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Chris Doyle (Doylie)
@mrselyod.bsky.social
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Father of three /Husband. Reader of anything / Writer of poetry. Cycling for mindfulness. Learning BSL at the moment. Bit bald & deaf.
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Chris Doyle (Doylie) @mrselyod.bsky.social · Jan 11
I’m (slowly) working on a collection of unearthly, unsettling and unusual stories. They are all set where I live (a little village in Saddleworth surrounded by hills. It’s called Hymns from A Village.
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It’ll be alright.
December 5, 2025 at 8:16 AM
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If you’re starting to think about Christmas shopping, check out the replies to this.
mooseallain.bsky.social Moose Allain @mooseallain.bsky.social · Mar 28
A great way to fight back against AI taking away work from creatives is to buy art by actual humans.

(Reply to this post with your own art/website etc. But only if you’re an organic life-form).

www.worldofmoose.com
Website of artist, cartoonist & tweeter Moose Allain
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November 15, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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And then there was one! Leaving drinks last night with my pal Joey has left me slightly broken all day
November 14, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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Happy birthday Maisey moo. I think about you every day. It’s hard for the memories to not be over shadowed by your last day my love. I am trying though. Very difficult - you were my best friend in the whole world you see.
November 10, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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Good night sweetheart. Love you Jo
November 4, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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My husband @mjowen174.bsky.social is very down.
He’s struggling to find any work at the moment.
He’s a brilliant writer and has written for Dangermouse, Private Eye and many more…

If you need a writer have a look at his website and please repost.
www.mathew-owen.co.uk
Thank you
Home | Matt Owen | Freelance Writer
I offer a broad and diverse range of writing services. Get in touch!
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November 1, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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Anyway. This is my new book. Hoping to have it ready for Christmas
November 1, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Would anyone like to know the title of my next book? It’s a two parter. Part one: poems. Part two: short stories of an other-worldly nature set in the village where I live.
October 25, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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Wrote a thing. bodylanguage words in alt text
Your body language is an SOS Frantic flapping flags unfurled And waved in urgent semaphore Dull and disinterested they do not Spare a glance or a pause. Eyes like glass are wide in Fear and anticipation. Stuttering and fumbling With flailing hands you sign In the language that only You know. Nervously Tapping out an urgent beat Your fingers twitch Inchoate morse to warn of Some battle on its way The words you say Say nothing That is true but still You move. Frenetic jerking A child with palsy. Disabled By the things you know. Your body language is an SOS That no one else can hear.
October 9, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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Yes, yes I know I keep banging on about my fucking book! However, if you want one repost this and I’ll do a random winner pick thing by the end of the week because I’m great like that. ♥️📚
#amindofmyown
October 7, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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Brian is pretty much why I load this app up you know. Every single post is just fascinating. It must take some real effort to do all this and I am very very grateful.
groomb.bsky.social Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · Oct 2
Mohandas K.Gandhi, born on this day 1869. Visited Darwen 1931 amid hardship in Lancs cotton towns. Refused to lift boycott of British goods until there was progress towards Indian independence.
October 2, 2025 at 7:11 AM
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I want to watch superman on my telly (the new one). Can’t figure it out where/how to get it. I’ve got sky / Netflix/ prime. Worked in IT 30+ years. Embarrassing isn’t it 😆
September 22, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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Hey mr. @jamesgunn.bsky.social peacemaker is about the best thing I’ve watched on tv in years. Thank you for making it x
September 19, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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Annie Kenney was born on this day 1879.
groomb.bsky.social Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · May 2
Made in Saddleworth, Oldham and Manchester: Annie Kenney (1879-1953), born in Springhead, started working in cotton mills at age 10 and became a leading suffragette in the Women's Social and Political Union. She was jailed 13 times and repeatedly force-fed. 1/9
September 13, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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Little Winnie has a fetching new coat
September 2, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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I think this is called Luke
August 26, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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Whether you're a teacher, health worker, protection officer, driver, advocate or emergency responder, every role matters in making a difference.

#WorldHumanitarianDay
August 18, 2025 at 8:57 AM
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Good luck tomorrow @dockers.bsky.social
August 3, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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“Frappe frappe”
“Qui est lá?”
“J’adore…”
“J’adore qui?”
“J’adore qui not working?”
July 30, 2025 at 8:56 AM
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#poetry wrote a thing. Text in alt description.
Technical debt This is just a moment Here. So I gathered thoughts And took a Breath that shuddered as it left. Just a fraction of the time There is left. Reflection and Indecision encircle me. This is my list that has no End in sight. No respite here This is my debt and list of follies Etched here in indelible ink No crayons or ephemeral Pencil strokes for us This is what I have and this Is what I need to do.
July 30, 2025 at 7:13 AM
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Happy birthday @dockers.bsky.social you still look like you present CBeebies x
July 21, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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#poetry
We used to be connected.

(Text in alt)
think we were connected once You used to notice what I said The way I looked and moved And danced. You read the thoughts Inside my head. You cared For what I did and felt We shared unbroken dreams We built this place with our Bare hands. We crafted All these schemes. Then As things do the world Moved on. Our orbits Flailed and fell. Hairline Cracks and subtle knives Made all that’s well Unwell. Something broke And something changed Within me and with you Lay on the grass - no Comfort here - drowning in The dew.
July 13, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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I post lots of stuff for free, for your and my entertainment, and that's the way I've always liked it.

I do earn my living from selling my work, so if you feel like supporting my cartoons are popular and I draw each one individually - they're not prints. www.worldofmoose.com/collections/...
July 7, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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@dockers.bsky.social any gods from yesterday?
June 24, 2025 at 7:32 AM
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It’s two years since my friend Dennis died. God how we loved him. He’s have rolled his eyes at the poem I wrote for him.
With no lines around his eyes downturned corners of the mouth With tunes that can ignite you Drink is taken to excess because We are young and he can With unguarded laughter at a joke that Only he knows he struts Beside the decks - fearless Careless - no worries for the Things the Later seasons may bring Encapsulated by a roaring Beat that shuffles into places That no one thought to go Where we all needed though To be He raises his head Tilts sideways And he smiles And drops a final beat.
June 23, 2025 at 12:51 PM