Mark Hamilton
@mhamilton1509.bsky.social
Author of sorts, including latest novel ‘Open and Shut’. Creator of Slow Motion Man! Freelance copywriter for a living. Married, children, all that jazz. One day surely it will all add up ☺️
Enjoyed some pancakes this Shrove Tuesday! Now for Lent… Planning to give up salt on my food. See how that goes… 🤨
February 17, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Enjoyed some pancakes this Shrove Tuesday! Now for Lent… Planning to give up salt on my food. See how that goes… 🤨
Hello daffodils!
February 12, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Hello daffodils!
Watched the film Bird directed by Andrea Arnold. Superb! A riveting story about chaotic and dysfunctional lives which was deeply depressing and strangely uplifting at the same time. Recommend!
February 7, 2026 at 11:18 PM
Watched the film Bird directed by Andrea Arnold. Superb! A riveting story about chaotic and dysfunctional lives which was deeply depressing and strangely uplifting at the same time. Recommend!
Ah, that Friday night feeling!
February 6, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Ah, that Friday night feeling!
Newsnight comparing Starmer’s Mandelson situation to the Profumo affair??
February 4, 2026 at 11:02 PM
Newsnight comparing Starmer’s Mandelson situation to the Profumo affair??
Welcome to February everyone 🤨Fractionally better than January I guess…
February 1, 2026 at 9:59 AM
Welcome to February everyone 🤨Fractionally better than January I guess…
Watched The Eternal Daughter starring Tilda Swindon. A really atmospheric film, quite eerie. Worth a watch!
January 30, 2026 at 11:21 PM
Watched The Eternal Daughter starring Tilda Swindon. A really atmospheric film, quite eerie. Worth a watch!
Wow, if Djokovic can go on and beat Alcaraz in the final after beating Sinner in the semi, he will REALLY have deserved it!!
January 30, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Wow, if Djokovic can go on and beat Alcaraz in the final after beating Sinner in the semi, he will REALLY have deserved it!!
Blocking Andy Burnham from standing just seems really… undemocratic, @teamlabouruk.bsky.social ? Not a good look.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Andy Burnham's bid to return as MP blocked by Labour ruling body
Labour sources say concerns were raised about the cost of a mayoral election and a
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January 25, 2026 at 12:43 PM
Blocking Andy Burnham from standing just seems really… undemocratic, @teamlabouruk.bsky.social ? Not a good look.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Watched most of Trump’s Davos speech. He really does inhabit a weird and warped world inside his own head. The problem is, he’s trying to transpose that world onto the actual world around him and has a lot of the power to do so! #Davos2026
January 21, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Watched most of Trump’s Davos speech. He really does inhabit a weird and warped world inside his own head. The problem is, he’s trying to transpose that world onto the actual world around him and has a lot of the power to do so! #Davos2026
Suggested update to this year’s Davos strap line: A spirit of blazing argument
😅 #Davos2026
😅 #Davos2026
January 20, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Suggested update to this year’s Davos strap line: A spirit of blazing argument
😅 #Davos2026
😅 #Davos2026
Scary isn’t it - Trump actually BELIEVES some of the crap he spouts about Greenland (and loads of other things) 🫣
January 19, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Scary isn’t it - Trump actually BELIEVES some of the crap he spouts about Greenland (and loads of other things) 🫣
Well, Davos is timely this year. Maybe if they cram him with snacks and sweetmeats, EU leaders can get Trump to back down on Greenland tariffs.
January 18, 2026 at 1:29 PM
Well, Davos is timely this year. Maybe if they cram him with snacks and sweetmeats, EU leaders can get Trump to back down on Greenland tariffs.
On a walk today, saw this enigmatic plaque on a bench. What story lies behind it, I wonder…?
January 17, 2026 at 3:55 PM
On a walk today, saw this enigmatic plaque on a bench. What story lies behind it, I wonder…?
Well, we’ve got to the halfway point of January. This is an achievement 👍
January 15, 2026 at 9:54 AM
Well, we’ve got to the halfway point of January. This is an achievement 👍
Thinking about billing my clients not in pounds and pence but in compulsory purchases of my novels. A dastardly sales technique, no?! #writingcommunity
January 13, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Thinking about billing my clients not in pounds and pence but in compulsory purchases of my novels. A dastardly sales technique, no?! #writingcommunity
Finished The Mystery of Edwin Drood - if you can finish an unfinished novel! Not Dickens’ greatest work, but full of dark comedy and vigour. Actually very poignant reading the last paras and knowing these were the last words, of many many thousands, that he ever wrote… #writingcommunity
January 11, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Finished The Mystery of Edwin Drood - if you can finish an unfinished novel! Not Dickens’ greatest work, but full of dark comedy and vigour. Actually very poignant reading the last paras and knowing these were the last words, of many many thousands, that he ever wrote… #writingcommunity
Don’t all these advertisers know that we just put the TV on mute as soon as the adverts come on?? Idiots 😅
January 10, 2026 at 10:40 PM
Don’t all these advertisers know that we just put the TV on mute as soon as the adverts come on?? Idiots 😅
Email from @microsoft informs me of an outrageous cost increase for Microsoft 365 - from £60 to £85 a year. That’s an increase of over 40%!! But what can ya do…
January 9, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Email from @microsoft informs me of an outrageous cost increase for Microsoft 365 - from £60 to £85 a year. That’s an increase of over 40%!! But what can ya do…
Snowdrops already!
January 8, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Snowdrops already!
Just stubbed my toe. It’s hard to believe I’m still alive.
January 8, 2026 at 9:24 AM
Just stubbed my toe. It’s hard to believe I’m still alive.
Seven days into 2026 and it’s a shitshow and a half already
January 7, 2026 at 11:22 PM
Seven days into 2026 and it’s a shitshow and a half already
Reposted by Mark Hamilton
Self-defense, my ass. This is f’ing murder.
ICE shooting in Minneapolis.
ICE shooting in Minneapolis.
January 7, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Self-defense, my ass. This is f’ing murder.
ICE shooting in Minneapolis.
ICE shooting in Minneapolis.
Day two of the return to work nearly done. It’s baby steps in January - one day at a time 👍
January 6, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Day two of the return to work nearly done. It’s baby steps in January - one day at a time 👍