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June Gemmell @junegemmell.bsky.social · 23d

Thank you for asking! I’ve just finished The Lives of the Dead by @fionamckay.bsky.social and it’s absolutely stunning! Loved the fairy tale references threaded throughout.

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Fiona McKay @fionamckay.bsky.social · 23d

June, thank you so much 😍❤️😍 I’m so glad you liked it!

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Fiona McKay @fionamckay.bsky.social · 24d

I had Speculoos cheesecake yesterday and for this reason I am so very sorry you can’t eat sugar or gluten, Matt!! Dilys had lots of interesting facts about Speculoos for us (how to make it, and how families all have their own recipes!)

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Fiona McKay @fionamckay.bsky.social · 24d

I don’t know how you guessed, Lori 😂😂😂

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Fiona McKay @fionamckay.bsky.social · 24d

It was SO lovely to meet you 😍

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Fiona McKay @fionamckay.bsky.social · 24d

@dilyswt.bsky.social look what I got as a souvenir!! (Avoided the Biscoff!!)

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Fiona McKay @fionamckay.bsky.social · 28d

Thank you - finally made myself go to the doc so I have antibiotics now and I’m actually feeling better!

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June Gemmell @junegemmell.bsky.social · Sep 9

This was WONDERFUL Fiona. ❤️ I‘m just about to start Lives of the Dead which I‘m looking forward to immensely.
@fionamckay.bsky.social

Fiona McKay @fionamckay.bsky.social · Sep 4

It’s lovely to be in the bin with all these trash cats @trashcatlit.bsky.social ❤️

Many thanks to Group 8 @smokelong.bsky.social Fitness who gave feedback on this 😘

The Good People

Fiona McKay ‘Cars these days don’t have a spare,’ the man says. Kate, looking in the boot of the car, is startled, her heart a flock of sparrows. The empty country road, her flat tyre. Where had he…

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Fiona McKay @fionamckay.bsky.social · 28d

Thank you so much, June ❤️❤️❤️ And so lovely to hear you’re about to start The Lives of the Dead - hope you enjoy it ❤️

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Fiona McKay @fionamckay.bsky.social · 28d

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Fiona McKay @fionamckay.bsky.social · Sep 8

A very beautiful ghost story from @lauralnagle.bsky.social ❤️

Trash Cat Lit @trashcatlit.bsky.social · Sep 8

Today's contributor spotlight comes with a side of Q & A 🦝
We loved @lauralnagle.bsky.social's contemporary ghost story, the MCs response, the light humour 👻
Read and listen here: trashcatlit.com/edwins-home/

Then get some writing wisdom from her excellent Q & A
trashcatlit.com/2025/09/08/q...

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Fiona McKay @fionamckay.bsky.social · Sep 8

This is beautiful, Laura ❤️

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Trash Cat Lit @trashcatlit.bsky.social · Sep 7

Our first spotlight from our current issue 🦝
We loved Del's apocalypse, the humour in an unexpected interaction, the certainty of the MC.
A clever interpretation of prompts - Underground, Enhanced Human and Infectious Agent 🦠
Read here: trashcatlit.com/the-first-ra...

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Trash Cat Lit @trashcatlit.bsky.social · Sep 7

Our second spotlight from the prompted stories issue 🦝
We loved the voice Joe gave the MC in this quirky crytozoological romp, the almost gleeful positivity.
A fantastic take on the prompts - Forest, Cryptid and Strange Photos 📸
Read here: trashcatlit.com/flash/

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Matt Kendrick @mattkendrick.bsky.social · Sep 8

"Kate, looking in the boot of the car, is startled, her heart a flock of sparrows. The empty country road, her flat tyre. Where had he even come from?"

Something wonderfully unsettlingly about this gem from @fionamckay.bsky.social, a piece with hidden depths

Fiona McKay @fionamckay.bsky.social · Sep 4

It’s lovely to be in the bin with all these trash cats @trashcatlit.bsky.social ❤️

Many thanks to Group 8 @smokelong.bsky.social Fitness who gave feedback on this 😘

The Good People

Fiona McKay ‘Cars these days don’t have a spare,’ the man says. Kate, looking in the boot of the car, is startled, her heart a flock of sparrows. The empty country road, her flat tyre. Where had he…

trashcatlit.com

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Fiona McKay @fionamckay.bsky.social · Sep 8

Matt, thank you so much for reading and sharing ❤️❤️❤️

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Bronwen Griffiths @bronwengriffiths.bsky.social · Sep 6

Great piece. And so topical. Bravo @fionamckay.bsky.social

Fiona McKay @fionamckay.bsky.social · Sep 4

It’s lovely to be in the bin with all these trash cats @trashcatlit.bsky.social ❤️

Many thanks to Group 8 @smokelong.bsky.social Fitness who gave feedback on this 😘

The Good People

Fiona McKay ‘Cars these days don’t have a spare,’ the man says. Kate, looking in the boot of the car, is startled, her heart a flock of sparrows. The empty country road, her flat tyre. Where had he…

trashcatlit.com

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Fiona McKay @fionamckay.bsky.social · Sep 8

Thank you, Bronwen ❤️❤️❤️ Very topical, unfortunately, and we have to write about it!!

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Fiona McKay @fionamckay.bsky.social · Sep 8

Thank you, Audrey ❤️❤️❤️

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Fiona McKay @fionamckay.bsky.social · Sep 8

Thank you, Ani 😘

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Megan @ Sugar Pig @sugarpigblog.bsky.social · Sep 6

"‘The world is gone crazy,’ he says."

Mmm-mmm good

Fiona McKay @fionamckay.bsky.social · Sep 4

It’s lovely to be in the bin with all these trash cats @trashcatlit.bsky.social ❤️

Many thanks to Group 8 @smokelong.bsky.social Fitness who gave feedback on this 😘

The Good People

Fiona McKay ‘Cars these days don’t have a spare,’ the man says. Kate, looking in the boot of the car, is startled, her heart a flock of sparrows. The empty country road, her flat tyre. Where had he…

trashcatlit.com

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Fiona McKay @fionamckay.bsky.social · Sep 8

Thank you so much for reading and sharing, Megan ❤️❤️❤️

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Good Friend Lion (writing as Sumitra Singam) @pleomorphic2.bsky.social · Sep 6

Absolutely a master at holdign the tension until the very last second is @fionamckay.bsky.social. In @trashcatlit.bsky.social "Kate, conscious of how close he is, how he’s breaching the unwritten boundary." 🔥

Fiona McKay @fionamckay.bsky.social · Sep 4

It’s lovely to be in the bin with all these trash cats @trashcatlit.bsky.social ❤️

Many thanks to Group 8 @smokelong.bsky.social Fitness who gave feedback on this 😘

The Good People

Fiona McKay ‘Cars these days don’t have a spare,’ the man says. Kate, looking in the boot of the car, is startled, her heart a flock of sparrows. The empty country road, her flat tyre. Where had he…

trashcatlit.com

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Fiona McKay @fionamckay.bsky.social · Sep 8

Thank you so much for reading and sharing, Sumitra ❤️😍❤️

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Denise Bayes @deniseb.bsky.social · Sep 6

This is a must read from @fionamckay.bsky.social The end gave me shivers.

Fiona McKay @fionamckay.bsky.social · Sep 4

It’s lovely to be in the bin with all these trash cats @trashcatlit.bsky.social ❤️

Many thanks to Group 8 @smokelong.bsky.social Fitness who gave feedback on this 😘

The Good People

Fiona McKay ‘Cars these days don’t have a spare,’ the man says. Kate, looking in the boot of the car, is startled, her heart a flock of sparrows. The empty country road, her flat tyre. Where had he…

trashcatlit.com

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