Well, at least the view from the surgical ward is reasonable. Nice birdsong up here. 🐦

Alas, there is no door to the Discworld, or I would choose that one…and hang on for the wild ride.😀

Currently in the Emergency department and daaamn, these hospital staff are a) wonderful and supportive, b) wildly understaffed and c) have to put up with some seriously difficult patients. Good grief, the staff are trying to keep you alive and in one piece!

As an English teacher and writer, seeing this in the wild always makes me happy.🥰📚🐉

Mood:

Perfect on toast.😀

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I may, on occasion, do this even now.🤔😁

Here is a @scarymommy.com piece about food aversion I was I interviewed for last year!

What song do you think is the most sexy? 🔥 I choose…Black Velvet, Alannah Miles. youtu.be/tT4d1LQy4es?...

She was epic.💜💔

Buy my books?🥹🙏🏻💜 That would definitely encouraged me to finish Book Three!😁 #booksky cranthorpemillner.com/product/vian... cranthorpemillner.com/product/vian...

Valid point.🤔 In the Isle of Storms series, the future rulers are each highly competent and have been trained from birth to rule. They just really, really don’t want to.😬

The scent of a freshly-discovered secondhand bookshop as you step through the door…🥰 #booksky #books #bookshop

#Cats I mean…🤷🏻‍♀️😁

Congratulations to Team kārearea! I voted for the Tūturiwhatu (dotterel) because they are also critically endangered. Every bird deserves protection and support and it breaks my heart that so many species are at the brink because of us.💜 📸 Credit - Michele MacKenzie.

Age yourself with a film you saw in the cinema as a kid. Bravery, sacrifice, hope, friendship, luck dragons, adventure, peril…and one hell of shared trauma. No wonder I now write fantasy.🥰

This is why I teach The Crucible to teen students every year. Critical thinking skills are vital.

World Central Kitchen are phenomenal. They appear all over the world, helping communities in need, particularly around disasters (and in this case, genocide). Their people are brave and dedicated.💜

I aspire to this level as a writer.😁 Plus, cosplayers of my characters.🥰 #booksky

This is such a lovely story!😀💜 #booksky

Buy my books?🥹🙏🏻💜 That would definitely encouraged me to finish Book Three!😁 #booksky cranthorpemillner.com/product/vian... cranthorpemillner.com/product/vian...

What a lovely tradition.😀💜

This is fire 🔥.

Kind reminder: if you have read and enjoyed COLOR TASTE TEXTURE, and you haven’t already, please leave a positive review with your retailer of choice. Good reviews are super helpful selling books (and help me fight the RSD demons 😭)!

How cool!😀🪶

With every fibre of my being.

We’ve broken out in blossoms! 🌸 Spring has sprung in Aotearoa/the Shire. #solstice #cherryblossoms

What made me a dog person: getting my first puppy, Max, when I moved to Shetland.💜 He was an adventurous anarchist, and we travelled the world together. He helped me to be brave. 🐾 #dogs

This is why I don’t wear socks!🤷🏻‍♀️😁

Mood:

Hey, Autism is not a disease. While not all Autistics have food aversion, it is found in a lot of Autistic and neurodivergent folk. If you want to stick it to the people sharing and celebrating the spreading of misinformation about Autism, share stuff made by Autistic folk. Like my book:

This is what happens in Aotearoa/New Zealand every time we have a natural disaster. When the last cyclone hit us, immediately the little town I lived in started organising - food sharing and delivery to the vulnerable, info gathering, security patrols, generator stations…community is how you survive

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Beautiful!😀💜

Isabella Mackay, age: not dead yet. Cynical optimist, with a tendency to wander off and find herself embroiled in shenanigans. Likes: cake. Dislikes: bullies and maths. Looking for…well, usually her car keys, bag and the world she was abducted from. A sense of humour is a must.

@littleevil0ne.bsky.social creates beautiful, whimsical art. One of my favourites!😀

And if you accidentally leave your gate open, they will come in and eat the entire garden, including your laundry on the line… (Ask me how I know.🤨)

Black Sabbath. Or Dvořák. 🎵 It could go either way.😁

Book Two. 💋 It’s takes a while!😁 On a balcony above a mountain city…after a chilli-eating contest. 🌶️ 🌶️ 🌶️

Mood: #booksky #coffee #escape

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My book is even appearing in war zones! 🇺🇦 #booksky Thanks to @mikepole.bsky.social for your perseverance.💜 www.amazon.com/Pariah-Viann...

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Go tall dudes!😀💜

💜 It’s well worth it.

Sometimes, other people make me regret being positive at them.🤨

Here is my bread bowl recipe I shared a few months ago if anyone missed it.

Clever!

STUDENT QUOTE OF THE DAY A group of senior boys discussing who can cook or use the washing machine… Boy 1: “Is it bad if I don’t know how to cook?” Boy 2: “Can’t you even cook eggs??” Boy 1: “Bro, I’m ALLERGIC TO EGGS.”