Nerine Dorman
@nerinedorman.bsky.social
Author, editor, graphic designer & book reviewer. 🏳️🌈🇿🇦 https://linktr.ee/nerinedorman
I have a bad habit of rescuing African violets from Builders Warehouse. This one has fantasy blooms in deep purple.
November 30, 2025 at 2:15 PM
I have a bad habit of rescuing African violets from Builders Warehouse. This one has fantasy blooms in deep purple.
Now that I have your attention by posting a cute cat posing with a book, I'd like to remind you about Mirari Press's Black Friday Sale. Get up to 60% off your purchase off their website for November 28 only. Remember to use the promo code "YOUATETHAT".
November 27, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Now that I have your attention by posting a cute cat posing with a book, I'd like to remind you about Mirari Press's Black Friday Sale. Get up to 60% off your purchase off their website for November 28 only. Remember to use the promo code "YOUATETHAT".
Today I remember Freddie. I was 13 when he passed away this day in 1991. I was aware in a roundabout way of Queen's music until that heady summer just before I went to high school – falling deeply and irrevocably in love with his voice after watching Highlander for the first time.
November 24, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Today I remember Freddie. I was 13 when he passed away this day in 1991. I was aware in a roundabout way of Queen's music until that heady summer just before I went to high school – falling deeply and irrevocably in love with his voice after watching Highlander for the first time.
Just one of the many little love-notes I leave my authors.
November 24, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Just one of the many little love-notes I leave my authors.
A few months back I inherited Chicken. Yes, her name is Chicken. A local had a little Lohman Brown hen she could no longer keep. Chicken follows me around because I find her snails.
November 23, 2025 at 3:51 PM
A few months back I inherited Chicken. Yes, her name is Chicken. A local had a little Lohman Brown hen she could no longer keep. Chicken follows me around because I find her snails.
I have waited a long time for this book. Storm is perhaps one of the most influential and important authors who helped my career. Not a day goes by that I don't miss her.
November 22, 2025 at 11:04 AM
I have waited a long time for this book. Storm is perhaps one of the most influential and important authors who helped my career. Not a day goes by that I don't miss her.
Art appreciation: Scarab Inscribed: King of Upper and Lower Egypt New Kingdom ca. 1479–1458 B.C. On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 116.
November 21, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Art appreciation: Scarab Inscribed: King of Upper and Lower Egypt New Kingdom ca. 1479–1458 B.C. On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 116.
Art appreciation: "The Sahara Desert Made into Agricultural Land After a Climate Overhaul" by Albert Robida (1890) from La vie électrique.
Image sourced from the Public Domain Image Archive / Internet Archive / The Getty
Image sourced from the Public Domain Image Archive / Internet Archive / The Getty
November 20, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Art appreciation: "The Sahara Desert Made into Agricultural Land After a Climate Overhaul" by Albert Robida (1890) from La vie électrique.
Image sourced from the Public Domain Image Archive / Internet Archive / The Getty
Image sourced from the Public Domain Image Archive / Internet Archive / The Getty
Art appreciation: The Blue Egyptian Water Lily by Robert John Thornton (1807, from Temple of Flora).
Image sourced from the Public Domain Image Archive / Biodiversity Heritage Library / Missouri Botanical Garden
Image sourced from the Public Domain Image Archive / Biodiversity Heritage Library / Missouri Botanical Garden
November 19, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Art appreciation: The Blue Egyptian Water Lily by Robert John Thornton (1807, from Temple of Flora).
Image sourced from the Public Domain Image Archive / Biodiversity Heritage Library / Missouri Botanical Garden
Image sourced from the Public Domain Image Archive / Biodiversity Heritage Library / Missouri Botanical Garden
Salvaged from an ancient shipwreck off the coast of the Grecian island of Antikythera in 1901, the so-named Antikythera Mechanism provided scientists with a puzzle that was only solved in 2021.
November 18, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Salvaged from an ancient shipwreck off the coast of the Grecian island of Antikythera in 1901, the so-named Antikythera Mechanism provided scientists with a puzzle that was only solved in 2021.
It's been a great day for my writing. I got to spend time with not one but two of my writing groups, and made some important realisations for my stories. Perhaps the biggest takeaway is that Sun Swarm is a prequel in my Scatterlings of Fate series.
November 15, 2025 at 8:36 PM
It's been a great day for my writing. I got to spend time with not one but two of my writing groups, and made some important realisations for my stories. Perhaps the biggest takeaway is that Sun Swarm is a prequel in my Scatterlings of Fate series.
Alas, 'tis a school night, and the event takes place other side of the Boerewors Curtain so there is no hope in heck that I can traverse Cape Town's traffic to be there on time, so I will have to be there in spirit instead.
November 11, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Alas, 'tis a school night, and the event takes place other side of the Boerewors Curtain so there is no hope in heck that I can traverse Cape Town's traffic to be there on time, so I will have to be there in spirit instead.
An absolutely sublime piece of cinema that will stand next to Francis Ford Coppola's Dracula. I am in awe.
November 7, 2025 at 8:59 PM
An absolutely sublime piece of cinema that will stand next to Francis Ford Coppola's Dracula. I am in awe.
Echinopsis in bloom. I know these are on the naughty list, but we have them contained and our one plant is just *extra* this year.
November 7, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Echinopsis in bloom. I know these are on the naughty list, but we have them contained and our one plant is just *extra* this year.
Never a dull moment. I didn't have pig wrangling on my bingo card for Friday, but there you have it.
November 7, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Never a dull moment. I didn't have pig wrangling on my bingo card for Friday, but there you have it.
Finally! I admit I am biased as my beloved was the graphic designer on this production, and I got a big kick seeing his work on the screen. This special is a fun romp with a heist and a bonus monster.
October 31, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Finally! I admit I am biased as my beloved was the graphic designer on this production, and I got a big kick seeing his work on the screen. This special is a fun romp with a heist and a bonus monster.
My office assistant has Opinions.
October 29, 2025 at 6:37 PM
My office assistant has Opinions.
The South African Horrorfest Bloody Parchment event is happening at Exclusive Books V&A Waterfront on November 1 at 4pm! Dress up as your scariest self and stand a chance to win prizes. Join our local authors, who'll share their spookstories, and celebrate all things ghastly and ghoulish.
October 25, 2025 at 7:25 PM
The South African Horrorfest Bloody Parchment event is happening at Exclusive Books V&A Waterfront on November 1 at 4pm! Dress up as your scariest self and stand a chance to win prizes. Join our local authors, who'll share their spookstories, and celebrate all things ghastly and ghoulish.
In tonight's episode of WTF did I just watch because everyone else in my frigging family loves zombie movies while I'm a complete wimp. Okay, so there were some genuinely funny moments here. #horror
October 24, 2025 at 9:16 PM
In tonight's episode of WTF did I just watch because everyone else in my frigging family loves zombie movies while I'm a complete wimp. Okay, so there were some genuinely funny moments here. #horror
Oh, honey, I think the word you were looking for is 'exorcism'. But I'll own this one-star review for The Firebird. I promise my other books are also going to be full of possession, ancient religions, magic, and history stuff.
October 22, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Oh, honey, I think the word you were looking for is 'exorcism'. But I'll own this one-star review for The Firebird. I promise my other books are also going to be full of possession, ancient religions, magic, and history stuff.
Welp. I guess this is really happening. Swimming with the fishes.
October 18, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Welp. I guess this is really happening. Swimming with the fishes.
I implore any South African gasping for the d*ath penalty to be brought back to watch the film Shepherd's and Butchers. I saw this on the big screen and was crying ugly tears throughout. And it changed how I thought about this brutal form of punishment.
October 17, 2025 at 8:21 AM
I implore any South African gasping for the d*ath penalty to be brought back to watch the film Shepherd's and Butchers. I saw this on the big screen and was crying ugly tears throughout. And it changed how I thought about this brutal form of punishment.
Join us for the next South African Horrorfest Bloody Parchment event at the V&A Waterfront Exclusive Books on November 1 at 4pm. Come see our local authors share their chilling tales, dress up & win prizes!
October 13, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Join us for the next South African Horrorfest Bloody Parchment event at the V&A Waterfront Exclusive Books on November 1 at 4pm. Come see our local authors share their chilling tales, dress up & win prizes!
