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139: I’ve been the Queen’s Spaceship.

December 18, 2019

Hullo. This week I learned that due to an understandable fear and loathing of songs in books, Jamie skips anything he sees written in italics. Jamie is a...

138: It's not the despair, it's the hope.

December 11, 2019

Hullo. No books out this week, but some things to say. Swiftly, as I have to meet someone in – oooh – half an hour. UnitedLinksByyyyeeee!!! **** I was out...

137: Barbed wire made of glistening hard candy

December 4, 2019

ANSWERS ONLINE Hullo. This week I went to Athens, where I can confirm they have some well old stuff. D10 Roses Links Like Comics, but without pictures...

136: Justice For Agnes Nitt

November 27, 2019

Hullo. As we work from home, we basically act as an ad hoc parcel delivery place for the neighbourhood. There has been two weird quirks in the last week....

135: freeform fluid pop-work

November 20, 2019

Hullo. I missed a week, because I am awful. Once More McK Watch Careers In The Toilets DIE1ONCEMORE Amnesty Links Byyyyeeee!!! **** Once & Future 4 is out...

134: I find that ominous too.

November 6, 2019

Hullo. This week I finally joined a gym. Yes, this is in the traditional joke intro part, but I’m not joking. Stop laughing at me. I’ll tell my mum....

133: Duncan confused, Bridgette phlegmatic

October 30, 2019

Hullo. Having finished Derry Girls, I’m now listening to the playlist of every song on it, which is probably the moment when David Kohl would club me to...

132: the elf who lived in a basement in Rivendell

October 16, 2019

Hullo. Murderous Grandma Nerdy Links Byyyyeeee!!! **** Once & Future 3 drops today, wherein we dive straight into the action, Bridgette’s determination to be...

131: where three stars should be.

October 10, 2019

Hullo. It seems these newsletters are being primarily written in short breaks when travelling. At the moment, I’m flying between Boston and New York before a...

129: a face full of chocolatey nougat.

October 2, 2019

Hullo. I have an hour to kill at Heathrow before I fly off to NYCC, so let’s get this done. Big week, however you cut it. And I’m Out NYSee Links...

128.1: NYC Party

September 28, 2019

As promised, here’s a quick supplementary newsletter for Saturday’s party. Here’s the ticket link.There’s all the details on the site, in terms of venue and...

128: It would be there for me

September 25, 2019

Hullo. There’s actually quite a lot of new news this time, but thankfully, it’s mainly told in pictures so you can skim read and not worry about my nonsense...

127: Packed with tudes.

September 18, 2019

Hullo. If I don’t think about NYCC, it doesn’t get closer. That’s my plan. Future Now Jamie Present Links Warcry me a river Byyyyeeee!!! **** Once & Future 2...

126: a backstab (if you are accurate enough) is heartbreak

September 11, 2019

Hullo. I woke up on Thursday morning the day after WicDiv and thought “I am so fucking tired. I need a holiday.” So we booked one! Problem solved. (Note to...

125: The Wicked + the Divine (2014-2019)

September 4, 2019

Hullo. It’s the last issue of WicDiv release. I’ve spent the whole day trying to get my pages done, and only managed it in a cursory fashion. I should have...

124: Loki is Loki is Loki.

August 29, 2019

Hullo. The end of tinyletter. Welcome to an enormoletter, a letter the size of the sun. Actually, from it’s substack, which frankly, makes me want to make...

123: who actually did write Scorpion Swamp?

August 21, 2019

Hullo. I have been considering how “French” is deployed as an aesthetic tactic to elevate things. Like “French Kissing” sounds classy when it means “Putting...

122: No, Chip, that’s not a euphemism.

August 14, 2019

Hullo. The day is contracting, so I suspect this will be a shorter one than usual. Go read Chip’s and sign up for it, because you are a glutton for...

121: I crave the congress of meat, egg and breadcrumbs.

August 7, 2019

Hullo. I got quite a few signs ups this week, presumably from me retweeting one of my letter titles with the link. This puts pressure on me actually having a...

120: I have spent the afternoon walking around the house screaming

August 1, 2019

Hullo. A little bit of an upkeep one this time – lots of updates and links, but I realised it’d be a good idea to leaven it all with some preview pages....