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Alan Parry He/Him
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Independent Writer
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Here's Louie, pre and post trim this week.
A small, fluffy white dog with long, slightly tousled fur lies on a striped carpet. The dog faces slightly to the left, wearing a small collar with a blue tag. A red lead rests on the floor near its paws. A small white dog with light tan ears sits on a sofa, partly wrapped in a soft grey blanket. The dog wears a red bow tie. A person’s hand rests gently on the dog’s front leg.
November 16, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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Mrs P and I last night ahead of an impromptu Friday night out.
A black-and-white portrait of two adults against a dark background. On the left is a person with short, wavy hair, glasses, and a moustache, smiling softly. On the right is a person with shoulder-length hair, wearing subtle makeup and a necklace, looking calmly toward the camera. Both are dressed in dark clothing, and the lighting highlights their faces against the black backdrop.
November 15, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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This is the full text of #IWant — a poem from my WIP #FuckMeLikeGraffiti, which dives headfirst into the sexual self. It’s about love, lust, and the edges of intimacy. You can hear me read it over on TikTok.

#PoemsAbout #Desire #Sexuality #AltLit #SpokenWord #IndiePoet #PoetryCommunity
A poem titled I Want appears in black text on a white background. The poem reads: I Want you pulling at the edges of me i want us to forget our names i want to see videos of you tying yourself in knots i want your red flowers pinching my breath i want senseless talk & you playing goofy with me i want your leg against mine i want your hand at the back of my neck feeling the pulse i want your head on my chest— asleep i want you thinking of me all day A continuation of the poem I Want is shown in black text on a white background, spread across two columns. The text reads: i want the idiot hots & your filthy mouth i want you to hand yourself over to be filled & overcome i want a comfortable silence to fold around us like bedsheets i want weekends spent lying on each other i want the small things to sit at your feet to watch you eat i want to hold your waist i want your hair wet & messy in a hotel room in tallinn i want you to tell me how we oughta spend the night i want to know the one thing i said you can’t let go of i want the migraines & the hard-ons i want the marks you leave i want you naked & tired with dark circles around your eyes i want you sweaty & stressed i want you to wear me down like water on stone slow & smooth i want to drown in your ocean-floor eyes i want us to become shadows on the wall i want you to take fistfuls of me to shake my teeth loose The final lines of the poem I Want appear in black text on a white background. The text reads: & i want to wake up sore
November 14, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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Daughter made a batch of double chocolate cookies! Nice to come home to.
Batch of homemade double chocolate cookies
November 11, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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#IYKYK
A meme parodying the “distracted boyfriend” image shows a man with the face of Red Dwarf character Cat turning to admire Wilma Flintstone, while his shocked girlfriend, Betty Rubble, looks at him disapprovingly.
November 9, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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Am still about, but lurking in the corners. Had some fresh ink done today, and it means a heck of a lot right now! #Recovery
Black and grey tattoo on the inner left wrist showing a banner wrapped around small flowers. The banner reads “STILL KICKIN’” in bold, capital letters. The design has a traditional style, symbolising resilience and survival.
November 8, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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Today was a bad, bad day. I didn't think I'd get through, but I have. Just.
I’m standing on top of Miller’s Bridge, looking straight into the camera. My face shows the enormous emotional pain I’m feeling — my eyes are heavy, my mouth tight with tension. The wind tugs at my hair against the pale, overcast sky, capturing a moment of raw vulnerability.
November 4, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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Cannot recall feeling this healthy physically, 7st 3lb down from Jan 2024, when I had my heart scare. I still want to lose the same again. Working hard to do it. Not easy when suffering so much with mental health at the same time. #WeightlossJourney
I stand indoors facing the camera, wearing glasses, a black long-sleeved top, black skinny jeans, and black boots. I have short dark hair and a moustache, with my hands in my pockets. The setting features striped carpet flooring, floral wallpaper on one wall, and a white door behind me. Two pet bowls are visible on the floor beside me.
November 2, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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400g of frozen berries for lunch with two tbsp of maple syrup and some mixed spice. I'm such a child.
A white bowl filled with a hot, dark red fruit mixture—some berries—sits on a soft orange fabric surface. Steam rises from the bowl, and a spoon rests inside. Nearby are some papers and part of an electronic device, with a small yellow notepad visible in the background.
October 29, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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dad / daughter / dog
A selfie taken on a bus showing me in glasses and a dark jacket smiling slightly in the foreground, with my daughter in glasses and headphones behind me, smiling while holding a small white fluffy dog. Bright daylight comes through the window behind them.
October 27, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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Spoke to Mrs P about my male crushes, she double dared me to shave my tash like Mike Wozniak. I resisted at first… but here we are — otherwise clean-shaven for the first time since 2004. All his fault, really.

Here’s my male celeb crush collage too: Wozniak, Vince Vaughn, & George Clarke.
A man wearing a dark corduroy cap, glasses, and a blue shirt, facing the camera against a dark background. He has a neat moustache, but no beard, appearing freshly clean-shaven. The lighting is warm and soft, highlighting his face and expression. A black-and-white collage featuring three men. Top left: George Clarke smiling gently. Top right: Vince Vaughn looking upward, lit dramatically. Bottom: Mike Wozniak with his signature thick moustache looking broody. Together, they form a three-part portrait of the user’s male celebrity crushes.
October 19, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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This poem is from a WIP called #FuckMeLikeGraffiti.
It’s called Softcore Mirrors (after The Honeymoon — Juno Calypso). Poem & self-portrait that sparked it below. I've written extensively on my gender, now I'm focusing on my sexual self. I'm expecting a dwindling readership at this stage 😂
Text of the poem reads: Softcore Mirrors (after The Honeymoon — Juno Calypso) steam & grout— lomo pink skin pushed against aubergine tiles eyeliner flakes riding suds like moths flashbulb faith & flesh collapsed A woman with voluminous red hair sits nude in a heart-shaped pink bathtub, her back to the camera. The tub is filled with white bubbles, and she’s surrounded by mirrors reflecting her image again and again—each reflection slightly different, creating a sense of repetition and self-surveillance. The bathroom is pastel pink with soft, artificial lighting, evoking a retro, dreamlike atmosphere.
October 18, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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Working across four concurrent poetry collections right now:

Roots & Wings — a personal exploration
oh Man — on masculinity
unzipped // undone — ekphrastic pieces in response to photography
Fuck Me Like Graffiti — an exploration of the sexual self

Thicc is from FMLG
Black background with white serif text. The poem is titled 34. Thicc in italics. The poem reads: the air is thicc & this poem is thicc with white space T H I C C this sub is thicc with this dom thicc with you & thicc with me & we are thicc with each other // this top this bottom are thicc with light this room sticky with want
October 14, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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They be stress balls, not anal beads. I broke two squishy stress balls this past week. Had to buy something more robust.
A hand holds a small zippered case containing seven magnetic stress balls in black, purple, and lilac tones. Each ball has a unique textured surface, including smooth ridges, dimples, and spiky patterns, designed for tactile stimulation and stress relief.
October 13, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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Pics from a walk this afternoon. Heading out for another hour or so now. I have managed to sort some long-standing Broken Spine issues out and get a MS ready for publication today.
Southport Rugby Club pitch with white goalposts standing tall on green grass, bordered by red brick walls and suburban houses under a grey sky. Tree-lined pavement in Southport on an overcast autumn day, with golden leaves scattered across the footpath beside a red brick wall and passing traffic.
October 12, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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Lost seven stone since Jan 2024. Yeah, my head’s a bit of a mess right now, & I've still got work to do physically, but this is something I’m proud of. #WeightLossJourney
Alt text: I’m standing indoors in front of a closed door, wearing a black-and-white checkered shirt tucked into black trousers with a belt and brown shoes. I’ve got short curly hair, glasses, and a beard. The room has patterned wallpaper on one side, striped carpet underfoot, and a couple of pet bowls on the floor behind me.
October 9, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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LOL
A scene from Monty Python and the Holy Grail. A knight in chainmail and helmet stands on a stone wall looking down. White subtitles at the bottom of the image read: “Your mother shouts at hotels / And your father painted roundabouts.”
October 4, 2025 at 9:17 AM
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Those eyes! 😂
A man in a red and black checkered shirt sits at a wooden table in a cosy pub, holding a large pint of beer close to his face. He peers over the top of his glasses with a steady, direct stare at the camera. Tattoos are visible on his forearms, including one with a heart and banner reading “Rock n Roll.” Behind him, a model sailing ship rests on a shelf against a teal wall decorated with fairy lights and plants.
October 4, 2025 at 5:43 AM
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Yeah it's October, but here's a reminder of the importance of why Pride. It fecking matters!
A graphic with a rainbow flag background featuring wavy stripes of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple against a pink border. White text overlaid reads: “#Pride is important because somewhere out there is a confused teenager who still thinks maybe being dead is better than being gay and that’s not okay.”
October 2, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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Book mail!
A hand holding a copy of I’m Mostly Here to Enjoy Myself: One Woman’s Pursuit of Pleasure in Paris by Glynnis MacNicol. The cover features a cropped classical-style painting of a reclining woman, overlaid with large, bright yellow typography for the title and author’s name. A hand holding a copy of My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante. The book cover features bold black text for the author’s name, a barcode sticker partially covering it, and a black-and-white photograph of two young girls leaning against a car. A pink and green panel highlights the title and a review quote from The Guardian.
October 2, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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There Are No Cats in America

- An American Tail
A very fluffy ginger-and-white cat sits outside in the grass, tilting its head back with its mouth wide open as if dramatically singing. Above the photo, a caption reads: “What song is this cat singing.” Below it, another line says: “This is important don’t think about it just first one to pop in your head.”
October 1, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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Mrs P’s baps, I'm a lucky guy!
Homemade bread rolls!
October 1, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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03.30 toilet break! #PuppyLife
Morkie puppy out wandering about the garden in the rain
October 1, 2025 at 2:47 AM
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New ink today: Tom Petty’s, Anything that’s rock ’n’ roll.
A heart, a Flying V, rainbow colours for the kids and memories of my dad.

#TomPetty #RockNRoll #Tattoos
Four-photo collage showing the process of getting a Tom Petty–inspired tattoo. Top left: forearm resting in a tattoo studio before inking. Top centre: purple stencil on the outer forearm, showing a cracked heart, Flying V guitar, and banner reading “ROCK ’n’ ROLL” with the script “Anything that’s” above. Top right: completed tattoo in colour — a red and black heart, green and yellow banner, rainbow-striped guitar neck, and lyric script. Bottom: paper stencil drawing of the design on a wooden surface.
September 27, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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Light dinner.
Mozzarella, pesto and tomato sandwich with rocket and a little squeeze of balsamic glaze.
September 25, 2025 at 7:01 PM