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Charles F. French
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I am a writer of speculative fiction and an adjunct Professor of English. My Amazon writer's site: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Charles-F.-French/author/B01M5BZZ6B?ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true
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Charles F. French @charlesffrench.bsky.social · Feb 26
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Charles F French The Ameriad:The Monastery of Knowledge. #WSPit #WSPitQ #YA #F #CLiFi After ecological disaster sends the world to the dark ages, Lignne, wants to be the first female graduate in the Monastery, but murderous competition, spies, and treachery threaten her academic success and life.
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Bronwyn Elsmore @bmenz.bsky.social · 8d
International Day of Older Persons -
it's the perfect time to read RUSHTON ROULETTE🤣
a lighted-hearted tale about four women who challenge increasing age
Print, e-book, audio, #FREEreadKU at amazon.com/dp/B0BDCH32F8
#literaryfiction
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Robbie Cheadle @robbiecheadle.bsky.social · 17d
Quotations On Book Banning charlesfrenchonwordsreadingandwriting.wordpress.com/2025/09/18/q... @charlesffrench.bsky.social
Quotations On Book Banning
( “I hate it that Americans are taught to fear some books and some ideas as though they were diseases.”                                                                      Kurt Vonnegut Jr.   ( “H…
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Charles F. French @charlesffrench.bsky.social · 7d
The Weight of Snow and Regret Launch Day! lizgauffreau.com/2025/10/01/t...
The Weight of Snow and Regret Launch Day!
At long last, launch day has arrived for The Weight of Snow and Regret! A big thank you to all who preordered the ebook; I greatly appreciate it. Ebook, paperback and hardback versions are now avai…
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Robbie Cheadle @robbiecheadle.bsky.social · 21d
Workin' on the Railroad — 1LinerWeds nofacilities.com/2025/09/17/w... @dantion.bsky.social
Workin’ on the Railroad — 1LinerWeds
Workin’ on the Railroad — 1LinerWeds
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Robbie Cheadle @robbiecheadle.bsky.social · 20d
#BookReviews - Poetic Prose, Poetry, Western Fiction, Southern Fiction, & Japanese Photography baydreamerwrites.com/2025/09/15/b...
#BookReviews – Poetic Prose, Poetry, Western Fiction, Southern Fiction, & Japanese Photography
Dear Family and Friends, I’ve received so many amazing reviews for my book, that it’s time to pay it forward. So, this is the first batch of reviews with five more coming later this mon…
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Robbie Cheadle @robbiecheadle.bsky.social · 20d
Story Chat Digest Flash Fiction Responses alwayswrite.blog/2025/09/16/s... @marshaingrao.bsky.social
Story Chat Digest Flash Fiction Responses
Hugh shared how to write flash fiction in his Tips Post last week. Here’s the prompt that got us started. Can you write a 101-word (no more, no less) story using this photo?  Reader Resp…
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Robbie Cheadle @robbiecheadle.bsky.social · 20d
#CreativePerspectiveChallenge Nine Results #flashfiction #poetry #fantasy #writingcommunity dlfinnauthor.com/2025/09/16/c... @dlfinnauthor.bsky.social
#CreativePerspectiveChallenge Nine Results #flashfiction #poetry #fantasy #writingcommunity
All the results are here this month. I’m excited to share two amazing poems by Priscilla Bettis and Marsha Ingrao, and my flash fiction. Marsha’s Poem: There once was a house in the for…
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Bronwyn Elsmore @bmenz.bsky.social · 20d
🛳️ Heard the one about travellers on a cruise ship? Aussies, Brits, Kiwis and more?
Now you can hear about it, literally, via audiobook
SEVENTEEN SEAS
print, kindle e-book, audio, or #FREEreadKU
#travel
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Charles F. French @charlesffrench.bsky.social · 20d
My latest blogpost: charlesfrenchonwordsreadingandwriting.wordpress.com/2025/09/19/y... #books #bookbanning #censorship #writing #writingcommunity #freedom
You Are Invited To Join The Underground Library Society
I am asking for those people who would like to join the U.L.S., the Underground Library Society, to write a guest post. I put this request out several times over the course of a year, because I hop…
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Robbie Cheadle @robbiecheadle.bsky.social · 20d
King Copper - by Lauren Scott graffitiluxandmurals.com/2025/09/18/k... @resalis.bsky.social
King Copper – by Lauren Scott
I fell in dog love with Copper when I read, Copper Boy (Ever So Gently, also in King Copper) “His white choppers shine as ifthey’ve never caused any commotion..never mind when he attemp…
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Charles F. French @charlesffrench.bsky.social · 28d
My latest blogpost: charlesfrenchonwordsreadingandwriting.wordpress.com/2025/09/11/r... #poetry #poetryreading #writingcommunity
Robert Filllman’s Reading on Zoom
Hello everyone! I am delighted to announce that Robert Fillman will be the featured reader at Redheaded Stepchild Magazine’s online poetry series on Zoom, where he will be reading from his ne…
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Andrew McDowell, Author @ammcdow.bsky.social · Aug 3
Looking to add some #books to your #goodreads to-read list? Check out my #epicfantasy #novels as well as several #anthologies featuring my #poetry, #shortstories, and #essays. Some have #fantasy and #horror themes. #bookrecs #indieauthors #bookrecommendations
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Books by Andrew McDowell (Author of Mystical Greenwood)
Andrew McDowell has 29 books on Goodreads with 334 ratings. Andrew McDowell’s most popular book is Mystical Greenwood (One with Nature #1).
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Charles F. French @charlesffrench.bsky.social · Aug 31
Hi Robbie, thank you!
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Robbie Cheadle @robbiecheadle.bsky.social · Aug 18
A New Muse--Kafés charlesfrenchonwordsreadingandwriting.wordpress.com/2025/08/14/a... @charlesffrench.bsky.social
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Robbie Cheadle @robbiecheadle.bsky.social · Aug 9
Readings Coming Up! merrildsmith.org/2025/08/09/r... @merrildsmith.bsky.social
Readings Coming Up!
This Thursday, August 14th, Annick Meyer is holding a fundraiser poetry reading. Tickets are free, but it is a fundraiser for families in Gaza, so she is asking for donations. Info for tickets and …
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Robbie Cheadle @robbiecheadle.bsky.social · Aug 8
Over a Cuppa: A Delicious, Colorful, Stress-Free Summer #Tanka Tuesday, #Sunday Stills, #Cell Pic Sunday alwayswrite.blog/2025/08/06/o... @marshaingrao.bsky.social
Over a Cuppa: A Delicious, Colorful, Stress-Free Summer #Tanka Tuesday, #Sunday Stills, #Cell Pic Sunday
Moji’s Taiga: Summertime and the livin’ is lazy. I must nap all afternoon. I need energy to eat and play at three-ten AM.
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Michelle M. Smith @michellemsmith.bsky.social · Aug 5
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Robbie Cheadle @robbiecheadle.bsky.social · Aug 7
🌻Sunflower Tanka🌻 Submissions Open Soon! tankatuesday.com/2025/08/07/%... @colleenchesebro.bsky.social
🌻Sunflower Tanka🌻 Submissions Open Soon!
Robbie and Colleen are excited to sponsor the 2025 Sunflower Tanka Anthology, featuring cover art by Robbie. Submissions open from August 9 to September 9, 2025, with publication expected in Decemb…
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Robbie Cheadle @robbiecheadle.bsky.social · Aug 7
Review: The Dance of Discord: A Short Story of Gilded Age Intrigue by Teagan Ríordáin Olga Nuñez latinosenglishedition.wordpress.com/2025/08/07/r... @teagangeneviene.bsky.social
Review: The Dance of Discord: A Short Story of Gilded Age Intrigue by Teagan Ríordáin Olga Nuñez
Hi all: I bring you a short story for those who have little time to read, by one of my favourite authors and bloggers, one most of you have already met and whose stories have enjoyed. I won’t keep …
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Charles F. French @charlesffrench.bsky.social · Aug 8
My latest blogpost: charlesfrenchonwordsreadingandwriting.wordpress.com/2025/08/08/q... #books #libraries #knowledge #writing #writingcommunity
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Robbie Cheadle @robbiecheadle.bsky.social · Aug 5
A New View Of July cliveblogs.wordpress.com/2025/07/31/_... @clivechip.bsky.social
A New View Of July
In ‘honour’ of his recent sales trip to Scotland I have posted an end of month review for most months in the past five years – fifty two of them in total. But something strange (t…
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Robbie Cheadle @robbiecheadle.bsky.social · Aug 5
Spring flowers #photography
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Robbie Cheadle @robbiecheadle.bsky.social · Aug 6
Smorgasbord Blog Magazine - A-Z World Cuisines -The Republic of Kazakhstan land of the wanderers by Carol Taylor smorgasbordinvitation.wordpress.com/2025/08/06/s... @sallycronin.bsky.social
Smorgasbord Blog Magazine – A-Z World Cuisines -The Republic of Kazakhstan land of the wanderers by Carol Taylor
Welcome to a virtual tour of the traditions and food of Kazakhstan… The world’s ninth-largest country is a land of vast steppes, towering mountains, and vibrant cities. Despite its size and rich hi…
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Robbie Cheadle @robbiecheadle.bsky.social · Aug 6
A unique collection of syllabic verse purehaiku.wordpress.com/2025/08/06/l... @freyapickard.bsky.social
A unique collection of syllabic verse
Freya Pickard reviews Lion Scream by Robbie Cheadle This is a unique collection of syllabic verse interspersed with facts about the subject matter and short accounts of the poet’s interaction with …
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