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Rob the Bastard, Lord of Misrule @robtruestories.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Influx Press publications are available to buy in USA for the first time, including In the Shadow of the Phosphorous Dawn. USA readers can buy it online, in a bookshop, ideally from your favourite independent bookshop. www.influxpress.com/in-the-shado...

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In the Shadow of the Phosphorous Dawn — Influx Press

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Gareth E. Rees @garetherees.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Pleasantly bleak walk in northwest Devon.

Tyre crushed between massive rocks on beach

Waterfall cascading down black rock face

Graveyard with flock of crows flying above

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Gareth E. Rees @garetherees.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Influx Press @influxpress.bsky.social have just made their books available to buy in the US, including 'Terminal Zones', the cover of which they have erected as a gigantic public artwork in the centre of Manhattan.

Terminal zones by Gareth E
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The Invisible College @jjstannard.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

The Samhain edition of The Invisible College takes place on 30th October at Tough Love with a screening of Censor + Q&A with director @pranobaileybond.bsky.social + a live set by @meemocomma.bsky.social + @bunnyhausen.bsky.social on DJ duties. Tickets: wegottickets.com/f/27776

Poster for the next edition of The Invisible College at Tough Love on 30th Oct featuring a screening of Censor + Director Q&A + Meemo Comma (live) + Xylitol/DJ Bunnyhausen (DJ)

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The Public Domain Review @publicdomainrev.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Black square (“and so on to infinity…” inscribed in Latin around its edges) representing the nothingness that was prior to the universe, as pictured by the great occult philosopher Robert Fludd, who himself passed into infinity #onthisday in 1637. publicdomainreview.org/essay/b... #OTD

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Richard V. Hirst @richardvhirst.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

I have arrived home from holiday to a box of bouncing, beautiful copies of Writing the Real. This is a collection of essays on crafting creative nonfiction which is edited by me and @dancoxon.bsky.social and is published by Dead Ink next month. deadinkbooks.com/products/wri...

Writing the Real edited by Dan Coxon and Richard V. Hirst.

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Dan Coxon @dancoxon.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Another unboxing video! This time for WRITING THE REAL, the brand-new collection of essays on crafting Creative Non-Fiction, coming 10 September from Dead Ink. Grab a copy below - and keep it real... deadinkbooks.com/products/wri...

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Gareth E. Rees @garetherees.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Out next month: 'Writing the Real', featuring my essay about the unavoidable blurring of fiction and non-fiction in literary representations of the self - published by @deadinkbooks.bsky.social

Writing the Real, essays on crafting creative non fiction published by dead Ink and edited by Dan Coxon ad richard v. Hirst

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The Invisible College @jjstannard.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

The Invisible College debuts at Electric Palace Cinema in Hastings on 16th August. We’re screening Philip Brophy’s body horror classic Body Melt with an exclusive video intro from the director plus live sets from @triggerobject.bsky.social and Dream Skills. Get tickets here: wegottickets.com/f/22399

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Gareth E. Rees @garetherees.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

It's (Count) Bin (Face) Day! So here's our track, 'Bin Day' with a bin-based video by me. [Trigger warning: it features a lot of bins]. youtu.be/OXvHXTFfI-w?...

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Black Arches With Sexton Ming – Bin Day

YouTube video by Rocket Recordings

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Gareth E. Rees @garetherees.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

The sombre beauty of a sun-scorched Morrisons trolley bay after for consecutive heatwaves in the sixth great extinction.

Morrisons branding images of farm chickens cracked, faded and brown from sun damage

Close up of panel showing sun damaged image of hens on a trolley bay

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Gareth E. Rees @garetherees.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Black Arches (the trio version with me on lyric/vocal duty) are supporting Pete Bassman (Spacemen 3) at Paper Dress Vintage, Hackney on 17th October www.gigantic.com/pete-bassman...

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Pete Bassman (Spacemen 3) Live in London + Special Guests Tickets

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Gareth E. Rees @garetherees.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

The many faces of Bruges Torture Museum.

Mannequin of long haired man with throat torture device

Man with head in head-clamp torture device

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Richard V. Hirst @richardvhirst.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

New book! The fifth in the series @dancoxon.bsky.social and I edit for Dead Ink. Guidance and reflections on creative non-fiction from the likes of @jennashworth.bsky.social, @adamjfarrer.bsky.social, @tracyking.bsky.social, @noreenmasud.bsky.social and more! deadinkbooks.com/products/wri...

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Gareth E. Rees @garetherees.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Lent my vocals and guitar, along with a few 'Marshland' extracts to some of the tracks on this album by @blackadastra.bsky.social - The Death of the Magic Fish elasticstage.com/blackadastra...

Black Adastra the death of the magic fish album cover showing colourful fish head

Inner sleeve with track listing among collage including cover of Marshland by Gareth E Rees, coins, peacock feathers, photos and ticket stubs.

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Lamp of Goth @larkfall.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

John Cowper Powys writing in 1920 on language and the other-than-human, and "the vision of the immortal companions".

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Gareth E. Rees @garetherees.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

I have written a truly diabolical essay about myself and how I go about things for this anthology called 'Writing the Real', which will undoubtedly lead to my second divorce, a nervous breakdown and some savage goodreads reviews deadinkbooks.com/products/wri...

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Writing the Real — ed. Dan Coxon & Richard V. Hirst (Pre-Order)

Pre-Order. Publishing 10/09/26 What does it mean to write about the real world? The creative nonfiction writer faces a daunting task. They must sculpt their experiences into captivating narratives, en...

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Gareth E. Rees @garetherees.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Cracking review by @jjstannard.bsky.social of our live album in the new issue of The Wire. Streaming here: blackarches.bandcamp.com/album/live-a...

Review of Black Arches Live at the Strongroom, "this download only live document of Hastings psych unit Black Arches is as gnarled and transportative as anything they've released to date; perhaps more so as if captures the essential unpredictability of both the band's muse and that of vocalist sexton ming."

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The Invisible College @jjstannard.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

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Gareth E. Rees @garetherees.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

'Cars that Need to Kill' - Black Arches with Sexton Ming - "Dont go outside, stay in!" youtu.be/u7iW4TJhHW4?...

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Black Arches With Sexton Ming 'Cars That Need to Kill (Live)'

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Gareth E. Rees @garetherees.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

'Coat Hanger Ghosts' by Black Arches with Sexton Ming... "Your polyester T-shirt - is that a ghost?!" youtu.be/8geCjl81XZQ?...

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Black Arches with Sexton Ming 'Coat Hanger Ghosts (Live)'

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Gareth E. Rees @garetherees.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Black Arches in action with Sexton Ming last night supporting Gnod's end-of-tour show in St Leonards.

Black arches on stage, matt Frost on leader guitar, sexton ming on vocal, James Weaver on bass, Gareth Rees on rhythm guitar and Jason Willams behind an electric drum kit.

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BLACK HILL TRANSMISSIONS @bhtransmissions.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

People of Lanarkshire, come and wander through a former steelworks while a choir sings and strange music plays from sculptures in the trees My strange music... see below for details.

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The Gothic Revival @thegothicrevival.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Sunken Lands by Gareth E. Rees Planet Earth is a forever changing place, and climate change is something that is always in the news, what with climate deniers on social media and the frequent news of lost ice shelves which cause rising sea levels, it seems we've lost perspective of what this means…

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Sunken Lands by Gareth E. Rees

Planet Earth is a forever changing place, and climate change is something that is always in the news, what with climate deniers on social media and the frequent news of lost ice shelves which cause rising sea levels, it seems we've lost perspective of what this means for our species as a whole, and how we've failed to learn from our mistakes from the past.

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Gareth E. Rees @garetherees.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

If you want to make your Beltane Bandcamp Friday a little noisier, our albums with the legendary Sexton Ming - 'Folly' (Rocket Recordings) and 'Live at The Stongroom' - are both here blackarches.bandcamp.com

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Black Arches

Black Arches are an experimental group from Hastings, fusing psychedelia, electronics, spoken word and noise rock in wild live improvisations. They regularly collaborate with Medway Scene legend Sexto...

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Gareth E. Rees @garetherees.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

I'm sharing my 14 years of inexpertise, including the perils of oversharing in print, at a writers workshop in Hastings on 9th May - tickets here: share.google/uKi6gKIbgoFI...

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Writing The Self With Gareth E. Rees — Hastings Writers Workshop

A workshop exploring how to write ourselves into fiction, non-fiction, and hybrid forms.

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Gareth E. Rees @garetherees.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Rare gig news - we are supporting Gnod at The Piper, St Leonards May 16th - tickets here: share.google/TbuBHYJKG2O4...

Gnod plus Black Arches, the Piper St Leonards Sunday 17th May 6.30pm

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florgoth @florgoth.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Done! Yep, those were the people I thought of! For those unfamiliar, this group mixes spoken word poetry with heavy psychedelic music. The effect can be a bit unsettling or hilarious, depending on the topics. I very much recommend to try out at least the track "Bin Day"! Highly, highly recommended!

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florgoth @florgoth.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

#NowPlaying If this is the same Black Arches I'm thinking of, this is going to be a somewhat weird start to the week, but I'll take it! I also see @nicbrown.bsky.social in the supporters again... I swear I'm not stalking you, Nic! 😆 Going in! blackarches.bandcamp.com/album/live-a...

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Live at the Strongroom, by Black Arches

6 track album

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Gareth E. Rees @garetherees.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

Released today via our bandcamp page... Black Arches with Sexton Ming 'Live at the Strongroom' blackarches.bandcamp.com/album/live-a...

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Live at the Strongroom, by Black Arches

6 track album

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BOOKSNS @booksns.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Terminal Zones by Gareth E. Rees www.booksns.com/191229 I loved the stories “A Dream Life of Hackney Marshes” and “Thenar Space” because the exploration of unconventional characters (The former is about a man falling in love with a disused electricity pylon, and the latter is about a …

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Terminal Zones by Gareth E. Rees - Trending Books

I loved the stories “A Dream Life of Hackney Marshes” and “Thenar Space” because the exploration of unconventional characters (The former is about a man

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Kemper Norton @kempernorton.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

As our latest opus nears completion, why not fill the time by downloading the previous KN albums from our " Cornish Industrial " range ? Brunton Calciner, Oxland Cylinder and Lowermoor are all available from a pound on our site for today only x kempernorton.bandcamp.com/album/oxland...

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oxland cylinder, by Kemper Norton

10 track album

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Alan Boon @wcba.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Finished THE STONE TIDE by @garetherees.bsky.social last night, read in three sittings over five days. An incredible piece of work that makes you crawl inside yourself and examine your flaws and mistakes just as the narrator does. With added Hastings psychogeography and pain and grief.

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Dave C @duckpondsreview.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

2020 #82 The final book finished in 2020 was this eclectic novel full of psychogeography and strange goings on in Hastings from @garetherees.bsky.social and @influxpress.bsky.social . There's some blurb in the alt text as usual and this remains one of my personal favourite. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 💡📚 #booksky

The Stone Tide, Adventures at the End of the World, Gareth E. Rees.

The problems started the day we moved to Hastings...'
When Gareth E. Rees moves to a dilapidated Victorian house in Hastings he begins to piece together an occult puzzle connecting Aleister Crowley, John Logie Baird and the Piltdown Man hoaxer. As freak storms and tidal surges ravage the coast, Rees is beset by memories of his best friend's tragic death in St Andrews twenty years earlier. Convinced that apocalypse approaches and his past is out to get him, Rees embarks on a journey away from his family, deep into history and to the very edge of the imagination. Tormented by possessed seagulls, mutant eels and unresolved guilt, how much of reality can he trust?
THE STONE TIDE is a novel about grief, loss, history and the imagination. It is about how people make the place and the place makes the person. Above all it is about the stories we tell to make sense of the world.

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Gareth E. Rees @garetherees.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

This was one of the locations I explored in 'Unofficial Britain': the site of the former steelworks where my grandfather and uncle worked in the '70s. share.google/vpOu9fvu4J03...

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Wrexham: 'Creepy' sculptures appear near former Brymbo Steelworks

The statues prompted a flurry of speculation among locals before their origin was revealed.

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Gareth E. Rees @garetherees.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Hackney-based artist, Nick Jensen has made a series of paintings inspired by my book 'Marshland' for his exhibition at the Paul Smith Gallery, which includes a new short fiction I penned for the occasion www.meer.com/en/102905-dr... cc @influxpress.bsky.social

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Driftwood dragon

16 Jan — 15 Mar 2026 at the Paul Smith Gallery in London, United Kingdom

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VictorianLondon @victorianlondon.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

the sheer weirdness of Victorian classifieds

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Vintage Obscura Radio @vintageobscura.net · 31/12/2025

Afrosound - El Regreso de E.T. el Extraterrestre [Colombia, Cumbia/Afrobeat/Disco/Space/Rock] [1983] - this is just crazy as it sounds redd.it/518rng youtu.be/R_5xtN8CUYk

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Afrosound - El Regreso de E.T. el Extraterrestre [Colombia, Cumbia/Afrobeat/Disco/Space/Rock] [1983] - this is just crazy as it sounds

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Gareth E. Rees @garetherees.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

In March, we released 'Folly' a collaboration with Sexton Ming on @rocketrecordings.bsky.social blackarches.bandcamp.com/album/black-... "The Arches trio cover every blade of astral grass with rare Faust-cubed abstraction." - The Quietus

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Black Arches with Sexton Ming - Folly, by Black Arches

7 track album

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Gareth E. Rees @garetherees.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

Also this year, I played some guitar and shouted some vocals on some of the tracks on 'Things that never happened' by Black Adastra @blackadastra.bsky.social on.soundcloud.com/C0rENUavzU9Z...

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Things that never happened

Available on vinyl from elastic stage

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Gareth E. Rees @garetherees.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

I wrote a micro piece about midwinter sunshine and interstellar visitors for @necessaryfiction.com's 'Points of Light' necessaryfiction.com/stories/poin...

Low winter sunshine blasts through the blinds of a house window

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Dave C @duckpondsreview.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

2020 #55 My first encounter with the distinctive work of @garetherees.bsky.social , one of the best chroniclers of modern Britain around. Love the quote that described this as a "retail park Heart of Darkness." 😄 There's info in the alt text and I loved it. @influxpress.bsky.social ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 💡📚 #booksky

Car Park Life, A Portrait of Britain's Unexplored Urban Wilderness, by Gareth E. Rees.

Car parks: commonplace urban landscapes, little-explored and rarely featured in art and music, yet they shape the aesthetics of our towns and cities. Hotspots for crime, rage and sexual deviancy; a blind spot in which activities go unnoticed. Skateboarding, car stunts, drug dealing, dogging, murder.
Gareth E. Rees believes that the retail car park has as much mystery, magic and terror as any mountain, meadow or wood. He's out to prove it by walking the car parks of Britain, journeying across the country from Plymouth to Edinburgh, much to the horror of his family, friends - and, most of all - himself. He finds Sir Francis Drake outside B&Q, standing stones in a retail park, and a dead body beside Sainsbury's.
In this darkly satirical work of non-fiction, Gareth E. Rees presents a troubling vision of Brexit Britain through a common space we know far less about than we think.

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