Margo Laurie
@margo-writing.bsky.social
Scribbler, history lover, fan of old Hollywood. RNA member. 📚💃🍰 🎬 #writingcommunity #historicalfiction
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Margo Laurie
@margo-writing.bsky.social
· May 31
#HistFicMay Day 31 - final question: next historical fiction you're going to write? I'm working on a World War I gothic short story & a novella in American Civil War era. Many thanks to Virginia Crow @stompermcewan.com for organising the #HistFicMay challenge - it's been fun! ❤️💫
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Just in time for #Noirvember my first #FilmNoir artbook FORM OF HUMAN ENDEAVOR is available to order: jauntworks.com/form-of-human-endeavor-film-noir-art-book
November 1, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Just in time for #Noirvember my first #FilmNoir artbook FORM OF HUMAN ENDEAVOR is available to order: jauntworks.com/form-of-human-endeavor-film-noir-art-book
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Day 9 - Favorite Dan Duryea film noir - Duryea is at his slickest and deadliest in CRISS CROSS (1949). The film is a perfect storm of obsession, betrayal, and moral compromise, with Duryea’s performance at the eye of it. #NoirvemberChallenge #filmnoir
November 9, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Day 9 - Favorite Dan Duryea film noir - Duryea is at his slickest and deadliest in CRISS CROSS (1949). The film is a perfect storm of obsession, betrayal, and moral compromise, with Duryea’s performance at the eye of it. #NoirvemberChallenge #filmnoir
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@ladykdesigns.bsky.social Nov 7 - Best Film Noir Dream Sequence #NoirvemberChallenge
okay, so I'm stretching this - but this film WAS based on Film Noir. The Big Lebowski trying to piece together a complex detective story and his unconscious sending him all kinds of input.
okay, so I'm stretching this - but this film WAS based on Film Noir. The Big Lebowski trying to piece together a complex detective story and his unconscious sending him all kinds of input.
a man in a white shirt is dancing in front of a checkered pattern .
ALT: a man in a white shirt is dancing in front of a checkered pattern .
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November 8, 2025 at 2:39 AM
@ladykdesigns.bsky.social Nov 7 - Best Film Noir Dream Sequence #NoirvemberChallenge
okay, so I'm stretching this - but this film WAS based on Film Noir. The Big Lebowski trying to piece together a complex detective story and his unconscious sending him all kinds of input.
okay, so I'm stretching this - but this film WAS based on Film Noir. The Big Lebowski trying to piece together a complex detective story and his unconscious sending him all kinds of input.
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Ok… this is a BIG DEAL.
Published back in 2020, Seven Nights at the Flamingo Hotel by the unsurpassable @drewgum.bsky.social was our first novel… and as a consequence of us going to into hibernation for a while, it’s sadly been out of print.
NOT ANY LONGER!!!! IT’S BACK!!!!
Published back in 2020, Seven Nights at the Flamingo Hotel by the unsurpassable @drewgum.bsky.social was our first novel… and as a consequence of us going to into hibernation for a while, it’s sadly been out of print.
NOT ANY LONGER!!!! IT’S BACK!!!!
November 7, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Ok… this is a BIG DEAL.
Published back in 2020, Seven Nights at the Flamingo Hotel by the unsurpassable @drewgum.bsky.social was our first novel… and as a consequence of us going to into hibernation for a while, it’s sadly been out of print.
NOT ANY LONGER!!!! IT’S BACK!!!!
Published back in 2020, Seven Nights at the Flamingo Hotel by the unsurpassable @drewgum.bsky.social was our first novel… and as a consequence of us going to into hibernation for a while, it’s sadly been out of print.
NOT ANY LONGER!!!! IT’S BACK!!!!
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#precode #moviesky #filmsky #oldhollywood
Great meeting Farran Smith Nehme @selfstyledsiren.bsky.social and learning from her film expertise at the AFI for the precode drama, False Faces (1932).
In the DC area? Check out today’s classic films with Farran:
Song, Garden of Eden, & Smouldering Fires
Great meeting Farran Smith Nehme @selfstyledsiren.bsky.social and learning from her film expertise at the AFI for the precode drama, False Faces (1932).
In the DC area? Check out today’s classic films with Farran:
Song, Garden of Eden, & Smouldering Fires
November 9, 2025 at 12:37 PM
#precode #moviesky #filmsky #oldhollywood
Great meeting Farran Smith Nehme @selfstyledsiren.bsky.social and learning from her film expertise at the AFI for the precode drama, False Faces (1932).
In the DC area? Check out today’s classic films with Farran:
Song, Garden of Eden, & Smouldering Fires
Great meeting Farran Smith Nehme @selfstyledsiren.bsky.social and learning from her film expertise at the AFI for the precode drama, False Faces (1932).
In the DC area? Check out today’s classic films with Farran:
Song, Garden of Eden, & Smouldering Fires
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Day 9: Favorite Dan Duryea Film Noir
Too Late for Tears , 1949
#NoirvemberChallenge
#filmnoir
#Noirvember
Too Late for Tears , 1949
#NoirvemberChallenge
#filmnoir
#Noirvember
November 9, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Day 9: Favorite Dan Duryea Film Noir
Too Late for Tears , 1949
#NoirvemberChallenge
#filmnoir
#Noirvember
Too Late for Tears , 1949
#NoirvemberChallenge
#filmnoir
#Noirvember
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Demelza, a world-weary witch, and Uliana, an even more exhausted vampyre, work together to send wayward demons, ghosts and otherworldly creatures back to where they came from. But some jobs are more difficult than others.
🔖 story: mybook.to/RXIIkD
💌 itch.io: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/on-demon-wra...
🔖 story: mybook.to/RXIIkD
💌 itch.io: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/on-demon-wra...
November 8, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Demelza, a world-weary witch, and Uliana, an even more exhausted vampyre, work together to send wayward demons, ghosts and otherworldly creatures back to where they came from. But some jobs are more difficult than others.
🔖 story: mybook.to/RXIIkD
💌 itch.io: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/on-demon-wra...
🔖 story: mybook.to/RXIIkD
💌 itch.io: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/on-demon-wra...
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"Stella lounged against a cocktail cabinet whose glass frontage was engraved with the outline of a naked woman. I'm not going to be cowed, she thought. Not by nipples."
Bliss to be indoors on a rainy day reading my new favourite author. Thank you @dauntbookspub.bsky.social for this wonderful proof!
Bliss to be indoors on a rainy day reading my new favourite author. Thank you @dauntbookspub.bsky.social for this wonderful proof!
November 9, 2025 at 12:01 PM
"Stella lounged against a cocktail cabinet whose glass frontage was engraved with the outline of a naked woman. I'm not going to be cowed, she thought. Not by nipples."
Bliss to be indoors on a rainy day reading my new favourite author. Thank you @dauntbookspub.bsky.social for this wonderful proof!
Bliss to be indoors on a rainy day reading my new favourite author. Thank you @dauntbookspub.bsky.social for this wonderful proof!
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Lindsay Duncan is one of those supporting pillars of British film and TV without whom we'd be so much poorer
November 8, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Lindsay Duncan is one of those supporting pillars of British film and TV without whom we'd be so much poorer
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I totally dig MovieJawn Magazine. They get that movies are fun. Eager to see what they say about my latest book. #Noirvember @moviejawn.com
NOIRVEMBER! starts now
Stay tuned for great Noir content from your friendly MovieJawn staff all month long.
#Noirvember Artwork compliments of: @jauntworksstudio.bsky.social
Stay tuned for great Noir content from your friendly MovieJawn staff all month long.
#Noirvember Artwork compliments of: @jauntworksstudio.bsky.social
November 2, 2025 at 2:45 AM
I totally dig MovieJawn Magazine. They get that movies are fun. Eager to see what they say about my latest book. #Noirvember @moviejawn.com
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#filmnoir #moviesky #filmsky
Day 8: Favorite Line in a Film Noir
#NoirvemberChallenge
All of these and more from
Double Indemnity, 1944
“I wonder if you wonder”
“Same chair, same perfume, same anklet?”
“Shut up, Baby”
“I wonder if a little rum would get this up on its feet”
“I love you too”
Day 8: Favorite Line in a Film Noir
#NoirvemberChallenge
All of these and more from
Double Indemnity, 1944
“I wonder if you wonder”
“Same chair, same perfume, same anklet?”
“Shut up, Baby”
“I wonder if a little rum would get this up on its feet”
“I love you too”
November 8, 2025 at 12:06 PM
#filmnoir #moviesky #filmsky
Day 8: Favorite Line in a Film Noir
#NoirvemberChallenge
All of these and more from
Double Indemnity, 1944
“I wonder if you wonder”
“Same chair, same perfume, same anklet?”
“Shut up, Baby”
“I wonder if a little rum would get this up on its feet”
“I love you too”
Day 8: Favorite Line in a Film Noir
#NoirvemberChallenge
All of these and more from
Double Indemnity, 1944
“I wonder if you wonder”
“Same chair, same perfume, same anklet?”
“Shut up, Baby”
“I wonder if a little rum would get this up on its feet”
“I love you too”
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“Once upon a time in Central Park, there was a garden. It was perched on a small hilltop and reached by high stone steps. It had flower beds blooming in spring, summer and autumn,
and a famous mulberry tree; and it was called the
Shakespeare Garden.”
- Helene Hanff, Letter from New York
#booksky
and a famous mulberry tree; and it was called the
Shakespeare Garden.”
- Helene Hanff, Letter from New York
#booksky
November 9, 2025 at 10:59 AM
“Once upon a time in Central Park, there was a garden. It was perched on a small hilltop and reached by high stone steps. It had flower beds blooming in spring, summer and autumn,
and a famous mulberry tree; and it was called the
Shakespeare Garden.”
- Helene Hanff, Letter from New York
#booksky
and a famous mulberry tree; and it was called the
Shakespeare Garden.”
- Helene Hanff, Letter from New York
#booksky
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It is early in the morning, and there are few people about in this 1919 work by William Nicholson of the Cenotaph in London. It is the original white-painted wood and plaster structure designed by Edward Lutyens, it stands out in stark relief against the Foreign Office.
November 9, 2025 at 10:52 AM
It is early in the morning, and there are few people about in this 1919 work by William Nicholson of the Cenotaph in London. It is the original white-painted wood and plaster structure designed by Edward Lutyens, it stands out in stark relief against the Foreign Office.
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I recall around 1990 an elderly supply teacher explaining to my class what war is actually like, macho mythology aside. The sound bullets make. Men crying for their mummys as they die on the battlefield. It's haunted me ever since, and certainly played a role in politicising me.
As a teen or young adult in the 1990s you had constant encounters with people in their 50s-80s who were combatants, victims or perpetrators during catastrophes of the mid-20th century
That direct link to realities of Nazism and other forms of oppression such as Stalinism or colonialism is now gone
That direct link to realities of Nazism and other forms of oppression such as Stalinism or colonialism is now gone
November 1, 2025 at 12:24 PM
I recall around 1990 an elderly supply teacher explaining to my class what war is actually like, macho mythology aside. The sound bullets make. Men crying for their mummys as they die on the battlefield. It's haunted me ever since, and certainly played a role in politicising me.
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I think I might do something a little different next year for #NYRBWomen26. I’m considering just 1 book per month because 1) I’d like to focus better & be more thoughtful +2) I want to reread May Sarton’s nonfiction & am hoping to find a small group that might want to join me. More thoughts below👇
November 8, 2025 at 5:39 PM
I think I might do something a little different next year for #NYRBWomen26. I’m considering just 1 book per month because 1) I’d like to focus better & be more thoughtful +2) I want to reread May Sarton’s nonfiction & am hoping to find a small group that might want to join me. More thoughts below👇
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A MASSIVE thank you to everyone who joined us for #FilmNoirFest 2025 last weekend! We had even more #FIlmNoir crowds through the door than 2024!
Onwards to 2026! More info about that very soon. But don't forget to sign up to our newsletter: southwestsilents.com/subscribe
Onwards to 2026! More info about that very soon. But don't forget to sign up to our newsletter: southwestsilents.com/subscribe
November 7, 2025 at 3:37 PM
A MASSIVE thank you to everyone who joined us for #FilmNoirFest 2025 last weekend! We had even more #FIlmNoir crowds through the door than 2024!
Onwards to 2026! More info about that very soon. But don't forget to sign up to our newsletter: southwestsilents.com/subscribe
Onwards to 2026! More info about that very soon. But don't forget to sign up to our newsletter: southwestsilents.com/subscribe
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Driving into #Noirvember with Ann Savage and Tom Neal in Detour (1945) #FilmNoir
November 1, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Driving into #Noirvember with Ann Savage and Tom Neal in Detour (1945) #FilmNoir
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The print edition of the newest issue of NOIR CITY Magazine is available now from Amazon: bit.ly/4qdNrl3
#noircity @tcmparty.bsky.social @eddiemuller.bsky.social
#noircity @tcmparty.bsky.social @eddiemuller.bsky.social
October 16, 2025 at 9:13 PM
The print edition of the newest issue of NOIR CITY Magazine is available now from Amazon: bit.ly/4qdNrl3
#noircity @tcmparty.bsky.social @eddiemuller.bsky.social
#noircity @tcmparty.bsky.social @eddiemuller.bsky.social
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NATIONAL CREATIVE WRITING INDUSTRY DAY - FULL PROGRAMME ANNOUNCED! 🎉✍
📅 Sat 15 November (9.30-5.30PM)
📍 Manchester Writing School
🎟️ eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-nation...
⭐KEYNOTE + Q&A with author Claire Daverley
📅 Sat 15 November (9.30-5.30PM)
📍 Manchester Writing School
🎟️ eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-nation...
⭐KEYNOTE + Q&A with author Claire Daverley
October 20, 2025 at 1:22 PM
NATIONAL CREATIVE WRITING INDUSTRY DAY - FULL PROGRAMME ANNOUNCED! 🎉✍
📅 Sat 15 November (9.30-5.30PM)
📍 Manchester Writing School
🎟️ eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-nation...
⭐KEYNOTE + Q&A with author Claire Daverley
📅 Sat 15 November (9.30-5.30PM)
📍 Manchester Writing School
🎟️ eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-nation...
⭐KEYNOTE + Q&A with author Claire Daverley
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Posing with my favourite edition of my favourite book #rebecca by #daphnedumaurier - the inspiration behind #ManderleyPress and even though most Rebecca-named characters get a bad name in literature, I’m proud to be one of the clan! 💙📚#booksky
October 23, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Posing with my favourite edition of my favourite book #rebecca by #daphnedumaurier - the inspiration behind #ManderleyPress and even though most Rebecca-named characters get a bad name in literature, I’m proud to be one of the clan! 💙📚#booksky
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My first collection of short stories is out this month (17 October) on @nightjarpress.bsky.social ! Very excited. And nervous. But mostly excited.
October 4, 2025 at 12:07 PM
My first collection of short stories is out this month (17 October) on @nightjarpress.bsky.social ! Very excited. And nervous. But mostly excited.
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www.themanchesterreview.co.uk?p=13055
Nathan Kernan, A Day Like Any Other: The Life of James Schuyler, reviewed by Ian Pople
Nathan Kernan, A Day Like Any Other: The Life of James Schuyler, reviewed by Ian Pople
Nathan Kernan, A Day Like Any Other: The Life of James Schuyler, reviewed by Ian Pople - The Manchester Review
A complete and compelling account of a masterful American poet Nathan Kernan | Day Like Any Other: The Life of James Schuyler | FSG: £25.00Reviewed by Ian Pople James Schuyler’s poetry contains extrao...
www.themanchesterreview.co.uk
September 1, 2025 at 5:20 PM
www.themanchesterreview.co.uk?p=13055
Nathan Kernan, A Day Like Any Other: The Life of James Schuyler, reviewed by Ian Pople
Nathan Kernan, A Day Like Any Other: The Life of James Schuyler, reviewed by Ian Pople
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RIP Patricia Routledge
Took my A Level class to see her performing in Alan Bennett’s Talking Heads in 1992. They loved her. I loved her.
Incredible stage presence.
Took my A Level class to see her performing in Alan Bennett’s Talking Heads in 1992. They loved her. I loved her.
Incredible stage presence.
October 3, 2025 at 10:24 AM
RIP Patricia Routledge
Took my A Level class to see her performing in Alan Bennett’s Talking Heads in 1992. They loved her. I loved her.
Incredible stage presence.
Took my A Level class to see her performing in Alan Bennett’s Talking Heads in 1992. They loved her. I loved her.
Incredible stage presence.
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THE BOOK OF BRADFORD at Town Festival 📚
📅Thursday 16 Oct @ 6:30pm
📍 @bookcornerhx.bsky.social
Featuring the wonderful David Barnett, Lesley McEvoy & M.Y. Alam✍
🎟️FREE ENTRY www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/town-festi...
📅Thursday 16 Oct @ 6:30pm
📍 @bookcornerhx.bsky.social
Featuring the wonderful David Barnett, Lesley McEvoy & M.Y. Alam✍
🎟️FREE ENTRY www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/town-festi...
October 2, 2025 at 1:57 PM
THE BOOK OF BRADFORD at Town Festival 📚
📅Thursday 16 Oct @ 6:30pm
📍 @bookcornerhx.bsky.social
Featuring the wonderful David Barnett, Lesley McEvoy & M.Y. Alam✍
🎟️FREE ENTRY www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/town-festi...
📅Thursday 16 Oct @ 6:30pm
📍 @bookcornerhx.bsky.social
Featuring the wonderful David Barnett, Lesley McEvoy & M.Y. Alam✍
🎟️FREE ENTRY www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/town-festi...
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Good conversation about a great movie. Give a listen if you’re into noir, John Garfield, or Ernest Hemingway. And especially if you don’t know much about any of them!
Our GUIDE FOR THE FILM FANATIC conversation with the czar of noir, @eddiemuller.bsky.social, on THE BREAKING POINT, released on this day in 1950:
GUIDE FOR THE FILM FANATIC: “The Breaking Point” with Eddie Muller
Listen to GUIDE FOR THE FILM FANATIC: “The Breaking Point” with Eddie Muller from One Heat Minute Productions wherever you get your podcasts!
pod.link
September 30, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Good conversation about a great movie. Give a listen if you’re into noir, John Garfield, or Ernest Hemingway. And especially if you don’t know much about any of them!