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Lucy Pick

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Medieval historian by day, historical novelist by night. My historical novel #Pilgrimage is now out from Cuidono Press. Jackal. Princess. She/her. Banner is Muhammed Sami.

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Lucy Pick @lucykpick.bsky.social · Jul 8

And we’re off! The Queen’s Companion out today in paper n the US, here and on Amazon. Watch this space for info on ebook release and Canada.
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The Queen's Companion by Lucy Pick

When Lady Aude encounters Eleanor of Aquitaine on her way to the Holy Land, their two stories weave together for a while.

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Lucy Pick @lucykpick.bsky.social · 5h

Hopelessly naive and like she’s never met a university before and has no idea how they are governed or for whom.

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Lucy Pick @lucykpick.bsky.social · 10h

Way to go, pro-life voters.

Lucy Pick @lucykpick.bsky.social · 10h

I think New Orleans belongs with Miami etc as Caribbean though.

Lucy Pick @lucykpick.bsky.social · 10h

And likewise Pittsburgh is the last northeastern and first midwestern city.

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Lucy Pick @lucykpick.bsky.social · 1d

I recommend the rib tips at Lem’s. And Old Fashioned Donuts in Roseland is a must-stop. Try the apple fritter.

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Medieval and Early Modern Orients (MEMOs) @memorients.bsky.social · 1d

Assistant Professorship in Early Medieval Literatures and Cultures, Fordham University:
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Assistant Professorship in Early Medieval Literatures and Cultures, Fordham University | MEMOs

Early Modern Literatures and Culture, Fordham University (NYC)

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Lucy Pick @lucykpick.bsky.social · 1d

He probably doesn’t care if it makes money; the point is to set a narrative. But if no one tunes in at all, he could find that annoying.

Lucy Pick @lucykpick.bsky.social · 1d

Oh man, we need this. Saving to read later.

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Lucy Pick @lucykpick.bsky.social · 2d

This is wild. I know Erik, and if he says a typeface is his, it’s his.

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debbspook @debbshock.blue · 2d

ok so what are we calling this look

b&w pic of Trump sitting in a chair, this looks...

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Lucy Pick @lucykpick.bsky.social · 3d

Some kind of owl.

Lucy Pick @lucykpick.bsky.social · 3d

Why are Americans so weird about France? She decllares expertise about “The French” and what they do based on two men. It must be so exhausting for French people to Deal with these stereotypes.

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Lucy Pick @lucykpick.bsky.social · 3d

Nominally, the parish of Point St Charles in Montreal is dedicated to Borromeo. But it was named before his lifetime, to honour Charles LeMoyne, a founder of Montreal. I suspect the St Charles they had in mind was Charlemagne. Anyway, it proves your point.

Lucy Pick @lucykpick.bsky.social · 6d

One of my academic books is up but not my novels. The website suggests this isn’t the final list though — they say to check back often.

Lucy Pick @lucykpick.bsky.social · 6d

it’s very Augustine and the pears too.

Lucy Pick @lucykpick.bsky.social · 6d

Eve was framed.

Lucy Pick @lucykpick.bsky.social · 6d

Especially since his target seems to have been US bishops.

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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 7d

Last night, the ADL took down its "Glossary of antisemitism" which included an entry for the term "globalist," describing it as a far-right codeword for Jews.

Hours later, the official DHS account authors a post with a common far-right meme, saying that "globalists" will be denied entry to the US.

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Lucy Pick @lucykpick.bsky.social · 7d

What a gorgeous cat.

Lucy Pick @lucykpick.bsky.social · 7d

What is it with poets and fruit larceny?

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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 8d

47-53, Democrats' short-term funding bill fails (again) in the Senate. It breaks fully along party lines.

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Lucy Pick @lucykpick.bsky.social · 8d

Haha good luck with that, Ron.

Lucy Pick @lucykpick.bsky.social · 8d

I was just thinking about him yesterday and wondering what he was doing and how he is.

Lucy Pick @lucykpick.bsky.social · 9d

I just logged out of fb, maybe permanently, because too many of my smart friends who should know better were liking and sharing this crap. It was sapping my will to live. Seriously, it feels like lessons in being stupider. And it’s not just the right. It’s everywhere.

David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 9d

Replying friends, the issue here is not just that the image is AI, it’s that the entire story is not true at all. Completely made up.

A true story with an AI image illustrating it is bad, but that is a separate problem from this.

David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 9d

Far, far too many of you shared that "Norway created artificial ice floes to save seals from melting sea ice due to climate change" despite it being unsourced and obviously nonsensical.

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Lucy Pick @lucykpick.bsky.social · Aug 5

I just noticed that my first novel, about the medieval pilgrimage to Compostela, is on sale 45% off at Amazon.
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Pilgrimage

Pilgrimage [Pick, Lucy] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Pilgrimage

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