Sarah Franklin

Marie! What fabulous news - huge congratulations to you both xxx

Nuts. Hang in there. xx

Great thread here:

Actual LOLs at this, as the kids definitely don't say these days

So sorry for your loss, Damian. It can feel unfathomable that life carries on with its demands on you, can't it? x

Though nothing, *nothing* will ever bear 'Aisles of Tesco's

This makes me SO HAPPY

#booksky

This !!

Robbie! Hello! Also, hooray for Tall Tales, still bringing Garrison Keillor to a corner of London. Will try and get there for the next one...

I had this on my fridge for a bit; still love it even though nerdery does not need to gatekeep food

Bristol Short Story Prize now open for stories of up to 4000 words, judged by prize-winning novelists and a literary agent. Also winning stories published.

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Solidarity to everyone feeling overwhelmed by the Gisèle news today, especially those who couldn’t talk about their own experiences, those who didn’t have “evidence”, those who weren’t believed. Your experience is real, it is valid, it is not your fault.

@hannahbeckerman.bsky.social Hello!

Surely Gisèle Pelicot, rather than Trump, should be Time's Person of the Year. *Everyone's* person of the year.

Big Max book cover.

In elementary school, my teacher told my mother I was “unteachable.” I was behind in every subject, including reading. Then I found this one book in the school library and connected with it, reading it hundreds of times. I made a career in reading, writing, and editing.That’s what a book can do.

Almost certain I have done this at some time or another. I appreciate that's not actually a *good* thing.

Right?!

Was so happy when I saw the handwriting on the envelope :-). Thanking you, and the same to you! xx

Beautiful, George!

If they're going to die anyway, you may as well find the funny.

He got run over by someone we knew, which made it quite funny once it had stopped being tragic.

God wept.

I don't even have a cat any more and I still really enjoyed this, dammit:

Glorious holiday reading c/o @orionbooks.bsky.social - thank you, @francescamain.bsky.social ! Have heard brilliant things about both & can't wait to get started.

Blatant capitalism aside, this is awesome. xx

Right?! Once seen, never unseen

Oooohhhhh! And you know how I feel* about seeding gaming more generally...

*Constantly bang on about

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Oh my GOD