Vikki Patis

All the claims against Dr. Beth Upton failed.

She’s entirely vindicated and her evidence was found more reliable.

Let’s see if a single paper actually represents that fairly…

This framing is INSANE and needs investigating imo.

Vixen, a working golden retriever, laying in tall grass with a ball in her mouth

Vixen, a working golden retriever, sitting in a leafy forest

Vikki, a plus size white woman with short wavy hair, crouched down and hugging Vixen, a working golden retriever, in a leafy garden

Vixen, a working golden retriever, as a puppy chewing on a doorstop in a bathroom

Vixen is 5! 🎈
Happy birthday to my soul dog. The sweetest girl and best adventure buddy ever 🧡

I love it! Need to find some to listen to

We need to have a conversation about shady publisher practices, such as ridiculous option clauses and holding rights hostage. (You know who you are. Sort it out.)

Aw that's so lovely! ❤️ Very glad to be here

Vikki, wearing a blue coat and mask, with Ivy (cream golden retriever) and Vixen (working golden retriever) in a hotel room mirror.

4 years ago we were here, in a hotel just off the motorway in Carlisle, having packed up our house in Hertfordshire and driven north in Friday afternoon traffic. Hours later, we'd arrive at our new, forever home in Aberdeenshire 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Oh, just like that? Is this not something that should be voted on??

Not to be ancient, but listening to the WSQK (Stranger Things) station reminds me of listening to the radio as a teenager. It just hits different to modern radio.

'Day 3 of not doing my husband's washi—' girl if you don't file for divorce right fucking now. What are we doing?? This isn't cute or funny anymore. It actually never was.

Storygraph November reading wrap-up (L-R): FOURTEEN DAYS SEED MEAT BEES WHAT SHE SAW EERIE BASIN FOLLOW ME COFFIN MOON BEAUTIFUL UGLY UNDER THE HAMMER BIG NOBODY MORSELS

Snuck one last book in this evening. I got a free trial of Kindle Unlimited and while I refuse to pay for it, I'm certainly making the most of it!

Sally Rooney books may be withdrawn from UK sale over Palestine Action ban, court told Rooney has said she intended to use royalties from her work "to go on supporting Palestine Action."

This is madness.

All books by Normal People and Conversations with Friends author Sally Rooney set to be withdrawn from sale.

The 34-year-old Irish author says: “The disappearance of my work from bookshops would mark a truly extreme incursion by the state into the realm of artistic expression.”

I think it was heavier last year, but it's definitely clinging on right now

Isn't it bloody relentless?! I haven't been able to get my car out for a week. 13 degrees tomorrow though 🥵

Just like they pussied out of means testing the winter fuel payment. They really detest the young, the poor, and the disabled

The Labour government will literally do anything except tax the rich.

Well I didn't get to announce that Watch Us Burn was going to be published by Northodox, and now it won't be. It's been a weird few weeks, but onwards and upwards! (And I am still sitting on other, happier news 👀)

Just tried watching some Christmas adverts to get me into the holiday spirit, but that Tesco one might just be my thirteenth reason.

I'm sick with (yet another) virus, but it's almost a year since I was made redundant from a decade-long, very stressful career and let me tell you, these past 12 months of being my own boss have been FREEING. This is how humans are supposed to live (except UBI would be nice).

An English cream golden retriever sitting in a snowy garden looking up

The only good thing about the snow is seeing how much the dogs enjoy it ❄️

I'll be there next year! (And I read your first book and realised we both have a trans character with the same name 💀)

During this cloudflare outage, let me supply you with this wisdom of the ages: “single point of failure” can be sung to the tune of “all the single ladies”

Surely no more bad publishing news could come this week

*opens emails*

fuuuuuuuuck

I had a small grant through them a few years back, but enough time might have passed now so I could reapply! I'll have a look

A meme of Ben Affleck smoking and looking fed up

Me when Creative Scotland rejects my second application for funding

This reliance on AI 'assistants' has gone too far. Tell me why I tried to call a pest control company and they've got some digital loser answering the phones?? A surefire way to piss me off first thing in the morning.

I tried to call a sodding pest control company earlier and they have an AI 'assistant' answering the calls. Pisses me off.

Thank you!

Girl, Lost

It's only up for preorder on Kindle just now — I'll be sorting out other retailers and the paperback in the new year.

amzn.to/4nTR7pS