Russ King
@russwrites.bsky.social
I write funny, informative stuff for a living. I'm a nature freak, bohemian and foodie living in Wiltshire, UK. Currently writing a funny trilogy combining sustainability, mythology and feminism. My author page on Amazon - https://amzn.to/3yDBYp2
The never-ending curse of email
the problem with ticking "reply to that email" off your to do list is that the buggers reply
February 13, 2026 at 10:21 AM
The never-ending curse of email
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Ratcliffe is an immigrant in Monaco, where immigrants have properly taken over. Maybe being rich makes him think its different for him. Massive Hypocrite.
February 12, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Ratcliffe is an immigrant in Monaco, where immigrants have properly taken over. Maybe being rich makes him think its different for him. Massive Hypocrite.
Let's all go to the gym to get big little mice.
A reminder of one of the loveliest pairs of siblings in the dictionary: ‘muscle’ and ‘mouse’. To the Roman imagination, the flexed biceps of a (typically naked) athlete resembled a rodent scuttling under the skin. ‘Musculus’, in Latin, means ‘little mouse’.
February 11, 2026 at 11:08 AM
Let's all go to the gym to get big little mice.
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No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Had a horrible dream last night where someone spilt a load of bleach over themselves. I tried to search the best way to treat a chemical burn but every search engine I tried just gave me mangled and useless AI answers.
I'm defo not going to turn to AI for therapy on all this weirdness!
I'm defo not going to turn to AI for therapy on all this weirdness!
February 6, 2026 at 12:59 PM
Had a horrible dream last night where someone spilt a load of bleach over themselves. I tried to search the best way to treat a chemical burn but every search engine I tried just gave me mangled and useless AI answers.
I'm defo not going to turn to AI for therapy on all this weirdness!
I'm defo not going to turn to AI for therapy on all this weirdness!
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Good morning.
I wish our politicians would read more.
Perhaps if they did, they'd have more empathy and emotional intelligence.
Just sent Keir Starmer a copy of
Leonard and Hungry Paul by Rónán Hession.
Peter Mandelson may wish to note the above.
I wish our politicians would read more.
Perhaps if they did, they'd have more empathy and emotional intelligence.
Just sent Keir Starmer a copy of
Leonard and Hungry Paul by Rónán Hession.
Peter Mandelson may wish to note the above.
February 3, 2026 at 9:24 AM
Good morning.
I wish our politicians would read more.
Perhaps if they did, they'd have more empathy and emotional intelligence.
Just sent Keir Starmer a copy of
Leonard and Hungry Paul by Rónán Hession.
Peter Mandelson may wish to note the above.
I wish our politicians would read more.
Perhaps if they did, they'd have more empathy and emotional intelligence.
Just sent Keir Starmer a copy of
Leonard and Hungry Paul by Rónán Hession.
Peter Mandelson may wish to note the above.
Certainly sums up my January!
Somebody already did this for 2025 (& I would give credit if I could find the post). But in fact January deserves its own censure from Lady Catherine de Bourgh:
I take no leave of you, January. I send no compliments to your mother. You deserve no such attention. I am most seriously displeased.
I take no leave of you, January. I send no compliments to your mother. You deserve no such attention. I am most seriously displeased.
February 2, 2026 at 11:46 AM
Certainly sums up my January!
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Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić on local TV: “These Epstein documents are appearing, and I now expect a strike on Iran and other major developments within the next 48 hours.”
February 1, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić on local TV: “These Epstein documents are appearing, and I now expect a strike on Iran and other major developments within the next 48 hours.”
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My first Anna Sharpe thriller is out in paperback today so here’s the obligatory photograph of me looking awkward while holding a copy of my own book. Please for godssakes buy it. It got great reviews. People like it. And if you hate it, you can always use it to swat flies.
geni.us/NotesOnADrow...
geni.us/NotesOnADrow...
January 29, 2026 at 9:24 AM
My first Anna Sharpe thriller is out in paperback today so here’s the obligatory photograph of me looking awkward while holding a copy of my own book. Please for godssakes buy it. It got great reviews. People like it. And if you hate it, you can always use it to swat flies.
geni.us/NotesOnADrow...
geni.us/NotesOnADrow...
Some good news to focus on in these horrible times. 🌱
This tech could make green hydrogen at the same cost as brown (from fossil fuels) - that would be transformational for Hydrogen and the often discussed but never getting closer - Hydrogen economy. If these guys pull this off at scale, then I reckon we’re underway.
buff.ly/hb5LEXN
buff.ly/hb5LEXN
January 18, 2026 at 10:06 AM
Some good news to focus on in these horrible times. 🌱
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Had this shared with me this morning, and too good not to share with you.
Courtesy of 'Peanutismint' on Instagram.
Courtesy of 'Peanutismint' on Instagram.
January 17, 2026 at 10:34 AM
Had this shared with me this morning, and too good not to share with you.
Courtesy of 'Peanutismint' on Instagram.
Courtesy of 'Peanutismint' on Instagram.
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🖼️ "clear winter night" by Carol Collette
January 12, 2026 at 3:14 PM
🖼️ "clear winter night" by Carol Collette
This looks delicious! There have been a lot of bugs going around here so I might make this soup to declare war on them.
There is, however, a chance it will make Thing 1 return to uni earlier than planned. 😂
There is, however, a chance it will make Thing 1 return to uni earlier than planned. 😂
#RecipeOfTheDay comes from The Royal Marsden Cancer Cookbook. I was asked to contribute, and it was an honour to do so in support of this great hospital. Obviously, I make no curative claims for my soup, but I can promise it provides comfort and tastes delicious www.nigella.com/recipes/caul...
Cauliflower, Garlic and Turmeric Soup
Packed full of vegetables and phytonutrients, it is undeniably true that this soup is both soothing and bolstering as well as easy and gratifying to eat. Baking the garlic gives a lot of depth while t...
www.nigella.com
January 12, 2026 at 1:04 PM
This looks delicious! There have been a lot of bugs going around here so I might make this soup to declare war on them.
There is, however, a chance it will make Thing 1 return to uni earlier than planned. 😂
There is, however, a chance it will make Thing 1 return to uni earlier than planned. 😂
This looks horribly like me trying to get up in the morning.
January 12, 2026 at 12:54 PM
This looks horribly like me trying to get up in the morning.
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Every writer says they’re ‘almost done’ in the same way people say they’re ‘five minutes away’...
January 9, 2026 at 12:22 PM
Every writer says they’re ‘almost done’ in the same way people say they’re ‘five minutes away’...
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I swear, we're about six months away from having a tipping option on self service supermarket checkouts.
January 8, 2026 at 1:03 PM
I swear, we're about six months away from having a tipping option on self service supermarket checkouts.
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Good morning, BS 🦋… have a fantastic Thursday! ☕️🌿☀️🌳💛🌱🍂✨
January 8, 2026 at 6:58 AM
Good morning, BS 🦋… have a fantastic Thursday! ☕️🌿☀️🌳💛🌱🍂✨
Big respect to the lady walking her dog wearing half as many layers as everyone else, but carrying a mug of something steaming hot.
January 6, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Big respect to the lady walking her dog wearing half as many layers as everyone else, but carrying a mug of something steaming hot.
When you get that strange feeling that you're being watched...
January 3, 2026 at 4:48 PM
When you get that strange feeling that you're being watched...
No cheating, repost with the most recent photo of your pet.
January 2, 2026 at 8:00 PM
No cheating, repost with the most recent photo of your pet.
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It's a New Year, and there will be questions.
January 1, 2026 at 4:09 PM
It's a New Year, and there will be questions.
Tried to explain to my 16 year old daughter that it is the law to watch The Sound of Music on New Year's Day.
We're now watching The Hulk...
We're now watching The Hulk...
January 1, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Tried to explain to my 16 year old daughter that it is the law to watch The Sound of Music on New Year's Day.
We're now watching The Hulk...
We're now watching The Hulk...
Happy New Year everyone!
I was pleased to see the sun go down on 2025 but, as always, it's important to remember the good things that happened as we look to 2026.
Let's make it a good one!
I was pleased to see the sun go down on 2025 but, as always, it's important to remember the good things that happened as we look to 2026.
Let's make it a good one!
January 1, 2026 at 12:48 PM
Happy New Year everyone!
I was pleased to see the sun go down on 2025 but, as always, it's important to remember the good things that happened as we look to 2026.
Let's make it a good one!
I was pleased to see the sun go down on 2025 but, as always, it's important to remember the good things that happened as we look to 2026.
Let's make it a good one!