@shaunellcfood.bsky.social
Songwriter, musician, artist, animal-lover, vegetarian, loves books, comics, films, art, music, particularly prog rock, ABBA, Kate Bush, Sandy Denny, Fleetwood Mac, Pooka, Bow Wow Wow and especially AURORA - proud Warrior and Weirdo!🇺🇦
in the face of everything that’s happening in the world, I think I need something positive, beautiful and otherworldly. And the perfect antidote is Aurora Aksnes and the incredibly fitting Dreams.
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AURORA – Dreams (Live) | CURVED | Amazon Music
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January 10, 2026 at 11:29 PM
in the face of everything that’s happening in the world, I think I need something positive, beautiful and otherworldly. And the perfect antidote is Aurora Aksnes and the incredibly fitting Dreams.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ang0...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ang0...
As a kid growing up, most of the stuff I loved came from the USA. Films, tv, comics. It really did seem like it might be the land of dreams. It‘s sadly turned into the land of nightmares. It‘s like watching 1984 unfold before your eyes.
January 8, 2026 at 7:41 PM
As a kid growing up, most of the stuff I loved came from the USA. Films, tv, comics. It really did seem like it might be the land of dreams. It‘s sadly turned into the land of nightmares. It‘s like watching 1984 unfold before your eyes.
Well, having watched the videos of what happened in Minnesota yesterday, it certainly looks like murder. And the lies being told by the Orange Antichrist and his cronies in an effort to change the narrative are just sick. I can’t believe anyone, regardless of affiliation, can actually condone this.
January 8, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Well, having watched the videos of what happened in Minnesota yesterday, it certainly looks like murder. And the lies being told by the Orange Antichrist and his cronies in an effort to change the narrative are just sick. I can’t believe anyone, regardless of affiliation, can actually condone this.
If only. 😢
January 6, 2026 at 1:45 PM
If only. 😢
Learned a lesson last year. Saw Addison Rae supporting Lana Del Rey at Wembley. The sound was awful so couldn’t tell what the songs were like, there was no band, and so I immediately dismissed her. Having now listened to her properly, I LOVE her stuff.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qt6Y...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qt6Y...
Addison Rae - Aquamarine (Official Video)
YouTube video by AddisonRaeVEVO
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January 4, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Learned a lesson last year. Saw Addison Rae supporting Lana Del Rey at Wembley. The sound was awful so couldn’t tell what the songs were like, there was no band, and so I immediately dismissed her. Having now listened to her properly, I LOVE her stuff.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qt6Y...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qt6Y...
This wins the internet today. 😂
If we can capture another country's president, can another country come and capture ours? Asking for a friend.
January 4, 2026 at 6:27 PM
This wins the internet today. 😂
So, just watching Four Weddings And A Funeral again as some Christmas relaxation. Can someone please explain to me why Charles (Hugh Grant) chooses Carrie (Andie MacDowell) over Fiona (Kristin Scott Thomas)?
December 26, 2025 at 11:38 PM
So, just watching Four Weddings And A Funeral again as some Christmas relaxation. Can someone please explain to me why Charles (Hugh Grant) chooses Carrie (Andie MacDowell) over Fiona (Kristin Scott Thomas)?
For anyone who hasn’t read Tom Cox’s books, or may have missed one, please indulge yourself and get them all.
At the beginning of the year I had to face up to the fact my ex-publishers were imploding & would never pay me what they owed me for the 7 books I wrote for them.
It's been a battle.
There's still a lot of repair work to be done.
Bluesky has helped.
If you bought one of these in 2025, thank you.
It's been a battle.
There's still a lot of repair work to be done.
Bluesky has helped.
If you bought one of these in 2025, thank you.
December 19, 2025 at 11:54 PM
For anyone who hasn’t read Tom Cox’s books, or may have missed one, please indulge yourself and get them all.
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... I realised, quite soon into writing the book, that I was not just writing a book about friendship, but about many other things, including the differences between the 20th and 21st-Century & how difficult they are to negotiate. bsky.app/profile/shau...
Finished Tom Cox’s Everything Will Swallow You last night. What a gorgeous book. Brought me to tears. Also, contains a rather bizarre parallel medical situation, not quite but almost matching my current one. That was very weird. But yes, anyone who hasn’t read it, go read it.
Author wrote best book he's ever written.
Publisher disintegrated/fucked off with author's earnings.
Book was finally published by new publisher.
Author has bought two hardbacks, for full price, to give away, signed.
Please repost/reply if you'd like a chance to win one..
bsky.app/profile/zygo...
Publisher disintegrated/fucked off with author's earnings.
Book was finally published by new publisher.
Author has bought two hardbacks, for full price, to give away, signed.
Please repost/reply if you'd like a chance to win one..
bsky.app/profile/zygo...
December 18, 2025 at 2:20 PM
... I realised, quite soon into writing the book, that I was not just writing a book about friendship, but about many other things, including the differences between the 20th and 21st-Century & how difficult they are to negotiate. bsky.app/profile/shau...
Well, Trump’s comments about Rob and Michele Reiner - which I’m not going to repost - show what an unbelievably disgusting human being he is, in case anyone wasn’t already aware. And he appears to be the most insecure, thin-skinned person imaginable. What a waste of oxygen he is.
December 15, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Well, Trump’s comments about Rob and Michele Reiner - which I’m not going to repost - show what an unbelievably disgusting human being he is, in case anyone wasn’t already aware. And he appears to be the most insecure, thin-skinned person imaginable. What a waste of oxygen he is.
Finished Tom Cox’s Everything Will Swallow You last night. What a gorgeous book. Brought me to tears. Also, contains a rather bizarre parallel medical situation, not quite but almost matching my current one. That was very weird. But yes, anyone who hasn’t read it, go read it.
Author wrote best book he's ever written.
Publisher disintegrated/fucked off with author's earnings.
Book was finally published by new publisher.
Author has bought two hardbacks, for full price, to give away, signed.
Please repost/reply if you'd like a chance to win one..
bsky.app/profile/zygo...
Publisher disintegrated/fucked off with author's earnings.
Book was finally published by new publisher.
Author has bought two hardbacks, for full price, to give away, signed.
Please repost/reply if you'd like a chance to win one..
bsky.app/profile/zygo...
December 5, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Finished Tom Cox’s Everything Will Swallow You last night. What a gorgeous book. Brought me to tears. Also, contains a rather bizarre parallel medical situation, not quite but almost matching my current one. That was very weird. But yes, anyone who hasn’t read it, go read it.
Speaking as a huge Michael Moorcock fan, I can’t help hoping this is something to do with Orland Fank and The Runestaff. 😉😂
Hoping for aliens/pirate treasure/ancient magical balls
November 27, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Speaking as a huge Michael Moorcock fan, I can’t help hoping this is something to do with Orland Fank and The Runestaff. 😉😂
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This has lost me thousands of pounds (not to mention book sales) and put me in a state of terror and panic. I urge anyone thinking of moving their list from Substack, or wanting to know more about how Substack works, to read it....
I'm not going back to Substack. I will continue to post my newsletters from Ghost. But I did have to get back in there, just to post this and let people who thought I'd vanished know about this utter nightmare: substack.com/home/post/p-...
An Explanation (Which I Would Be Very Grateful If You Took The Time To Read)
What follows is a minor modern horror story.
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November 23, 2025 at 8:43 AM
This has lost me thousands of pounds (not to mention book sales) and put me in a state of terror and panic. I urge anyone thinking of moving their list from Substack, or wanting to know more about how Substack works, to read it....
Reposted
Share - help him get the word out. It shouldn’t be this hard to be an artist, but here we are.
I'm not going back to Substack. I will continue to post my newsletters from Ghost. But I did have to get back in there, just to post this and let people who thought I'd vanished know about this utter nightmare: substack.com/home/post/p-...
An Explanation (Which I Would Be Very Grateful If You Took The Time To Read)
What follows is a minor modern horror story.
substack.com
November 23, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Share - help him get the word out. It shouldn’t be this hard to be an artist, but here we are.
R.I.P. Mani. 😢💔
November 20, 2025 at 5:05 PM
R.I.P. Mani. 😢💔
Pooka! Never saw them. Wish I had, they were wonderful. Would love to have seen Natasha Lea Jones live too. I think she’s a genius.
So, musical artists you desperately wish you’d seen live:
Kate Bush (failed to get tickets for Before The Dawn).
ABBA (parents wouldn’t buy me a ticket)
Sandy Denny (hadn't discovered her then)
Radiohead (still hoping)
Caravan
Have seen almost everyone else, in some incarnation…
Kate Bush (failed to get tickets for Before The Dawn).
ABBA (parents wouldn’t buy me a ticket)
Sandy Denny (hadn't discovered her then)
Radiohead (still hoping)
Caravan
Have seen almost everyone else, in some incarnation…
November 20, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Pooka! Never saw them. Wish I had, they were wonderful. Would love to have seen Natasha Lea Jones live too. I think she’s a genius.
Currently:
Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd
Moonmadness - Camel
Seconds Out - Genesis
Going For The One - Yes
The Kick Inside - Kate Bush
Infections of A Different Kind - Aurora
Fotheringay - Fotheringay
ABBA - Arrival
I Want Candy (EMI version) - Bow Wow Wow
In The Land of Grey And Pink - Caravan
Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd
Moonmadness - Camel
Seconds Out - Genesis
Going For The One - Yes
The Kick Inside - Kate Bush
Infections of A Different Kind - Aurora
Fotheringay - Fotheringay
ABBA - Arrival
I Want Candy (EMI version) - Bow Wow Wow
In The Land of Grey And Pink - Caravan
10 albums I can't live without
Sparks - Propaganda
Genesis - SEbtP
Peter Gabriel - Security
Kate Bush - Hounds of Love
Marillion - Afraid of Sunlight
Van der Graaf Generator - Godbluff
Ozric Tentacles - Live Underslunky
David Bowie - Station to Station
Yes - Yessongs
King Crimson - Red
Sparks - Propaganda
Genesis - SEbtP
Peter Gabriel - Security
Kate Bush - Hounds of Love
Marillion - Afraid of Sunlight
Van der Graaf Generator - Godbluff
Ozric Tentacles - Live Underslunky
David Bowie - Station to Station
Yes - Yessongs
King Crimson - Red
November 19, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Currently:
Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd
Moonmadness - Camel
Seconds Out - Genesis
Going For The One - Yes
The Kick Inside - Kate Bush
Infections of A Different Kind - Aurora
Fotheringay - Fotheringay
ABBA - Arrival
I Want Candy (EMI version) - Bow Wow Wow
In The Land of Grey And Pink - Caravan
Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd
Moonmadness - Camel
Seconds Out - Genesis
Going For The One - Yes
The Kick Inside - Kate Bush
Infections of A Different Kind - Aurora
Fotheringay - Fotheringay
ABBA - Arrival
I Want Candy (EMI version) - Bow Wow Wow
In The Land of Grey And Pink - Caravan
I would love to have seen Seconds Out era Genesis though, and Space Ritual era Hawkwind. And I never got to see Pink Floyd, which is baffling to me. Oh, and early Stranglers.
November 19, 2025 at 8:02 PM
I would love to have seen Seconds Out era Genesis though, and Space Ritual era Hawkwind. And I never got to see Pink Floyd, which is baffling to me. Oh, and early Stranglers.
So, musical artists you desperately wish you’d seen live:
Kate Bush (failed to get tickets for Before The Dawn).
ABBA (parents wouldn’t buy me a ticket)
Sandy Denny (hadn't discovered her then)
Radiohead (still hoping)
Caravan
Have seen almost everyone else, in some incarnation…
Kate Bush (failed to get tickets for Before The Dawn).
ABBA (parents wouldn’t buy me a ticket)
Sandy Denny (hadn't discovered her then)
Radiohead (still hoping)
Caravan
Have seen almost everyone else, in some incarnation…
November 19, 2025 at 7:56 PM
So, musical artists you desperately wish you’d seen live:
Kate Bush (failed to get tickets for Before The Dawn).
ABBA (parents wouldn’t buy me a ticket)
Sandy Denny (hadn't discovered her then)
Radiohead (still hoping)
Caravan
Have seen almost everyone else, in some incarnation…
Kate Bush (failed to get tickets for Before The Dawn).
ABBA (parents wouldn’t buy me a ticket)
Sandy Denny (hadn't discovered her then)
Radiohead (still hoping)
Caravan
Have seen almost everyone else, in some incarnation…
Ok, I’m going to revise this and increase it to 10 tv shows to get to know me, with a broader remit time-wise.
Batman (1960s)
Daktari
The Changes (BBC)
Children of the Stones
The Good Life
Starsky and Hutch
The Kenny Everett Video Show
Twin Peaks
Lost
Detectorists
Batman (1960s)
Daktari
The Changes (BBC)
Children of the Stones
The Good Life
Starsky and Hutch
The Kenny Everett Video Show
Twin Peaks
Lost
Detectorists
1. Detectorists
2.Twin Peaks
3.Lost
4.Game of Thrones
5.Taboo
2.Twin Peaks
3.Lost
4.Game of Thrones
5.Taboo
5 TV shows to get to know me:
1. Fleabag
2. Twin Peaks
3. Schitt’s Creek
4. What we do in the shadows
5. Detectorists.
1. Fleabag
2. Twin Peaks
3. Schitt’s Creek
4. What we do in the shadows
5. Detectorists.
November 14, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Ok, I’m going to revise this and increase it to 10 tv shows to get to know me, with a broader remit time-wise.
Batman (1960s)
Daktari
The Changes (BBC)
Children of the Stones
The Good Life
Starsky and Hutch
The Kenny Everett Video Show
Twin Peaks
Lost
Detectorists
Batman (1960s)
Daktari
The Changes (BBC)
Children of the Stones
The Good Life
Starsky and Hutch
The Kenny Everett Video Show
Twin Peaks
Lost
Detectorists
Well, as a young kid, both Daktari and that amazing barrel of ‘60s kitsch, Batman.
November 14, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Well, as a young kid, both Daktari and that amazing barrel of ‘60s kitsch, Batman.
Same! Cheryl Miller as Paula in Daktari. I was approximately 5 years old. I wasn’t wrong, she was stunning!
Repost with your earliest childhood crush from film/tv.
November 14, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Same! Cheryl Miller as Paula in Daktari. I was approximately 5 years old. I wasn’t wrong, she was stunning!
Watched Mr Burton the other night and loved it. Tremendous performances all round. And I could watch Aimee-Ffion Edwards all day long.
Marc Evans’ #FfilmCymruFunded biopic Mr Burton, starring Toby Jones, Harry Lawtey, Lesley Manville, Aneurin Barnard and Aimee-Ffion Edwards, is now available to watch at home on DVD, Blu-Ray and digital!
November 14, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Watched Mr Burton the other night and loved it. Tremendous performances all round. And I could watch Aimee-Ffion Edwards all day long.
Can I join in? I’ve read at least 5 books by each of these authors:
Alan Garner
Michael Moorcock
Terry Pratchett
Robert E Howard
JRR Tolkien
Ursula K Le Guin
Ben Aaronovitch
Stephen King
CS Lewis
Lucy Boston
Off the top of my head…
Alan Garner
Michael Moorcock
Terry Pratchett
Robert E Howard
JRR Tolkien
Ursula K Le Guin
Ben Aaronovitch
Stephen King
CS Lewis
Lucy Boston
Off the top of my head…
I’ve read at least five books by each of these 10 authors:
Catherynne M. Valente
Daniel M. Pinkwater
Samuel R. Delany
Ursula K. Le Guin
Philip K. Dick
Ray Bradbury
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Michael Moorcock
Neil Gaiman
Terry Pratchett
Catherynne M. Valente
Daniel M. Pinkwater
Samuel R. Delany
Ursula K. Le Guin
Philip K. Dick
Ray Bradbury
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Michael Moorcock
Neil Gaiman
Terry Pratchett
I’ve read at least five books by each of these 10 authors:
Stephen King
Anne Rice
Ray Bradbury
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Nnedi Okorafor
Richard Kadrey
Michael Moorcock
Robert A. Heinlein
Neil Gaiman
Haruki Murakami
There are probably more but that’s off the top of my head.
Stephen King
Anne Rice
Ray Bradbury
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Nnedi Okorafor
Richard Kadrey
Michael Moorcock
Robert A. Heinlein
Neil Gaiman
Haruki Murakami
There are probably more but that’s off the top of my head.
November 12, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Can I join in? I’ve read at least 5 books by each of these authors:
Alan Garner
Michael Moorcock
Terry Pratchett
Robert E Howard
JRR Tolkien
Ursula K Le Guin
Ben Aaronovitch
Stephen King
CS Lewis
Lucy Boston
Off the top of my head…
Alan Garner
Michael Moorcock
Terry Pratchett
Robert E Howard
JRR Tolkien
Ursula K Le Guin
Ben Aaronovitch
Stephen King
CS Lewis
Lucy Boston
Off the top of my head…
Watched Last Christmas again last night. It was just what I needed. I don’t care what the critics thought, I loved it. Is it cheesy? Yes. who cares? It’s a feel good film, something we surely need more of these days. Emilia Clarke is just so adorable and gorgeous and Henry Golding is great.
November 12, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Watched Last Christmas again last night. It was just what I needed. I don’t care what the critics thought, I loved it. Is it cheesy? Yes. who cares? It’s a feel good film, something we surely need more of these days. Emilia Clarke is just so adorable and gorgeous and Henry Golding is great.