Nick McLoughlin

@nickmacwrites.bsky.social

Reader, writer, runner. Tea, trees, and cats. My debut novel Slings and Arrows was published on the 28th March 2024. 📚💙

This is a bit of a cringey desperate post but needs must….😢 I’ve just lost a couple of thousand self publishing a book - I’m a hybrid author (published traditionally and self published) and I decided to self publish my book I was most passionate about to have total control. BUT….

Presumably Curaçao only qualified because of the increased number of teams and the fact that the best 3 teams in their confederation (USA, Mexico, Canada) qualified automatically as hosts. But still, the population of Slough - so fair effort really.

Plastic measuring jugs. Why do you need to be an expert in braille to read the markings? I’m out on the balcony holding the damn thing up to the light just to see I’ve got the right amount of milk to make my pancakes! Yeah, I know, wars, fascism, manosphere, global oil price etc, etc, but still 🤷‍♂️

Fantastic news. With the bots, the fascists, the White House, and the Kremlin all pushing for an Orban win, the wise people of Hungary saw through the lies and propaganda and chose democracy and closer ties with Europe. Thank you 🙏. Hope.

Adrian Littlejohn@yorksfella59.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Excellent news! "His defeat will come as a blow to his close allies Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump". Tells you all you need to know about all three men, doesn't it? 🤮 www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c2...

‘In cities like Paris, Marseille and Lille – where incumbent Socialists steered clear of the far-left because of accusations of sectarian anti-Semitism in its ranks – left-wing administrations were comfortably returned.’ BBC news on French Local Elections

Schools should open young minds, not close them. That’s why we’re continuing our campaign against faith schools. Want to know more about faith schools? Read our blog: Six hard-hitting facts about faith schools. humanists.uk/2024/10/11/s...

Six hard-hitting facts about faith schools

Faith schools in the UK are a problem, and now the evidence is piling up. We’re not going to sugarcoat it. Faith schools are causing religious indoctrination, segregation, and division in this country...

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I had only previously read Brighton Rock by Graham Greene (at school), but picked this up recently and absolutely loved it. Beautifully but simply written, it is a powerful novel about faith, honour, and human weakness. Really terrific.📚💙 #books

The Power and the Glory by Graham Greene.