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Lou Morgan
@lmorgan.bsky.social
Novelist & scriptwriter. HMS Erebus nerd, Branwell Brontë enthusiast. Welsh. Half agony, half hopeless. "For All This Time" coming from PMJ Books, 2027.
Hundy. Please let his Gladiator name be Hundy.
Scott Bryan@scottygb.bsky.social · 15h agoJoe Marler is to join Gladiators as a Gladiator, the BBC says.
“Things crash into the moon all the time!” Yes, but that doesn’t mean we should be *making* them.
This was (a) yes, very slow and full of me playing the wrong notes (b) immensely satisfying. IMMENSELY.
Lou Morgan@lmorgan.bsky.social · yesterdayShe’s found a tab for just the intro of Ghost’s He Is. She can do neither hammer-ons nor pull-offs but she definitely knows what it’s supposed to sound like and she’s going in. Pretty confident that faint sound you’re about to hear carried on the breeze is Swedish laughter.
You can/should read Emily Wilson's latest take on the Odyssey, but I'm logging on to convey my hairdresser's reaction. She was AGHAST that Nolan, with his million $ budget, gave Matt Damon ONLY 6 hair extensions. As a result, his hair did not blow around properly, & that ruined the film for her.
No cheating, post your lock screen
Big Bearded Bookseller@bigbeardedbookseller.com · yesterdayNo cheating, post your lock screen.
She’s found a tab for just the intro of Ghost’s He Is. She can do neither hammer-ons nor pull-offs but she definitely knows what it’s supposed to sound like and she’s going in. Pretty confident that faint sound you’re about to hear carried on the breeze is Swedish laughter.
For some stories, the first time you read them sticks in your memory like a splinter of glass. For me, Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” is one, and Ray Bradbury’s “There Will Come Soft Rains” is another. And the second one all happens today… short-stories.co/@raybradbury...
There Will Come Soft Rains by Ray Bradbury
The voice-clock sang, breakfast was ejected, but no doors slammed. The garage chimed and lifted its door to reveal the waiting car. The house sat alone in a city of rubble and…
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A. E. Bennett@aebennettwrites.bsky.social · yesterdayHappy "There Will Come Soft Rains" Day to all who celebrate!
In unexpected guitar news, I’ve just taught my husband to play Em because he wandered in while I was practicing. (He very quickly handed the guitar back and skedaddled)
Remember to be kind to yourself today. You can be evil to yourself tomorrow. On Wednesday you should be kind to ducks. On Thursday the ducks will be evil to you, so watch out for that
You will have to prise my em-dashes from my cold, dead hands. I won’t give up a single thing available to me in the toolbox I’ve built as a writer just because of a glorified pocket calculator and its acolytes.
Em-dashes are a gift to writers who value rhythm and tempo in their writing, and who like to sweep the reader up in a continuous stream of thought. Quitting them because of AI is very much a Michael Bolton "Why should I change? He's the one who sucks" situation.
Phillip Maciak@pjmaciak.bsky.social · 2d agoI'm just saying this now: there are going to be A LOT of em-dashes in my book. It's not because of AI. It's because I am addicted to using em-dashes. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/10/b...
Someone set their instagram reel to ABBA’s “Slipping Through My Fingers” so that’s my afternoon ruined. (Parents will understand)
airbnb I’m staying at unintentionally created the toughest punk album cover of 2027
Continuing the series of “films I wasn’t allowed to watch growing up, but I realised I’m an adult now and can watch whatever I want” with A Nightmare on Elm Street. The perfect conceit for a horror film. I applauded several times.
Spotted this morning in town, the happiest seagull in all of Bath, waddling away from the outdoor seating area of a cafe with *half a baguette* in its beak. I didn’t even know seagulls could look smug but
I know I have quite a small reach on here but is there anyone on here who is a Doctor Who fan based in the South West? I have a lot of old stuff from my childhood and I’m looking to downsize, would like to pass as much of it onto a loving home if possible
Shout out to the team at The Perfumer’s Story, who have just had to deal with me being an idiot who apparently can’t read, and who have been absolute pros about it. Total stars.
SUCH exciting book post! The Grip of the Ice - Scott & Shackleton and the Discovery Expedition, and I am FULLY on board. Thank you so much @magickitten.bsky.social for thinking of me.
This concept was introduced to me as "run the dishwasher twice" and was an important part of my executive functioning recovery as well as my path to self-acceptance.
punkitt ‼️🧣@punkitt.bsky.social · 12mo agomucho texto i know but i wanted to write a lil thing about how u can treat yourself nice!!
Compromised this evening by wearing a gold pleated maxi skirt with a Ghost Papa V Satanized shirt to go out. I have missed my band shirts.
Lou Morgan@lmorgan.bsky.social · 7d agoVery important question: is the weather cool enough yet to go back to my black shorts & band T-shirts?
All tabs must now take the form of colour wheels
John Scalzi@scalzi.com · 6d agoWHAT ANOTHER GUITAR HAS SOMEHOW FOUND ITS WAY INTO MY HOUSE HOW DOES THIS KEEP HAPPENING WHO IS THE IRRESPONSIBLE AND POSSIBLY MALICIOUS PERSON WHO KEEPS SENDING THESE TO ME AND LOOK THIS ONE LIGHTS UP LIKE A CHRISTMAS TREE WHAT EVEN IS THAT ABOUT I AM SHOCKED, SHOCKED AT THIS TURN OF EVENTS
SOMEHOW I just played an F on the acoustic. Can I do it again? No. Did I absolutely manage it once? Yes. Did I cackle like a loon? Very much so. Will I ever be able to repeat it? Unsure.
The trailer for Wicker (starring Olivia Colman, Alexander Skarsgård, Peter Dinklage, Elizabeth Debicki). “An outcast in a fishing village commissions a husband for herself made out of wicker.” Looks unhinged (complimentary). (via @skullsandsheets.bsky.social) [youtube.com]
WICKER | Official Trailer | Only In Theaters October
A hard man is good to find. Olivia Colman, Alexander Skarsgård, Elizabeth Debicki, and Peter Dinklage star in #WICKER. Written for the Screen and Directed by Alex Huston Fischer & Eleanor Wilson. Only in theaters October. An audacious comedic fable about sex, marriage, and the absurdities of soci
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Very important question: is the weather cool enough yet to go back to my black shorts & band T-shirts?
What are five things in your upcoming release? In “For All This Time”, you’ll find: Books Rain A candle Stained glass A leaf
Joanne Harris@joannechocolat.bsky.social · last wk.What are five things in your upcoming release? Giant electricity pylon Neolithic coffin route Haunted wardrobe Recurring tennis balls Demon dog
What I want this to be is basically every shitty gothic novel ever published and I mean starting with the Castle of Otranto and 4000 copies of The Monk. I want the well poisoned with sinister cowled figures and shrieking heroines. I want every ChatGPT request to spit out amphibians.
Joseph Cox@josephcox.bsky.social · 2w agoNew from 404 Media: a company is selling tons of old books specifically to AI companies and says they have a strong NDA to never reveal which AI company bought all of the books. They don't want headlines of 'we scanned and destroyed millions of books for AI' www.404media.co/ai-companies...
If Sov AI is going to continue investing UK taxpayers' money in AI companies, it is imperative that it introduces simple due diligence into whether companies exploit creatives' work without permission. 9/10