Rachel H

Well it made my brain hurt watching it 😂

I feel so cheated! The characters aren't likeable, the female leads are both idiotic and ditzy, the writing is poor, and I'm sure these guys can actually act if they choose to

Watching The Holiday for the first time and regretting it. Honestly, with such an A List cast I kinda expected something watchable but I can't guarantee we're going to make it to the end of this...

#christmasmovies #badmovie

Sadly, I have to let you know that Eliza Guinea Pig, featured in my cover photo on here, has passed away.

We loved her so much.

Adopted with her sister four years ago, she has brought so much joy and fun to our household.

She leaves behind young Norman, doting GP husband.

Goodnight my girl x

That looks truly horrifying

Scribbled to do list: Specsavers, Gin, Waterstones, HMV, Teapot...

Old To Do list for a trip to town. No idea if I achieved those things, but I hope so. Probably needed to tick off the first one in order to see the rest of the list though...

You can't tell me there's a better place to write. I won't have it. This is it.

#writingcommunity #writing #dorset

Nice gnome

Thank you! Very cool

I love the town band, even if they're playing Christmas carols in November...

#band #music #dorset

Phew, I should survive then!

Reminder: Every time you shop at an independent bookstore, Jeff Bezos loses a little bit of power.

Damn this made me smile

Try the third draw down?

Saw a shooting stall down the local fireworks. A swagger of lads dressed in flat caps and attitude handed over their money to (not) win a bottle of vodka. Swapped my pint of Old Rosie for a rifle and knocked down the little tin men. Walked off with a fluffy pink shrimp.

#girlpower #writing #dorset

I'd tell Eliza but it'd go to her head 😂

Well done Jen!

Lovely to have a piece long listed for this competition. In good company. Some fab pieces here to read.

#writing

Chuffed to be on here too. Good luck all

🎉💚🥹 Delighted to be longlisted this morning

Thankyou to the judges @marcellenewbold.bsky.social , Damaris West, @chantallyons.bsky.social & Matthew Beaumont

Congrats to all long listers 🌚 I've just had a lovely morning reading through the pieces ☕📜

@rachelape.bsky.social

🧵1/3

#NatureWriting

Phew!

Oh wow, one minute, let me get my specs out...

Oh that's where I'm going wrong, I don't have a flow chart!

Granny Weatherwax trying to work out what to do with a female wizard...

It kind of works either way but starting with Colour of Magic makes sense. I started with Mort which is somewhere in the middle!

Terry Pratchett book next to a mug

Having bounced around Discworld in the wrong order, and having been thoroughly told off for it by a bookworm colleague, I'm now working through them as nature intended. Book 3: Equal Rites.

📚💙

Mine prefer the Beano and Dandy. Tried them on Terry Pratchett but they said there were too many words 🤷🏽‍♀️

I interviewed a steam train driver and now I want to be a steam train driver. Woo woo! Also available in Dorset Magazine (November issue, pages 164-170)

#writing #trains #dorset

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I think you have to do the publicity yourself either way these days unless you're a celebrity. Just be nice to be confident another human actually likes it before it goes out into the world. My mum, friends, guinea pigs etc don't count because they approve of any old rubbish I write 😂