Ruby Cowling

Six months! 🥲

This sounds unmissable! Congratulations

Not So Fast: AI Coding Tools Can Actually Reduce Productivity Study Shows That Even Experienced Developers Dramatically Overestimate Gains

For when people tell you 'oh but AI's great for coding!' secondthoughts.ai/p/ai-coding-...

Overhyped uplit in turns out to have all been lies shocker

The Short Story - Experiments In The Not Normal with the beyond brilliant @rubycowling.bsky.social is now available for booking!

Saturday, 5th July
2 – 5pm
Cost £49
Two reduced price spaces available for those on a low income.

More info & booking: www.hastingswritersworkshop.com/courses/p/th...

I'm very much looking forward to this workshop in Hastings on 5 July for @hastingswrites.bsky.social - might you come along? Bring your abnormality!

I was really sorry not to have been able to make this! Congratulations @susannacrossman.bsky.social

4 panel comic Panel 1: Politician on podium saying “Wooo! Let’s talk about mental health awareness! Panel 2: Audience member with raised hand says “And also funding for mental health services?” Panel 3: Politician presses button that triggers two rockets to pop out the sides of the podium Panel 4: Politician makes a swift exit through the skylight above, mercifully avoiding any tricky questions about actually providing substantial care for people with metal health issues.

Politicians During Mental Health Awareness Month

Nice one

Here to report the first two swifts 🐧🐧

Jen Calleja: Writing Creatively About Art On Jul 1, 2025 - get a ticket now!

In addition to tutoring their Writing Short Fiction course, I’m giving 2 workshops for @grantabooks.bsky.social Writers’ Workshop on translation + writing about art

Translating Literature for Beginners tixoom.app/pwalecturer/...

Writing Creatively About Art tixoom.app/pwalecturer/...

Alexandra and Ainsworth Estate, London - in spring r/brutalism

I approve of this take.

The general rot started when companies started talking to us like this. I blame Innocent smoothies.

Oh. If it is, I fell for it. I thought they looked great

I gorged it!

Cover of On The Clock by Claire Baglin, translated by Jordan Stump, published by Daunt Books

I suspected I'd love this, so pre-ordered. I was right. So good. Nice one Claire Baglin, Jordan Stump and @dauntbookspub.bsky.social

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Aaaaand we just hit 2,000 followers on Bluesky! 🫶 Help spread the word to fellow writers!

Circumvent the suspense by logging in to your ALCS account! (Disregard this if you actually relish the suspense)

DO YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT'S HAPPENING??

I actually laughed out loud at this, Bobathan.

Presume you broke it by being called Jonathan Gibbbbbbbs

"Oh shit" seems appropriate.

I was at USIP tonight to conduct congressional oversight over DOGE’s break in. I spoke with Acting President & CEO Moose. USIP is an independent, non-profit entity and I will work to stop DOGE’s illegal power grab.

Once again I am fruitlessly and pitifully calling for us (England) to boycott the men's World Cup finals. We never have (Russia?! Qatar?!) and we never will but I have to make my small squeak into the dark.
(Yep still on about the football, sorry)

Nice try, but you didn't even tell me I was wrong

That makes you a Proper Football Fan. 👍 The PL is really a soap opera with stats (hence, irresistible)

Stadium of Oz

You're right, you're right. Unfortunately everyone I know here is literary and lovely. Disaster