Claire Ormsby-Potter

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Oh and guess who found the massive pile of cat sick first.

If anyone wants confirmation that 2025 is cursed, in the roughly six weeks since it started my baby has had flu, an ear infection and this morning presented me with chicken pox all over her body.

No Gods, No Masters, Only Blanket.

Staging a rebellion. (Snuggling under the fancy handmade blanket we got for Christmas that Jon won't let me use because we might damage it)

I heard people wanted to hear the Pidgin in Hammajang Luck spoken! my accent isn’t the greatest, but here’s the passage I first wrote in Pidgin. it came out spontaneously, and even when I tried to rewrite it in Standard English, it felt wrong. so it stayed!

Untitled Kent Melton Documentary A documentary celebrating the life and work of legendary animation sculptor Kent Melton.

I just stumbled across this Kickstarter pitch for a fascinating and lovely-seeming documentary about an extraordinary man who sculpted for animation studios. There's 33 hours left to pledge, I'd love to see it come to life.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/mar...

You definitely made a better choice than I.

Waste not, want not.

Didn't start to feel it until #23, by which point it felt churlish to stop, but I have not been known historically for my wisdom in these matters.

In retrospect, eating 24 pigs in blankets on my own in the space of an hour because I forgot to do them on Christmas day and they expired today was perhaps not the smartest thing I've ever done.

birthday cake with blue frosting and rainbow sprinkles. the letters spell “happy birthday heist lesbians!!!”

after spending the evening with my loved ones, celebrating this book that I poured so much of my self into—my heart is so full!!!

I went into this with low expectations: maybe I’ll get an agent. maybe I’ll get a deal. maybe a few people will like it. my expectations have been blown out of the water

thank you @keiralekseii.bsky.social for fighting for this book. thank you @okyeahbut.bsky.social and Bethan Morgan for loving it. thank you friends & family for inspiring and supporting me. thank you everyone who has left a kind word. thank you @ranial.bsky.social who was the first to believe in me

Knights Of really are out here doing the heavy lifting for the rest of the industry.

Bleak bleak bleak. This is why publishers like Knights Of are so important. When they hit the scene and did so well I hoped it would mark a sea change. I'm so sad it didn't.

Thank you!!

"Looks racist. Would recommend."

Today on Things People Didn't Think Through

Just spent a busy day with my 9 month old daughter going swimming and then for a walk and then to soft play, and let me tell you babies have joy and happiness absolutely sussed.

a large group of people are walking in the desert . ALT: a large group of people are walking in the desert .

Me waking up to a load of notifications from an app I'd forgotten I had installed

I would like to inspect these scientists for wings and murder beaks.

Just clocked this - I've got that Animal Orchestra plays Tchaikovsky book! It's so fab! I need to get the whole set.

The ADHD feeling of desperately needing a nap, but also being too bored to nap.

It's Pancake Day, yes it's pancake day, yes it's P-P-P-P-P-P-P-P Pancake day! - Classic I laugh every time I watch this. Maid Marian & Her Merry Men - Pancak... Pancake Day - Maid Marian

It's Pancake Day!
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I've just returned to my flat in Manchester to find several lovely surprises in my letterbox, including this very kind Christmas present from @okyeahbut.bsky.social at Gollancz - an early copy of HIGH VALUTAGE by Chris and Jen Sugden! I can't wait to start reading.

Watching the Sound of Music as a kid, I never realised the Baroness was mean.

Watching it at Uni, I realised she was.

Watching it at 36, I feel like she's rather bloody justified, given as she's all but engaged and this randomer comes along and ruins it.