TheStainlessSteelRat
@llygodenfawrdur.bsky.social
Welsh. 🏴F/T carer. Dog butt scritcher. Former stylist. Call me Rat for short. Fiction reader: write a good character I may steal their name. Sometimes wish I could be Murderbot. Worry I am too much like Murderbot. Arma 3 & DayZ fan & other games.
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🚀 Tuesday caption competition!
(Art by Sultana Raza through fb group page)
(Art by Sultana Raza through fb group page)
There is a moment of half sleep when synapses seem to fire more brightly, painting the firmament of my brain in too vivid hues.
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AUTHORS: If you've gotten pitches for:
Pinterest/Goodreads "strategies"
TikTok features
"End-of-Year Book Promotions"
Reviews for $25-30 each
You're not alone. I got 51 in 33 days.
Investigation: rwwgreene.substack.com/p/i-set-a-tr...
#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #Publishing #Scams #AuthorLife
Pinterest/Goodreads "strategies"
TikTok features
"End-of-Year Book Promotions"
Reviews for $25-30 each
You're not alone. I got 51 in 33 days.
Investigation: rwwgreene.substack.com/p/i-set-a-tr...
#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #Publishing #Scams #AuthorLife
I Set a Trap for a Book-Marketing Scammer
Or, She (It?) thought I was a 400-year-old playwright … then things got weird.
open.substack.com
December 2, 2025 at 7:06 PM
AUTHORS: If you've gotten pitches for:
Pinterest/Goodreads "strategies"
TikTok features
"End-of-Year Book Promotions"
Reviews for $25-30 each
You're not alone. I got 51 in 33 days.
Investigation: rwwgreene.substack.com/p/i-set-a-tr...
#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #Publishing #Scams #AuthorLife
Pinterest/Goodreads "strategies"
TikTok features
"End-of-Year Book Promotions"
Reviews for $25-30 each
You're not alone. I got 51 in 33 days.
Investigation: rwwgreene.substack.com/p/i-set-a-tr...
#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #Publishing #Scams #AuthorLife
It is a truth universally known that working retail can suck...
Don’t know what I did in a previous life but working retail at Christmas in the UK feels as though I have a heavy Karma debt somewhere
December 2, 2025 at 6:30 PM
It is a truth universally known that working retail can suck...
No what is your actual job?
Full Time non paid carer for family member.
Full Time non paid carer for family member.
What’s the worst question someone can ask after you tell them your profession? For linguists, it’s definitely “how many languages do you speak?”, but I’m curious what else is happening to the rest of y’all out there?!
December 2, 2025 at 12:26 PM
No what is your actual job?
Full Time non paid carer for family member.
Full Time non paid carer for family member.
This game still going strong...
Our @steampowered.com Back Catalogue Sale returns for an encore!
Get #Arma3 for 75% off and its DLCs and CDLCs for up to 67% off! 🔥
The sale ends December 8th! ⏳
Get #Arma3 for 75% off and its DLCs and CDLCs for up to 67% off! 🔥
The sale ends December 8th! ⏳
December 2, 2025 at 9:09 AM
This game still going strong...
Everyday the same...
For fuck’s sake, I knew this was a bad idea and I stood here like an idiot and let it happen.
December 1, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Everyday the same...
Hugely interesting thread of new authors, to me. I have added a couple of my favs to this.
📚Hey lovely people, since we're coming into the silly season, I thought it might be an idea to share my go-to cosy/comedy fantasy authors for a good, sanity-inducing laugh. If you're looking for an awesome read, you can't go wrong with the following:
November 30, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Hugely interesting thread of new authors, to me. I have added a couple of my favs to this.
Surely not Google or Meta...
But the company would access all those recordings and data mine them for anything they could sell. No, they don’t tell people that. Yes, everyone does know it. No, there’s nothing you can do about it.
November 30, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Surely not Google or Meta...
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I've signed and confirmed this. Please do the same!
November 29, 2025 at 4:22 PM
I've signed and confirmed this. Please do the same!
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Last day for the Augment Saga #BlackFriday sale. Grab a great deal from whichever ebook store you buy from. 70% off on Itch-io & Google Play. 99p each on Amazon, Smashwords, Apple, B&N etc...
books2read.com/alank...
itch.io/s/162837/bla...
📚🪐 #SFF 📢📚 #BookSky
books2read.com/alank...
itch.io/s/162837/bla...
📚🪐 #SFF 📢📚 #BookSky
November 29, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Last day for the Augment Saga #BlackFriday sale. Grab a great deal from whichever ebook store you buy from. 70% off on Itch-io & Google Play. 99p each on Amazon, Smashwords, Apple, B&N etc...
books2read.com/alank...
itch.io/s/162837/bla...
📚🪐 #SFF 📢📚 #BookSky
books2read.com/alank...
itch.io/s/162837/bla...
📚🪐 #SFF 📢📚 #BookSky
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Half way through the personal goal for #CruisingNordicHorizons and I've turned back on my realistic daylight hours mod, so more driving in the dark. #ETS2 @scssoft.com
November 29, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Half way through the personal goal for #CruisingNordicHorizons and I've turned back on my realistic daylight hours mod, so more driving in the dark. #ETS2 @scssoft.com
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen...
BB King
Jimmy Smith
Oscar Peterson
U2
Hot 8 Brass Band
BB King
Jimmy Smith
Oscar Peterson
U2
Hot 8 Brass Band
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen...
Iggy Pop
Leonard Cohen
Björk
Elvis Costello
PJ Harvey
Iggy Pop
Leonard Cohen
Björk
Elvis Costello
PJ Harvey
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen...
Scissor Sisters
Thea Gilmore
Alanis Morissette
Placebo
Bastille
Scissor Sisters
Thea Gilmore
Alanis Morissette
Placebo
Bastille
November 28, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen...
BB King
Jimmy Smith
Oscar Peterson
U2
Hot 8 Brass Band
BB King
Jimmy Smith
Oscar Peterson
U2
Hot 8 Brass Band
Rolo being too cute
November 28, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Rolo being too cute
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Happy thanksgiving to all my American followers! Enjoy your day and family time!
November 27, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Happy thanksgiving to all my American followers! Enjoy your day and family time!
True Stainless Steel Mice (Rats)...
November 27, 2025 at 4:10 PM
True Stainless Steel Mice (Rats)...
This ⬇️
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November 26, 2025 at 6:23 PM
This ⬇️
Buy it! It's excellent!
Only 99p/99c right now!
November 26, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Buy it! It's excellent!
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#Arma3 Creator DLC: Expeditionary Forces Update 1.1 has been deployed to the battlefield! ⚔️
This update brings new vehicles, weapons, equipment, features, as well as various fixes and improvements.
This update brings new vehicles, weapons, equipment, features, as well as various fixes and improvements.
November 26, 2025 at 2:15 PM
#Arma3 Creator DLC: Expeditionary Forces Update 1.1 has been deployed to the battlefield! ⚔️
This update brings new vehicles, weapons, equipment, features, as well as various fixes and improvements.
This update brings new vehicles, weapons, equipment, features, as well as various fixes and improvements.
This used to be my bed...
November 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
This used to be my bed...
Me after an EPIC night out...
I was sticky from all the leaky fluid and blood and parts falling off (yes, it’s just as disgusting as it sounds).
November 26, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Me after an EPIC night out...
I think this is awesome news. I was blown away when i saw this vehicle first on YouTube last year. If i ever learnt to drive something like this would be my choice, even though I wouldn't really need a van.
An iconic British van of the post-war era is set to return as a zero-emission vehicle — and it will be built in Wales
Electric vehicle reboot of iconic 1950s van to be made in Wales
An iconic British van of the post-war era is set to return as a zero-emission vehicle — and it will be built in Wales. Morris Commercial Ltd has chosen Bro Tathan in the Vale of Glamorgan as the produ...
nation.cymru
November 26, 2025 at 9:13 AM
I think this is awesome news. I was blown away when i saw this vehicle first on YouTube last year. If i ever learnt to drive something like this would be my choice, even though I wouldn't really need a van.
This piqued my interest part of bundle on itch io link in following post to one quoted.
Get in losers, we're reading a Maria Ying ( @devi.bsky.social @benjanun.bsky.social ) book again
This thread will contain spoilers.
This thread will contain spoilers.
November 25, 2025 at 8:00 PM
This piqued my interest part of bundle on itch io link in following post to one quoted.
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November 25, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Bought, you could too for less than a cuppa...
This is honestly my favourite story I've had out and I'm so happy it's in great company 🙌
Not had for 99p?
Not had for 99p?
Stories that need to be read. Featuring @singingtotigers.bsky.social @liamjhogan.bsky.social @davidcleden.bsky.social @coreyjwhite.com @rickandwrite.bsky.social @rosemaxwell.bsky.social and many more. payhip.com/b/LNWd2
Paperback also available from theslab.press
Paperback also available from theslab.press
November 25, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Bought, you could too for less than a cuppa...