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Lauri Shore the Author
@laurishore.bsky.social
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Indie author with a freshly published debut novel, 5 poetry books, & a short story collection - more coming in different genres ;)
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Been a while!
Book 3 progresses slowly. 🥹✨

Been busier with work, & going to the gym, playing PGR, & reading books!
October 25, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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Earlier this month I got this fella as a bday gift from my parents. I often bop along while driving, & this brings me so much joy. 🥹
August 30, 2025 at 5:18 AM
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I absolutely hate writing blurbs, but I think this turned out pretty decent.
Also need to clean the screen, *again* 💀

#booksky #indieauthor #selfpublishing #procreateart
When life gives you lemons… write. In this intimate and evocative collection, 24 six-word stories and 20 unsent letters, short tales, and ponderings peel back the layers of everyday existence. Some are fiction. Some are confessions. All are fragments of lives—yours to interpret. These slices explore silence, identity, memory, and the strange beauty of being human. Whether it’s a hedgehog rescue, drug-fueled insomnia, or swim in the lake, each piece invites you to pause, reflect, and wonder: Whose life is this? Poignant, playful, and piercingly honest, Slices of Lives is a literary lemon tart—sharp, tender, and unforgettable.
August 23, 2025 at 8:54 AM
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Progress with book 3 manuscript has been slow, yet at least I finally got #poetry book nro 5 out (Poetry Within Me, Forgotten on Amazon). Been also working on a #shortstory collection. It'll be snippets of personal & fictional life experiences..
#booksky #indieauthor #selfpublishing
Front cover for upcoming short story collection, "Slices of Lives" by Lauri Shore. Lime-ish background with slices of a cut lemon that are 'falling'. Painted on the Procreate app on iPad Mini by Lauri Shore.
August 23, 2025 at 5:08 AM
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A sample:
238 A Place to Belong [tanka / Mornings in Jenin] Apr 10, 2015 Memories, secrets etched with cries of mothers: “Ibni, ibni !”—fig and olive would need tending... Sounds of nye reach to the skies.
August 22, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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Pardon my language.

A friend from Asia asked me to confirm if the age verification rumors hitting Europeans other than UK citizens was true.

Logged back in, and... Yea this is absolute horseshit.
At a time when scammers run rampant, we're required to start verifying our ages??
"EU gives platforms 12 months to deploy 'strict' age verification." Some platforms are already getting hit.
July 28, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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Finished #reading - Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman - Dragons of Deceit (Finnish translation). Been ages since I read a #Dragonlance novel, & tbh I was slightly disappointed. 🥲 The main character especially was mehh. 🙈

#books #booksky #fiction #fantasy #dungeonsanddragons
Front cover of Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman - Dragons of Deceit (Finnish translation).
June 28, 2025 at 8:42 AM
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Just finished #reading George Orwell - 1984.
What can I say. 😬

#books #booksky
A front cover of George Orwell's 1984, mostly white cover with a blue eye.
June 26, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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🥹 Finished #DMC3 on normal difficulty.
At first it felt easy enough, then I struggled, then I got a better hang of it. 🤓

#videogames #gaming #games #DevilMayCry
Congratulations screen for completing Devil May Cry 3 on normal difficulty, showing all the bosses & the text "I do hate being considered normal..."
June 25, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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Since returning to Finland, I've visited this place at least once a summer. I sat by the bank & ate breakfast while listening to the rushing water...

#nature #waterscape #stream #finland #sky
June 22, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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My '03 Punto has joined modernity with a Bluetooth/radio player. 🥹 The display shows the track titles played through YT Music, & I can change tracks without fussing with the phone.
My brother installed this ~
June 22, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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Finished #reading Lucy Strange - The Ghost of Gosswater.
Loved the twists~!
A family haunted by past secrets..

#books #booksky #fiction #ghosts
Front cover of Lucy Strange's The Ghost of Gosswater.
June 22, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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Finished #reading Aprilynne Pike - Earthquake (Earthbound 2).
Though I devoured this in one evening.. hmmm. 1st book felt better. 🤔

#books #booksky #fiction #romantasy #romance
Front cover of Aprilynne Pike's Earthquake.
June 22, 2025 at 3:36 AM
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Just finished #reading Seita Parkkola - Usva ('Mist'). A strange tale of outcast teens & a strange mall in an odd city..

#books #booksky #fiction #fantasy
Front cover of Seita Parkkola's Usva.
June 21, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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Finished #reading Joyce Carol Oates - Pursuit.
This was a thrill, in a slight disturbing way.

#books #booksky #fiction
Front cover of Joyce Carol Oates' Pursuit.
June 20, 2025 at 6:51 AM
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Finished #reading Anne Michaels - Held.
Intriguing format. Surprised by some #Finnish names~
Time jumps were not easy to follow.

#books #booksky #fiction
Front cover of Anne Michaels' Held.
June 19, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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Finished #reading Alex Howard - The Ghost Cat.

Glimpses of passing decades through the eyes of a cat.~

#books #booksky #fiction #cats #edinburg #supernatural #timetravel
Front cover of Alex Howard's The Ghost Cat.
June 18, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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Just finished #reading @anuholopainen.bsky.social's Yölaakso - Syysmaa 4 ('The Night Valley - Autumn Land 4').
Devoured in one sitting. 😄

#books #booksky #fiction #fantasy
The front cover of Anu Holopainen's Yölaakso.
June 17, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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Finished #reading Agatha Christie - The Last Séance.
A collection of #supernatural short stories, with some recurring characters - including Poirot & Marple. ✨

#books #booksky #fiction #mysteries
Front cover of Agatha Christie's The Last Séance.
June 16, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Just finished #reading Jo Callaghan - In the Blink of an Eye.
Couldn't put this down, & couldn't see that twist coming. 🥹

#books #booksky #fiction #AI #crime
Front cover of Jo Callaghan's In the Blink of an Eye.
June 15, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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Heck yes.
2 more characters to go. 🥹 But I'll have a little break from this game. As much as I love it. 🥹

#DMC5 #DevilMayCry #videogames #gaming #games
June 14, 2025 at 9:31 AM
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I didn't intend to eat this in one go, but it just happened while plotting story stuff.
Mint-caramel ice cream by Valio.
June 13, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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I think I want to get Nero's Ex Provocation unlocked then have a break from this fantastic game. Almost got the red orbs for that.

#DMC5 #DevilMayCry #videogames #gaming #games
June 13, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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Finished #reading my 1st Haruki Murakami #book - A Wild Sheep Chase.
I enjoyed this lot more than Kätilö for sure, dunno why. :D Very intriguing..

#books #booksky #fiction
Vintage cover of Haruki Murakami's A Wild Sheep Chase. (3D glasses included - didn't try them.)
June 12, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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Finished #reading Katja Kettu - Kätilö ('The Midwife').
Another #WW2 story linked to #Finland.
Intriguing.
Honestly, didn't like this book much - or rather, the main female character. 😅

#books #booksky #fiction #war
Front cover of Katja Kettu's Kätilö, with scenes from the movie.
June 11, 2025 at 2:12 PM