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Dom Conlon
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Disabled poet / author. Books nominated for the Carnegie / Greenaway. Inspired by nature and space. UNESCO poet. Award-winning poet. Cake poet.
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Ok. Let’s Sunday
Photo of Rogue Trooper the complete collection volume one
January 25, 2026 at 10:50 AM
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Blue Moon is a lovely film
January 25, 2026 at 9:47 AM
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lomelindi12.bsky.social
Fine.

Hand over thousands of your acres to the public. We’ll look after ‘em
King Charles - it’s Gen Z’s turn to start caring about nature
January 24, 2026 at 3:36 PM
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gavinyamey.bsky.social
One of the most beautiful documents ever created: the leaflet that everyone received when Britain's NHS was launched (1948)

"Everyone—rich or poor, man, woman or child—can use it... There are no charges, except for a few special items...it will relieve your money worries in time of illness”
The New National Health Service Your new National Health Service begins on 5th July. What is it? How do you get it? “It will provide you with all medical, dental and nursing care. Everyone-rich or poor, man, woman or child – can use it or any part of it. There are no charges, except for a few special items. There are no insurance qualifications. But it is not a “charity”. You are all paying for it, mainly as taxpayers, and it will relieve your money worries in time of illness.”
January 23, 2026 at 6:37 PM
domconlon.bsky.social
And now the weather
Photo of a weather gadget showing Light Rain and 4°C. There is a quote from Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing by M.T. Anderson which reads: The next day the rain abated and commenced a silent drizzle. All the houses of the town were green in the mist.
January 23, 2026 at 2:53 PM
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branfordboaseaward.bsky.social
We are pleased to announce the longlist for the 2026 #BranfordBoase Award, recognising the year's outstanding debut writers for children AND their editors 👏#kidlit #booksky

Thank you to @alcs.co.uk & @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social for their support.

branfordboaseaward.org.uk/2026-longlist/
Graphic showing the longlist for the 2026 Branford Boase Award. Odd Girl Out by Tasneem Abdur-Rashid, edited by Rosie Fickling (David Fickling Books) Letty and the Mystery of the Golden Thread by Penny Boxall, edited by Katie Sinfield (Puffin) Shadow Thieves by Peter Burns, edited by Lucy Courtenay (Farshore) The Book of Heartbreak by Ova Ceren, edited by Ruth Bennett and Ella Whiddett (Hot Key Books) Tart by Becki Jayne Crossley, edited by Cathy Liney (Bloomsbury) How to Roller Skate with One Leg by Ella Dove, illus by Jennifer Jamieson, edited by Anne Marie Ryan (Orchard Books) The Wicked Lies of Habren Faire by Anna Fiteni, edited by Asmaa Isse (Electric Monkey) Grumpfort by Jamie Hammond, ed Sarah Stewart (Usborne) The Girl Who Raced the World by Nat Harrison, edited by Ruth Bennett (Bonnier) Evie and Maryam's Family Tree by Janeen Hayat, ed by Bella Pearson (Guppy Books) The Misadventures of Mina Mahmood by Farhana Islam, e by Asmaa Isse (Farshore) Love on Sight by Asli Jensen, ed Shalini Vallepur (Chicken House) Inkbound by Philippa Leathley, ed Natalie Doherty (HarperCollins Children’s Books) Gloam by Jack Mackay, ed Katie Jennings (Rock the Boat) A Beautiful Terrible Thing by Miranda Moore, ed Meggie Degurney & Liz Cross (David Fickling Books) Wildlands by Brogen Murphy, ed Linas Alsenas (Puffin) Rock Band Music and Misfits by Leah Osakwe, ed by Mattie Whitehead & Karelle Tobias (Little Tiger) Marty Moose: First Class by Claire Powell,ed Gráinne Clear (Walker Books) The Doughnut Club by Kristina Rahim, edited Zoë Griffiths (Nosy Crow) The Girl with Gills by Becca Rogers, edited by Fiona Kennedy (Zephyr) Run Away With Me by J.L. Simmonds, edited by Amina Parchment-Youssef (Penguin) The Romantic Tragedies of a Drama King by Harry Trevaldwyn, edited by Emma Jones and Charlie Castelletti (First Ink) Augmented by Kenechi Udogu, edited by Natasha Brown and Jenny Glencross (Faber) My Dog by Olivia Wakeford, edited by Megan Reid (HarperCollins Children’s Books)
January 21, 2026 at 8:38 AM
domconlon.bsky.social
Are we all excited about the new series of For All Mankind? I know at least @missymollymol.bsky.social will be. I hope this is the final season though. It is starting to show a little mission fatigue
January 22, 2026 at 8:35 AM
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iucounu.bsky.social
oh, good
The cover of a children’s book called HOW TO SURVIVE AN APOCALYPSE by Cameron Hardy and Coby Coonradt, illustrated by Victoria Stebleva. It shows a scene of societal collapse while two people in the foreground are reading a book called LIVING THROUGH THE APOCALYPSE with big smiles on their faces
January 21, 2026 at 5:24 PM
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The @tseliotprize.bsky.social readings are just starting. Chair of judges Michael Hofmann starts with Eliot's Le Directeur and a... unique translation!

Now self-described 'genial host' @imcmillan.bsky.social is warming up the crowd. Bring on the patter, jokes & above all, the poems! #TSEliotPrize
January 18, 2026 at 7:08 PM
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amdassu.bsky.social
2026 is the National Year of Reading and here is the first in my ONE MINUTE INTERVIEW series to introduce books through their creators, and give a flavour for each book and its interesting creation process!

This week you’ll meet incomparable author and illustrator @louiestowell.bsky.social ❤️
January 16, 2026 at 11:32 PM
domconlon.bsky.social
Four thirty and still light! Soon be winter
January 17, 2026 at 4:28 PM
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nikitagill.bsky.social
Never far from my mind, this poem.
All That is Gold Does Not Glitter by J. R. R. Tolkien All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost; The old that is strong does not wither, Deep roots are not reached by the frost. From the ashes a fire shall be woken, A light from the shadows shall spring; Renewed shall be blade that was broken, The crownless again shall be king.
January 17, 2026 at 12:10 PM
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And now the weather
Photo of a weather gadget showing mostly sunny and three degrees Celsius. There is a quote from The Bridge by Iain Banks which reads: "I don't think you're taking this seriously enough, Orr," he says. He goes to one of the windows and draws the blinds back, revealing a bright sunny day; blue sky and white clouds.
January 16, 2026 at 10:25 AM
domconlon.bsky.social
Tic tac doh!
January 15, 2026 at 12:46 PM
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frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social
As you know @nadiashireen.bsky.social is in charge of The Year of Reading. She goes on and on and on about on this month's @islandofbrilliant.bsky.social Here ..

open.spotify.com/episode/5GTA...
National Year of Reading
open.spotify.com
January 14, 2026 at 10:50 AM
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nsousanis.bsky.social
What goes into a single chapter of comics? A lot! The books as starting points, articles clipped from @newscientist.com & all the links to articles, research papers, videos, & more to draw it all. Most of this remains unseen, but it takes all this to make the work possible!
#Nostos #Unflattening 2
Photo of lots of books on cosmology - I should list them all, but shoot - there are a lot! Ok, brian Greene the fabric of the cosmos and elegant universe, John barrow the book of nothing and the origin of the universe, janna levin black hole survival guide, shing-tung yay the shape of inner space, michio kaku the god equation, guido Tonelli genesis, paul davies the edge of infinity and the mind of god, the first three minutes, Carlo rovelli the order of time, LÄURA MERSINI-HOUGHTON before the Big Bang, katie Mack the end of everything, Chandra Prescott-Weinstein the disordered cosmos, Jillian scudder forty ways to know a star, Jo dunkley our universe, Emma Chapman first light, rebecca Boyle our moon, Giles sparrow A HIsToRY of the UNIVERSE in 21 STARS, amanda Gefter trespassing on Einstein’s lawn, drawing physics, Lawrence Krauss a universe from nothing, heavens touch by james kaler, SIDNEY PERKOWITZ universal foam, Lewis Carroll Epstein relativity visualized A photo of tons of clippings from newscientist magazine about origin of the universe and related A screen shot of a word doc with all the pages on screen, so tiny as to be unreadable showing all the links to articles I referenced A view of an entire chapter in black and white - showing contrasts connections - this is an overview of what are we made of leading into the origin of the universe up to the birth of the solar system
January 12, 2026 at 8:23 PM
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The thing that makes me angriest is “if the prompt included ‘done in the style of’ it must be lately stated”. Sickening.
kortizart.bsky.social Karla Ortiz @kortizart.bsky.social · 11d
Comic-Con should be a celebration of illustrators, comic artists, writers and so on. Elevating the actual craftsmen and women who make the works that fans love!

Instead it opens the door to slop that can only exist due to the stolen work of those same creatives, to then displace creatives. Gross!
Screenshot of the artshow page on the comicon website. Specifically here (3) Material produced by Artificial Intelligence (AI) may be placed in the show, but only as Not-for-Sale (NFS). It must be clearly marked as Al-produced, not simply listed as a print. If one of the parameters in its creation was something similar to "Done in the style of ‹specific artist›," that information must be added to the description. If there are questions, the Art Show Coordinator will be the sole judge of acceptability.
January 14, 2026 at 6:55 AM
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Low yellow moon aches
Old sleeper in the lay-by
Hopes to dream of sky
January 14, 2026 at 6:50 AM
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I’m looking forward to Hamnet 2 and 3
January 12, 2026 at 6:30 PM
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BEANO artist Laura Howell is delivering a free online masterclass on Writing and Drawing for Kids Comics this Tuesday, 13th January 2026, as part of the Comics Youth “Comics Declassified” project

https://downthetubes.net/laura-howell-next-comics-declassified-guest-offering-comic-creation-tips/
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January 11, 2026 at 7:31 AM
domconlon.bsky.social
The really depressing thing about that last repost is the length men (always) go to - even in rushing to the original poster’s defence. Like they feel she needs their research/experience/support
January 11, 2026 at 9:46 AM
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there is a woman on TikTok who has been arguing for months now with randos that keep insisting that nobody called 3.5" disks "floppy disks" or "floppies" at the time. it's weird. no matter what kind of proof she provides or how many agree with her, people are coming out of the woodwork to disagree
a photo of a 3.5" floppy disk
November 24, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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And now the weather
Photo of a weather gadget showing light sleet and two degrees Celsius. There is a quote from Adrift in the Ice-Fields by Charles Winslow Hall which reads: Lund saw them fade from view into the sleety veil that hid the waste of waters, and groaning in spirit, turned homeward.
January 11, 2026 at 8:49 AM
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And now the weather
Photo of a weather gadget showing partly cloudy and one degree Celsius. There is a quote from Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson which reads: Flat grey clouds like shards of broken slate peek out between anvils. Behind them are higher clouds vaulting halfway to the moon, glowing pink and salmon in the light of the setting sun.
January 10, 2026 at 5:18 PM
domconlon.bsky.social
I was going to write but instead I’m opting for a movie afternoon. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
January 10, 2026 at 1:06 PM