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Beverages, Xmas, punsIs a Christmas boba a ... Bublé tea

Beverages, Xmas, puns

Is a Christmas boba a ... Bublé tea

Wholly partial and subjective list of good and bad British foodsBest British foods: pies (savoury obv), scones with clotted cream and jam...

Wholly partial and subjective list of good and bad British foods

Best British foods: pies (savoury obv), scones with clotted cream and jam (never settle for less!!), Sunday roasts, sticky toffee pudding, a really crisp cider

British foods which are meh at best and whose popularity is baffling: trifle, mince pies, Christmas pudding/cake, fish and chips, just chips tbh

My list of exotic Enid Blyton foods mentioned in the article, ranked in order from gross to nice3. Marzipan: ugh2. Crumpets: not bad but you...

My list of exotic Enid Blyton foods mentioned in the article, ranked in order from gross to nice

3. Marzipan: ugh
2. Crumpets: not bad but you always think they're gonna be nicer than they are
1. Scones: actively nice, but primarily a vehicle for clotted cream delivery

Not listed because, 18 years on from my arrival in the UK, I've never had occasion to try them: blancmange, tongue, treacle (unless treacle tart counts? that's ok I guess)

Re LRT: made me laugh when the author says, when asked to explain mauby, "But Enid Blyton never explained treacle!" Such a classic...

Re LRT: made me laugh when the author says, when asked to explain mauby, "But Enid Blyton never explained treacle!" Such a classic Commonwealth writer response. We all get mad whenever Western editors ask us to explain any local foodstuff because we made it through Blyton without one single clue what a macaroon was and it was fine!!

The first five are legit, but the last two titles would probably change depending on the day and my mood 🤔 I really feel the list should...

The first five are legit, but the last two titles would probably change depending on the day and my mood 🤔 I really feel the list should have something by E. Nesbit, and maybe also Terry Pratchett ... Also Amitav Ghosh? Geoff Ryman? Hmm!

#7books to get to know me:1. First Term at Malory Towers, Enid Blyton2. Culture and Imperialism, Edward Said3. The Lord of the Rings, J. R....

#7books to get to know me:

1. First Term at Malory Towers, Enid Blyton

2. Culture and Imperialism, Edward Said

3. The Lord of the Rings, J. R. R. Tolkien

4. Kampung Boy, Lat

5. The Way That Lives in the Heart: Chinese Popular Religion and Spirit Mediums in Penang, Malaysia, Jean DeBernardi

6. Anne of Green Gables, L. M. Montgomery

7. The Morning Gift, Eva Ibbotson

Sometimes I write fanfic in my own universes for my Patreon! Today it was a brief glimpse into a possible future for Jess from BLACK WATER...

Sometimes I write fanfic in my own universes for my Patreon! Today it was a brief glimpse into a possible future for Jess from BLACK WATER SISTER (available to patrons only) https://www.patreon.com/posts/75101386

I haven't written new fiction in a while, thanks to a combo of maternity leave, juggling day job and baby, and revisions. It was nice to finish something new! Next up will be a flash fic about Jade Yeo and a brief prequel to Order of the Pure Moon ...

Other writers dream of magical new worlds and thrilling plots. I get "his face dont corn" >:(

Other writers dream of magical new worlds and thrilling plots. I get "his face dont corn" >:(

I dreamt last night about a book I was somehow simultaneously writing, reading and experiencing as the main character. Things got to a...

I dreamt last night about a book I was somehow simultaneously writing, reading and experiencing as the main character. Things got to a terribly exciting pitch where I (as the MC) was confronting the big bad, whose face had magically dissolved into smoke. Unfortunately I (as the author) chose to describe this as follows:

"But I could not discern his expression, for his face dont corn."

I (as the reader) got stuck on this line and then I woke up so I never got to found out what happened >:(

Visited a National Trust property yesterday. Imagine turning up here as a yew tree that's been left to grow naturally. You'd feel so...

Visited a National Trust property yesterday. Imagine turning up here as a yew tree that's been left to grow naturally. You'd feel so judged

If any Penangite friends or family saw this I would get excommunicated for not choosing assam laksa or Penang Hokkien mee. Luckily they are...

If any Penangite friends or family saw this I would get excommunicated for not choosing assam laksa or Penang Hokkien mee. Luckily they are all living it up on Facebook and WhatsApp, blissfully ignorant of what is a Mastodon

I haven't worked out how to get a green tick next to my website link but I HAVE worked out what to do with the remaining three metadata...

I haven't worked out how to get a green tick next to my website link but I HAVE worked out what to do with the remaining three metadata fields on my profile

Paul Hollywood: We're expecting a classic smore that's also a perfectly airy soufflé, as eaten in Maine, where I went on holiday...

Paul Hollywood: We're expecting a classic smore that's also a perfectly airy soufflé, as eaten in Maine, where I went on holiday last week. You have 25 minutes

#GreatBritishBakeOff next season, gearing up to make the Americans furious (again) #food

#GreatBritishBakeOff next season, gearing up to make the Americans furious (again) #food

I now know you can simply import your follows to your new account when you move, it's ok, you don't need to tell me 😅

I now know you can simply import your follows to your new account when you move, it's ok, you don't need to tell me 😅

The really annoying thing about moving instances -- worse than losing the toots -- is that you bring your followers with you, but not your...

The really annoying thing about moving instances -- worse than losing the toots -- is that you bring your followers with you, but not your follows. Having painstakingly found and followed a bunch of Twitter mutuals, as well as some new people, I now have to do it all over again! 🤦🏻‍♀️

#introduction Hello! I write #fantasy and (occasionally) #romance. My most recent book is BLACK WATER SISTER, about a stressed lesbian...

#introduction Hello! I write #fantasy and (occasionally) #romance. My most recent book is BLACK WATER SISTER, about a stressed lesbian zoomer haunted by her terrible dead grandmother, but I'm probably best known for my debut SORCERER TO THE CROWN (Jane Austen with magic and people of colour).

When I'm not #writing, I practise law and parent two small children. I love #food, #fanfic and gossip, and have very strong opinions about #GBBO. Anak #Malaysia 🌺 transplanted to the UK!

(I promise I don't usually make fart jokes but you've got to admit Mastodon is asking for it)

(I promise I don't usually make fart jokes but you've got to admit Mastodon is asking for it)

I've moved instances! Thanks to @aliettedb for getting me an invite 🥰 Stupidly I did not realise my toots would not come with me, but...

I've moved instances! Thanks to @aliettedb for getting me an invite 🥰 Stupidly I did not realise my toots would not come with me, but I guess it's in the nature of toots that even as they are born they depart from you 🤔 So should I repost my introduction or not??