Lulu Allison

That voice, good grief. Will never forget when he was on Buzzcocks and reduced Phil Jupitus to tears with one quick blast of his voice.

The anticipation of shame

And not knowing what the predicament is exactly, just knowing you will recognise or once it has its arms around you

Sunday evening dread - something vital you forgot to do that hasn't happened yet.

My latest crop of bell people for sale. I really like the grumpy one with the cow - I think her job must be seeing off bad vibes and protecting against milk souring. £49 each - can be customised for a little more

Fuckenada
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A handsome robin sitting on a banjo headstock in front of a blue satin brocade curtain

This is the robin that comes into Pierre’s painting studio and steals his mashed potato

Oh my god….
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Screen shot: When Sunak had his drab little moment, he talked of stripping the arts out of schools because who needs that weird, hard to understand, colouring outside the lines stuff? He spoke with the residue of a long hurt, a baffled square who had got sick and tired of watching the cool kids do their awkward, exploratory, glorious, messy, sometimes inept and always entirely necessary thing. He spoke in the spiteful tone of a boy who was fed up with not getting it, of not even really knowing what it was - but now the shoe was on the other foot, and by golly, he was going to make them pay. Banning books is a desperate rearguard action by the terminally afraid. But I wonder if it is also in part an attempt at revenge - the anxious, spiteful, fearful, revenge of the ones who can only use their crayons to delineate who they think does not belong.

I make exactly this point in my essay about banned books but AI too is the Revenge of the Squares.

luluallison.net/2025/10/14/b...

Mayhem
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Crystalator, by Dimmer 2 track album

Just had an email from Bandcamp about this ‘new release’ which is actually a very old release - I know because I’m playing bass and did the cover artwork.
dimmer-new-zealand.bandcamp.com/album/crysta...

Opinion By Sebatian Payne My mother saved for years to send me to private school. Labour's class warfare will hurt parents like her.

My mother saved for years to go to Corfu she didn't get charitable status for it.

I went the other way re tenses, by unfortunately in chapter 33. I like writing in bed too - bediting I call it, when I do it in the afternoon. Or bedmin, when non-writing admin work is required.

Are you knackered and in bed all of today?

and very much is the kind of thing that was in my mind when writing.

On the contrary, I love that!

YouTube video by fglmusic Nashville Pussy - Gonna Hitchhike down to Cincinnati and kick the Shit outta your drunk daddy

Gentle Sunday afternoon in Dorset. Think I might hitchhike down to Cincinnati and kick the shit out of your drunk daddy.
youtu.be/c556bz43Q90

Yes, for various reasons I have had to abandon this project for now. Thank you for your interest though. And for reminding me to delete the post!

This is the logical consequence of Labour’s appeasement of the far right - this is an arms race Labour should never seek to win

If you're able, please do read. A wonderful book by a brilliant writer.

Spacemen Three in Munich somewhen somewhere was one of the best gigs I went to.

That’s amazing. I’d love to know how? Partly because in so many ways it’s a book about work.

A table of books with a sign that reads Bookseller Favourites. Amongst the fine volumes is Beast.

Thank you @waterstones.bsky.social in Dorchester for selecting Beast as one of your favourites. I’m delighted.
@ofmooseandmen.bsky.social

Just finished the brilliant 'Beast' by @luluallison.bsky.social. It is supposed to be a reread of Iris Murdoch's 'The Sea, The Sea' next, but I'm a little daunted by its heft.

Ah thank you! And what a thrill to be mentioned in the same post as The Sea, The Sea, one of my faves for many years, and long overdue a re read for me too. I’m glad you enjoyed Beast.

A special shaming mention of the UK in this. Always worth a listen for both analysis and response.

YouTube video by chillblue07 King Loser (live)

I can't be seen but this is me playing drums with King Loser in Dunedin NZ. Chris Heazlewood and Shayne Carter on guitar. Darling Celia wearing a negligee (and hair done at the beauty salon) on bass. Beloveds. youtu.be/iR-ViVyt3Zg?...

We are publishing and launching

Orca and Bird by Anna CHilvers at Hebden Bridge library on Wednesday 26th November at 7pm.

It would be lovely to see you there.

@librariesconnected.bsky.social
@calderdalegreenp.bsky.social

I mean, I guess that’s a pragmatic, reasonably unproblematic way to use the cursed thing but as it is an unknown territory, I won’t. I still trust myself more, even though I’m a copy-edit nightmare …

I am a constant editor any way, seems to work best for me as it helps me discover under-layers and new connections so will definitely be working as I go.