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J. R. Hatchigan
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Michigan-based mystery novelist. My books feature Polish-American investigative reporter Joe Novak. My likes: cats, dogs, shopping, rainy days, long walks, a bit of hygge, a good laugh, a good cup of tea, and good peeps. Interested in books?
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You don't need a heavy Dutch Oven pot to bake deelish sourdough. Here's a great hack.

#sourdough #5amwriters #writingcommunity

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Thrifty Sourdough Hack: Easy on Your Back, Easy on Your Budget
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January 23, 2026 at 11:31 PM
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This real life murder mystery grabbed global headlines in the 1920s.

#5amwritersclub #writing #writingcommunity #mysterybooks

Was She Married to a Monster - or to England's Unluckiest Lawyer?
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Was She Married to a Monster - or to England's Unluckiest Lawyer?
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January 18, 2026 at 3:06 PM
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It amazes me how deer adapt to the winter. What graceful animals they are.

#nature #holidayseason #5amwritersclub
December 24, 2025 at 3:12 AM
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Turning the pages of a book you are holding in your hands is an underrated pleasure.

#5amwritersclub #writing #twistysuspensemystery
December 9, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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Is this the most delicious sound in the world? (The sound of a knife slicing through just baked sourdough.)

#sourdough ##5amwritersclub #twistymysterysuspense
December 7, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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Looked up a word I learned on NYT’s Connections today. Not buying this explanation of its etymology.

#5amwritersclub #writing #books #reading #language
December 7, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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A few lucky authors don't have to revise their work. I am not one of them.

#humor #revision #twistysuspensemystery #5amdritersclub
December 6, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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#twistysuspensemysterywriter #5amwritersclub #Michigan #5amwritersclub
Adulting through a Michigan Winter
Winter in Michigan is mean.
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December 6, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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In 1941, a teenage pilot training for World War II wrote "High Flight," a poem that is now considered immortal.

#history #poetry #aviation #5amwritersclub #writing
December 4, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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All the changes in the world, for good or evil, were first brought about by words. - Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis

#5amwritersclub #writing #books #reading #Inspiration
December 1, 2025 at 12:54 AM
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Nature has a sense of humor.

#winter #Michigan #nature #5amwritersclub
November 30, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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Books and solitude are a little bit of heaven on earth.

#5amwritersclub #writing #books #reading #Inspiration
November 30, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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In 1963, one poem broke the nation’s heart. Here’s the story - and the poem.

#poetry #history #5amwritersclub #writingcommunity
November 30, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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Enjoying the simple things. Feeling blessed. Happy Thanksgiving!

#5amwritersclub #writingcommunity #hygge #autumn #Thanksgiving
November 25, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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Friends make life better. Happy Sunday, Bluesky friends!

#5amwritersclub #writing #art #writingcommunity

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nancycomics.bsky.social NANCY COMICS BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER @nancycomics.bsky.social · Nov 23
SUNDAY WITH
NANCY AND SLUGGO
Nancy and Sluggo have found a pair of sunglasses and they are walking side by side with their heads together so they both can wear the sunglasses at the same time.
November 23, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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Fairy tales do come true 🎶🎵…

#5amwritersclub #writing #writing-community #revision
November 23, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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What happens when a suspense novelist bakes a loaf of bread?

#5amwritersclub #sourdough #writingcommunity #mysterybook #humor
November 20, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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They called it a tragedy . . .

#mysterybooks #plottwist
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November 18, 2025 at 2:18 AM
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There’s 🎶 music 🎵 in these words.
blongley.bsky.social Barbara Longley Author (no DMs) 📎 @blongley.bsky.social · Nov 17
Good morning, creatives! One of the best classes I took in high school was called "Word Power." We learned root words, prefixes, and suffixes. After that, I could figure out what a word meant. Vocabulary is cool.
#5amwritersclub #writingcommunity
November 17, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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Books have emotional impact. Which book have you read this year that moved you deeply? For me, it was John Preston’s The Dig.

#BookTok #humor #5amwritersclub
November 16, 2025 at 11:49 PM
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Writer Confronts Her Muse
#BookTok #mysterybooks #writinghumor #comedy #5amwritersclub
November 15, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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A poem about autumn and growing up and losing the fresh eyes of childhood. Spring and Fall by Gerard Manley Hopkins captures the poignance of the season.

#NovemberCozy #5amwritersclub #writing #writingcommunity #autumnaesthetic #mysterybooks
November 14, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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Things we don’t say out loud?

#5amwritersclub #writing #writingcommunity #humor
November 13, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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Old school handwriting still rocks. ✍️

#5amwritersclub #writing #writingcommunity #handwriting #cursive
November 11, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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Autumn morning. A hint of frost on the grass. Leaves gently falling.

#5amwritersclub #writing #art #writingcommunity #autumn
November 2, 2025 at 2:26 PM