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P.W. Morrison @pwmorrison.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Thrilled - and slightly stunned - to have made the CWA Margery Allingham Short Mystery Competition 2026 longlist! Congrats to all the longlisted storytellers 🗡️🎉🖊️

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Every month is women's history month on #womensart1 ! 💙

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The Whimsical Muse @whimsicalmuse.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

At the moment, I’m regrettably not having champagne and croissants in a quaint château in the French countryside, so no, I’m afraid your email did not “find me well.”

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Gabino Iglesias @gabino.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

Monthly reminder: Many people have a book in them, but it takes a special kind of freak to leave the Land of Laziness, cross the Plains of Procrastination and Insecurity Mountain, find the Blade of No One Made You Do This, and use it to cut your chest open and yank that book out.

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Brian Bilston @brianbilston.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Here’s a poem called ‘From The Encyclopedia of Alternative Facts’.

From The Encyclopedia of Alternative Facts

Frankenstein was the monster’s name.
There’s no such thing as climate change.
A solero is a type of hat.
The planet is not round but flat.

Six is the legal drinking age.
Women get paid an equal wage.
Elvis once sang in Take That.
The planet is not round but flat.

Achilles had a dodgy knee.
Terror comes from refugees.
Insomnia affects most cats.
The planet is not round but flat.

The president’s above the law.
Russia did not start the war.
It’s impossible to change a fact.
The planet is not round but flat.

Brian Bilston

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The Whimsical Muse @whimsicalmuse.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

All I want is a cottage in the Scottish Highlands, a freshly-fallen snow, a crackling fire, a riveting mystery novel, a kettle on the stove, and a healthy supply of emotional support scones.

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Kate Marvel @drkatemarvel.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

people tell you the best thing about having written a book is getting to call yourself a published author or sharing your vision with the world but really the best thing about having written a book is that you don't have to write it anymore

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Brian Bilston @brianbilston.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

Here’s a poem called ‘This was the year that was not the year’.

This was the year that was not the year

This was the year that was not the year
I repaired the bathroom tap
and emptied out the kitchen drawer
of a lifetime’s worth of crap.

This was the year that was not the year
in which I launched a new career.
A West End hit eluded me
and so did Time Person of the Year.

This was the year that was not the year
I became a household name.
Action figures were not sold of me.
I wasn’t made a dame.

This was the year that was not the year
I spent less time on my phone.
Nights of passion did not happen
in boutique hotels in Rome.

This was the year that was the year
I didn't get that much done –
much the same as the year before,
much like the one to come.

Brian Bilston

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The Folklore Podcast @folklorepod.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

It is Dec 22 and I have been remiss in not yet posting any bizarre Victorian Christmas cards, so… Here’s a reminder to make sure you remember to give the gift of a severed head with embedded cleaver this Yuletide.

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Ben Jennings @bjennings90.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

Latest @theguardian.com cartoon #GisèlePelicot www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Bookshop.org UK @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

Hello lovely Bluesky followers. To say thank you for following us & for being part of the Bookshop.org community, we're pleased to offer you an extra 10% off your books with code BSKY10, valid 18-19 December 🎄 📚 Every sale supports indie bookshops. 📚 Free upgrade to 1st class shipping on 2nd class

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Brian Bilston @brianbilston.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

Today’s poem is considered to be the world’s oldest surviving love poem, written 1.5 million years ago by one of our earliest ancestors, homo unrequitus. It’s called ‘The Caveman’s Lament’.

The Caveman’s Lament

me think about her when sun rises
me think about her when sun sets
me say to her how much me love her
she tell me love invent not yet

me make cave all warm and cosy
me lie bearskin on cave floor
me play song of love on bone flute
she choose cave of Tim next door

me no more go out hunt mammoth
me throw spear too short or long
me sit in cave me paint her picture
she say me got perspective wrong

me cook meal to show me love her —
diplodocus with fried beans —
she say food anachronistic
me not know what this means

stone age mighty hard for lovers
yet rub two flints look what you get
small sparks lead to big inferno
but she say love invent not yet

homo unrequitus

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The Whimsical Muse @whimsicalmuse.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

“Well, that was awkward” - Me, after 93% of my social interactions.

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Very British Problems @soverybritish.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

It’s 1st of December. Mull everything. Mull the wine, mull the cider, mull your tea, mull the tap water, mull the cat, mull the carpet, mull the chairs. Mull it all! Get your hair cut in a mullet. Mull the Kintyre. Mull the halls with boughs of holly. Get everything mulled. FULL MULL AHEAD!

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Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

The John Le Carré Advent Calendar - My cartoon for this week’s @theguardian.com Books. (with apologies to @realjohnlecarre.bsky.social and @harkaway.bsky.social)

Title: The John Le Carré Advent Calendar - Available in all good bookshops.

Description - December 1st to 23rd: open the door to watch Gerorge Smiley reluctantly uncover a conspiracy as he wanders around the damp, dilapidated London of the seventies.

(images of six of the doors, showing a stick figure os Smiley going about his business in shades of browny-gray)

December 24th: Having solved the mystery and written his resignation letter, Smiley eats Christmas dinner alone.

(image of Smiley at a table with a letter, unappetising portion of food and glass of wine, in browny-gray)

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Brian Bilston @brianbilston.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

Today’s poem is dedicated to all those who have taken it upon themselves to correct the grammar or spelling in my poems over the last few weeks. It’s called ‘Pedents’.

Pedents

Foot soldiers in the War on Error,
They’re here to save us from ourselves,
With Fowler’s Modern English Usage
(first edition, nineteen twelve).

They scrutinise each word we write
For typos, gaffes, et cetera,
Correcting all our dumb mistakes
To make our grammar betterer.

They sigh and tut and tell us off
For the rules we have forsaken
And chart this nation’s steep decline
By the care we should of taken.

Custodians of the King’s English,
They merely serve to keep it pure
And restrict, they hope, the ignorant
To three mistakes or less.

In doing so, they hold no fear
they will deprive a thing of life:
for it’s not important what is said,
what matters is that its right.

Brian Bilston

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P.W. Morrison @pwmorrison.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Best. News. Ever. 🦋 just got even better!

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Morning, 1954, by Tetyana Yablonska, Ukrainian painter from Kyiv

Painting of an interior with a central figure of a white girl standing with arms in the air, stretching, facing right with a large arched sunny window behind her, to the right is a table with a jug and dish, to the left is a section of a bed with sheets in disarray

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Local women crochet/knit sweaters to shield recovering, rescued elephants from the night cold, Elephant Conservation Care Center, Northern India, 2017

Colour photograph featuring four women surrounding the head end of an elephant, the figures wear bright coloured saris, three stand and one sits nect to a bucket on the ground under the elephant's trunk, the amimal faces outwards and wears a crocheted covering with a pattern of squares within squared and red crocheted leg coverings

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Adam Sharp @adamcsharp.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

First rule of Gaslight Club: Let’s not talk about Gaslight Club. You’ll only get upset again.

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AJ West Author @ajwestauthor.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Bit of a reverse Black Friday tip. Go buy a book from an independent bookshop. While the richest companies in the world have another bonanza, put a smile on the face of a struggling writer and bookseller. Thank you x

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Waterstones @waterstones.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

The Waterstones #BookOfTheYear winners are here! A sensation with booksellers and readers from day one, it could only be BUTTER by Asako Yuzuki 🐄 And Children’s Book of the Year is I AM REBEL by Ross Montgomery, an unforgettable canine adventure 🐕 📚 www.waterstones.com/category/cul...

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Brian Bilston @brianbilston.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Today’s poem is called ‘Lines Written While Waiting for a Train at a Provincial Railway Station’.

Lines Written While Waiting for a Train at a Provincial Railway Station

If I could have my time over,
I would do it all differently
and not treat each precious moment
with such disregard and flippancy.

I would use my time effectively,
I would think ahead and plan.
I would reserve my stores of energy,
and take charge when I can.

But it’s too late in the journey
for regret, too late to repent –
because there’s not a plug socket in sight,
and my battery’s on one per ce

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Alison Holt, contemporary textile artist who creates machine and hand embroidered land and seascapes

Pictorial textile artwork featuring a view of a gently rippled sea with a section of brown rocky land to the right, the water reflects sunlight from a rising sun on the horizon, all under a pale blue sky

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Radio Lento @radiolento.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

If you'd like to help celebrate our half million milestone, here are some suggestions: buy us a coffee > ko-fi.com/radiolento write us a review > bit.ly/LentoAp give us a shout-out on the socials feature Lento in your newsletter or other media or just say hi 👋

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Cole Haddon @colehaddon.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

“The good thing about writing books is that you can dream while you are awake.” — Haruki Murakami

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Why you should have a cat @shouldhavecat.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Me: *stares into the abyss* The abyss:

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SeaGoatScreamsPoetry(Ankh Spice) @seagoatscreams.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Tonight I'm sorting the 84 pictures of roses (or other flowers) I took today, & browsing a book of NZ short poems. For the next half hour (only) if you see this and pick two numbers from the ranges below, I'll post you a custom pic/poem combo. 1-84 11-160

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Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

I love photos like this. There’s nothing unusual going on, someone just saw him and said “Oh he’s so HANDSOME. I have to take picture.” From my collection, 1959.

Black and white photo of a beautiful shorthaired tabby cat, my guess is ginger, sitting up on a box or bench or something in front of a white oven.

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P.W. Morrison @pwmorrison.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Beautiful 💛 As a spooky aside, yellow/gold roses are actually very special to me, so it’s uncanny that this was the image. Lovely poem too - thank you!

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P.W. Morrison @pwmorrison.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

What a wonderful thing to do - how about numbers 14 and 156? Thank you 🫶🏻

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Bluemoose Books @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Hetha and I re-mortgaged our house to start an independent publishing company. We're competing with Billion dollar corporates from our front room. So to see one of our books on national TV is just brilliant. Thank you! #Betweenthecovers @pollyanneconway.bsky.social @bbctwo.bsky.social

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Bookaholic Bex @bexbookaholic.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

I feel seen

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Kit de Waal @kitdewaal.com · 23/11/2024

The Discoveries writing development programme and prize for unpublished women writers in the UK accepts novels in any genre of adult fiction, with entrants invited to submit the first 10,000 words of their novel and a synopsis

curtisbrowncreative.co.uk

Discoveries 2025

Calling all unpublished women writers! The Women’s Prize Trust, Audible, the Curtis Brown literary agency and Curtis Brown Creative have partnered to run the Discoveries novel-writing development prog...

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St Andrew’s Book Festival London @standrewsbookfest.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Our mission is to bring Scottish themes as well as Scottish writers to London. So we are thrilled to have the exceptional @anncleeves.bsky.social joining us next Saturday 30 Nov. If you love #Shetland you won’t want to miss this. www.ticketsource.co.uk/standrewsboo...

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Metropolitan Police Museum and Crime Museum @mpsheritage.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Optimist: The cup is half full. Pessimist: The cup is half empty. Crime Museum curator: Whose fingerprints are on the cup?

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Becca Petunia 🏳️‍⚧️ @tallgirlpetunia.northsky.social · 20/11/2024

Did you know The Bell Jar, The Handmaid's Tale, The Feminine Mystique, and more all appeared on Sesame Street in the 90s? The @muppetwiki.bsky.social team finally created a page for my favorite little-known running gag: Prairie Dawn's Feminist Literature collection muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Prairie...

Prairie Dawn, a tiny hot pink Muppet with blonde hair and a blue dress, reading Orlando by Virginia Wolfe.

Prairie Dawn, a tiny hot pink Muppet with blonde hair and a blue dress, holding The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood.

Prairie Dawn, a tiny hot pink Muppet with blonde hair and a blue dress, reading A Room Of Ones Own by Virginia Wolfe.

Prairie Dawn, a tiny hot pink Muppet with blonde hair and a blue dress, reading The Bell Jar.

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P.W. Morrison @pwmorrison.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Once bitten, twice shy… Many serial reposters (that would be me) want to share things they love, but are reluctant to offer up comments or opinions after less than joyous posting experiences at the other place… It’s possible to be a silent cheerleader for lovely things and lovely people #notabot

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P.W. Morrison @pwmorrison.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

This looks fantastic - hopefully it’ll be the first of many 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿📚

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MꙬse Allain @mooseallain.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

I’m not going to tell anyone how to do Bluesky, but I would like to encourage the following: - Repost stuff you find interesting/entertaining - help others to find the good people to follow - repost small creatives who you like who are trying to plug their work

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