Jo Green
@green-j.bsky.social
Multi-genre writer/ ruminating life in vignettes
"Your writing is a bit dark."
⬇️"Life, Killer Plants, and Unionised Seagulls"
https://open.substack.com/pub/jogreenwrites?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=5b67y5
"Your writing is a bit dark."
⬇️"Life, Killer Plants, and Unionised Seagulls"
https://open.substack.com/pub/jogreenwrites?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=5b67y5
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Jo Green
@green-j.bsky.social
· Sep 14
As well as being on IG and 🧵, I also write shorts, with longer pieces in the works. Deets in the usual place.
We did colourful pumpkins this year. Neither kid likes Halloween. On the other hand, I've been posting a serial ghost story. Can't choose your family.
October 31, 2025 at 8:43 PM
We did colourful pumpkins this year. Neither kid likes Halloween. On the other hand, I've been posting a serial ghost story. Can't choose your family.
As the latest storm is coming in, Rose goes out for her normal-for-her fossil hunting session on the beach, but doesn't just bring back ammonites.
Part one of "The Whistle" is unleashed, link in bio. One part a day with a Friday finale. Bonus points if you can work out the inspiration.
Part one of "The Whistle" is unleashed, link in bio. One part a day with a Friday finale. Bonus points if you can work out the inspiration.
October 28, 2025 at 2:00 PM
As the latest storm is coming in, Rose goes out for her normal-for-her fossil hunting session on the beach, but doesn't just bring back ammonites.
Part one of "The Whistle" is unleashed, link in bio. One part a day with a Friday finale. Bonus points if you can work out the inspiration.
Part one of "The Whistle" is unleashed, link in bio. One part a day with a Friday finale. Bonus points if you can work out the inspiration.
The perfect childhood gets shattered by divorce, but can the tide pull everything back together into that picture perfect family photo again?
"Shores Parting" now live, link in bio.
"Shores Parting" now live, link in bio.
October 16, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The perfect childhood gets shattered by divorce, but can the tide pull everything back together into that picture perfect family photo again?
"Shores Parting" now live, link in bio.
"Shores Parting" now live, link in bio.
The world is still very weird, I got around to playing with last week's ghost story.
Should be writing something else, but never mind, it fits better with the shift in the weather.
jogreenwrites.substack.com/p/the-music-...
Should be writing something else, but never mind, it fits better with the shift in the weather.
jogreenwrites.substack.com/p/the-music-...
The Music Box
"He opened the drawer... and saw the little music box key. Her music box key. He had found a few weeks ago, but hadn’t had the courage to get to the point of using it..."
jogreenwrites.substack.com
September 25, 2025 at 1:03 PM
The world is still very weird, I got around to playing with last week's ghost story.
Should be writing something else, but never mind, it fits better with the shift in the weather.
jogreenwrites.substack.com/p/the-music-...
Should be writing something else, but never mind, it fits better with the shift in the weather.
jogreenwrites.substack.com/p/the-music-...
"chocolate pudding is not for dogs"
September 21, 2025 at 11:37 AM
"chocolate pudding is not for dogs"
The last week was heavy, I distracted myself with a dinky ghost story. It's still very rough, gonna play with it and expand it, but like how it's going so far.
www.linkedin.com/posts/jo-gre...
www.linkedin.com/posts/jo-gre...
#microfiction | Jo Green
Today is the day for Simon P MARSHALL's #microfiction challenge. The theme is Key. I'm going to have a play with this in a few weeks to expand the story, keep an eye on my Substack to see what happen...
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September 17, 2025 at 6:27 PM
The last week was heavy, I distracted myself with a dinky ghost story. It's still very rough, gonna play with it and expand it, but like how it's going so far.
www.linkedin.com/posts/jo-gre...
www.linkedin.com/posts/jo-gre...
It was a heavy week last week, I need a lighter start to this one (which may not continue long, but we can hope). Meet the local recuse sugar glider.
September 15, 2025 at 1:22 PM
It was a heavy week last week, I need a lighter start to this one (which may not continue long, but we can hope). Meet the local recuse sugar glider.
As well as being on IG and 🧵, I also write shorts, with longer pieces in the works. Deets in the usual place.
September 14, 2025 at 4:17 PM
As well as being on IG and 🧵, I also write shorts, with longer pieces in the works. Deets in the usual place.
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Despite fear-mongering about ‘strangers’, 61% of women in the UK are killed by a current or former partner* 90% are murdered by men they know.
The biggest threat to women are men they know, not asylum seekers.
Racism is a diversion from addressing femicide.
The biggest threat to women are men they know, not asylum seekers.
Racism is a diversion from addressing femicide.
Michael Deane, one of Northern Ireland's most well-known chefs - "when you order Deliveroo, Just Eat, or Uber, you’re not just ordering food or transport you’re effectively inviting a stranger, often an undocumented one right to your front door."
September 11, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Despite fear-mongering about ‘strangers’, 61% of women in the UK are killed by a current or former partner* 90% are murdered by men they know.
The biggest threat to women are men they know, not asylum seekers.
Racism is a diversion from addressing femicide.
The biggest threat to women are men they know, not asylum seekers.
Racism is a diversion from addressing femicide.
Reposted by Jo Green
September 7, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Reposted by Jo Green
Reposted by Jo Green
Google developer #1: "That's it. Our search engine is simple, efficient, and reliable. It's perfect. We're done."
Google developer #2, presumably: "But wouldn't it be *more* perfect if the first search result was always a robot who mansplained your search results to you incorrectly?"
Google developer #2, presumably: "But wouldn't it be *more* perfect if the first search result was always a robot who mansplained your search results to you incorrectly?"
September 1, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Google developer #1: "That's it. Our search engine is simple, efficient, and reliable. It's perfect. We're done."
Google developer #2, presumably: "But wouldn't it be *more* perfect if the first search result was always a robot who mansplained your search results to you incorrectly?"
Google developer #2, presumably: "But wouldn't it be *more* perfect if the first search result was always a robot who mansplained your search results to you incorrectly?"
If anyone needs a distraction, the unionised seagulls have been getting attention, and their reach is spreading. Be afraid for your breakfast baps.
Pt1 "The Seagulls have Landed"
jogreenwrites.substack.com/p/the-seagul...
Pt2 "Seagull Dominion"
jogreenwrites.substack.com/p/seagull-do...
Pt1 "The Seagulls have Landed"
jogreenwrites.substack.com/p/the-seagul...
Pt2 "Seagull Dominion"
jogreenwrites.substack.com/p/seagull-do...
The Seagulls Have Landed
It’s such a beautiful day. The sun is out, there is a good breeze, the sea is glistening blue. Perfect. Except I see the not very secret menace has rolled out early today.
jogreenwrites.substack.com
August 30, 2025 at 12:55 PM
If anyone needs a distraction, the unionised seagulls have been getting attention, and their reach is spreading. Be afraid for your breakfast baps.
Pt1 "The Seagulls have Landed"
jogreenwrites.substack.com/p/the-seagul...
Pt2 "Seagull Dominion"
jogreenwrites.substack.com/p/seagull-do...
Pt1 "The Seagulls have Landed"
jogreenwrites.substack.com/p/the-seagul...
Pt2 "Seagull Dominion"
jogreenwrites.substack.com/p/seagull-do...
I get why Monet liked waterlilies.
August 29, 2025 at 1:56 PM
I get why Monet liked waterlilies.
This is how you do inclusion simply, cheaply and easily. Also handy for much younger kids who don't have words yet.
This was at a computer history museum, aka likely to get ND visitors, so get awareness of their audience.
This was at a computer history museum, aka likely to get ND visitors, so get awareness of their audience.
August 28, 2025 at 9:49 PM
This is how you do inclusion simply, cheaply and easily. Also handy for much younger kids who don't have words yet.
This was at a computer history museum, aka likely to get ND visitors, so get awareness of their audience.
This was at a computer history museum, aka likely to get ND visitors, so get awareness of their audience.
Every park needs a stick library.
August 27, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Every park needs a stick library.
I was kinda getting bored of Monochromatic Monday on other platforms #BlueSkyMonday
August 25, 2025 at 9:43 AM
I was kinda getting bored of Monochromatic Monday on other platforms #BlueSkyMonday
Me to daughter (7):- please tidy your room
Daughter:- but how?
Me:- make sure everything is off the floor, and put away.
Daughter :- (without skipping a beat) but my bed is on the floor, how do I put that away? It's massive, where does it go?
Cue adults stifling laughter while trying to sound stern.
Daughter:- but how?
Me:- make sure everything is off the floor, and put away.
Daughter :- (without skipping a beat) but my bed is on the floor, how do I put that away? It's massive, where does it go?
Cue adults stifling laughter while trying to sound stern.
August 25, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Me to daughter (7):- please tidy your room
Daughter:- but how?
Me:- make sure everything is off the floor, and put away.
Daughter :- (without skipping a beat) but my bed is on the floor, how do I put that away? It's massive, where does it go?
Cue adults stifling laughter while trying to sound stern.
Daughter:- but how?
Me:- make sure everything is off the floor, and put away.
Daughter :- (without skipping a beat) but my bed is on the floor, how do I put that away? It's massive, where does it go?
Cue adults stifling laughter while trying to sound stern.
A shy little bee at the flower fields.
August 24, 2025 at 8:02 PM
A shy little bee at the flower fields.
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I have waited my whole life, for this moment....
April 28, 2025 at 7:05 PM
I have waited my whole life, for this moment....