Annie Brechin
@anniebrechin.bsky.social
Poet, bellringer. The Mouth of Eulalie currently out from Blue Diode Press https://www.bluediode.co.uk/product-page/the-mouth-of-eulalie-by-annie-brechin-isbn-9781915108012
Come on Scotland
February 14, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Come on Scotland
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Time for our issue spotlight! We kick off with two poems by Jonathan Edwards badlilies.uk/jonathan-edwards
February 14, 2026 at 9:03 AM
Time for our issue spotlight! We kick off with two poems by Jonathan Edwards badlilies.uk/jonathan-edwards
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It’s been raining for longer than Liz Truss was Prime Minister.
February 12, 2026 at 7:50 AM
It’s been raining for longer than Liz Truss was Prime Minister.
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Oh man. It’s always a kick in the slats when someone you grew up watching goes.
James Van Der Beek, who starred in the teen drama series "Dawson’s Creek," has died at 48
February 11, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Oh man. It’s always a kick in the slats when someone you grew up watching goes.
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Today in "leaving money on the table"
After 40 years of publishing, Harlequin will end its iconic historical romance line in 2027:
#Booksky
#Booksky
Harlequin Is Ending Its Historical Romance Line After Nearly 40 Years - Reactor
The publisher's decision to end its historical romance line in 2027 comes on the heels of controversial changes to its international publishing tactics
reactormag.com
February 11, 2026 at 6:29 PM
Today in "leaving money on the table"
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Thanks for the 🌀 John!
If anyone fancies singing along to this incredibly dark Borders ballad, we made this video...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=91PM...
If anyone fancies singing along to this incredibly dark Borders ballad, we made this video...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=91PM...
February 9, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Thanks for the 🌀 John!
If anyone fancies singing along to this incredibly dark Borders ballad, we made this video...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=91PM...
If anyone fancies singing along to this incredibly dark Borders ballad, we made this video...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=91PM...
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While this isn't helpful to the thread, the most romantic thing I ever did for a lassie when I lived in Edinburgh was take her to an Albrecht Durer exhibition, then to the Diggers before finishing up with a trip to see Transformers 2. Dumped about a week later. Philistine imo
Shall we start a thread for romantic #Edinburgh things?
Reply with your suggestions for Valentine's offers, date night suggestions, perfect proposal places and venues for weddings etc, you get the idea!
Not sure you'll manage to beat a date at the Lothian Bus Hub Cafe though...
Reply with your suggestions for Valentine's offers, date night suggestions, perfect proposal places and venues for weddings etc, you get the idea!
Not sure you'll manage to beat a date at the Lothian Bus Hub Cafe though...
February 8, 2026 at 9:07 PM
While this isn't helpful to the thread, the most romantic thing I ever did for a lassie when I lived in Edinburgh was take her to an Albrecht Durer exhibition, then to the Diggers before finishing up with a trip to see Transformers 2. Dumped about a week later. Philistine imo
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Against a corrupt, exhausted, unlucky Government, which under-estimated the threat from Reform, trying for its fifth General Election in a row, Morgan McSweeney delivered 33.7% of the vote. And he then made Starmer the most unpopular PM ever. That's the measure of the man's 'genius'.
February 8, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Against a corrupt, exhausted, unlucky Government, which under-estimated the threat from Reform, trying for its fifth General Election in a row, Morgan McSweeney delivered 33.7% of the vote. And he then made Starmer the most unpopular PM ever. That's the measure of the man's 'genius'.
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February 8, 2026 at 9:47 AM
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English rugby fans watching the Italy v Scotland game.
February 7, 2026 at 2:25 PM
English rugby fans watching the Italy v Scotland game.
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The Cathedral Bell Ringers are launching a fundraising campaign, to carry out essential repairs on its bells. The campaign will run until July 2026. They are looking to raise c. £15,000. All donations very gratefully received!
www.stewardship.org.uk/pages/st_marys_cathedral_bells
www.stewardship.org.uk/pages/st_marys_cathedral_bells
February 3, 2026 at 6:17 PM
The Cathedral Bell Ringers are launching a fundraising campaign, to carry out essential repairs on its bells. The campaign will run until July 2026. They are looking to raise c. £15,000. All donations very gratefully received!
www.stewardship.org.uk/pages/st_marys_cathedral_bells
www.stewardship.org.uk/pages/st_marys_cathedral_bells
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Happy abseiling lesbians day to all who celebrate!!!
#OtD 2 Feb 1988 4 lesbians abseiled into the UK House of Lords in protest at the homophobic section 28. In 2017, 4 other lesbians climbed onto the Houses of Parliament in order to put up a blue plaque commemorating the 1988 action stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9181...
February 2, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Happy abseiling lesbians day to all who celebrate!!!
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The Wigtown Poetry Prizes offer awards for poetry in all three of Scotland’s languages. The 2026 competitions are open for submission from today (2 Feb) until 6 May
www.wigtownpoetryprize.com/poetry-compe...
www.wigtownpoetryprize.com/poetry-compe...
February 2, 2026 at 5:35 PM
The Wigtown Poetry Prizes offer awards for poetry in all three of Scotland’s languages. The 2026 competitions are open for submission from today (2 Feb) until 6 May
www.wigtownpoetryprize.com/poetry-compe...
www.wigtownpoetryprize.com/poetry-compe...
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Congratulations to Kay’s Bar on winning this year’s Branch Real Ale Quality Award!
February 1, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Congratulations to Kay’s Bar on winning this year’s Branch Real Ale Quality Award!
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I don't know what it means but it means something. People publishing poetry for the first time who are turning 50, including myself. Call
us the True Generation (we've lived and loved, and come bearing hard-won lessons for life) . @ravoon.bsky.social @jobratten.bsky.social
us the True Generation (we've lived and loved, and come bearing hard-won lessons for life) . @ravoon.bsky.social @jobratten.bsky.social
This - gulp - is in the paper on Sunday - I'm very grateful to the editors - www.thetimes.com/culture/book...
The 3 rules for writing great poems — by our poetry critic
Graeme Richardson waited until he was 50 to publish his first poetry collection, Dirt Rich. He explains how he fell in love with language as a Nottinghamshire choir boy
www.thetimes.com
February 1, 2026 at 10:30 PM
I don't know what it means but it means something. People publishing poetry for the first time who are turning 50, including myself. Call
us the True Generation (we've lived and loved, and come bearing hard-won lessons for life) . @ravoon.bsky.social @jobratten.bsky.social
us the True Generation (we've lived and loved, and come bearing hard-won lessons for life) . @ravoon.bsky.social @jobratten.bsky.social
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Eight years.
Their house has been demolished.
Their makeshift shine is now a memorial.
Those who were running Slovakia are back in power.
I've written about the murder of Ján Kuciak and his fiancée as a court hears the case for the third time.
robjcameron.substack.com/p/justice-de...
Their house has been demolished.
Their makeshift shine is now a memorial.
Those who were running Slovakia are back in power.
I've written about the murder of Ján Kuciak and his fiancée as a court hears the case for the third time.
robjcameron.substack.com/p/justice-de...
February 2, 2026 at 10:27 AM
Eight years.
Their house has been demolished.
Their makeshift shine is now a memorial.
Those who were running Slovakia are back in power.
I've written about the murder of Ján Kuciak and his fiancée as a court hears the case for the third time.
robjcameron.substack.com/p/justice-de...
Their house has been demolished.
Their makeshift shine is now a memorial.
Those who were running Slovakia are back in power.
I've written about the murder of Ján Kuciak and his fiancée as a court hears the case for the third time.
robjcameron.substack.com/p/justice-de...
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Support us by booking in for a WORKSHOP! Our February workshops just went live here: typewronger.com/product-cate... - Riso Zine Making Workshops (£45) Badge Making / Monotyping (£20) and the Risograph Day Course is back for those of you feeling flush (£110). Go check them out!
February 1, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Support us by booking in for a WORKSHOP! Our February workshops just went live here: typewronger.com/product-cate... - Riso Zine Making Workshops (£45) Badge Making / Monotyping (£20) and the Risograph Day Course is back for those of you feeling flush (£110). Go check them out!
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Videos of all the winning poems in #WolvesLitFest poetry comp are up on our competition webpage. Here's 1st prize winner @marionmccreadypoet.bsky.social reading her poem: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzhP...
O'Keeffe's 'Ram's Head, White Hollyhock-Hills' is the Month of December by Marion McCready
YouTube video by Poets, Prattlers and Pandemonialists
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February 2, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Videos of all the winning poems in #WolvesLitFest poetry comp are up on our competition webpage. Here's 1st prize winner @marionmccreadypoet.bsky.social reading her poem: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzhP...
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every single day as this wolfhound century progresses i think of this poem by osip mandelstam (who did not escape his own wolfhound century).
но не волк я по крови своей
(the translation is by peter france)
но не волк я по крови своей
(the translation is by peter france)
February 2, 2026 at 5:19 AM
every single day as this wolfhound century progresses i think of this poem by osip mandelstam (who did not escape his own wolfhound century).
но не волк я по крови своей
(the translation is by peter france)
но не волк я по крови своей
(the translation is by peter france)
Struggling for a unique Valentine's gift? Why not some sexy heartbreak poetry www.bluediode.co.uk/product-page...
How to Make Love by Annie Brechin | Blue Diode Publishin
Published on 30 September 2025ISBN: 978-1-915108-34-076 pages “You said our love language is doing things for each other.But mine’s dirtier, down in the soil…” Annie Brechin’s How to Make Love is no i...
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February 1, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Struggling for a unique Valentine's gift? Why not some sexy heartbreak poetry www.bluediode.co.uk/product-page...
Where's Bridgerton on my TL?
January 29, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Where's Bridgerton on my TL?
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Happy Bridgerton Series 4 day to everyone who celebrates!!!!*
*it’s me, I celebrate
*it’s me, I celebrate
January 29, 2026 at 8:29 AM
Happy Bridgerton Series 4 day to everyone who celebrates!!!!*
*it’s me, I celebrate
*it’s me, I celebrate