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CE (Catie) Murphy

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Writer, mostly of novels. She/her. CatieMurphy.com for aaaaalllll the books. Please join my newsletter, too! https://BookHip.com/BZQWLZL

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CE (Catie) Murphy @cemurphy.bsky.social · Nov 11

Hello, new followers! Lovely to have you here!

I write in MANY GENRES as CE Murphy, Catie Murphy, Murphy Lawless, and Zoe Chant. catiemurphy.com for details!

There's usually less knitting & more politics, writing, & anecdotes around here, but I'm mostly on a social media break atm. Still, welcome!

Catie (CE) Murphy.com – official website of author CE (Catie) Murphy

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CE (Catie) Murphy @cemurphy.bsky.social · 51m

!!!

will do O_O

CE (Catie) Murphy @cemurphy.bsky.social · 1h

Oh my God 🤣😍🤣

CE (Catie) Murphy @cemurphy.bsky.social · 2h

a group of men are dancing on a stage and the word hey is on the bottom

Alt: The Hamilton lads go "hey"

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Melissa F. Olson @mfolson.bsky.social · 2h

It’s finally here!
You can now buy the trade paperback of ARCHAIC, about a badass single mom who’s put in charge of a sentient island and its mythological Inhabitants. Come for the Mesopotamian goddess of the dead, stay for the 9-yr-old who saves the day w/birdwatching skills.
bit.ly/Demonde

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CE (Catie) Murphy @cemurphy.bsky.social · 2h

That's good

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🦇Miss Hell Batkeeper🦇 @mishellbaker.bsky.social · 2h

Especially teenagers. My 13yo got complimented on her outfit by a stranger and I literally saw her life change a little bit.

Izzy Deadjet @deadjet.net · 12h

Also just being nice without overthinking it or expecting a certain reaction from people. So many people in the world seem so scared to come across as creepy, but as long as you expect nothing from the other person, saying something simple as, "I love your jacket" makes the world just a little nicer

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Grigory Lukin ✨️is on sub✨️ @grigorylukin.bsky.social · 2h

Promise? 🥹

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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Kitty Chandler @mightybattlecat.bsky.social · 2h

Alternately, this is GUILLERMO DEL TORO, how do you go to a monster movie he made and not expect the movie to be sympathetic to the monster? Do these people go to John Woo movies and get mad at all the slo-mo? Do they go to Quentin Tarantino movies and object to the cussing?

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CE (Catie) Murphy @cemurphy.bsky.social · 3h

ok, 2350, that's not bad

CE (Catie) Murphy @cemurphy.bsky.social · 3h

Wow.

Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 4h

JUST IN: The Republican Mayor of Fairbanks, Alaska’s second biggest city, lost re-election last night to a Democrat.

Mayor David Pruhs is a conservative who fought protections for LGBTQ+ residents; he made comments this year drew condemnation this year from Alaska Natives. He lost to Mindy O'Neall.

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CE (Catie) Murphy @cemurphy.bsky.social · 3h

a man in glasses is talking to another man and says we 're gonna need a bigger boat

ALT: a man in glasses is talking to another man and says we 're gonna need a bigger boat

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CE (Catie) Murphy @cemurphy.bsky.social · 3h

💯

CE (Catie) Murphy @cemurphy.bsky.social · 5h

600 words or so. blocking the internet again bc clearly i will never finish otherwise.

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CE (Catie) Murphy @cemurphy.bsky.social · 6h

I got a suitable answer for this (a sapling or branch snapping back) so shall close comments, but thank you all for your thoughts! :)

CE (Catie) Murphy @cemurphy.bsky.social · 6h

...is there anything besides actual rubber that has a snap-back quality to it that would be recognizably available in 18th century France?

CE (Catie) Murphy @cemurphy.bsky.social · 6h

oooh idk i've got an answer for my problem but i'll have to look that up!

CE (Catie) Murphy @cemurphy.bsky.social · 6h

that's an excellent one, perfect for this metaphor, thank you

CE (Catie) Murphy @cemurphy.bsky.social · 6h

...is there anything besides actual rubber that has a snap-back quality to it that would be recognizably available in 18th century France?

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CE (Catie) Murphy @cemurphy.bsky.social · 7h

WHOA AMAZE!!!!

CE (Catie) Murphy @cemurphy.bsky.social · 7h

*this is a lie, there are so many more, but most of them are even more tedious than writing

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CE (Catie) Murphy @cemurphy.bsky.social · 7h

Okay, I have, if not played all the PoGo I can, have played enough for the morning EVEN THOUGH i only have a WEEK left to make another THIRTEEN MILLION, written a couple blog posts, and generally indulged in most of the procrastinatory activities that I can*.

Minimum necessary wordcount is 1646.

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CE (Catie) Murphy @cemurphy.bsky.social · 7h

😬

CE (Catie) Murphy @cemurphy.bsky.social · 7h

Even people whose idea of a novelist is based on Stephen King are rather surprised at people like me. :)

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CE (Catie) Murphy @cemurphy.bsky.social · 7h

Aaaah, c'mon, Dolly, we could use you sticking around for a while. Heal up, queen.

Euronews @euronews.com · 7h

Last week, Dolly Parton postponed her Las Vegas residency until September 2026, telling her fans that she’s been facing “health challenges”. Now, her sister Freida has asked fans to pray for the singer's wellbeing.

Dolly Parton's sister asks fans to pray for the country icon's health

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CE (Catie) Murphy @cemurphy.bsky.social · 8h

Of course! And I'll go back in to talk to her about writing at some point but aNoThEr CuStOmEr showed up and iNtErRuPtEd oUr ImPoRtAnT cOnVerSaTiOn! :D

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Euronews @euronews.com · 8h

Solar energy is now so cheap it costs as little as €0.023 to produce one unit of power, a new study has found.

Solar power named the world’s cheapest energy source

Solar energy is now so cheap it costs as little as €0.023 to produce one unit of power, a new study has found.

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