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Andrew Halliwell

@spike1967.bsky.social

I've been around a bit. Grew up in Oldham, university at Keele and a few years living around Stoke-on-Trent, then a few more living in Bromley, South London. I've tended to base my fiction in those areas, too, when they're grounded in this world, at least

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If it's a clip from something, they do that to try to get around copyright blockers. Another thing they do is mirror flip the video.

09.10.2025 02:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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a close up of a cartoon character wearing a yellow mask ALT: a close up of a cartoon character wearing a yellow mask
08.10.2025 20:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Then let it die.
Any industry that relies on theft to survive doesn't deserve to.

08.10.2025 13:07 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"Plan of sorts"?

Every business should have that, it's called a business plan.
Startups can't even get a bank loan without one.

08.10.2025 13:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
During his first time in prison, my MC gained the attention of the black market boss, The Baron, after taking down his enforcer for his prison wing. During his second, he becomes the enforcer and thanks to growing up in our world, with access to the internet, he's a lot more worldywise than the average 15 year old in that world.

During his first time in prison, my MC gained the attention of the black market boss, The Baron, after taking down his enforcer for his prison wing. During his second, he becomes the enforcer and thanks to growing up in our world, with access to the internet, he's a lot more worldywise than the average 15 year old in that world.

The #WIPSnips word for October 8th is "dungeon" #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

From book 5

08.10.2025 12:54 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The all time classic we now use to traumatise Americans.
That and the frizbee in the electricity pylon.

TIMMY!

07.10.2025 22:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
While Derek Brown navigates his way around his new army life, Sergeant Brown isn't idle. He arranges to begin running with the librarian's husband to get in shape and posts on Facebook in the hope of making contact with other victims of this "new life lottery".

While Derek Brown navigates his way around his new army life, Sergeant Brown isn't idle. He arranges to begin running with the librarian's husband to get in shape and posts on Facebook in the hope of making contact with other victims of this "new life lottery".

The #WIPSnips word for October 7th is "safe"
#WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #WriteSky

From "time swap"

07.10.2025 16:26 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Must be where Trump got his idea for Truth Social.

07.10.2025 02:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

For some, like MAGA supporters, it never fully starts up in the first place.

06.10.2025 18:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

There's a note on the table.
"Apologies for my constant failure to attend, I begged you to start it earlier, but noo, oh no. My loop resets 20 minutes before the meeting's scheduled to start!"

06.10.2025 11:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

From the description, I thought it was going to be more like, the leaves of the trees begin to recoil in horror at the colour clash.

06.10.2025 11:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

To be fair, they had both been reduced to horny teenagers at the time. And teenage Giles wasn't the upstanding member of society we know him as today...

06.10.2025 11:23 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Good one... I wonder how many Americans will understand that one.

06.10.2025 10:01 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
My MC explains a few things to his contact, using the codeword "Pheonix" and the misinformation he passed to the burgler he caught ransacking his office.

My MC explains a few things to his contact, using the codeword "Pheonix" and the misinformation he passed to the burgler he caught ransacking his office.

Made a booboo with the alt text in the last post deleted it to post it correctly

The word for October 6th is "miss" #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

06.10.2025 09:56 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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a clear acrylic box with a lot of tubes and wires ALT: a clear acrylic box with a lot of tubes and wires
05.10.2025 22:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thought it was locktober, not jocktober.
So, get that chastity cage on.

05.10.2025 22:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

That would tend to prevent any sequels, though.

05.10.2025 21:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Dexis Midnight Runner
The Thompson Twin
The policeman
Electric Light Obo

05.10.2025 14:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Or impossible, due to not living there.

05.10.2025 13:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

The latter of course, but I don't live in the USA so the former is utterly pointless.

05.10.2025 13:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I hated The Royale

05.10.2025 10:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Decided to unearth another stalled WIP this time, Derek, the MCs, won a "new life lottery" with the promise that one of his deepest regrets could be undone. What he didn't know was, the life he'd be taking already had an occupant, and that Derek's currently living his old one. He found himself in an army camp wearing sergeant stripes, being ordered to sort out a troublesome recruit by a major on his arrival.
So far, he's faked it admirably.

Decided to unearth another stalled WIP this time, Derek, the MCs, won a "new life lottery" with the promise that one of his deepest regrets could be undone. What he didn't know was, the life he'd be taking already had an occupant, and that Derek's currently living his old one. He found himself in an army camp wearing sergeant stripes, being ordered to sort out a troublesome recruit by a major on his arrival. So far, he's faked it admirably.

The #WIPSnips word for October 5th is "store" #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

From another WIP I've not posted before. Working title, time swap. (see alt text for a little background)

05.10.2025 10:34 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Think?
The entire MAGA movement is a scam. America first is the least of it.

05.10.2025 10:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You've still got years of Trump (unless they finally see sense and oust him or he dies), so, good luck with that.

05.10.2025 10:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So far is where the karma kicks in... Huge mountains of karma, the longer it waits the bigger they get.

05.10.2025 10:02 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Eh?

05.10.2025 09:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

One of my WIPs begins in 2015. It moves on to other worlds, as my MC can alter his vision to see across time.
Other timelines he visits in the first book include a world stuck at the start of the 20th century and a post apocalyptic one ruled by the chinese, where he becomes trapped as a slave.

04.10.2025 17:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Personally, I'd prefer to remain permanently bald.
It's a pain, shaving my head every couple of days.

04.10.2025 16:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank him?
For... What exactly? Not answering my question with a simple "yes"? Instead going off for no reason?

And as for the insult, fuck you, accusing me of being a yank.
Can only think of one worse insult.

04.10.2025 16:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I got that, no need to correct yourself. I get bitten by autocorrect and swype errors all the time.
But no, I'm a brit, so...

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