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Moose Allain @mooseallain.bsky.social · 5h

The sort of cartoon you'd expect to see from me

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Cartoon showing a man reading from a dictionary to another. He says "So, it turns out confirmation bias means exactly what I expected it to mean|"

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Brian Bilston @brianbilston.bsky.social · 7h

I'm sorry to miss out on such places, too. We couldn't get the dates and venue availability to line up, alas.

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Brian Bilston @brianbilston.bsky.social · 7h

I do love a shoddy illuminated miniature gondola.

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Brian Bilston @brianbilston.bsky.social · 1d

I’m coming back to Ireland next week.

Please note that attendance is compulsory unless an absence note is provided in advance.

Tickets available from some places on the internet.

A pic of me and my cat, alongside my Irish dates:
17 Oct: BELFAST: Mandela Hall
18 Oct: DUBLIN: Ambassador Theatre
19 Oct: LIMERICK: Lime Tree Theatre
20 Oct: DERRY: Millennium Forum

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Brian Bilston @brianbilston.bsky.social · 1d

Not only aesthetically pleasing but functional, too.

Brian Bilston @brianbilston.bsky.social · 1d

I like that very much.

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Brian Bilston @brianbilston.bsky.social · 3d

That is a fine collection of flumgummery.

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The Bookseller @thebookseller.com · 4d

ICYMI: How disappointing – and how predictable – to see the appearance of the usual jaded commentary pieces which opine that while poetry sales may be up, sadly, it’s not the right kind of poetry, says Brian Bilston in our recent Comment piece 👇 #BookSky

Poetry is not just for kids, you know

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Brian Bilston @brianbilston.bsky.social · 4d

An ‘It is what it is’ wall sign. Arrggh!

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Brian Bilston @brianbilston.bsky.social · 4d

Some excellent items here.

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Brian Bilston @brianbilston.bsky.social · 4d

He’s from a dark place himself.

Brian Bilston @brianbilston.bsky.social · 4d

Very disturbing.

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Brian Bilston @brianbilston.bsky.social · 4d

A classy addition to any household.

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Brian Bilston @brianbilston.bsky.social · 4d

How?

Brian Bilston @brianbilston.bsky.social · 4d

The likeness is uncanny.

Brian Bilston @brianbilston.bsky.social · 4d

Coming soon … an evening of poetry and pop at a venue near you*.

Tickets here: brianbilston.com/events/

* if you live near one of the venues on this list, that is.

A pic of the band alongside our tour dates …

30 Oct: BANBURY: Mill Arts Centre
1 Nov: LONDON: Bloomsbury Theatre
3 Nov: NORWICH: Norwich Arts Centre
4 Nov: STAMFORD: Corn Exchange
5 Nov: MILTON KEYNES: The Stables
6 Nov: BRIGHTON: Komedia
12 Nov: WORCESTER: Huntingdon Hall
13 Nov: NOTTINGHAM: Metronome
14 Nov: SWANSEA: Grand Theatre
15 Nov: BRISTOL: John Wesley’s Chapel
21 Nov: MANCHESTER: Halle St Peters
22 Nov: OTLEY: Courthouse SOLD OUT
23 Nov: CHORLEY: Chorley Theatre
24 Nov: LIVERPOOL: Royal Philharmonic
25 Nov: SHEFFIELD: The Foundry
26 Nov: GLASGOW: Centre for Contemporary Arts (CCA)
27 Nov: NEWCASTLE: The Pilgrim
28 Nov: POCKLINGTON: Arts Centre
4 Dec: HERNE BAY: King’s Hall

Tickets here: https://brianbilston.com/events/

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Brian Bilston @brianbilston.bsky.social · 4d

Those two uses really go hand in hand.

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Brian Bilston @brianbilston.bsky.social · 4d

Beautiful.

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Brian Bilston @brianbilston.bsky.social · 4d

I think the conceit of such an object holds up well even now.

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Brian Bilston @brianbilston.bsky.social · 4d

Yep, that's exactly the kind of nonsense I want to know about.

Brian Bilston @brianbilston.bsky.social · 4d

It certainly would.

Brian Bilston @brianbilston.bsky.social · 4d

And there's me having gone through life ignorant of Abba thimbles.

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Brian Bilston @brianbilston.bsky.social · 4d

That's very funny.

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Brian Bilston @brianbilston.bsky.social · 4d

I think I've been to that emporium in Norwich. This is a majestic sequence of artefacts.

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Sarah Dempster @dempster2000.bsky.social · Dec 17

There’s an antiques emporium in Norwich of such unfathomable strangeness every visit produces fresh gasps of bewilderment and terror. Recent finds:

1. Mounted photo print of depressed steam train driver (£1)

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