Well, it would have been Mum's 70th birthday party today, so it's fitting the short story I wrote in aftermath of her passing has been published the same day! Page 55 if anyone is interested! Also, note @northodoxpress.bsky.social 's Amy on page 12, and John Storey on 34 😍

Delighted to have an Honourable Mention Small Space, Deep Impact — Dark Poets Club #DarkPoetsClub #poetry

Exciting to be part of this excellent edition of @underbellypress.bsky.social Beautiful production

It's here! What a terrific collection of words this is. Delighted to have my flash, "Who's afraid of little old me?" on P42. Watch this space for a novella in flash with this character. Link below. Take a peek at everyone! @underbellypress.bsky.social Thanks! @pdevonald.bsky.social issue bud!

Thrilled to be included in Issue 5 of @UnderbellyPress which is out today! Huge thanks to Lucy Huddlestone and all the amazing poets, writers and artists including @ghostlyverse.bsky.social ☆ Owen Townend ☆ Paul Callus ☆ @rburrows.bsky.social underbellypress.wixsite.com/home/copy-of...

I’m thrilled to share Issue 5 of Underbelly Press! Our website (in bio) features a PDF copy to download or read as a flipbook: underbellypress.wixsite.com/home/copy-of...

From the editor's note... Issue 5 marks a special milestone, our very first themed edition. For this issue, I’ve blended together Underbelly’s focus on gritty, human experience with the natural decay and shift of the season. (1)

I’ve never been a fan of change, so finding beauty in it, in melancholy & decay, has been striking. I’ve curated a collection of pieces that I hope capture what Underbelly is about, a space for the raw, the human, the mundane. Putting this issue together has been a privilege. (2)

It’s a testament to the writers and artists who’ve trusted us with their work, and to the readers who continue to find meaning in what we share. Thank you for being part of this. May this issue remind you that there is beauty in the mundane. (3)

Poetry Bradford Middleton ☆ Dan Husband ☆ @paddlerpress.bsky.social ☆ Erin Vance ☆ Ethan Clark ☆ Eve Lee ☆ @ewenglass.bsky.social ☆ Faith-Anne Bell ☆ @gphydeauthor.bsky.social ☆ @jdclappwrites.bsky.social ☆ @jfindura.bsky.social ☆ Joshua Walker ☆

Short Fiction Amy Leacy ☆ @deniseb.bsky.social ☆ Derek Jennings☆ @emyrpayne.bsky.social ☆Heather Walker ☆ Ian Johnson☆ John Storey☆ @jupiterjonz.bsky.social ☆ @darkonelf.bsky.social ☆ @lozzawriting.bsky.social ☆ @madeleinewrite.bsky.social ☆ Rebecca Tiger ☆ Scott MacLeod☆ @tednorthodox.bsky.social ☆

Art & Photography D.C. Nobes ☆ @gphydeauthor.bsky.social ☆ James Diaz ☆ Jill Eloise Vance ☆ Laurie Avadis ☆ Mide Miles ☆

Poetry cont. ☆ Lee Fraser ☆ @ghostlyverse.bsky.social ☆ Owen Townend ☆ Paul Callus ☆ @pdevonald.bsky.social ☆ @rburrows.bsky.social ☆ Sam Bartle ☆ Scott McLane ☆ Wendy Westley ☆

My piece in here is for a KK - a wonderful teacher who gave me the last line to this piece. 🌰 🤬 Thank you @underbellypress.bsky.social - what a fantastic thing you have produced - congratulations to everyone involved! #poetry #teacherlife #eyfs heyzine.com/flip-book/bf...

A poem about raw grief and trauma, even if they're not mine. #PoemsAbout #LockedDoors for @alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk

Long list of our #Walking #InTheDark competition announced - terrific poems and stories beautifully penned - read them here wlc.zone/ark

Thank you so much @chrisarnoldinc.bsky.social #BBCUpload for airing my little beetle poem and friends last night! It was written originally for @thetoypress.bsky.social #wordoftheweek #canter www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... It’s about 16.45m in.

#PoemsAbout #LockedDoors Sorry, this is very much an off-the-cuff fragment. I made up a little micro-story here last night, and thought I'd turn it into a poem for fun, since the theme matches. Just trying to work out if it's worth continuing as a WIP, either in prose or verse.

It’s after midnight so here’s my piece for #PoemsAbout #LockedDoors ‘Saturday Exile c.2002’ Another excellent prompt. @thebrokenspine.co.uk Looking forward to reading and replying on Friday and over the weekend

Here’s one for #PoemsAbout #LockedDoors @alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk

#PoemsAbout #LockedDoors @thebrokenspine.co.uk I will put a reel in the comments, or I won’t.

When I saw the theme for this week I thought all my poems are about locked doors! The #poemsabout #lockeddoors gives me the perfect opportunity to reshare my poem "Host", which was published by @viridinelit.bsky.social in its summer issue on Identity @thebrokenspine.co.uk @alanparrywriter.co.uk

Hello #poetrycommunity @alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk This is my slim offering for todays #PoemsAbout #LockedDoors thanks as always to reader and sharers I’ll be popping in and out as time allows. Looking forward to your contributions. #poetry #poems

For this week's #PoemsAbout #LockedDoors, I'm thinking about trying to open and failing. Thank you to the host @alanparrywriter.co.uk and @thebrokenspine.co.uk and to all of the other writers. #poetry #poem #writing #PoetryCommunity #BlueSkyPoets

Good morning! A poem for #PoemsAbout #LockedDoors. This is a revision of an old poem. Thank you, as always to @alanparrywriter.co.uk and @thebrokenspine.co.uk for these weekly prompts!

For this week's #PoemsAbout #LockedDoors with thanks to @alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk and all those participating. Not what I thought I'd write...

My #PoemsAbout #LockedDoors was a bit of a hurried affair - which is ironic considering the subject matter! And yes I know she’s a hermaphrodite -maybe that’s my picturebook-writing coming through or maybe it’s significant - you decide! 😊Thanks @alanparrywriter.co.uk 🥰 @thebrokenspine.co.uk #poetry

The poetry of Neal Zetter

The poetry of Coral Rumble

Delighted by my first Pushcart nomination from Dust Poetry magazine. Sincere thanks to @dustpoetry.bsky.social editors @catherineredford.bsky.social and @tarawheeler.bsky.social

Me too! 🙌🏻

The poetry of Rachel Burrows

The Starbeck Orion, Issue 13, Day Thirteen features the poetry of Laura Winter: open.substack.com/pub/the880/p...

I had a children's poem accepted by @littlethoughtspress.com for their 'Stirring Words' issue. Their lovely editor @clairemtaylor.com asked me to do an interview for their blog. Here it is, along with another poem about my grandparents. www.littlethoughtspress.com/post/intervi...

#teachers #edusky #librarians

I’m excited to share a sneak peek before the full release of Issue 5 this Saturday, 08 Nov! It’s been a pleasure to put this themed issue together, filled with fantastic work from so many stellar contributors. These delectable morsels will give you a taste of what's to come🧵

Going Underground by @deniseb.bsky.social 'The wrapped parcel nestles deep in his coat pocket. He treads with care as he heads back down the steps to the underpass. Stale urine fills his nostrils while traffic roars around the ring road above them.'

Three poems written for @thetoypress.bsky.social #wordoftheweek and #PoemsAbout prompts on #BBCUpload @chrisarnoldinc.bsky.social this week! Thanks everyone! 😊

This week isn’t about escape. It’s about what stays shut. Secrets with a latch. Regret with a bolt. Write the room you can’t re-enter. The letter never sent. Tag your post. Use Alt Text. Share from Friday. Sign up: shorturl.at/0Xm7A

Very chuffed to have a piece in here - thank you so much @dustpoetry.bsky.social Can’t wait to read everyone’s work! 😊

Delighted and honoured to have a poem forthcoming in this

📢Poets! If you value a respectful vibe, do submit to THE MADRID REVIEW next time, your work will be treated with care. Thrilled to be in their latest issue, dropping on NOVEMBER THE 28th! 🔆🔆🔆 #TheMadridReview #GreatLitMags #RespectfulEditors #NewPoetry #CrossBorderPoetry #BilingualPoetry #Poems

An illustration by David Melling

I tried to conjure up a fairy tale in response to the #wordoftheweek from @thetoypress.bsky.social . I hope you all enjoy it. #poetry #poetrycommunity #kidlit #poetryforkids #writingforchildren

Thanks for #wordoftheweek @thetoypress.bsky.social I’m posting this while I’m waiting for a new spark of inspiration! First day back and all that. Watch this space! 😂 #poetry #poetryforkids #bonfirenight #guyfawkes #November5th #fireworks

You know the door. It doesn’t creak—it clenches. It holds what shouldn’t be let out. Or in. This week: write the barricades. The silences. The don’t-go-there moments. Prompt opens Friday. Tag #PoemsAbout #LockedDoors. Use Alt Text. Inbox prompts? Sign up: shorturl.at/0Xm7A

Passing over the #PromptCombo baton to @rfsmith.bsky.social who has got in nice and early with the new prompt #Storm. You have until this time next week to join in 🌪️⛈️

A rushed #PromptCombo this week as I will be busy. My task is #Storm , my starter for 10 below. Thank you for last week Vic ❤️. Sigh of the spirits through pine branches. A strew of the year’s dulled palm parchment on dry grass. Prayer flags cigar-wrapped on the thigh of a spent morning breeze.

Hullo. For #smallpoemsunday