Katy Massey retweeted
This book won't teach you how to write a bestseller in 3 months or how to craft a poem that would make a statue cry.
But it will ignite your love of words and stories...
Back to Creative Writing School: Amazon.co.uk: Whelan, Bridget: 9781499646559: Books
But it will ignite your love of words and stories...
Back to Creative Writing School: Amazon.co.uk: Whelan, Bridget: 9781499646559: Books
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Katy Massey retweeted
TOMORROW EVENING! 📚
We're thrilled our next guest will be @novelcarolyn. Carolyn will be talking about 'Ravenglass', 11th February (7pm).
It's free to attend @hull_libraries (Central) or via the online stream 📚
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posted on substack by a person named Teri Leigh
I’m writing this from Minnesota.
These are just a few things that may not be making the national or international news.
a beloved local donut shop Glam Doll Donuts across the street from where Alex Pretti died turned into a warming house and medic center for protestors building and maintaining the memorial site.
a 70yo independent bookstore owner DreamHaven Books down the street expressed his pain on camera, walked through a tear gas cloud, and his website crashed less than 24 hours later from too much business and donations.
the day after tear gas bombs destroyed a N-Mpls neighborhood sending a 6mo old baby to the hospital, at daybreak, a small church community cleaned up the mess of pepper balls, tear gas containers and trash so the neighbors didn’t have to wake up to the memories.
a local independent journalist Mercado Media pounding the streets everyday reporting things from the ground had a testicle removed and showed up two days later to walk with 75,000+ community members to walk the streets in -20 degree weather.
a local sex-positive adult-store The Smitten Kitten has completely transformed into a donation and distribution center.
a local pizza place Wrecktangle Pizza raised over $83K in less than a few days to support families that are sheltering in place.
tow-truck companies are donating their services to clean up the accidents and abandoned vehicles left by ICE and the city is waiving impound fees.
local multi-faith spiritual leaders are spearheading sit-ins at corporate headquarters such as Target and USBank to have deeper conversations with CEOs and boards of directors about community relief.
social workers are taking in children who came home from school with both their parents “disappeared.”
animal shelters and pet-fostering agencies are rescuing pets left alone for days or weeks after their humans were detained.
every restaurant, church, karate dojo, dance studio, school, barber shop, and other small business has created their own underground grassroots supportive network to protect their neighbors, get people to and from work, and raise funds to pay everyday bills.
women who are moms and work full-time jobs are donning reflective vests in shifts to stand watch at bus stops, city parks, and grocery store parking lots ini sub-zero temps to bear witness before going home to tuck their babies in at night.
the MN National Guard offered donuts, coffee, and hot cocoa to peaceful protesters the day after Alex Pretti died, reminding community that we are all in this together and they are here to keep the peace.
These are just a few examples. Stories like this are happening in the hundreds here, every single day!
Community is EVERYTHING!
This Substack community and the MN-Strong resistance has saved my mental health these last weeks.
Thank you for reading.
Thank you for giving a shit.
I love you.
I’m writing this from Minnesota.
These are just a few things that may not be making the national or international news.
a beloved local donut shop Glam Doll Donuts across the street from where Alex Pretti died turned into a warming house and medic center for protestors building and maintaining the memorial site.
a 70yo independent bookstore owner DreamHaven Books down the street expressed his pain on camera, walked through a tear gas cloud, and his website crashed less than 24 hours later from too much business and donations.
the day after tear gas bombs destroyed a N-Mpls neighborhood sending a 6mo old baby to the hospital, at daybreak, a small church community cleaned up the mess of pepper balls, tear gas containers and trash so the neighbors didn’t have to wake up to the memories.
a local independent journalist Mercado Media pounding the streets everyday reporting things from the ground had a testicle removed and showed up two days later to walk with 75,000+ community members to walk the streets in -20 degree weather.
a local sex-positive adult-store The Smitten Kitten has completely transformed into a donation and distribution center.
a local pizza place Wrecktangle Pizza raised over $83K in less than a few days to support families that are sheltering in place.
tow-truck companies are donating their services to clean up the accidents and abandoned vehicles left by ICE and the city is waiving impound fees.
local multi-faith spiritual leaders are spearheading sit-ins at corporate headquarters such as Target and USBank to have deeper conversations with CEOs and boards of directors about community relief.
social workers are taking in children who came home from school with both their parents “disappeared.”
animal shelters and pet-fostering agencies are rescuing pets left alone for days or weeks after their humans were detained.
every restaurant, church, karate dojo, dance studio, school, barber shop, and other small business has created their own underground grassroots supportive network to protect their neighbors, get people to and from work, and raise funds to pay everyday bills.
women who are moms and work full-time jobs are donning reflective vests in shifts to stand watch at bus stops, city parks, and grocery store parking lots ini sub-zero temps to bear witness before going home to tuck their babies in at night.
the MN National Guard offered donuts, coffee, and hot cocoa to peaceful protesters the day after Alex Pretti died, reminding community that we are all in this together and they are here to keep the peace.
These are just a few examples. Stories like this are happening in the hundreds here, every single day!
Community is EVERYTHING!
This Substack community and the MN-Strong resistance has saved my mental health these last weeks.
Thank you for reading.
Thank you for giving a shit.
I love you.
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Tariq visits us tomorrow night @hull_libraries (Central and online) for our first book event of 2026! We start at 7pm - do join us 📚
🚨 Husband. Father. Serial Killer. 🚨
#TheMidnightKing, the award-winning thriller from @TariqAshkanani, is out now in paperback. A dark, compulsive thriller about family, trauma and the secrets that lie within...
viperbooks.co.uk/work/the-midni…
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Attention unpublished writers from underrepresented groups! Want a chance at three generous cash prizes (£750-£2500)? Enter the Mo Siewcharran prize, hosted by Bookouture. Contest opens 2 February 2026 and closes on 2 May. More info here: bookouture.com/bookouture-to-…
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Viewing the video from one angle, it looks like an ICE agent murdered Renee Nicole Good in cold blood. But viewing the video from a different angle, it looks like an ICE agent murdered Renee Nicole Good in cold blood. So who's to say what really happened?
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X is trying to hide this video that PROVES Ice murdered Rennee Good in cold blood.
Download it, repost it.
Flood the algorithm
Download it, repost it.
Flood the algorithm
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This is not a picture of someone engaged in self defense. Nor does it show someone carefully aiming their weapon so as to to disable a moving vehicle to facilitate an arrest. This is a federal agent choosing to murder.
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a woman is expected to remain completely calm as armed white supremacist thugs try to forcibly open her car door but an ICE agent is allowed to panic and shoot someone in the head three times from a foot away because he “felt threatened”
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Not one, but two events coming up @hull_libraries in January! Hope you can join us 📚📽️
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Published today - congratulations to @TariqAshkanani 📚
★ Edinburgh private detective Callie Munro shadows a vicious serial killer in this exceptional series kickoff from Tariq Ashkanani. It's an exemplary tartan noir that will leave readers eager for the sequel. @AmazonPub buff.ly/JjdulX4
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London friends — please come!
I’ll be talking with Denise Mina at St Andrew’s Book Festival, Sat 29 Nov, 5 pm, Knightsbridge.
A night about truth, danger and the stories that save us.
If you can’t come, a retweet would mean the world.💙
🎟️Tickets in link below.
I’ll be talking with Denise Mina at St Andrew’s Book Festival, Sat 29 Nov, 5 pm, Knightsbridge.
A night about truth, danger and the stories that save us.
If you can’t come, a retweet would mean the world.💙
🎟️Tickets in link below.
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Katy Massey retweeted
Enjoyed doing the North East Now Writers' Talk at the @durham_uni Energy Institute's #EnergyDays Conference @RedhillsDurham. Great chat with @_RichardBenson about the barriers working-class communities face & the importance of our voices, chaired beautifully by @RachaeleLennon!
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My thoughts exactly: “David Olusoga’s torturous circular monologues have been so consistently misguided that you actually began to retrospectively doubt the veracity of his highly regarded documentaries..” #CelebrityTraitors theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2…
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Katy Massey retweeted
The CWA Crime Writers' Clinics are BACK! Join industry experts and bestselling authors to take your craft to the next level! Workshops are free for CWA members and £15 for non-members. Find out more at: thecwa.co.uk/cwa-events/
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Katy Massey retweeted
This is perhaps a mo to recall how the establishment warned off Angela Rayner when she wanted "that nonce" excluded from all public roles.
The royal family does as little as possible and acts only when self-interest is threatened.
dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1…
The royal family does as little as possible and acts only when self-interest is threatened.
dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1…
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Katy Massey retweeted
Thanks again the brilliant turnout for JJ Connolly and 'Layer Cake' last night @hull_libraries. Film night will return in January! 📽️
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