Mike Shevdon
@shevdon.bsky.social
Contemporary Fiction Writer, Archer, Cook, Ukulele Player, Collector of Curiosities, Spinner of Stories, Renewable Energy, DIY Refurbisher, Undiagnosed Neurodivergent
To continue to do the same thing and expect a different result is a sign of insanity…
February 11, 2026 at 12:53 PM
To continue to do the same thing and expect a different result is a sign of insanity…
At this point, why would anyone trust anything she has to say?
February 10, 2026 at 8:52 AM
At this point, why would anyone trust anything she has to say?
By “made”, do you mean “acquired”?
February 9, 2026 at 10:26 PM
By “made”, do you mean “acquired”?
So McSweeney was in charge, then?
February 8, 2026 at 11:17 PM
So McSweeney was in charge, then?
Publishing is so broken. Authors can no longer make a living, but people who game the system with AI-generated content can make money from stuff they didn’t even read, never mind write.
February 8, 2026 at 11:13 PM
Publishing is so broken. Authors can no longer make a living, but people who game the system with AI-generated content can make money from stuff they didn’t even read, never mind write.
I recently saw the play of Mockingbird that’s touring at the moment. If you have opportunity, go. It’s worth it.
February 8, 2026 at 9:27 AM
I recently saw the play of Mockingbird that’s touring at the moment. If you have opportunity, go. It’s worth it.
I’ve been to Rules (a long time ago). Was very unimpressed. The food was mediocre and the atmosphere was that of a Boys Boarding School. There are very many better places to eat in London.
February 8, 2026 at 9:24 AM
I’ve been to Rules (a long time ago). Was very unimpressed. The food was mediocre and the atmosphere was that of a Boys Boarding School. There are very many better places to eat in London.
They’re at it again.
Like the Brexit vote.
Like the Clacton vote.
Like the Brexit vote.
Like the Clacton vote.
February 7, 2026 at 7:18 PM
They’re at it again.
Like the Brexit vote.
Like the Clacton vote.
Like the Brexit vote.
Like the Clacton vote.
How to say you can’t get a date without saying…
February 7, 2026 at 7:14 PM
How to say you can’t get a date without saying…
“We didn’t vote for this”. You mean like we did with successive Tory leaders: Cameron, May Johnson, Sunak, and definitely Truss?
February 6, 2026 at 8:33 PM
“We didn’t vote for this”. You mean like we did with successive Tory leaders: Cameron, May Johnson, Sunak, and definitely Truss?
The reader reads your book through the lens of their own experience. They find meaning in small things you barely mention. What chimes with you doesn’t necessarily chime with them.
February 6, 2026 at 9:06 AM
The reader reads your book through the lens of their own experience. They find meaning in small things you barely mention. What chimes with you doesn’t necessarily chime with them.
It’s all about puffing yourself up as more than you are.
February 5, 2026 at 6:20 PM
It’s all about puffing yourself up as more than you are.
I think if it’s deliberate wrongdoing then it’s malfeasance rather than misfeasance? I.e. the intentional committing of a harmful act.
February 4, 2026 at 12:10 PM
I think if it’s deliberate wrongdoing then it’s malfeasance rather than misfeasance? I.e. the intentional committing of a harmful act.
It’s not manufactured scarcity. There aren’t enough homes to satisfy demand
February 4, 2026 at 8:31 AM
It’s not manufactured scarcity. There aren’t enough homes to satisfy demand
It’s a straw-man argument. You set em up, you knock em down.
February 3, 2026 at 7:01 PM
It’s a straw-man argument. You set em up, you knock em down.
I didn’t say non-EU migration was bad. You did. That’s what I mean about making assumptions about people’s attitudes.
February 3, 2026 at 7:00 PM
I didn’t say non-EU migration was bad. You did. That’s what I mean about making assumptions about people’s attitudes.
You make a lot of poor assumptions about other people’s attitudes.
February 3, 2026 at 1:45 PM
You make a lot of poor assumptions about other people’s attitudes.
For some the EU is always about immigration, but there are many other issues that are at least as important. Deference, science, cooperation, cross-border law enforcement, climate change, product safety…
But all some people care about is foreigners.
But all some people care about is foreigners.
February 3, 2026 at 10:35 AM
For some the EU is always about immigration, but there are many other issues that are at least as important. Deference, science, cooperation, cross-border law enforcement, climate change, product safety…
But all some people care about is foreigners.
But all some people care about is foreigners.
From Kazakhstan with love?
February 3, 2026 at 6:54 AM
From Kazakhstan with love?
Let me guess: the election was rigged against Trump which means he has to have personal control of the ballots in the mid terms to make sure they’re “fair”.
February 3, 2026 at 6:53 AM
Let me guess: the election was rigged against Trump which means he has to have personal control of the ballots in the mid terms to make sure they’re “fair”.
Find the parts of the job you love, and go and do them.
February 3, 2026 at 6:50 AM
Find the parts of the job you love, and go and do them.
Re-arranging the deck chairs…
February 3, 2026 at 6:48 AM
Re-arranging the deck chairs…