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Tess Makovesky
@tessmakovesky.bsky.social
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Crime-writing alter-ego of @fionaglass.bsky.social. Writes darkly funny noir; likes Birmingham, Pink Floyd, and elephants. 'Embers of Bridges' out now.
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There's a lot of it about. I regularly get scam emails from some outfit called CHAMPS trying to sell me conferences/hotels for conferences. Keep marking as spam & unsubscribing but they keep on coming...
April 2, 2024 at 4:17 PM
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How many stories of “automated systems” and AI end up just being people in other countries paid peanuts to work remotely?
April 2, 2024 at 2:47 PM
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New event in Birmingham in May to celebrate 2Tone music - not sure if tickets still available...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Birmingham event to celebrate region's role in origin of 2 Tone
The event marks the broadcast of Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight’s new BBC drama.
www.bbc.co.uk
April 2, 2024 at 4:14 PM
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Will be giving this new series a go on Sunday, if only to see Birmingham in the 80s (which is when I first moved to the city). Pleased it's being filmed in Brum, too, unlike the TV series of Peaky Blinders. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
This Town: Birmingham's tower blocks gorgeous, Steven Knight says
The writer talks affectionately about his home city ahead of that start of his new series This Town.
www.bbc.co.uk
March 29, 2024 at 3:22 PM
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How it started / how it’s going
March 28, 2024 at 1:43 PM
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Today on my blog: margot-kin-berg.com/2024/03/28/b...
Back in School Again, Maxwell Plays the Fool Again*
In my last post, I mentioned some of the terrible parents we find in crime fiction. There are a lot of them, so that post barely scratched the proverbial surface. Bad parents are definitely woven into...
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March 28, 2024 at 6:10 PM
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I just published The Shortest Distance on
#Medium link.medium.com/ydiQymmilIb #AuthorsOfBluesky #HorrorCommunity #Life #Money #NYC #PoetryCommunity #StressManagement #WritingCommunity
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March 28, 2024 at 8:21 PM
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Me and my writer pals.
March 28, 2024 at 8:28 PM
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Burn, baby. Burn. #bishopriderlives
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March 27, 2024 at 4:48 PM
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I'm really struggling to understand what people think GenAI would help with on the screenwriting or novel writing front. If we wanted to lower the quality and double the amount of films and books that are made, we could EASILY do that with the books/screenplays submitted by humans TODAY(1/?)
March 27, 2024 at 7:20 PM
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Two hundred years of chocolate in Birmingham!!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-engl...
Cadbury's Bournville plant remains heart of the business - owner
Owners Mondeléz International say Bournville is the home of the business as Cadbury marks 200 years.
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March 27, 2024 at 7:54 PM
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The article doesn't explain what grounds the owners have to appeal... but I'm still hoping that somehow, the Crooked House will rise from the literal ashes again.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Crooked House owners appeal against rebuild order
An enforcement notice was issued in February requiring the owners to rebuild the demolished pub.
www.bbc.co.uk
March 27, 2024 at 7:52 PM
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One for the Marvel and/or comic fans!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Vintage Marvel comics found in Sutton Coldfield sell for £13k
The collection of 1,600 comics sold for more than double its estimated value.
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March 27, 2024 at 7:51 PM
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A bright green canal? And to think I thought all the bodies and bags of money were the biggest surprise - so much so they inspired both Gravy Train and Embers of Bridges! All in a good cause, though... #birmingham #canals
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Confusion after Birmingham canal turns green to test for leaks
Social media users are confused about why the Tame Valley Canal north of Birmingham changed colour.
www.bbc.co.uk
March 25, 2024 at 8:23 AM
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Loving Netflix's The Gentlemen? Why not try one of my darkly humorous noir books with a similar vibe? There's 3 to choose from, all set in Birmingham:
- psychological noir Raise the Blade
- chasing-the-money Gravy Train
- canal boat getaway Embers of Bridges
www.tessmakovesky.com/books.html
cast of netflix series The Gentlemen, posing in a posh drawing room cover art for Raise the Blade featuring a bloody knife in a sink cover art for Gravy Train featuring a pub on a street corner at night cover art for Embers of Bridges featuring a helicopter hovering over a bridge against an orange sky
March 24, 2024 at 7:43 PM
tessmakovesky.bsky.social
Loving Netflix's The Gentlemen? Why not try one of my darkly humorous noir books with a similar vibe? There's 3 to choose from, all set in Birmingham:
- psychological noir Raise the Blade
- chasing-the-money Gravy Train
- canal boat getaway Embers of Bridges
www.tessmakovesky.com/books.html
cast of netflix series The Gentlemen, posing in a posh drawing room cover art for Raise the Blade featuring a bloody knife in a sink cover art for Gravy Train featuring a pub on a street corner at night cover art for Embers of Bridges featuring a helicopter hovering over a bridge against an orange sky
March 24, 2024 at 7:43 PM
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First night of #NoirCityHollywood is in the books. Check out my write up here: NO ABRAS NUNCA ESA PUERTA and THE WINDOW christafaust.com/noir-city-ho...
Noir City Hollywood, the Home Game: NO ABRAS NUNCA ESA PUERTA and THE WINDOW - Christa Faust
Another year of exile up here in the Northern Fausthaus, away from Noir City Hollywood. I miss my gang of brilliant weirdos and hardcore Noirhounds who always sat in the same row every single night. I...
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March 23, 2024 at 4:19 PM
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I don’t know who wrote this, but it’s absolutely perfect
• X-Men is about civil rights. If you didn't get that, you didn't get X-Men. • Black Panther is about civil rights. If you didn't get that, you didn't get Black Panther. • Captain America literally fought the Nazis. He is the embodiment of fighting the alt-right. If you didn't get that, you didn't get Captain America. • The Empire in Star Wars is fascist. The Rebel alliance is Anti-Fascist. If you didn't get that, you didn't get Star Wars. • The Punisher isn't meant to be a role model for police or armed forces. So much so that the writers of The Punisher made him actively speak out against it in a comic. If you didn't get that, you didn't get The Punisher. • Deadpool is queer. He's pansexual. Fact. If you didn't get that you didn't get Deadpool. • Star Trek is about equality for all genders, races, and sexualities. As early as the mid-60s it was taking a pro-choice stance and defending women's right to choose. One of its clearest themes is accepting different cultures and appearances
March 23, 2024 at 10:09 AM
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Oho I recognise that lyric in the title... ;)
March 23, 2024 at 8:24 PM
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New female-led art gallery to open in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter (the setting for my darkly comic novella Embers of Bridges):
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Birmingham: Female-led contemporary art gallery to open
The art gallery will be a space where
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March 23, 2024 at 8:13 PM
tessmakovesky.bsky.social
Sad to see that libraries are under threat again. #birmingham #literacy #funding
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Bid to protect funding to 25 under threat libraries in Birmingham
People across Birmingham are planning a
www.bbc.co.uk
March 23, 2024 at 8:11 PM
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Good news for all the Peaky Blinders fans out there - and this time they're filming it in Birmingham!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Peaky Blinders movie to start filming in September
Creator Steven Knight tells reporters Cillian Murphy will reprise his role in the forthcoming film.
www.bbc.co.uk
March 23, 2024 at 8:10 PM
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fionaglass.bsky.social
Such good news for lovers of Birmingham, heavy metal, Victorian architecture - and pubs!
www.theguardian.com/culture/2024...
Birmingham ‘birthplace of heavy metal’ the Crown secures listed status
Pub where Black Sabbath played their first gig gains Grade II status after thousands sign petition
www.theguardian.com
March 15, 2024 at 8:07 PM
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bertsbooks.bsky.social
A merry morning to you all. Hope you’re reading something good! - Michael
March 21, 2024 at 8:38 AM
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pulpcurry.bsky.social
"Well, ma'am, if I see him, I'll sure give him the message."

Vale M. Emmet Walsh. You made every film you were in better.
March 20, 2024 at 9:54 PM