Kirsten Amy
@kirstenp.bsky.social
Writer (agency copywriter plus own nonsense). Bookish slattern. Owned by a spaniel. Sussex.
Substack: https://inbetweengirl.substack.com/
Substack: https://inbetweengirl.substack.com/
In-laws arriving tomorrow at 9am, apparently
November 28, 2025 at 10:13 PM
In-laws arriving tomorrow at 9am, apparently
“Do you want me to bring my laptop into the kitchen so you can watch the footie while you’re cooking?” asked J.
November 26, 2025 at 8:11 PM
“Do you want me to bring my laptop into the kitchen so you can watch the footie while you’re cooking?” asked J.
Look I get you might think this kind of thing is stupid but all it tells me really is that you’ve never worked a corporate job!!
November 21, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Look I get you might think this kind of thing is stupid but all it tells me really is that you’ve never worked a corporate job!!
At some point this week I’ll get a new Substack piece out, I swear
November 18, 2025 at 10:28 PM
At some point this week I’ll get a new Substack piece out, I swear
I bring this out every 4th November. We’ve packed quite a lot into the last five years.
November 4, 2025 at 7:51 AM
I bring this out every 4th November. We’ve packed quite a lot into the last five years.
But anyway, guess who’s about to stay in his new second home for the first time??? This doofus!!!
October 30, 2025 at 6:00 PM
But anyway, guess who’s about to stay in his new second home for the first time??? This doofus!!!
Friends fear she is ✨feeling her oats✨
October 25, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Friends fear she is ✨feeling her oats✨
Bold words from a publication that still insists on using title case for every headline
October 22, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Bold words from a publication that still insists on using title case for every headline
J’s art books, and not even all of them. Dog: baffled by the notion of “packing”
October 17, 2025 at 5:02 PM
J’s art books, and not even all of them. Dog: baffled by the notion of “packing”
In “normal to want, possible to achieve” news, it turns out I’m good at being on podcasts
October 16, 2025 at 4:54 PM
In “normal to want, possible to achieve” news, it turns out I’m good at being on podcasts
Post you from a different era
1994 (I'm guessing), or as I like to call it: My Edwardian Ghost Child era
1994 (I'm guessing), or as I like to call it: My Edwardian Ghost Child era
October 13, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Post you from a different era
1994 (I'm guessing), or as I like to call it: My Edwardian Ghost Child era
1994 (I'm guessing), or as I like to call it: My Edwardian Ghost Child era
Anyway turns out I can still make dinner with one hand tied behind my back (almost). The cocktail helped, I’ll not lie
October 10, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Anyway turns out I can still make dinner with one hand tied behind my back (almost). The cocktail helped, I’ll not lie
He genuinely asked me for this a few Christmases ago:
October 7, 2025 at 1:51 PM
He genuinely asked me for this a few Christmases ago:
Ah, damn it, not Jilly Cooper. There goes a writer who believed wholeheartedly in fun.
October 6, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Ah, damn it, not Jilly Cooper. There goes a writer who believed wholeheartedly in fun.
Being cultured. Absolutely magical, if I’m honest.
October 3, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Being cultured. Absolutely magical, if I’m honest.
This is pure vanity but my boss just took this photo of me and it’s 50% the coolest I’ve ever looked and 50% ‘BAFTA in memoriam’
September 30, 2025 at 4:33 PM
This is pure vanity but my boss just took this photo of me and it’s 50% the coolest I’ve ever looked and 50% ‘BAFTA in memoriam’
We’re on our way to see the new house and are finding the train really quite stressful!!
September 27, 2025 at 10:36 AM
We’re on our way to see the new house and are finding the train really quite stressful!!
Well, the solicitors insist on communicating solely with J but as I understand it, it's done. We've bought a house. Thank you Granny, couldn't have done it without the inheritance. I think she'd be thoroughly pleased - not least because I finally have a garden.
September 24, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Well, the solicitors insist on communicating solely with J but as I understand it, it's done. We've bought a house. Thank you Granny, couldn't have done it without the inheritance. I think she'd be thoroughly pleased - not least because I finally have a garden.
Look I told you I would and I did
September 19, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Look I told you I would and I did
Sorry I do not know what has to happen for someone important to realise that McSweeney clearly has the political nous of a fucking Hula Hoop
September 11, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Sorry I do not know what has to happen for someone important to realise that McSweeney clearly has the political nous of a fucking Hula Hoop
I mean. Let’s just look at this face.
September 7, 2025 at 8:54 PM
I mean. Let’s just look at this face.
Wore my (spectacular) wedding heels last night for the first time since May and today my feet are composed entirely of pain. Beautiful bastards.
September 6, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Wore my (spectacular) wedding heels last night for the first time since May and today my feet are composed entirely of pain. Beautiful bastards.
Begging, begging, BEGGING people (mostly women tbh) to stop writing deranged things about Taylor Swift. No of course she’s not! She’s a pop singer-songwriter who made a joke in an Instagram post!
September 4, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Begging, begging, BEGGING people (mostly women tbh) to stop writing deranged things about Taylor Swift. No of course she’s not! She’s a pop singer-songwriter who made a joke in an Instagram post!
It would help if I remembered to delete the words I don’t want but never mind, here’s the dog
August 29, 2025 at 7:31 AM
It would help if I remembered to delete the words I don’t want but never mind, here’s the dog
Don’t think I’ve ever had a good train journey between London and Plymouth when visiting the in-laws and today is no exception
August 26, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Don’t think I’ve ever had a good train journey between London and Plymouth when visiting the in-laws and today is no exception