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SJ Bradley

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Short story writer, novelist, audio playwright. Maps of Imaginary Towns,The Netflix Reviewer (Substack), Uneasy Listening (podcast). PGcert Teaching Creative Writing (Cambridge), K Blundell Trust Award. linktr.ee/bradleybooks From Wakefield, now NI

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I can’t believe anyone is complaining about the bank notes. Tell me ONE PERSON, living or dead, who is better than an otter. You can’t.

11.03.2026 18:36 👍 26 🔁 4 💬 4 📌 0

I mean, she's not wrong

11.03.2026 15:36 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I increasingly feel like book blurbs should be subject to the Trades Description Act, with more books being forced by law to advertise themselves as they really are: "A brand new DULL and PEDESTRIAN work which will CHANGE NOTHING"

10.03.2026 16:28 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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West Yorkshire Writes: SJ Bradley on Mapping the Small Town - The State Of The Arts Author SJ Bradley discusses 'Maps of Imaginary Towns', her short story collection exploring small-town life.

West Yorkshire Writes - SJ Bradley on Mapping the Small Town: thanks The State of the Arts for this interview www.thestateofthearts.co.uk/features/wes...

08.03.2026 18:24 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Noooooo, that's too far away 😭

08.03.2026 14:24 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

WHEN WILL I BE ABLE TO STOP WEARING MY THERMALS??????

07.03.2026 17:37 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

these eggs look very relevant to my interests, as the saying goes

07.03.2026 14:58 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

It's such a beautiful adaptation, and Dev Patel is amazing in it. Dickens can be a bit 'chewy' to read, and I love how Ianucci totally brought the book to life, and made it so joyful.

07.03.2026 14:57 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019) Armando Iannucci's witty re-invention of the Dickens classic

The Personal History of David Copperfield. Lads, now THIS is how you reimagine a literary classic. Available now on Channel 4: www.channel4.com/programmes/t...

06.03.2026 19:12 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

I've watched nearly three hours of pro-Gordon Ramsey propaganda on Netflix (not my choice; it was somebody else's turn with the remote control) and I still don't want to buy what he's selling

05.03.2026 13:09 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Man, I'd love to pet that cat. She looks like a proper champ.

04.03.2026 18:45 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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CLEAR! The show they're all calling "Sexy Casualty" has just been added to Netflix

CLEAR! The show they're all calling "Sexy Casualty" has just been added to Netflix. Read my recommendations of what to watch that's now on the streaming platforms - my latest for The Netflix Reviewer

open.substack.com/pub/thenetfl...

04.03.2026 15:14 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

my husband was asking me this question this morning as we were listening to the news. and my answer was very much this: he doesn't have one

03.03.2026 14:47 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

you should get a gold star every time you write a supremely diplomatic work email. then every fifth star, you get a little treat. I reckon I'm owed up to about 2500 treats by now

03.03.2026 14:43 👍 7 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

M&S JAFFA CAKES. Also, their fruit & nut chocolate (I forget now what they call it) is amazingballs.

26.02.2026 14:31 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Aww. I'm so sorry. I understand how it feels. My cat passed away a few months ago and I feel like I'll never stop missing him. I take contentment in the knowledge that we gave him a good life, and all of the best blankets in the house

25.02.2026 10:24 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Awww, gorgeous. Those eyes 😻

25.02.2026 10:23 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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25.02.2026 03:51 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

Ha! love a good Meerkat. My cat used to do this all the time. Makes you wonder what's going on in their little heads

25.02.2026 10:22 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Not to brag about how nice our new neighbourhood is or anything, but last night our neighbours' son left his mountain bike outside, leaning up against their garage door, and when I went out this morning, IT WAS STILL THERE

24.02.2026 19:13 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Two cats, zero regrets

24.02.2026 18:30 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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24.02.2026 18:28 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

Hercule Purr-ot

24.02.2026 18:29 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Ahh yeahh, that explains it 😂

24.02.2026 18:21 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Are those cats... sleeping in a cat bed?! I don't think I've ever seen cats sleeping in a cat bed before! A shelf, a laptop case, sometimes a handbag - sure - but a cat bed? Never!

24.02.2026 18:19 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH, EVERY MONTH!

24.02.2026 18:14 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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24.02.2026 17:45 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Aww, what a beautiful pair. Did you get them together (siblings?) or introduce them later in life? They are gorgeous!

24.02.2026 17:43 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Is it true that orange cats are all completely bonkers, because that's what I've heard?

24.02.2026 17:41 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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King Pepe using a somewhat disheveled Izzy as a pillow.

24.02.2026 17:40 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0