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Favourite line ever came from Alice's Caterpillar: "Whooo are youu?" Still working on that one. Learning from the greats: Poe, Philip Roth, Coetzee, Lawrence Durrell, Anthony Burgess, Peter Cary, Ian McEwan ... #writerslife #writing
Now for something different. For #writers a form of meditation that is captivating in its reality and honesty. #BenMarkovits tells a tale many may relate to. Love it. #writingcommunity #writing #amwriting #books
October 30, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Now for something different. For #writers a form of meditation that is captivating in its reality and honesty. #BenMarkovits tells a tale many may relate to. Love it. #writingcommunity #writing #amwriting #books
Acerbic wit at its best is shown by one of the main characters in Stephen Benatar book When I was Otherwise. You'll positively wince....and laugh. Red hot! #writingcommunity #writing #books #blueskybooks #amwriting
October 17, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Acerbic wit at its best is shown by one of the main characters in Stephen Benatar book When I was Otherwise. You'll positively wince....and laugh. Red hot! #writingcommunity #writing #books #blueskybooks #amwriting
#Quilt my oldest,dearest friend from #Canada (home of the free!) made for me. Quite something isn't it? #happymonday, #writing community #writing #writers life #amwriting
October 6, 2025 at 8:46 AM
#Quilt my oldest,dearest friend from #Canada (home of the free!) made for me. Quite something isn't it? #happymonday, #writing community #writing #writers life #amwriting
This man is WILD! #willself rips out your funny bone and chews it to oblivion. Just keep a #dictionary on hand. Highly recommended. #books #blueskybooks #writingcommunity #writers #amwriting
October 5, 2025 at 7:25 AM
This man is WILD! #willself rips out your funny bone and chews it to oblivion. Just keep a #dictionary on hand. Highly recommended. #books #blueskybooks #writingcommunity #writers #amwriting
And in London. Just Blue blue blue.
October 5, 2025 at 7:16 AM
And in London. Just Blue blue blue.
Enough of the mad orangutan. Time for #Goodbooks! Oldie but goodie this one. @marksarvas.bsky.social presented this in class as a good eg. Of subtext. Writers take note. #writingcommunity #writing #amwriting #writerslife #blueskybooks
September 21, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Enough of the mad orangutan. Time for #Goodbooks! Oldie but goodie this one. @marksarvas.bsky.social presented this in class as a good eg. Of subtext. Writers take note. #writingcommunity #writing #amwriting #writerslife #blueskybooks
#richardrusso writes people like noone else. A few sentences and I care about them. An artist! #writing #writingcommunity #books #greatbooks #writerslife #blueskybooks
September 17, 2025 at 4:44 PM
#richardrusso writes people like noone else. A few sentences and I care about them. An artist! #writing #writingcommunity #books #greatbooks #writerslife #blueskybooks
Love these #pictograms at #Japanhouse in #London. They've ruled!! from hieroglyphics to the #Olympicgames to #emojis. #writingcommunity #amwriting #writerscafe
August 25, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Love these #pictograms at #Japanhouse in #London. They've ruled!! from hieroglyphics to the #Olympicgames to #emojis. #writingcommunity #amwriting #writerscafe
Where are all the children? And the parents? I was at a fairground in #hampsteadheath yesterday and hardly any of the rides had kids. Are fairs passe? Beaten out by computer games? So sad. #writingcommunity, #kids #amwriting #fun #writerscafe
August 24, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Where are all the children? And the parents? I was at a fairground in #hampsteadheath yesterday and hardly any of the rides had kids. Are fairs passe? Beaten out by computer games? So sad. #writingcommunity, #kids #amwriting #fun #writerscafe
#Bookerprize nominee? This is far from Percival Everetts best book. I feel the Booker is now more about politics than excellent writing. Yeah? Nay? #writingcommunity #books #booksky #writing #bookprizes
July 16, 2025 at 2:53 PM
#Bookerprize nominee? This is far from Percival Everetts best book. I feel the Booker is now more about politics than excellent writing. Yeah? Nay? #writingcommunity #books #booksky #writing #bookprizes
How the big booze brands survived prohibition. Or at least it was a good front. #writingcommunity #innovation #drinking
July 14, 2025 at 3:20 PM
How the big booze brands survived prohibition. Or at least it was a good front. #writingcommunity #innovation #drinking
Okay. Y'GOTTA read this book #GoingHome by @tomlamont.bsky.social Rare I say that, but if you write, if you love to read, to think, to know a life, this is it kids! #writingcommunity #books #writing #writerslife
July 12, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Okay. Y'GOTTA read this book #GoingHome by @tomlamont.bsky.social Rare I say that, but if you write, if you love to read, to think, to know a life, this is it kids! #writingcommunity #books #writing #writerslife
Stumbled on this George Rodrigue exhibition in New Orleans. Not a soul in the room! Just all these Blue Dogs. #writingcommunity #writerslife
July 8, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Stumbled on this George Rodrigue exhibition in New Orleans. Not a soul in the room! Just all these Blue Dogs. #writingcommunity #writerslife
Exploring the old plantation homes in Louisiana. Has anything changed? #writingcommunity #amwriting
July 8, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Exploring the old plantation homes in Louisiana. Has anything changed? #writingcommunity #amwriting
Flesh. Not quite what you might expect. But a gem written in a voice that makes you see the world through one man's eyes....and this is a simple but fascinating man. Unique. #writingcommunity #books #writing, #blueskybooks #writerslife
May 19, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Flesh. Not quite what you might expect. But a gem written in a voice that makes you see the world through one man's eyes....and this is a simple but fascinating man. Unique. #writingcommunity #books #writing, #blueskybooks #writerslife
I was probably the only person not keen on #WolfHall by Hilary Mantel. BUT #Fludd is more of a gem. Not gripping. But funny and moving. #writingcommunity #books #writing #writerslife
May 10, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I was probably the only person not keen on #WolfHall by Hilary Mantel. BUT #Fludd is more of a gem. Not gripping. But funny and moving. #writingcommunity #books #writing #writerslife
Quite a taste of being an exile from your own land, in this #book. For London lovers. And those curious about #Libya. By Hisham Matar. #writingcommunity #books #writerslife #memoirs
April 15, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Quite a taste of being an exile from your own land, in this #book. For London lovers. And those curious about #Libya. By Hisham Matar. #writingcommunity #books #writerslife #memoirs
Apropos of nothing, I just love this painting in Londons National Portrait Gallery. Dorothy Hodgkin, first British woman to win the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Go girl. #writingcommunity #Chemistry #women
March 24, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Apropos of nothing, I just love this painting in Londons National Portrait Gallery. Dorothy Hodgkin, first British woman to win the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Go girl. #writingcommunity #Chemistry #women
Take a gander at this. What can you say? It looks like all the answers in one place. #writingcommunity #writerslife #writing #life
March 9, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Take a gander at this. What can you say? It looks like all the answers in one place. #writingcommunity #writerslife #writing #life
Just rescanned #STORY by Robert Mckee and chuffed to read that all our fears...no agent, no publisher, etc...will prove untrue "when you write with surpassing quality". So we just KEEP WRITING. Go guys!! #writingcommunity #writing #writerslife #books
February 16, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Just rescanned #STORY by Robert Mckee and chuffed to read that all our fears...no agent, no publisher, etc...will prove untrue "when you write with surpassing quality". So we just KEEP WRITING. Go guys!! #writingcommunity #writing #writerslife #books
These 2 followed me home from the Ali Pali art fair. Calling them Chester (as in Cheshire cat) and Alice (as in wonderland). Need that escapism now. #writingcommunity #writerslife #books #writing
February 4, 2025 at 10:22 PM
These 2 followed me home from the Ali Pali art fair. Calling them Chester (as in Cheshire cat) and Alice (as in wonderland). Need that escapism now. #writingcommunity #writerslife #books #writing
A young #Iranian looking to make his death #meaningful. Love the concept, if a bit creepy. Very poetic. Recommended. #writingcommunity #books #writers #writerslife
January 29, 2025 at 1:54 PM
A young #Iranian looking to make his death #meaningful. Love the concept, if a bit creepy. Very poetic. Recommended. #writingcommunity #books #writers #writerslife
An old book you might remember. Picked it up and wish I could say I loved it, but the @newyorktimes.bsky.social was right
It is more self help than a literary work. Ah well... #booksky #books #writing
It is more self help than a literary work. Ah well... #booksky #books #writing
January 13, 2025 at 6:06 PM
An old book you might remember. Picked it up and wish I could say I loved it, but the @newyorktimes.bsky.social was right
It is more self help than a literary work. Ah well... #booksky #books #writing
It is more self help than a literary work. Ah well... #booksky #books #writing
His first book...and it was a mind bender. I see why @faberbooks.bsky.social grabbed up #KazuoIshiguro. Love the small insights into #Japanese culture. #writingcommunity #books #writing #writerslife
January 4, 2025 at 4:31 PM
His first book...and it was a mind bender. I see why @faberbooks.bsky.social grabbed up #KazuoIshiguro. Love the small insights into #Japanese culture. #writingcommunity #books #writing #writerslife