Madeline Ashby
@madelineashby.bsky.social
I write futures. GLASS HOUSES out 13 August 2024. Come fly with us. https://www.madelineashby.com/contact/
I’m not sure if the first line will convince you, but this kindle sale might: www.amazon.com/Glass-Houses...
November 11, 2025 at 12:41 PM
I’m not sure if the first line will convince you, but this kindle sale might: www.amazon.com/Glass-Houses...
I hear this, too! (“Your skin is so good!” “Thanks, it’s because I’m a writer and we don’t go out.”) Also, please enjoy a belated cat photo.
June 28, 2025 at 4:55 PM
I hear this, too! (“Your skin is so good!” “Thanks, it’s because I’m a writer and we don’t go out.”) Also, please enjoy a belated cat photo.
My husband @davidnickle.bsky.social fries a head of sliced garlic in butter & olive oil, then pours it over popcorn and adds nutritional yeast. It stops a cold in its tracks. (At least, it has for me.)
June 27, 2025 at 12:13 AM
My husband @davidnickle.bsky.social fries a head of sliced garlic in butter & olive oil, then pours it over popcorn and adds nutritional yeast. It stops a cold in its tracks. (At least, it has for me.)
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May 21, 2025 at 1:18 AM
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There is still time for you to watch THE WICKER MAN (1973) between tonight (Walpurgis) and tomorrow (May Day). Other candidates include SPRING (2014), THE SECRET GARDEN (1993), WALPURGIS NIGHT (1935), and THE COMPANY OF WOLVES (1984).
May 1, 2025 at 12:44 AM
There is still time for you to watch THE WICKER MAN (1973) between tonight (Walpurgis) and tomorrow (May Day). Other candidates include SPRING (2014), THE SECRET GARDEN (1993), WALPURGIS NIGHT (1935), and THE COMPANY OF WOLVES (1984).
This is Claudius, to whom my most recent novel is dedicated. (“For Claudius, who sat in my chair and ruined my sleep.”) We lost him a year ago this month. He was everything I am not: friendly and beautiful and outgoing. When I die, I will know I am dead because he’ll ruin my sleep one more time.
February 15, 2025 at 12:18 AM
This is Claudius, to whom my most recent novel is dedicated. (“For Claudius, who sat in my chair and ruined my sleep.”) We lost him a year ago this month. He was everything I am not: friendly and beautiful and outgoing. When I die, I will know I am dead because he’ll ruin my sleep one more time.
#Toronto, I did something extremely cheesy: got a quick Latin translation of an old Honest Ed’s sign that read, “Come in and get lost,” and had it engraved. The translation (allegedly) goes “Intrare et adepto amissa.”Adjust your family mottos accordingly, etc.
February 14, 2025 at 3:31 AM
#Toronto, I did something extremely cheesy: got a quick Latin translation of an old Honest Ed’s sign that read, “Come in and get lost,” and had it engraved. The translation (allegedly) goes “Intrare et adepto amissa.”Adjust your family mottos accordingly, etc.
Alan Cumming : EYES WIDE SHUT :: Rowan Atkinson : LOVE, ACTUALLY
December 25, 2024 at 1:01 AM
Alan Cumming : EYES WIDE SHUT :: Rowan Atkinson : LOVE, ACTUALLY
This means I can finally change my profile photo to my baseball card! (Please pick up our @mcsweeneys.net cards. If you play War or other games with them, let me know.)
November 19, 2024 at 12:44 AM
This means I can finally change my profile photo to my baseball card! (Please pick up our @mcsweeneys.net cards. If you play War or other games with them, let me know.)
My husband told me this news and I said, “Well, now you have to pay the grilled cheese tax.”
November 18, 2024 at 5:43 PM
My husband told me this news and I said, “Well, now you have to pay the grilled cheese tax.”
Flashback to Halloween 2018, when my husband wound up in an ER for emergency surgery — and, eventually, two other procedures. Anyway, we didn’t pay a dime because Canada. That time definitely wasn’t all sunshine and lollipops, but I never once feared medical bankruptcy, and that’s pretty great.
November 1, 2024 at 3:18 AM
Flashback to Halloween 2018, when my husband wound up in an ER for emergency surgery — and, eventually, two other procedures. Anyway, we didn’t pay a dime because Canada. That time definitely wasn’t all sunshine and lollipops, but I never once feared medical bankruptcy, and that’s pretty great.
Everyone saying the pumpkin cocotte (which I bought as an anniversary gift for my husband at a ridiculously good price!) is useless are lying. It’s a 3.5 litre enameled cast iron half-sphere, which makes it perfect for frying chicken in less time with less oil.
October 21, 2024 at 2:31 PM
Everyone saying the pumpkin cocotte (which I bought as an anniversary gift for my husband at a ridiculously good price!) is useless are lying. It’s a 3.5 litre enameled cast iron half-sphere, which makes it perfect for frying chicken in less time with less oil.
When she was dating Matt Healy, I saw a gag asking “Why is Taylor Swift dating Steve Dallas?” and I lost it for like a full five minutes. i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/art...
October 20, 2024 at 4:15 PM
When she was dating Matt Healy, I saw a gag asking “Why is Taylor Swift dating Steve Dallas?” and I lost it for like a full five minutes. i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/art...
This is another image of mourning piece Rita J King made for me. She was an angel to work with during a very difficult time. (It’s still difficult; it still trips me up, like, well, a black cat underfoot in the shadows.) You can find her work here: www.treasureofthesirens.com/about
September 30, 2024 at 4:50 PM
This is another image of mourning piece Rita J King made for me. She was an angel to work with during a very difficult time. (It’s still difficult; it still trips me up, like, well, a black cat underfoot in the shadows.) You can find her work here: www.treasureofthesirens.com/about
I basically cried my way through multiple airports. It sounds silly, but one thing that did help was having this made:
September 30, 2024 at 2:17 PM
I basically cried my way through multiple airports. It sounds silly, but one thing that did help was having this made:
On a related note, check out this torched onigiri (more like an arancini, honestly) with ahi inside.
September 14, 2024 at 3:50 PM
On a related note, check out this torched onigiri (more like an arancini, honestly) with ahi inside.
So I was in Hawaii a while ago for work, and while I was prepared for the food to be great (it was), I had no idea the egg salad went this hard (boiled). Yes, that is a whole jammy egg nestled inside an egg salad sandwich, like a Scotch egg.
September 14, 2024 at 3:34 PM
So I was in Hawaii a while ago for work, and while I was prepared for the food to be great (it was), I had no idea the egg salad went this hard (boiled). Yes, that is a whole jammy egg nestled inside an egg salad sandwich, like a Scotch egg.
A triptych of Halloween pillows and black cats.
September 4, 2024 at 3:22 AM
A triptych of Halloween pillows and black cats.
I should probably mention that I’ll be in San Diego, Portland, and LA this month, shouldn’t I? Anyway! Come and say hi and allay my fears about echoing empty signings for GLASS HOUSES.
August 4, 2024 at 3:48 PM
I should probably mention that I’ll be in San Diego, Portland, and LA this month, shouldn’t I? Anyway! Come and say hi and allay my fears about echoing empty signings for GLASS HOUSES.
GLASS HOUSES reviewed in The Star today! www.thestar.com/entertainmen...
July 29, 2024 at 1:35 PM
GLASS HOUSES reviewed in The Star today! www.thestar.com/entertainmen...
Oh hey, so, this morning I feel a lot better about promoting my work, and I should probably mention I’M GOING ON TOUR FOR GLASS HOUSES! us.macmillan.com/tours/madeli...
July 22, 2024 at 11:24 AM
Oh hey, so, this morning I feel a lot better about promoting my work, and I should probably mention I’M GOING ON TOUR FOR GLASS HOUSES! us.macmillan.com/tours/madeli...
Man, the opening to CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND still slays.
July 7, 2024 at 1:05 AM
Man, the opening to CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND still slays.
Look, I don’t know who at TCM programmed ENEMY MINE to end Pride, but they were extremely on point.
July 1, 2024 at 3:29 AM
Look, I don’t know who at TCM programmed ENEMY MINE to end Pride, but they were extremely on point.