A recent gift washed in by the strange tides of the internet, Stu is an author who takes lovely, creepy photos. He responded over on Blueksy to a Hopeless shoutout for that sort of content, and will be donating a whole array of photos to the project.

You can find him over here – https://bsky.app/profile/stuhennigan.bsky.social

And if you haven’t spotted Hopeless on Bluesky, we’re https://bsky.app/profile/hopelessmaine.bsky.social

Social media is either me (Nimue) or James, who likes to do his Weaslegrease thing on a Wednesday, for the alliteration.

Stu Hennigan is a writer, editor, poet and musician from the north of England. His next book, Disappear Here: Bret Easton Ellis’ America will be published by Ortac Press in 2026.

I’m sharing this wonderful plague doctor photo today because overall it’s a bit modern for a Hopeless story, but it gives you a flavour of what is to come.

We’ve had a wealth of photographic contributions and promises of more to come from a few splendid people so there should be all kinds of new energy for stories in the coming months. If you are on the writing side and are interested in picking up a photo as a writing prompt, wave your tentacles.