Susanna Shore, Author
@susannashore.bsky.social
Self-publishing author of P.I. Tracy Hayes mysteries, The Reed Files crime capers, House of Magic paranormal cozies, and Two-Natured London paranormal romances. Reader and book blogger.
www.susannashore.com
www.susannashore.com
Pinned
“Saturday began with my new boyfriend disappearing in front of my eyes. Not a good start for the day, to be honest.”
Season to Be Witched is here! Find it on
Az: www.amazon.com/dp/B0FSKQ19D6
Others: books2read.com/u/mqLx91
Sample: www.susannashore.com/seasontobewiched.html
#urbanfantasy #booksky
Season to Be Witched is here! Find it on
Az: www.amazon.com/dp/B0FSKQ19D6
Others: books2read.com/u/mqLx91
Sample: www.susannashore.com/seasontobewiched.html
#urbanfantasy #booksky
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My Brain:
"Psst, here's a great idea for your book."
Me:
"I'm busy. I'll write it down later. I'll remember it."
Morgan Freeman:
"But he did not remember it, for his brain soon moved on to wonder how cottage cheese gets made."
#WritingCommunity #BookSky #WriteSky
"Psst, here's a great idea for your book."
Me:
"I'm busy. I'll write it down later. I'll remember it."
Morgan Freeman:
"But he did not remember it, for his brain soon moved on to wonder how cottage cheese gets made."
#WritingCommunity #BookSky #WriteSky
November 26, 2025 at 9:37 PM
My Brain:
"Psst, here's a great idea for your book."
Me:
"I'm busy. I'll write it down later. I'll remember it."
Morgan Freeman:
"But he did not remember it, for his brain soon moved on to wonder how cottage cheese gets made."
#WritingCommunity #BookSky #WriteSky
"Psst, here's a great idea for your book."
Me:
"I'm busy. I'll write it down later. I'll remember it."
Morgan Freeman:
"But he did not remember it, for his brain soon moved on to wonder how cottage cheese gets made."
#WritingCommunity #BookSky #WriteSky
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One personally frustrating thing about the big AI push is that it forces people to assess it in a hurry, which makes people careless. It kinda smells like a scam to me if someone’s hurrying you along, cultivating urgency in you, well before you know where they’re taking you.
November 27, 2025 at 6:18 AM
One personally frustrating thing about the big AI push is that it forces people to assess it in a hurry, which makes people careless. It kinda smells like a scam to me if someone’s hurrying you along, cultivating urgency in you, well before you know where they’re taking you.
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I wish that Japanese entertainment industry wasnt allergic to money so we could have an actual streaming service in europe too.
For most the choice is between pirating or being forced to use AI-slopfactory a la Crenchyrell.
For most the choice is between pirating or being forced to use AI-slopfactory a la Crenchyrell.
November 26, 2025 at 5:31 PM
I wish that Japanese entertainment industry wasnt allergic to money so we could have an actual streaming service in europe too.
For most the choice is between pirating or being forced to use AI-slopfactory a la Crenchyrell.
For most the choice is between pirating or being forced to use AI-slopfactory a la Crenchyrell.
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Straight out-of-camera scene coming back from work tonight.
Rare to see that many fallen leaves; they usually get manically swiped seconds after they touch the ground.
Miyamotochō, #Itabashi Ward, #Tokyo
#photography #streetphotography #japan #ArtYear #autumn #EastCoastKin @bskyphotos.bsky.social
Rare to see that many fallen leaves; they usually get manically swiped seconds after they touch the ground.
Miyamotochō, #Itabashi Ward, #Tokyo
#photography #streetphotography #japan #ArtYear #autumn #EastCoastKin @bskyphotos.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Straight out-of-camera scene coming back from work tonight.
Rare to see that many fallen leaves; they usually get manically swiped seconds after they touch the ground.
Miyamotochō, #Itabashi Ward, #Tokyo
#photography #streetphotography #japan #ArtYear #autumn #EastCoastKin @bskyphotos.bsky.social
Rare to see that many fallen leaves; they usually get manically swiped seconds after they touch the ground.
Miyamotochō, #Itabashi Ward, #Tokyo
#photography #streetphotography #japan #ArtYear #autumn #EastCoastKin @bskyphotos.bsky.social
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My cartoon for this week's @newscientist.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:01 PM
My cartoon for this week's @newscientist.com
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Japan's version of the moon rabbit tale is a perfect example of self-sacrifice. Originating from a Sanskrit tale, it tells of a fox, a monkey, and a rabbit who found an exhausted old man collapsed in the mountains. The monkey gathered fruit and nuts, and the fox brought fish...
#WyrdWednesday
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#WyrdWednesday
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November 26, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Japan's version of the moon rabbit tale is a perfect example of self-sacrifice. Originating from a Sanskrit tale, it tells of a fox, a monkey, and a rabbit who found an exhausted old man collapsed in the mountains. The monkey gathered fruit and nuts, and the fox brought fish...
#WyrdWednesday
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#WyrdWednesday
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If that's Welsh then I'm so fluent it reads to me just like English. Which is remarkable, since I don't speak Welsh.
November 26, 2025 at 12:33 PM
If that's Welsh then I'm so fluent it reads to me just like English. Which is remarkable, since I don't speak Welsh.
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i came across the saying "to follow like a Tantony pig" so I get curious and look it up, but Tantony isnt a place, it's a contraction of St Anthony who is the saint of swineherds, so the proverb means to follow someone like a pig following the hog messiah. alas this information will not pay my bills
November 26, 2025 at 12:27 PM
i came across the saying "to follow like a Tantony pig" so I get curious and look it up, but Tantony isnt a place, it's a contraction of St Anthony who is the saint of swineherds, so the proverb means to follow someone like a pig following the hog messiah. alas this information will not pay my bills
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Itsumade are strange bird-like chimera in #JapaneseFolklore. They have a human face with a pointed beak, a snake's body, sharp claws and huge wings. They appear in the sky at night, flying in circles crying out 'itsumademo' which means 'until when?'
#LegendaryWednesday
🎨Matthew Meyer @yokai.com
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#LegendaryWednesday
🎨Matthew Meyer @yokai.com
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November 26, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Itsumade are strange bird-like chimera in #JapaneseFolklore. They have a human face with a pointed beak, a snake's body, sharp claws and huge wings. They appear in the sky at night, flying in circles crying out 'itsumademo' which means 'until when?'
#LegendaryWednesday
🎨Matthew Meyer @yokai.com
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#LegendaryWednesday
🎨Matthew Meyer @yokai.com
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You may be cool, but you'll never be as cool as these two cats wearing sunglasses in the window of an optician's Boulevard St Germain in 1925
November 26, 2025 at 10:43 AM
You may be cool, but you'll never be as cool as these two cats wearing sunglasses in the window of an optician's Boulevard St Germain in 1925
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I used to be a lead bookseller at one of the biggest bookshops in the UK. We had a reputation for being able to "break" books, i.e. build hype for books we got behind and make them start selling.
That often involved handselling just 9 or 10 copies over a couple of days.
That often involved handselling just 9 or 10 copies over a couple of days.
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 26, 2025 at 12:06 AM
I used to be a lead bookseller at one of the biggest bookshops in the UK. We had a reputation for being able to "break" books, i.e. build hype for books we got behind and make them start selling.
That often involved handselling just 9 or 10 copies over a couple of days.
That often involved handselling just 9 or 10 copies over a couple of days.
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November 21, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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A moment of appreciation for the camp food illustrations by George Kamitani for Dragon's Crown, it really set an insane standard for fantasy food illustration.
November 25, 2025 at 6:23 PM
A moment of appreciation for the camp food illustrations by George Kamitani for Dragon's Crown, it really set an insane standard for fantasy food illustration.
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🍃🍁THE TEMPLE WITHOUT WALLS🍂🌨️
the autumn wind
twisting & turning
enters my gate
秋風や曲がり曲がりて門に入
-Kobayashi Issa (小林一茶), 1814
Of all the temples in Kyōto, Jōjakkō-ji's (常寂光寺) seasonal transformations are some of the most beautiful.
...& this is where Kurobee lives🐈⬛
the autumn wind
twisting & turning
enters my gate
秋風や曲がり曲がりて門に入
-Kobayashi Issa (小林一茶), 1814
Of all the temples in Kyōto, Jōjakkō-ji's (常寂光寺) seasonal transformations are some of the most beautiful.
...& this is where Kurobee lives🐈⬛
November 26, 2025 at 3:21 AM
🍃🍁THE TEMPLE WITHOUT WALLS🍂🌨️
the autumn wind
twisting & turning
enters my gate
秋風や曲がり曲がりて門に入
-Kobayashi Issa (小林一茶), 1814
Of all the temples in Kyōto, Jōjakkō-ji's (常寂光寺) seasonal transformations are some of the most beautiful.
...& this is where Kurobee lives🐈⬛
the autumn wind
twisting & turning
enters my gate
秋風や曲がり曲がりて門に入
-Kobayashi Issa (小林一茶), 1814
Of all the temples in Kyōto, Jōjakkō-ji's (常寂光寺) seasonal transformations are some of the most beautiful.
...& this is where Kurobee lives🐈⬛
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The back label is a thing of beauty
November 25, 2025 at 8:28 PM
The back label is a thing of beauty
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BREAKING: This is huge news, the EU's equivalent of the 🇺🇸Supreme Court's 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges ruling.
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
www.reuters.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:10 AM
BREAKING: This is huge news, the EU's equivalent of the 🇺🇸Supreme Court's 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges ruling.
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
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Great interview about Murderbot:
Bifurcating Character with Incisive and Witty Inner Monologue: a Masterclass with ‘Murderbot’ Co-Showrunners Paul Weitz and Spirit Awards Winner Chris Weitz
www.filmindependent.org/blog/bifurca...
Bifurcating Character with Incisive and Witty Inner Monologue: a Masterclass with ‘Murderbot’ Co-Showrunners Paul Weitz and Spirit Awards Winner Chris Weitz
www.filmindependent.org/blog/bifurca...
Bifurcating Character with Incisive and Witty Inner Monologue: a Masterclass with ‘Murderbot’ Co-Showrunners Paul Weitz and Spirit Awards Winner Chris Weitz - Film Independent
One of the most delightful series to premiere this summer, Murderbot is a witty, quirky sci-fi dramedy that explores thought-provoking themes under the
www.filmindependent.org
November 25, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Great interview about Murderbot:
Bifurcating Character with Incisive and Witty Inner Monologue: a Masterclass with ‘Murderbot’ Co-Showrunners Paul Weitz and Spirit Awards Winner Chris Weitz
www.filmindependent.org/blog/bifurca...
Bifurcating Character with Incisive and Witty Inner Monologue: a Masterclass with ‘Murderbot’ Co-Showrunners Paul Weitz and Spirit Awards Winner Chris Weitz
www.filmindependent.org/blog/bifurca...
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As the year comes to an end, I'm reposting some of the comics I made this year, including this ridiculous thing.
November 25, 2025 at 3:19 PM
As the year comes to an end, I'm reposting some of the comics I made this year, including this ridiculous thing.
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Here are my top 10 dogs carrying big sticks!
November 25, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Here are my top 10 dogs carrying big sticks!
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"This is pastel-coloured niceness with a side of cute and a smattering of feelgood sprinkles. Not Conan. If you don't pick that up after 5 minutes, I can't help you."
The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity streaming on @netflixanime.bsky.social
www.uk-anime.net/anime/The_Fr...
#anime #romance
The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity streaming on @netflixanime.bsky.social
www.uk-anime.net/anime/The_Fr...
#anime #romance
The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity
Chaste, earnest and wringing every emotional beat as only animation can, this is just a warm bubble-bath of romantic feelgood drama. Dive in.
www.uk-anime.net
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
"This is pastel-coloured niceness with a side of cute and a smattering of feelgood sprinkles. Not Conan. If you don't pick that up after 5 minutes, I can't help you."
The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity streaming on @netflixanime.bsky.social
www.uk-anime.net/anime/The_Fr...
#anime #romance
The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity streaming on @netflixanime.bsky.social
www.uk-anime.net/anime/The_Fr...
#anime #romance
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Let's share our favourite moments of joy! #dramajoychallenge #kdrama #cdrama #jdrama #blseries
Day 21: scene stunning cinematography -PART 2-
IF I HAVE TO CHOOSE ONE
I'd go for the final fighting scene between Shujiro & Bukotsu in #LastSamuraiStanding
To avoid spoiler BTS
youtu.be/WeMm88f5n2E?...
Day 21: scene stunning cinematography -PART 2-
IF I HAVE TO CHOOSE ONE
I'd go for the final fighting scene between Shujiro & Bukotsu in #LastSamuraiStanding
To avoid spoiler BTS
youtu.be/WeMm88f5n2E?...
November 25, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Let's share our favourite moments of joy! #dramajoychallenge #kdrama #cdrama #jdrama #blseries
Day 21: scene stunning cinematography -PART 2-
IF I HAVE TO CHOOSE ONE
I'd go for the final fighting scene between Shujiro & Bukotsu in #LastSamuraiStanding
To avoid spoiler BTS
youtu.be/WeMm88f5n2E?...
Day 21: scene stunning cinematography -PART 2-
IF I HAVE TO CHOOSE ONE
I'd go for the final fighting scene between Shujiro & Bukotsu in #LastSamuraiStanding
To avoid spoiler BTS
youtu.be/WeMm88f5n2E?...
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You know, I'm not sure I ever really read the Pond Rules at our local nature preserve all that closely before
November 25, 2025 at 1:24 AM
You know, I'm not sure I ever really read the Pond Rules at our local nature preserve all that closely before
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🍂NENBUTSU FALL🍁
Even the stoniest of hearts cannot help but enjoy autumn in Arashiyama.
#otaginenbutsuji #愛宕念仏寺 #arashiyama #嵐山 #Kyoto #京都 #羅漢 #rakan #nenbutsuji #mtatago #愛宕山 #autumn #紅葉
Even the stoniest of hearts cannot help but enjoy autumn in Arashiyama.
#otaginenbutsuji #愛宕念仏寺 #arashiyama #嵐山 #Kyoto #京都 #羅漢 #rakan #nenbutsuji #mtatago #愛宕山 #autumn #紅葉
November 25, 2025 at 1:10 AM
🍂NENBUTSU FALL🍁
Even the stoniest of hearts cannot help but enjoy autumn in Arashiyama.
#otaginenbutsuji #愛宕念仏寺 #arashiyama #嵐山 #Kyoto #京都 #羅漢 #rakan #nenbutsuji #mtatago #愛宕山 #autumn #紅葉
Even the stoniest of hearts cannot help but enjoy autumn in Arashiyama.
#otaginenbutsuji #愛宕念仏寺 #arashiyama #嵐山 #Kyoto #京都 #羅漢 #rakan #nenbutsuji #mtatago #愛宕山 #autumn #紅葉