This time next week, I'll be performing a #festive #horror piece at DarK Winter Tales at Porters in Cardiff alongside @mattroy.bsky.social If anyone wants to join us for some #spooky tales at #Christmas, you can still get tickets at the link below 👇 www.ticketsource.com/whats-on/car...

All the cool event posters for Dark Winter Tales 2025, mostly by @marielashlinn.bsky.social and one by @librarygordon.bsky.social too! I've been bad at updating Bluesky about this, but we've had 2 sold out shows so far & hopefully 2 more to come!! (plus 2 sold out performances of our play Dead Air)

Roedd digwyddiad adrodd straeon Calan Gaeaf ddydd Gwener yn Llyfrgell Cathays yn llawer o hwyl. Diolch i @mattroy.bsky.social a’n criw o storïwyr 'Hanesion Tywyll y Gaeaf' - Gavin Murray-Miller, George Sandifer-Smith a Rachael Llewellyn! Cawsom gwmni menyw ddirgel mewn gwisg ddu hefyd…

And we're back!

My new play! Vibes wise- The Mercury Theatre War Of The Worlds meets Late Night With The Devil. Or Me and Orson Welles meets Ghostwatch. When a troupe of radio actors in 1930s New York begin performing their Halloween output they get more than they bargain for in the chilling tales.

Red Sprites are the coolest atmospheric phenomenon by far.

New episode! There's a mad bomber on #Babylon5, and Londo & G'Kar are stuck in a lift! Hosts @lukewinch.bsky.social & @bazgreenland.bsky.social are joined by @mattroy.bsky.social to talk season 3's Convictions. Only on @filmstoriespodnet.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/1gyW...

I think about Jack Parsons too much. Maybe it's him being the missing link between Aleister Crowley and L. Ron Hubbard? Maybe it's the pencil moustache? maybe it's the rockets? Maybe it's that he can lay claim to such a title as jet propelled antichrist? whatever it is, I love it.

Great fun this weekend just gone, taking the Big Words team to perform in the Big Top at Big Love festival.

Absolute belter of a gig at Riot Act Bristol last night, got to host the legends Attila the Stockbroker and Jeff Innocent as well as whole bunch of other amazing comedians and poets. Still buzzing from it! Loco Klub, is also a fantastic venue. Fantastic!

We love the quirky Afonydd poems. @mattroy.bsky.social poem takes on a modern tradition. booktour next: www.outsavvy.com/event/26717/... 5/6 18:30 @tigerbaynatasha.bsky.social #jomazelis #GrahameDavies @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social @mattroy.bsky.social @garethwd.bsky.social @pendweller.bsky.social

Upcoming launch events for Afonydd!

Super chuffed that the first print run of this book has already sold out and a reprint has had to be ordered for general release!

They've arrived!

more Afonydd coverage: Article on bbcnews website w/ @nessowen.bsky.social & natashagauthier (making excellent comparison between Canadian French & Welsh) www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Segment on BBCRadioWales breakfastshow w/ Ness Owen & Rae Howells 55 minutes in. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

I am absolutely delighted to see that Afonydd (published by the incredible @arachnepress.bsky.social ) has been featured in the Guardian (link below). So proud to be a part of it, can't wait to get my hands on a copy! www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025... www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

In our most recent episode, @mattroy.bsky.social mentioned that he wrote and drew a comic about Darren Aronofsky. Well, here it is.

@marielashlinn.bsky.social has a couple of stories in this anthology and it looks very cool!

Doing some comedy in Cardiff on the 27th!

A Redditor on r/askuk has made a critical error and is being #Grinked back into the Stone Age.

Hosted Moonchild at Porter's Bar Cardiff tonight (people are going to start rumours that I live there!). Had an absolute blast, 4 people had their 1st go tonight, the most ever in one show! I enjoyed this one even more than the one I headlined, so great to be able to give people the platform!

Hosting this tonight! Come along, sign up, bring your sweetie, but don't let them sign up if they don't know how long 5 minutes is!

This was a lot of fun to record. Myself and my @measurefanpod.bsky.social co-presenter @mattroy.bsky.social talk B5 with a bunch of cool folks. Please do give it a listen.

For the evening / US crowd! Hosts @lukewinch.bsky.social & @bazgreenland.bsky.social are joined by @mattroy.bsky.social, @pjmontgomery.bsky.social, Clara Cook, Zack Moore & @medusacascade.bsky.social for a #Babylon5 season 2 roundtable discussion! open.spotify.com/episode/00QW...

Some incredible photos by my good chum Dom Pomes, who is not on Bsky, of me co-hosting Riot Act Bristol last night with its founder Samuel Cohen. The headliners were the West Countries finest, Wil Hodgeson (not pictured), and the inimitable Arthur Smith. Grumpy old man laureate!

Thank you to everyone who has listened to our #AudioDrama so far, we are so happy with the feedback we had so far! We're working on content for later this year & look forward to it! #Apple podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a... #Spotify open.spotify.com/show/5zIL6tW... #Podcast #CrimeDrama #Story

Had an amazing time doing a short spot Riot Act in Bristol last week. Huge huge privilege to perform alongside Edson Burton, Lawrence Hoo & Mark Thomas, a long-time comedy hero. Thanks to Samuel Cohen and co for making this fantastic night happen! If you're in the area, check it out, it's great!

When i worked in insurance, I had an elderly shopkeeper use his extensive knowledge of 80/90s action films to cover his phonetics- R for Robocop S for Suburban Commando T for Terminator P for Predator 2 (I like to think he used the sequel so I knew he wasn't talking about sexual predators).

Gigging in a Goth tunnel in Bristol tonight!

Lovely day hosting the Prince of Wales* room for the amazing Cardiff Mini Film festival. Always a pleasure! *I'm going to pretend the Prince of Wales here is referring to Hywel Dda or Rhodri Mawr.

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Forgot to post some pics of me headlining the inaugural Moonchild Poetry Night in Porter's, Cardiff. This gig is the new home of Howl at the Moon following the Closure of The Moon. Fantastic night, thanks to Ellis and Loz and the Porter's gang for making it happen!

The visionary David Lynch is gone. There are no words. Rest in peace to an absolute original.

NB: This post was written in response to the tragic passing of Jeff Baena, but it's not *about* him per se, more about the interplay between mental health and fame, and why the latter does not protect you from issues with the former. Often, it's the opposite. And everyone deserves compassion.

This is Emyr, my new friend. He must know that I'm writing and very vulnerable to distraction because he has taken up residence behind my legs in the coffee shop while his human reads a book at the next table.

Some photos from the final night of spooky stories at Porters! A packed room, incredible readers, and a fab venue! Thanks to everyone who came and made it special by keeping the joy of the winter spooky story alive. If you missed us, don't worry, we'll be back next year with more chilling tales!

Some arty photos of my by Matt Jarrett from the Le Pub gig. The first one is the Luger scene from Grandma and Krampus. Second is me reading Nancy from the Ghastling.

Absolutely over the moon to have my poem Duck Race published by @arachnepress.bsky.social in their new anthology, Afonydd (to be released in 2025). Each poem will cover a specific river in Wales, which means something special to the writer.

One more night to go!! This Thursday at Porter's Bar Cardiff featuring the Rachael Llewelyn, Alistair Rey, Cori Ann Smith-Pimlott, Dan Mitchell, Ellis Burgess and myself and hosted by the Excellent Rachel Helena Walsh!

Absolutely loved the Llantrisant Folk Club Mari Lwyd. She cracked me up cavorting and trying to steal people's drinks. @marielashlinn.bsky.social and I were lucky enough to get to lift the skull in the green room and cavorting carrying that weight is not easy!!

Such a massive privilege to share a stage with the brothers Rheon, Russ Williams, Gwenifer Rheon, and the Mari Lwyd on the weekend! Huge thanks to Le Pub, Matt Jarrett, and Diverse Vinyl for putting the night on! One more date to go!!

This could well be utter sh*te, but that rendition of Boots by Rudyard Kipling that sounds like a numbers station is pure 💀 youtube.com/watch?v=mcvL...

While you're here, check out this excellent woodcut style poster by @marielashlinn.bsky.social for my event at Porter's, Cardiff on the 19th of December! A roster of South Wales' spookiest writers!

Because it's the season and @garwboy.bsky.social is a clever chap and his books are great!

If you haven't checked out Aniline City Stories on your Spotify/Apple Podcasts/YouTube/Amazon yet, please do! As well as having tremendous fun writing it, it was also amazing to work with this incredible cast and crew. All 6 episodes are now up!

Next event! This one is going to be an absolute belter! Link for tickets! www.gigantic.com/gwenifer-ray...

This evening! 6pm! Maesteg town hall! Tickets in the deally below!

NB, slight update, this is a 6pm start not 7. Repeat 6pm start.

Re-posting this because Aniline city was great fun to write, @jdkellyva.bsky.social is a tactical genius in being to put all this together and the cast, crew and music are outstanding. Incredible privilege to work on it!

Just a little reminder I'll be reading at The Ghastling Live event next week, 28th November at 7pm, Maesteg town hall! Link to tickets below. (PS it just says Rebecca Parfitt reading on the event but I can assure you there are more of us!!) awenboxoffice.com/whats-on/gho...