Midge Raymond
@midgeraymond.bsky.social
Author of FLOREANA, MY LAST CONTINENT, FORGETTING ENGLISH, and co-author of DEVILS ISLAND. Co-founder of Ashland Creek Press. www.MidgeRaymond.com
In DEVILS ISLAND, Kerry is a naturalist-turned-tour-guide trapped on a remote island with six strangers … none of whom are what they seem.
Check out DEVILS ISLAND for a locked-room mystery, as well as to learn all about the endangered Tasmanian devils! #BookSky
midgeandjohn.com
Check out DEVILS ISLAND for a locked-room mystery, as well as to learn all about the endangered Tasmanian devils! #BookSky
midgeandjohn.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:55 PM
In DEVILS ISLAND, Kerry is a naturalist-turned-tour-guide trapped on a remote island with six strangers … none of whom are what they seem.
Check out DEVILS ISLAND for a locked-room mystery, as well as to learn all about the endangered Tasmanian devils! #BookSky
midgeandjohn.com
Check out DEVILS ISLAND for a locked-room mystery, as well as to learn all about the endangered Tasmanian devils! #BookSky
midgeandjohn.com
As we rejoice in autumn weather and try to stay awake post-time-change, it's a great time to consider nature in our writing! Join me on THIS Saturday (Nov. 8) for Writing Wild at San Diego Writers, Ink:
writeyourstorynow.org/classes-work...
writeyourstorynow.org/classes-work...
November 3, 2025 at 4:24 PM
As we rejoice in autumn weather and try to stay awake post-time-change, it's a great time to consider nature in our writing! Join me on THIS Saturday (Nov. 8) for Writing Wild at San Diego Writers, Ink:
writeyourstorynow.org/classes-work...
writeyourstorynow.org/classes-work...
Happy World Vegan Day!
November 1, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Happy World Vegan Day!
Floreana Island itself is among the stars of Ron Howard’s new film EDEN … like FLOREANA, it also imagines a fictional ending to the mysterious events in the Galápagos in the 1930s.
#Floreana #truecrime
#Floreana #truecrime
August 23, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Floreana Island itself is among the stars of Ron Howard’s new film EDEN … like FLOREANA, it also imagines a fictional ending to the mysterious events in the Galápagos in the 1930s.
#Floreana #truecrime
#Floreana #truecrime
My view from the writing desk today. 💕
#writing #amwriting #writers #cats #adoptdontshop #sheltercats
#writing #amwriting #writers #cats #adoptdontshop #sheltercats
August 19, 2025 at 7:23 PM
My view from the writing desk today. 💕
#writing #amwriting #writers #cats #adoptdontshop #sheltercats
#writing #amwriting #writers #cats #adoptdontshop #sheltercats
Loved seeing this in the sky today ...
August 4, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Loved seeing this in the sky today ...
Thanks to all of the readers, writers, animal lovers, and animal advocates who are embracing ANIMAL WRITES! And here is another prompt from the book for your writing pleasure.
July 9, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Thanks to all of the readers, writers, animal lovers, and animal advocates who are embracing ANIMAL WRITES! And here is another prompt from the book for your writing pleasure.
A million thanks to the amazing writer @joeannhart.bsky.social (FLOAT, ARROYO CIRCLE, HIGHWIRE ACT, and more) for these lovely words about FLOREANA.
#books #summerreading
#books #summerreading
July 7, 2025 at 3:06 PM
A million thanks to the amazing writer @joeannhart.bsky.social (FLOAT, ARROYO CIRCLE, HIGHWIRE ACT, and more) for these lovely words about FLOREANA.
#books #summerreading
#books #summerreading
Gideon trying to stay cool: a photo essay.🐈⬛
July 3, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Gideon trying to stay cool: a photo essay.🐈⬛
Estranged BFFs, a remote island, wild animals, an inexperienced guide ... what could possibly go wrong?
For a few more days, you can get DEVILS ISLAND for $1.99 on the Kindle!
www.amazon.com/Devils-Islan...
@jyunker.bsky.social
For a few more days, you can get DEVILS ISLAND for $1.99 on the Kindle!
www.amazon.com/Devils-Islan...
@jyunker.bsky.social
June 27, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Estranged BFFs, a remote island, wild animals, an inexperienced guide ... what could possibly go wrong?
For a few more days, you can get DEVILS ISLAND for $1.99 on the Kindle!
www.amazon.com/Devils-Islan...
@jyunker.bsky.social
For a few more days, you can get DEVILS ISLAND for $1.99 on the Kindle!
www.amazon.com/Devils-Islan...
@jyunker.bsky.social
A million thanks to bestselling author Samantha Greene Woodruff for her lovely and generous words about FLOREANA … which readers can get for $2.99 in the Kindle store, until the end of June. Happy summer reading!
June 25, 2025 at 9:16 PM
A million thanks to bestselling author Samantha Greene Woodruff for her lovely and generous words about FLOREANA … which readers can get for $2.99 in the Kindle store, until the end of June. Happy summer reading!
Happy Typewriter Day!
Our vintage typewriter collection provides the cats with ribbons to chew on … moving pieces to chase … a nice place to have a nap ...
#TypewriterDay #typewriters #vintagetypewriter #writers #writing #history @jyunker.bsky.social
Our vintage typewriter collection provides the cats with ribbons to chew on … moving pieces to chase … a nice place to have a nap ...
#TypewriterDay #typewriters #vintagetypewriter #writers #writing #history @jyunker.bsky.social
June 23, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Happy Typewriter Day!
Our vintage typewriter collection provides the cats with ribbons to chew on … moving pieces to chase … a nice place to have a nap ...
#TypewriterDay #typewriters #vintagetypewriter #writers #writing #history @jyunker.bsky.social
Our vintage typewriter collection provides the cats with ribbons to chew on … moving pieces to chase … a nice place to have a nap ...
#TypewriterDay #typewriters #vintagetypewriter #writers #writing #history @jyunker.bsky.social
Here's something to celebrate: today is Hug Your Cat Day!
I plan to be very busy.
I plan to be very busy.
June 4, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Here's something to celebrate: today is Hug Your Cat Day!
I plan to be very busy.
I plan to be very busy.
Vacations don’t always go as planned, do they?
In DEVILS ISLAND, a small group of travelers end up stranded on a remote Australian island …
Learn more here: midgeandjohn.com
And, DEVILS ISLAND is $1.99 on the Kindle for the month of June!
In DEVILS ISLAND, a small group of travelers end up stranded on a remote Australian island …
Learn more here: midgeandjohn.com
And, DEVILS ISLAND is $1.99 on the Kindle for the month of June!
June 2, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Vacations don’t always go as planned, do they?
In DEVILS ISLAND, a small group of travelers end up stranded on a remote Australian island …
Learn more here: midgeandjohn.com
And, DEVILS ISLAND is $1.99 on the Kindle for the month of June!
In DEVILS ISLAND, a small group of travelers end up stranded on a remote Australian island …
Learn more here: midgeandjohn.com
And, DEVILS ISLAND is $1.99 on the Kindle for the month of June!
First strawberry from the garden! 🍓
Now it feels like summer.
Now it feels like summer.
May 29, 2025 at 8:36 PM
First strawberry from the garden! 🍓
Now it feels like summer.
Now it feels like summer.
It’s the beginning of summer reading season!
In FLOREANA, you’ll find tropical islands, white-sand beaches … mysterious deaths … penguins … and much more. 🐧🌴
“… gripping and intriguing … highly recommended.” — Library Journal (starred review)
www.midgeraymond.com
In FLOREANA, you’ll find tropical islands, white-sand beaches … mysterious deaths … penguins … and much more. 🐧🌴
“… gripping and intriguing … highly recommended.” — Library Journal (starred review)
www.midgeraymond.com
May 24, 2025 at 3:38 PM
It’s the beginning of summer reading season!
In FLOREANA, you’ll find tropical islands, white-sand beaches … mysterious deaths … penguins … and much more. 🐧🌴
“… gripping and intriguing … highly recommended.” — Library Journal (starred review)
www.midgeraymond.com
In FLOREANA, you’ll find tropical islands, white-sand beaches … mysterious deaths … penguins … and much more. 🐧🌴
“… gripping and intriguing … highly recommended.” — Library Journal (starred review)
www.midgeraymond.com
Kerry, the naturalist in DEVILS ISLAND, has her share of challenges (and that’s before one of the guests under her guidance goes missing!) … but she celebrates the beauty of the Tasmanian devils and all the things that make the work worthwhile.
May 16, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Kerry, the naturalist in DEVILS ISLAND, has her share of challenges (and that’s before one of the guests under her guidance goes missing!) … but she celebrates the beauty of the Tasmanian devils and all the things that make the work worthwhile.
Happy book launch week to
@loriostlund.bsky.social ! Shelby and I are so excited to read ARE YOU HAPPY? She knows if Oscar loves it so will she.
@loriostlund.bsky.social ! Shelby and I are so excited to read ARE YOU HAPPY? She knows if Oscar loves it so will she.
May 8, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Happy book launch week to
@loriostlund.bsky.social ! Shelby and I are so excited to read ARE YOU HAPPY? She knows if Oscar loves it so will she.
@loriostlund.bsky.social ! Shelby and I are so excited to read ARE YOU HAPPY? She knows if Oscar loves it so will she.
So much fun at Eugene VeganFest last weekend! What an amazing crowd of compassionate people. It was a perfect place for the almost-launch of ANIMAL WRITES.
www.ashlandcreekpress.com/books/animal...
www.ashlandcreekpress.com/books/animal...
May 8, 2025 at 4:47 PM
So much fun at Eugene VeganFest last weekend! What an amazing crowd of compassionate people. It was a perfect place for the almost-launch of ANIMAL WRITES.
www.ashlandcreekpress.com/books/animal...
www.ashlandcreekpress.com/books/animal...
In honor of World Penguin Day, here is some video of rare, endangered Galápagos penguins having a swim just off the coast of Floreana Island.
#WorldPenguinDay #penguins #FLOREANA
#WorldPenguinDay #penguins #FLOREANA
April 25, 2025 at 10:35 PM
In honor of World Penguin Day, here is some video of rare, endangered Galápagos penguins having a swim just off the coast of Floreana Island.
#WorldPenguinDay #penguins #FLOREANA
#WorldPenguinDay #penguins #FLOREANA
It’s World Penguin Day!
The Galápagos penguin is among the rarest in the world and lives near the equator. FLOREANA weaves in real-world conservation efforts in the Galápagos.
#Galapagos #Floreana #penguins #WorldPenguinDay
The Galápagos penguin is among the rarest in the world and lives near the equator. FLOREANA weaves in real-world conservation efforts in the Galápagos.
#Galapagos #Floreana #penguins #WorldPenguinDay
April 25, 2025 at 4:27 PM
It’s World Penguin Day!
The Galápagos penguin is among the rarest in the world and lives near the equator. FLOREANA weaves in real-world conservation efforts in the Galápagos.
#Galapagos #Floreana #penguins #WorldPenguinDay
The Galápagos penguin is among the rarest in the world and lives near the equator. FLOREANA weaves in real-world conservation efforts in the Galápagos.
#Galapagos #Floreana #penguins #WorldPenguinDay
In real life and in my novel FLOREANA, and in the 1930s and the 2020s, Post Office Bay has been a place where visitors to the island can leave and receive mail.
The tradition began back in the eighteenth century ... and continues today.
www.MidgeRaymond.com
The tradition began back in the eighteenth century ... and continues today.
www.MidgeRaymond.com
April 5, 2025 at 4:16 PM
In real life and in my novel FLOREANA, and in the 1930s and the 2020s, Post Office Bay has been a place where visitors to the island can leave and receive mail.
The tradition began back in the eighteenth century ... and continues today.
www.MidgeRaymond.com
The tradition began back in the eighteenth century ... and continues today.
www.MidgeRaymond.com
As a fan of the brilliant Alice Elliott Dark, these lovely words about FLOREANA mean the world. (And if you haven’t read her novel FELLOWSHIP POINT: run, don’t walk! It’s stunning.)
March 19, 2025 at 5:33 PM
As a fan of the brilliant Alice Elliott Dark, these lovely words about FLOREANA mean the world. (And if you haven’t read her novel FELLOWSHIP POINT: run, don’t walk! It’s stunning.)
Learn about the story behind FLOREANA - one of “four standout releases in rich, evocative new historical fiction” (New York Times) - in this interview in Postcards & Places!
www.postcardsandplaces.com/stories/inte...
www.postcardsandplaces.com/stories/inte...
March 7, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Learn about the story behind FLOREANA - one of “four standout releases in rich, evocative new historical fiction” (New York Times) - in this interview in Postcards & Places!
www.postcardsandplaces.com/stories/inte...
www.postcardsandplaces.com/stories/inte...
I’m so grateful to the amazing laurienotaro.bsky.social for her beautiful words about FLOREANA. And, if you haven’t yet read Laurie’s latest novel, THE MURDERESS, run don’t walk…
February 19, 2025 at 4:41 PM
I’m so grateful to the amazing laurienotaro.bsky.social for her beautiful words about FLOREANA. And, if you haven’t yet read Laurie’s latest novel, THE MURDERESS, run don’t walk…