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Tom Spooner

@dapwearer.bsky.social

Everyone on the top deck of the bus sniffs deeply. It sounds like an army of tiny children tearing thick brown paper from an enormous gift-wrapped box. My immune system compels my finger to write out help in the condensed germs opaquing the windows.

November 20, 2025 at 4:44 PM

Tom Spooner

@dapwearer.bsky.social

Morning

The Cindys - Marble Lobby

thecindys.bandcamp.com/track/marble...

Marble Lobby, by The Cindys

from the album The Cindys

thecindys.bandcamp.com

November 11, 2025 at 10:08 AM

Tom Spooner

@dapwearer.bsky.social

An old blog about some old socks

thespoonsterspouts.com/creative-wri...

Granddad's Socks | The Spoonster Spouts

Tom Spooner writes about what it feels like to wear his granddad's socks. It's a more emotional read than you might expect considering it is about old socks

thespoonsterspouts.com

November 8, 2025 at 6:19 AM

Tom Spooner

@dapwearer.bsky.social

Fantastic writing as always from Myna

Myna Chang @mynachang.bsky.social · 27d

I have a little ghost story in SFPJ today -
"Jimmy. Fucking. Bang."

Thanks to Francine!

Francinewitte @francinewitte.bsky.social · 27d

The flash section of Soflopojo. Enjoy!

www.southfloridapoetryjournal.com/flash-39-nov...

November 7, 2025 at 6:45 AM

Reposted by Tom Spooner

Ray Newman

@raynewman.bsky.social

A window glowing orange with a bright moon in the dark sky above.

November 6, 2025 at 6:03 PM

Reposted by Tom Spooner

Adele Gallogly

@adelegallogly.bsky.social

Another tiny tale up today at @paragraphplanet.bsky.social

paragraphplanet.com

November 6, 2025 at 2:29 PM

Tom Spooner

@dapwearer.bsky.social

Incredible writing from Adele Gallogly @adelegallogly.bsky.social over at @paragraphplanet.bsky.social

The opening line is 👌

Bluesky

Social media as it should be. Find your community among millions of users, unleash your creativity, and have some fun again.

bsky.app

November 6, 2025 at 6:21 AM

Tom Spooner

@dapwearer.bsky.social

Morning

Hiroshi Yoshimura - View From My Window

youtu.be/i21ebibIJF4

View from My Window

YouTube video by Hiroshi Yoshimura - Topic

youtu.be

November 3, 2025 at 11:10 AM

Tom Spooner

@dapwearer.bsky.social

Morning

Gilroy Mere - Ravenscar

claypipemusic.bandcamp.com/track/ravens...

Ravenscar, by Gilroy Mere

from the album Adlestrop

claypipemusic.bandcamp.com

November 3, 2025 at 9:00 AM

Tom Spooner

@dapwearer.bsky.social

Where else would you get James Last and Portishead, two Shankars and a Buffy - new mix alert - meditative ragas wrapped in exotica and other-worldly tones, an itch for the ear, a balm for the soul.

www.mixcloud.com/dapwearer/a-...

#djmix #vinylcollector #mixtape #exotica

A Leaf Clinging To A Branch, A Crane Dreaming In A Nest

www.mixcloud.com

November 2, 2025 at 6:42 AM

Reposted by Tom Spooner

Tom Blake

@tomblake17.bsky.social

I got to write about five of my favourite horror films for B-sides & Badlands, and I had an absolute blast doing it. bsidesbadlands.com/my-horror-an...

My Horror Anatomy: Tom Blake dives deeper into horrifying storytelling -

Poet and music journalist Tom Blake gives B-Sides & Badlands his five most transformative horror movies, including 'Candyman.'

bsidesbadlands.com

October 31, 2025 at 6:05 PM

Tom Spooner

@dapwearer.bsky.social

Happy release day to R.Seiliog

Dispatch All Gods

Out now on Castles in Space @castlesinspace.bsky.social

lunar-module.bandcamp.com/album/dispat...

Dispatch All Gods, by R. Seiliog

9 track album

lunar-module.bandcamp.com

October 31, 2025 at 2:15 PM

Tom Spooner

@dapwearer.bsky.social

Happy Halloween - here's a suitably spooky 75-word story published on the brilliant Paragraph Planet (@paragraphplanet.bsky.social) a few years back

#halloween #ghoststory #ghostkidbush #microfiction

Image of short story text in a blue font, reads as follows: The neighbours have a ghost-kid bush, big fucker too, completely out of control. Inevitably the seeds made their way over the fence and now we've got our very own legion of swollen moon-faced shits, springing up in pavement cracks and haunting the patio pots. You can buy a spray of course but somehow it seems unkind. Better to watch the poor wretches grow tall and invent new curses for Anne and Bob at number 32.

By: Tom Spooner

October 31, 2025 at 9:34 AM

Tom Spooner

@dapwearer.bsky.social

Morning

Claire Rousay - please 5 more minutes

clairerousay.bandcamp.com/track/please...

please 5 more minutes (feat. Lala Lala), by claire rousay

from the album sentiment

clairerousay.bandcamp.com

October 31, 2025 at 8:56 AM

Tom Spooner

@dapwearer.bsky.social

Morning

Clifford Jordan - John Coltrane

youtu.be/DKq2U_5uRXo

Clifford Jordan - John Coltrane (Official Audio)

YouTube video by Mack Avenue

youtu.be

October 27, 2025 at 9:16 AM

Reposted by Tom Spooner

Matt Muir

@mattmuir.bsky.social

It's officially crisp sandwich day! Celebrate by putting some slices of fried potato between bread and reading Web Curios, a perfect accompaniment to pretty much any lunchtime treat (except soup, which, weirdly, it pairs REALLY badly with): webcurios.co.uk/webcurios-24...

October 25, 2025 at 11:46 AM

Tom Spooner

@dapwearer.bsky.social

Morning

Hypnotic Chilean techno formed around a sample of an award-winning Serbian Trumpet Festival performance

Villalobos - Fizheuer Zieheuer

youtu.be/3oBl0xq16G0

Ricardo Villalobos - Fizbeast

YouTube video by Gataxs

youtu.be

October 24, 2025 at 9:58 AM

Tom Spooner

@dapwearer.bsky.social

Morning

Forget Mid-West, here's some West Country emo

Sunglasz Vendor - I'll Do To You Yourself

youtu.be/O6mlGmjlOMw?...

Sunglasz Vendor - I'll Do To You Yourself (Official Video)

YouTube video by Sunglasz Vendor

youtu.be

October 23, 2025 at 7:51 AM

Reposted by Tom Spooner

Matt Muir

@mattmuir.bsky.social

It's Saturday, which for some of you will mean chores and responsibilities. Why not eschew those in favour of bathing yourself in thick, warm, viscous internet? Web Curios!: webcurios.co.uk/webcurios-17...