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Caroline Johnstone
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Poet (Hedgehog Press) & author (Dare to be Happier, Welbeck) General magpie 🧐Scotland and NI. I don’t check DM’s.
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Caroline Johnstone @carolinejohnstone.bsky.social · Nov 7
If you want to start journaling see My Introduction to Journaling Book. It includes guided questions

If you want to live your best life, the this one’s for you ❤️🖊️✏️❤️ #journaling #journalling #liveyourbestlife
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Clare O'Brien @clareobrien.bsky.social · 29d
How "Christian" all this hate is, to be sure. Reminds me of the Spanish Inquisition...
Charlie Kirk memorial: Trump says he ‘hates’ his opponents at event attended by tens of thousands
President delivers mix of eulogy and campaign speech while JD Vance calls Kirk ‘martyr for the Christian faith’
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Dani Garavelli @danigaravelli.bsky.social · Sep 18
Really chuffed to be shortlisted for the Wigtown Book Festival's Anne Brown prize again. I love non-fiction essays, reading them & writing them, & the award provides a rare opportunity to have a go. Good luck to everyone.
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Caroline Johnstone @carolinejohnstone.bsky.social · Sep 15
'I thought I'd never see my kids grow up - a stranger's kindness led to a miracle'

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'Miracle' achievement of Bristol mum after stranger saved her life
She received a devastating diagnosis in 2020 but now feels "healthy, strong and alive"
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Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · Sep 13
This man will not be fired for calling for the murder of American citizens, yet multiple journalists/reporters/teachers lost their job for accurately reporting things Charlie Kirk actually said and stood for.

But it’s the “violent left” that’s the problem
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Brian Kilmeade endorses euthanizing homeless people: "Involuntary lethal injection, or something. Just kill them."
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Duille @duille.com · Sep 13
Detail: Railings of The Glasgow School of Art. Charles Rennie Mackintosh. c.1907.
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Bob Lynn @boblynn.bsky.social · Sep 13
Marie Maynard Daly: First Black Woman PhD Chemist Who Unlocked Cholesterol's Deadly Secrets
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#WomenInSTEM #STEM #Biochemistry #Cardiology #Cholesterol
Marie Maynard Daly: First Black Woman PhD Chemist Who Unlocked Cholesterol’s Deadly Secrets
Dr Marie Maynard Daly, the first Black woman to earn a chemistry PhD in America, discusses her groundbreaking research linking cholesterol to heart disease and her pioneering work on DNA structure.…
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Dani Garavelli @danigaravelli.bsky.social · Sep 11
"Such pictures increase in power as the years go by. The people who took us pass away, and we ourselves grow up and change, but the stones stay the same." Peter Ross tries to solve the mystery of a fuzzy childhood photograph.
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The Broken Spine @thebrokenspine.co.uk · Sep 13
If we’re serious about lifting indie lit, we need systems that work.
That’s what #PIL is.
Submit today.
#PromoteIndieLit 🔗
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Welcome toPromote Indie LitA free hub connecting poets and indie presses with reviewers, podcasters, and literary platforms. Submit your recent work and let our network help amplify it. No fees. No gatekeeping, just visibility that reaches beyond your timeline. Submit Work About PILPromote Indie Lit (PIL) is a central access point, not a showcase site.
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Malcolm MacFarlane @malcolmmacfarlane.bsky.social · Sep 13
nice project by young Scottish artists, covers of Joy Division songs in aid of the CALM charity - please have a listen! 👍
#CALM #charity #JoyDivision #ScottishArtists #music #health
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24 Hours, by Lolabored
from the album Joy Division Covers by Scottish Artists
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Julia Webb @julwe1.bsky.social · Sep 7
Cafe Writers is tomorrow night - Monday 8th - and features tow excellent poets: Amanda Dalton and Kathy Pimlott - seriously not to be missed. Still time to book a free ticket! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cafe-write...
Cafe Writers September 2025
Cafe Writers featuring Amanda Dalton and Kathy Pimlott
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Secret Scotland @apo11o.bsky.social · Sep 5
Remembering the dark period of witchcraft accusations in Ayrshire secretscotland.wordpress.com/2025/09/05/r...
Remembering the dark period of witchcraft accusations in Ayrshire
Rightly or wrongly, I’ve largely come to regard references to witchcraft as nonsense that produces films for Hammer House of Horror or, as in this case, an embarrassing and sad aspect of our …
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This Is My Glasgow @thisismyglasgow.bsky.social · Aug 28
know it's not Glasgow, but I love this knitted postbox topper I came across in the village of Failford in Ayrshire yesterday.

#postboxtopper #ayrshire #streetart #yarnbombing #tractor #fieldmouse #postbox #failford
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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · Sep 2
By chance, I met this ancient oak near Mauchline, Ayrshire. My hiking pole on the right gives an idea of girth.

Trees this age and size are so rare in Ireland that this would be celebrated. But in Scotland, they seem no big deal.

Irish nature is a mere shell of what it once was. Time to rewild!! 🌏
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Rachel Deering @racheldeering.bsky.social · Sep 6
Still life with blue tit, Georg Flegel, 1629.
Blue tit perched on a cowrie shell, shells, walnuts in and out of shell, grapes, fly, beetles painting.
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Authors Abroad @authorsabroad.bsky.social · Sep 6
Today is #NationalReadABookDay which we firmly believe should be celebrated every day!

Whether you've borrowed from the #library, treated yourself to something new at a #bookshop, or have curled up on the sofa with a dog-eared favourite, happy reading!
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NearlyKnowledgeable @g0blinegg.bsky.social · Aug 26
In Hope Bowdler churchyard lies Francis Phillips (1657); his gravestone is one of the oldest in Shropshire. On the stone, it wishes for "an untroubled mold" which expresses his desire to lie in the grave undisturbed. It is an incredible piece of history and reminds us how special churchyards can be.
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thi wurd @thiwurd.bsky.social · Sep 6
Our in-person 'Writing Time & Place in Fiction' in Glasgow today has sold out. However, our online version tomorrow (Sun 7 Sept, 1.30-5.30pm BST) still has a couple of place. Book here: www.thi-wurd.com/product/writ...
Writing Time & Place in Fiction (online day school place) - thi wurd
Ticket for a place at the online ‘Writing time and place in fiction’ (Day school), Sun 7th Sep, 1.30pm–5.30pm. Please see our classes page for details of this day school. No refunds on this product a...
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Ink Sweat & Tears @inksweatandtears.co.uk · Sep 6
Winner of the @hedgehogpress.co.uk first pamphlet competition 2023, 'Close-Up' is a 'carefully structured' collection that is built on 'built on close observation of the world, of nature and human experience, and how we relate to and respond to it.'

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Cover image of Close-UP by Quentin Cowdry. Background image is light shining through trees. Text: The various subjects and themes, which differentiate and unite the work, are built on close observation of the world, of nature and human experience, and how we relate to and respond to it. Review by Chris Hardy
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · Sep 6
“Nigel Farage says….” has been the headline of the decade.
Look at what he does, ffs.
Look at his tax affairs.
Look at his grifting.
Look at his lies.
Look at his prejudice.
Look at his allies.
Look at his manifesto.
Look at his Brexit.
He is the embodiment of personal greed and national failure.
Nigel Farage (photo) Nigel Farage says 'there's every chance of general election in 2027' Reform UK leader says party needs to be ready for early election and vows to 'stop the boats' within two weeks if elected UK politics live - latest updates Rowena Mason and Ben Quinn
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British Library @britishlibrary.bsky.social · Sep 6
Due to planned transport strikes, on Monday 8 September – Thursday 11 September our St Pancras site will open 09:30 – 18:00.

Reading Rooms and Reader Registration will open at 10.00 and close at 17.00.

Plan your visit: bit.ly/BLPlanVisit
An aerial view of the St Pancras site of the British Library, showing the ship like building and piazza.
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Maya C. Popa @mayacpopa.bsky.social · Sep 5
By @poetalicewhite.bsky.social:
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Paul Connolly @thepaulconnolly.bsky.social · Sep 4
I am absolutely thrilled to have five pieces published & beautifully presented on the splendid @lothlorienpoetryj.bsky.social site, edited by that great member of the #poetrycommunity @stridermarcusjones.bsky.social #poetsonbluesky #poetry #writingcommunity #booksky
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Matthew Stewart @roguestrands.bsky.social · Jul 20
The emotional significance of objects sends ripples through our lives, which is why this is often my final poem when I give a reading.

It's taken from my second full collection, Whatever You Don't, Just Don't. If you fancy a signed copy, drop me a DM and I'll sort one out for you...
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · Sep 5
You had your chance to remove and bar him from the presidency after Jan 6. And you chickened out.
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Women Writers Network @womenwritersnet.bsky.social · Sep 5
Attending a writing retreat can be a great way to start or advance a project. Have you ever been on a retreat? I love looking at these listings and daydreaming a little. So many inspiring possibilities! #writingcommunity writingretreatdirectory.com/find-a-retre...
Find a Retreat
Writing retreats are a great way to take time for yourself and let your creative juices flow. Find your perfect writing retreat here!
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