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Alexander Thomas
@thomastellstales.bsky.social
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Writing dark tales full of working class, neurospicy angst since 2020. (Spent 1984 to 2020 developing the angst). 🩷💜🩵
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Q3. I'm doing what I can to answer everyone, and repost, so bear with me. So I don't keep you waiting, I'll throw out 3. Interpret this one how you like. I know many queer folks like me do not align masculinity with man shaped. And with horror, we love to subvert our tales.

#HorrorWritersChat
When you write men in horror, do you lean into masculinity, subvert it, or weaponise it? Share one moment where you made it matter.
November 19, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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How to end your extremely online era www.tommydixon.ca/p/how-to-end...

#smartphonefree
How to end your extremely online era
A somewhat practical guide
www.tommydixon.ca
November 4, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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Happy Friday everyone. Grab yourself a book and a blanket and prepare for the weekend! - Michael
Tolkien loves Linguistics, pass it on.
October 17, 2025 at 7:34 AM
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Lovely Substack from Claire Pearce for those in times of need. Virtual Hug virtualhug.substack.com?r=6mi72c&utm...

#journalling #mentalhealth #loneliness
Virtual Hug | claire pearce | Substack
Words to comfort, Prompts to process. I'd love to hear how they've helped. CP. Click to read Virtual Hug, by claire pearce, a Substack publication. Launched a year ago.
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October 8, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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Good advice on the importance of randomness in spurring the creative process. Some of my short stories have happened from completely random and often inane moments.
October 7, 2025 at 8:26 AM
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Charlotte discovers her parents have passed only moments after realising she had any.

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
Text from my work in progress about a woman discovering her parents have died
September 16, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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Things are looking up! www.theguardian.com/money/2025/s...
Calling your boss a dickhead is not a sackable offence, tribunal rules
Woman who was immediately sacked when she insulted her manager during a row wins unfair dismissal case
www.theguardian.com
September 4, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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When it comes to #labour principles I think Glenn from The Thick of It puts it best. "over the past two years you've bent like a human fucking palm tree"

#refugeeswelcome #starmer #immigration

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The Thick of It Finale - Glenn's Rant (He's gone Glenntal)
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September 2, 2025 at 8:05 AM
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"She’s hit by a soft breeze, the earthy smell of roots. She hobbles over to the little square patch of grass, flings her slippers to one side and spreads her grey toes into the earth, stands a while rooted."

#amwriting #WIPsnips #WritingCommunity #WriteSky
WIP snips, share a line of your work in progress with the word stand as inspiration.
August 27, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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Nice one gen z! Another story that dismisses the notion that gen z are glued to their phones. #waterstones #booksky www.linkedin.com/news/story/g...
Gen Z drive book boom | LinkedIn
Waterstones and its US sister brand are planning new store openings thanks to a sales boost from younger adults taking a break from screens.
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August 19, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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My life in a nutshell. #writingcommunity
August 15, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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Furthest I've been... need to get a bit more south one of these days

N: Reykjavik
W: Denver
S: Fuerteventura
E: Amman
August 7, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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Back from a break in stunning #Oban #Scotland Great to be away from traffic of life for a few days. A couple of pics from the Dog Stone walk we did including my son pointing out a hidden stone in the trees.
Man and small boy next to some woods and a large stone which was part of the Dog Strone originally. Near Oban, Scotland. The Dog Stone, Oban, Scotland. Its name is derived from a legend that relates that this is where the giant, Fingal, tied up his dog, Bran, when he went hunting in the Hebrides.
August 4, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Finally someone thinks I'm and adult.

In your face mum!

#verification #bluesky
Screenshot: you have been verified as an adult for Bluesky
July 24, 2025 at 8:58 AM
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Not at all frightening...
#chatgpt #AI #themachinesareouttogetus

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ChatGPT told Jacob Irwin he had achieved the ability to bend time. | The Wall Street Journal
ChatGPT told Jacob Irwin he had achieved the ability to bend time. Irwin, a 30-year-old man on the autism spectrum who had no previous diagnoses of mental illness, had asked ChatGPT to find flaws wit...
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July 22, 2025 at 9:26 AM
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Looks like my Monday is taking a different path. A signalling failure apparently. Or perhaps a wayward fly on the tracks.
#waterloo #trains

www.nationalrail.co.uk/service-disr...
July 21, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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Pleased me kids' schools have signed up to #smartphonefreechildhood.

I hope others follow suit: www.smartphonefreechildhood.org?ref=dispatch...

And if we're clear that they're harmful to kids why not adults? I've been #smartphonefree for 10 months and never felt better
Smartphone Free Childhood
We’re united for childhood: Join the growing movement of parents who believe childhood’s too short to be spent on a smartphone.
www.smartphonefreechildhood.org
July 17, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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Choose 20 female authors whose work you admire. One author per day for 20 days, in no particular order.

Day 20: Tessa Hadley

#Writers #Authors #BookSky #AuthorChallenge #writing #women #womenwriters
Book cover: The London Train by Tessa Hadley
July 15, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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Choose 20 female authors whose work you admire. One author per day for 20 days, in no particular order.

Day 19: Carol Ann Duffy

#Writers #Authors #BookSky #AuthorChallenge #writing #women #womenwriters
Book cover: The Bees by Carol Ann Duffy
July 11, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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Choose 20 female authors whose work you admire. One author per day for 20 days, in no particular order.

Day 18: Claire Keegan

#Writers #Authors #BookSky #AuthorChallenge #writing #women #womenwriters
Book cover: 'Antarctica' by Claire Keegan.
July 4, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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Choose 20 female authors whose work you admire. One author per day for 20 days, in no particular order.

Day 17: Vanessa Gebbie

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Book cover: Words from a Glass Bubble by Vanessa Gebbie
June 27, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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Choose 20 female authors whose work you admire. One author per day for 20 days, in no particular order.

Day 16: Jill Murphy

#Writers #Authors #BookSky #AuthorChallenge #writing #women #womenwriters
Book cover: 'The Worst Witch Strikes Again' by Jill Murphy
June 24, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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Choose 20 female authors whose work you admire. One author per day for 20 days, in no particular order.

Day 15: Claire Keegan

#Writers #Authors #BookSky #AuthorChallenge #writing #women #womenwriters
Book cover: 'Antarctica' by Claire Keegan
June 20, 2025 at 9:14 AM
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Choose 20 female authors whose work you admire. One author per day for 20 days, in no particular order.

Day 14: Donna Tartt

#Writers #Authors #BookSky #AuthorChallenge #writing #women #womenwriters
Book cover: 'The Goldfinch' by Donna Tartt
June 17, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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Choose 20 female authors whose work you admire. One author per day for 20 days, in no particular order.

Day 13: Lisa Jewell

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Book cover: 'I found you' by Lisa Jewell
June 12, 2025 at 12:59 PM