Tom Lloyd
@tomlloydwrites.bsky.social
Writer of Words. Bane of Editors. Eater of Contracts. Shambles of a Man.
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Tom Lloyd
@tomlloydwrites.bsky.social
· Oct 24
Devil Inside - a contemporary British fantasy of magic, spies and a young woman just trying to escape her past.
Out now: www.amazon.co.uk/Devil-Inside...
Out now: www.amazon.co.uk/Devil-Inside...
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Farage reckons he can just about avoid proof of direct racial abuse. It's not a high bar is it?
November 25, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Farage reckons he can just about avoid proof of direct racial abuse. It's not a high bar is it?
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November 24, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Today, I shall be mostly getting angry about the company policy that ends "a human will always be involved in the narration and creation of the Audio Book."
See if you can spot the various ways this will be used to maximise profits that will not be shared with the author.
See if you can spot the various ways this will be used to maximise profits that will not be shared with the author.
November 25, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Today, I shall be mostly getting angry about the company policy that ends "a human will always be involved in the narration and creation of the Audio Book."
See if you can spot the various ways this will be used to maximise profits that will not be shared with the author.
See if you can spot the various ways this will be used to maximise profits that will not be shared with the author.
so is creating a passkey for my email any more secure or just the company being a pain?
November 25, 2025 at 11:03 AM
so is creating a passkey for my email any more secure or just the company being a pain?
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This is so funny.
"I'm afraid the economy now runs primarily on me and my idiot threads throwing more and more money at the Create the Torment Nexus project. We can't afford to go backwards. Blood for the Blood God. Skulls for the Skull Throne."
"I'm afraid the economy now runs primarily on me and my idiot threads throwing more and more money at the Create the Torment Nexus project. We can't afford to go backwards. Blood for the Blood God. Skulls for the Skull Throne."
One explanation for economic populism in the US is the recurring cycle of bubbles and bailouts that happens without any democratic input
November 25, 2025 at 9:21 AM
This is so funny.
"I'm afraid the economy now runs primarily on me and my idiot threads throwing more and more money at the Create the Torment Nexus project. We can't afford to go backwards. Blood for the Blood God. Skulls for the Skull Throne."
"I'm afraid the economy now runs primarily on me and my idiot threads throwing more and more money at the Create the Torment Nexus project. We can't afford to go backwards. Blood for the Blood God. Skulls for the Skull Throne."
Farage reckons he can just about avoid proof of direct racial abuse. It's not a high bar is it?
November 25, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Farage reckons he can just about avoid proof of direct racial abuse. It's not a high bar is it?
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Toby Young, self-appointed king of free speech, is speaking in Hungary tomorrow about UK “censorship”.
He’ll be addressing a group funded by Viktor Orbán’s autocratic regime, which has seized control of the country’s media, judiciary, and routinely harasses its critics
He’ll be addressing a group funded by Viktor Orbán’s autocratic regime, which has seized control of the country’s media, judiciary, and routinely harasses its critics
Toby Young to Address Orbán-Backed Group on UK ‘Censorship’
Conservative peer and right-wing commentator Toby Young is due to deliver a talk tomorrow (25 November) at the in-house think tank of Hungarian autocrat Viktor Orbán. Young is being interviewed by Mat...
www.desmog.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Toby Young, self-appointed king of free speech, is speaking in Hungary tomorrow about UK “censorship”.
He’ll be addressing a group funded by Viktor Orbán’s autocratic regime, which has seized control of the country’s media, judiciary, and routinely harasses its critics
He’ll be addressing a group funded by Viktor Orbán’s autocratic regime, which has seized control of the country’s media, judiciary, and routinely harasses its critics
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Thinking of making a horror movie about a man who keeps discovering 12-inch rulers in his home. It's a found footage film.
November 24, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Thinking of making a horror movie about a man who keeps discovering 12-inch rulers in his home. It's a found footage film.
First book fair wasn't a total disaster, which is a relief. Sold a few, met some good people, maybe I'll do it again.
November 23, 2025 at 8:25 PM
First book fair wasn't a total disaster, which is a relief. Sold a few, met some good people, maybe I'll do it again.
"My whole existence is flawed
You get me closer to God"
You get me closer to God"
November 23, 2025 at 8:33 AM
"My whole existence is flawed
You get me closer to God"
You get me closer to God"
First attempt at siu mai seemed to work pretty well. Kids weren't impressed but the adults liked it, which is just as well as I've got another 12 in the freezer
November 22, 2025 at 7:07 PM
First attempt at siu mai seemed to work pretty well. Kids weren't impressed but the adults liked it, which is just as well as I've got another 12 in the freezer
If you're in Oxford tomorrow, do come along and buy some books!
I'll be doing my first ever Indie book fair next weekend - on the 23rd of November, in Oxford! Come find me if you want a signed/dedicated/defaced book or just to say hello!
November 22, 2025 at 6:06 PM
If you're in Oxford tomorrow, do come along and buy some books!
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This (from: www.ft.com/content/75ce...) is something you can *feel* if you are in the UK, especially if you've experienced living abroad. But infuriatingly successive governments and our entire media are somehow absolutely committed to suggesting anyone who wants to change this is the devil...
November 21, 2025 at 7:38 AM
This (from: www.ft.com/content/75ce...) is something you can *feel* if you are in the UK, especially if you've experienced living abroad. But infuriatingly successive governments and our entire media are somehow absolutely committed to suggesting anyone who wants to change this is the devil...
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While I'm not quite at the point of losing my house, the harm ai has done to my animation work income is huge, like 80% gone and it makes me wonder how many freelance artists and animators ARE losing everything while billionaire con men continue to rake it in.
November 22, 2025 at 9:37 AM
While I'm not quite at the point of losing my house, the harm ai has done to my animation work income is huge, like 80% gone and it makes me wonder how many freelance artists and animators ARE losing everything while billionaire con men continue to rake it in.
It's possible I'm more cross than I should be over the fact new phones don't have headphone sockets.
November 22, 2025 at 9:37 AM
It's possible I'm more cross than I should be over the fact new phones don't have headphone sockets.
Having just started reading the first Jack Nightingale book, I'm hooked immediately, but also very glad I didn't read it while writing Devil Inside. I think it might have entirely derailed my plan for the book!
November 22, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Having just started reading the first Jack Nightingale book, I'm hooked immediately, but also very glad I didn't read it while writing Devil Inside. I think it might have entirely derailed my plan for the book!
Still can't decide if it's nice or weird that I get a message saying where my blood has been sent. Still, I hope the good folk of Chertsey enjoy it.
November 21, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Still can't decide if it's nice or weird that I get a message saying where my blood has been sent. Still, I hope the good folk of Chertsey enjoy it.
Oh ffs, Co-Pilot has turned up in my apps and because this is a work computer it doesn't look there's any way to remove it, so that annoying little button just lingers on the screen
November 21, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Oh ffs, Co-Pilot has turned up in my apps and because this is a work computer it doesn't look there's any way to remove it, so that annoying little button just lingers on the screen
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International Criminal Court judge, "sanctioned" by the USA for doing his job, blocked from using internet services worldwide, credit cards, banking... And nobody cares...
November 21, 2025 at 8:58 AM
International Criminal Court judge, "sanctioned" by the USA for doing his job, blocked from using internet services worldwide, credit cards, banking... And nobody cares...
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Ok but this is totally something Charlotte Church would do
Just realised this is referring to a church in North Carolina and not the Welsh singer
November 20, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Ok but this is totally something Charlotte Church would do
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Everything stop being on fire for one fucking minute challenge.
November 20, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Everything stop being on fire for one fucking minute challenge.
Idle comment from a colleague "it will always be pre 1997 in UK publishing"
We were talking about a certain large group's insistence on trying to get Hong Kong on a list of Commonwealth territories, but honestly it could have been a more general point.
We were talking about a certain large group's insistence on trying to get Hong Kong on a list of Commonwealth territories, but honestly it could have been a more general point.
November 20, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Idle comment from a colleague "it will always be pre 1997 in UK publishing"
We were talking about a certain large group's insistence on trying to get Hong Kong on a list of Commonwealth territories, but honestly it could have been a more general point.
We were talking about a certain large group's insistence on trying to get Hong Kong on a list of Commonwealth territories, but honestly it could have been a more general point.
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Keep this in mind when people claim cars mean business — closing Central #Madrid to cars over holidays resulted in a 9.5% boost in retail spending on its main shopping street: STUDY.
There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.
Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople
There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.
Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople
Closing Central Madrid To Cars Resulted In 9.5% Boost To Retail Spending, Finds Bank Analysis
City of Madrid significantly boosted the takings of its shops and restaurants last Christmas by banning cars from the CBD, finds an analysis by Spain's second largest bank.
www.forbes.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Keep this in mind when people claim cars mean business — closing Central #Madrid to cars over holidays resulted in a 9.5% boost in retail spending on its main shopping street: STUDY.
There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.
Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople
There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.
Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople
Found this hanging across my path on the walk this morning. Probably fine, right? No curse about to ensnare me I'm sure.
November 20, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Found this hanging across my path on the walk this morning. Probably fine, right? No curse about to ensnare me I'm sure.