Valerie Griffin
@griffin399.bsky.social
Published writer of flash fiction and short stories and now attempting novels. Lover of cats and pandas; avid reader; gardener for peace and quiet; love sitting on the seafront people watching.
Morning, a good year for plums...
July 21, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Morning, a good year for plums...
Morning from sunny Dorset
July 9, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Morning from sunny Dorset
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Beautiful.
We all need a place where we feel safe…
Goodnight everybody. Sweet dreams.
Goodnight everybody. Sweet dreams.
June 28, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Beautiful.
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Letting the dogs at the rescue centre pick their own toy.. 😊
June 6, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Letting the dogs at the rescue centre pick their own toy.. 😊
We have a visitor...
June 6, 2025 at 11:17 AM
We have a visitor...
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When your new table is cat proof.. 😂
May 17, 2025 at 7:01 AM
When your new table is cat proof.. 😂
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😂😂😂👏👏👏 Keep it up Adam. We all need it. Threads like this are why you're in here:
BRILLIANT PEOPLE ON BLUESKY starter pack 2. Writers, artists, good eggs inc. @adamcsharp.bsky.social @davidallengreen.bsky.social @nazishmunch.bsky.social @janejohnsonbakrim.bsky.social @whimsicalmuse.bsky.social @bookwormvaught.bsky.social @talkscaredpod.bsky.social & many more. Pls follow & repost
April 3, 2025 at 4:06 PM
😂😂😂👏👏👏 Keep it up Adam. We all need it. Threads like this are why you're in here:
April 1, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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Sign the @societyofauthors.bsky.social open letter to Rt Hon Lisa Nandy, Sec of State for Culture, Media & Sport, demanding Meta is held to account by UK gov following allegations in the U.S. that authors’ work has been used w/out permission to train its AI model. 💙📚👇
www.change.org/p/protect-au...
www.change.org/p/protect-au...
Sign the Petition
Protect authors’ livelihoods from the unlicensed use of their work in AI training
www.change.org
March 27, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Sign the @societyofauthors.bsky.social open letter to Rt Hon Lisa Nandy, Sec of State for Culture, Media & Sport, demanding Meta is held to account by UK gov following allegations in the U.S. that authors’ work has been used w/out permission to train its AI model. 💙📚👇
www.change.org/p/protect-au...
www.change.org/p/protect-au...
Morning, another lovely day here in Dorset.
March 26, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Morning, another lovely day here in Dorset.
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We are disappointed but not surprised that Meta has used millions of pirated books to develop its AI systems.
As a matter of urgency, Meta needs to compensate the rightsholders of all the works it has been exploiting.
But what can authors do? Read here:
societyofauthors.org/2025/03/21/t...
As a matter of urgency, Meta needs to compensate the rightsholders of all the works it has been exploiting.
But what can authors do? Read here:
societyofauthors.org/2025/03/21/t...
March 21, 2025 at 5:04 PM
We are disappointed but not surprised that Meta has used millions of pirated books to develop its AI systems.
As a matter of urgency, Meta needs to compensate the rightsholders of all the works it has been exploiting.
But what can authors do? Read here:
societyofauthors.org/2025/03/21/t...
As a matter of urgency, Meta needs to compensate the rightsholders of all the works it has been exploiting.
But what can authors do? Read here:
societyofauthors.org/2025/03/21/t...
Fabulous sunset...
March 12, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Fabulous sunset...
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Mick Herron and the Slough House gang are back in September for the 9th book, "Clown Town"!
You can pre-order a fancy indie edition from us right now! - Michael
bertsbooks.co.uk/product/clow...
You can pre-order a fancy indie edition from us right now! - Michael
bertsbooks.co.uk/product/clow...
February 18, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Mick Herron and the Slough House gang are back in September for the 9th book, "Clown Town"!
You can pre-order a fancy indie edition from us right now! - Michael
bertsbooks.co.uk/product/clow...
You can pre-order a fancy indie edition from us right now! - Michael
bertsbooks.co.uk/product/clow...