Susie Mesure
@susiemesure.bsky.social
Freelance writer, full-time reader, commission-me-anytime reviewer. (For many, most of the places you'd imagine, plus some you might not. That's the joy of freelancing...) susiemesure.com
There needs to be a new expression for Solvej Balle fans who have wasted their 19th November. (GUILTY.)
November 19, 2025 at 6:01 PM
There needs to be a new expression for Solvej Balle fans who have wasted their 19th November. (GUILTY.)
I hope all the international men have had a nice day x
November 19, 2025 at 5:48 PM
I hope all the international men have had a nice day x
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❄️WINTER READING SALE ❄️
We’re running a winter sale on our website until 11.59 p.m. GMT on 19 December, with a 30 per cent discount across our website, including Fiction, Essay, Classics and Poetry titles, subscriptions, collections and tote bags.
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We’re running a winter sale on our website until 11.59 p.m. GMT on 19 December, with a 30 per cent discount across our website, including Fiction, Essay, Classics and Poetry titles, subscriptions, collections and tote bags.
❄️
Shop now: bit.ly/4oRFpxc
November 19, 2025 at 12:03 PM
❄️WINTER READING SALE ❄️
We’re running a winter sale on our website until 11.59 p.m. GMT on 19 December, with a 30 per cent discount across our website, including Fiction, Essay, Classics and Poetry titles, subscriptions, collections and tote bags.
❄️
Shop now: bit.ly/4oRFpxc
We’re running a winter sale on our website until 11.59 p.m. GMT on 19 December, with a 30 per cent discount across our website, including Fiction, Essay, Classics and Poetry titles, subscriptions, collections and tote bags.
❄️
Shop now: bit.ly/4oRFpxc
Sure, I read a style Substack yesterday about jeans and heels. But I wore jeans and running trainers last night to a Yelle gig and, being late, I could sprint walk to make it, so, really, who's the winner? And they were good for dancing.
November 19, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Sure, I read a style Substack yesterday about jeans and heels. But I wore jeans and running trainers last night to a Yelle gig and, being late, I could sprint walk to make it, so, really, who's the winner? And they were good for dancing.
Remembering this time last week when I woke in near total silence and wrote a "long and rambling article" about "an interesting subject" (according to one BTL a***hole).
www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/e6a50fa...
www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/e6a50fa...
I went in search of the ultimate modern luxury – total silence
In a noisy world, peace carries a premium. But the total absence of sound can be toxic
www.telegraph.co.uk
November 17, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Remembering this time last week when I woke in near total silence and wrote a "long and rambling article" about "an interesting subject" (according to one BTL a***hole).
www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/e6a50fa...
www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/e6a50fa...
I am very much here for Riot Women chat.
November 17, 2025 at 7:58 AM
I am very much here for Riot Women chat.
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A delightfully silly south London story
On a patch of land off the Old Kent Road once stood a Soviet tank that had lost its war but not its attitude. South Londoners called it Stompie, and for nearly three decades it was the most delightfully absurd monument to bureaucratic spite in the capital.
londonopia.co.uk/the-soviet-t...
londonopia.co.uk/the-soviet-t...
The Soviet Tank That Defied Southwark Council: The Strange, Glorious Life of “Stompie”
On a quiet patch of land off the Old Kent Road once stood a Soviet tank—yes, an actual tank—graffitied in pinks, greens, and slogans, facing down the local council like a stubborn Cold War relic th…
londonopia.co.uk
November 16, 2025 at 8:57 PM
A delightfully silly south London story
So delighted with getting our boiler fixed (new condensate pump) after "only" three days with no hot water, that I've *even* filled in a customer care survey.
November 14, 2025 at 8:53 AM
So delighted with getting our boiler fixed (new condensate pump) after "only" three days with no hot water, that I've *even* filled in a customer care survey.
This looks great.
Is there a crossword person in your life? Would you like to get them a unique gift? PERHAPS FOR CHRISTMAS?
Well maybe a bespoke quiz or cryptic crossword would fit the bill, on any theme, of any size, by the author of [counts on fingers] more than 900 published crosswords, i.e. Me. Give me a shout!
Well maybe a bespoke quiz or cryptic crossword would fit the bill, on any theme, of any size, by the author of [counts on fingers] more than 900 published crosswords, i.e. Me. Give me a shout!
November 13, 2025 at 4:54 PM
This looks great.
Question, please: if you're self-employed, and working from home, what percentage of your home mortgage and bills etc are you okay to claim as an expense?
November 13, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Question, please: if you're self-employed, and working from home, what percentage of your home mortgage and bills etc are you okay to claim as an expense?
Honestly, I'm about to waste a £60 ticket for the BRILLIANT French singer Zaho de Sagazan, from 7pm at the Palladium. Please can someone take it. I can't make it. She is amazing. I'm gutted.
November 11, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Honestly, I'm about to waste a £60 ticket for the BRILLIANT French singer Zaho de Sagazan, from 7pm at the Palladium. Please can someone take it. I can't make it. She is amazing. I'm gutted.
Has anyone been on a silent retreat who fancies telling me about it?
November 11, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Has anyone been on a silent retreat who fancies telling me about it?
I still have one ticket to see Zaho de Sagazan tonight at the London Palladium. Anyone want it? I can offer it for a pittance.... LMK
November 11, 2025 at 8:08 AM
I still have one ticket to see Zaho de Sagazan tonight at the London Palladium. Anyone want it? I can offer it for a pittance.... LMK
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A good day to listen to our proud, joyous history of the BBC: One of the greatest British inventions of the 20th Century. An institution which, even at its worst, is far better than its detractors podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
podcasts.apple.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:02 AM
A good day to listen to our proud, joyous history of the BBC: One of the greatest British inventions of the 20th Century. An institution which, even at its worst, is far better than its detractors podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
I need to sell two tickets for Zaho de Sagazan on Tuesday night as I have a deadline. She's amazing. Palladium. Any takers? secure.ticketmaster.co.uk/rs/3700628F0...
secure.ticketmaster.co.uk
November 9, 2025 at 12:45 PM
I need to sell two tickets for Zaho de Sagazan on Tuesday night as I have a deadline. She's amazing. Palladium. Any takers? secure.ticketmaster.co.uk/rs/3700628F0...
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😂
Apparently all you needed to do to predict the NYC election results was read that one N.K. Jemisin novel.
November 5, 2025 at 5:48 PM
😂
The night I really wish I lived in a tall block of flats and miss our home from 20!! years ago, which had the best fireworks watching roof top.
November 5, 2025 at 7:08 PM
The night I really wish I lived in a tall block of flats and miss our home from 20!! years ago, which had the best fireworks watching roof top.
Huge boost for New York tourism.
November 5, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Huge boost for New York tourism.
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this is a brilliant idea 👇
Is there a crossword person in your life? Would you like to get them a unique gift? PERHAPS FOR CHRISTMAS?
Well maybe a bespoke quiz or cryptic crossword would fit the bill, on any theme, of any size, by the author of [counts on fingers] more than 900 published crosswords, i.e. Me. Give me a shout!
Well maybe a bespoke quiz or cryptic crossword would fit the bill, on any theme, of any size, by the author of [counts on fingers] more than 900 published crosswords, i.e. Me. Give me a shout!
November 4, 2025 at 11:30 AM
this is a brilliant idea 👇
If you can't get tickets for the Almeida's The Line of Beauty (adapted by Jack Holden), worry not, well, worry a bit, but book for Kenrex instead, which Holden wrote and stars in. You will not regret. And/or read my FT interview with Jack Holden. www.ft.com/content/de45...
How Jack Holden remade The Line of Beauty for the stage
The actor-writer’s new take on Alan Hollinghurst’s novel reflects the terror of the 1980s — but he also wants to give audiences ‘a good time’
www.ft.com
October 30, 2025 at 11:03 AM
If you can't get tickets for the Almeida's The Line of Beauty (adapted by Jack Holden), worry not, well, worry a bit, but book for Kenrex instead, which Holden wrote and stars in. You will not regret. And/or read my FT interview with Jack Holden. www.ft.com/content/de45...
There's a novel about this - that's the beauty of books - there is always a novel about something. Charlotte McConaghy's The Last Migration. Recommend.
Bird migration is changing. What does this reveal www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Bird migration is changing. What does this reveal about our planet? – visualised
Bird migrations rank as one of nature’s greatest spectacles. Thanks to GPS tracking, scientists are uncovering extraordinary insights into ancient and mysterious journeys – and new threats that are re...
www.theguardian.com
October 17, 2025 at 12:04 PM
There's a novel about this - that's the beauty of books - there is always a novel about something. Charlotte McConaghy's The Last Migration. Recommend.
Would anyone like to buy my two very good standing tickets for the Magic Flute at the ROH on Thursday 30 October? £20 each.
October 15, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Would anyone like to buy my two very good standing tickets for the Magic Flute at the ROH on Thursday 30 October? £20 each.
I want to be someone who signs their emails "Kindest" but I... can't.. .. yet I think I am generally a kind person. Maybe not the very kindest one though.
October 14, 2025 at 12:53 PM
I want to be someone who signs their emails "Kindest" but I... can't.. .. yet I think I am generally a kind person. Maybe not the very kindest one though.
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Fab publisher, pls help if you can.
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October 13, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Fab publisher, pls help if you can.
Am still not sure why I succumbed and bought two (both negative - neither was for me...)
UK's largest online chemist said it has recorded an 81 per cent month-on-month increase in Covid test sales, reflecting a 'clear rise' in demand
➡️ Read more: trib.al/8YsQJLy
➡️ Read more: trib.al/8YsQJLy
October 13, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Am still not sure why I succumbed and bought two (both negative - neither was for me...)