Hywel Da
@hjd.bsky.social
Former producer/reporter at BBC, CNN, Al Jazeera. Just shortlisted for the Emerging Author Dagger by the Crime Writers’ Association. Needs a literary agent. Interests: politics, writing, travel, London, rugby and cricket.
Hassle for you, good reading for me and the cat! Many thanks!
September 6, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Hassle for you, good reading for me and the cat! Many thanks!
Love these, as you might expect of the owner of this T-shirt:9
April 28, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Love these, as you might expect of the owner of this T-shirt:9
Could not be more pleased that Soho Love, Soho Blood made the list! A real boost after a lot of work. Congratulations to everyone else on the shortlist! #CWA_Daggers #Daggers_2025 #BookSky #CrimeFiction
April 16, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Could not be more pleased that Soho Love, Soho Blood made the list! A real boost after a lot of work. Congratulations to everyone else on the shortlist! #CWA_Daggers #Daggers_2025 #BookSky #CrimeFiction
You. are. not. alone. Slava Ukraini!
February 28, 2025 at 9:07 PM
You. are. not. alone. Slava Ukraini!
Pro-Ukraine Rally in London taking place TODAY. As Ukrainians fight for their lives, the least we can do is to show we are with them. Take a couple of hours from your day and help prove Europe stands with Kyiv! #Ukraine #Ukraineprotest #Ukrainerally
February 22, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Pro-Ukraine Rally in London taking place TODAY. As Ukrainians fight for their lives, the least we can do is to show we are with them. Take a couple of hours from your day and help prove Europe stands with Kyiv! #Ukraine #Ukraineprotest #Ukrainerally
So much for the "world’s greatest cat” - pshaw! Not even the greatest black cat in Britain, which is asleep next to me, impersonating Superman, NOT eating my hand.
December 4, 2024 at 7:25 PM
So much for the "world’s greatest cat” - pshaw! Not even the greatest black cat in Britain, which is asleep next to me, impersonating Superman, NOT eating my hand.
Still coming down, pretty thick, in Highgate!
November 19, 2024 at 8:16 AM
Still coming down, pretty thick, in Highgate!
18th Century bridge over the Thames at Richmond, West London.
October 23, 2024 at 9:16 AM
18th Century bridge over the Thames at Richmond, West London.
Black cats are great - like having your very own mini-panther! Heartily recommend - adopt away, you will not regret it!
October 22, 2024 at 8:18 PM
Black cats are great - like having your very own mini-panther! Heartily recommend - adopt away, you will not regret it!
Our local cemetery in Highgate, North London has a superb sleepy lion, Nero, marking the grave of a Victorian menagerist, George Wombwell, who travelled the country showing his animals.
October 13, 2024 at 4:16 PM
Our local cemetery in Highgate, North London has a superb sleepy lion, Nero, marking the grave of a Victorian menagerist, George Wombwell, who travelled the country showing his animals.
Been here almost a year! So much time wasted (and things learnt to be fair…)
September 24, 2024 at 11:21 PM
Been here almost a year! So much time wasted (and things learnt to be fair…)
Hmm, there seems to be lot of us in the top 0.01 per cent!
September 17, 2024 at 10:24 PM
Hmm, there seems to be lot of us in the top 0.01 per cent!
Adding this #proofofcat to the parade...
September 9, 2024 at 10:50 AM
Adding this #proofofcat to the parade...
My niceness is questionable perhaps, but do have a cat picture you might like...
November 18, 2023 at 3:26 PM
My niceness is questionable perhaps, but do have a cat picture you might like...