Penny Kiley
@pennykiley.bsky.social
Oxford-based writer and editor, working mostly in digital and mostly for non-profits. Former music journo. Autistic. Memoir 'Atypical Girl' published by Polygon March 2026. https://linktr.ee/pennykiley
I'm horrified by Vance's version of Catholicism and Danny Kruger's evangelicalism. I stand with what Bill McKibben calls "retro Christianity" - the sort that still believes in "love your neighbour". (Like my own church's bsky.app/profile/publ...)
November 27, 2025 at 2:36 PM
I'm horrified by Vance's version of Catholicism and Danny Kruger's evangelicalism. I stand with what Bill McKibben calls "retro Christianity" - the sort that still believes in "love your neighbour". (Like my own church's bsky.app/profile/publ...)
This. Every broadcast interview with politicians just seems to be oppositional for the sake of it. I'm all for holding politicians to account when needed, but we really don't need this level of spin.
Headline on The World at One just now:
"Sir Keir Starmer has denied putting the Labour Party before the country by ending the two-child benefit cap".
Can we please go back to reporting the actual news, not someone's partisan take on it?
"Sir Keir Starmer has denied putting the Labour Party before the country by ending the two-child benefit cap".
Can we please go back to reporting the actual news, not someone's partisan take on it?
November 27, 2025 at 1:55 PM
This. Every broadcast interview with politicians just seems to be oppositional for the sake of it. I'm all for holding politicians to account when needed, but we really don't need this level of spin.
This. #accessibility
Alt text that that has humor and personality and sounds like it was written by the person who took the photo is great, but you gotta do that while remembering that the fundamental purpose is communicating what the image is.
Alt Text isn't the space for seo, secret notes, or inside jokes. It's for people to access media and any context or information that that media has.
If we gon make things right, we gotta find ways to make things right that don't leave us behind.
If we gon make things right, we gotta find ways to make things right that don't leave us behind.
November 27, 2025 at 12:58 PM
This. #accessibility
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If you’re annoying both sides of the hyphenation argument, you must be doing something right.
November 24, 2025 at 8:40 PM
If you’re annoying both sides of the hyphenation argument, you must be doing something right.
One of the records that got me into alt country. I was really pleased to see them live last year.
In 1995, The Old 97's signed with Bloodshot Records, which released their album Wreck Your Life. This partnership helped launch the band into the burgeoning alt-country scene.
Ep. 817 - Chicago's Bloodshot Records with author Rob Miller
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Ep. 817 - Chicago's Bloodshot Records with author Rob Miller
@millerscave.bsky.social
@officialold97s.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 9:09 PM
One of the records that got me into alt country. I was really pleased to see them live last year.
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Black Friday is basically bollocks and small businesses deserve your support.
I’m not doing Black Friday this year.
I’d rather be honest with you than try to compete with big brands.
Every purchase genuinely makes a difference to my tiny business.
Shop independent this Christmas.
www.gailmyerscough.co.uk
I’d rather be honest with you than try to compete with big brands.
Every purchase genuinely makes a difference to my tiny business.
Shop independent this Christmas.
www.gailmyerscough.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Black Friday is basically bollocks and small businesses deserve your support.
Excellent playlist for Rob's excellent book (out soon - I got a review copy).
See if this works. A friend in London figured it out. If it does, spread the word!
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Songs from "The Hours Are Long But The Pay Is Low" by Rob Miller - YouTube
Playlist featuring songs and artists that make appearances as influences and inspirations within the book "The Hours Are Long But The Pay Is Low." This is a ...
youtube.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Excellent playlist for Rob's excellent book (out soon - I got a review copy).
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See if this works. A friend in London figured it out. If it does, spread the word!
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Songs from "The Hours Are Long But The Pay Is Low" by Rob Miller - YouTube
Playlist featuring songs and artists that make appearances as influences and inspirations within the book "The Hours Are Long But The Pay Is Low." This is a ...
youtube.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:58 PM
See if this works. A friend in London figured it out. If it does, spread the word!
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Today's Nice Thing.
Unknown artist, Domakinia i Maika magazine, Bulgaria, 1938.
November 23, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Today's Nice Thing.
Same.
An obsession with detail, and especially early on, quite limited options. But I'm more or less where I want to be now (would like a bit more paid work though, hint hint)
What’s the lore behind choosing your career path ?
November 23, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Same.
Happy #NoMusicDay And thanks to Bill Drummond for inventing it. olderthanelvis.blogspot.com/2008/11/sile...
Silence is golden
A blog about ageing, feminism, and punk rock.
olderthanelvis.blogspot.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Happy #NoMusicDay And thanks to Bill Drummond for inventing it. olderthanelvis.blogspot.com/2008/11/sile...
An excellent rant.
this week's newsletter is titled "aren't you tired of feeling insane all the time?" and I think it speaks for itself
it is also free to read
youngvulgarian.substack.com/p/arent-you-...
it is also free to read
youngvulgarian.substack.com/p/arent-you-...
November 21, 2025 at 11:55 AM
An excellent rant.
"They’ve changed line-up more often than Jimmy Pursey’s retired." And that was only 1979.
Latest Substack is a review of The Fall at Eric's, Liverpool.
pennykiley.substack.com/p/the-fall-n...
Latest Substack is a review of The Fall at Eric's, Liverpool.
pennykiley.substack.com/p/the-fall-n...
The Fall, November 1979
Melody Maker review of The Fall at Eric's, Liverpool
pennykiley.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:47 AM
"They’ve changed line-up more often than Jimmy Pursey’s retired." And that was only 1979.
Latest Substack is a review of The Fall at Eric's, Liverpool.
pennykiley.substack.com/p/the-fall-n...
Latest Substack is a review of The Fall at Eric's, Liverpool.
pennykiley.substack.com/p/the-fall-n...
So, yesterday was International Men's Day. And today, I find out that the run-up to #InternationalWomensDay is already happening. Beware the imposter! They've got an even worse theme this time. www.linkedin.com/pulse/we-nee... #IWD
We Need To Talk About International Women's Day (Yes, I Know It's Still Four Months Away)
We need to talk about International Women's Day. Yes, I know that at the time of writing this, it's still months away.
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November 21, 2025 at 10:35 AM
So, yesterday was International Men's Day. And today, I find out that the run-up to #InternationalWomensDay is already happening. Beware the imposter! They've got an even worse theme this time. www.linkedin.com/pulse/we-nee... #IWD
You can't just read a book about music: you have to listen to it, too. My memoir Atypical Girl is in four parts so I've just made four playlists to go with it. Here's number one: the (partial) soundtrack to my life from 1976 to 1980. I hope you enjoy it. olderthanelvis.blogspot.com/2025/11/atyp...
Atypical Girl playlist: part 1
Playlist for part 1 of Penny Kiley's memoir Atypical Girl
olderthanelvis.blogspot.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:22 PM
You can't just read a book about music: you have to listen to it, too. My memoir Atypical Girl is in four parts so I've just made four playlists to go with it. Here's number one: the (partial) soundtrack to my life from 1976 to 1980. I hope you enjoy it. olderthanelvis.blogspot.com/2025/11/atyp...
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Stolen from @[email protected] on Mastodon:
"one in four animals on the planet earth is a beetle. think of your three closest friends. if none of them are beetles, statistically speaking you are probably a beetle."
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"one in four animals on the planet earth is a beetle. think of your three closest friends. if none of them are beetles, statistically speaking you are probably a beetle."
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November 20, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Stolen from @[email protected] on Mastodon:
"one in four animals on the planet earth is a beetle. think of your three closest friends. if none of them are beetles, statistically speaking you are probably a beetle."
🕷️
"one in four animals on the planet earth is a beetle. think of your three closest friends. if none of them are beetles, statistically speaking you are probably a beetle."
🕷️
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Folks have been asking "is there a playlist featuring the music/artists/albums you write about in your upcoming book?"
By golly, there is: Hit random & let it rip: 125 songs that were inspirational, weird, and formative.
www.robmillerwriting.com/playlist
#playlists #altcountry #insurgentcountry
By golly, there is: Hit random & let it rip: 125 songs that were inspirational, weird, and formative.
www.robmillerwriting.com/playlist
#playlists #altcountry #insurgentcountry
November 19, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Folks have been asking "is there a playlist featuring the music/artists/albums you write about in your upcoming book?"
By golly, there is: Hit random & let it rip: 125 songs that were inspirational, weird, and formative.
www.robmillerwriting.com/playlist
#playlists #altcountry #insurgentcountry
By golly, there is: Hit random & let it rip: 125 songs that were inspirational, weird, and formative.
www.robmillerwriting.com/playlist
#playlists #altcountry #insurgentcountry
Please don't use alt text for captions or creative flights of fancy, unless you can do that and still describe the picture for folk who can't see it. Which is what it's actually for. #accessibility
November 19, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Please don't use alt text for captions or creative flights of fancy, unless you can do that and still describe the picture for folk who can't see it. Which is what it's actually for. #accessibility
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I don't know, maybe if shelved the nonsense term "expat" and called Brits who emigrante "migrants" as they are, as I was when I left the country, people may pay more attention to it. Just a random thought
November 19, 2025 at 6:50 PM
I don't know, maybe if shelved the nonsense term "expat" and called Brits who emigrante "migrants" as they are, as I was when I left the country, people may pay more attention to it. Just a random thought
Happy International Men’s Day! Let’s celebrate all those inspirational men out there! Let’s say our annual thank-you to all the amazing men in our lives! Let’s spend money on men stuff! #InternationalMensDay #IWD
November 19, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Happy International Men’s Day! Let’s celebrate all those inspirational men out there! Let’s say our annual thank-you to all the amazing men in our lives! Let’s spend money on men stuff! #InternationalMensDay #IWD
I stopped wearing socks during lockdown and realised that all the claims below are actually true.
The study surveyed all known garments and items that can be used to cover one’s feet, concluding that they are all, without exception, terrible.
All shoes and socks entirely bad and bare feet also not great, study confirms
Researchers have confirmed long-held suspicions that there are no good footwear options and that having feet in general is just not ideal, a new study has revealed. The study surveyed all known…
thedailytism.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:43 AM
I stopped wearing socks during lockdown and realised that all the claims below are actually true.
I was pleased to see my book included on the Autism Books by Autistic Authors Project, @autisticbooks.bsky.social. A great resource.
November 19, 2025 at 9:31 AM
I was pleased to see my book included on the Autism Books by Autistic Authors Project, @autisticbooks.bsky.social. A great resource.
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The perfect item to be enveloped in some Christmas wrapping. It's my book on the history of 1980s music, #IntoTheGroove.
OUT NOW, my month-by-month guide to 1980s pop, from ABC to XTC, and from Madonna to Neneh. #IntoTheGroove, published by @eandtbooks.bsky.social.
November 18, 2025 at 9:28 AM
The perfect item to be enveloped in some Christmas wrapping. It's my book on the history of 1980s music, #IntoTheGroove.
Look what just arrived!
November 18, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Look what just arrived!
Just watched the last episode of #RiotWomen and I really want Kitty's jacket.
November 16, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Just watched the last episode of #RiotWomen and I really want Kitty's jacket.