https://theemmapress.com/shop/childrens/please-dont-read-the-footnotes-please/ www.robwaltonwriter.co.uk “playful, zingy and warm”. Carnegie Prize nominee.Whitley Bay via Scunny.All sorts of writing for all sorts of ages. @robwaltonwriter on other places.https://bsky.app/profile/robwaltonwriter.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/robwaltonwriter.bsky.social/post/3mvrfhswsgk26Top Poetry Post Day.I pop out for a fight in the crisp aisle,and find these 2 corkers on the mat when I return. Thanks to @attielime.bsky.social and @afharrold.com whose prompt posting panache is on a par with their wonderful wordy ways. @troikabooks.bsky.social @foxandinkbooks.bsky.social18 Sep 2026 05:06 +0000at://did:plc:zyudtbu4tarbot2gfejm6saz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvrfhswsgk26https://bsky.app/profile/robwaltonwriter.bsky.social/post/3murcxoft4c2iPost-Whitley Bay parkrun. The warmth and sunshine forced me to run along more of the coast, checking it was still as horrible as I thought. @parkrunandphotos.bsky.social #parkrun #whitleybay05 Sep 2026 10:56 +0000at://did:plc:zyudtbu4tarbot2gfejm6saz/app.bsky.feed.post/3murcxoft4c2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/robwaltonwriter.bsky.social/post/3mujzdhjxls2wA box arrived - protective packaging - Reena Makwana’s lovely cover - my words & more of Reena’s lovely illustrations. Ten tiny illustrated food-related tales. Some serious. Some not. If you want one send £6 inc p&p and I’ll send you one. I’ll write more nonsense inside. If you want.02 Sep 2026 13:15 +0000at://did:plc:zyudtbu4tarbot2gfejm6saz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mujzdhjxls2whttps://bsky.app/profile/robwaltonwriter.bsky.social/post/3mu7cg2wjrc2fData centres are springing up everywhere, using massive amounts of energy and water. I’ve signed @friends-earth.bsky.social’s petition calling for a pause on new data centres until the government gets a grip on the situation. Will you join me? https://action.friendsoftheearth.uk/petition/put-brakes-data-centre-explosion?refsid=1748015&utm_source=bluesky_share&utm_campaign=%5B2681%5D&utm_medium=share29 Aug 2026 06:58 +0000at://did:plc:zyudtbu4tarbot2gfejm6saz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu7cg2wjrc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/robwaltonwriter.bsky.social/post/3mu4xzt7oj22qCan’t wait to be part of this in September. I’ll be running a lovely event for local schools and then having fun with another writing workshop on Saturday 12th. Many thanks to the Imaginarium and National Trust and ACE.28 Aug 2026 08:47 +0000at://did:plc:zyudtbu4tarbot2gfejm6saz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu4xzt7oj22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/robwaltonwriter.bsky.social/post/3mtyl4yqqg22yMany thanks to Lottie at Lemon Jelly Press for choosing this collection of poems for children. Out in November. Between now and then I may bang on a little bit about it being the perfect Christmas present for the bairns. And the grown-ups. And the pets, sideboards, cheese boards, billboards, etc.26 Aug 2026 14:45 +0000at://did:plc:zyudtbu4tarbot2gfejm6saz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtyl4yqqg22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/robwaltonwriter.bsky.social/post/3mtrmrf7zuk2iMake a band bigger: The Ink Splats [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Aug 2026 20:26 +0000at://did:plc:zyudtbu4tarbot2gfejm6saz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtrmrf7zuk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/robwaltonwriter.bsky.social/post/3mtrmpdc5bc2iMake a band bigger: Humble Pie and Chips [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Aug 2026 20:25 +0000at://did:plc:zyudtbu4tarbot2gfejm6saz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtrmpdc5bc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/robwaltonwriter.bsky.social/post/3mtrmo25rak2iMake a band bigger: Whipped Cream [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Aug 2026 20:24 +0000at://did:plc:zyudtbu4tarbot2gfejm6saz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtrmo25rak2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/robwaltonwriter.bsky.social/post/3mtrmgfyukc2iMake a band bigger: Very R.E.M. [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Aug 2026 20:20 +0000at://did:plc:zyudtbu4tarbot2gfejm6saz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtrmgfyukc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/robwaltonwriter.bsky.social/post/3mtrmbzsj322iMake a band bigger: SNOG [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Aug 2026 20:17 +0000at://did:plc:zyudtbu4tarbot2gfejm6saz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtrmbzsj322ihttps://bsky.app/profile/robwaltonwriter.bsky.social/post/3mtrm74lqtc2iMake a band bigger: Blink 183 [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Aug 2026 20:16 +0000at://did:plc:zyudtbu4tarbot2gfejm6saz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtrm74lqtc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/robwaltonwriter.bsky.social/post/3mtrm4p64nk2iMake a band bigger: Happy Weeks [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Aug 2026 20:14 +0000at://did:plc:zyudtbu4tarbot2gfejm6saz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtrm4p64nk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/robwaltonwriter.bsky.social/post/3mtrm425p322iMake a band bigger: Black Grapes [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Aug 2026 20:14 +0000at://did:plc:zyudtbu4tarbot2gfejm6saz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtrm425p322ihttps://bsky.app/profile/robwaltonwriter.bsky.social/post/3mtrm3ayz322iMake abandon bigger: Mid-twenties Fanclub [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Aug 2026 20:13 +0000at://did:plc:zyudtbu4tarbot2gfejm6saz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtrm3ayz322ihttps://bsky.app/profile/robwaltonwriter.bsky.social/post/3mtrlzwwl522iMake a band bigger: Sugarbowls [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Aug 2026 20:13 +0000at://did:plc:zyudtbu4tarbot2gfejm6saz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtrlzwwl522ihttps://bsky.app/profile/robwaltonwriter.bsky.social/post/3mtrlxf4js22iMake a band bigger: The Beastie Men [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Aug 2026 20:11 +0000at://did:plc:zyudtbu4tarbot2gfejm6saz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtrlxf4js22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/robwaltonwriter.bsky.social/post/3mto2axjy5c2ePost-Whitley Bay parkrun. Lots of (deserved 😉) treats. #parkrun #whitleybay22 Aug 2026 10:17 +0000at://did:plc:zyudtbu4tarbot2gfejm6saz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mto2axjy5c2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/robwaltonwriter.bsky.social/post/3mtep6qijjs2wApparently August 18th is always National Bad Poetry Day, which is music and words to my ears. And eyes. And the other senses. #narionalbadpoetryday #poetry18 Aug 2026 17:04 +0000at://did:plc:zyudtbu4tarbot2gfejm6saz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtep6qijjs2whttps://bsky.app/profile/robwaltonwriter.bsky.social/post/3mt7ibak5sk2cAlways good to take flight with captain Jonathan Humble and the rest of the Dirigible Balloon crew. This one of mine and loads more free poems at https://dirigibleballoon.org/poem/Flight-of-the-Fumblebee16 Aug 2026 15:17 +0000at://did:plc:zyudtbu4tarbot2gfejm6saz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt7ibak5sk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/robwaltonwriter.bsky.social/post/3mslg4qcuec2eHome from a week of hard graft - with bonus family and friends socialising - to this treat from the fantastic @bardymum.bsky.social and @otterbarrybooks.bsky.social illustrated by Nia Haviliard WITH BONUS PENCIL! Can’t wait to dive in.08 Aug 2026 15:46 +0000at://did:plc:zyudtbu4tarbot2gfejm6saz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mslg4qcuec2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/robwaltonwriter.bsky.social/post/3mrz7bgxkhk25Post-Whitley Bay parkrun. A magazine morning. Also pre-parkrun, when I wasn’t quite so knackered. #parkrun #whitleybay01 Aug 2026 09:55 +0000at://did:plc:zyudtbu4tarbot2gfejm6saz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrz7bgxkhk25https://bsky.app/profile/robwaltonwriter.bsky.social/post/3mrhmxf6ufs22Post-Whitley Bay parkrun. Lovely mix of poetry, fiction, children’s fiction and non-fiction - all to take my mind off Fraser‘s extreme photo-bombing. ;-) #parkrun #whitleybay @parkrunandphotos.bsky.social25 Jul 2026 10:12 +0000at://did:plc:zyudtbu4tarbot2gfejm6saz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrhmxf6ufs22https://bsky.app/profile/robwaltonwriter.bsky.social/post/3mpbai2ry6s25Post-Rising Sun parkrun. Crazy busy because Whitley, Blyth and town were all cancelled. Tad warm, so the woods were the best place to be. #parkrun27 Jun 2026 10:22 +0000at://did:plc:zyudtbu4tarbot2gfejm6saz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpbai2ry6s25https://bsky.app/profile/robwaltonwriter.bsky.social/post/3mopn6ttb2222Post-Whitley Bay parkrun. Bit hot. Bit busy. Bit meh for me. So it goes. #whitleybay #parkrun @parkrunuk.bsky.social20 Jun 2026 10:22 +0000at://did:plc:zyudtbu4tarbot2gfejm6saz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mopn6ttb2222https://bsky.app/profile/robwaltonwriter.bsky.social/post/3mnwpzabpe22tDelighted to get my contributor’s copy of Mudlarking, this year’s National Flash Fiction Day anthology. The lovely book, excellently edited by Karen Jones and Sharon Telfer, includes my Meet Me Halfway. @natflashfictionday.bsky.social @sharontelfer.bsky.social @karjon.bsky.social10 Jun 2026 12:36 +0000at://did:plc:zyudtbu4tarbot2gfejm6saz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnwpzabpe22thttps://bsky.app/profile/robwaltonwriter.bsky.social/post/3mnmf2f3doc2sPost-Whitley Bay parkrun. Some sort of normal service is resumed after parkruns in Krakow, Berlin and Stuttgart since my last home effort. Setting the finish up in the drizzle was fun and sociable, as volunteering always is. #whitleybay #parkrun06 Jun 2026 09:53 +0000at://did:plc:zyudtbu4tarbot2gfejm6saz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnmf2f3doc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/robwaltonwriter.bsky.social/post/3mn6bsnt2wc2sGood to be back on board the Scaryness Express with a couple of historical horrors. Slightly scary poems for bairns and that. Lots of lovely poems from poetry friends on there. The rest of my two and all the others at https://scaryness.com/historical-horrors-2/31 May 2026 19:18 +0000at://did:plc:zyudtbu4tarbot2gfejm6saz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mn6bsnt2wc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/robwaltonwriter.bsky.social/post/3ml3xikyvz226Interrail Trip Day -1 (I go tomorrow). Ideal opportunity to read all the back issues of NME I’ve been saving from 1979, 1980 and 1981. It looks as though this means there’ll be no space for any clothes in my rucksack, but sod it. Adrian Thrills writing about Haircut 100 is more important. #NME05 May 2026 10:18 +0000at://did:plc:zyudtbu4tarbot2gfejm6saz/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml3xikyvz226