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Paul Bassett Davies

@thewritertype.bsky.social

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Writer in residence, at my house. To look upon my works, ye mighty, visit my website: https://www.thewritertype.com

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Paul Bassett Davies @thewritertype.bsky.social · Nov 20

Eventually you have to accept that no matter how many different notebooks you buy, they won’t make you a better writer. For that, you need to spend a lot of money on the right pen.

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 2h

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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Paul Bassett Davies @thewritertype.bsky.social · 1h

Breaking: Kemi Badenoch brings the Tory Conference to its feet by announcing lunch.

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Adam Sharp @adamcsharp.bsky.social · 2h

As today is World Octopus Day I’ll again mention that a Spanish equivalent to “like a fish out of water” is como un pulpo en un garaje. It means “like an octopus in a garage.”

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Paul Bassett Davies @thewritertype.bsky.social · 2h

A remarkable fact I've learned about the current Harvest Supermoon is that if you observe it natural surroundings and gaze up at it in awestruck reverence for long enough, there's a good chance you'll walk into a tree.

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Paul Bassett Davies @thewritertype.bsky.social · 17h

My favourite Bart Simpson quote: “Quoth the raven, Eat my Shorts.”

Paul Bassett Davies @thewritertype.bsky.social · 19h

Not so much a Conference, more an increasingly unhinged wake for the corpse of the Conservative Party.

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Paul Bassett Davies @thewritertype.bsky.social · 23h

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Paul Bassett Davies @thewritertype.bsky.social · 23h

If you didn't notice the Supermoon last night, maybe it was wearing glasses and a different hairstyle, and you were fooled by its secret identity as a mild-mannered ordinary moon.

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Paul Bassett Davies @thewritertype.bsky.social · 1d

Edgar Allan Poe died on this day in 1849.

Doom.
Plague.
Despair.
Madness.
Creeping existential horror.

He would have loved 2025.

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Paul Bassett Davies @thewritertype.bsky.social · 1d

[any situation]
Me: I mustn’t overthink this.
My brain: Ok but define "overthink"

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Paul Bassett Davies @thewritertype.bsky.social · 2d

It’s important not to carve your Halloween pumpkin too early. For example, if you’re still in the grocery store and you haven’t yet paid for the pumpkin, that’s too early.

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Paul Bassett Davies @thewritertype.bsky.social · 2d

It’s really not fair to pit men like Trump and Netanyahu against a diminutive peace activist of twenty-two like Greta Thunberg. They’re way out of their depth.

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Paul Bassett Davies @thewritertype.bsky.social · 3d

It’s World Teachers’ Day. Last night I wrote a really good joke about it but unfortunately the dog ate it or I left it on the bus, please don’t give me a detention.

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Paul Bassett Davies @thewritertype.bsky.social · 3d

IS IT ABOUT A BICYCLE?
Happy birthday Flann O’Brien, born this day 1911, literary hero and comic genius. "What you think is the point is not the point at all but only the beginning of the sharpness." ('The Third Policeman')

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Francesca Fiorentini @franifio.bsky.social · 3d

Not a single Greta hater could do what she has done, face what she's faced, bear abuse and humiliation at the hands of the most psychotic and genocidal army. They haven't an ounce of her bravery and that's what drives them crazy. Free Greta, free Palestine🇵🇸

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Paul Bassett Davies @thewritertype.bsky.social · 3d

And anyone who applies is disqualified.

Paul Bassett Davies @thewritertype.bsky.social · 3d

Anyone who wants to become an ICE agent should undergo a strict background check to find out why they're the type of hateful loser who wants to become an ICE agent.

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Paul Bassett Davies @thewritertype.bsky.social · 3d

This is a terrible time to have a storm in the UK. They should have waited until the weather improved.

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Paul Bassett Davies @thewritertype.bsky.social · 3d

I’m very glad to hear you enjoyed it and thanks for letting me know. Reviews or recommendations are always most welcome and much appreciated.

Paul Bassett Davies @thewritertype.bsky.social · 3d

Protest is never in good taste. Protest is never appropriate. "Now is not the right time," to do anything the authorities don't like, and they'll always try to find a reason why protests shouldn't happen, but they should happen, always.

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Paul Bassett Davies @thewritertype.bsky.social · 4d

Rookie error

Paul Bassett Davies @thewritertype.bsky.social · 4d

Crumbs.

Paul Bassett Davies @thewritertype.bsky.social · 4d

Stormy weather, so batten down your hatches. If you don’t have any hatches you can usually get them for a reasonable price from your local hatchmonger. And pick up some battens while you’re there.

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Paul Bassett Davies @thewritertype.bsky.social · 4d

A storm is approaching, and I’m preparing to do one of my favourite things: go out in the middle of the night and leave several fish on top of my neighbour’s car.

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Paul Bassett Davies @thewritertype.bsky.social · 5d

A female Archbishop of Canterbury? Hmmm. You know what Jesus said about women preachers. Absolutely nothing.

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