Criminology Graduate #writer in National Poetry Library, Gutter, Bristol Noir, shortlisted Bridport Poetry; winner Fiction Fac. Ex Special #Police #Constable

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Growing up with albinism, Nigerian artist Dapo Richard Oni never saw a comic book character who looked like him. Now he is turning his childhood experiences into a story of resilience, hoping to inspire a new generation of readers.
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I was a daft teenager writing, little did I know where my scribblings would end up. Notice how I liked using 'not only this...but' and the anaphora too. *Poem from early 90s., predates f---- AI. LOL 'Reminiscences' (a poem by Bridgette James in Sierra Leone, written in 1995, in the anthology KALASHINIKOV in the SUN by Kirsten Rian pages 42-44) Remember mother how skirts swept public roads and kinky hair plaited shone under the African sun Remember mother how your brown face glistened with the smiles that trapped the hearts of black lovers and promised big kola nuts soon or dowry Remember mother how household tasks and kids decorated your lowly home while kitchen smells and palaver sauce greeted strangers Stand back and see your day phase away amid the raisings of our half-nude skirts not only that creamed half-black, half-women #BallonDor #BullGems #EastEnders
I was an African teenager, writing. Little did I know my scribbling would find its way into a doctoral project. The late Birmingham poet laureate Joanna Skelt - 2013 to 2014 mentions me in her thesis. She went to my home country after I'd fled the war.
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Down Memory Lane -Birmingham poet laureate Joanna Skelt

I was an African teenager, writing. Then came the Sierra Leonean civil war (1991 -2002). My family fled to England. Little did I know my scribbling would find its way into a doctoral project. The late

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We should all be keeping abreast with Jane Friedman's articles - highly informative in this misinformation era. 'Writers' AI Fears Often Run Ahead of the Facts | Jane Friedman' janefriedman.com/writers-ai-… #r4today
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Spokenword Video from 2024 'There is a culture of disrespect for Black women' #AshtineAsAira #BallonDor #dwts #goon
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LET’S STOP REPORTING ONE ANOTHER. We are not the only immigrants in the UK, and we need to stop treating one another like enemies. If someone in our community makes a mistake, let’s correct them with love, patience, and understanding. Nobody is perfect, and we all make mistakes. Today, it might be someone else; tomorrow, it could be you. Reporting people to their employers, universities, or immigration authorities over every mistake or disagreement needs to stop. We should not be looking for ways to destroy one another’s lives when we have the opportunity to educate, guide, and support each other. Let’s remember that we are all trying to build better lives for ourselves and our families. Life as an immigrant is already challenging enough without us making it harder for one another. Let’s choose compassion over cruelty, correction over condemnation, and unity over division. If someone is wrong, correct them with love. If someone needs guidance, guide them. Let’s build a community where we lift each other up instead of looking for ways to bring each other down. We need more love, more understanding, and more unity in our community. Enough of tearing one another down. Let’s do better.
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I saw a clip this morning of Cora Hart confirming she pushes out a 5 book series in 48 hours, using AI. From what I understand she has published nearly 400 books in a 20 month span using 21 different pen names. As an author myself, I feel she's a prompt engineer and not actually an author. Hart claims to create the foundational storyline, characters, and creates chapter outlines, first. Those are then fed into AI to expand on the scenes and create the chapters based on her plot skeleton. Once completed, the draft is then passed on to a human editor and proofreader to check for style, flow, and continuity on its way to the final draft. That framework must be working for her as she's said to have sold upwards of 1 million copies, overall. There are two sides to everything, even this. Either way, at the end of the day, she's gaming the system in her favor. Because according to her, she's earned in excess of $1 million USD. Thoughts?
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Replying to @DocPriyamMD
My whole life people told me being a couch potato would kill me. Turns out the counter potato was the problem all along.
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Stop excusing criminal behaviour by blaming poverty. Which part of being poor compels you to want someone shot? Arrest Angelique and she will name her accomplices. Let her spend Christmas in jail. Her community should actually deliver her to the nearest police station because she and her boys have now made e-hailing drivers less inclined to accept trip requests from her neighbourhood, which will inconvenience lots of her people.
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Public Notice #Budget2026 -//////————/// I’m eternally grateful to my ingenious British Yoruba solicitor and his Nigerian law firm who are quietly working behind the scenes to build a legal case to clear my name and get a libellous article deleted. I’ve spoken to an authority figure in Nigeria who is so supportive. Their legal system in the country is very slowwww but I believe justice will prevail in Jesus’ name. Pidgin I dey tank my clever British Yoruba lawyer and im Nigerian law firm well well wey dey work quietly behind the scenes to build legal case to clear my name and make dem delete one libellous article. I don talk to one authority figure for Nigeria wey dey support me well well. Their legal system for the country dey very slowwww but I believe justice go prevail in Jesus' name.
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Really enjoying this 👇😀 #BallonDor
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🚨EXCLUSIVE: I’m told Jay-Z & Roc Nation have Committed to sending Nevada, the 3 yr old Soccer phenom who had Police called to his Soccer Game to remove him & his family, to Spain in December & plan to make the trip an impactful athletic experience. I’m told they’ll work with the Roc nation sports division over seas.. As they represent a lot of soccer players and plan to create opportunity for Nevada by doing all of the above. For Background — Nevadas family has openly discussed moving to Spain previously because this is where he can really immerse himself into the sport. Story developing … 🙏🏾🖤 #browngirlgrinding
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I read and reread the disputed 'Blue Fighter' story. I find it too average to win Ten grand. It contains inconsistencies too. Sorry. There are better stories in the shortlisted pile.
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The Caine Prize v The Atlantic; Cases Involving European Writers & Pangram Scan Results

Introduction A Textual Analysis I Would've Used Instead of the Pangram Software, to Determine Whether or Not to Reject 'The Blue Fighter' Story [Concerning Update: Montreal publishing house Éditions

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ellaspoems.com/poetsonthespe… Caling all POC, Ethnic, Black Poets... #adp2026 #BINI
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🇱🇨NEW BLOG POST!🇬🇧 For #BlackHistoryMonth, we've uncovered the life & story of Joe Armley - one of Britain's first railway workers of colour! Discover Joe's story, from St Lucia to London in the 1890s, working on the railway. And what's more - images of Joe at work exist!
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