Cath Barton
@cathbwriter.bsky.social
Donkey time is getting closer...
August 19, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Donkey time is getting closer...
On the hills this week. Poor sheep - it's so dry.
July 31, 2025 at 8:28 AM
On the hills this week. Poor sheep - it's so dry.
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It has been hard to breathe under the weight of despair about the genocide in Gaza and my complicity as a citizen and taxpayer in the USA. I gave, and hope others will, also.
After a five-day halt due to a lack of supplies, our team at WCK’s Deir al-Balah Field Kitchen has resumed limited hot meal service in Gaza. #ChefsForGaza (1/3)
World Central Kitchen | WCK Resumes Limited Hot Meal Service in Gaza After 5-Day Pause
After a five day pause, limited cooking operations resumed today at World Central Kitchen's Deir al-Balah Field Kitchen in Gaza.
This marks the second time in 2025 our hot meal program has been force...
wck.org
July 26, 2025 at 12:23 PM
It has been hard to breathe under the weight of despair about the genocide in Gaza and my complicity as a citizen and taxpayer in the USA. I gave, and hope others will, also.
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Our theme for #MicroMonday 25th August is "Second Chances." Do you believe in the opportunity for redemption? To start afresh? To try again after a mistake or failure? Max 400w. Deadline 17th August. Click on the link for guidelines #submissionsopen #microfiction fictivedream.com/submission-g...
July 23, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Our theme for #MicroMonday 25th August is "Second Chances." Do you believe in the opportunity for redemption? To start afresh? To try again after a mistake or failure? Max 400w. Deadline 17th August. Click on the link for guidelines #submissionsopen #microfiction fictivedream.com/submission-g...
On a writing retreat in North Wales.
July 9, 2025 at 2:27 AM
On a writing retreat in North Wales.
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We're excited for our online salon next Tuesday. Brilliant readers
@elvisbego.bsky.social @lozzawriting.bsky.social @stillsquirrel.bsky.social @cathbwriter.bsky.social @nancyfreund.bsky.social & more. Host @kiklodge.bsky.social
Quiz! Laughs! Friends!
Book here
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/european-w...
@elvisbego.bsky.social @lozzawriting.bsky.social @stillsquirrel.bsky.social @cathbwriter.bsky.social @nancyfreund.bsky.social & more. Host @kiklodge.bsky.social
Quiz! Laughs! Friends!
Book here
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/european-w...
July 8, 2025 at 1:42 PM
We're excited for our online salon next Tuesday. Brilliant readers
@elvisbego.bsky.social @lozzawriting.bsky.social @stillsquirrel.bsky.social @cathbwriter.bsky.social @nancyfreund.bsky.social & more. Host @kiklodge.bsky.social
Quiz! Laughs! Friends!
Book here
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/european-w...
@elvisbego.bsky.social @lozzawriting.bsky.social @stillsquirrel.bsky.social @cathbwriter.bsky.social @nancyfreund.bsky.social & more. Host @kiklodge.bsky.social
Quiz! Laughs! Friends!
Book here
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/european-w...
What kind of review is this?!
'Lovely short read. Not my cup of tea this time.'
'Lovely short read. Not my cup of tea this time.'
July 5, 2025 at 11:03 AM
What kind of review is this?!
'Lovely short read. Not my cup of tea this time.'
'Lovely short read. Not my cup of tea this time.'
Did my final parkrun as a 74-year-old today. Onwards and upwards!
July 5, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Did my final parkrun as a 74-year-old today. Onwards and upwards!
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Nicely done, Oona puffin and Vets for Pets!
Oona is now thriving under the care of vets since she was first found weak and underweight
Full story: urlr.me/tJPnGC
Full story: urlr.me/tJPnGC
July 3, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Nicely done, Oona puffin and Vets for Pets!
5 faves, 5 tags
Food: Risotto
Season: Spring
Drink: Black coffee
Colour: Purple
Music: J S Bach
@judehiggins.bsky.social
@ajwoodhouse.bsky.social
@bookwormvaught.bsky.social
@deborahzafer.bsky.social
@brionycollins.bsky.social
Food: Risotto
Season: Spring
Drink: Black coffee
Colour: Purple
Music: J S Bach
@judehiggins.bsky.social
@ajwoodhouse.bsky.social
@bookwormvaught.bsky.social
@deborahzafer.bsky.social
@brionycollins.bsky.social
July 3, 2025 at 9:24 PM
5 faves, 5 tags
Food: Risotto
Season: Spring
Drink: Black coffee
Colour: Purple
Music: J S Bach
@judehiggins.bsky.social
@ajwoodhouse.bsky.social
@bookwormvaught.bsky.social
@deborahzafer.bsky.social
@brionycollins.bsky.social
Food: Risotto
Season: Spring
Drink: Black coffee
Colour: Purple
Music: J S Bach
@judehiggins.bsky.social
@ajwoodhouse.bsky.social
@bookwormvaught.bsky.social
@deborahzafer.bsky.social
@brionycollins.bsky.social
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Just a couple of weeks left:
Theme: PHONES
50 words… FREE to Enter
Quick response #submissions
blink-ink.org/current-subm... #WritingCommunity
Theme: PHONES
50 words… FREE to Enter
Quick response #submissions
blink-ink.org/current-subm... #WritingCommunity
a person is writing in a book that says " palace to share the prisoners "
Alt: a person is writing in a book
media.tenor.com
June 29, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Just a couple of weeks left:
Theme: PHONES
50 words… FREE to Enter
Quick response #submissions
blink-ink.org/current-subm... #WritingCommunity
Theme: PHONES
50 words… FREE to Enter
Quick response #submissions
blink-ink.org/current-subm... #WritingCommunity
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@cathbwriter.bsky.social discusses her Issue 14 short story, ‘A Suitable Feast’, which is also now available to listen to on our site:
thelonelycrowd.org/2025/06/27/c...
thelonelycrowd.org/2025/06/27/c...
‘Coping with Anxiety’ by Cath Barton
Cath Barton on the creative process behind ‘A Suitable Feast’ from Issue 14. You can also listen to Barton read the story below. My story ‘A Suitable Feast’ was esse…
thelonelycrowd.org
June 27, 2025 at 5:39 PM
@cathbwriter.bsky.social discusses her Issue 14 short story, ‘A Suitable Feast’, which is also now available to listen to on our site:
thelonelycrowd.org/2025/06/27/c...
thelonelycrowd.org/2025/06/27/c...
Copies of the new edition of my first book, now published by Parthian, are finally available.
June 20, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Copies of the new edition of my first book, now published by Parthian, are finally available.
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Night night sweet dreamies
It’s okay to feel a little blue sometimes.
Take a breath, be kind to yourself, and remember—this feeling won’t last forever
It won’t…..
It’s okay to feel a little blue sometimes.
Take a breath, be kind to yourself, and remember—this feeling won’t last forever
It won’t…..
May 22, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Night night sweet dreamies
It’s okay to feel a little blue sometimes.
Take a breath, be kind to yourself, and remember—this feeling won’t last forever
It won’t…..
It’s okay to feel a little blue sometimes.
Take a breath, be kind to yourself, and remember—this feeling won’t last forever
It won’t…..
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I've booked to go on a trek in the Cevennes with donkeys. I am so happy.
May 16, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I've booked to go on a trek in the Cevennes with donkeys. I am so happy.
History travels by steam
May 1, 2025 at 4:58 PM
History travels by steam
View from our hotel window this evening. Yes, it is in the UK!!
April 30, 2025 at 5:28 PM
View from our hotel window this evening. Yes, it is in the UK!!
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✨Brussels Event Details✨
📅 12-14 September
If you're on the fence about joining our Annual Salon in Brussels, or are one of the 60+ people who’ve already signed up, our latest Substack is full of details for what to expect:
✨Guest speakers
✨Planned panels
✨Dining
✨Tours
✨Writing & workshops
📅 12-14 September
If you're on the fence about joining our Annual Salon in Brussels, or are one of the 60+ people who’ve already signed up, our latest Substack is full of details for what to expect:
✨Guest speakers
✨Planned panels
✨Dining
✨Tours
✨Writing & workshops
What to expect at our Brussels Salon
Details of what you'll do, see, eat, drink and learn!
open.substack.com
April 14, 2025 at 10:32 AM
✨Brussels Event Details✨
📅 12-14 September
If you're on the fence about joining our Annual Salon in Brussels, or are one of the 60+ people who’ve already signed up, our latest Substack is full of details for what to expect:
✨Guest speakers
✨Planned panels
✨Dining
✨Tours
✨Writing & workshops
📅 12-14 September
If you're on the fence about joining our Annual Salon in Brussels, or are one of the 60+ people who’ve already signed up, our latest Substack is full of details for what to expect:
✨Guest speakers
✨Planned panels
✨Dining
✨Tours
✨Writing & workshops
On the Dragon's back on a perfect day.
April 13, 2025 at 7:01 AM
On the Dragon's back on a perfect day.
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Thank you to everyone who has signed our petition, 6,000+! Authors deserve to have a livelihood and compensation from their work, if you haven't signed do so now 👇
Sign the Petition
Protect authors’ livelihoods from the unlicensed use of their work in AI training
www.change.org
April 2, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Thank you to everyone who has signed our petition, 6,000+! Authors deserve to have a livelihood and compensation from their work, if you haven't signed do so now 👇
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Oh this is good. @societyofauthors.bsky.social is organising a day of protest against Meta's wholesale theft of authors' work on Thursday.
Details and socmed assets at societyofauthors.org/2025/04/01/s...
Details and socmed assets at societyofauthors.org/2025/04/01/s...
April 1, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Oh this is good. @societyofauthors.bsky.social is organising a day of protest against Meta's wholesale theft of authors' work on Thursday.
Details and socmed assets at societyofauthors.org/2025/04/01/s...
Details and socmed assets at societyofauthors.org/2025/04/01/s...