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Mon Dickson

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Writer. Dentist try hard. Cornflakes uptight. #FlashFiction | #ShortStories | 2021 Academy Grad @NoShoSto | She/her

 a great big onion
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Joined March 2017
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Northern Short Story (@NoShoSto) profile pictureNorthern Short Story@NoShoSto31 May 2019
Congratulations to our Flash Fiction Slam winner, Monica Dickson!! Congrats to our two runners-up LMA Baumann Milner and Pamela Lines.
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1/4 Thank you to everyone who came along to the launch of our new anthology, Permanent Emotion @LeedsLit yesterday and especially to our readers. Here: @Kate_Burke @Mon_Dickson @Miranda_Roszko @Emily_SWalker
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Rishi now having to strip down to his pants and sit in front of the three-bar fire while his mum makes him a cup of Bovril.
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A Not This Time for me - a shortlisting nonetheless 🙏 I'm calling it a win!
NorthernGravy (@NorthGravy) profile pictureNorthernGravy@NorthGravy22 Mar 2024
Brace yourselves writers! Our final decision emails are being sent throughout today, stand by your inboxes and get ready to find out if your work made it into edition 12. We’ll be sending responses out throughout the day, and will tweet when all responses are sent.
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I've just signed "Tell Labour to prioritise Proportional Representation" - Will you support the campaign too? actionstorm.org/petitions/pr… @OpenBritainHQ @action_storm
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What will it take for this Govt to actually call out racism? It could not be clearer here, yet rather than condemning it, they wheel out a white man to say it wasn't about race or gender and we should all move on? Solidarity with @HackneyAbbott bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-6…
Minister defends donor over Diane Abbott remarks

Minister defends donor over Diane Abbott remarks

Frank Hester allegedly said Diane Abbott made him "want to hate all black women".

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On the longlist! 👀🙏💥 #shortfiction
NorthernGravy (@NorthGravy) profile pictureNorthernGravy@NorthGravy12 Mar 2024
ATTENTION WRITERS: Replies will be sent out today to let you know if your submitted work has made the longlist for our 12th edition. Stand by your inboxes, we’ll let you know on here when all replies have been sent.
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HUZZAH! Northern Gravy issue 11 is here! Throughout the day we will be highlighting each writer, but you can read them all now at northerngravy.com/
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Israel's bombardment has killed thousands of Palestinians. Millions are going hungry and thirsty. There is no safe place in Gaza. The government must act – before it's too late. Email your MP and demand a #CeasefireNOW. @MedicalAidPal map.org.uk/campaigns/it-is-b…
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With countless lives being shattered, we can’t stay silent. Join @amnestyuk and urge Rishi Sunak to call for an immediate ceasefire by all parties to help put an end to the ongoing humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza. amnesty.org.uk/actions/cease…
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I have just supported @TypeLeeds via @hivestores. hive.co.uk/shops/bookish-typ…
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�Sign and share this urgent petition calling for a #CeasefireNow in Gaza and Israel - Sign the Petition! chng.it/X2TkbVZV via @UKChange
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Sign the petition to tax oil & gas giants - and put billions back in the public purse where it belongs. action.unison.org.uk/page/12…
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�Sign and share this urgent petition calling for a #CeasefireNow in Gaza and Israel - Sign the Petition! chng.it/rY29KjZs via @UKChange
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One year of @RishiSunak and we're all worse off. 📈 Mortgage bills up 📈 Food prices up 📈 Energy bills up The only things going down are our living standards and your poll ratings. Fix this #CostofConservativesCrisis now and call a General Election
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At the stage of this story where you'd best not bump into me unless you want to be in it
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X-R-A-Y@xraylitmag9 Sep 2023
we're going to be looking for some folks to join the team soon - readers, art, editorial. if you're interested in helping us, DM or email so we can work up a list. share pls, love us pls
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Woohoo! ❤️🙌 @TellTaleHeart #backtoschool #plays #teen #readers
Natasha Holmes #DemocraticAlliance 🇪🇺 (@TellTaleHeart) profile pictureNatasha Holmes #DemocraticAlliance 🇪🇺@TellTaleHeart7 Sep 2023
Brilliant back to school email for me this week from @pearson revealing the book cover for my Rapid Plus Stage 10-12 commission (for teenagers struggling with reading) Really hope these plays help unlock their confidence & motivation. I sure loved writing them. Screenshot:
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Collective noun for the items my kids leave next to the sink, unwashed, when they've "done the dishes"?
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Spydere Man, Spydere Man Doth al things a spydere kan Sondry webbes he kan weaven Thieves lyke flyes he kan cacchen Lo! anon cometh Spydere Man
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