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Wm. Brett Hill, Author 📚
@magisternihil.bsky.social
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Author, he/him, omnist, tea lover, INFP, 4w5
📚Coming Sept 15📚
Two Trains to Tamarind - The Mountweazel and Mondegreen Mysteries, Volume 1
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Wm. Brett Hill, Author 📚 @magisternihil.bsky.social · Sep 15
Today is the day! For those of you who have ordered, THANK YOU! and your copies should arrive soon. For those of you who have not, you can head to your favorite book chain, head to your local book shop an ask them to order, or head over to my publisher for the links:

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The cover of Two Trains to Tamarind flanked by the words OUT NOW!
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This one will either teach you two new words or you’re a word nerd like me.

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Sad tears? Happy tears?

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Hey man, watch this!

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The users of Hectalex have written 1000 stories and that 1000th one is mine!

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What are you looking at?

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