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Dave Dawkins (D. Harrigon)
@golgaloth.bsky.social
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Rich, fascinating stories, board game designs, and random thoughts, graciously provided by David Dawkins.
#Writer #Writing #BoardGames #Fantasy #SciFi
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Dave Dawkins (D. Harrigon) @golgaloth.bsky.social · 12d
Got this back from my editor, full of notes and also praise for delivering chaos so simply. You can jump along to the Kickstarter page and hit the Notify Me On Launch to keep up with the release of the next Desolation book>
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dha...
#books #reading #BookSky
Desolation: The Same River Twice has the simple tag line, Chaos Boat. And this one is a light blue, not orange.
golgaloth.bsky.social
Books! The second novella in the Desolation series is now up and on sale, Amazon, Barnes&Noble, Booktopia. Hunt them down!
#SelfPromo #books #BookSky #reading #SelfPromoSunday #ArtShare
November 29, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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keycheyn.bsky.social
It's now #selfpromosunday and #artshare time!

• SFW only
• Share any kind of your art, writings, shops, links, games— anything!
• Tag your friends and interact!
• NO A*I, N*F*T

#ocs #DND #indiegame #TTRPG

Sharing LENTE (Current project): youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Self Promo Sunday
November 29, 2025 at 12:16 PM
golgaloth.bsky.social
Remember, not everything in your world will be finished. Perhaps there is a reason construction was stopped. Perhaps they've only just started.

(Gundelon Castle in France, being hand built using only traditional techniques.)

#WorldBuilding #writing #AmWriting #ttrpg #dnd #games
A four turret castle with an enclosed courtyard backed by a hall.
November 29, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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golgaloth.bsky.social
It's dangerous in this modern world to abandon the idea of competent baddies. Instead, I've opted to write calculating, brutal baddies using very dumb puppets appearing to be in charge.
#WritingTips #WritingPrompt #AmWriting #writing #trump #usPol
An upside down pipe, with an orange bowl and blond stem. Ceci n'est pas un president.
November 28, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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apirus.bsky.social
November 29, 2025 at 7:20 AM
golgaloth.bsky.social
Drop some robots 🤖🤖🤖
November 28, 2025 at 10:04 PM
golgaloth.bsky.social
It's dangerous in this modern world to abandon the idea of competent baddies. Instead, I've opted to write calculating, brutal baddies using very dumb puppets appearing to be in charge.
#WritingTips #WritingPrompt #AmWriting #writing #trump #usPol
An upside down pipe, with an orange bowl and blond stem. Ceci n'est pas un president.
November 28, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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plaguerat.bsky.social
Had to make this. It feels particularly prescient for the head of AI of Microsoft
Woman looking at camera with text at the top reading “Microsoft head of AI” bottom text reading “everyone loves AI in ba sing se”
November 28, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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bwnash.bsky.social
November 28, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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debjitduttaart.bsky.social
What a great headline
November 28, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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celialake.bsky.social
Looking to support indie authors by buying direct from their shops? FaRoSociety has a list of authors (including me!) offering discounts on their shops through December 1st. The code FAROSHOP works on all the stores. Check out the list for what's on offer!

farosociety.com/faroshop/
FaRo Shop - support indie authors and buy from them directly this holiday season! From Nov. 28 until Dec. 1st, you can use the code FAROSHOP for discounted bookish gifts for yourself or your loved ones. www.farosociety.com/faroshop : Text on a blue background with eight smaller images featuring different books and authors.
November 28, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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peterstefanovic.bsky.social
🚨WOW! The Petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy has now rocketed past 75,000 signatures! 🙏

LET’S KEEP GOING!

If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
November 27, 2025 at 9:38 PM
golgaloth.bsky.social
I'm wondering if the thieves used a basket lift, or other repurposed industrial equipment. #SnailHeist #France
November 27, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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stormliterary.bsky.social
Happy Thanksgiving!
November 27, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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decentral21.bsky.social
Of course they did. Giving hope to wife-beaters and rapists across the nation. One Nation.

Appalling.
#Auspol
November 27, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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aunz.theconversation.com
More than one in six cases of sexual harassment in Australia happen at work social events. If it happens to you, or you’re a bystander – here’s what you can do.

👉 Read the full story: theconversation.com/how-to-...
November 27, 2025 at 10:22 PM
golgaloth.bsky.social
Book promo is weird when you're a self-published author. I'm working on book four, book three is back from my editor, but it's time to start promoting book two.

But two is fun and exciting, as you'll be hearing from me in the lead up to xmas.
#books #reading #WritingCommunity #writing
The cover for Desolation: Keep Your Imaginary Friends Close features a giant crab claw in a stark, silhouette. The only colours are dark orange on a black background.
November 27, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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golgaloth.bsky.social
I'm at that part of the story where I get to mention food. What do you think my characters should have for desert? They deserve a little treat, after all. You can pick two if you like, as there are two of them.

#food #cake #writing #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #treats
A single slice of hazelnut- dusted chocolate sits atop three perfect spheres of cherry cream coated with a cherry icing shell, which themselves sit atop layers of cherry gelatine, praline and biscoff. Eggs of minted meringue sit atop layers of mint cream chocolate slices and a chocolate biscoff base. A single raspberry sits atop a sphere of chocolate containing a chocolate praline, based with a light shortbread. An open shell of orange flavoured white chocolate surrounds a creame-d'orange froth surrounded by glazed raspberries on a light sponge cake.
November 26, 2025 at 11:43 PM
golgaloth.bsky.social
Is your character known for something? How annoying is it?

(this is Alison Burke's compilation of her Square Hole series)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNa-...
#SquareHole #WritingTips #AmWriting #writing
The Square Hole Girl Saga Compilation
YouTube video by Tired Actor (Alison Burke)
www.youtube.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:55 AM
golgaloth.bsky.social
Wow. Only twenty five tabs open in my browser after that writing session.

#writing #WritingCommunity
November 27, 2025 at 3:37 AM
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sinasdumpster.bsky.social
THANK YOU all so much for 8️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ followers

To celebrate I host an #ARTSHARE!

🌼Like & share this post
🌼Show your art, all mediums welcome (tag NSFW)
(Bonus for OC art ehehe)
🌼Optional: Tag your moots
🌼Like/rp/comment others, DON'T just drop & go
🌼NO AI/NFT

AND… have fun!!

I'll repost EVERYTHING
squidward from spongebob squarepants is painting a picture of a fruit bowl
ALT: squidward from spongebob squarepants is painting a picture of a fruit bowl
media.tenor.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:34 PM
golgaloth.bsky.social
I'm at that part of the story where I get to mention food. What do you think my characters should have for desert? They deserve a little treat, after all. You can pick two if you like, as there are two of them.

#food #cake #writing #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #treats
A single slice of hazelnut- dusted chocolate sits atop three perfect spheres of cherry cream coated with a cherry icing shell, which themselves sit atop layers of cherry gelatine, praline and biscoff. Eggs of minted meringue sit atop layers of mint cream chocolate slices and a chocolate biscoff base. A single raspberry sits atop a sphere of chocolate containing a chocolate praline, based with a light shortbread. An open shell of orange flavoured white chocolate surrounds a creame-d'orange froth surrounded by glazed raspberries on a light sponge cake.
November 26, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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alicektg.bsky.social
The abrupt and indefensible closure of Meanjin makes me ask, what can be done to shore up the future of literary journals in this country? How about funding the arts to the OECD average. That would mean an extra $5b per year.

With thanks to @jocaseau.bsky.social for her ever-excellent edits on this
Meanjin was closed – but new Australian literary journals are springing up around the country
Literary journals are breeding grounds of talent – including the new Splinter, rebooted Southerly, and First Nations journal Sovereign Texts, launching next year.
theconversation.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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golgaloth.bsky.social
Yay! Funds released for my Kickstarter. I can get on with my fulfilment, and should have my book out to backers by #Xmas. I can't wait for them to read the new book.

The rest of you will have to wait until the new year.

#Books #reading #writing #Desolation
A large claw is the single, striking image on the cover of Desolation: Keep Your Imaginary Friends Close by D. Harrigon. The text and image are in stark orange against a strong black background.
November 25, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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danthurot.bsky.social
I don't know how to introduce this one. After three titles about opium peddling, I figured the rest of SDHistCon would be breezy by comparison. I was wrong. The next day, I experienced one of the toughest board games I've ever played. Perhaps *the* toughest. spacebiff.com/2025/11/24/u...
Unnameable
After the first day of SDHistCon, where I played three games about opium peddling, I figured the second would be easier on my stomach. I could not have been more wrong. It has no name. Its designer…
spacebiff.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:01 PM