McKenna/MK Dean Mysteries
@mckennadean.bsky.social
Award-winning #author of crockpot PNR romances & cozy mysteries. I like putting characters in hot water to see how strong they are. Like teabags, only deadlier. She/her https://linktr.ee/McKenna_Dean
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Redclaw Origins: The year is 1955. Rebel without a Cause and The Seven Year Itch are playing in the movie theaters. The Chevy Bel Air is the most popular car in America. Gas is 25 cents a gal…
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February 10, 2026 at 4:20 PM
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A certain category of my fellow white people (cough MAGA/white supremacists cough) are really 100% in the cut off own nose to spite face camp.
There's a chilling case study on basically this in DYING OF WHITENESS by physician Jonathan Metzl, a book I think all white Americans should read.
There's a chilling case study on basically this in DYING OF WHITENESS by physician Jonathan Metzl, a book I think all white Americans should read.
The most common age for a Black person in the USA, is ~27 years old.
The most common age for a white person in the USA, is ~58 years old.
Old people need more healthcare.
So you would think that white people in the US would prefer policies that lead to more nurses and providers?
But no.🤷🏿♂️
The most common age for a white person in the USA, is ~58 years old.
Old people need more healthcare.
So you would think that white people in the US would prefer policies that lead to more nurses and providers?
But no.🤷🏿♂️
More immigration into the US raises the number of health care workers and saves the lives of older Americans, from David C. Grabowski, Jonathan Gruber, and Brian E. McGarry www.nber.org/papers/w34791
February 10, 2026 at 2:42 PM
A certain category of my fellow white people (cough MAGA/white supremacists cough) are really 100% in the cut off own nose to spite face camp.
There's a chilling case study on basically this in DYING OF WHITENESS by physician Jonathan Metzl, a book I think all white Americans should read.
There's a chilling case study on basically this in DYING OF WHITENESS by physician Jonathan Metzl, a book I think all white Americans should read.
It has occurred to me more than once that in both of the times he won, he ran against a woman.
It has also occurred to me that it seems unlikely that she didn't win a single swing state...
It has also occurred to me that it seems unlikely that she didn't win a single swing state...
February 10, 2026 at 3:09 PM
It has occurred to me more than once that in both of the times he won, he ran against a woman.
It has also occurred to me that it seems unlikely that she didn't win a single swing state...
It has also occurred to me that it seems unlikely that she didn't win a single swing state...
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All of *waves hands wildly* THIS because ignorant, racist, misogynistic people wouldn't vote for a Black woman.
February 10, 2026 at 3:04 PM
All of *waves hands wildly* THIS because ignorant, racist, misogynistic people wouldn't vote for a Black woman.
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Asheville! North Carolina! TONIGHT! With @bethrevis.bsky.social! It's the last stop on the Books & Bewitchment book tour, and I can't wait to see the shop where it all began-- Malaprop's Bookstore/Cafe! Come see us for stickers, laughs, and fun! (And then there's Love Y'all Fest this weekend...)
February 10, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Asheville! North Carolina! TONIGHT! With @bethrevis.bsky.social! It's the last stop on the Books & Bewitchment book tour, and I can't wait to see the shop where it all began-- Malaprop's Bookstore/Cafe! Come see us for stickers, laughs, and fun! (And then there's Love Y'all Fest this weekend...)
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**New SinC Writers' Podcast Episode!**
Tune in for a conversation with Tara Lush
Available at twp.ai/4itfAQ or wherever you listen to podcasts.
Tara Lush is the Florida-based author of the Crescent Moon Mystery series, where the bodies are fictional, but the weird Florida vibes are very real.
Tune in for a conversation with Tara Lush
Available at twp.ai/4itfAQ or wherever you listen to podcasts.
Tara Lush is the Florida-based author of the Crescent Moon Mystery series, where the bodies are fictional, but the weird Florida vibes are very real.
February 10, 2026 at 2:23 PM
**New SinC Writers' Podcast Episode!**
Tune in for a conversation with Tara Lush
Available at twp.ai/4itfAQ or wherever you listen to podcasts.
Tara Lush is the Florida-based author of the Crescent Moon Mystery series, where the bodies are fictional, but the weird Florida vibes are very real.
Tune in for a conversation with Tara Lush
Available at twp.ai/4itfAQ or wherever you listen to podcasts.
Tara Lush is the Florida-based author of the Crescent Moon Mystery series, where the bodies are fictional, but the weird Florida vibes are very real.
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Happy release to GG Calpo for HOOK, LINE, AND MURDER! www.crimewritersofcolor.com/bookdetails?...
February 10, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Happy release to GG Calpo for HOOK, LINE, AND MURDER! www.crimewritersofcolor.com/bookdetails?...
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Once you notice society's base reluctance to refer to women as "geniuses" with the same frequency they do as men, no matter how talented or influential she may be, it's a thing you never really stop noticing.
February 10, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Once you notice society's base reluctance to refer to women as "geniuses" with the same frequency they do as men, no matter how talented or influential she may be, it's a thing you never really stop noticing.
Trying to figure out how the protagonist of a cozy mystery who owns a big dog manages to have antagonistic confrontations at the front door, have the doorbell ring, guests come to the house, and she can go to the bathroom without the dog ever showing up.
I mean, that's like magic.
I mean, that's like magic.
February 10, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Trying to figure out how the protagonist of a cozy mystery who owns a big dog manages to have antagonistic confrontations at the front door, have the doorbell ring, guests come to the house, and she can go to the bathroom without the dog ever showing up.
I mean, that's like magic.
I mean, that's like magic.
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Cretaceous seas were inhabited by several Mosasaurus species, not all of them giants.
This is one of the medium-sized Mosasaurus, M. missouriensis, an exceptional specimen found in Alberta. Lizardfish bones were in its gut contents. The prey had been bitten into swallowable chunks. 🧪
This is one of the medium-sized Mosasaurus, M. missouriensis, an exceptional specimen found in Alberta. Lizardfish bones were in its gut contents. The prey had been bitten into swallowable chunks. 🧪
February 10, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Cretaceous seas were inhabited by several Mosasaurus species, not all of them giants.
This is one of the medium-sized Mosasaurus, M. missouriensis, an exceptional specimen found in Alberta. Lizardfish bones were in its gut contents. The prey had been bitten into swallowable chunks. 🧪
This is one of the medium-sized Mosasaurus, M. missouriensis, an exceptional specimen found in Alberta. Lizardfish bones were in its gut contents. The prey had been bitten into swallowable chunks. 🧪
The lack of cussing is the truly impressive part!
February 10, 2026 at 12:32 PM
The lack of cussing is the truly impressive part!
Age verification? Our phones were attached to a fixed location in the house.
Age verification?
I know how to use a road atlas.
I know how to use a road atlas.
Age verification?
My first TV was black and white.
My first TV was black and white.
February 10, 2026 at 4:25 AM
Age verification? Our phones were attached to a fixed location in the house.
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ALWAYS FREE first Four Jolie Gentil #cozymysteries. “These books were a hoot…mystery, comedy & suspense.” #cozymystery #AvidReaders #booksky
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(Others free on Amazon with Kindle Unlimited)
First Four Jolie Gentil Mysteries ebook by Elaine L. Orr - Rakuten Kobo
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February 10, 2026 at 4:01 AM
ALWAYS FREE first Four Jolie Gentil #cozymysteries. “These books were a hoot…mystery, comedy & suspense.” #cozymystery #AvidReaders #booksky
#kobo bit.ly/2N7hTim
#ibooks apple.co/2IzZVk5
#BN bit.ly/31KMSUF
#GooglePlay bit.ly/3bJp7B9
(Others free on Amazon with Kindle Unlimited)
#kobo bit.ly/2N7hTim
#ibooks apple.co/2IzZVk5
#BN bit.ly/31KMSUF
#GooglePlay bit.ly/3bJp7B9
(Others free on Amazon with Kindle Unlimited)
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Remember: you're in a position to do the same and fail to do so, you'll forever be less ethically sound than DinoCon
February 10, 2026 at 1:51 AM
Remember: you're in a position to do the same and fail to do so, you'll forever be less ethically sound than DinoCon
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They're building concentration camps with my tax money Chuck. They're torturing children. They're murdering innocent people on the street. What are you doing.
Our DHS reform demands are exceedingly reasonable.
We're asking ICE to do nothing more than follow the standards that the vast majority of law enforcement agencies already follow.
Republicans, the ball is in your court. The clock is ticking.
We're asking ICE to do nothing more than follow the standards that the vast majority of law enforcement agencies already follow.
Republicans, the ball is in your court. The clock is ticking.
February 10, 2026 at 3:45 AM
They're building concentration camps with my tax money Chuck. They're torturing children. They're murdering innocent people on the street. What are you doing.
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They're building concentration camps, Chuck.
Killing American citizens.
If ICE isn't following the standards that other agencies follow, then they're breaking the law, Chuck.
I don't want my tax dollars going to support any of this, Chuck. 4 out of 5 Democrats agree.
Killing American citizens.
If ICE isn't following the standards that other agencies follow, then they're breaking the law, Chuck.
I don't want my tax dollars going to support any of this, Chuck. 4 out of 5 Democrats agree.
Our DHS reform demands are exceedingly reasonable.
We're asking ICE to do nothing more than follow the standards that the vast majority of law enforcement agencies already follow.
Republicans, the ball is in your court. The clock is ticking.
We're asking ICE to do nothing more than follow the standards that the vast majority of law enforcement agencies already follow.
Republicans, the ball is in your court. The clock is ticking.
February 10, 2026 at 3:59 AM
They're building concentration camps, Chuck.
Killing American citizens.
If ICE isn't following the standards that other agencies follow, then they're breaking the law, Chuck.
I don't want my tax dollars going to support any of this, Chuck. 4 out of 5 Democrats agree.
Killing American citizens.
If ICE isn't following the standards that other agencies follow, then they're breaking the law, Chuck.
I don't want my tax dollars going to support any of this, Chuck. 4 out of 5 Democrats agree.
Waiting for a business to open. Overheard people discussing AI. One person raved about how much good it would do, especially in medicine.
Two of the older women present were nurses and they both said they were seeing an appalling lack of deductive reasoning and decision-making in young doctors.
Two of the older women present were nurses and they both said they were seeing an appalling lack of deductive reasoning and decision-making in young doctors.
AI has already killed people and it'll kill and disable more if we don't wise up. you've 👏 been 👏 had 👏
When AI was added to a tool for sinus surgery: “Cerebrospinal fluid leaked from one patient’s nose. In another… a surgeon mistakenly punctured the base of a patient’s skull. In two other cases, patients suffered strokes after a major artery was accidentally injured”
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
February 10, 2026 at 1:28 AM
Waiting for a business to open. Overheard people discussing AI. One person raved about how much good it would do, especially in medicine.
Two of the older women present were nurses and they both said they were seeing an appalling lack of deductive reasoning and decision-making in young doctors.
Two of the older women present were nurses and they both said they were seeing an appalling lack of deductive reasoning and decision-making in young doctors.
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I thought about why I’ve been pushing back on stolen midterm fears. What’s the harm of worry, even if it doesn’t materialize?
It’s this. The regime has less capacity than it’d like, and tries to make up the difference with bluster. If people act as if it’s true, that grants the regime more power.
It’s this. The regime has less capacity than it’d like, and tries to make up the difference with bluster. If people act as if it’s true, that grants the regime more power.
don't carry maga's water for them. don't try to work out how there's some secret loophole in the constitution that magically ends democracy. there isn't. that's the whole fucking point you fucking dopes
February 10, 2026 at 12:57 AM
I thought about why I’ve been pushing back on stolen midterm fears. What’s the harm of worry, even if it doesn’t materialize?
It’s this. The regime has less capacity than it’d like, and tries to make up the difference with bluster. If people act as if it’s true, that grants the regime more power.
It’s this. The regime has less capacity than it’d like, and tries to make up the difference with bluster. If people act as if it’s true, that grants the regime more power.
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Fun facts about Carol Hart: Not only does she sell $1000 courses on how to AI generate books, you can also buy a ready-to-generate book outline for $1000, or, for $4000, a whole-ass autogenerated book ready for you to slap your name on the cover and release it.
February 9, 2026 at 11:54 PM
Fun facts about Carol Hart: Not only does she sell $1000 courses on how to AI generate books, you can also buy a ready-to-generate book outline for $1000, or, for $4000, a whole-ass autogenerated book ready for you to slap your name on the cover and release it.
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Timeline cleanse
ok, I think we all need a dose of adorableness today like a NEWBORN GIRAFFE www.sltrib.com/news/2026/01...
February 10, 2026 at 12:42 AM
Timeline cleanse
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My new release - STAR CRUISE LUCKY CHARM, which was in the Pets in Space 10 anthology (no longer available). I did add about 1300 words but otherwise no new material was included. Available wide, including Kobo Plus. Have you booked your Star Cruise yet? #booksky www.amazon.com/dp/B0GMK2PLSP/
STAR CRUISE LUCKY CHARM
STAR CRUISE LUCKY CHARM - Kindle edition by Scott, Veronica. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading STAR CRUISE LUCKY CHARM.
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February 9, 2026 at 11:37 PM
My new release - STAR CRUISE LUCKY CHARM, which was in the Pets in Space 10 anthology (no longer available). I did add about 1300 words but otherwise no new material was included. Available wide, including Kobo Plus. Have you booked your Star Cruise yet? #booksky www.amazon.com/dp/B0GMK2PLSP/
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Every once in a while the internet becomes that truly silly delightful thing it once was. Like this.
February 9, 2026 at 11:20 PM
Every once in a while the internet becomes that truly silly delightful thing it once was. Like this.
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People are making covers of Springsteen's Streets of Minneapolis and I like this one. www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4o0...
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Irish Folk Version)
YouTube video by Ethan Gontar
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February 9, 2026 at 10:50 PM
People are making covers of Springsteen's Streets of Minneapolis and I like this one. www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4o0...