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Bobby Mathews @bamawriter.bsky.social · 4d

You're the best! <3

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Robin Bradford @tuphlos.bsky.social · 5d

I would totally go to this. YOU should totally go to this. But if you're like me, and way too far away, you can find his short stories lots of places like the ones below.

The Best American Mystery and Suspense 2024 edited by S.A. Cosby

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Bobby Mathews @bamawriter.bsky.social · 6d

Thanks so much!

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Conor Meets Abbot & Costello @conorvoice.com · 6d

Bobby wrote a couple of my favourite crime novels of this century!

If you're in the area I envy you the chance to stop by.

Bobby Mathews @bamawriter.bsky.social · 6d

If you're in the #BHM — that's Birmingham, Ala-damn-bama — area on October 19, I'll be reading some of my short fiction and talking about what inspires me in this city. Come see me at the Hoover Public Library! Event is free and open to the public. :-)

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Bobby Mathews @bamawriter.bsky.social · 6d

If you're in the #BHM — that's Birmingham, Ala-damn-bama — area on October 19, I'll be reading some of my short fiction and talking about what inspires me in this city. Come see me at the Hoover Public Library! Event is free and open to the public. :-)

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Bobby Mathews @bamawriter.bsky.social · 7d

If only Robert E. Lee had shaved. Pete Hegseth and the rest of MAGA would have the country they truly want.

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Bobby Mathews @bamawriter.bsky.social · 7d

Sherman coulda marched through Georgia in a day-and-a-half if he hadn't had a beard.

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Bobby Mathews @bamawriter.bsky.social · 8d

Wtf

This Is Completely Unprepared, and I Am Real @jsx.bsky.social · 8d

The ADL hasn't been doing its job for a while now, but this is particularly craven and embarrassing.

Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 8d

"Under pressure from Elon Musk, Donald Trump Jr. and prominent right-wing activists in the wake of the assassination of Charlie Kirk, the Anti-Defamation League is removing from its website the Glossary of Extremism and Hate, one of the organization’s signature anti-hate resources."

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Kindra Cotton @kindracotton.com · 16d

REMINDER: Black women lost 319,000 jobs between February and July of this year, the only major female demographic to experience significant job losses during this five-month period.

White men saw the largest job increase 一 365,001* 一 among groups

* = added Jimmy Kimmel who got his job back! 😒

Black women lost 319,000 jobs between February and July of this year, the only major female demographic to experience significant job losses during this five-month period.

White men saw the largest job
increase 一 365,000 一 among
groups.

According to an analysis of the most recent labor statistics by
Katica Roy, a gender economist

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Bobby Mathews @bamawriter.bsky.social · 16d

And in MORE good news, I have struggled with some advice that my agent, the awesome @zhoney.bsky.social, gave me on the next book. Yesterday a.m., the path to taking that advice finally clicked for me, and I ended up doing a major rewrite.

That was a hell of a good feeling.

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Bobby Mathews @bamawriter.bsky.social · 16d

I've been having some health struggles in recent months that I haven't talked about on here ... some of it seems to be looking up. Keep your fingers crossed, y'all.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18d

There is no world in which it is normal for the president to publicly call upon his attorney general to hurry up and prosecute his political foes. It’s like the Watergate tapes but posted on social media. Let’s get a grip on what’s happening here.

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Bobby Mathews @bamawriter.bsky.social · 22d

putting on Buch & Sundance for background noise today.

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Bobby Mathews @bamawriter.bsky.social · 22d

I never liked Gambit anyway.

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Bobby Mathews @bamawriter.bsky.social · 22d

"I can't swim!"

"Are you crazy? The fall will probably kill you!"

Butch and Sundance are together again. Rest in Peace, Robert Redford.

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Stephanie King @stephstephking.bsky.social · 22d

RIP to a great actor and watch "All the President's Men" this week/end if you want to remember what it was like back when the Washington Post did real journalism

Jennie Coughlin @jenniecoughlin.bsky.social · 22d

His death, in the mountains outside Provo, was announced in a statement by Cindi Berger, the chief executive of the publicity firm Rogers & Cowan PMK. She said he had died in his sleep but did not provide a specific cause.

Robert Redford, Screen Idol Turned Director and Activist, Dies at 89

www.nytimes.com

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Bobby Mathews @bamawriter.bsky.social · 26d

Stumptown was really good.

But I gotta rep Terriers and Firefly.

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American Horror Story 2025 @scottynola.bsky.social · 29d

What a lovely interview! Thanks, Frank!

Greg Herren: The Master of Queer Mysteries and New Orleans Storytelling

Written by Frank Gaimari Greg Herren / Photo by Mike Smarro Greg Herren is a name synonymous with LGBTQ+ literature, particularly in the mystery genre. A prolific author and advocate, Herren has sp…

franksfilmreview.com

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Christa Faust @christafaust.bsky.social · 29d

This, so hard.

Charlie Jane "Lessons in Magic and Disaster" Anders 🏳️‍⚧ @charliejane.bsky.social · 29d

I don't really care if the future is short videos. I like words. Words have gotten me this far and I'm gonna stick with 'em for the duration

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Lawrence Allan @writelarrywrite.lawrenceallanwrites.com · Aug 18

Go F@!k Yourself is out NOW... today the book drops... the ebook and the paperback are available for purchase!

(Audio book is on the way!)

Check out the 3rd book in the award winning mystery series!

#booksky #author #mysterybooks #indieauthor

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Go F@!k Yourself: A Jimmy Cooper Mystery (Jimmy Cooper Mysteries)

Go F@!k Yourself: A Jimmy Cooper Mystery (Jimmy Cooper Mysteries) [Allan, Lawrence] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Go F@!k Yourself: A Jimmy Cooper Mystery (Jimmy Cooper Mysteries)

www.amazon.com

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Dave White @davewhite.bsky.social · Aug 18

AN EMPTY HELL, the first appearance of Matt Herrick, is and Early Bird Books Sale wherever you can get ebooks! Only $1.99! @dzhyde.bsky.social @hillnadell.bsky.social

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Jacqueline Doyle @jacqdoyle.bsky.social · Aug 9

More misogynist insanity.

WuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · Aug 8

Of course Pete Hegseth quote tweeted a clip saying women should not have the right to vote, the 19th Amendment should be "repealed" and women should "submit" to their husbands

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Beau Johnson 🇨🇦 🪓 @beaujohnson44.bsky.social · Aug 7

Hey, it’s Thursday! I wore pants! Go on, get some @lauramchugh.bsky.social @curtisippolito.bsky.social @robwhart.bsky.social @nkolakowski.bsky.social @bamawriter.bsky.social @steveweddle.bsky.social and @meaganlucas.bsky.social
Fun was had! #BookSky

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Charles Barouch @hdwp.com · Aug 4

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