Fergus Craig

And something even madder is that, after ten years of listening to them for dozens of hours a week, I have only just realised that they are called The War On Drugs and not War On Drugs.

Don't use Spotify so I don't have Wrapped, but if I did it would be all The War On Drugs I've got into an insane situation where I can only write while listening to them. Have now written four books and a few scripts while listening all day, every day to the same band. Mad.

So much of modern life doesn’t seem to be working, but the fact that most ads on podcasts are 30 or 60 seconds long, and podcast apps have a +30s button, is a beautiful piece of symmetry.

Is it Cyber Monday? I've only had 600 emails.

Shit. Just eaten all my son's advent calendar chocolates. Shops are sold out. Shit! Panicked, replaced them with scrambled eggs and superglued each door closed again. Shit! Shit!

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Can you hear that? It’s the groundswell of excitement brewing for I’m Not The Only Murderer In My Retirement Home.

If there's a patriarchy, then how come spelling bee accepts both 'mama' and 'mamma' but no spelling of 'dadda'?

Oh, for sure.

Ashamed to say I had to double check its meaning.

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My book has received ‘starred’ reviews in Kirkus and Publishers Weekly in the US. I’m told this is quite a big deal. Preorder now!

I’m not saying this is what I want to happen, but it does rather make the case that in order to improve British healthcare, we need British politicians to get all the major diseases.

So many England fans happy for Scotland qualifying in such a fantastically dramatic way. Nice to return the favour for the delight they must have felt for us when Beckham scored that free kick against Greece.

Hard to know what's most smug about this post, but I think it's the fact that I was clocking off work at 4.30 and labelling it 'night'.

Now, it’s highly possible that tomorrow I read the two chapters I wrote today and decide they’re rubbish, but I sure as shit enjoyed writing them. One of those nights where I am enormously grateful to be (currently) making a living writing books.

Ah, sorry you missed out but thanks for trying!

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I still think the best Traitors season was the Australian series 2 which everyone else seemed to think was a disaster. Incredible, incredible television.

Always amazed by people who have watch parties for their favourite TV shows. If I was ever forced to attend one, it would be remembered for me shouting ‘CAN EVERYONE SHUT THE FUCK UP PLEASE?’

London is a matter of taste, that's all. Have you noticed people talking a lot of shit about London lately?

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The Boybands Forever and Girlbands Forever documentaries are brilliant but it is a tragedy that, owing to their mixed gender nature, there is no place for Steps.

If I was on the Traitors, every roundtable would be about the fact I refuse to go on the missions because I want to stay and play snooker.

How is Britain supposed to survive now with only Prince William, Prince George, Prince Louis, Prince Harry, Prince Archie, Prince Edward, Prince James, Prince Richard, Prince Edward (Duke of Kent) and Prince Michael of Kent? That's only ten princes!

Ooooooooooooh….

Two glasses of wine at lunch. This book I'm writing is about to make some wild left turns.

Ok, beef keema. No regrets but one to use as an irregular change up, rather than heavy rotation. Will return to it, but not until 2026. Samosa chaat side dish the clear winner of tonight's order.

Big night. Trying a new dish at the Indian takeaway. Could be a new beginning or it could all end in tears. Wish me luck.

Tearful scenes.