Jason Jackson
@jj_fiction
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Words/Pictures/Writer/Photographer/safc fan/Socialist/music nut/sober (Jason Jackson is a pen name for publication) π 'What's past is prologue.'
South West, England
Joined June 2015
What's the most important thing about writing, apart from actually writing? π #writingresilience
How many books have you read this year (so far) ?
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No one changes unless they want to. Not if you beg them. Not if you shame them. Not if you use reason, emotion, or tough love. Thereβs only one thing that makes someone change: their own realisation that they need to do it. And thereβs only one time it will happen: When they
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The Good Fairies of New York. First published in 1992. It was out of print in the UK when Piatkus published a new edition in 2006. Neil Gaiman wrote an introduction, which is really the reason that Piatkus republished it, so that was a good favour from him. @neilhimself
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The Bristol Short Story Prize wants your stories! No minimum word count, maximum 4000, with awardwinning novelists @JanCarson7280 and @PeaceMedie and @WolfLiterary agent Kate Johnson judging! Full details: https://t.co/3AKrk2a64c Please spread the word!
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Wrote a story. 800 words. Submitted it a competition. What happens next? (I know, I know, write another story, submit it to another competition π) #writingresilience
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Born 1970 Sober for ten years (in 2 months) Help those around you. Help yourself. Life is better sober. (DMs open for anyone struggling) And follow @secret
Men born in the 1970s, often referred to as 'Generation X', continue to see the highest rate of drug related deaths
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Men born in the 1970s, often referred to as 'Generation X', continue to see the highest rate of drug related deaths
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THE CHARLATANS β’ Canβt Get Out Of Bed [Late Night with Conan OβBrien 1994] I can't get out of bed You're keeping it, keep on, get it together #TheCharlatans #TimBurgess
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I just wrote 222 words. I need to turn it into 1000. Fuck, I'm out of practice π #writingresilience
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Fabulous vocals and what a bloody rock star he is β€οΈβ€οΈπ₯β¨β¨
The new album 'Critical Thinking', out 31st Jan 2025. Pre-order a copy from the official UK store before 3pm, Tues 29th Oct 3pm for pre-sale access to the Spring 2025 UK tour. Pre-sale starts Weds 30th at 9:30am. General sale starts Fri 1st 9:30am.Β https://t.co/ufxCIbgKUu
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Eek! 21 days, 14 hours and some change to enter! Micros up to 250 words. $1000 grand prize. The SmokeLong Grand Micro Contest!
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This competition is in the bag. Read the winners HERE! The 2025 competition opens for submissions on August 1, 2025.Β The SmokeLong Grand Micro Contest (The Mikey) is now an annual competition...
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26 years ago, I was made redundant and given a few grand. I decided that if I was careful, I could live off the money for 6 months trying to become a comedian before I had to get another job. I was 37. Worth a punt.
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SOLD OUT! Thank you to everyone who has tickets for our 3 Nov event 'Family Affair'. The event has sold out. Our authors will read to an audience of 150. Every autumn SSS event over the last 10 years has sold out in advance. Other @BookStroud events - https://t.co/gu0y10K1bX
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38 years clean and sober today . Best thing that I ever did . Without a shadow of a doubt . Hereβs to those that passed me the message. β€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈ
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