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Louie Stowell

@louiestowell.bsky.social

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Writer/illustrator of the LOKI: A Bad God's Guide books, Writer of Otherland & The Dragon in the Library. https://louiestowell.com. No terfs. Many fluctuating fandoms incluing BtVS + Doctor Who. This feed isn't for kids.

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Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · Mar 30

I have a newsletter! If you'd like to keep up to date on my books, events, news, book-themed activities for kids and occasional Doctor Who and other fandom thoughts, sign up here! louiestowell.substack.com #KidLitUK

The Louie Stowell Newsletter | Substack

News, books and nonsense. Click to read The Louie Stowell Newsletter, a Substack publication.

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Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 4m

A win for us all!!!

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R.L. Stine Cold Steve Austin @bolt451.bsky.social · 15m

Unsolicited Mick Pic
(his name genuinely is Mick)

a grey and white dumbo rat sat in a blue plastic tube

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Gabby HC, but a ghost, hiding in a corner @scriblit.bsky.social · 19m

Unsolicited Asterix pics

Asterix and Obelix the Gauls, looking worried

Asterix, Obelix & Dogmatix the dog, strolling happily

Iain from Bake Off 2025, a short king with a very gaulish mullet & moustache who just generally exudes Asterix Energy

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Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 31m

Unsolicited trick pics

Aziraphale from season one of good omens holding a rabbit and looking ecstatic. He has a moustache drawn on and there is bunting behind him.

Season 2 Aziraphale looking ecstatic while wearing his magician costume. Crowley is behind him in his 1940s clothes.

Season 1 Aziraphale looking despairing after his trick goes wrong at a children's party and he's covered in white splotches. There is bunting behind him.

Aziraphale in season 2 in magician get up with a top hat looking terrified. His lips are pursed and his eyes are wide. This is all going to go horribly wrong.

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Jamal abu hashem🇵🇸 @jamalzuhir.bsky.social · 4h

Honestly, it’s exhausting that people think Gazans should only ask for help to survive to eat, to stay alive but not to dream, to study, or to rebuild their lives. Wanting education, safety, and a future isn’t greed. It’s being human.

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Phil Norris @philnorris.bsky.social · 4h

a woman in a black uniform has a badge on her chest that says ' rescue ' on it

ALT: a woman in a black uniform has a badge on her chest that says ' rescue ' on it

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Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 4h

We saw you across the belt and Amos hates your vibe so you better hope Naomi tells him not to hurt you.

The crew of the Rocinante in the expanse all looking at the camera. Apart from Amos, who's looking at Naomi, his externalised conscience. Actually, Alex isn't looking QUITE at the camera either. He's slightly distracted. But he probably digs your vibe too.

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Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 4h

WELL DONE!

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Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 4h

Funnily enough I JUST rewatched that film. I had no idea as a kid how controversial it was. Or how queer.

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Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 4h

Could an AI journalist do THIS? Maybe. But would they? No. And this is why human ingenuity is vital. (Among other reasons).

Geoffrey Bunting @geoffreybunting.bsky.social · 22h

New from me. I took a little bit of time out of my oppressively busy schedule to comb through what may be my favourite current show, Slow Horses, and carefully log and rank every single fart therein (I made a spreadsheet and everything). Hard-hitting journalism for @thedailybeast.bsky.social.

Every Gary Oldman Fart in ‘Slow Horses,’ Ranked

This week marks a very special episode of “Slow Horses”: the return of its famous flatulence. To celebrate, we ranked each one.

www.thedailybeast.com

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Myfanwy Tristram @myfanwytristram.bsky.social · 5h

I am very excited to be chairing this panel, with what I consider to be the best title ever (not to mention some superb panellists, of course)

The revolution will be sequentialised
Sunday Nov 16 1:30-2:30.
Myfanwy Tristram in conversation with Joe Sacco, Becky Burke, Michael D Kennedy and Karrie Fransman

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Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 4h

Let me know what you think when you get to it!

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Ryan Cordell @ryancordell.org · 19h

Experimenting with a new concept using @queermedieval.bsky.social’s Portland Frog woodcut. Embracing goofiness as protest.

A poster in green ink on off white paper. In the center is a woodcut style illustration of a protester wearing an inflatable frog costume standing up against two ICE agents. The text above and below reads:

VIVE LA
RIBBITSTANCE

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Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 5h

God I love City of Stolen magic. One of my best reads of the last 5 years!

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Marianne Doherty @mariannedoherty.bsky.social · 5h

#KidsBooksFriday

Gabby @gabliotecaria.bsky.social · 6h

Since I'm late to this one, lemme just add With The Fire On High by Elizabeth Acevedo, the Marvellers series by Dhonielle Clayton, and of course City of Stolen Magic by Nazneen Ahmed Pathak

Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 5h

oh i do. I wanna know more about the servant he killed in lokasenna tho. we never find out more about who they were... a mystery!

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Lyndon Hood @lyndonhood.bsky.social · 10h

30-50 feral frogs

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💜Ms. Luci/Plush🧸 (Freb Whomsterly) @anplushie.bsky.social · 2d

URGENT ATTENTION REQUIRED
DONATIONS HAVE STALLED AND I NEED TO BE ABLE TO COVER NECESSITIES AND STATE INSPECTION THIS MONTH!

Please help me survive. I'm so tired and ill.
Kofi: shorturl.at/Z3mfJ
CA: $LuciNevins
Vnmo: @ Harland-Nevins
PP: shorturl.at/S694j
#ko-fi #HelpFolksLive2025 #mutualaid 💸💕

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Cait 🦇 @gendercoffin.bsky.social · 1d

Nobody could have imagined the future world that would find this funny and why

A boy running alongside a train with a bindle on a stick. A word balloon reads “I’m through with school- it’s only for sissies anyway. I’ll run away and- and make money with my FEET”

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Nora Reed (they/them ze/hir) @nora.zone · 11h

cry havoc and let slip the frogs of war

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Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 5h

Exactly

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Chris Emery @chrisemery.me · 5h

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Donate to Keep Independent Publishing Alive – Support Salt Books 2026, organized by Christopher Hamilton-Emery

New books and reprints arrive daily at Salty Towers – and we'… Christopher Hamilton-Emery needs your support for Keep Independent Publishing Alive – Support Salt Books 2026

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Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 5h

Gold, tom, you're giving us gold.

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Tom Easton @tomeaston.bsky.social · 5h

Hop not Hate

Three protesters in Portland Oregon in inflatable frog suits. One holds a placard reading FROGS TOGETHER STRONG

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Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 5h

I mean at the feast in Lokasenna. But yes when balder dies, it wasn't him, never did a thing wrong in his life. Absolutely not him who killed Balder ahem guvnor.

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