Jon Stone
@shotscarecrow.bsky.social
Undercover skeleton. 💀 Writer/researcher/lecturer. Ludokinetic/interactive poetry 🃏, collaborative and amalgamatic writing. Editor at @SidekickBooks. 📚 He/him.
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Jon Stone
@shotscarecrow.bsky.social
· Nov 22
Hey! I haven't really introduced myself properly on Bluesky since it all took off. I'm a poet, researcher and lecturer who writes semi-fantastical/dreamish sequences, experiments with game-poem crossover, and works with @kirstenirving.bsky.social to edit/make collaborative themed hybrid books. ✍️👹
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The core of “the Labour Together scandal” is Peter Mandelson’s party insiders secretly collaborating with the national press to a) terrorise a twitchy minority group, b) shitehouse the Tories to election victory, then c) bullshit Sir Keir to power. I’d say a few others have questions to answer.
February 17, 2026 at 8:47 PM
The core of “the Labour Together scandal” is Peter Mandelson’s party insiders secretly collaborating with the national press to a) terrorise a twitchy minority group, b) shitehouse the Tories to election victory, then c) bullshit Sir Keir to power. I’d say a few others have questions to answer.
Made a new poster. London launch for Pirates and Vampires, a week this Friday, at The Angel in Holborn from 6pm.
February 16, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Made a new poster. London launch for Pirates and Vampires, a week this Friday, at The Angel in Holborn from 6pm.
'Wildfires', the new issue of Bad Lilies is out, and I have a poem in it based on this painting, 'Les Hasards heureux de l'escarpolette' by Jean-Honoré Fragonard:
"... kicks off her shoe
like a ravenous convict tossing away
a sucked-clean bone."
"... kicks off her shoe
like a ravenous convict tossing away
a sucked-clean bone."
February 13, 2026 at 2:32 PM
'Wildfires', the new issue of Bad Lilies is out, and I have a poem in it based on this painting, 'Les Hasards heureux de l'escarpolette' by Jean-Honoré Fragonard:
"... kicks off her shoe
like a ravenous convict tossing away
a sucked-clean bone."
"... kicks off her shoe
like a ravenous convict tossing away
a sucked-clean bone."
'Blind Fish' by Yusef Komunyakaa, from Night Animals. (I posted a short review of this yesterday).
February 11, 2026 at 12:34 PM
'Blind Fish' by Yusef Komunyakaa, from Night Animals. (I posted a short review of this yesterday).
Good article, but I've got a simpler answer: the only aspect of culture the far right cares about is mythic representations of power.
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Why Does Contemporary Fascism Fetishize the Classics?
Having acquired a hundred acres adjacent to the royal residences in Castelporziano in 1906, the House of Savoy commissioned an archeological dig on their new land. From the sandy soil displaced dur…
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February 10, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Good article, but I've got a simpler answer: the only aspect of culture the far right cares about is mythic representations of power.
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Two new Future Karaoke events coming up in March! Onwards to March, when I can also overseed my wretched lawn!
Our events calendar for 2026 is kicking off! Join us online or in ARU's Recital Hall on 3rd March from 6.00pm for Future Karaoke: In the Pink, an evening of new poems and stories inspired by things that are pink.
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Book ahead: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/future-kar...
February 10, 2026 at 1:14 PM
Two new Future Karaoke events coming up in March! Onwards to March, when I can also overseed my wretched lawn!
Four new 100-word reviews thematically tied to the current @sidekickbooks.bsky.social submissions call. Night Animals, Animal Well, Slow Horses, Codenames Duet.
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100-Word Reviews: Fae/Spy Edition
On theme with our latest submissions call: Night Animals; Animal Well; Slow Horses; Codenames Duet.
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February 10, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Four new 100-word reviews thematically tied to the current @sidekickbooks.bsky.social submissions call. Night Animals, Animal Well, Slow Horses, Codenames Duet.
sidekickbooks.substack.com/p/100-word-r...
sidekickbooks.substack.com/p/100-word-r...
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If you've been thinking about grabbing any books from us, now would be a brilliant time! Our sale ends tomorrow, Feb 10th.
🖤 thebraag.co 🖤
🖤 thebraag.co 🖤
February 9, 2026 at 1:30 PM
If you've been thinking about grabbing any books from us, now would be a brilliant time! Our sale ends tomorrow, Feb 10th.
🖤 thebraag.co 🖤
🖤 thebraag.co 🖤
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That’s what the emails reveal, unfortunately: a clique of fascist billionaires are working to destroy democracy to maximise their personal freedom and power, and your governments are ideologically subservient to them, if not actively on the take.
February 8, 2026 at 11:15 AM
That’s what the emails reveal, unfortunately: a clique of fascist billionaires are working to destroy democracy to maximise their personal freedom and power, and your governments are ideologically subservient to them, if not actively on the take.
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Still can't believe the latest Epstein Files release just casually confirmed the anti-SJW movement was planned by pedophiles.
"The entire reactionary anti-woke backlash was masterminded by child traffickers" is the kinda shit I'd say as hyperbolic agitprop, but it was true the whole time.
"The entire reactionary anti-woke backlash was masterminded by child traffickers" is the kinda shit I'd say as hyperbolic agitprop, but it was true the whole time.
January 31, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Still can't believe the latest Epstein Files release just casually confirmed the anti-SJW movement was planned by pedophiles.
"The entire reactionary anti-woke backlash was masterminded by child traffickers" is the kinda shit I'd say as hyperbolic agitprop, but it was true the whole time.
"The entire reactionary anti-woke backlash was masterminded by child traffickers" is the kinda shit I'd say as hyperbolic agitprop, but it was true the whole time.
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It is absolutely insane that we are trying to come up with workarounds and bans on children accessing social media when the simple solution - holding social media platforms responsible for their content under existing law - has been staring us in the face for years.
This was a minor story on London news this morning - but suspect is a real cautionary (and alarming) tale of an older man getting radicalised online.
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Sidcup man convicted aover explosive attack on Ulez camera
Kevin Rees's homemade bomb caused damage to vehicles and property including a child's bedroom.
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January 29, 2026 at 10:55 AM
It is absolutely insane that we are trying to come up with workarounds and bans on children accessing social media when the simple solution - holding social media platforms responsible for their content under existing law - has been staring us in the face for years.
Teaching mystery stories today, with the help of H. A. Ripley's detectograms!
January 29, 2026 at 10:46 AM
Teaching mystery stories today, with the help of H. A. Ripley's detectograms!
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Fun fact: Your local bookstore is doing more to protect you and your neighbors than Amazon is.
January 26, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Fun fact: Your local bookstore is doing more to protect you and your neighbors than Amazon is.
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I guess I do think if you participated in the arrest of a five-year-old you are probably just fundamentally incompatible with society. That you are not a safe person for humanity to be around, generally
January 22, 2026 at 3:31 AM
I guess I do think if you participated in the arrest of a five-year-old you are probably just fundamentally incompatible with society. That you are not a safe person for humanity to be around, generally
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For the nth time, reminded that practices that "the West" claimed epitomized the moral perfidy of the Eastern Bloc when I was growing up (such as violent repression, family separation, mass surveillance, restrictions on free movement) are now the common practice of the immigration-obsessed "West"
January 16, 2026 at 3:15 PM
For the nth time, reminded that practices that "the West" claimed epitomized the moral perfidy of the Eastern Bloc when I was growing up (such as violent repression, family separation, mass surveillance, restrictions on free movement) are now the common practice of the immigration-obsessed "West"
lost, so small amidst the dark
YouTube video by spiritual brother Sci-Fi
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January 16, 2026 at 2:02 PM
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While the pasty incels who work the federal agencies continue to churn out feeble, bloodless AI pastiches of Axis propaganda, here’s how a living breathing artist powerfully invokes design history. This is by illustrator Emily K in South Philly, a free poster-sized download on her website: →
January 15, 2026 at 7:57 PM
While the pasty incels who work the federal agencies continue to churn out feeble, bloodless AI pastiches of Axis propaganda, here’s how a living breathing artist powerfully invokes design history. This is by illustrator Emily K in South Philly, a free poster-sized download on her website: →
I needed this. Put it on a tea towel, quick.
January 14, 2026 at 6:01 PM
I needed this. Put it on a tea towel, quick.
Today's marking background music is 'the end of a cosmic voyage'.
January 13, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Today's marking background music is 'the end of a cosmic voyage'.
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Incrementalism doesn’t work. I used to be an advocate for it. That was wrong. We can’t chip away at the rot in hopes of laying the ground work for big change later. We have to go in blasting now.
Abolish ICE. Raze his ballroom. Defund all his shit. Jail the crooks. Restore America.
Abolish ICE. Raze his ballroom. Defund all his shit. Jail the crooks. Restore America.
January 13, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Incrementalism doesn’t work. I used to be an advocate for it. That was wrong. We can’t chip away at the rot in hopes of laying the ground work for big change later. We have to go in blasting now.
Abolish ICE. Raze his ballroom. Defund all his shit. Jail the crooks. Restore America.
Abolish ICE. Raze his ballroom. Defund all his shit. Jail the crooks. Restore America.
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I'm excited to share that Game Poems Issue 1 is now live at www.gamepoems.com/issue01
A new online literary magazine dedicated to exploring the artistic and poetic potential of short-form videogames by publishing new games directly in a playable format.
Thanks for playing and sharing!
A new online literary magazine dedicated to exploring the artistic and poetic potential of short-form videogames by publishing new games directly in a playable format.
Thanks for playing and sharing!
Game Poems #1
An online literary magazine publishing short-form videogames directly in a playable format. Issue #1 features interactive works by international artists and game designers.
www.gamepoems.com
January 13, 2026 at 1:20 PM
I'm excited to share that Game Poems Issue 1 is now live at www.gamepoems.com/issue01
A new online literary magazine dedicated to exploring the artistic and poetic potential of short-form videogames by publishing new games directly in a playable format.
Thanks for playing and sharing!
A new online literary magazine dedicated to exploring the artistic and poetic potential of short-form videogames by publishing new games directly in a playable format.
Thanks for playing and sharing!
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i hope all the people resisting ICE on the ground know how fucking inspiring they are. minneapolis right now, and chicago and LA and charlotte and DC and portland before them, you’re setting the blueprint for the future battles sure to come. thank you.
January 13, 2026 at 1:54 AM
i hope all the people resisting ICE on the ground know how fucking inspiring they are. minneapolis right now, and chicago and LA and charlotte and DC and portland before them, you’re setting the blueprint for the future battles sure to come. thank you.
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SUBMISSIONS CALL. Our next titles in the 10 Poets series are '... Do Their Bit for the Secret Service' and '... Lose Themselves in the Land of the Fae'. We're looking for original, weird and imaginative poems to fill these books!
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Submissions Calls 2026 - Sidekick Books
SIDEKICK SUBMISSIONS CALLS 2026 Current: Ten Poets Do Their Bit For the Secret Service and Ten Poets Lose Themselves in the Land of the Fae DEADLINE: 28 FEBRUARY 2026 Volumes 8 and 9 in our hit 10 Poe...
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January 13, 2026 at 12:27 PM
SUBMISSIONS CALL. Our next titles in the 10 Poets series are '... Do Their Bit for the Secret Service' and '... Lose Themselves in the Land of the Fae'. We're looking for original, weird and imaginative poems to fill these books!
sidekickbooks.com/booklab/subm...
sidekickbooks.com/booklab/subm...
On right-wing reactionary movements -- from the thing I published just after Christmas.
They want to destroy society. To justify this to themselves, they pretend that there is a perfect version of society which is currently under siege from the manifestation of society that is all around them.
They want to destroy society. To justify this to themselves, they pretend that there is a perfect version of society which is currently under siege from the manifestation of society that is all around them.
![[Right-wing radicalism] flows from the conviction that there is a natural, non-arbitrary order that must be restored or permitted to take shape – usually something that revolves around patriarchs, churches and great men, with ‘Western culture’ or our old friend ‘God’ as unifying concept – and that in this natural order I, the right-wing radical, will get my due.
To test this hypothesis fully, it must destroy most of the culture that currently exists and brutalise or murder a lot of people. But according to its own moral logic, that’s fine – the victims are worthless in the soon-to-be-established scheme of things.
Even allowing for great calamities, sweeping political victories and mass murder, the right-wing radical will never see his dream come true – his existential crisis cannot be solved in this way. This means he will continue to fight and hate, and to be a perfect instrument of societal rot – one whom political conmen can rely on as a stepping stone to power.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:qjcx6tj42nlwjn3we2lg6ndp/bafkreihgqfzuqptlowpp733y455medhgbj67rzjborli3oub5vrij3q2bm@jpeg)
January 12, 2026 at 1:51 PM
On right-wing reactionary movements -- from the thing I published just after Christmas.
They want to destroy society. To justify this to themselves, they pretend that there is a perfect version of society which is currently under siege from the manifestation of society that is all around them.
They want to destroy society. To justify this to themselves, they pretend that there is a perfect version of society which is currently under siege from the manifestation of society that is all around them.