Upsettlingly, in order to finish writing my book, I have to actually write the rest of my book.

For the record, I know it's not Christmas Eve. The wine isn't that cheap. But it will be Christmas Eve by the time I stop procrastinating.

Keep forgetting I have this account, then remembering and promptly scrolling dumbly for an hour whilst surrounded by the chaos of half wrapped presents. Yes, I love Christmas. But it's not Christmas if you're not stress wrapping with cheap wine on Xmas Eve, is it? 👀🎄

6 Dec
St Nicholas’ Day: Sing along to this French children’s song re St Nicolas resurrecting 3 boys chopped up & pickled by a wicked butcher: www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tdn...
More info & Engl. trans at: frenchmoments.eu/la-legende-d...

Image: medieval pilgrim’s badge, via Wikimedia Commons

#booksky #memes #plottwist

people say “you need to start living in the real world” but they forget that the real world includes lupines and lightning bugs and ginger beer and starlight and sea coasts and Renoir paintings and Rachmaninoff’s piano concertos and fog banks and foxes playing in snow.

Rather scarily akin to the gremlin (ahem) *child* I'm raising. 🙃 🎄

Libraries matter more than ever now! They embody a beautiful & brilliant idea that we must never stop defending. The idea that knowledge is free & belongs to EVERYONE. We all need to support our libraries & librarians - especially when people seek to ban books & free thinking. #libraries #books

before coffee: I hate everything

after coffee: I hate everything but nervouser

We need a Disney princess that lives in the woods according to legend but hasn't actually been seen by townsfolk in more than 30 years. The mayor says he knows she's still out there though because deer keep going missing.

Hi, I’d like to return this amulet. It’s not cursed