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BenMyers1

  1. One hour of wood sawing. Nature's gymnasium.
  2. I just can't accept the mangled grammar of the Rolling Stones' '(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction'. Unacceptable.
  3. @katyakanancy It is, indeed, certainly the greatest book ever written, and will replace the Bible as a key worldwide text. Arise, Sir Alan!
  4. Currently Reading: bit.ly/JKyYb2
  5. Were do you stand on the whole Oil Seed Rape argument? My good lady can't stand the smell of it, I generally quite like it. #oilseedrape
  6. Waffle waffle ROFL @gojicollective interviewed me about writing here: bit.ly/KozlX0
  7. Some words from @ADELLESTRIPE bit.ly/M1iVpO
  8. I'm launching my 3rd novel #PigIron this Friday at @HBBookshop. If you're in Yorkshire do come. There'll be cake, fine wine, awkwardness.
  9. " I’ll be trash and scum – but I’ll be angelic trash and scum” My new novel #PigIron was inspired by a @MikeTyson quote amzn.to/LMoYvJ
  10. Considering product placement for my next novel. One year's supply may buy a mention @tunnocksbot @YorkshireTea @taylorscoffee @old_jamaica
  11. Free 4CD history of Jamaican music in the post and out of the blue. Ska, rocksteady, reggae, roots rock, dub, DJ culture and dancehall. Yes.
  12. "Deserves to find itself on many a reading list if not the National Curriculum" @declan_tan of @3ammagazine on #PigIron bit.ly/KQVPAK
  13. @SamJordison braved the hot winds of Essaouira expressly to photograph himself reading #PigIron. That's dedication: yfrog.com/oe37sezj
  14. I had a blether with @NickAhad of the Yorkshire Post about writing: bit.ly/LuXTxs
  15. Wedding threads (taken by @theangelausher): twitter.com/theangelausher…
  16. A fine w/e's celebrations at a castle in the beautiful Yorkshire countryside for the wedding of @katyakanancy and Matt Rooster. Congrats!
  17. 'Confessions Of A Man Insane Enough To Live With Breasts' by Charles Bukowski could have been a whole different story.
  18. From The GU: "Slovenian art-collective Laibach once employed a wood chopper to split logs on stage for 45 minutes." Bands - I am available.