Laura Cooney
@lozzakidwriting.bsky.social
Writer, Edinburgh
Children's Writing Page.
https://lauracooneywriting.wixsite.com/website
Published in The Toy, Parakeet Mag, Brian Moses Blog Spot, Northern Gravy. Forthcoming in Little Thoughts Press and The Online Anthologies.
Children's Writing Page.
https://lauracooneywriting.wixsite.com/website
Published in The Toy, Parakeet Mag, Brian Moses Blog Spot, Northern Gravy. Forthcoming in Little Thoughts Press and The Online Anthologies.
Spotted! In the wild in my local library in Edinburgh. @DrumbraeL
Why Did My Brain Make Me Say It? by @bardymum.bsky.social
Yay!
Little shout also to @brianbilston.bsky.social these snazzy colours together look 🔥.
Why Did My Brain Make Me Say It? by @bardymum.bsky.social
Yay!
Little shout also to @brianbilston.bsky.social these snazzy colours together look 🔥.
September 14, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Spotted! In the wild in my local library in Edinburgh. @DrumbraeL
Why Did My Brain Make Me Say It? by @bardymum.bsky.social
Yay!
Little shout also to @brianbilston.bsky.social these snazzy colours together look 🔥.
Why Did My Brain Make Me Say It? by @bardymum.bsky.social
Yay!
Little shout also to @brianbilston.bsky.social these snazzy colours together look 🔥.
So proud to be in this anthology with a host of talented writers.
Thanks to Jonny Syer and @northerngravy.bsky.social for this!
It's available to buy at
northerngravy.com/shop/
And would be a great decision!
Thanks to Jonny Syer and @northerngravy.bsky.social for this!
It's available to buy at
northerngravy.com/shop/
And would be a great decision!
August 20, 2025 at 7:41 AM
So proud to be in this anthology with a host of talented writers.
Thanks to Jonny Syer and @northerngravy.bsky.social for this!
It's available to buy at
northerngravy.com/shop/
And would be a great decision!
Thanks to Jonny Syer and @northerngravy.bsky.social for this!
It's available to buy at
northerngravy.com/shop/
And would be a great decision!
@coralrumble.bsky.social tells us it is National Pick Strawberries day in the US. You know what you must do!
@attielime.bsky.social and her delightful book awaits you!
@attielime.bsky.social and her delightful book awaits you!
May 20, 2025 at 3:07 PM
@coralrumble.bsky.social tells us it is National Pick Strawberries day in the US. You know what you must do!
@attielime.bsky.social and her delightful book awaits you!
@attielime.bsky.social and her delightful book awaits you!
For all my North American friends celebrating Mother's Day today here's a link to a Mummy poem I have in the Sky Surfing anthology and the beautiful artwork Jo Byatt produced for it.
@thedirigible.bsky.social @northernjim.bsky.social
Happy 💐 Mother's Day!
dirigibleballoon.org/poem/How-to-...
@thedirigible.bsky.social @northernjim.bsky.social
Happy 💐 Mother's Day!
dirigibleballoon.org/poem/How-to-...
May 11, 2025 at 12:47 PM
For all my North American friends celebrating Mother's Day today here's a link to a Mummy poem I have in the Sky Surfing anthology and the beautiful artwork Jo Byatt produced for it.
@thedirigible.bsky.social @northernjim.bsky.social
Happy 💐 Mother's Day!
dirigibleballoon.org/poem/How-to-...
@thedirigible.bsky.social @northernjim.bsky.social
Happy 💐 Mother's Day!
dirigibleballoon.org/poem/How-to-...
The end just flew into sight.
I've just topped 26,000 words of the novel!!
10,000 to go.
I can do this in a late night fortnight.
I AM going to do this in a late night fortnight.
Must get the first draft finished before summer hits.
I've just topped 26,000 words of the novel!!
10,000 to go.
I can do this in a late night fortnight.
I AM going to do this in a late night fortnight.
Must get the first draft finished before summer hits.
May 10, 2025 at 9:05 AM
The end just flew into sight.
I've just topped 26,000 words of the novel!!
10,000 to go.
I can do this in a late night fortnight.
I AM going to do this in a late night fortnight.
Must get the first draft finished before summer hits.
I've just topped 26,000 words of the novel!!
10,000 to go.
I can do this in a late night fortnight.
I AM going to do this in a late night fortnight.
Must get the first draft finished before summer hits.
My YR3 class are tricky to engage, but yesterday we explored poetry. Despite protest they loved the TheDirigible.org, particularly this poem by @valpoet.bsky.social
@northernjim.bsky.social
One particulay inspired child's poem from beginning to end. Thx Val
dirigibleballoon.org/poem/Hanging...
@northernjim.bsky.social
One particulay inspired child's poem from beginning to end. Thx Val
dirigibleballoon.org/poem/Hanging...
May 7, 2025 at 9:09 AM
My YR3 class are tricky to engage, but yesterday we explored poetry. Despite protest they loved the TheDirigible.org, particularly this poem by @valpoet.bsky.social
@northernjim.bsky.social
One particulay inspired child's poem from beginning to end. Thx Val
dirigibleballoon.org/poem/Hanging...
@northernjim.bsky.social
One particulay inspired child's poem from beginning to end. Thx Val
dirigibleballoon.org/poem/Hanging...
I can't think of a better day to be reading Blue Jelly and Strawberries by @attielime.bsky.social in a garden. 24 degrees. Sunshine that is definitely NOT hiding!
Delightful!
Delightful!
April 30, 2025 at 3:55 PM
I can't think of a better day to be reading Blue Jelly and Strawberries by @attielime.bsky.social in a garden. 24 degrees. Sunshine that is definitely NOT hiding!
Delightful!
Delightful!
Details of the great Edinburgh poetry sensory road trip coming soon!
#spokenword #childrenspoems #ks1 #fun #poetryforchildren #sounds #language #languagelover #asn
#spokenword #childrenspoems #ks1 #fun #poetryforchildren #sounds #language #languagelover #asn
April 21, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Details of the great Edinburgh poetry sensory road trip coming soon!
#spokenword #childrenspoems #ks1 #fun #poetryforchildren #sounds #language #languagelover #asn
#spokenword #childrenspoems #ks1 #fun #poetryforchildren #sounds #language #languagelover #asn
If you work out that the kids you know are going to eat a lot of chocolate in life; but may not get many chances to hold a poetry book this good, then it stands to reason that Easter IS an excuse to buy this wonderful book by @attielime.bsky.social
See her page. Signed, £10 p&p inc, plus goodies.
See her page. Signed, £10 p&p inc, plus goodies.
April 16, 2025 at 12:57 PM
If you work out that the kids you know are going to eat a lot of chocolate in life; but may not get many chances to hold a poetry book this good, then it stands to reason that Easter IS an excuse to buy this wonderful book by @attielime.bsky.social
See her page. Signed, £10 p&p inc, plus goodies.
See her page. Signed, £10 p&p inc, plus goodies.
Draw a picture of mummy.
Not draw a picture of how mummy feels 😂.
Not draw a picture of how mummy feels 😂.
March 23, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Draw a picture of mummy.
Not draw a picture of how mummy feels 😂.
Not draw a picture of how mummy feels 😂.
Thanks to the Dirigible Balloon and @northernjim.bsky.social for publishing three of mine this morning. A reprint of one from your blog too @brianmosespoet.bsky.social so the is to you both!
dirigibleballoon.org/writer/laura...
dirigibleballoon.org/writer/laura...
March 18, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Thanks to the Dirigible Balloon and @northernjim.bsky.social for publishing three of mine this morning. A reprint of one from your blog too @brianmosespoet.bsky.social so the is to you both!
dirigibleballoon.org/writer/laura...
dirigibleballoon.org/writer/laura...
Made a video of a poem for @northerngravy.bsky.social and #worldbookday2025 elsewhere. @worldbookdayuk.bsky.social
Here it is if you're not there.
Filmed it this way to show the wonderful Jo Byatt illo and the quality of the Dirigible Balloon antho 'Sky Surfing'
@northernjim.bsky.social
Here it is if you're not there.
Filmed it this way to show the wonderful Jo Byatt illo and the quality of the Dirigible Balloon antho 'Sky Surfing'
@northernjim.bsky.social
March 6, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Made a video of a poem for @northerngravy.bsky.social and #worldbookday2025 elsewhere. @worldbookdayuk.bsky.social
Here it is if you're not there.
Filmed it this way to show the wonderful Jo Byatt illo and the quality of the Dirigible Balloon antho 'Sky Surfing'
@northernjim.bsky.social
Here it is if you're not there.
Filmed it this way to show the wonderful Jo Byatt illo and the quality of the Dirigible Balloon antho 'Sky Surfing'
@northernjim.bsky.social
Happiest of happy book birthdays to one of the best writers and friends a person could have @attielime.bsky.social So well deserved. Enjoy! And many more to come! @AttieLime
@otterbarrybooks.bsky.social
@otterbarrybooks.bsky.social
March 6, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Happiest of happy book birthdays to one of the best writers and friends a person could have @attielime.bsky.social So well deserved. Enjoy! And many more to come! @AttieLime
@otterbarrybooks.bsky.social
@otterbarrybooks.bsky.social
My big loves really are my children and I'm ever so proud of this poem "How To Bake A Mummy," which is now in the Sky Surfing Anthology and illustrated by Joanne Byatt
The Dirigible Balloon
@northernjim.bsky.social
dirigibleballoon.org/poem/How-to-...
dirigibleballoon.org/shop
The Dirigible Balloon
@northernjim.bsky.social
dirigibleballoon.org/poem/How-to-...
dirigibleballoon.org/shop
February 15, 2025 at 5:19 PM
My big loves really are my children and I'm ever so proud of this poem "How To Bake A Mummy," which is now in the Sky Surfing Anthology and illustrated by Joanne Byatt
The Dirigible Balloon
@northernjim.bsky.social
dirigibleballoon.org/poem/How-to-...
dirigibleballoon.org/shop
The Dirigible Balloon
@northernjim.bsky.social
dirigibleballoon.org/poem/How-to-...
dirigibleballoon.org/shop
Need to start feeling this way about wasps too. Those things are the shiz.
Here's a kids story: The Truth About Wasps that'll set you straight. 😂 Seriously 😐 .
parakeetmagazine.wordpress.com/january-2024/
Here's a kids story: The Truth About Wasps that'll set you straight. 😂 Seriously 😐 .
parakeetmagazine.wordpress.com/january-2024/
February 11, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Need to start feeling this way about wasps too. Those things are the shiz.
Here's a kids story: The Truth About Wasps that'll set you straight. 😂 Seriously 😐 .
parakeetmagazine.wordpress.com/january-2024/
Here's a kids story: The Truth About Wasps that'll set you straight. 😂 Seriously 😐 .
parakeetmagazine.wordpress.com/january-2024/
Everything is better with googly eyes.
January 24, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Everything is better with googly eyes.
Portpatrick
A happy place. I wandered the beach in my head tonight. And it was the only place I wanted to be.
A happy place. I wandered the beach in my head tonight. And it was the only place I wanted to be.
January 24, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Portpatrick
A happy place. I wandered the beach in my head tonight. And it was the only place I wanted to be.
A happy place. I wandered the beach in my head tonight. And it was the only place I wanted to be.
Wrote this when my 2 year old started calling ice cubes "tinkles," because of the sound on the glass. 🥰
I wanted to remember these things before she gets it right, so I put some of her "wrongs" together while waiting on the bus. #kidlit #poem
It was my pinned post on the other place so here it is.
I wanted to remember these things before she gets it right, so I put some of her "wrongs" together while waiting on the bus. #kidlit #poem
It was my pinned post on the other place so here it is.
January 22, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Reporting back from 1998, where I'm sure I've got some Geography homework due.
Throwback shoes.
Throwback shoes.
January 18, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Reporting back from 1998, where I'm sure I've got some Geography homework due.
Throwback shoes.
Throwback shoes.
On the other site I do a #kidlit #fridayboostup. Starting here with the great @northernjim.bsky.social of The Dirigible Balloon.
He recently released the Sky Surfing anthology supporting the @jarproject.bsky.social and does so much for poetry, someone to support for sure. dirigibleballoon.org/shop
He recently released the Sky Surfing anthology supporting the @jarproject.bsky.social and does so much for poetry, someone to support for sure. dirigibleballoon.org/shop
January 17, 2025 at 10:29 AM
On the other site I do a #kidlit #fridayboostup. Starting here with the great @northernjim.bsky.social of The Dirigible Balloon.
He recently released the Sky Surfing anthology supporting the @jarproject.bsky.social and does so much for poetry, someone to support for sure. dirigibleballoon.org/shop
He recently released the Sky Surfing anthology supporting the @jarproject.bsky.social and does so much for poetry, someone to support for sure. dirigibleballoon.org/shop
3 wants to know,
Don't their bums get cold?
All I can see now is a giraffe wearing a cape.
Don't their bums get cold?
All I can see now is a giraffe wearing a cape.
January 16, 2025 at 12:00 PM
3 wants to know,
Don't their bums get cold?
All I can see now is a giraffe wearing a cape.
Don't their bums get cold?
All I can see now is a giraffe wearing a cape.
I knew it was a full moon today, not by looking at a chart or anything but within the first 5 mins of doing the classroom register. 😂
#teachers
#teacherlife
#edusky
And lo! I was correct an all!
#teachers
#teacherlife
#edusky
And lo! I was correct an all!
January 13, 2025 at 11:17 PM
I knew it was a full moon today, not by looking at a chart or anything but within the first 5 mins of doing the classroom register. 😂
#teachers
#teacherlife
#edusky
And lo! I was correct an all!
#teachers
#teacherlife
#edusky
And lo! I was correct an all!
I presume that my friend David Bleiman
isn't going to object that I'm teaching my class his #poem for the Scottish poetry competition.
The Dirigible Balloon www.dirigibleballoon.org is a great #kidlit poems source. I have some there too, but for Scots I knew the man!
@northernjim.bsky.social
isn't going to object that I'm teaching my class his #poem for the Scottish poetry competition.
The Dirigible Balloon www.dirigibleballoon.org is a great #kidlit poems source. I have some there too, but for Scots I knew the man!
@northernjim.bsky.social
January 13, 2025 at 9:55 PM
I presume that my friend David Bleiman
isn't going to object that I'm teaching my class his #poem for the Scottish poetry competition.
The Dirigible Balloon www.dirigibleballoon.org is a great #kidlit poems source. I have some there too, but for Scots I knew the man!
@northernjim.bsky.social
isn't going to object that I'm teaching my class his #poem for the Scottish poetry competition.
The Dirigible Balloon www.dirigibleballoon.org is a great #kidlit poems source. I have some there too, but for Scots I knew the man!
@northernjim.bsky.social
Meanwhile ... another 300 words into the WIP. I cannot put this pair of chapters down. I knew this bank from Blists Hill in summer would make a reappearance. Thanks for letting me take the photo of you! @ironbridgegmt.bsky.social
January 10, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Meanwhile ... another 300 words into the WIP. I cannot put this pair of chapters down. I knew this bank from Blists Hill in summer would make a reappearance. Thanks for letting me take the photo of you! @ironbridgegmt.bsky.social
The little one inspiring me again, calls for a small New Ears Day #poem then.
Happy New Year!
#kidlit
#NewYear2025
Happy New Year!
#kidlit
#NewYear2025
January 1, 2025 at 3:43 PM
The little one inspiring me again, calls for a small New Ears Day #poem then.
Happy New Year!
#kidlit
#NewYear2025
Happy New Year!
#kidlit
#NewYear2025