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British Fantasy Award-Winning author πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ The Ben Garston Novels. The Dark. Book of Queer Saints. "Mother of Night" coming spring '27 from Evil Twin @zandoprojects.bsky.social More @: https://james-bennett.org/ 'Inventive and vivid' Publishers Weekly

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06.03.2026 17:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A selfie

A selfie

Frigay haircut.

πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ #Adelante

06.03.2026 17:50 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

*Except bigots. I hope they roast slowly in faulty tanning booths, but yanno.

No one's perfect. πŸ€·πŸ»β€β™‚οΈ

06.03.2026 17:30 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Quite so. Not everything has to be for me to accept that others enjoy it, and that's good in itself. I want ppl to be happy. I want them to have the things they enjoy, the same as I do.

06.03.2026 17:27 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Eesh.

06.03.2026 16:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I preferred him in his twink phase. He's grown an awfully big head in a short space of time.

06.03.2026 16:05 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Heaps of sand blown up from the beach.

Heaps of sand blown up from the beach.

Plenty of sand here if anyone needs some.

Never say I'm not nice to you.

06.03.2026 16:02 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Congrats!

06.03.2026 13:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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a man wearing glasses and a black hoodie says " won 't you join us " Alt: a man wearing glasses and a black hoodie says " won 't you join us "

πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡ΊπŸ’™

06.03.2026 13:52 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

If anyone is up for boosting, Bandcamp is holding a fundraiser for the Trans Continental Pipeline to help trans people escape from Kansas!

06.03.2026 12:05 πŸ‘ 1534 πŸ” 845 πŸ’¬ 17 πŸ“Œ 19
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han solo is standing in front of a fighter jet and asking who me . Alt: han solo is standing in front of a fighter jet and asking who me .

The fella: Let me take you to dinner tonight.

Me: You mean the downstairs pizza parlour again, don't you?

Him:

06.03.2026 13:49 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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a person holding a gun with the word it 's on the bottom right Alt: a person holding a gun with the word it 's on the bottom right

I'm pleased, because I'm trying something new with this novel and it wasn't entirely clear that it was going to work. It's been slow going with much angst.

Today I'm like

(Gif not indicative of quality. Hopefully.)

06.03.2026 13:43 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Scented spredges mmmm

06.03.2026 13:37 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Kingsley is beyond charming. Great show.

06.03.2026 13:36 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

You'll smell it and like it!

06.03.2026 13:33 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

"Tolerable"

Remind me to never ask you for a blurb.

06.03.2026 13:31 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I remember being underwhelmed by the film. But how does one film a novel like "Perfume"? Unless the cinema comes with scent-release nodes...

06.03.2026 13:30 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

There's just no other like it. I love books like that.

06.03.2026 13:25 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"Perfume" is an exceptional novel.

06.03.2026 13:23 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

*preens* Have I really written 3K words today? Gosh.

06.03.2026 12:48 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

I'd only bonk one of these guys, and it ain't Kid Rock.

06.03.2026 12:47 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Completely different governments as well. The People's Party is centre-right (which deployed the Plus Ultra Brigade). The PSOE is centre-left. Also plays a part.

06.03.2026 11:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Lord, it's too early for casual homophobia.

06.03.2026 11:52 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Q: What do you call an Anglo-Saxon king who always wore a wig?
A: Ethelbald

06.03.2026 09:54 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Last week I watched a fascinating history documentary and was about to subscribe when the presenter went on an anti-woke screed at the end of it. 🫀

05.03.2026 22:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

In one bite?

05.03.2026 19:46 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Further trivia: Omar Sharif was so disappointed by the critical panning of the movie that he quit acting.

05.03.2026 18:16 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hey at least we have a variety of pasta!

05.03.2026 18:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Sure. But first I want a word with the smart arse who decided to write a historical mystery novel.

05.03.2026 18:06 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh, I'm *the* fan.

I intend to gatekeep The 13th Warrior forever now. It's based on Beowulf, you know.

05.03.2026 18:02 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0