Colm Prunty

I'm going to be filtered out by the algorithm for not being a blue tick and not posting for a couple of years, but if this makes it to you, I wrote a story again: blog.colmprunty.com/blog/ear…

I got around to finishing writing some short fiction while stuck on planes for 18 hours: blog.colmprunty.com/blog/the…

Alright that will probably do

Review of resolutions from the end of 2020: blog.colmprunty.com/blog/on-…

Caught my local MP @BellRibeiroAddy on University Challenge last night, sadly missed the question about fellow Streatham resident and (I think) my neighbour @DavidHarewood

From two Christmas cards my parents got: - "I had 'the bug', no symptoms" - "PS When will we be able to meet up safely?" Times are weird

What order is this list in?!

Well all six Dune books are 99p each on Kindle today, what to do, what to do.

Age 17: KitKats are on offer? That's lunch sorted. Age 27: We still have 8 minutes until dinner, I think we still have chicken to put in the pan Age 37: I've scheduled every meal for the next nine days and we'll be left with one baby potato and a bell pepper.

4yo: Do you know, at night, I creep? Me: You creep? Where? 4yo: To the woods. Me: What do you do when you're creeping in the woods? 4yo: I have... another dinner.

Kind of adorable that 小朋友 means child when it literally translates as "small friend".

Me training for a race that happens just after Christmas

Steve Bruce is going to be leaving St. James's Park in a suitcase.

TEN THOUSAND KILOMETRES and also 3.5 chucked in at the end there

4 y/o (to 11 m/o): goodnight cute baby! to me: grown ups aren't cute

Google translate has gone completely off the rails

4 year old daughter asked me why there were no girl players while we were watching the Euros a couple of weeks ago, so why not

I expect a lot of confusion about PCR testing and quarantine requirements when UK - Ireland travel reopens tomorrow, because I had to dig for quite a while to find a solid definition for "fully vaccinated". A lot of my age cohort are getting second doses right around now.