Chris Stanley
@allthosestrings.bsky.social
Songwriter / Author / Husband / Father / Lamppost Hugger / James Bond's Brother
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It's just not Halloween season without #FlashMonster, so we've juiced up our 13th annual contest. Now open to submissions.
#flashfiction #writingcontest
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#flashfiction #writingcontest
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August 17, 2026 at 8:09 PM
It's just not Halloween season without #FlashMonster, so we've juiced up our 13th annual contest. Now open to submissions.
#flashfiction #writingcontest
themolotovcocktail.com/flash-monste...
#flashfiction #writingcontest
themolotovcocktail.com/flash-monste...
You wait years for a cover version to come along and then two turn up at once...😄
A huge thank you to Maya for hosting another excellent afternoon at the Seven Stars, and to my old Prison Club buddies Geoff Pugh and Tim Rice for joining my on another jaunt along the Blues Highway.
A huge thank you to Maya for hosting another excellent afternoon at the Seven Stars, and to my old Prison Club buddies Geoff Pugh and Tim Rice for joining my on another jaunt along the Blues Highway.
April 20, 2026 at 5:38 PM
You wait years for a cover version to come along and then two turn up at once...😄
A huge thank you to Maya for hosting another excellent afternoon at the Seven Stars, and to my old Prison Club buddies Geoff Pugh and Tim Rice for joining my on another jaunt along the Blues Highway.
A huge thank you to Maya for hosting another excellent afternoon at the Seven Stars, and to my old Prison Club buddies Geoff Pugh and Tim Rice for joining my on another jaunt along the Blues Highway.
Tomorrow! Me live at the #SevenStars with my old buddies Geoff Pugh and Tim Rice also playing sets. Gonna be good #LiveMusic #OriginalMusic #Americana #SoloAcoustic
April 18, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Tomorrow! Me live at the #SevenStars with my old buddies Geoff Pugh and Tim Rice also playing sets. Gonna be good #LiveMusic #OriginalMusic #Americana #SoloAcoustic
My fifth #WeirdTales anthology, ‘Weird Tales: a facsimile selection from the world's greatest fantasy magazine’ was another enjoyable trip. Presenting stories, readers' letters, illustrations, adverts and more, it's like stepping back in time. #vintage #horror #fantasy #scifi
April 6, 2026 at 5:03 PM
My fifth #WeirdTales anthology, ‘Weird Tales: a facsimile selection from the world's greatest fantasy magazine’ was another enjoyable trip. Presenting stories, readers' letters, illustrations, adverts and more, it's like stepping back in time. #vintage #horror #fantasy #scifi
For those of you who like your country, rockin' - our new single #WelcomeToTheCountry came out a week ago and on Wednesday opened the second half of the Jelli Hour Radio Show. Check it out: open.spotify.com/album/0Pqoxm...
#ThePrisonClubBand #NewMusic #NewMusciFriday #LocalRadio
#ThePrisonClubBand #NewMusic #NewMusciFriday #LocalRadio
April 3, 2026 at 9:00 AM
For those of you who like your country, rockin' - our new single #WelcomeToTheCountry came out a week ago and on Wednesday opened the second half of the Jelli Hour Radio Show. Check it out: open.spotify.com/album/0Pqoxm...
#ThePrisonClubBand #NewMusic #NewMusciFriday #LocalRadio
#ThePrisonClubBand #NewMusic #NewMusciFriday #LocalRadio
For those of you who like your country rockin', our new #WelcomeToTheCountry EP is out now! Featuring #ThePrisonClubBand at its most electric: raucous guitars, tasty mandolin and a stomping rhythm section. Get on it! #NewMusic #NewMusicFriday #Americana open.spotify.com/album/0Pqoxm...
Welcome to the Country (Anniversary Edition)
open.spotify.com
March 28, 2026 at 7:55 AM
For those of you who like your country rockin', our new #WelcomeToTheCountry EP is out now! Featuring #ThePrisonClubBand at its most electric: raucous guitars, tasty mandolin and a stomping rhythm section. Get on it! #NewMusic #NewMusicFriday #Americana open.spotify.com/album/0Pqoxm...
Our new EP #WelcomeToTheCountry drops this Friday and has already snuck out to some of our favourite local radio stations - thanks to everyone who has played it so far!
#ThePrisonClubBand
#Country #Rock #Americana #NewMusic #NewMusicFriday
#ThePrisonClubBand
#Country #Rock #Americana #NewMusic #NewMusicFriday
March 25, 2026 at 7:11 AM
Our new EP #WelcomeToTheCountry drops this Friday and has already snuck out to some of our favourite local radio stations - thanks to everyone who has played it so far!
#ThePrisonClubBand
#Country #Rock #Americana #NewMusic #NewMusicFriday
#ThePrisonClubBand
#Country #Rock #Americana #NewMusic #NewMusicFriday
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Quietly, calmly and forensically, BBC just dismantled the Trump communications shitshow on Iran.
No hyperbole, just laying out an unprecedented military, diplomatic and reputational shambles.
Worth a watch.
(🎥 BBC News/BBC Verify)
No hyperbole, just laying out an unprecedented military, diplomatic and reputational shambles.
Worth a watch.
(🎥 BBC News/BBC Verify)
March 5, 2026 at 8:46 AM
Quietly, calmly and forensically, BBC just dismantled the Trump communications shitshow on Iran.
No hyperbole, just laying out an unprecedented military, diplomatic and reputational shambles.
Worth a watch.
(🎥 BBC News/BBC Verify)
No hyperbole, just laying out an unprecedented military, diplomatic and reputational shambles.
Worth a watch.
(🎥 BBC News/BBC Verify)
Reposted by Chris Stanley
Writers 👀
Some markets close quietly.
Some fill fast.
A few this week aren’t even on the site.
If you write horror, sci-fi, or dark speculative fiction, the Horror Tree newsletter keeps you ahead. 🖤
Open calls. Flash fiction, & More!
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#AmWriting
Some markets close quietly.
Some fill fast.
A few this week aren’t even on the site.
If you write horror, sci-fi, or dark speculative fiction, the Horror Tree newsletter keeps you ahead. 🖤
Open calls. Flash fiction, & More!
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#AmWriting
February 27, 2026 at 1:22 AM
Writers 👀
Some markets close quietly.
Some fill fast.
A few this week aren’t even on the site.
If you write horror, sci-fi, or dark speculative fiction, the Horror Tree newsletter keeps you ahead. 🖤
Open calls. Flash fiction, & More!
Sign up for our newsletter: horrortree.beehiiv.com
#AmWriting
Some markets close quietly.
Some fill fast.
A few this week aren’t even on the site.
If you write horror, sci-fi, or dark speculative fiction, the Horror Tree newsletter keeps you ahead. 🖤
Open calls. Flash fiction, & More!
Sign up for our newsletter: horrortree.beehiiv.com
#AmWriting
Fun lunchtime gig at the Zen Rebel Café in Midsomer Norton yesterday. No gigs next month as I'm heading back to the studio with #ThePrisonClubBand, but I'll be back in April for a couple of solo sets in Bristol and Stratford-Upon-Avon.
#LiveMusic #OriginalMusic #Americana
#LiveMusic #OriginalMusic #Americana
February 22, 2026 at 10:07 AM
Fun lunchtime gig at the Zen Rebel Café in Midsomer Norton yesterday. No gigs next month as I'm heading back to the studio with #ThePrisonClubBand, but I'll be back in April for a couple of solo sets in Bristol and Stratford-Upon-Avon.
#LiveMusic #OriginalMusic #Americana
#LiveMusic #OriginalMusic #Americana
Heading to Midsomer Norton tomorrow lunchtime to play some songs at the Zen Rebel Café. Music from midday to 2pm, and I'm on first. Taking a break in March for our next #ThePrisonClubBand recording session, and then I'm back for a couple of solo gigs in April.
#LiveMusic #OriginalMusic #Americana
#LiveMusic #OriginalMusic #Americana
February 20, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Heading to Midsomer Norton tomorrow lunchtime to play some songs at the Zen Rebel Café. Music from midday to 2pm, and I'm on first. Taking a break in March for our next #ThePrisonClubBand recording session, and then I'm back for a couple of solo gigs in April.
#LiveMusic #OriginalMusic #Americana
#LiveMusic #OriginalMusic #Americana
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We are living through dark, disturbing and dangerous times, but do not despair — the cavalry is coming! Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band will be taking the stage this spring from Minneapolis to California to Texas to Washington, D.C. for the Land of Hope And Dreams American Tour.
February 17, 2026 at 5:11 PM
We are living through dark, disturbing and dangerous times, but do not despair — the cavalry is coming! Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band will be taking the stage this spring from Minneapolis to California to Texas to Washington, D.C. for the Land of Hope And Dreams American Tour.
Another fantastic afternoon at the #SevenStars in Bristol. Loads of great music. Thanks to James Stallwood and Steve Ball for joining me, and Maya Hughes for hosting. I'll be back at the Stars - solo - in April. Can't wait.
#ThePrisonClubBand #LiveMusic #OriginalMusic #Americana #Acoustic
#ThePrisonClubBand #LiveMusic #OriginalMusic #Americana #Acoustic
February 17, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Another fantastic afternoon at the #SevenStars in Bristol. Loads of great music. Thanks to James Stallwood and Steve Ball for joining me, and Maya Hughes for hosting. I'll be back at the Stars - solo - in April. Can't wait.
#ThePrisonClubBand #LiveMusic #OriginalMusic #Americana #Acoustic
#ThePrisonClubBand #LiveMusic #OriginalMusic #Americana #Acoustic
Tomorrow! #LiveMusic #OriginalMusic
February 14, 2026 at 12:59 PM
Tomorrow! #LiveMusic #OriginalMusic
For my second gig this month, I'll be performing with #ThePrisonClubBand at the Seven Stars in Bristol. One of our favourite venues to play. This Sunday 15 February, 3 to 6.30pm, free entry. Come along!
#LiveMusic #AcousticSessions
#LiveMusic #AcousticSessions
February 12, 2026 at 7:44 PM
For my second gig this month, I'll be performing with #ThePrisonClubBand at the Seven Stars in Bristol. One of our favourite venues to play. This Sunday 15 February, 3 to 6.30pm, free entry. Come along!
#LiveMusic #AcousticSessions
#LiveMusic #AcousticSessions
I really enjoyed that! Despite the long drive and appalling weather, my first visit to the Bear & Wolf in Kidderminster was loads of fun and totally worth it. Huge thanks to Benjamin Hiorns (great singer-songwriter) for inviting me to play.
#LiveMusic #OriginalMusic #Americana
#LiveMusic #OriginalMusic #Americana
February 7, 2026 at 9:25 AM
I really enjoyed that! Despite the long drive and appalling weather, my first visit to the Bear & Wolf in Kidderminster was loads of fun and totally worth it. Huge thanks to Benjamin Hiorns (great singer-songwriter) for inviting me to play.
#LiveMusic #OriginalMusic #Americana
#LiveMusic #OriginalMusic #Americana
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Have written about a week where the hypocrisy of much of the media was laid bare (and address mine).
I also write about the truth Starmer cannot say: he appointed Mandelson to the court of Trump not in spite of the Epstein connection but in a sense, because of it. open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
I also write about the truth Starmer cannot say: he appointed Mandelson to the court of Trump not in spite of the Epstein connection but in a sense, because of it. open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
What Starmer cannot say
The hypocrisy, in so many directions, the Epstein files reveal of the Westminster and the media class
open.substack.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:56 AM
Have written about a week where the hypocrisy of much of the media was laid bare (and address mine).
I also write about the truth Starmer cannot say: he appointed Mandelson to the court of Trump not in spite of the Epstein connection but in a sense, because of it. open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
I also write about the truth Starmer cannot say: he appointed Mandelson to the court of Trump not in spite of the Epstein connection but in a sense, because of it. open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
3 gigs this month - 2 solo and 1 with the band - kicking off with a solo set at the Bear & Wolf in Kidderminster this Thursday 5 February. Music starts at 8pm. I think I'm the second of the 2 acts. #LiveMusic #OriginalMusic #Acoustic #Americana
February 3, 2026 at 7:24 PM
3 gigs this month - 2 solo and 1 with the band - kicking off with a solo set at the Bear & Wolf in Kidderminster this Thursday 5 February. Music starts at 8pm. I think I'm the second of the 2 acts. #LiveMusic #OriginalMusic #Acoustic #Americana
Playing the Bear & Wolf in Kidderminster this Thursday 5 February - my first solo gig of the year. Music from 8pm, and it's free entry. Looking forward to this one.
#LiveMusic #OriginalMusic
#LiveMusic #OriginalMusic
January 31, 2026 at 10:59 AM
Playing the Bear & Wolf in Kidderminster this Thursday 5 February - my first solo gig of the year. Music from 8pm, and it's free entry. Looking forward to this one.
#LiveMusic #OriginalMusic
#LiveMusic #OriginalMusic
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
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🔥 HellBound Books is celebrating 10 years of horror with a special anniversary anthology.
No theme. Original horror only.
4k–8k words.
$10 payment.
Deadline: June 30, 2026.
horrortree.com/taking-submi...
From @hellboundbooks.bsky.social
#HorrorWriting #Submissions
No theme. Original horror only.
4k–8k words.
$10 payment.
Deadline: June 30, 2026.
horrortree.com/taking-submi...
From @hellboundbooks.bsky.social
#HorrorWriting #Submissions
January 27, 2026 at 4:31 PM
🔥 HellBound Books is celebrating 10 years of horror with a special anniversary anthology.
No theme. Original horror only.
4k–8k words.
$10 payment.
Deadline: June 30, 2026.
horrortree.com/taking-submi...
From @hellboundbooks.bsky.social
#HorrorWriting #Submissions
No theme. Original horror only.
4k–8k words.
$10 payment.
Deadline: June 30, 2026.
horrortree.com/taking-submi...
From @hellboundbooks.bsky.social
#HorrorWriting #Submissions
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My fourth #WeirdTales anthology, 1988’s ‘Weird Tales: 32 Unearthed Terrors’ was my favourite yet. Presenting a story from every year of the original run, it gives a fascinating glimpse of the evolution of weird fiction. Recommended if you can get hold of a copy. #vintage #horror #fantasy #scifi
January 25, 2026 at 10:56 AM
My fourth #WeirdTales anthology, 1988’s ‘Weird Tales: 32 Unearthed Terrors’ was my favourite yet. Presenting a story from every year of the original run, it gives a fascinating glimpse of the evolution of weird fiction. Recommended if you can get hold of a copy. #vintage #horror #fantasy #scifi
My fourth #WeirdTales anthology, 1988’s ‘Weird Tales: 32 Unearthed Terrors’ was my favourite yet. Presenting a story from every year of the original run, it gives a fascinating glimpse of the evolution of weird fiction. Recommended if you can get hold of a copy. #vintage #horror #fantasy #scifi
January 25, 2026 at 10:56 AM
My fourth #WeirdTales anthology, 1988’s ‘Weird Tales: 32 Unearthed Terrors’ was my favourite yet. Presenting a story from every year of the original run, it gives a fascinating glimpse of the evolution of weird fiction. Recommended if you can get hold of a copy. #vintage #horror #fantasy #scifi
Fantastic evening at the Frog and Fiddle last night! So great to be out with #ThePrisonClubBand again. Thanks to everyone who came to see us. The band will be back next month for a set at the Seven Stars on Sunday 15 February x #LiveMusic #AcousticShowcase
January 18, 2026 at 9:13 AM
Fantastic evening at the Frog and Fiddle last night! So great to be out with #ThePrisonClubBand again. Thanks to everyone who came to see us. The band will be back next month for a set at the Seven Stars on Sunday 15 February x #LiveMusic #AcousticShowcase
Live music! This weekend! In Cheltenham with #ThePrisonClubBand. Don't miss it!
#LiveMusic #AcousticShowcase #FrogAndFiddle
#LiveMusic #AcousticShowcase #FrogAndFiddle
January 14, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Live music! This weekend! In Cheltenham with #ThePrisonClubBand. Don't miss it!
#LiveMusic #AcousticShowcase #FrogAndFiddle
#LiveMusic #AcousticShowcase #FrogAndFiddle