Malcolm Dixon

@malcolmdixon59

Writer of short stories in The London Magazine, Aesthetica & elsewhere, and (as F.M.A Dixon) the prizewinning Everywhere Street YA novels. Chapbooks: 'Death in the Cathedral' and 'Testament' out now. Triple Pushcart Prize nominee. Bootle boy. Evertonian.

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Malcolm Dixon@malcolmdixon59· 20h

Hemingway, allegedly. In Pamplona.

Bronze statuette of a figure purportedly depicting Ernest Hemingway…leaning on a post in a very relaxed stance.

Malcolm Dixon@malcolmdixon59· 5d

But, of course…

Exhibition note on the text of the story of The Mouse, the Bird and the Sausage which relates the rest of the tale and the demise of the sausage (eaten by dog following a change in his domestic responsibilities).

Malcolm Dixon@malcolmdixon59· 5d

Predictably, things do not work out well for the sausage in this scenario.

Page from an antiquarian copy of Grimm’d Fairy Tales showing the opening page of the story of The Mouse, the Bird, and the Sausage, in which the three titular characters are apparently living harmoniously—at least to begin with…

Malcolm Dixon@malcolmdixon59· 14d

Looking forward to where REG is trapped in a dark cave with a one-eyed giant of (apparently) few words and a decided taste for human flesh. Excellent viewing I’m sure.

Article from the RadioTimes previewing a TV programme in which Richard E. Grant follows in the footsteps of the fictional journey of Homer’s Odysseus.

Malcolm Dixon@malcolmdixon59· 28d

Make it stop.

AI-driven author-phishing email, purporting to be from a book-promoter, in which the present writer is comically mistaken for a namesake science writer whose text on enzymes is gushed in the email over as though it were a masterpiece work of literary fiction.

Malcolm Dixon@malcolmdixon59· Jul 11

This latest iteration of the TARDIS would be quite nice to use for travelling through time and space, I would imagine, for a season or two at least.

Malcolm Dixon@malcolmdixon59· Jul 1

Clearly possessed puppet alert.

A vintage wooden pixie-like string puppet with red hair and a green pointy hat and possibly sinister demeanour sits on display in a glass case. Appears with a vintage set of Happy Families playing cards bearing the puppet’s image and the name TWIZZIE’S.

Malcolm Dixon@malcolmdixon59· Jun 24

The three ages of Merlin.

A triptych of photos, in which the England football coach Thomas Tuchel is, in the central photograph, flanked by two shots of the actor, Colin Morgan, with the latter depicted respectively as young and old versions of the character Merlin from the BBC TV series of that same name. The supposed comic implication is that, due to a perceived resemblance, they are all one mythical, magical personage at different stages of their life. (And further that the England men’s football team requires a miracle worker at the helm if it is to win the World Cup.)

Malcolm Dixon@malcolmdixon59· Jun 24

Malcolm Dixon@malcolmdixon59· Jun 15

Meanwhile, Kent in June…

Malcolm Dixon@malcolmdixon59· Jun 11

Yesterday in Kent.

A outdoor table & chairs in a backyard covered with hail.

Malcolm Dixon@malcolmdixon59· Jun 5

Running late? Forgotten to recharge your newfangled smartwatch? Try this handy PORTABLE SUNDIAL. No charging ever again. (Solar time only. Might not work at night. Reduced utility in winter.)

Electroform copy of portable sundial.
The original of this electroform copy of a tenth century portable sundial was found in Canterbury Cathedral's cloister garden during alterations in 1938 and is held in the Canterbury Cathedral Archives.
Abbreviated month names in Latin are written on each side of the sundial corresponding to the hole a peg should be placed into during that month. If dangled from its chain facing the sun, it would give an approximation of the time. Around its edges, an inscription reads '[SAJLVS FACTORI [PAIX POSSESSORIT: 'Health to my maker, peace to my owner.'
On loan from the Beaney House of Art and Knowledge.

Malcolm Dixon@malcolmdixon59· May 23

Found art.

Malcolm Dixon@malcolmdixon59· May 17

Dig my action shot of Swedish world No. 2 table tennis player Truls Möregårdh, taken at the recent ITTF world championships at Wembley Arena.

Table tennis player Truls Möregårdh poised post-shot after hitting a cross-court forehand drive, with the flashing TT ball still visible as it leaves the table.

Malcolm Dixon@malcolmdixon59· May 4

Memories of games past.

Two vintage football programmes from the 78/79 & 79/80 seasons for the Man City V Everton fixture.

Malcolm Dixon@malcolmdixon59· May 2

Hope it’s gone well, sir. I discovered today you have a club. How pricey is membership?

Building in London called The Stay Club.

Malcolm Dixon@malcolmdixon59· Apr 29

Expect the worst.

Malcolm Dixon@malcolmdixon59· Apr 29

Community’s Dean Pelton lamenting the difficulties involved in writing a novel featuring a time-travel plot.

Malcolm Dixon@malcolmdixon59· Apr 24

Trump delighted to accept the inaugural “Just Stop Oil Conservation Prize.”

Malcolm Dixon@malcolmdixon59· Apr 18

Sleepy fox in my back garden early this morning.

Malcolm Dixon@malcolmdixon59· Apr 6

Came across these three vols of Dickens’ “Picnic Papers” in the library at Leeds Castle yesterday—a title of his I hadn’t heard of until then. First editions, too, by the look of them, or so some cursory online research would indicate. No, I didn’t make off with them…

Picture 1 shows three vols of Dickens’ “Picnic Papers” in their original leather binding, with the publication year of 1841 embossed at the base of their spines.
Pic 2 gives information about the origins of the volumes.

Malcolm Dixon@malcolmdixon59· Apr 5

Happy Eater to those who celebrate.

Malcolm Dixon@malcolmdixon59· Mar 31

Sure, but the real problem is that he doesn’t have a heart. Also, he’s a coward.

Malcolm Dixon@malcolmdixon59· Mar 28

NYC 2016.

Shot of the Chrysler Building shining in a golden hue as the afternoon sun hits it, as seen from the viewing deck of the ESB.

Malcolm Dixon@malcolmdixon59· Mar 22

Hope they didn’t cut the pages. www.cllct.com/sports-colle...

Comically executed icing decoration for cake in the form of the original cover of The Great Gatsby.

Malcolm Dixon@malcolmdixon59· Mar 20

T’s crossed in the sunset sky.

Malcolm Dixon@malcolmdixon59· Mar 1

First trip north earlier this week to visit the Hill Dickinson Stadium in Liverpool’s docklands. In the wee small hours post-match, I stumbled across the street where my paternal grandmother was born in 1900 (this latter fact itself forming the subject of a short story I published a few years ago).

A triptych photo featuring, top-left, the poster saying before the street sign for Denbigh St; top-right, the opening lines of a story mentioning the birth of the narrator in that street in 1900; and in the bottom frame, a shot of the now largely derelict street at night.

Malcolm Dixon@malcolmdixon59· Feb 24

A great short story writer. The quote below sums up her approach…

Text of Williams use of a phrase by Twain.

Malcolm Dixon@malcolmdixon59· Feb 21

Enjoyable discussion of all things David Lynch (the man, the movies, the meditation) this evening @favlit.org, in which @nicholasroyle.bsky.social paid homage to the great man via the context of the new book (‘Lynchian’) by @johnhiggs.bsky.social. Made me want to rewatch all the films, so job done.