Honestly there's no more terrifying sentence in the English language than 'Mum, I've decided to teach you the basics of Minecraft'

One of my notes to self for this edit is Remember There Are Goats. Keep thinking it would make a great band name (a la Imagine Dragons)

Just printing off a little calendar for 1937 to check the days in my book fall where they're meant to fall and WHAT A TIME TO BE ALIVE

Today's thrilling research/fact-checking

Late to the party, but I'm breaking my mid-edit social media exile to declare @mserinkelly.bsky.social's House of Mirrors a straight up BANGER. If you've read The Poison Tree - and even if you haven't! Though you should - it's an absolute treat. Biba! Karen! Rex! Classic EK twists! 10/10 no notes 🏠🪞

5yo has finally identified how to draw on furniture without being told off

Today I learnt that the only thing worse than half an hour on hold listening to Your Song is half an hour on hold listening to the first 30 seconds of Your Song sixty times

Oh.

This might be the best thing the internet has ever given us

Nope

Sorry but today is my day for banging on about this

I am SO THRILLED to see this - I was captivated by Laura's writing from the first page and can't wait to get my hands on her first novel

Some news (!!) www.thebookseller.com/rights/mantl... Big BIG thanks to A LOT of wonderful people for their support over the last 10+ years, not least @cbcreative.bsky.social @mserinkelly.bsky.social who first made me believe I could actually do this (albeit verrrry slowly) P.S. Please buy my book

Wrote a whole bloody book didn't I? Beyond delighted that SERVICE will be published in June 2026 by @manillapress.bsky.social 💫

Two years since my most viral tweet ever* and after a week of hospital stays (everyone fine) and ensuing rampaging norovirus I COULD NOT BE HAPPIER to be back @gladlib.bsky.social *the lowest of bars and says much more about beautiful Gladstone's than it does my social media skills, which are zero

Went to IKEA. Met a robin.

Fucking hell

I am not at all in a humor for writing; I must write on till I am. ~Jane Austen, Personal Correspondence #writerslife

Gulf of Distraction

This only takes a few minutes.

I keep wanting to call him Joseph but WHY? Does he look like a Joseph from some other show? Surely I'm not alone

This has been shared many times, but is worth sharing again. It is reflective, clear-sighted, focused on the ordinary and the matter of fact, on what it is possible to perhaps encompass. And is immensely moving as a result.

You know you want * public recognition of your work * publication * prize money * a June winners' reception with wine So GET YOUR SKATES ON and submit your story(ies) for the BRISTOL SHORT STORY PRIZE--TOMORROW'S THE DEADLINE! Please share! Full details: bssp.blogs.bristol.ac.uk

It's National Croissant Day, aka my annual day of worship, and I've only gone and bollocksed it up by having a hot cross bun for breakfast

Breaking my coffee shop habits of a lifetime - sitting back to the wall and facing the room - only because it would be criminal not to

What a view

Many years ago when I was an editor I went to my boss and asked why we were allowing ourselves to become so reliant on Amazon...I suggested that publishers could mutually invest in a central bookselling website where orders were sent direct to relevant hubs and the amount we'd save because...

Here are some gorgeous queer indie bookshops worth your time and money. Some have coffee. A few have cats. There are no cats in the coffee. go.bsky.app/G321HCf

This is huge - amazon to stop selling Bloomsbury's books at midnight tonight. Especially as my first two books are published by....bloomsbury... www.thebookseller.com/news/amazon-...

Briefly rode a bike for the first time in ~20 years and it was like FLYING, why did nobody mention bikes are magic?!

Anyone else just madly excited to get back to normal? Bring on Tuesday 7am I say

Getting to quite like Norwich

BREAKING: Biden to pardon Richard III

Don't know what to read for Read Palestine Week? Why not try some fantasy and science fiction? I curate a whole list of the Palestinian speculative right here: soniasulaiman.com/readpalestin...

Only 23 Gregg Wallace apologies until Christmas

Today I learned it's a bad idea to try to walk a dog who's never seen an escalator before onto an escalator. On the plus side, everyone in John Lewis got to enjoy the sight of me hurling myself back down the first few steps once I realised the lead was extending but the dog staying still

St Hilda of Whitby - founded the famous abbey and hosted the synod of Whitby in 664 (a big deal!)

Having spent a chunk of my 20s working in grocery trade press and being privy to the merest tip of the grocery gossip iceberg (not the lettuce), I would like to say how DELIGHTED I am this has finally come to light. But also - isn't it outrageous that open secrets like this are still a thing

Morning Bsky pals

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They’ve released the Christmas Discourse Schedule! Lots to look forward to this year.

Hugely coveting this from Toast but the thought of spending £350 on a dressing gown makes me want to throw up. If you know of a cheaper (but not CHEAP cheap) alternative that's the same velvety bohemian gorgeousness please share, I will love you forever

Morning everyone

It's that time of night

SOLD.

OOOOH

Hugely coveting this from Toast but the thought of spending £350 on a dressing gown makes me want to throw up. If you know of a cheaper (but not CHEAP cheap) alternative that's the same velvety bohemian gorgeousness please share, I will love you forever

After a couple of weeks of no training finally made myself do some squats. Can feel the DOMS chortling and cracking its knuckles

LONDON BABY

I don't know who needs to hear this, but if all you accomplish this weekend is reading a riveting novel cover-to-cover whilst drinking multiple kettles of tea and consuming a scandalous amount of croissants, then you will have accomplished more than enough.