Joyous day on Saturday celebrating @MindFoodCIO.bsky.social receiving The King’s Award for Voluntary Service.

It's a real delight and privilege to be involved with this amazing team.

Thanks to Waveney Patel & Rebecca Neville for the photos!

#MindFood #MentalHealth #Ealing #Charity

Huge crowds in London yesterday protesting for trans rights❤️

#TransRightsAreHumanRights

If you’re a creative and want to fight back against big tech mining your work for their AIs, please register below – and then share with your community.

And, if we get enough people, we believe we’ll be able to sue – and hold them to account.
goodlawproject.org/authorsai/?u...

Happy 'first bin day of the year' to those who celebrate!

And farewell to 2024's recycled wreath, design courtesy of second child's sweet tooth😂

"Kings hammer mistrust into swords, demand
battle songs, and the world deafens with terror
of one's neighbour. I turn to words.
Their little lamps will outlive my flicker,
that of lords, and of this current fear. [...]"

- by Rosie Garland - @rosiegarlandwriter.bsky.social

This is called tackling draft number *ahem* or, more accurately, writing lots of notes I'll never read again😂

Both author starter packs are now full. I cannot currently imagine any circumstances in which there will be a third. Off to lie down. Maybe with wine. Do follow and share - there are so many lovely authors in these packs.
go.bsky.app/YB4F8q - Authors Part 1
go.bsky.app/JjSBXRK - Authors Part 2

📚We're reopening to unagented manuscripts in January. We really encourage LGBTQ+ folk, marginalised and underrepresented writers, disabled, non-London based authors, authors over 40, and writers from working class backgrounds to submit to us.

My teenager is reading For Whom The Bell Tolls so I asked him what he thinks about it.

'Well, the dialogue reads like Duolingo.'

Ouch!

Thrilled to share the news that MindFood CIO have received The King’s Award today.

MindFood is a small charity that has a big impact. Our fabulous team help rebuild lives after a mental health crisis with holistic support and mindful activities in nature.

#MentalHealth #Ealing #KingsAward

It's Transgender Awareness Week - try to be kind.
It takes so much bravery for a trans person to live their authentic life in this world.
The damage caused to trans people in suppressing their deeply felt identity can be overwhelming.
The vast majority of trans people just want to live their lives.

Wonderful time potting up seedlings for local #Ealing prinary schools with #MindFood, a charity that offers free creative and growing sessions for adults who want support with mental wellbeing😎

www.instagram.com/p/C5_QXFfo5D...

Signals by Thomas J Price 2021 in front of Samson Slaying A Philistine by Giambologna 1562

V&A Museum, London

A little intro!

I'm the author of All Your Little Lies www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BF1Y1MYQ & A Little Bird Told Me www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BF2TBG3H/.

I love stories with secrets, imperfect characters and complicated relationships.

Here for posts about books, inclusion, mental health and chaotic dogs😀.