Paul Bassett Davies
@thewritertype.bsky.social
Writer in residence, at my house. To look upon my works, ye mighty, visit my website:
https://www.thewritertype.com
https://www.thewritertype.com
The “hard men of Gondor” were whiny, belligerent posers. The hobbits were peace-loving communitarians who liked music, drinking and dancing, but they were also brave and resourceful, and when shit happened they got the job done. As usual, you’ve picked the wrong side, my dude.
October 30, 2025 at 3:41 PM
The “hard men of Gondor” were whiny, belligerent posers. The hobbits were peace-loving communitarians who liked music, drinking and dancing, but they were also brave and resourceful, and when shit happened they got the job done. As usual, you’ve picked the wrong side, my dude.
Tony Blair is hovering over Gaza like a sanctimonious vulture. Media editors are reminded that Mr. Tony can be ready to deliver his unctuous opinions on any topic at 45 minutes notice for the right price.
September 26, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Tony Blair is hovering over Gaza like a sanctimonious vulture. Media editors are reminded that Mr. Tony can be ready to deliver his unctuous opinions on any topic at 45 minutes notice for the right price.
A beautiful Kingfisher outside my window in Brighton Marina. I’m thrilled to see one this close. It’s the first time.
September 8, 2025 at 8:39 AM
A beautiful Kingfisher outside my window in Brighton Marina. I’m thrilled to see one this close. It’s the first time.
Medieval parents trying to make their kid get up and go to school on the first day back after the summer holiday.
September 1, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Medieval parents trying to make their kid get up and go to school on the first day back after the summer holiday.
Just spitballing here, but maybe postpone the idea of giving humans rights to AI until we’ve managed to give human rights to humans.
August 26, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Just spitballing here, but maybe postpone the idea of giving humans rights to AI until we’ve managed to give human rights to humans.
These are the first 5 of Umberto Eco’s List of the 14 Common Features of Fascism. We are currently witnessing number 3, especially, on a daily basis.
August 16, 2025 at 1:24 PM
These are the first 5 of Umberto Eco’s List of the 14 Common Features of Fascism. We are currently witnessing number 3, especially, on a daily basis.
Typical. If I'd known we were all about to perish in a thermonuclear apocalypse I wouldn't have gone to all the trouble of verifying my age.
August 1, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Typical. If I'd known we were all about to perish in a thermonuclear apocalypse I wouldn't have gone to all the trouble of verifying my age.
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Trump’s envoy to the Middle East inspects conditions in Gaza.
Trump’s envoy to the Middle East inspects conditions in Gaza.
August 1, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Exclusive picture:
Trump’s envoy to the Middle East inspects conditions in Gaza.
Trump’s envoy to the Middle East inspects conditions in Gaza.
Great news for Ghislaine Maxwell. Not only will the DOJ offer her a pardon if she does what they want, they’ll even give her a complementary designer t-shirt to wear when she’s released!
July 22, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Great news for Ghislaine Maxwell. Not only will the DOJ offer her a pardon if she does what they want, they’ll even give her a complementary designer t-shirt to wear when she’s released!
I was stung by a wasp so I'm drinking whiskey as an antidote. It was a few years ago now, but you can't be too careful.
July 19, 2025 at 7:43 PM
I was stung by a wasp so I'm drinking whiskey as an antidote. It was a few years ago now, but you can't be too careful.
Magna Carta is a surprisingly short document, although it was nearly much longer. One of the signatories suggested opening a Comments & Replies section but fortunately he was executed.
May 15, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Magna Carta is a surprisingly short document, although it was nearly much longer. One of the signatories suggested opening a Comments & Replies section but fortunately he was executed.
My dystopian comedy thriller, Please do not Ask for Mercy as a Refusal Often Offends, (what if Blade Runner, but Inspector Clouseau) is getting less dystopian by the day. Read it NOW, before reality overtakes it.
www.amazon.co.uk/Please-Mercy...
www.amazon.co.uk/Please-Mercy...
April 17, 2025 at 2:45 PM
My dystopian comedy thriller, Please do not Ask for Mercy as a Refusal Often Offends, (what if Blade Runner, but Inspector Clouseau) is getting less dystopian by the day. Read it NOW, before reality overtakes it.
www.amazon.co.uk/Please-Mercy...
www.amazon.co.uk/Please-Mercy...
It’s true. I’ve had a few drinks and I fucken love fruit flies. They’re my besht mates in the whole world.
April 2, 2025 at 8:09 PM
It’s true. I’ve had a few drinks and I fucken love fruit flies. They’re my besht mates in the whole world.
In case you were clinging pathetically to a final, lingering hope that a tiny spark of light might still flicker in the Stygian wasteland of the human spirit, the word Gigil, meaning overwhelming cuteness, has been added to the dictionary.
*takes whisky and revolver into study and locks door*
*takes whisky and revolver into study and locks door*
March 27, 2025 at 7:35 PM
In case you were clinging pathetically to a final, lingering hope that a tiny spark of light might still flicker in the Stygian wasteland of the human spirit, the word Gigil, meaning overwhelming cuteness, has been added to the dictionary.
*takes whisky and revolver into study and locks door*
*takes whisky and revolver into study and locks door*
Are you ok babe? You've hardly played with your rubber Mikhail Gorbachev today.
March 25, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Are you ok babe? You've hardly played with your rubber Mikhail Gorbachev today.
Mark Zuckerberg has stolen all my published books. If he'd bought the paperback editions it would come to about £65 in total. But it's your lucky day, Mark, old son, because I'm prepared to accept fifty quid. Give me a contact and I'll ping you an invoice, you creepy little prick.
March 23, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Mark Zuckerberg has stolen all my published books. If he'd bought the paperback editions it would come to about £65 in total. But it's your lucky day, Mark, old son, because I'm prepared to accept fifty quid. Give me a contact and I'll ping you an invoice, you creepy little prick.
The instinct to correct seems almost universal. The competence to do so, not so much.
March 20, 2025 at 2:26 PM
The instinct to correct seems almost universal. The competence to do so, not so much.
This is outrageous. I'd write a letter of complaint, but I can't afford to.
March 7, 2025 at 8:06 PM
This is outrageous. I'd write a letter of complaint, but I can't afford to.
Being an adult is when you stop checking for monsters under the bed, and accept that your pervasive feelings of dread are caused by the knowledge that the fossil fuel industry is committed to killing you and everyone you love for money, and our leaders are happy to help them.
February 26, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Being an adult is when you stop checking for monsters under the bed, and accept that your pervasive feelings of dread are caused by the knowledge that the fossil fuel industry is committed to killing you and everyone you love for money, and our leaders are happy to help them.
One horseman short of the full apocalypse.
February 5, 2025 at 10:40 AM
One horseman short of the full apocalypse.
Royal baby! Congratulations to Princess Beatrice and her husband. Of course, in France they call a royal baby a Royale with Cheese.
January 29, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Royal baby! Congratulations to Princess Beatrice and her husband. Of course, in France they call a royal baby a Royale with Cheese.
I feel your pain, sad billionaires, and will express my sympathy through the medium of hearty laughter.
January 28, 2025 at 9:23 AM
I feel your pain, sad billionaires, and will express my sympathy through the medium of hearty laughter.
Trump’s signature is getting bigger all the time. Soon it will be visible from space. Years from now, an alien, like the traveller in Shelley’s Ozymandias, will report seeing it scrawled in giant letters across the desert landscape of the wasteland that was once our planet.
January 21, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Trump’s signature is getting bigger all the time. Soon it will be visible from space. Years from now, an alien, like the traveller in Shelley’s Ozymandias, will report seeing it scrawled in giant letters across the desert landscape of the wasteland that was once our planet.
My thoughts are with Nigel Farage at this difficult moment for him. Those thoughts are as follows:
1. Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.
2. *breathe*
3. Ha ha ha ha ha ha fucking ha.
1. Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.
2. *breathe*
3. Ha ha ha ha ha ha fucking ha.
January 5, 2025 at 3:25 PM
My thoughts are with Nigel Farage at this difficult moment for him. Those thoughts are as follows:
1. Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.
2. *breathe*
3. Ha ha ha ha ha ha fucking ha.
1. Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.
2. *breathe*
3. Ha ha ha ha ha ha fucking ha.