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Lin Anderson

@linanderson.bsky.social

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A free spirit. Also crime writer & co-founder of the @BloodyScotland international crime writing festival. Twitter: Lin_Anderson Instagram: LinAndersonWriter Threads: LinAndersonWriter Web: http://www.lin-anderson.com (I don't use Bluesky for DMs)

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Lin Anderson @linanderson.bsky.social · 3d

★★★★★ Review DRIFTNET - 'This is a thrilling, captivating and utterly put-downable tale which held me from the first page to the last. Read it - you won’t be disappointed' https://bit.ly/4nm35c5 #LinAnderson #Driftnet #Thriller #BloodyScotland

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TripFiction @tripfiction.bsky.social · Aug 21

Delighted to be awarded Lux Lifestyle Magazine
Best Literary Travel Resource 2025

#travelbybook #literarytourism

#blueskybooks #booksky

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Literary Loves - Caroline Malcolm-Boulton @literaryloves.bsky.social · 26d

It's been a week, and I'm still on a high from volunteering with @BloodyScotland.
What a pleasure and privilege to hear from so many talented #crimefiction #authors and meeting readers from around the world.
A real literary treat.
I can't wait until next year.
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Orenda Books @orendabooks.bsky.social · 7d

Our fabulous @liljawriter.bsky.social and Antti Tuomainen are coming to Aye Write on Sunday 9th November – 12.45pm – chatting to Neil McKay!

They'll be discussing their new books #BlackAsDeath & #TheWinterJob

BOOK TICKETS NOW!
https://bit.ly/3KCm7wu
##BookSky #Glasgow #Scotland #CrimeFiction

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Kevin Wilbraham @kpw1453.bsky.social · 8d

The remains of Cairn Holy II - one of two Neolithic chambered cairns which overlook Wigtown Bay in Dumfries & Galloway. The Clyde-type chambered cairn was traditionally thought to be the tomb of Caldus, the mythical Scottish King. 📸 My own. #TombTuesday #Prehistory #CairnHoly

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lapwing.bsky.social @lapwing.bsky.social · 3d

Temple Wood stone circle and cairn, Kilmartin Glen, Argyll and Bute. Just before dawn this morning #StandingStoneSunday

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Pete Crane @petecrane.bsky.social · 3d

A circle with a road running through it, Ardblair west of #Blairgowrie ...... #StandingStoneSunday

Many more pics and info on @megalithic.bsky.social here www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?...

Minor county road with three standing stones on the right side and two on the left.

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Ketil Isaksen @ketilisaksen.bsky.social · Aug 18

Our latest research investigates the remarkable heatwave that affected part of the Arctic in the summer of 2024. It caused a 1 percent loss in Svalbard's ice, making this region one of the most significant contributors to global sea-level rise last year www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

PNAS

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...

www.pnas.org

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Scottish Islands Passport @islandspass.bsky.social · 5d

This week's #FunFactFriday comes from #Vatersay
Did you know Vatersay and nearby Eriskay are the only places in Scotland you will find the Bonnie Prince Charlie Flower (Calystegia soldanella), brought over by the young Jacobite from France when he fled after the Battle of Culloden.
📸 Nigel Spencer

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David Stevens @davidst999.bsky.social · 3d

Grey Oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus ostreatus) on a huge section of felled tree trunk. Spotted today in a Midlothian woodland. #Fungi #Mushrooms #Mycology #Nature #Photography #iPhone

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Daniel Stunell @danielstunell.bsky.social · 5d

Tangled branches in a deciduous #forest fragment on #Islay, #Scotland. July 2025. In the temperate rainforest zone - more #woodland like this please!
#ForestFriday #Scape #EastCoastKin #trees #photography

Tangled tree branches in open broadleaf woodland

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This Is My Glasgow @thisismyglasgow.bsky.social · 3d

Beachcast shells on Ardeer Beach, with Ailsa Craig and Arran just visible in the background, from this morning's dogwalk.

#ardeer #ardeerbeach #beachcombing #shells #firthofclyde #ayrshire #beachphotography #scotland

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Paul Watt Photography @paulwattphoto.bsky.social · 6d

The Bridge Inn, Ratho #scotland #photography

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Journeydude @scottishinsider.org · 5d

🪬🧿 Castle Stalker, Scotland

#scotland #castle #highlands #stalker #landscape #travel #photography #alttext

High-angle shot of Castle Stalker in Scotland, revealing its location on a small tidal island. The castle's stone tower rises from the island, encircled by water reflecting the cloudy sky above. The surrounding landscape includes extensive mudflats exposed by the tide, with meandering streams cutting through them, leading to the open waters of the loch. Distant mountains form a majestic backdrop under a sky filled with dynamic cloud formations, suggesting a remote and rugged natural setting.

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Kath Page @orkat3.bsky.social · 5d

#FindsFriday This unique carving of a woman was discovered in 1880 in a peat bog in Ballachulish near Loch Leven, #Scotland in 1880. Carved from a single piece of alder, the Ballachulish women stands 1.5m tall, has quartz pebbles for eyes and dates to about 600AD. Her purpose is unknown. #IronAge

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Hairy Neil @rovingrollo.bsky.social · 3d

Morning All !

Happy #Stunday everyone 🌞 I've taken a dive into my archive for this one...

Coral Beach at Claigan and Loch Dunvegan, Isle of #Skye, #Scotland. May 2017

The beach is not made from coral ! More in Alt Text

#Landscape #Seascape #Photography #EastCoastKin

Beneath a stormy looking sky the sandy beach glows in a patch of sunlight. The sand leads down to the choppy, turquoise and dark green waters of Loch Dunvegan (a sea loch).
The dazzling white ‘sand’ of Claigan Coral Beach, that can be seen in many photos, is in fact not sand. It’s also not coral. It’s formed by the deposit of small pieces of ‘coralline’ hard seaweed called maerl that is crushed by wave action, dried and sun bleached on the shore.

This is an important habitat the Maerl beds are purply-pink when alive. They are a marine nature conservation priority in Scottish waters as they are an important habitat for small marine plants and animals including young scallops.

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Nadin Thomson @nadinthomson.co.uk · 4d

Autumn vibes in #Scotland
#dunfermline #autumn

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Cannes Vibe @cannesvibe.bsky.social · Nov 28

5-star - DARK FLIGHT - 'Rhona Macleod, is a complicated person, but intensely likeable ... I'm working my way through this series ... it gets better with every book' viewbook.at/DarkFlight #Mystery #Thriller #LinAnderson #BloodyScotland #BookBoost #CSI #KU

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TheBookDuke @bookduke.bsky.social · May 9

DRIFTNET ★★★★★'The story that unfolds is mesmerising and you are drawn completely into Rhona's life. The first series of books that I can truly say for a long time that I couldn't put down' viewbook.at/Driftnet #No1bestseller #Thriller #BloodyScotland #LinAnderson #KindleUnlimited

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Catriona Roberts @catrobdesigns.bsky.social · 2d

Scottish Highlands Landscape View - Catriona Roberts Photography and Designs www.artpal.com/catrionarobe...

Scottish Highlands Landscape View - Catriona Roberts Photography and Designs

I took this photo during a lovely spring nature walk through the Scottish Highlands. Features a dense Pine forest stretching across rolling hills, with a distant view of mountains under a cloudy sky. ...

www.ArtPal.com

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Duille @duille.com · 2d

Poster. Leslie Darrell Ragan. 1934.

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Oor Blaze fae Skye 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @blazespage.bsky.social · 12d

Just to let abode ken, Blaze is still alive and kicking...well...sleeping mostly. Needed a wee break from all social media is all.

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Andrew Sharpe 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿|🇪🇺 @andrew.sharpe.scot · 3d

Great to see publicly owned ScotRail doing its bit for the half term next week. £50 Family Pass, allows for 1 week of unlimited travel across Scotland for up to two adults and four children 👏

www.railadvent.co.uk/2025/10/7-da...

7 days of unlimited ScotRail travel for families this half term

Ahead of the October holidays, ScotRail has launched a Family Pass to help make travel more affordable.

www.railadvent.co.uk

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Colin Dunn 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @indyposterboy.scot · 2d

Independence is normal. Scottish independence poster/meme designs for downloading, printing and sharing. #VoteForScotland
indyposterboy.scot/independence...

Independence is normal - Indy PosterBoy

Download this design as a printable PDF document, perfect for printing using your home inkjet or laser colour printer at A5, A4 or even as big as A3 size.

indyposterboy.scot

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Jorj, Interim DEITY🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦💪🏽 @just-jorj.bsky.social · 2d

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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 3d

Estonia has closed the Saatse border crossing with Russia due to an unusually large Russian military presence on the other side. The Estonian Police and Border Guard (PPA) noted increased patrols and military movements that were much higher than normal, which were deemed beyond routine activities.

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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 3d

Two Scottish universities have been ranked among the 100 best in the world

The 2 Scottish universities that are among the 100 best in the world

www.thenational.scot

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