Electra Rhodes
@electrarhodes.bsky.social
Writer. Digger. Rustic. Thief.
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Best Small Fictions 2023
Emerging Writers The London Library 22/23
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Things I did today instead of doomscrolling
1. Fed the birds
2. Made apple and cinnamon breakfast muffins
3. Put the recycling out
4. Argued with squirrels
5. Did 10 minutes of Italian!
1. Fed the birds
2. Made apple and cinnamon breakfast muffins
3. Put the recycling out
4. Argued with squirrels
5. Did 10 minutes of Italian!
February 5, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Things I did today instead of doomscrolling
1. Fed the birds
2. Made apple and cinnamon breakfast muffins
3. Put the recycling out
4. Argued with squirrels
5. Did 10 minutes of Italian!
1. Fed the birds
2. Made apple and cinnamon breakfast muffins
3. Put the recycling out
4. Argued with squirrels
5. Did 10 minutes of Italian!
Things I did today instead of doomscrolling
1. Made pasta from scratch by hand
2. Adminned
3. Nudged one step closer to selling my pa's house
4. Researched laundry stuff
5. Read - Truman Capote, In Cold Blood
1. Made pasta from scratch by hand
2. Adminned
3. Nudged one step closer to selling my pa's house
4. Researched laundry stuff
5. Read - Truman Capote, In Cold Blood
February 4, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Things I did today instead of doomscrolling
1. Made pasta from scratch by hand
2. Adminned
3. Nudged one step closer to selling my pa's house
4. Researched laundry stuff
5. Read - Truman Capote, In Cold Blood
1. Made pasta from scratch by hand
2. Adminned
3. Nudged one step closer to selling my pa's house
4. Researched laundry stuff
5. Read - Truman Capote, In Cold Blood
Things I did today instead of doomscrolling
1. Arranged trip to look for booklaunch venues for a pal
2. Drafted a thing for a thing
3. Washed up fragile crockery
4. Packed half a box
5. Bought a vintage side table from local upcycle
1. Arranged trip to look for booklaunch venues for a pal
2. Drafted a thing for a thing
3. Washed up fragile crockery
4. Packed half a box
5. Bought a vintage side table from local upcycle
February 3, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Things I did today instead of doomscrolling
1. Arranged trip to look for booklaunch venues for a pal
2. Drafted a thing for a thing
3. Washed up fragile crockery
4. Packed half a box
5. Bought a vintage side table from local upcycle
1. Arranged trip to look for booklaunch venues for a pal
2. Drafted a thing for a thing
3. Washed up fragile crockery
4. Packed half a box
5. Bought a vintage side table from local upcycle
Things I did today instead of doomscrolling
1. Met a work deadline
2. Got ahead of the next one
3. Watched an episode of Shrinking
4. Cut out a pattern
5. Started reading William Goldman
1. Met a work deadline
2. Got ahead of the next one
3. Watched an episode of Shrinking
4. Cut out a pattern
5. Started reading William Goldman
February 2, 2026 at 1:15 PM
Things I did today instead of doomscrolling
1. Met a work deadline
2. Got ahead of the next one
3. Watched an episode of Shrinking
4. Cut out a pattern
5. Started reading William Goldman
1. Met a work deadline
2. Got ahead of the next one
3. Watched an episode of Shrinking
4. Cut out a pattern
5. Started reading William Goldman
Things I did today instead of doomscrolling
1. SNEEZED!
2. Played my Smashing Sunday Paleo-punk Party Playlist- loudly
3. Sang along - also loudly
4. Read
5. Wrote - like I was unafraid that someone else will read what I've writren this week!
1. SNEEZED!
2. Played my Smashing Sunday Paleo-punk Party Playlist- loudly
3. Sang along - also loudly
4. Read
5. Wrote - like I was unafraid that someone else will read what I've writren this week!
February 1, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Things I did today instead of doomscrolling
1. SNEEZED!
2. Played my Smashing Sunday Paleo-punk Party Playlist- loudly
3. Sang along - also loudly
4. Read
5. Wrote - like I was unafraid that someone else will read what I've writren this week!
1. SNEEZED!
2. Played my Smashing Sunday Paleo-punk Party Playlist- loudly
3. Sang along - also loudly
4. Read
5. Wrote - like I was unafraid that someone else will read what I've writren this week!
Things I did today instead of doomscrolling
1. Finished my glam writing retreat at Magor Service Station
2. Unpacked
3. Tidied house
4. Was nice to poorly Sam
5. Did the laundry (why is there no fairytale about doing a room full of laundry and finding treasure?)
1. Finished my glam writing retreat at Magor Service Station
2. Unpacked
3. Tidied house
4. Was nice to poorly Sam
5. Did the laundry (why is there no fairytale about doing a room full of laundry and finding treasure?)
January 31, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Things I did today instead of doomscrolling
1. Finished my glam writing retreat at Magor Service Station
2. Unpacked
3. Tidied house
4. Was nice to poorly Sam
5. Did the laundry (why is there no fairytale about doing a room full of laundry and finding treasure?)
1. Finished my glam writing retreat at Magor Service Station
2. Unpacked
3. Tidied house
4. Was nice to poorly Sam
5. Did the laundry (why is there no fairytale about doing a room full of laundry and finding treasure?)
Things I did today instead of doomscrolling
1. Was extra nice to myself for having achieved something I thought close to impossible five days ago!
2. Drank tea
3. Had a lie in
4. Danced like no one was watching (no one was)
5. Began packing (end of glam writing retreat tomorrow)
1. Was extra nice to myself for having achieved something I thought close to impossible five days ago!
2. Drank tea
3. Had a lie in
4. Danced like no one was watching (no one was)
5. Began packing (end of glam writing retreat tomorrow)
January 30, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Things I did today instead of doomscrolling
1. Was extra nice to myself for having achieved something I thought close to impossible five days ago!
2. Drank tea
3. Had a lie in
4. Danced like no one was watching (no one was)
5. Began packing (end of glam writing retreat tomorrow)
1. Was extra nice to myself for having achieved something I thought close to impossible five days ago!
2. Drank tea
3. Had a lie in
4. Danced like no one was watching (no one was)
5. Began packing (end of glam writing retreat tomorrow)
Things I did today instead of doomscrolling
1. Nattered to the motel receptionist
2. Remembered to put on both socks
3. Sewed
4. Wrote wrote wrote - until I ran out of ink
5. Drank a lot of tea
1. Nattered to the motel receptionist
2. Remembered to put on both socks
3. Sewed
4. Wrote wrote wrote - until I ran out of ink
5. Drank a lot of tea
January 29, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Things I did today instead of doomscrolling
1. Nattered to the motel receptionist
2. Remembered to put on both socks
3. Sewed
4. Wrote wrote wrote - until I ran out of ink
5. Drank a lot of tea
1. Nattered to the motel receptionist
2. Remembered to put on both socks
3. Sewed
4. Wrote wrote wrote - until I ran out of ink
5. Drank a lot of tea
Things I did today instead of doomscrolling
1. Pretended to be Dr Dolittle
2. Appreciated a banana milkshake
3. Wrote wrote wrote
4. Drank tea
5. Put out the recycling
1. Pretended to be Dr Dolittle
2. Appreciated a banana milkshake
3. Wrote wrote wrote
4. Drank tea
5. Put out the recycling
January 28, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Things I did today instead of doomscrolling
1. Pretended to be Dr Dolittle
2. Appreciated a banana milkshake
3. Wrote wrote wrote
4. Drank tea
5. Put out the recycling
1. Pretended to be Dr Dolittle
2. Appreciated a banana milkshake
3. Wrote wrote wrote
4. Drank tea
5. Put out the recycling
Things I did today instead of doomscrolling
1. Drew a picture of my papa
2. Wrote until I ran out of words
3. Went for a brief, damp walk
4. Read Sarah Perry's, Death of an Ordinary Man
5. Adminned like a boss
1. Drew a picture of my papa
2. Wrote until I ran out of words
3. Went for a brief, damp walk
4. Read Sarah Perry's, Death of an Ordinary Man
5. Adminned like a boss
January 27, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Things I did today instead of doomscrolling
1. Drew a picture of my papa
2. Wrote until I ran out of words
3. Went for a brief, damp walk
4. Read Sarah Perry's, Death of an Ordinary Man
5. Adminned like a boss
1. Drew a picture of my papa
2. Wrote until I ran out of words
3. Went for a brief, damp walk
4. Read Sarah Perry's, Death of an Ordinary Man
5. Adminned like a boss
Things I did today instead of doomscrolling
1. Went for a short walk
2. Wrote (a lot)
3. Made space for thinking
4. Ate biscuits slowly
5. Listened to a rain app
1. Went for a short walk
2. Wrote (a lot)
3. Made space for thinking
4. Ate biscuits slowly
5. Listened to a rain app
January 26, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Things I did today instead of doomscrolling
1. Went for a short walk
2. Wrote (a lot)
3. Made space for thinking
4. Ate biscuits slowly
5. Listened to a rain app
1. Went for a short walk
2. Wrote (a lot)
3. Made space for thinking
4. Ate biscuits slowly
5. Listened to a rain app
Things I did today instead of doomscrolling
1. Had breakfast with lovely friend
2. Napped
3. Was dropped off at motorway service station motel for glam writing retreat
4. Unpacked
5. Started working! (Made tea!)
1. Had breakfast with lovely friend
2. Napped
3. Was dropped off at motorway service station motel for glam writing retreat
4. Unpacked
5. Started working! (Made tea!)
January 25, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Things I did today instead of doomscrolling
1. Had breakfast with lovely friend
2. Napped
3. Was dropped off at motorway service station motel for glam writing retreat
4. Unpacked
5. Started working! (Made tea!)
1. Had breakfast with lovely friend
2. Napped
3. Was dropped off at motorway service station motel for glam writing retreat
4. Unpacked
5. Started working! (Made tea!)
Things I did today instead of doomscrolling
1. Wassailed!
2. Ate a cream tea!
3. Napped
4. Nattered to pals
5. Sang loudly (in Welsh)
1. Wassailed!
2. Ate a cream tea!
3. Napped
4. Nattered to pals
5. Sang loudly (in Welsh)
January 24, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Things I did today instead of doomscrolling
1. Wassailed!
2. Ate a cream tea!
3. Napped
4. Nattered to pals
5. Sang loudly (in Welsh)
1. Wassailed!
2. Ate a cream tea!
3. Napped
4. Nattered to pals
5. Sang loudly (in Welsh)
Things I did today instead of doomscrolling
1. Cooked a delicious meal (yesterday's was terrible)
2. Chatted to the plumber (who fixed the heating)
3. Nattered to a lovely friend
4. Drank a gallon of tea
5. Knitted!
1. Cooked a delicious meal (yesterday's was terrible)
2. Chatted to the plumber (who fixed the heating)
3. Nattered to a lovely friend
4. Drank a gallon of tea
5. Knitted!
January 23, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Things I did today instead of doomscrolling
1. Cooked a delicious meal (yesterday's was terrible)
2. Chatted to the plumber (who fixed the heating)
3. Nattered to a lovely friend
4. Drank a gallon of tea
5. Knitted!
1. Cooked a delicious meal (yesterday's was terrible)
2. Chatted to the plumber (who fixed the heating)
3. Nattered to a lovely friend
4. Drank a gallon of tea
5. Knitted!
Things I did today instead of doomscrolling
1. Packed for glam writing retreat (in motorway service station motel 🥰)
2. Played hunt the flip chart round the house
3. Hung roses to dry
4. Finished reading a book
5. Rescued ladybirds
1. Packed for glam writing retreat (in motorway service station motel 🥰)
2. Played hunt the flip chart round the house
3. Hung roses to dry
4. Finished reading a book
5. Rescued ladybirds
January 22, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Things I did today instead of doomscrolling
1. Packed for glam writing retreat (in motorway service station motel 🥰)
2. Played hunt the flip chart round the house
3. Hung roses to dry
4. Finished reading a book
5. Rescued ladybirds
1. Packed for glam writing retreat (in motorway service station motel 🥰)
2. Played hunt the flip chart round the house
3. Hung roses to dry
4. Finished reading a book
5. Rescued ladybirds
Things I did today instead of doomscrolling
1. Made & did a list of 5 goals for the day
2. Mended a miniature horse skull
3. Booked a writing retreat (5 days in a motorway service station motel - the height of glam)
4. Read
5. Cleaned/fixed a vintage bin
1. Made & did a list of 5 goals for the day
2. Mended a miniature horse skull
3. Booked a writing retreat (5 days in a motorway service station motel - the height of glam)
4. Read
5. Cleaned/fixed a vintage bin
January 21, 2026 at 12:13 PM
Things I did today instead of doomscrolling
1. Made & did a list of 5 goals for the day
2. Mended a miniature horse skull
3. Booked a writing retreat (5 days in a motorway service station motel - the height of glam)
4. Read
5. Cleaned/fixed a vintage bin
1. Made & did a list of 5 goals for the day
2. Mended a miniature horse skull
3. Booked a writing retreat (5 days in a motorway service station motel - the height of glam)
4. Read
5. Cleaned/fixed a vintage bin
Things I did today instead of doomscrolling
1. Got up early and tidied the whole house!
2. Cut out the lining for something I'm making
3. Read (Donna Leon)
4. Wrote
5. Adminned
1. Got up early and tidied the whole house!
2. Cut out the lining for something I'm making
3. Read (Donna Leon)
4. Wrote
5. Adminned
January 20, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Things I did today instead of doomscrolling
1. Got up early and tidied the whole house!
2. Cut out the lining for something I'm making
3. Read (Donna Leon)
4. Wrote
5. Adminned
1. Got up early and tidied the whole house!
2. Cut out the lining for something I'm making
3. Read (Donna Leon)
4. Wrote
5. Adminned
Things I did today instead of doomscrolling
1. Went to sewing class
2. Wrote for half an hour on a new project
3. Tidied the living room
4. Swept leaves
5. Sorted a craft box
1. Went to sewing class
2. Wrote for half an hour on a new project
3. Tidied the living room
4. Swept leaves
5. Sorted a craft box
January 19, 2026 at 9:52 PM
Things I did today instead of doomscrolling
1. Went to sewing class
2. Wrote for half an hour on a new project
3. Tidied the living room
4. Swept leaves
5. Sorted a craft box
1. Went to sewing class
2. Wrote for half an hour on a new project
3. Tidied the living room
4. Swept leaves
5. Sorted a craft box
Things I did today instead of doomscrolling
1. Got Sam's Valentine present!
2. Changed all the bedding
3. Made the bed for a friend visiting next week
4. Got together little craft activities to do with said friend
5. Dealt with problem unnecessarily complicating a cushion cover! (can you spot it?)
1. Got Sam's Valentine present!
2. Changed all the bedding
3. Made the bed for a friend visiting next week
4. Got together little craft activities to do with said friend
5. Dealt with problem unnecessarily complicating a cushion cover! (can you spot it?)
January 18, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Things I did today instead of doomscrolling
1. Got Sam's Valentine present!
2. Changed all the bedding
3. Made the bed for a friend visiting next week
4. Got together little craft activities to do with said friend
5. Dealt with problem unnecessarily complicating a cushion cover! (can you spot it?)
1. Got Sam's Valentine present!
2. Changed all the bedding
3. Made the bed for a friend visiting next week
4. Got together little craft activities to do with said friend
5. Dealt with problem unnecessarily complicating a cushion cover! (can you spot it?)
Things I did today instead of doomscrolling
1. Played table top games at a friend's for hourssss
2. Short walk
3. Washed up
4. Did the laundry
5. Sorted stuff for the RSPB big garden bird watch next weekend
1. Played table top games at a friend's for hourssss
2. Short walk
3. Washed up
4. Did the laundry
5. Sorted stuff for the RSPB big garden bird watch next weekend
January 17, 2026 at 8:44 PM
Things I did today instead of doomscrolling
1. Played table top games at a friend's for hourssss
2. Short walk
3. Washed up
4. Did the laundry
5. Sorted stuff for the RSPB big garden bird watch next weekend
1. Played table top games at a friend's for hourssss
2. Short walk
3. Washed up
4. Did the laundry
5. Sorted stuff for the RSPB big garden bird watch next weekend
Things I did today instead of doomscrolling
1. Another work breakthrough! Very nice
2. Weeded the pots
3. Washed the bird feeder
4. Sang!
5. Set an alarm so I won't miss something
1. Another work breakthrough! Very nice
2. Weeded the pots
3. Washed the bird feeder
4. Sang!
5. Set an alarm so I won't miss something
January 16, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Things I did today instead of doomscrolling
1. Another work breakthrough! Very nice
2. Weeded the pots
3. Washed the bird feeder
4. Sang!
5. Set an alarm so I won't miss something
1. Another work breakthrough! Very nice
2. Weeded the pots
3. Washed the bird feeder
4. Sang!
5. Set an alarm so I won't miss something
Things I did today instead of doomscrolling
1. Created thinking space and had a work breakthrough!
2. Danced up and down the kitchen (ok. Not dancing. Cos of knees. But I waved my arms around.)
3. Read
4. Opened new soap
5. Packed a box
1. Created thinking space and had a work breakthrough!
2. Danced up and down the kitchen (ok. Not dancing. Cos of knees. But I waved my arms around.)
3. Read
4. Opened new soap
5. Packed a box
January 15, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Things I did today instead of doomscrolling
1. Created thinking space and had a work breakthrough!
2. Danced up and down the kitchen (ok. Not dancing. Cos of knees. But I waved my arms around.)
3. Read
4. Opened new soap
5. Packed a box
1. Created thinking space and had a work breakthrough!
2. Danced up and down the kitchen (ok. Not dancing. Cos of knees. But I waved my arms around.)
3. Read
4. Opened new soap
5. Packed a box
Things I did today instead of doomscrolling
1. Found someone giving away fabric for free!
2. Painted some buttons
3. Worked
4. Fed the birds
5. Had an enjoyable grumble with a friend
1. Found someone giving away fabric for free!
2. Painted some buttons
3. Worked
4. Fed the birds
5. Had an enjoyable grumble with a friend
January 14, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Things I did today instead of doomscrolling
1. Found someone giving away fabric for free!
2. Painted some buttons
3. Worked
4. Fed the birds
5. Had an enjoyable grumble with a friend
1. Found someone giving away fabric for free!
2. Painted some buttons
3. Worked
4. Fed the birds
5. Had an enjoyable grumble with a friend
Things I did today instead of doomscrolling
1. Made progress on a piece of work
2. Researched fabric
3. Went to the doctors
4. Read a detective thriller (sometimes you just want certainty in a story)
5. Disagreed with someone reasonably gracefully 😬
1. Made progress on a piece of work
2. Researched fabric
3. Went to the doctors
4. Read a detective thriller (sometimes you just want certainty in a story)
5. Disagreed with someone reasonably gracefully 😬
January 13, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Things I did today instead of doomscrolling
1. Made progress on a piece of work
2. Researched fabric
3. Went to the doctors
4. Read a detective thriller (sometimes you just want certainty in a story)
5. Disagreed with someone reasonably gracefully 😬
1. Made progress on a piece of work
2. Researched fabric
3. Went to the doctors
4. Read a detective thriller (sometimes you just want certainty in a story)
5. Disagreed with someone reasonably gracefully 😬
Things I did today instead of doomscrolling
1. Hunted for new shoes
2. Started using a new goals app
3. Ate sushi
4. Read Toby Litt's substack on writing with/through gloom
5. Planned for sewing class in the evening
1. Hunted for new shoes
2. Started using a new goals app
3. Ate sushi
4. Read Toby Litt's substack on writing with/through gloom
5. Planned for sewing class in the evening
January 12, 2026 at 1:22 PM
Things I did today instead of doomscrolling
1. Hunted for new shoes
2. Started using a new goals app
3. Ate sushi
4. Read Toby Litt's substack on writing with/through gloom
5. Planned for sewing class in the evening
1. Hunted for new shoes
2. Started using a new goals app
3. Ate sushi
4. Read Toby Litt's substack on writing with/through gloom
5. Planned for sewing class in the evening