Diane Duane
@diane.dianeduane.com
40+ yrs in print, 50+ novels, asst'd TV/film, NYT B'seller List every now & then, blah blah blah. Ireland-resident. Ebook store: https://ebooks.direct. Now with added Ko-Fi! (https://ko-fi.com/dianeduane) I miss @peter.petermorwood.com.
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The Adventure of the Sinister Lobe - Out of Ambit
…I was so pissed off, ten years ago now, when it wasn’t my left eye that was acting up. But (after the fact) that turned out okay, and (this time) has…
www.dianeduane.com
Status report, "Heading Home From Dublin" dep't: Catching a bus in about an hour with a kilo and a half of potato starch, an instruction to go shopping for a hearing aid, and a diagnosis of a wee tiny brain tumor. Details: www.dianeduane.com/outofambit/2...
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Please help me spread the word about this opportunity- tag friends who might be interested!
Happy to answer any questions about the course. We ran it last fall and it went great.
🦑🌎🧪🦈
Happy to answer any questions about the course. We ran it last fall and it went great.
🦑🌎🧪🦈
There are just a few weeks left to sign up for my Center for Wildlife Studies "biology and ecology of sharks" online course, which you can take for transfer credit or just to learn something.
There's an optional 3-day field research experience in additon to the online lectures and assignments!
There's an optional 3-day field research experience in additon to the online lectures and assignments!
Shark Biology and Ecology Online Course — Center for Wildlife Studies
www.centerforwildlifestudies.org
January 21, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Please help me spread the word about this opportunity- tag friends who might be interested!
Happy to answer any questions about the course. We ran it last fall and it went great.
🦑🌎🧪🦈
Happy to answer any questions about the course. We ran it last fall and it went great.
🦑🌎🧪🦈
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SUBSTITUTION: You ordered *normal January* which was out of stock. We substituted *extra length Hell January* at no extra charge
January 21, 2026 at 9:59 PM
SUBSTITUTION: You ordered *normal January* which was out of stock. We substituted *extra length Hell January* at no extra charge
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heard several authors getting these ... tailored interactions, probably AI generated, about a "book club" wanting to 'feature' a book. beware.
January 21, 2026 at 10:01 PM
heard several authors getting these ... tailored interactions, probably AI generated, about a "book club" wanting to 'feature' a book. beware.
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More here: bsky.app/profile/redi...
#BREAKING: Justice Pearlman has ruled that New York’s 11th Congressional District is unconstitutional under the New York constitution.
He orders the NY Redistricting Commission to reconvene and draw a new congressional map by Feb. 6, 2026.
He orders the NY Redistricting Commission to reconvene and draw a new congressional map by Feb. 6, 2026.
January 21, 2026 at 10:00 PM
More here: bsky.app/profile/redi...
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Look, I'm going to tell you a secret. If you buy an e-book while it's on sale, you never have to read it. If you have $2 to spare & want to help that particular author, you can just chuck the book into the oubliette of your TBR. Every sale helps. The author will never know, but you gave them a gift.
January 21, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Look, I'm going to tell you a secret. If you buy an e-book while it's on sale, you never have to read it. If you have $2 to spare & want to help that particular author, you can just chuck the book into the oubliette of your TBR. Every sale helps. The author will never know, but you gave them a gift.
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#Horrorwriterschat
I'm going to be on the road for a few weeks, with next weekend in Kinsale (IE) for their Beatles Festival.
Anyone local to those parts, look me up; we could have an impromptu discussion as to why HELP! should be considered a horror film...
www.kinsalebeatlesfest.com
I'm going to be on the road for a few weeks, with next weekend in Kinsale (IE) for their Beatles Festival.
Anyone local to those parts, look me up; we could have an impromptu discussion as to why HELP! should be considered a horror film...
www.kinsalebeatlesfest.com
January 21, 2026 at 8:17 PM
#Horrorwriterschat
I'm going to be on the road for a few weeks, with next weekend in Kinsale (IE) for their Beatles Festival.
Anyone local to those parts, look me up; we could have an impromptu discussion as to why HELP! should be considered a horror film...
www.kinsalebeatlesfest.com
I'm going to be on the road for a few weeks, with next weekend in Kinsale (IE) for their Beatles Festival.
Anyone local to those parts, look me up; we could have an impromptu discussion as to why HELP! should be considered a horror film...
www.kinsalebeatlesfest.com
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RT if you don't even know how the hell to open a ChatGPT tab
RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open, period.
RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open, period.
January 21, 2026 at 8:18 PM
RT if you don't even know how the hell to open a ChatGPT tab
(chuckle)
"A writing career is not a sprint. It is also not a marathon. A writing career is one of those wilderness survival challenges where they dump you in the woods without a map or a compass or food and whoever finds their way out wins."
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/how...
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/how...
How to Become a Professional Writer
Do you enjoy writing? Do you like the idea of taking the thing you love doing the most in the world and turning it into work? So that your access t...
www.mcsweeneys.net
January 21, 2026 at 8:35 PM
(chuckle)
…Wut. (Not the window-opening. The new name for it…)
January 21, 2026 at 8:03 PM
…Wut. (Not the window-opening. The new name for it…)
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We are unacquainted with any tree yielding ready-made ginger beer. [This one surely deserves adding to the list of very perplexing questions/answers.]
January 21, 2026 at 7:37 PM
We are unacquainted with any tree yielding ready-made ginger beer. [This one surely deserves adding to the list of very perplexing questions/answers.]
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Watch the First Episode of Sesame Street and 140 Other Free Episodes
Watch the First Episode of Sesame Street and 140 Other Free Episodes
FYI: Sesame Street has released on YouTube more than 140 full episodes from past seasons. On the Sesame Street Classics channel, you'll find some iconic episodes, starting with the very first 1969 bro...
www.openculture.com
January 21, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Watch the First Episode of Sesame Street and 140 Other Free Episodes
Should be amusing to see the front page of the NZZ in the morning. 😏
Trump in Davos, Switzerland:
"Without us, right now you'd all be speaking German".
German is the main language of Switzerland.
"Without us, right now you'd all be speaking German".
German is the main language of Switzerland.
January 21, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Should be amusing to see the front page of the NZZ in the morning. 😏
Status report, "Idle Speculation" dep't: I could wish I was sitting in the dim-lit back corner of that one little hotel bar in Davos tonight. I imagine the overheard discussion would be choice. 😏
January 21, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Status report, "Idle Speculation" dep't: I could wish I was sitting in the dim-lit back corner of that one little hotel bar in Davos tonight. I imagine the overheard discussion would be choice. 😏
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Storyboard art for The Secret of NIMH (1982), dir. Don Bluth, Don Bluth Productions
Sketches by Don Bluth, color by unknown artists
Sketches by Don Bluth, color by unknown artists
January 21, 2026 at 3:05 AM
Storyboard art for The Secret of NIMH (1982), dir. Don Bluth, Don Bluth Productions
Sketches by Don Bluth, color by unknown artists
Sketches by Don Bluth, color by unknown artists
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Mafia goon: Nice house you got here...it'd be a shame if something happened to it
Media outlets: Mafia goon rules out use of force. Expresses regret at the mere thought of it
Media outlets: Mafia goon rules out use of force. Expresses regret at the mere thought of it
January 21, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Mafia goon: Nice house you got here...it'd be a shame if something happened to it
Media outlets: Mafia goon rules out use of force. Expresses regret at the mere thought of it
Media outlets: Mafia goon rules out use of force. Expresses regret at the mere thought of it
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YESSSSSSS!!! Some good news at bloody last!
🔥FOR ALL MANKIND SEASON 5 IS COMING ON MARCH 27 ON APPLETV 🔥
For All Mankind — Season 5 Official Teaser | Apple TV
YouTube video by Apple TV
m.youtube.com
January 21, 2026 at 3:46 PM
YESSSSSSS!!! Some good news at bloody last!
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“That’s he! that’s he!—the long-togged scaramouch the Town-Ho’s company told us of!”
January 21, 2026 at 3:47 PM
“That’s he! that’s he!—the long-togged scaramouch the Town-Ho’s company told us of!”
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The concierge at my apartment, so apologetic, told me about the woman who demanded to know who lives in my unit and why they were ordering vulgar blankets. She took a package not addressed to her, opened it, and was offended to find a huge woven blanket that says BITCH DO I LOOK LIKE I GIVE A FUCK
January 21, 2026 at 3:24 AM
The concierge at my apartment, so apologetic, told me about the woman who demanded to know who lives in my unit and why they were ordering vulgar blankets. She took a package not addressed to her, opened it, and was offended to find a huge woven blanket that says BITCH DO I LOOK LIKE I GIVE A FUCK
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please enjoy new tingler THE BIG LEBUTTSKI out now. you can get it here www.amazon.com/dp/B0GHXVP7V7 or on true buckaroo tier patreon www.patreon.com/posts/big-le...
January 21, 2026 at 3:36 PM
please enjoy new tingler THE BIG LEBUTTSKI out now. you can get it here www.amazon.com/dp/B0GHXVP7V7 or on true buckaroo tier patreon www.patreon.com/posts/big-le...
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I have been told that this undercover ICE agent tried to get observers to scan a QR code “for his website”. The QR code did not resolve to a link.
DO NOT SCAN UNKNOWN QR CODES FROM STRANGERS.
This is a massive security risk! Bad things can happen to you if you do it!
Stay frosty, friends.
DO NOT SCAN UNKNOWN QR CODES FROM STRANGERS.
This is a massive security risk! Bad things can happen to you if you do it!
Stay frosty, friends.
Every day some story breaks me some. Today it’s the guy who approached parents at a school patrol, told them he was with Indivisible, and asked about how the patrol system works. The parents gave vague answers, followed him back to his car — and of course it was ICE.
January 21, 2026 at 3:29 PM
I have been told that this undercover ICE agent tried to get observers to scan a QR code “for his website”. The QR code did not resolve to a link.
DO NOT SCAN UNKNOWN QR CODES FROM STRANGERS.
This is a massive security risk! Bad things can happen to you if you do it!
Stay frosty, friends.
DO NOT SCAN UNKNOWN QR CODES FROM STRANGERS.
This is a massive security risk! Bad things can happen to you if you do it!
Stay frosty, friends.
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JOB! I'm hiring a postdoc for 2 years on my ERC MaMo project.
Looking for someone with strong quant methods, ongoing work close to the project's aims, and a desire to publish in sociology. Start flexible in the next 12 months.
Formal call out shortly, but contact me first.
Looking for someone with strong quant methods, ongoing work close to the project's aims, and a desire to publish in sociology. Start flexible in the next 12 months.
Formal call out shortly, but contact me first.
January 21, 2026 at 12:32 PM
JOB! I'm hiring a postdoc for 2 years on my ERC MaMo project.
Looking for someone with strong quant methods, ongoing work close to the project's aims, and a desire to publish in sociology. Start flexible in the next 12 months.
Formal call out shortly, but contact me first.
Looking for someone with strong quant methods, ongoing work close to the project's aims, and a desire to publish in sociology. Start flexible in the next 12 months.
Formal call out shortly, but contact me first.
Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42, post the second sentence.
"As certain areas of the country went through periods of prosperity, and with the development of an export market, beef as a food commodity grew in importance."
"As certain areas of the country went through periods of prosperity, and with the development of an export market, beef as a food commodity grew in importance."
Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42, post the second sentence.
"It pulls at my clothing and sometimes I feel I've got to pick it up, cuddle and kiss it."
"It pulls at my clothing and sometimes I feel I've got to pick it up, cuddle and kiss it."
Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42, post the second sentence.
'In the evening we had a dance'.
'In the evening we had a dance'.
January 21, 2026 at 12:43 PM
Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42, post the second sentence.
"As certain areas of the country went through periods of prosperity, and with the development of an export market, beef as a food commodity grew in importance."
"As certain areas of the country went through periods of prosperity, and with the development of an export market, beef as a food commodity grew in importance."
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Vanessa Fox O’Loughlin, also known under the pen name Sam Blake, has been re-elected for a second term as chair of the Society of Authors. SFF author Juliet McKenna has been elected as the SoA’s vice-chair 👇 #BookSky
Vanessa Fox O’Loughlin re-elected as chair of the Society of Authors
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January 21, 2026 at 11:05 AM
Vanessa Fox O’Loughlin, also known under the pen name Sam Blake, has been re-elected for a second term as chair of the Society of Authors. SFF author Juliet McKenna has been elected as the SoA’s vice-chair 👇 #BookSky