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dergullen.bsky.social

SFF writer, poet, editor, leather crafter, gardener. Milford SF Conference co-organiser, 5K Your Way Ambassador 2024 Nonsuch Parkrunner of the Year Winning battles, losing the war.

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Does anyone in the UK have recommendations for outdoor wireless garden cameras, please?

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Reminder that, if you want to avoid big online stores like Amazon, you can get all my ebooks through itch.io. (And you can buy all the Mennik Thorn books together in a bundle that is far cheaper than buying them separately.) patrick-samphire.itch.io

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My new album LIAR (Love Isn't A Right) is available to pre-order now from my official store and from @roughtraderecords.bsky.social, @normanrecords.com, Resident Brighton, The Jazz Vault and JPC in Germany! Pre-order here: linktr.ee/tanitamusic

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We sent out our latest newsletter this morning with reminders about several COLOSSIVE events happening this month. Still, don't subscribe? You've already missed today's #zine fair. (You snooze, you lose.) But you can catch up on the rest of our news here: bit.ly/colossivejun...

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My main blog website is www.bigbeardedbookseller.com and I write about books, tarot, films, home cooking, solo gaming, photography and whatever takes my fancy, the blog also hosts author/illustrator/blogger interviews

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Come, on 'Ull!

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The word for this week's Book Quote Wednesday is 'tight', and here's a tense, night-time confrontation in the port city of Grand BiIlon. www.tinyurl.com/WizDuos1 #BookQW

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✨Are you a @bsfa.bsky.social member and thinking about @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social? The BSFA is sponsoring two in person memberships for persons of colour, persons with disabilities and those with financial difficulties for any reason. Details on how to apply are in the latest newsletter.✨

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Last week at Broken Frontier... Colossive Cartographies #65 – Hayley Gullen Shares Her ‘Adventures in Pictland’. @hayleygullen.com @colossive.com www.brokenfrontier.com/gullen-adven...

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No big team. No red tape. Just me—Alan Parry. I run this thing solo, and I’ve published over 30 books that punch above their weight. Submissions open Aug 1–31. 👉 shorturl.at/eTSjI 👤 @alanparry83.bsky.social

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Cancer broke me down. I had to build myself back up again. By sharing my story, I hope to help others. #cansky

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Oh-ho. Oh yeah.

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Exploitation, plain & simple. Who would want to work with these utter clowns?

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New Review - two novellas in one book exploring characters trying to work out their futures - really recommend Wiz Duos 2 - Song, Stone, Sail, Bone by Juliet Kemp and Take Me Hone by EM Faulds - thanks to @wtpress.bsky.social www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2025/5/...

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"The products you love are tangibly worse. We're richer than ever, especially after all those layoffs. We're also building giant data centers that cost billions of dollars to force new and bad features into products you're already mad at, at the low cost of "the environment and every work of art."

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I forgot to share this, but I wrote up a page listing some of the inspirations for situations and locations that appear in Darkened Hill & Dale. I have also listed 'things that I thought I'd made up but are at least partially real'. 😬 darkened-hill-and-dale.patchworkfez.games/references/

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As a lifelong #fern lover I am delighted with my new ferny throw.

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My writing life - so far.

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I had my latest #covid booster jab yesterday. If you live in the UK and are eligible, please get yours. It's a walk in service, and it's free.

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And most likely a better way too.

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Lets see if we can get the Streisand effect going here boingboing.net/2025/05/23/p...

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Come on, all you talented people!

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FYI. The Gullen Test. Inspired by @alisonbechdel.bsky.social

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Does anyone in the UK have recommendations for outdoor wireless garden cameras, please?

Reminder that, if you want to avoid big online stores like Amazon, you can get all my ebooks through itch.io. (And you can buy all the Mennik Thorn books together in a bundle that is far cheaper than buying them separately.) patrick-samphire.itch.io

My new album LIAR (Love Isn't A Right) is available to pre-order now from my official store and from @roughtraderecords.bsky.social, @normanrecords.com, Resident Brighton, The Jazz Vault and JPC in Germany! Pre-order here: linktr.ee/tanitamusic

We sent out our latest newsletter this morning with reminders about several COLOSSIVE events happening this month. Still, don't subscribe? You've already missed today's #zine fair. (You snooze, you lose.) But you can catch up on the rest of our news here: bit.ly/colossivejun...

My main blog website is www.bigbeardedbookseller.com and I write about books, tarot, films, home cooking, solo gaming, photography and whatever takes my fancy, the blog also hosts author/illustrator/blogger interviews

Come, on 'Ull!

The word for this week's Book Quote Wednesday is 'tight', and here's a tense, night-time confrontation in the port city of Grand BiIlon. www.tinyurl.com/WizDuos1 #BookQW

✨Are you a @bsfa.bsky.social member and thinking about @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social? The BSFA is sponsoring two in person memberships for persons of colour, persons with disabilities and those with financial difficulties for any reason. Details on how to apply are in the latest newsletter.✨

Last week at Broken Frontier... Colossive Cartographies #65 – Hayley Gullen Shares Her ‘Adventures in Pictland’. @hayleygullen.com @colossive.com www.brokenfrontier.com/gullen-adven...

No big team. No red tape. Just me—Alan Parry. I run this thing solo, and I’ve published over 30 books that punch above their weight. Submissions open Aug 1–31. 👉 shorturl.at/eTSjI 👤 @alanparry83.bsky.social

Cancer broke me down. I had to build myself back up again. By sharing my story, I hope to help others. #cansky

Oh-ho. Oh yeah.

Exploitation, plain & simple. Who would want to work with these utter clowns?

New Review - two novellas in one book exploring characters trying to work out their futures - really recommend Wiz Duos 2 - Song, Stone, Sail, Bone by Juliet Kemp and Take Me Hone by EM Faulds - thanks to @wtpress.bsky.social www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2025/5/...

"The products you love are tangibly worse. We're richer than ever, especially after all those layoffs. We're also building giant data centers that cost billions of dollars to force new and bad features into products you're already mad at, at the low cost of "the environment and every work of art."

I forgot to share this, but I wrote up a page listing some of the inspirations for situations and locations that appear in Darkened Hill & Dale. I have also listed 'things that I thought I'd made up but are at least partially real'. 😬 darkened-hill-and-dale.patchworkfez.games/references/

As a lifelong #fern lover I am delighted with my new ferny throw.

My writing life - so far.

I had my latest #covid booster jab yesterday. If you live in the UK and are eligible, please get yours. It's a walk in service, and it's free.

And most likely a better way too.

Lets see if we can get the Streisand effect going here boingboing.net/2025/05/23/p...

Come on, all you talented people!

FYI. The Gullen Test. Inspired by @alisonbechdel.bsky.social

The first @bristolcon.bsky.social 2025 progress report received! How I hope I can go.

And it's an excellent story too.

Canterbury bells, or Campanula medium. One of my late spring favourites.