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Such a glorious piece from ⁦@LukeTurnerEsq⁩ about the bisexual experience. Beautiful, moving, horny and funny. Beryl Cook, Tom of Finland & The Horny Complexity of the Bisexual Gaze | The Quietus thequietus.com/culture/art/be…

So many awful things this last week, but one that’s left me feeling sick to the pit of my belly is the vile interview of Zarah Sultana MP on Good Morning Britain today. Those conceited idiots shouting over her, drunk on their own voices, will never realise how much THEY have fomented our problems.

For anyone interested you are much likelier to find me on: Instagram Mike Parker Bluesky Social MikeParker.bsky.social This is one swamp that really does need draining.

Mae dal llefydd ichi wneud cais am le ar encil sgwennu LHDTC+ AM DDIM yn Tŷ Newydd ym mis Tachwedd. Encil ar y cyd rhwng Llenyddiaeth Cymru a #LlyfrauLliwgar ydi hyn a bydd yr awdur Mike Parker a'r bardd-gantores Melda Lois ymysg yr ysgogwyr! llenyddiaethcymru.org/lw-news/encil-… Amdani!

"A fan letter of the very highest order, to James Baldwin, one of the truly great cultural titans of the twentieth century. Douglas Field really knows his Baldwin, and uses this to take us on a exhilarating tour of his hero's life and work." - Mike Parker Out Nov 2024.

Announcing the Representing Wales 2024-2025 Mentors⭐ We are delighted to announce that this year's Representing Wales cohort will be mentored by some of the most exciting and successful writers in Wales’ literary culture and beyond. More👇 literaturewales.org/lw-news/repres…

Shall be in Brighton next month as part of The Coast is Queer festival, talking all things queer nature, place and ecology with the brilliant Natasha Carthew and @LichenCamp. More info and tickets: coastisqueer.com/event/the-wond…

RS Thomas & ME Eldridge Society AGM weekend 1st-3rd November at Ellesmere College Shropshire. Open to non-members & members Special events include viewing Elsi’s Dance of Life panels, talk by Mike Parker, recordings Society members can view free online #RSThomas Mike Parker

🚨 PLAID CYMRU GAIN! Llongyfarchiadau mawr i Alwyn! First ever Plaid Cymru 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 win in Machynlleth - breaking the record (again) for number of Plaid Cymru Councillors on Powys County Council. 🌼 Plaid Cymru - 267 👤 Ind - 227 🥀 Lab - 115 🍊 LibD - 81 💚 Green - 34 🥶 Ref - 20

Evoking a deep, distant countryside that’s home to all the human complexities of a big city this extraordinary novel is a gripping and glorious read ✍️Mike Parker buff.ly/3YoSTnR

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Criw Encil Sgwenwyr LHDTC+ Llyfrau Lliwgar 2024. Diolch o galon i bob un o'r 11 sgwennwr, i Melda Lois a Mike Parker am fod yn ysgogwyr creadigol ysbrydoledig, i Llenyddiaeth Cymru am alluogi i'r encil ddigwydd eto eleni, ac i Leusa Llewelyn am y gefnogaeth ddibaid! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️📚

Ffilm arbennig gan @culturecolony i ddathlu penblwydd MOMA MACHYNLLETH yn 40!❣️ A special film by Culture Colony to celebrate MoMA Machynlleth's 40th birthday! ❣️ amam.cymru/culturecolony/…

Ymateb bositif i bodlediad Andy Bell am "hiwmor Seisinig" a'r iaith Gymraeg mor belled. Fi a'r awdur Mike Parker yn trafod ffenomenon ryfedd. Fleetwood a Kidderminster yn dweud eu dweud!! podbean.com/eas/pb-w6yb7-1…

Join us for an active and creative weekend combining memoir, travel and nature writing workshops with outstanding local walks 😍✍️🍂 Tutor: Mike Parker

Sorry, can't come to work today, I'm having my monthly Battle of the Somme.

20-25 January in Shropshire, I'll be co-tutoring an Arvon course on editing with novelist Claire Fuller. This will be the perfect new year resolution to get that script or MS out of the drawer, dusted down and knocked into shape! Details: arvon.org/writing-course…

A service naturally and entirely yn Gymraeg – prayers, readings, songs, responses, laughter, the lot – is a thing of such rare beauty ✍️ Mike Parker wp.me/p8Mk4U-Tkh