Wendall Thomas
@wendallthomas.bsky.social
Lefty winner and Anthony and Macavity nominated author of the Cyd Redondo mysteries and short crime fiction. I teach in the UCLA Graduate Film School and lecture internationally on screenwriting. www.wendallthomas.com
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Wendall Thomas
@wendallthomas.bsky.social
· Nov 24
For anyone who's found me randomly, I write the Cyd Redondo screwball travel mysteries about a Brooklyn travel agent who, until the first book, has never been farther than New Jersey. The books take place in Africa, Australia, England, and Bali and all focus on endangered species and wildlife crime.
Shivering with horror watching the AI subtitles of my latest lecture. "Cute meat." Really? #teaching #WritingCommunity
April 5, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Shivering with horror watching the AI subtitles of my latest lecture. "Cute meat." Really? #teaching #WritingCommunity
Rabbit, rabbit, rabbit.
April 1, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Rabbit, rabbit, rabbit.
Honored to be mentioned in @terryshames.bsky.social's blog today.
April 1, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Honored to be mentioned in @terryshames.bsky.social's blog today.
Happy Birthday, Romancing the Stone! There'd be no Cyd Redondo without Joan Wilder. #screwballadventure #travelfictionseries #KathleenTurner #MichaelDouglas
March 31, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Happy Birthday, Romancing the Stone! There'd be no Cyd Redondo without Joan Wilder. #screwballadventure #travelfictionseries #KathleenTurner #MichaelDouglas
Today would have been my father's 91st birthday. Here he is monitoring me in his audiology clinic, a thing he never did in life. Miss him immeasurably.
March 21, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Today would have been my father's 91st birthday. Here he is monitoring me in his audiology clinic, a thing he never did in life. Miss him immeasurably.
If you're at #LeftCoastCrime, come listen to these extremely interesting and accomplished authors talk about their work. @robwhart.bsky.social @lesliekarst.bsky.social @swierczy.bsky.social #ClaireBooth #MargotDouaihy #JamesL'Etoile
March 10, 2025 at 3:30 PM
If you're at #LeftCoastCrime, come listen to these extremely interesting and accomplished authors talk about their work. @robwhart.bsky.social @lesliekarst.bsky.social @swierczy.bsky.social #ClaireBooth #MargotDouaihy #JamesL'Etoile
All four Cyd Redondo mysteries will be available at the Author, Author! stall at Left Coast Crime. #travelfictionseries #screwball #crimefiction #leftcoastcrime
March 9, 2025 at 2:38 PM
All four Cyd Redondo mysteries will be available at the Author, Author! stall at Left Coast Crime. #travelfictionseries #screwball #crimefiction #leftcoastcrime
So thrilled to announce that I'll be the heading up this new feature film initiative for VicScreen, starting at the end of the month. Here's a link for more info: vicscreen.vic.gov.au/funding/deve...
March 7, 2025 at 2:29 PM
So thrilled to announce that I'll be the heading up this new feature film initiative for VicScreen, starting at the end of the month. Here's a link for more info: vicscreen.vic.gov.au/funding/deve...
Thrilled to be moderating the Best Novel panel at Left Coast Crime 2025. Please join us and follow these authors on BlueSky to learn more about them @robwhart.bsky.social @lesliekarst.bsky.social @swierczy.bsky.social and find @claire.booth10 @authorjamesletoile and @neonmargot on Instagram.
March 4, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Thrilled to be moderating the Best Novel panel at Left Coast Crime 2025. Please join us and follow these authors on BlueSky to learn more about them @robwhart.bsky.social @lesliekarst.bsky.social @swierczy.bsky.social and find @claire.booth10 @authorjamesletoile and @neonmargot on Instagram.
Check out my husband's article on the beloved (and still useful) Thomas Guides.
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California first responders keep this old-school problem solver by their side
California first responders and others rely on Thomas Guides, historic low-tech mapping solutions that have mostly disappeared.
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January 23, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Check out my husband's article on the beloved (and still useful) Thomas Guides.
www.sfgate.com/la/article/t...
www.sfgate.com/la/article/t...
On Murder is Everywhere today, I talk about my long term relationship with Las Vegas. You can find it here:
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murderiseverywhere.blogspot.com/2025/01/vega...
Vegas, Baby
Wendall -- every other Thursday I got married in Vegas. Goofing around on my wedding day. It’s one of the few decisions I’ve made in m...
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January 23, 2025 at 2:11 PM
On Murder is Everywhere today, I talk about my long term relationship with Las Vegas. You can find it here:
murderiseverywhere.blogspot.com/2025/01/vega...
murderiseverywhere.blogspot.com/2025/01/vega...
2 weeks from today! For anyone in the LA area, I'll be sharing and discussing a series of classic rom/com "cute meets" at the Amelia Earhart Branch of the Noho Library. All the info is here: www.lapl.org/whats-on/eve... #romanticcomedy #screwball #lectureslosangeles #lapl #uclaprofessor #valentine
January 18, 2025 at 7:10 PM
2 weeks from today! For anyone in the LA area, I'll be sharing and discussing a series of classic rom/com "cute meets" at the Amelia Earhart Branch of the Noho Library. All the info is here: www.lapl.org/whats-on/eve... #romanticcomedy #screwball #lectureslosangeles #lapl #uclaprofessor #valentine
Who Knows Where The Time Goes?
YouTube video by Fairport Convention - Topic
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December 25, 2024 at 3:44 PM
Best Christmas gift so far. Someone has put all the Jeff Goldblum Christmas ads in one video. Ho ho ho. #xmasads #JeffGoldblum
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CURRY'S PC WORLD: Acting (Entire Campaign) (Jeff Goldblum) (Best Christmas Ads of All Time)
YouTube video by Budding
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December 24, 2024 at 2:36 PM
Best Christmas gift so far. Someone has put all the Jeff Goldblum Christmas ads in one video. Ho ho ho. #xmasads #JeffGoldblum
www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4kt...
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Reposted by Wendall Thomas
Seriously so proud and honored by this! Thank you so much, @jeffcircle.bsky.social.
The Dossier’s Book of the Year is CALIFORNIA BEAR by Duane Swierczynski.
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December 23, 2024 at 1:31 AM
Seriously so proud and honored by this! Thank you so much, @jeffcircle.bsky.social.
Dan Fogelberg - Illinois (Official Audio)
YouTube video by DanFogelbergVEVO
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December 23, 2024 at 3:57 PM
The Crusaders & Randy Crawford Street Life Extended album version
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December 21, 2024 at 4:53 PM
Happiest of birthdays to Jane Fonda, goddess.
December 21, 2024 at 3:13 PM
Happiest of birthdays to Jane Fonda, goddess.
Hall & Oates - It's Uncanny
YouTube video by mickey castle
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December 20, 2024 at 6:10 PM
Reposted by Wendall Thomas
Retain faith in our democracy
December 19, 2024 at 6:03 AM
Retain faith in our democracy
Yay, @richienarvaez.bsky.social !
A Crimes-MAS special: "Dreaming of Canada" by @richienarvaez.bsky.social
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Dreaming of Canada by Richie Narvaez
Helena sits at the kitchen table, trembling hands around a mug of tea, steam curling like wisps of some dream. Outside, another gray December day in Scranton—meager snow drifting down. Kai shuffles…
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December 19, 2024 at 11:34 PM
Yay, @richienarvaez.bsky.social !
Reposted by Wendall Thomas
I love this series, currently reading number three, Fogged Off. Do yourself a favor and dive in. As a crime novelist, it is a joy to read something so different from what I do.
December 19, 2024 at 11:46 AM
I love this series, currently reading number three, Fogged Off. Do yourself a favor and dive in. As a crime novelist, it is a joy to read something so different from what I do.
Crosby Stills Nash - Carry On / Questions
YouTube video by Aenima
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December 19, 2024 at 3:33 PM