Kate

This is more like general life advice.

I'm so grateful for #unions particularly @societyofauthors.bsky.social
And
@unitetheunion.bsky.social
Both have been very helpful in the last few months.
#workersrightsarehumanrights
#writingcommunity
#amwriting
#booksky

"You must stay drunk on writing so reality cannot destroy you."
—Ray Bradbury, Zen in the Art of Writing

#writingcommunity

There Is No Safe Word How the best-selling fantasy author Neil Gaiman hid the darkest parts of himself for decades.

I wrote about Neil Gaiman, and the women accusing him of sexual coercion, assault and abuse. www.vulture.com/article/neil...

#fuckAI

What ho, Robin. Sorry to hear you're unwell. All the best to you and the family.

Open culture logo, white on sky blue

My annual post highlighting Open Culture, a great site that has free online courses, free audiobooks, free classic film and lots of other resources on art and culture. Good people.
https://www.openculture.com - check them out.

Thank you 2024 for the many ways you educated me, empowered me, and freed me.

May 2025 be an even greater adventure.

#happynewyear #welcome2025

Less phone time is top of my resolution list. It's the enemy of reading time and writing time.

#Arcane is such visionary, ground breaking animation. My mind has not been blown like that since the first time I saw #Akira.

Two puzzles by satirist Cold War Steve and the book The Language of the Night by Ursula K Le Guin on a red and orange abstract rug.

Birthday Joy 🎁

Merry Solstice, everyone.
Let's turn back to the light. X

Your welcome. Be wary of using unverified quotes, but especially those attributed to Orwell. His name is evoked by all manner of propagandists for the intellectual and cultural weight it bears.

It was not fabricated by Orwell. It was wrongly attributed to him.

Is it? Is it not a bit too black and white? Bit of an over simplification? Bit polarising? Why might someone erroneously attribute this sentiment to Orwell? Just things to consider.

Fact check: Fabricated George Orwell quote about people who elect corrupt politicians A quote falsely attributed to George Orwell saying that people who elect corrupt politicians are not victims but accomplices is circulating online. The Orwell Society and The Orwell Foundation confirmed to Reuters that this quote does not belong to the English writer.

Sorry, mate. This is a fabricated quote.
www.reuters.com/article/worl...

Just came through a flu I can only describe as an ordeal and instead of recovering I must now get myself, and my flat, in to order for my dad coming to stay for 2 days to celebrate our 3 birthdays with me and my daughter (who has also had flu).
#decemberbabies #givemestrength #whencanIhibernate

I'm sorry to hear that. I understand that feeling of powerlessness.

I hear you. I spent my youth on the streets protesting capitalism and climate change. It started to feel pointless as nothing changed. Now, I put my message into my writing. We do what we can. Are you a campaigner?

Can't drink now, I'm too thirsty.

I feel exactly the same about starving in a fiery dust bowl in our lifetimes. But we still need to do things that make life bearable or we drown in our grief. I can write, dance, play bad guitar, and give a fuck about the climate. These are not mutually exclusive things.

Meander, Spiral, Explode. Short but dense, and very good.

No, it's a kid's scifi adventure. The content is not adult enough and the peril is broken up by lots of feel good, wonder-of-nature scenes. It's less of a horror than Indiana Jones. Does anyone even die on-screen? It's a while since I watched it.

I thought this myself waking up with a bad cough this morning. All my previous partners made being ill harder. Even when I had covid I had to tidy up.

Campbell’s witty response to this homophobe makes me want to enjoy some of their delicious chicken noodle soup right now! 🍜 🏳️‍🌈

I just bought myself the best Christmas present ever.

Yes, I'm in two in Liverpool. One for silent writing and one for feedback. They're both on Meetup.
I would add discipline.

Turns out the salary I was told at the start of my job was the take home figure. So I'm getting more than I thought. What a pleasant surprise!

Accurate