Broomspring Writers
@broomspringwriters.bsky.social
We are a group of diverse writers based in Sheffield who seek to express ourselves through our words.
Broomspring Writers Christmas social at the Florentine.
Great to see present members, alumni and one new member starting with us in January.
Merry Christmas!
Great to see present members, alumni and one new member starting with us in January.
Merry Christmas!
December 15, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Broomspring Writers Christmas social at the Florentine.
Great to see present members, alumni and one new member starting with us in January.
Merry Christmas!
Great to see present members, alumni and one new member starting with us in January.
Merry Christmas!
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Cheer for me!
Have deactivated the Black Cross.
(Although I believe the account starts visible for 30 days before final deletion.)
Have deactivated the Black Cross.
(Although I believe the account starts visible for 30 days before final deletion.)
February 8, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Cheer for me!
Have deactivated the Black Cross.
(Although I believe the account starts visible for 30 days before final deletion.)
Have deactivated the Black Cross.
(Although I believe the account starts visible for 30 days before final deletion.)
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Here's me reading a story I wrote a couple of years ago.
How does a young boy make sense of things that are much too big to fully comprehend?
youtu.be/uvMfBkA3XCE?...
How does a young boy make sense of things that are much too big to fully comprehend?
youtu.be/uvMfBkA3XCE?...
Tickets - a short story
YouTube video by Chris Baldwin
youtu.be
January 11, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Here's me reading a story I wrote a couple of years ago.
How does a young boy make sense of things that are much too big to fully comprehend?
youtu.be/uvMfBkA3XCE?...
How does a young boy make sense of things that are much too big to fully comprehend?
youtu.be/uvMfBkA3XCE?...
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Happy Holidays! 🤣🤣🤣
December 10, 2024 at 8:30 PM
Happy Holidays! 🤣🤣🤣
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December 7, 2024 at 8:30 PM
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the next best thing
is the very last slice
toasted
knowing that nothing has been wasted
and yes
more butter
and sweet bitter marmalade
spooned in clumps from the jar
and thickly spread
and yes more tea
Assam or Darjeeling
the crunch of the crust
the appropriate applause
and the dream of encores
is the very last slice
toasted
knowing that nothing has been wasted
and yes
more butter
and sweet bitter marmalade
spooned in clumps from the jar
and thickly spread
and yes more tea
Assam or Darjeeling
the crunch of the crust
the appropriate applause
and the dream of encores
December 8, 2024 at 6:16 PM
the next best thing
is the very last slice
toasted
knowing that nothing has been wasted
and yes
more butter
and sweet bitter marmalade
spooned in clumps from the jar
and thickly spread
and yes more tea
Assam or Darjeeling
the crunch of the crust
the appropriate applause
and the dream of encores
is the very last slice
toasted
knowing that nothing has been wasted
and yes
more butter
and sweet bitter marmalade
spooned in clumps from the jar
and thickly spread
and yes more tea
Assam or Darjeeling
the crunch of the crust
the appropriate applause
and the dream of encores
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The best thing
is the first slice
cut while the bread is
still warm from the oven
slaked with thick
slabs of cold salted butter
the crust a little bitter
against the softness
of the crumb
enjoyed in a quiet kitchen
standing up at the counter
with tea
on a darkening afternoon
that is the best thing
is the first slice
cut while the bread is
still warm from the oven
slaked with thick
slabs of cold salted butter
the crust a little bitter
against the softness
of the crumb
enjoyed in a quiet kitchen
standing up at the counter
with tea
on a darkening afternoon
that is the best thing
December 8, 2024 at 6:16 PM
The best thing
is the first slice
cut while the bread is
still warm from the oven
slaked with thick
slabs of cold salted butter
the crust a little bitter
against the softness
of the crumb
enjoyed in a quiet kitchen
standing up at the counter
with tea
on a darkening afternoon
that is the best thing
is the first slice
cut while the bread is
still warm from the oven
slaked with thick
slabs of cold salted butter
the crust a little bitter
against the softness
of the crumb
enjoyed in a quiet kitchen
standing up at the counter
with tea
on a darkening afternoon
that is the best thing
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Good morning!
A rainy day in Sheffield.
A rainy day in Sheffield.
December 1, 2024 at 9:05 AM
Good morning!
A rainy day in Sheffield.
A rainy day in Sheffield.
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'Everything worth doing
is worth doing poorly,
until you can do it well.'
Great advice from Zig Ziglar
is worth doing poorly,
until you can do it well.'
Great advice from Zig Ziglar
December 1, 2024 at 2:05 PM
'Everything worth doing
is worth doing poorly,
until you can do it well.'
Great advice from Zig Ziglar
is worth doing poorly,
until you can do it well.'
Great advice from Zig Ziglar
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If we
were radioactive isotopes
we would have half-lives
and would therefore
never actually die
but
is slow eternal decay
preferable
to fully living
were radioactive isotopes
we would have half-lives
and would therefore
never actually die
but
is slow eternal decay
preferable
to fully living
December 1, 2024 at 5:30 PM
If we
were radioactive isotopes
we would have half-lives
and would therefore
never actually die
but
is slow eternal decay
preferable
to fully living
were radioactive isotopes
we would have half-lives
and would therefore
never actually die
but
is slow eternal decay
preferable
to fully living
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A poem about chance encounters and whether or not they have meaning
(I'm not sure why the link has Make Your Day as a title - that's not the title of them poem...)
vm.tiktok.com/ZGdjbQnMN/
(I'm not sure why the link has Make Your Day as a title - that's not the title of them poem...)
vm.tiktok.com/ZGdjbQnMN/
TikTok - Make Your Day
vm.tiktok.com
December 1, 2024 at 5:26 PM
A poem about chance encounters and whether or not they have meaning
(I'm not sure why the link has Make Your Day as a title - that's not the title of them poem...)
vm.tiktok.com/ZGdjbQnMN/
(I'm not sure why the link has Make Your Day as a title - that's not the title of them poem...)
vm.tiktok.com/ZGdjbQnMN/
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Friday afternoon
an elderly gentleman
dressed in a charcoal suit
sits at a bus stop
He leans on a cane
cranes forward
in anticipation of the bus
From the top
of his breast pocket
protrude half a dozen
silver-topped pens
that decorate his chest
like a veteran's medals
#poem #poetry #observation
an elderly gentleman
dressed in a charcoal suit
sits at a bus stop
He leans on a cane
cranes forward
in anticipation of the bus
From the top
of his breast pocket
protrude half a dozen
silver-topped pens
that decorate his chest
like a veteran's medals
#poem #poetry #observation
November 28, 2024 at 9:46 PM
Friday afternoon
an elderly gentleman
dressed in a charcoal suit
sits at a bus stop
He leans on a cane
cranes forward
in anticipation of the bus
From the top
of his breast pocket
protrude half a dozen
silver-topped pens
that decorate his chest
like a veteran's medals
#poem #poetry #observation
an elderly gentleman
dressed in a charcoal suit
sits at a bus stop
He leans on a cane
cranes forward
in anticipation of the bus
From the top
of his breast pocket
protrude half a dozen
silver-topped pens
that decorate his chest
like a veteran's medals
#poem #poetry #observation
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November 26, 2024 at 12:22 AM
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Last year I posted readings of my novella, 'Alec.'
Here is a page with links to all the episodes.
chrisbaldwinpoems.blogspot.com/2024/11/alec...
Here is a page with links to all the episodes.
chrisbaldwinpoems.blogspot.com/2024/11/alec...
Alec - A Novella
Last year I wrote a novella called 'Alec'. Set in Howden, East Yorkshire, it tells the story of an older man, Alec, living alone after the ...
chrisbaldwinpoems.blogspot.com
November 25, 2024 at 9:55 PM
Last year I posted readings of my novella, 'Alec.'
Here is a page with links to all the episodes.
chrisbaldwinpoems.blogspot.com/2024/11/alec...
Here is a page with links to all the episodes.
chrisbaldwinpoems.blogspot.com/2024/11/alec...
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Today's bake...
I soaked the end of my last loaf in water overnight and added the resulting mush into the mix so no food waste!
It made the dough slightly more difficult to get right, and i was a little worried, but the results are very satisfactory indeed!
I soaked the end of my last loaf in water overnight and added the resulting mush into the mix so no food waste!
It made the dough slightly more difficult to get right, and i was a little worried, but the results are very satisfactory indeed!
November 25, 2024 at 12:02 AM
Today's bake...
I soaked the end of my last loaf in water overnight and added the resulting mush into the mix so no food waste!
It made the dough slightly more difficult to get right, and i was a little worried, but the results are very satisfactory indeed!
I soaked the end of my last loaf in water overnight and added the resulting mush into the mix so no food waste!
It made the dough slightly more difficult to get right, and i was a little worried, but the results are very satisfactory indeed!
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wind wrings its bone hands
shakes the shoulders of the tree
clatters its branches
tree draws in the cool fresh breath
slips to sleep until springtime
#tanka
shakes the shoulders of the tree
clatters its branches
tree draws in the cool fresh breath
slips to sleep until springtime
#tanka
November 24, 2024 at 3:03 PM
wind wrings its bone hands
shakes the shoulders of the tree
clatters its branches
tree draws in the cool fresh breath
slips to sleep until springtime
#tanka
shakes the shoulders of the tree
clatters its branches
tree draws in the cool fresh breath
slips to sleep until springtime
#tanka
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November 24, 2024 at 3:25 PM
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At half past three
the day slips between the cracks
like an unfinished magazine
the day slips between the cracks
like an unfinished magazine
November 24, 2024 at 3:28 PM
At half past three
the day slips between the cracks
like an unfinished magazine
the day slips between the cracks
like an unfinished magazine
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🚨 'No anti-capitalist efforts will ever be complete without us.'
Neurodiversity advocate & anti-capitalist video essayist
@embergreen.bsky.social tells us about the importance of nurturing online spaces that challenge disablism & build solidarity. #disability
nowthenmagazine.com/articles/emb...
Neurodiversity advocate & anti-capitalist video essayist
@embergreen.bsky.social tells us about the importance of nurturing online spaces that challenge disablism & build solidarity. #disability
nowthenmagazine.com/articles/emb...
Ember Green - “Leftists need to contend better with the existence of disabled people”
Neurodiversity advocate and anti-capitalist video essayist Ember Green tells us more about the importance of nurturing online spaces that challenge disablism and build solidarity.
nowthenmagazine.com
November 18, 2024 at 5:20 PM
🚨 'No anti-capitalist efforts will ever be complete without us.'
Neurodiversity advocate & anti-capitalist video essayist
@embergreen.bsky.social tells us about the importance of nurturing online spaces that challenge disablism & build solidarity. #disability
nowthenmagazine.com/articles/emb...
Neurodiversity advocate & anti-capitalist video essayist
@embergreen.bsky.social tells us about the importance of nurturing online spaces that challenge disablism & build solidarity. #disability
nowthenmagazine.com/articles/emb...
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Beanies, the workers' cooperative in which I have worked for the last 27 years is now in the sky!
If you are interested in organic, vegetarian and vegan foods, many locally sourced... Give us a follow!
bsky.app/profile/bean...
If you are interested in organic, vegetarian and vegan foods, many locally sourced... Give us a follow!
bsky.app/profile/bean...
bsky.app
November 16, 2024 at 8:20 PM
Beanies, the workers' cooperative in which I have worked for the last 27 years is now in the sky!
If you are interested in organic, vegetarian and vegan foods, many locally sourced... Give us a follow!
bsky.app/profile/bean...
If you are interested in organic, vegetarian and vegan foods, many locally sourced... Give us a follow!
bsky.app/profile/bean...