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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I know some people want to support indie authors but don't want to buy from certain platforms. You'll find links to all my books on all available platforms below. You can also ask your local library to stock them! #indieauthor #cozymystery #paranormalromance
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THE AUSTEN CHRISTMAS MURDERS is out TODAY! Let my Lady Susan-inspired novella get you in the mood for a very merry and very murderous Christmas with Jane Austen: www.waterstones.com/book/the-aus...
November 13, 2025 at 11:50 AM
THE AUSTEN CHRISTMAS MURDERS is out TODAY! Let my Lady Susan-inspired novella get you in the mood for a very merry and very murderous Christmas with Jane Austen: www.waterstones.com/book/the-aus...
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I had a uterine biopsy last month and omg it was so painful, I wanted to scream. Afterwards they told me people usually do scream. There is no way they would put men through that pain. Next month I have a colonoscopy and I'm grateful it's something men do too, because it means I get anesthesia.
November 12, 2025 at 11:26 PM
I had a uterine biopsy last month and omg it was so painful, I wanted to scream. Afterwards they told me people usually do scream. There is no way they would put men through that pain. Next month I have a colonoscopy and I'm grateful it's something men do too, because it means I get anesthesia.
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Yeah, let’s not forget it’s actually 5 magazines you might have to walk away from if you’re a cross-genre author.
Mystery and crime writers are also experiencing similar shenanigans—after extra long reply times—because MRM owns Ellery Queen and Alfred Hitchcock too.
This was @victoriastrauss.com's take in Writer Beware in July 2025:
This was @victoriastrauss.com's take in Writer Beware in July 2025:
November 12, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Yeah, let’s not forget it’s actually 5 magazines you might have to walk away from if you’re a cross-genre author.
You will have to pry my ibuprofen out of my cold, dead, arthritic hands.
JD Vance calls ibuprofen "useless medication" and implies it's not "necessary, safe and effective."
November 12, 2025 at 11:55 PM
You will have to pry my ibuprofen out of my cold, dead, arthritic hands.
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Bluesky says it suspended author Sarah Kendzior because she was "expressing a desire to shoot the author of an article."
But there's more to the story:
But there's more to the story:
Bluesky Is Clearly Not a Johnny Cash Fan
A user was banned for making a Johnny Cash reference. Where's the dividing line between serious threat and jokey pop culture reference?
gizmodo.com
November 12, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Bluesky says it suspended author Sarah Kendzior because she was "expressing a desire to shoot the author of an article."
But there's more to the story:
But there's more to the story:
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November 12, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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Wake up, babe, new golden calf just dropped.
A new digital awakening is unfolding in churches, where pastors and prayer apps are turning to artificial intelligence to reach worshippers, personalize sermons, and power chatbots that resemble God.
Meet chatbot Jesus: Churches tap AI to save souls and time as pews get more empty
Chatbots answer prayers and algorithms write sermons.
www.axios.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Wake up, babe, new golden calf just dropped.
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This book is an ode to female rage and how it makes us stronger when we embrace it and allow ourselves to be authentically who we are. And I am about to start another reread because it's haunting and beautiful and scary in a delightful way.
Happy one-year publication anniversary to The Taiga Ridge Murders! It's still among my favourite books of the nearly seventy I've written. eBook and print available:
www.skyladawncameron.com/books/the-ta...
www.skyladawncameron.com/books/the-ta...
November 12, 2025 at 6:07 PM
This book is an ode to female rage and how it makes us stronger when we embrace it and allow ourselves to be authentically who we are. And I am about to start another reread because it's haunting and beautiful and scary in a delightful way.
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friend shared this, immediately updated my settings
October 27, 2025 at 4:28 PM
friend shared this, immediately updated my settings
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"And James Bond, who did NOT die"
November 11, 2025 at 12:49 PM
"And James Bond, who did NOT die"
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the thing is that there are only two explanations for this and they are both utterly disqualifying for Dem leadership
1. you knew they would come for abortion and you already decided you were willing to give it up
2. you did NOT know, because you are too gullible for the job you currently hold
1. you knew they would come for abortion and you already decided you were willing to give it up
2. you did NOT know, because you are too gullible for the job you currently hold
November 11, 2025 at 11:27 PM
the thing is that there are only two explanations for this and they are both utterly disqualifying for Dem leadership
1. you knew they would come for abortion and you already decided you were willing to give it up
2. you did NOT know, because you are too gullible for the job you currently hold
1. you knew they would come for abortion and you already decided you were willing to give it up
2. you did NOT know, because you are too gullible for the job you currently hold
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This is one of the things I hate most about modern capitalism. The idea of making money has been fully peeled away from delivering any kind of goods or services that people would want to pay money for.
What a thrill to be part of @talkingpointsmemo.com's series about the past 25 years of digital media! I wrote about why private equity goons destroyed Deadspin and why it matters.
There Are No Weird Blogs Anymore Cause It’s More Fruitful to Drive Them Out of Business
I learned many surprising lessons from my 20 months as editor-in-chief of...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:21 PM
This is one of the things I hate most about modern capitalism. The idea of making money has been fully peeled away from delivering any kind of goods or services that people would want to pay money for.
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soup as old as time
broth as old as rhyme
beauty and the bisque
broth as old as rhyme
beauty and the bisque
November 11, 2025 at 8:17 PM
soup as old as time
broth as old as rhyme
beauty and the bisque
broth as old as rhyme
beauty and the bisque
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Writer of silly things checking in :)
Seriously shout out to the authors writing the happy stuff. The "Take down the horrible government and everyone lives happily ever after and the whole book is just a ray of sunshine" authors. We need this right now. A reminder that even when everything is awful there is still light is beautiful.
November 12, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Writer of silly things checking in :)
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This is why you do not make deals with terrorists.
NEWS: Senate Republicans are threatening to block the extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies—unless Democrats agree to tougher abortion restrictions.
Republicans demand tougher abortion restrictions to extend Obamacare funds
Democrats say that’s a nonstarter, arguing there are already limits on abortion access. The dispute could torpedo a deal, leading to higher health insurance premiums for millions.
www.nbcnews.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:16 AM
This is why you do not make deals with terrorists.
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I almost never comment on mod decisions bc quick-turn analysis is not my ministry. But bc I posted about Sarah Kendzior's suspension—last night by asking how to learn if it was in error, today by saying I find it baffling—people are ascribing positions to me that I haven't taken. To clarify:
November 11, 2025 at 5:31 PM
I almost never comment on mod decisions bc quick-turn analysis is not my ministry. But bc I posted about Sarah Kendzior's suspension—last night by asking how to learn if it was in error, today by saying I find it baffling—people are ascribing positions to me that I haven't taken. To clarify:
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We only rate dogs. This is a family of Suburban Gold Fairies. It's rare for them to travel together like this. Very magical but please only send dogs. Thank you... 13/10 for all (TT: hdbrosriley)
November 11, 2025 at 5:34 PM
We only rate dogs. This is a family of Suburban Gold Fairies. It's rare for them to travel together like this. Very magical but please only send dogs. Thank you... 13/10 for all (TT: hdbrosriley)
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This whole experience has really revealed how many of you would follow an alluring voice into the deep woods
everyone talking about Frieren's demons has missed a better comparison, so-called "AI" like Grok, Claude, ChatGPT, a thing that mimics human syntax brilliantly, isn't capable of human thought or emotion, but merely preys on people
November 11, 2025 at 5:29 PM
This whole experience has really revealed how many of you would follow an alluring voice into the deep woods
New scammer email:
Honestly, I'm saving all these descriptions in a folder for my personal use.
"Your ability to weave small-town intrigue, personal relationships, and edge-of-your-seat investigation makes this book impossible to put down."
Honestly, I'm saving all these descriptions in a folder for my personal use.
"Your ability to weave small-town intrigue, personal relationships, and edge-of-your-seat investigation makes this book impossible to put down."
November 11, 2025 at 1:52 PM
New scammer email:
Honestly, I'm saving all these descriptions in a folder for my personal use.
"Your ability to weave small-town intrigue, personal relationships, and edge-of-your-seat investigation makes this book impossible to put down."
Honestly, I'm saving all these descriptions in a folder for my personal use.
"Your ability to weave small-town intrigue, personal relationships, and edge-of-your-seat investigation makes this book impossible to put down."
Me: The puppy is asleep and I have 2 hours in which I can write before I have to be somewhere.
Also me: immediately begins compiling grocery list
Also me: immediately begins compiling grocery list
November 11, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Me: The puppy is asleep and I have 2 hours in which I can write before I have to be somewhere.
Also me: immediately begins compiling grocery list
Also me: immediately begins compiling grocery list
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instead of saying this was good strategy, maybe senate dems should say: "the republicans were going to kill people by starving them to death, and because we aren't monsters, we decided to let this fight go. We'll keep fighting. Stop electing monsters."
November 11, 2025 at 1:42 PM
instead of saying this was good strategy, maybe senate dems should say: "the republicans were going to kill people by starving them to death, and because we aren't monsters, we decided to let this fight go. We'll keep fighting. Stop electing monsters."
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November 11, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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Also going out today, “Brigands & Breadknives”, the third Legends & Lattes one.
There’s a legendary elf and a talking sword in this one. - Michael
bertsbooks.co.uk/product/brig...
There’s a legendary elf and a talking sword in this one. - Michael
bertsbooks.co.uk/product/brig...
November 11, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Also going out today, “Brigands & Breadknives”, the third Legends & Lattes one.
There’s a legendary elf and a talking sword in this one. - Michael
bertsbooks.co.uk/product/brig...
There’s a legendary elf and a talking sword in this one. - Michael
bertsbooks.co.uk/product/brig...
A lot of talk on my feed this morning about Star Trek & accessibility to new, younger fans.
You're right, ST is not some Holy Canon that cannot be appreciated unless you recall the minutia of every single episode.
MY concern is the current management & leanings of CBS. That's a franchise killer.
You're right, ST is not some Holy Canon that cannot be appreciated unless you recall the minutia of every single episode.
MY concern is the current management & leanings of CBS. That's a franchise killer.
November 11, 2025 at 11:37 AM
A lot of talk on my feed this morning about Star Trek & accessibility to new, younger fans.
You're right, ST is not some Holy Canon that cannot be appreciated unless you recall the minutia of every single episode.
MY concern is the current management & leanings of CBS. That's a franchise killer.
You're right, ST is not some Holy Canon that cannot be appreciated unless you recall the minutia of every single episode.
MY concern is the current management & leanings of CBS. That's a franchise killer.
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The difference in time between now and I can has cheezburger
Is the same between I can has Cheezburger and the Berlin Wall falling
Is the same between I can has Cheezburger and the Berlin Wall falling
November 10, 2025 at 5:46 PM
The difference in time between now and I can has cheezburger
Is the same between I can has Cheezburger and the Berlin Wall falling
Is the same between I can has Cheezburger and the Berlin Wall falling