Farah Ali
@farahauthor.bsky.social
UK author of the Deerleap Hollow Series. Poetry including haiku tanka haibun. Horror movies, nature, books, art, gardening. PhD. ND.
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found some beautiful moss and lichen today
November 7, 2025 at 6:20 PM
found some beautiful moss and lichen today
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COVER REVEAL!
I'm delighted to have both a short story and an essay included in the forthcoming anthology, Poisoned Soup.😀
Out Dec '25 from @brigidsgatepress.bsky.social
#booksky
I'm delighted to have both a short story and an essay included in the forthcoming anthology, Poisoned Soup.😀
Out Dec '25 from @brigidsgatepress.bsky.social
#booksky
November 7, 2025 at 5:11 PM
COVER REVEAL!
I'm delighted to have both a short story and an essay included in the forthcoming anthology, Poisoned Soup.😀
Out Dec '25 from @brigidsgatepress.bsky.social
#booksky
I'm delighted to have both a short story and an essay included in the forthcoming anthology, Poisoned Soup.😀
Out Dec '25 from @brigidsgatepress.bsky.social
#booksky
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This World of Vile Wonder: Horror Tales of the Scientific Revolution is on Kobo! www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/...
This World of Vile Wonder ebook by Coy Hall - Rakuten Kobo
Read "This World of Vile Wonder Horror Tales of the Scientific Revolution" by Coy Hall available from Rakuten Kobo. A HIDDEN SIDE OF THE SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION
In an age lit by fire, only the most curi...
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November 7, 2025 at 2:29 PM
This World of Vile Wonder: Horror Tales of the Scientific Revolution is on Kobo! www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/...
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Procrastination massages the mind so one day, you can attack the writing of the sequel. I think.😂❤️
November 7, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Procrastination massages the mind so one day, you can attack the writing of the sequel. I think.😂❤️
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It’s #FridayReads time! Let’s boost all signals. Repost this and let us know what to repost for you. I’m sharing this one because it’s very timely, helped me land an agent, was a Stoker nominee, was published in France and Italy, and it’s 30% off!
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November 7, 2025 at 3:03 PM
It’s #FridayReads time! Let’s boost all signals. Repost this and let us know what to repost for you. I’m sharing this one because it’s very timely, helped me land an agent, was a Stoker nominee, was published in France and Italy, and it’s 30% off!
www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0316...
www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0316...
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We’re thrilled to share our Autumn 2025 Edition 🍂 - With 334 voices from 38 countries, this collection captures autumn’s glow, hush, and turning light. Take a moment, #read, and connect.
#haiku #newpoetry
waleshaikujournal.com/autumn2025
#haiku #newpoetry
waleshaikujournal.com/autumn2025
AUTUMN 2025 | home
The Summer '25 Edition of the Wales Haiku Journal
waleshaikujournal.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:45 PM
We’re thrilled to share our Autumn 2025 Edition 🍂 - With 334 voices from 38 countries, this collection captures autumn’s glow, hush, and turning light. Take a moment, #read, and connect.
#haiku #newpoetry
waleshaikujournal.com/autumn2025
#haiku #newpoetry
waleshaikujournal.com/autumn2025
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If all my followers on Bluesky bought my latest book, I could afford to fix my fence.
Who wants to help me fix my fence?
mybook.to/ltbDFh
Who wants to help me fix my fence?
mybook.to/ltbDFh
The Violet Glow of the Daytens
Read it now
mybook.to
November 7, 2025 at 3:42 PM
If all my followers on Bluesky bought my latest book, I could afford to fix my fence.
Who wants to help me fix my fence?
mybook.to/ltbDFh
Who wants to help me fix my fence?
mybook.to/ltbDFh
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My 4th poetry book, "Slow Now with Clear Skies," published by MoonPath Press June 2024!
March 10, 2025 at 2:33 AM
My 4th poetry book, "Slow Now with Clear Skies," published by MoonPath Press June 2024!
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For this week's #PoemsAbout #LockedDoors with thanks to @alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk and all those participating. Not what I thought I'd write...
November 7, 2025 at 6:31 AM
For this week's #PoemsAbout #LockedDoors with thanks to @alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk and all those participating. Not what I thought I'd write...
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October 18, 2024 at 11:03 PM
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the journey
itself is
home
itself is
home
November 29, 2024 at 12:28 PM
the journey
itself is
home
itself is
home
Overnight roadworks have finally finished…I slept so good last night
November 7, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Overnight roadworks have finally finished…I slept so good last night
Have to keep reminding myself that I have zero chance if I don’t submit this at all, but still, it’s hard to find the courage.
November 6, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Have to keep reminding myself that I have zero chance if I don’t submit this at all, but still, it’s hard to find the courage.
This has been going on overnight on my road for 3 nights now and I’m so bloody sleep deprived
November 5, 2025 at 8:12 PM
This has been going on overnight on my road for 3 nights now and I’m so bloody sleep deprived
Very happy and proud of Zohran Mamdani - not only because he’s a good human but also because he’s gujrati and I’m half gujrati 🥹
November 5, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Very happy and proud of Zohran Mamdani - not only because he’s a good human but also because he’s gujrati and I’m half gujrati 🥹
Last of this season’s tomatoes I think, hopefully these ones will ripen indoors
October 31, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Last of this season’s tomatoes I think, hopefully these ones will ripen indoors
Some spooky prose for Halloween…these haibun were published in Otoroshi (Anubis) and Under the Basho (Crepuscular)
October 30, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Some spooky prose for Halloween…these haibun were published in Otoroshi (Anubis) and Under the Basho (Crepuscular)
My cheese and onion pasties are way better than Greggs
October 30, 2025 at 2:03 PM
My cheese and onion pasties are way better than Greggs
A bumper crop this year
September 5, 2025 at 4:01 PM
A bumper crop this year
My haibun ‘Hollow Bones and Glass’ has been selected for inclusion in the Red Moon Anthology: Contemporary Haibun 20. It has also received a Pushcart Prize nomination, so will be interesting to see if anything happens with that
February 16, 2025 at 3:46 PM
My haibun ‘Hollow Bones and Glass’ has been selected for inclusion in the Red Moon Anthology: Contemporary Haibun 20. It has also received a Pushcart Prize nomination, so will be interesting to see if anything happens with that
Very pleased to have had a haiku selected as one of the Best of 2024 for Haiku in English published in The Mainichi. Many thanks to editor Dhugal J. Lindsay
February 13, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Very pleased to have had a haiku selected as one of the Best of 2024 for Haiku in English published in The Mainichi. Many thanks to editor Dhugal J. Lindsay
This haiku has been selected for inclusion in the 2024 Red Moon Anthology - so pleased
scattered clouds
the stones the sea
never touches
(First published in Modern Haiku issue 55.3)
scattered clouds
the stones the sea
never touches
(First published in Modern Haiku issue 55.3)
January 24, 2025 at 10:43 AM
This haiku has been selected for inclusion in the 2024 Red Moon Anthology - so pleased
scattered clouds
the stones the sea
never touches
(First published in Modern Haiku issue 55.3)
scattered clouds
the stones the sea
never touches
(First published in Modern Haiku issue 55.3)
My first submission of 2025 sent, fingers crossed
January 23, 2025 at 12:48 PM
My first submission of 2025 sent, fingers crossed