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Julia Spencer-Fleming @jspencerfleming.bsky.social · 5h

*Narrator voice* They were not, in fact, Braxton Hicks contractions

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Julia Spencer-Fleming @jspencerfleming.bsky.social · 2d

We're setting the planet on fire to reinvent 1-900 numbers

Chunkin’ Deuces✌️ @thiccceywicket.bsky.social · 2d

Are you having trouble making money from your AI super intelligence that will cure all diseases and replace all workers? Pivot to porn

The Verge @theverge.com · 2d

Sam Altman says ChatGPT will soon sext with verified adults

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Nick Kodama 🌲👻 @nickkodama.bsky.social · 3d

lol they're doing the thing again

Serving in the U.S. Navy was one of the greatest honors of my life.
Happy 250th Birthday to the United States Navy.

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Julia Spencer-Fleming @jspencerfleming.bsky.social · 6d

Of course I did! I also told you not to drink to excess and to never do drugs!

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Julia Spencer-Fleming @jspencerfleming.bsky.social · 7d

But we love the linemen!

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Julia Spencer-Fleming @jspencerfleming.bsky.social · 7d

I started my 20 page paper on Puritans and Mosaic Law at midnight and walked it across campus at 5am to drop in the professor's mail slot. And LATER I cannibalized it for my law school thesis! No AI needed, just family-sized M&Ms and a six pack of cane sugar Coca Cola.

Dane 🔜 NYCC AA L-34 @monkeyminion.com · 7d

I wrote a 15 page report on heraldic symbolism in medieval armor and weapon design for my art history class the night before it was due (8am class). Made up 90% of it (only found one book for reference) and got an A. GenAI could fucking never.

wrote 20 pages on Faulkner's The Bear four hours before final papers were due on trucker pills and coffee and cigarettes and got an A, fuck you.
You people couldn't hang with real slackers.
finn
wokeupchic • 4d
It's fuck Al till your homework due in 25 minutes

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Julia Spencer-Fleming @jspencerfleming.bsky.social · 7d

I'm delighted to be a guest at Writers Who Kill today, talking about my weird authorial superpower: manifesting my plots in the real world...

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Julia Spencer-Fleming's At Midnight Comes the Cry

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Julia Spencer-Fleming @jspencerfleming.bsky.social · 8d

Exciting news for everyone who has wondered why they get a Chinese gambling operation when trying to access my web site: I have a new home, thanks to Xuni!

Coming soon: www.juliaspencer-fleming.com, with info about signing up for my newsletter, interviews, and upcoming events!

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Julia Spencer-Fleming @jspencerfleming.bsky.social · 11d

I never want to hear another complaint about how long I take to turn in my novels, @minotaurbooks.bsky.social

John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 11d

199 years after the last one, way to string along your fanbase, Ms. Shelley

Becky @beckygracelea.bsky.social · 11d

She hath risen.

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Julia Spencer-Fleming @jspencerfleming.bsky.social · 13d

All this month! You can download my last Clare Fergusson/Russ Van Alstyne mystery for less than a Dunkin Pumpkin Spice* Latte!

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*pumpkin spice not included in ebook

The ebook cover of Julia Spencer-Fleming's HID FROM OUR EYES with the text $2.99 ebook October 2025.

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Julia Spencer-Fleming @jspencerfleming.bsky.social · 14d

No, you monster. How can you deprive her so?

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Col. Boozy Badger @boozybadger.lawyersandliquor.com · 18d

Breaking News: In a surprising turn of events it appears the military has been deployed to Portland, Maine.

The White House has released a statement from the President as follows:

“What the fuck do you mean there’s two of them? That’s stupid. You’re stupid.”

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Julia Spencer-Fleming @jspencerfleming.bsky.social · 21d

Don't worry, I'll get your family the season passes to the Owls Head Transportation Museum

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Julia Spencer-Fleming @jspencerfleming.bsky.social · Sep 3

You haven't preordered your copy of AT MIDNIGHT COMES THE CRY yet? I got you, fam. @barnesandnoble.com has it at 25% off from 9/3 to 9/5 (code PREORDER25.) Yes, the discount is only available to B&N members BUT membership is free and easy! Learn more & sign up here: barnesandnoble.com/membership/

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Julia Spencer-Fleming @jspencerfleming.bsky.social · Aug 29

Today on Jungle Red Writers, just in time for your Labor Day dinner/ cook-out/ BBQ, a compilation of British caterer Celia Wakefield's best summer recipes, guaranteed to be easy, elegant and delicious!

www.jungleredwriters.com/2025/08/the-...

The Best of Summer Recipes from Celia Wakefield

Hilary Flanagan, Gillian B, and Kathy Boone Reel are the winners of MURDER AT CAPE COSTUMERS! Please send Edith ([email protected]) ...

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Julia Spencer-Fleming @jspencerfleming.bsky.social · Aug 26

Today on Jungle Red Writers, we have @maddieday.bsky.social with the WEIRD news story that sparked the 7th Cozy Capers Book Club #mystery, MURDER AT CAPE COSTUMERS, plus an offer to give a copy to three (3!) lucky commentors! #giveaway #book

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How Ideas Spark, a guest post by Maddie Day/ Edith Maxwell

JULIA SPENCER-FLEMING : Edith Maxwell , who writes as Maddie Day, is such a fixture in our community, it's hard to think of anything new to...

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Julia Spencer-Fleming @jspencerfleming.bsky.social · Aug 24

Have you considered changing her name to Challah?

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Julia Spencer-Fleming @jspencerfleming.bsky.social · Aug 23

Tim Burchett represents Knoxville

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Julia Spencer-Fleming @jspencerfleming.bsky.social · Aug 4

Me too! Clubbed with a rock by a neighbor while on the king's business, so I had a big ass weregild, despite being a woman ceorl. Psyched because now the family can set my son up with arms and armor and maybe improve our station!

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Julia Spencer-Fleming @jspencerfleming.bsky.social · Jul 19

It's What We're Writing Week at Jungle Red Writers and I'm writing To-Do lists, trying to get a handle on all the NON-writing professional work I need to get done before the next book comes out. Spoiler alert: STILL trying to come up with my brand...

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What We're Writing Week: Julia's To-Do List

Julia Spencer-Fleming : I'm at a weird point in the process of seeing a new book into the world (and you'll have to pardon any birthing me...

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Julia Spencer-Fleming @jspencerfleming.bsky.social · Jul 18

You have to create enough existential despair in the mice to induce them to drink the bleach to end it all

Julia Spencer-Fleming @jspencerfleming.bsky.social · Jul 8

I bet the congressman doesn't know you are SUPPOSED to eat cooked asparagus with your fingers.

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Julia Spencer-Fleming @jspencerfleming.bsky.social · Jul 8

Just have to keep chipping away at it, I guess

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Julia Spencer-Fleming @jspencerfleming.bsky.social · Jul 6

As usual on the last day of my week at Jungle Red Writers, I'm handing the reins over to Celia Wakefield, who shares some delightful stories from her catering days and an amazing gluten-free bread recipe from her friend/catering partner, Charlotte Whatley.

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Gluten-Free Challah: a guest recipe from Charlotte Whatley

JULIA SPENCER-FLEMING : Today's a double treat, with our own Celia Wakefield introducing us to her long-time friend Charlotte Whatley, who...

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Julia Spencer-Fleming @jspencerfleming.bsky.social · Jul 5

Today, we're talking author brands on Jungle Red Writers. For readers, does branding make it easier for you to find new writers to enjoy? For writers, how do you create a brand in today's image-heavy social media environment?

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What's My Brand?

JULIA SPENCER-FLEMING : Branding. When I was a tiny tot, the only time I heard that word was while watching Bonanza or Big Valley, and it ...

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