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Nancy Brock

@nancybrock.bsky.social

Writes a little, reads a lot. SC Academy of Authors Board of Governors, 3-times finalist for the Ron Rash Fiction Award.

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Old Year/New Year Reads. David Szalay FLESH Almost abandoned after reading the first chapter. Persevered and ended up liking. The last sentence left me weeping. 'After this I lived alone.'

01.01.2026 19:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Fellowships and Awards Β© 2020 SC Academy of Authors

@eliseblackwell.bsky.social Elise - Please share with your students. Thank you. www.scacademyofauthors.com/fellowships-...

19.11.2025 18:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I think he's hiding to wait out the announcement of the Nobel Peace Prize.

09.10.2025 17:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@robgmacfarlane.bsky.social Rereading THE OLD WAYS 4th time.

15.08.2025 11:45 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I always though AI meant Artificial Insemination.

12.08.2025 19:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Elise, tomorrow is International Left-Handers Day. Best wishes from one leftie to another. you join Leoardo di Vinci, Michelangelo, Alexander the Great, Paul McCartney, and moi.

12.08.2025 19:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Happy @eliseblackwell.bsky.social Appreciation Day!

18.07.2025 11:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Happiness is the latest mystery by @ellygriffiths.bsky.social THE FROZEN PEOPLE @vikingbooks.bsky.social Read this time travel mystery straight through

12.07.2025 13:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you. I treasure my copy of IS A RIVER ALIVE and all my copies of Robert MacFarlane books.

03.07.2025 13:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hope your father is settling in well.

02.07.2025 22:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

As a Tuscaloosa transplant to SC - hope your father will come to love Columbia as I do. Best wishes for the journey.

20.06.2025 11:50 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I get my short stories published and I don't have an MFA. I read a lot.

18.06.2025 18:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My short story HUNTING SEASON is a finalist in the Ron Rash Fiction Awards, and will be published in Broad River Review this fall.

18.06.2025 18:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Happy Bloomsday! Rejoyce!

16.06.2025 13:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Sahara dust clouds.

05.06.2025 13:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you for sharing memories of your mother. Over the years I have enjoyed her wit. So sorry to learn of her passing.

28.05.2025 11:58 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you for writing this marvel.

24.05.2025 23:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@robgmacfarlane.bsky.social Yesterday I received my beautiful signed copy of IS A RIVER ALIVE. Began reading last night. Will finish today and regret it didn't go on longer.

24.05.2025 12:46 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

#FridayReads @jeremydauber.bsky.social AMERICAN SCARY @algonquinbooks.bsky.social From the Salem witch trials to today's reads and watches, things scaring us don't necessarily happen only at night

02.05.2025 11:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My copy is on order. South Carolina, USA.

01.05.2025 17:43 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@juliaelliott.bsky.social Best wishes for your All Good Books book launch.

01.05.2025 12:37 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Best wishes for your Tuscaloosa trip. Packing a loved one's memories is always bittersweet.

26.04.2025 13:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

#FridayReads @juliaelliott.bsky.social HELLIONS @tinhouse.bsky.social Amazing stories, best read in a well-lit room.

24.04.2025 18:55 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Reading now.

24.04.2025 13:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We met when you came to Columbia, SC. for Caught in the Creative Act. I escorted you from the Inn at USC to the lecture hall. Thank you for your kind advice.

18.04.2025 23:43 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My young neighbor from Columbia, SC, worked for AmeriCorps. Her mother told me she's coming home.

18.04.2025 23:39 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Today marks a painful anniversary for me. Some of the writers and books that helped me through this year of grieving: Joan Didion A YEAR OF MAGICAL THINKING, @joycecaroloates.bsky.social A WIDOW'S STORY, Geraldine Brooks MEMORIAL DAYS.

17.04.2025 14:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Thank you for writing this book.

04.04.2025 19:39 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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BUFFALO HUNTER
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Long night, 'cause I'm reading this one until I finish.

04.04.2025 16:43 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

#FridayReads @sgj.bsky.social BUFFALO HUNTERS @sagapressbooks.bsky.social Long night, 'cause I'm readin this one until I finish.

04.04.2025 16:40 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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