Christine Poulson
@christinepoulson.bsky.social
Writer of the Katie Flanagan medical mysteries and of short stories, art historian. Blogging now and then at http://christinepoulson.co.uk/a-reading-life/
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Today's Private Eye story, picking up our Andrew Milne coverage.
Read all about it in today's Tribune: www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/new-detectiv...
Read all about it in today's Tribune: www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/new-detectiv...
November 26, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Today's Private Eye story, picking up our Andrew Milne coverage.
Read all about it in today's Tribune: www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/new-detectiv...
Read all about it in today's Tribune: www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/new-detectiv...
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Check out this great write-up of LAXTras in The Big Thrill! Then get the anthology. You'll get great stories, AND help a great cause - LA wildfire recovery! www.thebigthrill.org/2025/11/laxt...
LAXtras: Los Angeles-style Crime Stories – THE BIG THRILL
Welcome to Los Angeles, where anything can happen, and usually does…
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November 26, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Check out this great write-up of LAXTras in The Big Thrill! Then get the anthology. You'll get great stories, AND help a great cause - LA wildfire recovery! www.thebigthrill.org/2025/11/laxt...
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‘The official literature is self-censored, our favorite authors wound us by not uttering a word or signing a letter of protest, while the warmongering pundits speak and type under a spell of utter hysteria.But this banality is briefly erased by four women’ prismreports.org/2025/10/28/v...
Palestinian women write to us from the end of the Earth
The devastating anthology, “Voices of Resistance,” reminds us that despite our overwhelming grief, we won’t be alone forever
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October 28, 2025 at 7:27 PM
‘The official literature is self-censored, our favorite authors wound us by not uttering a word or signing a letter of protest, while the warmongering pundits speak and type under a spell of utter hysteria.But this banality is briefly erased by four women’ prismreports.org/2025/10/28/v...
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If we don’t act now, many child refugees will be left in war zones or unsafe camps, away from their mums and dads.
Email the Home Secretary now to stop the suspension of refugee family reunion – it just takes a minute >>
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Email the Home Secretary now to stop the suspension of refugee family reunion – it just takes a minute >>
act.safepassage.org.uk/email-home-s...
Stop the family reunion suspension: Email the Home Secretary
The government has just suspended refugee family reunion – the main safe route for children to join their refugee parents in the UK. We can’t let them tear families apart in our name. This cruel decis...
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October 28, 2025 at 8:51 PM
If we don’t act now, many child refugees will be left in war zones or unsafe camps, away from their mums and dads.
Email the Home Secretary now to stop the suspension of refugee family reunion – it just takes a minute >>
act.safepassage.org.uk/email-home-s...
Email the Home Secretary now to stop the suspension of refugee family reunion – it just takes a minute >>
act.safepassage.org.uk/email-home-s...
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some beloved novels reach this status where, as soon as I describe them to another person, I need to reread them. just speaking about them makes me yearn to be in the middle of reading them
August 12, 2025 at 1:19 AM
some beloved novels reach this status where, as soon as I describe them to another person, I need to reread them. just speaking about them makes me yearn to be in the middle of reading them
For anyone who is interested but can't get to this exhibition of work by my late husband, here is a link to the 360 tour of the exhibition
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Explore PBJ Exhibition in 3D
Matterport 3D Showcase.
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August 11, 2025 at 4:45 PM
For anyone who is interested but can't get to this exhibition of work by my late husband, here is a link to the 360 tour of the exhibition
my.matterport.com/show/?m=F49g...
my.matterport.com/show/?m=F49g...
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1) If anyone ever tells you there is no point doing something because it won’t make a difference. IGNORE THEM. Everyone can make a difference. It’s true a petition is only one part of a larger campaign, it doesn’t matter if they don’t change things on their own, they build support and evidence.
July 27, 2025 at 2:11 PM
1) If anyone ever tells you there is no point doing something because it won’t make a difference. IGNORE THEM. Everyone can make a difference. It’s true a petition is only one part of a larger campaign, it doesn’t matter if they don’t change things on their own, they build support and evidence.
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Buses are a hot topic now, as politicians promise to invest millions and bring the system back under public control.
But what do drivers think of their job? Do they like the travelling public? And why is your bus always late?
Well, now you can find out. Today, we present: the secret bus driver.
But what do drivers think of their job? Do they like the travelling public? And why is your bus always late?
Well, now you can find out. Today, we present: the secret bus driver.
The secret bus driver
‘This is why your bus is always late’
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July 23, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Buses are a hot topic now, as politicians promise to invest millions and bring the system back under public control.
But what do drivers think of their job? Do they like the travelling public? And why is your bus always late?
Well, now you can find out. Today, we present: the secret bus driver.
But what do drivers think of their job? Do they like the travelling public? And why is your bus always late?
Well, now you can find out. Today, we present: the secret bus driver.
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It is a good thing to go to Paris for a few days if you have had a lot of trouble, and that is my advice to everyone except Parisians
#MurielSpark #AFarCryFromKensington
#MurielSpark #AFarCryFromKensington
June 14, 2025 at 9:40 AM
It is a good thing to go to Paris for a few days if you have had a lot of trouble, and that is my advice to everyone except Parisians
#MurielSpark #AFarCryFromKensington
#MurielSpark #AFarCryFromKensington
Visiting old friends
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Revisiting old friends - CHRISTINE POULSON
Recently I was asked to write about three books or writers that I return to again and again. It was hard to choose just three, because I do a lot of rereading, particularly at times of great stress or...
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June 14, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Visiting old friends
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If you donate today your donation will be matched by a generous donor.
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Double your impact for child refugees 🧡
Photo: Hassan's 13 and 11-year-old daughters found safety from Taliban persecution, after years without seeing their dad Deaths at sea are at a record high. More children than ever are forced to risk ...
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June 9, 2025 at 8:33 AM
If you donate today your donation will be matched by a generous donor.
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"What has the ECHR ever done for us?" 🤔
[SOUND ON 🔊]
[SOUND ON 🔊]
June 7, 2025 at 12:10 PM
"What has the ECHR ever done for us?" 🤔
[SOUND ON 🔊]
[SOUND ON 🔊]
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A transcendent being with extensive powers and the highest manifestation of wisdom. Sat next to Buddha.
May 27, 2025 at 9:35 AM
A transcendent being with extensive powers and the highest manifestation of wisdom. Sat next to Buddha.
Two very enjoyable crime novels - one old, one new
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Something old, something new ... - CHRISTINE POULSON
A couple of weeks ago I was thrilled to receive a review copy of Clifford Witting’s, Silence After Dinner, the latest of his crime novels to be published by the splendid Galileo Publishers. It isn’t s...
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May 22, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Two very enjoyable crime novels - one old, one new
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Remembering Peter Lovesey: www.christinepoulson.co.uk/peter-lovesey/
Peter Lovesey - CHRISTINE POULSON
For me as for many other crime-writers a shadow fell across the day last Friday when I heard that Peter Lovesey had died. He was a giant among crime-writers and won every award going, sometimes more t...
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April 15, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Remembering Peter Lovesey: www.christinepoulson.co.uk/peter-lovesey/
💥 I’ve just signed the petition calling for a “National Commission on Electoral Reform” - Will YOU sign too? actionstorm.org/petitions/nc...
Sign the Petition
National Commission on Electoral Reform
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February 11, 2025 at 10:31 AM
💥 I’ve just signed the petition calling for a “National Commission on Electoral Reform” - Will YOU sign too? actionstorm.org/petitions/nc...
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Join me and tell Chancellor Rachel Reeves: no more airport expansion while we’re in a climate emergency 🚨🌎
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February 1, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Join me and tell Chancellor Rachel Reeves: no more airport expansion while we’re in a climate emergency 🚨🌎
@friends-earth.bsky.social 👇
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