Julie Irwin
@jdirwinbooks.bsky.social
Writer. Doesn't go on about it. Likes a laugh. Rep'd for children's lit by Fraser Ross Associates, Edinburgh. Crime Fiction WIP.
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NHS staff who visit patients at home say St George’s flags can mean ‘no-go zones’ www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
NHS staff who visit patients at home say St George’s flags can mean ‘no-go zones’
Black and Asian staff left feeling ‘deliberately intimidated’, according to chief executive of one NHS trust
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November 11, 2025 at 8:19 AM
NHS staff who visit patients at home say St George’s flags can mean ‘no-go zones’ www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Went to the pub.
They were holding a quiz.
It had a theme.
Friends. As in the TV show.
WTAF. Come the fuck on 😬
They were holding a quiz.
It had a theme.
Friends. As in the TV show.
WTAF. Come the fuck on 😬
November 10, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Went to the pub.
They were holding a quiz.
It had a theme.
Friends. As in the TV show.
WTAF. Come the fuck on 😬
They were holding a quiz.
It had a theme.
Friends. As in the TV show.
WTAF. Come the fuck on 😬
Explain a film plot badly:-
Big gorilla takes unexpected city break.
Big gorilla takes unexpected city break.
Explain a film plot badly:
Some author fella gets his ankles caved in by a mentalist.
Some author fella gets his ankles caved in by a mentalist.
Explain a film plot badly:
Voice activated orangutang commits various assaults through a window.
Voice activated orangutang commits various assaults through a window.
November 10, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Explain a film plot badly:-
Big gorilla takes unexpected city break.
Big gorilla takes unexpected city break.
Me in a previous era, sticking a finger up my dad's nose. Circa 1965.
November 10, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Me in a previous era, sticking a finger up my dad's nose. Circa 1965.
Shout out to 20 who this morning said I 'looked rough'.
November 9, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Shout out to 20 who this morning said I 'looked rough'.
November 9, 2025 at 10:45 AM
One of today's more unreasonable statements.
'Would it have killed you to get the washing in.'
'Would it have killed you to get the washing in.'
November 8, 2025 at 5:50 PM
One of today's more unreasonable statements.
'Would it have killed you to get the washing in.'
'Would it have killed you to get the washing in.'
This name is really taking the piss.
November 8, 2025 at 2:52 PM
This name is really taking the piss.
Another view of ancient red velvet jacket.
John Lewis. Better class of loo selfie.
John Lewis. Better class of loo selfie.
November 8, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Another view of ancient red velvet jacket.
John Lewis. Better class of loo selfie.
John Lewis. Better class of loo selfie.
Going into London to meet my lovely friend @arianesherine.bsky.social. I'm wearing my red velvet jacket, which is almost as old as she is 😬😬
November 8, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Going into London to meet my lovely friend @arianesherine.bsky.social. I'm wearing my red velvet jacket, which is almost as old as she is 😬😬
A seriously piss-poor attempt at convincing the world that you are a medical professional.
November 7, 2025 at 8:49 AM
A seriously piss-poor attempt at convincing the world that you are a medical professional.
My celebrity lookalike.
W C Fields. Photographed here with Shirley Temple c. 1965.
W C Fields. Photographed here with Shirley Temple c. 1965.
November 6, 2025 at 3:52 PM
My celebrity lookalike.
W C Fields. Photographed here with Shirley Temple c. 1965.
W C Fields. Photographed here with Shirley Temple c. 1965.
Wants me to do his hoovering.
November 6, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Wants me to do his hoovering.
Had my hair cut. It's jolly nice.
Man shoulders author's own.
Man shoulders author's own.
November 5, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Had my hair cut. It's jolly nice.
Man shoulders author's own.
Man shoulders author's own.
I have just finished the first draft of my second crime thriller.
Hurrah.
Hurrah.
November 4, 2025 at 12:13 PM
I have just finished the first draft of my second crime thriller.
Hurrah.
Hurrah.
On DCI Devlin's discovery of a body.
Don't judge me.
Don't judge me.
November 4, 2025 at 9:30 AM
On DCI Devlin's discovery of a body.
Don't judge me.
Don't judge me.
Now 'Nonce Andrew's Way'.
November 3, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Now 'Nonce Andrew's Way'.
Only 99 days until January is over.
November 3, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Only 99 days until January is over.
I've given in to the hype and started taking collagen. Watch this space to see if this cynical late-middle-aged woman has been wrong all these years.
#gertcha
#gertcha
November 3, 2025 at 9:58 AM
I've given in to the hype and started taking collagen. Watch this space to see if this cynical late-middle-aged woman has been wrong all these years.
#gertcha
#gertcha
Thorpe Bay beach sunset has a very subtle palette this evening.
November 2, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Thorpe Bay beach sunset has a very subtle palette this evening.
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I’m looking for recs! What’s a comfy, supportive, office chair? I don’t mind gaming chairs, so long as they’re not clad in neon and garish colours. I’m also not Herman Miller levels of loaded
November 1, 2025 at 2:32 PM
I’m looking for recs! What’s a comfy, supportive, office chair? I don’t mind gaming chairs, so long as they’re not clad in neon and garish colours. I’m also not Herman Miller levels of loaded
20 very childish when I beat him to 'Pinch, punch, first day of the month'
Sucker.
Sucker.
November 1, 2025 at 8:56 AM
20 very childish when I beat him to 'Pinch, punch, first day of the month'
Sucker.
Sucker.