Rhys
@rhysthomashello.bsky.social
Author of The Unlikely Heroics of Sam Holloway, On the Third Day & The Suicide Club. I sell tiny stories on scrolls on Etsy (rhysthomashello). Science communicator at Cardiff Uni. One hand in my pocket and the other one giving the peace sign.
I've been doing my night walk for 10 years as of this Jan. The same infinity-shaped route, just over half a mile out, loop back, and the other way and back. It's just streets of modern houses but I still love it. 6 or 7 days a week for 10 years- I've walked nearly 8,000 miles across this tiny patch.
January 6, 2026 at 9:57 PM
I've been doing my night walk for 10 years as of this Jan. The same infinity-shaped route, just over half a mile out, loop back, and the other way and back. It's just streets of modern houses but I still love it. 6 or 7 days a week for 10 years- I've walked nearly 8,000 miles across this tiny patch.
A big week of editing
January 6, 2026 at 10:11 AM
A big week of editing
Staring down the barrel
January 5, 2026 at 10:12 AM
Staring down the barrel
The world is like an Alan Moore/ Frank Milker comic right now
January 3, 2026 at 10:27 PM
The world is like an Alan Moore/ Frank Milker comic right now
I just finished reading The Dark Knight Returns and I'm now moving onto another classic. I've been wanting to read these books for decades and now at last the time has come. Nothing hits quite like an Alan Moore comic.
January 2, 2026 at 11:37 PM
I just finished reading The Dark Knight Returns and I'm now moving onto another classic. I've been wanting to read these books for decades and now at last the time has come. Nothing hits quite like an Alan Moore comic.
My favourite art stuff of 2025 :)
Best film: 28 years later
Best song: Superman by Wunderhorse
Best album: The Clearing by Wolf Alice
Best non fiction: Yoga by Emmanuel Carrere
Best novel: Dream State by Eric Puchner
Best TV show: Andor
Best film: 28 years later
Best song: Superman by Wunderhorse
Best album: The Clearing by Wolf Alice
Best non fiction: Yoga by Emmanuel Carrere
Best novel: Dream State by Eric Puchner
Best TV show: Andor
December 31, 2025 at 8:34 PM
My favourite art stuff of 2025 :)
Best film: 28 years later
Best song: Superman by Wunderhorse
Best album: The Clearing by Wolf Alice
Best non fiction: Yoga by Emmanuel Carrere
Best novel: Dream State by Eric Puchner
Best TV show: Andor
Best film: 28 years later
Best song: Superman by Wunderhorse
Best album: The Clearing by Wolf Alice
Best non fiction: Yoga by Emmanuel Carrere
Best novel: Dream State by Eric Puchner
Best TV show: Andor
An old writing haunt of mine from the very old days - Asda Living, Talbot Green retail park. A nice, calming vibe and a recent refurbishment, which I'm not a huge fan of but hey ho. I used to come here when I lived in Pontyclun. I'd walk around Trecastell woods and then decamp here with my notebook
December 29, 2025 at 11:09 AM
An old writing haunt of mine from the very old days - Asda Living, Talbot Green retail park. A nice, calming vibe and a recent refurbishment, which I'm not a huge fan of but hey ho. I used to come here when I lived in Pontyclun. I'd walk around Trecastell woods and then decamp here with my notebook
The random cat comes into our house and who never stops moving so it's really hard to get a picture of her. She's called Link ❤️
December 28, 2025 at 11:13 PM
The random cat comes into our house and who never stops moving so it's really hard to get a picture of her. She's called Link ❤️
The work continues
December 27, 2025 at 10:54 AM
The work continues
Festive vibes with the novel
December 23, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Festive vibes with the novel
It walks a fine line between the ridiculous and the sublime, often stepping off the tightrope into both sides, sometimes simultaneously (!), but there's nothing out there remotely like it, or operating at this level.
December 20, 2025 at 12:14 AM
It walks a fine line between the ridiculous and the sublime, often stepping off the tightrope into both sides, sometimes simultaneously (!), but there's nothing out there remotely like it, or operating at this level.
Watching Gremlins with the gremlin
December 17, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Watching Gremlins with the gremlin
Scenes from the night walk
December 15, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Scenes from the night walk
Back in Tesco, back with the snooker novel
December 9, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Back in Tesco, back with the snooker novel
Scenes from the night walk
December 8, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Scenes from the night walk
I was shuffling the Stone Roses albums on my night walk tonight and Your Star Will Shine came on, hurltling me back to the Boars Head when I was a teenager learning the art of afternoon drinking with Rafe et al. Man I was happy then, the type of happiness you can only really have when you're young.
December 1, 2025 at 9:26 PM
I was shuffling the Stone Roses albums on my night walk tonight and Your Star Will Shine came on, hurltling me back to the Boars Head when I was a teenager learning the art of afternoon drinking with Rafe et al. Man I was happy then, the type of happiness you can only really have when you're young.
Scenes from the night walk
November 28, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Scenes from the night walk
A bit of a weird side door entry into Dumas' catalogue but this book really fucked
November 22, 2025 at 10:00 PM
A bit of a weird side door entry into Dumas' catalogue but this book really fucked
Ambition is like the vault of heaven; it appears to be bounded by the horizon, but it covers the whole earth - A. Dumas.
November 22, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Ambition is like the vault of heaven; it appears to be bounded by the horizon, but it covers the whole earth - A. Dumas.
Oh no Mani, I really loved you
November 20, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Oh no Mani, I really loved you
If anybody is wondering what's happened to my drawing practice I'm currently following a very long court case so am spending my lunch hours in the public gallery. I hope to get back to drawing practice in 2026!
November 17, 2025 at 10:48 PM
If anybody is wondering what's happened to my drawing practice I'm currently following a very long court case so am spending my lunch hours in the public gallery. I hope to get back to drawing practice in 2026!
Was sad to hear of the passing of Marina Lewycka. I always respected her after watching a piece on a TV show where she revealed she wrote in bed. I've had her Ukrainian tractor book on my shelf for years - I will read it in 2026.
November 15, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Was sad to hear of the passing of Marina Lewycka. I always respected her after watching a piece on a TV show where she revealed she wrote in bed. I've had her Ukrainian tractor book on my shelf for years - I will read it in 2026.
I swear I get possessed by an 80 year old woman at midnight - why else would I have just bought these?
November 13, 2025 at 12:10 AM
I swear I get possessed by an 80 year old woman at midnight - why else would I have just bought these?
Heard some great writing advice from Jonathan Franzen today. "Take a hard look at every sentence. Shake it. Shake it again. I guarantee you, it can be better."
November 6, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Heard some great writing advice from Jonathan Franzen today. "Take a hard look at every sentence. Shake it. Shake it again. I guarantee you, it can be better."