Clive Collins
@sonofpaddy.bsky.social
Used to be a writer - The Foreign Husband, Sachiko's Wedding. Misunderstandings was joint winner of the 1994 Macmillan Silver PEN Award. Since then mostly silence. Carried Away and Other Stories is still (still!) available from Red Bird Chapbooks.
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Morocco: #FreeBetty
Betty is suffering in solitary confinement simply for wearing a t-shirt the Moroccan authorities didn’t like. She is innocent, and she is sick. Bone cancer has eaten away at her arm, and doctors warn ...
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January 20, 2026 at 12:03 PM
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Thinking about writing one of those "cosy" mysteries? P. D. James on bodies in the library.
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BBC Archive on X: ""It's perhaps the most lethal room in popular literature." #OnThisDay 1983: Detective novelist PD James examined why the library of an English country house was the perfect crime scene. https://t.co/2X791xlf7F" / X
"It's perhaps the most lethal room in popular literature." #OnThisDay 1983: Detective novelist PD James examined why the library of an English country house was the perfect crime scene. https://t.co/2X791xlf7F
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January 19, 2026 at 1:17 AM
Thinking about writing one of those "cosy" mysteries? P. D. James on bodies in the library.
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Please SIGN: Half of Chiapas’ forests are gone, and 70% of its traded timber is illegal. It’s time for Mexico to enforce its own laws. #RainforestRescue #ActForRainforest ✍️
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Mexico: Stop the destruction of Chiapas’ forests!
The forests of Mexico’s Chiapas state are among the most biodiverse on Earth, yet they face grave danger: Nearly half have already been illegally logged for timber. Please support the campaign of our ...
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January 15, 2026 at 11:15 AM
Please SIGN: Half of Chiapas’ forests are gone, and 70% of its traded timber is illegal. It’s time for Mexico to enforce its own laws. #RainforestRescue #ActForRainforest ✍️
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Am reading The Last Englishman, a biography of J. L. Carr [A Month in the Country] by Byron rogers. Am writing, surprisingly. Spent yesterday in a very ritzy Starbucks and not only completed chapter 7 of a WIP but made a strong start to chapter 8. What was in the coffee? #amreading #amwriting
January 15, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Am reading The Last Englishman, a biography of J. L. Carr [A Month in the Country] by Byron rogers. Am writing, surprisingly. Spent yesterday in a very ritzy Starbucks and not only completed chapter 7 of a WIP but made a strong start to chapter 8. What was in the coffee? #amreading #amwriting
Solidarity matters in moments like this. I just signed an open letter standing with the Iranian people, calling on governments worldwide to apply peaceful pressure on Iranian authorities to end the violence and restore internet access. Join me here secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/...
Iran: Will they start executing people today?
Over 2,000 murdered - and today, the regime plans to start executions. Governments everywhere need to massively up the pressure to stop the killings.
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January 15, 2026 at 9:09 AM
Solidarity matters in moments like this. I just signed an open letter standing with the Iranian people, calling on governments worldwide to apply peaceful pressure on Iranian authorities to end the violence and restore internet access. Join me here secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/...
That fine writer Allegra Goodman has a new short story, "Deal-Breaker", in the latest edition (January 12, 2026) of The New Yorker. Looking forward to reading it and then listening to her read it on The Writer's Voice podcast.
January 6, 2026 at 1:41 PM
That fine writer Allegra Goodman has a new short story, "Deal-Breaker", in the latest edition (January 12, 2026) of The New Yorker. Looking forward to reading it and then listening to her read it on The Writer's Voice podcast.
"In Trump’s moral universe the right thing to do is always the thing that makes him richer.” - Maureen Dowd, NYT , May 24th. (Quoted by Calvin Tomkins in "CENTENARIAN,
A diary of a hundredth year", The New Yorker,December 22, 2025.
A diary of a hundredth year", The New Yorker,December 22, 2025.
December 29, 2025 at 6:32 AM
"In Trump’s moral universe the right thing to do is always the thing that makes him richer.” - Maureen Dowd, NYT , May 24th. (Quoted by Calvin Tomkins in "CENTENARIAN,
A diary of a hundredth year", The New Yorker,December 22, 2025.
A diary of a hundredth year", The New Yorker,December 22, 2025.
When it was fun to watch tennis.
Nicola Pietrangeli obituary: Grand slam-winning Italian tennis star
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Nicola Pietrangeli obituary: Grand slam-winning Italian tennis star
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Nicola Pietrangeli obituary: Grand slam-winning Italian tennis star
Two-time French Open champion who garnered as much attention for his picaresque life off the court
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December 2, 2025 at 1:11 AM
When it was fun to watch tennis.
Nicola Pietrangeli obituary: Grand slam-winning Italian tennis star
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Nicola Pietrangeli obituary: Grand slam-winning Italian tennis star
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Please SIGN: The Amazon is near a tipping point – our climate and future hang in the balance. At COP30, leaders must act. Support rainforest protection – add your voice! #Amazon #ClimateAction ✍️
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#petition A call to the governments of the world: Protect our climate – save the Amazon rainforest!
The Amazon rainforest sustains people, biodiversity, and our climate, yet it is under constant threat. At COP30 in Brazil this November, governments must act. Protecting rainforests means protecting o...
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September 19, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Please SIGN: The Amazon is near a tipping point – our climate and future hang in the balance. At COP30, leaders must act. Support rainforest protection – add your voice! #Amazon #ClimateAction ✍️
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Please SIGN: Violence in eastern #DRCongo is a disaster for the forest and human rights. Neighboring #Rwanda is driving #BloodMineral mining and reaping the profits. Tell the #EU to end its partnership with Rwanda on critical raw materials! #petition
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#petition DRC: Europe’s green transition must not cost Congo’s blood and forests!
The violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo is not only a humanitarian catastrophe but also an environmental disaster. The exploitation of mineral resources and forests driven by neighboring Rwan...
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August 30, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Please SIGN: Violence in eastern #DRCongo is a disaster for the forest and human rights. Neighboring #Rwanda is driving #BloodMineral mining and reaping the profits. Tell the #EU to end its partnership with Rwanda on critical raw materials! #petition
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Many thanks to all at Silver Birch Press Press for taking "Flea-Bitten":
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Flea-Bitten by Clive Collins (BUGS & INSECTS Series)
Flea-Bitten by Clive Collins Married for years, they thought that they’d got out of Africa scot-free. Up on Mount Aureol, Gullivers in nature’s Lilliput, the bugs, all but invisible by …
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August 23, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Many thanks to all at Silver Birch Press Press for taking "Flea-Bitten":
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West Africa’s top court just ruled that cutting girls’ genitals is torture – and ordered Sierra Leone to ban it!
Now, locals are calling on us to shine a global spotlight on this and inspire the president to ban FGM.
Will you join me? Add your name now:
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Now, locals are calling on us to shine a global spotlight on this and inspire the president to ban FGM.
Will you join me? Add your name now:
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Stop Cutting Girls
West Africa’s top court just ruled that FGM is torture -- and ordered Sierra Leone to ban it! From around the world, we call on the president: Keep girls safe!
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August 19, 2025 at 3:53 AM
West Africa’s top court just ruled that cutting girls’ genitals is torture – and ordered Sierra Leone to ban it!
Now, locals are calling on us to shine a global spotlight on this and inspire the president to ban FGM.
Will you join me? Add your name now:
secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/...
Now, locals are calling on us to shine a global spotlight on this and inspire the president to ban FGM.
Will you join me? Add your name now:
secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/...
Stop Cutting Girls
West Africa’s top court just ruled that FGM is torture -- and ordered Sierra Leone to ban it! From around the world, we call on the president: Keep girls safe!
secure.avaaz.org
August 17, 2025 at 12:31 AM
West Africa’s top court just ruled that cutting girls’ genitals is torture – and ordered Sierra Leone to ban it!
Now, locals are calling on us to shine a global spotlight on this and inspire the president to ban FGM.
Will you join me? Add your name now:
secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/...
Now, locals are calling on us to shine a global spotlight on this and inspire the president to ban FGM.
Will you join me? Add your name now:
secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/...
Reposted by Clive Collins
On this Day 667—the incomprehensible second #TishaBAv of the hostages' captivity and torture—I reiterate the pleas to #LetThemAllGoNow. And share Vivian Bercovici's latest, important post. #BringThemAllHomeNow #AllTogether www.stateoftelaviv.com/p/israel-ree...
Israel Reels on October 666
Hostages condition is perilous and Steven Witkoff shows up
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August 3, 2025 at 1:56 PM
On this Day 667—the incomprehensible second #TishaBAv of the hostages' captivity and torture—I reiterate the pleas to #LetThemAllGoNow. And share Vivian Bercovici's latest, important post. #BringThemAllHomeNow #AllTogether www.stateoftelaviv.com/p/israel-ree...
PLS SIGN: Brazil’s parliament passed a bill allowing corporations to issue their own permits for destructive projects – threatening rainforests, Indigenous rights, and climate. Urge President Lula to VETO this “devastation bill” now! #ClimateJustice
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#petition Brazil: President Lula, use your veto – stop the “devastation bill”!
With Bill PL 2.159/2021, the Brazilian parliament aims to drastically weaken environmental and rainforest protections. In the future, corporations would be able to issue their own environmental permit...
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July 23, 2025 at 6:57 AM
PLS SIGN: Brazil’s parliament passed a bill allowing corporations to issue their own permits for destructive projects – threatening rainforests, Indigenous rights, and climate. Urge President Lula to VETO this “devastation bill” now! #ClimateJustice
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Prey Lang, #Cambodia’s last major lowland #rainforest, is under threat from illegal logging and new concessions. Home to endangered species and Indigenous Kuy, it needs urgent protection. #SavePreyLang #SayNoTo99HectareELC #សង្គ្រោះព្រៃឡង់
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#petition Cambodia: Save Prey Lang Forest!
Prey Land is the largest and most significant lowland rainforest in the country. Because of its rich biodiversity, the Cambodian government designated it a protected area in 2016. However, concessions...
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July 14, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Prey Lang, #Cambodia’s last major lowland #rainforest, is under threat from illegal logging and new concessions. Home to endangered species and Indigenous Kuy, it needs urgent protection. #SavePreyLang #SayNoTo99HectareELC #សង្គ្រោះព្រៃឡង់
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Please SIGN: Protect the mangroves and forests of Brazil's Tauá-Mirim region! Local communities urge the government to create RESEX Tauá-Mirim and stop destructive projects. Support their fight for nature and livelihoods. #Amazon #TauaMirim #Conservation
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#petition Brazil: Protect the mangroves and tropical forests of Tauá-Mirim!
The people of the Tauá-Mirim region in the Amazon are urgently calling on the Brazilian government to protect their land. The rivers, mangroves and tropical forests south of São Luís in the state of M...
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June 24, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Please SIGN: Protect the mangroves and forests of Brazil's Tauá-Mirim region! Local communities urge the government to create RESEX Tauá-Mirim and stop destructive projects. Support their fight for nature and livelihoods. #Amazon #TauaMirim #Conservation
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“One should fill one’s existence with things of interest. But why one lives is a question that is unanswerable.” - Alfred Brendel RIP
June 22, 2025 at 12:08 PM
“One should fill one’s existence with things of interest. But why one lives is a question that is unanswerable.” - Alfred Brendel RIP
Please SIGN: The Indigenous Ka’apor people of Brazil are fighting to protect their #rainforest and sovereignty from a U.S. carbon credit project that threatens their land. Support their call for freedom and justice! #IndigenousRights #ClimateJustice
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Brazil: Keep US carbon traders OUT of the Ka’apor Rainforest!
The US company Wildlife Works wants to use the rainforest of the Indigenous Ka'apor people to sell carbon credits, but the Ka'apor council rejects the project. The Ka’apor have preserved their forest ...
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June 14, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Please SIGN: The Indigenous Ka’apor people of Brazil are fighting to protect their #rainforest and sovereignty from a U.S. carbon credit project that threatens their land. Support their call for freedom and justice! #IndigenousRights #ClimateJustice
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