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writer & UoL tutor • words in @deathdashkit, @lit_review, @oxreviewofbooks, @clereviewbooks & more

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Delighted my @thebafflermag essay has been picked up by @gdnlongread. Big thrill, you can read it here: theguardian.com/news/2026/no…
Alien menace or victim of xenophobia? The battle over Britain’s parakeets

Alien menace or victim of xenophobia? The battle over Britain’s parakeets

The long read: Established in UK cities for decades and much loved for their green plumage, the Himalayan birds have been recast as an ecological threat. But is the idea of invasive species itself a...

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you are a restaurant critic who described a holiday with your own toddler as 'the sexiest [you'd] ever had'. maybe sit this one out idk
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you are a restaurant critic who described a holiday with your own toddler as 'the sexiest [you'd] ever had'. maybe sit this one out idk
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genuinely chuffed for m john harrison. a weirder writer there wasn't
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joe coward@josephcowardNov 8
it's wonderful that there are so many new subs this issue! if you like new fiction and reviews and stories and news, consider subbing to the excellent DEATH KIT <3
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it's wonderful that there are so many new subs this issue! if you like new fiction and reviews and stories and news, consider subbing to the excellent DEATH KIT <3
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dunno why 20k people saw this but thanks for nice messages. if you know of anything hmu, and also i’m ok
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they rang to say i didn’t get it. on a serious note I’m not really sure what more i’m supposed to do: this was a part-time research co-ord at my institution, where i’ve studied and worked for 7 years, and where i’m currently researching. and
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subscribing to this very good mag is what keeps it going! you are wonderful xxx
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It’s a wonderful, insightful and passionate interview. Beci is a lion.
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read exeter english prof @becimay's defence of the arts in death kit 5 death-kit.com
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for @deathdashkit i explain why it's morally corrosive to post about unpublished work
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they rang to say i didn’t get it. on a serious note I’m not really sure what more i’m supposed to do: this was a part-time research co-ord at my institution, where i’ve studied and worked for 7 years, and where i’m currently researching. and
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4th job interview in about 2 months, if i don’t get this one you’ll be seeing me on the news
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while i manage, the reason i need permanent work is to qualify for free childcare for my son, which as a freelancer with insecure hours i can’t currently receive. anyway big shout out to all hiring managers who’ve been massively wasting my time! feeling hopeless!
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“The sins of the past overlap with the willful amnesia of the present; it’s almost as if the past is taking on more solidity, as the present feels to be decaying backwards.” - @PatrickPreziosi on "Dunderhead" by Tomoko Yoshida clereviewofbooks.com/on-tomo…
The Depths of Hamamatsu: On Tomoko Yoshida’s "Dunderhead" - Cleveland Review of Books

The Depths of Hamamatsu: On Tomoko Yoshida’s "Dunderhead" - Cleveland Review of Books

The large empty lots, the endless corrugated iron fences, abandoned vehicles filled with scrap metal and bales of cotton, the wandering, seemingly parentless children, dredge up fractured imagery

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DEATH KIT 5 comes recommended by soho's wonderful GOOD NEWS 🤩
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4th job interview in about 2 months, if i don’t get this one you’ll be seeing me on the news
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our beautiful current issue AND all back issues are available online! 👉 payhip.com/DeathdashKit
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subscribing to this very good mag is what keeps it going! you are wonderful xxx
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alas my fear was confirmed. cinemas must institute silent screenings
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nervous about seeing the devils on big screen given many reports of inappropriate laughter. the prince charles usher should be issued a rifle
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thank you for everything this year
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we love death kit
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death kit 5 available now at brooklyn's best book shop, RED HOOK BOOKS! thank u tanya & @PatrickPreziosi
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