Brendan James
@brendanjamesauthor.bsky.social
Writer, linguist, ex-lecturer, proud Midlander & gay man, EUrophile, early career pensioner, 80s music, Euro-trains, Eurovision, old TV, general curmudgeon! Cannock Chase, UK
My 2 books: http://amzn.to/3Wwm6hd https://amzn.to/3ZuAXZ0
My 2 books: http://amzn.to/3Wwm6hd https://amzn.to/3ZuAXZ0
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Just signed up to Bsky! Do you like reading travellers' tales? #Interrail? Night trains? Venice, Amsterdam, Stockholm....& Wolverhampton?! You (or a friend) might like my rail travel book - free on KU! Link in bio #holidayreads #europetravel
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Thanksgiving as a concept is a good one, although my thanks will always necessarily be secular, and given to good company, good will, and the multifarious ways we each bring forward our respective humanity. We are a wondrous, stupid species and we should be thankful that we can perceive at all.
November 27, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Thanksgiving as a concept is a good one, although my thanks will always necessarily be secular, and given to good company, good will, and the multifarious ways we each bring forward our respective humanity. We are a wondrous, stupid species and we should be thankful that we can perceive at all.
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Thank you @brendanjamesauthor.bsky.social
Delighted to give my brand new novel its first public appearance in such great company!
If anyone is looking for their weekend read, I would be honoured for you to give it consideration… ❤️✍️ 📚https://amzn.eu/d/4iP5Zwn
Delighted to give my brand new novel its first public appearance in such great company!
If anyone is looking for their weekend read, I would be honoured for you to give it consideration… ❤️✍️ 📚https://amzn.eu/d/4iP5Zwn
November 28, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Thank you @brendanjamesauthor.bsky.social
Delighted to give my brand new novel its first public appearance in such great company!
If anyone is looking for their weekend read, I would be honoured for you to give it consideration… ❤️✍️ 📚https://amzn.eu/d/4iP5Zwn
Delighted to give my brand new novel its first public appearance in such great company!
If anyone is looking for their weekend read, I would be honoured for you to give it consideration… ❤️✍️ 📚https://amzn.eu/d/4iP5Zwn
Had a lovely evening with @lainyjthomas.bsky.social at the Hart Hill Christmas fare in #Rugeley - and managed to sell a book too😊 Check out Lainy’s new book, Results Day, if you like an emotional page-turner! #booksky
November 27, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Had a lovely evening with @lainyjthomas.bsky.social at the Hart Hill Christmas fare in #Rugeley - and managed to sell a book too😊 Check out Lainy’s new book, Results Day, if you like an emotional page-turner! #booksky
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I've just realised I've made the news!
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#books #KindleUnlimited #Thrillerseries #indieauthor #WritingCommunity #ChristmasThriller
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#books #KindleUnlimited #Thrillerseries #indieauthor #WritingCommunity #ChristmasThriller
November 22, 2025 at 10:01 AM
I've just realised I've made the news!
lichfieldlive.co.uk/category/lic...
#books #KindleUnlimited #Thrillerseries #indieauthor #WritingCommunity #ChristmasThriller
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#books #KindleUnlimited #Thrillerseries #indieauthor #WritingCommunity #ChristmasThriller
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THE HUMAN LEAGUE - 'Hysteria' album (1984)
The 4th studio album released in May '84. Included 3 singles, 'The Lebanon', 'Life on Your Own' & 'Louise'. Less successful than 'Dare', the album would reach No.62 in the US & No.3 in the UK.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9llW...
#TheHumanLeague #SynthPop
The 4th studio album released in May '84. Included 3 singles, 'The Lebanon', 'Life on Your Own' & 'Louise'. Less successful than 'Dare', the album would reach No.62 in the US & No.3 in the UK.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9llW...
#TheHumanLeague #SynthPop
November 20, 2025 at 5:21 PM
THE HUMAN LEAGUE - 'Hysteria' album (1984)
The 4th studio album released in May '84. Included 3 singles, 'The Lebanon', 'Life on Your Own' & 'Louise'. Less successful than 'Dare', the album would reach No.62 in the US & No.3 in the UK.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9llW...
#TheHumanLeague #SynthPop
The 4th studio album released in May '84. Included 3 singles, 'The Lebanon', 'Life on Your Own' & 'Louise'. Less successful than 'Dare', the album would reach No.62 in the US & No.3 in the UK.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9llW...
#TheHumanLeague #SynthPop
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Sat next to a bloke on the train
He has his laptop on the table next to me
He’s typing into a box labelled ‘Problem Alignment - Goals & Non-Goals’
Thank Christ I’m retired & not subjected to all this type of HR bullshit anymore.
It really is time all this meaningless garbage was called out
He has his laptop on the table next to me
He’s typing into a box labelled ‘Problem Alignment - Goals & Non-Goals’
Thank Christ I’m retired & not subjected to all this type of HR bullshit anymore.
It really is time all this meaningless garbage was called out
November 20, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Sat next to a bloke on the train
He has his laptop on the table next to me
He’s typing into a box labelled ‘Problem Alignment - Goals & Non-Goals’
Thank Christ I’m retired & not subjected to all this type of HR bullshit anymore.
It really is time all this meaningless garbage was called out
He has his laptop on the table next to me
He’s typing into a box labelled ‘Problem Alignment - Goals & Non-Goals’
Thank Christ I’m retired & not subjected to all this type of HR bullshit anymore.
It really is time all this meaningless garbage was called out
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Dave Ball R.I.P.
October 23, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Dave Ball R.I.P.
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THE OUTRAGEOUS LATE-NIGHT TELEVISION LEGEND! EUROTRASH: The Complete Box Set! A world of weird wonders, celebrity interviews, sexy supermodels and more. All 16 series on this 20 DVD disc set! While stocks last £100 with FREE UK P&P buff.ly/5Pp3r8c
October 20, 2025 at 5:36 PM
THE OUTRAGEOUS LATE-NIGHT TELEVISION LEGEND! EUROTRASH: The Complete Box Set! A world of weird wonders, celebrity interviews, sexy supermodels and more. All 16 series on this 20 DVD disc set! While stocks last £100 with FREE UK P&P buff.ly/5Pp3r8c
A journey you could still do by direct train (well, from Calais) until 1983 for £43.20!
October 14, 2025 at 5:28 PM
A journey you could still do by direct train (well, from Calais) until 1983 for £43.20!
I love misty autumn mornings… didn’t see another soul in the woods though. #cannockchase
October 12, 2025 at 5:50 PM
I love misty autumn mornings… didn’t see another soul in the woods though. #cannockchase
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Hard to beat €40 for a couchette berth and travel on European Sleeper train from Brussels to Prague (720km of rail travel) in November!
@europeansleeper.eu
@europeansleeper.eu
October 8, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Hard to beat €40 for a couchette berth and travel on European Sleeper train from Brussels to Prague (720km of rail travel) in November!
@europeansleeper.eu
@europeansleeper.eu
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RIP the glorious Patricia Routledge. To me she will always be Kitty; delivering Victoria Wood's monologues with pin-sharp precision ❤ VW always knew who would do the best job with her words, and was never afraid to give her best lines away, for the good of the comedy.
October 3, 2025 at 11:28 AM
RIP the glorious Patricia Routledge. To me she will always be Kitty; delivering Victoria Wood's monologues with pin-sharp precision ❤ VW always knew who would do the best job with her words, and was never afraid to give her best lines away, for the good of the comedy.
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A toast today, folks, for Phil Oakey, aka Phil Oakley, aka Big Phil, aka This Is Phil Talkin', who has turned 70. Didn't he do well?!
October 2, 2025 at 8:58 PM
A toast today, folks, for Phil Oakey, aka Phil Oakley, aka Big Phil, aka This Is Phil Talkin', who has turned 70. Didn't he do well?!
A bit of North Wales sky and Irish Sea … good for the soul.
September 26, 2025 at 4:40 PM
A bit of North Wales sky and Irish Sea … good for the soul.
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✨Stealing Annabelle is going on sale starting tomorrow for only 99 cents! 🚨Yes, in this economy where a dollar can’t buy you anything, it can in fact buy you a bit of happiness! What a bargain! Don’t miss out!💜✨
September 23, 2025 at 8:39 PM
✨Stealing Annabelle is going on sale starting tomorrow for only 99 cents! 🚨Yes, in this economy where a dollar can’t buy you anything, it can in fact buy you a bit of happiness! What a bargain! Don’t miss out!💜✨
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Recent Netherlands trip by NS trains:
Rotterdam - Brummen (via Breda, Arnhem) €19.28
Zutphen - Utrecht €15.28
Utrecht - Zeist - Utrecht by bus €2.99 each way
Utrecht - Rotterdam €9.68
Train tickets booked direct via NS App www.ns.nl/en/travel-in... on previous day for off peak travel (10am-3pm).
Rotterdam - Brummen (via Breda, Arnhem) €19.28
Zutphen - Utrecht €15.28
Utrecht - Zeist - Utrecht by bus €2.99 each way
Utrecht - Rotterdam €9.68
Train tickets booked direct via NS App www.ns.nl/en/travel-in... on previous day for off peak travel (10am-3pm).
September 19, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Recent Netherlands trip by NS trains:
Rotterdam - Brummen (via Breda, Arnhem) €19.28
Zutphen - Utrecht €15.28
Utrecht - Zeist - Utrecht by bus €2.99 each way
Utrecht - Rotterdam €9.68
Train tickets booked direct via NS App www.ns.nl/en/travel-in... on previous day for off peak travel (10am-3pm).
Rotterdam - Brummen (via Breda, Arnhem) €19.28
Zutphen - Utrecht €15.28
Utrecht - Zeist - Utrecht by bus €2.99 each way
Utrecht - Rotterdam €9.68
Train tickets booked direct via NS App www.ns.nl/en/travel-in... on previous day for off peak travel (10am-3pm).
September 16, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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Looking for a great new read? I have two fantastic books in need of a loving bookshelf or cozy kindle. Warning: Bathed in Moonlight and Stealing Annabelle will have you falling in love and begging for a sequel. 💜
staciakaywood.com
staciakaywood.com
Stacia Kaywood
Now available in e-book, paperback, and hardback formats, Stacia Kaywood's captivating historical romance, Stealing Annabelle, can be enjoyed in your preferred reading style!
staciakaywood.com
September 14, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Looking for a great new read? I have two fantastic books in need of a loving bookshelf or cozy kindle. Warning: Bathed in Moonlight and Stealing Annabelle will have you falling in love and begging for a sequel. 💜
staciakaywood.com
staciakaywood.com
Lovely going back to Ostend for the first time in years. Lots of life and lovely weather. Sadly, the old international express trains are no more though… #oostende #europetravel #belgium
September 14, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Lovely going back to Ostend for the first time in years. Lots of life and lovely weather. Sadly, the old international express trains are no more though… #oostende #europetravel #belgium
September 13, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Have finally visited #Leuven for the first time…. It did not disappoint. #traintravel
September 12, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Have finally visited #Leuven for the first time…. It did not disappoint. #traintravel
I know the Channel Tunnel has been with us for over 30 years now but I’m still amazed you can leave Birmingham in the morning and be in Brussels late afternoon! #interrail #europetravel
September 9, 2025 at 8:44 PM
I know the Channel Tunnel has been with us for over 30 years now but I’m still amazed you can leave Birmingham in the morning and be in Brussels late afternoon! #interrail #europetravel
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Thank you so much, mate! It's been a crazy year so far!
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I'm so freakin deakin proud of you @louiseblackwick.com! 🤩 What a crazy achievement for you & your @vivianamberville.com fantasy series! Well-deserved too, my friend!
All y'all reading this who haven't yet read the #VivianAmberville series, what r u doing? Read it now! 💙📚
www.vivianamberville.com
All y'all reading this who haven't yet read the #VivianAmberville series, what r u doing? Read it now! 💙📚
www.vivianamberville.com
September 6, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Thank you so much, mate! It's been a crazy year so far!
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Absolutely chilling…. “Tomorrow belongs to me….?” Words fail me again….
This is vile. Local guy speaks to Sky News about the impact of asylum seekers protests. Watch what happens and share widely
September 5, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Absolutely chilling…. “Tomorrow belongs to me….?” Words fail me again….
I think somebody needs to come up with a new word for the debilitating effect of long-term and constant exposure to nonsense, ignorance and bollocks …. 😵💫😵💫
August 29, 2025 at 5:09 PM
I think somebody needs to come up with a new word for the debilitating effect of long-term and constant exposure to nonsense, ignorance and bollocks …. 😵💫😵💫