Erica Buist

@ericabuist.bsky.social

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Writer. Author (THIS PARTY’S DEAD). Playwright (Stockroom, Slackline). Journalist (Guardian). Writing tutor (CityLit). Social media director (Tupelo Press). Creative Writing PhD. Late-diagnosed AuDHD. Writing a novel but I’m ok.

A hand holding an egg with half its shell missing but the membrane somehow still intact.
A picture of London and the Thames from the window of the OXO Tower, overlayed with the shadowy reflection of St Paul’s from another window.
Jayden Scott and his weird MAGAt goons posing with super serious expressions, two with clasped hands, two of them in sunglasses, one ginger guy with a beard with his fist at his chest and a hilariously unironic face patriotic jaw-clench. You can see both how cool they think they look, and how utterly dorky and inadequate they are.
Vanity Fair photo of the band of ghouls in the Trump administration
Two headlines: “Streeting orders review into 'overdiagnosis' of mental illness and ADHD in welfare spending” And “Wes Streeting orders inquiry into mental health 'overdiagnosis'”
Brown and white cavalier King Charles spaniel sitting on the sofa with an expression that says “Excuse me? Some company, please?!”
Enormous blue and white cat lying in a box
Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social: "We must all pray for Charlie Kirk, who has been shot. A great guy from top to bottom. GOD BLESS HIM!" JD Vance, the vice-president, tweeted: "Say a prayer for Charlie Kirk, a genuinely good guy and a young father." Those sentiments were echoed by the secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth: "Prayers for Charlie Kirk. An incredible Christian, American, and human being. May the healing hand of Jesus Christ be upon him."
Linehan said he knew Ms Brooks was hanging around the meeting where insects were released 'with some very bad people. I knew it was the kind of thing the claimant would find very funny. 'A lot of women famously do not like insects, they have a natural revulsion against insects. This is a form of terrorism that's very specifically aimed at women.
Tweet from JD Vance: Our nation's heart breaks for the victims in Texas and their families. Just an incomprehensible tragedy. I hope everyone affected knows they're in the prayers of my family, and of millions of Americans.
WEATHER ALERT Severe Weather Moderate Thunderstorm Warning. These conditions are expected by 15:00 on Friday 13 June. UK Met Office
My legs in joggers, standing on the second step of the stairs outside my flat. My dog Ludo, a brown and white cavalier King Charles spaniel, has poked his head between them and is looking right at the camera, totally unaware of how cute he is.
The piece was headlined: "We earn £345k, but soaring private school fees mean we can't go on five holidays." It told the story of investment banker Al Moy, 38, and wife Alexandra who have a joint salary of £345,00g with two children at fee-paying schools. The pair were also said to have a daughter, called Ali, a son called Harry and
Jim Belushi, Dr Evil, and the 22-year-old intern Trump put in charge of preventing terrorism
Elon Musks Feud With President Trump Wipes $152 Billion Off Tesla's Market Cap As Elon Musk and Donald Trump take jabs at each other online, their respective businesses are plummeting in value.
Guardian article headlined: “Cringe! How millennials became uncool.”
Finkowska lying on a sofa with Artie, a curled up cat, on his chest. She is sleeping soundly and he is smiling and watching TV, probably thinking about how glad he is that he’s been taking cat allergy shots for the past five years.
Gorgeous Cretan sunset, and a cat who comes when I call “Artie!” She sits on me and I watch the sunset.
Unyoked cabin in north Norfolk, lit up all golden inside with a sunset and trees in the background.
The platform fence
I’d love to see you at my talk in Brighton but it’s SOLD OUT! Let's Talk about Death: An evening of Creative Exploration with Luna Arts @ Fabrica Brighton
Email: Hello, I'm coming to stay at [redacted] from March [redacted] - [redacted] and I just read in the field guide that you need poets to be declared.
Top: 1930s, Hitler doing a Nazi salute, science fleeing to America. Bottom: 2020s, Musk doing a Nazi salute, science fleeing to Europe.
A dishwasher. One cup is balanced on top of the spokes that are clearly for little plates or to hold glasses in place. Just balancing on the top, probably shouting “mum, look at meeeeee!”
Salt grinder, Himalayan salt
A blue and white cat leaning on the sofa on his left elbow like a trucker.
A blue and white British shorthair cat, with an expression suggesting a long history of hard-earned wisdom. Which he does not have because he’s a sleepy house cat.
Headline after headline of the hell we live in now Trump and Musk are in charge
Cyber truck in flames outside Trump hotel
Screenshot from footage of Palisades devastation after the fire. One single palm tree remains standing behind the wreckage of a burned-down house.
Dutch ships that land their cargoes in the City of London - admittedly a rare event today when most cargo is unloaded miles downriver at Tilbury - are never charged harbour fees. In fact they have paid no fees since the plague year of 1665 when London was virtually cut off from the rest of the world. No other nation would land its cargoes at that time for fear of catching the terrible disease; only the Dutch kept trading with London, dropping supplies of food and other goods vital to the survival of a city which has shown its gratitude ever since by waiving the charges that apply to all other nations.
A box of Triple Chocolate Crunch tucked into bed.
British man with a firework up his butt
Luigi Mangione in an orange jumpsuit being escorted in handcuffs by a crowd of feds and the actual bloody mayor of NY.
Quote from article: "I went to court hoping the [defence] arguments would be changed since the 1970s but they had not," says Fichot. "The testosterone excuse was the absolute worst. It was the archaic argument that males, who have all the privileges and domination over women, have this weakness and we cannot blame them for it because they are male and have uncontrollable urges."
A ridiculously cute cavalier King Charles spaniel right after a haircut, sitting in the back seat of a car.
Guardian: “In the last year alone, UnitedHealthcare, which insures 29 million Americans, has faced a substantial scrutiny for antitrust law violations, illegal coverage denials resulting from faulty artificial intelligence programs and insider trading. But extremism researchers have rung alarm bells about the general applause for lethal political violence in the middle of Manhattan. "I have been alarmed by the overwhelming amount of celebration I've seen online from people who are applauding what is fundamentally an act of vigilante violence," said Jared Holt, a senior research analyst at the Institute for Strategic Dialogue. "Many people have real and valid reasons to despise health insurance companies and corporate greed, but I am concerned that so many people seem to think shooting someone dead in the street is a valid response to that anger."”
A mini Christmas tree in a red velvet pot on a stack of books, lit up beautifully by fairy lights with a window and a dark blue sky behind it.
A ridiculously comfy blue and white British shorthair cat, lounging in a soft brown blanket getting tummy tickles like he’s the emperor of comfyland
@ericabuist “Why not just ban guns and when people are upset about it, just send them thoughts and prayers? If "thoughts and prayers" are good enough for people who've lost their families then it's good enough for people who've lost their guns.”
Excerpt from a Guardian article: “"You'll never get a job if you think negatively" Does anyone actually believe this hippy hogwash? That "positive thoughts" are a mystical good-things magnet? Sorry to shoot down those bluebirds that dress you in the morning, and put them in a pie, but positive feelings don't attract positive events. They're a result of them. Only actions matter - as long as jobseekers tweak their CVs for every job and turn up to interviews prepared and smiling, it really doesn't matter if they're dead inside.”
A dark-haired woman in rose-tinted glasses sporting a black tank top and a colourful butterfly tattoo
The cutest cavalier King Charles spaniel you’ve ever seen. Brown and white. Big old chocolate button eyes.
A smiling dark-haired woman wearing a black tank top and rose-tinted glasses, with a colourful tattoo of a butterfly on her inner arm. She is smiling a smile that says “Ok I’ve almost got this all figured out now, which is good because I’m turning 40 which is the age I’ve always imagined you finally know everything.”