Dr Kim Wiltshire (@kkwiltshire)

A small girl wearing a rabbit costume and blue coat carries a book as she walks to school. Her mother (head out of shot) wheels her baby brother along in a pushchair. The baby says "Peter Rabbit may be the 'Hero' of the story, but surely the obedient, widowed Mrs Rabbit is a more effective symbol of the oppression inherent within Mister McGregor's regime" The girls looks furious and snaps "Mum!! He's critiquing my world book day costume from a marxist perspective again!"

A cartoon reminder that tomorrow is World Book Day (In the UK anyway). Originally for the @theguardian.com

04.03.2026 17:07 👍 1200 🔁 446 💬 10 📌 15

It’s sunny - it’s not raining!!!

04.03.2026 13:17 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Indie Novella Novel Course I am currently halfway through a FREE 9 week novel writing course run by Indie Novella - and I am finding it hugely helpful! The lessons are all online and you have between Tuesday and Sunday each week, with creative prompts and exercises, and some thought provoking discussions and videos. Each week we have to submit the work for the exercise that week and people comment on it in the group.

Some thoughts on taking a writing course when you teach writing!

27.02.2026 14:46 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Poster about Encephalitis

It is world encephalitis day and those who know us will know why it’s important to get this message out - we’re lucky, Craig’s still with us and still brilliant but this devastating condition left its mark on us as a family - so please spread the word and remember: never take anything for granted!

22.02.2026 21:09 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Oh Nick! Nick, Nick, Nick, Nick, Nick. 😕🙄 No words.
And I quite liked their version of R&H(D) 😜

22.02.2026 21:05 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Review by Kim Wiltshire of "Boater: A Life on England's Waterways" by Jo Bell I’ve been aware of, and an admirer of, Jo Bell’s poetry for several years, so was excited to learn about this memoir she has written, all ab...

I very much enjoyed reviewing this book!

eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...

13.02.2026 14:08 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Ellie Chowns, "Reform UK, before it was the Brexit Party, before when it was UKIP, has been busy for many years fermenting this idea that immigration is the problem in this country"

"It's completely untrue"

"Inequality is the problem in this country"

12.02.2026 23:27 👍 720 🔁 187 💬 31 📌 11

Exclusive: Reform UK just broke electoral law in Gorton and Denton People across the constituency thought they were getting a letter from a concerned pensioner, they didn’t know she was working for Reform

This is so bad and not a hint of it in mainstream news!
manchestermill.co.uk/exclusive-re...

08.02.2026 10:41 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Edge Hill’s Fiction Writer’s Network – events and news One of things I am really lucky to be able to do in my role at Edge Hill is run the Fiction Writer's Network, a research group for not only the writer/academics at Edge Hill but also for current and former PhD students as well as professional writers in the surrounding area. Our blog holds a lot of the info about us and our current news (please go here to have a look at that:

Edge Hill’s Fiction Writer’s Network – events and news

One of things I am really lucky to be able to do in my role at Edge Hill is run the Fiction Writer's Network, a research group for not only the writer/academics at Edge Hill but also for current and former PhD students as well as professional…

06.02.2026 17:03 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Sale postmaster hailed 'community champion' for smartphone help Postmaster Sid Patel holds free smartphone advice sessions for older customers after hours.

This is a marvellous story about Sid who runs our post office - kind of makes you feel good about our world again!!

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

01.02.2026 16:05 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1

Panel 1: A tech bro strides across a stage. The word “PeoplBOTS” is in huge letters behind him. He says: “Our journey began with a simple question:” Panel 2 “Can we create a robot that is enormously powerful, but also completely safe?” Panel 3 “The answer to that question was 'No'.” A huge red armoured metal robot trundles across the stage belching smoke. It has a flamethrower for one arm and large shears for the other. Its eyes glow meanly red. Tech bro announces “So I give you: Dangerbot900!!”

A recent cartoon for @newscientist.com.

p.s. my new book of science cartoons, ‘Physics for Cats’ is out now. Links at www.tomgauld.com

31.01.2026 10:38 👍 1272 🔁 412 💬 12 📌 10

More member successes and publications - Fiction Writer's Network New member Joanne Reardon is one of the ten prize winners for the Blue Pencil Literary Agency Pitch Prize with her new novel Mr H’s Angel so do keep an eye out here for more news on that! You can find...

News from the Fiction Writers’ Network at Edge Hill - congrats all! @kkwiltshire.bsky.social blogs.edgehill.ac.uk/fin/2026/01/...

23.01.2026 19:19 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

New story on the Funny Pearls site I'm really happy to have a new short story, Triple the Price of a Fruit Cake, on the Funny Pearls online literary mag - it can be found here: The story is adapted from a monologue I wrote many years ago, probably more than 10 years ago now, as a small commission from the Royal Exchange in Manchester as part of their Come Closer season.

New story on the Funny Pearls site

I'm really happy to have a new short story, Triple the Price of a Fruit Cake, on the Funny Pearls online literary mag - it can be found here: The story is adapted from a monologue I wrote many years ago, probably more than 10 years ago now, as a small commission…

17.01.2026 11:33 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0