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Louise McLaughlin author artist she / her
@louisemclaughlin.bsky.social
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📚 Author of Fantasy and Science-Fiction.
Scottish, Cats, gardening, murder... mysteries.
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US https://a.co/d/du6MjYL
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Deviation: Wandering gods https://BookHip.com/CAMQGZQ
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Louise McLaughlin author artist she / her @louisemclaughlin.bsky.social · 9d
Does my Book look wide in this?

Available everywhere now at 0.99
Apple, Google, Amazon, B&N, Kobo, Smashwords and many many more...
Link for apple / Kobo /smashwords etc books2read.com/u/4DGqje
Amazon UK: amzn.eu/d/cf615Ec
Amazon US: a.co/d/7pyikd6
Google Play: play.google.com/store/books/...

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Book cover. The colour pallet is purple. At the top of the cover is a skyline of Glasgow, and Tower Bridge in London. In the centre top there are two tankards in light blue. The words underneath the tankards say "What if it was all just a distraction, keeping everyone busy until 'They' returned". Then the book's title is in large white lettering. The title is "Discovery." Around the words are symbols in light purple, including witch hats, bombs, Big Ben, the All-seeing eye, a lock and key, teapots, and a sand timer.
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Frost on the holly tree this morning.
#frosty
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November 25, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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Has anyone else just thought the last few weeks have been monumentally rubbish? Like the universe has slipped into a parallel dimension, kind of rubbish.

Today I have been seriously raging...my inner Glaswegian could not put up with corporate BS bingo today.

#cathartic #rage
November 24, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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Writing is so weird. One day you're a genius. The next day, you're basically someone who scribbles on the walls with mud.
November 23, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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Glasgow wins again for art. A broken ladder to Hope Street.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🎨 #glasgow #art #graffiti
Graffiti in the style of Banksy. There is a street sign saying Hope Street. There is a stencil painting of a broken ladder. There is a painting of a person trying to climb the ladder.
November 23, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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Word of the day is ‘quockerwodger’ (19th century): a puppet politician whose strings are pulled entirely by someone else.
November 21, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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Word count 1862. The plot thickens, like a bowl of Skyr. Now how bad is it for a Glaswegian to want jam in their Skyr?

#Thursdaywriter #midweekwriting #writer
November 20, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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AI is in the news again. I use the following clause in my work.

Prohibition on Use of Work in AI
For avoidance of doubt, the Author reserves the rights to this publication. No part of this publication can be utilised or reproduced for the purposes of assisting artificial intelligence technologies.
November 20, 2025 at 7:56 AM
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Yes sir I can boogie.
Scotland has qualified for the World Cup.
We're on our way from misery to happiness...

BBC News - www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
Scotland vs Denmark LIVE: UEFA World Cup Qualifiers - watch, listen, team news, updates, report, reaction, stats & head-to-head - BBC Sport
Scotland vs Denmark LIVE: UEFA World Cup Qualifiers - watch, listen, team news, updates, report, reaction, stats & head-to-head
Watch Sportscene, listen to Sportsound and follow live text commentary, score updates and match report from Scotland vs Denmark in the UEFA World Cup Qualifiers.
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November 18, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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Blooming love Gasgow. This is brilliant. Love it.

Duke of Wellington in Glasgow sees traffic cone replaced with statue of a pigeon reading a newspaper | STV News share.google/kv699qIaUvD8...
Duke of Wellington's cone replaced with pigeon reading a paper
The statue on Glasgow's Queen Street has been given a quirky makeover by street artist Rebel Bear.
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November 17, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Word Count today 940 and the
All Being Benevolent Alliance (ABBA) was created. I love an acronym but finding one for the organisation to bring Aliens to Earth was a tricky one.

#writer #writingcommunity
November 17, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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Still loads of original paintings available for only 0.99 no reserve.
Just a few more days left for the auction.
louisemclaughlin.bsky.social Louise McLaughlin author artist she / her @louisemclaughlin.bsky.social · 14d
As you know, I paint little landscapes and some abstract artworks. I'm having a studio clear-out. All Auctions start at just 0.99. might make a nice wee Christmas present for someone.
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#art #artwork

ebay.us/m/l0MrAR
A painting of a landscape. It is in yellow, orange and brown. In the background is the Scottish Munro, Schiehallion. There is a river in the centre of the painting, and in the foreground are trees with orange leaves. The view is called Queen's View, it is in Perthshire, Scotland.
November 17, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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Blooming love Gasgow. This is brilliant. Love it.

Duke of Wellington in Glasgow sees traffic cone replaced with statue of a pigeon reading a newspaper | STV News share.google/kv699qIaUvD8...
Duke of Wellington's cone replaced with pigeon reading a paper
The statue on Glasgow's Queen Street has been given a quirky makeover by street artist Rebel Bear.
share.google
November 17, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Does my Book look wide in this?

Available everywhere now at 0.99
Apple, Google, Amazon, B&N, Kobo, Smashwords and many many more...
Link for apple / Kobo /smashwords etc books2read.com/u/4DGqje
Amazon UK: amzn.eu/d/cf615Ec
Amazon US: a.co/d/7pyikd6
Google Play: play.google.com/store/books/...

💙📚
Book cover. The colour pallet is purple. At the top of the cover is a skyline of Glasgow, and Tower Bridge in London. In the centre top there are two tankards in light blue. The words underneath the tankards say "What if it was all just a distraction, keeping everyone busy until 'They' returned". Then the book's title is in large white lettering. The title is "Discovery." Around the words are symbols in light purple, including witch hats, bombs, Big Ben, the All-seeing eye, a lock and key, teapots, and a sand timer.
November 16, 2025 at 8:40 AM
louisemclaughlin.bsky.social
Does my Book look wide in this?

Available everywhere now at 0.99
Apple, Google, Amazon, B&N, Kobo, Smashwords and many many more...
Link for apple / Kobo /smashwords etc books2read.com/u/4DGqje
Amazon UK: amzn.eu/d/cf615Ec
Amazon US: a.co/d/7pyikd6
Google Play: play.google.com/store/books/...

💙📚
Book cover. The colour pallet is purple. At the top of the cover is a skyline of Glasgow, and Tower Bridge in London. In the centre top there are two tankards in light blue. The words underneath the tankards say "What if it was all just a distraction, keeping everyone busy until 'They' returned". Then the book's title is in large white lettering. The title is "Discovery." Around the words are symbols in light purple, including witch hats, bombs, Big Ben, the All-seeing eye, a lock and key, teapots, and a sand timer.
November 16, 2025 at 8:40 AM
louisemclaughlin.bsky.social
Icelandic folklore is terrifying. Quick someone give me a jumper.... someone out there gets it.
onefootiniceland.bsky.social 𝕃.𝕁.𝔽𝕆𝕏 🇮🇸☕📚 @onefootiniceland.bsky.social · 9d
It's that time of year again to hope you get some clothing for Christmas or Jólakötturinn will get you! #Iceland #Folklore
A very large, LED-lit cat with red eyes and one clawed paw outstretched capturing crouched OP who appears to be screaming
November 15, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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Sometimes the simple things are just the best reset to life.
Real butter on hot toast.
I'm set up for the day.
🍞🧈 #simplethings
Photograph of butter melting on a slice of wholemeal toast.
November 15, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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Word count today 988. Not too shabby. The biggest decision I had to make was whether the Robins living in a Christmas tree should be sarcastic.

#writer #writingcommunity
November 12, 2025 at 8:25 PM
louisemclaughlin.bsky.social
As you know, I paint little landscapes and some abstract artworks. I'm having a studio clear-out. All Auctions start at just 0.99. might make a nice wee Christmas present for someone.
🎨🧑‍🎨
#art #artwork

ebay.us/m/l0MrAR
A painting of a landscape. It is in yellow, orange and brown. In the background is the Scottish Munro, Schiehallion. There is a river in the centre of the painting, and in the foreground are trees with orange leaves. The view is called Queen's View, it is in Perthshire, Scotland.
November 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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And she's wondering how she'll get back down from here.
#cats 🐈‍⬛️
November 10, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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The Birth of a Legend: Sherlock Holmes in Print #JodiTaylorBooks #History #skystorians www.joditaylorbooks....
November 9, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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Who knew Bowling clubs had a dark side. Promiscuous game anyone?
A sign in a Bowling club.the sign is burgundy with white lettering. The lettering says "promiscuous game" "monday" "time" "donor" and "mixed promiscuous"
November 9, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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Word Count today: 1627 and he's here: Findo Gask the New York Goblin Lawyer, who runs illegal trade routes using Ley lines. He may or may not have had something to do with tariffs, as his business has been booming since the T word.
📚💙 #booksky #writerfridaynight

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Findo Gask - Wikipedia
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November 7, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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Tonight im going to focus and write... I have been procrastinating. So tonight one way or another Findo Gask, a New York goblin lawyer, who runs lucrative trade routes using ley lines, must be born onto the page. He arrives tonight.
Side note Findo Gask is a real place in Scotland, very Tolkien
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November 7, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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Word of the Day is ‘catchfart’ (17th century): an obsequious individual who sucks up to the boss and always follows the political wind.
November 7, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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This book is ruining sleep for so many.
Marion Says: The consciousness interface was pure genius—meditating to rewrite physics felt both trippy and terrifyingly plausible. I finished the book at 3 a.m. and immediately recommended it to my coder brother and philosophy-major best friend.
#booksky
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November 5, 2025 at 9:54 AM