Owen Booth
@owenbooth.bsky.social
Moderately attractive sometime writer. You should go do something useful instead of posting here.
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Owen Booth
@owenbooth.bsky.social
· Nov 13
Since we’re all politely reintroducing ourselves: I’m the idiot who accidentally wrote these two books and some other stuff
Currently struggling to write anything decent because I keep slipping into a narrative voice best explained as “Third Person Wanker”
November 10, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Currently struggling to write anything decent because I keep slipping into a narrative voice best explained as “Third Person Wanker”
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Well, I enjoyed the Liadan Ní Chuinn one
November 9, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Well, I enjoyed the Liadan Ní Chuinn one
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Also, I really enjoyed The Unreliable Nature Writer by Claire Carroll , and I've heard good things about Elsewhere by Yan Ge, although I've not read it myself yet
November 9, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Also, I really enjoyed The Unreliable Nature Writer by Claire Carroll , and I've heard good things about Elsewhere by Yan Ge, although I've not read it myself yet
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If you like Grudova, I highly recommend these two:
strangeregion.bigcartel.com/product/the-...
www.andotherstories.org/the-thinking...
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www.andotherstories.org/the-thinking...
The Infinite Fury and other stories
by Ian Macartney Two husbands talk at the end of everything. A train, full of flowers, is derailed by love. Edinburgh is enslaved by city-sized...
strangeregion.bigcartel.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:10 PM
If you like Grudova, I highly recommend these two:
strangeregion.bigcartel.com/product/the-...
www.andotherstories.org/the-thinking...
strangeregion.bigcartel.com/product/the-...
www.andotherstories.org/the-thinking...
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best thing I've read recently was The Department of Historical Corrections by Danielle Evans. It's not exactly NEW new, though.
November 9, 2025 at 5:47 PM
best thing I've read recently was The Department of Historical Corrections by Danielle Evans. It's not exactly NEW new, though.
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And ofc The Unreliable Nature Writer - Claire Carroll also Scratch Books tho feel sure you already know this.
Last one- Marnie Appleton I Hope You’re Happy
Last one- Marnie Appleton I Hope You’re Happy
November 9, 2025 at 5:02 PM
And ofc The Unreliable Nature Writer - Claire Carroll also Scratch Books tho feel sure you already know this.
Last one- Marnie Appleton I Hope You’re Happy
Last one- Marnie Appleton I Hope You’re Happy
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+1 for Will Wiles
Also Tim MacGabhann SAINTS from @scratchbooks.bsky.social
Also Tim MacGabhann SAINTS from @scratchbooks.bsky.social
November 9, 2025 at 4:59 PM
+1 for Will Wiles
Also Tim MacGabhann SAINTS from @scratchbooks.bsky.social
Also Tim MacGabhann SAINTS from @scratchbooks.bsky.social
I can attest to the goodness of the Will Wiles one; haven’t read the others - yet!
Will Wiles' 'The Anechoic Chamber'; Agota Kristof's 'I Don't Care'; Charlie Hill's 'Encounters with Everyday Madness'?
November 9, 2025 at 4:45 PM
I can attest to the goodness of the Will Wiles one; haven’t read the others - yet!
The last 3 new-ish short story collections I’ve read (not written by any of you lot btw) have been absolutely godawful. Will somebody please recommend a really good recent collection? I AM WILLING TO PAY FOR THIS INFORMATION
November 9, 2025 at 4:12 PM
The last 3 new-ish short story collections I’ve read (not written by any of you lot btw) have been absolutely godawful. Will somebody please recommend a really good recent collection? I AM WILLING TO PAY FOR THIS INFORMATION
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Not sure why Leeds United want to ruin my life but they do so who am I to argue
November 9, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Not sure why Leeds United want to ruin my life but they do so who am I to argue
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Annual WW1 remembrance shoutout to my grandad Horace Booth. Fought in France & The Tyrol, got blown up, caught malaria, & claimed to be the Prince of Wales's batman. Also once battled a Brazilian Wandering Spider.
November 11, 2023 at 9:05 PM
Annual WW1 remembrance shoutout to my grandad Horace Booth. Fought in France & The Tyrol, got blown up, caught malaria, & claimed to be the Prince of Wales's batman. Also once battled a Brazilian Wandering Spider.
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I'm losing my mind over how many reviewers are like "GDT's Frankenstein makes you wonder who the real monster is." THAT'S THE STORY! That's the story Shelley wrote!
November 7, 2025 at 12:00 PM
I'm losing my mind over how many reviewers are like "GDT's Frankenstein makes you wonder who the real monster is." THAT'S THE STORY! That's the story Shelley wrote!
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#VOH stands for Voices of Hookland, because you can’t tell the truths of anywhere and exclude voices that aren’t the middle class academics, authors and professionals the weird fiction genre relies too heavily upon. Dairy men, shelf stackers, factory workers all sing the strange truths of place.
November 7, 2025 at 9:17 AM
#VOH stands for Voices of Hookland, because you can’t tell the truths of anywhere and exclude voices that aren’t the middle class academics, authors and professionals the weird fiction genre relies too heavily upon. Dairy men, shelf stackers, factory workers all sing the strange truths of place.
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lol
November 6, 2025 at 4:47 AM
lol
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Look at this! Congratulations to @cdrose.bsky.social - We Live Here Now has won this year's Goldsmiths Prize! @goldsmithsprize.bsky.social
A writer who has pursued his own vision and refused to be swayed by the world - lovely to see this rewarded
A writer who has pursued his own vision and refused to be swayed by the world - lovely to see this rewarded
@cdrose.bsky.social is the 2025 Goldsmiths Prize winner!!! So, so well deserved ❤️🏆 Read WE LIVE HERE NOW! @goldsmithsprize.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Look at this! Congratulations to @cdrose.bsky.social - We Live Here Now has won this year's Goldsmiths Prize! @goldsmithsprize.bsky.social
A writer who has pursued his own vision and refused to be swayed by the world - lovely to see this rewarded
A writer who has pursued his own vision and refused to be swayed by the world - lovely to see this rewarded
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Thinking about McSweeney today who is sat in a dark room frantically coming up with a piece on how and why Mamdani's election is a fluke.
November 5, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Thinking about McSweeney today who is sat in a dark room frantically coming up with a piece on how and why Mamdani's election is a fluke.
It’s ridiculous how much better this is than most literary fiction being published today. He’s 88 years old, for God’s sake!
November 4, 2025 at 1:25 PM
It’s ridiculous how much better this is than most literary fiction being published today. He’s 88 years old, for God’s sake!
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Britain’s Deadliest Surfeit of Lampreys with Alexander Armstrong
Finally, they’ve done it. The smuggest show ever made.
November 4, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Britain’s Deadliest Surfeit of Lampreys with Alexander Armstrong
That’s it. I’m out.
November 4, 2025 at 11:59 AM
That’s it. I’m out.
BURN IT ALL DOWN
Yes, Brussels really wants Google to be broken up
The U.S. tech giant is on a collision course with EU trustbusters over its digital ad dominance.
The U.S. tech giant is on a collision course with EU trustbusters over its digital ad dominance.
Yes, Brussels really wants Google to be broken up
The U.S. tech giant is on a collision course with EU trustbusters over its digital ad dominance.
www.politico.eu
November 4, 2025 at 10:08 AM
BURN IT ALL DOWN
SOMEBODY ELSE SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT ALL OF THIS
November 4, 2025 at 9:05 AM
SOMEBODY ELSE SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT ALL OF THIS
Confirmed: I do indeed sound like a wanker
I probably sound like a wanker, but if you’re interested in hearing me chatting about art vs craft, hobbies vs making a living, short stories vs novels, and PowerPoint vs sanity have a listen open.spotify.com/episode/3DWs...
Owen Booth: Classic horror, subverting PowerPoint, art vs. craft
open.spotify.com
October 31, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Confirmed: I do indeed sound like a wanker
I probably sound like a wanker, but if you’re interested in hearing me chatting about art vs craft, hobbies vs making a living, short stories vs novels, and PowerPoint vs sanity have a listen open.spotify.com/episode/3DWs...
Owen Booth: Classic horror, subverting PowerPoint, art vs. craft
open.spotify.com
October 31, 2025 at 9:18 AM
I probably sound like a wanker, but if you’re interested in hearing me chatting about art vs craft, hobbies vs making a living, short stories vs novels, and PowerPoint vs sanity have a listen open.spotify.com/episode/3DWs...
