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Andrew
@almacdonald.ca
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Indie sci-fi author living in Ottawa, Canada
Website: almacdonald.ca
My debut novel: mybook.to/Orbitingfortunes
My microfiction collection: https://books2read.com/u/mV9Gvr

#booksky #amwriting #writingcommunity #scifi
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Andrew @almacdonald.ca · May 31
If you like my micro fiction stories then you will love my new book "Microverses: A collection of micro fiction". With nearly two hundred of my best stories in less than 280 characters.

See my website for links to the ebook and paperback: www.almacdonald.ca
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The cover of my new book Microverses: A collection of micro fiction. It's a blue cover with a large clock in the center with the moon superimposed on the clock face. The title is in orange above the clock and the corners have mystical white snakes curling around the edges. Thanks to Michelle Young for the cover.
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Just a reminder that the @canconsffh.bsky.social vendors room is open to the public this weekend, so you don't need tickets to pick up some sweet fantasy, science fiction, and horror merch from Canadian authors and artists!
October 14, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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jameswlackie.bsky.social
#Cops, #androids, and #space #pirates, oh my!

If you are a #sci-fi nerd who appreciates punchy prose, interesting (and likable) characters, and well integrated science-based world building, Orbiting Fortunes by @almacdonald.ca is for you.

I highly recommend checking it out.
October 17, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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For those looking for a great new #fantasy read, check out NEMESIS SPAWNED & WORLDS SUNDERED.
A dark psychological #fantasy epic 📚, it follows a demigod across multiple worlds in incarnations as an antihero, hero, and villain . . .
July 12, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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Hope everyone has a chance to touch grass on #caturday
My fluffy white and orange cat sitting in a patch of dirt and clover, his tail snaking behind him
September 13, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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A lot can go wrong when creating a new world. To get that #slice of heaven where you can wriggle your toes in some grass, you #chance having molten magma erupt and scorch it all. The humans like that about Earth. They are destruction wrapped in niceness, too, after all.
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Bare feet standing on short grass on a sunny day. Small blue flowers peek out of the grass.
September 6, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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Glittering dew drops dangle on the #laces of a spider web. That's how you have to think of space. The #constellations you see hang from the strands our interstellar ships travel along. The spider is the one stealing time so we can never go back, even if our loss was unfair.
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A dew-covered spiderweb against a blurry backdrop. There is a vague impression of fall leaves in the background blurriness, like the warm.air has condensed on the web in a cool fall night.
August 30, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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Hope everyone is having a relaxing #caturday
My orange and white cat resting his head for a minute.
August 23, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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"Do you have an outlet?"

Its eyes were sunken into shadowed skull pits, its hands #malformed claws clutching the phone, scrolling an infinite highway.

"You can plug in there," I said.

I suppose I'd misunderstood, as it just continued to swipe, searching for its #outlet.

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A black and white photo of man and a woman sitting next to each other on a train, eyes glued to their phones, wearing business casual clothes like they are on their way to work. The flat colours convey dreariness, like the phones are a small reprieve from drudgery.
August 23, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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🚨Dark Politics is now out at OUP in paperback, hardcover, ebook

Feeling that politics is getting dark? We have a book for ya

We investigate dark personality traits in politicians worldwide, and why they matter - for voters, elections, and democracy

mini🧵(& voucher!)
book cover for "Dark Politics" (Nai & Maier, 2024), Oxford University Press
December 26, 2023 at 2:51 PM
almacdonald.ca
Our shorings and footings for the new dam were #pummeled and swept away by the river yet again. We had to give up. The math was good, I just shuddered to think what force we had overlooked. I swear the leaves cheered, the water chuckled, and the #moss breathed with relief.
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A tall waterfall drops from a high cliff through a narrow canyon. A small footbridge crosses the canyon. The cliffs on either side are packed with bright green trees.
August 16, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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Wow I am absolutely tickled by this review, thank you! #amwriting
August 13, 2025 at 3:14 AM
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Look deep into his beautiful eyes - he is asking for chicken
#caturday
My orange and white cat curled up in the top tier of his cat tower, looking at the camera, resting his cheek on the cushioned edge of the platform.
August 9, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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The #spiders were amazing #engineers, building more than we realized. I was amazed to see that the town signpost was made of tightly woven webs. Then I noticed the clouds, the cars, the trees - all webs. Too late, I found out they could weave handcuffs and gags as well.
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A blue sign with white lettering reading "Hell" standing in front of lush green trees and a wide river with tree-covered hills on the opposite bank. A wide white-clouded sky overhead has barely visible pockets of blue trying to peak through the cloud cover.
August 9, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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“Wellness” by Larissa Hikel is today’s 75-word #story on Paragraph Planet www.paragraphplanet.com #writing #flashfiction #writingcommunity
Creative writing website for authors and readers. 75 words, changing daily. Submit your paragraph today.
A flash fiction website for writers and readers. One 75 word tale published daily. Plus author interviews and writing group map
www.paragraphplanet.com
August 4, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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It was a complex #charm, woven by three elders, the final cast ripping the skies apart with #thunder. Forevermore, the child of the blood moon could sense the demons lurking about the village and warn them. It was too late that they realized why the child stayed away from the King.
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August 3, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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My debut self-published novel is out now! Find it on Amazon, Kobo, Google Books, Apple Books, and Nook.

#scifibook #indieauthor #scifiwriter #clifi #humor #comedy #goodreads #scifinovel #environment #climatechange #socialcommentary #satire #political #spaceopera #funnybook #capitalism #writer
January 7, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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She was like the #horizon, beautiful and ever out of reach. Like the more distant vantage of the silver moon that erased the eclipse of perspective, I wished I could turn her to me. Her father #scowled as I gifted her a mirror. But the glass revealed her, as she looked only to it.

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August 2, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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jennajohnson115.bsky.social
Wow! Here are my top book recommendations so far for 2025. Three great books, guaranteed to raise your spirits, put a smile on your face, and make you laugh out loud.

One is by @hwinkler4real.bsky.social‬ and two are by
@robgotobed.bsky.social

I can highly recommend all three books.

#reading
June 20, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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August Sci-Fi, Alien Contact & Space Opera SALE
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#scifi #mystery #ian1 #ebooks #kindle #IARTG #Booksky
Sci-Fi, Alien Contact & Space Opera
Searching for your next favorite story? Look no further! These bestselling authors have teamed up to offer a delightful selection of new books. Available for a limited time.
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August 1, 2025 at 6:15 AM
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paragraphplanet.bsky.social
“Messaging” by @adelegallogly.bsky.social is today’s 75-word #story on Paragraph Planet paragraphplanet.com #writing #flashfiction
Creative writing website for authors and readers. 75 words, changing daily. Submit your paragraph today.
A flash fiction website for writers and readers. One 75 word tale published daily. Plus author interviews and writing group map
paragraphplanet.com
August 1, 2025 at 6:15 AM
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robgotobed.bsky.social
It’s arrived! Rob Gotobed’s NEW comedy book is in the shops now!!🤪🤓🥸🧐🤠

This book contains the very best of his stand-up routines and what his fans believe to be his funniest radio, television, and stage show scripts ever!😊👍🤣
www.amazon.co.uk/Captain-Casu...
December 15, 2024 at 10:45 AM
almacdonald.ca
The sudden crash of a tree falling was a shock. Even crazier was seeing a naked woman half emerge from the #elm stump.

"Who are you?" The she-tree demanded.

"Literally nobody!" I stammered.

"At long last! Please, to finally settle the debate: did I make a sound when I fell?"

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A woman with brown hair stands in the middle of a forest. She stands with her head and shoulders protruding from the stump of a large tree, as if she is wearing a dress, but the dress has now solidified into a bark column that flares out at the base, and she has fused with the forest floor.
July 31, 2025 at 2:03 AM
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claytongrahamscifi.bsky.social
Love to explore? Find yourself a new world.
Take Your Pick of highly-awarded Science Fiction novels:
Check out Clayton Graham’s #scifi and take your reading adventures out of this world.
www.amazon.com/stores/autho...
#scifi #sciencefiction #mystery #ian1 #IARTG #SFF
July 9, 2025 at 7:05 AM
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The #vssdaily #prompt for 7/24/25 is #museum
July 24, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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jamilynewriter.bsky.social
Good Morning/Good Day #vss365 Community:

Our July 24, 2025 #prompt word of the day is: #violet.

Violet (noun): a plant typically having purple, blue, or white five-petaled flowers, one of which forms a landing pad for pollinating insects.

Have a great day & happy writing!

#vss365 #prompt #violet
July 24, 2025 at 10:01 AM