Paul Carnahan
@pacarnahan.bsky.social
Writer. Grump. Pet-wrangler. MDANT. New novel 'End of a Century' out now. 'How Soon Is Now?' also available on Amazon and from Audible.
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New look, same great mind-bending, heart-breaking time travel tale.!
‘How Soon Is Now?’, in its gorgeous new cover, is available in print, on kindle and from Audible. Read it today!
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‘How Soon Is Now?’, in its gorgeous new cover, is available in print, on kindle and from Audible. Read it today!
www.amazon.co.uk/How-Soon-Now...
#BookSky
Great that it passed by a casting vote, but ...100 votes to 100?How many uninformed idiots are still in our Parliament?
Why don't they want to just get past this self-inflicted but relatively easily resolved stupidity and get on with fixing things?
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Why don't they want to just get past this self-inflicted but relatively easily resolved stupidity and get on with fixing things?
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
EU customs union vote passes to pile pressure on Labour’s Brexit stance - latest
MPs were evenly divided over the motion, with the deputy speaker casting the deciding vote
www.independent.co.uk
December 9, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Great that it passed by a casting vote, but ...100 votes to 100?How many uninformed idiots are still in our Parliament?
Why don't they want to just get past this self-inflicted but relatively easily resolved stupidity and get on with fixing things?
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Why don't they want to just get past this self-inflicted but relatively easily resolved stupidity and get on with fixing things?
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
If it took so long to write prompts and refine shots, why not just hire actors and a camera crew instead?
McDonald's has released an AI-generated Christmas ad
The studio behind it says they 'hardly slept' for several weeks while writing AI prompts and refining the shots — 'AI didn't make this film. We did'
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The studio behind it says they 'hardly slept' for several weeks while writing AI prompts and refining the shots — 'AI didn't make this film. We did'
Comments have been turned off on YouTube
December 8, 2025 at 8:50 PM
If it took so long to write prompts and refine shots, why not just hire actors and a camera crew instead?
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Check it out!! Hodder & Stoughton have an open submission window for all fiction genres.
Get in quick.
Details in link.
Please share :)
Get in quick.
Details in link.
Please share :)
HODDER & STOUGHTON OPEN SUBMISSIONS
Visit the post for more.
www.hodder.co.uk
December 7, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Check it out!! Hodder & Stoughton have an open submission window for all fiction genres.
Get in quick.
Details in link.
Please share :)
Get in quick.
Details in link.
Please share :)
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The main fact that stuck with me after writing a book about British Xmases is that The Times was complaining about decorations going up in October back in the *1930s*, Selfridges has had decorations up in Oct since at least the 1950s and the whole “earlier every year” thing is generally bollocks
Middle class people love to pretend to be appalled at Christmas decorations being either early or fun to look at, the ideal Christmas tree is put up at midnight on Christmas day and decorated only by a black cloak and an unlit matchstick
December 8, 2025 at 8:07 AM
The main fact that stuck with me after writing a book about British Xmases is that The Times was complaining about decorations going up in October back in the *1930s*, Selfridges has had decorations up in Oct since at least the 1950s and the whole “earlier every year” thing is generally bollocks
December 8, 2013: Logan was full of Christmas spirit.
December 8, 2025 at 8:40 AM
December 8, 2013: Logan was full of Christmas spirit.
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Tonight's your last chance to grab a warm, witty, big-hearted romantic comedy set in Glasgow and London in 1995 for just 99p on Kindle.
Romance, mystery, big characters and maybe even a tiny sprinkle of magic ... it's all here. Don't miss it!
www.amazon.co.uk/How-Soon-Now...
#BookSky #KindleDeals
Romance, mystery, big characters and maybe even a tiny sprinkle of magic ... it's all here. Don't miss it!
www.amazon.co.uk/How-Soon-Now...
#BookSky #KindleDeals
December 7, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Tonight's your last chance to grab a warm, witty, big-hearted romantic comedy set in Glasgow and London in 1995 for just 99p on Kindle.
Romance, mystery, big characters and maybe even a tiny sprinkle of magic ... it's all here. Don't miss it!
www.amazon.co.uk/How-Soon-Now...
#BookSky #KindleDeals
Romance, mystery, big characters and maybe even a tiny sprinkle of magic ... it's all here. Don't miss it!
www.amazon.co.uk/How-Soon-Now...
#BookSky #KindleDeals
Tonight's your last chance to grab a warm, witty, big-hearted romantic comedy set in Glasgow and London in 1995 for just 99p on Kindle.
Romance, mystery, big characters and maybe even a tiny sprinkle of magic ... it's all here. Don't miss it!
www.amazon.co.uk/How-Soon-Now...
#BookSky #KindleDeals
Romance, mystery, big characters and maybe even a tiny sprinkle of magic ... it's all here. Don't miss it!
www.amazon.co.uk/How-Soon-Now...
#BookSky #KindleDeals
December 7, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Tonight's your last chance to grab a warm, witty, big-hearted romantic comedy set in Glasgow and London in 1995 for just 99p on Kindle.
Romance, mystery, big characters and maybe even a tiny sprinkle of magic ... it's all here. Don't miss it!
www.amazon.co.uk/How-Soon-Now...
#BookSky #KindleDeals
Romance, mystery, big characters and maybe even a tiny sprinkle of magic ... it's all here. Don't miss it!
www.amazon.co.uk/How-Soon-Now...
#BookSky #KindleDeals
Can you imagine these insufferable, greedy twats turning up at your doorstep while you're in the middle of a million different Christmas tasks?
'And we won't go until we get some,' indeed!
First stop: Upper floor window to drop the contents of a cat litter tray on their figgy-pudding obsessed heads.
'And we won't go until we get some,' indeed!
First stop: Upper floor window to drop the contents of a cat litter tray on their figgy-pudding obsessed heads.
December 7, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Can you imagine these insufferable, greedy twats turning up at your doorstep while you're in the middle of a million different Christmas tasks?
'And we won't go until we get some,' indeed!
First stop: Upper floor window to drop the contents of a cat litter tray on their figgy-pudding obsessed heads.
'And we won't go until we get some,' indeed!
First stop: Upper floor window to drop the contents of a cat litter tray on their figgy-pudding obsessed heads.
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A tiny bit of shameless self-promotion because the gifting season is creeping up on us. If you’re after something delicious, handcrafted, and ethical, my chocolate boxes, bars, and treats make really lovely gifts. Treat yourself, treat someone else, or both, I won’t judge! Reshares appreciated! 🍫✨
November 22, 2025 at 6:51 PM
A tiny bit of shameless self-promotion because the gifting season is creeping up on us. If you’re after something delicious, handcrafted, and ethical, my chocolate boxes, bars, and treats make really lovely gifts. Treat yourself, treat someone else, or both, I won’t judge! Reshares appreciated! 🍫✨
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Leave 2025 behind this weekend ... for just 99p!
Head for 1995, where the internet's barely a blip and there's hardly a mobile phone in sight. If you want to fall in love or solve a mystery, you have to do it the old way – face to face...
#BookSky #KindleDeals
www.amazon.co.uk/End-Century-...
Head for 1995, where the internet's barely a blip and there's hardly a mobile phone in sight. If you want to fall in love or solve a mystery, you have to do it the old way – face to face...
#BookSky #KindleDeals
www.amazon.co.uk/End-Century-...
December 5, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Leave 2025 behind this weekend ... for just 99p!
Head for 1995, where the internet's barely a blip and there's hardly a mobile phone in sight. If you want to fall in love or solve a mystery, you have to do it the old way – face to face...
#BookSky #KindleDeals
www.amazon.co.uk/End-Century-...
Head for 1995, where the internet's barely a blip and there's hardly a mobile phone in sight. If you want to fall in love or solve a mystery, you have to do it the old way – face to face...
#BookSky #KindleDeals
www.amazon.co.uk/End-Century-...
The UK's irony surplus fell by an unprecedented 50 per cent today after the news that Nigel Farage, famed for his opposition to dangerous men barging into other people's countries uninvited to cause fear and alarm among the locals was today barging into Scotland uninvited to (etc et).
December 6, 2025 at 9:21 AM
The UK's irony surplus fell by an unprecedented 50 per cent today after the news that Nigel Farage, famed for his opposition to dangerous men barging into other people's countries uninvited to cause fear and alarm among the locals was today barging into Scotland uninvited to (etc et).
Got to enjoy the irony of an ‘intensely private’ man using his wealth to decide how everyone else should live.
Great profile of Christopher Harborne, who has given Nigel Farage’s Reform UK a record £9m, from our @rowenamason.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Christopher Harborne, the ‘intensely private’ mega-donor bankrolling Reform UK
He has made an immense fortune in crypto and – from his Thai retreat – is putting it at the service of Nigel Farage after a flirtation with the Tories
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Got to enjoy the irony of an ‘intensely private’ man using his wealth to decide how everyone else should live.
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Why on earth did they think Donald Trump would like a statue of lots of little hands touching a wrinkly ball?
December 5, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Why on earth did they think Donald Trump would like a statue of lots of little hands touching a wrinkly ball?
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FOR THE LOVE OF GOD USE HYPHENS
December 5, 2025 at 3:40 PM
FOR THE LOVE OF GOD USE HYPHENS
New blog post: About the life of my late brother, on what would have been his 63rd birthday.
(If this one seems familiar, it is an extended version of an earlier social media thread.)
www.paulcarnahan.com/post/for-ste...
(If this one seems familiar, it is an extended version of an earlier social media thread.)
www.paulcarnahan.com/post/for-ste...
For Steven, on his birthday
I had a brother, once. His name was Steven and today he would have been 63 years old.The second of my parents' four children and their first son, he loved music, comedy and football. Football never re...
www.paulcarnahan.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:16 PM
New blog post: About the life of my late brother, on what would have been his 63rd birthday.
(If this one seems familiar, it is an extended version of an earlier social media thread.)
www.paulcarnahan.com/post/for-ste...
(If this one seems familiar, it is an extended version of an earlier social media thread.)
www.paulcarnahan.com/post/for-ste...
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Good morning everyone. The 3rd issue of my IN THE APRIL SUN indie pop fanzine is now on sale. I have stock in hand so will be posting out right away. It's a beautiful issue, so do share/grab one. It has some lovely stuff in it; Heavenly, the Lemonheads, Chime School, The Felt Tips & much more.
In The April Sun (Indie Pop Fanzine #3) -- OUT TODAY! from Assistant
In The April Sun (Indie Pop Fanzine #3) -- OUT TODAY! from Assistant
assistant.bandcamp.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Good morning everyone. The 3rd issue of my IN THE APRIL SUN indie pop fanzine is now on sale. I have stock in hand so will be posting out right away. It's a beautiful issue, so do share/grab one. It has some lovely stuff in it; Heavenly, the Lemonheads, Chime School, The Felt Tips & much more.
Farage's big 'I'm not a racist!' pantomime is the biggest wink towards a knowing audience since cotton bud producers started saying 'now, you're not going to insert these into your ear canal, are you?'
December 5, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Farage's big 'I'm not a racist!' pantomime is the biggest wink towards a knowing audience since cotton bud producers started saying 'now, you're not going to insert these into your ear canal, are you?'
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I read this recently. It’s really very good. And at 99p it’s a bargain!
Leave 2025 behind this weekend ... for just 99p!
Head for 1995, where the internet's barely a blip and there's hardly a mobile phone in sight. If you want to fall in love or solve a mystery, you have to do it the old way – face to face...
#BookSky #KindleDeals
www.amazon.co.uk/End-Century-...
Head for 1995, where the internet's barely a blip and there's hardly a mobile phone in sight. If you want to fall in love or solve a mystery, you have to do it the old way – face to face...
#BookSky #KindleDeals
www.amazon.co.uk/End-Century-...
December 5, 2025 at 9:46 AM
I read this recently. It’s really very good. And at 99p it’s a bargain!
Leave 2025 behind this weekend ... for just 99p!
Head for 1995, where the internet's barely a blip and there's hardly a mobile phone in sight. If you want to fall in love or solve a mystery, you have to do it the old way – face to face...
#BookSky #KindleDeals
www.amazon.co.uk/End-Century-...
Head for 1995, where the internet's barely a blip and there's hardly a mobile phone in sight. If you want to fall in love or solve a mystery, you have to do it the old way – face to face...
#BookSky #KindleDeals
www.amazon.co.uk/End-Century-...
December 5, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Leave 2025 behind this weekend ... for just 99p!
Head for 1995, where the internet's barely a blip and there's hardly a mobile phone in sight. If you want to fall in love or solve a mystery, you have to do it the old way – face to face...
#BookSky #KindleDeals
www.amazon.co.uk/End-Century-...
Head for 1995, where the internet's barely a blip and there's hardly a mobile phone in sight. If you want to fall in love or solve a mystery, you have to do it the old way – face to face...
#BookSky #KindleDeals
www.amazon.co.uk/End-Century-...
It's officially a Christmas song now! Out today, and absolutely lovely – 'Mad As Snow', from ex-Kitchens of Distinction chap Patrick Fitzgerald, featuring David McAlmont on vocals, plus cellist Semay Wu and KoD guitarist Julian Swales.
patrickfitzgerald.bandcamp.com/track/mad-as...
patrickfitzgerald.bandcamp.com/track/mad-as...
Mad As Snow (featuring David McAlmont) (2025), by PATRICK FITZGERALD
track by PATRICK FITZGERALD
patrickfitzgerald.bandcamp.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:13 AM
It's officially a Christmas song now! Out today, and absolutely lovely – 'Mad As Snow', from ex-Kitchens of Distinction chap Patrick Fitzgerald, featuring David McAlmont on vocals, plus cellist Semay Wu and KoD guitarist Julian Swales.
patrickfitzgerald.bandcamp.com/track/mad-as...
patrickfitzgerald.bandcamp.com/track/mad-as...
Spooky mist across the field on last night’s walk…
December 5, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Spooky mist across the field on last night’s walk…
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Everyone’s talking about whether Farage was racist to schoolchildren as a boy when he was racist to schoolchildren THIS WEEK. All the kids who are of reading age can read what he says about them.
John Swinney has responded to Nigel Farage's attack on Glasgow schoolchildren, calling it 'quite simply racist'
John Swinney responds to Nigel Farage's 'racist' attack on Glasgow schoolchildren
www.thenational.scot
December 5, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Everyone’s talking about whether Farage was racist to schoolchildren as a boy when he was racist to schoolchildren THIS WEEK. All the kids who are of reading age can read what he says about them.
We know what happens to bodies that gorge on processed, artificial junk. What about brains?
Waterstones would sell books written by AI, says chain's boss
Waterstones would sell books written by AI, says chain's boss
James Daunt says booksellers instinctively have "disdain" for AI but it could be sold if clearly labelled.
www.bbc.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:47 AM
We know what happens to bodies that gorge on processed, artificial junk. What about brains?
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Spotify has laid off thousands in recent years, while reportedly paying artists $0.003 per stream.
Spotify profits rose 28% in Q3. Its CEO is worth $9.8 billion. It's making money off ICE recruitment ads.
Don't you think it's time put a wrap on corporate greed and exploitation?
Spotify profits rose 28% in Q3. Its CEO is worth $9.8 billion. It's making money off ICE recruitment ads.
Don't you think it's time put a wrap on corporate greed and exploitation?
December 4, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Spotify has laid off thousands in recent years, while reportedly paying artists $0.003 per stream.
Spotify profits rose 28% in Q3. Its CEO is worth $9.8 billion. It's making money off ICE recruitment ads.
Don't you think it's time put a wrap on corporate greed and exploitation?
Spotify profits rose 28% in Q3. Its CEO is worth $9.8 billion. It's making money off ICE recruitment ads.
Don't you think it's time put a wrap on corporate greed and exploitation?
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Excellent thread dismantling a load of culture war garbage by one of the most loathsome people in British journalism - which is quite the accomplishment
In a surprise to absolutely no one, the mum she’s describing is not claiming benefits as a “lifestyle choice”.
This paywalled article is full of “in my grandparents day, blah blah blah” and nasty sneery comments about latest iPhones for spoilt children🙄
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This paywalled article is full of “in my grandparents day, blah blah blah” and nasty sneery comments about latest iPhones for spoilt children🙄
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1/9
December 4, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Excellent thread dismantling a load of culture war garbage by one of the most loathsome people in British journalism - which is quite the accomplishment