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Eggs are now so expensive they’re smuggling them like fentanyl.

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Just reached 290,000 followers here on Bluesky, and, well: Wow. Thank you for being part of my experience here. To celebrate this really cool milestone, I've donated to Black Girls Do STEM, because we need diversity in STEM fields more than ever these days. Onward! bgdstem.com

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And I have just got my contract to produce a 4 article series on use of forensics in speculative detective fiction. Combined with the article I've already sold, I've nearly earned back what I spent on the new computer. 😊 I could write forever on this subject.

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Outstanding ……………🤭

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After a tough week, having lots of fun with a book that on paper really shouldn’t be my thing. It’s been sat on my kindle for years and it just sort of called my name. @patricksamphire.bsky.social

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Neo-Nazis plan to rob WMDs from a secret Russian base in Venezuela. Vampires, maverick mercenaries & spies race to stop them. Oddly, seems the Kremlin wants those WMDs stolen—only not by them. But…why? amazon.com/dp/B0CWDZHT9S #SFF #vampires #commandos #thriller #WritingCommunity #war #booksky 📚💙

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Worst. Episode. EVER.

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Latest illo for the excellent @newhumanist.bsky.social, for an article on Narcissism

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In a dystopian Earth, twenty years after the end of WWIII, a dutiful son will risk it all to prove his father was not the monster history made of him. VYRUS is on Amazon at: amazon.com/dp/B08NXWSNQ4 #thriller #WritingCommunity #SFF #vampires #espionage #booksky 📚💙 #actionadventure #novel #scifi

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We are living in the new Dark Ages, but instead of keeping a light on for humanity, decency, and compassion, Starmer, Sarwar and the Labour party are vying with the Tories to help Nigel Farage snuff out the remaining candles.

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New #WriterBeware blog post: Writers are always on the hunt for effective marketing strategies...but marketing is an area where you get what you pay for. One operator's empire of 24 self-serve promotional websites illustrates why writerbeware.blog/2025/02/21/w...

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I attended a lecture by Meg Hyland at Worldcon 2025, 'We sang to stop ourselves from crying' about the Herring girls. Well worth attending if you're near. The lecture was a fascinating look into the past.

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This weekend is going to contain booting up the old, slow computer and sitting for hours while trying to download all the files.

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Dear indie authors, Many of us are looking for new places to sell books, so may I present The Dreamer's Bookshop This store stocks only indie books (you have to ship the stock) but v recently has started allowing indie authors to sell ebooks through the platform thedreamersbookshop.myshopify.com/en

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Canadian MP Charlie Angus speaks with MeidasTouch - great coverage open.spotify.com/episode/7d9F...

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New book announcement! Women Artists & Designers at the National Trust by Rachel Conroy with an introduction by Sandi Toksvig shop.nationaltrust.org.uk/women-artist... Spanning six centuries, this book looks at some of the many women artists and designers represented in its vast collections.

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How Women Keep Reinventing Independent Publishing 📚 bit.ly/4bclF0Y

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Absolutely shocking and very worrying from NOAA www.newscientist.com/article/2469...

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Lola Cat decided to forgive me at 2.30am for putting flea medicine on her neck. But she purrs so nicely in my ear that I can't get cross, even if I am tired.

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Okay, how about you drop the first line of your WIP to get people excited? Here's mine: As the swinging doors creaked open and the stranger walked into The Dented Bucket, the air – once filled with atonal music from the battered piano – grew thick and heavy with suspicion.

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Any reposts of my new book to help me try and reach this goal would be faaaaaab 💖💪

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On this day in 1942, German tanks and soldiers marched through Winnipeg. The mayor, premier and Lt. Governor were arrested. The city was renamed Himmlerstadt, books were burned and the swastika flag flew around the city. This is the story of Winnipeg's If Day. 🧵1/14

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Anyway....away from all else, some good news today, the frogs have been visiting the pond and have left a nice pile of frogspawn...top left hand corner. The world goes on..

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So WHITE ON WHITE: A LITERARY TRIBUTE TO BAUHAUS is now live again on Amazon: www.amazon.com/dp/B0DXMVJ8J...? I have a couple of horror tales in this anthology and can't wait to read it. Although the collection features poems, essays and non horror pieces also #horror #horrorsky 🙏😊

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Some lovely news! My story, "A Flight of Birds" is in SF Caledonia Anthology One, out March! It's the tale of a a vampire barista with a Scottish twist. 🖤🦇☕🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 So happy it's getting another airing, with loads of other excellent stories. Pre-order link: www.shorelineofinfinity.com/product/sf-c...

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Apropos of nothing in particular, I wonder if I have any rotten tomatoes in my fridge?

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You know when you’re just sitting there minding your own business and you get like a full-body shiver out of nowhere? That’s a demon jumping in to possess you and then jumping right back out after he’s had a quick look around like nooooope

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Heard real-life baby alligator noises and had to do an animation.

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A note for anyone thinking of stopping by the Lincolnshire Folk Tales Reimagined launch tomorrow at the Five Leaves Bookshop, Nottingham. As those who booked ahead already know, the event has had to be postponed due to circumstances beyond all concerned's control. The evening will be rescheduled.

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