Stuart Aken
@stuartaken.bsky.social
Published writer. Photographer. Environment, science, humanist, walker, ancient & happily married. Find my work here: https://stuartaken.net/ I DO NOT follow DMs, porn, & users w/o profiles or posts.
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#YorkBookFair2025, on Sat 6th Dec, in time for Xmas present buying! There's an Adult Epic Fantasy trilogy in a world full of trouble, a Sci-Fi trilogy on Mars & Earth in the near future, a Sci-Fi novelette where automation diminishes real life in many ways, & an Eco-thriller in a future that's now!
#ourworldiswonderful; I close tonight with a shot taken last weekend, as today we've had a lot of much-needed rain! This is from a path in part of the Forest of Dean, England. One we tried again after a period when it was unavailable due to felling.
November 10, 2025 at 5:48 PM
#ourworldiswonderful; I close tonight with a shot taken last weekend, as today we've had a lot of much-needed rain! This is from a path in part of the Forest of Dean, England. One we tried again after a period when it was unavailable due to felling.
'...our teacher, a kind, pretty, Irish woman with red tresses caressing her shoulders, green eyes that looked into your very soul, and a penchant for wearing low-cut tops that gave exciting views for teenage boys as she leant across their desks, offered the entire class a chance of local fame.'
Welcome to a new week of #WIPSnips
The word for November 10th is "local"
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
The word for November 10th is "local"
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
November 10, 2025 at 5:41 PM
'...our teacher, a kind, pretty, Irish woman with red tresses caressing her shoulders, green eyes that looked into your very soul, and a penchant for wearing low-cut tops that gave exciting views for teenage boys as she leant across their desks, offered the entire class a chance of local fame.'
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Send this to a friend who should submit to our In-House Fiction and Poetry Contests! Use the link in our bio to submit your work for a chance to win a cash prize and publication. #writingcontest #writersky
November 10, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Send this to a friend who should submit to our In-House Fiction and Poetry Contests! Use the link in our bio to submit your work for a chance to win a cash prize and publication. #writingcontest #writersky
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»Writers often ask, “How do I find book clubs?—but the better question might be, “How do book clubs find me—and my book?”«
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#WritingCommunity #KathySWriter
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#WritingCommunity #KathySWriter
How Do Book Clubs Find You?
Writers often ask, “How do I find book clubs?—but the better question might be, “How do book clubs find me—and my book?” My first invitation came from a friend of a friend—a small gathering …
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November 10, 2025 at 5:03 PM
»Writers often ask, “How do I find book clubs?—but the better question might be, “How do book clubs find me—and my book?”«
writerunboxed.com/2025/11/10/h...
#WritingCommunity #KathySWriter
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#WritingCommunity #KathySWriter
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November 10, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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Each time I think I've seen the last bloom for the season I am pleasantly surprised …
Purple Aster (Sympyotrichum patens), Middlegrounds Metropark, Toledo, Ohio, USA, November 2025. ©2025 #nature #photography #naturephotography #flowers #flowerphotography #bloomscrolling #toledo #ohio #autumn
Purple Aster (Sympyotrichum patens), Middlegrounds Metropark, Toledo, Ohio, USA, November 2025. ©2025 #nature #photography #naturephotography #flowers #flowerphotography #bloomscrolling #toledo #ohio #autumn
November 9, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Each time I think I've seen the last bloom for the season I am pleasantly surprised …
Purple Aster (Sympyotrichum patens), Middlegrounds Metropark, Toledo, Ohio, USA, November 2025. ©2025 #nature #photography #naturephotography #flowers #flowerphotography #bloomscrolling #toledo #ohio #autumn
Purple Aster (Sympyotrichum patens), Middlegrounds Metropark, Toledo, Ohio, USA, November 2025. ©2025 #nature #photography #naturephotography #flowers #flowerphotography #bloomscrolling #toledo #ohio #autumn
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𝐴𝑙𝑙 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝗐𝖾 𝗌𝖾𝖾 𝗈𝗋 𝗌𝖾𝖾𝗆
𝖨𝗌 𝖻𝗎𝗍 𝖺 𝖽𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗆 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗇 𝖺 𝖽𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗆
𝖨𝗌 𝖻𝗎𝗍 𝖺 𝖽𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗆 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗇 𝖺 𝖽𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗆
November 10, 2025 at 1:46 PM
𝐴𝑙𝑙 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝗐𝖾 𝗌𝖾𝖾 𝗈𝗋 𝗌𝖾𝖾𝗆
𝖨𝗌 𝖻𝗎𝗍 𝖺 𝖽𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗆 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗇 𝖺 𝖽𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗆
𝖨𝗌 𝖻𝗎𝗍 𝖺 𝖽𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗆 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗇 𝖺 𝖽𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗆
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BREAKING: House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is warning GOP members that if Democrats win the midterms, Trump will be impeached, ending his term.
Not without cause.
Sounds fucking AWESOME! 😎✨
Not without cause.
Sounds fucking AWESOME! 😎✨
November 7, 2025 at 4:51 PM
BREAKING: House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is warning GOP members that if Democrats win the midterms, Trump will be impeached, ending his term.
Not without cause.
Sounds fucking AWESOME! 😎✨
Not without cause.
Sounds fucking AWESOME! 😎✨
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Honoured to receive a lovely acceptance from The Cove Magazine for their 'Footnotes' issue, slated for late December.
Really enjoyed exploring this theme and grateful to the editors for selecting my poem "End Pleasures" for publication 🤍
#poetrycommunity #WritingCommunity
Really enjoyed exploring this theme and grateful to the editors for selecting my poem "End Pleasures" for publication 🤍
#poetrycommunity #WritingCommunity
November 9, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Honoured to receive a lovely acceptance from The Cove Magazine for their 'Footnotes' issue, slated for late December.
Really enjoyed exploring this theme and grateful to the editors for selecting my poem "End Pleasures" for publication 🤍
#poetrycommunity #WritingCommunity
Really enjoyed exploring this theme and grateful to the editors for selecting my poem "End Pleasures" for publication 🤍
#poetrycommunity #WritingCommunity
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An #AmericanRobin looking like he was the early bird.
#FestiveDailyRobin #PNW #photography #birds 🪶 #BirdPhotography #EastCoastKin
#FestiveDailyRobin #PNW #photography #birds 🪶 #BirdPhotography #EastCoastKin
November 10, 2025 at 2:08 PM
An #AmericanRobin looking like he was the early bird.
#FestiveDailyRobin #PNW #photography #birds 🪶 #BirdPhotography #EastCoastKin
#FestiveDailyRobin #PNW #photography #birds 🪶 #BirdPhotography #EastCoastKin
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In shock news, it turns out that Brexit punched the UK economy in the face, much in the way that official forecasts in 2016 said it would punch the UK economy in the face, that were dismissed as nonsense by lying rightwing shills at the time.
Headline from a serious and long working paper on the economic impact of Brexit. Possible that this has been feeding into OBR and HMT discussions?
November 10, 2025 at 9:40 AM
In shock news, it turns out that Brexit punched the UK economy in the face, much in the way that official forecasts in 2016 said it would punch the UK economy in the face, that were dismissed as nonsense by lying rightwing shills at the time.
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I’ve walked into a parallel universe where Farage of all people is accusing the BBC of bias and electoral interference. Yes, that’s the same Farage to whom the BBC has relentlessly given a platform.
November 10, 2025 at 1:39 PM
I’ve walked into a parallel universe where Farage of all people is accusing the BBC of bias and electoral interference. Yes, that’s the same Farage to whom the BBC has relentlessly given a platform.
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At a London bus stop. The Brits are telling it like it is.
February 24, 2025 at 4:21 PM
At a London bus stop. The Brits are telling it like it is.
#ourworldiswonderful; tonight, I finish with a shot taken in the beautiful Yorkshire Dales a couple of Novembers ago. The countryside there is recognised as one of the best places to walk in Europe, a claim I can happily endorse.
November 9, 2025 at 5:38 PM
#ourworldiswonderful; tonight, I finish with a shot taken in the beautiful Yorkshire Dales a couple of Novembers ago. The countryside there is recognised as one of the best places to walk in Europe, a claim I can happily endorse.
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Juho Lammikko
Pencil/graphite on paper
#WattIsKunst #kleineKunstklasse
#drawing #pencildrawing #graphite #drawing #art #artYear #artist
Pencil/graphite on paper
#WattIsKunst #kleineKunstklasse
#drawing #pencildrawing #graphite #drawing #art #artYear #artist
September 27, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Juho Lammikko
Pencil/graphite on paper
#WattIsKunst #kleineKunstklasse
#drawing #pencildrawing #graphite #drawing #art #artYear #artist
Pencil/graphite on paper
#WattIsKunst #kleineKunstklasse
#drawing #pencildrawing #graphite #drawing #art #artYear #artist
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This is a desperately sad story, one doubtless repeated across the country, but it’s also desperately stupid:
“an independent report … estimated the centre is saving the council more than £500,000 a year in costs that include services in mental health, youth justice and social care”
“an independent report … estimated the centre is saving the council more than £500,000 a year in costs that include services in mental health, youth justice and social care”
Last youth centre in one of England’s most deprived coastal areas faces closure
Pie Factory Music in Ramsgate, Kent, runs creative projects and provides a range of support services, but the building that houses the centre is due to be sold off in February
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:25 PM
This is a desperately sad story, one doubtless repeated across the country, but it’s also desperately stupid:
“an independent report … estimated the centre is saving the council more than £500,000 a year in costs that include services in mental health, youth justice and social care”
“an independent report … estimated the centre is saving the council more than £500,000 a year in costs that include services in mental health, youth justice and social care”
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Just like Germany with the Holocaust, this depravity will be a stain on America for generations to come 😞
October 20, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Just like Germany with the Holocaust, this depravity will be a stain on America for generations to come 😞
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Who else AGREES with Jennifer?! 🤚
Billionaires. Are. The. Real. Enemy.😎✨
Billionaires. Are. The. Real. Enemy.😎✨
November 9, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Who else AGREES with Jennifer?! 🤚
Billionaires. Are. The. Real. Enemy.😎✨
Billionaires. Are. The. Real. Enemy.😎✨
Let's convince the Chancellor that we all want a wealth tax:
www.oxfam.org.uk/get-involved...
www.oxfam.org.uk/get-involved...
Oxfam GB | Chancellor Rachel Reeves: Tax wealth now
It’s time to tax the super-rich. Demand a Wealth Tax today.
www.oxfam.org.uk
November 9, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Let's convince the Chancellor that we all want a wealth tax:
www.oxfam.org.uk/get-involved...
www.oxfam.org.uk/get-involved...