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‘To say I was the favourite would imply I was liked’: Mark Haddon on a loveless childhood
‘To say I was the favourite would imply I was liked’: Mark Haddon on a loveless childhood
As a bookish child with a distant father and a disapproving mother, the Curious Incident author retreated into a world of his own. Looking back, he asks what it means to lose parents who never showed you love
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January 24, 2026 at 9:27 AM
‘To say I was the favourite would imply I was liked’: Mark Haddon on a loveless childhood
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I just love how this series proved that Traitors turning on each other doesn't automatically make for better gameplay or tv because that was epic and heartwarming. #TheTraitors
January 23, 2026 at 10:07 PM
I just love how this series proved that Traitors turning on each other doesn't automatically make for better gameplay or tv because that was epic and heartwarming. #TheTraitors
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Silly, I know, but hard to overestimate how great #TheTraitors has become for getting us through miserable January. Proper public service broadcasting.
January 23, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Silly, I know, but hard to overestimate how great #TheTraitors has become for getting us through miserable January. Proper public service broadcasting.
Best ever traitors ending 🥹💕
January 23, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Best ever traitors ending 🥹💕
Is African Cup of Nations always this chaotic?
January 18, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Is African Cup of Nations always this chaotic?
Fuck you Duolingo you don’t own me
January 3, 2026 at 10:20 PM
Fuck you Duolingo you don’t own me
America, what is you doingggg
January 3, 2026 at 11:31 AM
America, what is you doingggg
ChatGPT is just a modern day magic 8 ball. In case you have to explain it to a time traveler idk.
December 27, 2025 at 10:22 PM
ChatGPT is just a modern day magic 8 ball. In case you have to explain it to a time traveler idk.
We received a text that the power might be switched off in our area. Then the power went off, for approximately five minutes. In that time we’d gotten into bed and devoured an entire package of Sharwood’s poppadoms. So that bodes well for an apocalypse.
December 16, 2025 at 6:14 PM
We received a text that the power might be switched off in our area. Then the power went off, for approximately five minutes. In that time we’d gotten into bed and devoured an entire package of Sharwood’s poppadoms. So that bodes well for an apocalypse.
Menopause is coming to town 🎶😭
December 14, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Menopause is coming to town 🎶😭
Is this a joke, FIFA? I may never watch football again.
December 5, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Is this a joke, FIFA? I may never watch football again.
They’ve really enjoyed watching April and Leo’s journey. April April? Contemptuous, haughty, unpleasant April? And Leo? Can anyone explain. #mafsuk
November 14, 2025 at 9:49 PM
They’ve really enjoyed watching April and Leo’s journey. April April? Contemptuous, haughty, unpleasant April? And Leo? Can anyone explain. #mafsuk
Help, my algorithm thinks I want an ugly blanket or a hug from a giraffe.
November 4, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Help, my algorithm thinks I want an ugly blanket or a hug from a giraffe.
Deleriously happy to be back home
October 30, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Deleriously happy to be back home
Last night I dreamt of failure, rejection, judgement. My favourite.
October 24, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Last night I dreamt of failure, rejection, judgement. My favourite.
Staying with my original bully, feeling unsafe, even with a family of bodyguards.
October 22, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Staying with my original bully, feeling unsafe, even with a family of bodyguards.
After scrolling TikTok for hours in a menopausal haze, I attempted to start a new book. I skimmed pages, thinking “get to the point already” before realising what I was doing. This is likely happening to an entire generation of people. Not mine, I hasten to add. But a lot of us too I’m sure.
September 28, 2025 at 6:47 AM
After scrolling TikTok for hours in a menopausal haze, I attempted to start a new book. I skimmed pages, thinking “get to the point already” before realising what I was doing. This is likely happening to an entire generation of people. Not mine, I hasten to add. But a lot of us too I’m sure.
Why did no one tell me about Inside No. 9? Well thank you, because I have 9 seasons to catch up on!
September 21, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Why did no one tell me about Inside No. 9? Well thank you, because I have 9 seasons to catch up on!
Society may be collapsing but my 16yo son and his friend have been spending their lunch money this week on exotic fruits at a local market so the kids are okay (I think?)
September 12, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Society may be collapsing but my 16yo son and his friend have been spending their lunch money this week on exotic fruits at a local market so the kids are okay (I think?)
No snuff clips in my feed please *curtsies in ptsd*
September 11, 2025 at 9:02 PM
No snuff clips in my feed please *curtsies in ptsd*
If you’re just driving by flags on lampposts without taking them down, why?
September 5, 2025 at 8:02 PM
If you’re just driving by flags on lampposts without taking them down, why?
Calling the short story genre the TikTok of literature is one of my best ideas 16yo immediately shot down.
August 31, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Calling the short story genre the TikTok of literature is one of my best ideas 16yo immediately shot down.
They really gave Meghan Markle a second series.
August 30, 2025 at 8:56 PM
They really gave Meghan Markle a second series.