Tim Leach

13 years, and I've still not quite forgiven Penguin for tarnishing the Penguin Classics line by publishing Morrissey’s autobiography in that beautiful black and orange...

Working in this position is difficult, but not impossible, and the princess must not be disturbed.

Fascinating, and quite sad. Most writers spend most of their time whistling in the dark, putting everything into work that usually vanishes into obscurity the moment it is published. The AI emails are mostly bleakly funny to me, but I understand why they hook people in – that longing to be seen.

This is a thread of hard-won tips and tricks for preventing the brain from falling over - or, at the very least, mitigating any falling over that may still occur, despite best efforts. Please do add yours to the list

I needed to know what day the semester ends at my own university; it only took me a web search and 8 separate clicks to find

Correct, nobody does this because that would obviously be fucking stupid

Just in case you haven't come across this lovely story...

Very true, & also - as I sometimes forget - it's just cool. Like it is fun & neat & exciting. Sometimes I get so lost in unpacking how a folktale speaks to some anxiety of an age that I forget it is also a cracking story, that magic can be delightful & scary & I am also here for the Good Time.

Drop a film you saw on a first date. For reasons known only to myself, I chose to take someone to see a film about obtaining an illegal abortion in Communist Romania on a first date. There was not a second date. Great film, mind you.

Such wondrous, joyous memories of my parents reading to me and telling me stories as a child. Absolute treasures that will warm my soul till the day I die.

"By using AI, tasks like essays that used to take hours can be completed in minutes!" Sure, like how if I arrive at the gym and immediately go for a shower, my workout is done in record time. And if I throw my sandwiches straight in the bin, I can finish my lunch in under 10 seconds.

They quoted me in this New Yorker piece about AI today. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...

The second paragraph reads like a particularly punchy TripAdvisor review...

We're hiring! We're looking for a Writer and Narrative Designer to join the Fallen London team at a senior or mid level. This position is permanent, remote, and full time, which for us means 35 hours a week. #GamesJobs

When Smeagol is your Evri courier

The Facial Expressions of Tethys by artist Julius von Bismarck. A suspended high-sea buoy that moves in real time. Sensors on a twin buoy out in the Atlantic Ocean send live satellite data to motors inside the museum. This makes the indoor buoy copy the exact, real-time movements of the ocean waves.

Remarkable thread, very good explanation by @yeomans.bsky.social I'm left with the question: what on earth are the legal authorities in the UK up to?

Dad really knows how to end an email in style. (This is from a while back, but makes me laugh every time I see it.)

This is a lovely thread, especially for X-Men fans.

I hope this ishmael finds you whale

a great letter in the times today. perhaps worth sharing in these troubled times. #RNLI #heroes

PAUL: What’s in the box? REVEREND MOTHER: Pain. [PAUL hesitantly puts his hand in the BOX, then FROWNS IN CONFUSION. He pulls out A BAGUETTE.] REVEREND MOHER: Hōn hōn,