Kate Johnson
@k8johnsonauthor.bsky.social
Writes books. Loves cats. Talks about both a lot.
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THE PROMISED QUEEN is out today! If you like fantasy, romance, romantasy, adventure, action, thievery, double crossing and sexytimes… you might like it. You can buy it here: mybook.to/TPQ
Today’s supplies are: plastic sheeting, bleach, scrubbing brush, latex gloves.
Oh, and some of this.
Oh, and some of this.
December 7, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Today’s supplies are: plastic sheeting, bleach, scrubbing brush, latex gloves.
Oh, and some of this.
Oh, and some of this.
It’s beginning to look a lot like…
December 5, 2025 at 7:44 PM
It’s beginning to look a lot like…
Getting the Christmas decs out. I’m not sure how I’ve ended up with five (5) Christmas trees.
a christmas tree is decorated with santa claus decorations and red balls
Alt: Gif of a cat leaping towards a Christmas tree and knocking it over. Mine will be attempting this.
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December 4, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Getting the Christmas decs out. I’m not sure how I’ve ended up with five (5) Christmas trees.
Due to playing too many games on my iPad, I’ve discovered my right-hand dexterity has improved to the standard where I have the handwriting of an eight year old.
(As opposed to my left hand sinistry, which has the handwriting of a spider that’s fallen in a vat of ink)
(As opposed to my left hand sinistry, which has the handwriting of a spider that’s fallen in a vat of ink)
November 28, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Due to playing too many games on my iPad, I’ve discovered my right-hand dexterity has improved to the standard where I have the handwriting of an eight year old.
(As opposed to my left hand sinistry, which has the handwriting of a spider that’s fallen in a vat of ink)
(As opposed to my left hand sinistry, which has the handwriting of a spider that’s fallen in a vat of ink)
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November 28, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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Dad: was it you who left the mouse on your plate?
Me: wtf? No?
Guys the cats caught a mouse and LEFT IT ON A PLATE FOR ME.
Me: wtf? No?
Guys the cats caught a mouse and LEFT IT ON A PLATE FOR ME.
November 27, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Dad: was it you who left the mouse on your plate?
Me: wtf? No?
Guys the cats caught a mouse and LEFT IT ON A PLATE FOR ME.
Me: wtf? No?
Guys the cats caught a mouse and LEFT IT ON A PLATE FOR ME.
Oh good, my headphones have decided to do a fun thing where if I make any vocalisation they stop the music. Sometimes they open Siri. Mostly they just go silent. Lovely.
I talk to myself a LOT. But it just did it when I *sighed*
I talk to myself a LOT. But it just did it when I *sighed*
November 25, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Oh good, my headphones have decided to do a fun thing where if I make any vocalisation they stop the music. Sometimes they open Siri. Mostly they just go silent. Lovely.
I talk to myself a LOT. But it just did it when I *sighed*
I talk to myself a LOT. But it just did it when I *sighed*
Me: I’ll get some sewing done
Tomkin: like hell you will
Tomkin: like hell you will
November 23, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Me: I’ll get some sewing done
Tomkin: like hell you will
Tomkin: like hell you will
What’s that, children? Oh… that’s the period of the pandemic lockdowns when Auntie Kate was so bored she decided to knit her own book covers.
November 22, 2025 at 6:33 PM
What’s that, children? Oh… that’s the period of the pandemic lockdowns when Auntie Kate was so bored she decided to knit her own book covers.
Today is a day of sewing and putting together furniture. I contain multitudes.
November 22, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Today is a day of sewing and putting together furniture. I contain multitudes.
Reasons winter is better than summer no. 196726: excuse to get the Magic Blanket out so Billy will come and sit with me
November 21, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Reasons winter is better than summer no. 196726: excuse to get the Magic Blanket out so Billy will come and sit with me
May have spent too long drawing on my iPad. Just tried to swipe on the screen with a fork.
November 21, 2025 at 7:42 PM
May have spent too long drawing on my iPad. Just tried to swipe on the screen with a fork.
Made some fudge. Every time I see the Tate & Lyle logo I am overwhelmed with WTF
November 19, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Made some fudge. Every time I see the Tate & Lyle logo I am overwhelmed with WTF
Today I learned that my hair is super rare and special. Which really ought to make it cooler: when will celebrities start thinning and straightening their hair for that painted-to-the-scalp, limp-as-a-dishrag, allergic-to-curls rarity value?
November 18, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Today I learned that my hair is super rare and special. Which really ought to make it cooler: when will celebrities start thinning and straightening their hair for that painted-to-the-scalp, limp-as-a-dishrag, allergic-to-curls rarity value?
Billy got his paw stuck in his collar yesterday. I nearly had a heart attack cos I thought he’d dislocated his leg, so he wriggled his way into wearing the collar as a sort of shoulder brace instead. Poor baby is now traumatised—not from the collar, but from me getting close enough to fix it.
November 18, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Billy got his paw stuck in his collar yesterday. I nearly had a heart attack cos I thought he’d dislocated his leg, so he wriggled his way into wearing the collar as a sort of shoulder brace instead. Poor baby is now traumatised—not from the collar, but from me getting close enough to fix it.
Me: okay this email is quite full of rage. Maybe I’ll let the AI do what it insists on offering and ask it to make it more friendly
AI: changes “extremely upsetting” to “a bit disappointing” and the salutation to “hey”
Me: adds MORE RAGE
AI: changes “extremely upsetting” to “a bit disappointing” and the salutation to “hey”
Me: adds MORE RAGE
November 17, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Me: okay this email is quite full of rage. Maybe I’ll let the AI do what it insists on offering and ask it to make it more friendly
AI: changes “extremely upsetting” to “a bit disappointing” and the salutation to “hey”
Me: adds MORE RAGE
AI: changes “extremely upsetting” to “a bit disappointing” and the salutation to “hey”
Me: adds MORE RAGE
Just started Strictly. If I took a shot every time they said “Blackpool” I’d be drunk under the table already.
November 15, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Just started Strictly. If I took a shot every time they said “Blackpool” I’d be drunk under the table already.
Cleared the counter in the utility before the boiler service tomorrow. There had been a few wasps crawling over the window and Tom considered eating them (good job he’s pretty cos he ain’t bright). Found more than 20 dead wasps there. In November.
November 13, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Cleared the counter in the utility before the boiler service tomorrow. There had been a few wasps crawling over the window and Tom considered eating them (good job he’s pretty cos he ain’t bright). Found more than 20 dead wasps there. In November.
Oh dear, it’s only the 12th and I’ve already run out of fucks to give this month.
You could come back in December, but honestly we’ve got serious supply issues here so it ain’t looking good.
You could come back in December, but honestly we’ve got serious supply issues here so it ain’t looking good.
November 12, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Oh dear, it’s only the 12th and I’ve already run out of fucks to give this month.
You could come back in December, but honestly we’ve got serious supply issues here so it ain’t looking good.
You could come back in December, but honestly we’ve got serious supply issues here so it ain’t looking good.
Aaaand I’m reading a book where the British characters are worried about a cold house and cold water because the electricity is off.
November 9, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Aaaand I’m reading a book where the British characters are worried about a cold house and cold water because the electricity is off.
Played the Ballad of the Witch’s Road and both Tommy & Billy looked up. Look, the names were accidental… weren’t they?
a close up of a person 's face with a lamp behind them
Alt: Billy Maximoff from Agatha All Along looks over his shoulder suspiciously
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November 9, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Played the Ballad of the Witch’s Road and both Tommy & Billy looked up. Look, the names were accidental… weren’t they?
Glad I’ve stopped growing cos I’ve run out of table for this pattern.
November 6, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Glad I’ve stopped growing cos I’ve run out of table for this pattern.
A second attempt at this scene from The Promised Queen in a different style. Remind me to never write a book with a tree motif again: I have hand cramp from drawing all those goddamn leaves! #drawing #handdrawn #procreate #procreateart #digitalart #characterart #thepromisedqueen
November 4, 2025 at 9:03 PM
A second attempt at this scene from The Promised Queen in a different style. Remind me to never write a book with a tree motif again: I have hand cramp from drawing all those goddamn leaves! #drawing #handdrawn #procreate #procreateart #digitalart #characterart #thepromisedqueen
Got a pattern I want to adapt into an Agatha Harkness coat. Am just pinning and staring at bits of paper at this point, but Tomkin has decided to Help.
November 4, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Got a pattern I want to adapt into an Agatha Harkness coat. Am just pinning and staring at bits of paper at this point, but Tomkin has decided to Help.
No trick or treaters. Went to he pub and left the bowl of chocolates by the door. Checked the doorcam: word had got around
October 31, 2025 at 8:02 PM
No trick or treaters. Went to he pub and left the bowl of chocolates by the door. Checked the doorcam: word had got around