Author of the Sam Williams series, co-author of the Cumbria Crime series, crossword enthusiast and owner of long-suffering liver. Outstandingly talented, yet modest with it.https://bsky.app/profile/joelhames.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/joelhames.bsky.social/post/3lcfxb37q5k2nOn my way to Birmingham for lunch with fellow authors and industry people. CCTV? Generally good. Seeing myself on live CCTV? Always alarming.03 Dec 2024 15:27 +0000at://did:plc:bfslu2izzv4ziima3gvfcvxj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcfxb37q5k2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/joelhames.bsky.social/post/3lbruogny3k2eWould you like to be shouted at by a furious, vicious, pointy-nosed avian? No? Exit it is, then.25 Nov 2024 15:48 +0000at://did:plc:bfslu2izzv4ziima3gvfcvxj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbruogny3k2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/joelhames.bsky.social/post/3lbckr2474k2dFirst snowball fight of the season last night. Please excuse the casual-wear.19 Nov 2024 13:40 +0000at://did:plc:bfslu2izzv4ziima3gvfcvxj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbckr2474k2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/joelhames.bsky.social/post/3lb5hddxq5k2eWe live in an age where every single day you can read a book you’ve never read before, and think, ‘that might be the best book I’ve ever read’, and then read another book, and have precisely the same thought. There are so many astonishing books out there. Add the latest books you’ve loved below.17 Nov 2024 12:56 +0000at://did:plc:bfslu2izzv4ziima3gvfcvxj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb5hddxq5k2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/joelhames.bsky.social/post/3lb37r5nzds2sI suppose I’d better post something. Here’s a peahen outside the Eltermere Inn, snapped during a location research trip earlier this week with Rachel McLean. And sunrise over Elterwater that morning.16 Nov 2024 15:35 +0000at://did:plc:bfslu2izzv4ziima3gvfcvxj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb37r5nzds2s