Louie Stowell
@louiestowell.bsky.social
Writer/illustrator of the LOKI: A Bad God's Guide books, Writer of Otherland & The Dragon in the Library. https://louiestowell.com. No terfs. Many fluctuating fandoms incluing BtVS + Doctor Who. This feed isn't for kids.
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Louie Stowell
@louiestowell.bsky.social
· Mar 30
The Louie Stowell Newsletter | Substack
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My Aussie Shepherd, Summit (she likes to dress up like a dog).
February 16, 2026 at 8:09 AM
My Aussie Shepherd, Summit (she likes to dress up like a dog).
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mom they’re roasting the US economy on mastodon again
February 16, 2026 at 7:37 AM
mom they’re roasting the US economy on mastodon again
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Dogs are just So Good.
February 16, 2026 at 7:47 AM
Dogs are just So Good.
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For you the words go left to right, especially if you are left (alone) to write
February 16, 2026 at 6:57 AM
For you the words go left to right, especially if you are left (alone) to write
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I’ve heard that you can perfect any book by simply [redacted]. So simple!
February 16, 2026 at 6:53 AM
I’ve heard that you can perfect any book by simply [redacted]. So simple!
Back to work after being sick with covid for 2 weeks. Remind me how books work? Especially editing them?
February 16, 2026 at 6:48 AM
Back to work after being sick with covid for 2 weeks. Remind me how books work? Especially editing them?
Do I follow people just because they have a dog sometimes? No. I do it EVERY SINGLE TIME.
February 16, 2026 at 6:38 AM
Do I follow people just because they have a dog sometimes? No. I do it EVERY SINGLE TIME.
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A 24-hour, $100 campaign definitely paid for itself, I'll say that. It also (along with the original post's semi-virality) boosted Iron Circus' follower count from ~9,700, where it had been stagnating for a year or so, to 12.7k. So, nearly the equal of ICC's Bluesky account.
February 16, 2026 at 6:28 AM
A 24-hour, $100 campaign definitely paid for itself, I'll say that. It also (along with the original post's semi-virality) boosted Iron Circus' follower count from ~9,700, where it had been stagnating for a year or so, to 12.7k. So, nearly the equal of ICC's Bluesky account.
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...mmkay, well.
I dropped $100 on an Instagram campaign, just to experiment with our most popular post over there.
I'd previously avoided Meta ads, because of profoundly unimpressive results.
Things have definitely changed.
I dropped $100 on an Instagram campaign, just to experiment with our most popular post over there.
I'd previously avoided Meta ads, because of profoundly unimpressive results.
Things have definitely changed.
February 16, 2026 at 6:26 AM
...mmkay, well.
I dropped $100 on an Instagram campaign, just to experiment with our most popular post over there.
I'd previously avoided Meta ads, because of profoundly unimpressive results.
Things have definitely changed.
I dropped $100 on an Instagram campaign, just to experiment with our most popular post over there.
I'd previously avoided Meta ads, because of profoundly unimpressive results.
Things have definitely changed.
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She says she doesn’t know what I’m talking about and I can’t prove she ate chocolate on the couch
February 14, 2026 at 10:45 PM
She says she doesn’t know what I’m talking about and I can’t prove she ate chocolate on the couch
Anyone else googling beach holidays furiously to deny the reality of what's outside the window...?
February 15, 2026 at 11:36 AM
Anyone else googling beach holidays furiously to deny the reality of what's outside the window...?
Every time someone talks about working from home/return to the office I need to know three things: 1) are they a landlord/are they sympathetic to the landlord class 2) are they a micro manager and 3) how nice is their house if they're PRO wfh
February 15, 2026 at 9:36 AM
Every time someone talks about working from home/return to the office I need to know three things: 1) are they a landlord/are they sympathetic to the landlord class 2) are they a micro manager and 3) how nice is their house if they're PRO wfh
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So many that I think you’ve already covered like High-Rise Mystery by Sharna Jackson and Fleur Hitchcock’s books. The Murder Most Unladylike series by Robin Stevens has to be on the list, and Murder for Two by Niyla Farook and Murder at the Ivy Hotel by Emily Hourican are also excellent x
February 15, 2026 at 9:10 AM
So many that I think you’ve already covered like High-Rise Mystery by Sharna Jackson and Fleur Hitchcock’s books. The Murder Most Unladylike series by Robin Stevens has to be on the list, and Murder for Two by Niyla Farook and Murder at the Ivy Hotel by Emily Hourican are also excellent x
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The adventures on trains series is excellent.
February 15, 2026 at 9:28 AM
The adventures on trains series is excellent.
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Franzi Schimmer captured this Grizzly bear in Brooks Falls, Alaska just floating along, tippy-tapping down the river, browsing the salmon.
Prior to hibernation, up to 40% of a bear's body mass is fat, which is less dense than water (~0.9 g/cm^2), so the murder-monster is also a floaty-boaty.
Prior to hibernation, up to 40% of a bear's body mass is fat, which is less dense than water (~0.9 g/cm^2), so the murder-monster is also a floaty-boaty.
February 14, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Franzi Schimmer captured this Grizzly bear in Brooks Falls, Alaska just floating along, tippy-tapping down the river, browsing the salmon.
Prior to hibernation, up to 40% of a bear's body mass is fat, which is less dense than water (~0.9 g/cm^2), so the murder-monster is also a floaty-boaty.
Prior to hibernation, up to 40% of a bear's body mass is fat, which is less dense than water (~0.9 g/cm^2), so the murder-monster is also a floaty-boaty.
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"We should learn to speak in a language that rich people who don't dream can't comprehend."
February 14, 2026 at 6:49 PM
"We should learn to speak in a language that rich people who don't dream can't comprehend."
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Hello everyone
I am journalist Tamer Nahed from Gaza. I have returned once again after my previous account was shut down twice due to content related to Palestine.
You can follow me here, where I will continue to report the full truth as it is, without fear.
I am journalist Tamer Nahed from Gaza. I have returned once again after my previous account was shut down twice due to content related to Palestine.
You can follow me here, where I will continue to report the full truth as it is, without fear.
February 13, 2026 at 10:44 PM
Hello everyone
I am journalist Tamer Nahed from Gaza. I have returned once again after my previous account was shut down twice due to content related to Palestine.
You can follow me here, where I will continue to report the full truth as it is, without fear.
I am journalist Tamer Nahed from Gaza. I have returned once again after my previous account was shut down twice due to content related to Palestine.
You can follow me here, where I will continue to report the full truth as it is, without fear.
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I know I know some people here who are in the garden / landscape design business. Do I know anyone doing that sort of work covering North Cornwall or can you recommend someone here?
I need some rescue work (clearing & sorting out) but also longer term some design advice.
I need some rescue work (clearing & sorting out) but also longer term some design advice.
February 14, 2026 at 2:57 PM
I know I know some people here who are in the garden / landscape design business. Do I know anyone doing that sort of work covering North Cornwall or can you recommend someone here?
I need some rescue work (clearing & sorting out) but also longer term some design advice.
I need some rescue work (clearing & sorting out) but also longer term some design advice.
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As it’s Half Term - let’s do a #SundayMorningBookChat in honour of #TheYearOfReading I am writing a monthly blog with recommendations, teacher tips and genre spotlight. This month its murder mystery… what are your favourites? Heres the blog to check out. tomsbookcorner.wordpress.com/2026/02/14/t...
The Year of Reading – February
As we have now embarked on ‘The Year of Reading’ for 2026, I felt compelled to add something (hopefully of value) to the conversation each month. A mixture of recommendations, genre foc…
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February 15, 2026 at 8:59 AM
As it’s Half Term - let’s do a #SundayMorningBookChat in honour of #TheYearOfReading I am writing a monthly blog with recommendations, teacher tips and genre spotlight. This month its murder mystery… what are your favourites? Heres the blog to check out. tomsbookcorner.wordpress.com/2026/02/14/t...
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A reminder that if you live in England or Wales & were born between 1970-1990 – or even before 1970 – you can help protect your community by getting the MMR vaccine free from your NHS GP now. I did last year. www.nhs.uk/vaccinations...
February 15, 2026 at 8:30 AM
A reminder that if you live in England or Wales & were born between 1970-1990 – or even before 1970 – you can help protect your community by getting the MMR vaccine free from your NHS GP now. I did last year. www.nhs.uk/vaccinations...
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If the people who made THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS can recognise it as transphobic, so can you www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
‘Silence of the Lambs’ Team Reckons With Transphobia Criticism: “There’s Regret”
As the hit movie turns 35, Ted Levine opens up to The Hollywood Reporter about complicated feelings over playing Buffalo Bill and the representation of gender: "It's unfortunate that the film vilified...
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February 15, 2026 at 6:26 AM
If the people who made THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS can recognise it as transphobic, so can you www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
My first thought was that it was Bastet DOING the burgling.
Alleged cat burglar arrested after priceless Egyptian artefacts taken in Queensland museum heist
Alleged cat burglar arrested after priceless Egyptian artefacts taken in Queensland museum heist
Man charged after 2,600-year-old cat sculpture, mummy mask and necklace stolen from Caboolture museum
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Queensland police have arrested a man accused of staging a brazen cat burglary of priceless Egyptian artefacts from a museum in Caboolture, north of Brisbane.
The man, 52, of no fixed address, was arrested on Russell Island in Moreton Bay on Saturday evening, after police allegedly found most of the stolen artefacts in a camper van parked at a ferry terminal. Continue reading...
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February 15, 2026 at 6:45 AM
My first thought was that it was Bastet DOING the burgling.
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Now this is a movie plot!!! Someone understands grad school.
February 14, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Now this is a movie plot!!! Someone understands grad school.
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No Country in the Phoenix? I read it ages ago so can't remember the exact issues in it but found it terrifying.
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No Country by Patrice Aggs and Joe Brady - The Phoenix Comic Shop
No Country by Patrice Aggs and Joe Brady, available from The Phoenix shop! What would you do if your home wasn't safe any more? Bea and her family are trying to live as if everything is normal.
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February 14, 2026 at 11:05 AM
No Country in the Phoenix? I read it ages ago so can't remember the exact issues in it but found it terrifying.
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I've been doing some thinking about middle grade and chapter books and humour, and what TYPES of humour you see in them. This is wholly unscientific and I already disagree with myself on where I've put books but....in case it nudges owt loose in your brain, here! #UKKidLit #KidLitUK
February 14, 2026 at 10:02 AM