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sirbenfro.bsky.social
I write stuff He/Him https://jamesoswald.co.uk
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Ours is a long and ugly history of fucking up the Middle East.

submitted 5 hours ago • 1 comment

Love this.

submitted 8 hours ago • 0 comments

Definitely at the 'all the work while crying' stage of this book now.

submitted 8 hours ago • 4 comments

A lot of people seem to think they've been given permission to be their worst selves. Whatever happened to kindness, compassion and basic fucking manners?

submitted 10 hours ago • 3 comments

My cartoon for this week’s @theguardian.com books

submitted 12 hours ago • 2 comments

Feels like this needs a repost today #nokings

submitted 1 day ago • 0 comments

July 3rd is Publication Date. So why not come and see the brilliant @markell1953.bsky.social and I in conversation at @swanseastones.bsky.social ! www.waterstones.com/events/mark-...

submitted 1 day ago • 4 comments

I believe his full title is Lickspittle Tory Cunt Streeting.

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it is really weird that publishing decided that instead of having a marketing budget, writers should just become cult leaders

submitted 1 day ago • 24 comments

Little Niamh has had to be bottle fed for a bit, as she's struggling to suckle her mum's rather pendulous and large teats. Now everything smells of milk and I'm her new best friend.

submitted 2 days ago • 6 comments

time for my new favorite tumblr post

submitted 3 days ago • 33 comments

Finished this excellent book from @dougjohnstone.bsky.social and @orendabooks.bsky.social yesterday. You lot are in for a treat in August. The whole trilogy has been brilliant, and this wraps it all up in style. Thrilling and thought-provoking in equal measure!

submitted 2 days ago • 5 comments

I bumped into Richard Harris as he was coming out of an optician's on the Strand.

submitted 2 days ago • 1 comment

Why are there never enough biscuits?

submitted 3 days ago • 5 comments

Almost everyone: "Electric cars are too expensive and are all SUVs. We need smaller, cheaper ones." *BYD launches new compact, high-quality electric car in the UK at £18,000* BBC: No, not like that. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

submitted 3 days ago • 14 comments

Once more for the ppl in the back: There is no ethical use of AI in the arts.

submitted 4 days ago • 0 comments

When I posted 'it's beginning to look a lot like tea time' what I meant was that I was gasping and fancied a cuppa. If you want to take it as a call to resist fascism, it can be that too. Don't use Boston harbour water in your brew though, even if it's been boiled.

submitted 4 days ago • 1 comment

"While there’s never any guarantee that law enforcement officers will follow the law" is a hell of an opener.

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