Mike Nicholson
@writerblighter.bsky.social
Scribbler, doodler, ear wiggler - likes stories with blistering barnacles and meddling kids and writes in the same vein
Want to see some bird impressions?
February 16, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Want to see some bird impressions?
Frozen twiglets
February 15, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Frozen twiglets
I just read the short story ‘All Summer in a Day’ by Ray Bradbury (1954). Set in a school classroom, the story takes place on Venus where … wait for it….it constantly rains and the sun is visible for an hour, every seven years. So ridiculous. I can’t think where these authors get their ideas from.
February 12, 2026 at 8:32 PM
I just read the short story ‘All Summer in a Day’ by Ray Bradbury (1954). Set in a school classroom, the story takes place on Venus where … wait for it….it constantly rains and the sun is visible for an hour, every seven years. So ridiculous. I can’t think where these authors get their ideas from.
Increasingly complex canine commands
February 10, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Increasingly complex canine commands
Big thanks to Waterstones St Andrews - they have really got behind ‘Granny’ and asked me in to sign a ton of them. Happy days!
August 7, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Big thanks to Waterstones St Andrews - they have really got behind ‘Granny’ and asked me in to sign a ton of them. Happy days!
Here we go! I’m delighted to see ‘Granny’ in print, bringing her unique brand of chaos-causing gifts…
What's the most outrageous gift you could bring
back from Scotland?
Granny has certainly gone all out in this brilliant new
#PictureBook by @writerblighter and Patrick Corrigan!
Out today and available wherever books are sold! discoverkelpies.co.u...
back from Scotland?
Granny has certainly gone all out in this brilliant new
#PictureBook by @writerblighter and Patrick Corrigan!
Out today and available wherever books are sold! discoverkelpies.co.u...
March 22, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Here we go! I’m delighted to see ‘Granny’ in print, bringing her unique brand of chaos-causing gifts…
Reposted by Mike Nicholson
Some successful Kelpie spotting at @foylesforbooks.bsky.social while we're in London for #LBF25! 📖 @writerblighter.bsky.social @strangelymagic.bsky.social
March 12, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Some successful Kelpie spotting at @foylesforbooks.bsky.social while we're in London for #LBF25! 📖 @writerblighter.bsky.social @strangelymagic.bsky.social
#WorldBookDay 2025 was a blast. 3 fun events in #Wigtown + an amazing 250+ classes logging in from around Dumfries & Galloway and beyond.The first outing for book number 13 introducing Granny with her eccentric line in gifts & and the first reveal of my new antler look. @discoverkelpies.bsky.social
March 7, 2025 at 9:36 AM
#WorldBookDay 2025 was a blast. 3 fun events in #Wigtown + an amazing 250+ classes logging in from around Dumfries & Galloway and beyond.The first outing for book number 13 introducing Granny with her eccentric line in gifts & and the first reveal of my new antler look. @discoverkelpies.bsky.social