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Ortac Press @ortacpress.bsky.social · 19h

Great review of the The Bedevilments by John Gay from @drewgum.bsky.social. The book is out now!

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Drew Gummerson @drewgum.bsky.social · 20h

Today’s article is a book review of The Bedevilments by John Gay published by the excellent @ortacpress.bsky.social - check it out via the link. drewgummerson.substack.com/p/on-the-bed...

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On The Bedevilments by John Gay

A book review

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Drew Gummerson @drewgum.bsky.social · 20h

Today’s article is a book review of The Bedevilments by John Gay published by the excellent @ortacpress.bsky.social - check it out via the link. drewgummerson.substack.com/p/on-the-bed...

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On The Bedevilments by John Gay

A book review

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Sunburnt Saints Publishing @sunburntsaints.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

This post resulted in a little rush of subscribers to our chapbook series. Thank you! Very soon we’ll be turning our attention to December’s book, by @luluallison.bsky.social But first, if anyone else wants @drewgum.bsky.social’s Gregor, come and say hello! About 10 copies left and then that’s it!

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Linda M. Bayley @lmbayley.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Have you read Saltburn by @drewgum.bsky.social yet, MG? It's the gayest book I've ever read, and utterly filled with joy.

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David Collard @davidcollard.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I enjoyed compiling this list of auspicious debuts by some favourite writers, including (among the living) M. John Harrison, Jonathan Meades, David Hayden, Sara Baume, Drew Gummerson and Wendy Erskine. Jonathan's summary (below) sounds unsettlingly like 'The Monkey's Paw' by W. W. Jacobs.

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Drew Gummerson @drewgum.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

New substack is up. On finishing the edit of my book. What next? All this, and more, answered below. drewgummerson.substack.com/p/on-finishi...

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On finishing the edit of my book

I finished the edit of my Hotdog Tales for Lean Times in the last week.

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Drew Gummerson @drewgum.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

New substack is up. On finishing the edit of my book. What next? All this, and more, answered below. drewgummerson.substack.com/p/on-finishi...

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On finishing the edit of my book

I finished the edit of my Hotdog Tales for Lean Times in the last week.

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Drew Gummerson @drewgum.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Completely honoured to see myself mentioned on this illustrious list of authors. And out of place with such greatness.

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Jonathan Gibbs @jonathangibbs.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

And off it goes, David Collard’s Personal Anthology, clanking, stumbling down from Selston, passing the house and studying the lighted square of window, leaving a thin cloacal trail all across the walls and the ceiling, groaning like a thing possessed, waiting for the geranium…

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A Personal Anthology of Debuts, by David Collard

In a slight departure from tradition, Jonathan has allowed me to submit a selection of short stories that mark their author’s first appearance in print, presented (more or less) in chronological order...

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Drew Gummerson @drewgum.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

My two chapbooks: YOU: From Pissed to Publication @beardedbadgerbooks.bsky.social Gregor @sunburntsaints.bsky.social www.beardedbadgerpublishing.com/online-store... sunburntsaints.co.uk

The two chapbooks side by side on a rug.

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Drew Gummerson @drewgum.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

And the edit of my short story collection Hotdog Tales for Lean Days is done. 22 stories. 22 hotdog tales. 65,000 words.

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Drew Gummerson @drewgum.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

And the edit of my short story collection Hotdog Tales for Lean Days is done. 22 stories. 22 hotdog tales. 65,000 words.

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sallyb17.bsky.social @sallyb17.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

A big thank you to you both for a great little read. Many twists & turns in Gregor's fable type tale written in a Kafkaesque style kept this reader guessing right to the end... No spoilers now folks! 😎😇 #chapbooks #sunburntsaints

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Bearded Badger Books @beardedbadgerbooks.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Lovely to get a visit from Andy (aka @sunburntsaints.bsky.social ) to drop off copies of the new @drewgum.bsky.social chapbook, Gregor!! £5!! Cheaper than a pint!! Brilliant!! #booksky #indiepublisher #indiebookshop #books

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Drew Gummerson @drewgum.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

If you go down to @beardedbadgerbooks.bsky.social in Derby today you’re sure of a @sunburntsaints.bsky.social bug-tastic surprise. My chapbook Gregor on sale and a Badger Pick!

Gregor chapbook on a shelf at Bearded Badger Books in Derby

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Sunburnt Saints Publishing @sunburntsaints.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Some beautiful reviews coming in for @drewgum.bsky.social’s Gregor, our first of many chapbooks. Thank you to everyone who has commented, reposted, ordered the books and supported. You’re all lovely x

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Drew Gummerson @drewgum.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Last night in Nice. The best pizza ever - anchovies and olives. And the waiter is the spitting image of @ronanhession.bsky.social - not a hungry Drew though. Not now I’ve eaten it.

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Adam Van Winkle @vanwinkle.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

WORK from @budsmith.bsky.social has been one of my favorite books since I first read it in 2017. Looking forward to reading the reissue with added material from Perfect Day Publishing. Look for my review on @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social soon.

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Heidi James @heidijames.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Fantastic start to the Sunburnt Saints chapbook series. @drewgum.bsky.social @sunburntsaints.bsky.social

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epoquepress.bsky.social @epoquepress.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

The Shape of Guilt by @lisafransson.bsky.social ‘This is literature at its most gorgeous and provocative best.’ ‘…emotionally complex, disturbing, and beautifully weird.’ www.epoquepress.com/online-store... #epoquepress #books #bookcommunity #bookrecommendations #booksky

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Drew Gummerson @drewgum.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

50m from my flat the smallest pizza place in the world. But remains the King of Napoli.

A door and a tiny room behind. Some fridges which have cans in them.

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Drew Gummerson @drewgum.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

So @museumbums.bsky.social I give you Oros at Antibes, outside the Picasso Museum. Ever fallen in love with a statue…

A naked statue of a man crouching down and looking out to sea.

The same statue from the other side so you can see his bum.

The mountain has always fascinated with its majestic and mysterious presence. At the same time refuge, obstacle and place of elevation, it symbolises the encounter between the earthly world and the spiritual spheres. Its immutable strength invites silence, contemplation and self-improvement.

Christophe Charbonnel continues this reflection through a crouching male figure, anchored in matter.

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Drew Gummerson @drewgum.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Latest article. On Vacances. In Nice. Some reading. Some writing. A new fiction prize. Cheese. Wine. Iron men. @renardpress.com @fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social drewgummerson.substack.com/p/on-vacance...

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On Vacances

Writing and reading and the cure

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Andy Humphrey @andyhumphrey11.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

This is great! Brilliantly witty and inventive, as one would expect from @drewgum.bsky.social, this is a fine start to a new series of chapbooks from @sunburntsaints.bsky.social.

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Drew Gummerson @drewgum.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

A huge thank you to @thispersona.bsky.social for this fine review of Gregor @sunburntsaints.bsky.social “Subversive and hilarious, this is a study of body and soul, an audacious retelling of an old classic which Kafka himself would surely endorse.” www.abctales.com/blog/insertp...

Copies of the chapbook Gregor. Light blue cover. A couple of bugs.

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Sunburnt Saints Publishing @sunburntsaints.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

You, too, could be as delighted as Ian. An annual £20 subscription means you’ll be delighted four times a year. Be like Ian. Sunburntsaints.co.uk

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Ian Critchley @iancritchley.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Delighted to receive my copy of @drewgum.bsky.social's new story. First of a new chapbook series by the resurrected @sunburntsaints.bsky.social Saints alive!

Front cover of Gregor, a short story by Drew Gummerson, published by Sunburnt Saints. Plain light blue cover

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Sunburnt Saints Publishing @sunburntsaints.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

All these have been sent out now. So if you’re a subscriber, don’t go too far from your letterbox, there’s a chapbook on its way. And if you’re not, we have a few copies still needing a home. Not many, though. £20 gets you this and three more during the year. Head to Sunburntsaints.co.uk Thank you!

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Andy Humphrey @andyhumphrey11.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Safely received, thank you. It looks great and @drewgum.bsky.social is a fine writer, so I'm sure it will be a great read also.

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Drew Gummerson @drewgum.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

25 years in I’ve come to this profound location. It’s easy to buy books. It’s hard to sell books.

Copies of my five books on a table. The Lodger. Saltburn. Seven Nights at the Flamingo Hotel. Me and Mickie James. You: From Pissed to Publication.

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Drew Gummerson @drewgum.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Copies of my chapbook Gregor have arrived at the publisher’s from the printer. Don’t they look fab! Available on subscription from sunburntsaints.co.uk or in @beardedbadgerbooks.bsky.social in Derby soon.

Copies of Gregor. Blue cover with bugs on it.

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Siobhan Logan @siobhanloganwriter.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Settling into our seaside holiday home. Already stuffed with fish & chips. Seaview across the Wash to Skegness. Huge Norfolk skies. And a rucksack of books for downtime. Poems @rennieparker.bsky.social & stories @drewgum.bsky.social 🎒 📚 🌊 🐟

Notebooks & collections of poetry by Rennie Parker & D.A Prince and stories by Drew Gummerson on a wooden coffee table. Parker's book, "balloons & stripey trousers" (Shoestring Press) has brightly coloured balloons drifting across a sky blue cover. Gummerson's "Saltburn" collection (Haywood Books) has a seal with beachball & blue parasol against red stripey sun's rays, like a seaside Welcome poster.

Window frame with grey curtains & woven wicker dresser opens onto view of red tiled rooftops, deep blue sea at high tide & bright Norfolk sky.

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Sunburnt Saints Publishing @sunburntsaints.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

These will be going out to subscribers this week. Nice, eh? @drewgum.bsky.social #shortstory #chapbook

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Drew Gummerson @drewgum.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Last day at work and then off for two weeks. Off to the South of France. Wine. Reading. Walking. I might even finish editing my short story collection. I have two stories to go…

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Drew Gummerson @drewgum.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Who says the internet doesn’t sell books? Just bought Slaves of New York by Tama Janowitz (Instagram post about hot men in film) and @jamesgwriter.bsky.social @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social after listening to @frazzledlit.bsky.social interview. open.substack.com/pub/authorjm...

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Jamie Guiney - In Conversation

Watch now | Jamie discusses The Lightning, his debut novel, with Jennifer

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Dave Appleby @daja57.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

And i purchased Flamingo Hotel by Drew Gummerson after regularly being prompted by the author on BlueSky! Didn't regret it though. My review: tinyurl.com/5px8d7s9

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"Seven Nights at the Flamingo Hotel" by Drew Gummerson

Narrated in the anonymous second person, present tense, this week in the life of dishwasher employed at the hotel who, like Walter Mitty, re...

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Drew Gummerson @drewgum.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

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Jamie Guiney - In Conversation

Watch now | Jamie discusses The Lightning, his debut novel, with Jennifer

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Drew Gummerson @drewgum.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I’ve got three stories to go and then I’ve finished editing the 22 stories of Hotdog Tales for Lean Days. Wile E. Coyote features in one story and I see he’s now got his own film. A hotdog tale if ever there was one. Oh and Gregor, one of them, out soon. @sunburntsaints.bsky.social

Cover for Gregor. Blue. With a couple of bugs.

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Drew Gummerson @drewgum.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Like Wil E. Coyote on Roadrunner Short Story September is upon us. Here I talk all things short story, practice, a festival, favourite collections, and the @galleybeggars.bsky.social short story prize drewgummerson.substack.com/p/on-short-s...

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On Short Story September

Prizes, prompts, collections and all that.

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Drew Gummerson @drewgum.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

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On Short Story September

Prizes, prompts, collections and all that.

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Drew Gummerson @drewgum.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

I think this new indie bookshop in Derby deserves a load of follows. #books #indiebookshop #followthebadger

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