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laurierking.bsky.social @laurierking.bsky.social · 6d

I am told that THE LANTERN'S DANCE e-book is discounted for a few days, to $1.99.
Check here: laurierking.com/books/the-la...

#russellandholmes #lanternsdance #ebookdiscount #sherlockholmes #maryrussell

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laurierking.bsky.social @laurierking.bsky.social · 8d

Because I am currently in a nice sterile room having my spine rebuilt so I can punt again, I ask you to think healing thoughts. Not for me, but for this sad and turmoil-pressed world. And if you are so moved, to do one thing that makes life better for someone.
See you on the other side.
Laurie

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laurierking.bsky.social @laurierking.bsky.social · 10d

My latest thoughts on writing are over on Substack:
Are You Finished Yet? (How a first draft is not a novel)
See it here:
open.substack.com/pub/laurierk...?
#writing #craftofwriting #rewrite #raquellaing #mysteries

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laurierking.bsky.social @laurierking.bsky.social · 15d

Yes, we are living under an authoritarian regime.
And yes, we can still push back in all kinds of ways—can't we, Jimmy?

The background: www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/09/19/f...

#whatcanIdo #throwthebumsout #sickofthisshit

laurierking.bsky.social @laurierking.bsky.social · 15d

Uh huh. Yeah, right—except when you actually disagree with us.
(This was quoted by Jake Tapper on Stephen Colbert last week.)

#whatcanIdo #throwthebumsout #sickofthisshit

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laurierking.bsky.social @laurierking.bsky.social · 15d

Uh huh, yeah right.

#whatcanIdo #throwthebumsout #sickofthisshit

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laurierking.bsky.social @laurierking.bsky.social · 16d

I thought I'd do a book talk every month or two, on my books that are NOT in the Russell & Holmes series. Where would you like to start?
Here's a poll with some suggestions: tinyurl.com/Which-Laurie...
#booktalk #authorQ&A

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laurierking.bsky.social @laurierking.bsky.social · 26d

Join us--at 5:30 West Coast, coming soon, over on YouTube...
www.thepixelproject.net/community-bu...

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laurierking.bsky.social @laurierking.bsky.social · 27d

On Substack, I talk about scams I have known and not quite fallen for. Yet.

laurierkingwriter.substack.com/p/the-art-of...?
#scam #podcastscam

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laurierking.bsky.social @laurierking.bsky.social · 28d

The Pixel Project fundraiser includes:
Mystery Book Boxes, Zoom chats, & these bundles (US only)
Bid for goodies now!
tinyurl.com/Pixel-goodies
And join us for a Saturday conversation on YouTube at:
tinyurl.com/SolvingThePa...
#mysterybooks #russellandholmes #fundraiser #PixelProject #women

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laurierking.bsky.social @laurierking.bsky.social · 29d

Any surprise when a Vietnam draft dodger oversees empty gestures?
Or, as Steven Colbert said, "Cool. Butching up your title doesn't read as insecure at all."
See the Atlantic article, Pete Hegseth’s Department of Cringe: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
#whatcanIdo #standup #throwthebumsout

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laurierking.bsky.social @laurierking.bsky.social · 29d

The actual people of this country know the truth: immigrants are to be thanked, and celebrated.
Source: tinyurl.com/MSN-Gallup
#whatcanIdo #savedemocracy #thisisnotnormal #throwthebumsout

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laurierking.bsky.social @laurierking.bsky.social · Sep 9

Oh, they're just oversized lap dogs...
laurierking.com/books/knave-...
#knaveofdiamonds #russellandholmes #sherlockholmes #maryrussell #historicalfiction #newbook #Irishwolfhound
(Art by Mercedes C Fuller)
@ballantinebooks @randomhouse @AllisonandBusbyBooks

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laurierking.bsky.social @laurierking.bsky.social · Sep 8

Put this on your calendar for Saturday--and plan on bidding for Goodies to raise money for the Pixel Project, to fight violence against women.
tinyurl.com/SolvingThePa...

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laurierking.bsky.social @laurierking.bsky.social · Sep 3

You think they're deliberately choosing the least qualified?
source: www.propublica.org/article/trum...
www.msnbc.com/top-stories/...
#whatcanIdo #standup #throwthebumsout #ImVotingDemocrat

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laurierking.bsky.social @laurierking.bsky.social · Sep 3

I mean, I write fiction, but even I wouldn't have come up with a character like RFK Jr, a man who is endangering the health of of every man, woman, and child in the country.
Source: www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
And: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
#whatcanIdo #standup #throwthebumsout

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laurierking.bsky.social @laurierking.bsky.social · Sep 3

Sorry, DC, but we're making you SO much safer and more prosperous...
source: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
#whatcanIdo #standup #indivisible #throwthebumsout

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laurierking.bsky.social @laurierking.bsky.social · Sep 3

And of course, ridding the streets and fields of those pesky hard-working immigrants won't have any effect on our economy...

www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

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laurierking.bsky.social @laurierking.bsky.social · Sep 1

Respect matters.
Dignity is vital.
Anything else is cruelty.
#laborday #respect

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laurierking.bsky.social @laurierking.bsky.social · Aug 29

Thanks, MYSTERY PEOPLE, for telling folk that you loved Knave:
"The central characters are all engaging, the plot is intriguing, and the historical details bring Ireland as it was in the early twentieth century to vivid life."
#newbook
@ballantinebooks @randomhouse @AllisonandBusbyBooks

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laurierking.bsky.social @laurierking.bsky.social · Aug 28

KNAVE in the wild--where even the dogs are enjoying KNAVE OF DIAMONDS.
Thanks, Melissa!
(And there's a special ebook price through Friday--tell your friends )
Excerpt and links: laurierking.com/books/knave-...
#knaveofdiamonds #russellandholmes @ballantinebooks @randomhouse @AllisonandBusbyBooks

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laurierking.bsky.social @laurierking.bsky.social · Aug 27

Ridicule has become a valid political tool, because authoritarians cringe at laughter.
What's your favorite mocking image out there now? Stick it in the comments so we can all have a good laugh.
#whatcanIdo #savedemocracy #thisisnotnormal #throwthebumsout

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laurierking.bsky.social @laurierking.bsky.social · Aug 27

Live in California? Had these drop into your mailbox?
Looks like someone's terrified of Governor Newsom's proposal to retaliate in the redistricting stakes, and has spent a whole lot of money making it look as if the League of Women Voters was against it.
#whatcanIdo #throwthebumsout

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laurierking.bsky.social @laurierking.bsky.social · Aug 26

Ebook special, until August 29!
Link to the various places, here: laurierking.com/books/knave-...
#ebook #sale #newbook #russellandholmes #historicalmystery

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laurierking.bsky.social @laurierking.bsky.social · Aug 25

For your Monday, a reminder that glorious life emerges from the most unexpected places.
(This is a Croton flower, I posted the lumpy, pre-open bud stalk the other day.)
#weirdplants #croton

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