Abe & Eddie
@abdecker.bsky.social
Raised in Devon close to the sea, now landlocked in Switzerland, I write fiction for adults & children and translate.
Website:
https://abdecker-skinner-books.com/
Website:
https://abdecker-skinner-books.com/
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Abe & Eddie
@abdecker.bsky.social
· Jul 6
Blown away by this review of "Flowers from the Black Sea" that appeared on Amazon yesterday:
"A joy to devour. A great read. The author is as significant as Eric Ambler, Ian Fleming and Graham Greene in bringing the vivid, often brutal, setting of Turkey alive almost as an additional character...."
"A joy to devour. A great read. The author is as significant as Eric Ambler, Ian Fleming and Graham Greene in bringing the vivid, often brutal, setting of Turkey alive almost as an additional character...."
Here's mine (opening of Flowers from the Black Sea)
November 11, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Here's mine (opening of Flowers from the Black Sea)
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Join me on 1 December for my #Dickens & #Christmas walking tour of London. Tickets are on sale now on Eventbrite. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dickens-ch...
Dickens & Christmas walking tour of London
Dickens & Christmas walking tour - together we’ll visit festive London locations that inspired Charles Dickens's Christmas writing.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Join me on 1 December for my #Dickens & #Christmas walking tour of London. Tickets are on sale now on Eventbrite. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dickens-ch...
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The hills drink abendrot wine,
their edges softening
while the sun lowers its cup.
A willow toasts in the breeze,
its leaves the color of sunset,
the earth breathing slower,
swallowing the last taste of fire.
#firewords280 #prompt abendrot wine #writingcommunity #amwriting
their edges softening
while the sun lowers its cup.
A willow toasts in the breeze,
its leaves the color of sunset,
the earth breathing slower,
swallowing the last taste of fire.
#firewords280 #prompt abendrot wine #writingcommunity #amwriting
November 10, 2025 at 7:26 PM
The hills drink abendrot wine,
their edges softening
while the sun lowers its cup.
A willow toasts in the breeze,
its leaves the color of sunset,
the earth breathing slower,
swallowing the last taste of fire.
#firewords280 #prompt abendrot wine #writingcommunity #amwriting
their edges softening
while the sun lowers its cup.
A willow toasts in the breeze,
its leaves the color of sunset,
the earth breathing slower,
swallowing the last taste of fire.
#firewords280 #prompt abendrot wine #writingcommunity #amwriting
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Incredible that Robbie Gibb - most influential person on BBC board by many accounts and from journalists I speak in BBC - was involved in setting up GB News.
GB News of course has breached Ofcom rules on *multiple* occasions - no sign of resignations though
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
GB News of course has breached Ofcom rules on *multiple* occasions - no sign of resignations though
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Enforced veganism’: Ofcom lets GB News flout accuracy rules, say climate campaigners
Exclusive: Regulator has received 1,221 complaints about UK broadcasters since 2020 but found no breaches of its code
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Incredible that Robbie Gibb - most influential person on BBC board by many accounts and from journalists I speak in BBC - was involved in setting up GB News.
GB News of course has breached Ofcom rules on *multiple* occasions - no sign of resignations though
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
GB News of course has breached Ofcom rules on *multiple* occasions - no sign of resignations though
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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..you're either writing or you're thinking about writing..all the time.
~ #itswhatwedo
~ #itswhatwedo
November 9, 2025 at 8:40 AM
..you're either writing or you're thinking about writing..all the time.
~ #itswhatwedo
~ #itswhatwedo
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Niemals vergessen
und
NIEMALS WIEDER!
und
NIEMALS WIEDER!
November 9, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Niemals vergessen
und
NIEMALS WIEDER!
und
NIEMALS WIEDER!
A 'Casablanca' vibe in today's little WIPSnips:
He pored over every detail in search of something he could run to with the little cash left in his wallet, when a hand reached across to light the candle on the table.
“Well I have to say, Oskar, you’re the last person I expected to walk in here.”
He pored over every detail in search of something he could run to with the little cash left in his wallet, when a hand reached across to light the candle on the table.
“Well I have to say, Oskar, you’re the last person I expected to walk in here.”
November 8, 2025 at 2:57 PM
A 'Casablanca' vibe in today's little WIPSnips:
He pored over every detail in search of something he could run to with the little cash left in his wallet, when a hand reached across to light the candle on the table.
“Well I have to say, Oskar, you’re the last person I expected to walk in here.”
He pored over every detail in search of something he could run to with the little cash left in his wallet, when a hand reached across to light the candle on the table.
“Well I have to say, Oskar, you’re the last person I expected to walk in here.”
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‘To the men of both sides alike, worn out… it began equally to appear doubtful whether they should continue to slaughter one another…‘For what, for whom, must I kill and be killed?…You may go and kill whom you please, but I don’t want to do so any more!’— Tolstoy, W&P for #BookWormSat
🖼️ Igor Karash
🖼️ Igor Karash
November 8, 2025 at 2:29 PM
‘To the men of both sides alike, worn out… it began equally to appear doubtful whether they should continue to slaughter one another…‘For what, for whom, must I kill and be killed?…You may go and kill whom you please, but I don’t want to do so any more!’— Tolstoy, W&P for #BookWormSat
🖼️ Igor Karash
🖼️ Igor Karash
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1/2
On being asked for a War Poem
-W.B. Yeats
I think it better that in times like these
A poet's mouth be silent, for in truth
We have no gift to set a statesman right;
www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/4715...
#BookwormSat #art #vintage #illustration #poetry #bookchatweekly #giftidea #poem
On being asked for a War Poem
-W.B. Yeats
I think it better that in times like these
A poet's mouth be silent, for in truth
We have no gift to set a statesman right;
www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/4715...
#BookwormSat #art #vintage #illustration #poetry #bookchatweekly #giftidea #poem
The Epic of Volga and Mikula - Ivan Bilibin by forgottenbeauty | Redbubble
Volga and Mikula - Ivan Bilibin
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November 8, 2025 at 2:05 PM
1/2
On being asked for a War Poem
-W.B. Yeats
I think it better that in times like these
A poet's mouth be silent, for in truth
We have no gift to set a statesman right;
www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/4715...
#BookwormSat #art #vintage #illustration #poetry #bookchatweekly #giftidea #poem
On being asked for a War Poem
-W.B. Yeats
I think it better that in times like these
A poet's mouth be silent, for in truth
We have no gift to set a statesman right;
www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/4715...
#BookwormSat #art #vintage #illustration #poetry #bookchatweekly #giftidea #poem
"I had a year to write it from scratch"
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...
‘I had a year to write it from scratch’: the 2025 Booker finalists on the stories behind their novels
A newspaper report about a missing girl, the memory of a midwinter emergency … Susan Choi, Andrew Miller, David Szalay and others on what inspired their shortlisted books
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:56 PM
"I had a year to write it from scratch"
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...
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A reminder: AI is a bad translator--it will give you in a pinch the meaning (if it doesn't get hopelessly confused) , but i will not create something that reads like a book.
That's why we have professionals.
(And everyone who's reread ai translations knows that it's faster going to rewrite them)
That's why we have professionals.
(And everyone who's reread ai translations knows that it's faster going to rewrite them)
"Amazon propose une traduction par IA pour les livres Kindle auto-édités"
Bon, je n'en peux plus de soupirer. 🙃
Bon, je n'en peux plus de soupirer. 🙃
Amazon offers AI translation for self-published Kindle books
AI translation is coming to your Kindle.
www.theverge.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:56 AM
A reminder: AI is a bad translator--it will give you in a pinch the meaning (if it doesn't get hopelessly confused) , but i will not create something that reads like a book.
That's why we have professionals.
(And everyone who's reread ai translations knows that it's faster going to rewrite them)
That's why we have professionals.
(And everyone who's reread ai translations knows that it's faster going to rewrite them)
I'm going with 'motion' for today's #WIPSnips 'movement'
Max and Mitzi exchanged glances, alarm in their eyes. A brief flicker of motion in Max’s right hand was not lost on Oskar: it betrayed the butt of a pistol protruding from his pocket.
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
Max and Mitzi exchanged glances, alarm in their eyes. A brief flicker of motion in Max’s right hand was not lost on Oskar: it betrayed the butt of a pistol protruding from his pocket.
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
November 7, 2025 at 11:55 AM
I'm going with 'motion' for today's #WIPSnips 'movement'
Max and Mitzi exchanged glances, alarm in their eyes. A brief flicker of motion in Max’s right hand was not lost on Oskar: it betrayed the butt of a pistol protruding from his pocket.
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
Max and Mitzi exchanged glances, alarm in their eyes. A brief flicker of motion in Max’s right hand was not lost on Oskar: it betrayed the butt of a pistol protruding from his pocket.
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
Chrysanthemums wherever you turn this week in the pretty Black Forest town of Lahr
November 7, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Chrysanthemums wherever you turn this week in the pretty Black Forest town of Lahr
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In Finland they’ve been taught how to spot fake news as part of a critical thinking curriculum since 2014 including how to spot a doctored photo, check for inconsistencies as well as countering misinformation that sows division. We are more than 10 years behind on this.
School pupils are to be taught how to tackle conspiracy theories, spot 'fake news' & root out misinformation. The Daily Mail, ajudged by Wikipedia to be an unreliable new source, is furious. You don't have to be Sherlock Holmes to work out why.
November 5, 2025 at 12:55 PM
In Finland they’ve been taught how to spot fake news as part of a critical thinking curriculum since 2014 including how to spot a doctored photo, check for inconsistencies as well as countering misinformation that sows division. We are more than 10 years behind on this.
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“Creativity is not simply a property of exceptional people but an exceptional property of all people.”
— Ron Carter
writingforwellbeing.co.uk
#writing #WritingCommunity #WritersCommunity #creativity
— Ron Carter
writingforwellbeing.co.uk
#writing #WritingCommunity #WritersCommunity #creativity
November 4, 2025 at 2:15 PM
“Creativity is not simply a property of exceptional people but an exceptional property of all people.”
— Ron Carter
writingforwellbeing.co.uk
#writing #WritingCommunity #WritersCommunity #creativity
— Ron Carter
writingforwellbeing.co.uk
#writing #WritingCommunity #WritersCommunity #creativity
#WIPSnips
She stirred in a spoonful of honey as she let her stomach settle, took a deep breath and steeled herself for another run: “Down in one,” she muttered. Then tipped up the glass, held her breath and glugged down the remedy.
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
She stirred in a spoonful of honey as she let her stomach settle, took a deep breath and steeled herself for another run: “Down in one,” she muttered. Then tipped up the glass, held her breath and glugged down the remedy.
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
November 4, 2025 at 9:48 AM
#WIPSnips
She stirred in a spoonful of honey as she let her stomach settle, took a deep breath and steeled herself for another run: “Down in one,” she muttered. Then tipped up the glass, held her breath and glugged down the remedy.
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
She stirred in a spoonful of honey as she let her stomach settle, took a deep breath and steeled herself for another run: “Down in one,” she muttered. Then tipped up the glass, held her breath and glugged down the remedy.
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
Fascinating article on foods that make you smell more attractive!
In one study, men who drank beer were found to be more attractive than men who drank water – but sadly only to mosquitoes!
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
In one study, men who drank beer were found to be more attractive than men who drank water – but sadly only to mosquitoes!
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
The foods that make you smell more attractive
Garlic, alcohol, meat and even fasting can affect our body odour – and alter how appealing our scent is to others.
www.bbc.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Fascinating article on foods that make you smell more attractive!
In one study, men who drank beer were found to be more attractive than men who drank water – but sadly only to mosquitoes!
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
In one study, men who drank beer were found to be more attractive than men who drank water – but sadly only to mosquitoes!
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
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On this day, November 4th 1918, a week - almost to the very hour - before the Armistice, the poet Wilfred Owen was killed in action. He was 25.
Here is my recording of one of his most famous poems.
Dulce Et Decorum Est
#warpoetry #poetrycommunity #poetsonbluesky
Here is my recording of one of his most famous poems.
Dulce Et Decorum Est
#warpoetry #poetrycommunity #poetsonbluesky
November 4, 2025 at 12:01 AM
On this day, November 4th 1918, a week - almost to the very hour - before the Armistice, the poet Wilfred Owen was killed in action. He was 25.
Here is my recording of one of his most famous poems.
Dulce Et Decorum Est
#warpoetry #poetrycommunity #poetsonbluesky
Here is my recording of one of his most famous poems.
Dulce Et Decorum Est
#warpoetry #poetrycommunity #poetsonbluesky
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I don’t think I post links to my own books a lot, but it’s something we writers kinda havta do on occasion. I’m proud of the Perfect Prophet series for its horror, its spotlight on faith and its focus on struggles that make believing in a purpose a challenge.
www.amazon.com/dp/B08V3GZJ7...
www.amazon.com/dp/B08V3GZJ7...
November 2, 2025 at 4:46 PM
I don’t think I post links to my own books a lot, but it’s something we writers kinda havta do on occasion. I’m proud of the Perfect Prophet series for its horror, its spotlight on faith and its focus on struggles that make believing in a purpose a challenge.
www.amazon.com/dp/B08V3GZJ7...
www.amazon.com/dp/B08V3GZJ7...
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Surely a book that gets 25 ALL ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ reviews on Waterstones must be something special. They can't all be the author's mum.
www.waterstones.com/reviews/a-sp...
"I was completely enveloped into Jimmy's world of #Devon around 1912"
#BookSky #Brixham #Fishing #HistFic #HistoricalFiction
www.waterstones.com/reviews/a-sp...
"I was completely enveloped into Jimmy's world of #Devon around 1912"
#BookSky #Brixham #Fishing #HistFic #HistoricalFiction
November 3, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Surely a book that gets 25 ALL ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ reviews on Waterstones must be something special. They can't all be the author's mum.
www.waterstones.com/reviews/a-sp...
"I was completely enveloped into Jimmy's world of #Devon around 1912"
#BookSky #Brixham #Fishing #HistFic #HistoricalFiction
www.waterstones.com/reviews/a-sp...
"I was completely enveloped into Jimmy's world of #Devon around 1912"
#BookSky #Brixham #Fishing #HistFic #HistoricalFiction
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#WIPSnips #amwriting #writingcommunity #writers #writesky
Got a fresh new WIP for ya! Remember ("Mem") gets embarrassed by her slightly drunk twin in front of a hot guy she's been attempting to flirt with 😂❤️
From #Charagma, my SFF dystopia about a world where all people are born saved or damned.
Got a fresh new WIP for ya! Remember ("Mem") gets embarrassed by her slightly drunk twin in front of a hot guy she's been attempting to flirt with 😂❤️
From #Charagma, my SFF dystopia about a world where all people are born saved or damned.
November 3, 2025 at 10:34 AM
#WIPSnips #amwriting #writingcommunity #writers #writesky
Got a fresh new WIP for ya! Remember ("Mem") gets embarrassed by her slightly drunk twin in front of a hot guy she's been attempting to flirt with 😂❤️
From #Charagma, my SFF dystopia about a world where all people are born saved or damned.
Got a fresh new WIP for ya! Remember ("Mem") gets embarrassed by her slightly drunk twin in front of a hot guy she's been attempting to flirt with 😂❤️
From #Charagma, my SFF dystopia about a world where all people are born saved or damned.