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Abe & Eddie

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Raised in Devon close to the sea, now landlocked in Switzerland, I write fiction for adults & children and translate. Website: https://abdecker-skinner-books.com/

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Abe & Eddie @abdecker.bsky.social · Jul 6

Blown away by this review of "Flowers from the Black Sea" that appeared on Amazon yesterday:
"A joy to devour. A great read. The author is as significant as Eric Ambler, Ian Fleming and Graham Greene in bringing the vivid, often brutal, setting of Turkey alive almost as an additional character...."

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Abe & Eddie @abdecker.bsky.social · 1d

A must read for every politician in the UK, but I fear none have the courage to act on it
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

We all know Brexit’s to blame for the crisis facing UK steel – it’s time for politicians to be honest and reverse it | Simon Jenkins

With British industry faltering, the excuse that the public wants this is risible. Parliament must force Starmer to act, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

www.theguardian.com

Abe & Eddie @abdecker.bsky.social · 3d

It’s a glorious time of the year, isn’t it? I posted a similar pic yesterday, which shows top left the edge of the balcony off my office. Every morning the top of the maple tree greets me like sunshine when I walk to my desk.

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Terry Kerr @tkauthor.bsky.social · 17d

All the books! All the short stories! All the TERROR!

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Abe & Eddie @abdecker.bsky.social · 4d

Such a gorgeous display of colour this afternoon. I should spend more time outside.

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Abe & Eddie @abdecker.bsky.social · 4d

“When I hear the word culture, I release the safety catch on my gun,” Tanner said, as he placed a tray with the percolator and two coffee cups on the table.
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✨#WIPSnips✨ A Daily Writing Share Tag @wipsnips.bsky.social · 4d

The #WIPSnips word for October 7th is "safe"

Sorry to those who expect an earlier post, there was a scheduling issue.

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#WIPSnips a bluesky writing community tag
October 7 - safe
Share a line from your WIP with the daily word for inspiration
Use #WIPSnips. Don't forget Alt Text for graphics
Synonyms, variation and vibes are fine.
Support others on the #WIPSnips tag!
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Abe & Eddie @abdecker.bsky.social · 4d

What never ceases to amaze me is the way UK so often looks to the US for healthcare solutions, when there are countries closer to home (in Europe) that have far better solutions - ok, they're not without their problems & also have cost issues, but at least they're patient-centric

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Democratic Activists @democratswin.bsky.social · 4d

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Cllr Salman Shaheen @salmanshaheen.bsky.social · 4d

Lovely piece in the Chiswick Calendar on my London book launch.

Read the article here and come along to the launch, there are only a few spots left: chiswickcalendar.co.uk/brentford-co...

Brentford cocktail bar ANIMA hosts book launch for Cllr Salman Shaheen's best-selling debut novel - Chiswick Calendar Features

Salman Shaheen, author of Freebourne “There’s a delightfully juicy twist at the end” Salman Shaheen, who is Cabinet Member for Culture on Hounslow Council and a councillor for Isleworth, is […]

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Terry Kerr @tkauthor.bsky.social · 4d

Ghostland is a scare attraction with NO false advertising, and there's going to be one hell of an after show party. A TERRIFYING paranormal thriller! From Amazon UK www.amazon.co.uk/Ghostland-Te...
Amazon.com www.amazon.com/Ghostland-Te...

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Marine St. Jean @marinestjean.bsky.social · 5d

#MarketingMonday
Been busy this week rejigging the website so that you can now buy direct!

Visit marinestjean.ca and follow the links.
#lesbianromance #sapphicromance #butchfemme #indiebooks #lgbtqbooks #booksky🌈📚💙

Marine St Jean

Books about women who love women by a woman who loves women

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Abe & Eddie @abdecker.bsky.social · 5d

So sad to hear that Jilly Cooper has died after a fall. www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...

Jilly Cooper, author of Rivals and Riders, dies aged 88

The author of 18 ‘bonkbuster’ novels including Riders, Rivals and Bella has died following a fall

www.theguardian.com

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School Reading List @schoolreadinglist.bsky.social · 5d

Children's books to encourage critical and creative thinking skills with titles by Oliver Jeffers, Alice James, Alex Frith, Petr Horáček, Hannah Peck, John Condon, Leo Timmers, The School of Life & more. schoolreadinglist.co.uk/genres/think... #kidlit #booktwitter #teachertwitter

Books to encourage critical and creative thinking skills

Children's books to encourage critical & creative thinking skills, with titles by Oliver Jeffers, Petr Horáček, Hannah Peck & more.

schoolreadinglist.co.uk

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Melody Hamby Goss @melodygoss111.bsky.social · 6d

This isn't a human. Miller is a vampire leading a vampire cult. Period!

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Writing for Wellbeing @writeforwellbeing.bsky.social · 7d

‘Don’t write it right, just write it—and then make it right later.’
— Tara Moss
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#writing #WritingCommunity #WritersCommunity

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Abe & Eddie @abdecker.bsky.social · 7d

I'm quite partial to a chuckle, for example

"Two bowed and toothless old almsmen then looked at each other and chuckled" - Far from the Madding Crowd

"Oldtime corridor hepcats will chuckle fondly at descriptions of von Göll" - Gravity's Rainbow

Abe & Eddie @abdecker.bsky.social · 7d

I'm quite partial to a chuckle now and then, but I shall bear the anti-chuckle cohort in mind from now on

Abe & Eddie @abdecker.bsky.social · 7d

This from my fantasy WIP for kids:

Henry ignored her taunts, as if he hadn’t even heard her. There were far more pressing things on his mind. In the darkest corners of his imagination, the tiger still prowled through the jungle hunting down the buffalo.

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✨#WIPSnips✨ A Daily Writing Share Tag @wipsnips.bsky.social · 7d

The #WIPSnips word for October 4th is "hunt"

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#WIPSnips a bluesky writing community tag
October 4 - hunt
Share a line from your WIP with the daily word for inspiration
Use #WIPSnips. Don't forget Alt Text for graphics
Synonyms, variation and vibes are fine.
Support others on the #WIPSnips tag!
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Kayleigh Diaz @kleighdiaz.bsky.social · 7d

#WIPSnips | hunt

From my post-apocalyptic #WIP w/ a misfit trio of kids.

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Writing snippet: “Ain't no humanity left in this world,” she muttered.

“And yet here you are,” Amos said, gesturing at the food. “Sitting at our table. Breaking bread.” He bit a chunk out of the loaf and handed the rest of it to her. “What would you call that?”

She scoffed. “Pity.”

He stared at her for a moment. She kept her eyes down, and he shook his head. “All right then, Lennie, say it's pity. Think sharks have pity on their prey? How about a pack of starving dogs? Ever seen one turn on its master?” He leaned in. “Because I have. Starving animals care for two things only: the hunt and the kill.”

“I seen people kill,” she whispered.

“And I've seen starving fathers give the last of their food to their children. I've seen mothers squeeze the last drops of water from a cloth into their child’s mouth. I've seen strangers sacrifice themselves for people they hardly knew.” He sat back. “I bet you've seen some of that too.”

She picked at the loaf with her fingernail, flaking off some of the burnt crust.

“And maybe you're here because someone took pity on you.” He pointed to the closed cabin door. “She didn't have to take you in. She chose to. And maybe it was pity, maybe something else, but I'll tell you this. Pity is a distinctly human emotion.” He pushed a glass of water toward her and she lifted her eyes at last. “So, you being here? Hell. I'd say there's a bit of humanity left after all.”

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Abe & Eddie @abdecker.bsky.social · 7d

There's hardly a town or village in the whole of Alsace (and the neighbouring Black Forest & Switzerland) that is not built around beautiful half-timbered houses like this in Colmar for instance

Abe & Eddie @abdecker.bsky.social · 7d

The cynic in me can't help feeling Gerry is likely a bit of a pain. But you're right, there's a lot of sense to be gleaned here, and I should pay more attention to the lessons of this article.

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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 7d

History repeats.

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Terry Kerr @tkauthor.bsky.social · 8d

Eve Wilson's husband is dead. But she still thinks he's guiding her. Helping her. Nudging her. But what if she's wrong? What if it's a bad voice leading her to a bad place? A TERRIFYING paranormal thriller! From Amazon www.amazon.co.uk/Pavlovs-Bell...
and Amazon.com www.amazon.com/Pavlovs-Bell...

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 8d

If this country was truly “pro-life,” we would have Medicare for All, a Green New Deal, gun reform, universal child care, and a living wage.

The right-wing agenda isn’t about “life.”

It’s about control.

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🦥🦥 The Feral Sloth 🦥🦥 @feralog69.bsky.social · 9d

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Abe & Eddie @abdecker.bsky.social · 10d

It's more likely that his words were taken out of context, misquoted or whatever. It is the Express, after all. And it's impossible to imagine John Curtice making such a sweeping statement when there are still almost 4 years to go until the next election.