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Timothy Burgess
@thetimburgess.bsky.social
Award-winning author of the Liam Sol surf noir mysteries. Old, introverted, frustratingly human, and somehow--perhaps foolishly--an optimist at heart. You can find my books here: https://www.amazon.com/Never-Ending-Swell-Liam-Sol-Mystery/dp/0986420638
October 16, 2025 at 6:26 AM
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Writers, stop showing up to meetings as Generic Professional #47. You're a storyteller - apply those same skills to your own experience. Mine your life for moments of insight, craft them like scenes, and be ready to share what makes you... you.
#scriptsky
October 15, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Jane Birkin and Serge Gainsbourg.
July 7, 2025 at 11:24 PM
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Hey book people - while there's going to be a lot of press focused on the movie, I'd love to to take the chance to reintroduce this (Edgar Award-winning) book to the world. Any book podcasters or interviewers who'd like to talk about the book, please reach out.
Here's the trailer to SHE RIDES SHOTGUN, the movie based on my first novel. Polly and Nate are out there in these streets.

Check it out. Buy the book; get hep in advance.

youtu.be/U9OkHjOnQPg?...
She Rides Shotgun (2025) Official Trailer - Taron Egerton, Ana Sophia Heger
YouTube video by Lionsgate Movies
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July 3, 2025 at 4:09 PM
It's #InternationalSurfingDay "A wonderful first novel, with rich characters & vivid detail...the book is set amidst the California surf culture of the late 60s & beautifully captures the period when tradition collided with counter-culture...a terrific read." #SurfNoir www.amazon.com/Never-Ending...
Amazon.com
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June 22, 2025 at 12:00 AM
T.S. Harris
May 31, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Yes, I know they're winding down, but seeing that my short story, Laurel Canyon Lullaby, found its way into the top 10% of all discoverable projects on @coverfly.bsky.social, as well as the top 5% of short story projects, still made my day.
May 29, 2025 at 8:46 PM
The "Murder Is Our Business" panel at last Saturday's @litfestinthedena.bsky.social. @jordanharper.bsky.social, @alexkenna.bsky.social, Gary Phillips, @rachelhowzell.bsky.social, and me. Thanks to the folks at LitFest for putting on a great event!
May 6, 2025 at 11:20 PM
May 5, 2025 at 7:51 PM
This Saturday--Hope to see you there!
Well, this looks like a damn good panel! I'm thrilled to be the moderator and look forward to asking these kick-ass authors @alexkenna.bsky.social, @jordanharper.bsky.social, @rachelhowzell.bsky.social, & Gary Phillips about murder SoCal style. Hope to see you there! @litfestinthedena.bsky.social
May 1, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Well, this looks like a damn good panel! I'm thrilled to be the moderator and look forward to asking these kick-ass authors @alexkenna.bsky.social, @jordanharper.bsky.social, @rachelhowzell.bsky.social, & Gary Phillips about murder SoCal style. Hope to see you there! @litfestinthedena.bsky.social
April 16, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Carole Lombard
March 13, 2025 at 3:10 AM
“Every day, no matter how you fight it, you learn a little more about yourself, and all most of it does is teach humility.”
― John D. MacDonald
March 13, 2025 at 3:06 AM
"If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it." - Toni Morrison
March 13, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Marie-France Pisier
March 13, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Lupe Velez & Gary Cooper, Sidney Poitier & Diahann Carroll, Clark Gable & Carole Lombard, and Paul Newman & Joanne Woodward. Happy Valentine's Day!
February 14, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Cary Grant and Grace Kelly
January 19, 2025 at 3:44 AM
“Write the kind of story you would like to read. People will give you all sorts of advice about writing, but if you are not writing something you like, no one else will like it either.”
― Meg Cabot #WritingCommunity
January 7, 2025 at 10:17 PM
You can't stop time. Let's make 2025 a great one--Happy New Year!
January 1, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Shameless self-promotion Sunday! Looking for the perfect Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwanzaa/Holiday gift? These two might just fit the bill. Both are available at Amazon--or you might be able to order them through your local indie bookstore! Links below. Happy Holidays!
December 16, 2024 at 2:15 AM
“A blank piece of paper is God's way of telling us how hard it is to be God.”
― Sidney Sheldon
December 9, 2024 at 8:54 PM
“I'm not telling you to make the world better. I'm just telling you to live in it...Not just to endure it, not just to suffer it, not just to pass through it, but to live in it. To look at it...To take chances. To make your own work and take pride in it. To seize the moment." ~ Joan Didion
December 6, 2024 at 12:47 AM
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Jo Sketching at Good Harbour Beach. 1923
Edward Hopper.
December 2, 2024 at 6:06 PM