Christopher Owens
@mrowens212.bsky.social
Reviews for The Pensive Quill. New novella 'Soviet Hotel Dressing Gown' out 28 Feb 26. Also author of 'A Vortex of Securocrats', 'Dethrone God' and 'Soineanta Maskirovka' Buy here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/author/B0BT865QJL/allbooks
www.thepensivequill.com/2026/08/pred... another musical mashup from maestro @mrowens212.bsky.social (and he’s a very talented author) #PostPunk #Hardcore #Manchester
Predominance 66
"I seek the buildings blazing with moonlight/In Channing Way/Their very eyes seem to suck you in with their laughter/They seem to say/"You're all right now So stop a while behind our smile
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The new #Predominance column looking at new releases from #IconsofFilth @emmaruthrundle.bsky.social and #VitaminX as well as oldies from @thespecials.bsky.social #MDC #Easterhouse and #SensationalAlexHarveyBand. Thanks to @anthonymcintyre.bsky.social for the platform.
Predominance 66
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“Push the Wall - My Life Writing Drawing and the Art of Storytelling” - Frank Miller @mrowens212.bsky.social reviews the biography of American comic book creator & director Frank Miller #SinCity #Daredevil #Elektra #Books #LiteraturePosts #Biographies #FrankMiller #Recommended
Anthony McIntyre@anthonymcintyre.bsky.social · 6d agowww.thepensivequill.com/2020/08/runn... #OTD 12 years ago, Runnin' Riot frontman Colin Riot died. #LestWeForget #oi #streetpunk #RunninRiot #BelfastPunk
Runnin Riot
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@mrowens212.bsky.social and a recommendation to all Scots and anti fascists everywhere “Stuart Christie’s unending struggle” by historian Chris Ealham #History #Franco #Assasination #Glasgow #AngryBrigade #ScottishRevolutionary
Anthony McIntyre@anthonymcintyre.bsky.social · 2w agowww.thepensivequill.com/2026/08/trav... My thoughts on 'Trav: A Novel' published by Zer0 Books. As ever thanks to @anthonymcintyre.bsky.social for the platform. #bookreview #booksky
Trav 📚 A Novel
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I left a copy of my most recent book down in Central Library at the end of June to ensure that it was available to borrow, as are my other books. After noticing it had not been listed, I contacted @librariesni.bsky.social enquiring about the status, and this is their reply. #booksky #authors
Stuart Christie the 18 year old Scot from Blantyre who attempted to assassinate fascist leader Franco (huge thanks to @mrowens212.bsky.social for introducing me to him) albavolunteer.org/2023/05/stua... 🏴
Stuart Christie’s Unending Struggle - The Volunteer
Stuart Christie, who died in August 2020, was best known as the 18-year-old Scottish anarchist who, in the summer 1964, was part of an attempt to assassinate General Francisco Franco. It was only the…
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Author @mrowens212.bsky.social and a celebration of the mediocre Jew “Keith Kahn-Harris “Everyday Jews Why The Jewish People Are Not Who You Think They Are” #LiteraturePosts #lLiterature #Jews #Judaism #Connection #Books #Recommended
Anthony McIntyre@anthonymcintyre.bsky.social · 3w ago
On this date in 1964, 18-year-old Scottish anarchist Stuart Christie was arrested by Spanish secret police in Madrid.
@mrowens212.bsky.social let’s get enraged together my friend
Yari no Yūsha ⚛️@speerheld.bsky.social · 3w ago“Mainly known as an author of young adult fiction, Dublin based writer, and contributor to the Irish Times, Claire Hennessy makes her debut writing adult fiction with this collection of short stories” - @mrowens212.bsky.social on Claire Hennessys’ “In the movie of her life” #LiteraturePosts #Books
Anthony McIntyre@anthonymcintyre.bsky.social · last mo.“Super Nintendo is a genuinely enthralling read that will help you see and understand the longevity and ubiquity of Nintendo” - @mrowens212.bsky.social -Keza MacDonald - Super Nintendo How One Japanese Company Helped the World Have Fun #Gaming #Sonic #Mario #90s #SNES #Literature #Books #Recommended
Anthony McIntyre@anthonymcintyre.bsky.social · last mo.My thoughts on @mackeza.bsky.social's recently published Super Nintendo: How One Japanese Company Helped the World Have Fun. As ever thanks to @anthonymcintyre.bsky.social for the platform. #BookReview #Nintendo #FridayThoughts
Super Nintendo 📚 How One Japanese Company Helped The World Have Fun
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www.thepensivequill.com/2026/07/fist... My thoughts on Jonathan Traynor's new book 'Fist Can Be a Verb'. As ever thanks to @anthonymcintyre.bsky.social for the platform. #booksky #authorsofbluesky #bookreviews
Fist Can Be A Verb
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“some ways, the musical underground of the 1980’s is far more influential today than at the time” @mrowens212.bsky.social on Simon Reynolds “Still in a dream Shoegaze,Slackers and the reinvention of Rock 1984 - 1994” #Music #Literature #Rock #Nirvana #CocteauTwins #REM #Books #BookPosts
Anthony McIntyre@anthonymcintyre.bsky.social · 2mo agoFour books in four years. Available via Amazon: www.amazon.co.uk/stores/Chris... #booksky #Bookworm #IndieAuthor #IrishWriters
“GIRLS® Gen Z and the Commodification of Everything” - Freya India. A breakdown by @mrowens212.bsky.social #Girls #SocialMedia #Instagram #TikTok #Pressures #Literature #LiteraturePosts #Books #Recommended
Anthony McIntyre@anthonymcintyre.bsky.social · 2mo agoMy thoughts on Freya India's book 'GIRLS®". A sober and contrite look at the landscape that teenage girls navigate every day: social media algorithms dictating tastes through to loneliness commercialised. As ever thanks to @anthonymcintyre.bsky.social for the platform. #booksky #genz #socialmediaban
GIRLS® 📚 Gen Z And The Commodification Of Everything
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1 - Two narratives emerged at Belsonic 2026 -The Cure - SOLD OUT last night.
1-Very sad to read that author/playwright Beano Niblock is no longer with us. While we had differing outlooks he was always a gentleman and encouraging about my own work. I reviewed his work and interviewed him quite a few times over the last decade or so: www.thepensivequill.com/2018/11/belt...
Belts And Boots
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The greatest album ever made turns 45. Here are my thoughts on it. #KillingJoke #postpunk #GOAT #AlbumsYouMustHear #industrialrock
From The Vaults - Killing Joke 'What's This For...!'
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