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There's a guy who runs past my bus stop every day who's not *quite* Phoebe Bouffet levels of abandon, but not far off, and I am into it.

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Catherine Pip @catherinepip.bsky.social · 23h

Huge congratulations to Danny and Eastshade Studios -✨Songs of Glimmerwick✨ is utterly enchanting! Enormous thanks for inviting me to be a part of this gorgeous project with such a wonderfully talented cast! You can hear me as Rose and various inhabitants of Glimmerwick! 🪄 #indiegame #voiceacting

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Lesbian Death Bed: The Bed that Eats Pussy (pro orph) @bitterkarella.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Ch-check it out! There's a sample of my upcoming folk horror novel Quaint Folk on Dread Central! You should check it out if you need convincing about how good it is and why you should get it :) www.dreadcentral.com/comics-books...

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'Quaint Folk': Read a Terrifying Excerpt from Bitter Karella's Latest Novel [Exclusive]

Bitter Karella's 'Quaint Folk' looks terrifying. Check out an exclusive excerpt from the novel here before it releases October 6.

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Lucy Lapinska / LD Lapinski 💛🤍💜🖤 @ldlapinski.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

This Saturday!!! 👇👇👇

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Lynda Clark @lyndac.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I still have a cough so got some cough syrup. It's thyme flavour and is exactly like drinking cold gravy. Why are medicine manufacturers like this?

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Lynda Clark @lyndac.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Just watched a video where @robpearson86.bsky.social mentioned that Assassin's Creed 2 came out 20 years ago and so I would like to report that he has committed a terrible violence against me.

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Ginger Coffee Creams of Horror @gnofhorror.com · 29/09/2026

Hey authors fancy doing something fun for Halloween text in the alt description

Hi
Every Halloween week, Ginger Nuts of Horror likes to do something daft. This year it's the Halloween Author Interrogation: five silly questions sent to a batch of horror writers, with the best answers run together in one piece on Wednesday 28 October. We'd love you to be one of the accused.
There are no wrong answers, only answers your publicist might wince at. Answer as many as you like (three or more is perfect), and keep each one short, anywhere from a sentence to about 100 words.
1. You're allowed to keep one cursed object from horror fiction or film. Which one do you take home, and what everyday job do you put it to?
2. Which horror death would be the most embarrassing to explain to your mum?
3. Your house is haunted, but the ghost only has one complaint about you. What is it?
4. Which horror villain would make the worst flatmate, and what does the first passive-aggressive note you stick on the fridge say?
5. A demon offers to write one scene of your next book in exchange for your soul. Which scene do you hand over, and is it worth it?
Along with your answers, please send:
• A one-line bio
• Your latest or upcoming book, with a link
• An author photo we can use
• Your social handles, so we can tag you when it goes live
The deadline is Friday 16 October. Just reply to this email with your answers.
Thanks for playing along. It should be a lot of fun, and a nice way to get your name and book in front of our readers in the scariest week of the year.
Best wishes,
Jim McLeod
Ginger Nuts of Horror

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Lynda Clark @lyndac.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Just noticed Christmas lights are up in Kennoway but can't decide if they've gone up recently or were never taken down and I'd just grown blind to them.

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Moti Black 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @motiblackart.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Tomorrow, my little writing group will be meeting in Pittenweem. New members welcome.

A poster for Pittenweem Pens. A group for writers to connect with other local writers. September 30th, October 14th, October 28th. £3 per person. Fortnightly meetings, 6.30-8pm in Pittenweem Library.

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Dr SpookyGoth @ghostingdani.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Humanities will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no humanities.

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Debug Magazine @debugmag.com · 29/09/2026

We’re on the hunt for games writers! Our dream? To find our next staff writer… But freelance opportunities come up each and every month, too. Please DM @mostlyalright.com (Nick, our Games Editor) or if you’re old-school like us, you can also send an email: nick@teamdebug.com Location irrelevant

Nick of Debug magazine reading Debug magazine

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Lynda Clark @lyndac.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Had my throat injection today so of course there were multiple medical students and one of them wanted to use the endoscope to get a proper look. I will never turn down a medical student's request, 'cause I wouldn't have been diagnosed without them & I know my condition is rare & they need to learn

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S. Reeson / Experimental Poet @internetofwords.com · 28/09/2026

ONLY THREE DAYS LEFT :D #poetry #promptcombo #competition #submission It needs 20 poets to have entered for the cash prize to be awarded. Could you make that happen??? Entries to moveablepress (at) gmail (dot) com <3

A yellow metal watering can on a black background. Superimposed on it is the following:

Ways of Seeing: A Series of Poetic Experiments.

Underneath in friendly letters it states: #1: Yellow Jug

Subs are Open!

A set of Instructions for the challenge:

1. Write a ten line poem.
2. your title must be ‘yellow jug’.
3. a description of a yellow jug must appear, in some form, as part of the poem, but the words ‘yellow’ and ‘Jug’ cannot be repeated.

- No simultaneous submissions

- Max of 3 poems per poet

A reminder this Experiment closes on September 30th and some additional instructions:

- A shortlist of 10 poems will be chosen for an online archive beginning in October 2026

- The poem that, in the opinion of the judge (me) does the best job of fulfilling the brief and simultaneously subverting the concept will be awarded £20 (via Paypal)[*]

Submit your work to
moveablepress[at]gmail.com

with ‘#1: Yellow Jug’
as your title.

Subs close on on September 30th. Start writing now!!!!!

[*] Prize awarded only if at least 20 poets submit their work, and yes, ACTUAL MONEY.

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cmrn knzlmn @ckunzelman.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

If you are a graduate student in the humanities (construed as broadly as possible), what is the MOST EXCITING book published in the last five years to you? Please repost if you’re not a graduate student!

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Lucy Lapinska / LD Lapinski 💛🤍💜🖤 @ldlapinski.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Cover reveal!! With gorgeous artwork by Trisha Srivastava, THE FROG PRINCE is published by Putnam Books and hops into bookstores on 22nd June 2027 🐸👑

Cover for The Frog Prince by Lucy Lapinska. Cass, a thirty something blonde woman, puckers up to kiss a cute looking frog sat in her hands

You Have to Kiss a Lot of Frogs to Find Your Prince!
Thirty-something, unemployed, and living in the shabby home left to her by her beloved dad, Cass Gabriel knows better than anyone that you have to kiss a lot of frogs betore you can expect your prince to come along. She just ... takes it more literally than most. But what she doesn't realize when performing her annual good luck tradition by the back garden pond is that sometimes wishes really do come true, in the way that you least expect.
Because this new year's kiss triggers something impossible when a small, ordinary-looking frog explodes into a man.
A very naked man. And one who announces himself as Dahlan Anura, Crown Prince of the Seventh Kingdom.
Looking atter a real prince charming who has been transplanted into a Nottinghamshire housing estate is one thing. Falling in love with him is quite another. And as Cass, her best friend Kori and their motley crew of friends and family learn, the road to a fairytale ending is never entirely straighttorward.

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Jared Yates Sexton @jysexton.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Just helping with editing here. These bots aren’t sentient. They’re doing what they’re programmed to do. OpenAI, a private company supposedly bound by laws, committed federal crimes.

Screenshot of BBC article: OpenAI bots (struck through) meddled with multiple US government agency sites

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Lynda Clark @lyndac.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I like to take a pint of beef dripping to interviews and down it in one while maintaining constant eye contact with the lead interviewer. It's how I got the new job.

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Charles (Cy) Payseur @cypayseur.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

TELL ME YOUR 🏳️‍🌈QUEER SHORT SFF🏳️‍🌈 OUT IN AUGUST 2026!!! Originals only pls, up to novella in length, indie okay. Just reply with the author, title, and a link to read and/or buy and I'll get them on the list. Here's July's list for context & more info: www.patreon.com/quicksiprevi...

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Lynda Clark @lyndac.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

In celebration of Bake Off returning, here's one from the vault. Might have to make an updated version to incorporate Nigella and Allison or something: notagoth.itch.io/bake-off-ete...

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Bake Off Eternal by Lynda Clark

A tiny baking show generator.

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The Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities @iashedinburgh.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

One week left to apply to be our 2027 playwright-in-residence! The IASH/Traverse Creative Fellowship is a £12,000 commission with a private office in Edinburgh for 10 months, plus dramaturgical support from @traversetheatre.bsky.social Find out more: www.iash.ed.ac.uk/iashtraverse...

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IASH/Traverse Creative Fellowship | IASH

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Lynda Clark @lyndac.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

When UKRI said they were piloting AI usage, I'm not sure what I was expecting, but it was not this. The idea that AI could achieve any of the tasks they suggest with any kind of consistency or competency is... wishful thinking?

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Larkin Francis, PhD, MSW @mwfrancis.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

PLEASE ask me for my article! It's always a thrill to know that someone wants to read it, and I hate that knowledge is gatekept like this. Not only do we not get paid if you pay the fee, but we have to pay the journal thousands of dollars for the "privilege" of making it open-access (not paywalled)

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Lynda Clark @lyndac.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Leave him in the desert and let him find his own way back. He can even have his phone- he doesn't know where he lives anyway so it doesn't matter.

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Lynda Clark @lyndac.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Today my dog's daycare sent a video of my dog trying to get the other dogs to come and dig in the sandpit. None of them were interested, so he went to get a human (teacher) instead and led her back to witness his handiwork. Why is he my actual biological child?

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AP Stylebook @apstylebook.com · 23/09/2026

Artificial intelligence systems do not think, feel, want or understand. Avoid language that gives them human characteristics.

apnews.com

https://apnews.com/article/openai-safety-ai-framework-089e75b95bc935af092da7b79d92706d

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Lynda Clark @lyndac.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

My brother-in-law and I once both tore our shoulders in the same week (completely unrelated- he's a climber & I was making the bed, overreached, slipped and fell awkwardly🙈!)

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Lynda Clark @lyndac.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

L'il light (dark) reading for your commute?

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Lynda Clark @lyndac.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Raining very heavily here today so wearing my big green parka but the fur on the hood is absolutely sodden and pulling it down over my face so I'm walking around like the hook killer from I Know What You Did Last Summer.

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Le Dog @ledog.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

After another busy @ducuuo.bsky.social picket I’d like to highlight another way we’re fighting back. This is to cover the legal costs for a judicial review of the governance decisions that led to the threat of compulsory redundancies. Please help if you can. www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/judicial-r...

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Lynda Clark @lyndac.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Woman just asked if I was queuing for the 46. I said yes and she said cheers and stood in front of me. Guy who was previously in front of me was gobsmacked. His first time travelling to Fife, apparently.

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Polis Loizou 🐺 @polisloizou.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

THIS ISN'T THE ASLAN DESCRIBED IN THE BIBLE. >:'(

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Dundee UCU @ducuuo.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

We are taking 25 days of strike action starting on Monday. We want the University of Executive Group rule out compulsory redundancies. To our students - this is a last resort to retain jobs that are essential for your education during your degree at the University of Dundee. Support the strike!

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Disco Barrington 🏳️‍⚧️ Author @discobooks.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

My awesome publisher is opening to submissions! 📚💙 #writingsky

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Lynda Clark @lyndac.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I'm so used to my postgrads, the freshers look like little tiny babies

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Lynda Clark @lyndac.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

After bragging to my new boss how rarely I'm ill and him laughing at me for tempting fate, I'm starting to feel pretty rough, folks.

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Lynda Clark @lyndac.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Dude out of Pan's Labyrinth has let himself go

A recent picture of Mitch McConnell. I swear to Bob he looks so much like the Pale Man, it's wild. Surely Guillermo Del Toro must have used him as reference for the prosthetics artist?

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Sexy Plato's Cave @andrewblair.co.uk · 16/09/2026

The arts industry in the UK: we contribute so much money to the economy but we are dying, please help Lisa Nandy: Village Parish Council: we held a pretend referendum Lisa Nandy: I'm listening

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Lynda Clark @lyndac.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Every time I've got the bus home this week someone has got on, opened every window and sat vaping. It still stinks of vape AND it's freezing.

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Lynda Clark @lyndac.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Can't help but notice that an awful lot of universities seem to be closing their medical schools and that, um, seems bad? (I know the arts are of course v. important too but easier to ignore - surely the government should at least vaguely care about *this* for purely pragmatic & societal reasons?!)

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Daniel C. Blight @danielcblight.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

***URGENT PLEASE SHARE*** University of Brighton management have announced today that they ‘give notice of termination of all collective agreements’. This is a fundamental erasure of workers' rights. Management have announced the termination of all contractual documents, which includes:

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Lucy Lapinska / LD Lapinski 💛🤍💜🖤 @ldlapinski.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Yeah this is all I can stretch to promo wise www.amazon.co.uk/Some-Body-Li...

A picture of the book Some Body Like Me and a ribbon imploring the reader of this text to read the book as well

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Dave Cook @davecook.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Hello 👋 Sorry for the spam lately, but the Kickstarter for our cyberpunk comics Killtopia: Phantoms #1 & 2 is ending in 4 days. We’re looking to push this as far as possible can by then. If you’re a reader, we’d appreciate a share to help spread the word ❤️ www.kickstarter.com/projects/bus...

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Killtopia: Phantoms #1 & 2

Cyberpunk and horror collide! An elite Neo Tokyo police unit hunts a mind hacker who makes peoples' fears a reality.

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