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Don Paterson @dharmabam.bsky.social · 23h

New mini-series of winter webinars, starting with ‘The Joy of Scansion’ on the 29th Nov. Come along and we’ll erm learn to demote that strong stress! etc. We’ll look at poetic space and symbol in the following weeks ... Book individually or as a 3-in-1 at www.northseapoets.com/events-1

Events | North Sea Poets

Explore our upcoming online poetry masterclasses and webinars.

www.northseapoets.com

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Jenni Coutts (she/her) @jennicoutts.bsky.social · 1d

Keeping up with Drawtober, my latest #art was for the prompt ‘mushroom fairy’, and tbh I’m pretty proud of this one! It’s my first time drawing mushrooms and fungi, and it took absolutely forever…

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The News Agents @newsagents.bsky.social · 1d

"People like Neville represent a cultural and political threat, because the right wants them to think what they think - and very often they don’t."

Why Gary Neville's views on British flags made him a target for Farage

‘Gary Neville is a political threat to Nigel Farage because he doesn’t think the same' | The News Agents

Gary Neville has accused “angry, middle aged white men” of stoking division in the UK following the Manchester synagogue attack on Yom Kippur. His comments have angered right-wing voices, but is this…

www.thenewsagents.co.uk

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Angela Cleland @angelacleland.co.uk · 1d

Why would you share this? Why? Why, Brian? Why? Why would you do it? Just why? It’s a Saturday, Brian.

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James Bennett @jamesbennett.bsky.social · 1d

Happy National Coming Out Day!

Been out and proud for 30 years now. Won't say it's always been easy, but I live my life on my own terms.

Today I'm thinking of those who face challenges for being who they are. And fighting for a better world. 🏳️‍🌈💙🏳️‍⚧️

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Jenni Coutts (she/her) @jennicoutts.bsky.social · 1d

Latest artwork in progress

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Angela Cleland @angelacleland.co.uk · 1d

Gorgeous!

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Angela Cleland @angelacleland.co.uk · 1d

You’re not wrong. Like a frog singing a show tune in the moonlight.

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Matt Leys @mattleys.bsky.social · 1d

Just saw a Christmas ad so if anyone wants a free telly it's in my front garden full of hammers

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Angela Cleland @angelacleland.co.uk · 1d

I might start a “Legionnaire of the Antichrist” t-shirt business. I think it’s a goer.

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Angela Cleland @angelacleland.co.uk · 1d

By friends or enemies? Or both?😆

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Angela Cleland @angelacleland.co.uk · 1d

Is it wrong that I’d be thrilled to be called a “legionnaire of the Antichrist”?

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Angela Cleland @angelacleland.co.uk · 1d

Truly, you are at the top of your alt tag game.

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Orkney Library & Archive @orkneylibrary.bsky.social · 1d

The Shapeshifter's Daughter is an Orkney-set, modern-day reimagining of the Norse tale of Hel - the Queen of the Underworld that was banished by Odin.

The Stromness Library plays an important role in the book, so we are delighted to host this event in Stromness. ❤️

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Maria J Pérez Cuervo @mjpcuervo.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you to the kind soul who compiled all the late 80s Nescafé Gold Blend ads. Can’t stop thinking of them as Rupert Giles’ backstory. Absolutely riveting.

youtube.com/playlist?lis...

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Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 3d

David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)

SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems...
SIMON: What?
SHAPIRO: ...Or saying...
SIMON: You imagine that?
SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over.
SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level.
SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this.
SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.

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Angela Cleland @angelacleland.co.uk · 2d

Congratulations!

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Nick Harkaway @nickharkaway.com · 2d

I am.

Aidan Truhen @aidantruhen.bsky.social · 2d

Okay so this is cool but I am totally not freaking out

variety.com/2025/tv/glob...

‘Kill Jackie’ First Look: Catherine Zeta-Jones Is a Glamorous Art Dealer Out for Revenge in Thriller Series From Prime Video, Fremantle and Steel Springs (EXCLUSIVE)

The first look at upcoming thriller series 'Kill Jackie,' starring Catherine Zeta-Jones as a drug smuggler turned art dealer.

variety.com

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Ariell Cacciola @ariellcacciola.bsky.social · 3d

Keeping everyone on their toes with this wee drive by submission window

I'm open to unagented manuscripts until Sunday evening

#mswl #booksky #writingoppurtunity

Wild Hunt Books @wildhuntbooks.bsky.social · 3d

*SUBMISSION WINDOW NOW OPEN 5 DAYS ONLY*

We're open to unagented subs from 6-12 Oct. For this submission period we are looking for novellas only (35K-50K). We're specifically looking for novellas that play w horror, mystery, weird & the unusual.

More info 🐐
www.wildhuntbooks.co.uk/blog/pop-up-...

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Deeply Unsexy Scary Gorgon Costume @scarygorgon.bsky.social · 3d

Picture of a man who really looks like he sold his ffing soul.

Also in the news: apparently the arts aren't important enough to study at degree level, but artists will also kill the AI industry.
Make it make sense, you absolute freaks.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

buff.ly

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KISSman @kissman.bsky.social · 6d

I didn't know about this Signal For Help hand gesture until today. I'm quite sure that a lot of other people don't know it either (as demonstrated in this video). If you just learned it now too then it was worth posting.

Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signal_...

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Dave Hutchinson @hutchinsondave.bsky.social · 4d

If they can get this to work in people, it’s huge.

Prof Sam Illingworth @samillingworth.com · 4d

🧠 Alzheimer’s reversed in mice

A new study found that injecting nanoparticles can 'remind' the blood–brain barrier to function properly again, restoring normal brain activity in mice. Human trials could follow within years.

🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

#SciComm #Alzheimers 🧪

Rapid amyloid-β clearance and cognitive recovery through multivalent modulation of blood–brain barrier transport - Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy

Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy - Rapid amyloid-β clearance and cognitive recovery through multivalent modulation of blood–brain barrier transport

www.nature.com

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Angela Cleland @angelacleland.co.uk · 4d

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Angela Cleland @angelacleland.co.uk · 4d

Ooh! I have friends in Cranleigh! Both possessed.

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Tom Lloyd @tomlloydwrites.bsky.social · 4d

If anyone wants a bit of gently creepy contemporary fantasy this Halloween, The Devil in the Vicarage goes on sale the 30th of October and you can buy it here:

UK: www.amazon.co.uk/Devil-Vicara...
US: www.amazon.com/Devil-Vicara...

Promo card for The Devil in the Vicarage with the artwork and cover copy: Something bad lurks in the leafy heart of Surrey. Well yes, obviously there’s Guildford, but that’s not what I...

Okay, fine – there’s another horror lurking in the depths of Surrey. When I receive a cryptic phone call one morning, it’s my new life as a gentlewoman-wizard calling. The Carnells may be unpopular and almost extinct, but apparently one of us still has a duty.

My destination? Winterfold Vicarage in the village of Cranleigh. My task? Unknown, but how could sending me of all people to a vicarage possibly go badly? Yes, obviously apart from me being slightly possessed by a devil?

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