Si Mack
@xsimac.bsky.social
I write a bit, read a bit, teach a bit, and library a bit.
Writer in residence at The Outsiders Project
https://gotbeaf.co.uk/beaf/our-work/outsiders-project/
Writer in residence at The Outsiders Project
https://gotbeaf.co.uk/beaf/our-work/outsiders-project/
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The Outsiders Project (where I'm writer in residence) working with Bournemouth University have just published an anthology. Stunning work even if I do say so myself ...
The Outsiders Project (where I'm writer in residence) working with Bournemouth University have just published an anthology. Stunning work even if I do say so myself ...
Home: The Outsiders Project 2025 Anthology: Amazon.co.uk: University, Bournemouth: 9798285995401: Books
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August 15, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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The Outsiders Project (where I'm writer in residence) working with Bournemouth University have just published an anthology. Stunning work even if I do say so myself ...
The Outsiders Project (where I'm writer in residence) working with Bournemouth University have just published an anthology. Stunning work even if I do say so myself ...
Wonderful... and not just because I've got a story in it!
Have you seen the new Under the Radar Issue?
Brimming with a wealth of new writing to be discovered, with #poetry, short fiction and reviews.
Print or digital copies available now:
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Thanks to all our contributors🖊️
Brimming with a wealth of new writing to be discovered, with #poetry, short fiction and reviews.
Print or digital copies available now:
ninearchespress.com/shop#!/Under...
Or take out a 4-copy subscription?
Thanks to all our contributors🖊️
July 23, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Wonderful... and not just because I've got a story in it!
Can't say it told me 'everything' I wanted to know, but it was interesting
July 17, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Can't say it told me 'everything' I wanted to know, but it was interesting
What to do, what to do, oh ... fun things
February 17, 2025 at 1:00 PM
What to do, what to do, oh ... fun things
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As democracy collapses around our ears I’m not advocating a retreat into illusion, in spite of what this poem might suggest. Hugely grateful to @thelondonmagazine.bsky.social for publishing the first of my Chekhov poems in their Feb/March edition
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February 6, 2025 at 2:09 PM
As democracy collapses around our ears I’m not advocating a retreat into illusion, in spite of what this poem might suggest. Hugely grateful to @thelondonmagazine.bsky.social for publishing the first of my Chekhov poems in their Feb/March edition
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From 'The Book of Laughter and Forgetting', published 1979. Plus ca change.
January 27, 2025 at 8:38 AM
From 'The Book of Laughter and Forgetting', published 1979. Plus ca change.
On the smell of banana fritters for breakfast in London towards the end of WW2 - from Gravity's Rainbow - this line brought me great joy...
December 23, 2024 at 2:48 PM
On the smell of banana fritters for breakfast in London towards the end of WW2 - from Gravity's Rainbow - this line brought me great joy...
Been pondering my 'rule' that one can't end a poem on a simile. It still holds for me, but there must be many wonderful poems that do?
December 10, 2024 at 10:17 PM
Been pondering my 'rule' that one can't end a poem on a simile. It still holds for me, but there must be many wonderful poems that do?
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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
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#litmags #writer #writingcommunity
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November 17, 2024 at 3:56 AM
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
#litmags #writer #writingcommunity
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SUBMISSIONS CALL:
We are open for submissions of poetry pamphlets (up to 40 pages).
Email: Include a short biography, brief synopsis, & poetic influences.
Subject Line: Poetry pamphlet Submission - [Name], [Title]
Full details & guidelines: brokensleepbooks.com/submissions
We are open for submissions of poetry pamphlets (up to 40 pages).
Email: Include a short biography, brief synopsis, & poetic influences.
Subject Line: Poetry pamphlet Submission - [Name], [Title]
Full details & guidelines: brokensleepbooks.com/submissions
November 16, 2024 at 6:58 PM
SUBMISSIONS CALL:
We are open for submissions of poetry pamphlets (up to 40 pages).
Email: Include a short biography, brief synopsis, & poetic influences.
Subject Line: Poetry pamphlet Submission - [Name], [Title]
Full details & guidelines: brokensleepbooks.com/submissions
We are open for submissions of poetry pamphlets (up to 40 pages).
Email: Include a short biography, brief synopsis, & poetic influences.
Subject Line: Poetry pamphlet Submission - [Name], [Title]
Full details & guidelines: brokensleepbooks.com/submissions
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There's probably a few of these now. But, in case it's useful, here's a list of #flashfiction lit mags & comps. etc
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November 13, 2024 at 6:57 PM
There's probably a few of these now. But, in case it's useful, here's a list of #flashfiction lit mags & comps. etc
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bsky.app/profile/did:...
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Hi! Checking in and sharing a list of flash fiction writers on here
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November 8, 2024 at 11:54 AM
Hi! Checking in and sharing a list of flash fiction writers on here
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Hi, all. Looking forward to being part of the community. I write little things like this ...
November 16, 2024 at 11:12 AM
Hi, all. Looking forward to being part of the community. I write little things like this ...