1000 times this.😡😡😡

Student loans are one of the biggest rackets around. Forty-four years old and still being shafted every month.

Delighted to reveal the cover of: THE LIGHTNING by @jamesgwriter.bsky.social . We publish his debut on 28th May 2026 at No Alibis Bookshop in Belfast. @belfasttelegraph.co.uk @wednesdayerskin.bsky.social @jancarsonwrites.bsky.social

To be compared in a breath to the mighty Myles is an accolade only Christmas could bring.

Can I brazenly point out that someone might appreciate poetry for Christmas? amzn.eu/d/8GeJEBX

And have you noticed a big uptick in “benefits” stories at the moment? Probably completely unrelated(🤔) to the fact we’ve had the longest run with no small boat crossings for 2 years, and the latest immigration stats are down at pre-pandemic levels… They’ve gotta find a scapegoat somewhere🙄 9/9

Death to YouTube advertisements when I’m watching something interesting!

This lad deserves more exposure. Keeping Scottish folk music alive, which will always have my support. Have a listen. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 youtu.be/uf5NKTcYtq0?...

Remembering Mani, by Gordon Moakes thequietus.com/news/remembe...

Fuck AI, right up the arse with a terminal digital virus.

Man. Life’s precious. Cherish it. Rest in Peace, Mani. ❤️ www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...

Pick it oot!

Fuckin yaaaaaaaaaaaasssss!!!!!

My poetry collection, In the Shadow of Gods, is currently selling for eleven whole pence less than usual! amzn.eu/d/8GeJEBX

Friends of BlueSky, meet Wallace, my wee dug that’s just joined the family.

And here I am on substack being interviewed about my writing ‘career’. From 2002’s The Lodger to my latest Saltburn @renardpress.com substack.com/@andrewkomar...

This coming Tuesday. Do come along! #BookWeekNi @librariesni.bsky.social

There's loads of capital L literature written by people who aren't "straight white (often older) men" and it's weird that people feel the need to pretend otherwise

Currently reading and can confirm it’s about this, among other wide and varying things. IYKYK.😄

To coin a modern phrase; the content I’m here for.

Fuck right off, Fiona ‘Donald done good’ Bruce! #bbcqt

One for your diaries. 1st November I’ll be selling Saltburn and my other books at Leicester’s Local Writers Fair. Come along. Say hello. @renardpress.com The fair will take place between 10am-3pm at Leicester Central Library, Bishop St, Leicester LE1 6AA

He doesn't mind!!

You’ve sold me!

Another example of ‘artificial intelligence’ engendering a distinct *lack* of intelligence (or any semblance of basic sensitivity and emotional awareness) in most people. Society was immeasurably stupid enough before, don’t help it plumb new depths. apple.news/AHwdV1XomTFe...

Some brilliant writing from Mark Burrow today - a nerve-racking tale of the grind. Enjoy! www.abctales.com/story/mark-b...

The alt-right nerds and incels finally having their day in the sun, I see — tbf, they did warn us it was coming.

A fine piece of writing from Mark Burrow for you today: www.abctales.com/story/mark-b...

Fuck all hidden about it. apple.news/AbLg4DUzqTK-...

Enjoyed a great evening, in fantastic company, last night at the Bothwell Community Hub, with @gfpaterson.bsky.social and the lovely Elissa Soave. Left feeling suitably enthused to keep on keeping on with this writing lark.😃

Next month, I'll be chatting to the mighty Stuart Neville for #BookWeekNI and @librariesni.bsky.social - beyond excited! Do come along!

Lovely to see Elaine Sinclair from Daydreams Bookshop celebrated as a bookshop hero in @thebookseller.com

This Friday, 7pm, Bothwell Community Hub, Bothwell, South Lanarkshire. Hope to see you there. #Scotlit #Glasgow #Scotland #Booksky

This Friday, 7pm, Bothwell Community Hub, Bothwell, South Lanarkshire. Hope to see you there. #Scotlit #Glasgow #Scotland #Booksky

Today's Pick is a wonderful and very funny dispatch from our roving correspondent, as passed on by Sean McNulty: www.abctales.com/story/sean-m...

Dropped into Calton Books this morning and was surprised and delighted to see a certain book among its titles. Also took the opportunity to splurge on some others myself, including @donnamclean.bsky.social’s memoir, which I’ve been meaning to pick up for long enough. Also Kelman’s most recent.🙌🏻❤️😁

#WritingCommunity! Submissions invited to NEW WRITING SCOTLAND 44! We want poetry & prose in English, #Gaelic, & #Scots from writers who are Scottish by residence, birth, or inclination. All successful contributors are paid – deadline 31 Oct! Submit free via Submittable 👇 nws.submittable.com/submit

“I mean, your society’s broken, so who should we blame? Should we blame the rich, powerful people who caused it? No let’s blame the people with no power & no money & these immigrants who don’t even have the vote, yeah it must be their fucking fault.” —Iain Banks www.theguardian.com/books/2013/j...

Dropped into Calton Books this morning and was surprised and delighted to see a certain book among its titles. Also took the opportunity to splurge on some others myself, including @donnamclean.bsky.social’s memoir, which I’ve been meaning to pick up for long enough. Also Kelman’s most recent.🙌🏻❤️😁

Tonight, two weeks hence, I’ll be spraffing about Liberties, the working class condition — and, by extension, my writing —- and other associated verbal ramblings in leafy, autumnal Bothwell . Hopefully see some of you there.

A London detective arrives in England's Peak District, which apparently holds more mysteries than he is expecting. Brilliant start to a new story from Ross_Lowe: www.abctales.com/story/rosslo...