Miranda Dickinson

I've never been so happy to watch a door opening accompanied by birdsong... 😲

Tonight! 8pm UK time! Join me live for this week's Fab Night In Chatty Thing at MirandaDickinsonAuthor on FB for writer chat, three gorgeous Books of the Week recommendations and lots more.

Watch live or on video after the broadcast. See you there and pass it on!

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"Waaah! That's not fair! WE are the stealy thieves, not THEM!"

My heart bleeds for the poor, wickluwl IP-thieving tech billionaires, it really doesn't.

Turns out copyright theft hurts. Who knew? 🤷🏻‍♀️

#AIThieves

Looks lovely! Also, your plan worked (preordered!) 🌸

Ah, brilliant!

A comment on Facebook reads: "Funny you put Ramadan and eid up first. Its a Christian country first and foremost." The reply by Bedford Borough Council is an absolute thing of beauty. It reads: "Ramadan began on February 17. That is why we put our Ramadan message on social media yesterday. Lent began today, which is why our Lent message went on social media one day later. The date of Lent is determined by the church calendar, rooted in the decisions of the Council of Nicaea (325 AD). The official start of Ramadan traditionally depends on the sighting of the new crescent moon. Bedford Borough Council holds no authority over the Council of Nicaea and was not responsible for the creation of the moon 4.53billion years ago." Totally awesome, ten out of ten, no notes!

Social media manager of Bedford Borough Council, take a bow.

This reply is truly a thing of beauty! ☺️

That's if they ever see our posts again, Jan, I mean this is Bluesky after all... 🤷🏻‍♀️

Absolutely. I'm just concerned they're expecting rage and fury and get... me?

Umm David Rose GIF Alt: An animated GIF of the actor Dan Levy as David Rose in Schitt's Creek, giving a side-eye and an awkward grimace as he holds a script.

I think I've been added to a 'political activist' starter pack. I'm getting a lot of follows from accounts posting solely about politics, specifically in US.

I post about books and daft stuff here, keeping my feed light in the face of *everything else*.

I just don't want anyone to be disappointed!

Livin’ the dream! ☺️

These are beautiful! 😍

I would like Fortbot to build me a fort. I think maybe we all need one right now... ☺️

Follow @smolrobots.bsky.social for daily bits of joy!

#LittleMomentsOfLovely

Ah, the weekende -- tyme to R.O.C.K. !

R = inefficentlye approachinge housholde taskes
O = readinge the saddest poetrye imaginable
C = tellinge the catte he ys a lovelye litel guy
K = lookinge solemnlye at the trees yn a parke while sippinge red zinger tea out of a thermos

Brilliant! 😂

An email from a book marketing scammer reads: "Hi Author, We saw your book, "Book", on Amazon and think it deserves even more attention! At BookBeetel, we give a platform to boost your book's readers and reviews. How we can support your book's success..."

So glad this AI-written book promo scam company loved my book - ahem - "BOOK"!

Loving this email all the way to the very exclusive and highly prized Block & Report Spam button... ☺️

Avoid Bookbeetel, lovely authors.

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A spherical robot with jointed arms and legs, holding its hands to its face with a shocked expression. A speech bubble coming from it shows a large exclamation mark. The Small Robots Remastered logo also has three exclamation marks.

417) Blessyoubot. Says "bless you!" when you sneeze. Despite this being its only task, is still always surprised when it happens. #SmallRobotsRemastered

It's exhausting...

Jim is the hero we all need... 🧡

Petition: Ban the use of smart glasses with recording capability in public spaces We ask the Government to ban smart glasses with cameras in public spaces. We believe they allow secret filming, and undermine privacy, safety and the public’s right to know when they’re being recorded...

I found a petition to ban smart glasses in public spaces that needs a bit of a boost, if anyone else feels strongly about this: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

Brick wall? What brick wall? ☺️ It's brilliant to see you writing what you love and readers proving the naysayers wrong. Long may it continue!

A photo taken from snow-covered ground level, looking up towards our pink and green striped painted garden shed, with a golden wintry sunset behind it.

A drift of snow on the top of a garden table with a single golden leaf in the middle of it. The snow and leaf are catching the golden light from a wintry sunset.

A wintry sunset sky with snowy white clouds and criss-crossing vapour trails over the side of our garden shed that is painted in alternate pale green, blue and lilac stripes.

The feet, legs and torso of a swimming Bing Bunny toy poking out of the snowdrift covered frozen paddling pool in our Tiny Garden. Oh no, Bing!

A sunset walk around the very snowy Tiny Garden. Our Stripey Shed still looking resplendent, but Bing the swimming bunny didn’t fare so well… (swipe to see…)

📸 by Miranda Dickinson (c)2026

#UKSnow

Cheers, Andrew! You too.

They always miss out the Midlands in these things. Clearly can't handle the magic....

Our Tiny Garden and pink and green striped garden shed covered in thick snow.

Deep footprints in thick, white, freshly fallen snow.

Our Tiny Garden and pink and green striped garden shed covered in thick snow. Deep footprints can be seen across the garden.

Our Tiny Garden and pink and green striped garden shed covered in thick snow.

Storm Goretti brought us ten inches of snow overnight, the most we've had here for a long time. Thankfully, we have power, so we're hunkering down with blankets, hot drinks and books for the foreseeable. Be careful out there, lovelies! ❄️

#UKSnow #StormGoretti

Congratulations! It's number one in books in our house right now, if that counts... ☺️

Ah, that's fab! I don't see all your posts on here, so it was lovely to see you pop up on my feed today. Happy New Year and Nollaig Na mBan Shona Daoibh! x

A disclaimer shown at the beginning of Lucy Worsley's Victorian Murder Club that reads: "THIS SERIES INCLUDES HISTORICAL PHOTOGRAPHS COLOURISED AND BROUGHT TO LIFE USING Al."

I enjoyed the first episode of Lucy Worsley's Victorian Murder Club, but why this? The 'AI-animated' Victorian photos are creepy, add nothing to the narrative and are completely unnecessary.

It's a gimmick that cheapens what is otherwise an excellent show. Hire real animators, #BBC!

#CrappyAI

Writers, read this. A great big dose of kick-ass hope for 2026 from the brilliant @chuckwendig.bsky.social 💕

I stood behind Robert Plant in the till queue in Boots. Passed the legendary Bob Warman (from Central News on ITV) on the escalators in Rackhams, Birmingham. And sat across the aisle from Anthony Head on a train (he was a smiley sweetheart and helped an elderly couple lift their luggage on board!)

To Write or Not To Write? Navigating the in-between bits

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