#ourworldiswonderful; I leave you tonight with a shot of a small pool that leads to a small waterfall as the brook flows through the Forest of Dean. It's generally a peaceful spot, because it's not easy to access.
Stuart Aken
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UK writer of fiction (12 books published). Photographer. Environment, science, atheist, humanist, walker, happily married. Find me here: https://stuartaken.net/ I DO NOT follow DMs, selfie promos & users w/o profiles or posts. Porn will be blocked.
Starting new here! Interested in #Art #Music #Folklore #Nature #Place #NatureWriting and all things creative in #Cymru #Wales. #AmWriting #WritingCommunity.
Some fascinating history featuring Welsh women: cadw.gov.wales/visit/whats-...
Women through the ages | Cadw
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More unwanted results from Trump's ill-advised war with Iran: unearthed.greenpeace.org/2026/08/04/r...
Russia's £500m Fertiliser Windfall from Iran War
Russia earned an estimated £500m fertiliser windfall — over £5m a day — as the Iran war choked global urea supplies, an Unearthed analysis has found.
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Big ideas deserve room to grow. That's why VivaHer Alliance is now on Substack—a place for thoughtful conversations about women's leadership, civic knowledge, and building stronger communities. Come read with us. 💜 #VivaHerAlliance
If you've finished your last Rankin and need something for the gap - 'Tolerance' is a free Glasgow short story, set in the same Specialist Crime Squad division as Twisting Fates. No strings, no spam, just the story. sjohndavies.co.uk #TartanNoir #CrimeFiction
Twisting Fates - A Glasgow Crime Thriller
Out now. A professor murdered in a locked laboratory. An innocent man framed. A reasonable voice steering the case away from the truth.
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People are fed up with privatised water companies letting us down and ripping us off. We deserve a real conversation about public ownership. Can you help build pressure by asking your MP to attend this crucial debate on water ownership? actionnetwork.org/letters/ask-...
Ask your MP to attend the water debate
People are fed up with privatised water companies letting us down and ripping us off. We deserve a real conversation about public ownership. Can you help build pressure by asking your MP to attend th...
actionnetwork.org
Its National Underwear Day 🦊 Meet and Greet 🦊 Boxers. Briefs. Panties. Tighty-whities today wear your favorite under garments I think every mother has told their kids; “Make sure to always wear clean underwear. You never know when you will be in an accident!" 😆🤣 We will be okay Love Foxy
We are looking forward to making our Committed to Cask presentation at the Avenue, Chanterlands Avenue #Hull on Tuesday 11th August just before the quiz, we think this will be around 7 - 7.30pm. Always 3 well kept casks available often featuring the popular Draught Bass 🍻
One conversation, two people, but one is hesitant to speak. What is seen and done when openings to speak arise? What fills the silence left open before a response comes, or the conversation is closed? writingstreak.com #WritingPrompt #WritingStreak
Hi, magnificent authors! It's #ShamelessSelfpromoWednesday —time for a fresh round of #WritersLift! 🌟 Drop your #links, #websites, #books, #art, #audiobooks, #YouTube channels, or anything else you're proud of. #writingcommunity #illustrations #readingcommunity #booksky
Yeah, I just blocked a couple of big established and well-regarded accounts who were promoting AI for some damn reason. No no nope not on my timeline. Go tf away, I don't care who you think you are. ⬇️ Meanwhile, my pinned post. Five people, five books signed, you will be blessed. Hit me up! 📚❤️🔥📚👀
Every book needs a champion. When a distributor backs a book, they’re saying good books still matter. Thank you, Central Books, for choosing to back Nature’s Acre. In publishing, human judgement still matters. www.centralbooks.com/nature-s-acr...
Nature's Acre: An Irish Garden Memoir of Making a Place
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the world turns pulling back the curtain for a symphony of light #GoodMorning #poetry 📸Tatiana Rudnev
"[Abraham] Lincoln speculated ... that some American Caeser or Napoleon, a figure whose slouching arrival upon the scene the young lawyer regarded as inevitable, will be able, for no reason loftier than the satisfaction of his own vainglory, to swallow the American experiment whole." #booksky
Just having thoughts about representation in stories today. My kids will grow up seeing themselves represented in stories more than I did, and I'll help make sure of it. #writingcommunity
After the rain, it was a beautiful evening. I heard a Sparrow Hawk and took in the sun as it set over the parched fields. Then, back home after my walk, I sat down to write. #AmWriting #WritingLife 📷 my own, #Northumberland
Goodbye, Saigon written by: Hanh Chau Leaving on a train captured by the last word of a farewell far away from the beautiful place of Saigon Bring in every shedding teardrop with an unfolding story to tell It reminds me of #WritingCommunity #Poetry #Fiction #Spillwords #Literature
Goodbye, Saigon
Goodbye, Saigon written by: Hanh Chau Leaving on a train captured by the last word of a farewell far away from the beautiful place of Saigon Bring in every shedding teardrop with an unfolding story to tell It reminds me of
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Dear #readers, it seems that we’ve been spotted 👀📚. #booksky #bookshop
Alex Churchill@alexchurchill.bsky.social · yesterdayYup. Tis I.
WWW Wednesdays #580 – August 5th 2026 from @yvoaboutbooks.bsky.social #booksky
WWW Wednesdays #580 – August 5th 2026
WWW WEDNESDAYS is a weekly meme hosted by Sam @ Taking On A World Of Words and is all about answering the three questions below. WHAT ARE YOU CURRENTLY READING? I’m currently reading 20 Books…
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Morning #5amwritersclub! Almost a year ago I wrote this. I'd started writing after a five year hiatus (which was a result of getting steamrolled by life). But I started and couldn't stop till I had a full novel out of it. Fun read. #amwriting #writingcommunity #authorsky #booksky #writerscommunity
What a Year of Writing Taught Me
Or How I learned to embrace the insanity, accidentally write a novel, and develop an unhealthy relationship with Google Drive
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Well that sorts it out for the Tories 🤯 basically the Neo-Nazi scumbag can be a local councillor but not an MP. what!!!! How the hell did this country descend into this mess. 🤨🤨🤨
Kevin Schofield@kevinschofied.bsky.social · 12h agoSerious mental gymnastics this morning from Kemi Badenoch of former neo-Nazi-turned-Tory-candidate Joshua Bonehill-Paine ... www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/kemi-b...
Seven years ago today 🌿 Lower Mohawk Lake
A Review in Nature Reviews Biodiversity discusses population trends of migratory birds, dominant threats in different regions and existing conservation initiatives. It also recommends integrative conservation approaches for the future. go.nature.com/4z0KWae 🌎🧪
Since COVID, too much media coverage has stayed in permanent alarm mode: war, wildfires, climate, everything framed through fear. Psychology shows constant threat messaging can lead to fatigue, avoidance and disengagement. Fear has a purpose. Permanent fear is conterproductive.