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Wayne Berkeley Herbert
@berkeley34.bsky.social
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Writer, PhD student, director of Hastings Book Festival and proudly LGBT+
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I don’t think I’d appreciated how wonderful a lot of the deep album cuts are.
The Art of Falling Apart by Soft Cell contains so many great tracks, honourable mentions for: The Art of Falling Apart, Loving You Hating Me and Kitchen Sink Drama.

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#softcell #music #80s #synch
I’m indulging in a Soft Cell retrospective, so I thought I’d share 5 tracks over the next five days which I’m currently enjoying! Day Five!

Seedy Films from Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret
This perfectly captures the energy of London’s underbelly.

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#softcell #music #80s #synch
Seedy Films
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I’m indulging in a Soft Cell retrospective, so I thought I’d share 5 tracks over the next five days which I’m currently enjoying! Day Four!

Barriers - The Art of Falling Apart (reissue 1998)
I love the Clarinet/oboe throughout this track.

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Barriers
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I’m indulging in a Soft Cell retrospective, so I thought I’d share 5 tracks over the next five days which I’m currently enjoying! Day Three!

Surrender to a Stranger - This Last Night in Sodom

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Surrender To A Stranger
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I’m indulging in a Soft Cell retrospective, so I thought I’d share 5 tracks over the next f5 days which I’m currently enjoying! Day 2!

It’s a Mug’s Game - The Art of Falling Apart (reissue in 1998)
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#softcell #music #80s #synch
It's A Mug's Game
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I’m indulging in a Soft Cell retrospective, so I thought I’d share 5 tracks over the next five days which I’m currently enjoying! Day One!

Fun City from Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret

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Fun City
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I’m so delighted and excited to announce that I’ve had a short story accepted in the Queer Life Queer Love 3 anthology published by

It comes out in November, but there’s a 25% discount if you order before this Thursday. I’ve met several of the others writers and it’s going to be a great volume!
Thank YOU so much (and thanks to Bridget St John) for doing the gigs. It was an utter joy to be there.
I’m getting so excited about the Tracey Thorn and Ben Watt gig on Monday. I’m listening to their albums on a constant loop.

Here’s my favourite from Idlewild. Their fourth album as Everything But the Girl.

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#ebtg #traceythorn #benwatt #music
Lonesome for a Place I Know
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I’m getting so excited about the @traceythorn.bsky.social and Ben Watt gig on Monday. I’m listening to their albums on a constant loop.

Here’s my favourite from Eden. Their first album as Everything But the Girl.

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I Must Confess
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I can’t wait. We’ll be there with you. It’s an exciting and invigorating moment. Thanks so much for giving us this chance to see you perform live again ❤️😎
THIS IS NOT CHILD PROTECTION, THIS IS FASCISM’

For those of you or know people who might say ‘why do we still need Pride’ - case in point.

Hungary bans LGBTQ+ Pride marches www.bbc.com/news/article... #skylgbt #lgbt #lgbtrights #stopfascism
Hungary bans LGBT Pride marches sparking protests
The move from Orban's conservative government is the latest in a crackdown on the LGBT community.
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Are you someone who has always wanted to write, but didn’t think you would?

If you are, or know someone who is please sign up for these free four-weekly workshops starting next Monday, 24/03 10-12 at Downs Farm Community Centre in Ore.
Register here: www.hastingsbookfest.org/events/writi...
So excited to have a ticket! Can’t wait. ❤️❤️🌻
Amazing to pick up a new copy of Where Furnaces Burn by Joel Lane published by @influxpress.bsky.social at the Alternative Book Fair last Saturday thanks to @indienovella.bsky.social - a great recommendation from @andrewwille.bsky.social #booksky #literature #publishing
Two beautiful new books which I can’t wait to get into purchased from the brilliant indie publisher @epoque_press at the Alternative Book Fair last Saturday thanks to @indienovellapublishing
Thanks to @indienovella.bsky.social for the Alternative Book Fair. I picked up these great titles from @flyonthewallpress.bsky.social - really beautiful. Can’t wait to dive in #booksky #readersky #literature
Informal #free #writing #workshops in #hastings for this who haven’t written before. Please sign up here www.hastingsbookfest.org/events/writi... www.hastingsbookfest.org/events/writi... All you need to bring with you is a notepad and a pen.
‘Between the experience of living a normal life at the moment on the planet and the public narratives being offered to give a sense to that life, the empty space, the gap, is enormous’

John Berger

Sounds familiar!
Many people we meet feel like they’d love to #write, but don’t know where to start. This is an informal free workshop for #hastings people, running for 4 weeks on Monday mornings 10-12. www.hastingsbookfest.org/events/writi... Sign up and all you need to bring with you is a notepad and a pen.
After losing my dad I struggled to listen to #music. I love the #1980s and found a number of #songs I hadn’t listened to before and now love.

I’m going to share one track a day. 27) International by Thomas Leer #parentloss #parentlossawareness #grief
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A reminder: LGBT folks aren’t an “ideology” or “agenda.” We’re people. Some of us are talented. Some of us are nice. Some of us are weird. Some of us are annoying. Some of us do bad things. But we all deserve to thrive in a society that doesn’t force us to justify our existence or debate our rights.