John Alex Taylor
@johnunworded.bsky.social
Author, Apples in the Dark series. Contemporary fiction drawn from my own experience of epilepsy. Ex-social care worker, believer in people. South Wales is my home. Returning Cymraeg learner 🏴
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It's been hard to get into the Christmas spirit this year, but after a carol service this afternoon and putting the tree up, I'm beginning to get that old feeling of expectation.
December 18, 2025 at 9:00 PM
It's been hard to get into the Christmas spirit this year, but after a carol service this afternoon and putting the tree up, I'm beginning to get that old feeling of expectation.
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More temptations for you www.theguardian.com/books/2025/d...
The best recent science fiction, fantasy and horror – review roundup
Halcyon Years by Alastair Reynolds; Paris Fantastique by Nicholas Royle; All Tomorrows by CM Kosemen; The Salt Oracle by Lorraine Wilson; The Witching Hour by various authors
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December 12, 2025 at 1:34 PM
We had a lantern parade to mark the 225th anniversary of the Gilwern to Brecon section of the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal. In the next few days, the parade will pass through Llangattock, Llangynidr and Talybont before ending up at Brecon. Amazing lanterns and crowds of people there last night.
December 9, 2025 at 11:07 AM
We had a lantern parade to mark the 225th anniversary of the Gilwern to Brecon section of the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal. In the next few days, the parade will pass through Llangattock, Llangynidr and Talybont before ending up at Brecon. Amazing lanterns and crowds of people there last night.
Misty morning.
December 3, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Misty morning.
'Don't watch The Martian.'
AUTOGLASS REPAIR, AUTOGLASS REPLACE
November 28, 2025 at 3:43 PM
'Don't watch The Martian.'
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Today is the 56th anniversary of the first performance of Mahna Mahna on Sesame Street. You’re familiar with it by now, of course, but... well, it never hurts to be reminded, does it?
Sesame Street - Mahna Mahna (1969)
YouTube video by Tiny Dancer
youtu.be
November 27, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Today is the 56th anniversary of the first performance of Mahna Mahna on Sesame Street. You’re familiar with it by now, of course, but... well, it never hurts to be reminded, does it?
Glorious! One case where I love the book AND love the TV series. Read it and watch it ❤️
Top, Top, Top TV.
Brilliant and thank you to writers Richie Conroy and Mark Hodkinson, all the actors, producers and BBC Northern Ireland, BBC, RTÉ and Avalon.
Magic times.
youtu.be/LbUSKpOkxEk
Brilliant and thank you to writers Richie Conroy and Mark Hodkinson, all the actors, producers and BBC Northern Ireland, BBC, RTÉ and Avalon.
Magic times.
youtu.be/LbUSKpOkxEk
Leonard and Hungry Paul | Official Trailer - BBC
YouTube video by BBC Trailers
youtu.be
November 27, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Glorious! One case where I love the book AND love the TV series. Read it and watch it ❤️
This morning's walk (more of a waddle) didn't get very far. But who cares with scenery like this?
November 25, 2025 at 5:45 PM
This morning's walk (more of a waddle) didn't get very far. But who cares with scenery like this?
One of those days when every time I looked out of the window, the sky had changed.
November 23, 2025 at 5:57 PM
One of those days when every time I looked out of the window, the sky had changed.
My first proper walk for a week. What a relief to get out there! I have an inflamed leg thanks to a bad reaction to a tablet, and have been alternating between lying down and pacing around. At last, I can sit at the computer for a few minutes and even write! Enjoy 🏴 on a cold, clear day ❤️
November 21, 2025 at 6:05 PM
My first proper walk for a week. What a relief to get out there! I have an inflamed leg thanks to a bad reaction to a tablet, and have been alternating between lying down and pacing around. At last, I can sit at the computer for a few minutes and even write! Enjoy 🏴 on a cold, clear day ❤️
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How did those presenters keep a straight face
November 12, 2025 at 5:27 PM
How did those presenters keep a straight face
A visit to Kath's lovely Bardic Books in Llantwit Major (hint: where both my books are for sale 😁). Feeling nostalgic, I bought a vintage Ladybird book that I once owned. And the visit was topped off by apocalyptic skies over Llantwit beach. There's nothing like a stormy sky over the channel.
November 6, 2025 at 8:35 PM
A visit to Kath's lovely Bardic Books in Llantwit Major (hint: where both my books are for sale 😁). Feeling nostalgic, I bought a vintage Ladybird book that I once owned. And the visit was topped off by apocalyptic skies over Llantwit beach. There's nothing like a stormy sky over the channel.
River Clydach in spate! The rain has to go somewhere, and it's a very short river.
November 5, 2025 at 6:04 PM
River Clydach in spate! The rain has to go somewhere, and it's a very short river.
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Hey, they’ve invested a lot in faragism, you don’t just expect them to give up?
Can someone explain why someone from the losing party in the Caerphilly by-election is invited onto Sky News and not someone from the party that trounced them?
Hey Oligarchs, your bias for far-right chaos is showing.
Hey Oligarchs, your bias for far-right chaos is showing.
October 27, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Hey, they’ve invested a lot in faragism, you don’t just expect them to give up?
Out before the wind and rain (which is now battering our windows).
October 23, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Out before the wind and rain (which is now battering our windows).
If you can't read @ronanhession.bsky.social's wonderful novel, watch the series... and relax.
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Leonard and Hungry Paul review – this Julia Roberts-narrated comedy is the perfect antidote to modern life
Alex Lawther and Jamie-Lee O’Donnell star in this adaptation of Rónán Hession’s understated 2019 novel. Its quiet celebration of the gentle life is the opposite of today’s frantic TV – even if it does...
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October 17, 2025 at 11:06 AM
If you can't read @ronanhession.bsky.social's wonderful novel, watch the series... and relax.
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
Day by day, nature's palette grows. Even under grey skies.
October 16, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Day by day, nature's palette grows. Even under grey skies.
"Follow me for more..."
"Just a quick video."
(Children's author, tho I imagine it might go for other creative professions in this post pandemic era)
(Children's author, tho I imagine it might go for other creative professions in this post pandemic era)
In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.
rm -rf ~/
rm -rf ~/
October 12, 2025 at 11:45 AM
"Follow me for more..."
A present from daughter, courtesy of the Bodleian Library. Yes, I do prefer to write in silence.
October 12, 2025 at 9:39 AM
A present from daughter, courtesy of the Bodleian Library. Yes, I do prefer to write in silence.
Rush hour at the public baths.
October 11, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Rush hour at the public baths.
Moonrise over Gilwern.
October 6, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Moonrise over Gilwern.
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Nature notes: shrews are very fond of sketching their surroundings and can often be seen carrying a small cushion with them to sit on whilst drawing.
(And yes I did make a teeny tiny sketch book and teeny tiny pencil with actual lead in it - come and see at GNCCF Manchester 16-19Oct )
(And yes I did make a teeny tiny sketch book and teeny tiny pencil with actual lead in it - come and see at GNCCF Manchester 16-19Oct )
October 2, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Nature notes: shrews are very fond of sketching their surroundings and can often be seen carrying a small cushion with them to sit on whilst drawing.
(And yes I did make a teeny tiny sketch book and teeny tiny pencil with actual lead in it - come and see at GNCCF Manchester 16-19Oct )
(And yes I did make a teeny tiny sketch book and teeny tiny pencil with actual lead in it - come and see at GNCCF Manchester 16-19Oct )