It's hard to believe that my joints turn 300 this year.🥲They grow up so fast.

No thanks, Grace…

E-books are reading. Comics are reading. Genre is reading. Fanfic is reading. Text-based games are reading. Audiobooks are reading. Braille books are reading. Non-fiction is reading. Picture books are reading. There is no single way to read, nor is any reading style more worthy than another.

Well that would be a welcome turn of events …

This year on Bluesky I wrote 35 posts and 75 replies. I received 178 likes, whereas 9 was from my most popular post, and apparently I love saying "just" and 😂! www.madebyolof.com/bluesky-wrap...

Unsolicited writing advice, no. 780: Don't ask yourself if you used the right words. Ask what you made the reader feel.

Congrats to all the lit mags that made the list, and especially to @trashcatlit.bsky.social! Awesome to see you doing so well!

True maybe now more than ever. From The Essential June Jordan: bookshop.org/a/862/9781556596209 #poem #books #writing

‘I suppose it's a convenient thing to carry around: a book; a little package of other lives. To open, and think someone else's thoughts, and trace the path of the imagination, if only as a rest from your own.’ Fay Weldon

Authoritarianism always starts with misogyny…

#peaceprize #tacos

you know how i know im a 44yo dad? how much i laughed at this shit

Stunning story!

All super rich guys sound the same now. It’s all “I sleep four hours a night and spend the other twenty hours a day developing a product that’s going to bring us the best widespread poverty anyone’s ever seen.”

"Do you remember being ten? It’s the loneliest number. And this little girl oozed lonely. Why else would she tug on my sleeve?" Love this story @karenc.bsky.social The voice! brightflash1000.com/2025/12/04/w...

A book from the 19th century that depicts the Rhine Valley by creating an impression of three-dimensionality and spatial distance. @MasayukiTsuda2 #globalmuseum #books #travel #19thcentury

I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.

Do you like Beavers?? Can you read? If you answered ‘yes’ to either question, this book IS THE IDEAL GIFT FOR YOU! All proceeds go to the Wildlife Trusts, so not only can you enjoy 27 awesome stories, you will be helping damp, furry critters as well! Help a beaver today: mybook.to/WhatComesToL...

Our November newsletter is PACKED with stuffs to read from our Trash Family trashcatlit.com/2025/11/30/h... There's also a few cat story prompts if you're thinking of subbing to our December call. @thejokelark.bsky.social @thorntonforreal.bsky.social @nbrogdonwrites.bsky.social and more...

You won’t want to miss this amazing story collection! With 20 stories you could even use it as a quiet little horror advent calendar - a fitting antidote to the frenztivities haunting this time of year. Don’t forget to gift copies to loved ones too! Oh, and listen to the podcast. It’s awesome. 🤩

Sub opportunity for climate writing: www.europeana.eu/en/stories/e...

Open mic for writers in Darlington www.instagram.com/p/DRebWCjjD4...

@terryholland.bsky.social @itssonoemi.bsky.social @therelphian.bsky.social don’t miss this one!

Delighted to be in the latest issue of WestWord (and alongside some other wonderful pieces from brilliant writers) with this little story from earlier this year: open.substack.com/pub/westword...

Final teases for our charity print anthology! It has to be post-apocalypse time (a favourite genre for our Ed). These three writers truly nailed the end of the world; brutal and beautiful writing 🦝 Grab a copy here: mybook.to/WhatComesToL... @thejokelark.bsky.social @maireadwrites.bsky.social

Whether it's Hillary Clinton sharing risotto tips on a private server or Donald Trump murdering Jeffrey Epstein to cover up his sex crimes, both candidates went to great lengths to hide their most dangerous secrets.

A very offline cousin sent this to fam group chat. This story is breaking containment.

Out today, on what would’ve been Ursula K. Le Guin’s 96th birthday, The Word for World: The Maps of Ursula K. Le Guin edited by Sarah Shin and @suchmayer.bsky.social. With thanks to Theo Downes-Le Guin and the Ursula K Le Guin Foundation @ursulakleguin.com 💙 www.silverpress.org/collections/...

Please follow @coastallinespress.com, they are making beautiful zines from Gaza!

The Word for World: an exhibition presenting the maps of Ursula K. Le Guin is now open at the AA Gallery! It's free and on until 6 Dec. Here are some photos from opening evening 🌀 www.aaschool.ac.uk/publicprogra...

I found this extremely useful

@therelphian.bsky.social look at this baby! No need to write the poetry, just enjoy the trashkitty ❤️ 🦝

When the postman brings you just what you’ve always wanted! #trashcatlit @trashcatlit.bsky.social

I’m biased, obvs, but this is possibly the bestest anthology you’ll ever read. Go buy it.

Check out the webpage for our upcoming print anthology. We have added story teases from our twenty-seven amazing contributors to tantalise your readerly appetites🦝💜 trashcatlit.com/what-comes-t...

Congratulations to all and especially to my buddies @therelphian.bsky.social and @sarahkat.bsky.social

Looks about right…

The world needs climate fiction! So we're hosting #CliFiPit, 9/18 on Bsky. Authors can pitch Cli-Fi in any genre from solarpunk, horror, or romance to fantasy, mystery, dystopian, utopian, etc. #authors #editors and #publishers can find more info at solarpunkmagazine.com/cli-fi-pit. Please share!

Doorsday

@sarahkat.bsky.social @therelphian.bsky.social … fungal dystopia… right up your streets!

Is it Wednesday?

@therelphian.bsky.social how gorgeous is this?

I took advantage of this & sent Matt a ‘problem-child’ piece: friends love it, but it’s clocked up a slew of no-cigar rejections & I couldn’t see how to fix it. I got my report 2 days ago. Still glowing from the lovely things Matt said about my writing, but loads of ideas to work on too. RECOMMEND

Going to extend this into today - anyone who'd like edits on a flash fiction or short story, get in touch. 10% off if I hear from you by the end of the day 😃

We couldn't resist getting to 150 prompt requests - so we're giving you a chance to be the 150th and request a unique set for the pop-up. Comment PROMPT ME and we'll draw a name from a raccoon's top hat at 5pm (BST). NB. Only for people with NO or ONE current set of prompts.

@therelphian.bsky.social hot shrek 😂

It’s legit. bsky.social/about/blog/0...

Update: I’ve found out more. KWS=kids web services, www.kidswebservices.com/en-US/privac... You don’t have to verify w credit card. If you get the email you verify w a scan of your face, it estimates your age & is then deleted. But why @bsky.app couldn’t make this more transparent is beyond me.

@safety.bsky.app @safety.bsky.app Received this message and email today. Feels a bit scammy , can you advise ?

Is NOBODY going to call DoJ's Todd Blanche "questioning" Ghislaine Maxwell what it actually is - WITNESS TAMPERING? Really, not one person?