You'd be in good company - Page Against The Machine already exists here (Norwich), run by the brilliant indie Book Hive. Don't think they're on bsky, sadly

Oh god. They come from eggs? I think? Reptile sheep? Bird sheep?! Never have I wanted to understand something less

Yes, just checked and it's the publishing fair. Might give it a go for general socialising purposes... Gathering would be lovely but definitely no rush. Good luck with the marking!

That sounds great. I saw there's a fair at Dragon Hall in May, is that worth going to would you say? (If you know!)

Oh good. How was the fair?

We lost a frisbee yesterday in similar (albeit more aquatic) circumstances

Meant to reply to this on Friday but a child got in the way... I always seem to describe it as 'writing into the void'. Which I think of either as a black pit (ha) or the emptiness of space, and we're little drifting Voyagers blaring Chuck Berry into the infinite. How are you feeling this week?!

(cont.) alone, or each of us getting a text from him to tell us he loved us and say goodbye, because none of us could be there with him. He came through it brilliantly but - what a time.

And we really were lucky, to have a home and garden and kind neighbours and each other.

We were lucky in many ways. My husband and I were home with a 6mth old and a 3yo. It was (very) hard at times, but at times lovely. Mostly just slow and dull. Nobody in our extended family died. BUT I will never forget trying to comfort my MIL over Zoom as my FIL went into major heart surgery (1/2)

Thanks so much Ian. I know you of all people know it can be a long (long, long) road!

Ha, that's when I'll start banging on about the next one

Oh.

Thank you, Carolyn!

"You might die, but DON'T PANIC because you probably won't, but you might"

Please enjoy all procrastination activities equally

Ha, thanks so much David