Patrick C. Notchtree
@pcnotchtree.bsky.social
Author of 7 books: The Clouds Still Hang: #TrueStory of a #gay man. #Apostrophe Catastrophe: ONE rule. A Little Book of #Islam. Maxym: Gay #Russian assassin. In UK.
The Foreword and Chapter One, "Bruno the Bear", of my award winning MM action adventure about an amazing Russian boy are now uploaded to be read FREE on substack. #booksky Simply go to pcnotchtree.substack.com/p/maxym-f15
Maxym
Foreword and First chapters.
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December 27, 2025 at 7:24 PM
The Foreword and Chapter One, "Bruno the Bear", of my award winning MM action adventure about an amazing Russian boy are now uploaded to be read FREE on substack. #booksky Simply go to pcnotchtree.substack.com/p/maxym-f15
May I wish all my followers, reX-posters and likers, of all faiths and none, the very best for this #Christmas season and a better new year.
Patrick C Notchtree
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Patrick C Notchtree
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December 24, 2025 at 11:59 PM
May I wish all my followers, reX-posters and likers, of all faiths and none, the very best for this #Christmas season and a better new year.
Patrick C Notchtree
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Patrick C Notchtree
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Reviewer: "From closeted and curious schoolboy to boy-for-hire to fugitive from justice engaged in illicit maritime trade, Mark is constantly barraged by challenging circumstances and knife-edged pivots in an escalating fight to survive"
#booksky
www.dancingwithpanthers.com
#booksky
www.dancingwithpanthers.com
December 21, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Reviewer: "From closeted and curious schoolboy to boy-for-hire to fugitive from justice engaged in illicit maritime trade, Mark is constantly barraged by challenging circumstances and knife-edged pivots in an escalating fight to survive"
#booksky
www.dancingwithpanthers.com
#booksky
www.dancingwithpanthers.com
I will soon start to serialize my novel, “Maxym” on Substack. www.maxym.net
Released three years ago it went to number one in its category on Amazon.
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#ComingOfAge #LGBT #Ukraine #Russia #assassin #Islam #autism #MM #action #adventure #booksky
Released three years ago it went to number one in its category on Amazon.
FREE to subscribe at pcnotchtree.substack.com
#ComingOfAge #LGBT #Ukraine #Russia #assassin #Islam #autism #MM #action #adventure #booksky
Maxym; He looks like an angel but kills like a devil.
In war-ravaged Chechnya in 2000, six-year-old Maxym's life is shattered when his parents are brutally murdered by Islamic militants and his sister is subjected to a horrific assault. Orphaned, he is a...
www.maxym.net
December 20, 2025 at 2:51 PM
I will soon start to serialize my novel, “Maxym” on Substack. www.maxym.net
Released three years ago it went to number one in its category on Amazon.
FREE to subscribe at pcnotchtree.substack.com
#ComingOfAge #LGBT #Ukraine #Russia #assassin #Islam #autism #MM #action #adventure #booksky
Released three years ago it went to number one in its category on Amazon.
FREE to subscribe at pcnotchtree.substack.com
#ComingOfAge #LGBT #Ukraine #Russia #assassin #Islam #autism #MM #action #adventure #booksky
The BBC should not kowtow to Donald Trump. Yes, the Beeb made a mistake. He says they missed out all his beautiful words. Probably true. So the BBC should now transmit the entire 6 January speech in full with no edits and no commentary. Just his beautiful words. Surely Donald can't object to that?
December 16, 2025 at 2:39 PM
The BBC should not kowtow to Donald Trump. Yes, the Beeb made a mistake. He says they missed out all his beautiful words. Probably true. So the BBC should now transmit the entire 6 January speech in full with no edits and no commentary. Just his beautiful words. Surely Donald can't object to that?
"I'm only twenty-one and I've already killed tens of people. I am an autistic psychopath so if I run out of people to kill for other reasons, I may decide on that." Maxym Ivanov, sarcastically and irritated by The Boss, so decided to to be a little confrontational.
#booksky
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#booksky
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December 15, 2025 at 8:02 PM
"I'm only twenty-one and I've already killed tens of people. I am an autistic psychopath so if I run out of people to kill for other reasons, I may decide on that." Maxym Ivanov, sarcastically and irritated by The Boss, so decided to to be a little confrontational.
#booksky
www.maxym.net
#booksky
www.maxym.net
RIP Patricia Davies. Born #Blackburn, Lancs. Stage #actress. #TB sufferer, #streptomycin volunteer at #Davos. Later my stepmother. Phoebe in my memoir. Died in her 70s, 15 December 2000, Colwick Park, #Nottingham
December 15, 2025 at 9:24 AM
RIP Patricia Davies. Born #Blackburn, Lancs. Stage #actress. #TB sufferer, #streptomycin volunteer at #Davos. Later my stepmother. Phoebe in my memoir. Died in her 70s, 15 December 2000, Colwick Park, #Nottingham
Should we stop #drilling for #oil? Yes, #SingleUsePlastic is a huge problem, but we also need #plastics for so many things now; our modern society would be stuck without it. Just look around you - it is all made from oil. Stop burning it, make good things with it. #juststopoil #ExtinctionRebellion
December 14, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Should we stop #drilling for #oil? Yes, #SingleUsePlastic is a huge problem, but we also need #plastics for so many things now; our modern society would be stuck without it. Just look around you - it is all made from oil. Stop burning it, make good things with it. #juststopoil #ExtinctionRebellion
I have decided to serialize my novel, “Maxym” on Substack. Released three years ago it went to number one in its category on Amazon.
#booksky #ComingOfAge #ComingOut #LGBT #psychopath #Ukraine #Russia #assassin #Islam #autism #MM #action #adventure
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#booksky #ComingOfAge #ComingOut #LGBT #psychopath #Ukraine #Russia #assassin #Islam #autism #MM #action #adventure
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December 11, 2025 at 7:15 PM
I have decided to serialize my novel, “Maxym” on Substack. Released three years ago it went to number one in its category on Amazon.
#booksky #ComingOfAge #ComingOut #LGBT #psychopath #Ukraine #Russia #assassin #Islam #autism #MM #action #adventure
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#booksky #ComingOfAge #ComingOut #LGBT #psychopath #Ukraine #Russia #assassin #Islam #autism #MM #action #adventure
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My blog,'The downward spiral to #suicide' 'James' was let down by #police, #CJS, left with no hope, his own story ignored. Never able to access the help he needed and wanted. (Written before his death) #barristers #legal #prison www.limebury.com/users/notcht...
Patrick C Notchtree
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December 11, 2025 at 9:23 AM
My blog,'The downward spiral to #suicide' 'James' was let down by #police, #CJS, left with no hope, his own story ignored. Never able to access the help he needed and wanted. (Written before his death) #barristers #legal #prison www.limebury.com/users/notcht...
So there's an evolutionary gain to being gay. Over 1500 species indulge in #gay #sex, it's widespread in nature. Debunks the 'unnatural' argument. So what is the advantage in #evolution terms? Not what you'd expect. #LGBT www.iflscience.com/plants-and-a...
December 10, 2025 at 9:21 AM
So there's an evolutionary gain to being gay. Over 1500 species indulge in #gay #sex, it's widespread in nature. Debunks the 'unnatural' argument. So what is the advantage in #evolution terms? Not what you'd expect. #LGBT www.iflscience.com/plants-and-a...
In 1961 chance leads teenager Mark Martin to be a rent boy with a group of men. But one stands out and as Mark gets older they become #lovers. But of course it all goes wrong...
Watch the video trailer for "Dancing with Panthers" at youtu.be/KV9H0fF9HVk
Watch the video trailer for "Dancing with Panthers" at youtu.be/KV9H0fF9HVk
Dancing with Panthers
YouTube video by Patrick Notchtree
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December 9, 2025 at 7:41 PM
In 1961 chance leads teenager Mark Martin to be a rent boy with a group of men. But one stands out and as Mark gets older they become #lovers. But of course it all goes wrong...
Watch the video trailer for "Dancing with Panthers" at youtu.be/KV9H0fF9HVk
Watch the video trailer for "Dancing with Panthers" at youtu.be/KV9H0fF9HVk
Reviewer: It is very convincing, and refreshing to find oneself inside the head of someone who is not a blue-blooded English Biggles (look him up), and to see recent history in Ireland, America, Afghanistan and Ukraine from a rather different point of view.
#booksky
www.maxym.net
#booksky
www.maxym.net
December 4, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Reviewer: It is very convincing, and refreshing to find oneself inside the head of someone who is not a blue-blooded English Biggles (look him up), and to see recent history in Ireland, America, Afghanistan and Ukraine from a rather different point of view.
#booksky
www.maxym.net
#booksky
www.maxym.net
Mark could hear the noise of the jungle, there seemed a lot of animal noises but he could see none. 'Jungle is noisy' he thought. He didn't remember that much noise from 'Zoo Quest'.
#booksky
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#booksky
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December 3, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Mark could hear the noise of the jungle, there seemed a lot of animal noises but he could see none. 'Jungle is noisy' he thought. He didn't remember that much noise from 'Zoo Quest'.
#booksky
www.dancingwithpanthers.com
#booksky
www.dancingwithpanthers.com
Reader: It s not an easy read, but it s such an important one. Thank you for your bravery in sharing it.
In 1963, aged 17, the author was gang raped at knifepoint by three of his peers. The effect was traumatic and lifelong. Now he has written about rape, www.limebury.com/users/myrape/
In 1963, aged 17, the author was gang raped at knifepoint by three of his peers. The effect was traumatic and lifelong. Now he has written about rape, www.limebury.com/users/myrape/
December 1, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Reader: It s not an easy read, but it s such an important one. Thank you for your bravery in sharing it.
In 1963, aged 17, the author was gang raped at knifepoint by three of his peers. The effect was traumatic and lifelong. Now he has written about rape, www.limebury.com/users/myrape/
In 1963, aged 17, the author was gang raped at knifepoint by three of his peers. The effect was traumatic and lifelong. Now he has written about rape, www.limebury.com/users/myrape/
"Maxym dropped down to three hundred metres as he approached the town. As always he felt the sheer exultation of flying."
Maxym is a beautiful, loving and lovable young #Russian #gay man. But there's a dark side to Maxym. #awardwinning, #pageturning thriller on all formats #booksky
www.maxym.net
Maxym is a beautiful, loving and lovable young #Russian #gay man. But there's a dark side to Maxym. #awardwinning, #pageturning thriller on all formats #booksky
www.maxym.net
November 30, 2025 at 11:17 PM
"Maxym dropped down to three hundred metres as he approached the town. As always he felt the sheer exultation of flying."
Maxym is a beautiful, loving and lovable young #Russian #gay man. But there's a dark side to Maxym. #awardwinning, #pageturning thriller on all formats #booksky
www.maxym.net
Maxym is a beautiful, loving and lovable young #Russian #gay man. But there's a dark side to Maxym. #awardwinning, #pageturning thriller on all formats #booksky
www.maxym.net
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Creativity within the Primary Classroom - what does it look like and how can the provision for it be improved? This short read discusses links across the curriculum along with the rationale and examples for teachers. #primaryeducationhttps://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BNW52PVY
Creativity within the Primary Classroom - what does it look like and how can the provision for it be improved? This short read discusses links across the curriculum along with the rationale and examples for teachers. #primaryeducationhttps://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BNW52PVY
November 29, 2025 at 6:14 PM
@teachertapp.bsky.social
Creativity within the Primary Classroom - what does it look like and how can the provision for it be improved? This short read discusses links across the curriculum along with the rationale and examples for teachers. #primaryeducationhttps://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BNW52PVY
Creativity within the Primary Classroom - what does it look like and how can the provision for it be improved? This short read discusses links across the curriculum along with the rationale and examples for teachers. #primaryeducationhttps://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BNW52PVY
Reviewer: "Dancing With Panthers by Patrick C. Notchtree offers an enthralling account of the roller-coaster life and adventures of young, handsome, keenly intelligent, and sexually insatiable Mark Martin over four years in his tumultuous life."
www.dancingwithpanthers.com
www.dancingwithpanthers.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Reviewer: "Dancing With Panthers by Patrick C. Notchtree offers an enthralling account of the roller-coaster life and adventures of young, handsome, keenly intelligent, and sexually insatiable Mark Martin over four years in his tumultuous life."
www.dancingwithpanthers.com
www.dancingwithpanthers.com
Reviewer: What is unusual and interesting is the character's location in Russia, and although his flawless English is spoken in Italics, we read his native speech and see his view of his Russian culture through his eyes.
www.maxym.net
www.maxym.net
November 24, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Reviewer: What is unusual and interesting is the character's location in Russia, and although his flawless English is spoken in Italics, we read his native speech and see his view of his Russian culture through his eyes.
www.maxym.net
www.maxym.net
We can't let the future of the BBC be decided by its enemies and politicians swayed by billionaires. We have to protect its independence. Sign the petition today and make sure the public has its say on the future of our BBC: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...
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The BBC isn't perfect, but we must come together to make it better and stronger. We must use the upcoming Royal Charter review to protect our BBC for us, the British public.
For too long, the public h...
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November 23, 2025 at 11:25 PM
We can't let the future of the BBC be decided by its enemies and politicians swayed by billionaires. We have to protect its independence. Sign the petition today and make sure the public has its say on the future of our BBC: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...
"He spotted the green spine of James Joyce's 'Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man'. Mark was rather taken with the character of the boy Stephen Dedalus. Mark wished he were real and could meet him."
#booksky
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#booksky
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November 20, 2025 at 7:28 PM
"He spotted the green spine of James Joyce's 'Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man'. Mark was rather taken with the character of the boy Stephen Dedalus. Mark wished he were real and could meet him."
#booksky
www.dancingwithpanthers.com
#booksky
www.dancingwithpanthers.com
"Max was everything he wanted to be, fearless, accomplished, so attractive. Fedor wanted Max so badly." Fedor thinking about Maxym Ivanov.
Maxym is a beautiful, loving and lovable young #Russian #gay man. But there's a dark side to Maxym; he's a merciless #killer. #booksky
www.maxym.net
Maxym is a beautiful, loving and lovable young #Russian #gay man. But there's a dark side to Maxym; he's a merciless #killer. #booksky
www.maxym.net
November 19, 2025 at 9:57 AM
"Max was everything he wanted to be, fearless, accomplished, so attractive. Fedor wanted Max so badly." Fedor thinking about Maxym Ivanov.
Maxym is a beautiful, loving and lovable young #Russian #gay man. But there's a dark side to Maxym; he's a merciless #killer. #booksky
www.maxym.net
Maxym is a beautiful, loving and lovable young #Russian #gay man. But there's a dark side to Maxym; he's a merciless #killer. #booksky
www.maxym.net
Reviewer: "Dancing with Panthers appeals to readers who are interested in coming-of-age stories and homosexual relationships between males."
#booksky
www.dancingwithpanthers.com
#booksky
www.dancingwithpanthers.com
November 16, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Reviewer: "Dancing with Panthers appeals to readers who are interested in coming-of-age stories and homosexual relationships between males."
#booksky
www.dancingwithpanthers.com
#booksky
www.dancingwithpanthers.com
Reader: It s not an easy read, but it s such an important one. Thank you for your bravery in sharing it.
In 1963, aged 17, the author was gang raped at knifepoint.
Sixty years later, he examines rape and tries to find a way to cope with the aftermath of the trauma.
www.limebury.com/users/myrape/
In 1963, aged 17, the author was gang raped at knifepoint.
Sixty years later, he examines rape and tries to find a way to cope with the aftermath of the trauma.
www.limebury.com/users/myrape/
November 15, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Reader: It s not an easy read, but it s such an important one. Thank you for your bravery in sharing it.
In 1963, aged 17, the author was gang raped at knifepoint.
Sixty years later, he examines rape and tries to find a way to cope with the aftermath of the trauma.
www.limebury.com/users/myrape/
In 1963, aged 17, the author was gang raped at knifepoint.
Sixty years later, he examines rape and tries to find a way to cope with the aftermath of the trauma.
www.limebury.com/users/myrape/
Indonesia is moving to ban LGBT+ content across digital platforms. Activists warn this will fuel harassment and arrests. Urge lawmakers to reject the Broadcasting Bill and defend free expression – censorship is not protection. a.allout.org/s/W7EXN/
Stop Indonesia’s bill to censor LGBT+ lives online
Indonesia is moving to ban LGBT+ content across digital platforms. Activists warn this will fuel harassment and arrests. Urge lawmakers to reject the Broadcasting Bill and defend free expression – cen...
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November 5, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Indonesia is moving to ban LGBT+ content across digital platforms. Activists warn this will fuel harassment and arrests. Urge lawmakers to reject the Broadcasting Bill and defend free expression – censorship is not protection. a.allout.org/s/W7EXN/