Mags L Halliday
@magslhalliday.bsky.social
Writer. Waffler. Former redhead.
Occasional public sector comms person. All views my own.
She/Her.
Please use alt text on images.
www.magslhalliday.co.uk or https://linktr.ee/magslhalliday
Occasional public sector comms person. All views my own.
She/Her.
Please use alt text on images.
www.magslhalliday.co.uk or https://linktr.ee/magslhalliday
I'm going to have to triple-check the scene titles in what I'm working on aren't included when I export it from Scrivener.
Reader: Is this work influenced by Blade Runner?
Me: No.
Reader: are you sure? Isn't that what J F Sebastian says when he gets home?
Reader: Is this work influenced by Blade Runner?
Me: No.
Reader: are you sure? Isn't that what J F Sebastian says when he gets home?
November 26, 2025 at 11:06 AM
I'm going to have to triple-check the scene titles in what I'm working on aren't included when I export it from Scrivener.
Reader: Is this work influenced by Blade Runner?
Me: No.
Reader: are you sure? Isn't that what J F Sebastian says when he gets home?
Reader: Is this work influenced by Blade Runner?
Me: No.
Reader: are you sure? Isn't that what J F Sebastian says when he gets home?
We’ve been clearing out our years of paper tat and I saved this Radio Times purely to do this photo.
November 25, 2025 at 3:21 PM
We’ve been clearing out our years of paper tat and I saved this Radio Times purely to do this photo.
Me: I should check some of these history assignments our kid has for their mocks.
Also me:
Also me:
![Quiz expecting Year 11's to fill in the blanks. But I have.
First prompt: Crick and Watson were important individuals in the history of medicine because they ...
my reply: read Rosalind Franklin's notes
Prompt: Describe their work.
Me: reading her notes
Prompt: This [led to / increased / reduced / stopped] and meant that ...
Prewritten conclusion: Clearly, this explains why Crick and Watson were important individuals in the history of medicine.
me addition: and were men](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vaxyggtfjgnf3o4nc52t5j6i/bafkreibfnq5t3eooan5cs36ibwwafnkdy5cjxeabpttvbnkpsk4227yvxa@jpeg)
November 24, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Me: I should check some of these history assignments our kid has for their mocks.
Also me:
Also me:
After a mere 16 years, @markclapham.bsky.social and I have finally sorted our separate Doctor Who magazines into one run.
November 22, 2025 at 1:19 PM
After a mere 16 years, @markclapham.bsky.social and I have finally sorted our separate Doctor Who magazines into one run.
Looking forward to more McCoy-influenced UK military names.
November 21, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Looking forward to more McCoy-influenced UK military names.
45/n The Quantity Theory of Insanity by Will Self.
A reread for the first time since the 1990s. It really struck me that I remembered each twist in the first few stories. The last two still feel anti-climactic. The idea of a collection of interlocking stories remains hugely influential on me.
A reread for the first time since the 1990s. It really struck me that I remembered each twist in the first few stories. The last two still feel anti-climactic. The idea of a collection of interlocking stories remains hugely influential on me.
November 21, 2025 at 8:54 AM
45/n The Quantity Theory of Insanity by Will Self.
A reread for the first time since the 1990s. It really struck me that I remembered each twist in the first few stories. The last two still feel anti-climactic. The idea of a collection of interlocking stories remains hugely influential on me.
A reread for the first time since the 1990s. It really struck me that I remembered each twist in the first few stories. The last two still feel anti-climactic. The idea of a collection of interlocking stories remains hugely influential on me.
Just walking around muttering “vacuum vacuum vacuum” today.
November 18, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Just walking around muttering “vacuum vacuum vacuum” today.
Watching the 2002 Hound of the Baskervilles and talking about how post-treatment would colour-grade it now. And probably remove the boom mic operator in the far left of the frame.
November 15, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Watching the 2002 Hound of the Baskervilles and talking about how post-treatment would colour-grade it now. And probably remove the boom mic operator in the far left of the frame.
November 10, 2025 at 8:04 AM
The quoted goat and image is from 2024*.
Sergeant Bill of the 5th Infantry Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, who served in WW1 and was court-marshalled twice, would like a word.**
1/2
Sergeant Bill of the 5th Infantry Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, who served in WW1 and was court-marshalled twice, would like a word.**
1/2
November 9, 2025 at 5:25 PM
The quoted goat and image is from 2024*.
Sergeant Bill of the 5th Infantry Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, who served in WW1 and was court-marshalled twice, would like a word.**
1/2
Sergeant Bill of the 5th Infantry Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, who served in WW1 and was court-marshalled twice, would like a word.**
1/2
This filled crepe is so filled that I feel like I don’t need to eat until at least Tuesday.
(Holy Crepe at Brillsville market, #Exeter types)
(Holy Crepe at Brillsville market, #Exeter types)
November 8, 2025 at 12:27 PM
This filled crepe is so filled that I feel like I don’t need to eat until at least Tuesday.
(Holy Crepe at Brillsville market, #Exeter types)
(Holy Crepe at Brillsville market, #Exeter types)
The other thing to note is that my go-to book for simple bakes is…this bookclub book for kids.
It is exceptionally hard to go wrong following a recipe written for kids.
It is exceptionally hard to go wrong following a recipe written for kids.
November 6, 2025 at 9:51 AM
The other thing to note is that my go-to book for simple bakes is…this bookclub book for kids.
It is exceptionally hard to go wrong following a recipe written for kids.
It is exceptionally hard to go wrong following a recipe written for kids.
Celebrating by baking my first New York cheesecake.
November 5, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Celebrating by baking my first New York cheesecake.
44/n Zami: A New Spelling of My Name by Audre Lorde.
A coming of age memoir that explores different layers of otherness, and how to find a way through that.
Thanks to @kateorman.bsky.social for the rec!
A coming of age memoir that explores different layers of otherness, and how to find a way through that.
Thanks to @kateorman.bsky.social for the rec!
November 3, 2025 at 1:44 PM
44/n Zami: A New Spelling of My Name by Audre Lorde.
A coming of age memoir that explores different layers of otherness, and how to find a way through that.
Thanks to @kateorman.bsky.social for the rec!
A coming of age memoir that explores different layers of otherness, and how to find a way through that.
Thanks to @kateorman.bsky.social for the rec!
Ours goes out just before dusk, and vanishes again once the first aggressive teen horde is spotted.
November 1, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Ours goes out just before dusk, and vanishes again once the first aggressive teen horde is spotted.
If you see this post a vampire that isn’t Dracula.
October 31, 2025 at 4:03 PM
If you see this post a vampire that isn’t Dracula.
October 30, 2025 at 8:23 AM
I got a full yowl of despair when I got up but did not IMMEDIATELY feed her.
October 26, 2025 at 8:00 AM
I got a full yowl of despair when I got up but did not IMMEDIATELY feed her.
OK, I need practical UK advice. What kind of hose connection do I need for this old tap?
The end bit comes off.
I’m trying to attach a modern hose reel which in turn attaches to a pressure washer.
Right now it leaks when on and if I up the pressure the hose blows off the tap.
The end bit comes off.
I’m trying to attach a modern hose reel which in turn attaches to a pressure washer.
Right now it leaks when on and if I up the pressure the hose blows off the tap.
October 25, 2025 at 4:20 PM
OK, I need practical UK advice. What kind of hose connection do I need for this old tap?
The end bit comes off.
I’m trying to attach a modern hose reel which in turn attaches to a pressure washer.
Right now it leaks when on and if I up the pressure the hose blows off the tap.
The end bit comes off.
I’m trying to attach a modern hose reel which in turn attaches to a pressure washer.
Right now it leaks when on and if I up the pressure the hose blows off the tap.
43/n Monstrous Regiment by Terry Pratchett.
Reread as I was failing to sleep last night.
Reread as I was failing to sleep last night.
October 20, 2025 at 9:35 PM
43/n Monstrous Regiment by Terry Pratchett.
Reread as I was failing to sleep last night.
Reread as I was failing to sleep last night.
Me too! The colourway is called “owl”.
October 20, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Me too! The colourway is called “owl”.
Dusk on the Riviera Line last week, between Exeter and Starcross. If you look east at dusk, the sunset may be briefly reflected by the sky, which is then reflected by the river (tides permitting).
October 20, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Dusk on the Riviera Line last week, between Exeter and Starcross. If you look east at dusk, the sunset may be briefly reflected by the sky, which is then reflected by the river (tides permitting).
