Stuart Cavet

Coffee finds her on the couch with the red wine, ‘SO, THIS IS WHO YOU'RE SEEING AT NIGHT?’

Happy Friday!🥳🙌

I'd better go and make sure that my coffee and wine stay away from each other.🤭☕️🍷

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Books arranged into the shape of a heart.

‘I cannot remember the books I've read any more than the meals I have eaten; even so, they have made me.’
#RalphWaldoEmerson

#Booksky #ReadingCommunity #WritingCommunity #Bookworm

🎨 Not mine

Competitions Competitions Winter 2025 Flash Fiction Competition Subtext: the delicate art of saying one thing while meaning another. It’s also one of those things that separates good writing from exceptio…

Enter our flash #fiction competition to win a cash prize + your story published in our winter issue. We're open to entries from anyone and we're awfully friendly so don't be shy 😊. Deadline for entries is 26th October. See link for full competition rules and to enter: penstricken.com/competitions

It’s not the judges you didn’t vote for; it’s the politicians you did vote for.

9 April … 😊

Farnham Flash Fiction 500 International Competion Longlist - July 2024 Enter the Farnham Flash Fiction competition 2025 to win one of prizes or a special prize of £25 for stories featuring Farnham. Deadline Feb 1 2025

Thrilled to have my entry long listed by the Farnham Flash Fiction Competition! ☺️

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Muted in an array of greys and browns, Edward Seago's picture (1952) was painted from the north bank of the River Thames in London, on the mud flats of Chelsea Reach looking towards Lots Road Power Station, Fulham Power station is on the left.

Photo by Tim Mossholder: https://www.pexels.com/photo/come-in-we-re-open-on-a-wooden-sign-hanging-on-a-door-4843912/

What should you do today? Why, submit to Thin Skin, of course!

I no longer believe art can save the world, but I believe still that it can save me. So in the face of chaos, misinformation, hatred & ignorance, I'm going to make more art, experience more, share more, pay for more & publish more. I started this in darkness & it'll continue to be my light. 🖤🤍

Abstract painting. Jewel-toned waves of color—black, blue, red, green, and white—band and blend together in streaks against an orange background. The effect is like a jagged puddle made of melting agates.

We're enjoying Summer with our brilliant new JUNE ISSUE 😎 Enjoy it at our website: buff.ly/M9YTorb

All the love to our contributors!
WORDS: Amelia Valasek, Jack Barrie, Ella Harrigan, Alex Bortell
ART: Jasper Glen
PLUS: @taniamalik.bsky.social interviews Esinam Bediako

On writing in a new language 🗣️ Plus a recap of our June, a whole bunch of shoutouts, and more!

It's OKD newsletter day! Our July issue features reflections and advice from @norami.bsky.social on writing in a new language, plus our usual roundup of shoutouts and our June recap.

Read it now:

Our July issue is live! Read here: pitheadchapel.com/volume-14-issue-7/

Words
@mczyzniejewski.bsky.social
@kimchinquee.bsky.social
RENESHA DHANRAJ
WYLEY FROHLICH JUNGERMAN
TROY ANDERSON
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@theresegleason
@claudiamonpere.bsky.social
BRITTANY REDD
TARA SHEA BURKE

Art
JACELYN YAP

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Petition: Introduce a law preventing copyrighted work being used to train AI We believe that creatives need to have ownership over their work. We think there should be a legal opt out scheme that could allow creatives to protect their work

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Petition: Introduce a law preventing copyrighted work being used to train AI We believe that creatives need to have ownership over their work. We think there should be a legal opt out scheme that could allow creatives to protect their work

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...

Petition: Introduce a law preventing copyrighted work being used to train AI We believe that creatives need to have ownership over their work. We think there should be a legal opt out scheme that could allow creatives to protect their work

Stop copyrighted works being scraped to train AI. Join the fight and sign the petition

#Writers #Readers #Artists #Musicians #Cinema #Books #Art #Music #Literature #Film #Poetry 💙📚
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...

Petition: Ban the use of generative 'AI' in all creative sectors Ban any creative product (books, artwork, television, cinema, music, etcetera) from being published if it was created using generative 'AI' at any step in the creative process.

Let's act now to ban generative AI being used in all creative sectors. Add your name to the petition and join the fight to protect genuine creativity

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Psyched that submissions are already trickling in. Already snagged some amazing pieces from @atlascorpus.bsky.social, @seangmeggeson.bsky.social, R.P. Singletary, James Callan.

Keep 'em coming!

Little Omen

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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

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I'm Rob; I like fantasy books, maths and physics, ancient stuff and mythology, linguistics and music, British wildlife, and a whole bunch of other stuff. And I might occasionally mention Doctor Who

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Very nice, but have to admit I'm in the Woolf camp