Nicholas Royle

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Heartening sight on London Overground today.

Pleasure, Steve 🚶‍♂️‍➡️

I wrote two short plays & included a non-speaking part for myself in each one linktr.ee/thunkpresent...

I’m just grateful that anyone would want to read my book, tbh.

Oh yes, me too.

Brilliant. Pay rise in order.

1950s?

Yes, me too. Our towns & cities have become sites of zombie apocalypse as countless millions shuffle and veer unpredictably, heads bowed.

I imagine Gary Peacock and Jack DeJohnette grimacing or smiling grimly as they just put up with it.

Nomads is great. What I want to know about Jarrett is how do his many sidemen & accompanists feel about his, er, vocalisations? I love Jarrett’s work, solo & otherwise, but I worry about the noises & what they say about him. That it’s all about him & he doesn’t care about anyone else.

I’ve had this album for ages but never really listened to more than the odd track popping up on shuffle. Not sure about the string & brass sections. Will FF to Nomads.

Just started listening to Expectations to test this out. Will report back.

Sounds wonderful. Yes, I did a lot of research & enjoyed every minute of it. Some of it in libraries & archives, but mostly on the ground.

First shoots appearing on the banks of the Mersey.

In which @kaggsy59.bsky.social makes my jour.

That will have put a smile on @confingopublishing.bsky.social’s face.

Sarah, thank you. It’s amazing to hear that The Director’s Cut inspired you.

Thank you, Maylin. I’m really pleased you like the non-fiction. Best way to get PF is direct from @confingopublishing.bsky.social

Kaggsy, you’ve made my day. Thank you. There’s nothing quite like the feeling you get when you know you’ve connected with a reader.

It is an offence. It’s assault. Pity you didn’t get the reg.

Glad you enjoyed it, Malcolm. Thanks for coming & for posting.

What the hell does mumchance mean? If it’s real I’m going to start using it.

He was charming. I mean, I did call him a genius, and he said how could he mind that.

I said hello to him once when he was at the far end of this… this what? I don’t know what to call it. It’s not a counter, or a shelf. But it’s my favourite place to sit in this excellent pub.

I like to think I have a sixth sense for hazards as they approach. Or as I approach them.

It’s a 200pp novel, but quite a number of them have a lot of white space on. I think I’d like to have read La Modification more than I’d like to read it, if you know what I mean.

Yesterday I read Practice by @rosalindbrown.bsky.social walking into town & back (ten miles total) & was surprised by this line, p89: ‘Be damned the series of historical moves which created reading as a stationary activity. She wants to be walking all day.’

I’ve not heard that but doubtless will now notice it.

It’s about nuance, I think, Brian.