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Lord Dunlavy
@joedunlavy.bsky.social
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Canadian author

First e-book
https://www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/brick-and-kammers

Second e-book
https://www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/brick-and-kammers-the-collection

Can you avoid a murderous kitty:
https://jdun.pyscriptapps.com/finding-kammers/latest/
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Interesting to compare these two recent headlines in the CBC. Glad to see Canadians supporting their own. (links to articles below)

#cdnpoli

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

www.cbc.ca/news/busines...
CBC news article photo that reads "O Canada! Summer tourism numbers hit all-time high" posted Oct 30, 2025. CBC article posted Nov 12. headline reads "U.S. tourism faces $5.7B US loss as Canadians continue to stay home" There's also an advert for the Great Canadian Baking Show, available on CBC. It's a fun show.
November 12, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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Enjoying Kawartha Dairy Moon Mist ice cream at The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in Toronto 😃

@evilpez4.bsky.social
Giant bowl of moon mist ice cream in front of hungry man wearing an east coast lifestlye shirt.
November 8, 2025 at 5:18 PM
joedunlavy.bsky.social
A new Halloween story starts one week from today. A story told one post a day leading up to Halloween!

Even rats have their scary legends of monsters, including that of The Scratcher. Is it hunting Brick and Kammers?

Stay tuned!

#halloween
#booksky
Black background with white text. large upper text says "The Scratcher". beneath that, it says "A Brick and Kammers Halloween". and underneath that are four fire looking claws. Beneath that it says "A story told in posts from Oct 16 to Halloween.
October 9, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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Can you avoid a murderous cat in this retro text-based adventure game?

Find your brother and escape before the cat finds you!

jdun.pyscriptapps.com/finding-kamm...

#booksky #retrogames #retro #caturday #catsky
two books covers, one called "Brick and Kammers". The other is called "Brick and Kammers: The Collection" Both feature rats
August 17, 2025 at 1:48 AM
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I love this cover because my friend made it for me.

#booksky
book cover. "brick and kamners: the collection" a novel by joe dunlavy. two rats watch another rat on a stage.
July 21, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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The amuseables maple leaf jelly cat sits in his chair getting ready to read "Brick and Kammers" on his Kobo. He looks quite happy to be reading it.

#novascotia
#AmuseablesMapleLeaf
#jellycat
#canada
#booksky
a jellycat of a maple leaf #AmuseablesMapleLeaf sits next to a kobo ereader with A book on it titled "Brick and Kammers" A novel by Joe Dunlavy. Two drawn rats also appear on the cover of the book. the two things sit next to a plush life preserver in front on a tartan blanket.
June 21, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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The chat bot I built has some quirks, but appears to run sort of ok.

#ai #chatbot

See link below:

jdun.pyscriptapps.com/silly-chat/l...
A cartoonish robot head on a red background. he has yellow eyes and a green mouth and is smiling.
May 4, 2025 at 7:13 PM
joedunlavy.bsky.social
Cherry trees be a blossoming!

Happy Spring, all.
Cherry blossoms in foreground with blurred tree trunk in behind
April 27, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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Cheesy Leek and Potato Pie was today's surprise winner in the quatre-pie contest.

Steak and Mushroom Pie tied with Chicken Pot Pie at second place followed by the Shepherd's Pie in third.

Thanks to all the pies for their participation.
Four savoury pies arranged on a platter. from top left, we have chicken pot pie, steak and mushroom pie. From bottom left, we have shepherd's pie and then cheesy leek and potato pie.
April 6, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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Just got Guilty by Definition from Waterstones by @susiedent.com . Looking forward to it.

Canadian buying a book by an English author from an English bookstore.

#WorldBookDay #BookSky
book cover for "guilty by Definition" by Susie Dent. book sits on a wodden table
March 6, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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Happy Flag Day!!

#Canada #canadianflag

Official flag downloaded from:
www.canada.ca/en/canadian-...

Other photos my own.
Collage pf photos. on bottom, Canadian flag. Above, from left to right, photo of white and red tulips, centre, is parliament hill at night with fireworks, and right is parade with Canadian flags.
February 15, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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Weary of a cruel world,

Find below a small excerpt from my novel, "Brick and Kammers" that explores kindness through the eyes of two rats.

#booksky #book #books

www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/...
Excerpt from " Brick and Kammers", a novel. text fro the book reads: "He was so lost in his thoughts as he went back and forth bringing more lint that he did not notice what Brick had been doing. And so it was that on his final trip he looked down and saw a beautifully constructed, durable nest with a divider in the middle with two cushy ‘beds’ on either side. He stared in awe until Brick’s voice snapped him out of his shock. “What are you looking at?” “Brick. This is beautiful. I never knew you were such a craftsman!” exclaimed the younger rat. “What are you talking about?” answered the older rat sounding disgusted with the title. “All I did was twist the lint together into the shape of joined beds.” “But it is so lovely. I’ve been sleeping in your little hideaways since forever, Brick, but I’ve never seen you make something like this. Where did you learn to do it?”, asked the small rat while running his paw along the new bed."
January 16, 2025 at 1:16 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#Books
#BookSky #BookChallenge

10/20
a big dragon flies over two people on a book cover. text says, "there was Tolkien, there is Pullman, and now there is Katherine rundell' - Michael morpurgo. "impossible creatures, by Kathrine Randell."
December 21, 2024 at 12:34 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#Books
#BookSky
#BookChallenge

9/20
book cover, "how to write a novel: forty-nine rules for writing a stupendously awesome novel that you will love forever" by Nathan Brantford. orange on white.
December 20, 2024 at 12:01 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#Books #BookSky #BookChallenge
8/20
grover saying "hello everybody" on cover of book, "monster at the end of this book".
December 19, 2024 at 12:07 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#Books #BookSky #BookChallenge

7/20
book cover "brick and kammers: the collection" a novel by joe dunlavy. a rat gives a speech from a stage. one rat looks on happy while another looks sceptical.
December 18, 2024 at 12:09 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#Books #BookSky #BookChallenge

6/20
book title. Be water my friend... The teachings of bruce lee... Shannon Lee. a white book cover with a light blue dragon in the back.
December 17, 2024 at 12:24 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#Books
#BookSky
#BookChallenge

5/20
Book cover. Jenny Lawson #1 New York Times bestselling author, broken (in the best possible way). Jenny stands hugging a monster against a yellow background.
December 16, 2024 at 10:48 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#Books
#BookSky
#BookChallenge

4/20
Book cover shows title "Brick and Kammers" two drawings of rats appear on a white background. below, it says, "a novel by Joe Dunlavy".
December 15, 2024 at 2:31 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#Books
#BookSky
#BookChallenge

3/20
Mary Shelley Frankenstein words appear at the top. A shadowy figure lurches through some backlit woods.
December 14, 2024 at 12:53 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#Books #BookSky #BookChallenge
2/20
A man with a grey beard (Gandalf) and grey cloak and hat walk through a field. the lord of the rings by jrr tokien is displayed
December 13, 2024 at 3:21 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#Books #BookSky #BookChallenge
1/20
Book cover for the book, The Hobbit, by JRR Tolkien. There are mountains, trees and eagles in the sky with a setting sun. What are perhaps elvish glyphs appear at the top and bottom.
December 13, 2024 at 12:49 AM