Bob Johnston
@bobjohnstonbooks.bsky.social
'Our Big Day' LGBTQ+ award-winning picturebook published 2022. Currently subbing agents w/ a gay novel for adults. Husband, dog lover, cat misser, biscuit eater, previously @gutterbookshop ... he/him. linktr.ee/bobjohnstonbooks
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The 88% of Spotify songs demonetised thing really brings home the scale of Spotify - the sheer bulk of stuff that’s on there, huge amounts of which just gathers virtual dust
January 16, 2026 at 10:07 AM
The 88% of Spotify songs demonetised thing really brings home the scale of Spotify - the sheer bulk of stuff that’s on there, huge amounts of which just gathers virtual dust
Do you know what I like? Most things. There's some things I don't like, but I do like most things.
a woman holding a bottle with the words i love this thing behind her
Alt: an influencer holding a pump bottle & saying i love this thing
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January 16, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Do you know what I like? Most things. There's some things I don't like, but I do like most things.
Welcome to your fifties! You're now not sure if body aches mean you're getting the flu or that's just what your body feels like now.
Welcome to your fifties! You now measure a good night's sleep by how many times you got up to pee.
Welcome to your fifties! Now you start planning naps before you get out of bed in the morning.
January 16, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Welcome to your fifties! You're now not sure if body aches mean you're getting the flu or that's just what your body feels like now.
Ha, well that made me laugh this morning! Thought I'd try the '2026 is the new 2016' viral trend so went into Facebook to find a suitable 2016 photo & this popped up! Sometimes muscalid dreams do come true ... #2026isthenew2016 #NewYear #IrishWildlife #PineMartens
January 16, 2026 at 11:39 AM
Ha, well that made me laugh this morning! Thought I'd try the '2026 is the new 2016' viral trend so went into Facebook to find a suitable 2016 photo & this popped up! Sometimes muscalid dreams do come true ... #2026isthenew2016 #NewYear #IrishWildlife #PineMartens
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Poor move on her part.
He got what he wanted. She got nothing in return. Now her name only evokes to him that she had HIS prize.
She'll get nothing.
He got what he wanted. She got nothing in return. Now her name only evokes to him that she had HIS prize.
She'll get nothing.
Trump actually taking Maria Corina Machado's earned Nobel Peace Prize is such a pathetically sad and needy thing to do. Everyone knows how to manipulate Donald because he has no pride in the face of meaningless flattery.
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado met President Donald Trump at the White House as part of her push for greater influence in the wake of Nicolas Maduro’s ouster
January 16, 2026 at 10:23 AM
Poor move on her part.
He got what he wanted. She got nothing in return. Now her name only evokes to him that she had HIS prize.
She'll get nothing.
He got what he wanted. She got nothing in return. Now her name only evokes to him that she had HIS prize.
She'll get nothing.
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#3goodthings
1. Cherry cake, by special request. Hope to God the cherries stayed afloat.
2. Beef curry, following a complaint that my veg curry had no meat in it. 🙄🙄🙄😂😂
3. Charlie on the lookout.
1. Cherry cake, by special request. Hope to God the cherries stayed afloat.
2. Beef curry, following a complaint that my veg curry had no meat in it. 🙄🙄🙄😂😂
3. Charlie on the lookout.
January 14, 2026 at 10:56 PM
#3goodthings
1. Cherry cake, by special request. Hope to God the cherries stayed afloat.
2. Beef curry, following a complaint that my veg curry had no meat in it. 🙄🙄🙄😂😂
3. Charlie on the lookout.
1. Cherry cake, by special request. Hope to God the cherries stayed afloat.
2. Beef curry, following a complaint that my veg curry had no meat in it. 🙄🙄🙄😂😂
3. Charlie on the lookout.
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Good morning, I am once again reminding you all that we are going to keep pushing and we are going to win:
January 16, 2026 at 10:24 AM
Good morning, I am once again reminding you all that we are going to keep pushing and we are going to win:
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It is a grad tax, and a regressive one. Wealthier students never had to take out the loans.
This is clearly depressing and radicalising in a way a tax wouldn't have been.
January 15, 2026 at 2:33 PM
It is a grad tax, and a regressive one. Wealthier students never had to take out the loans.
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NASA say that the crew member who was ill and returned to earth is doing well and now having a meal with colleagues.
January 15, 2026 at 1:31 PM
NASA say that the crew member who was ill and returned to earth is doing well and now having a meal with colleagues.
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WOULD SOMEBODY THINK ABOUT THE HORSES.
January 14, 2026 at 7:18 PM
WOULD SOMEBODY THINK ABOUT THE HORSES.
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First show of the new season: if you like what we do and how we handle issues like X, please subscribe and share as much as possible!
January 9, 2026 at 8:37 AM
First show of the new season: if you like what we do and how we handle issues like X, please subscribe and share as much as possible!
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My favourite version of this is the Laura Palmer "she did die though" one.
January 14, 2026 at 7:39 PM
My favourite version of this is the Laura Palmer "she did die though" one.
Thanks #Hachetteireland @tinderpress.bsky.social for making this long-time #MaggieOFarrell fan v happy w/ a proof of new novel #Land . Off to Málaga on Sat for a writing week (new novel ahoy!) so delighted to be travelling w/ excellent reads by friends Maggie, #patrickgale & @liznugent.bsky.social
January 14, 2026 at 12:12 PM
Thanks #Hachetteireland @tinderpress.bsky.social for making this long-time #MaggieOFarrell fan v happy w/ a proof of new novel #Land . Off to Málaga on Sat for a writing week (new novel ahoy!) so delighted to be travelling w/ excellent reads by friends Maggie, #patrickgale & @liznugent.bsky.social
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DON'T RUN (early 70s): A straight to the point, seven second long PIF that absolutely horrified me when I was a kid - the thought of that poor woman's lacerated face gave me the fear. Now it feels like a particularly dark comedy sketch.
January 14, 2026 at 10:21 AM
DON'T RUN (early 70s): A straight to the point, seven second long PIF that absolutely horrified me when I was a kid - the thought of that poor woman's lacerated face gave me the fear. Now it feels like a particularly dark comedy sketch.
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Buried weapons rarely tell a simple story, writes Sarah Patey. A boar’s head standard, shield bosses, and a fearsome battle trumpet were carefully placed in the ground near Thetford. Was this a ritual act – or a defiant echo of Boudica’s revolt?
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A historic find in Norfolk: the instruments of Iron Age war
A remarkable hoard in West Norfolk is exciting archaelogists and scholars who study the lives and battles of Boudica and her Norfolk Iceni
eastangliabylines.co.uk
January 14, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Buried weapons rarely tell a simple story, writes Sarah Patey. A boar’s head standard, shield bosses, and a fearsome battle trumpet were carefully placed in the ground near Thetford. Was this a ritual act – or a defiant echo of Boudica’s revolt?
eastangliabylines.co.uk/lifestyle/hi...
eastangliabylines.co.uk/lifestyle/hi...
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What do people in England think about their local area? In this short report I take a look at surveys we conducted with @yougov.co.uk in 2022, 2024 and 2025 to gain some insights...
Some key findings...
Some key findings...
Perspectives on Place: what the English think about their local area
www.southampton.ac.uk
January 13, 2026 at 9:21 AM
What do people in England think about their local area? In this short report I take a look at surveys we conducted with @yougov.co.uk in 2022, 2024 and 2025 to gain some insights...
Some key findings...
Some key findings...
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The UK government has paid "substantial" compensation to a man who was tortured by the CIA and remains imprisoned without trial at Guantanamo Bay after 20 years.
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Guantanamo detainee Abu Zubaydah paid 'substantial' compensation by UK to settle torture complicity case
Detained without trial in 2006, Zubaydah is one of 15 people who remain at the US military prison.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 12, 2026 at 2:31 PM
The UK government has paid "substantial" compensation to a man who was tortured by the CIA and remains imprisoned without trial at Guantanamo Bay after 20 years.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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A pinned thread about my new novel, Keshed, publishing on 12th Feb 2026 with @ortacpress.bsky.social. Pre-orders available now from all the usual bookshops/websites. See thread for some early pre-press takes from some AMAZING writers and links to other stuff.
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August 4, 2025 at 8:26 AM
A pinned thread about my new novel, Keshed, publishing on 12th Feb 2026 with @ortacpress.bsky.social. Pre-orders available now from all the usual bookshops/websites. See thread for some early pre-press takes from some AMAZING writers and links to other stuff.
www.ortacpress.com/product-page...
www.ortacpress.com/product-page...
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The narrative about London crime is truly so BORING to Londoners.
Those of us who walk & travel around our city safely every day, every night.
The likeliest daily risk to Londoners is of being ripped off by our landlord or somewhere charging us £4.50 for a coffee. #r4today
Those of us who walk & travel around our city safely every day, every night.
The likeliest daily risk to Londoners is of being ripped off by our landlord or somewhere charging us £4.50 for a coffee. #r4today
January 12, 2026 at 8:02 AM
The narrative about London crime is truly so BORING to Londoners.
Those of us who walk & travel around our city safely every day, every night.
The likeliest daily risk to Londoners is of being ripped off by our landlord or somewhere charging us £4.50 for a coffee. #r4today
Those of us who walk & travel around our city safely every day, every night.
The likeliest daily risk to Londoners is of being ripped off by our landlord or somewhere charging us £4.50 for a coffee. #r4today
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Delighted that my next novel Richard Heart Julianne will be coming out on the mighty @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social next year.
Hope you enjoy it. I loved writing it.
Hope you enjoy it. I loved writing it.
Delighted to announce that we will be publishing
_Richard Heart Julianne_
By @ronanhession.bsky.social
Spring/Summer 2027.
‘In Richard Heart Julianne we enter the mindstream of Richard on his last day as he reflects on his life, his home city and his failed marriage to Julianne.'
Brilliant!
_Richard Heart Julianne_
By @ronanhession.bsky.social
Spring/Summer 2027.
‘In Richard Heart Julianne we enter the mindstream of Richard on his last day as he reflects on his life, his home city and his failed marriage to Julianne.'
Brilliant!
January 5, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Delighted that my next novel Richard Heart Julianne will be coming out on the mighty @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social next year.
Hope you enjoy it. I loved writing it.
Hope you enjoy it. I loved writing it.
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It's 11AM. Welcome to the Mystery Jukebox 4.0!
Kitty brought snow with her and has a hot water bottle and a blanket in her cardboard box. Complaints have been made about the weather. But here we are and ready to go.
WARNING: THERE ARE RULES!
NO REPLIES HERE⛔
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Kitty brought snow with her and has a hot water bottle and a blanket in her cardboard box. Complaints have been made about the weather. But here we are and ready to go.
WARNING: THERE ARE RULES!
NO REPLIES HERE⛔
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michaelgallagherwrites.com/rules/
The Mystery Jukebox 4.0 - Michael Gallagher Writes
All the rules and conventions for joining in Kitty's Saturday Mystery Jukebox laid out in one place for your convenience.
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January 10, 2026 at 11:01 AM
It's 11AM. Welcome to the Mystery Jukebox 4.0!
Kitty brought snow with her and has a hot water bottle and a blanket in her cardboard box. Complaints have been made about the weather. But here we are and ready to go.
WARNING: THERE ARE RULES!
NO REPLIES HERE⛔
1/2
michaelgallagherwrites.com/rules/
Kitty brought snow with her and has a hot water bottle and a blanket in her cardboard box. Complaints have been made about the weather. But here we are and ready to go.
WARNING: THERE ARE RULES!
NO REPLIES HERE⛔
1/2
michaelgallagherwrites.com/rules/
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This was a lovely chat with the fantastic @eithneshortall.bsky.social about all things SISTER WAKE, Sam, and a dinner party argument about why, no, colonialism was not a 'mixed bag...'
'Books and Sam' – extremely proud of @daveruddenwrites.bsky.social whose STUNNING Irish fantasy is out on Thursday #SisterWake www.independent.ie/entertainmen...
Dave Rudden: ‘If stuck for a villainous phrase, I’d look up a thing said by someone from the British Empire’
If there was ever a time to attempt a sprawling fantasy novel featuring 200-foot gods and an intricately developed, alternate version of Ireland’s colonial history, then the pandemic – and accompanyin...
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January 10, 2026 at 11:03 AM
This was a lovely chat with the fantastic @eithneshortall.bsky.social about all things SISTER WAKE, Sam, and a dinner party argument about why, no, colonialism was not a 'mixed bag...'
I had plans but flicked on the telly and Jane Eyre with Orson Welles & Joan Fontaine has just started and I'm powerless to resist. Reader, I'm watching it... #JaneEyre
January 10, 2026 at 10:03 AM
I had plans but flicked on the telly and Jane Eyre with Orson Welles & Joan Fontaine has just started and I'm powerless to resist. Reader, I'm watching it... #JaneEyre
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what fresh hell is this on the streets of brooklyn?
January 9, 2026 at 9:33 PM
what fresh hell is this on the streets of brooklyn?