Melanie Jones

Writer of short stories and beginner of novels. Birkbeck PhD student. Teacher specialising in anxiety, depression, and autism.

[Melanie Jones @jonesmonster]

Today is my last day at Bridge Cottage. I still have to pack up a lot of stuff and have a ratger large to do list. So of course I woke up in the night with a migraine.

[Stray Cat Rescue Team West Midlands @StrayCatsWM]

🚨 NOW NOT ACCEPTING ANY NEW CASES
We need to raise 15k and fast….

To donate. PLEASE use one of the links.
This is a beyond desperate post. 💔

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(Please select the ‘Friends & Family’ or ‘Someone You Trust’ option)

[Melanie Jones @jonesmonster]

And to everyone getting their results today. Remember this is one performance on one or two nerve wracking days. It doesn’t change what you know about the subject or what you gained from studying it. Whatever the grades, you know more than you did.

[Melanie Jones @jonesmonster]

Two Bs and a D for my students. Not exactly what we were hoping for but still worth celebrating. Especially as that Philosophy paper was tough!

[I’ve Pet That Cat @IvePetThatCat1]

Meet Persephone! The pandemic started shortly after she was adopted, so she is not used to visitors. She gets scared and hides under the blanket. The other cat, Sebastian, comforts her. If she gets to know you, she is cuddly. Sometimes if you sing to her, she’ll meow back.

[Melanie Jones @jonesmonster]

@glitterchick69 @IvePetThatCat1 Oz is beautiful!

[I’ve Pet That Cat @IvePetThatCat1]

Meet Sebastian! He is very large but kind to everyone. His family calls him a gentle giant. He is a caregiver to the whole family. He comes and shows love when he sees his family needs it. He even takes care of the smaller cat in the home, looking after her when she is scared.

[Melanie Jones @jonesmonster]

@londonlitlab Brilliant, thanks!

[Melanie Jones @jonesmonster]

I have a lot of things I should be doing, but I've spent most of the day drawing pets for @ARLIowa's #poorlydrawnpets fundraiser and it's the most fun I've had in a long time.

[Melanie Jones @jonesmonster]

@dsngltn Oh no! Hope you are okay.

[Melanie Jones @jonesmonster]

@jonty Playing a musical instrument or anything artistic that involves hand eye coordination to distract the brain from anxiety. Free writing. This is also what my PhD is about.

[Melanie Jones @jonesmonster]

What an absolute joy to talk to the NAWE conference this morning about anxiety, horror and MR James. Thanks to everyone who came along so early on a Saturday and to @NaweWriters for organising such a wonderful conference! #mrjames #anxiety

[Melanie Jones @jonesmonster]

I will be speaking on Saturday morning! My workshop ‘How is a short story like a panic attack?’ explores anxiety in horror fiction and the ways fiction seeps into reality. There are so many amazing panels, it’s all very exciting!

[NAWE @NaweWriters]

Less than a week to go! Join fellow writers in education & the community around the UK & beyond at #NAWEconf2022. Special events include UK Arts Councils: Literature Panel: @ace_national @ArtsCouncilNI @LitWales @CreativeScots. https://t.co/Nu1LDor8a7 #writingineducation

[Melanie Jones @jonesmonster]

Look what came in the post today! Thankyou @popshotmag for liking my story. And what a lovely illustration by @nekoojiang.

[Melanie Jones @jonesmonster]

@halloween_becky Well done Becky 👍🙂

[Melanie Jones @jonesmonster]

Here it is! Read my story and others in the latest issue of Popshot! As a writer and a sort of artist, I've loved this magazine for a while now and I'm so happy to be a part of it. https://t.co/XdjPOne9SC

[Melanie Jones @jonesmonster]

It's so beautiful!!!

[Popshot Quarterly @popshotmag]

The Water Issue is here! Find it in all good newsagents, book shops and online now
https://t.co/2dftDn2oW1
#WritingCommunity #litmag #shortstories #poetry #flashfiction #writerslife

[Popshot Quarterly @popshotmag]

The Water Issue is here! Find it in all good newsagents, book shops and online now
https://t.co/2dftDn2oW1
#WritingCommunity #litmag #shortstories #poetry #flashfiction #writerslife

[Melanie Jones @jonesmonster]

Very excited to have a story published in the next issue of the wonderful @popshotmag. It's a story about a hot tub! So @actel should probably buy me a hot tub to celebrate.