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Howdy👋 I write free bedtime stories over on Substack at storywhale.com 📚😴💤
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Howdy! Not sure on the Bluesky vibe around self-promo, but I really wanted to share my current central writing project — serialized bedtime stories on Substack. My fave is about a lost pigeon in New York City who undertakes a jewellery heist.
www.storywhale.com
#booksky #writing #books
story whale bedtime stories | Substack
free weekly bedtime stories! Click to read story whale bedtime stories, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.
www.storywhale.com
“The Gentle Family Laxative”

What a pitch!

Bile Beans (from the Museum of Brisbane)
August 14, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Recently started a new free bedtime story series! 📚

A little story about a fruit bat and a guinea pig 🦇 🐹

#booksky #books #writing #reading #parenting #substack
Chapter One: A Fruit Bat Named Bruce
Life is hard out there for a young fruit bat.
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August 12, 2025 at 2:01 AM
I’ve been writing bedtime stories for a few years now. This comment made me smile and I thought it might make some others smile too. Writers, keep writing! This is why we do it!

#booksky #writing
August 12, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Seems like this Shakespeare guy was on a bit of a roll

#booksky
June 27, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Really excited about this one! A little story about a fruit bat named Bruce 🦇
Would love to hear what you think 😊
#booksky #substack
Chapter One: A Fruit Bat Named Bruce
Life is hard out there for a young fruit bat.
open.substack.com
June 19, 2025 at 12:38 PM
I just adore this Robert Louis Stevenson quote

#quote #booksky
June 13, 2025 at 12:30 PM
This Miyazaki clip is just chef’s kiss perfection 👌

The AI Ghibli avatars have to truly be one of the worst bastardisations of an artist’s vision in recent history.
June 6, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Looking back at my old walking route to uni, I truly didn’t appreciate just how good I had it.
June 4, 2025 at 12:10 PM
I absolutely love the behind the scenes stuff related to the visual art that people create, but I’m always wondering what those kinds of bts posts look like for writers?

Notes in a notebook? Your writing set-up?

What would be some good ways to show the writing process?

#writing #writers #booksky
May 31, 2025 at 8:14 AM
I will always adore this @stephenking.bsky.social gem ✍️

#booksky #quotes #writing
April 5, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Just hit publish on a new bedtime story about a little pup in a big storm ⛈️

“Suddenly, just as she is about to throw the ball, my wagging tail drops between my legs and stops moving. An abrupt weird, funny feeling takes over me. The balls gets thrown, but I don't flinch at all.”

#booksky #substack
To Sniff a Storm on its Way
New Story Whale Bedtime Story!
www.storywhale.com
March 23, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Absolutely love this sentiment 📚

How lucky we are for books to exist.

#booksky #books #quotes
March 7, 2025 at 4:55 AM
It worked for Steinbeck and his books didn’t turn out half bad.

#booksky #writing #books
February 1, 2025 at 12:14 AM
I had the recent great privilege of seeing the Queensland Symphony Orchestra! 🎶

It was a cinematics special in case you’re wondering about the Riddler and Robin!

There is something very special about a live orchestra.

Also, check out the organ at the back! What an incredible building!

#music
January 28, 2025 at 2:33 AM
I wrote a new kids’ short story over on Substack about the loveliness of libraries 📚

I would love to hear what you think!!

#Substack #booksky
New Story Whale Bedtime Story! Libraries: the Home of Stories
A new standalone bedtime story...
www.storywhale.com
January 24, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Writer’s block, writer’s shlock…

Get busy ✍️

#writers #quote #writing #inspiration #motivation
January 14, 2025 at 1:41 AM
It's funny just how far away next Christmas feels around this time of year. For a kid, it may as well be a thousand years away.

I decided to write a story about that feeling.

I would absolutely love to hear what you think! 🎄

#booksky #books #parenting #kidsbooks #childrensbooks
Packing up the Christmas Tree: A Standalone Bedtime Story Special
Sometimes you just never want Christmas to end...
www.storywhale.com
January 14, 2025 at 1:21 AM
The satisfaction of a good writing session can transform the whole day. That feeling of a concrete step in the right direction.

Better get to it! ✍️

#writing #booksky #books
January 7, 2025 at 2:18 PM
I’m sorry but lava lamps will never not be cool to me
January 6, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Reminder: please get your family recipes down in writing! Your loved ones will thank you.

This is my nanna’s outrageously simple peanut butter cookies. Absolutely love the tattered treasure map energy of it.

#recipe #cookies #cooking
January 5, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Foolishly interrupted Frank during his morning crossword. He’s livid.
December 17, 2024 at 10:02 AM
Howdy, #booksky!

Earlier this year, I wrapped up my free kids book about a lost pigeon in New York City.

From Central Park chases to a jewellery heist, I hope you get a kick out of Lew’s story 😊 🐦

www.storywhale.com/p/a-lost-pig...

#books #Substack #kidsbooks
A Lost Pigeon Named Lew
It turns out that being a pigeon isn't all fish and chips...
www.storywhale.com
December 17, 2024 at 12:39 AM
Remembering the time my favourite local secondhand bookshop let me put some cards for my Substack in their store. They set them up on a little stand right on the front counter. Independent bookshop are the absolute best ❤️

#booksky #books
December 14, 2024 at 2:48 PM
One for the writers. Jump on in ✍️

#booksky #writers #writing #books
December 11, 2024 at 2:18 PM
Love, love, LOVE the current in vogue style of contemporary book covers. Colour, creativity, mood, fun, and often that slightly matte texture to the touch (without it feeling fuzzy).

#booksky #books #illustration
December 10, 2024 at 8:22 AM