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Pat Wahler

@patwahlerauthor.bsky.social

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Award-winning author and avid reader of historical fiction and women's stories. Advocate for rescued animals and nature. Fan of those who offer kindness and humor during stressful times. https://patwahler.com/

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Pat Wahler @patwahlerauthor.bsky.social · 28d

Hot cocoa. Cozy blanket. New book. Caution: these stories flirt back.
Click here, because your TBR stack isn't tall enough yet probably. www.patwahler.com

#booksky #readers #reading #books #book #bookclub

Cozy fall image of woman holding cup of tea/coffee and reading a book. Text: Fall into a good book

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Pat Wahler @patwahlerauthor.bsky.social · 5h

Might be the best Ted Talk ever.

Text: Growing up Gen X, if you said "That's not fair," your mom would say, "life's not fair," and that was the end of your TED Talk. - I Might Be Funny1

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Pat Wahler @patwahlerauthor.bsky.social · 1d

#booksky #writers #writing

Text: Good writing habit: use active voice. If the words sense any weakness at all, they'll rise up and seize control of the page, sowing chaos and death. Beware the words... -The Writer's Mysterium

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A.D.🍀🦩 @adwills.bsky.social · 10d

my characters aren't allowed to stop going through it until I've stopped going through it. it's the law. it's out of my hands.

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Pat Wahler @patwahlerauthor.bsky.social · 1d

What do I need this fall? Pumpkin bread, chai tea, and a hero who saves the bakery, adopts the dog, and owns a closetful of flannel shirts.

#fallmovies #hero #writers #books #writing

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Pat Wahler @patwahlerauthor.bsky.social · 1d

Every writer keeps ghosts in a jar. It's artisanal drama and we use it to season prose. Handcrafted. Ethically sourced from our own mistakes.

#writer #writing #booksky

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Pat Wahler @patwahlerauthor.bsky.social · 1d

Excellent idea!

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Skyla Dawn Cameron @skyladawn.ca · 1d

Forgot to post earlier, but here is Shawn living his best life ignoring the fact that I told him to get off the drying rack—and my clean laundry—ten times.

A long-haired black cat with green eyes is lying on top of a laundry rack with freshly cleaned clothes that are drying, and will now be covered in fur. He shows no remorse.

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Susan Kaye Quinn is Writing Solarpunk 🌞🌱 @susankayequinn.bsky.social · 1d

I try to support the art I want to see in the world (includes all forms) and I just got one of Kurzgesagt's calendars cuz they do good work.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zfN...

AI Slop Is Killing Our Channel

YouTube video by Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell

www.youtube.com

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weeder @weeder.bsky.social · 1d

The pride of saying "yes" when someone asks "have you shopped with us before?" Witness my loyalty, lay coupons at my feet

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Pat Wahler @patwahlerauthor.bsky.social · 1d

Excellent cause, folks!

NPR @npr.org · 1d

Thirty of Ross' trademark landscapes will be sold at a series of auctions starting in November. He painted many of them live on The Joy of Painting, which started airing on PBS in the 1980s. n.pr/474wJvJ

Dozens of Bob Ross paintings will be auctioned to help public TV after funding cuts

Thirty of Ross' trademark landscapes will be sold at a series of auctions starting in November. He painted many of them live on The Joy of Painting, which started airing on PBS in the 1980s.

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JL Oakley~Historical fiction author @jloakley.bsky.social · 1d

LOL. I wonder what his place will look like? Maybe he'll visit old friends.

Location of Shetland character Jimmy Perez's old place.

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Author Suzy Davies Award-Winning Children's Books and YA LitFic @birdwriterwrites.bsky.social · 2d

Luna makes new friends at the winter solstice celebrations- a warm Frenchie - Louis The Sun King - and the most magical of cats - The Snow Cat!

www.amazon.com/LUNA-SNOW-CA... #childrenschristmasbooks #picturebookart #picturebooks #kidsbookstagram #pets #animals

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ash @ashhull.bsky.social · 1d

Taking time for a inspirational moment. Okay, I'm done now.

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Greeneville Zoo @greenevillezoo.bsky.social · 1d

You may experience intermittent squawking in your head as you enjoy the bird exhibit but don’t be alarmed. It’s just Tevin, our telepathic toucan.

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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 1d

In my “Fine, I’ll do it myself” - era.

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Debbie Ridpath Ohi @debbieohi.com · 1d

THE LIBRARIANS @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social is a *must-see.*

Thanks to @ifla.org Met Lib for the private screening at Toronto Reference Library.

Terrifying, deeply moving. I know several of the librarians & recognized books by many #KidLit #YALit friends. 😢

#BannedBooksWeek #LibrarySky

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Panel discussion taking place in a conference room with four speakers seated on stage in front of an audience. A large screen beside them displays a slide that reads, “America’s war on books is more than a war on words. THE LIBRARIANS. Directed by Kim A. Snyder.” The slide also shows several film festival logos.

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“As if!” -Cher @asifcherbear.bsky.social · 1d

Work (and well… everything) has been very frustrating this week, but coming home to this sweet little dog helps a lot. I mean, just look at that face. 🥹

#corgi #corgicrew #dogsofbluesky

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Pat Wahler @patwahlerauthor.bsky.social · 1d

Totally!

The Whimsical Muse @whimsicalmuse.bsky.social · 1d

If you don’t want to read Edgar Allan Poe together by candlelight whilst sharing dark chocolate cheesecake and a vintage bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon in an abandoned cottage in the Scottish Highlands during a raging storm, then please don’t tell me you’re “open to trying new things.”

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Jonathan Edward Durham @thisone0verhere.bsky.social · 1d

Hear me out: a new expensive kitchen gadget of the month club. Every month a new awesome kitchen gadget arrives at your door, and then you get to make it your whole personality for 30 days until it’s dead to you, then a new one shows up and you send the old one back without losing any counter space

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Jonathan Edward Durham @thisone0verhere.bsky.social · 1d

They don’t want you to know this but if you drive to the gym and just relax in your car for 90 minutes you can still tell people you went to the gym because you did

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Kym Camryn @kymcamryn.bsky.social · 1d

💙💙💙

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Pat Wahler @patwahlerauthor.bsky.social · 1d

We all need a little joy these days.

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Travis comma bitch @prof-hinkley.bsky.social · 1d

My wife caught me sneaking Christmas music

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John Bull @garius.bsky.social · 1d

i think the feral foster kittens are starting to see the benefits of the not-being-feral thing.

👍 Heating
👍 food that magically turns up when you're hungry
👍 cat toys
👍 blankets

black kitten and white kitten snoozing happily against each other after a big meal.

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