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Who's getting rich from your mortgage? Spoiler: it's not the bank. www.youtube.com/watch?v=kidX...

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The aftermath of yesterday's Russian strike on Kherson. Five people injured, including 13 year old twins. Their mom is still under the debris, rescuers are trying to find her. Russia attacks Kherson every single day.

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I’m launching a sci-fi book club!

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Thousands of people remain without electricity and heating in Odesa after a Russian drone attack last night. As I write, Russia is waging a new drone attack on Odesa.

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Russian attack on Odesa last night. Civilian infrastructure damaged once more, local authorities reported. ◾️Four people injured; ◾️Children's outpatient facility and daycare badly damaged; ◾️14 schools, 13 daycares, over 500 residential buildings without electricity and heat.

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Amazon are changing the way you own your Kindle books - you have 10 days to react youtu.be/KMoCzeGnIss

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I invite you to a short walk through the bookstore. The poems about love of Ukrainian poets are breathing in the air. Kyiv doesn’t show off, Kyiv isn’t afraid. Kyiv lives.

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A new run of the Granta Writers’ Workshops are open for application, including our new course on novel writing. Apply today and hone your craft in short fiction, long-form journalism, nature writing, memoir, or novel writing with likeminded writers. workshops.granta.com/courses/

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One of the most satisfying aspects of writing fiction, is when the piece you’re writing surprises you by taking a turn you didn’t intend. Or perhaps it’s more like this: when disparate strands of your thinking unexpectedly coalesce and make sense. It’s not supernatural, but it is magic.

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Last night, Russia launched yet another massive missile attack on Ukraine: ◾️In Poltava region, gas infrastructure was attacked. Nine settlements are without gas supply. ◾️In Kyiv region, a daycare, two school buildings, a children's playground and a private home were damaged.

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Please let me know if you see this in the wild…

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Spontaneity/deliberation, outpouring/revising, writing/editing – if you’re creating art and you start thinking too soon about what you’re doing, the bubble bursts, the souffle collapses, the scaffolding snaps. As Ray Bradbury said: “Self-consciousness is the enemy of all art.” But at some point...

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Recently finished reading the wonderful tome. 100 (not all!) of #RayBradbury’s short stories, published between 1947 and 2001. What a joy! From small-town America to Mars, from re-imagined literary heroes to banshees in rural Ireland. Imagination, compassion, the funnies. Human nature warts and all.

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New edition of A Little History of Philosophy @yalebooks.bsky.social just landed!

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This is Ihor's granddaughter Sofia. Russia killed her and her parents yesterday. Ihor waited at the tragedy site all night. The bodies of his son and daughter-in-law still haven't been found. The search and rescue operation in Poltava continues. #StandWithUkraine

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Four dead already in Poltava after a Russian strike on the city... 📹: Rescuing survivors

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Very pleased to announce that my flash fiction piece The Growing, has been published by the Thin Skin literary journal. Read it here: thin-skin.com/flash-fictio...

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Received a polite no thank you to a short story I submitted to a prestigious journal - eleven months after my submission. Despite feeling disappointed, I'm also rather grateful for their good manners in getting back to me. #rejectionanecdotes

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Thin Skin opportunity! A few of our stalwart readers are moving on so we're recruiting new readers. If you love reading short fiction and want to learn how a litmag works, get in touch at [email protected]

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Absolutely loved #VengeanceMostFowl! Delightful visual gags, puns touching story, but also homages to classic action movies. I caught a couple: The Terminator, You Only Live Twice, The Italian Job. Any others? www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0ZG...

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OK, so here they are: the best 400 poetry mags according to 9 years of Best American Poetry, Best of the Net & Pushcart - would you have guessed #1? brechtdepoortere.com

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Watched Hitchcock's Rebecca with the young 'uns. They laughed a lot, thought it was very amusing. #differenttimes

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Writing Contests—a List of Lists! In spreading the word about our own contest, we've come across some great lists of competitions big and small. https://buff.ly/4gojXvo #writingcommunity

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Bristol Short Story Prize now open for stories of up to 4000 words, judged by prize-winning novelists and a literary agent. Also winning stories published. Link below Please share. bssp.blogs.bristol.ac.uk

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Fact

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Writing cafes: Up The Junction, Junction Street, Leith. Large chunks of Skagboys, Trainspotting, the Acid House and one or two others written here.

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Just to put things in perspective.

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