#poetry and #shortstory writer work in anthologies from Pure Slush, part of @bequempublishing poetry pamphlet ‘A Gracious Month’ now available on Amazon

Humberside, UK
Joined April 2013
Russell posted a question about the best use of social media. The replies came back: 'Make it ludic, Russ!'
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Here’s my response to the prompt #taper - thanks to our host of #vss365 Rachel @rachelnewcombe8, inspired by reading the new #spythriller novel ‘The Taper Man’ by Nick Harkaway @VikingBooksUK #vsspoem #poet #poetrycommunity
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#FullMoon soon and it's #HuntersMoon so here's a poem I wrote for The Hunter's Moon in 2022. (2022 was the year I decided to stand under each full moon and then write a poem for that very moon.)
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Here’s my response to the prompt #miles - thanks to our host of #vss365 Rachel @rachelnewcombe8 #vsspoem #poet #poetrycommunity #riddlepoem
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Hullo #poetry #clocks #whimsy Just some nonsense cobbled from a strange dream last night…
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Hullo @blackboughpoems @MatthewMCSmith and to 18 word maximum write #fragmentsfriday #poetry Thanks Matt!
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A seasonal short for #fragmentsfriday As ever, a huge thanks to @MatthewMCSmith & @blackboughpoems for giving the platform and to @helen_laycock for overseeing. I hope I've got that all right as it's been a while! Looking forward to reading all the other contributions
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Joint 1st 🥇 #fragmentsfriday Ashley Linkletter as chosen by @helen_laycock our guest judge 🏆
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This week’s #FragmentsFriday, inspired by wild Cornish waves and the spectacle of the sea at dawn. Thank you to @blackboughpoems and @MatthewMCSmith, and to special guest host @helen_laycock 🙏
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Getting ready for #fragmentsfriday this time with the spectacular @helen_laycock judging!! And @MatthewMCSmith of illustrious @blackboughpoems . So here is The Natural Quiet of Fire. I hope you like it. 🥰
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For #fragmentsfriday could be lighter but 'tis not all sunshine I know.. Thanks to @helen_laycock And to @MatthewMCSmith @blackboughpoems 😀🍁🍂
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The Car Man Twisting, leaping, turning! Muscles clench, grip, reach for the engine grease of love. For #fragmentsfriday from @blackboughpoems #vsspoem #poet #poetrycommunity
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Great to visit @BradfordTheatre to see @SirMattBourne's @New_Adventures tremendous performance of The Car Man
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I am at church. Amen. 🙏🏻 #PoemsNotBombs #church
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My offering to the gods of #toptweettuesday is The Quarried Men (prompted by but not about McCartney & Lennon's pre Beatles band The Quarrymen) Thanks to @TopTweetTuesday @blackboughpoems & @MatthewMCSmith for the inpsiration & the support. #poetrycommunity #WritingCommunity
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In wild delerium to have my poem featured on the Open Arts Forum Front Page: openartsforum.com/on-bus-67/
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Here’s my response to the prompt #nervous - thanks to our host of #vss365 Rachel @rachelnewcombe8 Photo by Jan Kopřiva on Unsplash #vsspoem #poet #poetrycommunity
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Here’s one on edges…. Got to decorate a 16th birthday cake and I’ll be back later to catch up with poems. @TopTweetTuesday @MatthewMCSmith
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Although I put this piece together yesterday for the #edge theme from @TopTweetTuesday I didn’t get to post it due to being caught up in half-term shenanigans. Duh! Thanks for hosting to EIC @MatthewMCSmith #vsspoem #poet #poetrycommunity #Humber #Cleethorpes
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For @TopTweetTuesday and @MatthewMCSmith One of those occasions when you know you have a poem just waiting to see the light of day!
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