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Keith W. Dickinson
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Author of Dexter & Sinister, and The Dragonfly Delivery Company. New novella, Glunda the Veg Witch, out now! BBNYA 2024 Finalist.
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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · Nov 9
Hi New Followers 👋

You've made a wise choice. 👍

As well as posting silliness and hope for a better world I also write books (full of silliness and hope for a better world). Start with this free book of shorts written to introduce you to the #steampunk world of Hammersmyth.

mybook.to/hammersmyth2
Book Cover for The Hammersmith Tales (spelt with a y instead of an i). A beige background with shadowy images of cogs and clock faces. In the bottom right corner sits a grey cat wearing brass goggles and a green scarf. H elooks out at us with a lopsided grin. His tail is segmented with metal joints and his eyes have mechanical irises. The book's title is across the top in red and gold. Written in white below it says "A collection of steampunk shorts from the author of", then in yellow/gold "Dexter & Sinister Detecting Agents." Below that is the author's name in white, Keith W Dickinson.
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lizzieblackwood.bsky.social
Boosting this since I know Matt was a much beloved member of the writing community here. If you have words or a little extra to give, this would be a wonderful way to honor his memory.
louwrites.bsky.social Ske-Lou-Ton 💀 @louwrites.bsky.social · 3h
His widow, Cat, has invited friends to leave messages and donations in his memory to Macmillan, Matt's chosen charity. I've helped set up a memorial page so please feel free to share this to anyone who knew and loved him.

www.justgiving.com/page/mattmas...
Fundraiser in Memory of Matt Mason for Macmillan Cancer Support
Help Louise Willingham raise money to support Macmillan Cancer Support
www.justgiving.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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chadbourn.bsky.social
Australia just recorded zero cervical cancer cases in women under 25 for the first time since records began in 1982. The amazing result of HPV vaccination.
November 28, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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weeknightwriters.bsky.social
Are you an author? Do you have a #BookSale going on for Black Friday?

Share it in the replies and we'll give it a boost! As always, we're especially eager to boost indie & queer books

Please add alt text to any images and DO NOT SHARE AI BULLSHIT
November 28, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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aimeecozza.com
TOOOOOOT! It's #CreatorDay2025 & 45 indie creators have put together this MASSIVELY DISCOUNTED bundle for you full of stories, games, art, audiobooks, ebooks, & more. For JUST $50 TODAY, you can get 70+ indie-created things. What a way to stuff your TBR/TBP pile Get it here: itch.io/b/3410/creat...
HUGE CREATOR DAY BUNDLE! ebooks, audiobooks, games & more. 70+ items. $293 struck out, only $50. On top of a bunch of covers.
November 28, 2025 at 3:03 PM
keithwdickinson.bsky.social
Nantucket Dynamite Salesman:

"My time has come!"
November 28, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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shenanigansen.bsky.social
Panel 01: A ball drawn on a whiteboard. The ball has two eyes on its "sides", the sides not facing you. A wooden teaching pointer is pointed at it, and someone is speaking from off-panel, saying "prey animals have eyes on the SIDES of their head, like this." Panel 02: The teaching point now points to another part of the whiteboard, where a ball has two eyes on its front. The off-panel speaker says "predator animals have eyes on the FRONT, like THIS." Panel 03: We zoom out and reveal the speaker to be Shen, who is holding the teaching pointer and asking the class ahead of him, "any questions?" Panel 04: It's 3 characters at tables in a classroom: A sheep with side eyes on one side, a tiger with front eyes on the other, and a shark raising his fin in the middle.
November 19, 2025 at 11:38 PM
keithwdickinson.bsky.social
Having a real memento mori kind of day.
November 28, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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whistberry.bsky.social
Curious about my writing? All of my books are half off for the next few days at itch! That means everything is $1.50 or less! $10 for EVERYTHING!

Fantasy, horror, mystery... novellas, novels, story collections!

It's always a great time to support indie creators 💜

itch.io/s/168857/bla...
Image of 9 books covers for books by Helen Whistberry: Roadkill, shows a highway with animal skeletons on it; The Final Voyage of Avery Mothmere, has a black cat playing with an old-fashioned sailing ship; When Your Heart is a Broken Thing, has a white rabbit crying red tears and a red rabbit with skeleton exposed crying blue tears; Once Upon a Wave of Witches, with co-author Eli Belt, has a green kraken tentacle sweeping through turbulent blue waves; The Tail of Nightshade, has a gray mouse among purple nightshade blooms; The Melody of Trees, has a red fox among twining tree branches; The Weird Sisters, has a full moon behind tombstones with a hand visible lying on the ground; The Avenging Angel, has a full moon behind a mansion; The Ghostly Groom, has a full moon behind a tombstone with a black bird on top of it.
November 28, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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chrismohney.bsky.social
really went dark for the sequel
A movie marquee advertises for the films Nuremberg in Zootopia 2
November 28, 2025 at 5:41 PM
keithwdickinson.bsky.social
Seconded. Such a good series.
louwrites.bsky.social Ske-Lou-Ton 💀 @louwrites.bsky.social · 6d
A rare TV rec from me!

Murdoch Mysteries really is THAT bitch. It has literally hundreds of episodes, ridiculous humour, and it shows the Victorian characters battling their own prejudices. It's just so good. Dr Julia Ogden is at least half of my personality.

share.google/BXmNxcQDIUwL...
“A gold standard detective drama”: Murdoch Mysteries is the “record-breaking” series you'll keep returning to
Detective drama fans, we've got just the series for you.
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November 28, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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louwrites.bsky.social
His widow, Cat, has invited friends to leave messages and donations in his memory to Macmillan, Matt's chosen charity. I've helped set up a memorial page so please feel free to share this to anyone who knew and loved him.

www.justgiving.com/page/mattmas...
Fundraiser in Memory of Matt Mason for Macmillan Cancer Support
Help Louise Willingham raise money to support Macmillan Cancer Support
www.justgiving.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:11 PM
keithwdickinson.bsky.social
Sorry to hear this. Matt was a good bloke, his passing unbelievably quick.

Details attached to the post below for donations to MacMillan Cancer Trust.
louwrites.bsky.social Ske-Lou-Ton 💀 @louwrites.bsky.social · 3h
I'm very sad to share the news that our lovely @chaoticauthor.online has passed away. His ending was peaceful and surrounded with love but came far too quickly after a short battle with pancreatic cancer.

I've known Matt for years. He was a warm, gentle, generous, all-weather friend. I miss him.
November 28, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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patricksamphire.bsky.social
No one has claimed this freebie yet! UK readers, what are you doing?
November 28, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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clairewillett.bsky.social
okay I love her
jakepaulsartre.bsky.social r o o @jakepaulsartre.bsky.social · 10h
Reading letters from the Princess Liselotte of Palantine, the German sister-in-law of Louis XIV, and it's wild because she had this super informal writing style that almost sounds like modern texts

Like at one point she goes "wish to god my son didn't love holding chunks of bread like a peasant"
November 28, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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scalzi.com
Honestly "Don't Engage, Just Block" has transformed my social media experience so profoundly that it's hard for me to describe. It's just so much better to be online now.
nscottg.bsky.social Nick The Time Miser @nscottg.bsky.social · 8h
i also liked the fact that most of us who had come from the other site had the mentality of not giving "bad actors" the benefit of the doubt on here , and told all to block, not mute, an move on
November 28, 2025 at 2:04 PM
keithwdickinson.bsky.social
Bought a load of yum yums at the Greggs Outlet as a treat for everyone. Got back to the office to find out it's National Cake Day, and that there's already a buttload of cake available. Talk about stealing my thunder. 🤨
Several boxes of Greggs yum yums on a table next to a selection of sponge cakes and a sign that reads National Cake Day.
November 28, 2025 at 3:14 PM
keithwdickinson.bsky.social
My first piece of Christmas cake. Won't be my last.
Close on a half eaten slice of Christmas cake in my hand.
November 28, 2025 at 3:10 PM
keithwdickinson.bsky.social
Assault Actually.
hollybfletcher.bsky.social Holly Berkley Fletcher @hollybfletcher.bsky.social · 7h
Hear me out, a remake of Love Actually that ends with multiple sexual harassment suits
November 28, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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laguettler.bsky.social
Screaming deal for some fantastic books. Horror? Whimsy? DARK whimsy? Oh yeah, that's the stuff.

Also Helen is the artist behind the gorgeous cover of The Bone Clock so if you're chocka with books consider picking up something pretty
whistberry.bsky.social Helen Whistberry @whistberry.bsky.social · 8h
Curious about my writing? All of my books are half off for the next few days at itch! That means everything is $1.50 or less! $10 for EVERYTHING!

Fantasy, horror, mystery... novellas, novels, story collections!

It's always a great time to support indie creators 💜

itch.io/s/168857/bla...
Image of 9 books covers for books by Helen Whistberry: Roadkill, shows a highway with animal skeletons on it; The Final Voyage of Avery Mothmere, has a black cat playing with an old-fashioned sailing ship; When Your Heart is a Broken Thing, has a white rabbit crying red tears and a red rabbit with skeleton exposed crying blue tears; Once Upon a Wave of Witches, with co-author Eli Belt, has a green kraken tentacle sweeping through turbulent blue waves; The Tail of Nightshade, has a gray mouse among purple nightshade blooms; The Melody of Trees, has a red fox among twining tree branches; The Weird Sisters, has a full moon behind tombstones with a hand visible lying on the ground; The Avenging Angel, has a full moon behind a mansion; The Ghostly Groom, has a full moon behind a tombstone with a black bird on top of it.
November 28, 2025 at 2:36 PM
keithwdickinson.bsky.social
A good film, if you haven't seen it.
datesinmovies.bsky.social Dates in Movies @datesinmovies.bsky.social · 8h
Nov 28th 2008 - Zack (Seth Rogan) convinced Dalaney (Craig Robinson) to use his Black Friday TV fund to help him make a porno.

📽️📅 Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008)
4 Screenshots from the movie "Zack and Miri Make a Porno" (2008): First, a man in a brown jacket expresses his dream to watch TV in the bathroom, with the subtitle “You know, it’s always been my dream to watch shit while I shit.” Second, two men walking in a mall, discussing finances, with the subtitle “We just need that. What you’re about to spend on the flat screen.” Third, a man with glasses and a scarf speaks enthusiastically, with the subtitle “No, no, no. With your cut of the profits, you’re gonna get two flat screens.” Fourth, the same man continues with a smile, saying “One in your living room, one in your bathroom.”
November 28, 2025 at 1:58 PM
keithwdickinson.bsky.social
A real bargain. I've read them all. They're very good.
laguettler.bsky.social Fa la la la LA Guettler @laguettler.bsky.social · 11h
Capitalism Time!

Get all 3 full-length Darklingverse books for $6. That's only $3 per laugh!* Only on itch

*Laughs not guaranteed but come on there's a dude named Dirk Largo ffs

#booksky 📢📚💙 #bsnm #blackfriday

itch.io/s/168938/bla...
Red Darkling with a black bar across her chest that says SALE and text that says "3 boooks 2 typos 1 price 0 regerts"
November 28, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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laguettler.bsky.social
Still More Capitalism!

Treat yourself to a pair of Red Darkling short jams for the holidays. Guaranteed* to put you in the holiday spirit. Only on itch!

*We all know this joke by now, right?

#booksky 📢📚💙 #bsnm #blackfriday

itch.io/s/168934/bla...
Red Darkling with a Santa hat and mistletoe, holding egg nog. Text says "Christmas in the Darklingverse, 2 holiday short jams for $1, only on itch.io"
November 28, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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bethdooner.bsky.social
Winter Landscape Project (15/15)
I hope this project can help you see the beauty in winter 🩵

Had to end on a snowy one! Really enjoyed creating this piece and seeing all the textures the watercolour makes.
A black and white painting of a snowy landscape, with snow on the trees and a tiny robin visible on a bench.
November 28, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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paintingsoflondon.bsky.social
'Penge' by Paul Bartlett
macbirmingham.co.uk/courses/tuto...
November 28, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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patricksamphire.bsky.social
Israel still committing genocide in Gaza, Amnesty International says
The NGO’s chief says last month’s ceasefire ‘risks creating a dangerous illusion that life in Gaza is returning to normal’
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:52 AM