Richard V. Hirst
@richardvhirst
Another writer you've never heard of / books with Confingo and Dead Ink / runs Levenshulme Old Library
New book! Coming this autumn, Brutalist Ghost Stories - 17 brand new ghost stories inspired by brutalist buildings and structures from across the UK. Featuring Daisy Johnson, Naomi Booth, Jeremy Dyson and many others. Pre-order now and it's a mere £9. www.confingopublishing.uk/product-page...
Am in Africa, of all places, and smashed through this in about four days - and probably currently know more about early twentieth century Icelandic socioeconomics and sheep farming practices, of all things, than most UK summer holiday dads.
Pamela Vander, Mark E Smith's partner, did an AMA on Reddit earlier which had some fascinating details for any latter day Fallologists. Love the idea of MES sat at home scoffing trotters while listening to the Escape From New York soundtrack.
Reading this recent novel I bought in hardback - I thought maybe a couple of years ago - and was wondering why the main character, who is essentially sitting in a room on his own, doesn't just look at his socials on his phone. Have just looked and discovered it in fact came out 19 years ago 💀⚰️🪦⌛
Signs I may not be living my best life: have found a channel which screens 90s episodes of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire which clearly gets so few viewers that no-one wants to advertise during the ad breaks which instead are just a silent countdown.
A choose-your-own-adventure style novel! Written by me and @jennashworth.bsky.social! Set in Preston Bus Station! Grief! Woe! The dead returning! Black Magic chocolates! richardvhirst.co.uk/blog/bus-sta...
Nipped in for some printer paper and of course came away with an I Heart Pontins mug. I sadly did not have any need for their stock of Woolworths toilet seats.
Thanks Adam! Manchester's oldest Carnegie library building - under the care of the community for almost a decade 💪 Always happy to talk to pretty much anyone at any time about community ownership of these places (aka a total minefield).
Please enjoy this photo of an L7 gig which looks like it could be a scene from actual Hell.
Bought some Banana Dodgers -which sounds like an 80s euphemism for lesbians.
I often think about how Dave Gahan basically headed out for new year's eve in 1989 with a sensible haircut and impeccable table manners and then came back to start the 90s covered in tattoos, brimming with smack and horny as shit.
And moments like this - like I can't really believe someone tried to actually pull this off, but also that the interviewer just acts like it's a relatively normal exchange.
New book! The fifth in the series @dancoxon.bsky.social and I edit for Dead Ink. Guidance and reflections on creative non-fiction from the likes of @jennashworth.bsky.social, @adamjfarrer.bsky.social, @tracyking.bsky.social, @noreenmasud.bsky.social and more! deadinkbooks.com/products/wri...
Well that sent me down a rabbit hole I wasn't expecting - a lot of opinions which basically amount to...
Actually, it looks like Starmer has used the same podium was Sunak did for his resignation. Another industry falls victim to his woke anti-business agenda.
Politics might feel unstable at the moment, but the podium industry must be booming.
Just realised it's nearly midnight and I've not even posted a heartwarming Father's Day post today.
Russell T Davies after spending a year dropping loads of details about the 2026 Doctor Who Christmas special.
I think very often about a moment during lockdown when my local free book library had basically all of the VNAs donated and I just told the woman who runs it to stick them on eBay. Altruism or folly? Lockdown in a nutshell, really.
Absolutely love this gorgeous book on the history and artwork of my all time favourite literary movement: the Virgin New Adventures.