Victoria
@vjs411.bsky.social
Writer of Flash, short stories and the occasional zine; lapsed photographer but thinking of getting the camera out again any day now…
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Who says that AI is unreliable and makes mistakes?
January 6, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Who says that AI is unreliable and makes mistakes?
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Join Cambridge Writers for an online workshop on dialogue, January 6th 2026 at 7:30pm. Free for members. Non-members can attend as part of a free trial before joining Cambridge Writers. See the website for details: www.cambridgewriters.org?p=3851
6th January 2026 at 7.30pm - Online Dialogue Workshop with Hannah Hooton - Cambridge Writers
*Online only* Kickstart your 2026 writing with our first Cambridge Writers event of the year. Ready to breathe fresh energy into your writing projects as we step into the new year? Join us for an insp...
www.cambridgewriters.org
January 5, 2026 at 9:42 AM
Join Cambridge Writers for an online workshop on dialogue, January 6th 2026 at 7:30pm. Free for members. Non-members can attend as part of a free trial before joining Cambridge Writers. See the website for details: www.cambridgewriters.org?p=3851
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Closing date for the Cambridge Writers short story competition is midnight, 3rd January 2026. First prize: £100. All submitted stories can also be published in our annual short story anthology. Open to members only.
www.cambridgewriters.org?page_id=2509
www.cambridgewriters.org?page_id=2509
Writing Competitions - Cambridge Writers
Writing competitions with free entry for members of Cambridge Writers - we run flash fiction and short story competitions each year.
www.cambridgewriters.org
December 31, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Closing date for the Cambridge Writers short story competition is midnight, 3rd January 2026. First prize: £100. All submitted stories can also be published in our annual short story anthology. Open to members only.
www.cambridgewriters.org?page_id=2509
www.cambridgewriters.org?page_id=2509
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Poem of the Week: from Piers Plowman by William Langland poemsontheunderground.org/from-piers-p...
from Piers Plowman
Visit the post for more.
poemsontheunderground.org
December 28, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Poem of the Week: from Piers Plowman by William Langland poemsontheunderground.org/from-piers-p...
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He ys ridinge a horse
He ys emerald and svelte
He will get reallye weirde
If you lie about beltes
The Greene Knighte
Ys Cominge
To Toun
He ys emerald and svelte
He will get reallye weirde
If you lie about beltes
The Greene Knighte
Ys Cominge
To Toun
December 25, 2025 at 9:08 PM
He ys ridinge a horse
He ys emerald and svelte
He will get reallye weirde
If you lie about beltes
The Greene Knighte
Ys Cominge
To Toun
He ys emerald and svelte
He will get reallye weirde
If you lie about beltes
The Greene Knighte
Ys Cominge
To Toun
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We sent out our latest newsletter this morning with details of our 70th #ColossiveCartography, an upcoming book fair and more - all of which you would already know if you subscribed.
Still can't be bothered? Read it here instead: bit.ly/colossivenewsnov25
#zines #bookarts #croydonspaceport
Still can't be bothered? Read it here instead: bit.ly/colossivenewsnov25
#zines #bookarts #croydonspaceport
November 29, 2025 at 2:53 PM
We sent out our latest newsletter this morning with details of our 70th #ColossiveCartography, an upcoming book fair and more - all of which you would already know if you subscribed.
Still can't be bothered? Read it here instead: bit.ly/colossivenewsnov25
#zines #bookarts #croydonspaceport
Still can't be bothered? Read it here instead: bit.ly/colossivenewsnov25
#zines #bookarts #croydonspaceport
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hey i wrote an article about folk names for birds and you should check it out!!!
open.substack.com/pub/weirdmed...
open.substack.com/pub/weirdmed...
November 12, 2025 at 10:50 PM
hey i wrote an article about folk names for birds and you should check it out!!!
open.substack.com/pub/weirdmed...
open.substack.com/pub/weirdmed...
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doomscroll break
October 8, 2025 at 7:13 AM
doomscroll break
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This morning I turned on my phone only to find that it had changed my user name to Shirley, and when I tried to enter a simple Google query it came out as "Do you like gladiator movies?"
Then I realised it was in Airplane! mode.
Then I realised it was in Airplane! mode.
October 8, 2025 at 10:52 AM
This morning I turned on my phone only to find that it had changed my user name to Shirley, and when I tried to enter a simple Google query it came out as "Do you like gladiator movies?"
Then I realised it was in Airplane! mode.
Then I realised it was in Airplane! mode.
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Every copy of Magpies: Sorrow or Joy? comes with a FREE Lucky Feather™ - endorsed by Professor Margaret Pye and plucked from the streets of Penge.
To ensure great fortune forever*, grab the #zine for £4 at bit.ly/magpieszine
*Please see the disclaimer from lawyers representing Doctor James Crowe
To ensure great fortune forever*, grab the #zine for £4 at bit.ly/magpieszine
*Please see the disclaimer from lawyers representing Doctor James Crowe
September 29, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Every copy of Magpies: Sorrow or Joy? comes with a FREE Lucky Feather™ - endorsed by Professor Margaret Pye and plucked from the streets of Penge.
To ensure great fortune forever*, grab the #zine for £4 at bit.ly/magpieszine
*Please see the disclaimer from lawyers representing Doctor James Crowe
To ensure great fortune forever*, grab the #zine for £4 at bit.ly/magpieszine
*Please see the disclaimer from lawyers representing Doctor James Crowe
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Party clothes, (1960)
Artist: Harry Wingfield
Artist: Harry Wingfield
September 11, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Party clothes, (1960)
Artist: Harry Wingfield
Artist: Harry Wingfield
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One satisfied customer! Here's the gorgeous Esme with her Lucky Feather™, endorsed by Professor Margaret Pye.
Get yours for FREE when you buy a copy of our new #zine, Magpies: Sorrow or Joy?, at colossive.com
Get yours for FREE when you buy a copy of our new #zine, Magpies: Sorrow or Joy?, at colossive.com
September 4, 2025 at 3:25 PM
One satisfied customer! Here's the gorgeous Esme with her Lucky Feather™, endorsed by Professor Margaret Pye.
Get yours for FREE when you buy a copy of our new #zine, Magpies: Sorrow or Joy?, at colossive.com
Get yours for FREE when you buy a copy of our new #zine, Magpies: Sorrow or Joy?, at colossive.com
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NEW LAUNCH! Magpies: Sorrow or Joy? sees all your questions answered by celebrated folklorist corvidologists Professor Margaret Pye and Doctor James Crowe.
Grab the #zine - including a FREE Lucky Feather™, endorsed by Professor Pye - for £4 at bit.ly/magpieszine (or just head to colossive.com).
Grab the #zine - including a FREE Lucky Feather™, endorsed by Professor Pye - for £4 at bit.ly/magpieszine (or just head to colossive.com).
September 4, 2025 at 7:09 AM
NEW LAUNCH! Magpies: Sorrow or Joy? sees all your questions answered by celebrated folklorist corvidologists Professor Margaret Pye and Doctor James Crowe.
Grab the #zine - including a FREE Lucky Feather™, endorsed by Professor Pye - for £4 at bit.ly/magpieszine (or just head to colossive.com).
Grab the #zine - including a FREE Lucky Feather™, endorsed by Professor Pye - for £4 at bit.ly/magpieszine (or just head to colossive.com).
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Hold up - what's this?
It's a Lucky Feather™, endorsed by world-renowned folklorist corvidologist Professor Margaret Pye.
We'll be giving these good luck charms* away for FREE with our upcoming #zine, Magpies: Sorrow or Joy, which we'll be launching later this week...
It's a Lucky Feather™, endorsed by world-renowned folklorist corvidologist Professor Margaret Pye.
We'll be giving these good luck charms* away for FREE with our upcoming #zine, Magpies: Sorrow or Joy, which we'll be launching later this week...
September 1, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Hold up - what's this?
It's a Lucky Feather™, endorsed by world-renowned folklorist corvidologist Professor Margaret Pye.
We'll be giving these good luck charms* away for FREE with our upcoming #zine, Magpies: Sorrow or Joy, which we'll be launching later this week...
It's a Lucky Feather™, endorsed by world-renowned folklorist corvidologist Professor Margaret Pye.
We'll be giving these good luck charms* away for FREE with our upcoming #zine, Magpies: Sorrow or Joy, which we'll be launching later this week...
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Join us at Cambridge Writers on Tuesday 2 Sept for an evening with local author Maud Blair.
Her powerful memoir In Between reflects on a life across continents, cultures & generations — from childhood in Rhodesia to a career in UK education.
Details: www.cambridgewriters.org?p=3629
Her powerful memoir In Between reflects on a life across continents, cultures & generations — from childhood in Rhodesia to a career in UK education.
Details: www.cambridgewriters.org?p=3629
2nd September - Maud Blair - Cambridge Writers
Maud Blair is a local writer although, contrastingly, her evocative memoir In Between draws richly on a life lived across continents, cultures, and generations. Maud spent her childhood in Rhodesia, m...
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August 30, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Join us at Cambridge Writers on Tuesday 2 Sept for an evening with local author Maud Blair.
Her powerful memoir In Between reflects on a life across continents, cultures & generations — from childhood in Rhodesia to a career in UK education.
Details: www.cambridgewriters.org?p=3629
Her powerful memoir In Between reflects on a life across continents, cultures & generations — from childhood in Rhodesia to a career in UK education.
Details: www.cambridgewriters.org?p=3629
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We’re making the leap! @womenwritersnet.bsky.social is officially migrating from Twitter/X to Bluesky on 1 September. We’re glad to start afresh in a space that feels better aligned with our mission to promote and support women writers. Glad to be here – and hope to see more of you soon!
August 18, 2025 at 7:01 AM
We’re making the leap! @womenwritersnet.bsky.social is officially migrating from Twitter/X to Bluesky on 1 September. We’re glad to start afresh in a space that feels better aligned with our mission to promote and support women writers. Glad to be here – and hope to see more of you soon!
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Pssst... @vjs411.bsky.social and I (Jane) have begun work on a new #zine, which may - but probably won't - include one or both of these pictures.
Still, I thought you'd like to see the kind of stuff that's been turning up during our hours and hours of painstaking research...
Watch this space! 🪶
Still, I thought you'd like to see the kind of stuff that's been turning up during our hours and hours of painstaking research...
Watch this space! 🪶
August 13, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Pssst... @vjs411.bsky.social and I (Jane) have begun work on a new #zine, which may - but probably won't - include one or both of these pictures.
Still, I thought you'd like to see the kind of stuff that's been turning up during our hours and hours of painstaking research...
Watch this space! 🪶
Still, I thought you'd like to see the kind of stuff that's been turning up during our hours and hours of painstaking research...
Watch this space! 🪶
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Crime Writers - Cambridge University Press is giving away free access to the following, which includes a section on writing crime fiction, for the next two weeks: www.cambridge.org/core/element...
Writing the Detectives
Cambridge Core - English Literature after 1945 - Writing the Detectives
www.cambridge.org
July 29, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Crime Writers - Cambridge University Press is giving away free access to the following, which includes a section on writing crime fiction, for the next two weeks: www.cambridge.org/core/element...
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James Blatch and Cara Clare at Cambridge Writers, Tuesday week!
www.cambridgewriters.org?p=3643
www.cambridgewriters.org?p=3643
5th August - James Blatch and Cara Clare - Cambridge Writers
Join two powerhouse voices from the indie publishing world as they share their expertise on self-publishing success and the evolving role of AI in modern writing. James Blatch brings years of industry...
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July 28, 2025 at 10:24 AM
James Blatch and Cara Clare at Cambridge Writers, Tuesday week!
www.cambridgewriters.org?p=3643
www.cambridgewriters.org?p=3643
Time to waste an evening with Tom Lehrer. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
American musical satirist Tom Lehrer dies at 97, US media report
Lehrer, a Harvard-trained mathematician, wrote darkly humorous songs, often with political connotations.
www.bbc.co.uk
July 27, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Time to waste an evening with Tom Lehrer. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...