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Emma @emmajwaring.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I had a very intense day at work (this is an understatement), followed by a very intense bedtime with my daughter who is anxious because she’s been off school sick for a few days, followed by a very intense episode of The Bear and now I’m in bed like

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Spongebob Character Stillesque

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Moonflower Books @moonflowerbooks.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

We are delighted that @jamesbluecat.bsky.social's Pagans has been selected as a @waterstones.bsky.social Paperback of the Year! If you haven't already devoured this "inventive, enjoyably nasty and frequently very funny" alt-history gem, it's currently 20% off: www.waterstones.com/book/pagans/...

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Emma @emmajwaring.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Does anyone else have a Patulous Eustachian Tube? Have you found anything that helps? It’s driving me bananas.

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Emma @emmajwaring.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I mean, is there actually a songwriter who writes better songs when they’re happy than they write when they’re sad? Because I can’t think of one, but I can think of MANY who have done the opposite. This is not a problem unique to TSwift.

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Emma @emmajwaring.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Top three signs that my mental health is not quite where it should be: 1. Working late or through lunch 2. Asking my other half if he’ll make dinner (usually my way of winding down for the evening) 3. Cutting my own fringe

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Emma @emmajwaring.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Listen, nobody’s job is perfect, but sometimes I really can’t quite believe I get paid to do something so fun. Yesterday I got to proof a short story by @avaglassbooks.bsky.social that was so good I literally punched the air when I finished reading it.

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Emma @emmajwaring.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

I’m such a useful editor. Full of insights and constructive criticism and whatnot. Don’t know what @jamesbluecat.bsky.social would do without me, really. 👀

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Emma @emmajwaring.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

I’m watching For All Mankind purely because I have seen @gregjenner.bsky.social recommend it so many times, and halfway through ep 1 I can confirm that he’s right. Apple TV just has a quality to their shows that the other streamers haven’t quite hit on.

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Emma @emmajwaring.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

I went on one (1) date with a guy four (4!) years ago – before I met my fiancé – and did not want to see him again. He did not react well and I had to eventually tell him to stop contacting me (via various channels) or I would involve the police.

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Emma @emmajwaring.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

At my daughter’s gymnastics class, as is usual for a Saturday, and she’s down there doing flippin’ burpees while I drink coffee for the comfort of the observation balcony. 😬

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Emma @emmajwaring.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

I have moisturised my feet every day, at least once a day, without fail, since I was about 12. Do I have very soft skin on my feet? Yes, yes I do. Do I get blisters from just about any pair of shoes I ever wear? YES, YES I DO.

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Lady Decade's Costly Mistake Reaction

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Ava Glass @avaglassbooks.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Hello! I'm once again on the road, and if you are in the UK I will most likely be stalking you in your town shortly. So, please make it easier for me by coming to one of my events! I'll be talking books, politics, and spies with some brilliant people, and you are welcome to join us.

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Emma @emmajwaring.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

TW weight loss: today I have reached a 100lb / 7 stone / 45kg weight loss in total. It’s taken 4 years and it’s been on and off, but I’ve done it and my life is immeasurably better for it. I still have a little way to go, but I just wanted to be proud of myself for a moment.

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Emma @emmajwaring.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Told some actual professional authors and publishing people my book idea today and they didn’t seem to think it was terrible. Now just to write the flippin’ thing…

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Emma @emmajwaring.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

I’m sitting outside the Southbank centre with a very cold soda and lime, people-watching. A man just walked past with his two primary-aged kids and said “Scorchio!” ala The Fast Show – complete with jazz hands – at which they both looked at him like he was a lunatic.

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Emma @emmajwaring.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

London is, as anticipated, very hot, and everyone seems grumpier than usual as a result, and I am in absolute complete and total heaven. It’s so good to be home.

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Big Green Books @biggreenbooks.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

You know that thing when a new book comes out and it's a hardback and you think "that's a bit expensive for me. I think i'll wait for the paperback to come out" Me too. Which is why I do a thing called "When's the paperback coming out". bit.ly/3k932C7

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Emma @emmajwaring.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

I’m going to London tomorrow, where it is TEN DEGREES WARMER THAN IT IS HERE IN NI. 🥵

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Emma @emmajwaring.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

The Odyssey in IMAX was very tiring. Perhaps that was the point. Anyway, mostly I thought it should have been a 22 episode TV show instead because then there might have been time to care about something other than the dog (which absolutely did make me cry).

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Emma @emmajwaring.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

My fiancé is drinking red wine that smells *precisely* like our daughter’s dance shoes 🙃 luckily, it tastes better than it smells.

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Emma @emmajwaring.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

My fiancé is drinking red wine that smells *precisely* like our daughter’s dance shoes 🙃 luckily, it tastes better than it smells.

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Emma @emmajwaring.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

FYI, this is like a cheat’s ceviche and it is really flippin’ tasty: www.cherrypick.co/recipes/zest...

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Emma @emmajwaring.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Has anyone ever shipped (large, antique) framed artwork from the US to the UK? Would love to know what service you used if so…

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Daniel Sugarman @danielsugarman.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Poor bastard’s starving

Cookie Monster: For every goal today, me going to eat a cookie

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Emma @emmajwaring.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Couldn’t be a more different game to last night’s, could there? Shall we just declare that the final and be done with it? 🙃

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Emma @emmajwaring.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Ally McCoist, when asked what the players will do in the extra long half-time break: “Probably the usual, sit down, chat with the lads, have a cup of tea…” Something adorable about him imagining professional athletes in the 2020s having a wee cuppa mid-match.

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HallowAnna™XX 🎃🍂🍁 @transience80.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Oh man. I had the best HYDRATION BREAK pic, and didn't use it.

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Emma @emmajwaring.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

People talk about Everything Showers but once a week I do a whole Everything routine that’s become so intricate I need an actual checklist.

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Emma @emmajwaring.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Speaking of weddings: I’m wearing scarlet red shoes to mine and you can’t stop me.

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Emma @emmajwaring.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Me: “I’m gonna give the kitchen a quick once over, just run the hoover around and wipe the surfaces. Won’t take more than five minutes.” Also me, two minutes later: *cleaning out the toaster with a toothbrush*

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Emma @emmajwaring.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

another ABSOLUTE CORKER coming from Moonflower, even if we do say so ourselves…

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Emma @emmajwaring.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

When I retire (ha ha) I’m going back to bookselling. I miss it so much.

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Emma @emmajwaring.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

It was my birthday yesterday so I treated myself to a carpet shampooer. This is officially middle age, isn’t it?

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Emma @emmajwaring.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Roy Keane’s reaction to England’s goals is truly the highlight of my World Cup 😍

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Emma @emmajwaring.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

“Score another one, that’s a good tactic.” They pay Lee Dixon for this nonsense, you know.

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Emma @emmajwaring.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

“Babe, I’m getting stressed. It’s just too much Norway.” (In my defence I’m a bottle of champagne in…)

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Emma @emmajwaring.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Cancelled my birthday dinner out because neither of us would be happy to leave the dog alone tomorrow night even though she’s looking a lot better. So we’re hoing to stay in with Thai food and the football instead. England had better bloody win, I’m just saying.

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Emma @emmajwaring.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

I’ve come up with an idea for a book that I desperately want to read and now I can’t decide if I should try and write it myself or try and persuade one of the many brilliant writers I know to do it instead 🙃

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Emma @emmajwaring.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Jude Bellingham should have had a second yellow and been off for that. He needs to go home until he can learn to control himself.

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Emma @emmajwaring.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

My (Irish) child was totally rooting for England on my behalf… right up until DRC scored. 🙃

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Emma @emmajwaring.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Just finished up the pre-holiday ironing and I’ve never felt more like my mother. At least until the morning before we go when I clean out the fridge and wash out all the bins. 🙃

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Emma @emmajwaring.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

My child is now off school for the summer. For two months. Two. Full. Months. Send help. And activity suggestions.

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Worried Kermit The Frog

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Emma @emmajwaring.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

England’s performance thus far not giving me a great deal of confidence for our ongoing hopes in this competition…

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Emma @emmajwaring.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Harry Kane saying “oh my life” after that miss is *precisely* why he’s my favourite.

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Emma @emmajwaring.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

I’m the first to say that parenting is not the be all and end all of happiness – but I have to admit that there is no feeling like the one you get when you go to kiss you kid goodnight and they wake up just a little and smile this beamy, contented smile because they feel so safe & happy & loved. ❤️

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Abbie Headon (she/her) @abbieheadon.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

I love the blackboard and chalk presentation. It’s the absolute opposite to AI slop.

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