Dan Long

HOLY PODCAST – THAT WAS COOL! Thanks to everyone who came to see SPLITSCREEN, the @insertcoin.bsky.social podcast, at @mcmcomiccon.bsky.social today – esp @shaimatheson.bsky.social @richkeeble.bsky.social and @ewanbailey.bsky.social It was fab to be back – and an honour to be part of the show ♥️

youtube.comSPLITSCREEN - POWERED BY INSERT COIN - YouTubeSplitScreen is a podcast / video series created by Insert Coin to help celebrate the joy of gaming - and to discover what folk from across the industry and b...

Couldn’t make it to the show? No worries – we’ll be uploading the ep soon! And meanwhile you can check out our YouTube and podcast channels to see/hear previous shows… www.youtube.com/playlist?lis... open.spotify.com/show/1G6Mvt5...

It was a plivirege to spend an evening in the company of the wonderful Tim Key last night. Was especially lovely to tell him how much The Ballad Of Wallis Island meant to us. Anyway, surely Tim’s a shoo-in for poet laureate? Or Doctor Who? Why not both, he pays his taxes…

A LIFELONG LOVE OF LARA… Not everyone had Lara Croft as an imaginary friend – but @emmalition.bsky.social did! Emma is a huge fan of Tomb Raider and it was fab to chat about her lifelong passion on the @insertcoin.bsky.social podcast. youtu.be/fg488aXylHo open.spotify.com/show/1G6Mvt5...

Huge thanks to Emma for being such a great guest and to @kgalaxia.bsky.social and @musechick.bsky.social for their work on the production side too. Get ready to backflip into another epic adventure – and please do help spread the word about this latest episode… 🤸🏻‍♀️

We didn’t take anything from the dark… honest! Had a perfectly terrifying evening in the thrall of Reece Shearsmith (ably assisted by @jeremydyson.bsky.social), as he showed us round his collection of cursed objects as part of his book tour… Begone, Sunday Scaries!

Dan Long reposted

Louise Blain

@louiseblain.bsky.social

So much fun to narrate this for Dan 🖤

Dan Long@mrteamcorvette.bsky.social

A successful author revisits his home town, but one fan seems to have more on their mind… This is a special story for me, and it’s fantastic to have @louiseblain.bsky.social lend her voice to my weird crime story CONSIGNED. danlong.substack.com/p/consigned-... open.spotify.com/show/6Xg0JnL...

All the Earworms are FREE too of course - and, best of all, you can find ‘em wherever you get audiobooks… You just need to search EARWORMS THE QUICK AND THE DREAD and it should pop up!

Finally, I just want to send my most sincere thanks to YOU, everyone who ever reads or listens to my weird words and tall tales – it’s lovely to see them connect with people… you’re all as weird as I am. Stay dreadful! 🖤

danlong.substack.comThe Quick And The Dread | Dan Long | SubstackTall tales told trippingly. Click to read The Quick And The Dread, by Dan Long, a Substack publication. Launched 3 years ago.

Big thanks must go to lovely producer @kgalaxia.bsky.social and also to my long-term bestie @teasandthankyou.bsky.social who encouraged me to write it in the first place! And if you fancy checking out any of my other words you can find loads over at danlong.substack.com

Plus there are reads this season by amazing friends like @stormjstewart.bsky.social @ianhigton.bsky.social @marcusbronzy.bsky.social @benkearns96.bsky.social @clert.bsky.social @jordanmiddler.bsky.social @musechick.bsky.social @geekycassie.bsky.social @safiyyaingar.bsky.social and James Bertie.

“The light from the doorway of St Christina’s church cast long shadows.” An end-of-season ghost tour offers up a few surprises in my latest short story ‘GUIDED’… Start getting spooky at danlong.substack.com/p/guided

Including @marcusbronzy.bsky.social, @benkearns96.bsky.social, @ianhigton.bsky.social, @stormjstewart.bsky.social, @musechick.bsky.social, @geekycassie.bsky.social, @louiseblain.bsky.social, @clert.bsky.social, @jordanmiddler.bsky.social, @safiyyaingar.bsky.social, James Bertie and more!

You can find all my short stories over on The Quick And The Dread at danlong.substack.com – plus, you can listen to audio versions there too or wherever you get your favourite weird little audiobooks. STAY DREADFUL 🖤

This is new to The Quick And The Dread; my online vault with written words by me. All of them are short, weird and full of DREAD. Plus there are audio versions too - with stacks of lovely readers - with new/incoming reads by amazing people...

HOLY PODCAST, BATMAN! I am BACK at @mcmcomiccon.bsky.social again this October, with a live version of the @insertcoin.bsky.social podcast - with special guests Lego Batman’s @shaimatheson.bsky.social, @richkeeble.bsky.social and @ewanbailey.bsky.social I am so hugely honoured to be asked back!

PLUS, there will be a lovely free treat for everyone in the audience too. Get all the info at www.mcmcomiccon.com/london/en-us...

LET’S TALK VIDEOGAMES… It’s the first episode of a new season of the @insertcoin.bsky.social’s podcast - and I chatted to @robpearson86.bsky.social about all things PlayStation, the magic of Final Fantasy and gratitude for Naughty Bear. youtu.be/1050ZwU4ZWw open.spotify.com/show/1G6Mvt5...

Thanks to Rob for being such a good sport - and shout out to @kgalaxia.bsky.social and @musechick.bsky.social too for their work on the show. As always, every like, share and kindly comment is very gratefully received – so sit back, crack open a Dr Pepper (carefully) and enjoy…

A viral trend is all fun and games - until it goes far too far… The wonderful @musechick.bsky.social is back to narrate my story CHARACTER BUILDING – a cautionary tale about the dangers of jumping on a fad… danlong.substack.com/p/character-... open.spotify.com/show/6Xg0JnL...

This season's audiobooks include reads by @stormjstewart.bsky.social @marcusbronzy.bsky.social @louiseblain.bsky.social @geekycassie.bsky.social @benkearns96.bsky.social @ianhigton.bsky.social @safiyyaingar.bsky.social @clert.bsky.social @jordanmiddler.bsky.social James Bertie and more!

As always, all likes and shares are hugely appreciated - and I really hope you enjoy (for want of a better term!) all my weird words. Thank you so much - and here’s to staying DREADFUL 🖤

As always, production is by the one and only @kgalaxia.bsky.social - so huge thanks to them 🖤 And if you fancy checking out my other stories from The Quick And The Dread, you can read 30+ stories and listen to the first 14 audiobooks over at danlong.substack.com and wherever you get podcasts.

“I know what you did.”  What price would you pay to return as king of your hometown? See if it is worth it all with my short crime story ‘CONSIGNED’…  danlong.substack.com/p/consigned

A special shout out should go to @teasandthankyou.bsky.social too, who prodded me into writing this tall tale, which was written for a competition. I didn’t win, but it was a real joy to try my hand at something new!

danlong.substack.comThe Quick And The Dread | Dan Long | SubstackTall tales told trippingly. Click to read The Quick And The Dread, by Dan Long, a Substack publication. Launched 3 years ago.

ANYWAY - a new short story, and a special CRIME flavoured one!    You can find ‘CONSIGNED’ and all my other stories, both in written and audio form, at danlong.substack.com   STAY DREADFUL 🖤

“I know what you did.”  What price would you pay to return as king of your hometown? See if it is worth it all with my short crime story ‘CONSIGNED’…  danlong.substack.com/p/consigned

danlong.substack.comThe Quick And The Dread | Dan Long | SubstackTall tales told trippingly. Click to read The Quick And The Dread, by Dan Long, a Substack publication. Launched 3 years ago.

I’ve got audiobooks too – this season inc. reads by @marcusbronzy.bsky.social @ianhigton.bsky.social @geekycassie.bsky.social @benkearns96.bsky.social @louiseblain.bsky.social @stormjstewart.bsky.social @safiyyaingar.bsky.social @musechick.bsky.social and Jamie Bertie – at danlong.substack.com

We’ve just dropped our eldest off at uni - so the cat-we-don’t-own is our new child! Packing your kids off into the world is a mix of excitement, worry and pride - like parenthood in general tbh. So here's to new adventures - and don’t talk to me or my furry baby ever again…

12 Sept

“Adam’s eyes rolled white and he screamed as the first flames licked up his shin.” Whoever said religion and science don’t mix has never read my new short story ‘CANON’ – which is kinda like Quantum Leap meets The Wicker Man… no, really! danlong.substack.com/p/canon

12 Sept

The Quick And The Dread is a vault of words - with @marcusbronzy.bsky.social @benkearns96.bsky.social @ianhigton.bsky.social @stormjstewart.bsky.social @musechick.bsky.social @geekycassie.bsky.social @louiseblain.bsky.social @safiyyaingar.bsky.social and James Bertie reading audiobooks this season!

12 Sept

Thank you so much for taking the time to read (and listen) to my weird words. You can check out everything published at danlong.substack.com – and you can even sign up to get new releases sent to your inbox for FREE! Cheers - and here's to staying DREADFUL!

Very lucky to have met one of my comedy and art heroes all rolled into one - the legendary @jimmoir1.bsky.social - at Art Car Boot Fair. It was lovely to chat and he gave our youngest advice on her schoolwork which is based on his magpie pieces. Anyway - always meet your heroes! 🖤🤍💙💚

In the dark depths of the night there’s water, water everywhere and not one wink of sleep… Drift off with the lovely @ianhigton.bsky.social as he tackles my short story DELUGE. danlong.substack.com/p/deluge-ear... open.spotify.com/show/6Xg0JnL...

danlong.substack.comThe Quick And The Dread | Dan Long | SubstackTall tales told trippingly. Click to read The Quick And The Dread, by Dan Long, a Substack publication. Launched 3 years ago.

There are more audio versions at danlong.substack.com too - and wherever you get audiobooks. This season has reads by @stormjstewart.bsky.social @geekycassie.bsky.social @marcusbronzy.bsky.social @benkearns96.bsky.social @musechick.bsky.social @louiseblain.bsky.social and @safiyyaingar.bsky.social

And I want to thank you for being part of it all too – it’s great to share these weird little ideas with the world, and knowing they connect is especially wonderful. Thanks for keeping it DREADFUL 🖤

danlong.substack.comThe Quick And The Dread | Dan Long | SubstackTall tales told trippingly. Click to read The Quick And The Dread, by Dan Long, a Substack publication. Launched 3 years ago.

As always, much love goes to @kgalaxia.bsky.social for their production support. And if you’d like to check out any of my other creative projects, you can find The Quick And The Dread and EARWORMS at danlong.substack.com

4 Sept

Watch this just for the thumbnail for goodness sake.

Ian Higton@ianhigton.bsky.social

⚫️LIVE FROM 2PM BST🟡 @InsertCoinTees new @PRAGMATAgame collection is out of this world, we love it to the moon and back! Come check it out with me and @mrteamcorvette.bsky.social as we play a bit of the Unknown Signal mode! Watch here www.youtube.com/watch?v=q71o... or on twitch.tv/officialinsertcoin

29 Aug

MONSOON SEASON CONTINUES… Absolutely overjoyed to return to my happy place - the fabulous OH, MARY - this time with the wonderful @thejinkx.bsky.social in the title role. What a cast, what a production - I love it to pieces, it’s just the VERY BEST ♥️

25 Aug

10 years since we caught ‘em all! One decade ago today, we opened the @insertcoin.bsky.social X Pokémon pop-up store. It was SO much hard work - but it was worth all the blood, sweat and pokeballs to bring Kanto to a corner of London… did you come to see us there?

24 Aug

THUMBS UP FOR THYLACINES! 👍 Over the moon to have caught up with James Cranfield to talk about his recent headline-making thylacine discovery - and share our old replica skulls. It's not everyone who is lucky enough to have a natural history expert at the end of their road!

23 Aug

We lived in a house, a very big house in the country… For a very short while this summer @drteamcorvette.bsky.social and I were lord and lady of the manor - in part of Anne of Cleves divorce settlement no less. And then we hobnobbed with hummingbird hawk moths and photobombing squirrels.

18 Aug

We have lofty ambitions! We've been in our home 20 years TODAY and, over the last few months, @drteamcorvette.bsky.social and I have been working with a fab team of builders to create a mini suite at the top of our house. PLUS it's made space for a new office and lounge too. Absolutely lush.

The occupants of a tube train are trapped - but is the real danger inside or outside the carriage? @benkearns96.bsky.social lends his epic vocal talent to YOUR CARRIAGE AWAITS, a claustrophobically creepy tale from my anthology The Quick And The Dread… danlong.substack.com/p/your-carri...

This season’s line-up includes @marcusbronzy.bsky.social @stormjstewart.bsky.social @ianhigton.bsky.social @geekycassie.bsky.social @benkearns96.bsky.social @musechick.bsky.social @louiseblain.bsky.social @safiyyaingar.bsky.social and James Bertie.

And I just wanna say thanks to you too - for reading and listening to my weird words, for liking and sharing these posts. ✨EVERYTHING✨ So thank you - and here’s to being the most DREADFUL humans we can be 🖤

danlong.substack.comThe Quick And The Dread | Dan Long | SubstackTall tales told trippingly. Click to read The Quick And The Dread, by Dan Long, a Substack publication. Launched 3 years ago.

The ever awesome @kgalaxia.bsky.social is behind the decks on production duties - a BIG thanks to them as always. And if you fancy checking out my other work from The Quick And The Dread, you can uncover the horror of it all over at danlong.substack.com

danlong.substack.comThe Quick And The Dread | Dan Long | SubstackTall tales told trippingly. Click to read The Quick And The Dread, by Dan Long, a Substack publication. Launched 3 years ago.

There are audiobooks read by loads of amazing folk already at danlong.substack.com too, with more set for the future. AND you can listen pretty much anywhere - Amazon, Apple, Spotify, the lot!