Author: Artiecarden

I’m a graduate of a Creative Writing degree, so now classify myself a writer. I’m queer, nonbinary, and make a lot of savage jokes about myself. I live with disabilities, chronic illnesses, and mental illness. I like to write fiction about/for marginalised people. Same with my YouTube videos and my blog posts. Salty World top editor.

How To Use The Boots Recycling Scheme!

collage style graphic with green and brown paper. left is a page from a notebook and an image with the drop off point and lots of brightly coloured products behind it. on the right the title in 70s style bubble writing 'boots recycling scheme'
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Hi pals, My first blog post from me in a while. It's something i've been working on for a while, whilst I also tried to get to grips with how to use this scheme before telling you about it and how to use it! The Boots site is honestly very overwhelming and confusing and it isn't very straightforward with how it works, so I'm going to do my best to show you how to use the scheme and make the most of of it!

5 Books About Everything That Goes Bump In The Night by Aisling O’Connor

Image is a green and brown collage theme. Text reads ‘5 books for halloween' in bottom right. Above it is a photo of Aisling, a white woman with long dark hair and holding a mug of coffee. To the left are three book covers, zom-b, ghost squad, and the lost girls.
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Hey pals, For a special Halloween edition of my Top 5 Recs posts, I had to ask my friend Aisling for her spooky book recs. I couldn't think of anyone better for this month. Ash and I have worked together many times on blog posts over the years. I trust her with everything gothic, vampire, supernatural, and horror. I hope you enjoy this guest post, and find something to read this Halloween Season!

Top 5 Recommendations from Karl Knight

Image is a green and brown collage theme. Text reads ‘top 5 recommendations’ in bottom right. Above it is a photo of Karl, a white disabled man with short hair and glasses. To the left are three book and zine covers, sick magazine, poetry prize Kin, and sore loser.
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Instalment 3 of my guest post series where people I know, and friends of mine, recommend 5 things! Karl has recommended a selection of media and added a couple of honorary mentions as well! If you're into queer crip media, this post is for you!  Karl Knights is a freelance journalist. His poetry and prose has appeared in The Guardian, The Poetry Review, Poetry London and elsewhere. He was a winner of the 2021 New Poets Prize. His debut pamphlet, Kin, is out now with the Poetry Business. He tweets.