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Russ King

@russwrites.bsky.social

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I write funny, informative stuff for a living. I'm a nature freak, bohemian and foodie living in Wiltshire, UK. Currently writing a funny trilogy combining sustainability, mythology and feminism. My author page on Amazon - https://amzn.to/3yDBYp2

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 10h

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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Russ King @russwrites.bsky.social · 10h

This one is worth waiting for! 😆

Richard Nicholls @richardnicholls.net · 10h

Day 281 of #365DaysOfSmiles
There's always one!

Russ King @russwrites.bsky.social · 10h

Looks good to me!

Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 10h

I'm giving away this signed 1st edition h/b of my new novel (it has a tiny jacket rip which means I wouldn't sell it) to one person who reposts this.

You might like it if you like:
Folkloric creatures
Old records
Intricate psychedelic stories
The idea of circular time

All shares much-appreciated.

Joe McLaren's fabulous cover for Everything Will Swallow You

A close up of the small tear on this first edition of Everything Will Swallow You

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Russ King @russwrites.bsky.social · 12h

Always the wood pigeons! Maybe I should start my posts with 'Apart from the wood pigeons there are...' 🙂

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Russ King @russwrites.bsky.social · 12h

I have similar wood pigeon antics, but they are falling and flapping off the ends of rowan tree branches in their quest for berries. #FirstBirdOfMyDay

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Paul Haine @paulhaine.bsky.social · 1d

Badenoch reading Vimes' Boots Theory of Socio-economic Unfairness and thinking how much more economic growth comes from making poorer people buy cheap boots over and over

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Russ King @russwrites.bsky.social · 1d

Exactly! I can imagine Pratchett chuckling. It's just like one of his on-going jokes that only really properly sink in after you've read them.

Russ King @russwrites.bsky.social · 1d

Is this the same as when politicians used to claim they never actually inhaled when they smoked dope at college?

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Russ King @russwrites.bsky.social · 1d

She is a VERY GOOD GIRL! 🙂

Kate Bevan @katebevan.com · 1d

Please enjoy this wholesome thread about A Very Good Girl and an absolutely splendid stick

Abbey @abbeythelab.bsky.social · 1d

After yesterday’s challenges, today I was able to find…

A VERY GOOD STICK 1/n

Russ King @russwrites.bsky.social · 4d

Weirdly enough I was wondering about how migrating birds sleep in the wing in the middle of the night. How do they have the energy to continually fly in calm conditions? Let alone when the wind is against them or if it is stormy.

Russ King @russwrites.bsky.social · 4d

This is beautiful

Matthew Stewart @roguestrands.bsky.social · Dec 15

As parents, we're supposed to remember the first time we did stuff with our kids, but the last time is equally as significant, if not more.

This poem is from Whatever You Do, Just Don't (HappenStance Press, 2023), my second full collection...

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Russ King @russwrites.bsky.social · 4d

How wonderful. Happy hour again?
(Sorry, couldn't resist!)

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Russ King @russwrites.bsky.social · 5d

Have a fun day, regardless of the weather!

Russ King @russwrites.bsky.social · 5d

The sky looks a lot bluer there than it is here today! 🙂

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Russ King @russwrites.bsky.social · 5d

Rebellious day today. Left-over roast chicken and stuffing for breakfast (with mint sauce). Might even open a packet of crisps from the bottom later. 🤩

Russ King @russwrites.bsky.social · 6d

We did a similar job with our house except it looked a lot less condemned at the time! Those zeroes can get very unruly. My pet favourite was the trades pointing out that a particular task was difficult.
No shit? That's why I'm having to pay an expert to do it! 😂

Russ King @russwrites.bsky.social · 6d

Is it bad that part of me would like to buy it and do it up? If only to see how hard the plumber would be sucking air over his teeth while shaking his head and adding zeros to the quote.

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Emma Mitchell @silverpebble2.bsky.social · 6d

A print run of 50 of my '26 calendars will be on pre-order in my Etsy shop this evening from 8pm UK time.
I create each of my photos using recent neuroscientific research-looking at them alters brain biochemistry & is likely to trigger dopamine release in your brain &...cont'd in following post 🧵

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Russ King @russwrites.bsky.social · 6d

Corvids being corvids. Determined little buggers too. 🖤

Kate Jeffery @katejj.bsky.social · 7d

The University of Glasgow groundspeople are going to be quite annoyed when they come in to work tomorrow...

Russ King @russwrites.bsky.social · 7d

As long as we have The Muppets we're all good.
Actually, we're in trouble. The system won't let me add a Muppet gif to this post. 😳

Russ King @russwrites.bsky.social · 8d

Printers are the one thing that can bring everyone together. The hatred and mistrust of them is universal!
Here's hoping that yours is a glitch in the Matrix and actually does as it is told (when it is told).

Russ King @russwrites.bsky.social · 8d

Thanks. I'll be in touch via email. 🙂

Russ King @russwrites.bsky.social · 8d

#FirstBirdOfMyDay Yesterday it was a huge lonely swan, today it's a cheeky robin. Maybe it's thinking about presenting it's best side for all the Christmas cards it may appear in?

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Rae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 9d

#BookSky #BlueSky

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Russ King @russwrites.bsky.social · 9d

That's really weird. I'm ill today and am watching this film now, revelling in the memories of pure excitement of seeing it in the cinema as a boy.