Gentle readers, this is a quick and simple apology note for my rather spotty presence of late. I refer only partially to my interminable adult acne, of course. I love writing my nonsense, truly I do, but I have struggled to set aside the time to do so lately. Unfortunately, even when I have had the time, I have lacked the brain.

But Georgia, you say, why should a lack of brainpower stop you? It never has done before!

Well, yes, but bugger me if the very last brain cell hasn’t simply up and walked out of the building. I’m certain it will come back, but I wouldn’t like to give any promises as to timescale, or indeed the quality of its output upon return. As such, I have turned off paid subscriptions for the foreseeable future - perhaps one day I will be more able to commit myself to decent and regular output and I will turn them back on. Perhaps not. Either way, I will continue to write free posts as and when I can.

Coming up in the next month or two, I hope, will be a piece about dogs and their ubiquity, one about a giant pink inflatable monster that ravaged my hometown, a book review, and possibly a something about joining a Church I have previously ripped to shreds (and with whom I still maintain serious and well-cooked beef).

With my writing I hope to entertain and only rarely inform, but above all I aim to do a decent job of it. I don’t want to force myself to fire off something utterly lacklustre just because I’m trying to keep some sense of postal rhythm. It's a waste of your time and mine, and contrary to what some of the most highly-promoted and incredibly popular Substacks would like us all to believe, posting weekly and racking up the subs just ain’t it for some of us. If you can turn your blog into a full-time, six-figure careerstyle (that’s lifestyle and career combined, please send me $500 to find out how you can have the careerstyle of your dreams, and don’t forget to like and subscribe!) then good for you. It’s just not something I’m going to manage and there’s no point acting like that’s what I’m aiming for.

I hope you will stick with me and that I will be able to make it worth your while with whatever I am able to produce. I also hope that your weekend has been lovely and restoring, and that the upcoming week is full of joy and success, and possibly even a sexy and glamourous new careerstyle (if that’s what you’re looking for).

Tatty-bye for now,

Georgia