Bob Johnston
@bobjohnstonbooks.bsky.social
'Our Big Day' LGBTQ+ award-winning picturebook published 2022. Currently subbing agents w/ a gay novel for adults. Husband, dog lover, cat misser, biscuit eater, previously @gutterbookshop ... he/him. linktr.ee/bobjohnstonbooks
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Watching ‘Jaws’ last night and towards the end, the action pauses for an almost 4 min monologue.
I’ve been reading about writing techniques lately and one commonly repeated is to cut anything that doesn’t propel the plot forward aka ‘ kill your darlings’
www.warhistoryonline.com/world-war-ii...
I’ve been reading about writing techniques lately and one commonly repeated is to cut anything that doesn’t propel the plot forward aka ‘ kill your darlings’
www.warhistoryonline.com/world-war-ii...
The True Story Behind Quint's Indianapolis Monologue in 'Jaws'
The speech is one of the most famous in movie history!
www.warhistoryonline.com
December 26, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Watching ‘Jaws’ last night and towards the end, the action pauses for an almost 4 min monologue.
I’ve been reading about writing techniques lately and one commonly repeated is to cut anything that doesn’t propel the plot forward aka ‘ kill your darlings’
www.warhistoryonline.com/world-war-ii...
I’ve been reading about writing techniques lately and one commonly repeated is to cut anything that doesn’t propel the plot forward aka ‘ kill your darlings’
www.warhistoryonline.com/world-war-ii...
And from nowhere, a sudden thought that I'll never see or talk to my Dad again. That was a gut punch I didn't see coming. I blame Fleetwood Mac for coming on the stereo. Having a little cry now. He'll be dead 10 years come March '26 which is crazy. He was a difficult man but a great Dad. #Grief
December 26, 2025 at 7:29 PM
And from nowhere, a sudden thought that I'll never see or talk to my Dad again. That was a gut punch I didn't see coming. I blame Fleetwood Mac for coming on the stereo. Having a little cry now. He'll be dead 10 years come March '26 which is crazy. He was a difficult man but a great Dad. #Grief
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Dan bought the kittens a cat tree and it is HUGE, this thing is *taller than us*, it took us all afternoon to assemble it and now the cats are like “I can see your house from here”
December 26, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Dan bought the kittens a cat tree and it is HUGE, this thing is *taller than us*, it took us all afternoon to assemble it and now the cats are like “I can see your house from here”
God, I always forget how much I fancy Richard Dreyfuss in Jaws. #ChristmasTV
December 25, 2025 at 11:08 PM
God, I always forget how much I fancy Richard Dreyfuss in Jaws. #ChristmasTV
Obie is the King of Christmas Day.
December 25, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Obie is the King of Christmas Day.
Happy Christmas from the wilds of Mayo. Apparently I spent too long on the phone to Mum so Obie was forced to adopt the pheasant doorstop for company... Jess, meanwhile, is prepping their new album cover...
December 25, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Happy Christmas from the wilds of Mayo. Apparently I spent too long on the phone to Mum so Obie was forced to adopt the pheasant doorstop for company... Jess, meanwhile, is prepping their new album cover...
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Christmas is hard for many. The years roll, the ghosts at the table increase. We’re haunted by the absence of voices, of laughter engines who drank and ate with us. This can be day of remembrance rituals. For what it’s worth, Hooklanders near and far are in my candles today. Be gentle on yourselves.
December 25, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Christmas is hard for many. The years roll, the ghosts at the table increase. We’re haunted by the absence of voices, of laughter engines who drank and ate with us. This can be day of remembrance rituals. For what it’s worth, Hooklanders near and far are in my candles today. Be gentle on yourselves.
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Incidentally was looking into Raymond Briggs of why he made the ending of The Snowman so brutal and this quote tickled me
December 25, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Incidentally was looking into Raymond Briggs of why he made the ending of The Snowman so brutal and this quote tickled me
Happy Christmas Blueskyers. It's a lovely frosty quiet start to the day here in Mayo. Obie & Jess have been. working on their album cover. I'm wondering if it's too early to start cooking dinner... (It's a nut roast so doesn't take as long as a turkey).
December 25, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Happy Christmas Blueskyers. It's a lovely frosty quiet start to the day here in Mayo. Obie & Jess have been. working on their album cover. I'm wondering if it's too early to start cooking dinner... (It's a nut roast so doesn't take as long as a turkey).
A wonderful festive postman thread. First job of the new year? Make a sign with our house name on... #posties
For the past couple of weeks I’ve been earning some extra Christmas cash delivering parcels and letters for Royal Mail, and here’s what I’ve learned:
December 24, 2025 at 6:56 PM
A wonderful festive postman thread. First job of the new year? Make a sign with our house name on... #posties
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As it’s Christmas, I thought I’d share with you a painting by the Low Countries painter Pieter Brueghel the Elder (c1525-1569) who painted one of the most atmospheric artworks in 1565; The Hunters in the Snow. I’ve used software editing to bring the image back to how it might have originally looked.
December 24, 2025 at 6:23 PM
As it’s Christmas, I thought I’d share with you a painting by the Low Countries painter Pieter Brueghel the Elder (c1525-1569) who painted one of the most atmospheric artworks in 1565; The Hunters in the Snow. I’ve used software editing to bring the image back to how it might have originally looked.
Right, house is clean, I am clean, and I've got olives & a cosmopolitan ready for my Xmas Eve telly - first up is @richardosman1.bsky.social 's House Of Games, which makes me very happy. Here's me 'hanging' with Richard in my bookshop days... #BooksellerBob
December 24, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Right, house is clean, I am clean, and I've got olives & a cosmopolitan ready for my Xmas Eve telly - first up is @richardosman1.bsky.social 's House Of Games, which makes me very happy. Here's me 'hanging' with Richard in my bookshop days... #BooksellerBob
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Picked out this gem for family movie night
December 24, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Picked out this gem for family movie night
Cleaning the house, turning the mattress & putting on clean bedding for Christmas with the help of Karen & Richard... #ChristmasEve #TheCarpenters
The Carpenters On Perry Como Show Santa Clause Is Coming To Town
YouTube video by Ron SEVENTIESMUSIC
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December 24, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Cleaning the house, turning the mattress & putting on clean bedding for Christmas with the help of Karen & Richard... #ChristmasEve #TheCarpenters
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Magnificent thread.
I think we need a mega thread of everyone's craziest archive stories.
December 24, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Magnificent thread.
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That’s because Musk is a serial liar and DOGE was never intended to save a penny. It was intended to smash the administrative state, kill corruption watchdogs, and give Musk access to massive troves of data.
How Did DOGE Disrupt So Much While Saving So Little?
DOGE did not do what Musk said it would: reduce federal spending by $1 trillion before October. On DOGE’s watch, federal spending did not go down at all. It went up.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
DOGE did not do what Musk said it would: reduce federal spending by $1 trillion before October. On DOGE’s watch, federal spending did not go down at all. It went up.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
How Did DOGE Disrupt So Much While Saving So Little?
www.nytimes.com
December 24, 2025 at 11:23 AM
That’s because Musk is a serial liar and DOGE was never intended to save a penny. It was intended to smash the administrative state, kill corruption watchdogs, and give Musk access to massive troves of data.
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December 24, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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Asss you may know I’m chilled re Farage & Reform..😉
However them planning to cut adult services in Kent impacting 19,000 vulnerable elderly, disabled, sick ppl
And now hearing days before Xmas Reform Derbyshire council plans to shut Eight care homes, taking 200 jobs, throwing elderly ppl out 😤🤬
However them planning to cut adult services in Kent impacting 19,000 vulnerable elderly, disabled, sick ppl
And now hearing days before Xmas Reform Derbyshire council plans to shut Eight care homes, taking 200 jobs, throwing elderly ppl out 😤🤬
Reform council’s plan to shut eight care homes ‘a betrayal of local people’
Announcement after proposed sale falls through prompts backlash and union says more than 200 jobs at risk
www.theguardian.com
December 23, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Asss you may know I’m chilled re Farage & Reform..😉
However them planning to cut adult services in Kent impacting 19,000 vulnerable elderly, disabled, sick ppl
And now hearing days before Xmas Reform Derbyshire council plans to shut Eight care homes, taking 200 jobs, throwing elderly ppl out 😤🤬
However them planning to cut adult services in Kent impacting 19,000 vulnerable elderly, disabled, sick ppl
And now hearing days before Xmas Reform Derbyshire council plans to shut Eight care homes, taking 200 jobs, throwing elderly ppl out 😤🤬
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Poem of mine published in the latest Christmas / winter anthology from @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social
www.blackboughpoetry.com/news
www.blackboughpoetry.com/news
December 24, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Poem of mine published in the latest Christmas / winter anthology from @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social
www.blackboughpoetry.com/news
www.blackboughpoetry.com/news
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December 24, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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YES IT IS BRILLIANT
The jury is still out - and that's being generous- on whether Love Actually is a Christmas Film, but there's another seasonal Richard Curtis effort that's absolutely *brilliant* but you never, ever see anywhere now - Bernard And The Genie.
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December 24, 2025 at 10:09 AM
YES IT IS BRILLIANT
Starting Christmas the right way - with Judy admiring our festive lights... Lions and tigers and bears oh my! #TheWizardOfOz
December 24, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Starting Christmas the right way - with Judy admiring our festive lights... Lions and tigers and bears oh my! #TheWizardOfOz
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Massive thanks to the kind independent bookshops who went out of their way to support me this year after my ex-publishers imploded (taking my earnings & my readers' money with them). It made a big difference.
And thanks if you used a purchase of one of my books to support an independent business.
And thanks if you used a purchase of one of my books to support an independent business.
December 24, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Massive thanks to the kind independent bookshops who went out of their way to support me this year after my ex-publishers imploded (taking my earnings & my readers' money with them). It made a big difference.
And thanks if you used a purchase of one of my books to support an independent business.
And thanks if you used a purchase of one of my books to support an independent business.
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Here it is, my big #EastEnders catch-up thread for people who only see it when they go home for Christmas with the family. Allow me to get you all caught up on the goings-on in Albert Square in its most explosive week of the year! KEEP THIS BY YOUR SIDE AT ALL TIMES.
December 22, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Here it is, my big #EastEnders catch-up thread for people who only see it when they go home for Christmas with the family. Allow me to get you all caught up on the goings-on in Albert Square in its most explosive week of the year! KEEP THIS BY YOUR SIDE AT ALL TIMES.
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Really enjoying this Alternative Irish Christmas anthology from @tramppress.bsky.social which I bought at the launch @dublinbookfest.bsky.social 🎄 📚
December 23, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Really enjoying this Alternative Irish Christmas anthology from @tramppress.bsky.social which I bought at the launch @dublinbookfest.bsky.social 🎄 📚