He has a coffee. He's not allowed to drink it apparently.

Watching 3 police officers spend an hour in a park to give a young guy a cannabis warning notice. Yeah they're really worth it aren't they?

A photo of a coffee table in a book shop. On the table is a green folder holding a printed novel draft, an open notebook, and a tea pot and cup.

I don't want to, but the first thing I need to do is read this draft. Had to print it out because for some reason I find it impossible on the screen.

I just need to write 500 words, and then the first draft of my novel is done (bar two small bit of infilling).

I was not prepared for how anxiety provoking this would be. I've never gotten this far before.

Oh I was there and I went straight to young adult fiction.

Found a good chair/dance workout I could do from home whilst my health is worse and I can't walk as much. Unfortunately, the account had 'seniors' in the name. Can we stop assuming every accessible product or service is for elderly people, please?!

Every now and again, I remember the time I told my therapist about some particularly bad Nice Guy behaviour from a previously close friend, and my usually reflective therapist replied with, 'urgh, who does that?'

The validation still makes me smile and it's been years.

I only have 8000 words left to write of this novel draft. How does it feel like it's just getting more difficult? I know what happens,
it's my story!

It honest to God genuinely made me more ill.

Having fatigue is wanting to scream about how uncomfortably exhausted you are every minute of the day, but knowing that's 'socially inappropriate.'

Definitely going to apply for that for plotstormers 2 when I get this draft finished.

I'm working the door of a Brighton Fringe show this week so I can buy Write a Novel.

10 pages away from the end of my notebook, no money for a new one. I must commit the worst sin and fill up an old half full one.

20 chapters written. 5 left to write. Somehow, it's getting both easier and more difficult.

@maddyisabstract.bsky.social is our wonderful editor.

I have nearly written my three daily pages. I then thought, 'It's only 10:30, maybe I could write three more.' And instantly got angry at myself for the suggestion.

I've been wearing barefoot shoes recently that have more space in the toe, which have been cooler. Quick Google shows there are some barefoot boots out there. Also have some ice pack socks for when I get home and they are lifesavers.

Should I just steal his account and stream?

STREAM UPDATE: Due to Fringe shows today we are going to move the big stream to tomorrow (monday) at 7pm UK time. I will be on 7 shows in 4 days so I reckon the energy will be...interesting!

Follow the Twitch channel to get the going live notifications!

I missed 2 months of writing time earlier in the year due to ill health, so I'm happy that I've tiptoed over 40k on this draft today.

Pots doesn't like it when you stand up. You're meant to drink lots of water to reduce symptoms, which means you pee a lot, which means you have to stand up twice as often as a person without pots.

I think I could market a reality show, which is just people watching me try and do a task without enough blood in my brain. It took half an hour for me to make a sandwich earlier.

I recommend footless compression socks worn with sandals to cool your feet.

The amount of people who find it difficult to understand why I can walk but not queue.

It's really silly the things that can make a difference when you're going through it, apparently today silly posts about plants are the day brightener.

Give me a shout if you want to talk it through with someone else with someone else with the same condition. I've been diagnosed 6 years now.

I'm impressed you got a treatment plan. I got told you have pots - have fun with that.

Have you seen the work of @bendybrain.bsky.social ? She does great work on the links between hypermobility and concurrent conditions and being neurodivergent.

Tonight, the last thing I said to Tim before going to bed was, 'If i had three boobs, I'd make them do the newton's cradle thing.' Let's hope I don't die in my sleep and leave him those as my last words.

Did they reply to you? I think I might be more likely to get a reply throwing my CV off my balcony every day.