Who gives a monkeys about Blue Monday

Published 11 months ago • 1 min read

Hey all,

Hope you're having a good (blue) Monday so far.

A massive thank you for all the kind messages, orders and shows of support already. A few of you have outdone yourselves. Woah.

After a half-day of the proper job, I went for a nice stroll and ended up scribbling a long off-the-cuff ramble which I've posted on social media.

I won't regale that here but depending on your social media tipple of choice you can read if you'd like on:

Twitter / X
LinkedIn
Instagram - TBC
Facebook - I don't have a clue how to share the link outside of Meta these days but you should be able to find it on my profile...
TikTok - Apparently someone has shared something on there. Don't ask me 🐵

As promised here is a link to the book > https://www.amazon.co.uk/Monkey-State-gripping-dystopian-fantasy-ebook/dp/B0DT4YMZG8/ < the monkeys have finally escaped the cubicle that is my ageing Macbook Pro. Try to use a short link like this if sharing with your network, aha.

I'm heading off for some 'celebrations' shortly. Excitement and a sense of relief more than anything. But, there are two more books to finish off in the trilogy, so I'll get back to the Jungle Gym pronto.

No Monkey Business,
— J. R. Roberts

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