Emma

Me, after painting my nails: “I’m thinking about making some toast. By which I mean, getting you to make some toast for me.” Poor fiancé.

Ah I’m definitely a dress kinda gal, but thank you!

That is a VERY good strategy, thank you lovely x

I’m going to try on wedding dresses tomorrow and I am weirdly anxious about it. It was NOT a good experience for me the first time around and I really want to enjoy it this time. Any tips?

Bless you, thank you so much!

Ahh Fiona you are too kind! Thank you! Every day is a new learning experience in this job 😁

This has ACTUAL DRUMS! The post, not the paperback, you'll have to imagine those. And yes, Pagans really did hit the top ten hardback fiction list, thanks to lovely people here giving it great word of mouth and amazing booksellers recommending it. MUCH LOVE.

Don’t even want to tell you how long I spent trying to get the drum beats to line up with the elements on this video, please watch it and make that (SEVERAL HOURS OF MY TIME) worthwhile 🙏

SO many.

You lot are the bloody BEST. ❤️

Learning the power of 'and' Can joy and pain coexist?

Absolutely loved this on the power of “and”. As a widow, realising that joy and pain can coexist was transformative. I miss my late husband every day AND I love my fiancé wholly and completely. It’s an “and”, not a “but”, neither negates the other, and that’s okay. open.substack.com/pub/gemmarut...

(This post definitely in no way brought to you by some really bloody exciting — but currently embargoed — Pagans news I got this week… 👀)

Booksellers are just the absolute best, aren’t they? In an industry that sometimes feels like it’s all about ghostwritten celebrities and TikTok followers, it’s so refreshing to realise that when booksellers love a book, they can and will single-handedly make it a smash. That’s how it should be. ❤️

Steve. They’re all called Steve. Every single one of them.

(This message brought to you by the realisation that we have to identify the GPS coordinates of the trees used to make the paper we print our books on, and also THE SPECIES OF TREE. IN LATIN.)

Really enjoying this post-Brexit world where we get none of the benefits of being in the EU but still have to comply with all the regulations 🙃

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🚨Exciting news for fans of Pagans by @jamesbluecat.bsky.social...🚨

1. The paperback is available for pre-order
2. If you order it now from @waterstones.bsky.social with the code OCTOBER25, you'll get 25% off
3. IT'S GOT THE FIRST CHAPTER OF THE SEQUEL IN IT

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I LOVE THOSE

I don’t read much literary fiction but it’s not because I think it’s snobby, it’s because I’m quite lazy and stupid 🙃 (actually, the real reason is probably that post-widowhood I don’t want to read anything that will make me too sad or introspective so it’s easier to avoid lit fic)

You are so correct

My kid’s at her gymnastics class – one of the seven (yes, seven) exercise/dance classs she takes each week – and I am watching on the sidelines while drinking a latte and eating a cinnamon bun. 🙃

Ophelia really is an absolute banger – but mostly because it sounds like Little Boots’ Remedy.

a group of women are making funny faces in a crowd . ALT: a group of women are making funny faces in a crowd .

Just read the lyrics of the TSwift Charli diss track and hoo boy, @fantano.bsky.social is going to have a field day.

Hooray, it’s time for my favourite thread on all of Bluesky! (I already have Unsticky in PB but snapping up the Kindle edition for ease because it is, indeed, iconic)

Never not making me cry!

a little girl wearing sunglasses and a blue dress is dancing in a hallway . ALT: a little girl wearing sunglasses and a blue dress is dancing in a hallway .

Need a wee pick me up this drizzly Thursday morning? Queue up the following songs, get up and dance, and sing it LOUD:

Save Tonight – Eagle Eye Cherry
This Kiss - Faith Hill
Livin’ La Vida Loca – Ricky Martin
Mambo Number 5 – Lou Bega
Smooth – Rob Thomas

YOU’RE WELCOME.

The Smallest Snail!

He is just a baby garden snail our daughter rescued from the garden, but because my other half is a nature-loving sap of a dad, said snail now has a giant enclosure lined with the best spagnum moss money can buy, a hand-built stick adventure playground, and a steady supply of fresh vegetables.

I am very sorry to disappoint but it was more bloody bonsai paraphernalia (wood sealent for his hardwood cuttings, detail fans). BORING. Please accept these photos of Tiny Tim as penance (TW for molluscophobes). 🐌