Feisty Blue Gecko (Philippa Ramsden)
@feistybluegecko.bsky.social
🦎Scot 🏴, formerly Global Dev professional, now gently unfurling, realising dreams of being a writer, poet and enjoying photographing tiny wonders. Breast Cancer survivor.
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The sun rises on 2024, with three new words.
The sun has risen on the first day of 2024, bringing optimism and curiosity for the year ahead. Along with my hopes and intentions for the coming months. I bring my new three word mantra to remind …
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At this time of year, I reflect on the 3 words I have chosen to guide, motivate and inspire me though the year, a practice I stumbled upon on in 2009. I select three words to guide me through the coming year instead of a New Year resolution.
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🚨Closing soon 🚨: Calling all BPOC residents of Edinburgh! Have your say in helping us build creative programming that builds justice-focused and greener futures in Edinburgh! Deadline: 16 November. Find out more: scottishbpocwritersnetwork.org/call-for-con...
Call for Consultations - Scottish BPOC Writers Network
Help us build justice-focused, greener futures in Edinburgh!
scottishbpocwritersnetwork.org
November 11, 2025 at 12:37 PM
🚨Closing soon 🚨: Calling all BPOC residents of Edinburgh! Have your say in helping us build creative programming that builds justice-focused and greener futures in Edinburgh! Deadline: 16 November. Find out more: scottishbpocwritersnetwork.org/call-for-con...
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A dazzling love poem from Paul Brookes today. @thewombwellrainbow.bsky.social
Paul Brookes – “The Drey Skin”
The Drey Skin In the drey of my skin I curl in the elbow pit of your barked limbs. I rummage for edibles in the curated grass of your longing hunger I can bury in the memory of the soil. My hard of hearing sky no longer sees the song of birds, except as distant cirrus or mares tails that brightness…
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November 6, 2025 at 5:00 AM
A dazzling love poem from Paul Brookes today. @thewombwellrainbow.bsky.social
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Our Mystic & Magic section is waiting for more stories and poems. (Psst: I have a soft spot for mermaids. 🧜♀️💫🐬)
Dive in for a bit of inspiration:
www.thehooletsnook.com/stories--poe...
#microfiction #poetry #magic #speculativefiction #writersofbsky #fantasy #shortfiction #fantasyhaiku #submissions
Dive in for a bit of inspiration:
www.thehooletsnook.com/stories--poe...
#microfiction #poetry #magic #speculativefiction #writersofbsky #fantasy #shortfiction #fantasyhaiku #submissions
Category: Mystic & Magic
by Andrea Tillmanns Don’t worry, my dear: The herbs in my garden are harmless, old and tame is the raven on my shoulder, the words in my books sing of no evil. And when we go dancing in the...
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November 4, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Our Mystic & Magic section is waiting for more stories and poems. (Psst: I have a soft spot for mermaids. 🧜♀️💫🐬)
Dive in for a bit of inspiration:
www.thehooletsnook.com/stories--poe...
#microfiction #poetry #magic #speculativefiction #writersofbsky #fantasy #shortfiction #fantasyhaiku #submissions
Dive in for a bit of inspiration:
www.thehooletsnook.com/stories--poe...
#microfiction #poetry #magic #speculativefiction #writersofbsky #fantasy #shortfiction #fantasyhaiku #submissions
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Haven’t submitted yet? You’ve still got time! Our current reading period ends November 30. Full guidelines here:
www.thehooletsnook.com/submissions....
#microfiction #shortfiction #shortpoetry #haiku #submissions #writersofbsky #poetsofbsky #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #dribbles #drabbles ✍️🦉📩
www.thehooletsnook.com/submissions....
#microfiction #shortfiction #shortpoetry #haiku #submissions #writersofbsky #poetsofbsky #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #dribbles #drabbles ✍️🦉📩
Submissions
www.thehooletsnook.com
November 3, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Haven’t submitted yet? You’ve still got time! Our current reading period ends November 30. Full guidelines here:
www.thehooletsnook.com/submissions....
#microfiction #shortfiction #shortpoetry #haiku #submissions #writersofbsky #poetsofbsky #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #dribbles #drabbles ✍️🦉📩
www.thehooletsnook.com/submissions....
#microfiction #shortfiction #shortpoetry #haiku #submissions #writersofbsky #poetsofbsky #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #dribbles #drabbles ✍️🦉📩
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Are you interested in writing in Scots? We’re holding a workshop on 15 November- details in the original post.
Sign up still open!
Sign up still open!
"Dinnae be feart!" - Tyne & Esk Writers Workshop
Are you interested in writing in Scots but not sure where to start? Come and have fun building your confidence in writing, and speaking Scots
Free to Tyne & Esk members, £5 for non members.
Details here - tyneandeskwriters.org.uk/sign-up-for-...
Are you interested in writing in Scots but not sure where to start? Come and have fun building your confidence in writing, and speaking Scots
Free to Tyne & Esk members, £5 for non members.
Details here - tyneandeskwriters.org.uk/sign-up-for-...
Sign up for our writing in Scots workshop, 15 November 2025 - Tyne & Esk Writers
Find out about our ‘Dinnae be feart!’ workshop, who will be running it, when and where it will be, and how to sign up. What […]
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November 2, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Are you interested in writing in Scots? We’re holding a workshop on 15 November- details in the original post.
Sign up still open!
Sign up still open!
Tree(s) of the Day, Edinburgh smiling and proud
October 29, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Tree(s) of the Day, Edinburgh smiling and proud
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"Dinnae be feart!" - Tyne & Esk Writers Workshop
Are you interested in writing in Scots but not sure where to start? Come and have fun building your confidence in writing, and speaking Scots
Free to Tyne & Esk members, £5 for non members.
Details here - tyneandeskwriters.org.uk/sign-up-for-...
Are you interested in writing in Scots but not sure where to start? Come and have fun building your confidence in writing, and speaking Scots
Free to Tyne & Esk members, £5 for non members.
Details here - tyneandeskwriters.org.uk/sign-up-for-...
Sign up for our writing in Scots workshop, 15 November 2025 - Tyne & Esk Writers
Find out about our ‘Dinnae be feart!’ workshop, who will be running it, when and where it will be, and how to sign up. What […]
tyneandeskwriters.org.uk
October 28, 2025 at 11:32 AM
"Dinnae be feart!" - Tyne & Esk Writers Workshop
Are you interested in writing in Scots but not sure where to start? Come and have fun building your confidence in writing, and speaking Scots
Free to Tyne & Esk members, £5 for non members.
Details here - tyneandeskwriters.org.uk/sign-up-for-...
Are you interested in writing in Scots but not sure where to start? Come and have fun building your confidence in writing, and speaking Scots
Free to Tyne & Esk members, £5 for non members.
Details here - tyneandeskwriters.org.uk/sign-up-for-...
It’s lovely to see the chatter as the latest issue of Poetry Scotland and sibling Gallus arrive in our letterboxes. Published twice a year, they gather a range of contemporary #poetry from Scotland and beyond. I’m super chuffed to have a few lines there.
Thank you 🙏 @poetryscotland.bsky.social 🏴 💙
Thank you 🙏 @poetryscotland.bsky.social 🏴 💙
October 22, 2025 at 10:43 AM
It’s lovely to see the chatter as the latest issue of Poetry Scotland and sibling Gallus arrive in our letterboxes. Published twice a year, they gather a range of contemporary #poetry from Scotland and beyond. I’m super chuffed to have a few lines there.
Thank you 🙏 @poetryscotland.bsky.social 🏴 💙
Thank you 🙏 @poetryscotland.bsky.social 🏴 💙
Here’s something to look forward to in the New Year ✨
Join Marjorie’s Table for ten mornings in early January to get your writing practice off to the right start in 2026. Sessions will take place 7:30-8am weekdays from 5-16th January, with recordings available most mornings by 9am. £25 for all ten workshops! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/marjories-...
Marjorie's Table January Short-Course
Ten Marjorie's Table workshops from 7:30-8am (+ recordings) from 5-16th January to kick-start your writing practice in 2026
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October 22, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Here’s something to look forward to in the New Year ✨
Oooh very exciting! I can’t wait to see it 💙
Super poetic Sunday morning, reading over the proof hard copy of The Wee Sparrow Poetry Press’ 5th anthology, that I’ve edited with the lovely Bronwen @wennieevans.bsky.social. It’s a beautiful collection of poems -out very very soon!
October 12, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Oooh very exciting! I can’t wait to see it 💙
Issue No 4 of The Candyman’s Trumpet is here, filled with new work as well as some favourites. I’m delighted to have a wee poem in there. This is a really packed edition, 64 pages of poetry and treasures. Thanks to Jack Caradoc
#poetry #blueskypoetry #poetsofbluesky #poetrycommunity #amwriting
#poetry #blueskypoetry #poetsofbluesky #poetrycommunity #amwriting
October 4, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Issue No 4 of The Candyman’s Trumpet is here, filled with new work as well as some favourites. I’m delighted to have a wee poem in there. This is a really packed edition, 64 pages of poetry and treasures. Thanks to Jack Caradoc
#poetry #blueskypoetry #poetsofbluesky #poetrycommunity #amwriting
#poetry #blueskypoetry #poetsofbluesky #poetrycommunity #amwriting
Ooh, a great opportunity to stretch those boundaries
Calling all #sci-fiwriters! We’re looking for thought-provoking tales that push boundaries and explore identity, technology, and society—think clones, artificial intelligence, and beyond.
Word limit: 300
www.thehooletsnook.com/submissions....
#speculativefiction #submissionideas #microfiction
Word limit: 300
www.thehooletsnook.com/submissions....
#speculativefiction #submissionideas #microfiction
Submissions
www.thehooletsnook.com
October 4, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Ooh, a great opportunity to stretch those boundaries
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Here’s another poem for National Poetry Day. This one is called ‘A Brief History of Modern Art in Poetry’.
October 2, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Here’s another poem for National Poetry Day. This one is called ‘A Brief History of Modern Art in Poetry’.
A wonderful home for micro fiction and short poetry - submissions currently open.
#SUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN
We're looking for #microfiction and #shortpoetry that moves us and lingers long after reading. Delight us. Surprise us. Enchant us. Our full guidelines can be viewed here: www.thehooletsnook.com/submissions....
Please help us out and share! 🦉🙏 ✍️ 📩 #writersofbsky #flashfiction
We're looking for #microfiction and #shortpoetry that moves us and lingers long after reading. Delight us. Surprise us. Enchant us. Our full guidelines can be viewed here: www.thehooletsnook.com/submissions....
Please help us out and share! 🦉🙏 ✍️ 📩 #writersofbsky #flashfiction
Submissions
www.thehooletsnook.com
October 1, 2025 at 8:46 PM
A wonderful home for micro fiction and short poetry - submissions currently open.
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Delighted to see this great poem from @rburrows.bsky.social in October’s issue of @dreich.bsky.social
#poetrycommunity #BlueskyPoets
#PoetsSupportPoets
#poetrycommunity #BlueskyPoets
#PoetsSupportPoets
October 1, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Delighted to see this great poem from @rburrows.bsky.social in October’s issue of @dreich.bsky.social
#poetrycommunity #BlueskyPoets
#PoetsSupportPoets
#poetrycommunity #BlueskyPoets
#PoetsSupportPoets
An exciting week with @northseapoets.bsky.social 😊
It's a busy week with a new Studio getting started and another instalment of 'Writing With' 🍂
Want first access to new courses and events? Subscribe for reflections on poetry, poetics and the writing life that complement our online courses and events delivered to your inbox ✉️
#NorthSeaPoets
Want first access to new courses and events? Subscribe for reflections on poetry, poetics and the writing life that complement our online courses and events delivered to your inbox ✉️
#NorthSeaPoets
October 1, 2025 at 10:40 AM
An exciting week with @northseapoets.bsky.social 😊
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THN's September issue—stories and poems short enough for a #coffeebreak, deep enough to linger.
www.thehooletsnook.com/stories--poe...
#microfiction #shortpoetry #storieswithheart #quickreads #drabbles #haiku #shortreads #flashfiction #takeabreath #poetrylovers #readersofbsky #writersofbsky 🦉❣️📖
www.thehooletsnook.com/stories--poe...
#microfiction #shortpoetry #storieswithheart #quickreads #drabbles #haiku #shortreads #flashfiction #takeabreath #poetrylovers #readersofbsky #writersofbsky 🦉❣️📖
September 27, 2025 at 3:51 PM
THN's September issue—stories and poems short enough for a #coffeebreak, deep enough to linger.
www.thehooletsnook.com/stories--poe...
#microfiction #shortpoetry #storieswithheart #quickreads #drabbles #haiku #shortreads #flashfiction #takeabreath #poetrylovers #readersofbsky #writersofbsky 🦉❣️📖
www.thehooletsnook.com/stories--poe...
#microfiction #shortpoetry #storieswithheart #quickreads #drabbles #haiku #shortreads #flashfiction #takeabreath #poetrylovers #readersofbsky #writersofbsky 🦉❣️📖
September 22, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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And yet a third #LifttotheSky for The Candyman’s Trumpet @dreich.bsky.social a new online mag curated by the supportive and generous Jack Caradoc. It’s already published great work by fantastic poets and it’s free to subscribe (and submit). Get to know it! #poetrycommunity
@alanparrywriter.co.uk
@alanparrywriter.co.uk
September 22, 2025 at 11:53 AM
And yet a third #LifttotheSky for The Candyman’s Trumpet @dreich.bsky.social a new online mag curated by the supportive and generous Jack Caradoc. It’s already published great work by fantastic poets and it’s free to subscribe (and submit). Get to know it! #poetrycommunity
@alanparrywriter.co.uk
@alanparrywriter.co.uk
More very exciting news - this is the cover art reveal for the Wee Sparrow Poetry Press anthology "Lines of Communication". Isn't it gorgeous! Am highly chuffed to have a tiny poem in the anthology.
#poetry #anthology
#poetry #anthology
Cover art reveal from The Wee Sparrow Poetry Press for their ‘Lines of Communication’ anthology edited by me, and Bronwen Evans.
Artwork by the lovely Bronwen. We are currently typesetting, so won’t be long!
@wennieevans.bsky.social
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Artwork by the lovely Bronwen. We are currently typesetting, so won’t be long!
@wennieevans.bsky.social
www.instagram.com/the_weesparr...
September 16, 2025 at 3:42 PM
More very exciting news - this is the cover art reveal for the Wee Sparrow Poetry Press anthology "Lines of Communication". Isn't it gorgeous! Am highly chuffed to have a tiny poem in the anthology.
#poetry #anthology
#poetry #anthology
September 16, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Oooh - how exciting! The brand new issue of The Hoolet's Nook is live! This is a gorgeous journal where much is said in few words. I am delighted to be in such great company in this edition.
#poetry #microfiction #dribbles #drabbles
#poetry #microfiction #dribbles #drabbles
We're all aflutter! Our new issue has landed—featuring #microfiction and #poetry by:
@adelegallogly.bsky.social
@loricramerwriter.bsky.social
@feistybluegecko.bsky.social
@arielmgoldenthal.bsky.social
@stevenlempriere.bsky.social & many more!🦉❣️
www.thehooletsnook.com/stories--poe...
#quickreads
@adelegallogly.bsky.social
@loricramerwriter.bsky.social
@feistybluegecko.bsky.social
@arielmgoldenthal.bsky.social
@stevenlempriere.bsky.social & many more!🦉❣️
www.thehooletsnook.com/stories--poe...
#quickreads
September 15th - Issue 2
Welcome to this issue of The Hoolet’s Nook . Each piece gathered here reflects the spirit of what we hope the journal continues to be—a space for stories and poems that sparkle, resonate, and...
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September 15, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Oooh - how exciting! The brand new issue of The Hoolet's Nook is live! This is a gorgeous journal where much is said in few words. I am delighted to be in such great company in this edition.
#poetry #microfiction #dribbles #drabbles
#poetry #microfiction #dribbles #drabbles