Lines I am liking today: ‘Obviously, I had no way of coercing him - no one strokes a toad at summer camp against his will. But it wouldn’t be the last time I’d be credited with having more power than I actually possess.’ Book of Lives - Margaret Atwood #writing #writer #writers #books #bookstagram

‘This morning I delivered little baby Sayton - pronounced Satan, as in King of the Underworld. It’s hard to believe he’ll get through his school career unbullied, & yet we merrily wave him off on that journey. (Or maybe he’s actually the devil and I should have shoved him back in.’ #writing #writer

Lines I am liking today: ‘But you, Dear Reader, will divine the truth: a school full of girls and nothing but girls was my idea of the Ninth Circle of Hell.’ Book of Lives - Margaret Atwood #writingcommunity #writing #writer #writers #writerscommunity #books #book #reading #write #readingcommunity

Lines I am liking today: ‘she was in the throes of a hangover, and the smell of liquor was so strong that Malcolm thought she ought to breathe more carefully near the fire;’ La Belle Sauvage - Philip Pullman #writingcommunity #writing #writer #writers #books #book #reading #writerscommunity #GoAllIn

You know those emails where your heart speeds up and then you catch the words 'we regret to inform you...'

The joys of writing ✍️
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Lines I am liking today: ‘In future when emailing the fourth-year students about teaching sessions, kindly refer to the Undergraduate Learning Centre as the Undergraduate Learning Centre, not the Early Learning Centre.’ #writingcommunity #writing #writer #writers #books #book #writerscommunity

Lines I am liking today: 'He cut his thumb opening a humble can of beans, has severed a little artery that's currently irrigating the floor and the top of his thumb is flapping open like a Muppet's mouth.' #writingcommunity #writing #writers #writer #books #book #writerscommunity #reading #reader

Lines I am liking today: ‘Me: (pleading, in a tone of voice I’ve never managed before, like I’ve unlocked a secret level of my vocal cords) ‘But it’s my birthday.’ (Depressing but true.)
Midwife: ‘It’s labour ward - it’s always someone’s birthday.’ #writing #writers #writer #writingcommunity #books

First writing rejection of 2026 - my editor has taken it badly. I’m okay *cue breaking into an Easter egg early*🍫🍫🍫

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Lines I am liking today: ‘‘Jesus Christ!’ he says, in a heavy Glasgow accent. The midwife remonstrates that she’d warned him I’d be holding the cord out of the way. ‘You did,’ he says, his eyes like dinner plates. ‘You didn’t say he’d be wearing her like Sooty though.’ #writing #writers #writer

Lines I am liking today: ‘Rayya: quick to fight, quick to cry, quick to laugh, quick to forgive.’ All The Way To The River - Elizabeth Gilbert

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Lines I am liking today: ‘I have seen a lot of penises in my brief time in urology (and beyond) but this was far and away the worst one I have ever seen. Worthy of a rosette, if only there’d been a place to pin it.’ This Is Going To Hurt - Adam Kay #books #WritingCommunity #Writer #writing #writers

‘You create art of any kind because you feel you must: it’s not a sensible way of spending your time, which may be time wasted as far as making a living goes. There are no infallible roads to poetic success, no steady promotions, no pension plans.’ #WorldBookDay2026 #writing #writingcommunity #write

Lines I am liking today: ‘Only a day or two before he would rather have had his right arm torn off than cry in front of Alice. This was like being naked in front of her, but strangely it didn’t matter, because she was weeping herself.’ #writing #writingcommunity #writer #writers #writerscommunity

Lines I am liking today: ‘Malcolm had nearly dropped the candle. His heart was beating like the wings of a captured bird,’ La Belle Sauvage - Philip Pullman #WritingCommunity #writing #writers #writerscommunity #writer #books #bookstagram #book #reading #readingcommunity #goallin

Lines I am liking today: ‘The hall was also where they had gym classes, and underneath the dinner smell there was also an aromatic reminder of several generations of sweaty children.’ La Belle Sauvage - Philip Pullman #WritingCommunity #writing #writers #writer #writerscommunity #reading #books

Lines I am liking today from Snake Woman:
‘I used to hunt with two sticks
among milkweed and under porches and logs
for this vein of cool green metal
which would run through my fingers like mercury
or turn to a raw bracelet
gripping my wrist.’

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‘This was not the kind of outfit you’d expect a poet to wear - black would have been more suitable, but I didn’t yet know that. Anyway, I hadn’t been a poet when I got up that morning, but by the time I reached the end of the football field I was one.’ #writing #writingcommunity #writer #writers

Lines I am liking today: ‘She felt as if she were walking downstairs in the dark, and had just missed a step.’ La Belle Sauvage - Philip Pullman ✍️📚

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Lines I am liking today: ‘I have never believed anyone who has tried to improve me by saying, “I’m telling you this for your own good.” They aren’t. They’re telling me for their own satisfaction. If you need a person to improve, look elsewhere.’ #writing #WritingCommunity #writers #writer #books

Lines I am liking today: ‘Be careful what you destroy. In parallel, be careful what messages you leave behind.’ A Book of Lives - Margaret Atwood #WritingCommunity #writing #writers #writerscommunity #writer #books #bookstagram #book #Reading #readingcommunity #goallin #Readers

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First new born lamb sighting of the year and in typical Welsh weather fashion we have also had a dusting of snow. Hope they pad out quickly, their little lamb suits still had lots of folds to grow into 🐑 #canals #canallife #canal #lambs #sheep

Well the collar is off - second time's a charm and although he's definitely more lopsided than he was originally, the foot now seems to have healed 🙏🙌🤞

He's also now really good at giving us the furry middle finger 🐈
#cat #cats #catlover #catlovers #catlife #gingercats

A slow lazy Valentine’s sofa sausaging with the Teddy Tiger. Should have been doing lots but I’m not sorry at all ❤️

#ValentinesDay2026 #ValentinesDay #valentine  #cats #catlover #catlovers #cat #caturday #catlife

First short story submitted for 2026 ,
Was I happy with it? Nope.
Did I run out of time? Yep.
Am I still defeated by endings? 💯

But then I had a chat with my editor and when I asked was it better to submit something than not enter at all. His response was - abso-purring-lutely! #writingcommunity

My sentiments exactly: ‘I want my blue verandah and the glitter of the sea
And I tell you one and all that your winter’s not for me!’ Moominland Midwinter - Tove Jansson #WritingCommunity #writing #writer #writers #writerscommunity #books #reading #readingcommunity #book #kidlit

Lines I am liking today: ‘Malcolm found that if he asked the right questions Eric would tell him things that were supposed to be secret, because the pleasure of knowing secrets was doubled by telling them to people.’ #WritingCommunity #writing #writers #writerscommunity #Writer #reading #books

Week 2 of the collar having to be back on because a certain someone split his foot surgery back open and it's going to be at least another week to go...I'll break that to him later, he's having a #Caturday nap. He's very clever he can read with his eyes closed #Cat #cats #catlife #catlovers

‘Adults get to do whatever they decide to do - even to the point of their own self-destruction or death.And as my sponsor always reminds me when I am about to overstep into someone else’s territory: “God didn’t bring anyone into your life for you to control them.’ #writing #write #writingcommunity