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karjon.bsky.social
Writer. Editor NFFD Anthology. BSSA Team Member. First prize Reflex Fiction, TSS Publishing, Flash 500. 2nd prize Fractured Lit micro. Shortlist Bath Flash/Short Story, To Hull and Back and many others. Scottish Indy supporter.
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submitted 2 hours ago • 0 comments

'Starmer charms Trump' - what kind of personality would you have to have to be charmed by Starmer? Sheesh. But, yeah, we can assume that Starmer fawned and ingratiated himself to the chief nazi. Because of course he would. Of course...

submitted 1 day ago • 1 comment

No shortlist for me - but still, yay anthology. Congratulations to all who made it and good luck for the prizes. Can't wait to read your stories.

submitted 4 days ago • 1 comment

Lol John Oliver set up a how-to guide for how to make Meta make less ad $$$ from you. johnoliverwantsyourraterotica.com

submitted 4 days ago • 89 comments

Delighted to be back on the list and, more importantly, in the anthology this year. Congratulations to those there with me and commiserations to those who didn't make it this time.

submitted 10 days ago • 9 comments

Very handy legal tracker of the Trump/Musk coup:

submitted 12 days ago • 1 comment

Unless we want our kids in uniform pretty soon Europe has to wise the fuck up really fast, cut ties with America and create a common defence force. That means the UK needs to get its stupid arse back into the EU and stop pissing about like Trump's kiss-ass sidekick in the playground. Yes you Starmer

submitted 15 days ago • 6 comments

For those still trying to pretend the world is still normal, the answer to the thing you all keep saying "Well we don't know what Trump is going to do yet regarding [thing X]" is THE WORST FUCKING THING IMAGINABLE. The sooner you all come to terms with that, the sooner we can organise to fight.

submitted 15 days ago • 1 comment

Using AI to produce writing or art is like asking someone at the gym to lift weights for you. The effort is the point.

submitted 18 days ago • 30 comments

Words To Live By Number 186

submitted 16 days ago • 4 comments

There's nothing worse than a blunt carrot.

submitted 16 days ago • 1 comment

All pieces selected for this year’s anthology will be considered for one of two Editor’s Choice Awards. Karen Jones and Cheryl Markosky will each select one piece to receive a £50 prize!!!

submitted 20 days ago • 0 comments

Submissions to our anthology and Micro Comp close a week today (Saturday 15 Feb). Anthology subs up to 500 words on theme of SEASONS, Micro Fiction Competition no theme, up to 100 words. For more details pls click on the link: www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk

submitted 20 days ago • 0 comments

The richest man in the world declares that the national government no longer has a Department of Education as elected officials are blocked from finding out what is going on. Factual descriptions of American government right now sound positively dystopian

submitted 21 days ago • 41 comments

Trump has just cut off Biden’s security clearance and intelligence briefings. So there is now no scrutiny.

submitted 21 days ago • 23 comments

Yes, nothing says "I should be in charge of honoring America's fine arts at the Kennedy Center" quite like being a low-brow philistine schmuck who broke tradition by refusing to go to the Kennedy Center to honor America's artists. I just never thought I'd see Kid Rock and Hulk Hogan get the award.

submitted 21 days ago • 1763 comments

Eight days to get your stories in...

submitted 21 days ago • 0 comments

Please share :)

submitted 21 days ago • 0 comments

Just 10 days left to get your submissions in for the @natflashfictionday.bsky.social Anthology. Up to 500 words on the theme Seasons. www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk/index.php/an...

submitted 23 days ago • 0 comments

Elon Musk is a terrible president.

submitted 25 days ago • 1697 comments

Submissions close on February 15th, so get those entries in, folks.

submitted 25 days ago • 1 comment

Elon Musk is not a Federal employee or a political appointee. DOGE is not a real department. None of their activities are legal. This is a coup. The Republicans in Congress are willing participants in it. At what point do Democrats in DC get that and start acting like it? It’s not the price of eggs!

submitted 26 days ago • 848 comments

S/o to my scrappy publisher who has only deep empathy for their authors stuck in the metaverse to hustle books. Can you please (plz!) share the shit out of (& preorder!) my forthcoming book here? I want Bluesky to be THE platform for authors. regal-house-publishing.mybigcommerce.com/closer/ 🙏🙏📙📙

submitted 45 days ago • 5 comments

And why not, eh? I can never resist @bathflashaward.bsky.social #flashfiction #competitions #fingerscrossed

submitted 26 days ago • 1 comment

Absolutely spot on from Rory Stewart

submitted 26 days ago • 638 comments

The Last Minute Club badge out late but if you have entered today, let me know here & I will send! Around 10 hours to go till the deadline midnight today Sunday 2nd Feb. Up to 300 words. £1000 top prize. Judge @sfreligh.bsky.social

submitted 26 days ago • 2 comments

Someone in a local group just asked if anyone could recommend a widow cleaner. I have so many questions.

submitted 26 days ago • 0 comments

Having one of those lucky runs of great books and TV. Books: Circe by Madeline Miller Yellowface by R. F. Kuang Amy and Isabelle by Elizabeth Strout Intermezzo by Sally Rooney And absolutely everything Claire Keegan has written. TV is mostly second seasons, but especially Severance and Silo.

submitted 27 days ago • 0 comments