Reposted by @sallyb17.bsky.socialSunburnt Saints Publishing @sunburntsaints.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Some beautiful reviews coming in for @drewgum.bsky.social’s Gregor, our first of many chapbooks. Thank you to everyone who has commented, reposted, ordered the books and supported. You’re all lovely x 296
Reposted by @sallyb17.bsky.socialSunburnt Saints Publishing @sunburntsaints.bsky.social · 08/09/2026All these have been sent out now. So if you’re a subscriber, don’t go too far from your letterbox, there’s a chapbook on its way. And if you’re not, we have a few copies still needing a home. Not many, though. £20 gets you this and three more during the year. Head to Sunburntsaints.co.uk Thank you! 185
Reposted by @sallyb17.bsky.socialSunburnt Saints Publishing @sunburntsaints.bsky.social · 07/09/2026These will be going out to subscribers this week. Nice, eh? @drewgum.bsky.social #shortstory #chapbook 274
Reposted by @sallyb17.bsky.socialDrew Gummerson @drewgum.bsky.social · 19/08/2026And it’s off to the printers. Gregor. Sunburnt Saints first chapbook. By me ☺️. 085
Reposted by @sallyb17.bsky.socialSunburnt Saints Publishing @sunburntsaints.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Thank you 🙏🏻 to our latest subscribers, we’ve had a rush on this afternoon! Probably as we’re now at LAST CALL stage to ensure you get a copy of Drew’s chapbook, Gregor, which is soon off to the printers! Want to be included? Sunburntsaints.co.uk But you’ll need to be quick! 043
Reposted by @sallyb17.bsky.socialSunburnt Saints Publishing @sunburntsaints.bsky.social · 16/08/2026If you missed it earlier in the week, we’re gearing up to print the first in our new series of chapbooks by subscription, Gregor by @drewgum.bsky.social Finalising print runs so if you were thinking about subscribing, now would be a good time. Sunburntsaints.co.uk 144
sallyb17.bsky.social @sallyb17.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Commission an immediate public inquiry to ensure we never see a tragic death like Dr Arday's again. goodlawproject.org/s/abb8a1goodlawproject.orgJason Arday: Demand a public inquiry now | Good Law ProjectCommission an immediate public inquiry into how to ensure a responsible press given its contribution to Dr Arday’s tragic death. 000
Reposted by @sallyb17.bsky.socialSunburnt Saints Publishing @sunburntsaints.bsky.social · 13/08/2026First chapbook, @drewgum.bsky.social’s Gregor, is in ‘small revisions required but nearly there’ stage of design. If you e been wondering whether to subscribe to our chapbook series but not yet done so, now would be a good time. Finalising print run. No reprints. 163
Reposted by @sallyb17.bsky.socialSunburnt Saints Publishing @sunburntsaints.bsky.social · 13/08/2026We are finalising print numbers now - And once they’re gone they’re gone! £20 gets you four original short stories in individual chapbooks per year. After Drew, next up it’s @luluallison.bsky.social. 2027 will see @heidijames.bsky.social & maybe a certain author of Keshed, among others… Good, eh? 084
Reposted by @sallyb17.bsky.socialAl Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 22/07/2026Gaza mourns as families are buried after Israeli attacks leave dozens dead, including children and displaced families.aljazeera.comPalestine weekly: Ahead of elections, Israel doubles down on attacksGaza mourns as families are buried after Israeli attacks leave dozens dead, including children and displaced families. 5227159
sallyb17.bsky.social @sallyb17.bsky.social · 21/07/2026@virginmediacorp.bsky.social please can you tell me why I can't get a pod. When I click on the order button it just says 'sorry...' Happy to DM you if you follow me. Look forward to hearing from you. Thx. 100
Reposted by @sallyb17.bsky.socialSunburnt Saints Publishing @sunburntsaints.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Or rather, 4 little stories. Per year. All you need to do is head to Sunburntsaints.co.uk and all this could be yours. Yes, really.static.klipy.comMr. Tweek's 'Let Me Tell You A Little Story'ALT: Mr. Tweek's 'Let Me Tell You A Little Story' 032
Reposted by @sallyb17.bsky.socialSunburnt Saints Publishing @sunburntsaints.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Thank you to all who have liked and reposted. Seems we’re not annoying after all! Hoorah! (Or maybe we are you’re just good at hiding it. Either way. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHAPBOOKS! 😎) 022
sallyb17.bsky.social @sallyb17.bsky.social · 13/07/2026@degruyterbrill.bsky.social Hi there re my recent msgs with Matthew Smith. Is it possible to send me a free copy of 'Age Against the Machine' please? Please DM me for further information about this request. Many thanks. 000
Reposted by @sallyb17.bsky.socialSunburnt Saints Publishing @sunburntsaints.bsky.social · 09/07/2026“So who are your authors?” I hear (both of) you cry? First up, @drewgum.bsky.social Then @luluallison.bsky.social Others include @stuhennigan.bsky.social, Alice Jolly, @heidijames.bsky.social, @smartrachael.bsky.social, @billythescribe.bsky.social … what a list! 163
Reposted by @sallyb17.bsky.socialSunburnt Saints Publishing @sunburntsaints.bsky.social · 09/07/2026Like everything in this heat, our subscriptions have dried up. If you like what we do and are tempted to give it a go (4 new chapbooks a year, each with an original short story by a stellar writer), now is a good time. We’re a small start-up and pre-sales make a big difference! First book drops Sept 133
Reposted by @sallyb17.bsky.socialSunburnt Saints Publishing @sunburntsaints.bsky.social · 28/06/2026sunburntsaints.co.uk 043
sallyb17.bsky.social @sallyb17.bsky.social · 27/06/2026@serailway.bsky.social please can you advise if there are trains or a replacement bus service from Orpington - Folkestone on Sun 26th July from 9am - 6pm? Thank you. 200
Reposted by @sallyb17.bsky.socialSunburnt Saints Publishing @sunburntsaints.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Head to sunburntsaints.co.uk and click on the subscriber button to register your interest. Four brand new stories a year. What’s not to love? #BookSky 📚 083
sallyb17.bsky.social @sallyb17.bsky.social · 01/11/2025@octopus.energy Hi 🐙 team, Customer Ref: Account ID: A-6B3F2F0F I am awaiting an engineer to attend my property today to change my smart meters. I have not had any contact from a member of your team to let me know when to expect the engineer's visit. Please advise urgently. Thanks 100
sallyb17.bsky.social @sallyb17.bsky.social · 10/08/2025@matthewkilburn.bsky.social hi Matt I am Xanthe's cousin & also interested in this family line. 😁 100
Reposted by @sallyb17.bsky.socialResist @resist.wiki · 28/06/2025They can’t censor us all! 🇵🇸✊🏾 The #BBC banned #Kneecap from its live coverage of #Glastonbury for their views on #Palestine, so Bobby vylan stepped up and served a lesson on solidarity. #FreePalestine #RedPilled #BobbyVylan #Music #Song #Solidarity #Freedom 04523
Reposted by @sallyb17.bsky.socialAl Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 29/06/2025The deaths come as UNICEF warns of an ‘alarming’ increase in the number of malnourished children in the Gaza Strip.bit.lyAt least 66 children dead of malnutrition in Gaza as Israel tightens siegeThe deaths come as UNICEF warns of an ‘alarming’ increase in the number of malnourished children in the Gaza Strip. 35512409
Reposted by @sallyb17.bsky.socialAlastair Campbell @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social · 22/06/2025If you missed @restispoliticsus.bsky.social LIVE on Israel/US v Iran this morning and want to catch up here you go alastaircampbell.org/2025/06/418-...alastaircampbell.org418. Trump Bombs Iran: What Happens Now?Why has the US entered the Israel-Iran war? Is this the beginning of a wider war? What does this all mean for the world? Join Rory and Alastair as they answer all these questions and more. The Rest Is... 68912
Reposted by @sallyb17.bsky.socialXanthH @xanthh.bsky.social · 22/06/2025Everyone should be making statements like this today. Everyone. If you're outside the US then tell your government not to support this illegal action. #NoWaronIran 021
Reposted by @sallyb17.bsky.socialXanthH @xanthh.bsky.social · 22/06/2025Repeat: everyone needs to condemn this illegal and dangerous escalation by the US in bombing nuclear installations in Iran. #NoWaronIran Here is ICAN Australia's press release. 142
sallyb17.bsky.social @sallyb17.bsky.social · 19/06/2025@xanthh.bsky.social I am trying the fathom (amongst many other related Qs...) why it is that Israel does not say it adheres to the NPA or not & whether or not it has nuclear weapon capability but does not allow Iran to do the same? Or am I missing something?....#nowar 100
sallyb17.bsky.social @sallyb17.bsky.social · 04/06/2025An excellent interview. Thank you so much @krishgm.bsky.social & @channel4news.bsky.social for talking truth to (assumed) power. I recommend that everyone who cares about this conflict watches this & takes whatever action they can too to #stopthegenocide 000
Reposted by @sallyb17.bsky.socialOxfam GB @oxfamgb.bsky.social · 29/05/2025BREAKING: Israel’s mass displacement campaign is erasing Gaza. Since breaking the ceasefire, over 30 evacuation orders hit 68 of 79 neighbourhoods. 2.2 million people have been forced into areas with no food, water, shelter or anything to keep them safe. #EndTheSiege #Gaza 19174
Reposted by @sallyb17.bsky.socialUNICEF Press Office @unicefmedia.bsky.social · 28/05/2025“Each day, more children are exposed to this double threat of cholera and malnutrition, but both are preventable and treatable, if we can reach children in time.” Over 1 million children at risk as cholera spreads in #Sudan’s Khartoum State www.unicef.org/press-releas...unicef.orgOver 1 million children at risk as cholera spreads in Sudan’s Khartoum State 053
sallyb17.bsky.social @sallyb17.bsky.social · 07/05/2025@michaelrosenyes.bsky.socialmedia.tenor.coma birthday card with an orange wearing a party hat and arms and legsALT: a birthday card with an orange wearing a party hat and arms and legs 010
Reposted by @sallyb17.bsky.socialBen Niblett @benniblett.bsky.social · 22/04/2025I've called the UK Government to step up to its legal and moral obligation to stop arms sales to Israel. This is crucial to help ensure a permanent ceasefire. Please do sign @oxfamgb.bsky.social's petition #StopArmingIsrael www.oxfam.org.uk/get-involved...oxfam.org.ukOxfam GB | Stop arming Israel: sign our petition now 142
Reposted by @sallyb17.bsky.socialCampaign for Nuclear Disarmament @cnduk.bsky.social · 03/05/2025⌛Two weeks to go! Join the Palestine Coalition on Saturday, 17 May to mark 77 years of the the Nakba and to demand an end to Britain's complicity in Israel's ongoing ethnic cleansing of Palestinains from their land. 📍Assemble 12 noon, Embankment Tube, London 🪧Rally at Whitehall 0129
Reposted by @sallyb17.bsky.socialNorwegian Refugee Council (NRC) @nrc-global.bsky.social · 02/05/2025“They said they would kill us if we stayed.” Israeli settlers' attacks forcibly displaced the Kaabneh family from Wadi as-Seeq in the occupied #WestBank in October 2023. Since then, the family has faced repeated displacement, insecurity and threats. #Palestinenrc.no“They would kill us if we stayed”On the first day of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, a group of Israeli settlers carrying metal sticks and tools descended a rocky hill and attacked Kh... 0139
Reposted by @sallyb17.bsky.socialResist @resist.wiki · 04/05/2025Israeli bombs have massacred more than 18,000 Palestinian children in Gaza since October 2023, killing them as they play and sleep amid a fleeting illusion of shelter in the devastated enclave. #freepalestine #palestine #gaza #Israel #boycottisrael #bds #Children #SaveTheChildren #SaveOurChildren 13134
Reposted by @sallyb17.bsky.socialResist @resist.wiki · 04/05/2025Do something amazing today and follow us. Help spread the news. Each like, each repost helps to raise awareness. #FollowBack #Follow #Genocide #freepalestine #palestine #gaza #Israel #boycottisrael #bds #GenocidalState #Children #SaveTheChildren #SaveOurChildren 063
Reposted by @sallyb17.bsky.socialUNRWA @unrwa.org · 04/05/2025The humanitarian situation throughout the #Gaza Strip is beyond imagination. As the complete blocking of supplies essential for survival enters its ninth week, there must be a concerted international effort to stop this humanitarian catastrophe from reaching a new unseen level. #CeasefireNow 16548
Reposted by @sallyb17.bsky.socialAl Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 05/05/2025Reports say Israel now eyeing occupation of entire enclave, control of aid and possible expulsion of Palestinians.bit.lyIsrael plans ‘conquest’ of Gaza in expanded offensiveReports say Israel now eyeing occupation of entire enclave, control of aid and possible expulsion of Palestinians. 2011384
Reposted by @sallyb17.bsky.socialMichael Rosen @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social · 04/05/2025Last night, I did my show, 'Getting Through It' as part of @ArtsStGeorges in Beckenham. Over 200 came, and I talked with people afterwards about their losses, grief and experience of serious illness. I hope that this show sews together these feelings and points at ways forward. 18310
Reposted by @sallyb17.bsky.socialUNICEF @unicef.org · 02/05/2025“With each passing day of the aid blockade, they face the growing risk of starvation, illness and death – nothing can justify this.” Full statement from UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on the situation for children in the Gaza Strip after two months of aid blockade: unicef.link/3EBWsS5 914076
Reposted by @sallyb17.bsky.socialAl Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 04/05/2025Trucks carrying food, water and medicine are piling up at the borders of Gaza as Israel’s total blockade on the enclave enters a third month. 🔴 Follow our LIVE coverage: aje.io/1x2jss 19322194
Reposted by @sallyb17.bsky.socialThe Psychologist @psychmag.bsky.social · 02/03/2025Interesting piece from @kathryn42.bsky.social on Long Covid, collective amnesia and more. Find a variety of perspectives on Long Covid via www.bps.org.uk/search?term=...bps.org.uk 0104
Reposted by @sallyb17.bsky.socialMike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 02/03/2025Please share. 🙏🏻 212116475593
Reposted by @sallyb17.bsky.socialUNICEF @unicef.org · 21/02/2025More than anything, children in Ukraine need sustained peace, and the chance to realize their full potential.” - UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell Details: unicef.link/4gTiMUn 04115
sallyb17.bsky.social @sallyb17.bsky.social · 28/02/2025Unbelievable. Donald Trump has been invited to a state visit to the UK. We should not be rolling out the red carpet to celebrate this man. Agree? Add your name to the petition today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/no...you.38degrees.org.ukNo second state visit for TrumpThis is UNBELIEVABLE. Keir Starmer has just handed Donald Trump a letter from King Charles, inviting him for a second state visit to the UK. It’s totally unprecedented, and I was so outraged when I he... 010
Reposted by @sallyb17.bsky.socialMike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 28/02/2025Trump & Vance’s behaviour with Zelenskyy just now was disgraceful. My blood is boiling. 1662736419
Reposted by @sallyb17.bsky.socialPOLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 28/02/2025🚨 BREAKING: European leaders rallied to defend Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance subjected him to a tirade of withering and infantilizing abuse in the Oval Office. Full story:politico.eu‘Free world needs a new leader’: Europe defends Zelenskyy after Trump attackFrance, Germany and Poland all make prompt declarations of support, as Europe fears Trump’s alignment with Putin. 1301637399
Reposted by @sallyb17.bsky.socialStu Hennigan @stuhennigan.bsky.social · 17/01/2025For new folk, bit of info and some links to my stuff in this thread........ My first book, Ghost Signs, was shortlisted for a couple of big awards and is an account of 21st century poverty in the UK based on accounts collected when I was delivering food parcels during COVID. 27522
Reposted by @sallyb17.bsky.socialUNICEF @unicef.org · 15/01/2025"This is long overdue for the children and families of Gaza who have endured more than a year of bombardment and deprivation, and for the hostages in Gaza and their families in Israel who have suffered so much."- UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell Statement: www.unicef.org/press-releas... 14619
Reposted by @sallyb17.bsky.socialMayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 02/01/2025To protect those sleeping rough I’ve activated the pan-London Severe Weather Emergency Protocol (SWEP) as temperatures drop. Let StreetLink know about anyone who might need help getting out of the freezing cold. thestreetlink.org.ukthestreetlink.org.ukStreetLink - Connecting people sleeping rough to local servicesWelcome to StreetLink. Make an alert if you've seen someone sleeping rough, or if you're sleeping rough and want to find out about local support services. 533098
