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Alexander Thomas
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Writing dark #horror #shortstories full of working class, neurospicy angst since 2020.
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A #WIPSnips from my short story Ghost in Our Time, coming soon!

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Excerpt from a short story with zombie-like people looking at their phones in the background. Excerpt reads: Hands grip her wrists, pull her from the softness, the green, back into the ashen grey corridors, the lurid lights, the screens. She thrashes her arms but she’s like a child in the practiced grip of the orderlies. Her energy fizzles out like a sparkler plunged into water and she hangs limp. They drag her back to her room and drape her across the bed. She lies numb as cold hands peel her gown away, reveal bony legs like stripped back wintry branches. The lock clicks as the orderlies file out. Silence.
December 5, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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@alisonlittlewood.bsky.social thanks for the follow. I am thoroughly enjoying Mistletoe at the moment. Perfect for this time of year! #amreading #horror
Mistletoe by Alison Littlewood
November 29, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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Charlotte discovers her parents have passed only moments after realising she had any.

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Text from my work in progress about a woman discovering her parents have died
September 16, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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Charlotte discovers her parents have passed only moments after realising she had any.

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Text from my work in progress about a woman discovering her parents have died.
September 16, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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David Carradine best known for working out with some hose pipe in his garden.
September 4, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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It's a bad sign for a country when you see this on Wikipedia. 2025 needs it's own page...
screenshot from Wikipedia showing 'list of mass shootings' in America then a link to a separate page for 2025.
August 28, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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"She’s hit by a soft breeze, the earthy smell of roots. She hobbles over to the little square patch of grass, flings her slippers to one side and spreads her grey toes into the earth, stands a while rooted."

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WIP snips, share a line of your work in progress with the word stand as inspiration.
August 27, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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Dr Who isn't adverse to doing that sort of thing I suppose...

(sorry for making you think about one of the worst episodes in the show's history)
Someone's face jutting out of concrete from Doctor Who episode Love and Monsters
August 8, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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Back from a break in stunning #Oban #Scotland Great to be away from traffic of life for a few days. A couple of pics from the Dog Stone walk we did including my son pointing out a hidden stone in the trees.
Man and small boy next to some woods and a large stone which was part of the Dog Strone originally. Near Oban, Scotland. The Dog Stone, Oban, Scotland. Its name is derived from a legend that relates that this is where the giant, Fingal, tied up his dog, Bran, when he went hunting in the Hebrides.
August 4, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Finally someone thinks I'm and adult.

In your face mum!

#verification #bluesky
Screenshot: you have been verified as an adult for Bluesky
July 24, 2025 at 8:58 AM
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Looks like my Monday is taking a different path. A signalling failure apparently. Or perhaps a wayward fly on the tracks.
#waterloo #trains

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July 21, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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Choose 20 female authors whose work you admire. One author per day for 20 days, in no particular order.

Day 20: Tessa Hadley

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Book cover: The London Train by Tessa Hadley
July 15, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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Choose 20 female authors whose work you admire. One author per day for 20 days, in no particular order.

Day 19: Carol Ann Duffy

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Book cover: The Bees by Carol Ann Duffy
July 11, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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Choose 20 female authors whose work you admire. One author per day for 20 days, in no particular order.

Day 18: Claire Keegan

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Book cover: 'Antarctica' by Claire Keegan.
July 4, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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Choose 20 female authors whose work you admire. One author per day for 20 days, in no particular order.

Day 17: Vanessa Gebbie

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Book cover: Words from a Glass Bubble by Vanessa Gebbie
June 27, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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Choose 20 female authors whose work you admire. One author per day for 20 days, in no particular order.

Day 16: Jill Murphy

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Book cover: 'The Worst Witch Strikes Again' by Jill Murphy
June 24, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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Choose 20 female authors whose work you admire. One author per day for 20 days, in no particular order.

Day 15: Claire Keegan

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Book cover: 'Antarctica' by Claire Keegan
June 20, 2025 at 9:14 AM
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Choose 20 female authors whose work you admire. One author per day for 20 days, in no particular order.

Day 14: Donna Tartt

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Book cover: 'The Goldfinch' by Donna Tartt
June 17, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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This book was super helpful to me! Insightful and very practical. The best praise I can give it is that I've been smartphone free for 9 months (and never happier).
Book cover: 'How to break up with your phone' by Catherine Price
June 12, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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Choose 20 female authors whose work you admire. One author per day for 20 days, in no particular order.

Day 13: Lisa Jewell

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Book cover: 'I found you' by Lisa Jewell
June 12, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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Choose 20 female authors whose work you admire. One author per day for 20 days, in no particular order.

Day 12: Agatha Christie

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Black and white photograph of Agatha Christie
June 11, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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Choose 20 female authors whose work you admire. One author per day for 20 days, in no particular order.

Day 11: Lucy Wood

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Book cover: 'Diving Belles' by Lucy Wood
June 9, 2025 at 9:33 AM
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Choose 20 female authors whose work you admire. One author per day for 20 days, in no particular order.

Day 10: @cheriepriest.com

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Book cover: 'Boneshaker' by Cherie Priest
June 6, 2025 at 9:22 AM
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Day 9: Naomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social

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Book cover: 'No Logo' by Naomi Klein
June 5, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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Choose 20 female authors whose work you admire. One author per day for 20 days, in no particular order.

Day 8: @rebeccanetley.bsky.social

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Book cover: 'The Black Feathers' by Rebecca Netley
June 4, 2025 at 10:50 AM