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D. J. Runnels — author

@djrunnels.bsky.social

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Author of 4.5-5⭐️ ghost mystery satires that hit the Amazon top 150 in humor. Imagine Vonnegut and Wilde wrote a mystery. Chicago. Invented the hashtag #SkyWriters. Fiber artist at Life’s an Expedition. Linktr.ee/LifesAnExpedition

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D. J. Runnels — author @djrunnels.bsky.social · 5d

That moment when Mona arrives in the afterlife and gently suggests that they grabbed the wrong person.

Dead Mona
by D. J. Runnels. Confessions of a cranky murder victim.
Has ranked in the Amazon top 150 in humor. Amazon.com/dp/B0D3YQX3C8 #booksky

Dead Mona by
D. J. Runnels
Ghost Mystery Satire
Confessions of a cranky murder victim.
"You know what I think, Barbie? I think you grabbed the wrong person. You wanted my next-door neighbor, the one with the cough that sounds like the mating call of a woolly mammoth."
--DEAD MONA
by D. J. Runnels

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D. J. Runnels — author @djrunnels.bsky.social · Mar 21

Cast yourself as a villain.

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D. J. Runnels — author @djrunnels.bsky.social · 19h

Happy Indigenous Peoples Day

D. J. Runnels — author @djrunnels.bsky.social · 1d

🤦🏻‍♀️ Knowing FB, I’ll bet it’s skimpy, fuchsia and covered in scratchy lace.

D. J. Runnels — author @djrunnels.bsky.social · 1d

Definitely virtue performance.

As of August 2025, Amazon's board of directors:

Jeff Bezos, executive chairman, biggest shareholder with 9%, followed by a dozen huge investment firms, such as Vanguard, BlackRock, State Street, Fidelity, T. Rowe Price, JP Morgan.

Andy Jassy, president and CEO

D. J. Runnels — author @djrunnels.bsky.social · 1d

I hear you. I’m not ready to quit, but sales took a sharp turn when the boycott rhetoric began.

D. J. Runnels — author @djrunnels.bsky.social · 1d

I deleted my author page, too. People were less likely to follow me there than on any other site. And the ads were crazy. “Come visit Bob’s cafe in Nebraska!” Bro. I’m in Chicago. I’m not driving 800 miles for dinner no matter how allegedly wonderful that tater tot casserole is.

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D. J. Runnels — author @djrunnels.bsky.social · 1d

I’m hearing a lot of buzz about indie authors who may quit writing. Much of the frustration is from low sales, but some stems from an inability to sell books via social media. Meta is mentioned often as a series of sites that used to work but no longer delivers. #skywriters #booksky

jaydecollinsauthor:
What's the worst thing that happened this year to you as an author?

d.j.runnels:
The Amazon boycott. Depriving me of $2 royalties to punish Bezos has no effect on him, but it's devastating to me. And the authors I know who pulled their work off Amazon and put it on B&N or elsewhere saw their sales drop to zero.

Cartoon of author d.j.runnels as a clueless frog.

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D. J. Runnels — author @djrunnels.bsky.social · 1d

If you don’t understand the irony here, we can’t be friends. #skywriters #authormemes

Fact @Fact
According to a joint study conducted by the University of Birmingham, the University of Edinburgh, and Heriot-Watt University, people who post more selfies tend to have shallow relationships with people.
Photos and cartoons of author D. J. Runnels surrounded the text.

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D. J. Runnels — author @djrunnels.bsky.social · 23d

A famous bestselling author with over 1.4 MILLION followers left me 5 stars for my book Dead Edna. Within 24 hours, the five stars were deleted and I don’t know why. Maybe they intended to leave the rating anonymously and used the wrong account. Anyway…time to celebrate by overeating. #skywriters

Dead Edna by D. J. Runnels book cover showing pink lipstick and pink lip print on a gray background.
No ai used in the writing or cover design, which the author created using an original photo.

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Lisa Yee . . . is confused about social media @lisayee.bsky.social · 3d

A cozy mystery anchored by a book club! Freya Sampson's The Busybody Book Club was fun quick read.

What are you reading these days?

#Books #reading #Mystery @libbyapp.com #library #BookClub

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Patrick D. Joyce @patrickdjoyce.com · 3d

Escape on a thrilling adventure to an enemy capital, where two teenagers race against spies and mobsters to recover a priceless vinyl record that just might save the world.

BACK IN THE USSR
http://pdjoyce.com/

#booksky #mystery #thriller #historicalfiction #yalit #author #beatles #coldwar #edusky

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Lamont A. Turner @lamontaturner.bsky.social · 3d

All The Love You Can Handel For A Dollar #noirdetective #crimethrillers #mysterybooks #booksky

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Linda Hill @lindasbookbag.bsky.social · Dec 31

Morning all.

Time to share a round up of my favourite books of 2024. lindasbookbag.com/2024/12/31/l...

I hope you discover a new to you read you love here.

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Moz Perkins ⚓️ 🇬🇧 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 @mozperkins.bsky.social · 8d

I made a childhood dream come true when I joined the Royal Navy but it wasn’t all plain sailing as I was due in court the day I joined up…

Read these raw and gritty memoirs to find out about the rascal I was before, during and after my service…

amzn.eu/d/eRr5gYU

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Anne Brooke Books @annebrookebooks.bsky.social · 4d

This weekend's FREE Kindle book is thoughtful gay romance Brady's Choice! 😄 #readers #freebook #gayromance #romance

When a potter has to choose between a past and present love, what decision will he eventually make?...

Brady's Choice FREE Book: myBook.to/BradyBrooke

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Author Stephenson @authorstephenson.bsky.social · 4d

Described as 'bonkers' with twists. Start the trilogy with book one.

Listen on Amazon.com at amzn.to/3YRVYhp

If you have Audible, it's adbl.co/455tLro

Free on #KindleUnlimited at ;-

USA amzn.to/3xPq2Qw

UK amzn.to/3XVmZAN

#SFF #ScienceFiction

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JP MacDougall @pangeanchronicles.bsky.social · 4d

Did you know...if you voted for The Bridge of Souls last week, you can vote again this week! So go to All Author and vote to make my book the #coverofthemonth
The guy at number one seems to be doing well - I'm in 5th position and climbing!
allauthor.com/cover-of-the...

#booksky #thankyou #books

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G. Lawrence 📚💙📚💙📚 @glawrence.bsky.social · 4d

#NewRelease!

January 1536
The King is dead... but who will live long now?

A fateful accident on the jousting field leaves Henry VIII dead and his country trembling on the edge of chaos...

All the King's Bastards £3.99 #Free #KU!
#Histfic #SpeculativeFic #Tudor #Booksky 📚💙📚
amzn.eu/d/5wpjqZU

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kaceykells.bsky.social @kaceykells.bsky.social · Sep 3

"Two amazing books, each different in their approach, but chronicling the plight of #women and their #subjugation through time. Championing #WomensRights and #EqualrightsforWomen". ♀️
KELLCEY:
www.amazon.com/Kellcey-Kace...
(His) Story of Women:
a.co/d/95C4WEJ

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Deborah League @deborahleague.bsky.social · 3d

Children's Christmas tree decor.

ART - deborah-league.pixels.com/featured/chi...

#art #artshop #artstore #ayearforart #buyintoart #wallart #homedecor #artforsale #artist #blueskyart #giftideas #lifestyle #colorful #artwork #artprints #thegiftofart #longwoodgardens #Christmas #greetingcards

Children's Christmas Tree #1 Longwood Gardens 2021. Sweet, fuzzy birds handcrafted by local school children festively decorate a 12-foot Christmas Tree in the conservatory ballroom while holiday music plays from the custom-designed Aeolian pipe organ.

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Ken Stark @kenstark.bsky.social · 3d

Start the award-winning Stage 3 series with a FREE BOOK!
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Stage 3
The end begins here...

Download your free book today!

Also on #audible

#zombie #Free #zombies #audiobooks #horror #apocalypse #audiobook #Stage3Series 📚💙

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Kelly Miller, Award-Winning Author, Austenesque Regency Romances @kellymiller.bsky.social · 3d

“Mr. Darcy’s Complex Courtship,” a #PrideAndPrejudice Regency #romance!
Would Mr. Darcy sacrifice his legacy for love?
On Kindle Unlimited and at Audible!
bookgoodies.com/a/B0DM6ND24Z
#HistoricalRomance
#RegencyRomance
#MrDarcy
#JaneAusten
#BookSky

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D. J. Runnels — author @djrunnels.bsky.social · 5d

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Chris S. Dixon -Writer @chriswriter.bsky.social · 6d

'Some wrongs demand to be corrected, even beyond life itself. But what's the cost of such a quest for justice? Read this thrilling tale!
#Mustread #Shortstory #Gothic #Mystery #Suspense #Horror #Ebook See my bio, for links to my Amazon author pages, to buy

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Duane Simolke @duanesimolke.bsky.social · 4d

Selected Poems includes the #GayLovePoem “Home,” the strange story of “The Gardener,” the #comical “Angels and Razors,” and more.

🏳️‍🌈📚 #GaySky #BluesGay #QueerPoems

www.goodreads.com/book/show/81...
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/selected-p...
www.tiktok.com/@duanesimolk...

Selected Poems. #booktok #gaytiktok #GayBooks #lgbtq #lgbt🌈 #poetrytok #ebooktiktok

TikTok video by BookTok and SciFi Geek 🌈

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