Paul Andrew Sneddon
@pasneddon.bsky.social
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How you doing? Happy New Year. Hope that 2026 is a good one for you.
This is a recording of my song "Burn".
I wrote this song twenty plus years ago and I've written a lot of songs since, but this is one of my favourites.
#OriginalMusic
#Songwriter
#AcousticMusic
#IndieMusic
This is a recording of my song "Burn".
I wrote this song twenty plus years ago and I've written a lot of songs since, but this is one of my favourites.
#OriginalMusic
#Songwriter
#AcousticMusic
#IndieMusic
#np Quarter on the Ground by Matt Andersen
youtu.be/zQIxkLRC_9s
This is a song and a voice you don’t just listen to once.
#music
youtu.be/zQIxkLRC_9s
This is a song and a voice you don’t just listen to once.
#music
Matt Andersen - Quarter on the Ground - 6/13/2019 - Paste Studios - New York, NY
YouTube video by Paste Magazine
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January 6, 2026 at 5:48 PM
#np Quarter on the Ground by Matt Andersen
youtu.be/zQIxkLRC_9s
This is a song and a voice you don’t just listen to once.
#music
youtu.be/zQIxkLRC_9s
This is a song and a voice you don’t just listen to once.
#music
#np "The Devil's Right Hand" by Steve Earle youtu.be/em2apC3u6hc?...
The Devil's Right Hand
YouTube video by Steve Earle - Topic
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January 6, 2026 at 5:26 PM
#np "The Devil's Right Hand" by Steve Earle youtu.be/em2apC3u6hc?...
Last stand on the page. When everything's fading, the words hold their ground.
Read it here: paulandrewsneddon.com/2026/01/06/l...
#writing #ScottishWriter #amwriting
Read it here: paulandrewsneddon.com/2026/01/06/l...
#writing #ScottishWriter #amwriting
Last Stand
The day is fading. Shadows growing. Across an empty room.Cold air drifting. Ghosts in the hallway. Calling out your name.Some things are better left. Ashes in the wind. I’m out there. Searching. St…
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January 6, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Last stand on the page. When everything's fading, the words hold their ground.
Read it here: paulandrewsneddon.com/2026/01/06/l...
#writing #ScottishWriter #amwriting
Read it here: paulandrewsneddon.com/2026/01/06/l...
#writing #ScottishWriter #amwriting
#np Steve Earle and The Dukes "Acquainted with the Wind"
Steve Earle & The Dukes - Acquainted With The Wind [Audio Stream]
YouTube video by New West Records
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January 4, 2026 at 10:42 PM
#np Steve Earle and The Dukes "Acquainted with the Wind"
Winter sun and minus 3 degrees. The gyms are busy, but the streets are quiet.
Sometimes you just have to turn up the music and walk it off. 🎧
Short story,'Proof of Life', is out now: paulandrewsneddon.com/2026/01/04/p...
#KeepMoving #MentalHealthAwareness #ScottishWriter #amwriting 🚶♂️
Sometimes you just have to turn up the music and walk it off. 🎧
Short story,'Proof of Life', is out now: paulandrewsneddon.com/2026/01/04/p...
#KeepMoving #MentalHealthAwareness #ScottishWriter #amwriting 🚶♂️
Proof of Life
Photo by Paul Andrew Sneddon Took a walk in the winter sun. The cold air stings your lungs. The cough is proof of life. The streets are quiet, but the gyms are busy. Folk still got Christmas …
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January 4, 2026 at 10:40 PM
Winter sun and minus 3 degrees. The gyms are busy, but the streets are quiet.
Sometimes you just have to turn up the music and walk it off. 🎧
Short story,'Proof of Life', is out now: paulandrewsneddon.com/2026/01/04/p...
#KeepMoving #MentalHealthAwareness #ScottishWriter #amwriting 🚶♂️
Sometimes you just have to turn up the music and walk it off. 🎧
Short story,'Proof of Life', is out now: paulandrewsneddon.com/2026/01/04/p...
#KeepMoving #MentalHealthAwareness #ScottishWriter #amwriting 🚶♂️
January 3, 2026 at 8:51 PM
How you doing? Happy New Year. Hope that 2026 is a good one for you.
This is a recording of my song "Burn".
I wrote this song twenty plus years ago and I've written a lot of songs since, but this is one of my favourites.
#OriginalMusic
#Songwriter
#AcousticMusic
#IndieMusic
This is a recording of my song "Burn".
I wrote this song twenty plus years ago and I've written a lot of songs since, but this is one of my favourites.
#OriginalMusic
#Songwriter
#AcousticMusic
#IndieMusic
January 3, 2026 at 8:30 PM
How you doing? Happy New Year. Hope that 2026 is a good one for you.
This is a recording of my song "Burn".
I wrote this song twenty plus years ago and I've written a lot of songs since, but this is one of my favourites.
#OriginalMusic
#Songwriter
#AcousticMusic
#IndieMusic
This is a recording of my song "Burn".
I wrote this song twenty plus years ago and I've written a lot of songs since, but this is one of my favourites.
#OriginalMusic
#Songwriter
#AcousticMusic
#IndieMusic
I’m not there yet.
I’ve still got miles to go.
But now I’m moving, with purpose, in the right direction.
#writing #mentalhealth #creativity
I’ve still got miles to go.
But now I’m moving, with purpose, in the right direction.
#writing #mentalhealth #creativity
Purpose
Photo by Paul Andrew Sneddon I’m not there yet.I’ve still got miles to go. But now I’m moving, with purpose, in the right direction. (Copyright Paul Andrew Sneddon)
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January 3, 2026 at 1:52 AM
I’m not there yet.
I’ve still got miles to go.
But now I’m moving, with purpose, in the right direction.
#writing #mentalhealth #creativity
I’ve still got miles to go.
But now I’m moving, with purpose, in the right direction.
#writing #mentalhealth #creativity
Santa’s been sighted. He’s not jolly.
From a burglar Santa who finds an open window, steals your presents and leaves via the front door…
…to a burnout Santa doomscrolling Christmas.
Read them all here 🎅🔥
👉 paulandrewsneddon.com/2025/12/17/t...
#DarkChristmas #SantaSightings #Humour #ShortReads
From a burglar Santa who finds an open window, steals your presents and leaves via the front door…
…to a burnout Santa doomscrolling Christmas.
Read them all here 🎅🔥
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#DarkChristmas #SantaSightings #Humour #ShortReads
The Five Sightings of Santa
A short piece of dark Christmas humour. IMAGE ID 391516414© Muhamad Faris Dreamstime.com First Sighting Christmas Santa uses the chimney.This one comes through your open window. Drinks your booze.S…
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December 18, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Santa’s been sighted. He’s not jolly.
From a burglar Santa who finds an open window, steals your presents and leaves via the front door…
…to a burnout Santa doomscrolling Christmas.
Read them all here 🎅🔥
👉 paulandrewsneddon.com/2025/12/17/t...
#DarkChristmas #SantaSightings #Humour #ShortReads
From a burglar Santa who finds an open window, steals your presents and leaves via the front door…
…to a burnout Santa doomscrolling Christmas.
Read them all here 🎅🔥
👉 paulandrewsneddon.com/2025/12/17/t...
#DarkChristmas #SantaSightings #Humour #ShortReads
Reposted by Paul Andrew Sneddon
We Are Love - @thecharlatans brand new album. Out on October 31st. Order yourself a copy right here thecharlatans.lnk.to/wearelovealbum
October 15, 2025 at 7:39 AM
We Are Love - @thecharlatans brand new album. Out on October 31st. Order yourself a copy right here thecharlatans.lnk.to/wearelovealbum
Just published my new novella THE VALLEY FLOOR. A story about survival when everything's been stripped away. Set in small-town Scotland. £0.99 on Amazon. paulandrewsneddon.com/2025/10/13/the…#scottishwritingn#scottishfictiono#indiewritere#kindleunlimiteded
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October 14, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Just published my new novella THE VALLEY FLOOR. A story about survival when everything's been stripped away. Set in small-town Scotland. £0.99 on Amazon. paulandrewsneddon.com/2025/10/13/the…#scottishwritingn#scottishfictiono#indiewritere#kindleunlimiteded
September 21, 2025 at 6:40 PM
September 21, 2025 at 6:39 PM
New story’s up 🍻⛳ After a drink, a smoke, and a missed tee time, two pals turn the Ballast Bank into their own golf course.
Read Ballast Bank Rules here: paulandrewsneddon.com/2025/09/16/b...
#writingscotland #story #ayrshire #golf
Read Ballast Bank Rules here: paulandrewsneddon.com/2025/09/16/b...
#writingscotland #story #ayrshire #golf
Ballast Bank Rules
Photo by Paul Andrew Sneddon Ballast Bank Rules Part One”How the fuck can you live in Ayrshire and not be into golf?”He took a puff on his vape and filled the car with a mushroom cloud …
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September 21, 2025 at 6:37 PM
New story’s up 🍻⛳ After a drink, a smoke, and a missed tee time, two pals turn the Ballast Bank into their own golf course.
Read Ballast Bank Rules here: paulandrewsneddon.com/2025/09/16/b...
#writingscotland #story #ayrshire #golf
Read Ballast Bank Rules here: paulandrewsneddon.com/2025/09/16/b...
#writingscotland #story #ayrshire #golf
Reposted by Paul Andrew Sneddon
Moose on the loose.
September 9, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Moose on the loose.
September 9, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Part 2 of my Whatever Tomorrow Podcast is now live! It features a couple of my stories, including the 'Bus Stop Boogie', and my new song, 'Shine'. I'd love for you to have a listen
youtu.be/afDiGgkZqQI?si…#podcasts#writingn#songwritere#originalmusicic
youtu.be/afDiGgkZqQI?si…#podcasts#writingn#songwritere#originalmusicic
Whatever Tomorrow Podcast: Part 2 - Bus Stop Boogie
YouTube video by Paul Andrew Sneddon
https://youtu.be/afDiGgkZqQI?si…
September 8, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Part 2 of my Whatever Tomorrow Podcast is now live! It features a couple of my stories, including the 'Bus Stop Boogie', and my new song, 'Shine'. I'd love for you to have a listen
youtu.be/afDiGgkZqQI?si…#podcasts#writingn#songwritere#originalmusicic
youtu.be/afDiGgkZqQI?si…#podcasts#writingn#songwritere#originalmusicic
A bored day, a loose list, and suddenly a poem about waking up across bars, beaches, hangovers, and heartbeats paulandrewsneddon.com/2025/09/01/t...
#poetry #writing #scotland #indiewriter #songwriter #lists
#poetry #writing #scotland #indiewriter #songwriter #lists
Top Five
Photo by Ryan Johns on Unsplash I was bored one day. Writing lists:Top 5 songs.Top 5 taxi rides.Top 5 bars.Top 5 boozy nights I can remember… Top 5 places I woke up. At the bar:As the light s…
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September 1, 2025 at 9:48 PM
A bored day, a loose list, and suddenly a poem about waking up across bars, beaches, hangovers, and heartbeats paulandrewsneddon.com/2025/09/01/t...
#poetry #writing #scotland #indiewriter #songwriter #lists
#poetry #writing #scotland #indiewriter #songwriter #lists
Reposted by Paul Andrew Sneddon
I got this shot of a grey heron yesterday while I was walking along the Besos River. #birds #photography #rivers #barcelona
August 31, 2025 at 11:23 AM
I got this shot of a grey heron yesterday while I was walking along the Besos River. #birds #photography #rivers #barcelona
From the barstools to the bookshelves. Part 9 of Miserable Bastards, “Book Lovers.” A flat full of books, a poem, and maybe some light breaking through.
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#writing #series #amwriting #miserablebastards #part9 #Scotland
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#writing #series #amwriting #miserablebastards #part9 #Scotland
August 31, 2025 at 1:53 PM
From the barstools to the bookshelves. Part 9 of Miserable Bastards, “Book Lovers.” A flat full of books, a poem, and maybe some light breaking through.
open.substack.com/pub/paulandr...
#writing #series #amwriting #miserablebastards #part9 #Scotland
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#writing #series #amwriting #miserablebastards #part9 #Scotland
August 31, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Get a read of my new story
'And So It Does'
paulandrewsneddon.com/2025/08/25/and…#writingng#shortstoryr#flashfictiono#ayrshirer#Scotlandnd
'And So It Does'
paulandrewsneddon.com/2025/08/25/and…#writingng#shortstoryr#flashfictiono#ayrshirer#Scotlandnd
https://paulandrewsneddon.com/2025/08/25/and…
August 27, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Get a read of my new story
'And So It Does'
paulandrewsneddon.com/2025/08/25/and…#writingng#shortstoryr#flashfictiono#ayrshirer#Scotlandnd
'And So It Does'
paulandrewsneddon.com/2025/08/25/and…#writingng#shortstoryr#flashfictiono#ayrshirer#Scotlandnd
August 27, 2025 at 7:46 AM
'What would I say
To my younger, thinner self?
Crack a smile sometimes,
Look after your health,
And for fuck's sake,
Relax.
You are everything
You need.'
44
paulandrewsneddon.com/2025/08/19/44/
#poetrty #writing #mentalhealthmatters
To my younger, thinner self?
Crack a smile sometimes,
Look after your health,
And for fuck's sake,
Relax.
You are everything
You need.'
44
paulandrewsneddon.com/2025/08/19/44/
#poetrty #writing #mentalhealthmatters
44
Photo by Grant McIver on Unsplash 44 years old.Still growing,Still learning about myself,Still a pain when I have a drink.No doubt.Though it’s been a while,Not long enough.I can still feel th…
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August 24, 2025 at 2:12 PM
'What would I say
To my younger, thinner self?
Crack a smile sometimes,
Look after your health,
And for fuck's sake,
Relax.
You are everything
You need.'
44
paulandrewsneddon.com/2025/08/19/44/
#poetrty #writing #mentalhealthmatters
To my younger, thinner self?
Crack a smile sometimes,
Look after your health,
And for fuck's sake,
Relax.
You are everything
You need.'
44
paulandrewsneddon.com/2025/08/19/44/
#poetrty #writing #mentalhealthmatters