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John Patrick
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Author of gay fiction and finalist for the Lambda Literary Award (Dublin Bay, Gay Romance category, 2022).

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My books:
https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B001KIF9LQ
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John Patrick @johnpatrickauthor.bsky.social · Feb 7
Have you read Dublin Bay yet? It was a Lambda Literary Award finalist in the gay romance category. It’s the first book in a series, and the fourth is under development now, so this would be a great time to dive in!!
Reviews and excerpts here: a.co/d/1e3xr7a
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Book cover for Dublin Bay showing the City of Dublin skyline at night during World War II, with a bomber flying overhead and an explosion in the distance. The explosion is centered in the image of an Irish Claddagh ring. Book cover for Dublin Bay showing the City of Dublin skyline at night during World War II, with a bomber flying overhead and an explosion in the distance. The explosion is centered in the image of an Irish Claddagh ring.
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I’m old enough to remember those values. I miss them 😢
#truth #justice #TheAmericanWay
A comic drawing of Superman with the slogan Truth, Justice, and The American Way surrounding it.
April 16, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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How exciting—apex predators brought back from extinction! Maybe they’ll be invited to the White House! Lunch, perhaps?
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#direwolf #lunch
April 8, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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Future leader right here! 😀
#resist #truth #GulfOfMEXICO
April 6, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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The Writing Support Team would like everyone to know that today is National Terrier Day! Belly rubs and biscuits gratefully accepted.
#nationalterrierday #sealyham
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March 27, 2025 at 2:59 PM
johnpatrickauthor.bsky.social
Hudson: “Tucker, did you know if you stand up on the end of this couch, you can look out the door and see all the enemy dogs passing by? Also, if you bark really, really loud, they can hear you even though they’re outside?!”
Tucker: “I do now, Hudson.”
#dogsofbluesky #dogs #sealyham
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March 19, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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My latest book—Into the Lion’s Den—just received an outstanding review on the Out in Print blog. Check it out!

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#nearfuture #gayfiction #religion #project2025
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Into The Lion’s Den – John Patrick (Ninestar Press)
Buy from: Ninestar Press In the near future, political and cultural divisions have pushed The United States of America to the brink of civil war over States’ rights. On one side of this divide is D…
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March 18, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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The Writing Support Team has been watching Severance, and now they’re wondering if they can send their Innies to the vet’s office next time.
#dogsofbluesky #innies #vetsoffice #severance
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March 10, 2025 at 12:26 AM
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It’s Hudson’s grooming day! We think he cleans up nicely 🐶👍😀
#dogsofbluesky
#grooming
#lookinggood
March 7, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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Next week is Saint Patrick’s Day, and what better way to celebrate than by reading Dublin Bay—my Lambda Literary Award finalist! And—as the Luck o’ the Irish would have it—it’s 50% off this week only over at Smashwords 😀☘️ 📚👬👨‍❤️‍👨
#gayromance #historicalfiction #gayfiction #booksky
March 5, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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Here we go again. 😡😢What’s the famous line about those who don’t learn from history…?
#fascism
#notagain
March 1, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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Enjoying a martini and dinner at Patrick’s in Sarasota because…of course! But it’s hard to resist the siren call of Books, Books, Books, Books across the street!
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February 27, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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Uh…thanks?
#leadpaint #miner #oldads #goodolddays
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February 27, 2025 at 1:10 AM
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Hudson: “Sorry, Tucker. I know you’re just trying to take a nap in your favorite chair, but I need to look out the window.”
Tucker: “Your butt is in my face.”
Hudson: “Is that a problem?”
Tucker:
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#dogs #dogsofbluesky #personalspace #seriously #DoYouMind
Two Sealyham Terriers on the same chair, one looking out a window and standing too close to the other.
February 17, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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#einstein #resist #values
February 16, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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This is how it starts. Read Into the Lion’s Den for a chilling glimpse into what’s next.
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#project2025 #dystopia #queerbooks #booksky #gayfiction #nearfuture

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News headline about Texas judge fining New York doctor for prescribing abortion pills. Book cover for Into the Lion’s Den
February 14, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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Good morning! Hudson is trying to figure out how he might wrangle a second breakfast out of us. Any ideas?
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#sealyham #terrier #dogsofbluesky #dog #breakfast #plotting
Sealyham Terrier relaxing on a couch looking thoughtful.
February 14, 2025 at 1:27 PM
johnpatrickauthor.bsky.social
Happy Saint Martinian the Hermit Day! Martinian lived alone on an island visited now and then by sailors who would bring him food. The faithful say it was a hard life, but…throw in a comfy bed, a library, and internet access…that’s me livin’ the dream😀🏝️
#introvert #saintsdays #booksky #signmeup
A old mosaic depiction of Saint Martinian
February 12, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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LGBTQ people have always been here and will always persevere! Need inspiration in these challenging times? Read Dublin Bay—a Lambda Literary Award finalist for gay romance ❤️

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#booksky #mmromance #historicalfiction #gayfiction #WWII
Goodreads Review Book cover of Dublin in 1940 at night with bombers overhead and explosion in background
February 11, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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Aw😊
Thanks, Kevin!!
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February 11, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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Absolutely loved this book! Heartbreaking, yes, but in a good way and very insightful. Great that it’s been made more accessible through the paperback release. 😀
February 10, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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What a review! Thank you Cheryl from Love Bytes Reviews! I’m so glad you enjoyed the book ❤️❤️❤️❤️
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#books #booksky #project2025 #gayfiction

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February 10, 2025 at 1:56 AM
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Anatomy of a winter afternoon walk for the Writing Support Team:
Bundle up! ✅
Explore the snowy forest✅
Get snow clumps ✅✅✅
Warm water rinse in the sink spa✅
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#dogsofbluesky
#dogs
#writingcommunity
#woodswalk
#forestbathing
February 9, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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30 years ago I went to the theater to see Little Women. I thought it was odd I was the only man there. Later, I realized all the other men in America were watching Super Bowl XXIX! I hadn’t even known it was Super Bowl Sunday 😳😂
Whatever the word is for being sports illiterate—that’s me.
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Movie poster for the 1994 film Little Women
February 9, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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I was in Tallinn, Estonia last month and of course I had to stop in this bookstore. 😀📚
I really wish I had bought Soviet Space Dogs!! (Oh, and maybe Barracks Bad Boys too 😳)
#tallinn #Estonia #booksky #books #bookstore
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February 8, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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Writing Support Dog Tucker REALLY wanted to follow those tracks. Alas, it wasn’t to be. Now he’s napping on the couch, dreaming of what he might have found.
#dogsofbluesky
#snow #winterwalks
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February 8, 2025 at 5:39 PM