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a man in a boat is holding a sign that says " i feel sick "

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Mat Ricardo @matricardo.bsky.social · 1d

So here's what I learned yesterday: When you accidentally eat chicken after being vegetarian since the 80's, your body KNOWS.

ALT: a man in a boat is holding a sign that says " i feel sick "

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Mat Ricardo @matricardo.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks to everyone that came to my book launch this week.
I wrote a little thing about it, because it was A LOT.

matricardo.substack.com/p/the-actual...

#writer #photography #kidsbook #books #author

The actual book is not edible

Earlier this week I joked that the great thing about being a performer who is also a writer is that you can move away from the week long anxiety attacks that go along with putting on a show.

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Mat Ricardo @matricardo.bsky.social · 1d

Very excited to be appearing at the Cheltenham Literature Festival this Sunday!

There will be tricks and jokes and Qs and As!

www.cheltenhamfestivals.org/events/the-m...

#kidlit #childrensbook #kidsbook #writer #cheltenham #author

a picture of my generously photoshopped face with the cheltenham lit fest branding. I am in a hat. I look good, but it *is* quite an old photo. haha

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Mat Ricardo @matricardo.bsky.social · 4d

This week was MANY shows. Exhausted. Contented.
I'm a lucky boy. A lucky tired boy.

#artist #photography #onstage #ontour #theatre #liveshow #cabaret #burlesque

Photo from behind of me on stage lit by spotlights, in a tan hounds tooth suit, probably in the midst of being sarcastic.

Photo from the side of me on stage lit by spotlights, in a tan hounds tooth suit, almost definitely in the midst of being sarcastic.

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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 4d

“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”

Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943

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Mat Ricardo @matricardo.bsky.social · 6d

In this months newsletter, I tell the story of doing my first literary festival this past weekend, and how it was a complete disaster, and also brilliant fun!

#writer #substack #funny #photography #author

matricardo.substack.com/p/bernardo-b...

How my first book festival was a total disaster and brilliantly fun

Bill Burr Defends Performing at Controversial Riyadh Comedy Festival: “They’re Just Like Us”

Mat Ricardo @matricardo.bsky.social · 7d

It's not naivete, it's racism.

Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · 7d

Surprisingly lame excuse around obvious censorship coupled with a weird can-you-believe-they-are-not-all-on-camels naïveté about Saudi Arabia. Really a sad miss by Bill Burr www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general...

The actor-comedian details his experience at the event: "Definitely one of the top three experiences I've ever had ... I think it's going to lead to a lot of positive things."

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Mat Ricardo @matricardo.bsky.social · 7d

Whenever I realise I'm info dumping: "Then me and my friend were about to press it, but the man said not to press it, but we pressed it anyway! And we ran and we hid in this giant tire. Oh, yeah, and my other friend was already there..."

Willow @rockshrimp.bsky.social · 7d

what's the stupidest/randomest Simpsons quote that lives in your head rent free? Mine is the urge to say "you said go to bread" every time I am about to head to bed.

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Mat Ricardo @matricardo.bsky.social · 8d

Last weekend I did my first literary festival

It was an unmitigated disaster and also a brilliantly fun time

This months newsletter tells the story...

#writer #kidlit #author #jersey #funny #photography #actuallyautistic

matricardo.substack.com/p/bernardo-b...

How my first book festival was a total disaster and brilliantly fun

@faberchildrens.bsky.social @faberbooks.bsky.social @watsonlittle.bsky.social 😍

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Mat Ricardo @matricardo.bsky.social · 8d

Mat Ricardo @matricardo.bsky.social · 8d

Last weekend I did my first literary festival

It was an unmitigated disaster and also a brilliantly fun time

This months newsletter tells the story...

#writer #kidlit #author #jersey #funny #photography #actuallyautistic

matricardo.substack.com/p/bernardo-b...

How my first book festival was a total disaster and brilliantly fun

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Mat Ricardo @matricardo.bsky.social · 8d

Last weekend I did my first literary festival

It was an unmitigated disaster and also a brilliantly fun time

This months newsletter tells the story...

#writer #kidlit #author #jersey #funny #photography #actuallyautistic

matricardo.substack.com/p/bernardo-b...

How my first book festival was a total disaster and brilliantly fun

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Mat Ricardo @matricardo.bsky.social · 9d

Antidepressants, espresso, exercise. Comfy chair by the window with laptop on lap and cat on rug. Notes in remarkable tablet.

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Mat Ricardo @matricardo.bsky.social · 10d

ooh hell yes.

I mean - look - i never said it was good... but when i was 8! ITS SPIDERMAN BUT REAL!

Mat Ricardo @matricardo.bsky.social · 10d

I saw this in the cinema, and 8yo me had his mind BLOWN. No superhero movie since has ever had the same impact.

Tim Worthington @outonbluesix.bsky.social · 10d

TV THAT TIME FORGOT: The Amazing Spider-Man (ABC, 1977-79)

Nicholas Hammond takes the lead as the web-slinger at large in grimy seventies New York as the intended cornerstone of a proto-MCU with actual stuntmen swinging between actual buildings in lieu of 'real' special effects.

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Mat Ricardo @matricardo.bsky.social · 11d

Yeah Hawkeye was great fun

I snuck into bookshops and wrote secret messages in my books!

Mat Ricardo @matricardo.bsky.social · 12d

I apologise for my sneakiness @waterstones.bsky.social @waterstoneskids.bsky.social 🤪

Mat Ricardo @matricardo.bsky.social · 13d

Earlier this week I snuck into some London bookshops and wrote secret messages in my books for people to find!

Fun!

#london #writer #kidlit #childrensbook #kidsbook #childrensauthor #author

www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjMS...

I snuck into bookshops and wrote secret messages in my books!

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Mat Ricardo @matricardo.bsky.social · 12d

In the time it took you to post this, they went bad

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Violet Blue® @violetblue.bsky.social · 13d

I love this and author fam, let's do this!

Also, this video is a mood boost if you miss London and London bookshops like I do 🥰

Mat Ricardo @matricardo.bsky.social · 13d

Earlier this week I snuck into some London bookshops and wrote secret messages in my books for people to find!

Fun!

#london #writer #kidlit #childrensbook #kidsbook #childrensauthor #author

www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjMS...

I snuck into bookshops and wrote secret messages in my books!

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Mat Ricardo @matricardo.bsky.social · 13d

Earlier this week I snuck into some London bookshops and wrote secret messages in my books for people to find!

Fun!

#london #writer #kidlit #childrensbook #kidsbook #childrensauthor #author

www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjMS...

I snuck into bookshops and wrote secret messages in my books!

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Mat Ricardo @matricardo.bsky.social · 13d

awww thanks V!

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Mat Ricardo @matricardo.bsky.social · 13d

Earlier this week I snuck into some London bookshops and wrote secret messages in my books for people to find!

Fun!

#london #writer #kidlit #childrensbook #kidsbook #childrensauthor #author

www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjMS...