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Louie Stowell
@louiestowell.bsky.social
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Writer/illustrator of the LOKI: A Bad God's Guide books, Writer of Otherland & The Dragon in the Library. https://louiestowell.com. No terfs. Many fluctuating fandoms incluing BtVS + Doctor Who. This feed isn't for kids.
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Thank you, childhood obsession, for letting me win this challenge.

Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.
December 8, 2025 at 7:23 AM
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Quote with your model of masculinity
Giles from Buffy in a scene in the magic shop where he is looking epically dorky in a wizard outfit.
December 6, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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South London! I will be at @booksellercrow.bsky.social signing Loki books at 2pm. Bringing my stamp and my doodling pens. I WILL take requests (even if it means drawing an animal I have to google...) There's an all star line up so come on down and make a Christmassy day of it! Mince pies!
A poster showing the faces of David Nicholls, Holly Jackson, Lucy Mangan, me (Louie Stowell) and Jessie Burton, plus the times they will be signing on Saturday 6th Dec (today!) at bookseller crow. 10.30am David Nicholls 12.30 Holly Jackson 1pm Lucy Mangan 2pm Louie Stowell 3pm Jessie Burton It also says pre order books through website www.booksellercrow.co.uk though NB preorders are now closed. But check out their website anyway and order books generally!
December 6, 2025 at 9:24 AM
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A detail from a broadside ballad of 1675 showing two men singing to each other, and holding each a stick that forms a text bubble out of a flag at the end of the stick. I've scrawled Voyager on one and TNG on the other. I was going to go with Buffy and Angel but I wasn't sure people would know I meant the shows and I sure as shit am not saying I think they were a good couple. The detail is taken from this print: Lawrence White, All things be dear but poor Mens Labour; Or, the sad Complaint of Poor People (1675). Bodleian Ballads Online, Wood E 25(119). Roud no.V8906
December 5, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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Annnd lovely was on mine too!
A word cloud of my most used words, including book, publishing, reading, hard, books, kidlituk, find, loki, lovely, buffy, brain, story, comics, brilliant, doctor (I assume as in Doctor Who, I don't talk about medicine much), podcast, space, london, author, fantasy and glad.
December 3, 2025 at 7:08 AM
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I'm gonna watch it but I can't help thinking of this book when I watch the trailer...
The hilarious picture book Don't Trust Fish! by Neil Sharpson and Dan Santat. It has a smallish, slightly angry-looking fish with blob blob blob bubbles coming out of its mouth on the cover, and the dot on the exclamation mark is a skull with no mouth. The background is composed of two tones of blue/turquoise, blending into one another.
December 2, 2025 at 8:03 AM
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This item is VERY special - a one to one with my amazing agent, Molly Ker Hawn. Ask her anything about publishing, esp about children's and YA! app.galabid.com/creatives4su... Bid bid bid! Let's get this auction to ten grand by the end of the day! #Creatives4Sudan
A poster advertising the Creatives 4 Sudan auction which is now live, raising life-saving funds for people escaping genocide in el-fasher. Logo by @raafaye on insta
December 1, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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Just finished a proof of @rashmiwriting.bsky.social's new book and it is a marvel! Witty, cleverly-observed, with a charming main character who is also a massive doofus. I love a massive doofus! (Don't tell Hari I think he's a doofus)
The proof cover of Hari Kumar: Ultimate Superstar. It shows a young boy with fabulous hair dancing in front of a star. Two other children are cheering him on in the background. There's a decorative border and the whole cover is in black and white and says colour me in.
December 1, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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After the sudden death of Jonathan Main at @booksellercrow.bsky.social, some local authors decided to organise a Christmas signing to help the bookshop make some much-needed ££. If you'd like to help, come on down! And preorder books! booksellercrow.co.uk/shop-tag/lou... I'm on at 2pm!
A graphic for CHRISTMAS AT THE CROW: Saturday 6th December at Bookseller Crow on the Hill, 50 Westow Street, Crystal Palace. Preorder online to avoid disappointment. The authors listed are David Nichols, 10.30am, Holly Jackson, 12.30pmm Lucy Mangan 1pm, me 2pm and Jessie Burton 3pm.
December 1, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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Tag yourself! I'm this weird fish thing
A slightly blurry screenshot of part of the mosaic featuring a creature with a fishy tail but arms that look a bit like those of a lion. The face is a bit lion-like too.
December 1, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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I'm doing a christmas signing at @booksellercrow.bsky.social on 6th Dec alongside all kinds of massive names. Preorder your Lokis here and I will deface them in any way you like on the day! booksellercrow.co.uk/shop-tag/lou... (Preorders close on Monday)
Bookseller crow Christmas signing graphic with copies of my books, a candy cane and the following text: CHRISTMAS AT THE CROW Author of the bestselling Loki series LOUIE STOWELL will be signing Loki: A Bad God's Guide to being Good and Loki: A Bad God's Guide to Causing Chaos, Saturday 6th Decemeber 2pm-3.30pm at Bookseller Crow on the Hill, 50 Westow Street, Crystal Palace.
November 29, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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It's the national day of illustration in the uk so have a Loki as a capybara! #NationalIllustrarionDay
A line drawing of a capybara with Loki's eyes and hair. He's saying happy national illustration day.
November 28, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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Amazing! Obviously my brain goes immediately to this of course...
hannibal from the gay cannibal show. he's wearing a nice suit and looking up. Has he spotted someone he wants to eat up there? Perhaps will, on the balcony?
November 28, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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Screenshot from Buffy where Buffy is looking down, softly. The text reads: WELL, SURE, IF YOUR'E GONNA USE WISDOM!
November 28, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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Black Friday? NO. It's #BookFriday with @booksfortopics.bsky.social who asked me to choose my fave recent book to celebrate. There are so many books published, wading through em to find the right book is hard. Here to help! Free resources here too! #KidLitUK
www.booksfortopics.com/booklists/to....
A graphic showing the cover of BOSS OF THE UNDERWORLD by Tor Freeman aka the book I've been wanging on about all year. I've given a 4 word book recommmendation: Funny, Weird, Mysterious, Absurd, Page-turner. The graphic says you can find the full Book Friday list of recommendations at Booksfortopics.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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It's friday! Time for the weekly good news thread. What's YOUR good news from the week? My good news? The #Creatives4Sudan auction has had an amazing response so far. Bid on everything from pro tv script reads to paintings and signed books from Katherine Rundell! app.galabid.com/creatives4su...
An orange and black graphic reading Creatives 4 Sudan. The 4 is in an eye shaped logo. the logo is by@raafaye on insta.
November 28, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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I'm delighted to see that the #Creatives4Sudan has now raised over 7 grand! We're raising money for people escaping genocide in El-Fasher, Sudan, and every bid helps the Emergency Response Rooms there do their work. Bid here on mentoring from comics supremo! @nickabadzis.bsky.social bit.ly/4pxHBK7
A screenshot of an auction item in the #Creatives4Sudan auction showing a picture of Nick Abadzis's heartbreaking graphic novel, Laika. The auction item is: Kickstart your creative journey: 1-Hour mentorship with comics pro Nick Abadzis. Poster announcing CREATIVES 4 SUDAN. A sudanese flag is waving behind the text. The rest reads AUCTION NOW LIVE! RAISING LIFE-SAVING FUNDS FOR PEOPLE ESCAPING GENOCIDE IN EL-FASHER, BID TODAY. galabid.com/creatives4sudan The art on the poster is by @raafaye on insta.
November 27, 2025 at 7:56 AM
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you’ve been kidnapped. the characters from the last tb show you watched are trying to rescue you. who’s coming to save you?

For once in this game I am gonna be just fine, phew.
Freydis from Vikings Valhalla looking badass with long blonde hear, wearing a red embroidered tunic with a sword while a random bearded man looks on. Her opponent is blurry, wearing grey.
November 26, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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Fellow train nerds! Book collectors! Fans of @monisharajesh.bsky.social! Any of the above! Bid on this signed edition of the brilliant Moonlight Express in the #Creatives4Sudan auction. Over £6k raised now, but let's shoot for £10k!

app.galabid.com/creatives4su...

(Art below by @raafaye on insta.)
Poster announcing CREATIVES 4 SUDAN. A sudanese flag is waving behind the text. The rest reads AUCTION NOW LIVE! RAISING LIFE-SAVING FUNDS FOR PEOPLE ESCAPING GENOCIDE IN EL-FASHER, BID TODAY. galabid.com/creatives4sudan The art on the poster is by @raafaye on insta.
November 26, 2025 at 7:57 AM
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Can anyone who's good at instagram help me? Whenever I post a story using a grid post, I can't see what I'm typing. I see this. It's been doing it a while and I tried googling but couldn't find a fix. Anyone?? I'm on a samsung S23 if that helps.
Screenshot of my phone screen when attempting to post a story. You can see the original post, a pic of loki, in the background. Instead of seeing that I am posting the word "test" in my story, you can only half see the word test. Superimposed on that is a bar showing fonts and text styles, hiding what I'm trying to type. It is driving me nuts.
November 25, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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Watching the numbers tick up is giving me life. Who can tip this over 6 large?
Screenshot of Bid 4 Sudan site with the total raised: £5,989.49! So if someone bids (oh god maths) just over a tenner on something, we will be over 6k. I think?
November 25, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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"You'll be visted by three spirits"

The three spirits:
From left to right, pics of Stede Bonnet, Jim and Blackbeard from Our Flag Means Death.
November 24, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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Are you looking for a christmas present for a creative person? Hoo boy do we have the auction for you. Hundreds of creatives from 20 countries are raising funds for people fleeing Genocide in El-Fasher, Sudan. Huge names, huge items! Bid here! app.galabid.com/creatives4su...

Art by @raafaye, insta
Poster announcing CREATIVES 4 SUDAN. A sudanese flag is waving behind the text. The rest reads AUCTION NOW LIVE! RAISING LIFE-SAVING FUNDS FOR PEOPLE ESCAPING GENOCIDE IN EL-FASHER, BID TODAY. galabid.com/creatives4sudan The art on the poster is by @raafaye on insta.
November 23, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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I will be posting about this non stop in the days to come but v excited to say this auction is LIVE! Funds will go to Emergency Response Rooms in Sudan. Perfect xmas presents and treats for you! app.galabid.com/creatives4su... #keepeyesonsudan
Poster announcing CREATIVES 4 SUDAN. A sudanese flag is waving behind the text. The rest reads AUCTION NOW LIVE! RAISING LIFE-SAVING FUNDS FOR PEOPLE ESCAPING GENOCIDE IN EL-FASHER, BID TODAY. galabid.com/creatives4sudan
November 23, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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This took me down a rabbithole that led here:
Reddit screenshot in a thread about Fenton: LazarusOwenhart 2y ago says" He even got a shout out in the Assassin's Creed series. In Valhalla if you go to the vague area of Richmond Park you'll hear a guy yelling "Fenton! Fenton!" He gives you a quest to find Fenton."
November 22, 2025 at 9:39 AM