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Writer. Pet-wrangler. MDANT. New novel 'End of a Century' out now. 'How Soon Is Now?' also available on Amazon and from Audible.

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A handsome black and white cat delivers a steely stare on a blue carpet

A handsome black and white cat delivers a steely stare on a blue carpet

Bluest blue steel EVER.

06.03.2026 21:38 πŸ‘ 35 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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An Ache in Angerland (2026), by Patrick Fitzgerald 20 track album

Here's a lovely thing - a brand new live album from ex Kitchens of Distinction/Stephen Hero luminary Patrick Fitzgerald (@kitchensod.bsky.social on here), with songs from across his 1989-2025 back catalogue in joyous new form.

patrickfitzgerald.bandcamp.com/album/an-ach...

06.03.2026 08:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It really is. The lyric is like a short story, full of perfect little details - very moving, but never sentimental or mawkish.

06.03.2026 08:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A brilliant piece of work in every way. That guitar tone is one of the best on record, too.

06.03.2026 07:39 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I had a man* called Samson Ultimate offer to bring my books to the attention of millions of readers. I was tempted to go with it, just for his name alone.

* an AI man.

06.03.2026 07:21 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The US is fucking up so badly in Iran I'm beginning to think they've brought in Morgan McSweeney for strategy tips.

05.03.2026 21:48 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Might be time to give the Cherry Red extended β€˜C86’ a spin…

05.03.2026 21:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It’s so good, isn’t it?
Have you read Nige’s β€˜Whatever Happened to the C86 Kids?’ Also fantastic!

05.03.2026 21:29 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A long-haired chihuahua lying on the floor with her back legs stretched out behind her.

A long-haired chihuahua lying on the floor with her back legs stretched out behind her.

Sploot!

05.03.2026 16:48 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy World Book Day! Celebrating Alasdair Grayβ€”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).

05.03.2026 11:37 πŸ‘ 66 πŸ” 20 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2
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On this day, March 5, 2024: Decorators' radio.

05.03.2026 08:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Happy birthday!

05.03.2026 08:23 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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FT comments section this morning - saying what everyone else is thinking, right?

05.03.2026 07:15 πŸ‘ 17119 πŸ” 5971 πŸ’¬ 514 πŸ“Œ 493

This boy seems a little ... animated. Did he have too much fizzy pop before going on TV?

04.03.2026 07:54 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Danger: Political genius at work.

03.03.2026 17:20 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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This neatly bobbed, elegantly coutured lady in her 60s, steps forward in the manner of someone who might just as easily address an international conference held to improve the efficacy of PPE rollouts... Get more from Pete Paphides on Patreon

Here she is in 2026! This neatly bobbed, elegantly coutured lady in her 60s, steps forward in the manner of someone who might just as easily address an international conference held to improve the efficacy of PPE rollouts in future pandemics. And then she sings: β€œIt’s a fine day/People open windows”

03.03.2026 07:44 πŸ‘ 55 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 4

So, basically, he thinks thousands of South Asian women were going to vote for the guy who wants to deport them, but were forced by their husbands to vote for the woman who doesn't want to deport them instead?
Presumably this will be a persuasive argument for his target audience of gullible idiots.

03.03.2026 08:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Operation Epic Fail’s going well, then.

02.03.2026 12:06 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Even Nell the Chihuahua is (mostly) nice to her.

02.03.2026 10:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Sweetest girl ever. :)

02.03.2026 08:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I don't think they've noticed that all the toys have gravitated to Evie's bed.

02.03.2026 08:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A gorgeous black and tan dog in a fluffy dog bed with two soft toys.

A gorgeous black and tan dog in a fluffy dog bed with two soft toys.

Evie, our rescue dog from Ukraine, with her friends, Whaley and Foxy. Not pictured: All the toys she’s β€˜borrowed’ from the other dogs.

#pets #RescueDogs #cute

02.03.2026 06:52 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

I saw this and at first thought "no, there's no way 'we definitely had alternative leadership in mind for Iran but I blew them up alongside the schoolgirls using AI' is what the White House is actually saying, that's too clueless and evil to be real"

02.03.2026 03:14 πŸ‘ 3437 πŸ” 813 πŸ’¬ 55 πŸ“Œ 13
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1 March 72 St David's Day and they're all going to school in Wales bearing daffodils and leeks and there will be singing in the Assembly Hall and competitions and a great many will get drunk tonight except me of course.

01.03.2026 19:28 πŸ‘ 34 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
Screenshot of Amazon's 'Time Travel Romance' Kindle chart, showing 'How Soon is Now?' by Paul Carnahan at no.9 and '11.22.63' by Stephen King at no.10.

Screenshot of Amazon's 'Time Travel Romance' Kindle chart, showing 'How Soon is Now?' by Paul Carnahan at no.9 and '11.22.63' by Stephen King at no.10.

Promo image for the novel 'How Soon Is Now?' by Paul Carnahan, showing quotes from a variety of five-star reviews.

Promo image for the novel 'How Soon Is Now?' by Paul Carnahan, showing quotes from a variety of five-star reviews.

Thanks to everyone who supported 'How Soon Is Now?' during its time as a Kindle Monthly Deal, helping send us into the top 10 and top 20 in multiple genre charts, even pushing ahead of the titan that is @stephenking.bsky.social in 'Time Travel Romance'!

www.amazon.co.uk/How-Soon-Now...

#BookSky

01.03.2026 08:39 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

They’ll be eaten before the camera can even focus.

28.02.2026 21:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Might have to track some down now…. :)

(Have fun with Des and Poppy!)

28.02.2026 21:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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The readers have spoken.
It's 'exceptional'. It's 'gripping'. It's 'beautiful and heart-warming'.
And, for one final day, it's just 99p on Kindle...

www.amazon.co.uk/How-Soon-Now...

#BookSky #WhatToRead #KindleMonthlyDeals #Edinburgh

28.02.2026 16:30 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Two photos. The first shows Catturd tweeting: Name one US inspired regime change that hasn't ended in absolute disaster

The next tweet shows him posting an AI illustration of Khamenei turned into a pile of dust. It says "I'm eliminated."

Two photos. The first shows Catturd tweeting: Name one US inspired regime change that hasn't ended in absolute disaster The next tweet shows him posting an AI illustration of Khamenei turned into a pile of dust. It says "I'm eliminated."

Two tweets. The first shows Laura Loomer promoting her show, where she says "A message has been sent that we are not interested in going back to the way politics were prior to Donald Trump, prior to 2016. We don't want warhawks. We don't want any more Neocons. We want American First. Period. End of discussion."

The next tweet says: Today is a great day. 

Our military is amazing. 

@PeteHegseth
 is an absolute killer. 

Now you see why the Deep State worked so hard against him. 

It’s great having a Sec War who has Infidel literally tattooed on his body. 

He actually gets it. 

God bless him.

Two tweets. The first shows Laura Loomer promoting her show, where she says "A message has been sent that we are not interested in going back to the way politics were prior to Donald Trump, prior to 2016. We don't want warhawks. We don't want any more Neocons. We want American First. Period. End of discussion." The next tweet says: Today is a great day. Our military is amazing. @PeteHegseth is an absolute killer. Now you see why the Deep State worked so hard against him. It’s great having a Sec War who has Infidel literally tattooed on his body. He actually gets it. God bless him.

Two tweets. The first shows Will Chamberlain tweeting: The Republican Party is no longer the party of regime change and endless wars. If you want to be its standard-bearer that is a non-negotiable position.

The next tweet shows him posting "Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is dead." The tweet has a USA flag attached.

Two tweets. The first shows Will Chamberlain tweeting: The Republican Party is no longer the party of regime change and endless wars. If you want to be its standard-bearer that is a non-negotiable position. The next tweet shows him posting "Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is dead." The tweet has a USA flag attached.

Two tweets. The first shows Gunther Eagleman tweeting: "Warmonger Lindsey Graham just rushed to Fox to advocate for U.S. involvement as soon as he could.

He is also pushing for a US-backed regime change in Iran.

I would like to renominate Graham to get a one-way ticket to the frontlines of every war he wants America involved in." There's an attached video of Graham speaking. 

The next shows Eagleman tweeting: UST IN! President Trump is HARD AT WORK all weekend after the massive strikes on Iran!

He’s already on the phone with Saudi Arabia, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte! 

Trump is a machine!" There's an attached video of a news segment about the war in Iran.

Two tweets. The first shows Gunther Eagleman tweeting: "Warmonger Lindsey Graham just rushed to Fox to advocate for U.S. involvement as soon as he could. He is also pushing for a US-backed regime change in Iran. I would like to renominate Graham to get a one-way ticket to the frontlines of every war he wants America involved in." There's an attached video of Graham speaking. The next shows Eagleman tweeting: UST IN! President Trump is HARD AT WORK all weekend after the massive strikes on Iran! He’s already on the phone with Saudi Arabia, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte! Trump is a machine!" There's an attached video of a news segment about the war in Iran.

manufacturing consent through lowly paid influencers

28.02.2026 20:20 πŸ‘ 6919 πŸ” 1541 πŸ’¬ 92 πŸ“Œ 77

Oh, yes - you can still get them all over the place. I saw them at Tesco just the other day.

28.02.2026 20:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0