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Benjamin Myers @benjaminmyers76.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Is there anything more painful than a supermarket's perky in-house radio presenter?

Benjamin Myers @benjaminmyers76.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

A few weeks ago a friend in London got wind that the late great Glenda Jackson's entire book collection was being thrown out that very moment (sob). Knowing I like books, GJ's acting and politics, she dashed round there and saved me this momento from the literal dustbin of history.

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Alex A. Pagliuca @alexpagliuca.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Naomi Klein is always excellent.

NAOMI KLIEIN to SAM ALTMAN:
...you ingested the entire written output of human civilization without consent, without compensation and without credit to build a system whose primary commercial application is eliminating the jobs of the people whose work you consumed.
You are not 'liberating human creativity' --you are strip-mining it and selling it back at a markup while calling the theft 'training data'."

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Benjamin Myers @benjaminmyers76.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Feeling a bit blurry round the edges? I recommend a sauna / cold plunge while listening to Outkast.

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Benjamin Myers @benjaminmyers76.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

A great prize. Congrats to the shortlisted authors.

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The Failing Writers Podcast @failingwriters.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I thought I contained my hero-worshipping pretty impressively. An absolute joy to natter to this legend… 😄

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Benjamin Myers @benjaminmyers76.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

My on-going 2026 playlist of preferred songs, old and new. Artwork by @regretteruane.bsky.social open.spotify.com/playlist/0xl...

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2026: A Song A Day

Playlist · Benjamin Myers · 340 items

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Benjamin Myers @benjaminmyers76.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

My on-going 2026 playlist of preferred songs, old and new. Artwork by @regretteruane.bsky.social open.spotify.com/playlist/0xl...

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2026: A Song A Day

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Benjamin Myers @benjaminmyers76.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Farewell to a joyously silly distraction during a decade of dog dirt.

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Benjamin Myers @benjaminmyers76.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Shout-out to any fellow SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder) sufferers. It's quite hard to describe: intense exhaustion, mood swings, night sweats, loss of energy and appetite barely covers it. It's both physical and mental and like being covered in wet concrete.

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Benjamin Myers @benjaminmyers76.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

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Benjamin Myers @benjaminmyers76.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

The only writing advice worth listening to.

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Sinéad Gleeson @sineadgleeson.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Such a huge loss. Dillard was one of the greatest essayists. Read The Writers Life - and her brilliant essay about a solar eclipse (I always teach this in workshops) www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/b...

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Annie Dillard, Meditative Author of ‘Pilgrim at Tinker Creek,’ Dies at 81

Her Thoreau-like account of journeys in the woods, published when she was 28, was the first of many ruminations on life and nature, good and evil.

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Jane @localnotail.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Solidarity with this Piddington resident ♥️✊ #Newsnight

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Benjamin Myers @benjaminmyers76.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

England, 2026. A lad with broccoli hair shouts "You sausage!" at another lad, who replies "You mushroom!" I, meanwhile, am beans as I pass silently by.

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Benjamin Myers @benjaminmyers76.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

There's still time to donate to my producer pal Nickie Sault's cancer recovery fund. When you're self employed and living job to job, every penny counts. (Nickie produced This Is England, The Virtues, The Gallows Pole, I, Jack Wright etc, and would never dare to ask for help.) gofund.me/c7cf1c34a

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Donate to Support Nickie Sault through Cancer Treatment and Recovery, organized by Julia Chiavetta

Hi everyone. Thanks for stopping by and reading this page. … Julia Chiavetta needs your support for Support Nickie Sault through Cancer Treatment and Recovery

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Benjamin Myers @benjaminmyers76.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Is Mr Beast named after the Mogwai album?

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Benjamin Myers @benjaminmyers76.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Whiteadder/Wolfspider Two novellas. Two covers. One volume. "1973. Fresh from tour, psychedelic folk band Once Upon A Time relocate to a row of dilapidated cottages in the Scottish Borders to 'get it together in the country'..." www.benjaminmyerswriter.com/post/whitead... ɹǝpıdsɟןoʍ/ɹǝppɐǝʇıɥʍ

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Benjamin Myers @benjaminmyers76.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

An observation: I'm no Luddite but the novel I wrote by hand (using pen and paper, in Halifax library, then typed up afterwards) has sold more than all my other novels combined. It didn't even breathe the same air as A.I.

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Benjamin Myers @benjaminmyers76.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Please join me in wishing the best of the best, @adellestripe.bsky.social, a smashing 50th birthday today.

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Benjamin Myers @benjaminmyers76.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

An absolutely nuts drama where a GHOST gets COOKED.

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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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Benjamin Myers @benjaminmyers76.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Can't lie - this is a 10/10 banger. I'm currently compiling a league table of the Mitfords, based upon personality, politics and sex appeal (available upon request).

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Benjamin Myers @benjaminmyers76.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Can't lie - this is a 10/10 banger. I'm currently compiling a league table of the Mitfords, based upon personality, politics and sex appeal (available upon request).

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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 10/09/2026

HOPE not hate can conclusively prove that Stephen Lennon AKA Tommy Robinson’s business empire has been built on fraudulent means, tax evasion, and perjury. This is a long one. Strap in.🧵 hopenothate.org.uk/the-grift/

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The Grift

Stephen Lennon, or Tommy Robinson as he is better known, has amassed a multimillion pound fortune by monetising hate and fear. But, as HOPE not hate can conclusively prove, his business empire has bee...

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Benjamin Myers @benjaminmyers76.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I'm seeing a lot of anger and despair on Bluesky but not much in the way of kippers so decided to dedicate my morning to rectifying that.

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Jonathan Coe @jonathancoe.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

What a great little introduction to last night's screening of Penda's Fen by actor Spencer Banks. You can sense his nervousness in front of the camera but he speaks with such clarity and insight.

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Remembers... - Spencer Banks Remembers... Penda's Fen

Actor Spencer Banks reflects on his leading role in the 1974 Play for Today Penda's Fen, a remarkable coming-of-age story written by David Rudkin and directed by Alan Clarke.

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Benjamin Myers @benjaminmyers76.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Illness and self-employment are not compatible bedfellows, so we're raising funds for our pal Nickie Sault (producer of The Gallows Pole, This Is England, The Virtues etc) as she undergoes serious cancer treatment. Please donate or share if so inclined: www.gofundme.com/f/support-ni...

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Donate to Support Nickie Sault through Cancer Treatment and Recovery, organized by Julia Chiavetta

Hi everyone. Thanks for stopping by and reading this page. … Julia Chiavetta needs your support for Support Nickie Sault through Cancer Treatment and Recovery

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Benjamin Myers @benjaminmyers76.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

gofundme.com

Donate to Support Nickie Sault through Cancer Treatment and Recovery, organized by Julia Chiavetta

Hi everyone. Thanks for stopping by and reading this page. … Julia Chiavetta needs your support for Support Nickie Sault through Cancer Treatment and Recovery

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Katherine Mackinnon @kamack.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Beloved local bookshop Category Is had their window smashed at the weekend; we are running a fundraiser with all ££ going to help them get shutters. One off mashup of two popular tours, Queer Glasgow and Radical Print Cultures. Tickets £20-£25-£30 if you fancy it! www.eventbrite.com/e/queer-glas...

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Queer Glasgow x Radical Print

Fundraiser for our pals at Category Is Books

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Benjamin Myers @benjaminmyers76.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

A good day to donate to these heroes.

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Benjamin Myers @benjaminmyers76.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Band name for sale: Legitimate Concerns (free).

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Benjamin Myers @benjaminmyers76.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

I'm fascinated by Ken Russell's output - from the sublime (Women In Love, The Devils) to the ridiculous (Crimes Of Passion, which is ace) to Daltrey strutting about in this technicolour stinker, which we attempted last night. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisztom...

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Lisztomania (film) - Wikipedia

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