Patsy Collins
@patsycollins.bsky.social
Writer of cosy mysteries, other novels, and short stories. Travels in a campervan, eats cake and drinks tea a lot. Also gardens and photographs stuff.
https://patsycollins.co.uk/
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November 16, 2025 at 8:47 AM
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Good morning!
What are you up to today?
What are you up to today?
November 16, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Good morning!
What are you up to today?
What are you up to today?
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Free entry writing competition and other stuff for womagwriters.
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Over To You
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November 15, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Free entry writing competition and other stuff for womagwriters.
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Thrilled to bits to be a finalist !
Woo hoo ! 🥳
Woo hoo ! 🥳
November 14, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Thrilled to bits to be a finalist !
Woo hoo ! 🥳
Woo hoo ! 🥳
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Overdrive
If you’re able to access Overdrive via your library membership, you can now read all my books for free. The ones with mauve bands at the top and bottom are single short stories – the ot…
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November 14, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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If your library membership gives you access to Overdrive, you can now read all my ebooks for free.
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eBook - Disguised Murder and Community Spirit In Little Mallow
Two murders, a party of disguised suspects, and a seaside village full of cake. Why send invitations to a party in a building which doesn't yet exist? Why plan and pay for it anonymously and insist g...
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November 14, 2025 at 8:44 AM
If your library membership gives you access to Overdrive, you can now read all my ebooks for free.
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Anyone know of any book / writing / story events coming up in in the Portsmouth area over the rest of the year? #Booksky #writingcommunity
November 14, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Anyone know of any book / writing / story events coming up in in the Portsmouth area over the rest of the year? #Booksky #writingcommunity
Unearthing The Truth: An Amelia Watson Mini Mystery
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November 13, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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Wednesday word of the week - Tribulation patsycollins.co.uk/wednesday-wo...
Wednesday word of the week – Tribulation
A tribulation is a great affliction or oppression, or the cause of that. The occupants of many abbeys suffered tribulations during the reformation ordered by Henry VIII. It’s a good thing I l…
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November 12, 2025 at 8:29 AM
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Merciful Dragonbreath at your service! (That is if you need surplus cake disposed of – I'm not hero level at anything else)
November 11, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Merciful Dragonbreath at your service! (That is if you need surplus cake disposed of – I'm not hero level at anything else)
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Sisterly Unity
I don’t have a sister, so had to use my imagination for parts of this story about sisterly relationships, which is in the current issue of Take A Break’s Fiction Feast. There’s qu…
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November 11, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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It's nice to have a whole lighthouse to yourself - even if it does make you feel a bit like Alice in Wonderland.
November 11, 2025 at 3:56 PM
It's nice to have a whole lighthouse to yourself - even if it does make you feel a bit like Alice in Wonderland.
If you are what you eat, I must be nearly half Scots by now.
November 4, 2025 at 11:10 AM
If you are what you eat, I must be nearly half Scots by now.
I heard there's a new book about Andrew - apparently it hasn't got a title.
November 4, 2025 at 10:12 AM
I heard there's a new book about Andrew - apparently it hasn't got a title.
This was our tea (and scone with cream and jam) time view from the mobile writing retreat. #travellingwriter
November 2, 2025 at 5:16 PM
This was our tea (and scone with cream and jam) time view from the mobile writing retreat. #travellingwriter
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BOO! Bargain BOOks!
All of my collections of slightly spooky stories are currently on sale for 99p (or 99c on the US).
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October 31, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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This evening's view from the mobile writing retreat. #travellingwriter
October 29, 2025 at 5:43 PM
This evening's view from the mobile writing retreat. #travellingwriter
Wednesday word of the week - Estimation patsycollins.co.uk/wednesday-wo...
Wednesday word of the week – Estimation
Estimation is the process or result of making an estimate, an opinion or judgement of worth, or an old term for esteem. By my estimation it’s time for another plug for my books. You’d a…
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October 29, 2025 at 9:22 AM
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