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Gabby HC's books make ideal festive presents

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Jack Bernhardt @jackbern.bsky.social · 6m

every morning Keir Starmer calls an aide into his room at 6.30am to film him doing bicep curls

"leak this to the Daily Mail" he says between grunts. "say that friends of Keir are concerned about how strong he is right now"

the aide nods, holding up the phone. it's not filming. it's never filming.

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Gabby HC's books make ideal festive presents @scriblit.bsky.social · 5m

Yeah i THINK(?) It's had its rerelease now (check obvs) but it is so, so good and basically what you described.

Gabby HC's books make ideal festive presents @scriblit.bsky.social · 10m

Read Queer As Folklore yet?

Gabby HC's books make ideal festive presents @scriblit.bsky.social · 10h

No thoughts just Mifune

Nothings Monstered @nothingsmonstrd.bsky.social · 10h

Toshiro Mifune

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Gabby HC's books make ideal festive presents @scriblit.bsky.social · 13h

Aww yeah! Hope you enjoy it!

Gabby HC's books make ideal festive presents @scriblit.bsky.social · 13h

Convincing you to read my novel with the first paragraph. Share yours if you want.

The first paragraph of Cursed Under London. Text reads: CHAPTER ONE – The Unundead

It begins where it should have ended, in an alleyway at the rough end of Upper Blackfriars. It was night, not that there was much distinction between night and day beneath the tight-packed buildings that loomed over the cobbles in this part of Upper London. Be it sunshine or moonlight, whatever natural light dared to peek through the glorious English clouds or the smoke of the city tended not to venture all the way down to an alley like this. Tiny candle flames in windows overlooking the alley faintly illuminated the scene below in timid orange flickers, as if they were afraid of what they might see down there.

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Dr Kat Day (she/her) @chronicleflask.katday.com · 14h

I recently deleted a chunk of muted words and phrases and goodness me, that was a mistake. My feed was *unbearable* for a minute there.

Anyway, regular reminder that mute is really good here and you can, and should, mute anything and everything that’s upsetting you. There’s no shame.

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Gabby HC's books make ideal festive presents @scriblit.bsky.social · 14h

This is also my face when offered wine & cheese

Gabby HC's books make ideal festive presents @scriblit.bsky.social · 14h

'Do you have any granddaughters?'
'Yes, but their mum is insisting they spend this year's Christmas with their other Nana now. The BITCH'

Gabby HC's books make ideal festive presents @scriblit.bsky.social · 14h

Delius just blocked you and all your followers and has never felt so alive

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Gabby HC's books make ideal festive presents @scriblit.bsky.social · 14h

This is the guy who hired a model to take some photos with and then pretended online she was his GF only for her to very publicly say 'no he hired me to pose for photos for an hour', so I reckon he has a humiliation kink. I mean, look at him.

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Athena Kugblenu @athenakugblenu.bsky.social · 1d

the BBC should apologise with a montage of all the times Trump showed support for 6 Jan and they should get the person who does the end of World Cup montage to do it

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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 2d

THREAD. A collection of photos I have taken of scarecrows I have stumbled across during walks in the British countryside over the last fifteen years.

A scarecrow who has just watched Monty Python's The Holy Grail for the first time

A scarecrow who is feeling pleased with himself after forming a 1950s sci-fi themed surf rock band, of which he is the sole member

A scarecrow who is dolled up and ready for a night out in the fanciest part of Newcastle

A very pleasant and well-meaning scarecrow who will paint your house for a competitive rate while rhapsodising about the beauty of the land

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Gideon Defoe @gideondefoe.bsky.social · 20h

Obvious solution to the But Bond Died problem: what if Bond is now also Tron from the computer and now he's played by beloved beloved character actor Jared Leto

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Gabby HC's books make ideal festive presents @scriblit.bsky.social · 20h

REALLY GOOD OH GOD

I've paused for now bc everything's going well for the protag & her lil gang & we just had a very heartwarming moment so I know things are going to go badly really soon

But if you liked Tsushima it's that & more (if you haven't played Tsushima - RDR2 vibes but ancient Japan)

Gabby HC's books make ideal festive presents @scriblit.bsky.social · 20h

A depressed Bisexual returning to their childhood home and uncovering secrets there

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Gabby HC's books make ideal festive presents @scriblit.bsky.social · 20h

Be a pretend spy invented in the 1950s

Gabby HC's books make ideal festive presents @scriblit.bsky.social · 20h

574 now, Princess x

Gabby HC's books make ideal festive presents @scriblit.bsky.social · 20h

Sometimes I think of that scene in I Robot where everyone takes a moment to mention how cool Will Smith's Converse Trainers are and there's a lengthy closeup of the converse trainers while Will Smith goes 'YES CONVERSE TRAINERS ARE GREAT, WE MAY BE IN AN AI DYSTOPIA BUT I STILL LOVE MY CONVERSE'

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Gabby HC's books make ideal festive presents @scriblit.bsky.social · 20h

Whole audience shouting in delight when The Bird Man shows up like when Sam Wilson appeared in Avengers Endgame

Gabby HC's books make ideal festive presents @scriblit.bsky.social · 20h

Apologies! After the explosion there is a five minute scene where bond tells three sexy ladies where he got his shirt from, with size guide, colour options and shipping availability in time for Christmas.

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Remember Remember the 5th of Ewa-mber @ewacat.bsky.social · 20h

i need to be able to opt specific posts out of appearing on the Discovery tab

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Gabby HC's books make ideal festive presents @scriblit.bsky.social · 20h

I would support it only if it becomes slowly apparent as the story progresses that it is actually series 2 of The Sink

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'i will strangle a horse' on itch.io @brainmage.bsky.social · 20h

"Oh no. James Bond died. How can we write a new film that makes sense?? Anyway, here is Bond's Girlfriend: Denise Tits."

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Gabby HC's books make ideal festive presents @scriblit.bsky.social · 20h

*Sabrina carpenter sings the theme tune of One Day To Live*