Great photo, in slightly sick way. Also great example of how paying journos by the word results in way too many words. Photo of Road Runner Snagged by Coyote www.nytimes.com/2026/09/04/u...

Photo of Road Runner Snagged by Coyote Shows That Cartoons Were a Lie

Here’s some bad news: Sometimes the coyote does win.

nytimes.com

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Russia to deport two Tajik men for wearing women’s clothes to market

Russia to deport two Tajik men for wearing women’s clothes to market

novayagazeta.eu

What a delight to read by the maestro of flash himself

Tim Craig@timcraig.bsky.social · 2w ago

Punched and Kik-ed its way through my front door earlier. Darkly funny, wonderfully unsettling stories (and fabulously illustrated too.) Well, what else would you expect from @kiklodge.bsky.social? Get your hot copy from @stanchion.bsky.social !

“Calculate what we have shared and what we have kept to ourselves.” Brilliance by @nomad-sw18.bsky.social in @thin-skin.bsky.social 🧡💔🔥

Cole Beauchamp 🏳️‍🌈 📖@nomad-sw18.bsky.social · last mo.

Excited to have a new story in @thin-skin.bsky.social "Where were your family then? Where were they when you needed rent, when he broke your heart, when he broke your ribs, when he took you back and kicked you out over and over, when we begged you to leave him?" thin-skin.com/flash-fictio...

It’s SO good!!!

Okay, so make what you will of this, but the word 'Vogue' is falling out of... er... fashion, according to the OED.

An autistic adult is reported to have learned that stickers on fruit are there to aid identification and pricing, and are not, in fact, a little present from the distributor in recognition of just how arduous eating fruit can be.

Autistic person dismayed to discover stickers on fruit not a reward for healthy eating

An autistic adult is reported to have learned that stickers on fruit are there to aid identification and pricing, and are not, in fact, a little present from the distributor in recognition of just…

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I’ve read the foreword (really interesting thoughts on flash from Andy Chatman) and the first story which blew me away, as all @kiklodge.bsky.social stories do. Absolute treat of a book, and so visually satisfying. The illustrations are 👌👌

Kik Lodge@kiklodge.bsky.social · 4w ago

Today’s the day! I know everyone’s licking ice cream and chilling the hell out phone-free but I’m as chuffed as chips to have a book out with @stanchion.bsky.social TODAY!♥️🍦🧘🏼🧘🏽‍♀️

Who goes there!

Stanchion@stanchion.bsky.social · 3w ago

This is book by the incomparable @kiklodge.bsky.social w/ brilliant @jeromefage.bsky.social illustrations is so fucking funny & absurd. Please give it a chance. Pre-sale special of $2 off is still on because I still don't have my copies from the printer 😭 www.stanchionzine.com/product-page...

We are delighted that host of our online salon @kiklodge.bsky.social will be reading from her new book at our Madrid Salon. Buy it in advance here! Kik's writing is funny and tender and moving.

Stanchion@stanchion.bsky.social · 4w ago

Happy publication day to @kiklodge.bsky.social!! "Enter a world of desperately funny, offbeat & often emotionally isolated characters, like a woman with a penchant for BDSM having a heart-to-heart with Maria Von Trapp in the waiting room at the gynaecologist's office" - @megpokrass.bsky.social

Not gonna lie, I could really use some more orders of The Bully In My Pillow, Kik Lodge's fantastical short fiction collection out this coming Tuesday. Look at what people are saying about these absurdly brilliant stories and illustrations. www.stanchionzine.com/product-page...

Today’s the day! I know everyone’s licking ice cream and chilling the hell out phone-free but I’m as chuffed as chips to have a book out with @stanchion.bsky.social TODAY!♥️🍦🧘🏼🧘🏽‍♀️

Stanchion@stanchion.bsky.social · 4w ago

Happy publication day to @kiklodge.bsky.social!! "Enter a world of desperately funny, offbeat & often emotionally isolated characters, like a woman with a penchant for BDSM having a heart-to-heart with Maria Von Trapp in the waiting room at the gynaecologist's office" - @megpokrass.bsky.social

WHAT ARE YOU WRITING ABOUT? This weekend as part of the Off Topic Writing Conference, I'll be talking about the tricky business of blending your themes with your story. Starting 09:55 ET or 16:55 BST Saturday 8th August offtopicpublishing.com/conference/

WHAT ARE YOU WRITING ABOUT? This weekend as part of the Off Topic Writing Conference, I'll be talking about the tricky business of blending your themes with your story. Starting 09:55 ET or 16:55 BST Saturday 8th August offtopicpublishing.com/conference/

Just pre-ordered my copy @kiklodge.bsky.social 👏🏼👏🏼 BTW @stanchion.bsky.social has very good rates for shipping to the UK. Support indie publishers and small presses ❤️💙💜

Kik Lodge@kiklodge.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Getting giddyingly close… 😬

One hell of a poetry collection, freshly out

I’d never heard of a doozy before

Stanchion@stanchion.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Next book up is a doozy from @kiklodge.bsky.social. you've never experienced anything like this.

Our American readers are going to wonder what's hit their feeds, but I don't care. I cannot say how much I hope the Bin Wins!!

Why should you buy The Bully in My Pillow? Two words: Erection Taser. www.stanchionzine.com/product-page...

You will 100% enjoy this. I’ve got mine on order …

Stanchion@stanchion.bsky.social · 2mo ago

With @kiklodge.bsky.social's absurd stories & surreal illustrations by @jeromefage.bsky.social, you're gonna want to own The Bully in My Pillow. On sale now, this funny collection arrives August 11. ☆ Plesse support small presses and indie authors ☆ www.stanchionzine.com/product-page...

Many congratulations @alicejolly.bsky.social Thrilled for you! And very deserved it is, too! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Alice Jolly's The Matchbox Girl wins Walter Scott prize

Alice Jolly's The Matchbox Girl wins the £25,000 Walter Scott Prize at the Borders Book Festival.

bbc.co.uk

Unleashing of cover, tadaaaaa.

I pointed out @laurarichmond.bsky.social ’s book at the @saloneurope.bsky.social event in Amsterdam last weekend. So if you’re interested, Salonistas, Laura is reading and signing in #woolich library tomorrow! Go along and support!

Laura Richmond@laurarichmond.bsky.social · 3mo ago

I'm very much looking forward to coming to #WoolwichLibrary next week for a reading, discussion, and book signing. We'll be talking all things perinatal mental health and autism. Please do come!

Enjoying the views from Amsterdam’s amazing library! Thanks for the recommendation @dilyswt.bsky.social ! Wonderfully writerly end to a @saloneurope.bsky.social weekend!

Amsterdam tomorrow! Can't wait! We will be: 🚢 Writing on a boat ✍️ Writing in a bookstore 📚 Going to a book market 🚶‍♂️ Going on a bookstore crawl 🎤 Hosting a fabulous salon Say hi if you are coming....

Amsterdam: Animated Cityscape

ALT: Amsterdam: Animated Cityscape

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I'm very much looking forward to coming to #WoolwichLibrary next week for a reading, discussion, and book signing. We'll be talking all things perinatal mental health and autism. Please do come!

Tickets for this are dwindling--don't miss out! In addition to the speakers below, we'll be joined by @christopherallen.bsky.social and @anamariacaballero.bsky.social Our programme is full of exploration, collaboration and of course, excellent food and wine 🍇 Join us!

European Writers Salon@saloneurope.bsky.social · 4mo ago

We’re getting so excited for our Annual Salon in Madrid! Over 100 writers have already booked. Prices will go up in June, so book soon✨ Our keynote will feature Yael van der Wouden, @nussaibah.bsky.social and Jacobo Bergareche. Read on about this weekend of creativity, surprise community...

Positively soft and cuddly by Gwendoline Riley's usual standards, THE PALM HOUSE contains one of the finest swipes of irony in contemporary literature. "This was the year we got our composter." Wonderful book by a brilliant author. #books #amreading #fiction

What are you writing about? It’s going to be a while until my current obsession comes to light, but these two (on the neuroscience of memory and the origins of the universe) are core reading! Looking forward to these new arrivals! #books #amwriting #amreading

Madrid is also close to selling out and we don't want you to miss out. Come join us for 3 days of workshops, performances, panels, tours, new friends, good food, inspiration and community!

European Writers Salon@saloneurope.bsky.social · 4mo ago

We’re getting so excited for our Annual Salon in Madrid! Over 100 writers have already booked. Prices will go up in June, so book soon✨ Our keynote will feature Yael van der Wouden, @nussaibah.bsky.social and Jacobo Bergareche. Read on about this weekend of creativity, surprise community...