fcmalby
@fcmalby.bsky.social
Novels, Poetry, Short Fiction. The People’s Book Awards winner, Litro Flash Award and Publication of the Year at Spillwords Press. Stories in four print anthologies.
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Thrilled to have an acceptance of four poems to be published in July in International Literary Journal @cablestreet-litmag.bsky.social #poetry #publication #writing #poems #litjournals
Using Photographs as Writing Prompts for Short Fiction fcmalby.com/2025/12/12/u...
Using Photographs as Writing Prompts for Short Fiction
Lots of people ask me where I get my ideas from when writing fiction. The answer remains elusive. As a photographer, I find much inspiration from snippets of every day life that are captured in pho…
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December 12, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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In The Blueprint of Her Iris" #hybrid by @vikkicwrites.bsky.social & @rfredekenter.bsky.social stunningly reviewed in Issue 10 of @cablestreet-litmag.bsky.social by @danadelibovi.bsky.social 💐🔥
"With their art, the authors say: love the beauty of this broken world".
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"With their art, the authors say: love the beauty of this broken world".
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The Beholding Eye - Cable Street
In the Blueprint of Her IrisPoems by Vikki C./Images by Robert Frede Kenter Beauty is an uncommon word today. Even when we talk about art, we express ourselves with many other nouns. As the philosophe...
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November 29, 2025 at 7:15 PM
In The Blueprint of Her Iris" #hybrid by @vikkicwrites.bsky.social & @rfredekenter.bsky.social stunningly reviewed in Issue 10 of @cablestreet-litmag.bsky.social by @danadelibovi.bsky.social 💐🔥
"With their art, the authors say: love the beauty of this broken world".
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"With their art, the authors say: love the beauty of this broken world".
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Celebrating 100,000 Blog Views with Writers and their Creative Spaces fcmalby.com/2025/11/28/c... #writingspaces #writing #authors
November 28, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Celebrating 100,000 Blog Views with Writers and their Creative Spaces fcmalby.com/2025/11/28/c... #writingspaces #writing #authors
Explore My Poetry and Short Story Readings on SoundCloud fcmalby.com/2025/11/04/e...
Explore My Poetry and Short Story Readings on SoundCloud
Love stories and poems, but want to listen to them in the voice of the author? Why not try listening on SoundCloud? Some of my stories and poems have been uploaded to SoundCloud for you to listen t…
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November 4, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Explore My Poetry and Short Story Readings on SoundCloud fcmalby.com/2025/11/04/e...
Exploring the Beauty of Suffolk's Ickworth Estate in Autumn fcmalby.com/2025/11/03/e...
Exploring the Beauty of Suffolk’s Ickworth Estate in Autumn
Autumn is a wonderful time to explore the Ickworth Estate, nestled into the Suffolk countryside, and a stone’s throw from Bury St Edmunds. Its history can be traced back to 1086, when the Dom…
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November 3, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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Nuestra editora de poesía está en Salamanca (España)—pero gracias al milagro de tecnología, Cable Street número 9 saldrá pronto. Con poetas Suchita Senthil Kumar, @fcmalby.bsky.social y más!
July 3, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Nuestra editora de poesía está en Salamanca (España)—pero gracias al milagro de tecnología, Cable Street número 9 saldrá pronto. Con poetas Suchita Senthil Kumar, @fcmalby.bsky.social y más!
Cable Street issue 9 is live! Packed with great work by Ian C. Smith, FC Malby @fcmalby.bsky.social, Roberta Schultz @cadencemaker.bsky.social, Jerome Brown, and more. Thanks editors Eric Darton, Bronwyn Mills, @hardygriffin.bsky.social and @janschmidtwriter.bsky.social for one more in the books!
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October 24, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Unlocking Creativity: The Power of Daily Writing fcmalby.com/2025/10/24/u... #writing
Unlocking Creativity: The Power of Daily Writing
I often get asked by new and aspiring writers how to begin and where to find ideas. The first thing I want to say is that no two writers are the same, nor do they work the in same way. The next, an…
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October 24, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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Poems Published in Cable Street Press: Issue 9 fcmalby.com/2025/07/12/p...
Poems Published in Cable Street Press: Issue 9
Four of my poems have been published in the marvellous Summer Edition of Cable Street Press, Issue 9! A word from the editor on Issue 9: Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly, Sage Flowers, Marigolds. Bastil…
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July 12, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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Enjoying the new GLOW: The City At Night #Anthology from @brokenspinearts.bsky.social. Alan takes such care of poems and poets. How these two poems speak across the pages! I love it and am so proud to be part of this book. #PoetsOnBluesky #Poetry
April 30, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Enjoying the new GLOW: The City At Night #Anthology from @brokenspinearts.bsky.social. Alan takes such care of poems and poets. How these two poems speak across the pages! I love it and am so proud to be part of this book. #PoetsOnBluesky #Poetry
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Andrea, our Warden, was thrilled to visit the Peace Doves art installation at Chester Cathedral yesterday.
Designed by internationally acclaimed sculptor Peter Walker, with thousands of messages of peace, it was a moving and impactful experience offering peace and a chance for reflection.
Designed by internationally acclaimed sculptor Peter Walker, with thousands of messages of peace, it was a moving and impactful experience offering peace and a chance for reflection.
May 7, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Andrea, our Warden, was thrilled to visit the Peace Doves art installation at Chester Cathedral yesterday.
Designed by internationally acclaimed sculptor Peter Walker, with thousands of messages of peace, it was a moving and impactful experience offering peace and a chance for reflection.
Designed by internationally acclaimed sculptor Peter Walker, with thousands of messages of peace, it was a moving and impactful experience offering peace and a chance for reflection.
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Our May events offer something for everyone, whether you are writing for children or academically, if you're an illustrator or you're working towards publication!
Find out more about our events, and book to join us here: www.writersandartists.co.uk/events-and-c...
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Find out more about our events, and book to join us here: www.writersandartists.co.uk/events-and-c...
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May 7, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Our May events offer something for everyone, whether you are writing for children or academically, if you're an illustrator or you're working towards publication!
Find out more about our events, and book to join us here: www.writersandartists.co.uk/events-and-c...
#writing #illustration #events
Find out more about our events, and book to join us here: www.writersandartists.co.uk/events-and-c...
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Personally, I love reading work (both fiction and academic writing) from international writers.
Around 80% of international adults believe that British literature and academic research positively contribute towards the UK’s international reputation, according to a recent @publishersassoc.bsky.social survey 👇 #BookSky
Publishers Association research reveals impact of literature on UK's international reputation
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May 7, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Personally, I love reading work (both fiction and academic writing) from international writers.
Exciting News: Four Poems to be published in Cable Street Literary Journal fcmalby.com/2025/05/07/e...
Exciting News: Four Poems to be published in Cable Street Literary Journal
I’m thrilled to have an acceptance of four poems to be published in International Literary Journal, Cable Street, in July. They only publish work three times a year, so I’m happy that m…
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May 7, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Exciting News: Four Poems to be published in Cable Street Literary Journal fcmalby.com/2025/05/07/e...
Thrilled to have an acceptance of four poems to be published in July in International Literary Journal @cablestreet-litmag.bsky.social #poetry #publication #writing #poems #litjournals
May 6, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Thrilled to have an acceptance of four poems to be published in July in International Literary Journal @cablestreet-litmag.bsky.social #poetry #publication #writing #poems #litjournals
May 4, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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“‘Forgive / the utter glut / of this,’ the counter’s / sour dishes, the heap / of sheets undone, / tufts of dog hair / floating where / the late sun hits. ”
Read “Good Lord, These Muscadines,” a new poem by Caki Wilkinson:
Read “Good Lord, These Muscadines,” a new poem by Caki Wilkinson:
Good Lord, These Muscadines
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May 4, 2025 at 2:45 PM
“‘Forgive / the utter glut / of this,’ the counter’s / sour dishes, the heap / of sheets undone, / tufts of dog hair / floating where / the late sun hits. ”
Read “Good Lord, These Muscadines,” a new poem by Caki Wilkinson:
Read “Good Lord, These Muscadines,” a new poem by Caki Wilkinson:
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If you enjoy flash, why not attend our FREE event on 14/6 in Bath? Workshops by Ingrid Jendrzejewski & Susmita Bhattacharya. Panel with Karen Jones, Kathryn Aldridge-Morris, Jude Higgins & Diane Simmons & anthology launch with loads of fab readers. www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk/index.php/ev...
April 25, 2025 at 10:57 AM
If you enjoy flash, why not attend our FREE event on 14/6 in Bath? Workshops by Ingrid Jendrzejewski & Susmita Bhattacharya. Panel with Karen Jones, Kathryn Aldridge-Morris, Jude Higgins & Diane Simmons & anthology launch with loads of fab readers. www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk/index.php/ev...
Latest blog post: What I’m currently reading and watching fcmalby.com/2025/04/25/w... #books #thrillers #fiction #reading
What I’m currently reading and watching
There have been some wonderful new book releases and crime thriller series, so I thought I’d share some of my recent reads, books on my Wishlist and things I’ve watched and enjoyed. CUR…
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April 27, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Latest blog post: What I’m currently reading and watching fcmalby.com/2025/04/25/w... #books #thrillers #fiction #reading
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Why not spend some time getting lost amongst our bookshelves?
Readers can access our Reading Rooms with their cards from 9am-5pm daily - including Sundays!
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Readers can access our Reading Rooms with their cards from 9am-5pm daily - including Sundays!
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April 27, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Why not spend some time getting lost amongst our bookshelves?
Readers can access our Reading Rooms with their cards from 9am-5pm daily - including Sundays!
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Readers can access our Reading Rooms with their cards from 9am-5pm daily - including Sundays!
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Van Gogh on fear, taking risks, and how inspired mistakes propel us forward www.themarginalian.org/2015/11/02/v...
Vincent van Gogh on Fear, Taking Risks, and How Making Inspired Mistakes Moves Us Forward
“However meaningless and vain, however dead life appears, the man of faith, of energy, of warmth… steps in and does something.”
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April 27, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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I highly recommend Tania's writing courses #writers
There’s still space in my Hybrid Writing start pack for writers, lit mags & publishers who leap over genre boundaries & out of boxes, ignoring traditional labels & definitions. Would you like to be added or do you know someone else who fits into this unboxed box?! #HybridWriting go.bsky.app/MswLLwc
April 27, 2025 at 12:10 PM
I highly recommend Tania's writing courses #writers
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Art Nouveau illustration by Scottish artist Jessie M. King, c.1915 #womensart
April 27, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Art Nouveau illustration by Scottish artist Jessie M. King, c.1915 #womensart