David Collard
@davidcollard.bsky.social
Autheur. Unfluencer.
'A Crumpled Swan' (2025)
https://www.saggingmeniscus.com/catalog/a_crumpled_swan/
'Multiple Joyce' (2022)
https://www.saggingmeniscus.com/catalog/multiple_joyce/
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'A Crumpled Swan' (2025)
https://www.saggingmeniscus.com/catalog/a_crumpled_swan/
'Multiple Joyce' (2022)
https://www.saggingmeniscus.com/catalog/multiple_joyce/
(No DMs. I block anonymous followers with no bio or original posts)
Orange album covers
February 10, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Orange album covers
"I am going to write one flash piece of fiction each week."
Is that the same as "one piece of flash fiction each week"? I hope not...
Is that the same as "one piece of flash fiction each week"? I hope not...
February 10, 2026 at 6:59 PM
"I am going to write one flash piece of fiction each week."
Is that the same as "one piece of flash fiction each week"? I hope not...
Is that the same as "one piece of flash fiction each week"? I hope not...
The East Finchley archer always reminds me of the Magic Robot in this lovely 1950s board game.
February 10, 2026 at 11:18 AM
The East Finchley archer always reminds me of the Magic Robot in this lovely 1950s board game.
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Why isn’t every politician, leader, prosecutor, and news channels focused on this. The President is accused with significant proof of killing and raping minors.
February 9, 2026 at 2:03 AM
Why isn’t every politician, leader, prosecutor, and news channels focused on this. The President is accused with significant proof of killing and raping minors.
To use her witless analogy - she'd be disqualified from any literary race because AI is the equivalent of a performance-enhancing drug.
“If I can generate a book in a day, and you need six months to write a book, who’s going to win the race?” God this is bleak
The New Fabio Is Claude
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2026 at 6:34 PM
To use her witless analogy - she'd be disqualified from any literary race because AI is the equivalent of a performance-enhancing drug.
She's beyond hope or reason. What real writers have to do is work together to win over the readers. I see no coherent large-scale effort to do so by publishers. Real books by real writers need to be seen as artisanal, hand-wrought and of value)
I cannot say this enough: there is NO middle ground when it comes to writing and AI. Anyone who uses AI to write and admits it should be loudly shamed, hideously embarrassed, paraded through the streets of shun until they flee writing forever
The whole article is repulsive but this passage is at the core of it. She has no interest in writing books, she wants to win some kind of competition that nobody entered
February 8, 2026 at 5:45 PM
She's beyond hope or reason. What real writers have to do is work together to win over the readers. I see no coherent large-scale effort to do so by publishers. Real books by real writers need to be seen as artisanal, hand-wrought and of value)
In fact the line IS material! Contemporary audiences would have been aware of the very different two railway companies serving Victoria station. davidjcollard.wixsite.com/my-site/gene...
February 8, 2026 at 3:50 PM
In fact the line IS material! Contemporary audiences would have been aware of the very different two railway companies serving Victoria station. davidjcollard.wixsite.com/my-site/gene...
When the signwriter painted "MARKS AND SPENCER" the store manager angrily pointed out that there was far too much space between MARKS and AND and AND and SPENCER.
February 7, 2026 at 5:02 PM
When the signwriter painted "MARKS AND SPENCER" the store manager angrily pointed out that there was far too much space between MARKS and AND and AND and SPENCER.
An enterprising publisher really should produce an annotatable edition of the Wake with very wide margins. Because this is nuts.
February 7, 2026 at 4:52 PM
An enterprising publisher really should produce an annotatable edition of the Wake with very wide margins. Because this is nuts.
So was it Theresa May or Liz Truss?
February 7, 2026 at 12:43 PM
So was it Theresa May or Liz Truss?
CORRECTION! The next online gathering will be on Thursday 19th February and feature authors Oscar Mardell and Kevin Boniface. Invitations go out to all subscribers next week. If you're not already on the list and would like to join us email me via my website: davidjcollard.wixsite.com/my-site
February 7, 2026 at 10:30 AM
CORRECTION! The next online gathering will be on Thursday 19th February and feature authors Oscar Mardell and Kevin Boniface. Invitations go out to all subscribers next week. If you're not already on the list and would like to join us email me via my website: davidjcollard.wixsite.com/my-site
New to me. Jacques Demy's musical 'Une Chambre en ville' (1982) with a marvellous cast. That's this afternoon sorted. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fi-m...
February 7, 2026 at 8:12 AM
New to me. Jacques Demy's musical 'Une Chambre en ville' (1982) with a marvellous cast. That's this afternoon sorted. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fi-m...
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the Spectator accidentally recycled a subhed from a previous day’s article about Tehran
February 6, 2026 at 6:07 PM
the Spectator accidentally recycled a subhed from a previous day’s article about Tehran
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This Sunday marks 100 years since #JohnGrierson coined the term "documentary"
To celebrate, we'll be rolling out free programmes for freelancers, including CV surgeries, talent manager meetings, career clinics & masterclasses
Register for updates🔗 griersontrust.typeform.com/100YearsDocs
To celebrate, we'll be rolling out free programmes for freelancers, including CV surgeries, talent manager meetings, career clinics & masterclasses
Register for updates🔗 griersontrust.typeform.com/100YearsDocs
February 6, 2026 at 3:06 PM
This Sunday marks 100 years since #JohnGrierson coined the term "documentary"
To celebrate, we'll be rolling out free programmes for freelancers, including CV surgeries, talent manager meetings, career clinics & masterclasses
Register for updates🔗 griersontrust.typeform.com/100YearsDocs
To celebrate, we'll be rolling out free programmes for freelancers, including CV surgeries, talent manager meetings, career clinics & masterclasses
Register for updates🔗 griersontrust.typeform.com/100YearsDocs
Great news! 'Christ on a Bike' is one of my favourite novels, enormously entertaining with a brilliant premise perfectly realised. Can't wait for this sequel (and perhaps more to follow in a long-term series?)
Some Friday news…
Thrilled to announce that my new book ‘A Circle Of Strangers’ will be published by the brilliant @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social in Spring 2027 💙📚💙
Set in West Wales, it’s the sequel to ‘Christ On A Bike’ that also works as a stand alone novel. Let’s go 💃🏴📚🏴💃
#ACOS #books #booksky
Thrilled to announce that my new book ‘A Circle Of Strangers’ will be published by the brilliant @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social in Spring 2027 💙📚💙
Set in West Wales, it’s the sequel to ‘Christ On A Bike’ that also works as a stand alone novel. Let’s go 💃🏴📚🏴💃
#ACOS #books #booksky
February 6, 2026 at 12:31 PM
Great news! 'Christ on a Bike' is one of my favourite novels, enormously entertaining with a brilliant premise perfectly realised. Can't wait for this sequel (and perhaps more to follow in a long-term series?)
Two online gatherings this month! Following last night's blazing launch of Stu Henningan's KESHED we have a second event on Thursday 15th February featuring my 2025 Book of the Year. review31.co.uk/essay/view/1...
Review 31's Books of the Year 2025
Review 31 is an online literary review.
review31.co.uk
February 6, 2026 at 12:18 PM
Two online gatherings this month! Following last night's blazing launch of Stu Henningan's KESHED we have a second event on Thursday 15th February featuring my 2025 Book of the Year. review31.co.uk/essay/view/1...
Excellent news!
We're over the book to announce that we'll be bringing three works by James Kelman back into print, starting with Kieron Smith, boy in June 2026 ✨
And Other Stories is set to bring three backlist titles from Booker Prize-winning James Kelman back into print 👇 #BookSky
February 6, 2026 at 11:05 AM
Excellent news!
A full house for last night's online launch of Stu Hennigan's clobberingly powerful debut novel KERSHED. Thanks to @stuhennigan.bsky.social, @regretteruane.bsky.social, publisher Henry Rowley of Ortac Press and all who joined us.
February 6, 2026 at 9:40 AM
A full house for last night's online launch of Stu Hennigan's clobberingly powerful debut novel KERSHED. Thanks to @stuhennigan.bsky.social, @regretteruane.bsky.social, publisher Henry Rowley of Ortac Press and all who joined us.
McSweeney Agonistes.
February 6, 2026 at 5:21 AM
McSweeney Agonistes.
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Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
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🚨Jeff Bezos' wedding last summer cost about $50M. That, alone, could have saved all 300 positions cut today at The Washington Post for a year. Actually, he could have ensured there were no staff cuts for the next decade and he'd still have net worth of 249B.
Thank you Lizzie Johnson.
Thank you Lizzie Johnson.
February 4, 2026 at 10:28 PM
🚨Jeff Bezos' wedding last summer cost about $50M. That, alone, could have saved all 300 positions cut today at The Washington Post for a year. Actually, he could have ensured there were no staff cuts for the next decade and he'd still have net worth of 249B.
Thank you Lizzie Johnson.
Thank you Lizzie Johnson.
Disgraceful (and I speak as a @greenparty.org.uk supporter). It may seem a minor issue, but none of the Green Party leaflets I have seen are printed on recycled paper. This matters.
Just a quick note to @greenparty.org.uk and @greenpartyhan.bsky.social - I was not consulted on being quoted on your leaflets and I have not endorsed your campaign (or any campaign in this seat). I think this note, like the bar chart next to it, is misleading and out of context.
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February 4, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Disgraceful (and I speak as a @greenparty.org.uk supporter). It may seem a minor issue, but none of the Green Party leaflets I have seen are printed on recycled paper. This matters.
My home town used to have an excellent 6th Form College, polytechnic and art school. Adult education was well catered for, and there was a superb public library. The arrival of this satellite university seemed ill-conceived (like the fading resort's recent 'city' status). One loss after another.
Excellent article but stark reminder that for all the perceptions of universities as ivory towers for elites, they are actually vital hubs in towns n cities supporting local businesses and providing key services as well as education….
‘If I think about what this means, I want to cry’: what happens when a city loses its university?
When Essex University’s Southend campus opened, it was a message of hope for a ‘left behind’ UK seaside town. Its closure will be felt far beyond its 800 students, some of whom will not get their degr...
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2026 at 10:34 AM
My home town used to have an excellent 6th Form College, polytechnic and art school. Adult education was well catered for, and there was a superb public library. The arrival of this satellite university seemed ill-conceived (like the fading resort's recent 'city' status). One loss after another.
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FINAL CALL FOR KESHED ONLINE LAUNCH TOMORROW.
Anyone wants adding to the zoom invite list for the event online with @davidcollard.bsky.social @regretteruane.bsky.social pls email GetKeshed@gmail.com ASAP. I'm gonna check it one more time after work so get em in quick if you've not got one yet.
Anyone wants adding to the zoom invite list for the event online with @davidcollard.bsky.social @regretteruane.bsky.social pls email GetKeshed@gmail.com ASAP. I'm gonna check it one more time after work so get em in quick if you've not got one yet.
February 4, 2026 at 8:56 AM
FINAL CALL FOR KESHED ONLINE LAUNCH TOMORROW.
Anyone wants adding to the zoom invite list for the event online with @davidcollard.bsky.social @regretteruane.bsky.social pls email GetKeshed@gmail.com ASAP. I'm gonna check it one more time after work so get em in quick if you've not got one yet.
Anyone wants adding to the zoom invite list for the event online with @davidcollard.bsky.social @regretteruane.bsky.social pls email GetKeshed@gmail.com ASAP. I'm gonna check it one more time after work so get em in quick if you've not got one yet.