Good morning. The President of the United States was in the middle of the most serious child sex trafficking ring of the last quarter century. He is referenced not a dozen times in the case files. Not 100 times. Not 1,000 times. He’s referenced 38,000 times.

On 17th March I'll be hosting Daughters of Fire - an online reading celebrating women's voices in poetry and prose! Nine fabulous poets and authors writing at the top of their game, from myth and antiquity to modern portraits of women's lives. Free entry, tickets via email. Deets soon! #PoetryEvent

Insights on how I wrote my debut, Witsh. I know everyone's process is different, and that's what makes it so interesting! I'd love to know if any of this resonates with you, or if your methods are totally different to mine. foldingrock.com/writing-a-we... #WritingSky #HistoricFiction #AmWriting

I feel a poem coming on... www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Gwen ferch Ellis (Gwen, daughter of Ellis) was the first woman in #Wales to be hanged for #witchcraft. Her story had a huge influence on the character of Sara Gwen in my novel, Witsh. nation.cymru/feature/gwen... #BookSky #HistoricFiction #FeministFiction #witches

Given the current political climate, I refuse to celebrate #InternationalWomensDay this year. Instead, I'm asking poets who stand in solidarity with #AthikaAhmed to join me in creating a collaborative poem of unapologetic women's voices. More info 👇🏼 tinyurl.com/3enbvbjh #PoetrySky #PoetyRebellion

Given the current political climate, I refuse to celebrate #InternationalWomensDay this year. Instead, I'm asking poets who stand in solidarity with Athika Ahmed to join me in creating a collaborative poem of unapologetic women's voices. More info 👇🏼 tinyurl.com/3enbvbjh #PoetrySky #PoetyRebellion

🔥Celebrating women's voices in poetry and prose on 17th March! I'll be sharing my fantastic 10 readers and their writing here over the coming days. Every woman I've invited is someone who has inspired me. Sign up & let them inspire you too! First up: Rosie Jackson and @mariellisdunning.bsky.social

Looking forward to the final #NotJustPretty event this evening 🙌🏼💻 Join from home for an evening of poetry, prose and song 🎙️🎶 substack.com/home/post/p-...

Pleser!! Lush way to spend a Monday evening 👌🏼🎶🎧🎙️

Couple of spots left on this course 🖋️ We start with looking at the gorgon #Medusa — who was she, was she really a monster, & did she deserve such a brutal slaying? Book here 👉🏼 tinyurl.com/writingwomen2 #Writing #WritingSky #Poetry #Feminism #JaneEyre

Dyma ni 🎙️🎧 here we go 📚✨

Heno 🎙️🎧 Ymunwch â fi a @rhysmwyn.bsky.social yn trafod llyfr newydd Keith Cameron am Manic Street Preachers ar Radio Cymru 📚

All set up ready to record with Josh & Sarah on the Let's Talk about Witch Hunts podcast… given that I tend to not shut up about witch hunts, I can't imagine a better Sunday afternoon 😝🥰

So many people have told me they've read Witsh in just one or two days — some even in one sitting! 📚 Obviously, as a writer it's amazing to hear that someone has enjoyed your work so much as to be totally engrossed in it. #BookSky #Reading #Writing #Witchcraft #Wales

Really looking forward to #NotJustPretty hosted by @karenpgonzalez.bsky.social. The last one was absolutely inspiring, and this time I have an open mic slot alongside some exceptional talent.

So many people have told me they've read Witsh in just one or two days — some even in one sitting! 📚 Obviously, as a writer it's amazing to hear that someone has enjoyed your work so much as to be totally engrossed in it. ❤️

It's not cheery but it's honest. Here's one I wrote before Christmas: Burn out in a poem. #ADHD #Carer #PoetrySky #AmWriting #WritingSky

We work through it with poetry, always. #nonverbal #syngap1 #poetry #poetrysky

This call is about memory and refusal. What we carry. What carries us. If that’s central to your practice, submit. #PoemsAbout #LiftToTheSky #WednesdayWIPs #SpineEdicts #PoetryCommunity #SubmissionWindow #OpenCall #Poetry

The third iteration of @karenpgonzalez.bsky.social #NotJustPretty is coming soon!

Just a few places left on Writing Women 🖋️♀ We explore depictions of women in literature from antiquity through to the modern day — Gwerful Mechain, Medusa & Swifty. So excited to run this module again ✨ More info 👉🏼 tinyurl.com/writingwomen2 #Writing #WritingSky #Poetry #Feminism #JaneEyre

A woman recording an ICE agent tells him "Shame on you." The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?" "Learned what?" she asks Then he knocks her phone out of her hand

Love a #vintage find.

Nicky Wire wrote much of the song while he was a 'political tourist’ in Barcelona, asking himself ‘would my generation fight against #fascism?’ I don't think it'll ever not be relevant. youtu.be/cX8szNPgrEs?...

Prepping to speak with @rhysmwyn.bsky.social on Radio Cymru about the Manics 🎧🎙️ One of my all time favourite Manics songs is Tolerate This — it's one I like to listen to or share on socials when the world feels both turbulent and politically apathetic. #ManicStreetPreachers #Music #Wales #Cymru

Michael Rosen devised an annual series of ten lectures at Goldsmiths, University of London, UK, on the origins, history and theory of children’s literature. Adventures in Wonderland brings these lectures together, with the addition of three ‘interludes’

If you’re writing a book, you'd better make it a book of your heart: something only you can write, something that will menace you if you don’t get it down on the page. Too many people try to write somebody else’s book, hoping that it’s publishable. share.google/x903OxPZbUEF... #WritingSky #BookSky

I haven't read much poetry recently, for various reasons, but these are the books waiting at my bedside for the right moment 🖋️📚 #PoetrySky #BookSky #Poems #AmReading

Taking the Christmas ornaments down & reflecting on what's been a quiet, peaceful period in amongst the usual chaos. Enjoying the retro vibe we had this year brought on by my 5 year old plonking his toys in the tree 🦕✨

"The trick is to divorce the busy conscious mind from some deeper subconscious part of the brain, which can carry on percolating things even when it doesn’t feel as if you’re thinking at all." Reassuring to think ignoring a novel can ultimately help get it out... #WritingSky #BookSky #WritingTips

Ready for some new challenges in 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣6️⃣? 🖋️ Writing Women: Part 2 explores depictions of women in literature from antiquity through to the modern day. More info 👉🏼 www.aber.ac.uk/en/lifelong-... So excited to run this module again ✨ #Writing #WritingSky #Poetry #Feminism #JaneEyre

Little #poem from my most recent pamphlet, 'Crocodile,' which was published by Rack Press in September 🐊 It's a series of poems I wrote in the run up to the publication of Witsh, which gave me a little pause & a distraction from obsessing over how the novel might be received. tinyurl.com/ysy8h8wv

New Year’s Eve can be heavy with expectations and can be quite anxiety inducing, (at least I've always found it to be). A friend has just shared this stunning poem with me and what a gentle, welcome shift in tone it is from the recaps and wraps and best ofs ❤️ #NYE #Poetry #PoetrySky #WritingSky

In need of reading recommendations? Some favourite books from the team at Folding Rock 🪨 foldingrock.com/books-in-the...

Another month, another #Substack post. There's some helpful articles linked here about existing online as a #writer (or anyone trying to 'build a brand.') open.substack.com/pub/marielli... #Rest #Christmas #AmReading #AmWriting #BookSky #WritingSky

A small window of peace with a coffee and a well-worn book this afternoon 📚✨ it's been a difficult few weeks so I'm always grateful to find quiet moments like these. What are you reading? #Bookish #BookSky #Reading #CoffeeShop

How gorgeous to have popped up in the “12 Brilliant #Bookish Gifts” guide 📚 really lovely to see this & to be in such good company, & all in support of #Welsh #indie businesses too. Supporting indie bookshops makes a big difference, especially at #Christmas 🎄🌜✨ foldingrock.com/12-brilliant...

The most gorgeous way to spend a stormy December morning... Catching up with Liz Berry's Tranformatrix workshop through Motherlore 🖋️

Love this guide to a sustainable Christmas 🎄 I already do lots of this & will definitely be trying out some of the ideas I haven't yet implemented. Btw when it comes to books — second hand, pre loved & dogeared is just as good a gift as something brand new! 📚 www.theguardian.com/thefilter/20...

What books are you hoping to give or receive this Christmas? 📚✨ • #booksky #bookaholic #jólabókaflóð #iceland #wales #welsh #Christmas

🎅 Looking for a gift for the poetry reader in your life? 📚 Everything in my Ko-fi shop is 25% off until 25th December when you use discount code ISAWONESHIP ko-fi.com/rhysowainwil... Books can be sent signed or unsigned, and if you let me know the person's name I'll write a dedication to them ✍️

I bloody LOVE this!!!

It's never illegal to claim asylum.

Why do the witch trials still matter? Why am I so obsessed with them? Why won't I shut up? 🙃 And what do right wing supporters and swans have to do with any of this? All this and more in the latest Substack... #Witches #WitchTrials #Politics substack.com/home/post/p-...

This is a brilliant, and troubling piece by Jannat Ahmed. It's worth listening to and hearing your voice also. Thank you for being so candid Jannat. I hope the powers that be take note.

Ond oes/oedd gwrachod yn Machynlleth? Beth am ymuno â ni ar Nos Llun am Tywyllwch Tachwedd. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvYI... #Machynlleth #BookSky #Gwrachod Tocynnau 👇🏼 www.penralltgallerybookshop.co.uk/dark-novembe...

Join us for a #DarkNightsareforReading soiree at #AddymanBooks in #HayonWye with 3 writers from 3 indie Welsh presses:⁠ ⁠ @clairefayers.bsky.social @fireflypress.bsky.social @mariellisdunning.bsky.social @honnopress.bsky.social #CarysShannon @parthianbooks.bsky.social ⁠ See you there? 🌙📚⁠

We may look like the Weird Sisters, but I promise we're not plotting Hamnet's demise... We just want to talk about books! So, people of #Machynlleth, please join us for a spooky autumn evening at Pen'rallt Books on Monday 17th at 6:30pm for readings & chats 📚✨ #BookSky #WritingSky #BookLaunch