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Brendan James
@brendanjamesauthor.bsky.social
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Writer, linguist, ex-lecturer, proud Midlander & gay man, EUrophile, early career pensioner, 80s music, Euro-trains, Eurovision, old TV, general curmudgeon! Cannock Chase, UK My 2 books: http://amzn.to/3Wwm6hd https://amzn.to/3ZuAXZ0
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Brendan James @brendanjamesauthor.bsky.social · Apr 7
Just signed up to Bsky! Do you like reading travellers' tales? #Interrail? Night trains? Venice, Amsterdam, Stockholm....& Wolverhampton?! You (or a friend) might like my rail travel book - free on KU! Link in bio #holidayreads #europetravel
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Brendan James @brendanjamesauthor.bsky.social · 1d
A journey you could still do by direct train (well, from Calais) until 1983 for £43.20!
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Brendan James @brendanjamesauthor.bsky.social · 3d
I love misty autumn mornings… didn’t see another soul in the woods though. #cannockchase
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Tim Thomas @timofnewbury.bsky.social · 7d
Hard to beat €40 for a couchette berth and travel on European Sleeper train from Brussels to Prague (720km of rail travel) in November!
@europeansleeper.eu
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Nic Perrins @nicperrins.bsky.social · 12d
RIP the glorious Patricia Routledge. To me she will always be Kitty; delivering Victoria Wood's monologues with pin-sharp precision ❤ VW always knew who would do the best job with her words, and was never afraid to give her best lines away, for the good of the comedy.
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Betty Utility @bettyutility.bsky.social · 13d
A toast today, folks, for Phil Oakey, aka Phil Oakley, aka Big Phil, aka This Is Phil Talkin', who has turned 70. Didn't he do well?!
An extraordinary early picture of the Human League in a studio. Phil Oakey is wearing a backless lavender striped cropped t-shirt and skin tight white trousers. What a mensch.
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Brendan James @brendanjamesauthor.bsky.social · 19d
A bit of North Wales sky and Irish Sea … good for the soul.
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Stacia Kaywood (she/her) @staciakaywood.bsky.social · 22d
✨Stealing Annabelle is going on sale starting tomorrow for only 99 cents! 🚨Yes, in this economy where a dollar can’t buy you anything, it can in fact buy you a bit of happiness! What a bargain! Don’t miss out!💜✨
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Tim Thomas @timofnewbury.bsky.social · 26d
Recent Netherlands trip by NS trains:
Rotterdam - Brummen (via Breda, Arnhem) €19.28
Zutphen - Utrecht €15.28
Utrecht - Zeist - Utrecht by bus €2.99 each way
Utrecht - Rotterdam €9.68
Train tickets booked direct via NS App www.ns.nl/en/travel-in... on previous day for off peak travel (10am-3pm).
screen shot of a Google My Maps map for the trip showing places and route.
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Brendan James @brendanjamesauthor.bsky.social · 26d
Excellent value for money, Tim 👍 Utrecht is one of my favourite places.
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Brendan James @brendanjamesauthor.bsky.social · 29d
Gorgeous #Ghent - absolutely stunning ❤️ #belgium #traintravel
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Stacia Kaywood (she/her) @staciakaywood.bsky.social · Sep 14
Looking for a great new read? I have two fantastic books in need of a loving bookshelf or cozy kindle. Warning: Bathed in Moonlight and Stealing Annabelle will have you falling in love and begging for a sequel. 💜

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Now available in e-book, paperback, and hardback formats, Stacia Kaywood's captivating historical romance, Stealing Annabelle, can be enjoyed in your preferred reading style!
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Brendan James @brendanjamesauthor.bsky.social · Sep 15
🤣🤣! I was lucky then! Cheers John, have to say this trip has really reignited my love for the country.
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Brendan James @brendanjamesauthor.bsky.social · Sep 14
Lovely going back to Ostend for the first time in years. Lots of life and lovely weather. Sadly, the old international express trains are no more though… #oostende #europetravel #belgium
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Brendan James @brendanjamesauthor.bsky.social · Sep 13
🤣🤣🤣!!
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Brendan James @brendanjamesauthor.bsky.social · Sep 13
In Bruges…. No Colin Farrell yet but I’m making the best of it 😄 #brugge #europetravel #interrail
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Brendan James @brendanjamesauthor.bsky.social · Sep 12
Have finally visited #Leuven for the first time…. It did not disappoint. #traintravel
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Brendan James @brendanjamesauthor.bsky.social · Sep 9
I know the Channel Tunnel has been with us for over 30 years now but I’m still amazed you can leave Birmingham in the morning and be in Brussels late afternoon! #interrail #europetravel
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Louise Blackwick @louiseblackwick.com · Sep 6
Thank you so much, mate! It's been a crazy year so far!
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Jyrki Hämeenniemi @jyrki-hameenniemi.bsky.social · Sep 6
I'm so freakin deakin proud of you @louiseblackwick.com! 🤩 What a crazy achievement for you & your @vivianamberville.com fantasy series! Well-deserved too, my friend!

All y'all reading this who haven't yet read the #VivianAmberville series, what r u doing? Read it now! 💙📚

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This image describes a newspaper clipping with the title "The Book of Chaos" surpasses 1 million sold copies. The text says: "The Book of Chaos" - second instalment in the Vivian Amberville book series written by Louise Blackwick, has just surpassed 1 million sold copies within 6 months of its release, bringing the total number of sold copies for the Vivian Amberville brand to 5 million copies. For those of you who are not familiar with Louise Blackwick's work, Vivian Amberville is an epic dark fantasy book series about a girl who can twist the fabric of reality to her will. The 38 year-old Dutch author, Louise Blackwick is recognized as the creator of Neon Science-Fiction. Her body of work is distinguished by the presence of Jungian themes, concepts and imagery which she superimposes over popular genres like fantasy, science-fiction and psychological thrillers. Blackwick is particularly known as the author of the international bestseller, VIVIAN AMBERVILLE®, an epic fantasy saga that follows the interdimensional adventures of a teenage girl who can control odds, luck and circumstances. Vivian Amberville is set in a parallel ultra-reality, where people have found a way to "Weave Threads of influence into the very fabric of reality".
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Brendan James @brendanjamesauthor.bsky.social · Sep 5
Absolutely chilling…. “Tomorrow belongs to me….?” Words fail me again….
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Steve 🏳️‍🌈🇬🇧 @wohyeahwohyeah.bsky.social · Sep 3
This is vile. Local guy speaks to Sky News about the impact of asylum seekers protests. Watch what happens and share widely
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Brendan James @brendanjamesauthor.bsky.social · Aug 29
I think somebody needs to come up with a new word for the debilitating effect of long-term and constant exposure to nonsense, ignorance and bollocks …. 😵‍💫😵‍💫
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KittyKatGirl😻🙏💞🐞 @mary1kathy.bsky.social · Aug 28
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Brendan James @brendanjamesauthor.bsky.social · Aug 25
Thoroughly enjoyed this, Joy!
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Sally Cronin @sallycronin.bsky.social · Aug 23
I have been out and about this week, very unexpectedly and delightfully surprised by a lovely post by Joy Neal Kidney, who has rather elevated my status...I am glowing..thanks so much @joy0604.bsky.social

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Goddess of Generosity: Sally Cronin
From her computer in Ireland, Sally Cronin has showered generosity across the globe through her Smorgasbord Books website for fourteen years. She’s branched out into themes, which she changes…
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Brendan James @brendanjamesauthor.bsky.social · Aug 21
Blimey, me and #BillyConnolly, side by side, tackling 2 continents! 😆 #traintravel #holidayreads
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Brendan James @brendanjamesauthor.bsky.social · Aug 19
Sublime!!
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