Next week at @waterstonesargyle.bsky.social (Thurs 23rd) - a celebration of Christopher Priest, with Nina Allan and Camilla Grudova, discussing The Illuminated Man and The Recollections. Get your tickets here: www.waterstones.com/events/a-cel...
A photograph of Eric Satie, sitting down.
A painting of Eric Satie, stood up.
Eric Satie Eric Stoodie
SYMPTOMS OF OVARIAN CANCER PERSISTENT BLOATING (NOT BLOATING THAT COMES AND GOES ) FEELING FULL QUICKLY AND/OR LOSS OF APPETITE PELVIC OR ABDOMINAL PAIN (FROM YOUR TUMMY TO THE TOP OF YOUR THIGHS) NEEDING TO WEE MORE OFTEN
Ovarian cancer is - sadly - mostly found late stage because it depends on spotting a range of somewhat vague symptoms and persuading your doctor you need a CA125 blood test and a scan.
You teach OS law? fascinating! I used to work on OS policy in the UK Govt, and helped regulate under the Outer Space Act. I've written a short story 'The Need For Better Regulation of Outer Space'...
Apologies for shameless self-promotion - I've had a few books published including two short story collections. I'm hoping the Marietta Blau serial will feature in my next (so far unfinished) book.
thank you!
a close-up of two crocuses - one white, one pale mauve - blooming amongst dead leaves and new grass shoots
Spring is doing its thing in #Berlin
Hi Womble! I've just finished Nonesuch by Francis Spufford and it was fantastic!
Truths About Writing Most people will ignore what you write Someone dead did it better than you You will be misunderstood That's all ok
Note from my notebook (2017).
Marietta Blau was a pioneer of subatomic and cosmic ray physics in the early-mid 20th century, and has been almost totally forgotten. My fictionalised account of her life is the book at bedtime on Radio 4 next week: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
3D render of The Recollections by Christopher Priest: dark red text on a strong yellow background.
3D render of All These Worlds: Reviews and Essays by Niall Harrison. Black text on an abstract background of luminous green and grey.
3D render of Colourfields: Writing About Writing About Science Fiction by Paul Kincaid. White text on a rainbow-grid background.
3D render of Track Changes: Selected Reviews by Abigail Nussbaum. White text on a bright red/grey (actually metallic) interference pattern background.
The current Briardene collection, which is also a Tom Joyes design collection! The Recollections is out on 2 April; pre-order, or buy any of the others, including current BSFA Award finalist Colourfields, here: briardenebooks.uk/shop/
Oh thank you so much Catherine!
We live in Rip Off Britain.
We have to lower people's bills and tax wealth fairly.
This morning I'll be starting to lay out our vision of how to do this.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
VICTORY! Government to open up the Land Registry - bringing to an end a thousand years of secrecy shrouding who owns England.
I’ve been campaigning for this for ten years: the new Land Use Framework, published later today, makes it government policy. 1/
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
I'm giving a talk about/reading from my book 'Deutschstunden' on Wednesday 25th March with my wonderful translator/publisher @zoebeck75.bsky.social at the wonderful Braun and Hassenpflug bookshop in Krumme Lanke, Berlin: braunundhassenpflug.de/veranstaltun...
A welcome sign with a tabby cat and behind it are the ruins of Largo di Torre Argentina
A close up of the ruins
One of the cats who lives at the sanctuary hiding behind some bushes
My Ides of March fun fact is that the place where Caesar was stabbed is now a cat sanctuary, and I think it’s beautiful that creatures with tiny knives on their feet live there
Yes! Not very democratic
Legally power is "devolved" to the Scottish parliament, but the UK parliament also retains the power to make laws in devolved subject areas. The Scottish govt can actually request this - it happens via the Sewell convention
Happy World Book Day! Celebrating Alasdair Gray—novelist, artist and champion of Scottish and Glaswegian identity. Here is his self-portrait aged 16 (1951) writing at his desk, from his illustrated autobiography A Life in Pictures (2010).
Reform fury as someone else wins by Our By-election Editor Tim Shipsink The losing candidate in the Gorton and Denton by-election, Matt Goodwhinge, has demanded an immediate re-run of the election on the grounds that he lost comprehensively to someone else. "It's totally unfair and rigged," said Goodwhinge. "I shouldn't be required to sit there and suck it up, just because I lost." Mr Goodwhine continued, *I can't believe that all those voters I demonised failed to back me. Especially after I was endorsed by Tommy Robinson and ten million Russian bots on X. "We have clear evidence of family voting, where people voted in order for me to stop deporting their families." Mr Badloser concluded. "I'm the victim of colour prejudice. They didn't vote for me simply because I'm not green." Reform leader Mr Farage, speaking from a sun lounger on a rock near the Chagos Islands said, "It's a tragedy that the people of Manchester won't see Matt in Westminster, but my constituents don't see me in Clacton either." PLUMBER DEFEATS MATT GOODWIN Photo of Hannah Spencer with speech bubble saying… I've stopped the cock
Beautiful from Private Eye on the massive toddler-tantrum that Matt Goodwin and Reform are having, because they got whooped in Gorton and Denton.
FT comments section this morning - saying what everyone else is thinking, right?
Yes it's excellent. Engrossing and moving.
The submission window is now open to 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐟𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐡 𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐩𝐨𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐲, and 𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐲𝐬.
Guidelines are on the website. Link in bio.
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The Balkan Trilogy and the Levant Trilogy are some of my favourite books, the descriptions of place are fantastic and Manning seemed to know exactly how it felt to be a young soldier fighting in north Africa in WWII
Calling all writers of #mystery #southerngothic #darkhumor #offbeat & #literary #fiction! We are seeking short stories. Brown Hound Press is a new venture. We've come out of the gate strong and received a lot of early praise. We pay writers and we respond within 2 weeks.
brownhoundpress.com/submit
The best writing advice ever:
Glühbirne - literally "glow pear" aka lightbulb
Our thoughts about the Daily Mail.
This is amazing.
www.getyourfuckingmoneyback.com