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Lisa Deam, PhD

@lisadeam.bsky.social

Writer, medievalist, art historian Book: 3000 Miles to Jesus: Pilgrimage as a Way of Life for Spiritual Seekers

150 Followers  |  154 Following  |  22 Posts  |  Joined: 07.02.2024  |  1.8572

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For my peeps who aren't on a certain other social media website anymore . . . this month marks 3 years of being leukemia-free!

31.10.2025 20:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Three medieval black cats are crossing your path this #Halloween day . . . (from a 13th-century bestiary)

31.10.2025 19:53 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"Writing is a slow #pilgrimage, if we write well, whereby (as we walk with our hands) our fingers 'bleed.'"

β€” Donald Richmond
#writing

12.07.2025 15:53 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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10 Beautiful Medieval Manuscripts - Medievalists.net What are the most beautiful medieval manuscripts?

10 Beautiful Medieval Manuscripts www.medievalists.net/2023/07/beau... #MedievalManuscripts

11.07.2025 20:17 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

TBH that's what it looks like when I try to draw dividing lines by hand.

11.07.2025 17:47 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œA word after a word after a word is power.”
― Margaret Atwood
#amwriting

11.07.2025 17:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm excited for the new book, Candace!

10.07.2025 21:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Cover Reveal for A Lion’s Ransom I am excited to share with you the atmospheric cover art for A Lion’s Ransom, Owen Archer 16, to be published by Severn House in early February 2026. Isn’t it stunning? [For the vision impaired, a …

On my blog this morning, the cover reveal of the next Owen Archer (16), A Lion's Ransom, out February 2026. πŸ’™πŸ“š #medieval #mysteries
candacerobbbooks.com/2025/07/10/c...

10.07.2025 14:24 β€” πŸ‘ 33    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

"Let me live, love, and say it well in good sentences."

― Sylvia Plath

10.07.2025 20:01 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes - great description!

09.07.2025 17:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"What writers hear, when they are trying to write, is something more like singing than like speaking. Inside your head, you're yakking away to yourself all the time.... What you are trying to do when you write is to transpose the yakking into verbal music." - Louis Menand
#amwriting

08.07.2025 15:21 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Hi Sean, nice to see you! Blessings to you, too :)

07.07.2025 23:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ˜€ I remember you as well! Trying to transition to this space...

07.07.2025 16:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Says the newspaper that helped get the people who are causing the outbreak elected

07.07.2025 16:40 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sorry, you can't bring your Nicholas Sparks novel on this flight.

07.07.2025 15:06 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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You know what else research leads to? New/effective treatment. Can "the people" make their own disease and cancer treatments, too?

06.07.2025 23:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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For Superb Owl Weekend, here's a little guy in a cute winter hat . . .

Book of Hours, France, 15th c.
#SuperbOwl
#medieval

10.02.2024 15:25 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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How to Explore Jimbocho: Tokyo's Booktown | Books and Bao The town of Jimbocho, in the heart of Tokyo, is a bookworm's paradise. A place overflowing with great literature. Here's everything you need to do in Jimbocho.

Just read about a district in Tokyo with over 200 bookstores! 😍
#books #amreading

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How to Explore Jimbocho: Tokyo's Booktown | Books and Bao The town of Jimbocho, in the heart of Tokyo, is a bookworm's paradise. A place overflowing with great literature. Here's everything you need to do in Jimbocho.

Just read about a district in Tokyo with over 200 bookstores! 😍
#books #amreading

09.02.2024 17:56 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you, Candace!

08.02.2024 19:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you! The medieval feed looks great :)

08.02.2024 19:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Welcome Lisa - I created a 'Medieval' feed which is still a bit of a blunt instrument but picks up any mentions #medieval

bsky.app/profile/did:...

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Thank you! Love that image

07.02.2024 23:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you!

07.02.2024 23:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hi everyone! I'm a newbie, an X/Twitter refugee. I love everything medieval and am a writer making the transition from nonfiction to fiction. I'd love to get to know you writers on here!

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