A December full of poetry!

Tickets on sale now! www.ticketsource.co.uk/theatre-118/...

Here's a wonderful opportunity for Scots Language poets. I'm guest editor for the February edition of @dreich.bsky.social and I'm looking for fresh, contemporary topics written in modern Scots to fill the pages. It fills up fast so get your submissions in.

Had an amazing night last night at the 3rd birthday of Curlers Cosy Corner poetry night in Glasgow hosted by my wonderful friend @rosswilcockmedia.bsky.social I was so thrilled to be asked to perform. What a night! Amazing talent, good craic, lovely folk & a marriage proposal! (They said yes!)

To everyone who’s bought a book from us recently: thank you. We’re reaching for just 10% of our subscribers and followers to buy a book from us, which would sustain our work in a big way. If you haven’t yet, and you can, we’d love your support. brokensleepbooks.com

Exciting event!!!

Next event!

New events coming up

Need to start using this a lot more

Hello blue sky still here haven’t forgotten you!

WRITERS! New Writing Scotland seeks a new co-editor for English- & Scots-language work. Applicants should be currently based in Scotland & have a strong publishing record, with a focus on prose. Post is up to 3 years: stipend £1500 per issue. #writers #writing Pls RT 👇 asls.org.uk/new-writing-...

More of London!

Some of London!

Wee life update

Best event alchemy experiment

And I’m off to the fringe!!!

Hungry at #HiddenDoor2025? From Spanish tapas to Japanese gyoza, here are our five fab food stalls: House of Tapas 🇪🇸 Harajuku Kitchen 🍱 Chicken Skoop 🍗 The Fat Flamingo 🌮 Taberu 🍙 Vegetarian, vegan & gluten-free options available! 📅 11–15 June 📍The Paper Factory

If you don’t yet have a copy of the incandescent Muckle Flugga by @michaelpedersen.bsky.social then haste ye to a bookshop! Haunting, melodic, and bewitching, prepare to fall in love with the island and the characters 😍 #muckleflugga #scottish #island #booksky #fiction #love #tragedy #change

Nigel Farage says abortion laws are “utterly ludicrous.” MPs are watching. We have days to show them: the public backs abortion rights. Join me and sign the petition now! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/de...

Days like today in Glasgow are Duvet Days for sure!

New hair or rather no hair wee cutie alert

What a brilliant weekend at Paisley Book Festival got to go to an event hosted by @hrfmichael.bsky.social who was speaking too the wonderful Sean Hewitt and Kirsty Logan

Gorgeous, galvanising time at Paisley Book Festival today, chairing Séan Hewitt and Kirsty Logan, and chatting Fierce Salvage with @carriem.co.uk @vavapoetry.bsky.social and Ely Percy - I love queer people

Tonight!!

Open mic announcement

Poetry and prose evening for creative writing students past and present from @uofgasbs.bsky.social co hosted by @clairereynolds.bsky.social

Why am I more productive during the night than during the day haha

Some pics from a recent shoot!

Reminder for next week

My feelings towards Another Simple Favourite and Snow White are so similar because I wanna support Rachel ZIeglar (SW) and I wanna support Amma Kendrick (ASF) but I can’t watch those films because of who their co stars are!!

Why do only a few bars in Glasgow sell food until late? I think all should!

We're so excited for our Showcase next Friday! Time to introduce our final two poets, Ciara Maguire & Biff Smith! Catch them performing at the @scotstorycentre.bsky.social alongside @Maria Ferguson & Lorna Callery-Sithole. Tickets: scottishstorytellingcentre.online.red61.co.uk/event/913:58...

#RecipeOfTheDay is the Coriander and Jalapeño Salsa (not dissimilar to an Indian chutney) that I usually make on a Friday for the weekend, but it occurred to me that if you had leftovers from the weekend that needed a little zhuzh, it would be just the thing! www.nigella.com/recipes/cori...

Poets! Show of hands ✋, who has an Icarus poem? youtu.be/-SMYCAwwj64

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Genuinely thought I have on drugs when I seen that Mummy Pig from Peppa Pig is expecting a wean - like why? Also wtf was it doing on live TV It’s a cartoon pig?!!! Also that Shrek 5 trailer 👀 right in out 😂😂😂

One of the best films, based on one of my favourite Books is now on Netflix UK!

The actress who played Dawn in Buffy has died!! Wtf!! So young!! RIP

More poetry collections need to be put to audiobooks as well do us with visual impairments can enjoy the lovely words meant to be read and heard ❤️ @vintagebooks.bsky.social @poetrylondon.bsky.social @londonreview.bsky.social @uofglasgow.bsky.social

Listening to a brilliant audiobook but the narrator is not the stronger I am visually impaired so rely heavily on audiobooks but when the narrator isn’t the strongest (which isn’t there fault) it can dampen the experience of the book! This person is a wonderful reader but don’t feel they fit

Sebastian Croft, best known for playing Ben Hope in Netflix's Heartstopper, is narrating the audiobook for Seán Hewitt's Open, Heaven! His narration brings an added depth and authenticity to the audiobook that we hope listeners will find deeply moving. bit.ly/3ER5jyZ

How irritating is it that apps that you pay for have limited hours for audiobook listening and expect you to pay for an addition few hours? Shocking form Spotify!!

Should be a great event

Tomorrow! Join us for the Edinburgh launch of @404ink.bsky.social's Fierce Salvage at @lighthousebks.bsky.social, featuring readings from the book, and a Q&A with three of our Queer Words Project mentees - Suki Hollywood, Lakshmi Ajay and Colin McGuire! lighthousebookshop.com/events/fierc...

There’s something about when an known actor reads and audiobook that hits different listening to Ben Barnes read Picture of Dorian Grey and it’s really hitting.

Curlers open mic back tomorrow!

First proper night out since being unwell for 90% of the year so far and I’m no aware of germs and people it’s so worrying after being such a social butterfly to feel so scared to be out and about

I’m really dying to read Anne Carson’s work but there are no audio versions at least that I can find!