Copywriter/author. 1st novel shortlisted for the Lucy Cavendish Prize. 2nd novel hiding behind cats & quizzes on the internet. 3rd novel not waiting its turn.
I wrote a thing about death, because of course I did…
I’m dedicating it to my girls, who are constant reminders of how amazing life is, and who have kept me going despite going through their own huge loss.
The one about death – or why I want to be buried in leopard print stilettos and not go and live on a farm | Tracy Kuhn offers an honest, heartfelt and deeply personal reflection on loss and why it beckons us to live our best and brightest life
@Tracy_Kuhn
I just had to pay a man 60 quid to break into my house. I texted my neighbour but wrote 'I licked myself out' by mistake. Can someone put my house on the market for me while I go and sort a change of identity? Cheers.
@lucyinglis
Yes! I hate it when it’s referred to as a battle, it suggests that the people who die from it just didn’t fight hard enough, which is insulting and upsetting.
@Mr_Dave_Haslam
Happy days. I now have this on my running playlist that I listen to at 6.30am. 1995 Tracy, who would have been on her way home at 6.30am, would have absolutely disgusted with 2023 Tracy, and rightly so.
To the man in the swimming pool who just swam underneath me in a mostly empty pool, next time you're getting a proper kick in the head because that's just weird.
To the man who just shouted 'Gis a fuck, darling' out of his car window at me, no, Sir, I am fully out of fucks to give this week, and for the foreseeable future. But you keep going with that line.
@hellolanemoore
I was told to have a baby to cure my endometriosis, then told to have one to help my thyroid issues. Babies are the adult equivalent of the wet paper towel in Primary school.
This is my 48th birthday face, and what I had for breakfast. I don't know who arranged for the red arrows to fly over my house earlier, but you've won the whole
#lockdownbirthday
thing :)
So the man who grabbed Chris Whitty has been done for assault, and while I’m sure it was distressing for him, this pisses me off hugely because this has happened to women in public spaces so many times and it’s never taken seriously. Every woman you know has experienced this.
First weekend alone at the flat, and first beachy run without a warm bed and a cup of tea waiting for me when I get back (maybe I can train the seagulls…). All these ‘firsts’ are bloody exhausting but another step towards working out a new normal.
#run
#bereavement
#scarborough
Listening to a discussion on
@BBCRadio2
about the campaign to pardon women executed as witches in the 16th century. Already had two male callers say this shouldn’t happen as without these executions we would still have a witch problem today. In case you thought we’d moved on.
52!
It’s a funny one this year, of course, but a lovely one nonetheless, thanks to my amazing friends new and old, my colleagues, my family and most importantly my brilliant girls who make everything a million times better. In the midst of all the crap I do know how lucky I am.
Yet again
#Shetland
proves what a brilliant actress
@AtotheOD
is. And also that no good can ever come from a building that has plastic sheeting hanging in it.
@joanhaigbooks
Children ask the best questions! I went to an event led by a poet recently, who completely ridiculed a child’s question, and you could sense a whole room of people deciding not to buy any more of his books.
Not one to be left out, here's an update on my sourdough starter. I tweaked it a little, substituting flour for a bottle of gin and water for a handful of my dad's rhubarb. It officially has another 5 weeks to go, but I think we all know that's not going to happen
#rhubarbgin
@Kirsty_H220
@peopleareberks
This really annoys me. I got divorced 11 years ago and people still put their heads on one side as they say what a shame it is for my girls. No, me and their dad have a great relationship now and are much happier apart.
Of course I had a tattoo for Jens, and of course it’s a boat.
It’s not quite the ‘have a massive galleon tattooed across your boobs if I die first’ that he requested, but I feel it’s a good compromise and he’d approve.
A man waved at me from across the street in town earlier, so I waved back while I tried to remember who he was. He was, of course, just a man who was adjusting his rucksack and if anyone needs me I’ll be on a flight to Buenos Aires.
I can’t believe I’m having to write this, but it’s the best way of letting everyone know without having to send loads of messages - Jens sadly died yesterday and I feel broken and numb and cross and cheated; we weren’t done, we were just getting started and it doesn’t feel fair.
It’s my lovely dad’s 80th birthday today! He thinks social media is a load of nonsense, and of course he’s right, but this photo sums up how ace he is and I’m very grateful that I got to spend yesterday with him and my sisters and a massive cake.
@theguyliner
‘He took a meat cleaver to my apron strings’. Jesus. As the proud owner of a 21yr old I’m just pleased she’s healthy and happy. I do have tattoos though, so what do I know? (First one at 40, my mum’s not keen but pointed out my body would be easy to identify if I was murdered)
@tinycharlotte72
But there's always a sense of disbelief in these situations where you have to process what was actually said. Then you just want to be out of there, if they can say that kind of thing what else will they do? We've all been there and thought of the perfect response after x
This morning, while running through town, a man walking towards me turned round as I ran past and started running next to me. Obviously told him to do one, and he did, but men, for the record, this isn’t funny. It’s not banter, and it’s not me not being able to take a joke.
Been for a swim and The Man Who Races Me was there again. One day I'm going to ask him if he can swim fast because his tiny penis makes him so streamlined.
@slondonuk
Fucks sake, it’s like that ridiculous stay at home ad, a group of people with degrees and salaries and respect actually sat in a meeting and signed this off.
Interviewed someone at work today. I put my hand out to shake his hand as he suddenly stepped forward, so I ended up kind of karate chopping him in the stomach, in case anyone was under the illusion that I'm a proper grown up professional type person.
Been through the Staff Handbook but can’t find the section on what to do when a colleague keeps walking across your laptop before showing you their bumhole. Any HR experts around?
#CatsOfTwitter
#cats
@brokenbottleboy
I work in a secondary school and can indeed confirm that what kids are crying out for are stories written 100 years ago about a conceited, racist public school boy with mother issues.
Swimming man: ‘How do you swim so fast?’
Me: ‘What? I just swim.’
SM: ‘Well cheer up, it might never happen.’
Me: ‘What might??’
SM: ‘It’s just a saying!’
Me: ‘Well it’s a shit one, I come here to swim not smile at men!’
SM: ‘……..’ (he swims off, fast, so all in all a success).
Having a stressful week? Got loads to do? In complete denial about EVERYTHING? May I suggest the therapeutic properties of making a shit load of mince pies while off your face on sherry
I was sent a job ad today.
“We want to actively encourage applicants from all walks of life, including women”
Oh wow, really? You’re sure? How progressive of you to even consider us.
@Sonic_Screwup
I once tried another woman’s jacket on in a shop that she’d put down to try something else on, I’ve tried to get into the wrong car on numerous occasions and once inappropriately grabbed my then boyfriend from behind, except it wasn’t him, just a stranger in the same top.
@BBCPolitics
For the record, our school staff room was out of bounds. After being in work all day we just staggered home and hoped we weren’t passing anything on to our families. It was lonely and tiring.
Tonight we met the very talented, very funny
@petewylie
and The Mighty Wah!
Slightly outnumbered by all the middle aged men, but an excellent night of great music and funny stories, catch them if you can.
We took my dad on a Spurn Safari Tour today at
#spurnpoint
with Rob from
@YorksWildlife
. Amazing views, unique landscape and some military bunker action, go and do it while you still can!
@Skinny_fatbloke
So many questions, not enough tweet. Who is Nivette and why is she being locked outside? But this makes me feel better about my cock up. And about using moist instead of most in an email to my boss once.
Being at the front at a gig is a totally different experience in your 40s. It used to be every man for themselves but tonight someone made space for me to hang my cardigan on the barrier.
Swimming man this morning after I swam past him: “I can swim as fast as you, you know”.
Me:
Him: It’s just that I’ve already done a big session in the gym.
Me:
I did smile though, we all know I’m renowned for not smiling while I swim.
I am absolutely shite at gig photos, but another brilliant night with my big sister to see
@TheEnglishBeat
who were excellent.
Thoughts and prayers please for our old lady knees…
#ska
@vcav
Ah no, the book is the international code for please leave me alone. See also, headphones. You shouldn't be able to SEE me with my headphones on so don't even think about talking to me.
Working at my parents’ house for a few days & I looked up from my meeting to find Mr Fox watching me. He wants you all to think outside the box, take a deep dive and push the envelope. But only after he’s eaten the remains of some lamb chops my mum has just taken out to him, obvs
I wear all black when I’m running, which I’ve realised isn’t very me; it’s also not very safe considering I run in the morning when it’s still dark, so for health and safety reasons I’ve introduced a hint of day-glo leopard print into my exercise wardrobe.
#york
#running
Pretty but cold morning run. Some men at a bus stop thought I wasn’t going fast enough, thing is I’ll get faster while they’ll always be knobs. Didn’t think to say that at the time though obvs, just flicked the Vs & turned Wham up on my headphones.
Happy weekend! X
#york
#running
@Kirsty_H220
@peopleareberks
Your parents are your blueprint for relationships so how good is it for kids to see a dysfunctional relationship? Relationships break up, it’s part of life so we need to show them how to do it in a healthy way, show them that it’s still possible to communicate.
It’s Monday but it’s the last one of half term, we’re all negative & it’s snowy. I think people in ‘normal’ jobs look at snow in terms of how deep it is but when you work in a school you talk about it in terms of whether it’s deep enough for a Y11 to draw a massive penis in it
Can you remember the good old days? When no trip to the playground was complete without the slight risk of a major head injury as you got flung off a rusty, metal roundabout headfirst onto a slab of concrete? | Tracy Kuhn
@Tracy_Kuhn
And we're back in business! Easing my feet into this gently with some flat shoes. They've heard rumours of me hanging around with some flip flops and trainers and even walking around bare foot, so I'm trying to convince them that it was just a fling and meant nothing.
@ZiziFothSi
This is Cally. She's eating an ice cream in this but usually prefers coffee and a croissant. She sits on me when I'm in bed with a migraine, I'm working out whether she's nursing me or waiting for me to die...
Tonight's theme is subtle and understated in a dress that sheds a handful of glitter everytime I blink and all the eyeliner I own. Rough week + no sleep + free wine. You do the maths...
Except I just replied to someone’s message and I said I need to start moving and my autocorrect changed the word ‘move’ to ‘love making’ so now I can’t leave the house ever again until I’ve changed my name by deed poll and put the house on the market.
If you do an hour's circuits class but nobody sees you eat half a jar of peanut butter and a pound of cheese when you get home, did it really happen? Asking for a friend..
Had a week or so of evening running recently and while I run faster/further it’s a bit too peopley for my liking, so back to the slow early runs with the pigeons and the delivery lorries
#running
#york
Men, just a reminder that it’s not ok to comment on a woman’s body.
It reduces everything we are to something purely physical based on an ideal that you yourselves created. It suggests there are good & bad bodies. Women’s bodies are public property in a way men’s bodies never are
Teenager No.1 has her last exam today then that's it, no more school/college and in 2 weeks she flies off to work in Italy. But I'm FINE! I'm not even crying. Yet.