Free gig in EDINBURGH - this WEDNESDAY

Cup of tea; twenty minutes to kill. You know what that means: #Storytime. (New followers, this is when I write a story on Bluesky, from scratch: and it always starts like this:) There is a story the bees used to tell, which makes it hard to disbelieve.

I WARNED YOU. I WARNED YOU ALL. DID YOU LISTEN?

It’s #Friday folks! So…wait a minute…what happened to Thursday and Wednesday????…Oh…seems I owe you a couple of facts. Leave it with me! In the meantime have the best #weekend you can. You know the drill: Be #kind Be #gentle Be #true Be like #bees Be real to their pretence. Wise to their lies.

#theBeeAt3 Basic bee facts every day at 3pm. # 192 Bigger #bumblebees are more likely to go out foraging in low light such as dawn. Why? They have bigger eyes than smaller sister workers in the colony, and indeed other species of #bees, allowing them to see better in dim light. #nature #insects 🐝🌍

Big thanks to everyone who's listened to our podcast with @timjerrome.bsky.social about queer rural history! We'll be back with Tim in 2 weeks' time for another pod, sharing some of the stories that Tim has found in our archives to date. Search 'Absolute Units' wherever you get your podcasts.

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Some news! I have a new book coming in April: ‘How to Lay an Egg with a Horse Inside’. It has 100+ new poems, and also serves as a guide to reading, writing & enjoying poetry. An EXCLUSIVE signed edition is available through indie bookshops, with a bonus poem. Pre-order at bio.to/howtolayaneg...

Just to let you know that we're going to be at Highgate Art Fair with my work in a few weeks time. Do come along and say hello and even buy something.

AI NEWS

🐏 New Absolute Units 🐏 Same-sex relationships have always been part of rural England, but they've been underrepresented in our collections. In the first of 2 episodes, @timjerrome.bsky.social shares his work tracing queer rural lives in The MERL archives. merl.reading.ac.uk/explore/abso...

Our kids' book is out! Aimed at readers aged 9-99! We hope everyone will love this grisly romp through medical history. The perfect gift for the morbid child in your life (even if that morbid child is yourself): shorturl.at/FS3nd

how happy we’d all be if this was all the internet was for

It’s been a while, and I thought I’d be kinda over it? But no, it remains his best work.

You gently run your hand through the rack. You can feel it—pure cotton, rich wool, Irish linen. The plump buttonholes are handsewn; the buttons attached with a firm shank. You flip the price tag over. It's affordable You buy the jacket and go home, which is only 15 mins away. Your apt is $600/month

Today’s the day! @tealcartoons.bsky.social & I are here to (delightfully) spook your kids with medical history 👻🩺 DEAD ENDS is officially out in the world. If you’d like to support us, every bit helps: buy a copy, request it at your local library, and leave a quick review online. shorturl.at/FS3nd

#theBeeAt3 Basic bee facts every day at 3pm. # 191 Despite having 5 ‘eyes’ 2 of which are fairly big #bumblebees have poor vision in low light. Flying at dawn/dusk means less competition and more foraging time but also more risk of becoming lost/being eaten by predators. #bees #nature #science

gene kelly is antifa

I am coming to STONE this Friday www.crownwharftheatre.org.uk/the-agenda-c...

If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.

Despite relentlessly discovering social media makes NO difference to ticket sales , let me remind you that I am in ST ALBANS this week www.books-on-the-hill.co.uk/events/58bpt...

#theBeeAt3 Basic bee facts every day at 3pm. # 190 The rarer species of bee, often specialists, are more likely to be threatened with extinction from loss of habitat, poisoning and now climate breakdown. Their importance to plant diversity should not be underestimated. #bees #nature #environment

There's a bit of Andrew in all of us. www.worldofmoose.com/collections/...

My show is called Sooz Kempner is Ugly but somehow this website has listed it was something that's the same but worse. Anyway, I'm performing it tomorrow night in south east London, this is possibly the last chance to see it. TICKETS: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/west-norwo...

I’m off to Ireland later this week for my final solo poetry shows of the year. Incredibly, there are still tickets left – especially for the Dublin show (I hope my performance there last year hasn’t put you off from coming again) – so please spread the word! Tickets here: brianbilston.com/events/

Never seen this before. That’s fantastic.

If you could please do us a favour and RT (or whatever it is on here) my writing CV I would be extremely grateful. I am a very capable writer of words, mainly “humorous”’ and if you have some PROPER paid work for me, please DM me. Thank you for your time www.mathew-owen.co.uk

He's just looking to see if you've ordered your HappyToast 2026 British TV Comedy Calendar yet. www.lulu.com/shop/happy-t...

#theBeeAt3 Basic bee facts every day at 3pm. # 189 An entire #meadow community of flowers relies on 2.5 to 7.5 times more bee species for #pollination than single/crop plant species and locally rare species account for up to 1/4 of the important pollinator species. #bees #nature #environment 🐝🌍

This is our dog Nutmeg. She will be 12 this month. She lost her eyesight gradually a couple of years ago. We knew she had cataracts from her milky eyes, but one day we realised they had got pretty bad. (How we realised how bad they had got is another story I will post on here at some point).

okay who did this?

It’s #Friday folks! Have the best #weekend you can. You know the drill: Be #kind Be #gentle Be #true Be like #bees …oh and appreciate the good folk of the Nobel committee for not bowing down to that needy rapist bully. You stay classy Norway!

#theBeeAt3 Basic bee facts every day at 3pm. # 188 Research indicates that the more plant species there are in a meadow, the more bee species are needed for pollination. ‘Rare species’ #bees often forage on and pollinate plants that the more common species of bees don’t. #bumblebees #nature 🐝🌍

behold: the adventure of yöur life bsky.app/profile/them...

This is #BookyMcBookface sailing back from Rousay this afternoon. 💨🌊 #Orkney

#theBeeAt3 Basic bee facts every day at 3pm. # 187 Middle Eastern poppies reflect no UV light. The same species in Europe do. European poppies are pollinated by #bees who can’t see red very well but can see UV light. Middle Eastern poppies are pollinated by beetles that do see red. #nature 🐝🌍

What with next year’s Cardiacs shows selling out so quickly, we swapped venues in Manchester and Glasgow to allow More People In. Manchester Albert Hall, March 12: www.alberthallmanchester.com/event/cardia... Glasgow QMU, March 13: www.qmunion.org.uk/events/cardi... I been doing practice

HE'S HERE!!!

I hate when this happens www.worldofmoose.com/collections/...

Social media is pretty ineffective in selling tickets - despite this I bang on - 4 tickets left for Taunton tomorrow www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/tau...

Awwwww! You guys! Basis are already having parcels delivered from their gift list! Their Amazon gift list is in my bio if you wanted to send them something to support women who access their services. You can also donate to the Big Give push, where all donations will be doubled. Thank u! You all rock

Gang! This is in Sheffield on Friday. A whistle stop tour through some unbelievable CHOOOOONS for newbies and lifers alike. I cannot wait. Come see, if you’re in the S. Yorks environs or thereabouts. musicintheround.co.uk/events/chris...

A Brief History of Men are Becoming Less Manly 🧵

For my #Birthday this year, I’m asking folk to kindly donate to the amazing charity, Basis Yorkshire through their wish list. www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/... donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...

I need your help!!! We’ve got some stunning merch for Legenda coming up, but can’t decide on the quotes. Which do you think? If you comment and share your choices - A or B - you could win a copy of the book, plus your very own bag and book mark!

Yes, yes I know I keep banging on about my fucking book! However, if you want one repost this and I’ll do a random winner pick thing by the end of the week because I’m great like that. ♥️📚 #amindofmyown

I should probably advertise more often. You can buy prints from me, commission pictures, make 3d models, animation, come up with excellent ideas, all sorts. tell your mates. cheers.