David Allkins

Former political correspondent and consultant for United Response. Interested in books, films, politics, media discussion and writing. Header art by Deven Rue

[David Allkins @AllkinsDavid]

The anthology 'Cornwall Secret and Hidden' containing 28 short stories (including one of mine 'The Plastic Fairies') is now available for order in paperback and eBook 1) https://t.co/H0bXXhbiCo

[Jennifer Tilly @JenniferTilly]

Where would we be without Chucky? 🥰

[#FairyTaleTuesday @FairyTale_Tues]

🌟Join us Tues. 11/10🌟
for #FairyTaleTuesday's theme
✨WISH GRANTERS like Fairy Godmothers, Genies, Leprechauns, Fairies & Goblin Kings & MORE✨
AND ✨WISHES that end up Good or Bad✨
in #fairytale #folktales & #myths
from around the world
in #stories #art & #film!
#FairyTaleFlash #WritingCommunity

[BFI @BFI]

Ken Russell's The Devils Collector's Edition 4K UHD and Standard Edition, available to pre-order now.

BFI edition is available to customers in the UK and Ireland only. Find out more: https://t.co/N9bWSpzTbm

[#FairyTaleFlash @fairytaleflash]

🌟This week's prompt 11/8-11/14🌟
Share your #vss #story or #poem featuring
✨WISHES or WISH GRANTERS✨
in a #fairytale #folktale or #myth
Use #FairyTaleFlash for repost!
#FairyTaleTuesday #vssprompt #WritingCommunity #vss365 #storyprompt #vssprompt #poetryprompt #poetry

[Becki is Drafting @roo_richardson]

The real hell of autism is being hyper aware when you’re socially off putting but being biologically psychologically and spiritually unable to do anything about it

[Emergency 🌷 @X_sun_ny]

You were never meant to fit the productivity model. You were meant to move with rhythm, not rigidity. Neurodivergent creativity doesn’t follow calendars, it follows currents. When you stop fighting your natural cycles and start filming from them, everything shifts. Flow replaces force. Expression replaces exhaustion.. 7//7

[まる @maru_dekoboko_]

普通の人には理解できない、
ASD×ADHDの矛盾。

① 変化が苦手なのに、同じことの繰り返しに飽きる
② 人見知りなのに、初対面でめちゃくちゃ喋る
③ 完璧にやりたいのに、ケアレスミスが多い
④ 予定を立てたいのに、予定どおり動けない
⑤ 人と仲良くしたいのに、距離感を間違える
⑥ 頭の中は忙しいのに、行動に移せない

自分でも自分がよくわからない。

[Emergency 🌷 @X_sun_ny]

It took me 8 years of overthinking, burnout, and self-judgment to realize what I’m about to tell you in 2 minutes.

This is how neurodivergent minds - the anxious, the hyper-focused, the “too intense” ones - were never broken:. 1//7.

[Flame Tree Press Team @flametreepress]

Do you have a 1000-word flash fiction story for our monthly newsletter? It's HORROR this month, and the theme is: The Empty Chair 👁️

Submit to: [email protected]

Deadline: 22nd November 2026
Sign up: https://t.co/jecJrxJkHj https://t.co/lLadbL9VJB

[la femme complètement invisible @lapitiedang]

Elizabeth Taylor as Medusa on the set of Doctor Faustus (1967)

[ADHDオバサン @adhdobasan]

ADHD+ASDで生まれると
・毎日が擬態化による慢性疲労
・周囲に人がいると常に過緊張状態
・朝起きれない
・長時間集中できない(興味あることだけ過集中)
・睡眠障害(夜は覚醒し日中の居眠りが毎日)
・手先不器用で雑用やアナログ作業が苦痛
・頑張っても手際が悪い/要領が悪い
・猫背、O脚(またはX脚)

[Maude Frome @frome_maude]

Bram Stoker, creator of #Dracula, was born on 8 Nov 1847 in Dublin. His Gothic masterpiece was inspired by a holiday in Whitby & that is where he has the world’s most famous vampire landing in 1897. #FolkloreSunday

#Victorian #Whitby Harbour by John Atkinson Grimshaw

[Duzz💖💕💰 @thani80862]

I work with ADHD adults every day, and I can often tell when someone's "depression" is actually years of ADHD burnout being mistaken for a lack of motivation.
Here are the signs:

[Blue 🏳️‍⚧️ @bluefolf]

Update:

TEN TRANS PEOPLE GOT ELECTED

[Decoding Fox News @DecodingFoxNews]

A thread 🧵If you wanted to watch seven hours of Fox News personalities losing their ever-loving minds on election night but don't want to waste seven hours of your life I've condensed it for you. Hour 1 - DENIAL - They had no idea what was coming 1/7

[Historium Unearthia @HistoriumU]

In Gróttasöngr, the giantesses Fenja and Menja are forced to grind wealth for King Fróði using a magical millstone. They eventually grind out an army against him. Exploited magical workers make exceptionally dangerous enemies. #FairyTaleTuesday

[#FairyTaleFlash @fairytaleflash]

🍂Celebrate NORSEVEMBER🍂
🌟w/this week's prompt 11/1-11/7🌟
by sharing your #vss #story or #poem featuring
✨NORSE Vikings, Valkyries, Odin or
Other Norse Gods & MORE✨
Use #FairyTaleFlash for repost!
#FairyTaleTuesday #vssprompt #WritingCommunity #vss365 #Norsevember #NorseUp

[Nifty Buckles Folklore @NiftyBuckles]

🌙 #InternationalArtistDay 🎨
Celebrating the hauntingly beautiful art of Iren Horrors, featuring Hecate, the Greek goddess of witchcraft, magic and crossroads. 🔥🗝️
Keeper of torches and keys, she stands at the threshold between worlds.
#MythologyMonday #Hecate #IrenHorrors #Samhain 🕯️ #Halloween 🎃 #AncientGreek #Religion #Mythology

[Titania @TitaniasRealm]

Samhain celebrations in the woods

🎨 Freya Hartas