Sylvia Leatham
@sylvialeatham.bsky.social
Debut romcom ‘Chaos Theory’ with Storm Publishing. Rep’ed by Liverpool Lit Agency. Shortlisted for The Letter Review prize, Watson Little Indie Novella prize & Retreat West 1st Chapter. LL’ed for Mslexia novel prize. https://linktr.ee/SylviaLeatham
Appalling sound to be exposed to.
February 11, 2026 at 10:36 PM
Appalling sound to be exposed to.
My mam has traumatic memories of being fed cod liver oil on a spoon as a child in the 1950s!
February 11, 2026 at 2:02 PM
My mam has traumatic memories of being fed cod liver oil on a spoon as a child in the 1950s!
Have you considered the price of golf membership though? I was astounded! Start saving now!
February 11, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Have you considered the price of golf membership though? I was astounded! Start saving now!
There’s an episode of Seinfeld where George wants to name a (future, unborn) child Seven. Someone steals his idea and he tries to convince them to give up Seven and instead name their child Soda.
February 10, 2026 at 8:59 AM
There’s an episode of Seinfeld where George wants to name a (future, unborn) child Seven. Someone steals his idea and he tries to convince them to give up Seven and instead name their child Soda.
Nooo! I need a 3 day weekend!
February 9, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Nooo! I need a 3 day weekend!
It was so good, Aoife! Really intrigued by Mrs Caliban, sounds like my jam.
February 9, 2026 at 8:09 PM
It was so good, Aoife! Really intrigued by Mrs Caliban, sounds like my jam.
Don’t know if it’s quite a romcom but this is really funny. Jamie Dornan as-you’ve-never-seen-him-before is a highlight!
February 9, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Don’t know if it’s quite a romcom but this is really funny. Jamie Dornan as-you’ve-never-seen-him-before is a highlight!
Plus-one this one!
February 9, 2026 at 11:09 AM
Plus-one this one!
Oh yes, saw this at the IFI when it came out. It was part of a whole movement in Danish cinema, I think it was called dogme. It was excellent.
February 8, 2026 at 10:42 PM
Oh yes, saw this at the IFI when it came out. It was part of a whole movement in Danish cinema, I think it was called dogme. It was excellent.
I want to write about robots. I don’t want robots to write about me, or for me.
February 8, 2026 at 9:08 PM
I want to write about robots. I don’t want robots to write about me, or for me.
Not in my world!
February 8, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Not in my world!
I contain platitudes.
February 8, 2026 at 4:32 PM
I contain platitudes.
This is why I now script all speeches.
February 8, 2026 at 10:52 AM
This is why I now script all speeches.
🤣
“Don’t get cross! Come on down”
“Don’t get cross! Come on down”
February 8, 2026 at 10:34 AM
🤣
“Don’t get cross! Come on down”
“Don’t get cross! Come on down”
I once started a leaving do speech for a team member with the phrase “our soon-to-be-dearly-departed Abigail”.
February 8, 2026 at 10:31 AM
I once started a leaving do speech for a team member with the phrase “our soon-to-be-dearly-departed Abigail”.
💯 I’m unfollowing anyone who’s doing it!
February 7, 2026 at 11:04 PM
💯 I’m unfollowing anyone who’s doing it!
Oh my god, yes!! I’m biting my tongue so much I’m tasting blood! I’m especially sad when I see authors doing this. Authors who, as a group, have had their work stolen/pirated and used to train LLMs.
February 7, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Oh my god, yes!! I’m biting my tongue so much I’m tasting blood! I’m especially sad when I see authors doing this. Authors who, as a group, have had their work stolen/pirated and used to train LLMs.
Also very true!
February 7, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Also very true!
Have they not played Daly Thompson’s Decathlon? There was a javelin and a shotput and a sprint and hurdles and, uh, that’s all I can remember!
February 7, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Have they not played Daly Thompson’s Decathlon? There was a javelin and a shotput and a sprint and hurdles and, uh, that’s all I can remember!
Good point!
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I hate this view of art being a product, an end result, an output to be monetised and sold, instead of an experience or anything with an internal dimension or value.
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I hate this view of art being a product, an end result, an output to be monetised and sold, instead of an experience or anything with an internal dimension or value.
February 7, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Good point!
Also -
I hate this view of art being a product, an end result, an output to be monetised and sold, instead of an experience or anything with an internal dimension or value.
Also -
I hate this view of art being a product, an end result, an output to be monetised and sold, instead of an experience or anything with an internal dimension or value.