McKenna/MK Dean Mysteries
@mckennadean.bsky.social
Award-winning #author of crockpot PNR romances & cozy mysteries. I like putting characters in hot water to see how strong they are. Like teabags, only deadlier. She/her https://linktr.ee/McKenna_Dean
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Redclaw Origins: The year is 1955. Rebel without a Cause and The Seven Year Itch are playing in the movie theaters. The Chevy Bel Air is the most popular car in America. Gas is 25 cents a gal…
mckennadeanromance.com
I know some people want to support indie authors but don't want to buy from certain platforms. You'll find links to all my books on all available platforms below. You can also ask your local library to stock them! #indieauthor #cozymystery #paranormalromance
mckennadeanromance.com/books
mckennadeanromance.com/books
I like photography, dog sports, and hiking. Use to show horses but that was younger me. #booksky 💙📚 #BookishQOTD 📖🦋
— ★°•| December 7|•°★ —
Introduce yourself by listing three hobbies you do besides reading. (They may still be book adjacent if you wish)
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Introduce yourself by listing three hobbies you do besides reading. (They may still be book adjacent if you wish)
☆ Don't forget to include our hashtag, and make sure to use alt-text with any images!! ☆
[Tags: #booksky 💙📚 #BookishQOTD 📖🦋]
December 7, 2025 at 2:26 PM
I like photography, dog sports, and hiking. Use to show horses but that was younger me. #booksky 💙📚 #BookishQOTD 📖🦋
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Thread on how to detect ai in that viral dog video
Yeah, I mean, I'm critical of any video nowadays that is trying to elicit an emotional response, especially when it's asking for subs at the end. It's weird that all the people seem to end up with the dog they want. And shelters are overflowing, where are the rooms full of people wanting to adopt?
December 7, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Thread on how to detect ai in that viral dog video
Me, outside in 24F weather with the dogs for 10 minutes, no hat, no gloves, just a parka over a t-shirt and leggings with boots: this is nice.
Also me, sitting at a desk for more 30 minutes at 69F: why is it so cold in here?
Also me, sitting at a desk for more 30 minutes at 69F: why is it so cold in here?
December 7, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Me, outside in 24F weather with the dogs for 10 minutes, no hat, no gloves, just a parka over a t-shirt and leggings with boots: this is nice.
Also me, sitting at a desk for more 30 minutes at 69F: why is it so cold in here?
Also me, sitting at a desk for more 30 minutes at 69F: why is it so cold in here?
I'm so glad I was vaccinated as a child and lived to be an adult.
I'm glad I didn't grow up with a smartphone in my hand.
I'm glad I graduated from college at a time when learning was a priority and exposure to new ideas and philosophies was the point.
When women had a shot at being President.
I'm glad I didn't grow up with a smartphone in my hand.
I'm glad I graduated from college at a time when learning was a priority and exposure to new ideas and philosophies was the point.
When women had a shot at being President.
December 7, 2025 at 12:05 PM
I'm so glad I was vaccinated as a child and lived to be an adult.
I'm glad I didn't grow up with a smartphone in my hand.
I'm glad I graduated from college at a time when learning was a priority and exposure to new ideas and philosophies was the point.
When women had a shot at being President.
I'm glad I didn't grow up with a smartphone in my hand.
I'm glad I graduated from college at a time when learning was a priority and exposure to new ideas and philosophies was the point.
When women had a shot at being President.
I had a bad case of the futility sads today. No discernible reason other than the constant bombardment of bad news and general anxiety about everything.
Watched a sappy holiday movie. Made bread to rise overnight. Stayed offline for the most part.
I need to do that more often.
Watched a sappy holiday movie. Made bread to rise overnight. Stayed offline for the most part.
I need to do that more often.
December 7, 2025 at 3:31 AM
I had a bad case of the futility sads today. No discernible reason other than the constant bombardment of bad news and general anxiety about everything.
Watched a sappy holiday movie. Made bread to rise overnight. Stayed offline for the most part.
I need to do that more often.
Watched a sappy holiday movie. Made bread to rise overnight. Stayed offline for the most part.
I need to do that more often.
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Man that is NOT gonna turn out for you the way you think
A Palantir billionaire just called for public hangings.
“It's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable,” writes Joe Lonsdale.
This is where Silicon Valley authoritarianism is heading:
www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale...
“It's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable,” writes Joe Lonsdale.
This is where Silicon Valley authoritarianism is heading:
www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale...
Joe Lonsdale Calls For Public Hangings
Silicon Valley radicalization escalates
www.thenerdreich.com
December 6, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Man that is NOT gonna turn out for you the way you think
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Remember folks: if you have any small amount of artistic talent, any sex appeal, or can make your friends laugh, the richest man on earth is crying screaming throwing up because he can’t be you.
December 6, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Remember folks: if you have any small amount of artistic talent, any sex appeal, or can make your friends laugh, the richest man on earth is crying screaming throwing up because he can’t be you.
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Apropos of absolutely nothing (I got a craving), these are my favourite biscuits.
They go with everything, but especially a hearty stew or soup.
... and maybe some jam at breakfast.
chefmichaelsmith.com/recipe/froze...
They go with everything, but especially a hearty stew or soup.
... and maybe some jam at breakfast.
chefmichaelsmith.com/recipe/froze...
Frozen Butter Biscuits - Chef Michael Smith
chefmichaelsmith.com
December 6, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Apropos of absolutely nothing (I got a craving), these are my favourite biscuits.
They go with everything, but especially a hearty stew or soup.
... and maybe some jam at breakfast.
chefmichaelsmith.com/recipe/froze...
They go with everything, but especially a hearty stew or soup.
... and maybe some jam at breakfast.
chefmichaelsmith.com/recipe/froze...
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Mysteries "on the cozy side" at BN. First books in 4 of my series are only 99 cents #Nook #cozymysteries #smalltownmysteries
Appraisal for Murder bit.ly/2RraX24
From Newsprint to Footprints bit.ly/2YZZLbm
Tip a Hat to Murder bit.ly/3PfSY8Q
Least Trodden Ground bit.ly/479bTKM
Appraisal for Murder bit.ly/2RraX24
From Newsprint to Footprints bit.ly/2YZZLbm
Tip a Hat to Murder bit.ly/3PfSY8Q
Least Trodden Ground bit.ly/479bTKM
December 6, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Mysteries "on the cozy side" at BN. First books in 4 of my series are only 99 cents #Nook #cozymysteries #smalltownmysteries
Appraisal for Murder bit.ly/2RraX24
From Newsprint to Footprints bit.ly/2YZZLbm
Tip a Hat to Murder bit.ly/3PfSY8Q
Least Trodden Ground bit.ly/479bTKM
Appraisal for Murder bit.ly/2RraX24
From Newsprint to Footprints bit.ly/2YZZLbm
Tip a Hat to Murder bit.ly/3PfSY8Q
Least Trodden Ground bit.ly/479bTKM
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We told you AI was a tool of fascism.
“School officials have created a Microsoft Copilot prompt to review course descriptions with an eye toward avoiding ‘advocacy-oriented or prescriptive terms.’”
Terms: “dismantling, decolonizing, interrogating, challenging, centering, combating, liberation, resistance, activism, justice oriented”
Terms: “dismantling, decolonizing, interrogating, challenging, centering, combating, liberation, resistance, activism, justice oriented”
To Root Out Wokeness in the Course Catalog, This Texas University Is Turning to AI
“The AI was upset with my use of the phrase ‘women's rights movement.’”
www.texasmonthly.com
December 6, 2025 at 5:47 PM
We told you AI was a tool of fascism.
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99 cents on #GooglePlay! 1st in 4 mystery series #cozymystery #smalltownmystery
Great characters & absorbing plots
Appraisal for Murder bit.ly/3a10GjH
Newsprint to Footprints bit.ly/2PRRo2s
Tip a Hat to Murder bit.ly/32Fq8a9
Least Trodden Ground bit.ly/3oHLb5F
+ Aunt Madge bit.ly/3k8YzfF
Great characters & absorbing plots
Appraisal for Murder bit.ly/3a10GjH
Newsprint to Footprints bit.ly/2PRRo2s
Tip a Hat to Murder bit.ly/32Fq8a9
Least Trodden Ground bit.ly/3oHLb5F
+ Aunt Madge bit.ly/3k8YzfF
December 6, 2025 at 6:47 PM
99 cents on #GooglePlay! 1st in 4 mystery series #cozymystery #smalltownmystery
Great characters & absorbing plots
Appraisal for Murder bit.ly/3a10GjH
Newsprint to Footprints bit.ly/2PRRo2s
Tip a Hat to Murder bit.ly/32Fq8a9
Least Trodden Ground bit.ly/3oHLb5F
+ Aunt Madge bit.ly/3k8YzfF
Great characters & absorbing plots
Appraisal for Murder bit.ly/3a10GjH
Newsprint to Footprints bit.ly/2PRRo2s
Tip a Hat to Murder bit.ly/32Fq8a9
Least Trodden Ground bit.ly/3oHLb5F
+ Aunt Madge bit.ly/3k8YzfF
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Melanie is digging her new job as a landscaper – until her old boss turns up dead her first day. It’s the cover-up that envelops her good friend. “The mystery kept me guessing.”
#mystery #booksky #IowaMystery
amzn.to/3cOH6Gt
apple.co/3gcnIpg
BN bit.ly/2YZZLbm
Google bit.ly/2PRRo2s
#mystery #booksky #IowaMystery
amzn.to/3cOH6Gt
apple.co/3gcnIpg
BN bit.ly/2YZZLbm
Google bit.ly/2PRRo2s
December 6, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Melanie is digging her new job as a landscaper – until her old boss turns up dead her first day. It’s the cover-up that envelops her good friend. “The mystery kept me guessing.”
#mystery #booksky #IowaMystery
amzn.to/3cOH6Gt
apple.co/3gcnIpg
BN bit.ly/2YZZLbm
Google bit.ly/2PRRo2s
#mystery #booksky #IowaMystery
amzn.to/3cOH6Gt
apple.co/3gcnIpg
BN bit.ly/2YZZLbm
Google bit.ly/2PRRo2s
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You are ABSOLUTELY NOT going to regret listening to this bird:
A male rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) in winter plumage.
Ptarmigan is from Gaelic 'tarmachan' meaning "croaker". The p- was added when people mistakenly assumed it was a Greek word.
A bird forever warning people: "A werewolf!" (just in case of werewolves).
Ptarmigan is from Gaelic 'tarmachan' meaning "croaker". The p- was added when people mistakenly assumed it was a Greek word.
A bird forever warning people: "A werewolf!" (just in case of werewolves).
December 6, 2025 at 5:10 PM
You are ABSOLUTELY NOT going to regret listening to this bird:
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You can master any skill if you practise it for 10,000 hours except applying liquid eyeliner.
December 6, 2025 at 7:15 PM
You can master any skill if you practise it for 10,000 hours except applying liquid eyeliner.
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The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
December 6, 2025 at 4:29 AM
The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
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It only took four of us making a two-minute public comment about the library at the city council meeting for the councilors to restore the funding the mayor’s office had cut.
I really can't emphasize enough that if you care about local politics, all you gotta do is show up. Just a regular schmegular person showing up. Literally just show up consistently in person and within a remarkably short amount of time, you will have a shocking amount of influence.
December 6, 2025 at 5:08 PM
It only took four of us making a two-minute public comment about the library at the city council meeting for the councilors to restore the funding the mayor’s office had cut.
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it is impossible to overstate the extent to which this country is now being run by people you would leave a party rather than talk to for five minutes
they hate music, they hate art, they hate artists, they hate pop, they hate the video games they play, they hate the movies they watch, like, they're just all the worst fucking people you've ever met, none of them believe in anything
December 6, 2025 at 4:45 AM
it is impossible to overstate the extent to which this country is now being run by people you would leave a party rather than talk to for five minutes
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I’ve had this as an earworm all week…
December 6, 2025 at 8:36 AM
I’ve had this as an earworm all week…
Finding the mental energy to write after a 10 hour shift in a demanding job. Believing my stories are worth telling, that the end result is worth publishing. Remaining hopeful that people will continue reading in genres filled with AI slop.
Focusing on writing over promotion now. #pretendpanel
Focusing on writing over promotion now. #pretendpanel
#pretendpanel, I hope you find today's question just as engaging as yesterday's, even if the emotions might be a bit more negative surrounding the question...
December 6th: What was the most challenging aspect of writing for you in 2025?
#WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts
December 6th: What was the most challenging aspect of writing for you in 2025?
#WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts
December 6, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Finding the mental energy to write after a 10 hour shift in a demanding job. Believing my stories are worth telling, that the end result is worth publishing. Remaining hopeful that people will continue reading in genres filled with AI slop.
Focusing on writing over promotion now. #pretendpanel
Focusing on writing over promotion now. #pretendpanel
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Unsolicited writing advice, no. 1877:
Don't stay at your desk all day today. Go for a walk; touch greenery; read a book; watch a cloud; talk to someone; do something new. That's where the magic happens.
Don't stay at your desk all day today. Go for a walk; touch greenery; read a book; watch a cloud; talk to someone; do something new. That's where the magic happens.
December 6, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Unsolicited writing advice, no. 1877:
Don't stay at your desk all day today. Go for a walk; touch greenery; read a book; watch a cloud; talk to someone; do something new. That's where the magic happens.
Don't stay at your desk all day today. Go for a walk; touch greenery; read a book; watch a cloud; talk to someone; do something new. That's where the magic happens.
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*Sees unhappy cat with claw stuck in arm of sofa*
"Let me help you there, my friend."
*Gently and patiently rescues cat from its uncomfortable predicament, with enormous care*
Cat (leaving): "I will never forgive you for this, for as long as I live."
"Let me help you there, my friend."
*Gently and patiently rescues cat from its uncomfortable predicament, with enormous care*
Cat (leaving): "I will never forgive you for this, for as long as I live."
December 3, 2025 at 8:49 AM
*Sees unhappy cat with claw stuck in arm of sofa*
"Let me help you there, my friend."
*Gently and patiently rescues cat from its uncomfortable predicament, with enormous care*
Cat (leaving): "I will never forgive you for this, for as long as I live."
"Let me help you there, my friend."
*Gently and patiently rescues cat from its uncomfortable predicament, with enormous care*
Cat (leaving): "I will never forgive you for this, for as long as I live."
I finally know where my stalled story is going. Tonight, I described a woman in her 50s deciding to put on red lipstick because Hitler hated it, and doing so was an act of patriotism and a statement against fascism. The fact it belongs in my witchy cozy mystery is a hill I will die on. #pretendpanel
Happy December #pretendpanel! I hope you don't mind reflective questions. I'm a fan of them. But no worries if you give this month a skip, I'll understand.
December 5th: What are you most proud of from your writing this year?
#WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts
December 5th: What are you most proud of from your writing this year?
#WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts
December 6, 2025 at 2:43 AM
I finally know where my stalled story is going. Tonight, I described a woman in her 50s deciding to put on red lipstick because Hitler hated it, and doing so was an act of patriotism and a statement against fascism. The fact it belongs in my witchy cozy mystery is a hill I will die on. #pretendpanel
After months of pulling words out of me like using a pair of rusty pliers on my teeth, I finally know where this story is going, and tonight the words flowed out of me. Not many, not great. But I'll take it.
Because this timeline has wreaked havoc with my creativity, and I refuse to let it win.
Because this timeline has wreaked havoc with my creativity, and I refuse to let it win.
December 6, 2025 at 2:39 AM
After months of pulling words out of me like using a pair of rusty pliers on my teeth, I finally know where this story is going, and tonight the words flowed out of me. Not many, not great. But I'll take it.
Because this timeline has wreaked havoc with my creativity, and I refuse to let it win.
Because this timeline has wreaked havoc with my creativity, and I refuse to let it win.
I can guarantee if you email me with the salutation, "Hello, beautiful" like every other scammer pretending to be a general in the army or a retired doctor, I will drop your email subscription so fast it will make your head spin.
December 6, 2025 at 12:08 AM
I can guarantee if you email me with the salutation, "Hello, beautiful" like every other scammer pretending to be a general in the army or a retired doctor, I will drop your email subscription so fast it will make your head spin.
December 5, 2025 at 3:00 PM