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nickmacwrites.bsky.social
Reader, writer, runner. Tea, trees, and cats. Co-editor Thin Skin magazine. My debut novel Slings and Arrows was published on the 28th March 2024. 📚💙
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My novel Slings and Arrows sits between a Booker winner (McEwan) and a Booker nominee (Mistry) on this shelf. Whose books does/will/would yours sit between? 📚💙

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Early morning flight, families going on holiday for half-term, waiting patiently in the aisle for a woman anxious to stow her luggage securely in the overhead locker, and observed her husband quietly but very firmly grab her wrist and pull her into her seat abusing her under his breath. Vermin.

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Detoured to Oswestry today to stand for a moment where Wilfred Owen, and Barbara Pym once stood. ‘And each slow dusk a drawing down of blinds.’

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‘I heard a voice saying in a way which suggested that its production involved much agitation of a prominent Adam’s apple ..’ Rebecca West, The Return of the Soldier.

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Grey and damp in Wales this morning for my run, but these two didn’t seem to mind. #run 🏃‍♂️

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My wife and I were looking forward to a weekend away at ‘one of the world’s finest hotels.’ But I have to say it definitely looked much nicer than this on the website. Disappointed 😔.

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Submissions for Issue 3 of Thin Skin are open. Just do it.

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This next. 📚💙 #books #cats

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Morning. One of my favourite trees.

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Nothing like butter and marmalade on a slice of Nordic Bastard for breakfast. 😋

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Morning run 🏃‍♂️.

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This is a genuine and generous offer. I contacted Phil, and he listened and offered expert and easily understandable advice that was targeted at my specific issues - for free! Wonderful 😊.

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I'm a 🐱 Epic Curious Cat Artist! Position of arrival: #2,287,653 📎 skyzoo.blue/stats/nickma... What about 🫵 ? 🐾 !?

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And here's the link to prove it! thin-skin.com

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Loved this collection of short stories by Tessa Hadley. This by Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social next, who I had the pleasure of meeting at a talk he gave @scarthinbooks.bsky.social last year. 📚💙 #books

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Yesterday was surely the very bluest of Blue Mondays. 😞

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Struggling to think of much the world needs less of now than ‘masculine energy’, by any tech bro definition.

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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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21 years old and in my final year of university when Twin Peaks blew the doors off what TV could be. RIP David Lynch, and thank you.

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Morning Bluesky. This was actually last night’s sunset but it’s a nice way to start the day 😊. #photography #sunset

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