Author, producer, scicomms, animation. Royal Institution writer-in-residence. Books: Learning To Think (Penguin) The Cost of Trust (Harper Collins) Tim Minchin's Storm (Orion)https://bsky.app/profile/tracyking.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/tracyking.bsky.social/post/3mvdhsvlzq22rI just did a memoir writing workshop at a literary festival and this was the vibe12 Sep 2026 16:10 +0000at://did:plc:mebdc7dc6vwbs754dhs266wf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvdhsvlzq22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/tracyking.bsky.social/post/3mvab3xxnn22yShoot me through the eye please [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Sep 2026 09:32 +0000at://did:plc:mebdc7dc6vwbs754dhs266wf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvab3xxnn22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/tracyking.bsky.social/post/3mv4hrobpos2pRIGHT I’m not defending obvious sociopath Elizabeth Holmes BUT the reason her head is wobbling weirdly in that clip is that she’s rocking her baby with her foot09 Sep 2026 21:21 +0000at://did:plc:mebdc7dc6vwbs754dhs266wf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv4hrobpos2phttps://bsky.app/profile/tracyking.bsky.social/post/3mv4dehifis23Get this watched (and buy Ian’s book) [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Sep 2026 20:02 +0000at://did:plc:mebdc7dc6vwbs754dhs266wf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv4dehifis23https://bsky.app/profile/tracyking.bsky.social/post/3mv4auyctk22uBirmingham friends! I’m running a memoir-writing workshop at the Sutton Coldfield Literary Festival this Saturday at 2pm. Do come! It is FREE but you need to register in advance here: https://www.suttoncoldfieldtownhall.com/programme/laf/tracy-king09 Sep 2026 19:18 +0000at://did:plc:mebdc7dc6vwbs754dhs266wf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv4auyctk22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/tracyking.bsky.social/post/3mv3oiz4opc2mI see Brits are being thick about what ‘Jewish’ is, a sort of No True Jew fallacy09 Sep 2026 13:49 +0000at://did:plc:mebdc7dc6vwbs754dhs266wf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv3oiz4opc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/tracyking.bsky.social/post/3mv26kycz4c2mThis is a huge potential untapped market for when the pervert glasses ruin glasses [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Sep 2026 23:31 +0000at://did:plc:mebdc7dc6vwbs754dhs266wf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv26kycz4c2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/tracyking.bsky.social/post/3mv25unttzc2mPervert glasses might even kill off glasses entirely. Put all your money into contact lenses and Lasik. [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Sep 2026 23:18 +0000at://did:plc:mebdc7dc6vwbs754dhs266wf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv25unttzc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/tracyking.bsky.social/post/3mv23mytvqk2mI am fairly new to glasses, I only need them for reading and until the last few months I could still read small text easily without them. Such is ageing, but I just experienced a brand new feeling which is ‘start to panic because I can’t find my glasses, only to realise they are on my fool face’.08 Sep 2026 22:38 +0000at://did:plc:mebdc7dc6vwbs754dhs266wf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv23mytvqk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/tracyking.bsky.social/post/3mv224nmmg22mLook at this [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Sep 2026 22:11 +0000at://did:plc:mebdc7dc6vwbs754dhs266wf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv224nmmg22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/tracyking.bsky.social/post/3muzy2ajevk2mThere’s one in Weston-Super-Mare, here we are on a hot date [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Sep 2026 21:34 +0000at://did:plc:mebdc7dc6vwbs754dhs266wf/app.bsky.feed.post/3muzy2ajevk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/tracyking.bsky.social/post/3mux5s5esqs2wRushed one of the old lady babies to the emergency vet earlier at great expense, only to be told she seems to be perfectly healthy but should be banned from Dreamies. No idea how to break this news to her.07 Sep 2026 18:39 +0000at://did:plc:mebdc7dc6vwbs754dhs266wf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mux5s5esqs2whttps://bsky.app/profile/tracyking.bsky.social/post/3muwwar3a522wI just saw a sign that said BEWARE OF HORSES. I simply will not. Apart from anything, you can hear them coming.07 Sep 2026 16:24 +0000at://did:plc:mebdc7dc6vwbs754dhs266wf/app.bsky.feed.post/3muwwar3a522whttps://bsky.app/profile/tracyking.bsky.social/post/3muu7zprk2223Have you found the Yellow Sign?06 Sep 2026 14:41 +0000at://did:plc:mebdc7dc6vwbs754dhs266wf/app.bsky.feed.post/3muu7zprk2223https://bsky.app/profile/tracyking.bsky.social/post/3musg4gx2ic25Recommendations for portable lightweight tripod for DSLR please thankyou05 Sep 2026 21:25 +0000at://did:plc:mebdc7dc6vwbs754dhs266wf/app.bsky.feed.post/3musg4gx2ic25https://bsky.app/profile/tracyking.bsky.social/post/3musfwzv6l225My Friend Billy [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Sep 2026 21:22 +0000at://did:plc:mebdc7dc6vwbs754dhs266wf/app.bsky.feed.post/3musfwzv6l225https://bsky.app/profile/tracyking.bsky.social/post/3musawx2bj222I was also 18 in 1994 and uh…yeah [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Sep 2026 19:52 +0000at://did:plc:mebdc7dc6vwbs754dhs266wf/app.bsky.feed.post/3musawx2bj222https://bsky.app/profile/tracyking.bsky.social/post/3mus2hjdhwk26One day I will meet the person who designed the platform numbering system at New St Station, and I will ask them what they were going for05 Sep 2026 17:56 +0000at://did:plc:mebdc7dc6vwbs754dhs266wf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mus2hjdhwk26https://bsky.app/profile/tracyking.bsky.social/post/3murtiz5ho22vThis is clearly a bookshop of great taste 😃😎 [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Sep 2026 15:52 +0000at://did:plc:mebdc7dc6vwbs754dhs266wf/app.bsky.feed.post/3murtiz5ho22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/tracyking.bsky.social/post/3murf5zwlns2vMusk v chess dot com annoying because both of them were being unobservant and therefore losers. Musk was referring to chess positions while chess dot com was referring to chess games. This pairing would - and did - make for a terrible match.05 Sep 2026 11:35 +0000at://did:plc:mebdc7dc6vwbs754dhs266wf/app.bsky.feed.post/3murf5zwlns2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/tracyking.bsky.social/post/3muresy2iks2vHard to watch. Fwiw, the majority of perps here are men but the hair-puller is an old woman, hard to see what her assault defence is going to be. Farage’s response is genuinely terrifying. [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Sep 2026 11:29 +0000at://did:plc:mebdc7dc6vwbs754dhs266wf/app.bsky.feed.post/3muresy2iks2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/tracyking.bsky.social/post/3mukoz7c5fk2eOf COURSE @brainmage.bsky.social has a thread on roller coaster ambivalence. It’s a good one, too. [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Sep 2026 19:43 +0000at://did:plc:mebdc7dc6vwbs754dhs266wf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mukoz7c5fk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/tracyking.bsky.social/post/3mukoxe3lgc2eThis made me a laugh a lot because it’s not possible to go on a roller coaster without going out of your way, but I did once stumble upon one without prior knowledge. I went over a hill and in the valley below was a funfair. One of those magical real life schlocky movie moments. [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Sep 2026 19:42 +0000at://did:plc:mebdc7dc6vwbs754dhs266wf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mukoxe3lgc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/tracyking.bsky.social/post/3mukolgpwt22eI’ve never met anyone who is ambivalent about roller coasters02 Sep 2026 19:35 +0000at://did:plc:mebdc7dc6vwbs754dhs266wf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mukolgpwt22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/tracyking.bsky.social/post/3mujxqzbkpk22I’m staying with the twins because my aunt had a fall and has broken her arm. I brought my camera for no particular reason and that has become session with their extremely poser old man cat Merlin02 Sep 2026 12:46 +0000at://did:plc:mebdc7dc6vwbs754dhs266wf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mujxqzbkpk22