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I'd expect to enjoy the 1977 #totp but I'm just sitting here going "I remember this. It was crap."

#totp So Elvis dies. Do you rush out and buy an Elvis record, or do you rush out and buy a record by someone else called "I remember Elvis Presley"??

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#totp I'm listening to 25-year-old songs I've never heard before and going "that's quite good."

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I don't really want to see lots of random pics of 9 LPs on my social media. Who's benefiting?

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Oxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Just back from Brighton. Next stop, Cheltenham - I'm at the literature festival next Thursday talking about "Punk at 50".

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French bakery Savoir continues its soft opening this weekend, nearly two years after receiving planning permission. The Grade II listed building at 12 Turl St is owned by Lincoln College. It was previously Rowell's jewellers and has been vacant since the pandemic. www.instagram.com/savoirboulan...

Savoir on Turl Street (exterior green frontage)

Savoir on Turl Street (interior bakery shelves)

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Penny Kiley @pennykiley.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

It's not even technically accurate. She's a queen consort, not a monarch. I'm not even a royalist but it still annoys me.

Penny Kiley @pennykiley.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Tonight! I’m in #Brighton for Sound Affects – please come and see me. 7.30 at the East Street Tap. It should be a fun night.

Black, pink and red poster saying: Sound Affects. 7th October, Brighton, East Street Tap, 7.30pm. Penny Kiley (writer), Keith Jopling (author) Dean Lloyd Robinson (artist). Talks about music and subcultures.

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But Andrew Hickey Died Ten Years Ago This Very Night @andrewhickey.500songs.com · 06/10/2026

Just saw someone on Instagram posting about authors "making content for their books". It's called WRITING.

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If businesses want people to have particular skills, there's this thing called "on the job training" and this other one, "paying for training courses". The purpose of education is not to teach people to be employees, it's to teach them to be *people*.

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Yeah, I guess they always close ranks. Sigh.

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Bad man who wrote bad books dies. Why all the tributes?? (Even from the "queen" FFS.)

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Penny Kiley @pennykiley.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I like the word blird. Also, the bit at the bottom looks like a squirrel.

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At Oxford railway station. Watching people walk towards the piano. Willing them not to sit down.

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Penny Kiley @pennykiley.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Merseyside friends, this should be a good event. Next Monday at Rough Trade Liverpool. Graham ran two of my book events this summer and he is always entertaining.

Justin Lewis @whenisbirths.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

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Going to experiment with TikTok in the weeks ahead. My handle there is @justin.lewis.when if you want to follow me. I currently have almost no idea what I'm doing but intend to give it a go.

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Penny Kiley @pennykiley.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

On the road with a book: Part 2 (Wallingford to Wallasey). I've just posted the second part of my tour diary on my blog. Part 3 of the tour starts this Wednesday in Brighton. olderthanelvis.blogspot.com/2026/10/on-r...

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On the road with a book: Part 2 (Wallingford to Wallasey)

A newbie author continues her book tour. Rock'n'roll!

Penny Kiley @pennykiley.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Today's Guardian quiz. I think I can do number 12.

Newspaper cutting that says "What links Susan Janet Bannion, Marianne Elliot-Said, Arianna Forster, Paloma Romero.

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Penny Kiley @pennykiley.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

To be fair, I didn't need much persuading! I just needed to know it existed.

Husband: "It's Waterman's bloody drum machine again." #totp

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Reverse centaurs, culture wars and when not to use jargon - Penny Kiley

Autism is genetic, the RNLI are heroes, and there are ways to counter misinformation. And AI hasn't gone away. This month’s #comms and #content newsletter is mostly about the news. pennykiley.com/2026/10/02/r...

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Topical comms and content blog looking at jargon, AI and how charities respond to misinformation.

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Someone said to me yesterday "Aren't we lucky to have this lovely warm weather in October?" I felt like answering: What bit of "the world is burning" don't you understand?

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