sooooo you can still get double stamps at Waterstones until midnight, & as September is approaching (and a descent into all things spooky) i’m obligated to remind you that my gothic horror dystopia about Sleepless monsters and medical ethics is available! www.waterstones.com/book/awakene...

Awakened by Laura Elliott | Waterstones

Buy Awakened by Laura Elliott from Waterstones today! Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25.

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New York, here’s how you can save a life: 1. Go to nyc.gov/naloxone to get free overdose-reversal medication, also known as Narcan®. 2. If you or someone you love is struggling with substance use, call 988 for confidential recovery resources.

Well, happy 29th anniversary to the greatest ‘reverse ferret’ ever issued by a media outlet

It’s the Monday Morning Pawpdate! In this video you will find: ✅ A Cat That Wants To Run ✅ Pupcups! ✅ An Old Bear Doing Much Better ✅ A Tired Goober ✅ Hints Of Fall ✅ The Best Way To Start Your Week!

FUCK IT! Who'd like to win a signed book from me & Jim? 3 of these going to 3 randomly selected people who repost this & pop a reply below. YOU MIGHT LIKE IT IF YOU LIKE: Weird stones Bookshops Mysterious pensioners Badgers The devil fungi Deer Pixies Sample story here: www.tom-cox.com/the-date/

I do believe that we can (and should) notice beauty even in challenging times. It won’t heal us or work magic. But beauty can be something positive we need right now. Seen in Kyiv.

The police visited the church today to talk about antisocial behaviour in the area, and one of our volunteers followed us around the graveyard while we talked, and afterwards he said he was sorry for following, but in Iran if you go out to an isolated area with the police, you don't always come back

Could Phoenix be any more baby?

Intrigued by this wonderful van we spotted in the Aldi carpark in Westbury today.

Beautifully put.

Nick Pettigrew@nick-pettigrew.bsky.social · yesterday

While I think any kind of pushback against the whole "Don't allow trans women to register as women in ParkRun" is good, I think it should be less "It's not even a competitive race" and more "No, fuck off, you mad bastards". Whether it's competitive or not isn't the point.

Good evening, I’m not usually one for promoting tv, films or music.. we all like wonderful, different things… BUT…if you can watch this...probably need a BBC login account .. please do, this guy is brilliant .. this program is breathtakingly good 📷🌿🪶💚🦉🌿☀️ Hamza Yassin 😎👋 www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

Hamza: Birds of Prey - African Birds of Prey

Hamza Yassin embarks on an epic journey to film Kenya’s most spectacular birds of prey. He discovers the mounting threats these raptors face and learns why protecting them is vital.

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LOOK HOW GLORIOUSLY FUCKING FURRY IT IS.

Tom Cox@dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 2d ago

There are over 18,000 types of lichen in existence. My personal favourite is ‘village bench lichen’, which devotes its entire existence selflessly to gradually making communal public seating more furry and comfortable.

I think Phoenix quite likes being brushed ...

reasons my toddler is crying today: the bath is too watery

Blimey, that blew up, buy my signed drawings and keep me alive at HappyToast.co.uk Tat from redbubble.com/people/HappyToast/explore Or just throw money ko-fi.com/happytoast

HappyToast ★ art, animation, nonsense and stuff

One guy who does drawings and photoshops and animations and writes funny stuff

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I would love to breathe new life into this little gem… but I NEED funding! I may well eventually turn to you good people, but if there’s an arts-loving benefactor out there who fancies putting their shirt on a passionate, highly-qualified player, then do give me a shout.🙏🏻 Please RT, folks! x

Reece Dinsdale@reecedinsdale.bsky.social · 3d ago

Oh my… if only I had the money (or the backing) I’d buy this place (adjacent to The Piece Hall in Halifax) & run it as Artistic Director. I was once its Patron. A jewel in Yorkshire’s magnificent crown, please someone rescue/revive this little diamond. 💎 🙏🏻 www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/news/people/...

'Celestial Crown' This morning's image from Glastonbury Tor. A sunrise that kept on giving and eventually produced these amazing rays above St Michael's tower.

Kyiv. Between attacks. I went out to have a warcoffee and a bun. I’ve been writing since the morning to the sound of explosions. A new letter is coming soon. To those who know its value.

Had a wonderfully joyous time today meeting @dogtorapproximate.bsky.social and her lovely husband and animals. We went for a carriage ride, then my daughter M rode Rosa and we talked and talked ... M can't stop raving about how wonderful they all are.

Sometimes it’s hard to grasp how they coexist here. The beauty I see and the awful war I witness. A two-year-old girl was killed in a russian drone attack on Kyiv today 💔 Thirty-seven people were killed after a russian drone struck a munitions warehouse in Kyiv region yesterday 💔

Vaguely listening to Loose Ends as I was driving home this evening, and suddenly woke up when I heard Len Pennie's name. What a stunning poem, set to beautiful music by Paul Leonard-Morgan. Congratulations, @lenniesaurus.bsky.social 🍾 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Loose Ends - Sophie Duker, John Kearns, Len Pennie and Paul Leonard-Morgan, Clive Anderson, Jenni Fagan, Kanan Gill, The Real Kyle McCarren - BBC Sounds

Join Clive Anderson for a party at the heart of the Edinburgh Festivals.

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Reading this post I wondered who had issued such a stern warning. The PM? The Sec of State for Defence? Turns out it was David Swift, "author and historian". And he didn't issue a warning, he "suggested" that some form of punishment might follow a refusal. This "story" is typical Express bullshit.

BladeoftheSun@bladeofthes.bsky.social · 2d ago

1. We don't have conscription. 2. We are not in a War and haven't had a single casualty for 13 years. 3. There is 'no money' for conscription as they are planning to spend £190bn on useless Nuclear Weapons in the next 10 years.

Looking out of the window now I almost can't believe I caught this colour at sunrise. It is and was torrential rain here in Glastonbury. It was brief but intense.

This table is reserved for those who fought and died for Ukraine. Today is the Day of Remembrance of the Defenders of Ukraine. Cafes, bookstores, restaurants, you name it, reserve one Memory Table for them. The bookstore I visited today had one, too. 🌻

So heads up this may make you cry. Brix is totally fine now, and his latest test results show he’s 100% a month after the end of his FIP meds. But yeah. Brix wanted his dad and it broke Jason to leave him. They earn an extra cuddle together in the morning.

I'm feeling thoroughly spoilt - not one, but two book parcels arrived today. I'm thrilled to have a copy of @ottoenglish.bsky.social's Notorious, through @biggreenbooks.bsky.social brilliant #BuyAStrangerABook Day. Thank you so much for your generosity, @lancslass.bsky.social 💕

I got the BEST mail today: book mail! So excited to have a copy of @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social's latest book; thank you, Tom and @breakthroughbook.bsky.social. I can't wait to snuggle down with it. Why not order your own copy and help move it up Blackwell's bestseller list? #Booksky📚

Tom Cox@dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 2d ago

Already up to number 4 on the Blackwell's bestseller list... Can we sneak it to number one, maybe for an hour or two, I wonder, before it's once again bested by books with proper commercial weight behind them?

This is amazing. If you click on the paintings, you can see what the children say about their artworks and vote for the people's choice. #BlueskyArtShow youngartists.royalacademy.org.uk/exhibitions/...

Exhibitions : Young Artists' Summer Show | Royal Academy

The Young Artists' Summer Show is an open submission exhibition, taking place both online and on-site at the Royal Academy, that recognises talented young artists at primary and secondary school level...

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