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“Isn’t every human being both a scientist and an artist; and in writing of human experience, isn’t there a good deal to be said for recognizing that fact and for using both methods?”
James Agee, born on this day in 1909
James Agee, born on this day in 1909
November 27, 2025 at 11:55 AM
“Isn’t every human being both a scientist and an artist; and in writing of human experience, isn’t there a good deal to be said for recognizing that fact and for using both methods?”
James Agee, born on this day in 1909
James Agee, born on this day in 1909
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“To acquire the habit of reading is to construct for yourself a refuge from almost all the miseries of life.”
W. Somerset Maugham, born on this day in 1874
W. Somerset Maugham, born on this day in 1874
January 25, 2025 at 1:15 PM
“To acquire the habit of reading is to construct for yourself a refuge from almost all the miseries of life.”
W. Somerset Maugham, born on this day in 1874
W. Somerset Maugham, born on this day in 1874
Arabic numerals are the ten symbols (0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9) that form the basis of the modern decimal system used worldwide. Despite the name, they originated in ancient India and were introduced to the West via Arab mathematicians.
The latest evidence that America is becoming a land of idiots:
November 27, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Arabic numerals are the ten symbols (0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9) that form the basis of the modern decimal system used worldwide. Despite the name, they originated in ancient India and were introduced to the West via Arab mathematicians.
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I love going to the public library and so should you 🫵🏾😐
November 24, 2025 at 8:43 PM
I love going to the public library and so should you 🫵🏾😐
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We are currently open for submissions of contemporary #microfiction. Please click on the link for our guidelines #MicroMonday #callforsubmissions fictivedream.com/submission-g...
November 25, 2025 at 11:06 AM
We are currently open for submissions of contemporary #microfiction. Please click on the link for our guidelines #MicroMonday #callforsubmissions fictivedream.com/submission-g...
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Looking forward to taking part in the BBC Radio 4 book club discussion of Leonard and Hungry Paul on 17th December in Glasgow.
If anyone would like to attend the recording, the details are in the link below.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/a...
If anyone would like to attend the recording, the details are in the link below.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/a...
BBC Radio 4 - Bookclub - Come to a Recording
Join the audience for an edition of Bookclub
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November 25, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Looking forward to taking part in the BBC Radio 4 book club discussion of Leonard and Hungry Paul on 17th December in Glasgow.
If anyone would like to attend the recording, the details are in the link below.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/a...
If anyone would like to attend the recording, the details are in the link below.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/a...
ha
nice tenth revision you got there. would be a shame if the whole thing was better about four drafts ago
November 24, 2025 at 1:04 PM
ha
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"The Enforcer"
An adult Rook (Corvus frugilegus) - one of the seven crow species commonly found in Ireland. They include Ravens, Hooded crows, Rooks, Jackdaws, Magpies, Choughs and Jay's.
County Clare, Ireland.
An adult Rook (Corvus frugilegus) - one of the seven crow species commonly found in Ireland. They include Ravens, Hooded crows, Rooks, Jackdaws, Magpies, Choughs and Jay's.
County Clare, Ireland.
November 23, 2025 at 8:32 PM
"The Enforcer"
An adult Rook (Corvus frugilegus) - one of the seven crow species commonly found in Ireland. They include Ravens, Hooded crows, Rooks, Jackdaws, Magpies, Choughs and Jay's.
County Clare, Ireland.
An adult Rook (Corvus frugilegus) - one of the seven crow species commonly found in Ireland. They include Ravens, Hooded crows, Rooks, Jackdaws, Magpies, Choughs and Jay's.
County Clare, Ireland.
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the cumulative effect emphasizes the unknowns…
#StreetArtSaturday #StreetPhotography
#MyTake #ArtIsEverywhere
#StreetArtSaturday #StreetPhotography
#MyTake #ArtIsEverywhere
November 22, 2025 at 1:11 PM
the cumulative effect emphasizes the unknowns…
#StreetArtSaturday #StreetPhotography
#MyTake #ArtIsEverywhere
#StreetArtSaturday #StreetPhotography
#MyTake #ArtIsEverywhere
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Happy FlashGiving to all who celebrate! @smokelong.bsky.social
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November 21, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Happy FlashGiving to all who celebrate! @smokelong.bsky.social
Hey Writers, why not send Brilliant Flash Fiction a 300-500 word story with a winter theme for our January issue? We'd be happy to read these.
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November 22, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Hey Writers, why not send Brilliant Flash Fiction a 300-500 word story with a winter theme for our January issue? We'd be happy to read these.
brilliantflashfiction.com
brilliantflashfiction.com
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Anyway please enjoy this pumpkin I saw yesterday
November 20, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Anyway please enjoy this pumpkin I saw yesterday
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Earlier today, I was notified that someone was at my door.
This is who it was:
This is who it was:
November 21, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Earlier today, I was notified that someone was at my door.
This is who it was:
This is who it was:
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‘You must have chaos within you to give birth to a dancing star.’
— Friedrich Nietzsche
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— Friedrich Nietzsche
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November 19, 2025 at 10:30 AM
‘You must have chaos within you to give birth to a dancing star.’
— Friedrich Nietzsche
writingforwellbeing.co.uk
— Friedrich Nietzsche
writingforwellbeing.co.uk
brown?
November 19, 2025 at 1:34 PM
brown?
Good luck with that
Self promo is my bane; it makes me feel like an immense tit when I post stuff about my writing (thanks to upbringing - never blow your own horn), but it is increasingly apparent that all it means is that I'm utterly invisible as a writer...
So, anyway.
I have books and stories out there.
So, anyway.
I have books and stories out there.
November 19, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Good luck with that
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November 18, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Brilliant Flash Fiction nominates 5 stories for 2026 Best Small Fiction honors:
*The Events at Helena’s By Philip Matcovsky
*The Shortsightedness of Vampires By Lisa McCormick
*Ten Days After Grandma’s Funeral By Roberta Beary
*The Lavender Scare By Lisa Lahey, and
*Crows By Hugh Behm-Steinberg.
*The Events at Helena’s By Philip Matcovsky
*The Shortsightedness of Vampires By Lisa McCormick
*Ten Days After Grandma’s Funeral By Roberta Beary
*The Lavender Scare By Lisa Lahey, and
*Crows By Hugh Behm-Steinberg.
November 18, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Brilliant Flash Fiction nominates 5 stories for 2026 Best Small Fiction honors:
*The Events at Helena’s By Philip Matcovsky
*The Shortsightedness of Vampires By Lisa McCormick
*Ten Days After Grandma’s Funeral By Roberta Beary
*The Lavender Scare By Lisa Lahey, and
*Crows By Hugh Behm-Steinberg.
*The Events at Helena’s By Philip Matcovsky
*The Shortsightedness of Vampires By Lisa McCormick
*Ten Days After Grandma’s Funeral By Roberta Beary
*The Lavender Scare By Lisa Lahey, and
*Crows By Hugh Behm-Steinberg.
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wow, lovely
Fiadh, running on a mirrored sky.
"This might be heaven."
County Clare, Ireland.
"This might be heaven."
County Clare, Ireland.
November 14, 2025 at 1:03 PM
wow, lovely
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The worst advice I ever got was from my mother who said that if anyone challenged me to a fight I should challenge them to a spelling test.
November 12, 2025 at 9:29 PM
The worst advice I ever got was from my mother who said that if anyone challenged me to a fight I should challenge them to a spelling test.
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discovered today that the main mother yeast my mum uses for her breads is older than i am, which is stunning to think about. i have eaten older entities than myself. disconcerting way to start the day
November 12, 2025 at 9:29 AM
discovered today that the main mother yeast my mum uses for her breads is older than i am, which is stunning to think about. i have eaten older entities than myself. disconcerting way to start the day
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A woman asked to share my table in a cafe at lunchtime and we both sat opposite each other, silently eating our food like an unhappy married couple.
November 12, 2025 at 2:31 PM
A woman asked to share my table in a cafe at lunchtime and we both sat opposite each other, silently eating our food like an unhappy married couple.
Ha. Bigger shoes are all that's needed here. And not stilettos.
November 12, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Ha. Bigger shoes are all that's needed here. And not stilettos.