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James Turner @patchworkofregrets.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

The best part of leveling up in D&D is getting to make new spell templates

Two circular prices of cardboard. The one on the left is black with jagged white lines like lightning, the one on the right is greeny yellow, with green skulls around the edge. They both look awesome.

James Turner @patchworkofregrets.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Eating these horrible sweets that taste like soap just so I can use the cute little tin they came in for something else.

A cute little tin with a picture of a cat on it

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James Turner @patchworkofregrets.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

I also got to spend some time with another pixies collaborator, Toadflax the pixie! The puppet was made by the brilliant @fopdoodles.bsky.social!

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James Turner @patchworkofregrets.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

I had an excellent time at Phoenix Fest over the weekend, meeting all the other incredible creators from @the-phoenix-comic.bsky.social, including my pixies collaborator, @andreasschuster.bsky.social, who I've never actually met in the flesh before, despite making four books together.

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James Turner @patchworkofregrets.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Everyone has a favourite spoon, right?

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James Turner @patchworkofregrets.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

I'll be running a digital workshop with the brilliant artist @andreasschuster.bsky.social this Saturday, all about how to create and draw your own pixies. Tickets are still available, get yours here!: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/learn-to-d...

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James Turner @patchworkofregrets.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Last stop: @booksellercrow.bsky.social in Crystal Palace. Here I am, laughing because I forgot the word 'bookmark'.

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James Turner @patchworkofregrets.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

To give you a little insight into just how glamorous an author's life can be, here's a picture of me on the bus to the next bookshop.

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James Turner @patchworkofregrets.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Another stop on my mini book signing tour: Dulwich Books! Here's a picture of me staring directly into the sun.

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James Turner @patchworkofregrets.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Doing a tour of my local bookshops to sign my new Toby and the Pixies and book. Waterstones Streatham and The Paper Cat in Herne Hill done, two more to go!

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James Turner @patchworkofregrets.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

My new book, 'Toby and the Pixies: How to be Cool' is out NOW! Read all about Toby's quest to become the coolest kid in school which also facing meddling pixies, giant pimples, possessed video games, dandruff cowboys and much much more. Get your copy here: thephoenixcomic.shop/collections/...

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James Turner @patchworkofregrets.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

A big box of these arrived this weekend! The latest Toby and the Pixies book 'How to be Cool' is out this week, available in all the coolest bookshops, or order it online here: thephoenixcomic.shop/products/tob...

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James Turner @patchworkofregrets.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

It's official: Phoenix Fest 2026 is coming! It's going to be on the 25th-26th of April and I'll be doing four workshops with the brilliant 'Toby and the Pixies' artist, @andreasschuster.bsky.social. See here for all the details: phoenixfest.co.uk/whats-on/

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James Turner @patchworkofregrets.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

Ok, so it's a pile of oddly shaped presents, but that's ok.

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James Turner @patchworkofregrets.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

I glance down at the eyes of the owl beneath and now realise just how TIRED it looks. It's been watching all this from above and it's seen enough. You and me both, owl, you and me both. Calendar: 18.5, Me: 1.5 #CalendarGuess2025

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James Turner @patchworkofregrets.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

A toadstool. Under a picture of a toadstool. I'd laugh if I had the strength.

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James Turner @patchworkofregrets.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Taking a step back to try to see the bigger picture, something catches my eye - that door one squirrel, my only ally so far in this madness, is looking right this way. Could this be a clue?

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James Turner @patchworkofregrets.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Leaving it until the last minute again

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James Turner @patchworkofregrets.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

It's a polar bear hugging a ... ball?

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James Turner @patchworkofregrets.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

Welcome to calender guess 'after dark'

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James Turner @patchworkofregrets.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

It's a hedgehog sitting coquettishly in a teacup.

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James Turner @patchworkofregrets.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

It's two mice riding a Christmas cracker like it was a rocket.

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James Turner @patchworkofregrets.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

Using all my resources I manage to track down the illustrator (I googled her), and what a sight met my eyes. Her illustrations spread far beyond the animal folk of the calendar; worlds of fantasy and wonder, ethereal images of magic and adventure. Also two ducks dressed as nuns.

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James Turner @patchworkofregrets.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

While there's scant information on the front of the calendar a little block of innocuous text gives us a little insight into the mysterious world of Roger la Borde.

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James Turner @patchworkofregrets.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

Ah no, it's a fawn in a scarf with cup of tea.

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James Turner @patchworkofregrets.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

It is, of course, two mice playing tug of war with a bit of tinsel

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