Nick Asbury
@nickasbury.bsky.social
Writer and one half of Asbury & Asbury.
Thoughts on Writing: nickasbury.substack.com
Songwritings: songwritings.substack.com
Other things: nickasbury.com
Thoughts on Writing: nickasbury.substack.com
Songwritings: songwritings.substack.com
Other things: nickasbury.com
Latest and possibly last post on purpose in advertising and branding, for anyone interested nickasbury.substack.com/p/stengel-an...
May 24, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Latest and possibly last post on purpose in advertising and branding, for anyone interested nickasbury.substack.com/p/stengel-an...
March 18, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Further dispatches from Wordlesworth, where I plan my guesses to maximise the chances of poetry occurring, then post the results to an account no one follows on Instagram.
March 6, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Further dispatches from Wordlesworth, where I plan my guesses to maximise the chances of poetry occurring, then post the results to an account no one follows on Instagram.
Every parent prays their kid is never the victim, but the deeper terror is that they could somehow turn into the perpetrator. A barely 13-year-old kid from an apparently happy, functional family phoning Childline to ask this – the heart breaks.
January 23, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Every parent prays their kid is never the victim, but the deeper terror is that they could somehow turn into the perpetrator. A barely 13-year-old kid from an apparently happy, functional family phoning Childline to ask this – the heart breaks.
Reposting my tweet here as such is modern life
January 21, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Reposting my tweet here as such is modern life
I have pontificated about the purpose vibe shift in Marketing Week today. Please read if you have a subscription, or just assume I’m right. marketingweek.com/brand-purpose-…
January 21, 2025 at 5:25 PM
I have pontificated about the purpose vibe shift in Marketing Week today. Please read if you have a subscription, or just assume I’m right. marketingweek.com/brand-purpose-…
Nice – I think 'cheap' is a pretty strong way to end any poem. Mine turned into a diary of our weekend away in Anglesey.
January 4, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Nice – I think 'cheap' is a pretty strong way to end any poem. Mine turned into a diary of our weekend away in Anglesey.
Anagrampersand – a poem where each line is an anagram of ‘ampersand’.
My contribution to Studio Sutherland’s excellent ‘A collaboration of ampersands’, which documents an ongoing creative obsession.
My contribution to Studio Sutherland’s excellent ‘A collaboration of ampersands’, which documents an ongoing creative obsession.
January 2, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Anagrampersand – a poem where each line is an anagram of ‘ampersand’.
My contribution to Studio Sutherland’s excellent ‘A collaboration of ampersands’, which documents an ongoing creative obsession.
My contribution to Studio Sutherland’s excellent ‘A collaboration of ampersands’, which documents an ongoing creative obsession.
Nice shot of me and the 1985 Everton lads out in the pub last night
December 19, 2024 at 5:58 PM
Nice shot of me and the 1985 Everton lads out in the pub last night
From 1933
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/91631/...
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/91631/...
December 17, 2024 at 1:55 PM
From 1933
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/91631/...
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/91631/...
Instead of sending Christmas cards this year, I’m making a donation to Unilever, to support their unsung work in making the world a better place via sales of mayonnaise and deodorant.
In return, all I ask is a reasonable tax deduction and some borrowed interest for my book...
In return, all I ask is a reasonable tax deduction and some borrowed interest for my book...
December 11, 2024 at 10:44 AM
Instead of sending Christmas cards this year, I’m making a donation to Unilever, to support their unsung work in making the world a better place via sales of mayonnaise and deodorant.
In return, all I ask is a reasonable tax deduction and some borrowed interest for my book...
In return, all I ask is a reasonable tax deduction and some borrowed interest for my book...
Fun to be part of this conversation with Martin Farrar-Smith, Gemma Ballinger, Daisy Phillips (Sheppard) and Alex Myers.
We talked all things Purpose, from Simon Sinek to Jesus Christ, altruism to cancel culture.
Spotify: lnkd.in/eg82RnkC
Apple: lnkd.in/eh26JmHP
We talked all things Purpose, from Simon Sinek to Jesus Christ, altruism to cancel culture.
Spotify: lnkd.in/eg82RnkC
Apple: lnkd.in/eh26JmHP
December 8, 2024 at 11:06 AM
Fun to be part of this conversation with Martin Farrar-Smith, Gemma Ballinger, Daisy Phillips (Sheppard) and Alex Myers.
We talked all things Purpose, from Simon Sinek to Jesus Christ, altruism to cancel culture.
Spotify: lnkd.in/eg82RnkC
Apple: lnkd.in/eh26JmHP
We talked all things Purpose, from Simon Sinek to Jesus Christ, altruism to cancel culture.
Spotify: lnkd.in/eg82RnkC
Apple: lnkd.in/eh26JmHP
A Syria poem and a Notre Dame poem – both from five years ago, when I was chronicling the news with chronic wordplay. #realtime_notes
December 7, 2024 at 6:07 PM
A Syria poem and a Notre Dame poem – both from five years ago, when I was chronicling the news with chronic wordplay. #realtime_notes
Still quietly plugging away at Wordlesworth, where I try to plan guesses to maximise the chances of a decent poem. Fun coming up with the titles too. Full collection over on Instagram.
November 23, 2024 at 6:07 PM
Still quietly plugging away at Wordlesworth, where I try to plan guesses to maximise the chances of a decent poem. Fun coming up with the titles too. Full collection over on Instagram.
I believe the attack will start in Kansas
November 20, 2024 at 5:01 PM
I believe the attack will start in Kansas
True test of Bluesky is how it deals with a logo controversy
November 19, 2024 at 6:54 PM
True test of Bluesky is how it deals with a logo controversy
I have so far failed to engage properly in BlueSky and I hang my head/profile pic in shame.
But now I have a book to promote, so I'll try again.
It's called The Road to Hell.
Cover by David Pearson.
Pre-order here (and pre-thanks if you do). amzn.eu/d/6ZXuji9
But now I have a book to promote, so I'll try again.
It's called The Road to Hell.
Cover by David Pearson.
Pre-order here (and pre-thanks if you do). amzn.eu/d/6ZXuji9
April 17, 2024 at 1:54 PM
I have so far failed to engage properly in BlueSky and I hang my head/profile pic in shame.
But now I have a book to promote, so I'll try again.
It's called The Road to Hell.
Cover by David Pearson.
Pre-order here (and pre-thanks if you do). amzn.eu/d/6ZXuji9
But now I have a book to promote, so I'll try again.
It's called The Road to Hell.
Cover by David Pearson.
Pre-order here (and pre-thanks if you do). amzn.eu/d/6ZXuji9
If you’ve never seen The Book Cover Review, you’re in for a treat – smart reviews by some of the best in the business. I’ve snuck in with a review that’s more about the writing than the design. bookcoverreview.co.uk/reviews/lyri...
January 19, 2024 at 3:23 PM
If you’ve never seen The Book Cover Review, you’re in for a treat – smart reviews by some of the best in the business. I’ve snuck in with a review that’s more about the writing than the design. bookcoverreview.co.uk/reviews/lyri...
One from the archives for Gerard Houllier. There were many ‘instant obituary’ poems in Realtime Notes, which I like to think resonate more because you know they were written in the moment.
December 14, 2023 at 10:25 AM
One from the archives for Gerard Houllier. There were many ‘instant obituary’ poems in Realtime Notes, which I like to think resonate more because you know they were written in the moment.
Perpetual Disappointments Diary: not a new edition but works equally disappointingly for any year. Click the link and get it done. www.amazon.co.uk/Perpetual-Di...
December 10, 2023 at 11:34 AM
Perpetual Disappointments Diary: not a new edition but works equally disappointingly for any year. Click the link and get it done. www.amazon.co.uk/Perpetual-Di...
Quiet nod of solidarity to whichever writer had to come up with 100 puns for the Observer gift guide. You played a tough hand well.
December 3, 2023 at 9:43 AM
Quiet nod of solidarity to whichever writer had to come up with 100 puns for the Observer gift guide. You played a tough hand well.
Memories of Andy Burnham, with whom not much rhymes #realtime_notes
November 27, 2023 at 9:26 PM
Memories of Andy Burnham, with whom not much rhymes #realtime_notes
That time when Noel Edmonds was first to be voted off #ImACeleb
Always liked writing about this stuff – I think poetry should do more of it
#realtime_notes #poetry
Always liked writing about this stuff – I think poetry should do more of it
#realtime_notes #poetry
November 21, 2023 at 11:50 AM
That time when Noel Edmonds was first to be voted off #ImACeleb
Always liked writing about this stuff – I think poetry should do more of it
#realtime_notes #poetry
Always liked writing about this stuff – I think poetry should do more of it
#realtime_notes #poetry
Found poem with a killer last couplet.
#NorthernOuthouse
#NorthernOuthouse
November 7, 2023 at 11:57 AM
Found poem with a killer last couplet.
#NorthernOuthouse
#NorthernOuthouse