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Aged reader and writer of crime fiction and ghost stories. Querying The Lantern Bearers and writing new work in progress- The Lost Boys of Starling Farm. Recovering academic. Lefty punk pensioner with allotment. Likes a rant about social justice!
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This is a great article.

submitted 73 days ago • 0 comments

It's a foul afternoon but I've finished work and I'm going to cosy up with my knitting and a podcast and then a dip into my book which I HAVE to finish before I watch the series.

submitted 83 days ago • 1 comment

Oh, this poem. 😢

submitted 83 days ago • 0 comments

The situation: My hardworking stepson has been offered an interview for Law at Oxford. He is the only applicant at his large comprehensive to apply & achieve this. The school cannot help him prepare 😭 Can anyone here offer to help/ chat to him? Msg below & I will follow for DM 🙏🏾🤞🏾

submitted 84 days ago • 28 comments

1. The implicit deal behind Starmerism was this: you might not like what he stands for (or fails to stand for), but at least he knows how to win elections. If you want the Tories out, he’s your only hope. But now? It’s as if he’s going out of his way to lose in 2029. 🧵

submitted 89 days ago • 123 comments

Took their time... but finally. And I think we will need to keep pushing the UK to align with European values rather than US values over the coming years.

submitted 95 days ago • 15 comments

Leeds has a fully funded scholarship program for undergraduate and Masters study for Gaza students. **Tell Everyone** www.leeds.ac.uk/masters-scho...

submitted 96 days ago • 19 comments

A big hello to all new book-loving Bluesky-ers! (If you already follow us, (i) thank you, and (ii) a re-post would be very appreciated, to let people know we're here...) (In other UK news, there's no snow here. It's very sad.)

submitted 99 days ago • 8 comments

To celebrate 2,000 BlueSky followers, I'm going to do a little giveaway. Repost and follow and I'll pick one lucky person at random to win a 12-month Gift Subscription at Bert's Books worth OVER £100. You have until noon on Sunday 17th November

submitted 105 days ago • 56 comments

Fuck yeah Bluesky

submitted 102 days ago • 17 comments

I've seen a few people still searching, so here's the Directory 🤩

submitted 103 days ago • 0 comments

This is great news. Last year's Harrogate Crime Writing Festival was brilliant. With Mick Herron at the helm it's going to be epic! Booked my cheap digs yesterday now waiting for tickets to be on sale. Maybe I will have an agent by then too. harrogateinternationalfestivals.com/news/slow-ho...

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