Cleaning is just preparing surfaces for dirt.

Who likes a ghost story? Here's my rather unusual one, set in the 1980s... open.substack.com/pub/josakeye...

If I had incredibly toned abs, I'd probably want to show them off. It is an incredible achievement, particularly at my age. I have incredibly toned calves from running for four years, but no one I think is interested in those.

Yesterday I was talking to a friend who was having issues with people who should have her back but don't. I said, 'Everyone's ghastly except when they're not' and she liked it.

In its mysterious way, Audible has put my two audio books, One Apple Tasted and Sail Upon the Land, on special offer at 99p. That's 10 hours of entertainment, read by actor Richard Trinder. Go on, have a go and let me know what you think. amzn.to/4fWOOOZ

We loved the first episode of Alma's Not Normal last night. Wonderfully written and styled. Recommend.

Natural intelligence #poem

Blush #poem

A poem I wrote while running to raise money
@refugecharity.bsky.social in 2020 #refuge

Lights of her life

Moonlight
Candlelight
Fairy lights
Bedside light

Nightlight
Fridge light
Oven light
Gaslight

Street light
Headlights
Torch light
Darkness

www.dailymail.co.uk/health/artic... Last year, as a result of low take up of MMR vaccine, my generation's long safety came to an end. We were not vaccinated for measles (although oddly my younger brother was).

#OneDayNetflix fans? For more long-term love and nostalgia, there's my first novel One Apple Tasted, now on
@audibleuk
narrated beautifully by @rich_trinder audible.co.uk/pd/One-Apple... Reviewers DM me for promo codes.

Dylan Thomas' villanelle about dying is masculine, dark and achingly moving. I wrote a lighter, feminine version - be sure, it is also about death, part of every life. www.the-emigre.com/column/poem-...

One Apple Tasted, narrated by the extremely handsome and caramel-voiced @rich_trinder, is 99p at the moment with
@audibleuk
membership today. 'A bit of a One Day vibe - 80s nostalgia and long delayed love...'

I was thrilled to find my poem Shit Villanelle was shortlisted in
@Culturesmatter
in the Bread and Roses Poetry Award Anthology 2024.

There were 10 von Trapp children. Maria wrote in her autobiography: "I really and truly was not in love. I liked him but didn't love him. However, I loved the children, so in a way I really married the children. . . . [B]y and by I learned to love him more than I have ever loved before or after."

#audiobook #reviewers, Sail Upon the Land is now on
@audibleuk

@audible_com
and promo codes are available. DM me for information. 4* 752 reviews and counting... amzn.to/3AXijB8 'Love a good family saga - and this is a REALLY good one!'