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In the bus station I gave a bloke directions to the market. He walked away and then came back and said ‘Are you Ian McMillan? Not often you get directions from a poet!’ We laughed and went our separate ways.

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Face punctuation: Ears as brackets. Full stop nose. Mouth as an em dash

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At the shop I wait to open the lid of the box because it’s drizzling. The shopkeeper arrives and I get the papers out and carry them in. The aubade of the rising shutters. I collect my £1 lottery winnings; I drop the coin and it rolls a short distance.

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Early writing before I go High Street shopping in Wombwell: my column for the Yorkshire Post, which I’m attempting to do in the voices of my chair and my mug. Let’s see if it works. To the keyboard!

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Ian McMillan @imcmillan.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Early stroll. A fallen leaf’s soft shadow. The moon is somewhere behind this drizzle. A PUBLIC FOOTPATH sign points to darkness. Green lights garland that old tree. A black cat in an upstairs window.

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This marvellous book about creativity in a South Yorkshire village; I reckon any community in the world could have a book like this packed with hyperlocal endeavour.

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Victoria Whittam ITV News @victoriawhittam.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

The #Chesterfield street waiting for action after being told their homes have to be bulldozed to save them from flooding. Here are your ITV Calendar #breakfast #headlines. #Hull #Drone #HullFair #Grantham #Simon #Homeless #Leeds youtube.com/shorts/BSHy8...

The #Chesterfield street waiting for action after being told their homes have to be bulldozed

Ian McMillan @imcmillan.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

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As I get the papers out of the box I am suddenly illuminated by the shop light. I carry the papers in. A man comes in, buys two big bottles of cider and says ‘They’re not for today’. Doug arrives and we talk about the big fish his son caught. Someone walks by, coughing.

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Ian McMillan @imcmillan.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Early stroll. Stars tell their ancient stories. Shall I count all these fallen leaves? Maybe tomorrow. The waiting lad with the bag waits with his bag. Morning peeps through a broken bus shelter roof. The shining currency of streetlights.

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Aaron Zollo @zollotech.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

iOS 27 has many new features, but if you want to squeeze more battery out of it here is a complete guide with tips that work. Full video here: youtu.be/5y7J3TsX7_0?...

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TO THE TUNE OF GUANTANAMERA Off for me flu jab I’m going off for me flu jab Off for me fluuuuuuu jab I’m going off for me flu jab

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The shop is open when I arrive. The shopkeeper and her colleague must be getting there earlier. I carry the papers in, shutting the lid of the box as quietly as I can but it still clangs. The shutters rattle up.

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Bus arrives early: sudden unexpected wait loss.

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Timmy Mallett @timmymallett.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Early stroll. Drizzle drizzles drizzily. The confidence of a new wall. A leaf autumnfalls on my head. Three ladders on a truck’s back. A hi-vis man unloads bread from a van.

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Who knew that Nowhere is Somewhere?!!

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Aaron Zollo @zollotech.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

iOS 27.2 Public Beta 2 is out now. Here’s what’s new. iOS 27.2 Public Beta 2 is Out! - What's New? youtu.be/c9vlY61GZ70

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The Book Vault @thebookvault.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Lots of new books out this week. I am currently surrounded by signed and limited editions out on Thursday, photos to follow. This one is out today - signed copies of Michael Douglas' first and full autobiography, One Helluva Ride. #booksky #choosebookshops

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Aaron Zollo @zollotech.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Didn’t have time for the full video? Here is everything new in iOS 27.2 Beta 3 in short form. iOS 27.2 Beta 3 is Here! - Everything New! youtube.com/shorts/mmE7t...

iOS 27.2 Beta 3 is Here! - Everything New!

iOS 27.2 Beta 3 is here with the first major updates coming soon to...

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Victoria Whittam ITV News @victoriawhittam.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Too many young people are ending up in hotels, B&Bs or hostels according to a #Sheffield charity, which is calling on the Gobernment to take action. Here are your #ITV #Calendar #Breakfasr #Headlines. #Prisoner #HullFair #Roundabout #Leeds youtube.com/shorts/f9IpS...

Too many young people are ending up in hotels, B&Bs or hostels according to a #Sheffield charity

Aaron Zollo @zollotech.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

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iOS 27.2 Beta 3 released with some updates, changes and bug fixes. Here is what's new. Full video here: youtu.be/c9vlY61GZ70

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Victoria Whittam ITV News @victoriawhittam.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Good morning. People are going without #toilet roll as a #Doncaster charity steps in to help those struggling wtih #hygiene #poverty & @emmerdale star Rosie Bentham on the #eating #disorder not yet officially recognised. youtube.com/shorts/KAFpp...

People are going without #toilet roll as Doncaster charity steps in to help those in hygiene poverty

Ian McMillan @imcmillan.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

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See you all there for Open Mic delights at Darfield Museum!

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The orchestra waits Waits and waits and waits and waits The conductor sleeps

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The shop is open when I arrive at 0559. The Sunday Lad is a Sunday Lad of few words. I listen to the fridge, the slush machine. He sorts the papers. We have a routine. I thank him. He thanks me.

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See you all later for another edition of The Verb from Contains Strong Language, including a celebration of John Keats’s Ode To Autumn @bbcsounds.bsky.social

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Fewer posts for the next couple of days because I’m out and about. You know the routine: if you see me shambling through your town, slap me on the back and tell me I don’t look too bad for my age.

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Ian McMillan @imcmillan.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Early stroll. Fallen leaves as autumn’s calling cards. Sometimes time moves as quickly as that cat. Sometimes time moves as slowly as the moon. An owl’s psalm. A dropped doughnut outside the dentist’s.

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Early stroll. The moon, outshining the stars. A tree’s shadow on the cemetery fence. Two orange balls on a lawn. A cyclist almost rides into me, shouts ‘Sorry pal!’ A sign says THIS ROAD WILL BE CLOSED; it doesn’t say when.

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Ian McMillan @imcmillan.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

The shop is open when I arrive. The shopkeeper is getting the papers out of the box. She asks me if I can get the last bundle because she has pain in her hip. We carry the papers in. She passes me the scissors. Outside, it’s just getting light.

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The mother’s hip Is the mothership

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Victoria Whittam ITV News @victoriawhittam.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Today is National Poetry Day’s Boxing Day Where we Take back the rhymes That don’t fit And get some sonnets In the sale.

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A new home for one of 84 dogs found living in “appalling” conditions in a house in Tickhill near Doncaster last April. Here are the ITV Calendar #Breakfast #Headlines. #Wakefield #Trinity #Lion #Farmers #Tax youtube.com/shorts/d9sDC...

A new home for one of 84 dogs found living in “appalling” conditions in a house in Tickhill

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I carry the papers into the shop. They’re heavy because they include tomorrow’s magazines. I snip the bands. The boxing poster is out of date. The Bloke With Two Dogs comes in. We laugh when I claim my £1 lottery win.

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Early stroll. The evolving moon. ROAD CLOSED sign as metal metaphor. A jacket hung on a fence. A man stands beside a white van, arms folded. That cat, splashed by streetlight.

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Victoria Whittam ITV News @victoriawhittam.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

IT is important because without it Newton would just have discovered gravy.

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@emmerdale star @Reallisariley has made a powerful new campaign film speaking of the loss of her mother to breast cancer - the biggest killer of working age women. Here are the @itvcalendar #breakfast #headlines. #HopsitalParking #LincolnshireDay #RooksNest youtube.com/shorts/9ofAE...

@emmerdale star @Reallisariley has made a powerful new campaign film speaking of the loss of her mum

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The vast sands of time Building all those sandcastles And knocking them down

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Early stroll. Those grey bins might have been brown bins when they were younger. A single drop of water falls on to my head. Puddles as popup art. A TV as big as an arthouse cinema’s third screen. The moon wears a loose cloud-blouse.

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It’s raining when I get to the shop so I leave the papers in the box until the shopkeeper arrives. She arrives. I carry the papers in. We both look at a poster for a boxing match that is happening tonight. The till isn’t working; we wait for it to work.

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