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John Dougherty
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I write books for children, but this account may contain rants and swearies. For child-friendly kidslit stuff, please follow
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Thanks, Tom!
November 18, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Reposted by John Dougherty
Confiscating jewellery from survivors of a war zone makes you look like a fucking Nazi. And the obscene thing is, that is the intention. It's there to look appropriately harsh. Indecent. Filthy. A moral stain. And no-one of good character would have ever proposed such a thing in the first place.
November 17, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Bit harsh. He speaks very highly of you.
November 11, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Legally, I mean. Importing explosives was banned. Can’t imagine why…
November 6, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Ha! But, no - what I mean is, nobody could buy fireworks, privately or professionally, when I was growing up in NI.
November 6, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Wasn’t like that when I was growing up! I was at secondary school before I even saw a fireworks display.
November 6, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Not quite the same thing, but my daughter & I will sing absolutely anything that fits UB40’s Ivory Madonna (just that line), and follow it up with the ‘ba-ba-dah!’ Started with brontosaurus earrings. Have definitely done foodstuffs.
November 6, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Surely that means you should bring your *actual toilet* into B&Q…?
September 22, 2025 at 10:43 AM