Craig Snelgrove, PhD
@cls84.bsky.social
Dog loving leftie writer. PhD in Creative Writing.
Author of Young Mancunians
Find me at https://craigsnelgrovephd.substack.com/
Author of Young Mancunians
Find me at https://craigsnelgrovephd.substack.com/
With Young Mancunians being reissued under Cooper Lee I’m once again on the lookout for anyone who would be interested in reviewing it for me? It is a short story cycle consisting of 213 pages, so not heavy going really. Looking for honest reviews for Goodreads and will send reviewers the ebook.
November 28, 2025 at 12:45 PM
With Young Mancunians being reissued under Cooper Lee I’m once again on the lookout for anyone who would be interested in reviewing it for me? It is a short story cycle consisting of 213 pages, so not heavy going really. Looking for honest reviews for Goodreads and will send reviewers the ebook.
Intimate, poignant, full of sadness and joy, Paris is Burning (1990) has become an invaluable historical document, capturing the 1980s New York Drag scene as it was through interviews and footage of some incredibly brave people.
July 19, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Intimate, poignant, full of sadness and joy, Paris is Burning (1990) has become an invaluable historical document, capturing the 1980s New York Drag scene as it was through interviews and footage of some incredibly brave people.
Holcombe Hill, the first story in Young Mancunians, will be published this evening at 6pm UK time. This story will be available to all.
#writerscommunity #iamwriting #writers #books #manchester #youngmancunians
#writerscommunity #iamwriting #writers #books #manchester #youngmancunians
July 9, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Holcombe Hill, the first story in Young Mancunians, will be published this evening at 6pm UK time. This story will be available to all.
#writerscommunity #iamwriting #writers #books #manchester #youngmancunians
#writerscommunity #iamwriting #writers #books #manchester #youngmancunians
July 3, 2025 at 8:33 PM
There's so many things going on 2018s The Kindergarten Teacher but what drove the plot and character development for me was the exploitation of art. Gyllenhaal's character, as a mediocrity, obsesses and, ultimately, seeks to control the talent she discovers in an unlikely poet.
July 2, 2025 at 8:39 AM
There's so many things going on 2018s The Kindergarten Teacher but what drove the plot and character development for me was the exploitation of art. Gyllenhaal's character, as a mediocrity, obsesses and, ultimately, seeks to control the talent she discovers in an unlikely poet.
Yoko, by Thom Gunn
July 2, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Yoko, by Thom Gunn
Watched The Eternal Daughter last night. Very atmospheric, amazing cinematography, a creepy hotel, and a great performance from a supporting canine. Worth the watch if you are a lover of slow burning, visual storytelling.
June 26, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Watched The Eternal Daughter last night. Very atmospheric, amazing cinematography, a creepy hotel, and a great performance from a supporting canine. Worth the watch if you are a lover of slow burning, visual storytelling.
“If God doesn’t exist, what does it matter? Life has an explanation. What a relief. Death is just a snuffing out, a disintegration of body and soul. People’s cruelty, loneliness, fear. It’s all very clear. Inexplicable suffering needn’t be explained. There is no creator. No sustainer. No thought.”
June 25, 2025 at 10:14 AM
“If God doesn’t exist, what does it matter? Life has an explanation. What a relief. Death is just a snuffing out, a disintegration of body and soul. People’s cruelty, loneliness, fear. It’s all very clear. Inexplicable suffering needn’t be explained. There is no creator. No sustainer. No thought.”
A wonderful old photo of Billie Holiday and her loyal friend, Mister. New York, 1946 #billieholiday #doglovers
June 4, 2025 at 5:59 PM
A wonderful old photo of Billie Holiday and her loyal friend, Mister. New York, 1946 #billieholiday #doglovers
In a Hunter S. Thompson mood
May 19, 2025 at 5:20 PM
In a Hunter S. Thompson mood
It's May. It's hot. I need a t-shirt. I'm wearing it. #existentialism
May 10, 2025 at 6:00 PM
It's May. It's hot. I need a t-shirt. I'm wearing it. #existentialism
Alan B'stard! He lives! End pronouns now!
Are there any intelligent politicians left anywhere?
Are there any intelligent politicians left anywhere?
May 5, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Alan B'stard! He lives! End pronouns now!
Are there any intelligent politicians left anywhere?
Are there any intelligent politicians left anywhere?
The Baptism of Lamine Yamal
May 1, 2025 at 10:06 AM
The Baptism of Lamine Yamal
So when I say Zionism and Islamic extremism are two sides of the same coin, this is what I mean.
April 22, 2025 at 11:10 PM
So when I say Zionism and Islamic extremism are two sides of the same coin, this is what I mean.
Easter Sunday walk to his favourite stream ☺
April 20, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Easter Sunday walk to his favourite stream ☺
April 16, 2025 at 9:59 AM
theexistentialreader.substack.com/p/adolescence
Some thoughts on #Adolescence, easily the best Drama I've seen in a long time.
Some thoughts on #Adolescence, easily the best Drama I've seen in a long time.
March 17, 2025 at 1:53 PM
theexistentialreader.substack.com/p/adolescence
Some thoughts on #Adolescence, easily the best Drama I've seen in a long time.
Some thoughts on #Adolescence, easily the best Drama I've seen in a long time.
