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David Gaffney @ggaffa.bsky.social · 18d

I'm off to watch Carlisle play Altrincham this afternoon -come on the blues! I hope they are good in rain - coming from cumbria they're probably well used to it....

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The Thyme Machine - Jimmy Glass

YouTube video by The Thyme Machine

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Longbarrow Press @longbarrowpress.bsky.social · 25d

If your neighbourhood is infested with flags on lampposts, email your councillor and request that they be taken down. In some areas, they have done so; the more people who contact them, the better.

Alternatively, organise a small group, get a ladder and some cable tie cutters, and do it yourselves.

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David Gaffney @ggaffa.bsky.social · 25d

My instagram has become videos only! I’ve looked at settings but cant seem to change it - anyone else had this or know how to fix it?

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David Gaffney @ggaffa.bsky.social · Sep 3

I am on the crossing where Jean-Paul Belmondo dies after being shot in A Bout De Souffle by Jean Luc Godard - this appears in my essay on film locations in the new anthology The Carbon Arc - available now! richardskinner.weebly.com/lsquothe-car...

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Chris Emery @chrisemery.me · Aug 23

I’ve extended Salt’s summer sale — you can now get 20% off every book we publish until 31 August. Fiction, poetry, short stories: all of it.

👉 www.saltpublishing.com/discount/CWS...
Use code: CWS6ED0C7KCX at checkout.

A good time to pick up something you’ve had your eye on. 📚

#summerreading

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David Gaffney @ggaffa.bsky.social · Aug 16

Thanks Ian!

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Ian Critchley @iancritchley.bsky.social · Aug 15

I loved @ggaffa.bsky.social's previous @nightjarpress.bsky.social story, and this is as good if not better. A flight path signals something much deeper in the narrator's life, darker and more unsettling

nightjarpress.weebly.com

Front cover of Flight Paths, a short story chapbook by David Gaffney, published by Nightjar Press. Image shows a brick building with two windows above a sign saying 'Enigma'.

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David Gaffney @ggaffa.bsky.social · Aug 9

I am teaching on this online short story course for Arvon in October - be great to see some of you there

A few places are concession spots, available at a 30% discount for low-waged writers or those receiving certain benefits.

Here's the link to the week: www.arvon.org/writing-cour...

Online Writing Week: Short Fiction | Stories that pack a punch | Arvon

The magic of short fiction lies in its ability to hold a whole universe within its tantalisingly small landscape. Bringing a sense of play and curiosity to the page, this course will give you the chan...

www.arvon.org

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Imogen Reid @imogenreid.bsky.social · Aug 8

Can't wait to read @anne-worthington.bsky.social, @nicholasroyle.bsky.social @ggaffa.bsky.social @wednesdayerskin.bsky.social @richardnskinner.bsky.social Maria Fusco et al. on Cinema! richardskinner.weebly.com/lsquothe-car... 🔥🔥🔥

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Dan Berry inexplicably @thingsbydan.co.uk · Nov 6

Wanna watch me read a David Gaffney story that I illustrated and wrote music for?

The Garages

An excerpt from David Gaffney's book Concrete Fields, read by Dan Berry.Words by David GaffneyPictures and Music by Dan Berryhttps://www.saltpublishing.com/p...

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David Gaffney @ggaffa.bsky.social · Aug 7

thanks kieran!

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David Gaffney @ggaffa.bsky.social · Aug 7

I have a short piece in this journal which looks great - from my forthcoming collection Lakes of Titan

theberlinliteraryreview.com/august-2025/

August 2025

FICTIONSam Roberts, ‘Father’s Bar’ and ‘France’Du Jie, ‘Belated’David Gaffney, ‘Escape’Clayton Paul, ‘What the Birds Wrote’Agnes Ch…

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David Gaffney @ggaffa.bsky.social · Aug 2

I have a new story out on Nightjar press called Flight Paths. Get one here for only £3.00. I suggest buying mine along with Joe Stretch ‘s as they were both commissioned for Stockport Stories, and complement each other like an earthy wine with a ripe brie. nightjarpress.weebly.com?fbclid=IwQ0x...

Nightjar Press

Nightjar Press publish original short stories as signed, limited-edition chapbooks.

nightjarpress.weebly.com

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David Gaffney @ggaffa.bsky.social · Aug 1

I have a new story out on Nightjar! Its called Flight Paths and its a ghostly tale of aeroplanes and romance fraud...you can use the link below to buy one for £3

Nightjar Press @nightjarpress.bsky.social · Jul 31

Four new Nightjars now available here nightjarpress.weebly.com by @bookishleels.bsky.social @rlsummerling.bsky.social @ggaffa.bsky.social & Joe Stretch

Nightjar Press

Nightjar Press publish original short stories as signed, limited-edition chapbooks.

nightjarpress.weebly.com

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David Gaffney @ggaffa.bsky.social · Jul 28

Just visited Gibberd house and garden in Harlow - Gibberd designed Harlow new town and Liverpool Catholic Cathedral - well worth a look

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Ray Newman @raynewman.bsky.social · Jul 18

“In another sky my father was a security guard for a thermometer factory while studying for a Phd in Hauntology. Turn it upside down they would call to him across the floor, then shake it. Did your father become a practicing hauntologist? Sadly, he did not, despite it being his dream.”

David Gaffney @ggaffa.bsky.social · Jul 17

I have some new short pieces published here - thanks to the wonderful people at Piccioletta Barca for selecting them. These are from my forthcoming collection Lakes Of Titan
www.picciolettabarca.com/posts/the-trip

Here some sections read live tonight at Café Blah in Withington

La Piccioletta Barca | The Trip - by David Gaffney

Near the rewilded shopping centre a man called Frank Robinson was sitting on a small folding stool of the type ...

www.picciolettabarca.com

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David Gaffney @ggaffa.bsky.social · Jul 18

Thanks Ray!

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Sarah-Clare Conlon @sarahclareconlon.bsky.social · Jul 16

Catch @ggaffa.bsky.social and also @nightjarpress.bsky.social editor @nicholasroyle.bsky.social (oh, and me) reading at Je ne sais Blah ll this Thursday evening at Cafe Blah, Withington Village, doors 7pm, free entry.

David Gaffney @ggaffa.bsky.social · Jun 28

Excited about my new short story out soon on Nightjar!

Nightjar Press @nightjarpress.bsky.social · Jun 27

Not yet on the website, but going out to subscribers.

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David Gaffney @ggaffa.bsky.social · Jul 17

I have some new short pieces published here - thanks to the wonderful people at Piccioletta Barca for selecting them. These are from my forthcoming collection Lakes Of Titan
www.picciolettabarca.com/posts/the-trip

Here some sections read live tonight at Café Blah in Withington

La Piccioletta Barca | The Trip - by David Gaffney

Near the rewilded shopping centre a man called Frank Robinson was sitting on a small folding stool of the type ...

www.picciolettabarca.com

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David Gaffney @ggaffa.bsky.social · Jul 5

At least not to mum and dad….thanks for buying one!

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David Gaffney @ggaffa.bsky.social · Jul 3

What's happened to #nighttracks @bbcradio3bot.bsky.social it used to be experimental and interesting - but now? What? Garden centre relaxation music? Radio 3 can be risk taking! No need for this...

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Ian Critchley @iancritchley.bsky.social · Jul 3

Day made! New Nightjars have arrived: by @rlsummerling.bsky.social, @bookishleels.bsky.social, @ggaffa.bsky.social and Joe Stretch @nightjarpress.bsky.social #shortstories

Four new short stories by Joe Stretch, David Gaffney, Leila Martin and RL Summerling, published by Nightjar Press

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David Gaffney @ggaffa.bsky.social · Jun 28

Excited about my new short story out soon on Nightjar!

Nightjar Press @nightjarpress.bsky.social · Jun 27

Not yet on the website, but going out to subscribers.

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Nightjar Press @nightjarpress.bsky.social · Jun 27

Not yet on the website, but going out to subscribers.

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David Gaffney @ggaffa.bsky.social · Jun 20

Cyril was my uncle - lovely man, was with him in December talking about the Arecibo observatory in Puerto Rico where he worked for a while...

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