Helen Thwaite
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I think my point is, my parents taught me a work effort just as Todd's taught him, but theirs didn't push him into a mould.
And I get why my dad did me, but I do wonder who and what I would be if he'd just let me find my own way?
And I get why my dad did me, but I do wonder who and what I would be if he'd just let me find my own way?
November 25, 2025 at 8:32 AM
I think my point is, my parents taught me a work effort just as Todd's taught him, but theirs didn't push him into a mould.
And I get why my dad did me, but I do wonder who and what I would be if he'd just let me find my own way?
And I get why my dad did me, but I do wonder who and what I would be if he'd just let me find my own way?
I wonder what it's like to have nothing but support for your childhood dreams? Cos I sure as shit don't know. And while I know that my parents wanted the best for me, and I love(d) them, smothering my creativity wasn't it.
Todd has always known who he is. I'm 52 and don't have a bloody clue.
Todd has always known who he is. I'm 52 and don't have a bloody clue.
November 25, 2025 at 8:02 AM
I wonder what it's like to have nothing but support for your childhood dreams? Cos I sure as shit don't know. And while I know that my parents wanted the best for me, and I love(d) them, smothering my creativity wasn't it.
Todd has always known who he is. I'm 52 and don't have a bloody clue.
Todd has always known who he is. I'm 52 and don't have a bloody clue.
It's all very cute until it wants you up at 6:45 cos its belly is empty.
November 25, 2025 at 7:09 AM
It's all very cute until it wants you up at 6:45 cos its belly is empty.
Introduce yourself with four spaceships.
November 25, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Introduce yourself with four spaceships.
I've ordered a new one. Should be here tomorrow.
Still narked that I waited for ages to buy, then the wretched thing broke on tightening. Nearly £5 up the swanny!!!
Still narked that I waited for ages to buy, then the wretched thing broke on tightening. Nearly £5 up the swanny!!!
I SNAPPED MY G-STRING!!!
November 24, 2025 at 10:13 PM
I've ordered a new one. Should be here tomorrow.
Still narked that I waited for ages to buy, then the wretched thing broke on tightening. Nearly £5 up the swanny!!!
Still narked that I waited for ages to buy, then the wretched thing broke on tightening. Nearly £5 up the swanny!!!
@campylobacter.bsky.social Being either a glutton for punishment or stubborn as a mule, I've entered ACD into Curtis Brown Discoveries Prize.
All I can do is keep trucking on.
All I can do is keep trucking on.
November 24, 2025 at 9:43 PM
@campylobacter.bsky.social Being either a glutton for punishment or stubborn as a mule, I've entered ACD into Curtis Brown Discoveries Prize.
All I can do is keep trucking on.
All I can do is keep trucking on.
Sympathy Magic - Florence & the Machine
Name the last song you've heard.
November 24, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Sympathy Magic - Florence & the Machine
Why do we do it?! I seriously don't know right now. 😬
A reminder that the median book deal for a debut author in the UK is £7000, paid over 12-18 months. (from 2022 Society of Authors report). Some of your favourite writers are struggling. societyofauthors.org/2022/12/06/a....
A profession struggling to sustain itself - The Society of Authors
ALCS report on author incomes shows 60% drop in median incomes since 2006
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November 24, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Why do we do it?! I seriously don't know right now. 😬
Dragon what I made. cc @realtoddstashwick.bsky.social
She still needs varnish (and her tongue fixing) but isn't she shiiiiny?!
She still needs varnish (and her tongue fixing) but isn't she shiiiiny?!
November 24, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Dragon what I made. cc @realtoddstashwick.bsky.social
She still needs varnish (and her tongue fixing) but isn't she shiiiiny?!
She still needs varnish (and her tongue fixing) but isn't she shiiiiny?!
I SNAPPED MY G-STRING!!!
November 24, 2025 at 4:30 PM
I SNAPPED MY G-STRING!!!
@campylobacter.bsky.social I have never been so relieved to have gotten a rejection!! www.instagram.com/p/DRb0L1jDjr9/
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November 24, 2025 at 12:22 PM
@campylobacter.bsky.social I have never been so relieved to have gotten a rejection!! www.instagram.com/p/DRb0L1jDjr9/
Without downloading any new pics describe your gender.
November 24, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Without downloading any new pics describe your gender.
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November 24, 2025 at 2:30 AM
I was gonna whine.
Gonna go to bed instead.
Gonna go to bed instead.
November 23, 2025 at 10:25 PM
I was gonna whine.
Gonna go to bed instead.
Gonna go to bed instead.
@gerrileen.bsky.social Of interest, perhaps?
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November 23, 2025 at 5:13 PM
@gerrileen.bsky.social Of interest, perhaps?
"That's me in the corner
That's me in the spotlight, losing my religion"
That's me in the spotlight, losing my religion"
November 23, 2025 at 10:05 AM
"That's me in the corner
That's me in the spotlight, losing my religion"
That's me in the spotlight, losing my religion"
Personal update: www.instagram.com/p/DRZN6N6DacX/
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November 23, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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Todd was asked about playing characters very different to him, and we ended up with a Vocah mention, which made me ridiculously happy.
Although his angle was that Vocah *looked* different. And yes, obviously, but character-wise? If Deacon was a demon, it'd not be terribly far off how Vocah was.
Although his angle was that Vocah *looked* different. And yes, obviously, but character-wise? If Deacon was a demon, it'd not be terribly far off how Vocah was.
November 22, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Todd was asked about playing characters very different to him, and we ended up with a Vocah mention, which made me ridiculously happy.
Although his angle was that Vocah *looked* different. And yes, obviously, but character-wise? If Deacon was a demon, it'd not be terribly far off how Vocah was.
Although his angle was that Vocah *looked* different. And yes, obviously, but character-wise? If Deacon was a demon, it'd not be terribly far off how Vocah was.
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November 21, 2025 at 5:54 PM
November 22, 2025 at 5:57 PM
I've just got a comment on one, ten years after it was written. The timing is a weird happenstance.
This episode spawned so many fanfics.
So, so many.
So, so many.
November 22, 2025 at 1:49 AM
I've just got a comment on one, ten years after it was written. The timing is a weird happenstance.
EM-Con 2026 has signed on Sly McCoy and Sophie Aldred, and I am THE happiest bunny right now. 😁
a man and a girl are standing next to each other and the girl is wearing a striped shirt
Alt: a man and a girl are standing next to each other and the girl is wearing a striped shirt
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November 21, 2025 at 8:39 PM
EM-Con 2026 has signed on Sly McCoy and Sophie Aldred, and I am THE happiest bunny right now. 😁
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A very happy 101st birthday to Christopher #Tolkien!
Most of what we know about Middle-earth is thanks to Christopher who posthumously edited over 20 books. He sadly passed away over five years ago, but please raise a glass, and toast Christopher's service to us all. Namárië. #BookSky
Most of what we know about Middle-earth is thanks to Christopher who posthumously edited over 20 books. He sadly passed away over five years ago, but please raise a glass, and toast Christopher's service to us all. Namárië. #BookSky
November 21, 2025 at 7:11 PM
