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Gifford MacShane
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PwME Cat herder, gardener, & author of Historical Fiction/Romance that celebrates the resilience of the human spirit. https://Books2Read.com/GiffordMacshane #Ally #EqualRights4Everyone #AdoptDontShop No bees=no food=no humans #ClimateChange #SlavaUkraini
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Gifford MacShane @authorgmacshane.bsky.social · 13d
#HistFic #Romancelandia #BookSky

THE WOODSMAN'S ROSE, Donovan Family Saga Book 2

- A solemn oath
- A shattered friendship
- The gift that might heal

Available now at most major digital & print book retailers. Or ask your library to order it for you!
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A white rose on a deep green background. Text: A tale of family loyalty, love, and the challenges they faced. There were times when I found myself reaching for the tissues & there were times where I feared for a character's life. - Amazon Review.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2d
An artificial heart for children with congenital heart defects was almost finished. Families had waited for years it.

Then, Trump canceled billions in grants for universities — including the grant for this device.

The cruelty is endless. www.npr.org/2025/10/09/n...
This 4-year-old's heart is failing. A federal grant that might help him was canceled
A Cornell University researcher has been developing an artificial heart for children for more than 20 years. Now, his research is on hold and his lab is shut down.
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Tony Riches @tonyriches.bsky.social · 2d
#onthisdayinhistory 9th October 1514 18 year old Mary Tudor, sister of King Henry VIII, married 52 year-old King Louis XII of France. Their wedding, and its consequences, feature in MARY - Tudor Princess:

mybook.to/MaryTudor

#Tudors #HistoricalFiction #Kindle
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💙💙~Patty ~💙💙 @pattyger.bsky.social · 2d
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 2d
ICE getting tailed like it’s a heist movie. Chicago is turning the tables.
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StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻❌👑 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 3d
The Oregon National Guard general says if they were to be deployed, they would be instructed under his leadership to protect the protesters and not ICE
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Earthjustice @earthjustice.org · 2d
The Trump administration wants to mine at the doorstep of the Boundary Waters. Twin Metals, owned by a Chilean mining company, wants to build a copper-nickel sulfide-ore mine immediately upstream of the Boundary Waters.​
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NowThis Impact @nowthisimpact.bsky.social · May 9
Playing this on repeat to get us through.

Hours after Trump’s FBI opened an investigation into New York Attorney General Letitia James, she appeared at a town hall with a powerful message for the resistance.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2d
Real estate investors now own about 20% of single-family homes in the country.

A big reason why home prices have skyrocketed in recent years is a lack of supply — and investors sinking their teeth into whatever is left on the market is making the problem even worse.
How Wall Street Priced You Out of a Home | Robert Reich
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Lakota Man 🪶 @lakotaman.bsky.social · 2d
These people vote too,
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Donald Johnson @donjohn8.bsky.social · 2d
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Author Suzy Davies Award-Winning Children's Books and YA LitFic @birdwriterwrites.bsky.social · 1d
This naughty dragon will soon chase away the blues!

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Poop the Dragon
Poop the Dragon - Kindle edition by Davies, Suzy , Campbell, Lizy. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Poop the Dragon.
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PEN America @penamerica.bsky.social · 2d
PEN America congratulates Hungarian novelist László Krasznahorkai on winning the 2025 Nobel Prize for Literature. A master novelist with a singular style, Krasznahorkai’s novels buffet stories of the apocalypse with profound looks at humanity, art and beauty. www.npr.org/2025/10/08/n...
László Krasznahorkai wins 2025 Nobel Prize in literature
The Hungarian writer, known for his apocalyptic works, has won the 2025 Nobel Prize in literature. He joins the ranks of Ernest Hemingway, John Steinbeck and Toni Morrison.
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Satyros Phil Brucato @satyrosphilbrucato.bsky.social · 2d
Folks who think "cats are not loving" have never been loved by a cat.
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Merrymac Farm Sanctuary @merrymacsanctuary.bsky.social · 2d
After an evening of rain that we desperately needed the horses enjoyed a day out on some softer ground. Fall is coming in quickly, winter coats are beginning to come in and each horse is beginning to feel a little fuzzy. We allow all of our horses here to get nice and fuzzy before we blanket them.
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Gifford MacShane @authorgmacshane.bsky.social · 8d
#WITC #HistFic #BookSky

#HistoricalFiction set in the Arizona Territory, featuring a family of Irish immigrants.

You want dark secrets? angst? guilt? #Celtic mysticism? Cowboys, folk songs, & a little #Romance?

Then WHISPERS IN THE CANYON is for you!
Books2Read.com/whispers-in-the-canyon
Book cover against a lowering sky. Text: How do you fight a man who's dead? Whose very memory brings terror to life? Can he help her, or will the past drag her into madness? 5-star review excerpt: An amazing tale of guilt, incest, betrayal, forgiveness, & family.
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Dominic Piper @dominicpiper.bsky.social · 3d
#FREE #FREE #FREE

Like Bottled Fire. Dominic Piper.

"Like Bottled Fire is a cinematic experience from beginning to end: a quick read that immerses you in the enticing, perilous world of private investigator Daniel Beckett." - Patricia Furstenberg, author.

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#MustRead
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Gifford MacShane @authorgmacshane.bsky.social · 3d
2/2 Also check out Fiverr for cover designers (many less than $100) & join a critique forum to polish things up. If you need one service (eg: editing), but can offer another (eg: plot construction), you may find a partner who's perfect for you.

Someone out there needs your story. Pls don't give up.
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Gifford MacShane @authorgmacshane.bsky.social · 3d
Take a look at @draft2digital.bsky.social before you give up. There aren't any special skills needed; your manuscript just needs to be presented consistently (eg: all chapter headings differentiated in type size), & they have a wide range of ebook & library services -- you can choose 1 or all. 1/2
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 3d
Thirty of Bob Ross’s artworks are being offered for sale in auctions with the syndicator of programming for public television stations pledging that 100 percent of the net sale proceeds will benefit stations run by APT and PBS, auction house Bonhams said. https://wapo.st/3WrRXP0
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Julie Irwin @jdirwinbooks.bsky.social · 3d
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 4d
NEW: When a health insurer refuses to pay for your treatment, you may have the right to have the denial reviewed — and potentially overturned — by an independent provider.

Here are six steps experts suggest to help you through the external appeal process.
This Little-Known Appeal Could Force Your Insurer to Pay for Lifesaving Care. Here’s How to File It.
You may have the right to get a denial reviewed — and potentially overturned — by an independent provider. Here’s how experts suggest you do it.
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Gifford MacShane @authorgmacshane.bsky.social · 3d
#HistFic #BookSky

Escape to another time, where valiant men & women survive in an often-unforgiving land & neighbors stand together to defeat the evil amongst them. Award-winning #historicalfiction with swoon-worthy romance & a dash of Celtic mysticism.

Now in print!
Books2Read.com/GiffordMacShane
Image shows 5 book covers against old oak tree. Text: Book 1, Whispers in the Canyon: Damaged almost beyond hope, a young woman is offered safety -- by a man she doesn't know how to trust; The Prequel, The Winds of Morning: A young woman's desperate struggle to save her family during famine; Book 2, The Woodsman's Rose: A solemn oath. A broken friendship. The gift that might heal. Book 3, Rainbow Man: He'd follow her anywhere regardless of danger; Book 4, Without the Thunder: An outcast Society belle. The Navajo man she loves. The woman who craves their downfall.
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geodell.bsky.social @geodell.bsky.social · 10d
Earth's Survivors: The Nation
I'm with Susan. Do you know what I mean? And that means I'm a lesbian. It's important to me to say it. In our so-called enlightened society...
#ApocalypticFiction #Horror #DellSweet #Dystopian #Zombie #action #KindleUnlimited #Amazon

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Earth's Survivors The Nation (The Earth's Survivors Book 3)
Earth's Survivors The Nation (The Earth's Survivors Book 3) - Kindle edition by Dell, Geo, Sweet, Dell. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Earth's Survivors The Nation (The Earth's Survivors Book 3).
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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 4d
3 MAGA extremists have re-intro'd a bill that allows South Carolina to execute women who receive an abortion. If you haven't heard about S 323, it's because corporate media has completely ignored it.

Here's the overview, the sponsors, & how to fight back:
www.qasimrashid.com/p/s-carolina...
S. Carolina RE-Intros Bill To Kill Women For Getting An Abortion
Here's what's in the bill, why it is so dangerous, and the meaningful steps you can take to fight back, support women's health, and help block this bill from becoming law
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🦋❄️🍁Baron🍁❄️🦋 @baron333.bsky.social · 4d
As if they weren't all part of it ...the constituents will be knocking on their doors with hands out soon enough when mom or pop can't get medicine
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