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Rick Danforth @rickandwrite.bsky.social · 21h

They were about to go off, so I ate 1kg of meatballs today. I weigh 100kg so I am now 1% meatball. This brings me joy.

Rick Danforth @rickandwrite.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

If you are aware of Fiona's work, you know this is going to slap. If you're not, then it's a great time to try it out :)

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Rick Danforth @rickandwrite.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I had an absolute blast on the short fiction panel at Edge Lit yesterday. Had the privilege of being on with some great people which makes it very easy work! Thanks to @dancoxon.bsky.social for moderating and @alexdavis1981.bsky.social for having me. Edge Lit was probably my top con experience!

Five panelists sat at a wooden table with microphones.
Left to right, Dan coxon, Tim Major, Priya Sharma, Megan Taylor and yours truly.

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Rick Danforth @rickandwrite.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I am delighted to read a review of fission here! Great to say all the wonderful stories getting a deserved moment in the spotlight :)

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Rick Danforth @rickandwrite.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Stumbled across Anne Bronte's over the weekend. She came to Scarborough to get fresh air and then promptly died. As someone who quite like Scarborough, I get it though.

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Rick Danforth @rickandwrite.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Hosted my first ever writing workshop today thanks to @laurenwrites.bsky.social (Topic, isolation in space) Went really well, and had a blast! I definitely want to do more in the future :)

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Rick Danforth @rickandwrite.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I wrote this morning so I could get it out of the way and relax the rest of the day. Now I feel guilty I have free time so I'm writing again. This did not go to plan. Lol.

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Rick Danforth @rickandwrite.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

I have another article out with the bfs! I've done a lot of research into something I do a lot in my fiction and it's oddly cathartic to sit down and work out one of my favourite tools for my fiction.

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Rick Danforth @rickandwrite.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

We are now open! Please send us your words :)

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Rick Danforth @rickandwrite.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

I feel xmas comes into supermarkets earlier each year but August feels like a jump?

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Rick Danforth @rickandwrite.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

This is just two weeks away and I'm incredibly excited for it! I've got everything prepared and we are ready to go.

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Rick Danforth @rickandwrite.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Sid does a cracking meerkat impression now.

A white fluffy samoyed dog standing on his back paws

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Rick Danforth @rickandwrite.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

I just wrote what I consider to be the best story I've written and sent it off. Unfortunately, I also thought this for for the last 4 stories I wrote. So either I'm improving at a dramatic rate or I'm just very at judging my my own work 😂

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Rick Danforth @rickandwrite.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

If you don't have a pinhole camera, you can genuinely use a colander to see the eclipse. It's important not to strain the eyes.

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Rick Danforth @rickandwrite.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

This. It is always good to air concerns. But if people could leave hands off the pitch forks for two seconds to ask a question or two clarify that would be great.

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Eugenia Triantafyllou @foxesandroses.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

In 2022, before Chatgpt and everything that came next, I participated in this study. It was framed as a research on a new tool that I could try and offer my opinion on. I didn't know that it was trained on copyrighted material.

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Wordcraft Writers Workshop

The Wordcraft Writers Workshop is a collaboration between Google's PAIR and Magenta teams, and 13 professional writers. Together we explore the limits of co-writing with AI.

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Rick Danforth @rickandwrite.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

One of my favourite pubs in York is mentioned in Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell on account of it being 400 years old. As such they have a framed copy in the pub and it always makes me smile.

A framed copy of Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell on a pub wall.

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Rick Danforth @rickandwrite.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Today I had a rare day off of writing and just read a book instead. It sounds really dumb but sometimes I forget that's even an option. And just how great it is?

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Rick Danforth @rickandwrite.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Happy Yorkshire day all! Consider celebrating Yorkshire by nice cups of tea, cold ale or Yorkshire puddings dripping in gravy. I am doing all of the above on repeat 🙌

A Yorkshire flag with a note saying happy Yorkshire day.

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Rick Danforth @rickandwrite.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Today I saw a horse obsessed with his own bio. Even good old Winston isn't immune to vanity!

A shire horse in a barn facing its own biography on a wall mount.

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Rick Danforth @rickandwrite.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

My favourite windmill cafe has its sails up. Something wonderful about having a coffee underneath it.

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Rick Danforth @rickandwrite.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

I am booked to do a workshop about writing isolation in space and I am absolutely hyped about it 🙌

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Donna Scott @wishusdonna.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

A little later than usual due to the file being a monster - it's The Good Book Life! Featuring @emfaulds.com @rickandwrite.bsky.social Allen Stroud, and Laura Jane Round. We Eat Controversy For Breakfast: the Pros and Cons of Award Shortlists. youtu.be/pcxpaKP3QlU?...

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We Eat Controversy for Breakfast: the Pros and Cons of Award Shortlists

YouTube video by The Good Book Life

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Rick Danforth @rickandwrite.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Never liked football anyway. What other sports are on? 👀

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Rick Danforth @rickandwrite.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

It's not a bad view from a car park. Have to say.

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Rick Danforth @rickandwrite.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Absolute hats off to @bonabooks.bsky.social for making a mistake and owning it. I didn't think we had a lot of ai submissions for fission but I'm now quite worried we did and I just missed them.

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Rick Danforth @rickandwrite.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Seeing authors happily receiving physical copies of their anthology is a fantastic feeling. 10/10, would recommend!

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Rick Danforth @rickandwrite.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

One major difference about being a parent is that I spend dramatically more time staring at random animals.

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Rick Danforth @rickandwrite.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

I have sent over 500 submissions in the last 5 years and I still managed to send the wrong story on a submission email. Always double check!

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Rick Danforth @rickandwrite.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

@bsfa.bsky.social Fission #6, my editorial debut, is now available for purchase by non-BSFA members! Members can find it for free on the BSFA section. I hope people enjoy reading it as much as I did. It's a wonderful array of stories. www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1068721634

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Fission #6: An Anthology of Stories from the British Science Fiction Association: 3

Fission #6: An Anthology of Stories from the British Science Fiction Association: 3 : Rowe, Gene, Danforth, Rick: Amazon.co.uk: Books

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Rick Danforth @rickandwrite.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Cover reveal time for Challenging the Tides! I'm so excited for this to be out. It's a great anthology with a wonderful set of authors including @aknighton.bsky.social @sueoke.bsky.social @millymollymo.bsky.social @shonak.bsky.social and others! It even includes my first novelette.

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Rick Danforth @rickandwrite.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

My feelings about the sun today.

Simon Pegg from the World's end Movie shouting "Oh, Fuck off you big lamp."

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Rick Danforth @rickandwrite.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

The dog looking especially gormless today.

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Rick Danforth @rickandwrite.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

I am delighted to announce the cover for @bsfa.bsky.social's Fission #6! Created by the wonderful Elena Betti.

The cover for the fission 6 anthology featuring a genie and a green background

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Rick Danforth @rickandwrite.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

This old cover of day of the triffids is absolutely fantastic. It makes me want to hug a triffid? Thank you @katiebruce.bsky.social for introducing me to cuddly triffids 😂

The old penguin cover of the day of the triffids.

Where they look half moomin half plant

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Rick Danforth @rickandwrite.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

I won't lie when I said I wrote this mostly as an excuse to rewatch stranger things. I have no regrets on that! Cheers for @britfantasysoc.bsky.social and @laurenwrites.bsky.social for publishing :)

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Rick Danforth @rickandwrite.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Congrats to @slashnburnett.bsky.social on a happy book day! Her short fiction is among the best going and I've been so excited for this :)

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Rick Danforth @rickandwrite.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

A pub that sells fossils at the bar is exactly what I needed in my life.

A pub bar with a basket of fossils for sale

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Rick Danforth @rickandwrite.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Seeing 99 red balloons live and drinking in a sunny field is a great way to spend a day.

The stage of the band gold finger at slam dunk

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Rick Danforth @rickandwrite.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

I am not allowed in the tower. The cow says no 🙄

An angry cow in front of a large black windmill.

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Rick Danforth @rickandwrite.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

I have my first story of the year out today! A comedy fantasy piece about the bureaucracy of limbo and the struggles of trying to move on. You can give it a listen below: open.spotify.com/episode/6L0b...

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"Golden Ticket" - A supernatural short story about working in Limbo - by Rick Danforth

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Rick Danforth @rickandwrite.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

I wrote a novelette to avoid editing my novella. I've now done a 5k short to avoid editing the novelette. I need to commit to a flash next don't I?

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Rick Danforth @rickandwrite.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Feeling very lucky today. Not only is this fantastic view a 15 minute walk from the house, but the 30 minute round trip is not remotely a problem anymore. Going to be a good summer 🙌

Cows grazing in a field in the shadow of Beverley minster.

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Rick Danforth @rickandwrite.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

I am delighted to announce the ToC for @bsfa.bsky.social 's Fission #6 anthology. It's been an honour to edit these wonderful works, and I cannot wait to see it out in June / July. www.bsfa.co.uk/fission/

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BSFA - Fission

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Rick Danforth @rickandwrite.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

@britfantasysoc.bsky.social voting closes today! If you haven't voted, nows a great time to vote for your favourite works of last year. There's a great list of pieces on the suggestions list, and a couple of mine for consideration below. But the important thing is you vote if you can 😁

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Rick Danforth @rickandwrite.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

I wanted to write. Work wanted me to be in a teams call. We have compromised!

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Rick Danforth @rickandwrite.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Went for drinks in the sun to celebrate the fact we actually had sun. Came back home: The dog jumped on me and stole my hat. The toddler gave me a bagel then ate most of it. Toddler then put my shoe in the fridge and went to bed. Family life!

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Rick Danforth @rickandwrite.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

I've got 3-4 months left until I can return to sport so picked up this bad boy to regain my cardio. Sprints thrice a week will be awful, but I'm still just excited to be able to train at all again 🙌

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The Slab Press @theslabpress.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

It's Earth Day! So treat yourself to a magic collection of science fiction that celebrates the natural world, including BSFA-Award-shortlisted "One Step at a Time" by @rickandwrite.bsky.social 99p from Payhip: payhip.com/b/LNWd2

Book "Vivid Worlds" on Green background
Text:
Happy Earth Day
Celebrating the natural world
e-pub/kindle
99p
Until Friday
24th April
2026

Shows bunting and a heart hugging the earth.

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