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Terry Holland

@terryholland.bsky.social

Terry Holland grew up in darkest Essex, studied in London and Berlin, has dabbled in the theatre, music, journalism, translation and the occult. https://terryholland.carrd.co/ Founder member, #punkrockbirdwatchingclub

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Any shares of this much appreciated! When my ex-publishers collapsed, taking over ยฃ20,000 of my earnings with them into the void, all my books suffered but none more than 1983. This is me trying to repair that. Itโ€™s about:
Childhood
Education
Aliens
Alpacas
The East Midlands
The old future we lost

01.11.2025 10:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 24    ๐Ÿ” 20    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
Roscoe with 1983 and a postcard of her which depicts her looking unusually cheery

Roscoe with 1983 and a postcard of her which depicts her looking unusually cheery

The rear cover of 1983

The rear cover of 1983

Hello! My CEO Roscoe and I are giving away TWO signed copies of my novel 1983 to two randomly selected people who repost this & pop a reply below. You also get a free postcard of this illustration of Roscoe by my mum.

Itโ€™s been called โ€œStranger Things rewritten by Kurt Vonnegut & Sue Townsendโ€โ€ฆ

01.11.2025 10:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 45    ๐Ÿ” 47    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 29    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5

1983 - the year of the cat?

01.11.2025 10:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

"Because itโ€™s still about survival: unceased fire, thousands of people in tents facing winter, blockade on medical supplies, very little aid.

Help six families. 26/1000"

You can help. Less sweets on Halloween, more donationsโค๏ธ

31.10.2025 10:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I must create a new regime
Or live by another man's

(R. Totale / MES(?))

#FallFriday

31.10.2025 10:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐ŸŒŸ

30.10.2025 09:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The more people on Substack know this, the better.

29.10.2025 15:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Priceless!

29.10.2025 11:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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a cat is sitting on a table in front of a television and being petted by a person . Alt: a cat is sitting on a table in front of a television and being petted by a person .
29.10.2025 10:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Bloody hell.

29.10.2025 10:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Wooooooo! ๐ŸŽ‰

29.10.2025 09:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Zack Polanski wants to renationalise Water, have a wealth tax and fully fund our NHS

Nigel Farage wants to deport innocent people, whip up racism and transfer more wealth to the super rich.

Yet Centrists are trying to make us think they are the same.

29.10.2025 01:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 381    ๐Ÿ” 116    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 10    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

^ what she says

29.10.2025 09:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ordered!

29.10.2025 09:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I can still hear howling... ๐Ÿ–‹๏ธ๐Ÿบ

29.10.2025 09:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

One for ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง to have look at...

21.10.2025 16:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 211    ๐Ÿ” 39    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 10    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Great reading at EWS tonight (Essex sis!)

28.10.2025 19:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Woooo, (in the immortal words of the Jackson 5): I'll be there!

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Sign the Petition Home Office: before automating translation, please listen to the experts

c.org/KFTCXGVn6H

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โฌœ๐ŸŸจโฌœ๐ŸŸจโฌœ
โฌœ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉโฌœโฌœ
โฌœ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉโฌœโฌœ
๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ

26.10.2025 10:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Already voted.
As Otto says, the NT makes it easy to identify and avoid the opaquely funded wreckers.
Foreign right wing money keeps trying to subvert our institutions.

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Chicago Now
YouTube video by The Fall - Topic Chicago Now

Step down
Setting down, just setting down
See their butt all over the street

#FallFriday

www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOYN...

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๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉโฌœโฌœโฌœ
๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉโฌœ๐ŸŸจโฌœ
๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ

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I spoke at the March for Gaza in Eastbourne earlier this weekend: Shame on the US and this Labour Government. They could've called for peace and stopped arming this genocide at any time. Reparations now. ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ @pscupdates.bsky.social

19.10.2025 20:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 102    ๐Ÿ” 32    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

My clutch (if I had one) would probably be secretly delighted about the broken toe.

21.10.2025 08:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ

20.10.2025 11:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

And to you!

19.10.2025 08:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ

17.10.2025 11:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Brexit means Brexit

16.10.2025 17:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 239    ๐Ÿ” 66    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4

Wish I could have been there! ๐Ÿคฉ

17.10.2025 07:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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