Susie Mesure
@susiemesure.bsky.social
Freelance writer, full-time reader, commission-me-anytime reviewer. (For many, most of the places you'd imagine, plus some you might not. That's the joy of freelancing...) susiemesure.com
Ouch. Part IV is out in French. I was tempted to attempt it.
November 20, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Ouch. Part IV is out in French. I was tempted to attempt it.
I realised my reply was annoying, I'm sorry. But still: Brio! If mine (17 and 14) lug the box down I bet they'd spend a good long while building tracks!
November 19, 2025 at 10:57 AM
I realised my reply was annoying, I'm sorry. But still: Brio! If mine (17 and 14) lug the box down I bet they'd spend a good long while building tracks!
the brio years are the good years.
November 19, 2025 at 10:45 AM
the brio years are the good years.
Lydia Sandgren's The Collected Works. Long but a rare novel set in Gothenburg. And was huge. Also - Nordic not Scandi - Pirkko Saisio has just been translated into English for the first time.
November 17, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Lydia Sandgren's The Collected Works. Long but a rare novel set in Gothenburg. And was huge. Also - Nordic not Scandi - Pirkko Saisio has just been translated into English for the first time.
Online yesterday so... maybe at a later date? I don't quite understand their strategy these days!
November 17, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Online yesterday so... maybe at a later date? I don't quite understand their strategy these days!
thanks - and thank god it was long (says someone paid by the word...) I could have written TWICE as much, so take that, comment MAN.
November 17, 2025 at 8:25 AM
thanks - and thank god it was long (says someone paid by the word...) I could have written TWICE as much, so take that, comment MAN.
I mean, busted by the EV engine thing but can't I claim it was metaphorical?
November 17, 2025 at 8:24 AM
I mean, busted by the EV engine thing but can't I claim it was metaphorical?
(I read his comment to my kids who were appalled people could be so mean. Me too, kids, me too.)
November 17, 2025 at 8:13 AM
(I read his comment to my kids who were appalled people could be so mean. Me too, kids, me too.)
And when I say here, I mean I am typing from bed. I feel @greenmirandahere.bsky.social would approve. I may even read The Woman in White.
November 17, 2025 at 7:59 AM
And when I say here, I mean I am typing from bed. I feel @greenmirandahere.bsky.social would approve. I may even read The Woman in White.
many congratulations to you and your lovely cats. x
November 17, 2025 at 7:57 AM
many congratulations to you and your lovely cats. x
Checking the latest tank design was one of my greatest joys.
November 17, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Checking the latest tank design was one of my greatest joys.
Well, Richard, are you sitting comfortably..... PS fun crosswords this week. Am sorry you're not closer to join in. Although... I seem to be getting worse, not better, at solving.
November 13, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Well, Richard, are you sitting comfortably..... PS fun crosswords this week. Am sorry you're not closer to join in. Although... I seem to be getting worse, not better, at solving.
true, but also we moved house so the bills etc must be different. I feel I should delete this in case it's all used against me! I really should just pay an accountant but it's too embarrassing admitting how little I earn!
November 13, 2025 at 3:08 PM
true, but also we moved house so the bills etc must be different. I feel I should delete this in case it's all used against me! I really should just pay an accountant but it's too embarrassing admitting how little I earn!
Hmmm - I did use an accountant before, who guesstimated it - but I thought I should try and figure it out. Ugh. Sounds like maths hell.
November 13, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Hmmm - I did use an accountant before, who guesstimated it - but I thought I should try and figure it out. Ugh. Sounds like maths hell.