slam.fitzsimons
@slamfitzsimons.bsky.social
creator of things: novels•prose poetry•shorts•spoken word performer• bookseller.
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today i discovered
that a mad idea i had
is actually real
radish carving
there’s even a festival for it
‘Night of the Radishes’
i feel the world is a better place
that a mad idea i had
is actually real
radish carving
there’s even a festival for it
‘Night of the Radishes’
i feel the world is a better place
November 9, 2025 at 1:32 AM
today i discovered
that a mad idea i had
is actually real
radish carving
there’s even a festival for it
‘Night of the Radishes’
i feel the world is a better place
that a mad idea i had
is actually real
radish carving
there’s even a festival for it
‘Night of the Radishes’
i feel the world is a better place
no. 1 child recommended i read ‘things - a story of the sixities’ by George’s perec.
and what a fab recommendation it was. thoroughly enjoyed reading about how the yearning for things can affect your freedom. very apt for now as we are constantly and daily pushed towards the better mousetrap.
and what a fab recommendation it was. thoroughly enjoyed reading about how the yearning for things can affect your freedom. very apt for now as we are constantly and daily pushed towards the better mousetrap.
November 6, 2025 at 12:28 AM
no. 1 child recommended i read ‘things - a story of the sixities’ by George’s perec.
and what a fab recommendation it was. thoroughly enjoyed reading about how the yearning for things can affect your freedom. very apt for now as we are constantly and daily pushed towards the better mousetrap.
and what a fab recommendation it was. thoroughly enjoyed reading about how the yearning for things can affect your freedom. very apt for now as we are constantly and daily pushed towards the better mousetrap.
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Did you know we run a writing group? We do. It's on tonight. It's well-established, there are snacks and drinks and you get to read out your work if you want. 7pm if you want to come along!
www.meetup.com/allgoodbooks...
www.meetup.com/allgoodbooks...
Writing Group (LIVE at the All Good Bookshop), Wed, Nov 5, 2025, 7:00 PM | Meetup
We're the All Good Bookshop writing group - we've been around for 10 years now. We offer writing feedback and discussion, whatever your level. Never been before? That's fin
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November 5, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Did you know we run a writing group? We do. It's on tonight. It's well-established, there are snacks and drinks and you get to read out your work if you want. 7pm if you want to come along!
www.meetup.com/allgoodbooks...
www.meetup.com/allgoodbooks...
problem at the moment is that the major parties are a shambles. labour is rudderless, lacking a vision for the future. conservatives chasing even more extreme votes. liberals and greens too small to galvanise enough votes in first past the post system. so a party like reform can slime in by default
November 4, 2025 at 1:16 AM
problem at the moment is that the major parties are a shambles. labour is rudderless, lacking a vision for the future. conservatives chasing even more extreme votes. liberals and greens too small to galvanise enough votes in first past the post system. so a party like reform can slime in by default
I recently saw: Night Of The Living Dead.
for the first time all the way through.
i had always seen parts below. caught extracts i fell asleep in. clips on horror review shows. the ending after coming home from the pub.
but now. the whole thing. the tale of the flesh eaters. and a remarkable hero.
for the first time all the way through.
i had always seen parts below. caught extracts i fell asleep in. clips on horror review shows. the ending after coming home from the pub.
but now. the whole thing. the tale of the flesh eaters. and a remarkable hero.
November 4, 2025 at 12:23 AM
I recently saw: Night Of The Living Dead.
for the first time all the way through.
i had always seen parts below. caught extracts i fell asleep in. clips on horror review shows. the ending after coming home from the pub.
but now. the whole thing. the tale of the flesh eaters. and a remarkable hero.
for the first time all the way through.
i had always seen parts below. caught extracts i fell asleep in. clips on horror review shows. the ending after coming home from the pub.
but now. the whole thing. the tale of the flesh eaters. and a remarkable hero.
there is something to be said of reading a real good book. how it can transport you away. to an idea. a place. people. the intertwining of thought and symbol on a page. time slows. you become timeless. caught in a place. an otherness. you no more.
#books
#books
November 4, 2025 at 12:11 AM
there is something to be said of reading a real good book. how it can transport you away. to an idea. a place. people. the intertwining of thought and symbol on a page. time slows. you become timeless. caught in a place. an otherness. you no more.
#books
#books
more and more people are neither rich nor poor: they dream of wealth, and could become wealthy; and that is where their misfortunes begins.
Things
A Story of the Sixties
- Georges Perec
Things
A Story of the Sixties
- Georges Perec
November 3, 2025 at 9:46 PM
more and more people are neither rich nor poor: they dream of wealth, and could become wealthy; and that is where their misfortunes begins.
Things
A Story of the Sixties
- Georges Perec
Things
A Story of the Sixties
- Georges Perec
I may have reached my limit of social media. a perpetual horde spewing vomit loudly demanding attention. too much noise. there is no space for quiet places any more.
look at me now!
do this!
believe that!
time to turn it off and return to the pen and paper. have time for one’s own thoughts
look at me now!
do this!
believe that!
time to turn it off and return to the pen and paper. have time for one’s own thoughts
November 3, 2025 at 9:15 PM
I may have reached my limit of social media. a perpetual horde spewing vomit loudly demanding attention. too much noise. there is no space for quiet places any more.
look at me now!
do this!
believe that!
time to turn it off and return to the pen and paper. have time for one’s own thoughts
look at me now!
do this!
believe that!
time to turn it off and return to the pen and paper. have time for one’s own thoughts
Full story available on stephenfitzsimons.com/2023/10/31/p...
#halloween #pumpkin #horror #spookytales #writing
#halloween #pumpkin #horror #spookytales #writing
October 31, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Full story available on stephenfitzsimons.com/2023/10/31/p...
#halloween #pumpkin #horror #spookytales #writing
#halloween #pumpkin #horror #spookytales #writing
the most exciting thing in my life at the moment is that I have a dental appointment.
October 31, 2025 at 1:58 AM
the most exciting thing in my life at the moment is that I have a dental appointment.
not often I’m snapped doing a spoken word night. im usually working and taking pics.
tonight’s short was pumpkin (on my website).
nice to hear a whole audience gasp at the right moment.
#stories
tonight’s short was pumpkin (on my website).
nice to hear a whole audience gasp at the right moment.
#stories
October 31, 2025 at 1:47 AM
not often I’m snapped doing a spoken word night. im usually working and taking pics.
tonight’s short was pumpkin (on my website).
nice to hear a whole audience gasp at the right moment.
#stories
tonight’s short was pumpkin (on my website).
nice to hear a whole audience gasp at the right moment.
#stories
isnt this how zombie movies start?
October 28, 2025 at 11:06 PM
isnt this how zombie movies start?
i not sure the thames water would have noticed
but then there are dividends to pay
and streams to pollute
but then there are dividends to pay
and streams to pollute
I feel Thames Water should have been asked to comment.
Woman fined £150 for pouring coffee down drain www.bbc.com/news/article...
Woman fined £150 for pouring coffee down drain www.bbc.com/news/article...
Kew woman fined £150 for pouring coffee down drain in Richmond
Burcu Yesilyurt says the fine is "disproportionate" while Richmond Council say it is in line with its policies.
www.bbc.com
October 23, 2025 at 1:22 AM
i not sure the thames water would have noticed
but then there are dividends to pay
and streams to pollute
but then there are dividends to pay
and streams to pollute
its 2am
how is it 2am
i didn’t plan for it
no one plans for 2am
it just happens
stealthily
how is it 2am
i didn’t plan for it
no one plans for 2am
it just happens
stealthily
October 23, 2025 at 1:17 AM
its 2am
how is it 2am
i didn’t plan for it
no one plans for 2am
it just happens
stealthily
how is it 2am
i didn’t plan for it
no one plans for 2am
it just happens
stealthily
point break is on. just saying.
surfs up.
surfs up.
October 22, 2025 at 11:44 PM
point break is on. just saying.
surfs up.
surfs up.
wow, insta quickly filled with ai imaging crap.
so that’s basically dead
so many social media companies
removing the social from the media
cracking the golden egg
just to find
egg inside
so that’s basically dead
so many social media companies
removing the social from the media
cracking the golden egg
just to find
egg inside
October 22, 2025 at 2:25 AM
wow, insta quickly filled with ai imaging crap.
so that’s basically dead
so many social media companies
removing the social from the media
cracking the golden egg
just to find
egg inside
so that’s basically dead
so many social media companies
removing the social from the media
cracking the golden egg
just to find
egg inside
this is on my mind a lot at the moment
no.1 has taken a year out
but next year
the cost of the fees
saddling themselves with debt
before even getting a qualification
how will that impact getting a mortgage?
how will that impact saving for a pension?
and then there is the means testing
of the
no.1 has taken a year out
but next year
the cost of the fees
saddling themselves with debt
before even getting a qualification
how will that impact getting a mortgage?
how will that impact saving for a pension?
and then there is the means testing
of the
The SNP introduced free tuition and we will always ensure Scottish students do not pay tuition fees.
Meanwhile in England, students pay over £9,500 a year and Labour will put fees up every year.
Education must always be based on the ability to learn, not the ability to pay.
Meanwhile in England, students pay over £9,500 a year and Labour will put fees up every year.
Education must always be based on the ability to learn, not the ability to pay.
October 22, 2025 at 1:58 AM
this is on my mind a lot at the moment
no.1 has taken a year out
but next year
the cost of the fees
saddling themselves with debt
before even getting a qualification
how will that impact getting a mortgage?
how will that impact saving for a pension?
and then there is the means testing
of the
no.1 has taken a year out
but next year
the cost of the fees
saddling themselves with debt
before even getting a qualification
how will that impact getting a mortgage?
how will that impact saving for a pension?
and then there is the means testing
of the
ai would never write
a book by BS Johnson
Steven Hall
Max Porter
it plays safe
it doesn’t know how
to break structure
and grammar rules
its not innovative
its generic
its generic car ads
for the masses
the shiny thing
in value worthless
lacking soul
and vision
don’t say a requiem
a book by BS Johnson
Steven Hall
Max Porter
it plays safe
it doesn’t know how
to break structure
and grammar rules
its not innovative
its generic
its generic car ads
for the masses
the shiny thing
in value worthless
lacking soul
and vision
don’t say a requiem
October 22, 2025 at 1:29 AM
ai would never write
a book by BS Johnson
Steven Hall
Max Porter
it plays safe
it doesn’t know how
to break structure
and grammar rules
its not innovative
its generic
its generic car ads
for the masses
the shiny thing
in value worthless
lacking soul
and vision
don’t say a requiem
a book by BS Johnson
Steven Hall
Max Porter
it plays safe
it doesn’t know how
to break structure
and grammar rules
its not innovative
its generic
its generic car ads
for the masses
the shiny thing
in value worthless
lacking soul
and vision
don’t say a requiem
told him #poem
then he said
but you know
well of course
he didn’t
yeh of course he did
he did
yeh
and what did you do?
i told him
you didn’t
i did
you really told him
yeh
then what
well he
he didn’t
yeh
and what did you say?
the usual stuff
how did he take it
he was like all that
yeh just like him
then he said
but you know
well of course
he didn’t
yeh of course he did
he did
yeh
and what did you do?
i told him
you didn’t
i did
you really told him
yeh
then what
well he
he didn’t
yeh
and what did you say?
the usual stuff
how did he take it
he was like all that
yeh just like him
October 22, 2025 at 1:23 AM
told him #poem
then he said
but you know
well of course
he didn’t
yeh of course he did
he did
yeh
and what did you do?
i told him
you didn’t
i did
you really told him
yeh
then what
well he
he didn’t
yeh
and what did you say?
the usual stuff
how did he take it
he was like all that
yeh just like him
then he said
but you know
well of course
he didn’t
yeh of course he did
he did
yeh
and what did you do?
i told him
you didn’t
i did
you really told him
yeh
then what
well he
he didn’t
yeh
and what did you say?
the usual stuff
how did he take it
he was like all that
yeh just like him
today i spent setting up quick books
for the book shop i manage
because it is a cooperative
and on sunday
we have an agm with members
it took me four days to sort
bug eyed from columns today
anyway
the @allgoodbookshop.co.uk could do with some love at the moment
great project
but the last few
for the book shop i manage
because it is a cooperative
and on sunday
we have an agm with members
it took me four days to sort
bug eyed from columns today
anyway
the @allgoodbookshop.co.uk could do with some love at the moment
great project
but the last few
October 22, 2025 at 12:56 AM
today i spent setting up quick books
for the book shop i manage
because it is a cooperative
and on sunday
we have an agm with members
it took me four days to sort
bug eyed from columns today
anyway
the @allgoodbookshop.co.uk could do with some love at the moment
great project
but the last few
for the book shop i manage
because it is a cooperative
and on sunday
we have an agm with members
it took me four days to sort
bug eyed from columns today
anyway
the @allgoodbookshop.co.uk could do with some love at the moment
great project
but the last few
the first short story i wrote
was in primary school
it was about snoopy
battling alien invaders
i got a friend
to illustrate it
i was ten
was in primary school
it was about snoopy
battling alien invaders
i got a friend
to illustrate it
i was ten
The first short story I wrote that wasn't for school was called 'Long Way Home' and it was a science fiction story. I was sixteen, I think. I typed it on a portable typewriter and Diana Wynne Jones critiqued it for me.
My very first short story ever was an assignment in high school. After that one (I was the only person in three sections of the class to get an "A") I wrote a bunch of short stories for fun. It became my thing, enough so that I have excused my schoolmates from ever having to read me again.
October 22, 2025 at 12:51 AM
the first short story i wrote
was in primary school
it was about snoopy
battling alien invaders
i got a friend
to illustrate it
i was ten
was in primary school
it was about snoopy
battling alien invaders
i got a friend
to illustrate it
i was ten
growing up is discovering there are people better at things than you
you suspect it as a kid
but are not really certain
your parents tell you
you’ve done good
or you think
tomorrow will be better
there will be other days
but then you age
and discover
those other days are
dwindling
and you are
no
you suspect it as a kid
but are not really certain
your parents tell you
you’ve done good
or you think
tomorrow will be better
there will be other days
but then you age
and discover
those other days are
dwindling
and you are
no
October 22, 2025 at 12:49 AM
growing up is discovering there are people better at things than you
you suspect it as a kid
but are not really certain
your parents tell you
you’ve done good
or you think
tomorrow will be better
there will be other days
but then you age
and discover
those other days are
dwindling
and you are
no
you suspect it as a kid
but are not really certain
your parents tell you
you’ve done good
or you think
tomorrow will be better
there will be other days
but then you age
and discover
those other days are
dwindling
and you are
no