fail🙄. The very foundations of the world are crumbling

Only when the clouds cleared did I realise our street is graced by the world's largest Toblerone logo...

An important message beautifully presented by writer/illustrator and SoA Fellow Sarah McIntyre.

On the train from Paris to the High Alps, a we're all (over)dressed for the Alps already and the train heating is up high and we're all🥵🥵🥵

50 years ago. 1976: Figure skater John Curry was the first male from Britain to win an Olympic gold in the sport - it was also the country's first medal at the winter games for 12 years.

'Publishers need to understand that Northern writing in no way has to be about the North.' Northern Voices is back and the first episode of 2026 features prize-winning writer @andrewokeyauthor.bsky.social discussing writing, winning and the North. on.soundcloud.com/9sgItHGJrHxP...

Some days I knock out 1000 words and barely notice I'm writing. Today I chiseled out just 200, fighting to be productive in at least some small way. And I ask you - which is the greater win? #amwriting

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Editing. It's a rollercoaster ride between the extremes of "this is terrible" and "this is brilliant" with occasional stops at that especially weird waystation marked "I don't remember any of this. Did I write this?"

Crazy wild out in the mountains today

So I'm 45,000 words into writing novel #5, but this morning I started writing novel #6. I've done that "getting distracted by the next shiny idea" thing, haven't I?😒 #amwriting

The Cumbrian Fells, early morning, seen across Morecambe Bay. Who said you could only ever see Alpenglow in the Alps?

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