Nerine Dorman
@nerinedorman.bsky.social
Author, editor, graphic designer & book reviewer. 🏳️🌈🇿🇦 https://linktr.ee/nerinedorman
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Nerine Dorman
@nerinedorman.bsky.social
· Aug 20
It's live! Thanatos, book 2 of my Those Who Return duology, is now live on my Ko-fi store.
ko-fi.com/s/18120b9baa
ko-fi.com/s/18120b9baa
Now that I have your attention by posting a cute cat posing with a book, I'd like to remind you about Mirari Press's Black Friday Sale. Get up to 60% off your purchase off their website for November 28 only. Remember to use the promo code "YOUATETHAT".
November 27, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Now that I have your attention by posting a cute cat posing with a book, I'd like to remind you about Mirari Press's Black Friday Sale. Get up to 60% off your purchase off their website for November 28 only. Remember to use the promo code "YOUATETHAT".
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✨2025 Eligibility Post✨
ZamaShort #2 'Summer' by Nerine Dorman @nerinedorman.bsky.social
1st June 2025.
Science Fiction
ZamaShort #2 'Summer' by Nerine Dorman @nerinedorman.bsky.social
1st June 2025.
Science Fiction
November 25, 2025 at 3:47 PM
✨2025 Eligibility Post✨
ZamaShort #2 'Summer' by Nerine Dorman @nerinedorman.bsky.social
1st June 2025.
Science Fiction
ZamaShort #2 'Summer' by Nerine Dorman @nerinedorman.bsky.social
1st June 2025.
Science Fiction
Today I remember Freddie. I was 13 when he passed away this day in 1991. I was aware in a roundabout way of Queen's music until that heady summer just before I went to high school – falling deeply and irrevocably in love with his voice after watching Highlander for the first time.
November 24, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Today I remember Freddie. I was 13 when he passed away this day in 1991. I was aware in a roundabout way of Queen's music until that heady summer just before I went to high school – falling deeply and irrevocably in love with his voice after watching Highlander for the first time.
Just one of the many little love-notes I leave my authors.
November 24, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Just one of the many little love-notes I leave my authors.
A few months back I inherited Chicken. Yes, her name is Chicken. A local had a little Lohman Brown hen she could no longer keep. Chicken follows me around because I find her snails.
November 23, 2025 at 3:51 PM
A few months back I inherited Chicken. Yes, her name is Chicken. A local had a little Lohman Brown hen she could no longer keep. Chicken follows me around because I find her snails.
I have waited a long time for this book. Storm is perhaps one of the most influential and important authors who helped my career. Not a day goes by that I don't miss her.
November 22, 2025 at 11:04 AM
I have waited a long time for this book. Storm is perhaps one of the most influential and important authors who helped my career. Not a day goes by that I don't miss her.
Art appreciation: Scarab Inscribed: King of Upper and Lower Egypt New Kingdom ca. 1479–1458 B.C. On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 116.
November 21, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Art appreciation: Scarab Inscribed: King of Upper and Lower Egypt New Kingdom ca. 1479–1458 B.C. On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 116.
Art appreciation: "The Sahara Desert Made into Agricultural Land After a Climate Overhaul" by Albert Robida (1890) from La vie électrique.
Image sourced from the Public Domain Image Archive / Internet Archive / The Getty
Image sourced from the Public Domain Image Archive / Internet Archive / The Getty
November 20, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Art appreciation: "The Sahara Desert Made into Agricultural Land After a Climate Overhaul" by Albert Robida (1890) from La vie électrique.
Image sourced from the Public Domain Image Archive / Internet Archive / The Getty
Image sourced from the Public Domain Image Archive / Internet Archive / The Getty
Art appreciation: The Blue Egyptian Water Lily by Robert John Thornton (1807, from Temple of Flora).
Image sourced from the Public Domain Image Archive / Biodiversity Heritage Library / Missouri Botanical Garden
Image sourced from the Public Domain Image Archive / Biodiversity Heritage Library / Missouri Botanical Garden
November 19, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Art appreciation: The Blue Egyptian Water Lily by Robert John Thornton (1807, from Temple of Flora).
Image sourced from the Public Domain Image Archive / Biodiversity Heritage Library / Missouri Botanical Garden
Image sourced from the Public Domain Image Archive / Biodiversity Heritage Library / Missouri Botanical Garden
Salvaged from an ancient shipwreck off the coast of the Grecian island of Antikythera in 1901, the so-named Antikythera Mechanism provided scientists with a puzzle that was only solved in 2021.
November 18, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Salvaged from an ancient shipwreck off the coast of the Grecian island of Antikythera in 1901, the so-named Antikythera Mechanism provided scientists with a puzzle that was only solved in 2021.
It's been a great day for my writing. I got to spend time with not one but two of my writing groups, and made some important realisations for my stories. Perhaps the biggest takeaway is that Sun Swarm is a prequel in my Scatterlings of Fate series.
November 15, 2025 at 8:36 PM
It's been a great day for my writing. I got to spend time with not one but two of my writing groups, and made some important realisations for my stories. Perhaps the biggest takeaway is that Sun Swarm is a prequel in my Scatterlings of Fate series.
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Happy Book Birthday! One year today! 🍾🥂 @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social, @aniyonsenga.bsky.social, @nerinedorman.bsky.social, @nuzo.bsky.social, @shingai-be-like.bsky.social, @stephenembleton.bsky.social, @suyidavies.com, @tobiogundiran.com, @xanwriter.bsky.social
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November 14, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Alas, 'tis a school night, and the event takes place other side of the Boerewors Curtain so there is no hope in heck that I can traverse Cape Town's traffic to be there on time, so I will have to be there in spirit instead.
November 11, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Alas, 'tis a school night, and the event takes place other side of the Boerewors Curtain so there is no hope in heck that I can traverse Cape Town's traffic to be there on time, so I will have to be there in spirit instead.
An absolutely sublime piece of cinema that will stand next to Francis Ford Coppola's Dracula. I am in awe.
November 7, 2025 at 8:59 PM
An absolutely sublime piece of cinema that will stand next to Francis Ford Coppola's Dracula. I am in awe.
Echinopsis in bloom. I know these are on the naughty list, but we have them contained and our one plant is just *extra* this year.
November 7, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Echinopsis in bloom. I know these are on the naughty list, but we have them contained and our one plant is just *extra* this year.
Never a dull moment. I didn't have pig wrangling on my bingo card for Friday, but there you have it.
November 7, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Never a dull moment. I didn't have pig wrangling on my bingo card for Friday, but there you have it.
It's all rather silly, isn't it? Those men in suits who think they're so important. Hint: They're just stuffed windbags in suits. I don't think they're even human.
November 3, 2025 at 4:23 PM
It's all rather silly, isn't it? Those men in suits who think they're so important. Hint: They're just stuffed windbags in suits. I don't think they're even human.
And further news from author-land is that my drabble withstood the Thomas-test. He is my harshest critic, and he says the story works. So I feel confident enough to inflict it on folks at Bloody Parchment tomorrow.
October 31, 2025 at 8:45 PM
And further news from author-land is that my drabble withstood the Thomas-test. He is my harshest critic, and he says the story works. So I feel confident enough to inflict it on folks at Bloody Parchment tomorrow.
Finally! I admit I am biased as my beloved was the graphic designer on this production, and I got a big kick seeing his work on the screen. This special is a fun romp with a heist and a bonus monster.
October 31, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Finally! I admit I am biased as my beloved was the graphic designer on this production, and I got a big kick seeing his work on the screen. This special is a fun romp with a heist and a bonus monster.
Sometimes when I dictate my editor notes to MS Word, it vomits up clunkers like this 🫠:
You don't need to go sort of to more complex parts with hats if that makes sense
You don't need to go sort of to more complex parts with hats if that makes sense
October 31, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Sometimes when I dictate my editor notes to MS Word, it vomits up clunkers like this 🫠:
You don't need to go sort of to more complex parts with hats if that makes sense
You don't need to go sort of to more complex parts with hats if that makes sense
My office assistant has Opinions.
October 29, 2025 at 6:37 PM
My office assistant has Opinions.
The South African Horrorfest Bloody Parchment event is happening at Exclusive Books V&A Waterfront on November 1 at 4pm! Dress up as your scariest self and stand a chance to win prizes. Join our local authors, who'll share their spookstories, and celebrate all things ghastly and ghoulish.
October 25, 2025 at 7:25 PM
The South African Horrorfest Bloody Parchment event is happening at Exclusive Books V&A Waterfront on November 1 at 4pm! Dress up as your scariest self and stand a chance to win prizes. Join our local authors, who'll share their spookstories, and celebrate all things ghastly and ghoulish.
In tonight's episode of WTF did I just watch because everyone else in my frigging family loves zombie movies while I'm a complete wimp. Okay, so there were some genuinely funny moments here. #horror
October 24, 2025 at 9:16 PM
In tonight's episode of WTF did I just watch because everyone else in my frigging family loves zombie movies while I'm a complete wimp. Okay, so there were some genuinely funny moments here. #horror
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Bedgraggled: (verb)
1. When bed covers try to strangle a person or constrict movement after a night of excess.
Usage:"Charles woke up hungover and bedgraggled. He was not amused. "
1. When bed covers try to strangle a person or constrict movement after a night of excess.
Usage:"Charles woke up hungover and bedgraggled. He was not amused. "
Nerine's typo of the day: bedgraggled.
You are welcome.
You are welcome.
October 23, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Bedgraggled: (verb)
1. When bed covers try to strangle a person or constrict movement after a night of excess.
Usage:"Charles woke up hungover and bedgraggled. He was not amused. "
1. When bed covers try to strangle a person or constrict movement after a night of excess.
Usage:"Charles woke up hungover and bedgraggled. He was not amused. "