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slam.fitzsimons
@slamfitzsimons.bsky.social
creator of things: novels•prose poetry•shorts•spoken word performer• bookseller.
http://linktr.ee/slamfitzsimons
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I just have to remind myself there is a lot of stressed folk this time of year. and unbalanced folk. and that support services are non-existant or winding down for Christmas. they feel angry. we’re in a location they feel comfortable enough to let rip. it’s a complement to book shops.
December 18, 2025 at 1:57 AM
5) submitted a piece to an anthology

6) something top secret

there you go.
December 16, 2025 at 3:55 PM
so what did i achieve?

1) finished first draft of fantasy-realism novel (waiting on beta readers)

2) wrote one short story that i will submit next year - need to research mags

3) began a new novel that’s unlike my previous novels

4) continued to perform at spoken words nights
December 16, 2025 at 3:55 PM
2) write at least 4 short stories and submit to a range of magazines

3) increase numbers at the spoken word i host (i stepped down instead)

4) write more often and regularly

5) not beat myself up over writing

#writing #writinggoals
December 16, 2025 at 3:48 PM
if you get it from @allgoodbookshop.co.uk i will sign it if you wish and you would be supporting a small independent community bookshop
December 16, 2025 at 3:40 PM
anywhere in the uk

we are a community cooperative mainly staffed by volunteers

situated in area that is in the bottom 15% most deprived area of UK

we exist in a place Waterstones left behind
December 3, 2025 at 2:05 AM