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Author of 4.5-5⭐️ ghost mystery satires that hit the Amazon top 150 in humor. Imagine Vonnegut and Wilde wrote a mystery. Chicago. πŸ’™Invented the hashtag #SkyWriters. Fiber artist at Life’s an Expedition. Linktr.ee/LifesAnExpedition

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Ghost mystery satire suspense that made the Amazon top 150 in American humor.
Read in any order.
Repeating characters.
Overlapping timelines.

Photo of author.

Book covers on the left. Pricing and formats in the center. Text on the right: Ghost mystery satire suspense that made the Amazon top 150 in American humor. Read in any order. Repeating characters. Overlapping timelines. Photo of author.

26.11.2025 01:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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If we were meant to fly we would have been born with wings.
#DefyDogma

25.11.2025 23:04 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
Cover art for Haunting Netherfield by Cassandra B. Leigh. A young woman dressed in a flowing blue cloak looks over her shoulder in the dark woods.

Cover art for Haunting Netherfield by Cassandra B. Leigh. A young woman dressed in a flowing blue cloak looks over her shoulder in the dark woods.

Haunting Netherfield

Two lost souls roam the halls of Netherfield, seeking a path to the other side.

#Ghosts #MrDarcy #PrideAndPrejudice #Regency #Romance #Romancelandia #KindleUnlimited #BookRelease #NewBook #eBooks #Books πŸ“šπŸ’™

mybook.to/HauntNether

25.11.2025 14:16 β€” πŸ‘ 31    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A Perfect Syzygy

πŸ›Έ Pioneer Sun… LATEST RELEASE
#Scifi #Wallops #NASA #JPL #Goddard #KU #Amazon
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www.amazon.com/dp/B0FBLJGWW5

25.11.2025 23:03 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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If you like scifi & vampire books with non-stop action & dry humour, my novels are on Amazon in KDP eBook & paperback. Please check my author page www.amazon.com/author/taggartrehnn or my site taggartrehnn.com for updates. #SFF #vampires #darkfantasy #thriller #adventure #writingcommunity #horror

26.10.2025 22:10 β€” πŸ‘ 163    πŸ” 145    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 24
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Imagine *Mad Max: Fury Road*, but instead of a desert war rig, you're on a sentient houseboatβ€”the *Silver Lady*β€”and the precious cargo isn't fuel, but the fading echoes of human culture. Your road? A mystical river that actively tries to erase you and everything you hold dear.

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28.10.2025 19:11 β€” πŸ‘ 35    πŸ” 25    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ©ΈπŸ“šπŸ’™Sci Fi Horror x 4 πŸ“šπŸͺ

πŸ’€Killer Compost
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🐿️SQUIRRELS
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πŸͺ±Attack of the Mutant Space Maggots
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πŸ›ΈGiant Shrews from Outer Space
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#horror #sciencefiction #humor #sci-fi #readingcommunity #readersky #canadian

25.11.2025 05:01 β€” πŸ‘ 30    πŸ” 30    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
An essential aspect of creativity is not being afraid to fail. Edwin Land.

An essential aspect of creativity is not being afraid to fail. Edwin Land.

18.11.2025 01:14 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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There will be an Airwaves V, I'm just working it out in my head. I don't write like a normal person. Actually, I'm not normal! So, in the meantime, wrap your head around the rest of the Airwaves series. It's available in #Kindle, print, and audiobook!

πŸ’™πŸ“š #BookSky #ThrillerBooks

23.11.2025 12:15 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Welp, I guess I've bitten the bullet & hauled my shy, awkward, introverted arse in front of a camera.πŸ˜Άβ€πŸŒ«οΈπŸ’€

Watch the full & uncut (1 hour 20 min) author interview here: www.patreon.com/posts/139192...

I also included a downloadable audio-only version if you'd rather not look at my uggo mug. O__,._oπŸ’™πŸ“š

18.09.2025 20:42 β€” πŸ‘ 197    πŸ” 124    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 4
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Looking for a kids book to read over Thanksgiving or for a special occasion? With food, friends and fun, this makes the perfect read!

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www.amazon.com/Housie-Mousi... #childrensbook #Mystery #cheesesnacks

22.11.2025 18:01 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œKen Stark has created a zombie unlike any you've ever read before. Stark's skill at characterization and suspenseful scenes is second to none!”

Bite into the award-winning STAGE 3 series!
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All FREE on #kindleunlimited

Also on #audible

#horror #zombies #audiobook πŸ“šπŸ’™

25.11.2025 16:51 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#FREE 11/21-11/25!
Who's in the mood for a Beauty and the Beast retelling for adults with a surprising twist?
Check out Handsome and the Yeti!
Will Bellamy fall for the cute Yeti girl keeping him captive?
www.amazon.com/dp/B07BZS6G41
#paranormalromance #fantasy #Booksky
Cover Art by Leah Keeler

21.11.2025 17:50 β€” πŸ‘ 59    πŸ” 55    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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#horror for the #holidays!

Paperbacks now $2.99 and free for #KindleUnlimited!

Embrace the terror: shorturl.at/MCMaU

(X doesn't grasp context like Bluesky does and prevents my one novel from being viewed or mentioned by name.)

#HolidayShopping #BooksMakeGreatGifts #Vampires

24.11.2025 20:10 β€” πŸ‘ 46    πŸ” 43    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 5
A pencil sketch of my characters Doggy & Weaver. Doggy is giving a thumbs up. And Weaver is pointing up with a silly look on his face.

A pencil sketch of my characters Doggy & Weaver. Doggy is giving a thumbs up. And Weaver is pointing up with a silly look on his face.

From left to right: Doggy & Weaver.

Doggy Lebowski is like Mickey Mouse, if Mickey Mouse was crazy like Walt Disney and hated the whole world.

And Weaver is like a mafia wife who has to deal with her husband's "business," but is also compliset.

23.11.2025 19:25 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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#akissofblood #vampcity #pamelapalmer #newpurchase #midureads #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #bookshelf #bookishcommunΓ­ty #bookcommunity #instareads #pnr #paranormalromance #bookaholic #bookaddict #booklover

23.11.2025 04:38 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Now for the first time you can experience Rob Gotobed live in the comfort of your own home as the stand-up comedian narrates his hilarious first audiobook, The Canyons Of Rob Gotobed’s Overactive Mind. Very funny and guaranteed to make you lol!!
Amazon: amzn.to/4obJSd0
Apple: bit.ly/3K6WdB9

21.11.2025 14:49 β€” πŸ‘ 55    πŸ” 50    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 3

Thank you!

26.11.2025 01:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Dead Mona
D. J. Runnels
PUBLISHER DESCRIPTION
Mona Hardesty ends up dead
after the third wife of her drug-dealing, wife-beating ex-husband gets her fired at work. Ha! And you thought your day was bad. Then she lands in the afterlife, greeted by an airhead with the 1Q of a marshmallow. No offense to marshmallows. Now she's being interrogated in a concrete cell by an Officer Prachtor who has the demeanor of a drill sergeant. And Prachtor wants every detail of Mona's life before anyone will agree to investigate Mona's murder. Seriously?! What part of her ex being a Charles Manson clone do they fail to grasp? So Mona relives her sordid life from 1950-1986, against a backdrop of multiple U.S. political assassinations, the Vietnam War and hippies burning draft cards. So many problems in the world, yet she is denied the chance to marry the boy she loved because…

Dead Mona D. J. Runnels PUBLISHER DESCRIPTION Mona Hardesty ends up dead after the third wife of her drug-dealing, wife-beating ex-husband gets her fired at work. Ha! And you thought your day was bad. Then she lands in the afterlife, greeted by an airhead with the 1Q of a marshmallow. No offense to marshmallows. Now she's being interrogated in a concrete cell by an Officer Prachtor who has the demeanor of a drill sergeant. And Prachtor wants every detail of Mona's life before anyone will agree to investigate Mona's murder. Seriously?! What part of her ex being a Charles Manson clone do they fail to grasp? So Mona relives her sordid life from 1950-1986, against a backdrop of multiple U.S. political assassinations, the Vietnam War and hippies burning draft cards. So many problems in the world, yet she is denied the chance to marry the boy she loved because…

26.11.2025 01:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Blue book cover on right with the words:
D. J. Runnels
Dead Mona
Confessions of a cranky murder victim.

Photo of the Chicago skyline in the background.

Words at the bottom:
Dead Mona by D. J. Runnels
Ghost Mystery Satire Suspense

Blue book cover on right with the words: D. J. Runnels Dead Mona Confessions of a cranky murder victim. Photo of the Chicago skyline in the background. Words at the bottom: Dead Mona by D. J. Runnels Ghost Mystery Satire Suspense

If you liked Stephen King’s 11.22.63, you might like Dead Mona. Same era. Background political intrigue. Touching romance.

Mystery Suspense Supernatural Satire that has hit the Amazon top 150 in American humor.

Amazon.com/dp/B0D3YQX3C8 #Booksky #Chicago #Ghost

26.11.2025 01:07 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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teachers are resilient written on a pink background ALT: teachers are resilient written on a pink background

Some #teachers might not be making much progress w/ your #classroom supplies & struggling to get support

I won't give up on helping you! I'll always repost your classroom posts

My support is unwavering & unconditional b/c you're vital & real-life superheroes

Thank you for ALL you do

#Education

21.11.2025 03:54 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 0

Click on the hashtag?

19.11.2025 18:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
How do your characters lie without speaking a word?

d.j.runnels:
They fidget. Pause for too long.
Turn your questions around to put you on the defensive. Storm out of the room. Pretend to take a phone call to stall for time.

Typewriter keys lower left.
Author photo lower right. 
No ai used.

How do your characters lie without speaking a word? d.j.runnels: They fidget. Pause for too long. Turn your questions around to put you on the defensive. Storm out of the room. Pretend to take a phone call to stall for time. Typewriter keys lower left. Author photo lower right. No ai used.

Filling your bookshelves with dysfunctional characters. πŸ† #skywriters
Amazon.com/author/d.j.runnels

17.11.2025 18:17 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sign with the words: USE OF FIREARMS IN THIS AREA IS PROHIBITED VIOLATORS WILL BE PROSECUTED PROVO CITY CODE 903.010

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17.11.2025 16:56 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
ME: I'm going wildly viral on another platform. 135,000
views in 12 hours.
AUTHORS: Wow! Any book sales from it?
ME: Nope.
AUTHORS:
ME: It's a freaking zoo to monitor it, too. Careful what you wish for.

ME: I'm going wildly viral on another platform. 135,000 views in 12 hours. AUTHORS: Wow! Any book sales from it? ME: Nope. AUTHORS: ME: It's a freaking zoo to monitor it, too. Careful what you wish for.

Happening right now. Welp! Gotta go block people.

16.11.2025 15:44 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Post your favorite Star Trek character. Wrong answers only.

15.11.2025 08:12 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
d.j.runnels
DM: Hello, Runnels!
ME: That's my last name.
DM: Let's connect and get to know each other!
ME: My Roomba might like you, I guess.
DM: What is your biggest hurdle in marketing?
ME: Messages like this.
DM: What genre do you write?
ME: It's not a secret. I mention it in every book post. I have to go. My Roomba is getting jealous.
DM: Ha ha! Your humor really shinesβ€”
ME: You misspelled your author name in your profile.
d.j.runnels

d.j.runnels DM: Hello, Runnels! ME: That's my last name. DM: Let's connect and get to know each other! ME: My Roomba might like you, I guess. DM: What is your biggest hurdle in marketing? ME: Messages like this. DM: What genre do you write? ME: It's not a secret. I mention it in every book post. I have to go. My Roomba is getting jealous. DM: Ha ha! Your humor really shinesβ€” ME: You misspelled your author name in your profile. d.j.runnels

My life now.
Every. Single. Day.
On multiple sites.

Just to clarify, legit authors never send DMs that sound like this. Only scammers or fake accounts pretending to be authors.

#skywriters

12.11.2025 20:22 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œEngaging mystery you should make time and space for” (Amazon reviewer) πŸ‘‡βœ¨πŸ“š #TimeTravel #Mystery #BookSky

09.11.2025 13:21 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Two Ginkgos fell in the quiet of night
All at once, out of sight
Run to Oz, whispers the morning light

#trees #autumn #fall #poetry #beauty #nature #eastcoastkin
#fun #mystery #imagination

09.11.2025 15:43 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The Buffalo Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones. Hardcover. Photo of a buffalo on the cover.

The Buffalo Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones. Hardcover. Photo of a buffalo on the cover.

I’m rooting for the Indigenous.

08.11.2025 17:39 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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