Glen Lost Perci

Very sorry to report that Douglas Dunn has passed away. He was the finest Scottish poet of the post-war period. Dougie was also someone we knew and loved as a dear friend, mentor and teacher, and he will be deeply missed.

The British Fantasy Society does not allow the use of generative AI in any of its spaces. For more on this, read the interview with outgoing chair Shona Kinsella from earlier this year. This position has not changed since last week's AGM. ⬇️ britishfantasysociety.org/its-a-cheat-...

Today is National Poetry Day’s Boxing Day Where we Take back the rhymes That don’t fit And get some sonnets In the sale.

Dear algo, please stop showing me US politics

It was always going to be . . . Cast your vote now for Britain's Favourite Butterfly with @savebutterflies.bsky.social britainsfavouritebutterfly.co.uk

Klaus passed his canine good citizen class today. The first thing he did when he got home was be an out of control menace.

Word of the day, should you be feeling a little huffish, is ‘apanthropy’ (18th century): a love of solitude and the desire to be away from other people.

Dear Bluesky, please stop spamming me with US politics. I don’t live in and don’t intend to visit the US. My location is easy to see. Thank you.

Please enjoy these shelter pups reacting to getting a kiss. Some are bashful, some have butterflies, and all deserve approximately 10 million more. 14/10 for all

96% of teachers said that a poet visit positively affected their pupils' learning! Head to bit.ly/PoetsInSchools to find out more and book a poet to visit your school or organisation for National Poetry Day (Thursday 2 October 2025).

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Word of the day is ‘whiffling’ (17th century): fickle, inconstant, and making it up as you go along.

Word of the day is ‘lickspittle’ (17th century): a person who fawns upon someone in power for personal gain.

Word of the day is ‘huff-snuff’ (16th century): a hectoring bully or braggart.

Absolutely

I’m quite liking Bluesky but their algorithms need work. Every US politics post from a non-friend, I mark as ‘show less’ but I still get spammed with them. No politics please Bluesky!

Honest. Decent. Principled. A Lifetime of Selfless Service. #ThankYouJimmyCarter 🙏

I can’t think of a better way to honor Jimmy Carter than donating to Habitat for Humanity. He and Rosalynn first began volunteering with the nonprofit in 1984 — 3 years after leaving the White House. They volunteered every year until 2020, eventually helping to build and repair 4,390 Habitat homes.

It’s the time of year for mentioning one of my favourite ‘untranslatables’. ‘Poronkusema’, in Finnish, once denoted a distance of around 7.5km, which is roughly how long a reindeer can last before needing to urinate. ‘Poronkusema’ means ‘reindeer pee’.

This!

Word of the day is ‘hibernacle’ (18th century): a hibernating animal’s winter retreat. I believe it works on a human level too.

@fairyruuti.bsky.social lovely to find you here too beautiful Ruuti 🥰

@katsforkarma.bsky.social Hey Nik, it Glen! 😊❤️

@jenasauruswake.bsky.social It me! Uncle Glen!

@nikkinova.bsky.social Hi there Nikki, told you, you would be my first connection! Love from Glen xx