slam.fitzsimons
@slamfitzsimons.bsky.social
creator of things: novels•prose poetry•shorts•spoken word performer• bookseller.
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today i discovered there is someone called Sophia Money Coutts
no, i didn’t make it up
yes, she is exactly like the character you’re thinking
voted most likely to say ‘surely the homeless can just move to one of their other houses?’
no, i didn’t make it up
yes, she is exactly like the character you’re thinking
voted most likely to say ‘surely the homeless can just move to one of their other houses?’
November 12, 2025 at 2:03 PM
today i discovered there is someone called Sophia Money Coutts
no, i didn’t make it up
yes, she is exactly like the character you’re thinking
voted most likely to say ‘surely the homeless can just move to one of their other houses?’
no, i didn’t make it up
yes, she is exactly like the character you’re thinking
voted most likely to say ‘surely the homeless can just move to one of their other houses?’
i did my five-yearly buy a pair of black jeans
broke the bank
broke the bank
November 12, 2025 at 1:35 PM
i did my five-yearly buy a pair of black jeans
broke the bank
broke the bank
hold on to your fillings! there’s going to be a geomagnetic storm -
Northern Lights set to dazzle UK this week due to possible ‘Severe’ geomagnetic storm
https://www.newsbeep.com/ie/134956/
Geomagnetic storms are disturbances in the Earth’s magnetic field that last minutes or hours and are caused by…
https://www.newsbeep.com/ie/134956/
Geomagnetic storms are disturbances in the Earth’s magnetic field that last minutes or hours and are caused by…
Northern Lights set to dazzle UK this week due to possible 'Severe' geomagnetic storm - Ireland News Beep
Geomagnetic storms are disturbances in the Earth's magnetic field that last minutes or hours and are caused by Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs) and solar flares.
www.newsbeep.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:38 AM
hold on to your fillings! there’s going to be a geomagnetic storm -
i always wondered where the research was that showed that setting targets in an educational setting had a positive impact on
All schools in England to be given AI-generated pupil attendance targets | School attendance and absence
https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/257797/
Every school in England is to be issued with an AI-generated target for minimum pupil attendance, the government…
https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/257797/
Every school in England is to be issued with an AI-generated target for minimum pupil attendance, the government…
All schools in England to be given AI-generated pupil attendance targets | School attendance and absence - United Kingdom News Beep
Every school in England is to be issued with an AI-generated target for minimum pupil attendance, the government has announced, as part of its continuing
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November 12, 2025 at 1:36 AM
i always wondered where the research was that showed that setting targets in an educational setting had a positive impact on
besides going to the dentist and being told i might need a procedure that will cost £650 (not going to happen. pull the sucker out. £75) i went to the chemist and the person behind the counter looked at the date of birth and asked do you get free prescriptions?
suddenly feel old.
suddenly feel old.
November 12, 2025 at 12:17 AM
besides going to the dentist and being told i might need a procedure that will cost £650 (not going to happen. pull the sucker out. £75) i went to the chemist and the person behind the counter looked at the date of birth and asked do you get free prescriptions?
suddenly feel old.
suddenly feel old.
something to lighten the mood
November 12, 2025 at 12:08 AM
something to lighten the mood
morning routine:
look in mirror
think what’s the point
too late now
put on clothes
drink coffee
look in mirror
think what’s the point
too late now
put on clothes
drink coffee
November 11, 2025 at 11:57 PM
morning routine:
look in mirror
think what’s the point
too late now
put on clothes
drink coffee
look in mirror
think what’s the point
too late now
put on clothes
drink coffee
hi clive.
what you been up to?
not seen you in an age.
how’s the pub meat business?
still hawking bags around bookshops?
are we all still a little bit ‘choosy?’
anyway
i’ve got to be off
i have a novel to sell
what you been up to?
not seen you in an age.
how’s the pub meat business?
still hawking bags around bookshops?
are we all still a little bit ‘choosy?’
anyway
i’ve got to be off
i have a novel to sell
November 11, 2025 at 11:49 PM
hi clive.
what you been up to?
not seen you in an age.
how’s the pub meat business?
still hawking bags around bookshops?
are we all still a little bit ‘choosy?’
anyway
i’ve got to be off
i have a novel to sell
what you been up to?
not seen you in an age.
how’s the pub meat business?
still hawking bags around bookshops?
are we all still a little bit ‘choosy?’
anyway
i’ve got to be off
i have a novel to sell
of course the solution to Bond is to get Disney involved
November 11, 2025 at 11:43 PM
of course the solution to Bond is to get Disney involved
hanging out with an old friend. some writing I haven’t looked at for a year.
November 11, 2025 at 2:49 PM
hanging out with an old friend. some writing I haven’t looked at for a year.
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today i discovered
that a mad idea i had
is actually real
radish carving
there’s even a festival for it
‘Night of the Radishes’
i feel the world is a better place
that a mad idea i had
is actually real
radish carving
there’s even a festival for it
‘Night of the Radishes’
i feel the world is a better place
November 9, 2025 at 1:32 AM
today i discovered
that a mad idea i had
is actually real
radish carving
there’s even a festival for it
‘Night of the Radishes’
i feel the world is a better place
that a mad idea i had
is actually real
radish carving
there’s even a festival for it
‘Night of the Radishes’
i feel the world is a better place
no. 1 child recommended i read ‘things - a story of the sixities’ by George’s perec.
and what a fab recommendation it was. thoroughly enjoyed reading about how the yearning for things can affect your freedom. very apt for now as we are constantly and daily pushed towards the better mousetrap.
and what a fab recommendation it was. thoroughly enjoyed reading about how the yearning for things can affect your freedom. very apt for now as we are constantly and daily pushed towards the better mousetrap.
November 6, 2025 at 12:28 AM
no. 1 child recommended i read ‘things - a story of the sixities’ by George’s perec.
and what a fab recommendation it was. thoroughly enjoyed reading about how the yearning for things can affect your freedom. very apt for now as we are constantly and daily pushed towards the better mousetrap.
and what a fab recommendation it was. thoroughly enjoyed reading about how the yearning for things can affect your freedom. very apt for now as we are constantly and daily pushed towards the better mousetrap.
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Did you know we run a writing group? We do. It's on tonight. It's well-established, there are snacks and drinks and you get to read out your work if you want. 7pm if you want to come along!
www.meetup.com/allgoodbooks...
www.meetup.com/allgoodbooks...
Writing Group (LIVE at the All Good Bookshop), Wed, Nov 5, 2025, 7:00 PM | Meetup
We're the All Good Bookshop writing group - we've been around for 10 years now. We offer writing feedback and discussion, whatever your level. Never been before? That's fin
www.meetup.com
November 5, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Did you know we run a writing group? We do. It's on tonight. It's well-established, there are snacks and drinks and you get to read out your work if you want. 7pm if you want to come along!
www.meetup.com/allgoodbooks...
www.meetup.com/allgoodbooks...
problem at the moment is that the major parties are a shambles. labour is rudderless, lacking a vision for the future. conservatives chasing even more extreme votes. liberals and greens too small to galvanise enough votes in first past the post system. so a party like reform can slime in by default
November 4, 2025 at 1:16 AM
problem at the moment is that the major parties are a shambles. labour is rudderless, lacking a vision for the future. conservatives chasing even more extreme votes. liberals and greens too small to galvanise enough votes in first past the post system. so a party like reform can slime in by default
I recently saw: Night Of The Living Dead.
for the first time all the way through.
i had always seen parts below. caught extracts i fell asleep in. clips on horror review shows. the ending after coming home from the pub.
but now. the whole thing. the tale of the flesh eaters. and a remarkable hero.
for the first time all the way through.
i had always seen parts below. caught extracts i fell asleep in. clips on horror review shows. the ending after coming home from the pub.
but now. the whole thing. the tale of the flesh eaters. and a remarkable hero.
November 4, 2025 at 12:23 AM
I recently saw: Night Of The Living Dead.
for the first time all the way through.
i had always seen parts below. caught extracts i fell asleep in. clips on horror review shows. the ending after coming home from the pub.
but now. the whole thing. the tale of the flesh eaters. and a remarkable hero.
for the first time all the way through.
i had always seen parts below. caught extracts i fell asleep in. clips on horror review shows. the ending after coming home from the pub.
but now. the whole thing. the tale of the flesh eaters. and a remarkable hero.
there is something to be said of reading a real good book. how it can transport you away. to an idea. a place. people. the intertwining of thought and symbol on a page. time slows. you become timeless. caught in a place. an otherness. you no more.
#books
#books
November 4, 2025 at 12:11 AM
there is something to be said of reading a real good book. how it can transport you away. to an idea. a place. people. the intertwining of thought and symbol on a page. time slows. you become timeless. caught in a place. an otherness. you no more.
#books
#books
more and more people are neither rich nor poor: they dream of wealth, and could become wealthy; and that is where their misfortunes begins.
Things
A Story of the Sixties
- Georges Perec
Things
A Story of the Sixties
- Georges Perec
November 3, 2025 at 9:46 PM
more and more people are neither rich nor poor: they dream of wealth, and could become wealthy; and that is where their misfortunes begins.
Things
A Story of the Sixties
- Georges Perec
Things
A Story of the Sixties
- Georges Perec
I may have reached my limit of social media. a perpetual horde spewing vomit loudly demanding attention. too much noise. there is no space for quiet places any more.
look at me now!
do this!
believe that!
time to turn it off and return to the pen and paper. have time for one’s own thoughts
look at me now!
do this!
believe that!
time to turn it off and return to the pen and paper. have time for one’s own thoughts
November 3, 2025 at 9:15 PM
I may have reached my limit of social media. a perpetual horde spewing vomit loudly demanding attention. too much noise. there is no space for quiet places any more.
look at me now!
do this!
believe that!
time to turn it off and return to the pen and paper. have time for one’s own thoughts
look at me now!
do this!
believe that!
time to turn it off and return to the pen and paper. have time for one’s own thoughts
Full story available on stephenfitzsimons.com/2023/10/31/p...
#halloween #pumpkin #horror #spookytales #writing
#halloween #pumpkin #horror #spookytales #writing
October 31, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Full story available on stephenfitzsimons.com/2023/10/31/p...
#halloween #pumpkin #horror #spookytales #writing
#halloween #pumpkin #horror #spookytales #writing
the most exciting thing in my life at the moment is that I have a dental appointment.
October 31, 2025 at 1:58 AM
the most exciting thing in my life at the moment is that I have a dental appointment.
not often I’m snapped doing a spoken word night. im usually working and taking pics.
tonight’s short was pumpkin (on my website).
nice to hear a whole audience gasp at the right moment.
#stories
tonight’s short was pumpkin (on my website).
nice to hear a whole audience gasp at the right moment.
#stories
October 31, 2025 at 1:47 AM
not often I’m snapped doing a spoken word night. im usually working and taking pics.
tonight’s short was pumpkin (on my website).
nice to hear a whole audience gasp at the right moment.
#stories
tonight’s short was pumpkin (on my website).
nice to hear a whole audience gasp at the right moment.
#stories
isnt this how zombie movies start?
October 28, 2025 at 11:06 PM
isnt this how zombie movies start?