Finished reading: The Devotion Of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino ๐
A good spin on the classic detective story. Recommended in book group at work. Iโll definitely look out for more in this series.
Got lucky with our tickets for the snooker. Appears (if Iโve interpreted the order of play correctly) that weโll be watching local boy Gary Wilson vs former World Champion Stuart Bingham ๐คฉ
Just spent an hour thinking about and then practicing how I write my name. Howโs your day going?
Crocs. With heels. I have now seen it all ๐ฒ
Finished reading: Prophet Song by Paul Lynch ๐
Brutal. The atmosphere the author creates had me on edge throughout. I think it benefitted from reading over a short period in a few big chunks.
There was a point where I had to put it down for a while and give myself space to sit with what had happened. I doubt that will be a feeling I forget any time soon.
Totally get why this won the Booker.
Never seen the Tyne so high. Left work today to find parts of the path along the Quayside on the Newcastle side of the Swing Bridge blocked off by flood defences ๐ฎ
Bend It Like Beckham, 2002 - โ โ โ ยฝ
Part of building better creative habits is making sharing easier. Now that I can post here directly from Feedbin and Keep letโs see what happensโฆ
I picked up Issue 12 of Own Your Web at just the right time. This week’s focus for me is establishing a rhythm for my creative practice, whether that’s writing, sketching or printing.
How to Have Sex, 2023 - โ โ โ โ
Past Lives, 2023 - โ โ โ โ โ
Currently reading: Prophet Song by Paul Lynch ๐
Oof, this packs a punch. Only ~100 pages in but I can already see why it won the Booker.
This comma butterfly was out making a point today, hanging out on a local wildlife sign that only told us to look out for peacocks and tortoiseshells
Dune, 2021 - โ โ โ
Finished reading: Piranesi by Susanna Clarke ๐
Excellent. A complex narrative balanced by an easy style made this a pleasure to read.
Young Adult, 2011 - โ โ
“The most regretful people on earth are those who felt the call to creative work, who felt their own creative power restive and uprising, and gave to it neither power nor time.”
A warning from Mary Oliver.
I’ve just deleted my recurring ‘Publish weeknote’ task from Todoist. Every week it’s been slipping and it’s time to admit that frequency doesn’t work for me. I think I’ll try monthly updates for a while and see if that’s sustainable.