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Dave Blackwell

@daveblackwell.bsky.social

Medical Engineer and Indie Author from Kent, UK. I am profoundly deaf and write comedy based on my experiences. The Hospital is now available - check it out.

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First post! Hello @bsky.app

Writer from the South East Coast of England.

@writingcommunity.bsky.social

19.02.2026 16:46 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#comingsoon #newbook #thriller #book

25.02.2026 16:37 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ever wondered what it’s really like to be deaf?

Meet the chaos, the comedy, and the jaw-dropping ignorance I deal with daily.

Comedy at the expense of my hearing disability, because if I don’t laugh, I’ll scream (and I won’t hear that either).

books2read.com/FOBD

21.02.2026 07:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Someday he will die.

Remember who defended a pedophile.

17.02.2026 21:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1825    πŸ” 272    πŸ’¬ 70    πŸ“Œ 11
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β€œI’ve survived three pandemics, a lifetime of failing equipment, grumpy nurses, and entitled doctors. If experience is measured in scars, I’m overqualified.”

books2read.com/Hospital

24.01.2026 04:55 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 2
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Current vacancies :: Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust

Band 5 Medical Engineering Technician - Dartford

www.dgt.nhs.uk/jobs#!/job/U...

16.02.2026 11:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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X hates it when you call for the castration of child rapists.

I wonder why that is?

16.02.2026 05:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I bought We Bury The Dead on Amazon Prime and was shocked to find no subtitles.

As a deaf person, subtitles aren’t optional β€” they’re essential. In 2026, how is a mainstream film released on a major platform without basic accessibility?

Inclusion shouldn’t be an afterthought.

#DeafAwareness

14.02.2026 08:22 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Get it? See, it's funny 'cuz our President is a pathological liar who rarely, if ever, tells the truth.

13.02.2026 19:29 β€” πŸ‘ 17720    πŸ” 3226    πŸ’¬ 611    πŸ“Œ 132

β€œPeople think rock bottom is loud and dramatic.
Most of the time, it’s quiet, and nobody notices you’re gone while you’re still here.”

10.02.2026 03:57 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I have made the decision to stop writing

09.02.2026 16:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Available now at your favorite digital store! The Night Porter by Dave Blackwell

Welcome to The Range Country House Hotel.
Andy works nights. Severely deaf. Barely paid.
Prank calls. Drunk guests. Wedding punch-ups.
An immortal frog. A suicidal swan. One terrifying duck.
Sleep optional. Ignorance guaranteed.

www.books2read.com/thenightporter

#comedy #truestory #hotel

09.02.2026 05:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Available now at your favorite digital store! Deaf Like Me by Dave Blackwell

First day of his holiday.
George gets dragged back into hospital engineering by a β€œcrisis”.
Guilt. Regret. A woman from his past.
And instant proof of why he needed a month off.
He’s 40. Profoundly deaf. No filter.

books2read.com/deaflikeme

#comedy #deafawareness #pandemic

09.02.2026 05:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Available now at your favorite digital store! The Undertaker by Dave Blackwell

Meet Andy.

Final year at a school for the deaf.
Work experience options: painfully boring.
One week in a family-run funeral home.
Nothing shapes your future quite like working with the dead

books2read.com/DBUndertaker

#comedy #truestory #deafawareness #Undertaker

09.02.2026 05:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Available now at your favorite digital store! The Frustrations of Being Deaf: Part Two by Dave Blackwell

Part Two:
The sequel nobody asked forβ€”except every person who thinks β€œhave you tried turning your hearing aids up?” is ground-breaking medical advice.

Spoiler: still deaf. Still laughing. Barely.

books2read.com/FOBD2

#comedy #truestories #deafawareness

09.02.2026 05:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Available now at your favorite digital store! The Frustrations of Being Deaf by Dave Blackwell

Ever wondered what it’s really like to be deaf?
Meet the chaos, the comedy, and the jaw-dropping ignorance I deal with daily.
Comedy at the expense of my hearing disability, because if I don’t laugh, I’ll scream (and I won’t hear that either)

books2read.com/FOBD

#comedy #truestories #deafawareness

09.02.2026 05:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Available now at your favorite digital store! The Hospital by Dave Blackwell

β€œI’ve survived three pandemics, a lifetime of failing equipment, grumpy nurses, and entitled doctors. If experience is measured in scars, I’m overqualified.”

books2read.com/Hospital

#HorrorBooks #psychologicalthriller #books

09.02.2026 05:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Because they need to protect the mega rich republicans.

04.02.2026 06:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yup

04.02.2026 06:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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He went back to say goodbye.

Instead, time gave him another chance.

03.02.2026 06:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#comingsoon #NewBook

Hugo returns to the coastal village, a place of childhood safety, love, and long-forgotten peace.

Hugo has slipped through time, pulled back to fragments of his childhood, between the early eighties and early nineties.

Can he change what was lost?

03.02.2026 05:57 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Available now at your favorite digital store! The Frustrations of Being Deaf by Dave Blackwell

β€œEver wondered what it’s like to be deaf?
It’s chaos, unintentional comedy, and weapon-grade ignorance.
I laugh at my hearing loss because screaming wouldn’t educate anyone.”

books2read.com/FOBD

02.02.2026 07:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#writerslift!

Be shameless and drop #books #blogs #poetry #art and #links!

#like #follow and #retweet to help your fellow artistses go #viral!

#WritingCommunity #readingcommunity #booksky

31.01.2026 16:31 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 1
Available now at your favorite digital store! The Frustrations of Being Deaf by Dave Blackwell

β€œEver wondered what it’s like to be deaf?
It’s chaos, unintentional comedy, and weapon-grade ignorance.
I laugh at my hearing loss because screaming wouldn’t educate anyone.”

books2read.com/FOBD

02.02.2026 07:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“š #WritersLift β€” Support #IndieAuthors today! πŸš€

Like, repost & follow everyone on this thread!

#AuthorCommunity #BookLaunch #BooksWorthReading #IndieReads #ReadingCommunity #ShamelessSelfPromo #WritingCommunity

Share whatever you have β€” #AudioBooks #Blogs #Books #Links #WIP

31.01.2026 10:37 β€” πŸ‘ 48    πŸ” 38    πŸ’¬ 19    πŸ“Œ 1
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β€œEver wondered what it’s like to be deaf?

It’s chaos, unintentional comedy, and weapon-grade ignorance.

I laugh at my hearing loss because screaming wouldn’t educate anyone.”

books2read.com/FOBD

#comedy #kindle #books #truestories #deafawareness

02.02.2026 06:14 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Being profoundly deaf is fun. I get to live in silence most of the time… except when tinnitus decides to throw a rave in my head. Thanks, ears, for the constant high-pitched party I never RSVPed to. Honestly, who needs peace and quiet anyway?

01.02.2026 14:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Available now at your favorite digital store! The Hospital by Dave Blackwell

β€œI’ve survived three pandemics, a lifetime of failing equipment, grumpy nurses, and entitled doctors. If experience is measured in scars, I’m overqualified.”

books2read.com/Hospital

01.02.2026 12:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If all these oligarchs named in the Epstein Files are totally innocent, surely they’d be in favor of an independent investigation into Epstein’s crimes.

Right?

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