Alistair Fruish
@fruishfruish.bsky.social
Producer/ Writer
working in prisons for 20+ years
http://fruishon.co.uk/
THE SENTENCE @ The British Library.
(Via Resonance FM)
1 sentence
46,000 1 syllable words
https://m.mixcloud.com/Resonance/the-sentence-7-may-2018/
working in prisons for 20+ years
http://fruishon.co.uk/
THE SENTENCE @ The British Library.
(Via Resonance FM)
1 sentence
46,000 1 syllable words
https://m.mixcloud.com/Resonance/the-sentence-7-may-2018/
Pinned
Alistair Fruish
@fruishfruish.bsky.social
· Jun 18
My new book is available from me here:
fruishon.co.uk
Or from
Lepus books:
lepusbooks.co.uk/homepage/ali...
Or the usual online providers:
fruishon.co.uk
Or from
Lepus books:
lepusbooks.co.uk/homepage/ali...
Or the usual online providers:
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November 18, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Reposted by Alistair Fruish
Today's #AmbagiousTactic
'Do the opposite'.
Easy one for me :)
Thanks to #NorthamptonArtsLab
and @fruishfruish.bsky.social
I'm going to enjoy these.
#ArtJolt
'Do the opposite'.
Easy one for me :)
Thanks to #NorthamptonArtsLab
and @fruishfruish.bsky.social
I'm going to enjoy these.
#ArtJolt
November 17, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Today's #AmbagiousTactic
'Do the opposite'.
Easy one for me :)
Thanks to #NorthamptonArtsLab
and @fruishfruish.bsky.social
I'm going to enjoy these.
#ArtJolt
'Do the opposite'.
Easy one for me :)
Thanks to #NorthamptonArtsLab
and @fruishfruish.bsky.social
I'm going to enjoy these.
#ArtJolt
Posting out this weeks batch of Ambagious Tactics.
October 24, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Posting out this weeks batch of Ambagious Tactics.
Reposted by Alistair Fruish
'Ambagious Tactics': a nicely presented limited-editon set of inspirational cards. They can be purchased via fruishon.co.uk or by contacting @fruishfruish.bsky.social
October 23, 2025 at 6:18 PM
'Ambagious Tactics': a nicely presented limited-editon set of inspirational cards. They can be purchased via fruishon.co.uk or by contacting @fruishfruish.bsky.social
Walking on brown: decaying paint thicket.
October 22, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Walking on brown: decaying paint thicket.
1. mortal
2. lethal
3. venomous
4. virulent
5. baneful
6. murderous
7. fatal
Seven deadly synonyms.
2. lethal
3. venomous
4. virulent
5. baneful
6. murderous
7. fatal
Seven deadly synonyms.
October 21, 2025 at 10:18 PM
1. mortal
2. lethal
3. venomous
4. virulent
5. baneful
6. murderous
7. fatal
Seven deadly synonyms.
2. lethal
3. venomous
4. virulent
5. baneful
6. murderous
7. fatal
Seven deadly synonyms.
Walking on red: atom bomb paint spill
October 21, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Walking on red: atom bomb paint spill
Curbside plastic carrot.
The future of food?
The future of food?
October 15, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Curbside plastic carrot.
The future of food?
The future of food?
Onion sun above a guttering carriageway.
October 15, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Onion sun above a guttering carriageway.
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Mr @johncoulthart.com on @fruishfruish.bsky.social's latest, and it's origins
www.johncoulthart.com/feuilleton/2...
www.johncoulthart.com/feuilleton/2...
Ambagious Tactics
Ambagious Tactics is a box containing 120 small white cards, most of which show a short aphorism, suggestion or piece of advice for the creatively-minded. A few cards at the end of the box feature …
www.johncoulthart.com
October 13, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Mr @johncoulthart.com on @fruishfruish.bsky.social's latest, and it's origins
www.johncoulthart.com/feuilleton/2...
www.johncoulthart.com/feuilleton/2...
Reposted by Alistair Fruish
I love my box of mind tricks - thank you Ali and thank you Arts Labs!
Now that most of the contributors have their copies. We are making the rest of sets of this imited edtion project available to buy.
Details here:
ambagious_tactics@fruishon.co.uk
Details here:
ambagious_tactics@fruishon.co.uk
Lovely to be a contributor alongside lots of wonderful people to this 50th anniversary tribute to Eno’s Oblique Strategies.
If you're interested in getting hold of a box of Ambagious Tactics email the address below for price and payment details:
ambagious_tactics@fruishon.co.uk
If you're interested in getting hold of a box of Ambagious Tactics email the address below for price and payment details:
ambagious_tactics@fruishon.co.uk
October 13, 2025 at 1:10 PM
I love my box of mind tricks - thank you Ali and thank you Arts Labs!
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My colleagues & I have taken a huge gamble to set up @thenerve.news We’re trying to build a new independent publication from the ground up. Social media is our only distribution for now.
Sharing this article in your networks would make a huge difference. Thank you! 🙏🙏🙏
Sharing this article in your networks would make a huge difference. Thank you! 🙏🙏🙏
NEW: The British politician, his Russian intelligence handler & a Kremlin plot against the US & Ukraine.
My new piece about Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage for @thenerve_news in which we ask:
Why, even now, is no-one asking questions?
t.co/BUTtpK9C4S
My new piece about Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage for @thenerve_news in which we ask:
Why, even now, is no-one asking questions?
t.co/BUTtpK9C4S
October 13, 2025 at 9:21 AM
My colleagues & I have taken a huge gamble to set up @thenerve.news We’re trying to build a new independent publication from the ground up. Social media is our only distribution for now.
Sharing this article in your networks would make a huge difference. Thank you! 🙏🙏🙏
Sharing this article in your networks would make a huge difference. Thank you! 🙏🙏🙏
Now that most of the contributors have their copies. We are making the rest of sets of this imited edtion project available to buy.
Details here:
ambagious_tactics@fruishon.co.uk
Details here:
ambagious_tactics@fruishon.co.uk
Lovely to be a contributor alongside lots of wonderful people to this 50th anniversary tribute to Eno’s Oblique Strategies.
If you're interested in getting hold of a box of Ambagious Tactics email the address below for price and payment details:
ambagious_tactics@fruishon.co.uk
If you're interested in getting hold of a box of Ambagious Tactics email the address below for price and payment details:
ambagious_tactics@fruishon.co.uk
October 13, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Now that most of the contributors have their copies. We are making the rest of sets of this imited edtion project available to buy.
Details here:
ambagious_tactics@fruishon.co.uk
Details here:
ambagious_tactics@fruishon.co.uk
Paving slab cave arts echos
October 10, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Paving slab cave arts echos
Plastic Sauron muss be vex
October 9, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Plastic Sauron muss be vex
walking on blue
broken star
beached dolphin
broken star
beached dolphin
October 9, 2025 at 12:29 PM
walking on blue
broken star
beached dolphin
broken star
beached dolphin
Reposted by Alistair Fruish
In today's post: AMBAGIOUS TACTICS: An Oblique Tribute Act. A homage/continuation of Peter Schmidt & Brian Eno's Oblique Strategies whose first edition was published 50 years ago. Big thanks to @fruishfruish.bsky.social for asking me to be a part of this, and congrats for wrangling the project.
October 8, 2025 at 1:41 PM
In today's post: AMBAGIOUS TACTICS: An Oblique Tribute Act. A homage/continuation of Peter Schmidt & Brian Eno's Oblique Strategies whose first edition was published 50 years ago. Big thanks to @fruishfruish.bsky.social for asking me to be a part of this, and congrats for wrangling the project.
Shardcore giving you a sneak preview of some if our Oblique Strategy tribute cards from Alan Moore, Thurston Moore and @leahmoore.bsky.social as well as from
@andrewoneillcomedy.bsky.social
Steve Albini,
@robinince.bsky.social
And others...
@andrewoneillcomedy.bsky.social
Steve Albini,
@robinince.bsky.social
And others...
delighted to receive my set of Ambagious Tactics cards from @fruishfruish.bsky.social and the good people of Northampton Arts Lab.
my card is in excellent company!
(also, the cat approves)
my card is in excellent company!
(also, the cat approves)
October 6, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Shardcore giving you a sneak preview of some if our Oblique Strategy tribute cards from Alan Moore, Thurston Moore and @leahmoore.bsky.social as well as from
@andrewoneillcomedy.bsky.social
Steve Albini,
@robinince.bsky.social
And others...
@andrewoneillcomedy.bsky.social
Steve Albini,
@robinince.bsky.social
And others...
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How bloody marvelous!
My Ambagious Tactics card amongst some incredibly talented people.
Should you want a box to provoke inspiration, creativity, silly-sausageness:
fruishon.co.uk/artslab/
#AmbagiousTactics
#obliquestrategies #50yearsof
My Ambagious Tactics card amongst some incredibly talented people.
Should you want a box to provoke inspiration, creativity, silly-sausageness:
fruishon.co.uk/artslab/
#AmbagiousTactics
#obliquestrategies #50yearsof
October 1, 2025 at 2:20 PM
How bloody marvelous!
My Ambagious Tactics card amongst some incredibly talented people.
Should you want a box to provoke inspiration, creativity, silly-sausageness:
fruishon.co.uk/artslab/
#AmbagiousTactics
#obliquestrategies #50yearsof
My Ambagious Tactics card amongst some incredibly talented people.
Should you want a box to provoke inspiration, creativity, silly-sausageness:
fruishon.co.uk/artslab/
#AmbagiousTactics
#obliquestrategies #50yearsof
Jeff"s given you a sneak preview into some of the collaborators on Ambagious Tactics, showing cards by Alan Moore, Judy Nylon, Robert Fripp, Melinda Gebbie and Jim Jarmusch from our Oblique Strategies tribute act.
Lovely to be a contributor alongside lots of wonderful people to this 50th anniversary tribute to Eno’s Oblique Strategies.
If you're interested in getting hold of a box of Ambagious Tactics email the address below for price and payment details:
ambagious_tactics@fruishon.co.uk
If you're interested in getting hold of a box of Ambagious Tactics email the address below for price and payment details:
ambagious_tactics@fruishon.co.uk
October 4, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Jeff"s given you a sneak preview into some of the collaborators on Ambagious Tactics, showing cards by Alan Moore, Judy Nylon, Robert Fripp, Melinda Gebbie and Jim Jarmusch from our Oblique Strategies tribute act.
Reposted by Alistair Fruish
This is my contributor's copy of Ambiguous Tactics celebrating 50 years of Brian Eno and Peter Schmidt's Oblique Strategies. Isn't it gorgeous! Read more about it here. fruishon.co.uk
October 4, 2025 at 8:30 AM
This is my contributor's copy of Ambiguous Tactics celebrating 50 years of Brian Eno and Peter Schmidt's Oblique Strategies. Isn't it gorgeous! Read more about it here. fruishon.co.uk
Parceling up copies of Ambagious Tactics for the remaining contributors of the 123 people who gave a contribution.
To reserve a copy of Ambagious Tactics, email us here:
ambagious_tactics@fruishon.co.uk
To reserve a copy of Ambagious Tactics, email us here:
ambagious_tactics@fruishon.co.uk
October 2, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Parceling up copies of Ambagious Tactics for the remaining contributors of the 123 people who gave a contribution.
To reserve a copy of Ambagious Tactics, email us here:
ambagious_tactics@fruishon.co.uk
To reserve a copy of Ambagious Tactics, email us here:
ambagious_tactics@fruishon.co.uk
Reposted by Alistair Fruish
Lovely to be a contributor alongside lots of wonderful people to this 50th anniversary tribute to Eno’s Oblique Strategies.
If you're interested in getting hold of a box of Ambagious Tactics email the address below for price and payment details:
ambagious_tactics@fruishon.co.uk
If you're interested in getting hold of a box of Ambagious Tactics email the address below for price and payment details:
ambagious_tactics@fruishon.co.uk
September 30, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Lovely to be a contributor alongside lots of wonderful people to this 50th anniversary tribute to Eno’s Oblique Strategies.
If you're interested in getting hold of a box of Ambagious Tactics email the address below for price and payment details:
ambagious_tactics@fruishon.co.uk
If you're interested in getting hold of a box of Ambagious Tactics email the address below for price and payment details:
ambagious_tactics@fruishon.co.uk
If you're interested in getting hold of a copy of Ambagious Tactics email us at at the address below and we'll get back to you with price and payment details in the next little while.
ambagious_tactics AT fruishon.co.uk
ambagious_tactics AT fruishon.co.uk
Finally, our Northampton ArtsLab Oblique Strategies tribute act, Ambagious Tactics has arrived!
Celebrating 50 years of Eno and Schmidt's deck.
Will start getting them out to contributors over the next few days.
Celebrating 50 years of Eno and Schmidt's deck.
Will start getting them out to contributors over the next few days.
September 27, 2025 at 1:13 PM