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Birthdays and Ink
It was Lady M’s birthday yesterday, and so we made sure to take it slowly and at a gentle pace. A few presents in the morning with breakfast, another here and there while we watched videos, and then a...
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An Ig Nobel Night Out
After…a much longer break in writing than I intended, we’re back in the room. Life has just been very busy, and if nothing else it’s given material to write about down the road. Halloween 2025 would...
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The Blackfriars Gang
A lot has happened, including being a bit unwell, since last week’s one-shot and in-person game. That said, I’ve sat this afternoon and made some tokens and portraits in Heroforge to commemorate the...
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A Dark and Stormy Knight
I was asked a short while ago if I’d be willing to host an in-person D&D game for a group of Lady G’s co-workers. Last night I gathered my wits, various prepared materials and handfuls of cheap...
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Smackdown at the O2
Was a very late night yesterday – we had rampside tickets for WWE Smackdown up in town, and it’s a good two hour each way journey. We went to a house show back in November, which was great...
View ArticleFolk Legends at The Exchange: An Unforgettable Evening
Over the years I’ve enjoyed my fair share of nights in a pub with musicians playing folk music. There’s a camaraderie among musicians that seems to come to the fore in this genre. Last night saw me...
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A Memorable Night at WWE Live: Family Fun at the O2 Arena
I enjoy the half naked acrobatic panto, otherwise known as wrestling, with a storyteller’s eye. Everyone else in my household is incredibly enthusiastic. When we heard a few months ago that a live...
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Brighton Pride
I had a contact out of the blue on Thursday from a colleague asking about some Pride lanyards we developed and purchased a couple of years ago. They work for Surrey’s Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS)...
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London Pride 2024
It’s been a long day, and I’m currently sitting with a damp flannel on my head because I forgot my hat. Lady M had been accepted to be in the Pride parade on behalf of the people she works for. I went...
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World Building Workshop
I rounded off my week with volunteering some time to run a world-building workshop at one of my libraries. It was the latest part of a collaboration we”ve been running with the British Library on...
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Pride Recovery
I was at Pride in Reigate on Saturday and managed to not get sunstroke. It was a long day with an early start, but working the stalls in our tent and generally helping resolve issues was incredibly...
View ArticleFootsore But Worth It
I’ve been riding the adrenaline of the last 48 hours to make sure that our part of the inaugural Surrey Youth Arts Festival went well, and it has all been worth it. We had creative writing sessions,...
View ArticleThe Power of Our Stories
I was privileged to be involved this week inan event, speaking and introducing other speakers at the Surrey History Centre for their LGBT History Month event called The Power of Our Stories. I was...
View ArticleEscape Room Shenanigans
We’re celebrating the cub’s birthday across this weekend, accompanied by Lady M’s niece and nephew, and the highlight as far as he’s concerned has been this morning where we took him to an escape room...
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Out and About
After a long day of work as one of the senior staff on duty, followed by my regular biweekly Saturday evening counselling session, I eventually made it up to the Novotel Excel for a little before...
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Well, That Was Amazing
Somehow we managed to get not only the polycule but some friends and acquaintances all together at Pride In Surrey in Godalming yesterday. What a day! I made sure to find appropriate flags, a Pride...
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Mobile Anarchist Librarians
I’ve just finished the second of two days hosting the amazing Mobile Anarchist Librarian show which is touring with us this month. Created by Tessa Bide Productions the show encourages young guests to...
View ArticleBack To It
I’m more or less recovered from tweaking my back, and so today was very much a heads down get the work done day. The wrinkle towards the end was stepping in to help close up an event at one of my...
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A Day Out?
Lady M and I met up with the ex-Lady M, the Charleesi, and J today to visit the Richmond Gin and Food Festival – a last minute decision taken yesterday after the Charleesi spotted an advert. Being a...
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Unexpected Sale
I sold my first original yesterday – I was on a Discord server chatting to people and posted a recent sketch I’d done to illustrate to the channel the sort of things I do. This led to an enquiry about...
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