Lavinia Thompson
@laviniathompson.bsky.social
Just an old garden witch who writes about murder, true and fictional. Mystery author. True crime blogger. Lover of cats, dogs, D&D, gardening, whiskey, cross stitching, darts. Canadian. No AI. https://linktr.ee/laviniathompson
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Looking for a free, riveting thrill of a read? Love a good story about undercover agents and mafias? Come along to check out "Beyond Cover," a free serial novel on Substack! New chapters bi-weekly.
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An official #commission sheet for Reggie's end of life care. Hire me or share, please and thank you. ko-fi.com/A062M99
#cats
#cats
January 29, 2026 at 4:04 AM
An official #commission sheet for Reggie's end of life care. Hire me or share, please and thank you. ko-fi.com/A062M99
#cats
#cats
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This is coming up in just over one week! I hope to see you there.
Join me in Toronto for the launch of my new book SHOESHINE BOY & CIGARETTE GIRL at @bakkaphoenix.bsky.social. An IngramSpark bestseller & one of the most-requested titles on NetGalley, this retro-futuristic noir love story‘s sure to put a smile on your face.
www.bakkaphoenixbooks.com/events/42502...
www.bakkaphoenixbooks.com/events/42502...
January 29, 2026 at 4:32 PM
This is coming up in just over one week! I hope to see you there.
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One small thing you can do today: ICE is ramping up in Maine. Food For All is delivering meals to 300 families that can't leave their homes. They need $7k a day to continue operations. The Culture Study community is raising enough to cover a day—join us?
Donate directly: givebutter.com/Scx87A
or
Donate directly: givebutter.com/Scx87A
or
Food Delivered With Dignity
In the current environment we need to raise a $7,000 a day to sustain our operations
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January 27, 2026 at 6:30 PM
One small thing you can do today: ICE is ramping up in Maine. Food For All is delivering meals to 300 families that can't leave their homes. They need $7k a day to continue operations. The Culture Study community is raising enough to cover a day—join us?
Donate directly: givebutter.com/Scx87A
or
Donate directly: givebutter.com/Scx87A
or
It’s that time again! Emily and Dwayne attend a meeting as their undercover personas with the crew boss who has just lost one of his men. Can they convince him they had nothing to do with the murder? #mysterybook #BeyondCover
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Beyond Cover: Chapter 5
A meeting with a crew boss who is unhappy with his fence's murder. Emily and Dwayne make a deal to hopefully hold off the worst. Can they find the killer in time?
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January 27, 2026 at 7:03 PM
It’s that time again! Emily and Dwayne attend a meeting as their undercover personas with the crew boss who has just lost one of his men. Can they convince him they had nothing to do with the murder? #mysterybook #BeyondCover
open.substack.com/pub/laviniat...
open.substack.com/pub/laviniat...
In which Emily is watching these mobsters very closely during this meeting. #WIPSnips #BeyondCover #mafia #crimefiction #mystery
January 25, 2026 at 8:50 PM
In which Emily is watching these mobsters very closely during this meeting. #WIPSnips #BeyondCover #mafia #crimefiction #mystery
As a Canadian, I support these protesters. It's inspiring to see them out there, be it frigid temps or not, resisting fascism and the terror brought into their cities by ICE. #FuckICE #FuckTrump
Today: Thousands in Savannah, GA show anti-ICE solidarity with the Twin Cities.
We're a small city but we make a lot of noise. 📢 🤍
We're a small city but we make a lot of noise. 📢 🤍
January 25, 2026 at 8:29 PM
As a Canadian, I support these protesters. It's inspiring to see them out there, be it frigid temps or not, resisting fascism and the terror brought into their cities by ICE. #FuckICE #FuckTrump
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It has been confirmed that Alex was a lawful gun owner and did not threaten ICE with a weapon. Early video reports indicate the weapon was taken by ICE and shots were then fired to execute him.
January 24, 2026 at 9:24 PM
It has been confirmed that Alex was a lawful gun owner and did not threaten ICE with a weapon. Early video reports indicate the weapon was taken by ICE and shots were then fired to execute him.
Writers love to discuss the obscure and wacky things we research that could get us landed on watch lists. What about the mundane, boring things, though? For example, me today: researching insurance fraud. Send coffee. #writingcommunity
January 24, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Writers love to discuss the obscure and wacky things we research that could get us landed on watch lists. What about the mundane, boring things, though? For example, me today: researching insurance fraud. Send coffee. #writingcommunity
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3 novels of psychological #suspense set in NYC 🌆 🚖
TWICE A BROKEN BREATH 📕 mybook.to/TwiceBroken
WHAT THE YEARS REMEMBER 📙 mybook.to/WTYR
TOO FAR STANDING STILL 📗 mybook.to./TFSS
Each book is #FREE to read on #KindleUnlimited and also available in #paperback 💥 💥
TWICE A BROKEN BREATH 📕 mybook.to/TwiceBroken
WHAT THE YEARS REMEMBER 📙 mybook.to/WTYR
TOO FAR STANDING STILL 📗 mybook.to./TFSS
Each book is #FREE to read on #KindleUnlimited and also available in #paperback 💥 💥
January 23, 2026 at 8:38 AM
3 novels of psychological #suspense set in NYC 🌆 🚖
TWICE A BROKEN BREATH 📕 mybook.to/TwiceBroken
WHAT THE YEARS REMEMBER 📙 mybook.to/WTYR
TOO FAR STANDING STILL 📗 mybook.to./TFSS
Each book is #FREE to read on #KindleUnlimited and also available in #paperback 💥 💥
TWICE A BROKEN BREATH 📕 mybook.to/TwiceBroken
WHAT THE YEARS REMEMBER 📙 mybook.to/WTYR
TOO FAR STANDING STILL 📗 mybook.to./TFSS
Each book is #FREE to read on #KindleUnlimited and also available in #paperback 💥 💥
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"Nothing about this is normal
Wake up, scroll, see a woman killed
Get up, get dressed, see a man shot
Go to work, answer an email, see a child arrested
Sit in a meeting, talk to your boss, see a man beat up"
--Normal, a #poem I've been working on this month #writingcommunity
Wake up, scroll, see a woman killed
Get up, get dressed, see a man shot
Go to work, answer an email, see a child arrested
Sit in a meeting, talk to your boss, see a man beat up"
--Normal, a #poem I've been working on this month #writingcommunity
Normal
A poem about US current events January 2026 and beyond
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January 24, 2026 at 8:14 PM
"Nothing about this is normal
Wake up, scroll, see a woman killed
Get up, get dressed, see a man shot
Go to work, answer an email, see a child arrested
Sit in a meeting, talk to your boss, see a man beat up"
--Normal, a #poem I've been working on this month #writingcommunity
Wake up, scroll, see a woman killed
Get up, get dressed, see a man shot
Go to work, answer an email, see a child arrested
Sit in a meeting, talk to your boss, see a man beat up"
--Normal, a #poem I've been working on this month #writingcommunity
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Missed posting this on Tuesday but the new chapter of "Beyond Cover" is up! It's been a long work week and I am looking forward to a weekend of relaxing and writing!
laviniathompson.substack.com/p/beyond-cov...
laviniathompson.substack.com/p/beyond-cov...
Beyond Cover: Chapter 4
Dwayne and Emily are investigating the murder when they are summoned to a meeting with a notorious mob leader.
laviniathompson.substack.com
January 15, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Missed posting this on Tuesday but the new chapter of "Beyond Cover" is up! It's been a long work week and I am looking forward to a weekend of relaxing and writing!
laviniathompson.substack.com/p/beyond-cov...
laviniathompson.substack.com/p/beyond-cov...
I finished chapter 6 of “Beyond Cover” yesterday which felt really great - it was a scene I had been stuck on since about Xmas. Sometimes taking a little break to rethink a particular scene or chapter really helps. 1/2
January 24, 2026 at 7:20 PM
I finished chapter 6 of “Beyond Cover” yesterday which felt really great - it was a scene I had been stuck on since about Xmas. Sometimes taking a little break to rethink a particular scene or chapter really helps. 1/2
This is a quick update from my week. Long story short, work got busy, no writing got done, so nothing got posted. I am spending this weekend catching up on some things. What started as an offline hiatus for a couple days turned into a busy and exhausted work week. #writingcommunity
January 23, 2026 at 5:50 PM
This is a quick update from my week. Long story short, work got busy, no writing got done, so nothing got posted. I am spending this weekend catching up on some things. What started as an offline hiatus for a couple days turned into a busy and exhausted work week. #writingcommunity
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Time is the only currency you can spend without knowing the balance.
#ThoughtForTheDay
#thoughts
#thoughtoftheday
#ThoughtForTheDay
#thoughts
#thoughtoftheday
January 20, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Time is the only currency you can spend without knowing the balance.
#ThoughtForTheDay
#thoughts
#thoughtoftheday
#ThoughtForTheDay
#thoughts
#thoughtoftheday
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“On the Case” this week looks at the upcoming trial of Courtney Clenney after numerous delays, a Christmas stabbing that left a man dead and a woman arrested, and a glimpse into the past at a triple homicide in Canada in 2006. Come along! #truecrime
open.substack.com/pub/laviniat...
open.substack.com/pub/laviniat...
On the Case: True Crime Recap (Jan. 9, 2026)
A Christmas murder results in a woman's arrest; Courtney Clenney trial to go ahead this spring; Kouri Richins' defense on a PR rally; "From the Past" looks at a 2006 triple homicide in Canada.
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January 10, 2026 at 9:39 PM
“On the Case” this week looks at the upcoming trial of Courtney Clenney after numerous delays, a Christmas stabbing that left a man dead and a woman arrested, and a glimpse into the past at a triple homicide in Canada in 2006. Come along! #truecrime
open.substack.com/pub/laviniat...
open.substack.com/pub/laviniat...
Missed posting this on Tuesday but the new chapter of "Beyond Cover" is up! It's been a long work week and I am looking forward to a weekend of relaxing and writing!
laviniathompson.substack.com/p/beyond-cov...
laviniathompson.substack.com/p/beyond-cov...
Beyond Cover: Chapter 4
Dwayne and Emily are investigating the murder when they are summoned to a meeting with a notorious mob leader.
laviniathompson.substack.com
January 15, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Missed posting this on Tuesday but the new chapter of "Beyond Cover" is up! It's been a long work week and I am looking forward to a weekend of relaxing and writing!
laviniathompson.substack.com/p/beyond-cov...
laviniathompson.substack.com/p/beyond-cov...
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There's a chance we see this trial happen this year. #truecrime #truecrimecommunity
laviniathompson.substack.com/p/courtney-c...
laviniathompson.substack.com/p/courtney-c...
Courtney Clenney: Bail denied again, judge denies request to dismiss charges. Trial to go ahead in spring 2026.
Could a case that has seen several delays finally see a trial this year?
laviniathompson.substack.com
January 9, 2026 at 2:21 AM
There's a chance we see this trial happen this year. #truecrime #truecrimecommunity
laviniathompson.substack.com/p/courtney-c...
laviniathompson.substack.com/p/courtney-c...
“On the Case” this week looks at the upcoming trial of Courtney Clenney after numerous delays, a Christmas stabbing that left a man dead and a woman arrested, and a glimpse into the past at a triple homicide in Canada in 2006. Come along! #truecrime
open.substack.com/pub/laviniat...
open.substack.com/pub/laviniat...
On the Case: True Crime Recap (Jan. 9, 2026)
A Christmas murder results in a woman's arrest; Courtney Clenney trial to go ahead this spring; Kouri Richins' defense on a PR rally; "From the Past" looks at a 2006 triple homicide in Canada.
open.substack.com
January 10, 2026 at 9:39 PM
“On the Case” this week looks at the upcoming trial of Courtney Clenney after numerous delays, a Christmas stabbing that left a man dead and a woman arrested, and a glimpse into the past at a triple homicide in Canada in 2006. Come along! #truecrime
open.substack.com/pub/laviniat...
open.substack.com/pub/laviniat...
There's a chance we see this trial happen this year. #truecrime #truecrimecommunity
laviniathompson.substack.com/p/courtney-c...
laviniathompson.substack.com/p/courtney-c...
Courtney Clenney: Bail denied again, judge denies request to dismiss charges. Trial to go ahead in spring 2026.
Could a case that has seen several delays finally see a trial this year?
laviniathompson.substack.com
January 9, 2026 at 2:21 AM
There's a chance we see this trial happen this year. #truecrime #truecrimecommunity
laviniathompson.substack.com/p/courtney-c...
laviniathompson.substack.com/p/courtney-c...
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We're hoping to reopen the bookstore in a brick and mortar format, then adopt a shop cat, so we're running a sale on the bookstore website. Get 25% off your order with promo code Molly at checkout.
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January 9, 2026 at 12:19 AM
We're hoping to reopen the bookstore in a brick and mortar format, then adopt a shop cat, so we're running a sale on the bookstore website. Get 25% off your order with promo code Molly at checkout.
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Two people were injured in a shooting involving Customs and Border Protection agents in Portland, Oregon. It was at least the 16th incident in which immigration agents shot someone since Trump's crackdown began.
Our full tracker is here: thetr.ac/zVTw8
Our full tracker is here: thetr.ac/zVTw8
January 9, 2026 at 1:32 AM
Two people were injured in a shooting involving Customs and Border Protection agents in Portland, Oregon. It was at least the 16th incident in which immigration agents shot someone since Trump's crackdown began.
Our full tracker is here: thetr.ac/zVTw8
Our full tracker is here: thetr.ac/zVTw8
Haven't been online much the past few days. Been writing, working, and trying to both process and avoid world news. It's all heartbreaking. Sending love out tonight to anyone who needs it. And hugs, for those who want it.
January 9, 2026 at 1:03 AM
Haven't been online much the past few days. Been writing, working, and trying to both process and avoid world news. It's all heartbreaking. Sending love out tonight to anyone who needs it. And hugs, for those who want it.
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Part 1 of a glimpse into a parricide case. This, a triple homicide which shocked not only the small quiet Alberta city in which it happened, but the entirety of Canada. How could a 12-year-old girl become part of a plot to violently murder her parents and brother?
open.substack.com/pub/laviniat...
open.substack.com/pub/laviniat...
From the Past: JR, the Runaway Devil
A triple homicide in a small Alberta city sends shockwaves across Canada when it comes to light a 12-year old girl and her boyfriend murdered her family in 2006
open.substack.com
January 8, 2026 at 12:53 AM
Part 1 of a glimpse into a parricide case. This, a triple homicide which shocked not only the small quiet Alberta city in which it happened, but the entirety of Canada. How could a 12-year-old girl become part of a plot to violently murder her parents and brother?
open.substack.com/pub/laviniat...
open.substack.com/pub/laviniat...
Part 1 of a glimpse into a parricide case. This, a triple homicide which shocked not only the small quiet Alberta city in which it happened, but the entirety of Canada. How could a 12-year-old girl become part of a plot to violently murder her parents and brother?
open.substack.com/pub/laviniat...
open.substack.com/pub/laviniat...
From the Past: JR, the Runaway Devil
A triple homicide in a small Alberta city sends shockwaves across Canada when it comes to light a 12-year old girl and her boyfriend murdered her family in 2006
open.substack.com
January 8, 2026 at 12:53 AM
Part 1 of a glimpse into a parricide case. This, a triple homicide which shocked not only the small quiet Alberta city in which it happened, but the entirety of Canada. How could a 12-year-old girl become part of a plot to violently murder her parents and brother?
open.substack.com/pub/laviniat...
open.substack.com/pub/laviniat...
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Sources say this is the ICE agent who murdered a woman in cold blood today.
January 8, 2026 at 12:25 AM
Sources say this is the ICE agent who murdered a woman in cold blood today.