Gareth Lewis
@gdlewis23.bsky.social
Writer of wrongs, villain of my own story, and generally awful human being (due to lack of practice). A jumble of anxiety, too many thoughts, toxic neediness, and contagious awkwardness. My writing is 100% natural stupidity. Probably not a real person.
Bad Neighbourhood now available to pre-order, out on August 26th. It’s a dark satire, set in a fictionalised version of the Russian neighbourhood where they dump deposed dictators to whom they’ve given sanctuary. Slough House x The Death of Stalin. books2read.com/u/mBDePN
A city suspends its police force. As a teen uses social media against corporate policing, a gang boss faces ethical questions policing his neighbourhood, and an unemployed detective hunts a killer, the city learns if law exists without anyone enforcing it. Free this weekend. books2read.com/u/mZz2ne
Film you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Star Trek, Star Wars, LOTR, Marvel, Disney, or Ghibli
Charade Can'T Meet Anyone New
Alt: Audrey Hepburn in Charade: I already know an awful lot of people and until one of them dies I couldn't possibly meet anyone else.
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Danie Ware@danacea.bsky.social · 6d agoFilm you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Star Trek, Star Wars, LOTR, Marvel, Disney, or Ghibli
‘This isn’t the only reason people don’t like you, but it’s making my top five.’ #AmWriting
‘Whether predetermined or not, your choices are your choices. You own their repercussions.’ #AmWriting
Bad Neighbourhood A dark satire set in a fictionalised version of the Russian neighbourhood that houses deposed dictators to whom they’ve given sanctuary. Out soon. Probably. Unless I just give up.
This is how countries fail. We shut down all learning and study that is for anything other than militarism, we defund arts and culture. All we're left with is the military and the police. What's the point of a country like that?
elia ayoub@ayoub.bsky.social · 3w agoJesus. 35 UK universities quietly- without debate - joined the Ministry of Defence’s “Battlefield Alliance” which seeks to “reorientate academia towards Defence and National Security” They’re destroying the social sciences and humanities while militarising the institutions
If I seem to lack enthusiasm for releasing a new novel, it was written 5 years ago, since which I’ve written another 7 novels, 4 novellas, and several short stories. Most of the enthusiasm gets used up driving me through the first draft of a story.
Lawless is now available for purchase on Amazon (only there for now, as I entered it in the Storyteller contest) in Ebook and paperback. Another book consigned to the obscurity of publication. books2read.com/u/mZz2ne
That's my outside work done for the next 12 hours or so. Hopefully stepping foot outside will be unnecessary.
A city suspends its police force. As a teenager uses social media against corporate policing, a gang boss faces ethical questions policing his neighbourhood, and an unemployed detective hunts a killer, the city learns if law can exist without anyone enforcing it. www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0H2YF7ZMZ
It’s 10 Years since Nigel Farage (in my opinion) incited the murder of Jo Cox.
Another short story, this time about a disillusioned Valkyrie. garethlewiswriter.wordpress.com/2026/06/16/s...
Short Story: Of Sober Demeanour
A newly dead berserker screaming in your face was no use as a hangover cure. She screamed back at him, though it pained her. A spike of agony through her already throbbing skull, to be precise. It …
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Shared another short story, about a patient trying to work out which of his personalities killed their doctor. garethlewiswriter.wordpress.com/2026/06/09/s...
Short Story: Therapy Shock
Don’t turn around. Don’t scream when you do. Someone killed Dr. Simpson, and from the blood on our hands, it was one of us. Who did this? This is Adam, by the way. He can’t be dead. What happened? …
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Had my first proper AI-generated scam email, finally. It feels like a milestone.
Realised a story idea I had for the next in a novella series could be detached from the series and done as a novel. The idea could be what finally gets someone interested in my writing. [Edit by future self: Spoiler, it doesn’t. It fades into obscurity like everything else.]
Another of my short stories that doesn’t belong anywhere, this one a retelling of Swan Lake: Odile’s Tale. garethlewiswriter.wordpress.com/2026/06/02/s...
Short Story: Odile’s Tale
Once upon a time there lived a serving girl far too humble for a story of her own. But she could be a bit player in the tales of more influential folk. The types who shape the world to their will, …
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I’m thinking of dumping some short stories on my blog (might as well not be read there as on my computer). Here’s one that was rejected by its target and I can’t see anywhere else to try it: garethlewiswriter.wordpress.com/2026/05/26/s...
Short story: Doorstep Generals
The front door creaked and juddered, roused from slumber by the novelty of a visitor. Hardly alone in its suspicion, its owner was gripped by the rare frisson a visitor offered, clashing with the i…
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What a great initiative. Will be supporting this. Please share!
She Guevara@sheg7.bsky.social · 3mo agoWe have had 10 separate key orders, and donations totalling £180 off the back of bigger trans accounts sharing the pee in peace program link. This *is* helping people negotiate a hostile world. There is demand and need. Your reposts make a massive difference cos we have no marketing budget.
If anthologies announce their submission details ahead of opening submissions, so writers can prepare stuff, I wish they wouldn't change details like word count range when they actually open submissions.
I know I started one of these, but can't remember if I gave up. Otherwise I've read 0 of them. And I'm fine with that. www.theguardian.com/books/ng-int...
The 100 best novels of all time
The top 100 novels of all time published in English, as voted for by authors, critics and academics worldwide. How many have you read?
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Accidentally broke an antique. Does anyone know the proper name for this tool, and are they still made?
Making notes for a couple of short stories, both of which are basically just conversations between two people, and I realise a few of my recent shorts have been primarily conversations. Now I wonder if this is a problem, and another reason for them to be rejected (as though they don’t have enough).
Top 10 sci-fi films (that I recall off the top of my head): Blade Runner Fury Road Gravity (does this count as sci-fi?) Guardians of the Galaxy Looper Matrix Rogue One Silent Running Tenet Wall-E
Joanne Hall@hierath77.bsky.social · 3mo agoTop 10 sci fi films? Ok, I'll bite (order is subject to change without notice on any given day.) SW A New Hope Fury Road Terminator Aliens Blade Runner Akira ET Dredd (Karl Urban one) AI Cocoon
Finished rewatching The Blacklist, and I’m still undecided on whether I’d have preferred it to end with season 8. The story till then had primarily been Liz’s. Season 8 gives her an ending, and reveals the central mystery.
After being with the AA for a couple of decades, their renewal fee has gone up by 50%. So they can fuck along.
After some faffing about, my books are now delisted from Draft2Digital. Next up, publishing them individually on other sites. Not all, I’m not a masochist (in that way). And probably finding out the other sites have limits or something that interferes with this (let’s call it a) plan.
