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Jessica Irena smith

@irenasmit59531.bsky.social

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Writer of suspense & secrets ✍️ | Glass artist by day, crime podcast addict by night 🎧| from Newcastle, living in County Durham with a cat + 1 brave little dog 🐶 #AuthorLife #Storyteller #CreativeMind #WritersOfbluesky

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Jessica Irena smith @irenasmit59531.bsky.social · Sep 2

Jessica Irena Smith is a glass artist and author from County Durham who has just released her second novel 📚
Read all about it ⬇️

www.livingnorth.com/article/meet...

Meet Glass Artist and Novelist Jessica Irena Smith

We find out more about it, and where she finds her inspiration.

www.livingnorth.com

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Jessica Irena smith @irenasmit59531.bsky.social · 1d

Love this vibe! Nothing beats caffeine, a cozy corner, and a quick song shuffle to spark creativity.

Jessica Irena smith @irenasmit59531.bsky.social · 1d

Thrilled to see you here, Pamela! Welcome to Bluesky and the #WritingCommunity — it’s a wonderful space for connecting with fellow storytellers and publishing pros. Excited to see the insights you’ll share about guiding authors from manuscript to market!

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Jessica Irena smith @irenasmit59531.bsky.social · 2d

Love your creative space, it’s always inspiring to see where authors bring their stories to life! ✨ Caffeine truly fuels the best ideas. I often tell writers that those small rituals, like your coffee moment, are what keep creativity consistent.

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Stefano Carini @cieloceano.bsky.social · 3d

#poetry #mysticverse #myalwaysisyou
In the skies and in the story: from the eyes of a grass blade.

open.substack.com/pub/myalways...

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Stefano Carini @cieloceano.bsky.social · 3d

#themackinnonsisters
#literaryfiction

While Leith rises to politics, Iseabail and Ian search for something quieter — meaning in love, art, and survival.
A Place in the World is about devotion, purpose, and the beauty of staying true when no one’s watching.

cieloceano.substack.com/p/5-a-place-...

5. A Place in the World

Part 1: Life, Death and Love Walk Hand in Hand

cieloceano.substack.com

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Jessica Irena smith @irenasmit59531.bsky.social · 6d

This is so beautiful, gentle, luminous, and full of soul. I’m truly touched to have inspired such words. Thank you for turning a moment into something that will linger.

Stefano Carini @cieloceano.bsky.social · 7d

Dear @hool415.bsky.social and #PromptCombo #Visitor,
#poetry #mysticverse,

This poem is for a friend in Durham, who reminded me why I write —
that meaning lives in the smallest words, and we should never give up seeking our voice.
For all of us who keep supporting one another.

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Stefano Carini @cieloceano.bsky.social · 12d

You’re making difficult things easy to read :)

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Jessica Irena smith @irenasmit59531.bsky.social · 12d

Thank you, Stefano! I’m so glad the story and characters resonated with you.

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Stefano Carini @cieloceano.bsky.social · 12d

First time I read crime fiction—The Night of the Crash.
Masterful atmosphere, poignant and realistic details of post traumatic amnesia. Perhaps, the way characters are written tells even more than the plot.
Beautiful writing.

#AtmosphereInWriting
#CharacterDriven

Jessica Irena smith @irenasmit59531.bsky.social · Sep 2

Jessica Irena Smith is a glass artist and author from County Durham who has just released her second novel 📚
Read all about it ⬇️

www.livingnorth.com/article/meet...

Meet Glass Artist and Novelist Jessica Irena Smith

We find out more about it, and where she finds her inspiration.

www.livingnorth.com

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Rachael Gray @rachaelgray.bsky.social · 13d

⏰ It's nearly time!

🎄🎉 Out Tomorrow 🎉🎄

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "One of the best cosy series out there"

It's 5 days to Christmas, 13 guests are trapped in Elderwick Hall... and one of them is a killer 💀

💙📚⚡

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Jessica Irena smith @irenasmit59531.bsky.social · 13d

Agent Chihuahua reporting for duty 🕵️‍♂️🐾 Mission: stay warm & adorable while spying through the zip pull.

#Chihuahua #Dogs #DogLife #DogLovers #RescueDog #AdoptDontShop

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Adam Weinstein @adamweinstein.bsky.social · 13d

Imagine you're an air group commander who left your aircraft carrier in the West Pacific and flew across the world and filed into a Quantico auditorium to sit there listening to this

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💙🐶🚴🏻🏊‍♂️♊️ Victoria🌈💥☀️ @victoriaswimcycle.bsky.social · 13d

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Stefano Carini @cieloceano.bsky.social · 14d

A surreal cave, a lover’s voice in the dark, and the revelation that the monsters we fight often wear our own face.

#SurrealFiction
#LoveAndLoss
#MetaphysicalFiction
#WarAndPeaceWithin
#UnseenTruths
#Amidlifenightsdream

amidlifenightsdream.substack.com/p/6-the-one-...

6. The One Who Dwells Upon the Eyes of the Blind

Link to previous chapters:

amidlifenightsdream.substack.com

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Snigs || Sevika's wife 🪔 @mirchimasala.bsky.social · 13d

Cramping

Art of a kitten in the air with fiery explosion behind it

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🎃 Samhain Vimes 👻 @reaper-man.bsky.social · 13d

More drawing practice. Presenting... a baby phoenix! ✨

A small red bird which has golden feathers. So now what I do is use a grid and try to map points from my reference. Bloody time consuming, but I'm getting better. Wish I knew how to do shading better.

Reference: vectorstock.com/40907598

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Jessica Irena smith @irenasmit59531.bsky.social · 13d

Devoured The Wives of Halcyon by Eirinie Lapidaki 💥 A gripping, dark page-turner about coercive control, resilience, and the strength of women. Couldn’t put it down!

#TheWivesOfHalcyon #BookReview #PageTurner #Fiction #AmReading

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Jessica Irena smith @irenasmit59531.bsky.social · 15d

Huge fan of @DatelineNBC’s Keith Morrison! Getting his blessing to feature him in The Night of the Crash was a dream come true.Since the real Keith couldn’t be here, Cardboard Keith is filling in perfectly matched to my book cover.Totally not creepy, right? 😅
#mysterywriter #keithmorrison

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Jessica Irena smith @irenasmit59531.bsky.social · 21d

Last week, The Night of the Crash broke into the top 100 on the Amazon US Kindle chart! 🎉
I’m not usually the type to get giddy as a kipper, but this definitely has me feeling pretty close. Thrilled and so grateful for all the support! 💙

#ThrillerReads #AmReading #Kindle #Mystery #Books

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Jessica Irena smith @irenasmit59531.bsky.social · Sep 6

Great choice! That one kept me hooked too. such a wild ride 👀

Jessica Irena smith @irenasmit59531.bsky.social · Sep 6

📚 Calling all crime & thriller fans!
What’s the last book that kept you turning pages way past midnight? 🌙✨
(I’ll start: The Summer She Vanished kept me awake while writing it! 😅)
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#AmWriting #CrimeFiction #ThrillerBooks #BookLovers #IndieAuthor #WritersOfBluesky #ReadersOfBluesky

https://a.co/d/1PaftnO

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Jessica Irena smith @irenasmit59531.bsky.social · Sep 5

Edinburgh’s Old Town after dark ✨ Windows glowing, shadows stretching, history whispering through the closes. The city feels timeless at night.
#Edinburgh #OldTown #Scotland #EdinburghByNight #HistoricScotland #Architecture #WritersMuseum #amwriting

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Jessica Irena smith @irenasmit59531.bsky.social · Sep 4

So grateful for this thoughtful review of The Night of the Crash! 💙 I can’t wait for more readers to uncover the secrets behind that fateful night.
#bookstagrammer #autumnreading #fallreading #amreading #newrelease #paperback #paperbackrelease #ukauthor #smalltownmystery

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Jessica Irena smith @irenasmit59531.bsky.social · Sep 3

She’s named Kim by the formal owner.

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Jessica Irena smith @irenasmit59531.bsky.social · Sep 3

✨ Nothing beats a sunny nap with your best bud. Happy Tuesday, friends! 🐾☀️💤
#bestbuds #dogsofbluesky #catsofinstagram #chihuahuas #chihuahuaofbluesky #adoptdontshop #dogstrust #dogstrustdarlington #writerslife #chillaxing #dogsandcats #amwriting #tanchihuahua #adogslife #rescuedog

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