Helen Grant
@helengrantsays.bsky.social
Lives in Scotland & writes books. Latest novel JUMP CUT published by Fledgling Press. Short story collection ATMOSPHERIC DISTURBANCES available from Swan River Press. Perthshire Gothic. M.R.James fiend. Represented by Fraser Ross Associates.
My son is driving down to England with me, so that my OH can stay here with the dog. The dog loathes really long car trips so I'm glad I don't have to take her. Also, it might be inadvisable to have a bored dog and a cake in the back of the car together...
November 29, 2025 at 11:15 AM
My son is driving down to England with me, so that my OH can stay here with the dog. The dog loathes really long car trips so I'm glad I don't have to take her. Also, it might be inadvisable to have a bored dog and a cake in the back of the car together...
Put the marzipan on my old Dad's Christmas cake this morning. In two days' time I'll do the icing, and in five days' time I'll be heading off with it in the back of the car. Cutting it fine this year!
November 29, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Put the marzipan on my old Dad's Christmas cake this morning. In two days' time I'll do the icing, and in five days' time I'll be heading off with it in the back of the car. Cutting it fine this year!
Checked with son (who is a field archaeologist in the Highlands and Islands) what he & his GF would like for Christmas, as none of us wants to buy unneeded things these days. Thermal base layers and boot socks!! Feels like every winter day is like Napoleon's retreat from Moscow for them.
November 29, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Checked with son (who is a field archaeologist in the Highlands and Islands) what he & his GF would like for Christmas, as none of us wants to buy unneeded things these days. Thermal base layers and boot socks!! Feels like every winter day is like Napoleon's retreat from Moscow for them.
I have had this horrible cold for about five days now and I am really really fed up with it. Can I please stop b*stard well sneezing now, please?
November 29, 2025 at 9:12 AM
I have had this horrible cold for about five days now and I am really really fed up with it. Can I please stop b*stard well sneezing now, please?
Your seasonal reminder that if you'd like to hear four ghost story writers reading their scary stories, here we go. It starts with my December horror, "Mrs. Velderkaust's Lease". Other stories by Sean Hogan, David Longhorn and Lynda E. Rucker!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhmL...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhmL...
Dead of Winter
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November 28, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Your seasonal reminder that if you'd like to hear four ghost story writers reading their scary stories, here we go. It starts with my December horror, "Mrs. Velderkaust's Lease". Other stories by Sean Hogan, David Longhorn and Lynda E. Rucker!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhmL...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhmL...
Rain and high winds all day. The dog has been out ONCE to do her business. I offered her a walk in the afternoon and she ran away. Currently snoring on the sofa.
November 28, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Rain and high winds all day. The dog has been out ONCE to do her business. I offered her a walk in the afternoon and she ran away. Currently snoring on the sofa.
Jabbermoggy 😺
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Jabbermoggy
Genghis re-creates Lewis Carroll's poem "Jabberwocky"
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November 28, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Jabbermoggy 😺
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Forget Black Friday! Supernatural Tales is ALWAYS good value. £4.10 + postage for 5 new eldritch stories. Issue 60 is an absolute cracker. As mentioned before, I make no claims for my own story, but the other 4 are brilliant - not a duff one among them. Get it now! Link to follow.
November 28, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Forget Black Friday! Supernatural Tales is ALWAYS good value. £4.10 + postage for 5 new eldritch stories. Issue 60 is an absolute cracker. As mentioned before, I make no claims for my own story, but the other 4 are brilliant - not a duff one among them. Get it now! Link to follow.
Christmas present idea for the ghost story lover in your life? There's this gorgeous hardback, from @swanriverpress.bsky.social!
November 27, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Christmas present idea for the ghost story lover in your life? There's this gorgeous hardback, from @swanriverpress.bsky.social!
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AND FOR THIS CHRISTMAS ONLY we have a VERY LIMITED EDITION 3D Printed 'I ❤️ Orkney Library's Balls' Bookmark for only £2.50 each!
Designed and printed by us using our very own 3D Printer - you can't buy these anywhere else! We have limited numbers of these so get in quick!
Designed and printed by us using our very own 3D Printer - you can't buy these anywhere else! We have limited numbers of these so get in quick!
November 27, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Apparently under the new Budget we will be £2.08 worse off. *shrugs shoulders*
November 27, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Apparently under the new Budget we will be £2.08 worse off. *shrugs shoulders*
F*ck this winter cold and the microscopic horse it rode in on. Really.
November 27, 2025 at 12:08 PM
F*ck this winter cold and the microscopic horse it rode in on. Really.
I'm currently reading the last story in ST60. I don't pass judgement on my OWN contribution, but the other four are absolutely stunning. This is a really standout issue. Get it if you can!!! www.lulu.com/shop/sam-daw...
November 27, 2025 at 10:57 AM
I'm currently reading the last story in ST60. I don't pass judgement on my OWN contribution, but the other four are absolutely stunning. This is a really standout issue. Get it if you can!!! www.lulu.com/shop/sam-daw...
It is prematurely dark, rainy and cold. We took the tiny doggo to the park for a walk and she just refused to walk, so we carried her around. I think the dog thinks the task before us is to go around the park by any means, not for her to get exercise.
November 26, 2025 at 4:13 PM
It is prematurely dark, rainy and cold. We took the tiny doggo to the park for a walk and she just refused to walk, so we carried her around. I think the dog thinks the task before us is to go around the park by any means, not for her to get exercise.
I am reading this right now! Stuck at home with a vile cold so having lots of hot sweet tea and this.
Well, I *was* in a bad mood, but now I've got something to dig into later!
@helleborezine.bsky.social
@helleborezine.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 11:39 AM
I am reading this right now! Stuck at home with a vile cold so having lots of hot sweet tea and this.
Reposted by Helen Grant
More love for Tales of Occult Britain! Thank you so much 🖤
It's exceptionally good. I treated myself to a story a day and every one's a gem. Such a beautiful package of a book, too.
November 24, 2025 at 6:47 PM
More love for Tales of Occult Britain! Thank you so much 🖤
Reposted by Helen Grant
My report on the impact of GenAI on the novel is released 20th Nov. It includes some powerful findings from my BRAID UK fellowship research with almost 400 literary creatives across the UK. Honoured to be joined by Gina Neff, Kate Mosse & Richard Combes to launch this report.
Book your place below!
Book your place below!
UPCOMING 📚 The Impact of GenAI on the Novel
Join us for the (online) launch of a new report from Dr @clemicollett.bsky.social @braiduk.bsky.social (in assoc with @ifow.org) on how generative AI is impacting novelists and the publishing industry.
Book your spot ➡️ www.mctd.ac.uk/events/gener...
Join us for the (online) launch of a new report from Dr @clemicollett.bsky.social @braiduk.bsky.social (in assoc with @ifow.org) on how generative AI is impacting novelists and the publishing industry.
Book your spot ➡️ www.mctd.ac.uk/events/gener...
November 4, 2025 at 4:32 PM
My report on the impact of GenAI on the novel is released 20th Nov. It includes some powerful findings from my BRAID UK fellowship research with almost 400 literary creatives across the UK. Honoured to be joined by Gina Neff, Kate Mosse & Richard Combes to launch this report.
Book your place below!
Book your place below!
Red sky in the morning— oh, fuck off November
November 26, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Red sky in the morning— oh, fuck off November
I have an absolutely vile cold but I am going to have to go out today because we are down to one teabag. 😱
November 26, 2025 at 7:40 AM
I have an absolutely vile cold but I am going to have to go out today because we are down to one teabag. 😱
In a new and unpleasant turn of events, the cat has now started yowling discordantly for breakfast BEFORE the alarm goes off.
November 26, 2025 at 6:44 AM
In a new and unpleasant turn of events, the cat has now started yowling discordantly for breakfast BEFORE the alarm goes off.
This was on the bathroom floor! 100% from Frankenstein's creature.
November 25, 2025 at 9:19 PM
This was on the bathroom floor! 100% from Frankenstein's creature.
How OH spent his day. Tell me again how people in their 60s are "elderly"...
November 25, 2025 at 6:02 PM
How OH spent his day. Tell me again how people in their 60s are "elderly"...
Reposted by Helen Grant
Here he comes with flaming bowl,
Don't he mean to take his toll,
Snip! Snap! Dragon!
Take care you don't take too much,
Be not greedy in your clutch,
Snip! Snap! Dragon!
With his blue and lapping tongue
Many of you will be stung,
Snip! Snap! Dragon!
Don't he mean to take his toll,
Snip! Snap! Dragon!
Take care you don't take too much,
Be not greedy in your clutch,
Snip! Snap! Dragon!
With his blue and lapping tongue
Many of you will be stung,
Snip! Snap! Dragon!
November 25, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Here he comes with flaming bowl,
Don't he mean to take his toll,
Snip! Snap! Dragon!
Take care you don't take too much,
Be not greedy in your clutch,
Snip! Snap! Dragon!
With his blue and lapping tongue
Many of you will be stung,
Snip! Snap! Dragon!
Don't he mean to take his toll,
Snip! Snap! Dragon!
Take care you don't take too much,
Be not greedy in your clutch,
Snip! Snap! Dragon!
With his blue and lapping tongue
Many of you will be stung,
Snip! Snap! Dragon!
They're going to introduce an entrance fee for the Callanish Stones. I can see the rationale, because so many tourists visit them. Those tourists need toilets, & parking, & somewhere to get a cup of tea, and someone to keep an eye on them so they don't scrawl "Kevin was here" on the stones. But...
November 25, 2025 at 5:57 PM
They're going to introduce an entrance fee for the Callanish Stones. I can see the rationale, because so many tourists visit them. Those tourists need toilets, & parking, & somewhere to get a cup of tea, and someone to keep an eye on them so they don't scrawl "Kevin was here" on the stones. But...
Your annual reminder that the Victorians (and earlier) used to play a Christmas game called Snapdragon where you had a big dish of burning brandy and you had to fish raisins out of it without combusting yourself
November 25, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Your annual reminder that the Victorians (and earlier) used to play a Christmas game called Snapdragon where you had a big dish of burning brandy and you had to fish raisins out of it without combusting yourself