Available in Bookshops in the UK and Ireland and on Amazon.
New Song of the Summer just dropped (I can't decide if @whysharksmatter.bsky.social or @thelifeofsharks.com is the more appropriate person to tag here, so they both get it.)
SHARKS! - Pacific Pals ft. Seymour S.H.A.R.K
YouTube video by The Pacific Pals
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Gateophilia. A passion for gates. For their seductive promises & the wildflowers growing near them. For their varying latches and shapes & designs & the satisfying clunk they make as they are closed. For the magic tunnels of light just beyond them which often seem to hint at passage a better world.
I’ve put loads of designs onto the store. They’ll be on there until Tuesday. Please buy one (or a book or a mug etc) so I can continue eating and living in a house. Thank you. thelifeofsharks.com
This is doing the rounds of Facebook again. Pages getting 100s of shares & using it to boost their following with their own watermark and no acknowledge of the source. Fuck all you can really do about it. It's not by "Unknown". It's from my book Ring The Hill: blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/pro...
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LGBTQ+ Pride event also accidentally Neurodiversity Pride event by default
A community LGBTQ+ Pride event this week has been revealed to also be a celebration of and by neurodivergent people, entirely by accident, when they discovered nearly all of the LGBTQ+ people there we...
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That the U.S. appears to have completely visibly given up after a catastrophic own goal fuck up is a little on the nose.
The world no longer makes sense, fuckwits are in charge of everything and the internet is even further on with its mission to ruin people’s brains forever. As an ameliorating factor, though, there do seem to be more butterflies around than there have been for a while.
The first question we should ask ourselves in these and all other elections is: Which candidates oppose the inordinate power of the ultra-rich, and which ones accept or encourage it?
Telling friends about the search engine I use instead of Google: Ecosia. They hadn’t heard of it, so I thought I’d better the spread the word. It’s based in Germany and uses profits for environmental projects. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosia
Ecosia - Wikipedia
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Happy 80th birthday to Tim Curry who has always, *always* understood the assignment.
*READ THIS POST IF YOU HATE FOX HUNTING* This is it. Our once in a generation chance to finally end fox hunting for good. The Govt has opened a public consultation with a view to banning 'trail' hunting. Please respond using our tool in 15 seconds: protectthewild.org.uk/trail-huntin...
Astrud Gilberto was a housewife in 1964 when saxophonist Stan Getz decided he wanted his hit “Girl From Ipanema” to be sung in English — something her husband, Joao, who sang the original track, couldn’t do. Sold 2 million copies. Born today in 1940. 💕
For once, I actually agree with Steve's advice. Being silly is good for the soul.
It's Monday. I'm calm. I'm composed. I'm absolutely fine. #MondayMotivation 📷 @carlbovisnature.bsky.social
Americans: we live in a fallen state—embroiled by sin, cheating, lying, and evil. You cannot trust anyone, not even those who claim to know you best Canadians: I love my neighbors and my friends!
Looking for FREE museums in London? We've just written the definitive guide 🏛️ londonist.com/london/free-...
Free Museums In London: The Definitive Guide
From cultural behemoths to bijou places you didn't know existed.
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Our pond, created by people living with #dementia at our allotment HQ in #Somerset, is teeming with frogs again! Neighbours love the natural slug control and the joy of seeing them thrive. Why not create your own? Get inspired with our #JustAddWater booklet: https://ow.ly/6pPc50Yi7Un
Grieving Prince Andrew Asks For 12-Year-Old During This Difficult Time
Today is the last day to read this piece for free. It might work quite well as an intro to my writing for people who only know it via Bluesky. P.S. It's much better if you read it all the way to the end. I mean, I would say that, but I promise: it really does. www.tom-cox.com/once-upon-a-...
Once Upon A Time On A Lane
A few of you - but probably not loads - will have read this before but, while I put a few finishing touches to a new piece ready for Sunday, I wanted to post it again, in slightly spruced up form, for...
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Roses are red, They look nice on a shrine Here is the skull, Of St. Valentine. (Photo taken in Rome’s Chiesa di Santa Maria in Cosmedin of the relic of the 3rd Century martyr, a cleric who ministered to persecuted Christians and could apparently restore sight to the blind.)
I have more bookmarks than I could ever need, but I always want more nonetheless.
Tom Cox@dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 6mo agoExciting news! My mum has just kindly given me this bundle of handmade linocut bookmarks. I'm giving one of these away for free with signed copies of my two latest novels. Please let me know if you'd like to grab one of these bundles for just book cover prices plus p&p. Only sending to UK, BUT...
Solvitur ambulando is my favourite Latin phrase. It means "it is solved by walking".
@dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social I feel this dog is calling out for your alt text treatment. 🐶
WeRateDogs@weratedogs.com · 6mo agoThis pup found a stick shaped like an old timey pipe earlier today and has already solved three mysteries. 13/10
Animals are being strangled, mutilated, and left to die in agony just for wandering into a snare. These cruel traps are still legal in England, despite bans in Scotland and Wales. It’s time to end this barbarity. ✍️ Sign the petition: protectthewild.org.uk/ban-snares/
Hello new followers. This is me. I would be thrilled if a few of you might subscribe to my newsletter: www.tom-cox.com. Quite a bit of what I write is free but I try to make the rest affordable. You can read everything for just £2 a month (or £20 a year). You'll find a few samples in the replies....
