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Anne Howkins

@anneh23.bsky.social
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Charity worker, writer, gym-bunny, rambler. Discovering the joys of grand-parenthood.

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bathflashaward.bsky.social @bathflashaward.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
What? Is it this time already? The deadline for the latest £1400 prize fund BFFA is coming round again Closes Sun 4th Oct. Just under TWO weeks. For up to 300 word micros. All 50 longlisted writers are offered publication in our 2026 anthology. Results end Oct. Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter
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Colorful Neon Number 2
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Fionna O’Leary @fascinatorfun.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Rich assholes like this grind my teeth. Earned his billions off the petrochemical industry Backed Brexit squeezing the UK into a poorer less powerful corner Doesn’t admit that HE is one of the reasons we are in the state we are in Not worth the steam off my coffee www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Billionaire Manchester United owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe says he has lost confidence in UK
Ineos founder Sir Jim Ratcliffe tells the BBC he thinks the country is "on the slide" and calls for more investment in the North Sea.
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
💥 On Oct 12th, Parliament will debate the UK JOINING THE EU! Use this page below to send an email to your MP. In the context of Canada-EU, 61% of the UK public for joining, and devolved leaders saying the future is the EU... ...Westminster needs to catch up. Sign and share everywhere please. 👇
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Ask your MP to stand up for our future in Europe
On 12 October, Parliament will debate the UK's future relationship with Europe, after a government petition got over 100,000 signatures. Will you write to your MP to ask them to attend the debate?
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Nicolas Hénin @nicolashenin.net · 17/09/2026
Nice campaign by the Norwegian Consumer Council about the declining lifespan of products. Enjoy!
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Hassinator @hassinator.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
a great letter in the times today. perhaps worth sharing in these troubled times. #RNLI #heroes
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Larry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Since its foundation in 1824 the bravery of Royal National Lifeboat Institution volunteers has saved more than 146,700 lives at sea. Hundreds of those volunteers have died attempting to save others. They are the best of us.
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Fosseway Writers @fossewaywriters.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Our final competition of 2026 is now live! Write a short story on the theme of "Unfinished" - deadline is 12 December 2026. fossewaywriters.com/2026/09/08/s...
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Fosseway Writers @fossewaywriters.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Winning entries from our recent Flash Fiction competition on the theme of "The Bell". Congratulations to those who made the shortlist and thank you to all who entered. fossewaywriters.com/2026/09/08/2... #flashfiction #winners
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2026 Flash Fiction Winning Entries – Fosseway Writers
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Alex Winter @alexwinter.com · 08/09/2026
RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open, period.
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Casey Stegman @caseystegman.com · 03/09/2026
Incredible
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The Welkin Press @welkinpress.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
This was so lovely when I did it from this account that I'm going to start doing it as a regular thing every Monday. A chance to thank someone wonderful for being wonderful and get a chance to win something (hopefully wonderful!) at the same time! Win-win!
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 19/08/2026
There's an explanation for this: Some politicians and parts of the media deliberately pin the blame on immigrants. They want you to think Britain is lawless. Let's not fall for it.
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National Flash Fiction Day @natflashfictionday.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
The Kindle copy of our 2026 anthology ‘Mudlarking’ is only £2.99. If you enjoy NFFD please consider buying a copy to support us. It’s full of imaginative flash on the theme of Bridges & it also contains our winning micros! www.amazon.co.uk/Mudlarking-N...
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Mudlarking: National Flash Fiction Day Anthology 2026 (National Flash Fiction Day Anthologies) eBook : Jones, Karen, Jendrzejewski, Ingrid, Simmons, Diane: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
Mudlarking: National Flash Fiction Day Anthology 2026 (National Flash Fiction Day Anthologies) eBook : Jones, Karen, Jendrzejewski, Ingrid, Simmons, Diane: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
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Anne Howkins @anneh23.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Having Matt editing a story is the most wonderful thing. He is so careful and gentle with your words, encouraging and insightful. Can highly recommend. 😃
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Diane Simmons @scooterwriter.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
My novella-in-flash ‘William Prichard & Co’ is two years old today! To celebrate, I am giving away a copy. You can read more about the NIF on Goodreads & my website. If you would like to be in the draw, please repost & dm me. I will pick names out of the hat on Saturday 22 August. Sorry UK ONLY.
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Sumitra Singam @pleomorphic2.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
I have first-hand experience of Matt’s thorough, incisive and supportive editing and can highly recommend him 🧡
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Anne Howkins @anneh23.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Huge thanks to @bulbculture.bsky.social for giving this little one a new home ❤️
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Rae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Wow! #BookSky
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Esheru @esherukweku.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
They knew from the 60s, the heat we are experiencing, was coming. They paid politicians to not talk about it, created greenwashing campaigns, to guilt trip people, into believing drinking from a paper straw, would be a way to cool down the planet. The world is fucked, because humans are stupid
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The Welkin Press @welkinpress.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Shortlisted in the Firefly Prize, "the day after you bury him in the garden" by @wordsfromemorra.bsky.social www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-stori...
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Fosseway Writers @fossewaywriters.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
There's just 2 weeks to go to enter our Flash Fiction competition on the theme of The Bell, with the deadline being end of the day Saturday 8 August - for full details see link fossewaywriters.com/2026/05/29/f...
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Flash Fiction Competition 2026: “The Bell“ – Fosseway Writers
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Tony Campari @tonycampari.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Just another casual reminder that you’re being laughed at by corporates because a) governments facilitate them and b) we don’t push back. Cost of living crisis, for you not for them.
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Warren Oates @warrenoates1.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
#SaveJodrellBank It's been announced that Jodrell Bank Observatory, which houses the UK's largest telescope, will lose it's government funding and could close. This would be absolutely devastating for the 3000 scientists who use it in their work. It will save just £2.8m a year. 1/2
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Jodrell Bank's Lovell telescope faces axe in science cuts, BBC understands
Astronomers warn it would tear the heart out of UK science, and leave a generation untrained.
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ClodaghO @iamagnat.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Lovely opportunity to get on one of Matt's excellent courses for FREE! Favourite word -ABYSS
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Jon Adcock @jonadcock.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Finnish hobby horse championships. I never knew this existed and the world seems a better place because it does. youtube.com/shorts/cI-bK...
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Hobby Horse Championships #shorts #hobbyhorses #hobbyhorse
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Gill O'Halloran @quickasaflash.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Send stuff to Trash Cat Lit if you seek an editor who'll champion you long after she publishes you!
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Anne Howkins @anneh23.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Delighted with myl Flash Fiction Festival book haul featuring @bathflashaward.bsky.social @fionamckay.bsky.social @alimcg.bsky.social @gilloshaughnessy.bsky.social @scooterwriter.bsky.social @vanessageb.bsky.social and a few more 😊
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Anne Howkins @anneh23.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Had just the best time at Bath Flash Fiction Festival. Awesome to chat to so many of my flash heroes, the flash community is so kind and welcoming. Home with an armful of books, a head full of ideas and a heart full of joy ❤️
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Anne Howkins @anneh23.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Thank you @trashcatlit.bsky.social for giving this one a home. ❤️
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Marie Vibbert @reasie.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
No science fiction could have prepared us for just how stupid the end of the world can be. "The environment was on the brink of collapse, and so, rather than deal with that, we burned what fuel we had left getting computers to scam each other for money."
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Canadian Loyalist 🇨🇦 @shakespearesgal.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Yup … technology is not all it’s cracked up to be … #cdnpoli
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Mike D London @mikedlondon.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
A security detail would know where Farage was and who he was meeting at all times. I can't help thinking that might have been a factor in Farage declining the offer.
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
“We need an Ozempic for cars. They are growing at a phenomenal rate, wreaking havoc on roads, squeezing out smaller vehicles and endangering pedestrians. Like ever-hungry teenagers, cars in Europe are growing on average a centimetre wider every year.” Don’t repeat North America’s mistake, Europe.
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Britain’s cars and SUVs are growing bigger – but there is a way to stop this deadly ‘carspreading’ | Christian Wolmar
Larger vehicles crowd our roads and are far more dangerous to pedestrians. Let’s curb them before they do even more damage, says says transport commentator Christian Wolmar
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Ben Goldacre @bengoldacre.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
SUVs are higher at the front and three times more likely to kill a child when they hit them. SUV drivers drag the child under their vehicle, and then they crush the child to death. It's incredible that SUVs don't have higher tax, and why not lower speed limits. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Britain’s cars and SUVs are growing bigger – but there is a way to stop this deadly ‘carspreading’ | Christian Wolmar
Larger vehicles crowd our roads and are far more dangerous to pedestrians. Let’s curb them before they do even more damage, says says transport commentator Christian Wolmar
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⭐️Angela 🐿️ McEwen⭐️ @angelamcewen.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
AI datacenters will destroy the entire earth. It was change the systems to such insidious levels we will have no choice but to destroy them as citizens. The government must put AI to an end. All governments.
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Fionna O’Leary @fascinatorfun.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
78% for Count BinFace now ! Over 12k votes in total. Keep voting! www.dailymail.com/news/article...
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Anne Howkins @anneh23.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
People who 'manage' wealth don't want the dirty truth on show.
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Fionna O’Leary @fascinatorfun.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
This is absolutely splendid both musically and lyrically “People. What the HELL were you thinking?” Anyone in the UK who could adapt it (with the artists’ permission) to address it to the people of Clacton? m.youtube.com/shorts/arlEW...
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Men of Mt. Rushmore
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Trash Cat Lit @trashcatlit.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
For this midweek spotlight, we have @angelajoynes.bsky.social with her micro Bloodroot 🦝 We loved how tight and purposeful this story was, how white space did so much and dark plants sang. Reader Leigh said: "Dark, precise, pared-down" Read and listen here: trashcatlit.com/bloodroot/
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Trash Cat Lit @trashcatlit.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Today we are spotlighting @chrisdotydunn.com with People Always Look for Each Other 🦝 We loved the quiet, building menace in this speculative short, the imaginative "traps". Reader Leigh said "strong imagery and a beauty of a mic drop from the narrator" trashcatlit.com/people-alway...
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Anne Howkins @anneh23.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Congratulations to everyone on the shortlists, some incredible titles! 👏👏👏
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Matt Kendrick @mattkendrick.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
"The bus, a grayish-white, reminds him of an old bone we once found while weeding our carrot bed, back when we did things together" Wonderful complexity to this piece from @sarahillswrites.bsky.social; the way it juxtaposes past and present, here and there, hope and sadness
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Matt Kendrick @mattkendrick.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
"All nineteen of us are torso-tense, muscle-sprung, feeling-not-seeing Mackenzie tuck her back so we can launch her high in a basket toss" Love how this flash from @katehorsleywriter.bsky.social reflects both the specific and the universal; and great evocation of character and group
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natalia barbour @nataliabarbour.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
The world is on fire so no, you don’t need to circle around the parking lot for 10 min to find the closest spot. You also don’t need to leave your car on for 30 min and contribute to the same heat you are trying to avoid.
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Fosseway Writers @fossewaywriters.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Our 2026 Flash Fiction competition is now open on the theme of “The Bell”. Get your entries (maximum 300 words) in by 8 August 2026. fossewaywriters.com/2026/05/29/f...
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Trash Cat Lit @trashcatlit.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Today's summer spotlight is from @nastasyaparker.bsky.social and her storyful triptych. We loved the settings, the raw coming of age story, and love for lesser plantlife. Leigh: "Moving and deeply satisfying as it wraps itself around a full life" Read and listen: trashcatlit.com/the-flora-of...
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What's Antifa? @thejeder.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
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Anne Howkins @anneh23.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
To say I'm stunned is an understatement, still pinching myself, and will be for weeks! Huge thanks to the Bath team for and @ajwoodhouse.bsky.social for believing in my little egg-wife, and to @mattkendrick.bsky.social for his support and advice.
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Matthew J Kuiper @matthewjkuiper.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
“Ford has admitted to rehiring hundreds of human workers after its aggressive AI adoption strategy backfired. “We had been relying more and more on automated quality systems and not getting the desired results,” said Kumar Galhotra, Ford’s chief operating officer.” This is very good
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Ford hired AI and sacked humans. It backfired badly
‘We didn’t pay as much attention as we should have to the experience of our most knowledgeable engineers,’ says automaker
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Reece Dinsdale @reecedinsdale.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Excellent read, as ever, from @bearlypolitics.co.uk @carolvorders.bsky.social exposed the misogyny of Reform… a ‘party’ who want you to believe that the safety of ‘are women’ is at the forefront of their anti immigration stance & yet they continue to sexualise them & treat them with contempt.
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