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Check out my latest drabble - The Gift of my Name in today's edition of Trembling With Fear, and the stories by the other fabulous writers.

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#drabbles

I'll definitely be there. It's a permanent fixture in my diary now. I'm there Thursday to Monday. Look forward to seeing you there. 👻👻

Blessed Be at Imbolc

The light returns quietly, and the world begins to breathe again.”

#imbolc
#pagan

**2025 Writing Stats**

Total words written: 299,712

Breakdown:

Non-fiction: 48,398
Fiction: 251,314
Original fic: 25,825
Fanfiction: 225,489

Challenges & streaks:

Spooktober: 29,384 words
Longest writing streak: 11 consecutive days

Roll on 2026...

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#writingwrapped2025

Gotta love those NQ murals!

@alexdavis1981.bsky.social Booked my festival pass for the annual UK Ghost Story Festival in Derby. Usual problem of trying to decide which talks to go too, as I haven't managed to clone myself yet! 🙃 Roll on February!

#ukghoststory
#festival
#Derby

Got my ticket for seekers. Off to check the dates of the others. Can't wait. These are always such interesting events.

I have signed up for the excursionist writing pledge at @gywo.bsky.social for 2026. That's a habit pledge to write 180 days in 2026. I managed to meet that pledge both this year, and last year. It really does help to keep on writing, and the spreadsheet is a thing of beauty.

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#GYWO

Check out the amazing stories in the @horrortree.com Christmas issue, including my own - The Longest Night.

#amwriting
#horror
#winter
#Christmas

12 Best Dystopian TV Shows Of All Time, Ranked - SlashFilm

Dystopian settings, if done right, are some of the most compelling in fiction. Here are 12 phenomenal dystopian TV shows everyone should watch.

So as I understand it this means: We're taking away all your support and services, & we won't let anyone from overseas come in & help support you either.

And people thought the Tories were cruel. How did we end up returning to a Victorian government? Where rich people ruled to line their pockets?

Amazon Is the World's Biggest Online Book Marketplace. It's Filled With AI Knockoffs Authors say Amazon's knockoff book problem is leaving them frustrated — and making the internet worse in the process.

Amazon is making money off AI copies of books - and putting the onus on authors to prove they’ve been plagiarised.

Honestly, just stop buying books from Amazon. Get them from an actual bookshop or order them from a reputable book supplier like bookshop.org

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8 December 1980, John Lennon was brutally murdered on the steps of the Dakota Building.

I remember it like it was yesterday, mainly because it was the first time I'd ever seen my parents cry. Remembering him today brings my parents back to life.

Rest in peace, John

#johnlennon
#thebeatles

Transparent Action Statement on the announcement by Girlguiding

Today’s announcement from Girlguiding to reverse their previous trans-inclusive policy will come as painful news for many families.

We know GirlGuiding has worked for years to include trans girls and to offer them the same opportunities as their peers.

#ForAllGirls

Remembrance: 75 years of the ECHR The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) celebrates its 75th birthday this month – like all elders, it has a lifetime of wisdom to share

"In the ashes of war... Europe pulled together to create collaborative bodies designed to prevent a repeat of the horrors of Nazi Germany.

One such body was the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR)."

I venture forth not with fear and trepidation today, but bravely holding my head high with my earbuds in whenever I go shopping.....
Should I fall I shall prepare a place for those who follow and will see you in Whamhalla.
#Whamageddon2025

Check out my latest drabble - The Hollow Folk, at Trembling With Fear. Also, make sure you check out the other amazing stories in the same issue.

#horror
##amwriting
#drabbles

Check out my Unholy Trinity of drabbles - Bloodline Evergreen, over at The Horror Tree.

#amwriting
#horror
#drabbles

Today is Trans Day of Remembrance, remembering those who have lost their lives to hatred and discrimination.

#TDOR2025
#TDOR
#TransDayOfRemembrance
#TransLivesMatter

Details of other vigils and events across the country are listed in this thread

#TransLivesMatter #TDoR #TDoR2025 #TransDayOfRemembrance #TransAwarenessWeek #SayTheirNames

The stones are not only in constant conversation with each other, but with the land itself. We approach and catch them in the act of chatting. Just for a moment we feel we are intruding, feel we have broken an intimate spell. – Dr. K. Brophy #StandingStoneSunday

Emofest at Manchester Academy. Full circle. One of our first dates, too many years to remember, was to see the first iteration of Panic! At The Disco. Good times.

#EmoFest
#ManchesterAcademy

Winter is coming...

Today will be a writing day. And, of course, trying some more quality Croatian wine - which may help the writing process 😀 🙂

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#Croatianwine

Dubrovnik. Very nice sparkling Croatian rose with a little snack. I am very much enjoying the wine here.

#Croatia
#Dubrovnik
#Croatianwine

View from our hotel room last night. Simply gorgeous. Off to Dubrovnik Old Town later. Kings Landing, here we come!

#Croatia
#Holiday
#GOT

Black and white hotel corridor with the phrase 'they're coming to get you...' across the top of the image

What is it about hotel corridors...

#spooky
#horrormovie

#TremblingWithFear takes off with Rhys Swainston introducing us to Smilog w/drabbles by Nicolette M Ward ( @shadowsbetween.bsky.social ), Lesley Hart Gunn, & RJ Meldrum!
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#Fiction #Free #FreeFiction #TWF #amreading #AmWriting #WritersLife #bookworm #IndieWriter

I've just posted my 7th story for #fandomgiftbasket, and I'm off to post my 3rd Spooktober fic. 31 fics in 31 different fandoms in 31 days - I must be mad!! November will definitely be original fic writing month. 😃

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#Spooktober
#fandom