Jude FireSong, aka Fabulous Phoenix Boy

the awkward moment when you've been doing so much #writing admin, #Submittable wants you to scan a QR code to secure your account XD

does this mean hyperfocused Jude is so efficient, he could be mistaken for a spammy machine?

eh, I'll take it!

#WriteSubmitRepeat #writer #poet #author

#UnlimitedOpenAwards2025-6 grant application submitted, with all of 4 minutes to spare!

(that's a lie, I've also been applying for grants and submitting poems here and collection manuscripts there, because there's no rest for the independent artist.

recently applied for a pretty life-changing grant & about to apply for a different, even more life-changing grant due at midday tomorrow.

omg after being logged out of here & my main acct on instagram during THE BUSIEST FEW MONTHS OF MY LIFE, I AM FINALLY BACK, BABY!

(doing #EdFringe2025 and the #MrGayGB2025 finale weekend in the same 3 weeks, with a flaring foot stress fracture was a wee bit intense!

I've mostly been napping since)

nuuuu my new (first) lavalier mic is out of stock

my tech rehearsal is in 41hrs and 15 mins

*SCREM*

censorship sucks; lovely boyf is here to help:

#QueerPoet #TransPoet #QueerPoetry #TransPoetry #OwnWords #queer #trans #TransPride #pride #nonbinary #genderqueer #LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

#Scotland #Edinburgh #EdinburghFestivalFringe #EdinburghFringe #EdFringe25 #EdFringe2025 #DareToDiscover

#MentalHealthAwareness #disabled #DisabledLedFringe #AuDHD #neurodivergent #NeurodivergentLedFringe
#QueerFringe #TransFringe
#FemiFringe #FemiFringe2025
#MadeOfMagic #MadeOfMagic2025
#poet #PerformancePoet #SpokenWord #SpokenWordPoet #poetry #PerformancePoetry #SpokenWoedPoetry #SpokenWordScotland

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• guidance age rating for the show is 16+ (content warning for swearing, sexual references, and potentially triggering themes inc. bullying, fatphobia, #CPTSD & #depression, SH, s*icidal ideation, teen s*icide, queer/transphobic slurs & deadly violence)

#PTSD #MH #MentalHealth #BoysGetSadToo

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♿ ACCESS NOTES:

• venue is wheelchair accessible & there are spaces reserved for wheelchairs in the theatre itself. 99% sure there's accessible toilets too

• all shows are relaxed shows

• no captioning/BSL (hopefully next year!)

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only 4 sleeps to my queer multimedia show about lil old me writing+painting his way out of a 10yr breakdown!

#MadeOfMagic
poetry of rage & (be)longing

@thespaceuk.bsky.social
@ Surgeon's Hall (Venue 53),
Fleming Theatre

Aug 1st-9th/18th-22nd
10.30/22.50 (55min)

www.thespaceuk.com/shows/2025/m...

there's a special kind of writerly pain in removing poems that are integral part of a book from one's show bc:

1 x Fringe hr
= 55min

-5min set-up
-5min pack-up
-10min banter

= 35min
#FringeMath

ps. come see #MadeOfMagic - #poetry of rage & (be)longing at @thespaceuk.bsky.social @ Surgeon's Hall!

(I'm a 40yo neurodivergent, chronically ill ball of anxiety, so all of this self-promotion is something I rly struggle with.

if I could afford it, I'd definitely hire a social media manager person, but here we are, doing the big scary things even though we feel really ill-equipped to do so. meep)

< www.facebook.com/share/1FvLs6...

this here post on FB 😊

#queerpride #gay #gaypride #bi #pan

#trans #transgender #transpride #transboy #transguy #transman #transmasc #transmasculine #transmasculinefemme #nonbinary #gendernonconforming #genderqueer #genderfluid #genderpunk #gendervoid #genderfaun

lastly!

if you think I would make a good #MrGayGreatBritain2025, you can vote for my handsome face by liking this here post on IG:

www.instagram.com/p/DLconE-Cyx...

AND/OR >

folks in the North of England and the families of sick children all-over the country; I know times are tough for everyone right now, but if you have the ability to donate anything at all - like the tesco jingle says, every little helps.

#LGBT #LGBT+ #LGBTQ #LGBTQ+ #LGBTQIA+ #Pride #QueerCommunity

Donate to Charlie & Carter and Pride Action North fundraiser, organized by Jude FireSong Hi, My name is Jude FireSong (he/him), and I'm honoured to be a M… Jude FireSong needs your support for Charlie & Carter and Pride Action North fundraiser

details of my #performance fundraiser should be (fingers crossed!) finalised tomorrow-ish; in the meantime, feel free to share the associated gofundme campaign with your family & friends, and donate if you can!

gofund.me/1a6ec85c

Pride Action North & the CFF do so much important work for #LGBTQIA

catch my incredibly #queer & #trans show #MadeOfMagic:

@thespaceuk.bsky.social )
@ Surgeon's Hall (Venue 53)
Fleming Theatre
(wheelchair accessible)

Aug 1st-9th/18th-22nd
10.30/22.50 (55min)

www.thespaceuk.com/shows/2025/m...

📸 Echo Echo Photography by Charli Morachnick
🖼 design by Emily Mahi'ai

7 sleeps to opening night of #MadeOfMagic2025 @ #EdFringe

17 sleeps to my fundraiser performance event in support of #PrideActionNorth & #TheCharlieAndCarterFoundation

21 sleeps to the written exam (!!!) of #MrGayGreatBritain2025

to past me who though all this was feasible: you are a madlad 🤣

omg this is me

Feeling like a badly put together BJD

having a bit of a major runway-related fashion crisis & the queers and/or crafters of the interwebs are coming to my rescue. Community is good 💛🧡💖💜💙💚

#trans #transgender #TransPride #TransBoy #TransGuy #TransMan #SelfMadeMan #transmasc #transmasculine #transmasculinefemme #queer #Pride #QueerPride

< I might get a follow-up call if a more senior doctor has a second look at my x-rays and finds a fracture after all.

just for once in my life I'd love a straightforward visit to the hospital 🥲

#spoonielife #spoonie #disabled #osteopenia #stressfracture

according to Minor Injuries, there's no stress fracture in my foot. Which would be good news, except 1) 22yrs of experience with this neverending injury are telling a different story, & 2) stress fractures are often invisible to x-rays until they've started healing. Even the nice doc today told me >

Oppose H.R. 1: the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" (UPDATED 6/28) - Final Senate Vote Early This Week ⭑ 5 Calls Updates June 28, 2025: The Senate has voted 51-49 to invoke cloture for H.R. 1. The final Senate vote to pass the legislation is expected early this …

More info on what to say and who to say it to here!

5calls.org/issue/hr1-on...

This bill is a true nightmare - ICE given endless resources to kidnap and imprison, guts Medicaid, thousands of deaths, destroys green energy - call your senator right now and tell them you do not want this bill, ESPECIALLY if they’re a Republican.

Senate switchboard - (202) 224-3121

And I’m off to the fringe!!!

NEW WRITING SCOTLAND ASL is seeking applications to be a co-editor of New Writing Scotland, from writers currently based in Scotland. Applicants should have a strong publishing record of their own, with a focus on prose; previous editorial experience would be an advantage. The post will run for up to three years from 2026, for volumes 44, 45, and 46, publishing in 2026, 2027, and 2028 (dependent on funding). Our editors jointly select approximately 50 pieces – poetry and prose – from the English- and Scots-language submissions we receive each year. The submissions are anonymised, and we provide editors with paper copies to read. As an editor, we’d ask you to attend launches in Edinburgh and Glasgow (travelling expenses would be paid). Editors receive an annual £1500 stipend and full editorial credit. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and particularly welcome applications from people who are under-represented within the sector, including from BPOC applicants (Black people and People of Colour), disabled people, LGBTQIA+ applicants and those from a low socioeconomic background. Please send a CV and a one-page application letter, outlining your qualifications for the position, to admin@asls.org.uk by midnight on Monday 4 August 2025. Submission to New Writing Scotland is free and open to all. You can find our submission instructions here.

WRITERS!
New Writing Scotland seeks a new co-editor for English- & Scots-language work. Applicants should be currently based in Scotland & have a strong publishing record, with a focus on prose. Post is up to 3 years: stipend £1500 per issue.
#writers #writing
Pls RT 👇
asls.org.uk/new-writing-...

Sardines - UK Tour Buy tickets to upcoming shows

Brighton on Monday and Tuesday!
Bristol on Wednesday!
Manchester on Saturday!

Come see "Sardines" in the UK!

chrisgrace.tix.to/sardinesuk

Donate to Help Eric Beat Cancer!, organized by Jennifer Trendowski-Layton In September 2021, Eric Michaud went to the orthopedist with pain in his hip. What h… Jennifer Trendowski-Layton needs your support for Help Eric Beat Cancer!

Since I’m new-ish here, I’ll post this one time and one time only. For those who don’t know, I’ve been battling stage 4 metastatic renal cell carcinoma for 3 years now. I get uncomfy asking for help, but if you have the means to, it would be greatly appreciated.

www.gofundme.com/f/89c7d8-hel...