The Haberdashery of Haiku: #1768: http://thehaberdasheryofhaikus.blogspot.com/2026/02/1769.html #poem #erasurepoetry #blackoutpoetry #bookhaiku #bookclub #thecrackedmirror #chrisbrookmyre #haiku

The Haberdashery of Haiku: #1767: http://thehaberdasheryofhaikus.blogspot.com/2026/02/1767.html #poem #erasurepoetry #blackoutpoetry #bookhaiku #bookclub #thecrackedmirror #chrisbrookmyre #haiku

The Haberdashery of Haiku: #1765 https://thehaberdasheryofhaikus.blogspot.com/2026/02/1765.html #poem #bookhaiku #erasurepoetry #blackoutpoetry #chrisbrookmyre #thecrackedmirror #bookclub

Scotland’s arts sector is struggling, with many groups living on a shoestring: the title of an excellent poem by Kathleen Jamie which highlights the thin line between companies surviving and dying. I looked at the issues and the problem seems to be: People want the arts to thrive, but nobody wants to pay for it! #CreativeScotland #IonaFyfe #KathleenJamie #BusinessandCultureScotland #ChrisBrookmyre https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/lifestyle/6209458/scotland-culture-cuts-spending-government/

Leaving an excellent talk at the Aye Write Festival by Ambrose Parry (IE Chris Brookmyre and his wife Marisa). We spotted a lady with 2 copies of their latest book, and joked about her apparent enthusiasm. Turns out she and the nice man with her are Chris Brookmyre’s parents! #chrisbrookmyre #AmbroseParry #ayewrite

""Because they're all I've got left.""
last sentence of "Flesh wounds" by #ChrisBrookmyre on #isbnmaschine
https://www.isbn-maschine.de/978-0-349-13870-1-last-sentence.php

"It's important to have the right environment for people to work in, I think."
middle sentence of "Quite Ugly One Morning" by #ChrisBrookmyre on #isbnmaschine
https://www.isbn-maschine.de/978-0-349-10885-8-middle-sentence.php

"Renny Harlin is directing."
last sentence of "One fine day in the middle of the night" by #ChrisBrookmyre on #isbnmaschine
https://www.isbn-maschine.de/978-0-349-11209-6-last-sentence.php

"There was a low background hiss as the courtroom awaited the playback, the volume on the speakers jacked up so much that Parlabane was bracing himself, expecting the soundfile to [...]"
first sentence of "Black Widow" by #ChrisBrookmyre on #isbnmaschine
https://www.isbn-maschine.de/978-1-40870-714-2-first-sentence.php