Danny Marshall

Saw Weezer last night in the centre of my grim little northern hometown, a week after Deftones played the same venue, where I saw Korn last year, with Limp Bizkit and playing the year before, among others!

15 yr old me would never believe The Piece Hall would become the best music venue in the UK!

His eyes look allergic to questions.

Step 1 only lasts as far as the first sentence for me. 😄

Right. Staring at blank pages in Word again.

Six months to fill them all, hopefully with decent words.

The imposter syndrome is strong, but I have a brew and a double Snickers.

Let’s go!

I wouldn’t be a published writer without @newwritingnorth.bsky.social and I also wouldn’t be a published writer without @mariwriter.bsky.social so this is just grand… 👇

“New Writing North literally changed my life. They opened doors for me when I was struggling to find an agent and publisher for my debut novel. I wouldn’t be the writer I am today without their help” Mari Hannah

A friend told me to write letters to the people I hate, and then burn them. But what should I do with the letters?

We do but try having some tact and empathy, it’s still upsetting to see my books referred to as that.

So very close now!

Just watched Deep Cover on Prime. Absolutely loved it. Orland Bloom is hilarious. I love how unseriously some actors take themselves when they hit middle age and do fun stuff.

Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning Drowning is not the violent, splashing call for help that most people expect.

Thanks for the reminder @janemunday.bsky.social. Every summer, I repost this article DROWNING DOES NOT LOOK LIKE DROWNING. To date, I know of FOUR kids who were saved after someone who'd clicked on the link learnt how to spot actual drowning. Take time to read and pass on.

slate.com/technology/2...

Hahaha that last shot. You know it’s coming but it’s better than you hoped.

Template MP letter: 3 asks re the EHRC Code consultation Letter for MPs. Find your MP here: https://members.parliament.uk/FindYourMP I also recommend that you copy your letter to the Minister for Women and Equalities, Bridget Philippson, via the Women and...

Okay!
Here's the new MP letter template to push back on the trans-exclusionary Code the EHRC are trying to bring in.
I'm timing this letter to bolster the @transsolidarity.bsky.social Mass Lobby Day (next Wednesday), creating a swell of protest before, during & after.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Virgil Finlay

#illustration #VirgilFinlay #pulp

Columbo and Midsomer Murders are two of the longest running police shows.

Spoiler: it was my second child putting her shoes on after only five requests.

That’s a more polite name than I was expecting!

Where I come from ‘Moor’ has two syllables.

My wife is constantly berating me for saying this around the kids, despite:

A) her not being local, and

B) us all living… where I came from.

I’m not into public service 😄

Legit worried I’m still too fat for the impending apocalypse.

The weird irony being, of course, that all the European countries their ancestors came from that *do* have kings… have more freedom right now.

😃✌️

Haha, I can imagine the panic.
Like when you think of a great line and have to repeat it over and over until you can pull in and frantically scribble it in your phone.

Ha, brilliant isn’t it! Suddenly, just like that, the dots are connected. 😄

That feeling when you work out a plot point and suddenly the whole book falls into place. That.

“He’s a disruptor”

And always eating choc-ices on sticks.

*scribbles character notes.

Weird isn’t it? And yes to those.

And this is why I’m torn on the unelected House of Lords.
On one hand - unelected, life peers goes against my beliefs.
On the other, they’re far less swayed by the politics of the day, and party games.
They do sometimes tend to guard against populism pretty well.