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Diane Dooley

@dianedooley.bsky.social

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Aging guttersnipe. Brit living in Vermont. Published author of Science Fiction, Horror, Romance. Interests: books, history, politics, tennis, music, poetry, travel, gardens. Linktree: https://linktr.ee/dianedooley

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Diane Dooley @dianedooley.bsky.social · Nov 2

My published short stories: dianedooley.wordpress.com/short-stories/

Illustration: Sue Babcock

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Diane Dooley @dianedooley.bsky.social · Nov 2

My published short stories: dianedooley.wordpress.com/short-stories/

Illustration: Sue Babcock

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Warwick History Post-Doc Club @post-doc-club.bsky.social · 10d

Great news!
JSTOR now have a free account with an Independent Researcher category. You can access 100 documents per month

www.jstor.org/action/showL...

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Brief Ecology @briefecology.bsky.social · 10d

Hey indie publishers: Brief Ecology is looking for new and upcoming eco-fiction to review! We like eco-horror, eco-gothic, eco-anti-gothic, eco-weird, eco-literary, and whatever else we're not picky. Get in touch if you've got titles that you think fit!

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Billy Ramone @pulpasylum.bsky.social · 12d

Coming next Wednesday, October 1st: Pulp Asylum issue #9, including Oladosu Michael Emerald's new story, "3:00 AM Will Come Again."

PulpAsylum.com

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Diane Dooley @dianedooley.bsky.social · 12d

Happy birthday, Cathy!

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Diane Dooley @dianedooley.bsky.social · 12d

Happy birthday! Would you like to tell me about your medical maladies in excruciating detail?

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Diane Dooley @dianedooley.bsky.social · 12d

Dangling donuts. So terrifying, LOL. Love you, PDX.

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Jon Walker @jonwalkerpdx.bsky.social · 12d

As a resident of #Portland it is impossible to capture how unhinged this is. We are a low crime city and the ICE protest "siege" consists of one auxiliary ICE office that normally has at most a dozen weirdos debating what performance art they should use to block a single driveway

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12d

Trump says he’s authorized Hegseth to use “Full Force” against Antifa in “War ravaged” Portland

At the request of Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, I am directing Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, to provide all necessary Troops to protect War ravaged Portland, and any of our ICE Facilities under siege from attack by Antifa, and other domestic terrorists. I am also authorizing Full Force, if necessary. Thank you for your attention to this matter!

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Jon Walker @jonwalkerpdx.bsky.social · 12d

This is literally what the actual "siege" of the auxiliary ICE building looks like

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Diane Dooley @dianedooley.bsky.social · 15d

Share your favorite black and white movie.

Diane Dooley @dianedooley.bsky.social · 18d

Down the shore...

Looking out to sea at the New Jersey shore.

Driftwood, rocks and seashells, New Jersey shore.

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Frost Zone Stories @frostzonestories.bsky.social · 24d

The 2025 issues: book 1 & book 2 side by side. Twenty-one authors of short stories in total.
Next month submissions will open for books 3&4
#litmag #quiethorror #darkfiction #shortstories #literaryhorror #originalfiction #micropress

Digest-sized paperback books of Frost Zone Stories 1 & 2. Book 1 on the left, pale blue with a distressed purple French door - an author name on each window pane: Elizabeth Guilt, Katie Marie, Stephen McQuiggan, Odin Meadows, Micah Castle, Lena Ng, Marc Ruvolo, Kristal Stittle, Amelia Gorman, James Owens. A skeleton hand reaches from behind the door, a zombie squirrel in lower left looks up at door, vines down each side of cover. BOOK 2: an abstract canopy of purple and green maple leaves with a portal-like B&W section in the centre above a path, a skeletal figure wearing a raggedy black dress points to the path. Each cover has the title at the top, white type in black banner Frost Zone , below this STORIES in an oval shape. The author names for book 2 are on the back of the paperback (down the side of cover on the eBook version): Jenny Hart, Diane Dooley, Malcolm Timperley, Camden Rose, Nick Young, MIchael Penncavage, Kay Hanifen, D.THomas Minton, Ken Foxe, Ann Wuehler, Maureen O'Leary

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Diane Dooley @dianedooley.bsky.social · 20d

That sounds amazing.

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Diane Dooley @dianedooley.bsky.social · 22d

HE is the cancer. HE is the virus.

Diane Dooley @dianedooley.bsky.social · 22d

Me, gazing at the place where Melville wrote such sentences.

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Diane Dooley @dianedooley.bsky.social · 29d

One of my very rare blog posts (remember them?) as I have a new short story out with @frostzonestories.bsky.social.
Fans of creepy dolls will enjoy it :)

New Short Story: Patience, With All Things

Me and my sisters were rough on our dolls when we were kids, and there were a lot of us — sisters, I mean. The dolls had all kinds of inappropriate adventures and ended up dismembered or drag…

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Colin Leonard @collyleonard.bsky.social · Sep 8

Frost Zone Stories Book 2, including terrific stories by @jennyhart2001.bsky.social @dianedooley.bsky.social @malcolmtimperley.bsky.social @camdenscorner.bsky.social Nick Young, Michael Penncavage, Kay Hanifen, D Thomas Minton, @kenfoxe.bsky.social Ann Wuehler and @maureenow.bsky.social

Colin Leonard @collyleonard.bsky.social · Sep 8

Book 2 of Frost Zone Stories arrived today from @frostzonestories.bsky.social. Full of chilling tales to lead us into the spooky season. I love the skeleton girl pointing the way.

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Diane Dooley @dianedooley.bsky.social · Sep 7

Close to Me.

Diane Dooley @dianedooley.bsky.social · Sep 6

You can scoff your food in the UK, though.

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Diane Dooley @dianedooley.bsky.social · Sep 6

Well, the women's final was really dull. Especially compared to the semi finals.
#USOpen

Diane Dooley @dianedooley.bsky.social · Sep 6

Well, I wasn't going to watch the men's final, but now I think I will so I can join in the booing that the orange malignancy so richly deserves.
#USOpen

Ben Rothenberg @benrothenberg.bsky.social · Sep 6

More news breaking at Bounces about Donald Trump's visit to the US Open men's final.

The US Open has sent an email to broadcasters, obtained by Bounces, ordering them to censor any reactions or protests from the crowd to Trump's appearance.

Read more here:

www.benrothenberg.com/p/us-open-do...

U.S. Open Orders Broadcasters to Censor Reactions to Trump

An email obtained by Bounces includes instructions from the U.S. Open on supporting Trump's planned stagecraft during the National Anthem.

www.benrothenberg.com

Diane Dooley @dianedooley.bsky.social · Sep 6

Having another honey deuce in honor of Felix taking a set off of Sinner. Allez!
#USOpen

Diane Dooley @dianedooley.bsky.social · Sep 5

Drinking my honey deuce out of my USO souvenir cup and cheering loudly for FAA. Make Sinner repent, Felix!
(Yes, I know it's unlikely.)
#USOpen

Diane Dooley @dianedooley.bsky.social · Sep 5

What an amazing night of tennis!
#USOpen

Diane Dooley @dianedooley.bsky.social · Sep 1

This Sinner-Bublik match is boring as hell.
#USOpen