Loneliness can feel trivial, when swamped by global events. But who we are in our heads is our entire world. Here's little me, talking about ways to cope.

I spent a week eating TikTok recipes and feeling extremely Danny Glover about it. theguardian.com/food/2022/apr/…

I HAD NOT EVEN CONSIDERED THIS ANGLE

Ramen Lasagna! Korean Cheese Dogs! Pickle in a Snickers! I spent a week living off TikTok recipes, and my body has not recovered theguardian.com/food/2022/apr/…

I wore skirts around town to see who had the biggest problem with me, man theguardian.com/fashion/2022/j…

#UKHeatwave advice: I spent June in Louisiana, where it regularly hit 100°F (38°C), and these are some simple tips I picked up: (🧵Thread) #heatwave

For today's The Observer Magazine I wrote about the ick, the funniest and saddest thing in modern dating. It has led to some wild conversations. theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2…

The exact moment at which I lost control of my craft. Shaking

My friend Laura is Marathoning for Mind, in honour of a departed childhood friend. If mental health is your bag, or you're feeling generous, please support her! #bekindtoyourmind justgiving.com/fundraising/Pl…

Very excited to be talking at the Isle of Wight literary festival this Sunday 9th. Death! Trauma! Tuna! Memoir! (I'll also be at my favourite IoW deli eating pasties, if that's your scene) isleofwightliteraryfestival.com/event/i-never-…

Moustaches are back, but should they be? I got high off my own facial hair supply to find out for you ‘You look like an Agatha Christie villain!’ The moustache is back – but should it go away again? theguardian.com/fashion/2022/o…

It's wonderfully unsettling to be pointed to someone who looks unfathomably like you. Like meeting yourself at a party.

Delighted to be performing at Hidden Tracks, Friday night Southbank Centre An incredible evening of storytelling and music, regardless of whether I'll be there. But I will be there. southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/cours…

Interview in today’s The Observer Magazine 👍🏼👍🏼 A wide ranging chat with @whatsamadderwhich which included radio, nearly dying and Ainsley Harriott pissing in the bath theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2…

I'm teaching a week long course in life writing at this ravishing French chateau in June. There's yoga, wild swimming, local food. The perfect retreat to explore one's creativity- you should come! chateaudesacy.org

Happy pub day to #WillYouReadThisPlease? We're so proud to have been part of this wonderful project! A life-changing collection of true stories from people who have experienced mental illness in the UK, written by 12 bestselling writers. Joanna Cannon smarturl.it/wyrtp

I found What About Men by Caitlin Moran to be deeply humane, urgent and countercultural. We need more of her, but there's only one theguardian.com/books/2023/jul…

First up: Rhik Samadder's ‘I Never Said I Loved You’ is the book that makes other authors want to give up. A masterclass in imagery 'I tried to get into the [goth] music, a lot of which sounded like food poisoning being distributed by tornado'.

I also want to recommend, with all my heart, Rhik Samadder's "I Never Said I Loved You" - inhaled it over the weekend: one of the most painfully true, honest, dark and barkingly-funny books on depression, sex, self-loathing & being a man. Interstellar writing. Quite breathtaking.