Vicki Kaye

"Internal Combustion" and Two Other Prose Poems by Vicki Kaye "Puddles of water begin to gather around her as gently, relentlessly, she melts."

"Internal Combustion" and Two Other Prose Poems by Vicki Kaye
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Wishing everyone a calmer, better 2026 with less war, more jaw.

I’m not arguing with this one!

Visit Cosgrovia with Patrick Cosgrove (Steel Incisors) and never be quite the same again. You have been warned.

alphaguess: a word game Guess the word of the day. Guesses reveal where the word is positioned alphabetically. Everyone plays the same word each day.

last time I promise but this is quite challenging. guess the right word from the entire dictionary.
🧩 Puzzle #566

🤔 13 guesses

⏱️ 2m 21s

🔗 alphaguess.com

great result. I’m going to sulk now 🙃

alphaguess: a word game Guess the word of the day. Guesses reveal where the word is positioned alphabetically. Everyone plays the same word each day.

phew. That’s better. I’ll stop boring everyone now!

🧩 Puzzle #560

🤔 16 guesses

⏱️ 5m

🔗 alphaguess.com

alphaguess: a word game Guess the word of the day. Guesses reveal where the word is positioned alphabetically. Everyone plays the same word each day.

oh dear, even worse!

🧩 Puzzle #558

🤔 24 guesses

⏱️ 25m 38s

🔗 alphaguess.com

alphaguess: a word game Guess the word of the day. Guesses reveal where the word is positioned alphabetically. Everyone plays the same word each day.

First attempt at this. Quite the challenge

🧩 Puzzle #556

🤔 22 guesses

⏱️ 13m 59s

🔗 alphaguess.com

thanks Laura!

"Esteemed Sir,

I'm writing to you to register my peevishness . . . "

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well bang goes another fantasy which does serve me right as I can’t spell his name🤨

people like ‘Timothy Chalamet’ and ‘Mark Zuckerberg’ apparently want to be part of my gang. Although, I might have blocked the real ones by mistake!

Is @bluesky.social getting worse? I have loads of obviously fake accounts trying to follow me. It’s irritating!

gosh, sorry but a couple more! Simon Tyrrell and Laura Davies. I think Simon didn’t i d himself properly but I know him and it is him. been published. Hope this is ok it’s lots of work for you!

thanks Hannah and for collating these lists - epic!!

add Stephen Sunderland?

Great to have some work in here!

Thank you from us both xx

My aunt is giddy beyond belief. Three prose poems of mine in Issue 15 of this New York-based lit mag. Am I honoured? Oh, yes. Available on Amazon UK.

My aunt is so giddy! I have 3 prose poems in New York-based 'Exacting Clam' issue 15. Available in UK from Amazon. Such a delight!

Oh dear

via Jan Mieszkowski
@janmpdx

Buckingham Palace just released this photo of Samuel Beckett waiting for Kate Middleton.

true - a non-figurative work should not be in need of a figurative title.

On #WorldBookDay here's confirmation that my next book will be published by Sagging Meniscus Press in October this year (if the good Lord's willin' and the creek don't rise).

courtesy of @writerskingston

where I perform cranial surgery with only my fingernails and see what rubbish spills out

The brilliant poets of our action vispo / student book launch event tonight! Exceptional evening of balloons jenga unicorn eggs sellotape shoes and poetry.

oops. i have it on Twitter as well might be better there (sadly)

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