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Scott Rochester
@scottrochester.bsky.social
London author and eccentric

Retired teacher

Dominated by horses and ships, 400 years in the future looks a lot like 200 years in the past. No oil, no cars and no internet. And pirates!

https://www.slenderwolf.com

https://www.scottrochester.com
#WIPsnips 11 Nov 'burger'

A hard one today, but I have "burger" in the glossary!

You can buy Frikadellen at Shanti's restaurant, Riki Tikki Tavi, in #Ulverston

And at the Chippie which is called Fins & Things

ALL FICTION!

#scifi #SlenderWolf #education #wolves #pirates #ships #Germany
November 11, 2025 at 10:02 PM
#Wordweavers 10 Nov 'local'

"The BlackCircle is far better organised than any of the local mafias," says MillerMan, as he explains local civic society to the escapees.

see Alt Text for more

#scifi #SlenderWolf #pirates #Wallasey #amediting #Liverpool #Wirral #Merseyside
November 10, 2025 at 10:51 PM
#WIPsnips 9 Nov 'picture'

TedTalker, Constable Walker, and Commander Crush have things to fix

While looking at pictures of ships and horses on the wall.

see Alt Text for more

#scifi #SlenderWolf #horses #Art #Painting #writing #writingCommunity #conflict #ships #bookSky #Lancaster
November 9, 2025 at 8:33 PM
#WIPsnips 8 Nov 'little'

May I introduce RopeyJoe?

He's having a chat with the ChessMaster.

In #Chester! Obviously!

see Alt Text for more

#scifi #SlenderWolf #BlackMarket #subversion #chess #ChessMaster #pirates #romance #amediting #writingCommunity #bookSky #resistance
November 8, 2025 at 12:26 PM
#WIPsnips 7 Nov 'movement'

The would be romantics are at it again. Both trying to chat each other up, without playing all their cards.

(UK chat up = US Hit on)

see Alt Text for more

#scifi #SlenderWolf #education #ThomasMann #MRSGREN #stem #romance #UKeduChat #Lancaster
November 7, 2025 at 12:30 PM
#WIPsnips 6 Nov 'penultimate'

Benet the wandering storyteller is in town.

The 8 year olds are in the audience.

SCENE 10

(The journey home)

is the penultimate part of the almost true true story

see Alt Text for more

#scifi #SlenderWolf #education #pirates #romance #UKeduChat #Lancaster
November 6, 2025 at 8:02 PM
#NovemberWorldbuilders 5 Nov 'Purple'

The romantics are juggling their final year of school, their Saturday jobs, and their "meet the family" obligations

KristalClear hopes she chose the right clothes.

see Alt Text for more

#scifi #SlenderWolf #graduation #romance #amediting #bookSky
November 5, 2025 at 9:40 PM
#WIPsnips 5 Nov 'trail'

Slender, the demi-psychic, is trying to tune in on the wavelength.

Something about a trail on a map.

see Alt Text for more

#scifi #SlenderWolf #pirates #romance #amediting #bookSky
November 5, 2025 at 12:53 PM
#writersCoffeeClub 4 Nov 'What's the funniest thing you've ever written?'

A marriage proposal.

But it's in book two and you'll have to wait until December next year for that!

see Alt Text for more

#scifi #SlenderWolf #marriage #WeddingBells #romance #LoveStory #SillyNames #Lancaster
November 4, 2025 at 4:34 PM
#WIPsnips 4 Nov 'steel'

Having walked to the top of Castle Hill the retired #Manx Colonel and CandiCrush are discussing life in 2450AD.

see Alt Text for more

#scifi #SlenderWolf #AGNB #pirates #writingCommunity #ClimateChange #sustainability #ships #Lancaster #engineering
November 4, 2025 at 2:29 PM
two months of faffing about - and then 8 intense hours yesterday to get one "proper" map of Ulverston

I have a 30 year old copy of PaintShop Pro

little skill but lots of experience

(I've tried modern apps, but prefer the one I know)
November 4, 2025 at 10:09 AM
So far I've been through three proofs of my debut novel - now I'm on the most intense edit ever

must get it done this month

building "final" versions of my graphics too.

#amediting #IndieAuthor #SlenderWolf
November 4, 2025 at 10:01 AM
#NovemberWorldbuilders 3 Nov 'Yellow'

Kayt is the lead singer in The Space Girls, a name which is derived from their catch phrase “don't invade my personal space!”

Kayt and Conning are karate experts.

They need to control the boys!

see Alt

#scifi #SlenderWolf #karate #song #dance #music
November 3, 2025 at 8:36 PM
#WIPsnips 3 Nov 'nice'

KristalClear is chatting with her #Manx friends about life, the universe and everything.

And men.

Conning is still emotional, trying to hold back some tears, and she’s determined to deliver this life lesson in full.

see Alt Text for more

#scifi #SlenderWolf #romance
November 3, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Yesterday I built the map for Book 2, and it has the prison and the resettlement camp

17. Kingsway Hall

next door to

Fort Amicorum

Book 2 not only talks about prison reform, but also government reform

due out next year!

#SlenderWolf In with the In Crowd
November 3, 2025 at 4:47 AM
#fiction

On release, prisoners of war may return home to Worringfolk or may choose to settle in Wolfland.

The resettlement facility is called “Fort Friendship” but I want to use #Latin.

Do I use amicum or amicorum?

#lazyweb #asksky #SlenderWolf #WritingCommunity
November 2, 2025 at 12:31 PM
#NovemberWorldbuilders 1 Nov 'Red'

2 of 2

DinkyLa is 1 metre 90 tall, hence his name

WallyLa was born in Wally (Wallasey) hence his name

And the ChessClub meets in RedCircle territory!

#scifi #SlenderWolf #education #pirates #Wirral #Liverpool #MerseySide #IndieAuthor #ships #survival #bookSky
November 1, 2025 at 2:40 PM
#NovemberWorldbuilders 1 Nov 'Red'

1 of 2

WallyLa and DinkyLa swam across the Mersey to escape the BlackCircle

Now they're in RedCircle territory

But nobody is as bad as the VexCircle!

#scifi #SlenderWolf #education #pirates #Wirral #Liverpool #MerseySide #IndieAuthor #ships #survival #bookSky
November 1, 2025 at 2:27 PM
#WIPsnips 26 Oct hat

In #SlenderWolf there are a number of people in the military and the police

They all wear peaked caps

Then I remembered that CrankyHandle wears a hat

So please accept a picture of the local lockkeeper!

see Alt Text

#scifi #wolves #psychics #survival #bookSky #telepathy
October 26, 2025 at 12:09 PM
#WIPsnips 25 Oct 'lottery'

HayWire and MaxChaos are in the café again

Talking about gunpower, again

As you do

So, Constable Walker has been talking about job opportunities

Nothing to see here, move along please

see Alt Text

#scifi #SlenderWolf #pirates #conflict #survival #bookSky
October 25, 2025 at 4:20 PM
#WIPsnips 24 Oct 'total'

Once again, CandiCrush and KristalClear are deep in discussion about the social order in 2450AD

#scifi #SlenderWolf #refugees #climatechange #floods
October 24, 2025 at 7:50 PM
#WIPsnips 23 Oct 'gradient'

The would be romantics are cautiously navigating the gradient leading to romance (in more ways than one)

#scifi #SlenderWolf #Ulverston #Lancater #wolves

Book extract:

SlenderWolf Conflicts and Alliances
October 23, 2025 at 6:28 PM
#WIPsnips 22 Oct 'charge'

May I introduce FullyCharged?

The eight year old bundle of fun with boundless energy has ensured that the tour of the art gallery has come to an abrupt halt.

see Alt Text for more

#scifi #SlenderWolf #LessonLearned #falconry #archery #art #writingCommunity #Lancaster
October 22, 2025 at 6:08 PM
#WIPsnips 21 Oct 'second'

Today, NutJob seems to be putting in more part time hours than usual.

see Alt Text for more

#scifi #SlenderWolf #LessonLearned #writing #writingCommunity #ClimateChange #sustainability #Lancaster
October 21, 2025 at 7:47 PM
#WIPsnips 20 Oct 'field'

Behold BarmyWaffle!

This one of my favourite passages from SlenderWolf Conflicts and Alliances.

There is so much to tell you about it that it’s all in the Alt Text.

#scifi #SlenderWolf #LessonLearned #writingCommunity #engineering #PhD #BookSky #IndieAuthor
October 20, 2025 at 10:45 PM