Chloe Kelly’s goal celebration face is the exact look my sister used to give me behind our mum’s back when I was being told off
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Chloe Kelly’s goal celebration face is the exact look my sister used to give me behind our mum’s back when I was being told off
Same here! Had a cup of tea and a twirl as a consolation prize.
Good morning.
It is Independent Bookshop Week.
If you are able please do support your local bookshop.
They pay their taxes and support the community!
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Wow just loved this. Thank you @financialtimes.com
www.ft.com/content/3e4c...
Well this couldn’t have come at a better time www.bbc.com/news/article...
Merriam-Webster Tweet: Any dictionary can be a pocket dictionary with big enough pants. Cookie Monster's reply to the tweet: Me no wear pants.
This might be the absolute greatest reply we have ever received.
Thank you, Cookie Monster 📕🍪💙
“For every sinful thought, a swirl of escargot shell emerges on my skin.”
From sum of her PARTS by Laura Besley
@laurabesley.bsky.social
vpresspoetry.blogspot.com/p/sum-of-her...
Small Press Day is all about fostering links between shops and local creators to celebrate our amazing comics self-publishing scene and community. Register your event for #SmallPressDay 2025 here: smallpressday.co.uk/event-submis... We're looking forward to hearing from you!
Two of the brightest forces in the book world @wednesdayerskin.bsky.social and @booksupstairs.bsky.social combine on 18 June for the launch of Wendy's excellent new novel The Benefactors.
@jackielynam.bsky.social - let me know if you're around for this?
booksupstairs.ie/all-events/l...
Congratulations Sara!
Huge!! Congrats Laura, you’re on a roll xx
I'm absolutely thrilled to announce PRE-ORDERS are open for my new prose/poetry pamphlet, 'sum of her PARTS' which is an exploration of female body parts & how they are used/abused by those around them.
Massive thank you to Sarah @vpresslit.bsky.social for her care & expertise.
#writingcommunity
Our Short Story Award opens soon!
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We have free spots still available. Follow the link in the original post for the details. Snap em up little firebrand!
No aid has reached the starving people of Palestine.
Israeli forces continue to block access despite the imminent risk of literally mass mass death of babies & children.
Today we MUST make our voices heard - come if you can at 6PM to Parliament square & #fastforgaza #r4today
UK has one of the few supposedly left-wing governments around at the moment. Starmer should shining a light to show the whole world the benefits of inclusion, social protection and concern, and his communication people should be relentlessly putting out stories of achievement. Instead ....
A horn with a sign saying Don’t
Thought for the day.
‘There’s a war on academia’: US faces brain drain of its brightest and best teachers and students
Great conversation on great short stories the short story is the trademark of this friendly short story club. Hosts have included @sophiehaydock.bsky.social @devaneemily.bsky.social @hanakhalique.bsky.social this month it will be a pleasure to host Tom Conaghan of @scratchbooks.bsky.social
"We ALL treat Reform like they're a new party, they very much aren't!
They are UKIP, into Brexit, into Leave, into Reform with the same leader!"
@maitlis.bsky.social on the danger of treating Reform as a fresh political force.
So excited to have a short story in the next issue of The Stinging Fly. Look at her, she’s a beaut! Looking forward to the launch at @ilfdublin.bsky.social 📚🥂
Fantastic book!
Biggest insider trading market manipulation scheme in history.
They aren't even bothering to hide it.
I have tariffed
the penguins
that are on
Heard Island
and which
you were probably
assuming
did not export goods
forgive me
they were taking advantage of us
so cunning
and so cold
It was so so good!
2025 PRIZE NOW OPEN:
Calling writers of innovative fiction under 2k words!
Prizes: €2000 & 1000€, residencies
Civitella Ranieri and (NEW) at DL in Madrid, manuscript assessment w/ @thelitconsultancy.bsky.social, publication, salons, and more...
desperateliterature.com/prize
Mixed-media art: a black car with neon headlights and off-kilter wheels glides through the night with a grinning skeleton family. A muscular man flies through the hatchback, carrying a gun and a skull, alongside the word “Death” in red gothic text.
🌸 We're welcoming Spring with the blossom of our new MARCH ISSUE 🌸
buff.ly/F8mYCJ4
Love and gratitude to our AMAZING contributors!
WORDS: Sophie Hoss, Dante Fuoco, Laetitia Keok, @eleanorfuller.bsky.social
ART: Kevin Bodniza
PLUS: Asa Drake reviews Megan Pinto
Photo shows two options: Categories and List View. List View takes the presentation of emails back to how it was before the recent iPhone update.
If anyone else hates the new iPhone email update as much as me, you can change it back easily pressing the “…” on the inbox top right corner and pressing this button. Phew!
Frazzled Lit is an exciting journal and I’m so pleased to be in the running for the next edition! ✨
PS LOVE IT when journals give updates to submitters like this - it’s so thoughtful and the effort is always appreciated 🙏
Come to Literary Leicester, a brilliant free book festival for everyone. This year we have sessions on Writing as Activism, Paul Muldoon, @adamcsharp.bsky.social and The Rest Is History (as well as me). Did I say it was free? Yes it is. Link to my event and others below.
Please share :)
Delighted that from next week, I’ll be media editor for @theguardian.com.
Huge questions wherever we look - changing consumption, online disruption, misinfo, the BBC’s future. And more than ever, so much power & politics at play.
Can’t wait to start - get in touch, let’s talk! Contacts in bio.
