I would seriously put forward cheese as one of the best things ever made by humans

Every writer is unique and that's beautiful.

me on phone: this is the worst possible time to dump me margaret

tattoo artist: im not quite done so I could make it say I love margaritas

AND HERE, DEAR READER, WE COME TO THE DENOUEMENT. THAT'S FRENCH FOR "SHOULD'VE ENDED FIVE PAGES AGO."

Made myself chuckle

They say the Inuit have 500 words for snow.

Presumably they don't have adjectives.

Went to my local library this morning to do a bit of research for my current book project and my goodness such a life-affirming space! There was an adult being taught to read on the next table, children enjoying story time, countless people taking out books. So grateful for our libraries ❤️

Respect for the truth comes close to being the basis for all morality. Something cannot emerge from nothing.

A novel's really not complete without one instance of the use of this word--in any of its forms.

Turns out that just saying "Freedom" over and over again doesn't actually make it real

Dr Kareem Carr man: i wish to publish @kareem_carr Jan 21 reviewer 2: your paper is no good man: i'll do anything to improve reviewer 2: it's simple. you must read the work of the great scientist Pagliarini man: *bursts into tears* but i am Pagliarini Andre Pagliarini @apagliar Jan 21 a first: in rejecting an article I submitted to a journal, reviewer 2 noted I failed to engage the work of one Andre Pagliarini Jan 21, 2026 • 3:47 PM UTC

I just thought everyone should see this

6000 words in a week is impressive even if you weren't a dad, congrats!

Diamond Dogs is a fantastic story

Philip K Dick movies all have names like CORTICAL IMPASSE and are based on short stories called like "Let's See What's Going On Down at the Brain Factory"

Was reminded of my very favorite tweet of all time today:

Rounding to the nearest dollar, my Black Friday purchases are Zero. How about you?

Unfortunately I'm tall enough to reach all the shelves in my flat - perhaps I could bury it in the garden until I've done my work :p

Rory Gallagher

I'm pretty sure Ray Bradbury said that staying up until 1am playing Stellaris is a vital part of the writing process #writing

Bought a laptop for playing video games on because I didn't already have enough things getting in the way of writing

"It's not going to do any good to land on Mars if we're stupid."
-- Ray Bradbury

New project is always more fun than current project #writing

There's an irony in doing so to clear freezer space only to fill it back up with frozen stock

Turning freezer scraps into stock is one of life's great pleasures

Me when people say they don’t like horror movies 🖤

Anyone else setting themselves a failure focused goal?

Aiming for 100 rejections this year, just under halfway there so have some catching up to do

The spirit of Muad'Dib is more than words, more than the letter of the Law which arises in his name. Muad'Dib must always be that inner outrage against the complacently powerful, against the charlatans and the dogmatic fanatics.

𝗝𝗢𝗦𝗘𝗣𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗘 𝗥𝗢𝗦𝗘

Being in a polycule is unnatural, a commenter posts onto a virtual wall that doesn't exist from the other side of the world using a magic electric box

It's amazing how many unnatural things people are willing to overlook until its something they don't like or find too weird

Time to bring back the summoning circle for writers!
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That email
🕯 or acceptance 🕯
you've been
🕯 waiting for 🕯
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