Jenny Colgan

The first woman in Parliament to appear in the Guardian's 'best-dressed at Glastonbury' feature.

You'll never sing that, etc...

when I play make-believe "I have a slave" I like to pretend that I'm a kind master who gives it time off

So much that could be said on the 4th anniversary of the full scale invasion, but it all just boils down to the ultimate admiration for Ukrainians who have endured so much, fought so hard and deserve victory, peace and prosperity. Slava Ukraini!

"Keep your side of the road clean." In a world of dolourous news, all you can do is find one small thing - then try to fix it. And so me and the British Society of Magazine Editors are launching this - to find the next generation of writers AND PAY THEM. Screw you, AI. We still believe in writing.

I know you're thinking- why should you publish my book? And that's a great question! But here's why everything you know is wrong etc etc.

Also, I eventually made it!!

A large Regency house. Two sisters named Emilia and Charlotte talk on an upper floor. "Mister Blackwell has come to call again." says Emilia as she looks out of the window "Oh, how I despise his uncouth manners and electric bicycle!" Charlotte says "Sister, you will end up a spinster if you insist on a historically accurate suitor." and continues "The romance novel has changed, Emilia, and so must we." Emilia replies "Easy for you to say. You are engaged to the richest werewolf in the county!" They are walking through the house. Charlotte says "Look at Cousin Lucy: She is quite plain, yet made a most advantageous match with the dragon queen of nalthrax." "True." says Emilia opening the door. The tall, solid figure of Miuster Blackwell stands at the door wearing a top hat and tailcoat: "Ladies, I triumphed In my ice hockey match and won ten thousand a year in sponsorship! Miss Emilia, will you be my bride?" he is holding a hockey stick. Emilia swoons into Charlotte's arms.

A romance cartoon for the @theguardian.com

yayy!!! Jenny xxxxx

I have just found out that ancient ruined Ahab was... 58 :( :( :(

I love how they're always popping on and off each others boats

I think it has had really bad press

Huzza Porpoise! Herman Melville

New substack day! Except it went out yesterday by mistake d'oh substack.com/@thatwriterj...

1999

Animal rides Julia Roberts piggyback tagline "Woman woman woman woman. Woman woman woman woman womaaaaaaaan."

Woman (1990)

meanwhile you just know Sarah Ferguson is trotters up in somewhere hot, drinking cocktails and feeling sorry FOR HERSELF

wow

I cant, I cant watch any of it it's too frightening

OOH do you need some gut punching done? Always up for an outing. xxxxxx

This is too much rain and I AM SCOTTISH

I am really enjoying #murderinthefamily on Disney. Seeing bad people actually receive literally any consequences at all for their actions is buoying.

Sci-Fi Author: In my book I invented the Torment Nexus as a cautionary tale

Tech Company: At long last, we have created the Torment Nexus from classic sci-fi novel Don't Create The Torment Nexus

Everything is Everything John Green Jon Krakeur Jon Ronson Jon Freedland

New substack day! open.substack.com/pub/thatwrit...

oh Moose. I cannot imagine how hard that must have been to type. Sending so much love. xxxxxxx

The Cracked Mirror is still a mere 99p for the month of January, meaning this deal only has another seventy-eight days to run.
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CKYRHQ4B/

Podcast hosted by Harry and Brooklyn grimly inevitable buff.ly/w12UtLL

#teambrooklyn #teamharry and team anyone else who was thrown to the wolves of the media as a child. TOTALLY AVOIDABLY in Brooklyn's case.

Covers for 2026’s Targets revealed Amazon has released the covers and blurbs for the new Target books, coming in March. Joseph Lidster has written Aliens of London The Doctor brings Rose home a year after she left… to find London in…

Covers for the new Targets revealed by Amazon
@josephlidster.bsky.social @jennycolgan.bsky.social @stevecolewriter.bsky.social @anghelides.bsky.social
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Seems unfair that you only get to use the bouncy slide to get off a plane when things have gone wrong. The bouncy slide should be a treat they give to the best passengers who did the flight correctly.

Tripping the Light Fantastic Francis Spufford is a very rare type of writer.

New Substack out today - @questingvole.bsky.social you are implicated xxx open.substack.com/pub/thatwrit...

MY FOSSILS BRING ALL THE Boys To THE YARD Image: a drawing of a woman in a gown and bonnet AND THEY'RE LIKE: YoU STILL CAN'T JOIN THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON Image: a drawing of a grumpy man