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Johanneke Van Der Bijl
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I'm here to talk about great books and share Stardew Valley memes.
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Stardew Valley villagers in a nutshell: 😄

#stardewvalley #memes
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Even as a gentle little chuckle films the Knives Out series is great 🔪🩸
December 18, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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Warm up a cold night with magical stories, including some of mine!

Cold Nights, Hot Magic: storyoriginapp.com/to/ryk0mxn
Snowfall and Sorcery: storyoriginapp.com/to/fqkO51G
December 19, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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The Death of Curiosity
🛰️ Pioneer Sun… LATEST RELEASE
#Scifi #Wallops #NASA #JPL #Goddard #KU #Amazon
📚🛸
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FBLJGWW5
December 18, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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2025 has been an unbelievable year for my writing. I'd like to thank everyone who's given my dark & twisted fantasy & sci-fi stories a chance with a #Winter #Bookfest!

🟦25% off on all my eBooks
&
🟩50% off on all eBook bundles, until 11 Jan. 2026 on www.louiseblackwick.com/books

Happy Holidays! 💙📚
December 19, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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A Perfect Syzygy

🛸 Pioneer Sun… LATEST RELEASE
#Scifi #Wallops #NASA #JPL #Goddard #KU #Amazon
💙📚💙
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FBLJGWW5
December 16, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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My first attempt at building a Darkthing* - an eldritch voidspawn from the #VivianAmberville universe.💙📚

Just a skeleton, for now. His disturbing flesh will soon follow!😄

*Darkthings dwell in the Abyss, in the backrooms of reality, beyond the Dark Door (the door between Life & Death in the series)
December 16, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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Dating a man with avoidant attachment style has been one of the most nerve-racking, anxiety-inducing and madness-making experiences of my life.😪

How tf do I detach from this Dimissive Avoidant man? Why is he breadcruming me? Why is he hot and cold? Seriously, I want off this rollercoaster already!😭
a man sitting in front of a computer screen says i don t even see the code
ALT: a man sitting in front of a computer screen says i don t even see the code
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December 16, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Dating a man with avoidant attachment style has been one of the most nerve-racking, anxiety-inducing and madness-making experiences of my life.😪

How tf do I detach from this Dimissive Avoidant man? Why is he breadcruming me? Why is he hot and cold? Seriously, I want off this rollercoaster already!😭
a man sitting in front of a computer screen says i don t even see the code
ALT: a man sitting in front of a computer screen says i don t even see the code
media.tenor.com
December 16, 2025 at 1:38 AM
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For anyone following this thread who is interested to join our events, here is the link (with time+ location) of the next meetup.

This time our socializing group will be held at the Performance Factory in Enschede, Friday, December 12

Hope to see some of you there!❤️

www.meetup.com/enschede-soc...
Social drinks @ Performance Factory (Twentsche Foodhal), Fri, Dec 12, 2025, 7:30 PM | Meetup
* **When**: Friday December 12; we’ll kick things off at 7:30 PM and keep the fun going until at least 11 PM **(RSVP needed!)** * **Where**: Performance Factory (Twentsche
www.meetup.com
November 23, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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Books, books and more books--and a chance to win even more! (Plus some of mine!) Sign up here: authorsxp.com/special-mont...
December 12, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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If you're like me and suffer from Xmas blues, my stories might cheer you up!💙📚

They feature characters facing insurmountable odds, standing up against the Abyss/Void, fighting unspeakable cosmic horrors, or trying to outrun a living, reality-erasing Darkness...😚

www.louiseblackwick.com/en-US/books
December 10, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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As a Jungian author - who uses hermetic symbolism in her work - I can indeed confirm that my parents caught me with an Alchemy Engine under my bed as a wee lass... 🫢

Authors & creatives of #Bluesky, what was under YOUR bed as a child? 👀 💙📚

#writingcommunity #jung #authors #alchemy #memes #funny
December 3, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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This December, for every day of the #AdventCalendar you'll be able to read for FREE a micro-story set in @vivianamberville.com the Vivian Amberville epic #darkfantasy universe! 💙📚

3 such micro-stories are already up on my Patreon. Go check'em out!🥰

Enjoy reading! ❤️

www.patreon.com/posts/vivian...
December 3, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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I just made an Instagram account to post my hobbies (& other stuff absolutely NO ONE has asked for).

Here's me trying to build a miniature BOOK NOOK (complete with miniature books, maps, paintings & a functioning light switch)

A #booknook is a type of cozy mini-deco that goes on your bookshelf. 💙📚
November 25, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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What is Louise Blackwick up to?
Find out @louiseblackwick.com
All sorts of things *hmmm very interesting*
But is it safe?
November 25, 2025 at 4:16 AM
I'm going to try to be there next time!
For anyone following this thread who is interested to join our events, here is the link (with time+ location) of the next meetup.

This time our socializing group will be held at the Performance Factory in Enschede, Friday, December 12

Hope to see some of you there!❤️

www.meetup.com/enschede-soc...
Social drinks @ Performance Factory (Twentsche Foodhal), Fri, Dec 12, 2025, 7:30 PM | Meetup
* **When**: Friday December 12; we’ll kick things off at 7:30 PM and keep the fun going until at least 11 PM **(RSVP needed!)** * **Where**: Performance Factory (Twentsche
www.meetup.com
November 23, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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9 years ago today "The Weaver of Odds" - 1st book in the #VivianAmberville dark fantasy franchise - was released in the Netherlands & forever changed all our lives💙📚

None of this would've happened without you. We'd like to thank you all for walking alongside us.🥹

Happy Birthday, Vivian Amberville!
November 23, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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On 23 November 2016, "Vivian Amberville - The Weaver of Odds" was first published in the Netherlands & forever changed my life.💙📚

Happy Birthday to the girl whose imagination can reshape reality!

As a token of gratitude, any Vivian Amberville physical books you order today, I will personally sign.
November 23, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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I'm so grateful Louise Blackwick has finally broken the silence about her being a #limerent author. Lots of creatives suffer from #limerence and they never admit.💙📚

It's a comforting thought to know someone as successful as her has managed to transmute that living hell into literary masterpieces.💓💘
November 23, 2025 at 12:40 AM
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I would like to thank everyone who took the time to attend our Cultureel Tankstation #meetup in Enschede. I was so glad to see so many new faces! ❤️🥰 A lovely evening all around! I hope to see you again next month (& meet EVEN MORE interesting creatives) 👍🏻
November 22, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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Early 2025, 125,000 of you pre-ordered "Vivian Amberville - The Book of Chaos" on paperback or hardback.

For 250 of you, I've hidden a secret message visible only under UV light + a unique code.🔍

E-mail me that code to get a FREE BOOK!💙📚

You guys have no idea how LONG I've waited to reveal this!😅
November 17, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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Some of you lovely peeps have asked me what it feel like to live in the Netherlands. So I made this:

*slight dramatization* obviously 😚

#adayinthelifeofadutchie #adayinthelife #dutchculture #louiseblackwick #netherlands
November 15, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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"Gaunter O'Dimm" from "The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt" - Hearts of Stone expansion pack

One of the best-written villains in videogame history, imho.

Mysterious, haunting & cunning. Reminds me of Mephistopheles.

His theme song is amazing (& works as a metal cover as well) www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtNK...
November 14, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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Question for anyone who's previously attended #Gamescom:

I'm planning to attend the next Gamescom (26-30 August 2026 in Köln, Germany) as a VISITOR, yet I've no clue which days to pick.😕

It's a 2.5h drive from where I live, so it's doable, but I can't be there on all the days. Which days are best?
November 13, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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What if I told you that in a weird, mystical, roundabout way, the top and the bottom are equivalents...
November 12, 2025 at 11:52 AM