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Scott Rochester
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London author and eccentric

Retired teacher

Dominated by horses and ships, 400 years in the future looks a lot like 200 years in the past. No oil, no cars and no internet. And pirates!

https://www.slenderwolf.com
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#WIPsnips 19 Feb 'subtle'

A pubescent son chasing an older girl is causing a headache.

You’re saying all the right things, but I’m not sure he’s hearing them.

#scifi #SlenderWolf #history #lation #romance #writingCommunity #bookSky #LoveStory #Lancaster
extract from book 2 of 6 SlenderWolf In With the In Crowd Chapter 17 Wine Time “Yes mum!” “And try to do your homework properly in future, adopt a more mature attitude to school, a more mature attitude to life. It will get you a lot further than letting your emotions control you. You’re in Year 9 now. Carpe diem!” “Seize the day!” says AngryBard. “Uh huh, and it’s more subtle than that,” says TrishaBarr, “carpō is the verb ‘to pluck’, literally it means ‘pluck the present day’, make use of the present moment, harvest today while it’s ripe. It’s September, gather in the harvest, celebrate Custodum, make some new friends, [section divider] “I heard all that,” says BillyBarr, “he’s going through puberty darling. I know you’re saying all the right things, but I’m not sure he’s hearing them.” “So what can we do differently? What can we do better?” A watercolour painting of of a pretty lady aged 34. She has light natural brown hair styled in a messy updo with a few tendrils. She has a calm, pleasant expression, with a hint of a smile. She is wearing a plain pale blue top, no jewellery, not even earrings and she has minimalist cosmetics. The image is labelled TrishaBarr. A watercolour painting of a slim, attractive 14 year old boy - he has neat dark brown hair, trimmed nicely with a gentle wave on the crown. His eyes are a beautiful deep blue. His face has a thoughtful expression with a hint of a smile. He’s wearing a white T shirt against a plain grey background. The image is labelled AngryBard. He’s rarely angry unless you interfere with his book reading habit. copyright © Scott Rochester 2026
February 19, 2026 at 8:45 AM
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Chapter 3 On The Canine Wavelength

« Hello Pretty! You’re up early aren’t you? »

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KristalClear A watercolour painting of an attractive young girl aged 17. She has beautiful long straight deep brown hair and her eyes are chestnut coloured. Her face has a gentle expression with a hint of a smile. She is wearing a plain white T shirt (and blue jeans out of shot). The image is labelled KristalClear (an animal lover, she is demi-psychic, but struggles with reading the minds of humans). copyright © Scott Rochester 2025
February 19, 2026 at 6:03 AM
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4th place is pretty impressive, finishing without skis on
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DOG AT THE OLYMPICS
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February 18, 2026 at 3:47 PM
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OK #writingCommunity what is the point in using the new "go live" tool on BlueSky (in browser on desktop)

does it just mean "on line right now"?

#GoLive
February 18, 2026 at 3:26 PM
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#WIPsnips 18 Feb 'laser'

No laser, but you get MaxChaos who is our bright ray of sunlight, shining his mighty power!

The usual suspects are in the Innovation Lab again, this time talking about solar power.

#scifi #SlenderWolf #SolarPower #STEM #writingCommunity #survival #bookSky #Lancaster
extract from book 1 of 6 SlenderWolf Conflicts and Alliances Chapter 37 A Major Win BarmyWaffle pauses as the door opens and MaxChaos walks in. “Ah, Max! Come in sunshine, sit down, sit down, we were just talking about you, batteries and solar power.” “Solar power?” says NutJob, “were we?” “Yes we were! This calculator had two power sources, a small battery, and this translucent panel here was a photovoltaic cell.” “So, Max is our bright ray of sunlight, shining his mighty power on this light sensitive cell, and that creates electricity.” “How does it create electricity?” asks HayWire, “and why don’t we have any these photovoltaic cells any more?” “Short answer, electrons get excited.” “Long answer, boron, phosphorous and silicon. But we A watercolour painting of a 60 year old man with receding grey hair and frameless glasses. He is wearing a white lab coat over a light blue shirt, and has a dark navy tie. He looks like the archetypal scientist. He has a serious look on his face and he likes to point out “My name’s Emmett. But everybody calls me Barmy! Barmy as in proper noun, not as in adjective! Though some might disagree!” - The image is labelled BarmyWaffle. A watercolour painting of a bearded young man aged about twenty posing for a headshot - he has long hair down to the top of his shoulders with a colour that varies from golden blond to bronze to light brown - the beard is well groomed and his hair is neat if a bit long - his eyes are blue - his face has a neutral expression and it looks as if he has the merest hint of a frown - he is wearing a white T shirt - the image is labelled MaxChaos copyright © Scott Rochester 2025
February 18, 2026 at 10:51 AM
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Tom is working on bone composites for limbs and risers

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CandiCrush A watercolour painting of a smart, attractive 33 year old female military officer with chestnut coloured eyes, and medium ash brown hair. Her hair is brushed back into a tight bun behind her head. There's a look of concentration on her face and she has a hint of a smile. She's wearing gold stud earrings, dark eye shadow, and pale pink lipstick. Over a dark olive T shirt Commander Crush is wearing MTPs (Multi Terrain Pattern, AKA camouflage). The image is labelled CandiCrush. copyright © Scott Rochester 2025
February 18, 2026 at 6:04 AM
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#WIPsnips 17 Feb 'value'

After an intense and forthright discussion this morning about boundaries, KristalClear wants to let NutJob have an extraordinarily profound and heartfelt apology.

#scifi #SlenderWolf #boundaries #writingCommunity #survival #LoveStory #Lancaster #horses
extract from book 2 of 6 SlenderWolf In With the In Crowd Chapter 9 KristalClear’s Apology “I’m simply an emotional, horse obsessed, little girl who’s just found something nicer to play with than horses, I’ve found you. You’ve changed me, you’ve made me a better person, steadier, more complete, more awake to the shape of reality. This morning when you laid it on the line so firmly and yet so eloquently I recognised not only your strength of purpose, but the value of your reasoned thought. You were right. I need to follow your lead.” A watercolour painting of an attractive young girl aged 17. She has beautiful long straight deep brown hair and her eyes are chestnut coloured. Her face has a gentle expression with a hint of a smile. She is wearing a plain white T shirt (and blue jeans out of shot). The image is labelled KristalClear (an animal lover, she is demi-psychic, but struggles with reading the minds of humans). A watercolour picture of a charming young man aged 17. He has neat well groomed brown hair, his eyes are bright blue, and his face has an a simple, polite smile although it looks as if he's concentrating. He's wearing a plain white T shirt against a light grey background. The image is labelled NutJob. copyright © Scott Rochester 2026
February 17, 2026 at 1:38 PM
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Chapter 3 On The Canine Wavelength

They don’t need to break into places to nick our hardware!

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A row of simple wooden huts in the Garrison, surrounded by pale earthen ground. Beyond the perimeter fence are abundant mature green trees, all set against a perfectly clear blue summer sky copyright © Scott Rochester 2025
February 17, 2026 at 6:09 AM
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#WIPsnips 16 Feb 'hurt'

HayWire moved into the junior staff block 4 weeks ago.

Barbara Quinn spotted her opportunity.

And now, Conning has made an impact.

Predatory woman v karate expert!

#scifi #SlenderWolf #karate #predator #romance #conflict #Lancaster #autism
extract from book 2 of 6 SlenderWolf In With the In Crowd Chapter 6 Laissez Faire “Oh Hello,” says Conning, “We’ve not met have we? But I’ve seen you here before?” BarbieQ raises herself to her full height. She’s fractionally taller than both Conning and HayWire who are roughly the same at about 1metre 75. “I’m BarbieQ,” she says superciliously, “I’m one of the receptionists here, and I live in the apartment opposite HayWire. I saw both of you this morning, and I know what you’re doing!” Not waiting for either of them to reply BarbieQ, in deliberate, calculated fashion walks off, exiting the Great Hall into the Art Corridor, having effectively walked in a straight line from the one side of the hall to the other. “Ignore her HayWire, some girls get jealous easily, she doesn’t know what she’s doing. Can I hold your hand?” Hesitant for no more than half a second, HayWire wants to be comforted and willingly offers his hand, gripping Conning’s firmly with a little childish excess, revealing a genuine sense of distress. “She can’t hurt you, I won’t let anybody hurt you ever again.” A watercolour painting of an attractive young girl aged 17. She has gorgeous long medium ash brown hair and her eyes are dark chestnut brown. Her face has a picture perfect smile revealing lovely white teeth. She is wearing a powerful yellow crop top dance outfit over a curvaceous body. The image is labelled Conning (Manx, pronounced KonYing, meaning bunny). A watercolour painting of an 19 year old young man - he has fly away golden blonde hair and blue eyes - in this relaxed pose he has a thoughtful and neutral expression - he is wearing a white T shirt - the image is labelled HayWire copyright © Scott Rochester 2026
February 16, 2026 at 7:56 AM
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Chapter 3 On The Canine Wavelength

They don’t need to break into places to nick our hardware!

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BarmyWaffle - scientist A watercolour painting of a 60 year old man with receding grey hair and frameless glasses. He is wearing a white lab coat over a light blue shirt, and has a dark navy tie. He looks like the archetypal scientist. He has a serious look on his face and he likes to point out “My name’s Emmett. But everybody calls me Barmy! Barmy as in proper noun, not as in adjective! Though some might disagree!” - The image is labelled BarmyWaffle. copyright © Scott Rochester 2025
February 16, 2026 at 6:04 AM
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#SundaySnips 15 Feb 'sizzle'

CandiCrush, MaxChaos and the two romantics are discussing what they've learnt at school and at work, as they try to purchase a wolf from the Pennites, who want York Crowns not Wolfland Sovereigns

Will they barter?

#scifi #SlenderWolf #Pennines #Yorkshire #Lancashire
extract from book 1 of 6 SlenderWolf Conflicts and Alliances Chapter 35 MarshMallow Time NutJob and KristalClear look at each other, and they both instantly say, “Mr Rafone!” “That would be good!” muses KristalClear, “but we don’t know if even he knows much about the Pennites. What’s that thing he’s always banging on about?” ‘What do you want, do you really, really want?’ ‘A decent standard of living, and complete peace of mind.’ “That’s it then,” says CandiCrush, “we focus on watches and clocks, and we try to sell them a decent standard of living, and complete peace of mind.” “Sell the sizzle not the sausage,” adds MaxChaos. They all stare at him. He rarely says anything that poetic. “Don’t ask me,” he says, “I hear it a lot down the docks. It’s something about saying ... ‘wouldn’t you enjoy the exquisite taste and the delicate texture of a freshly caught herring?’ ... rather than trying to sell them by saying ... ‘we’ve got herrings, buy some’ ... it’s marketing speak apparently!” A watercolour painting of a smart, attractive 33 year old female military officer with chestnut coloured eyes, and medium ash brown hair. Her hair is brushed back into a tight bun behind her head. There's a look of concentration on her face and she has a hint of a smile. She's wearing gold stud earrings, dark eye shadow, and pale pink lipstick. Over a dark olive T shirt Commander Crush is wearing MTPs (Multi Terrain Pattern, AKA camouflage). The image is labelled CandiCrush. A watercolour painting of a bearded young man aged about twenty posing for a headshot - he has long hair down to the top of his shoulders with a colour that varies from golden blond to bronze to light brown - the beard is well groomed and his hair is neat if a bit long - his eyes are blue - his face has a neutral expression and it looks as if he has the merest hint of a frown - he is wearing a white T shirt - the image is labelled MaxChaos copyright © Scott Rochester 2025
February 15, 2026 at 3:28 PM
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#WIPsnips 15 Feb 'never'

Kayt & Conning, The Space Girls (pop group) had a pact - no boys until we've both left school.

Their catchphrase: "don't invade my personal space".

Within a week, Conning connected with HayWire (shy, nervous and neurodivergent).

#scifi #SlenderWolf #autism #LoveStory
extract from book 2 of 6 SlenderWolf In With the In Crowd Chapter 5 Conning’s Soliloquy “You’re succeeding, I’m adapting, all of this is fulfilling! For one thing, I never thought I would ever walk into this dining room with my girlfriend, and I never once imagined that an actual Space Girl would be my girlfriend. The right Space Girl! The clever one, the sensitive one, I adore you. You’re already helping me to become a new person.” “Oh HayWire, I want to kiss you again!” Even though the dining room is empty HayWire says, “not here, not now.” “You’re allowed to invade my personal space, you know! We need to find a way to make you feel more comfortable about kissing, outside your apartment, not just inside.” “I’d like that, but kissing is something I’ve never really done before. How many times did you kiss me last night?” A watercolour painting of an attractive young girl aged 17. She has gorgeous long medium ash brown hair and her eyes are dark chestnut brown. Her face has a picture perfect smile revealing lovely white teeth. She is wearing a powerful yellow crop top dance outfit over a curvaceous body. The image is labelled Conning (Manx, pronounced KonYing, meaning bunny). A watercolour painting of an 19 year old young man - he has fly away golden blonde hair and blue eyes - in this relaxed pose he has a thoughtful and neutral expression - he is wearing a white T shirt - the image is labelled HayWire copyright © Scott Rochester 2026
February 15, 2026 at 9:17 AM
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Chapter 3 On The Canine Wavelength

KristalClear tunes in on the wavelength again.

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Toni Walker - Police Officer A watercolour painting of an attractive British police officer aged about 25 years old, looking smart and authoritative in her summer uniform. She is wearing a peaked cap with a chequered band, and a silver badge depicting a wolf's head. White blouse, no tie, and black epaulettes with silver numerals saying 49. She has simple silver stud earrings. The image is labelled Constable Walker. copyright © Scott Rochester 2025
February 15, 2026 at 6:05 AM
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#WIPsnips 14 Feb 'sweetheart'

The poorly matched, angsty couple (14yo & 17yo) are the only ones to use Sweetheart

She's left school, he hasn't.

Kayt left #Lancaster and is looking after Grandad.

Kayt's catchphrase is usually "don't invade my personal space"

#scifi #SlenderWolf #LoveStory #Manx
extract from book 2 of 6 SlenderWolf In With the In Crowd Chapter 34 Examination Technique “I’m coming back as soon as school ends in June. That’s Friday 28 June, I checked. I’ll be on this ship again on the 29th. Do you think grandad will be OK if I stay for eight weeks? “I’ll make sure grandad is OK. OK with everything. Though he might not live that long. Don’t rush to buy your ticket. We need to work out the best way to do this.” Do you think I’ll be able to get some work in Douglas for the summer? I can do day work in the docks if there’s nothing else. But Bard! Your hands! You’re a musician … you’re an artist … and you’re my sweetheart. You have to take care of your hands! Soft, gentle hands, you have magician’s hands. These are my hands, they’re allowed to invade my personal space. She takes hold of both his hands and places them against her sides, pressing them to grip her waist, encouraging him to fondle her. “I want you to keep them just the way they are. I’m going to find some work.” A watercolour painting of an attractive 17 year old girl posing for a headshot. She has gorgeous long dark golden blonde hair and her eyes are dark hazel brown. Her face has a picture perfect smile revealing lovely white teeth. She is wearing a lurid lime green crop top dance outfit over a shapely body. The image is labelled Kayt (Manx, pronounced Cat, meaning kitty) A watercolour painting of a slim, attractive 14 year old boy - he has neat dark brown hair, trimmed nicely with a gentle wave on the crown. His eyes are a beautiful deep blue. His face has a thoughtful expression with a hint of a smile. He’s wearing a white T shirt against a plain grey background. The image is labelled AngryBard. He’s rarely angry unless you interfere with his book reading habit. copyright © Scott Rochester 2026
February 14, 2026 at 12:05 PM
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« Hello Tolstoy! »

« Hello Pretty! »

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A watercolour painting of an attractive young girl aged 16. She has beautiful long straight deep brown hair and her eyes are chestnut coloured. Her face has a gentle expression with a hint of a smile. She is wearing a plain white T shirt (and blue jeans out of shot). The image is labelled KristalClear (she is demi-psychic but cannot read human minds, only animals).
February 14, 2026 at 6:16 AM
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#Wordweavers 13 Feb 'SC POV You get an unlimited budget to buy one thing'

FullyCharged: "Chocolate Chip Cookies."

Hayley: "you are so naïve, you don't anything about money management!"

"you are so naïve" is something Hayley says a lot!

#scifi #SlenderWolf #maps #romance #Lancaster #chatGPT
Benet is in town again with another one of his almost true true stories! extract from book 2 of 6 SlenderWolf In With the In Crowd Chapter 20 The almost true true story of The InterWebThingy Hayley says, “you are so naïve! You don’t know anything about birds! A StochasticParrot was a piece of software!” A watercolour painting of orphan Hayley, a sweet 9 year old girl, she has long brown hair and stunning hazel eyes tinged with a little green - in this relaxed pose she has a calm neutral expression with a hint of a smile - she is wearing a white T shirt against a grey background. The image is labelled Hayley A watercolour painting of orphan FullyCharged, a hyperactive 9 year old boy, he has plenty of golden brown hair on top, which at the sides is neatly under control. His eyes are a deep chestnut colour - uncharacteristically calm in this pose he has a neutral expression with a hint of a smile - he is wearing a white T shirt. The image is labelled FullyCharged copyright © Scott Rochester 2026
February 13, 2026 at 8:57 PM
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More reasons why LinkedIn is utter pants these days....
February 13, 2026 at 9:13 AM
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I often traipse around London looking tired. I’m really sorry, everyone.
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Nadhim Zahawi thinks London is now unsafe, because the other day a tired-looking man walked past him during the morning rush hour.
February 13, 2026 at 1:32 PM
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#WIPsnips 13 Feb 'serious'

Saturday night is OpenMike Night at the Coliseum, and Franklin and AuntSylvie are discussing Conning and HayWire.

And the predatory woman!

#scifi #SlenderWolf #maps #romance #writingCommunity #sustainability #LoveStory #Lancaster #IndieAuthor
extract from book 2 of 6 SlenderWolf In With the In Crowd Chapter 6 Laissez Faire Unprompted, Franklin says to AuntSylvie, “I saw it too, I hope there are no fireworks.” “Barbie’s normally fine,” says AuntSylvie, “she’s a conscientious worker, I didn’t know she was harbouring a smouldering lust for HayWire. I can handle this if there are any issues. Conning is good for HayWire, I think they’re an interesting match and I’m hoping that she can gradually bring him out of his shell.” “I didn’t even know they were dating!” says Franklin, “when did that happen?” “It’s started about a week ago. Yesterday, she took him to the Garisson Summer Ball. And she stayed with him last night.” “Really? That was swift!” “Oh, I don’t think anything serious will happen for a while, This will be a desperately slow burn if they both want to take it somewhere.” “It might be nice if they do,” says Franklin, “HayWire deserves a bit of joy in his life!” “I think Conning does too!” says AuntSylvie. A watercolour painting of an attractive young girl aged 17. She has gorgeous long medium ash brown hair and her eyes are dark chestnut brown. Her face has a picture perfect smile revealing lovely white teeth. She is wearing a powerful yellow crop top dance outfit over a curvaceous body. The image is labelled Conning (Manx, pronounced KonYing, meaning bunny). A watercolour painting of an 19 year old young man - he has fly away golden blonde hair and blue eyes - in this relaxed pose he has a thoughtful and neutral expression - he is wearing a white T shirt - the image is labelled HayWire copyright © Scott Rochester 2025
February 13, 2026 at 11:05 AM
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#writersCoffeeClub 13 Feb 'Do you use maps as reference materials'

First I used headshots of my characters

then I created maps of places in 2450AD

And then added floorplans

it makes writing a whole lot easier

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#scifi #SlenderWolf #maps #Lancaster #writing
A digital floorplan of a large building, featuring a central grand hall, an inner west wing with offices, an inner east wing with classrooms, an outer west wing with an old people's home, an outer east wing with rooms for orphans, a broad band featuring dining space, kitchens and recreation rooms. To the north there are two separate smaller blocks with accommodation for junior staff and senior staff. The exterior is labelled with a forecourt, a playground, ornamental gardens, stable yard and a footpath to castle hill. The Nobel Coliseum overlaps with the site of the former Lancaster Castle, and incorporates some of the castle's premises. Externally it looks like a small stately home. Allegedly the buildings are haunted by the ghost of Scooby Clueless. copyright © Scott Rochester 2025 Lancaster, UK - 2450AD - digital map with annotations - half real - half fictitious copyright © Scott Rochester 2025 Lancaster City Centre AD2450 - digital map with annotations copyright © Scott Rochester 2025 Ulverston, UK - 2450AD - digital map with annotations - half real - half fictitious copyright © Scott Rochester 2025
February 13, 2026 at 6:54 AM
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Chapter2 Charming or Tedious

“BarmyWaffle!” exclaims NutJob, “he gets a mention! How did he do that?”

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NutJob - One of four main characters A watercolour picture of a charming young man aged 16. He has neat well groomed brown hair, his eyes are bright blue, and his face has an almost neutral expression although it looks as if he's concentrating. He's wearing a plain white T shirt against a light grey background. copyright copyright © Scott Rochester 2025
February 13, 2026 at 6:18 AM
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#WIPsnips 12 Feb 'defence'

Worringfolk 2450AD - There is no police force, no civil defence service, just pirates and local mafias

And MickeyWarr has been press ganged.

#scifi #SlenderWolf #Widness #Bootle #pirates #amediting #writingCommunity #IndieAuthor #ships #survival #bookSky
extract from book 1 of 6 SlenderWolf Conflicts and Alliances Chapter 5 Missing As well as the burden of losing her son, VickyWarr now has to contend with consoling her daughter, and coping with no news from her husband. He’s been gone these past 24 hours trying to navigate the murky world of the Worringfolk lowlifes. Who else can RickyWarr get help from? There is no police force, no civil defence service, just pirates and local mafias. They’re the only people with connections and power. The only lead that RickyWarr has is LankyLa and can he be trusted? He works with the mob. According to LankyLa, MickeyWarr was press ganged. According to TrickyWarr he might have eloped with Angel. A watercolour painting of a 20 year old man with a plain, slightly puzzled expression on his face. His chestnut eyes are focussed on the camera. He has short dark brown hair with an abundant quiff on top. And a slightly tanned complexion. His beige collared shirt has the top three buttons undone. The image is labelled MickeyWarr. copyright © Scott Rochester 2025
February 12, 2026 at 10:15 AM
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Chapter2 Charming or Tedious

Together they walk along the wall, looking at each newspaper cutting

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A headshot of a kind, mature man in his sixties. He has an abundant smile, lovely chestnut brown eyes, and traces of a few wrinkles. His grey hair is short and well groomed. He is wearing a navy blue polo shirt. The background is a plain grey wall, and the image is labelled Faraday. Michael Scott is nicknamed Faraday because he's an electrical and mechanical engineer. copyright © Scott Rochester 2025
February 12, 2026 at 6:13 AM
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#WIPsnips 11 Feb 'vibe'

CandiCrush and KristalClear are in #Skipton trying to buy a wolf.

They have taken MaxChaos and NutJob along for moral support.

#scifi #SlenderWolf #UKeduChat #writingCommunity #Lancaster #farming #wolves #IndieAuthor
extract from book 1 of 6 SlenderWolf Conflicts and Alliances Chapter 34 Sovereigns and Crowns Erik strokes his beard, “you lot come back ‘ere tomorruh. We’ll ‘ave a fink about what we want, and you ‘ave a fink about what you can offer.” CandiCrush looks to KristalClear for a signal. Throughout, KristalClear has detected lots of uneasy, positive vibes. Definitely uneasy, and certainly on the better side of indifferent. Raising her eyebrows almost imperceptibly, and mustering an extremely faint smile, it’s enough for CandiCrush to get the message. She puts ten Sovereigns down on the table. MaxChaos stares. For him that’s more than a month’s wages. CandiCrush, with the sort of blink that says, “I’m surprising even myself right now,” offers a calm, polite smile. Looking directly at Erik, she narrows her eyes a little, and narrows her mouth, and she says purposefully, “no obligation, this is yours, no strings attached, we’ll be back tomorrow.” A ten Sovereign inducement should be more than enough to let them know that the Wolfies are serious, and it’ll ensure that the trappers also turn up tomorrow. A watercolour painting of an attractive young girl aged 16. She has beautiful long straight deep brown hair and her eyes are chestnut coloured. Her face has a gentle expression with a hint of a smile. She is wearing a plain white T shirt (and blue jeans out of shot). The image is labelled KristalClear (she is demi-psychic but cannot read human minds, only animals) A watercolour painting of a smart, attractive 33 year old female military officer with chestnut coloured eyes, and medium ash brown hair. Her hair is brushed back into a tight bun behind her head. There's a look of concentration on her face and she has a hint of a smile. She's wearing gold stud earrings, dark eye shadow, and pale pink lipstick. Over a dark olive T shirt Commander Crush is wearing MTPs (Multi Terrain Pattern, AKA camouflage). The image is labelled CandiCrush copyright © Scott Rochester 2025
February 11, 2026 at 1:19 PM
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The novel SlenderWolf Conflicts and Alliances is being serialised

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Chapter2 Charming or Tedious

Libraries have tried to retain as much printed material as they can.

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A watercolour painting of a charming, friendly woman in her sixties. She has a pleasant smile and welcoming chestnut brown eyes. Her grey hair is short, like a bob, but with some waves and a few flowing curls. She is wearing a pastel yellow blouse. The image is labelled Franklin. Bennie Scott, a newspaper editor, is nicknamed Franklin because Benjamin Franklin was also a newspaper editor. copyright © Scott Rochester 2025
February 11, 2026 at 6:09 AM