Phyllis Richardson

"It’s disgusting and, frankly, counterproductive to point out that I voted for this. To imply that I had personal free will and agency when I walked into a voting booth and picked Mayor Bomberman is insulting." mcsweeneys.net/articles/votin…

This is what should be on every front page right now. What's happening in the US right now is an illegal power grab by a private citizen. IT'S A COUP. It's a digital coup. It's Musk who's leading it. The consequences are terrifying. And it's coming for us next. 1/

New event! Join us for an afternoon of discussions about artwork from the exhibition Wouldn’t You Rather Talk Like Us? by Paul Aston and @conor_foran hosted by Hosted by speech & language therapist Sam Simpson on Sat 30 Nov at City Lit. Register for free: citylit.ac.uk/courses/wouldn…

Making the move: @housestories.bsky.social

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Please @ any brilliant environmental journalists/specialists you think might relish this...

On World Mental Health Day know that a smile can mask true feelings Also know that all days will not be perfect and that’s ok, anxiety can sometime rears its ugly head for me, but I have great people to talk things through You are not alone 😘 #WorldMentalHealthDay

I've #justsponsored Harriet Winterburn, who's fundraising for The National Brain Appeal on @JustGiving. Donate now justgiving.com/page/harriet-w…

The Goldsmiths Writers' Centre in association with the @NewStatesman presents, #TheGoldsmithsPrize2024 Shortlist Readings! 📅 Wed 23 Oct, 7pm 📍Goldsmiths UoL FREE TIX HERE 👇 eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-goldsmit…

🔔MWF HEADLINER ANNOUNCEMENT🔔 Headlining this year’s Mental Wealth Festival is artist and City Lit Fellow @Alan_Measles 🎨 The event is a fundraiser, with all proceeds going towards the City Lit student bursary. Book tickets NOW: citylit.ac.uk/courses/an-eve… 📷 ©Grayson Perry

phoebe's submissions are officially now open! For 54.1 we will be a paying market,  $30 per piece accepted, a flat rate for all genres (poetry, nonfiction, fiction, and art). Sub link in bio!

My 8-wk course ‘Borderlines of “Madness” in 19th-Century Fiction’ starts Thurs 18 Oct, 10.30am, at Highgate Lit & Sci Institution. We’ll explore altered mental states in works by Charlotte Brontë, Poe, Wilkie Collins, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Gogol & more shorturl.at/p5OPd

'I am Homeless if this is not My Home', Lorrie Moore.

Did it have a leash and become confused with the Big Dipper, a kitchen item no one even used anymoreMaybe Taurus was Merrill Lynch. Perhaps Orion was an Irish bartender who could whip up drinks with the flash of his beltkeeping Aquarius in his unbearable cups

My days but #LorrieMoore does brilliances 'It seemed you needed to be a radiologist to read the sky. Smashed glass strewn across the night: bone chips and eddies of pneumonia. The mythic figures seemed like nonsense ... The Dog Star. Was that even a thing?

WRITERS! The 2024/25 GBP Short Story Prize is currently open to submissions. Excellent judges, a multi-award-winning publisher, a stellar list of previous winners… Prizes: Winner £2500; shortlisted authors £200; longlisted authors £50 of book vouchers and a GBP 4-book subscription. Judges: Writers Clare Pollard and Mathilde Merouani, and journalist and literary critic Claire Armitstead. For full details, including a number of low-earner free entries, head here: galleybeggar.co.uk/prize/

Would you like to join an introduction course on #creativewriting taught by moi? Sign up from anywhere in the world! @citylit & @CityLitWriting Starts next Tuesday GMT. #POETRY #PROSE #DIALOGUE #PLOT #NONFICTION citylit.ac.uk/courses/ways-i…

Our new book comes out this week. 220 colour pages, 395 photos, 7 essays. An indispensable pictorial history of five years of chaos. Get it at all the usual places. Royalties go to LBD campaigns.

MIDDLEPORT ARTISAN AUTUMN MARKET 10AM to 4PM FREE ENTRY Don’t miss the local makers & bakers for locally produced Homewares, unique gift ideas, original art & homemade treats. Visit the independent traders of Port Street Range & Harper Street #stokeontrent

Dive into the world of literary translation with Christina Baum (Brazilian Portuguese) and Trista Selous (French). These City Lit tutors share their experiences as professional translators and educators. ow.ly/Kh7A50TiE0p #LiteraryTranslation #CityLit