Unlike most apps these days, Scrivener does not use AI in any way. However, if you’re on a Mac, you may see an AI prompt. . Here’s why, and what you can do if you want to remove this: buff.ly/MlAq0rL

Creative pals, we need you! A group of us are running an auction to raise funds for the Emergency Response Rooms in Sudan. Sudanese people are dealing with the worst humanitarian crisis since records began. Can you donate mentoring/art/signed books etc? SIGN UP HERE: www.sudancoup.com/auction

@who.int is appalled & shocked by reports of the killing of 460+ patients & companions at Saudi Maternity 🏥 in El Fasher, #Sudan Attacks on health MUST STOP immediately & unconditionally All patients, health personnel & facilities must be protected under International Humanitarian Law Ceasefire!

Transitions Magazine is coming out with an issue entirely dedicated to Sudan soon with essays, memoir, and short fiction by Rogaia Abusharaf, Jamal Mahjoub, Fatin Abbas, Ahmed Abdel Al, Wagas Elsadig, Suzi Mirghani, and David Mikhail.

The Sudan Solidarity Collective is doing a big fundraising push to support our partners in El Fashir to support food distribution, evacuation and medications. Please help us boost our support. Please share and donate 👇🏾 . sudansolidarity.com

For the women of Tigray, milling ancient spices is a way to reconnect with their heritage in the aftermath of war, reports Paddy Dowling, with photography, for @newlinesmag.bsky.social

Incredible news today that Sisi pardoned Alaa Abdel Fattah, Egypt's most prominent political prisoner who has been imprisoned more or less continuously since 2014. He should be released once Sisi’s decision is published in the Official Gazette www.hrw.org/news/2025/09...

Last month @theatlantic.com published an often problematic piece about the war in #Sudan called “the war about nothing”. This week @thecontinent.org swings back, reminding us that what is “nothing” to you is “everything” to someone else. The Continent is a free publication, subscribe to read.

NEW: A growing number of Nigerians are returning home after years abroad, but they are often met with skepticism, culture shock and hard realities. In this essay for @newlinesmag.bsky.social, Kingsley Charles explores the “japada” trend. newlinesmag.com/reportage/ni...

I taught my first version of this class a few years ago as I looked back on creating my first collection and the choices I made. This edition is me thinking into other formal possibilities as I contemplate putting together the next collection.

Today, farmers in Gezira are organizing a "We Must Plant" campaign that supplies families with food in a country where 30 million are food insecure and also helps assure them access to their land, preventing dispossession. Support them through Sudan Solidarity Campaign: www.sudansolidarity.com

PSA - I have just found out that many (?most ?all) UK library cards give you completely free access to thousands of newspapers and magazines via Pressreader. The App is on Apple and Android. This seems to be a very well kept secret!

«there is no reason to let Ukraine strike back with long-range German weapon» said German chancellor Olaf Scholz