My new mug… it’s fitting that the first thing I put in it was chocolate raisins, not tea. Feel like Tuva would approve (I drew the line at vodka) #teamtuva

Today was FFB’s surprise at Longleat and we’re happy to confirm that Steve Backshall is in fact real. What an amazing show. FFB was in awe. Thank you

New on my free Substack - why I don’t feel deaf when I read. And how 2024 is the year I’ve made time for books again… and my fave and new writers Katie Marsh, Will Dean, Isabelle Broom, Katie Fforde, Jenny Colgan is on Threads as @jennycolganbooks, Ed Conway and Archana Maniar open.substack.com/pub/deafinitel…

10 years ago I was still stuck in the query trenches (lost & confused). Here’s a few things I’ve learned about writing/publishing in the past decade 🧵 1. Resilience. Rejection is part of the job. It gets easier. It’s not that your work isn’t good it’s that it isn’t a good fit.

It is June and I’m going to bed with a hot water bottle

I am in a VW van for the weekend with two friends and I just had a panic attack when we turned off the lights as it was so dark. Sometimes I forget how much not being able to see freaks me out… we now have a small lamp on the floor of the van so I don’t feel so senseless

I knocked over a full bottle of beer this evening… in the lounge… on the sofa 😶

timeless

I read along to two podcasts this evening thanks to the responsive captions on Apple Podcasts. They’re not totally accurate but it’s enough to get by… and it makes me so happy that I can finally access this world of chat that’s felt out of my reach for so long.

I feel like I’ve been served a deconstructed cheesecake… when I wanted a massive baked gooey cheesecake #OpeningCeremony but also go Team GB ❤️❤️

So impressed this is not washing off… #maybeitsmaybelline #OpeningCeremony

Good to see a sign language interpreter on the big screen during this bit of the #OpeningCeremony

Perhaps my favourite Open Ceremony tweet yet 😂

Aaah Celine - that was very lovely 🥹

I knew it was coming but oof… I’m off to have a bawl 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

Andy Murray was the first player I ever saw at a live tennis match in person in Rotterdam. And I fell in love with the sport and him. He’s amazing! I hope he’s ok tonight

I am in London with my rents to meet my bro. We are on a bus and my ma has already struck up a conversation with someone! 😂😂

The 1st ever Tuva standalone (Ice Town) is coming in November. If you haven’t met Tuva Moodyson yet this is a good entry point. Fargo meets Twin Peaks. If you’d like a signed copy Bert’s Books will make it happen… bertsbooks.co.uk/product/ice-to…

I’ve just read you’re meant to wash your bedsheets every week. I do ours every fortnight. I do not have the emotional or physical resilience to change a king size duvet cover weekly…