Simon Henry

Proud indie author of 'The Brammle Cutters', inspired by #Dorset, my home. #speculativefiction #postapocalypse #YAFiction.

[Simon Henry @Simon_Henry27]

I offer my first novel, 'The Brammle Cutters' by 'Simon Henry'. #AmazonReviews 100% 5-stars: "best story I have read in a long time" [Megan M], "You get involved with...characters & want to know more" [JennyH] #SciFi (link: https://t.co/vmDcbad2uT) https://t.co/m5Gysp0XPe

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@PatchieSteve @KelvinROfficial Sadly, it's still in hibernation under the frozen tundra, but I can feel its energy and I know that within the kernel, lots of dendrons are making their connections, ready to be the supporting material of the story when it bursts into life. I await the spring warmth.

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@NathanJonesBook You're fine - it's in a Lancashire oven-bottom muffin! Anything with the words "bottom" and "muffin" is good for me! And a pork chop is basically a thick rasher of bacon, so the whole thing is a good 'un!

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@LV_matthews Ha ha!! I hope it wasn't the former!! If it was, I think you'd be looking for a new editor! Mind you, a good editor would pop in a comma & add some words - eg 'fuck, you are a genius!' 😆😂😁

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Another unbelievably sharp photo from Paul - be awestruck!

[Paul Wright 🇬🇧🇯🇲🇸🇰 @macro_action]

Personnel carrier
#beewolf @RSPBMinsmere
@BBCSpringwatch @WildlifeMag #bee #wasp

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@wilder_action @RSPBMinsmere @BBCSpringwatch @WildlifeMag Amazing!

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@LV_matthews @welbeckpublish @DA_Agency Wow, your covers are to be admired! Best wishes for super success with it!!

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@MizunoJo You are most welcome.

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So profound and moving. And true.

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@JohnTannhauser I think you're preaching to the converted, John. The vss crowd are the sort to do as you suggest, imho.

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A very emotional scene, cleverly illustrated with a really well-chosen image.

[aran @AranPotente]

One last wish granted
Returned where it started

Same spot reserved
Ambiance preserved

Memories remembered
Grieving undeterred

His beloved #star gone
Own journey nearly done

Yonder she waited
The end anticipated

#vss365
#OnePicPoetry

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Now, there's a thought, dear Judge.
Just saying.

[Kevin. Writing. Sort of. @KevinEmmons4]

I wished him dead on a falling #star. Bitter old Gran shook her head. "Murder ain't right, child. If you need to make it religious to get it, look at it this way. You kill someone, you take away any chance of them righting their wrongs. All their mistakes are now yours."

#vss365

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@helen_laycock Ooh, matron!
(HAD to say it, didn't want to, but the little voice on my shoulder made me).
I want Vicky McClure and Martin Compston to play Mellows & Stannard. But then, who wouldn't!

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The pathologist spotted it, after everyone else had metaphorically gone home. Etched into each victim's L foot, 5th toe, nail, a stylised star, almost too faint for the naked eye.
DCI Mellows recognised the nightclub logo, made the final connection. She sighed. #vss365 #star

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@helen_laycock Thanks! Mellows and Stannard are excellent detectives & always get their man - or woman - at some point later on! I'm not sure how many vss's they've been in. I couldn't fit Stannard in this time, poor fellow.

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I wish they used poems like this in the UK schools' Lit exams! Maybe my son wouldn't bleat "The teacher said the blue sky is symbolic of sadness. No it's not! It's just BLUE!!"

[Helen Laycock, Writer ✍ @helen_laycock]

Despite being a relatively happy person, I seem to have a huge batch of #poems exploring misery...
I hope this one - 'Stilled' - doesn't leave you feeling low, @TopTweetTuesday @blackboughpoems & @PhillipaTrelfo1 🙏

#poetry #poetrycommunity

(It also fits #vss365, with #day)

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@wilder_action Damn! Now I've got THAT song in my head!

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"Bean! Bean!! BEAN! Fuck it, bean, where are you? Tea! Now!"
Sprawled. Outstretched legs, arm, cup.
The bean slid from the kitchen's shadows, took the cup, made the tea.
Added the killer blow. A bean from the bean.
Watched him choke.
All
the
way
to
the
end.
#vss365 #bean

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@derickijohnson Oh my lord! To find the perfect GIF!! Well done!

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Ha ha! So near, yet so far! Never mind, Elon has plans to bail you out... at a price!

[DeRicki Johnson @derickijohnson]

Alien #script
Writ on my ship
Reads boldly
EARTH OR BUST!

But I’m stuck here
On the moon
Cuz I ran short
On thrust

As I’m watching
Earthrise
Can’t help feeling
Some disgust

I shoulda
Topped my tank off
Before
I hit the road

Dreading
Telling HQ
Why invasion
Is on hold
#vss365

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@LV_matthews @mirandajewess @Catrionaward @ViperBooks I will look for this to give to someone special. Glad to have seen your Tweet 🙂

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@helen_laycock Uh oh!! Now I'm waiting for when!!
(Not really! I got this far without any real issues. I learned that if you kick the door cos you stubbed your toe, it just bounces back & smacks you in the head!)

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On an almost empty beach to watch the sunset, moments to go.
She came & stood in front of my kids.
"Would you move a little?" I remonstrated.
"It's a free beach, I can stand where I like," she retorted.
I remember the desire I felt, to hurl a rock at her head.
#vss365 #hurl