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new blog post out...https://theboysarealright.substack.com/p/the-boys-are-alrightdespite-the-world
on my Mum joining Reform and my son leaving home, the personal and the political.
October 18, 2025 at 7:18 AM
I have found a home for my story "The Anchoress of York"; a tale based on the real life Isobel German who was in a tiny cell for 28 years. bebarbar.com/2025/09/26/t...
The Anchoress of York
Lady Isobel German was walled into a cell for 28 years of solitude and prayer in the 15th Century. An Anchoress, she had no direct contact with other humans except through a squint (small window), …
bebarbar.com
September 26, 2025 at 7:16 PM
The Boys Are Alright...On Migrant Men
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The Boys Are Alright...On Migrant Men
I lived for 20 years in one of the poorest parts of the UK.
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September 5, 2025 at 2:11 PM
"Four Tins" available free on @seizethepress.bsky.social - read it here...
www.seizethepress.com/2025/03/29/f...
July 8, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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The perfect bird feeder doesn't exi--
June 3, 2025 at 11:08 AM
weird writers quirk: my weakest area seems to be the peri-ending, the second to last paragraph is a rush job, bit faffy, half hearted, then I come all out blazing for the final lines.
give me tips or examples of great near-finishes!
May 29, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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Get *your* lovely butt down to your next one day procrastination-busting writing retreat.

Running every month in a whole bunch of locations:

✅ Chichester - NEW! 🎉
✅ Birmingham
✅ Bradford - NEW! 🎉
✅ Brighton
✅ Edinburgh
✅ Leeds - NEW! 🎉
✅ Online

writershq.co.uk/events
April 18, 2025 at 1:00 PM
I am very excited to be hosting these monthly from 4th May. Spread amongst yr writer friends, all writingy types welcome! writershq.co.uk/whq-event/br...
Bradford Writers’ Retreat - Writers' HQ
Come write with us! A day of uninterrupted writing, tea-drinking, and croissant eating. Set your goals, write your words, win gold stars. Bliss!
writershq.co.uk
March 19, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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Announcing the shortlist for the 2025 Bournemouth Writing Prize. These wonderful writers will be featured in the anthology on sale in April.
Two overall winners announced next week.
CONGRATS TO ALL & THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO ENTERED!
We are already working on the 10th Anniversary BW Prize for 2026!
March 1, 2025 at 8:23 AM
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So much admiration for the courage and tenacity of these women, and really looking forward to this series on ITV.
February 25, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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#BlueskyResistance #Voices4Victory #ProudBlur
Advertisement at a London bus stop. Ya gotta love the British…
February 24, 2025 at 2:58 PM
good bit of civil disobedience there!
This morning at Dept of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) HQ in DC as mandatory return to office began, this video played on loop for ~5 mins on screens throughout the building, per agency source.

Building staff couldn’t figure out how to turn it off so sent people to every floor to unplug TVs.
February 24, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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Brilliant protest. Yosemite National Park workers hung an upside-down American flag — traditionally a symbol of distress or a national threat — thousands of feet off the ground on the side of El Capitan.
February 23, 2025 at 5:57 AM
i've had an avalanche of writing rejections this short year so far BUT last few days I've had 3 successes that have filled me with joy. The joy of the tiny win keeps us swinging in the arena.
February 13, 2025 at 8:50 AM
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We're running a FREE community workshop

🔥 Writing Through The Apocalypse: How to keep writing, prepare for the future, and stop yourself from losing your goddamn mind

🗓️ Thursday 27 February
⏰ 7pm GMT

writershq.co.uk/event/writin...
February 12, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Artist Opportunity Alert! 🎨

We’re looking to commission three artists to join the BD: Walls project and create vibrant, new murals at three different locations:
Ravenscliffe Housing Estate
Buttershaw
Britannia Gardens (Girlington)

bradford2025.co.uk/opportunity/...
BD: Walls – artist commissions for Ravenscliffe, Buttershaw and Brittania Gardens | Bradford 2025
Street art commission
bradford2025.co.uk
February 6, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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Our Writers’ Award #WritingCompetition for Underrepresented Writers is officially open! ✍️⁠

It’s free to enter & 15 winners will receive £20k of prizes 🌟⁠

The theme this year is 'Wild'.

Find out more, including how to enter: shorturl.at/70n8V

#WritingCommunity #amwriting #writing #diversevoices
January 29, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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Loads of #literary #magazines are coming to Bluesky, here is a great list to follow! PLEASE SHARE TO HELP THEM LEAVE TWITTER!

#litmags #writer #writingcommunity

go.bsky.app/7cWNC2j
November 17, 2024 at 3:56 AM
i seem to mostly follow library accounts. which is fine but recommend me some of that other stuff i like: nature, politics, art and lies
January 29, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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It's that time of year when only recipes made with crisps will do, that's when I reach for my 1961 copy of 'Cooking With Crisps'. Everything tastes better with crisps.
January 24, 2025 at 9:48 AM