Ness Lyons

Here at this, furiously nodding away. @BBCWomansHour #SEND

Exercising the democratic right to be a dog at a polling station #dogsatpollingstations

Dear @halfon4harlowMP when writing a letter to @yourharlow to claim the DfE didn’t give LAs targets to cut EHCP provisions (they so did), best not to make the Freudian slip of referring to Education, Health & Care Plans as “Economic, Health & Care Plans”. yourharlow.com/2023/09/13/ha…

Billy- a woman smiling in response to street harassment is an innate safety response starting in girlhood. Reacting in another way can cause the man to become aggressive. Fact. I made a short film ‘I Smile Politely’ about it: youtu.be/f7iGbHKB80M?si=qNtl…

And you have a good evening!

Fantastic night at the London launch of the literary explosion #LessonsInChemistry by my brilliant friend @BonnieGarmus 💥 Very touched to be named in the acknowledgments. Very proud to sit in the audience with other members of our crew and watch Bonnie captivate everyone. ❤️

Turns out that unsolicited requests for sex on social media aren’t just sent to female humans, but also female dogs. This message request from a stranger who doesn’t follow her was sent to my dog on Instagram. Pixie and I responded. Putting the grrr in Riot grrrl.

Wonderful week at Totleigh Barton @arvonfoundation. Very restorative, both emotionally and writing-wise. After a long break and long Covid, I’m finally writing again. And it feels good.

Mood. Model: neighbour’s cat.

Hello Rosie, this is Pixie, it’s her birthday today too! She’s one. Lots of happy birthday singing to you both.* 🥳 *whilst washing our hands

Ooh! I see you a Monty and meet you with a Pixie. (I’m not raising in the interests of non-competitive dog ownership.) South London doggie and writing playdate soon? Walk, write, walk, write, lunch? X

View from a room full of poets. Lifeblood, inside and out.

A huge bonus for the girls in tonight’s trip to @EmiliaThePlay was the Q&A hosted by @benhewis afterwards then getting to talk to some of the cast including the amazing @Bigcrazyhen

Great night out with 12 young women aged 13-19 to see @EmiliaThePlay with huge thanks to @benhewis and his fundraiser for the tickets (and @mogster for the words). Only 1 of the 12 had heard of the play, but it’s now the interval and ALL of them are buzzing with love for it. 💙🔥

Seeing this today in London put a shiver down my spine on a sunny Sunday.

Day late to post, but the #AntiTrumpMarch yesterday was uplifting. Good to be with so many people, peacefully strolling along, voting with our feet. #CarnivalOfResistance #TrumpProtests

Excellent bank holiday lunch and day with friends. And in honour of finally being on Instagram, I made a dish to photograph.

On this sunny bank holiday my 8 year old son wrote an uplifting poem about Brexit titled “Are we nearly there yet?” The hope just shines through. So pleased he’s confident about the future. Spelling mistakes 8 year old’s own.

Hotfooted it tonight from my daughter’s parent teacher evening to @Ovalhouse to watch the amazing #somanyreasons & perform spoken word at @BechdelTheatre ‘s excellent aftershow event in these boots my 8yo son chose for me for Christmas. Boots & #IWD2018, you’ve been grand.