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Librarian. Animal fan. I read & write stories. London E17. http://soniahope.co.uk/

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In a world of lies, we need the BBC more than ever. This week could be our last chance to save it | Polly Toynbee As the public consultation on the BBC nears its end, the right will be out in force to undermine it. But its supporters can do their bit – with this guidance, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

Deadline is Tuesday

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

07.03.2026 10:14 πŸ‘ 58 πŸ” 38 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 3

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04.03.2026 22:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A real oddity, but I love it very much.

26.02.2026 10:10 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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#WutheringHeights Sweepcliff.

20.02.2026 19:12 πŸ‘ 1569 πŸ” 422 πŸ’¬ 50 πŸ“Œ 41
M Beat General Levy - Incredible (Live) ft M-Beat and Zig & Zag
M Beat General Levy - Incredible (Live) ft M-Beat and Zig & Zag YouTube video by chambers of hourrors

Incredible - M Beat featuring General Levy and Zig & Zag
youtu.be/1ltJiLtQyFk

20.02.2026 07:58 πŸ‘ 33 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 2
1/30 The God Of Small Things, Arundhati Roy

1/30 The God Of Small Things, Arundhati Roy

30 day books-by-women challenge! Choose 30 books, one per day, no particular order, that you’ve read that were written by women.
#BookSky #BookChallenge #ReadingWomen #30DaysBooksByWomen
1/30 The God Of Small Things, Arundhati Roy

19.02.2026 00:02 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy Wednesday everyone-
Off out today with my granddaughter. A day of fun.
As I will not be posting through the day may your hours bring you all joy.
Seize the day.

#WritingCommunity #happywednesday #goodmorning

18.02.2026 08:48 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh yes, Luna might be interested. Maybe they can come to some sort of agreement.

17.02.2026 23:23 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Lucky you 😍
Hello lovely woodies

17.02.2026 23:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Awww yeah!

16.02.2026 09:03 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
[Scene is a domestic kitchen. Night time. The room is all blue apart from warm orange-pink light streaming in from a streetlight outside. In the center of the room stands a woman named BRANDI, standing in pyjamas looking contemplative, the light cast dramatically on her face. At the doorway, leaning against the frame, her partner JOEL stands has woken up and found her in the kitchen.]

JOEL:
Honey… what are you doing?

BRANDI:
Can’t sleep

Guess I just like standing in the kitchen at 3am thinking about the supernatural threat we temporarily defeated last year.

While saying that out loud in a manner which sounds casually ironic but is actually just blatant exposition. 

JOEL:
Brandi… you're talking strange...

BRANDI:

Dammit Joel.

It’s time you knew. 

You're a Netflix character. 

[Joel looks shocked]

BRANDI:

Everybody you know has been forced to speak to you in second screen dialogue. 

Second screen dialogue helps the people scrolling their phones in front of the TV to follow the -

JOEL:

Stop explaining, Brandi!

[Hands on head, emotional expression, warm pink light cast on his face against the cool blue darkness of the room].

JOEL: 

So that's why my entire life has looked so glossy and...

BRANDI:
Yep...

Warm/cool colour graded.

[Cut to a TV show TITLE SCREEN]:

SECOND SCREEN 
- A Netflix original -

[Ends]

[Scene is a domestic kitchen. Night time. The room is all blue apart from warm orange-pink light streaming in from a streetlight outside. In the center of the room stands a woman named BRANDI, standing in pyjamas looking contemplative, the light cast dramatically on her face. At the doorway, leaning against the frame, her partner JOEL stands has woken up and found her in the kitchen.] JOEL: Honey… what are you doing? BRANDI: Can’t sleep Guess I just like standing in the kitchen at 3am thinking about the supernatural threat we temporarily defeated last year. While saying that out loud in a manner which sounds casually ironic but is actually just blatant exposition. JOEL: Brandi… you're talking strange... BRANDI: Dammit Joel. It’s time you knew. You're a Netflix character. [Joel looks shocked] BRANDI: Everybody you know has been forced to speak to you in second screen dialogue. Second screen dialogue helps the people scrolling their phones in front of the TV to follow the - JOEL: Stop explaining, Brandi! [Hands on head, emotional expression, warm pink light cast on his face against the cool blue darkness of the room]. JOEL: So that's why my entire life has looked so glossy and... BRANDI: Yep... Warm/cool colour graded. [Cut to a TV show TITLE SCREEN]: SECOND SCREEN - A Netflix original - [Ends]

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β€˜She dared to be difficult’: How Toni Morrison shaped the way we think The Beloved author’s refusal to conform made her a hero to many – and the only black female writer to have won a Nobel prize in literature
15.02.2026 16:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

New bed coming?

08.02.2026 21:21 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Creatives Grant let's make art less middle class

Β£500 given out to a working class writer every month.

Details in link.

Please share :)

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Support β€” Malarkey

Understand that we’re not for everyone and not everyone can buy books and especially that no one can buy every bookβ€”but, we have a lot of expenses coming up rapidly and every bit of support, from big to small, helps:

malarkeybooks.com/support

31.01.2026 17:03 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 3

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30.01.2026 00:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks!
If I'm venturing west I'll let you know.
So pleased for you!
xx

30.01.2026 00:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Great news πŸ™‚
xx

29.01.2026 23:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

@sunrather.bsky.social
Our results for the big garden birdwatch were;
19 feral pigeons or rock doves as the rspb prefers to call them,
11 sparrows,
1 great tit, 1 robin
and 2 ring necked parakeets.
#biggardenbirdwatch
#rspb

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Twenty Solutions to Common Story Problems 1. Problem: The story you are writing has plot holes. Solution: Unreliable narrator. - - -2. Problem: The story you are writing has severe, glaring...
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Alright… before your day ends, do something small and human. Sit somewhere comfy and let your shoulders sag a little. That counts. More than we’re told.

Ditch making progress or sense or meaning out today. Keep a song on that don’t ask much is enough.

So keep the music going. And the signal human.

22.01.2026 12:02 πŸ‘ 1377 πŸ” 168 πŸ’¬ 69 πŸ“Œ 9
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A bright jumper is not the answer to grief But it helps a little

As @lizchampion.bsky.social discusses in her latest Substack, there's no clear path to handling grief but there are little things that help you manage.

lizchampion.substack.com/p/a-bright-j...

14.01.2026 23:05 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
b3ta loves the way you move

b3ta loves the way you move

Artist: Octo https://b3ta.com/board/11424185
From the 'Smelly Films' challenge https://b3ta.com/challenge/smellyfilms/popular/ #SmellyFilms

08.01.2026 21:24 πŸ‘ 184 πŸ” 30 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 2

Congrats πŸ™‚
Happy new home.
xx

12.01.2026 21:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

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09.01.2026 21:02 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Good luck!

08.01.2026 21:23 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Good morning. Let's make a collective resolution: this will be the year in which we start to turn things round.

01.01.2026 08:51 πŸ‘ 2847 πŸ” 517 πŸ’¬ 102 πŸ“Œ 35

A very happy new year to my favourite West Londoners!
Wishing you all the best for 2026!
βœ¨οΈπŸŽ‰
xx

01.01.2026 00:31 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

c.2016...
All the very best for 2026!
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