DACKLES are small droplets of water on the surface of a window or a damp wall.

I posted yesterday about a cat saved from the rubble in Turkey who refused to leave his rescuer's side. The rescuer's name is Ali Cakas and he adopted the cat, naming him Enkaz - "rubble" in Turkish. May they have a happy life together! 📷- jcacs_1/ Instagram

A year ago I was asked to write the response below to the terrible invasion of #Ukraine, a country so close to my❤️. I hoped I could quickly write a new piece about their liberation. I believe #UkraineWillWin 🌻 I will visit again. walesartsreview.org/philippa-hollo…

Yesterday was heaven. Hilary Hahn and I spontaneously decided to take a Bach organ fugue & turn it into a duet for violin & organ - this was our first time trying it out. Such fun experimenting & responding to each other in real time ❤️ I learnt so much from this!!

We’re getting pretty excited about the book launch for Steve Hollyman ESC&CTRL one month today! Students can book free tickets to the event - the link is in your inbox now 👀

So pleased The Half-life of Snails has been longlisted for the RSL Ondaatje Prize - if you want to know more about my research and writing for this novel check out Alternative Stories podcast, recorded at Hack Green Nuclear Bunker. @parthianbooks Royal Society of Literature buzzsprout.com/411730/10479070

I gathered some extraordinary collaborators for my creative experimental provocation on Rebellious Academia, practice research as a form of conceptual art. We propose to BREAK THE RULES to make new rules. AI image by Paul Ottey

#MondayMotivation amirite?

Here are my colleagues Dr. Lisa Mansell Dr. Philippa Holloway and I, off on our way to Liverpool for the #ASLEUKI2023 conference where we will deliver our panel: ‘On Mermaids and Metamorphosis: Underwater Women in Anthropocene Writing’. I hope there’s a nice tank ready for us 🐠 🧜🏽‍♀️ 📚

Beachy reads. ⛱️

The most personal piece of writing I've ever shared...I cannot explain how this feels: Liberating? Terrifying? I know I am #grateful to @newwelshreview for recognising this piece in their awards in 2015, and to Broken Sleep Books for recognising it now. Honesty matters...

This isn't quite what I planned when I set about job hunting today.

Congratulations to our graduate and open mic regular, Jordan Biddulph Jordan, who read his poetry at #StokeOnTrent #Pride in the Fringe Tent today 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ 👏👏👏

Ahem…! 💫🎤📯🎉📣📢🔔🔊🎺

Graduation day!!!

Congratulations to @rebeccapursell who won this year’s English Literature & Creative Writing Award for Achievement, a prize given to a student who has not given up despite difficult circumstances 👏👏👏👏 (Photo courtesy of the Staffs Uni official photographer)

Still some spaces left for tomorrow nights launch! Come join us! Uni of Staffs English Lit & Creative Writing @parthianbooks époque press

Keeping cool today in the writing shed with this excellent book by Dr Francesca Brooks 📚 👓 📖