Nick Black
@fuzzynick.bsky.social
#amwriting Library manager. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️-reviewed short stories collection 'POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE' available now from me https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/267521176850 or from your local Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Positive-Negative-Nick-Black/dp/1915247128/
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Nick Black
@fuzzynick.bsky.social
· Dec 27
My odd, sweet, sad, funny, dark, bright ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐-reviewed book of short stories, POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE is now available directly from me, via eBay www.ebay.co.uk/itm/26752117... or through Amazon www.amazon.co.uk/Positive-Neg...
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#books #booksky 📚💙 #amwriting #shortstories #flashfiction
Good review but unlike Alexis, I absolutely adore 'L.A. (Light Album)'
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February 12, 2026 at 10:50 AM
Good review but unlike Alexis, I absolutely adore 'L.A. (Light Album)'
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#TheBeachBoys
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#TheBeachBoys
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Oh wow. Bud Cort passed too. HAROLD AND MAUDE is an all-timer. One of the sweetest, most empathetic movies ever made.
February 11, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Oh wow. Bud Cort passed too. HAROLD AND MAUDE is an all-timer. One of the sweetest, most empathetic movies ever made.
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February 11, 2026 at 1:35 PM
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Mackenzie Crook’s rural dreamscape #Detectorists published by #PenguinBooks (and its offshoots) down the years. 🧵
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April 12, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Mackenzie Crook’s rural dreamscape #Detectorists published by #PenguinBooks (and its offshoots) down the years. 🧵
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‘Four Night Seas’ is an exceptional first book of short stories. Niamh Mac Cabe takes the reader deep into the textures and instabilities of memory, desire and loss, with well-judged humour and vivid depictions of landscape and character. Published @lilliputpress.bsky.social March.
February 10, 2026 at 1:31 PM
‘Four Night Seas’ is an exceptional first book of short stories. Niamh Mac Cabe takes the reader deep into the textures and instabilities of memory, desire and loss, with well-judged humour and vivid depictions of landscape and character. Published @lilliputpress.bsky.social March.
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You need to use your local library more. If it absolutely needs to get done and you have literal cents to spare to make it happen, a librarian is like your personal assassin. Libraries have saved my ass so many times, in so many ways.
February 11, 2026 at 3:05 AM
You need to use your local library more. If it absolutely needs to get done and you have literal cents to spare to make it happen, a librarian is like your personal assassin. Libraries have saved my ass so many times, in so many ways.
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I missed it but yesterday was the 3rd anniversary of my first (and so far only) funny, scary, idiosyncratic, tender short book being published. It's still around, still thirsty for new people to read it!
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#amwriting #shortstories #fiction #booksky
www.amazon.co.uk/Positive-Neg...
More info below.
#amwriting #shortstories #fiction #booksky
June 24, 2025 at 5:56 PM
I missed it but yesterday was the 3rd anniversary of my first (and so far only) funny, scary, idiosyncratic, tender short book being published. It's still around, still thirsty for new people to read it!
www.amazon.co.uk/Positive-Neg...
More info below.
#amwriting #shortstories #fiction #booksky
www.amazon.co.uk/Positive-Neg...
More info below.
#amwriting #shortstories #fiction #booksky
February 11, 2026 at 8:57 AM
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It’s Leslie Nielsen’s birthday & this is still the greatest gag in the history of comedy.
February 11, 2026 at 7:44 AM
It’s Leslie Nielsen’s birthday & this is still the greatest gag in the history of comedy.
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The album this song is from came out 48 years ago today! It had such a huge impact on me that to this day I can remember the road we were driving on in Lynden, WA when I first heard it! We smoked some homegrown and I was in heaven!
Van Halen - Van Halen - On Fire
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February 11, 2026 at 5:53 AM
The album this song is from came out 48 years ago today! It had such a huge impact on me that to this day I can remember the road we were driving on in Lynden, WA when I first heard it! We smoked some homegrown and I was in heaven!
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Friday grader told me today she could feel her heart beeping. We listened to it w my stethoscope. The way people smile when they hear their own hearts is like they’re being introduced to a new friend. Like realizing they’re not alone.
February 10, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Friday grader told me today she could feel her heart beeping. We listened to it w my stethoscope. The way people smile when they hear their own hearts is like they’re being introduced to a new friend. Like realizing they’re not alone.
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Barefoot in the Park (1/9) Movie CLIP - Arriving at the Plaza (1967) HD
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February 10, 2026 at 8:47 PM
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it's never been easier to dunk on people, all you have to do is answer questions
February 10, 2026 at 3:29 PM
it's never been easier to dunk on people, all you have to do is answer questions
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"I fear I’m personally not courageous enough for this moment in history."
I sent out a newsletter today about how I'm coping with paralyzing anxiety. I also put most of it on my blog if you're interested:
www.maureenlangloss.com/charm-still-...
I sent out a newsletter today about how I'm coping with paralyzing anxiety. I also put most of it on my blog if you're interested:
www.maureenlangloss.com/charm-still-...
CHARM, Still-Life, and Old Lady Abs - Maureen Langloss
This winter is kicking my ass. I am DRAGGING. It’s partly the brutal cold, it’s partly some health stuff, but it’s mostly the state of the world. I’m heartsick over the violence ICE has perpetrated an...
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February 10, 2026 at 3:40 PM
"I fear I’m personally not courageous enough for this moment in history."
I sent out a newsletter today about how I'm coping with paralyzing anxiety. I also put most of it on my blog if you're interested:
www.maureenlangloss.com/charm-still-...
I sent out a newsletter today about how I'm coping with paralyzing anxiety. I also put most of it on my blog if you're interested:
www.maureenlangloss.com/charm-still-...
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#amreading #nowreading THE NICE AND THE GOOD
Back in 2023, chat about this on Twitter made it sound incredible, like nothing I'd ever read, so I rushed to buy a copy.
Three years and several attempts to get into later, wish I could remember what they'd said...
@irismurdoch.bsky.social #booksky
Back in 2023, chat about this on Twitter made it sound incredible, like nothing I'd ever read, so I rushed to buy a copy.
Three years and several attempts to get into later, wish I could remember what they'd said...
@irismurdoch.bsky.social #booksky
February 10, 2026 at 11:07 AM
#amreading #nowreading THE NICE AND THE GOOD
Back in 2023, chat about this on Twitter made it sound incredible, like nothing I'd ever read, so I rushed to buy a copy.
Three years and several attempts to get into later, wish I could remember what they'd said...
@irismurdoch.bsky.social #booksky
Back in 2023, chat about this on Twitter made it sound incredible, like nothing I'd ever read, so I rushed to buy a copy.
Three years and several attempts to get into later, wish I could remember what they'd said...
@irismurdoch.bsky.social #booksky
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False modesty is bullshit. So this is an exceptional episode of the podcast I have poured my heart, soul and brain into for ten years. It was a privilege to discuss C.S. Lewis with Rowan Williams, knowing a) you'd get to hear it and b) nobody does it like we do. www.backlisted.fm/episodes/257...
257. Till We Have Faces by C.S. Lewis — Backlisted
Dr Rowan Williams, theologian, poet and former Archbishop of Canterbury, joins Andy and John for a thoughtful and moving discussion of Till We Have Faces (1956), the last novel by C.S. Lew...
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February 10, 2026 at 7:41 AM
False modesty is bullshit. So this is an exceptional episode of the podcast I have poured my heart, soul and brain into for ten years. It was a privilege to discuss C.S. Lewis with Rowan Williams, knowing a) you'd get to hear it and b) nobody does it like we do. www.backlisted.fm/episodes/257...
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Extremely exciting news: We're hiring a full-time film critic to come work with me at The A.V. Club!
You probably have an idea if you're qualified for this, but if there's something that's not in the job listing, I'm sure I can answer Qs www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
You probably have an idea if you're qualified for this, but if there's something that's not in the job listing, I'm sure I can answer Qs www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
The A.V. Club hiring Film Critic in Greater Chicago Area | LinkedIn
Posted 8:42:22 PM. The A.V. Club is seeking an experienced Film Critic to join our team of trenchant writers and…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.
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February 9, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Extremely exciting news: We're hiring a full-time film critic to come work with me at The A.V. Club!
You probably have an idea if you're qualified for this, but if there's something that's not in the job listing, I'm sure I can answer Qs www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
You probably have an idea if you're qualified for this, but if there's something that's not in the job listing, I'm sure I can answer Qs www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
After recommending to @louiestowell.bsky.social, I'm now super keen to see this again myself. Thankfully my wife's agreed to a rewatch tonight.
Underrated and probably under-seen. I thought this had something special.
February 9, 2026 at 12:48 PM
After recommending to @louiestowell.bsky.social, I'm now super keen to see this again myself. Thankfully my wife's agreed to a rewatch tonight.
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How in the addicted to streaming movies did I miss this film when it was first released? What a painfully funny look at where we are in this very moment. (Netflix)
February 8, 2026 at 11:41 PM
How in the addicted to streaming movies did I miss this film when it was first released? What a painfully funny look at where we are in this very moment. (Netflix)
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50 years then. Doesn't time fly when you're waiting for a real rain to come? I'll never forget walking thru Broadmead in Bristol and seeing that poster above the Odeon. I don't think a poster has ever made me want to see a movie more than that street shot of De Niro did.
Just listened to a fascinating R3 Between The Ears on Bernard Herrmann and writing the score for Taxi Driver. That got me through half an hour of boring Sunday evening kitchen chores a treat.
February 9, 2026 at 8:53 AM
50 years then. Doesn't time fly when you're waiting for a real rain to come? I'll never forget walking thru Broadmead in Bristol and seeing that poster above the Odeon. I don't think a poster has ever made me want to see a movie more than that street shot of De Niro did.
"Last year, a movie about a family torn apart under a fascist American regime came and went. You probably didn’t even know it existed — but now it’s available to stream ( @netflix.com) , and worth watching." - @rollingstone.com #Anniversary
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Was a Crazy Anti-Authoritarian Political Thriller Quietly Disappeared From Theaters?
'Anniversary' is a movie about a family torn apart under a fascist American regime came and went last year. You probably didn't even know it existed.
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February 9, 2026 at 8:46 AM
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"Last year, a movie about a family torn apart under a fascist American regime came and went. You probably didn’t even know it existed — but now it’s available to stream ( @netflix.com) , and worth watching." - @rollingstone.com #Anniversary
www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
Was a Crazy Anti-Authoritarian Political Thriller Quietly Disappeared From Theaters?
'Anniversary' is a movie about a family torn apart under a fascist American regime came and went last year. You probably didn't even know it existed.
www.rollingstone.com
February 8, 2026 at 9:47 AM
"Last year, a movie about a family torn apart under a fascist American regime came and went. You probably didn’t even know it existed — but now it’s available to stream ( @netflix.com) , and worth watching." - @rollingstone.com #Anniversary
www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
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Rewatched "Rules Don't Apply". I like this film very much.
February 8, 2026 at 10:42 PM
Rewatched "Rules Don't Apply". I like this film very much.
Rewatched "Rules Don't Apply". I like this film very much.
February 8, 2026 at 10:42 PM
Rewatched "Rules Don't Apply". I like this film very much.