Wayne Connolly
@wayneconnolly.bsky.social
Still the luckiest person in the world. Living in NE England. Body failing, spirit soaring, walking with Gusto in Pontburn Wood. Plymouth Argyle supporter. Monument Maker. MD ANT!
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Home from my Helsinki holiday to some great bookpost today - my contributor's copy of Night Terrors from Acid Bath Publishing. I'm made up to be in the company of so many fine writers.
You can order your copy here: acidbathpublishing.com
You can order your copy here: acidbathpublishing.com
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New online ‘Writing Fiction’ classes begin Jan 2026: Tues, Wed & Sun. We're changing the format to help writers produce more work & receive even better feedback. Details on website www.thi-wurd.com
All welcome. Please spread thi wurd
All welcome. Please spread thi wurd
December 1, 2025 at 6:59 PM
New online ‘Writing Fiction’ classes begin Jan 2026: Tues, Wed & Sun. We're changing the format to help writers produce more work & receive even better feedback. Details on website www.thi-wurd.com
All welcome. Please spread thi wurd
All welcome. Please spread thi wurd
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‘For the many, not the few’ was the lamest, least memorable political slogan in history when Corbyn led the Labour Party. Now it looks like he and his supporters want to use it again. They really don’t have a clue, do they?
For what it’s worth, my party name would be ‘Eat the Rich’
For what it’s worth, my party name would be ‘Eat the Rich’
November 29, 2025 at 1:19 PM
‘For the many, not the few’ was the lamest, least memorable political slogan in history when Corbyn led the Labour Party. Now it looks like he and his supporters want to use it again. They really don’t have a clue, do they?
For what it’s worth, my party name would be ‘Eat the Rich’
For what it’s worth, my party name would be ‘Eat the Rich’
Hey, Guardian, I’ve fixed your headline for you:
‘Profiteering contractors to be banned from making UK asylum seekers take taxis to medical appointments’
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
‘Profiteering contractors to be banned from making UK asylum seekers take taxis to medical appointments’
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
UK asylum seekers to be banned from taking taxis to medical appointments
Move, which is part of crackdown on costs, comes after it emerged Home Office spends £15.8m a year on service
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Hey, Guardian, I’ve fixed your headline for you:
‘Profiteering contractors to be banned from making UK asylum seekers take taxis to medical appointments’
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
‘Profiteering contractors to be banned from making UK asylum seekers take taxis to medical appointments’
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Hey BBC, I'll just fix this headline for you:
'Profiteering contractors will be banned from making asylum seekers take taxis for medical appointments whether they want to or not.'
'Profiteering contractors will be banned from making asylum seekers take taxis for medical appointments whether they want to or not.'
November 29, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Hey BBC, I'll just fix this headline for you:
'Profiteering contractors will be banned from making asylum seekers take taxis for medical appointments whether they want to or not.'
'Profiteering contractors will be banned from making asylum seekers take taxis for medical appointments whether they want to or not.'
I bought a pain au chocolat and a flat white for breakfast at Greggs for the first time today and realised I must be in the posh part of town
November 28, 2025 at 5:12 PM
I bought a pain au chocolat and a flat white for breakfast at Greggs for the first time today and realised I must be in the posh part of town
And add bands (artists) you have seen several times:
Leonard Cohen
The Only Ones
Josh Ritter
John Cale
Nanci Griffith
Leonard Cohen
The Only Ones
Josh Ritter
John Cale
Nanci Griffith
Bands I've seen more than several times, and all in the last century:
Buzzcocks
Ian Dury & the Blockheads
The Fall
Dr Feelgood
The Pretenders
Buzzcocks
Ian Dury & the Blockheads
The Fall
Dr Feelgood
The Pretenders
Also more than once:
The Clash
Joy Division
The Fall (many times)
The Blades ( many more times)
Micro Disney (and Microdisney)
(I have seen bands this century)
The Clash
Joy Division
The Fall (many times)
The Blades ( many more times)
Micro Disney (and Microdisney)
(I have seen bands this century)
November 27, 2025 at 7:06 PM
And add bands (artists) you have seen several times:
Leonard Cohen
The Only Ones
Josh Ritter
John Cale
Nanci Griffith
Leonard Cohen
The Only Ones
Josh Ritter
John Cale
Nanci Griffith
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've been to.
The Sweet (1974)
Sex Pistols (1977)
Nico (1984)
Hüsker Dü (1989)
William Basinski (2022)
The Sweet (1974)
Sex Pistols (1977)
Nico (1984)
Hüsker Dü (1989)
William Basinski (2022)
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've been to.
Peter and the Test Tube Babies
David Bowie
Primal Scream
Sugarhill Gang & Grandmaster Flash
PiL.
Peter and the Test Tube Babies
David Bowie
Primal Scream
Sugarhill Gang & Grandmaster Flash
PiL.
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've been to.
Frankie Beverly & Maze
Tom Jones
Luther Vandross - large & small (in the round)
Stevie Wonder
The Wombles (I was 8 or 9 yrs old)
Frankie Beverly & Maze
Tom Jones
Luther Vandross - large & small (in the round)
Stevie Wonder
The Wombles (I was 8 or 9 yrs old)
November 27, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've been to.
The Sweet (1974)
Sex Pistols (1977)
Nico (1984)
Hüsker Dü (1989)
William Basinski (2022)
The Sweet (1974)
Sex Pistols (1977)
Nico (1984)
Hüsker Dü (1989)
William Basinski (2022)
I knew today was going to be a good day, and now it's confirmed
Wordle 1,622 2/6
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Wordle 1,622 2/6
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🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
November 27, 2025 at 7:29 AM
I knew today was going to be a good day, and now it's confirmed
Wordle 1,622 2/6
⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Wordle 1,622 2/6
⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
I asked my barber why he has a much higher price for mullets on his board than any other cut. He answered, “Because I hate them.”
November 23, 2025 at 8:31 PM
I asked my barber why he has a much higher price for mullets on his board than any other cut. He answered, “Because I hate them.”
I’m back home after a couple of days in Bradford, a place I really liked. It seems to be full of easy-going, friendly people of many backgrounds. Such a change from County Durham which is packed with miserable old white people like me.
November 23, 2025 at 8:24 PM
I’m back home after a couple of days in Bradford, a place I really liked. It seems to be full of easy-going, friendly people of many backgrounds. Such a change from County Durham which is packed with miserable old white people like me.
One for @ceefaxisbetter.bsky.social
The great Tina Weymouth is 75 today so it's an excuse to put up my favourite ever live in the studio TV band performance. Look at her face - just look at her face!
youtu.be/jzIuZ-mrIL0?...
youtu.be/jzIuZ-mrIL0?...
Talking Heads Psycho Killer Old Grey Whistle Test
YouTube video by William Throop
youtu.be
November 23, 2025 at 5:54 PM
One for @ceefaxisbetter.bsky.social
I'm in that Bradford
November 22, 2025 at 9:48 AM
I'm in that Bradford
The Spanish Gallery in Bishop Auckland looks even better in the dark.
November 20, 2025 at 10:43 PM
The Spanish Gallery in Bishop Auckland looks even better in the dark.
I’ve just realised it’s only ten days to #Whamageddon. As I’m the undefeated five times world champion, I’d better start limbering up. I have a title to defend.
November 20, 2025 at 8:00 AM
I’ve just realised it’s only ten days to #Whamageddon. As I’m the undefeated five times world champion, I’d better start limbering up. I have a title to defend.
I’ve just read a comment about a radio station’s listenership, and I’m not sure whether it means its listeners or that there’s a new pirate radio vessel adrift in the North Sea.
November 20, 2025 at 7:53 AM
I’ve just read a comment about a radio station’s listenership, and I’m not sure whether it means its listeners or that there’s a new pirate radio vessel adrift in the North Sea.
Football, eh? Whew
November 18, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Football, eh? Whew
Especially for @ceefaxisbetter.bsky.social
I'm getting tired of saying this, but in times of global "someone else's computer" outages, Ceefax remains online from a noisy server in someone's attic.
nmsceefax.co.uk
nmsceefax.co.uk
NMS Ceefax
An up-to-date version of the BBC's teletext service, Ceefax.
Nmsceefax.co.uk
November 18, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Especially for @ceefaxisbetter.bsky.social
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As a fiction writer, I am an advocate for fiction. My experience is that fiction has value as an expression of the imagination, a channel for mysterious inspiration. It has an uncanny way of carrying within it personal, societal & philosophical insights – like rocks carried by a glacier, but (contd)
November 17, 2025 at 12:16 PM
As a fiction writer, I am an advocate for fiction. My experience is that fiction has value as an expression of the imagination, a channel for mysterious inspiration. It has an uncanny way of carrying within it personal, societal & philosophical insights – like rocks carried by a glacier, but (contd)
If "dark forces are stirring up anger" over immigration, you don't do the dark forces' work for them. Just saying...
November 17, 2025 at 8:01 AM
If "dark forces are stirring up anger" over immigration, you don't do the dark forces' work for them. Just saying...
World Cup qualifiers are so much fun, aren’t they?
BBC: Wales crawled to an unimpressive win in Liechtenstein
BBC: Wales crawled to an unimpressive win in Liechtenstein
November 15, 2025 at 7:56 PM
World Cup qualifiers are so much fun, aren’t they?
BBC: Wales crawled to an unimpressive win in Liechtenstein
BBC: Wales crawled to an unimpressive win in Liechtenstein
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Not a half-baked gesture at all. Tidal has much better quality and pays artists four times as much as Spotify.
I just switched from Spotify to Tidal as a half-baked ethical gesture and maybe this is some sort of aural placebo effect but the difference in sound quality is startling, as though Spotify plays everything through a sock. Or am I just imagining this
November 10, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Not a half-baked gesture at all. Tidal has much better quality and pays artists four times as much as Spotify.
Whenever I see adverts telling me to "refresh your rotation" or "level up your entertainment", I'm reminded of Leonard Cohen's lyric:
You say you want to change the way I make love
I want to leave it alone
You say you want to change the way I make love
I want to leave it alone
November 15, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Whenever I see adverts telling me to "refresh your rotation" or "level up your entertainment", I'm reminded of Leonard Cohen's lyric:
You say you want to change the way I make love
I want to leave it alone
You say you want to change the way I make love
I want to leave it alone
It’s clear that I will never understand the Guardian’s Blind Date because my first concern is the cut of the trousers the man is wearing (Alex’s are an inch or two too short), and I’ve no idea what friend-zoning over text is.
November 15, 2025 at 1:29 PM
It’s clear that I will never understand the Guardian’s Blind Date because my first concern is the cut of the trousers the man is wearing (Alex’s are an inch or two too short), and I’ve no idea what friend-zoning over text is.
How do you celebrate Friday evenings?
November 14, 2025 at 5:11 PM
How do you celebrate Friday evenings?