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Laura Lippman

@lauralippman.bsky.social

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Likable character who specializes in writing unlikeable characters. Thick 'n Creamy since 1925. I am too a Merry Sunshine.

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Laura Lippman @lauralippman.bsky.social · Nov 23

Why are people telling me what I would do when I just said what I would do?

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Laura Lippman @lauralippman.bsky.social · 1h

Thank you! And, yes, I have a triptych in my office and another one hangs in my sister’s room in her memory care unit.

Laura Lippman @lauralippman.bsky.social · 1h

I’m sorry. Lost my mom a year ago and the feelings still pack a wallop.

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Laura Lippman @lauralippman.bsky.social · 2h

True! And I had insomnia anyway so I was up at 4:30.

Laura Lippman @lauralippman.bsky.social · 2h

Good morning, Bluesky

“The journalist writes down the things he remembers
The things he forgets are the things that you feel
Gets off on his own quotes or breaks into Thatcher
I don't understand who will buy him a meal.”

Misread my plane ticket, thought the boarding time was departure time. Oops

Domino Sugar at sunrise, reflected in the water. Don’t know when this photo was taken, my phone produced it when I searched for “New Orleans.”

I’m in the airport, headed for a bittersweet reunion with some old Texas newspaper friends, gathering for a memorial for an editor who died earlier this year. By this time tomorrow (fingers crossed) I’ll be two hours into my flight back to Baltimore.

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Laura Lippman @lauralippman.bsky.social · 13h

Thank you! And I’m working on another Mrs. Blossom novel right now.

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Laura Lippman @lauralippman.bsky.social · 19h

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Laura Lippman @lauralippman.bsky.social · 1d

Good morning, Bluesky.

Last night I grabbed a FatBoy Jr. (as one does) and noticed the slogan on the box and I’m just going to make it my own: Thick ‘n Creamy since 1925.

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Laura Lippman @lauralippman.bsky.social · 2d

describe your Bluesky account with a single image

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Laura Lippman @lauralippman.bsky.social · 2d

I’m 1800 miles away or I would be there.

Laura Lippman @lauralippman.bsky.social · 2d

Stalked @taffyakner.bsky.social and made her my friend and I think that’s a good thing, not sure about her take, though.

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 3d

Has anything great happened in your life because of social media?

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Laura Lippman @lauralippman.bsky.social · 2d

This is an outstanding book (I was lucky enough to read an advance copy). I just wish it weren’t so timely, but Sarah’s particular gift seems to be matching stories from the past with Our Current Moment.

Sarah Weinman @sarahweinman.com · 2d

Since @bookshop.org is offering free shipping through the end of the day why not pre-order my book and save a few coins?

Without Consent: A Landmark Trial and the Decades-Long Struggle to Make Spousal Rape a Crime

A Landmark Trial and the Decades-Long Struggle to Make Spousal Rape a Crime

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Laura Lippman @lauralippman.bsky.social · 2d

Pam Bondi prepping

a woman is saying do not trust her in a close up

Alt: a woman is saying do not trust her in a close up

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Laura Lippman @lauralippman.bsky.social · 3d

Good morning, Bluesky.

A day so busy I don’t have time to make my usual to-do list. Wish me luck!

Photo from Oct. 14, 2024, because it’s drizzling.

A pink-gray sunrise over the Baltimore Harbor.

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Laura Lippman @lauralippman.bsky.social · 3d

It looks great!

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Laura Lippman @lauralippman.bsky.social · 3d

I don’t want to say because I don’t want anyone to know how much I paid for them, but they are fantastic and there are enough context clues to Google your way there.

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Laura Lippman @lauralippman.bsky.social · 3d

Hey @fuzydunlop.bsky.social are you in New Orleans this week? I need a favor, a relatively light lift, but I can pay you back in HBO swag.

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Laura Lippman @lauralippman.bsky.social · 4d

It’s the first Tuesday of the month and my free newsletter is . . . still free, still almost worth the price.

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Bloody (Good) Scotland

To quote Frankenstein’s monster: Friend, Good.

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Laura Lippman @lauralippman.bsky.social · 4d

Good morning, Bluesky.

“Dangerous is what a poet ought to be. Dangerous and drunk.”
—Mick Herron, The Secret Hours—

Domino Sugar at sunrise, reflected in the water of the harbor.

I had to delete and repost because typos.

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Laura Lippman @lauralippman.bsky.social · 4d

Yes. I began buying it in my 20s.

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Laura Lippman @lauralippman.bsky.social · 4d

Desiree, you know I prioritize self-care.

Laura Lippman @lauralippman.bsky.social · 4d

I LOVE that cookbook.

Laura Lippman @lauralippman.bsky.social · 4d

I’m kind of a big believer in abundance, having everything I love on hand actually leads to moderation. But I (short-sightedly) had no cookies & I just wanted a cookie so badly. Happy to have this recipe in my roster.

Laura Lippman @lauralippman.bsky.social · 4d

It’s kind of life-changing?

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Laura Lippman @lauralippman.bsky.social · 4d

Hey, I have an unformed plot outline, too! Living the dream!

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Laura Lippman @lauralippman.bsky.social · 4d

It’s a big cookie, Kate, I’m happy to give you half.

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