Steinbeck: What did you think of my draft of 𝘖𝘧 𝘔𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘔𝘢𝘯?

Publisher: It needs more characters.

Steinbeck: I'll see what I can do.

"And James Bond, who did NOT die"

My wonderful, so loved Daddy died this morning. The last few years haven't been kind but he remained cheerful until the very end. My heart is broken and things will never be quite the same again. I love you Daddy and will miss you forever xxx

My NIF ‘William Prichard & Co’ is a year old today! To celebrate I am giving away a free copy. To be in with a chance of winning, please retweet & DM me with your name. I will pick a name out of the hat on Wed 20th. Sorry, UK only.

If you missed @harrogatefestivals.bsky.social then here’s a chance to get your hands on a limited edition collector’s proof of The Drowning Place.

Follow, like and share. UK only. Winners picked on Friday 25 July.

Sitting awkward 😎

1 dose of radiotherapy to the spine. Next day pain diminishing. Day 5 walking again, first time in weeks 😍😍

No Kings.

Rubbish news today. My Dad had a scan this morning to see why he's in so much more pain of late. It found his lung cancer has spread to his spine 😔😔 Feeling sad.

Sending love to you and Phil xxx

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