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Carrie O'Leary
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Author. I write to help readers escape from the stresses of real life—just for a little while.
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Very pleased to announce that I will be signing at the Pascify book event at the Harrogate Showground on 11th April 2026

#pascify #bookevent #harrogateshowground #books #signing #author #readingcommunity #writingcommunity
November 14, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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I’m very excited to be signing in my old home town next November. Hope some of my friends will be able to visit this new event to Whitley Bay

#booksigning #books #author #authorsatthecoast #readingcommunity #writingcommunity
November 14, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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My reads and audiobooks for October. Favourite book definitely Out of Time. Jodi Taylor’s humour never fails to cheer me up!

#octoberreads #readingcommunity #writingcommunity #books #audiobooks #kindle #lovetoread
November 1, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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Some photos from Authors at the Armouries on Saturday

#AATA #author #writingcommunity #readingcommunity
October 29, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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My September reads / listens. Quite a large and eclectic selection this month

#SeptemberReads #readingcommunity #eclectic #kindle #books #audible #lovetoread
September 30, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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Here are my August reads. My favourite book this month was ‘Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil’. The books by Gail McGuire and Sarah Jacobson were excellent reads too; top notch indie reads

#augustreads #books #readingcommunity #writingcommunity
September 1, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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Had a fantastic afternoon at the Tynemouth Aquarium. The highlight for me, after watching the hobbits having fun, was the octopus giving us a full display. Fascinating creatures! Excuse Logan’s hand; he was going for a high five!

#octopus #tynemouthaquarium #aquarium #tentacles #seacreatures
August 26, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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Such a lovely review on my book of haiku, ‘Rumination’. I love that she describes the haiku as introspective as ‘Introspection’ is the title of the follow-up that is my current WIP.

#haiku #poetry #readingcommunity
#writingcommunity #photography #books #kindle #AATA25
August 9, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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Some photos from the Wonderland book event on Saturday. I couldn’t have chosen a better event for my first signing. Such a fun day.

#wonderland2025 #booksigning #readingcommunity #writingcommunity #indieauthor #books #lovetoread #bookevent #eastwoodhall #nottingham #event
July 31, 2025 at 8:07 AM
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A huge list of books and audiobooks this month. I think my favourite audiobook was ‘The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies’ and the sequel. And for the physical read, I really enjoyed ‘The Lost and the Departed’ by C. A. Deegan.

#julyreads #books #kindle #audible #audiobooks #reading
July 31, 2025 at 7:57 AM
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My first vapourer has emerged, and it’s a boy.

#vapourer #vapourermoth #vapourermale #moth #ukmoths
July 5, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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My reads for the month of June. I’ve had three excellent indie reads this month: Ashleigh Reverie, Helen Huber, Katherine Black and the audiobooks of Empire of the Vampire/Damned by Jay Kristoff were excellent. A month for nostalgia too!

#junereads #books #kindle #audible #nostalgia
July 1, 2025 at 6:14 AM
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June 19, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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June 19, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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A few photos of the moths I trapped last night

#moths #mothtrap #ukmoths #elephanthawkmoth #cherryblossommoth #brownrustic #smallbloodvein #foxglovepug #dwarfcreamwave #fanfoot #brightlinebrowneye #pepperedmoth #bufftip #doublesquarespot
June 19, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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My eggs have hatched. I have lots of little baby ladybirds. I’m guessing that they’re harlequins. I’d better go on an aphid hunt!

#ladybirdlarvae #ladybird #larvae #harlequinlarvae #ukinsects #bugs #beetles
June 19, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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Found these eggs on my maple tree. Not certain what they are. Maybe ladybird or hoverfly. Shall I try and grow them through to see what emerges?

#insecteggs #insect #eggs #ladybird #hoverfly #identification #ukinsects
June 18, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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Some of my vapourer caterpillars are reaching maturity now. Not long until pupation now

#vapourercaterpillar #vapourermoth #ukmoths #moth #caterpillars
June 13, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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I didn’t get quite so many reads in this month, mainly because a couple just didn’t capture my interest. I even had a dreaded DNF! A couple of really good ones though. V.E. Schwab is a new author for me. I can always rely on Jodi Taylor. Five of my books this month were rereads!

#books #mayreads
May 31, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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The most amazing review on Tea Time welcomed me to today. So heartwarming when someone enjoys your writing.

#bookreview #teatime #book #author #review #aata25 #wonderland
May 21, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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Some of the vapourers are getting quite big now. This one will probably get its toothbrush tufts next time it sheds its skin.

#vapourer #caterpillar #fuzzycaterpillar #ukmoths #moth #mothcaterpillar #vapourermothcaterpillar
May 20, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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I’ve had, er, one or two vapourer caterpillars emerge this week. I’ll be splitting them into a few different pots to grow on. I may release some when they get a bit bigger

#vapourermoth #vapourercaterpillar #moth #vapourer #caterpillar #ukmoths
May 8, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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Last year I found a hairy caterpillar which I thought was probably an ermine moth of some description. As it was quite late in the year when it pupated, I decided to overwinter it. I was delighted to find this beautiful white ermine moth today. Handsome wee beastie

#whiteerminemoth #moth #ukmoths
May 2, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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I’m a moth momma again. I have twice as many vapourer eggs as last year, so I shall probably have to release some of the caterpillars into the wild before maturity

#vapourer #vapourermoth #vapourermothcaterpillar #newhatchlings #moth #ukmoths
April 30, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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Some very good reads this month. I did really enjoy An Almond for a Parrot. It was so funny that I snorted tea down my nose. I loved Enchantra, The Edge of Collapse series, and my two ARCs; The Great Decay and It All Started with a Bite

#AprilReads #readingcommunity #writingcommunity
April 30, 2025 at 4:56 PM