Gabrielle Kent

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Ah, thank you! I visualized how it would work for film or tv all the way through writing Alfie Bloom. I have all the real world locations in mind! It was close to being picked up by big and small studios a few times but never made it over the line. I’ll forever dream of a Hayao Miyazaki adaptation!

The Vader moment of the 90s! Can’t wait to relive it all with the wee one in a few years! She loves the original movie 😂 Looking forward to the ‘Riley will shake everyone out of this Dawn nonsense when he gets back!… wait… whaaaaat?!’ moment

Hannah Spencer walking into Westminster, sucking her teeth, tutting, and muttering "tell you what, you've had some cowboys in here."

I’m not one for analyzing the style choices of women in politics, but when a politician is trying so hard to appeal to flaggers, it’s hard not to notice they wouldn’t look at all out of place around the conference table on the Death Star. #DressForTheJobYouWant

Thanks for your support, Laura! 😊

I think some people don’t even realise they can and should adjust them.

Pratchett / Gates GQ Interview GQ Magazine (UK edition), July 1995 GQ&A “I’m not sure what the word ‘nerd’ means” Bill Gates talks to Terry Pratchett about the future, the Microsoft revolution and how to become a billionaire WILLI...

Hi, my name's Jack.

Here is the text of Terry Pratchett interviewing Bill Gates in 1995.

Thanks to @rhi.bsky.social for summoning help, and to @20thcenturymarc.marcburrows.co.uk for the source, I have manually transcribed its 3,481 words into a Google doc.

Enjoy.

docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Researching flattery as a manipulation tool for a vile character and realising the people we should truly fear are those whispering flattery to world leaders with fragile egos. The path to power and riches just requires no moral compass and the stomach for insincerity debretts.com/the-flattery...

So sad! I think Sugarhill's jumpers are very similar in terms of quirkiness, size and quality. Sadly I haven't posted enough to please the algorithm so might not get many responses! Do check out Disturbia's dresses. Joe Browns have occasional Joniesque item but I've had stunning coats from there.

Joanie Clothing announces closure after nine years Vintage fashion retailer has been hit by Brexit, Covid and international tariffs

Gah! On top of everything else, Brexit has stolen dresses with massive pockets from us. Always in our hearts, Joanie! www.business-live.co.uk/retail-consu...
Please share your ethical, quirky alternatives with responsible fabrics and pockets!
I'll start with Sugarhill Brighton: tinyurl.com/5bkzcxve

Children have INSET day, so half-term has started early for them. For any parents and carers in the same boat, here’s my regular reminder of this thread videos of easy-to-make TOYS which all work on some sort of science / engineering principle

Watch The Balloon - BFI Player A creepy clown brings balloons and death in this dreamlike road safety film, along with some not-so-subtle product placement

Pretty sure this Public Information Film is the reason my generation is wary of clowns. On Saturday, I had to explain to two younger friends that we were made to sit in school watching videos of children suffering all sorts of horrific accidents to scare us careful! player.bfi.org.uk/free/film/wa...

More card based, but I’ve just bought the kids version of Splendor and trying this weekend. Dobble and Kim Joy’s Magic Bakery are also cards and fun, Labyrinth is a simple, fun moving pieces board game. Worth seeing if there are board game cafes near you who can make recs.

This year marks the 20th Edition of Thought Bubble: The Yorkshire Comic Art Festival!

With a week long festival from 9-15 November 2026, taking place across Yorkshire. And our GIANT Comic Convention will be on 14 & 15 November 2025 at Harrogate Convention Centre.

Chickenpox vaccines for children on NHS starts across UK For the first time, children will be offered vaccination on the NHS against the common infection which, in rare cases, can be very serious.

Wonderful news! We paid for this vaccine and after seeing some of wee one’s friends suffer nasty complications from Chickenpox, we were glad we went for it! There’s no reason for kids to suffer the virus, and run the risk of shingles later, when a vaccine exists! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Ah, great films!
Must introduce the wee one to them :)

Great vibes ❤️

Raiders of the Lost Ark has always said ‘Christmas’ to me as my Granddad put it on every year. ITV obviously agree! What are your non-Christmassy Christmas movies?

That’s very kind of you. Thank you 😊

@asianastroboy.bsky.social is in Norway for a few days. Autocorrect changed my ‘gute nacht’ text to ‘gluten bitch’ which is henceforth my default way to say goodnight.

This week I'm visiting three Teesside schools with National Literacy Trust to talk about writing with a Halloween twist. Popped this in for teachers as old as me and just learnt that carving turnips wasn't just a poor 80s kid thing, it's an old Celt tradition to ward off evil spirits at Samhain!

Thank you so much, Laura! Amazing to know that the series is a comfort read for you! It’s ten years since the first one released and I’m planning on releasing the ebooks for free before the end of the year to make them accessible to anyone :) x

Image for a “Horror Game Survey” with a dark forest and an old abandoned house in the background. Red blood splatters decorate the image. A large QR code is centred with a red tag reading “Scan Me!” beside it. Below the QR code is the text: “https://bit.ly/horror-survey”. At the bottom, white text reads: “Take part in an indie horror game survey for your chance to win a £10 Amazon voucher.” On the lower right, an Amazon.co.uk gift card graphic with a yellow ribbon reads: “Win a £10 Amazon voucher!”

I’m running a short survey on how players experience horror games 👻 — what makes them tense, memorable, and terrifying 👀

I’d really appreciate your input fellow horror fans🩸(Pls share!)

👉 bit.ly/horror-survey

#IndieDev #GameDev #Horror #HorrorGames #PlayerFeedback #IndieGame #IndieGameDeveloper

Aw, thanks, Rhi! Only JUST saw this! Bring on the cackling!

I'm glad it brought you comfort (Terry's words do that) and hope that the bad things weren't so bad in the end.

Thank you ❤️ We misted up plenty writing them and reading back to each other.

Parents of summer-born children face ‘unfair’ postcode lottery in school admissions Some families who do not want their child to start primary school almost a year younger than some of their classmates

Some summer born children are ready for school, but delaying our August born daughter’s reception start was the best thing we ever did.It took lots of research to get it approved, but all her teachers believe we did the right thing. Happy to chat to anyone considering it!https://tinyurl.com/ysv69msj

Hah! That’s what they want you to think!

Did you confuse a machine/robot which deals in logic into destroying itself?

Wow, was that just today? I remember something like the original being in Hotmail’s T&C’s years ago.