I just had a call with an immigration lawyer and an appointment on Thursday. Reform is literally threatening my ability to stay in the U.K. after 20 years and six years of settled status. But they also means I’ll be able to vote against those fuckers.

Man, shamanism is already giving me so much. Just coming back home from celebrating autumn on Hampstead Heath.

Punch Nazis. Even very hard and even from 200 yards.

I see Trump’s Baldur von Schirach has been taken off the board. I had a lovely brownie for late dinner. Tomorrow I’ll wear socks again.

Self-edit of book 2 in the trilogy is done and the book has joined the queue for my editor. Now jumping into plotting/outlining book 3, which is mostly about collecting all my scraps and notes and “maybes” and turn it all into a definitive outline.

Former employer is looking for an editor. First thought: “Oh, who quit/died? Maybe toxic boss?” Second thought: “Poor fucking bastard applying for and getting that job. That team is so toxic it needs a cement coffin like Chornobyl.”

Re-upping this again, please spread far and wide:

Every time I see the term “author branding” I want to respond: “what do you think I am - a cow?” And that’s how my online author conference thingy is going.

I’ll hold that Westworld Season 1 is among the top three TV series ever. Harris and Hopkins deliver astounding performances, whole cast is excellent. The twists, the turns, the depth of the narrative. Really a great time.

People freaking out about GLP-1 price increases - many of these drugs are out of patent protection or about to fall out of patent protection. Eli Lilly et al are basically only trying to get another pay day before generics come online.

Excellent thread about a lazy and frankly shameful @theguardian.com piece which regurgitates Boyne's statement without investigation or interrogation.

I’ve had a very tiny sniff of local politics in the U.K. and it looks like racist grandpas and grandmas screaming at non-racist grandmas and grandpas. Main issue right now: road taxes, potholes and discrimination against elderly drivers.

Stop murdering journalists. Attacking the press is a hallmark of tyranny and unworthy of a “democracy”.

I would like to make enough from writing to hire the $2,000 editor I love, overpay my cover artist and pay a voice actor outright to produce my audio book. And also make a little money for the hundreds of hours of work I put in myself. *cracks knuckles*

I’d pay to watch Pedro Pascal make phone calls. #FantasticFour

Thunderbolts was fine - but I have acquired a Florence Pugh crush.

Dude texted from work: “Rough day, could use a treat when I get home.” Me: bought two enormous tuna steaks and made my homemade satay sauce, panfried veggies, brown rice. Also bought him Tunnocks as a desert. I think I got some good karma points today.

Did an hour of cardio today after yesterday’s hardcore weightlifting session. Everything aches, but I did it. Have set an ambitious goal by end-2025 in order to get ready for an operation.

We need to see the EU tariff as imposed by Trump in the context of the US dollar dropping 10-12% since the “yay, Trump will be great for the economy” exuberance. EU goods are now 25% more expensive than they were in Jan/Feb 2025. And almost half of that is people doubting the US dollar’s strength.

So the local seat went to Refascism UK - 1,342 votes, with 185 to the Greens, 540 to LibDems, 720 to Labour, Cuntservatives at 1,161. Turnout was 28% and the fascists got 30% of that - so a very tiny amount of Xenophobes and “Woke”-Haters just got us an absolute crackpot on the council.

Knock on the door. Friendly looking guy in his mid-fifties: “Good evening, I’m from Reform UK.” 
I looked him up and down, said “No fucking way.” And closed the door. 
I failed the “British politeness/scorn” test.

Gladiator 2 was worse than Kingdom of Heaven. Jesus fucking Christ, so bad.

It’s kind of shocking to see Ridley Scott smear excrement all over Gladiator with Gladiator 2. I said what I said.

Just migrating to a new PC - mine was starting to display some scary behaviour so today is Moving Day.

I just quoted Paradise City as: “Take me down to Paradise City where the girls are green and the grass is pretty…” - and that’s how my day is going.

Reading an excellent erotic romance right now and I’m pretty sure hymens don’t work that way.

Finished my self-edits last night and taking a day off to meet a fountain pen friend and lift heavy things later.

“You need to put new covers on your books every 1-2 years to refresh them!”
Me over here, casually seeing how my covers from, oh, 2016-2018 still slap ass and take first AND last names. All hail my cover artist, Tiferet Design.

Got a guy to look into his mortgage/finances/pension today. He was just letting stuff slide, I explained the basics to him, now he has a starting point. My work here is done.

I joined TikTok and I understand so much now.

Really enjoyed #CreatureCommandos - sharp writing, great character work.

The Shape of Monsters is out now if you're looking for damaged siblings, monstrous bargains, power struggles, dark twisted magic, and distater queers. Inject direct into your ear holes at www.audible.co.uk/pd/B0FGDJ5X1M

BOOK 1 in my mm historical series set in ancient Rome, Dominus, is FREE for the entire month of July through Smashwords. Grab your copy and hop on the chariot for one insane ride. Note: Book 1 is the 🔥🔥🔥 of the 4 novels. #booksky #freebook #gayromance #gayhist www.smashwords.com/books/view/4...

The Musk/Dumpster feud is going to be more fun than watching two incels repeatedly flattening their dicks with meat tenderisers.

Tanith Lee was one of my biggest writing heroes, and I'm sad that I was too shy to go say hi to her when I saw her at World Fantasycon in Brighton nearly a decade ago. Such an incredible talent, and much missed. I'm honoured to have a story included in this Tanith Lee inspired collection

Happy release day to me: Witches of London - Love Spell is out now. Grab it on Kobo or any other digital platform.

Is Ironheart kind of boring?

I signed this open letter because it's important to fight against the theft & injustice of AI. If you're a writer w/ published books or you work in publishing, including editors, translators, illustrators, narrators, its important our voices are heard. You can sign here: lithub.com/against-ai-a...

Returned from a very solid hour of cardio in the gym. I’m far from loving it but I love the feeling afterwards (when my legs no longer shake, that is).

Guy came around to canvas for the Tories in this “now barely Tory” city and his whole pitch was “it’s us or Reform”. Missed my opportunity to ask him what the difference is.

So AI isn’t just stealing our books, but our characters? Things are getting more dystopian by the minute.

Watching Dude play Death Stranding 2 and so far it’s a game about “Daddy has to go to work”.

Love Spell is out today on Ko-Fi or up for preorder at all digital retailers. My first new novel since 2021.

Also, spent the day doing layout checks for my next book - out on 1 July. And republished my whole backlist “wide”. Still available on subscription sites, but no longer on Kindle Unlimited.

Watched Eggers’ The Witch and I’m kind of thrilled that there’s such a talented director who is into the same weird shit I am. Bring on the werewolves.

Randomly watched “Exodus: Gods and Kings” by Ridley Scott. Three out of five stars. I did like that Moses started seeing an Angel/god/burning vegetation after hitting his head. Did not like the implications that the Jews built the pyramids.

She’s a beauty and soon she’ll be mine.

Not me ordering a handmade sword from Hungary for HEMA practice.

I’m always amazed at people thinking they can get a novel translated by a human for less than $500. That’s less than minimum wage - which we do have in Europe.

That’ll teach me to volunteer for “editing one chapter”. It’s 33,000 words and 100 pages. Or 3-4 days of work.