Ben Southwood 🐿️
@bensouthwood.com
He/him. 🏳️⚧️ 🏳️🌈 ally.
Former mental health nurse, now carer to my three autistic kids.
Writes children’s stories as a hobby.
Synth-pop.
Sci-fi/fantasy.
Dogs & cat.
Forteana.
Burnley F.C.
Doctor Who.
Vegetarian.
English immigrant in Ireland.
Former mental health nurse, now carer to my three autistic kids.
Writes children’s stories as a hobby.
Synth-pop.
Sci-fi/fantasy.
Dogs & cat.
Forteana.
Burnley F.C.
Doctor Who.
Vegetarian.
English immigrant in Ireland.
One of Andy’s finest slices of melancholia.
November 25, 2025 at 8:06 AM
One of Andy’s finest slices of melancholia.
As someone who used to get stupidly drunk at social occasions to combat anxiety, I much prefer to be the awkward sober guy who hangs out with the dog and my fellow geeks.
November 25, 2025 at 7:56 AM
As someone who used to get stupidly drunk at social occasions to combat anxiety, I much prefer to be the awkward sober guy who hangs out with the dog and my fellow geeks.
She is! A literal mirror image.
November 25, 2025 at 7:25 AM
She is! A literal mirror image.
Bobcat is a Sasquatch enthusiast. :-)
November 24, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Bobcat is a Sasquatch enthusiast. :-)
He’s a feisty little chap!
November 24, 2025 at 8:27 PM
He’s a feisty little chap!
There are so many repeated ads. Makes me grumpy at the best of times.
November 24, 2025 at 5:54 PM
There are so many repeated ads. Makes me grumpy at the best of times.
It only arrived last week, she ignored it initially.
November 24, 2025 at 4:28 PM
It only arrived last week, she ignored it initially.
‘Be cool, Dad!’
Dad…
Dad…
a man and a boy are sitting on a ledge talking to each other .
ALT: a man and a boy are sitting on a ledge talking to each other .
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November 24, 2025 at 4:15 PM
‘Be cool, Dad!’
Dad…
Dad…
I adore dogs, but dog owners get me angrier than almost anything else I encounter in my life.
November 24, 2025 at 3:46 PM
I adore dogs, but dog owners get me angrier than almost anything else I encounter in my life.
12 feet (I think). :-)
November 24, 2025 at 1:59 PM
12 feet (I think). :-)
Yes! I called my terrier after Leela because she was so scared, I thought a warrior name would sort her out.
I adore Tom. :-)
I adore Tom. :-)
November 24, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Yes! I called my terrier after Leela because she was so scared, I thought a warrior name would sort her out.
I adore Tom. :-)
I adore Tom. :-)
Before I moved here, I came over ‘scouting’ places. The estate agents gave me directions for a new house. A new house I spent a good hour scouring rural Roscommon for. It was that new, it hadn’t actually been built yet.
November 24, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Before I moved here, I came over ‘scouting’ places. The estate agents gave me directions for a new house. A new house I spent a good hour scouring rural Roscommon for. It was that new, it hadn’t actually been built yet.
If fluff will fluff around fluffily, it has no one but itself to blame.
November 24, 2025 at 1:12 PM
If fluff will fluff around fluffily, it has no one but itself to blame.
Oh, you’re alright. I often forget too. :-)
November 24, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Oh, you’re alright. I often forget too. :-)
They’re in the ALT. :-)
Leela the terrier and Shane the hairy lurcher.
Leela the terrier and Shane the hairy lurcher.
November 24, 2025 at 12:11 PM
They’re in the ALT. :-)
Leela the terrier and Shane the hairy lurcher.
Leela the terrier and Shane the hairy lurcher.