@matriches.bsky.social
Poet, market researcher, husband, father, knobhead.
Book called Collecting The Data out via Red Squirrel Press or me. The "Aldi Stanley Tucci".
@matriches.bsky.socialLines of Compost Upon Westminster Bridge: A brief reflection on a poet winning a prize, and a Slow Horses-related motivational technique for encouraging people to come to poetry gigs. Don't make me use the carrot or the stick.
@matriches.bsky.socialHeading out at midnight to spray paint a cock and balls on the road.
@badger5000.bsky.socialReposted by @matriches.bsky.socialApproached by elderly gent at Carshalton bus stop. Him: ‘Got the time? Hope I’ve missed the school kids. Bloody animals they are, so noisy and rude’ Me: Hmm ‘You know what’s wrong with the country today?’ Me: (ffs) Him: Not enough people read poetry Me: I have to admit, I was not expecting that
@matriches.bsky.social“Freeman previously honed the role of put-upon sidekick in his Bafta- and Emmy-winning turn as Dr John Watson to Benedict Cumberbatch’s unpredictable detective in Sherlock. It should stand him in good stead to voice Gromit”. Actual sentences in a newspaper.
@matriches.bsky.socialDon’t Panda to him.
@joemuggs.bsky.socialReposted by @matriches.bsky.socialNot my idea BUT if you were to buy an RNLI fundraising christmas card, write nothing but "LOL" inside it and address it to: Daniel Thomas HMP Winchester Romsey Road Winchester SO22 5DF United Kingdom That would be quite funny.
@mattio.bsky.socialReposted by @matriches.bsky.socialThis is wild - somebody did a deep dive into the real stories behind this famous XKCD:
@wadeywade.bsky.socialReposted by @matriches.bsky.socialOctober is SQUIRREL AWARENESS MONTH so I wanted to make you aware of these favourite squirrels, and also entertain you with some interesting findings!
@ianmartin.bsky.socialReposted by @matriches.bsky.socialThis, by @questingvole.bsky.social, is the absolute dog's bollocks. Beautiful writing.
@roguestrands.bsky.socialReposted by @matriches.bsky.socialImportant if you've published anything (poetry or prose) in a U.K.-based print journal or mag with an ISSN in the past three years!
The deadline to add it to your ALCS account is 31/10 this year. And if you haven't joined yet, do so for free. Get paid for your writing...!
@rommallet.bsky.socialReposted by @matriches.bsky.social
@roguestrands.bsky.socialReposted by @matriches.bsky.socialHere's a terrific, no-holds-barred poem from Naomi Jaffa's new collection...
@matriches.bsky.socialIt will only last if they keep it chilled
@matriches.bsky.socialOh man, fare thee well, Nina. My condolences.
@matriches.bsky.socialI’ll only read 10% of my poems at gigs from now on.
@matriches.bsky.socialI appear to have been sent two copies of the latest issue of Rialto (issue 104). Who (UK only) would like the spare copy?
@matriches.bsky.socialAnd now I’m suggesting that as a new game show.
@matriches.bsky.socialNow I want to see Cage play Café.
@matriches.bsky.socialThanks, but I'm sure you don't mean my singing. Voice of a hell's angel, etc
@matriches.bsky.socialDue to a colleague's typo that changed cafe to cage, I am now singing "despite all my rage, i’m still just a rat in a cafe" to myself.