Your work sounds very ... interesting! 😅

Pick up the nearest book, turn to p. 42, and post the second sentence:

Her face felt stiff as from pain and her mouth actually hurt from having stretched it, unwillingly, in smiles to prevent the twins from learning her secret.

Margaret Mitchell - Gone With the Wind

a man in a black shirt says " r is for reading " in yellow letters ALT: a man in a black shirt says " r is for reading " in yellow letters

Happy #WorldBookDay! What is life without books?

Congratulations for stepping out of your comfort zone! That's not an easy thing. Neither is going without caffeine for so long. 😆

This is literally our weather in Nova Scotia right now. Frost in the morning, shed your layers in the afternoon, crank the heat in the evening.

He's not wrong. (~stretches out on couch~)

Two cats sitting next to each other on a brown faux-wood floor. Left: Kjell, white and ginger, looking at camera; right, Ayden, white and black looking downish.

Two cats sitting next to each other on a brown faux-wood floor. Left: Kjell, white and ginger, looking downish; right, Ayden, white and black looking almost at the camera. Close enough.

You think I can get them both to look up at the same time? #CatSky #Cats

Luke Dumas's novel is on my TBR. Looking forward to your review!

Congratulations, Nathan! May you sell a bajillion copies. 🎉🎉🎉

Welp, I know what I'm having for lunch. That looks amazing. 🍽️

‘Spaceballs 2’ Trailer Spoofs ‘Star Wars’ Lightsaber Fights, ‘Avatar’ and Hollywood Mergers in Hilarious Sequel Titled ‘The New One’ The 'Spaceballs' trailer revealed the sequel will be officially titled, 'Spaceballs: The New One.' It spoofs 'Star Wars,' 'Avatar' and more.

1. I am SO excited for this.
2. Mel Brooks is 99 years old and still making films?? I'm in awe.

*wakes up*
*checks social media*
Me: Still alive, is he?
*goes back to bed*

Bookish Checkpoint 💙📚

Last book read: In the Woods by Tana French

Currently reading: The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt by Toby Wilkinson

Next read: Fire in the Blood by Irene Nemirovsky

Last book added to my TBR: The Artist by Lucy Steeds

My Bluesky engagement strategy

Hello, here is your #wordoftheweek!

Submissions for our celebrations edition close tomorrow - we always love to see all the last minute emails hitting our inbox!

#writingcommunity #writingforchildren #writingprompt #poetryforchildren

Reading: The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt by Toby Wilkinson.

Watching: Legally Blonde. I've seen it so many times I can pretty much quote the whole thing. 😄

Issue 1 has sold out - Issue 2 is now open for submissions.

Short fiction, poetry, slow journalism. Submit your piece to the UK's newest, Nottinghamest print journal.

Visit newnottinghamjournal.com/submissions to find out more.

Submissions for River Heron and the River Heron Poetry Prize are open through May 31. Send us your favorite poems.

A lesson corporations will never learn, unfortunately.

Congratulations! Bask in the belief as long as you can.

WBTL Live Workshops

**WIN A FREE PLACE** on one of the Welkin workshops!!

Quote post with "Welkin me up!" to put your name in the hat

5 names picked on Friday at noon BST

6 workshops to choose from. Sessions recorded if you can't make it live:

www.mattkendrick.co.uk/live-workshops

Culture Club - I'll Tumble 4 Ya YouTube video by CultureClubVEVO

Happy #ThrowbackThursday! Work has been a bear lately. A party tune is just what I need.

Happy Birthday, Rudy! I'm sure you've been appropriately spoiled today. (Well, every day.) 🐶

Just started The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt by Toby Wilkinson. An enjoyable and well-written read so far, but he tends to reference his own previous works in the notes section. 🤔

Five shows to get to know me

Golden Girls
Miami Vice
Masterchef Australia
Physical
Kids in the Hall

Pretty grey and white tuxedo kitty on a once-green-painted balcony (the paint was really peeling), one paw holding down a purple ribbon, looking up at ... something that's caught her eye.

Oh my goodness, I almost missed #Caturday! A blast from the past: my first kitty Tubbs enjoying some fresh air (and a ribbon).

I loved the Polka Dot Door!