Kaye Inglis

Looking to do this month's ask me anything podcast - but not got many questions yet. You can ask me anything by emailing me at arichardherringa@gmail.com. If your question gets used then you get a badge and access to the podcast. All monthly badgers of £8+ get podcast too gofasterstripe.com/badges

I love how Russell T Davies always uses his platform to fight for progress - I hate how it is always so necessary

Must remember to order this book for the boy’s birthday next month.

Yes, yes I know I keep banging on about my fucking book! However, if you want one repost this and I’ll do a random winner pick thing by the end of the week because I’m great like that. ♥️📚
#amindofmyown

When your water supply has human faeces in it, but is also available in “sparkling”.

Tonight! The Horne Section return to the London Palladium. Only a few tickets left, don’t hang around to get yours.

ticketing.lwtheatres.co.uk/event/939/pe...

PEOPLE OF HULL!!!

You are able to visit Hull Central Library and watch the TALES OF THE WEIRD festival there on 1 November as it's livestreamed! At 5:15 you'll be able to see me interview Prano Bailey-Bond, Alice Lowe and Jeremy Dyson!

Get in touch with the library to find out more!

A gigantic tree with eyes waves claw-like branches menacingly as a knight on horseback, dwarfed by its size, prepares to fire an arrow. Crows are flying around.

An enormous scary tree in an illustration by Nikolai Vorobiev for a 1970s book on Russian folk tales. I'm embarrassed that I know nothing about the story because it looks cool. However, the picture seemed ideal for #ThickTrunkTuesday.
#folklore #legends #folktales #illustration #Russian

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Cartoon. A man and a woman are getting on to a bus. Caption: I met my wife at a bus stop. We got on together so we got off with each other.

The journey of life

A regal looking anthropomorphic barn owl holds forth a claw full of blue magic. Blue magic rises from her crown. In the background is a crescent moon and three flying barn owls.

Finished a Hookland-inspired Queen of the Owls drawing today. Colored pencils on black paper.

# art #hookland

Seeing someone you deeply care about getting into conspiracy theories is deeply heartbreaking.

Sending much love.

FEAR IN THE FENS FESTIVAL Woo hoo I will speaking on ‘Becoming Wolf: The English Eerie and History of the UK Werewolf’ Sat 25th October, 3.00 at fearinthefens.com in Kings Lynn. There will be a showing of An American Werewolf in London #31DaysOfHalloween

A little mari covered in bandages and a ghost holding a strand behind her

Little Mari has dressed up as a mummy with her ghost friend helping

Puffin knows that she’s about to be a famous moggie this October!

Naturally, this means being a wee darlin as mammy scrives fur the day joab.

If you’ve got a wee person aged 7–10 in your life, why not get them a copy of ‘The Moggie Thit Meowed Too Much’ in time for Halloween?

It's #HALLOWEIRD season!

Herminie Templeton Kavanagh, creator of the character 'Darby O'Gill' died on 30 October 1933. A year later, her widower, Judge Marcus A. Kavanagh, the 75 yr old dean of the Superior court judges, married his 27-year-old secretary.

#halloween #spooktober

Magnus, a black Scottish Terrier, fast asleep diagonally across the messily-made bed.

Where do I get in?

Me too! If I did win the Lotto I’d keep it private, but there would we signs, such as turning up to any and every occasion in a pair of frog wellies.

Bookmarks made by my mum

The Everything Will Swallow You hardback

If anybody (in the UK) would like a signed and personalised first edition Everything Will Swallow hardback for cover price plus p&p, please drop me an email at hello@tom-cox.com.

My mum, Jo, has very kindly designed, printed and cut some beautiful bookmarks to go with each purchase (for free).

They are amazing! Had them as a child. But will have to have a win on Lotto to afford them!

I love this!

Mine too.

On our walk just now we met someone who was repeatedly mixing up “Shih Tzu” and “schnitzel”. The mind boggles. 😹

A shiny, red-topped mushroom on the mossy base of a tree.

A ginormous, brown mushroom with a flat top is nestled in green grass and moss.

A tiny, bright red topped mushroom perches on the twig-laden floor of a forest.

A cascade of flat beige mushrooms slopes down the twig-laden woodland floor.

*FUNGI APPRECIATION POST*

Are we all in agreement that fungi are the best thing about autumn? These incredible specimens were snapped by Siân Lloyd in Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons). You can find fungi in damp, shady areas, particularly in woodlands.

Have you spotted any yet?

The “LLM AIs are actually people and you mustn’t bully them” thing is like instituting a full murder investigation into that train that got walled up in Thomas the Tank Engine because it had a face on it.

It's #HALLOWEIRD season!
It took five drafts of “Moonlight-Starlight” before Virginia Layefsky (1927 - 2019) was satisfied with the finished result. She found solace in writing melancholic stories, but most of them were returned by editors because they were “too sad”.
#halloween #spooktober

Well, I have been interviewed for CELTIC LIFE INTERNATIONAL - and they've done a brilliant job!

Yes, Magnus likes to do that too. When I have blankets on the bed, including his personal blanket, he somehow manages to sit on all of them at once!

I just got an advert for hedgehog dentistry on Facebook. What on earth have I clicked on to get that?