Ray Newman
@raynewman.bsky.social
He/him. From Bridgwater, in Bristol. Writer, editor, content designer. Ghost stories, films. No alt text, no repost. Not here for politics. Linktree: https://linktr.ee/raynewman Header: my book Intervals of Darkness https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DDR8X9QY
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Ray Newman
@raynewman.bsky.social
· Mar 22
Between them ‘Municipal Gothic’ and ‘Intervals of Darkness’ have 27 stories full of haunted buildings, haunted people, and working class weirdness. Obviously *I* think they're great – but so do strangers who owe me nothing!
👉 www.amazon.co.uk/Municipal-Go...
👉 www.amazon.co.uk/Intervals-Da...
👉 www.amazon.co.uk/Municipal-Go...
👉 www.amazon.co.uk/Intervals-Da...
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All the young dudes out by the industrial estate comparing souped up Peugeots and racing each other on the dual carriageways
February 15, 2026 at 9:35 PM
All the young dudes out by the industrial estate comparing souped up Peugeots and racing each other on the dual carriageways
Feat. Selina Scott, Margaret Thatcher, and a goth-romo from Watford, among others.
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1986: The Englishwoman's Wardrobe | Forty Minutes | BBC Archive
YouTube video by BBC Archive
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February 15, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Feat. Selina Scott, Margaret Thatcher, and a goth-romo from Watford, among others.
youtu.be/zxmrGR2yvE8?...
youtu.be/zxmrGR2yvE8?...
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Sorry I commented “AI slop” on the photos of your new baby
February 15, 2026 at 11:28 AM
Sorry I commented “AI slop” on the photos of your new baby
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How did I get this far in life without knowing about this?
February 15, 2026 at 9:38 PM
How did I get this far in life without knowing about this?
“Buy these books. I command you.”
February 15, 2026 at 9:30 PM
“Buy these books. I command you.”
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My boss has been saying, “it’s very much a moveable beast,” for over ten years.
February 15, 2026 at 8:06 PM
My boss has been saying, “it’s very much a moveable beast,” for over ten years.
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Finally got around to this and it's unsurprisingly very good and recommended. It's not just here that @raynewman.bsky.social is stretching creatively. From previews of his next collection I have enjoyed, things are only going to get more weird and unsettling.
I'm thrilled to welcome guest author @raynewman.bsky.social to Listen with Other. In series 5, Ray reads his new story The Interchange, with his own original music and location recordings. Find it at listenwithother.co.uk and wherever podcasts are found.
#podcasts #fiction #writing
#podcasts #fiction #writing
February 15, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Finally got around to this and it's unsurprisingly very good and recommended. It's not just here that @raynewman.bsky.social is stretching creatively. From previews of his next collection I have enjoyed, things are only going to get more weird and unsettling.
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Someone said they were feeling "a little Depressica Simpson" on IG so there you go friends.
A new clever little saying to describe the days of our lives 🤌🏽
A new clever little saying to describe the days of our lives 🤌🏽
February 15, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Someone said they were feeling "a little Depressica Simpson" on IG so there you go friends.
A new clever little saying to describe the days of our lives 🤌🏽
A new clever little saying to describe the days of our lives 🤌🏽
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#Alphabetchallenge #WeekFForFramed #ClassicMono
Kimpton Clocktower through an old metal fence on my mooch yesterday
Kimpton Clocktower through an old metal fence on my mooch yesterday
February 15, 2026 at 4:33 PM
#Alphabetchallenge #WeekFForFramed #ClassicMono
Kimpton Clocktower through an old metal fence on my mooch yesterday
Kimpton Clocktower through an old metal fence on my mooch yesterday
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Where the Time Goes
Collage made from 1960s Vogue and Women’s Realm magazines, 1960s wallpaper, Ladybird books, felt tip, watercolour & marker
Collage made from 1960s Vogue and Women’s Realm magazines, 1960s wallpaper, Ladybird books, felt tip, watercolour & marker
February 15, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Where the Time Goes
Collage made from 1960s Vogue and Women’s Realm magazines, 1960s wallpaper, Ladybird books, felt tip, watercolour & marker
Collage made from 1960s Vogue and Women’s Realm magazines, 1960s wallpaper, Ladybird books, felt tip, watercolour & marker
Just remembered that the teacher who played piano during assemblies at my junior school was called Ms. Tchaikovsky. Surely some relation, &c.
February 15, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Just remembered that the teacher who played piano during assemblies at my junior school was called Ms. Tchaikovsky. Surely some relation, &c.
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This morning’s telly vs this evening’s telly.
February 15, 2026 at 7:28 PM
This morning’s telly vs this evening’s telly.
Just challenged myself to come up with a notebook page full of story ideas. I've got 9. A couple of them might actually be something.
February 15, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Just challenged myself to come up with a notebook page full of story ideas. I've got 9. A couple of them might actually be something.
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A magnificent set of choices led to this. What a time to be alive www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Amazon delivery van 'stuck on The Broomway after following GPS'
HM Coastguard Southend says the van driver had been trying to get to Foulness Island.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 15, 2026 at 7:05 PM
A magnificent set of choices led to this. What a time to be alive www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Right, I've got to go out and meet my mum in the pub, where she's heading after watching Bristol City WFC play. What a nice thing to be able to do. I don't take it for granted.
February 15, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Right, I've got to go out and meet my mum in the pub, where she's heading after watching Bristol City WFC play. What a nice thing to be able to do. I don't take it for granted.
Now watching: ‘Ju-On: The Grudge’, dir. Takashi Shimizu, 2002. Opens with scenes set in a wonderfully beige social welfare office, where everybody wears beige, and has beige faces. 🎥🎬
February 15, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Now watching: ‘Ju-On: The Grudge’, dir. Takashi Shimizu, 2002. Opens with scenes set in a wonderfully beige social welfare office, where everybody wears beige, and has beige faces. 🎥🎬
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Today in 'sentences I'm glad I've lived to see written':
'...the controversy that has divided the curling community...'
'...the controversy that has divided the curling community...'
February 15, 2026 at 12:36 PM
Today in 'sentences I'm glad I've lived to see written':
'...the controversy that has divided the curling community...'
'...the controversy that has divided the curling community...'
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You can only leave Feet Foremost in this week's #wyrdbritainsupernaturalsunday.
#feetforemost #lphartley
wyrdbritain.blogspot.com/2021/06/feet...
#feetforemost #lphartley
wyrdbritain.blogspot.com/2021/06/feet...
Feet Foremost
Wyrd Britain reviews Shades of Darkness Feet Foremost.
wyrdbritain.blogspot.com
February 15, 2026 at 12:24 PM
You can only leave Feet Foremost in this week's #wyrdbritainsupernaturalsunday.
#feetforemost #lphartley
wyrdbritain.blogspot.com/2021/06/feet...
#feetforemost #lphartley
wyrdbritain.blogspot.com/2021/06/feet...
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Everything is bad, but my copy of the Capitol edition of Help! (with only the Beatles songs from the film plus bits of Ken Thorne's score), which used to skip on Another Girl, no longer does after going through the record washer. So that's nice.
February 15, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Everything is bad, but my copy of the Capitol edition of Help! (with only the Beatles songs from the film plus bits of Ken Thorne's score), which used to skip on Another Girl, no longer does after going through the record washer. So that's nice.
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I found it immensely satisfying mixing @raynewman.bsky.social’s story with his own music and field recordings. Why not pop some headphones on and enter the soundscape of The Interchange?
I'm thrilled to welcome guest author @raynewman.bsky.social to Listen with Other. In series 5, Ray reads his new story The Interchange, with his own original music and location recordings. Find it at listenwithother.co.uk and wherever podcasts are found.
#podcasts #fiction #writing
#podcasts #fiction #writing
February 15, 2026 at 10:34 AM
I found it immensely satisfying mixing @raynewman.bsky.social’s story with his own music and field recordings. Why not pop some headphones on and enter the soundscape of The Interchange?
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This is a matte painting by Ralph McQuarrie btw.
February 15, 2026 at 7:14 AM
This is a matte painting by Ralph McQuarrie btw.
Taking a moment to marvel at the photography of Harry Gruyaert.
February 14, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Taking a moment to marvel at the photography of Harry Gruyaert.
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I once got a shouted ‘whatthefuckyuhthinkyerdoin?’ From an upstairs window of a house. ‘Your house got bombed on the 27th April 1942, I’m recording the evidence.’ ‘Oh, did it? blimey, that didn’t come up in the survey.’
February 14, 2026 at 1:15 PM
I once got a shouted ‘whatthefuckyuhthinkyerdoin?’ From an upstairs window of a house. ‘Your house got bombed on the 27th April 1942, I’m recording the evidence.’ ‘Oh, did it? blimey, that didn’t come up in the survey.’