John Down

Extracting British Teeth one word at a time. @WritersCentre Escalator 2020. Short story ‘Roads’ published in Unveiled (Unthank Books) 9/5/19.

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Hi @TKMaxx_UK bought this as a present for a friend’s child and found this warning! How can this be sold in the UK?How are these things even still used? Taking this back to the shop but just want to warn everyone to check the labels.

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@JaxBurgoyne It was in the Oxfam on Bedford Street, filed under National Treasure :-)

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I’ve officially made it! My* book in a charity shop.
(*not just mine, obviously)

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@FedExHelpEU Hi, trying to get a package re delivered in the UK. How can I do this if I’m not an account holder?

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@greateranglia can anyone tell us why our train to Stansted Airport on 10 August has been cancelled and what we’re meant to do as we can’t get any accurate timetable information? Trying to get to the airport with two children and luggage is stressful enough without this!

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Having a big tidy today, I found The Great British Refugee Crisis, a story I wrote in 2017 about a British government rejecting an election result, arresting protestors (actual and potential) and imposing ‘emergency rule.’
Think I’ll be looking at another draft of that…

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@kristyisreading Just finished Here Be Icebergs by Katya Adaui and about to start Happy Stories, Mostly by Norman Erikson Pasaribu. Good luck, hope it goes well.

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I feel seen…@andothertweets ‘One of the perks of being a translator- I suppose this is true of any writer - is that no one can tell if you’re working or not. As long as you’re reading or writing something, it looks like you’re working.’ Bad Eminence, James Greer

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@KaoliverOliver @ClassFestival @Evakinder Thank you! I should probably actually finish it (again).

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@FitzcarraldoEds It’s Christmas!!!!

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@_meganbradbury Fabulous! Congratulations:-)

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@FitzcarraldoEds Things we lost in the fire by Mariana Enriquez.

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@BudapestTheory Never read any work with such sustained fury. Astonishing.

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@Drhr90 @markhaber713 @FdezMallo @FitzcarraldoEds I loved the Nocilla trilogy and was saving this. Don’t think I’ll put it off any longer.

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@tomcopy Before and after

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Who’s this cutie? Why it’s only the second member of the family to feature on the @WritersCentre newsletter!

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@GalleyBeggars What a generous thing to do

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@EllieKhojinian Should keep me quiet for a couple of months :-)

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Happy birthday to me! @FitzcarraldoEds @PushkinPress @GalleyBeggars @OneworldNews @TrampPress

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@drstephencarver Happy birthday Steve!