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Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Them: Hey, how's it going? Me:

A fuel gauge below empty. It's not even connected to anything.

Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

First there was THE GULP. Then came THE FALL. And now there's THE RISE. All the answers (and maybe a few new questions?) Have you been to Gulpepper yet? Do you dare? #WelcomeToTheGulp

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Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

These arrived today because creatives deserve our support and physical media rules. Buy your music direct if you can. Ren is one of the most original, talented and compelling artists working today. I'm a metalhead at heart but my taste is broad. Ren's skills transcend.

CDs - Freckled Angels, Violet's Tale and Sick Boi by Ren.

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Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Australia has entered DST - Daylight Stupid Time.

Map:
WA 6.00
NT 7.30
SA 8.30
QLD 8.00
NSW, VIC, TAS 9.00

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Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

reading an Alan Baxter book like

Sen. Katie Britt's horrified viral reaction to GOP stupidity.

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Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Huge thanks to my pal @damonyoung.com.au for this super cool betentacled dice holder. (The other side of the d20 says SHIT for a nat 1.)

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Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

This eldritch-ass tree. My gardener wife tells me it's a condition called fasciation caused by any number of various cellular trauma. I think it's elder gods breathing on the thing when it was a sapling.

A tree compressed and mutated in a truly disturbing way.

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Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

We keep being told that video is powerful marketing, especially vertical video less than 60 seconds as that's what catches people scrolling. For reference, this video was tagged as performing better than 90% of videos from people with a similar follower count as me. *sigh*

Analytics showing average watch time 8.9s, watched full 4.39%, on average viewers watched 17% of the video, most viewers stopped watching at 0.2 seconds.

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Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Salami, jalapeno, spinach, corn chip and mayo sandwich for lunch because when you're a grown-up you can do what you like.

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Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

when my kid starts sharing every detail of a special interest

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Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I just read For Emmy by @marysangiovanni.bsky.social A heart-wrenching cosmic horror novella. It's very good.

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Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The face of a dog who went out into the garden to take care of business and smelled snacks on my breath on his return.

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Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

How your latest email finds me

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Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of vaginas suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly dry as toast.

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Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Holy shit. Katie Dippold, who created Widow's Bay among many other things, is the babadook in that "grown-ups drinking wine" epic tweet.

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Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Holy shit. Katie Dippold, who created Widow's Bay among many other things, is the babadook in that "grown-ups drinking wine" epic tweet.

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Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

WIDOW'S BAY is absolutely killing it at the Emmy's. Fantastic to see. You know what else is all about a small seaside town where weird and supernatural happenings occur? If anyone out there happens to be looking for something similar...

My three books, The Gulp, The Rise and The Fall.

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Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I'm going to be chatting with JJ Carpenter about her new novel, The First House, at the Hobart Bookshop on October 1st. It's a very creepy Tasmanian ghost story. The event is free, but bookings help the shop plan. Hope to see some pals there!

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Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

We're heading towards the season when your ween gets hallowed. Plan accordingly.

Reader's guide to my work showing all my book covers.

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Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Huge thanks to author Maria Linwood and her partner Jacob for giving us these "No AI" coasters at Oz Comic-Con this weekend. It will go on my table every time now. I was pleased with the positive reaction to it from so many people who came by. Fuck AI.

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Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I'm skeeting from the sky. Wifi on an aeroplane is wild.

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Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

every time I open any social media app

Black and white still with the caption: What you're about to watch is a nightmare.

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Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Always nice to get occasional royalties still from books published 10 years ago. Thanks, Alex Caine!

Bound, Obsidian and Abduction - The Alex Caine Series.

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Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I dropped into the wonderful Galaxy Bookshop in Sydney today and signed copies of some books. They have all three Gulp books, Recall, Sallow Bend, Blood Covenant and Hidden City. Support your information bookstore!

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Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Well thats a wrap on @ozcomic-con.bsky.social Sydney. Always a blast and a pleasure to hang next door to @trnapper.bsky.social and catch up with @pagsbelfield.bsky.social And yes, I'm a very serious author, why do you ask?

Tim Napper taking a selfie with Paige and me in the background and I'm gurning. It's a sport. Look it up.

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Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

All set up at Booth GA52 at @ozcomic-con.bsky.social Sydney. Come and say hi!

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Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Loving this view, Sydney. Very nice.

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Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Once again influenced by Neil of @talkscaredpod.bsky.social I just read this one and absolutely loved it. It's a brilliant novel and mindblowing that it's Higginson's debut. This is one to read and he's one to watch.

The Hill in the Dark Grove by Liam Higginson.

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Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

"Yeah nah, it's cultural cringe," they said. "Americans won't buy books not set in America." Then The Roo became my best-seller, an absolutely gonzo Ozploitation horror. So I wrote The Gulp, not nearly so gonzo but unashamedly Aussie. And that is really popular too. Write what you love, friends.

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Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Funnily enough they've yet to message me back.

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Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Oh, you like weird and creepy small towns with strange, unfathomable people, threats from beyond human comprehension and discomforting mushrooms? I've got you covered.

Selfie holding copies of The Gulp, The Fall and The Rise - all three volumes of the Tales From The Gulp.

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Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Epic Father's Day breakfast. I'm blessed.

Bacon, poached eggs, fried mushrooms, black pudding, fried tomato and sourdough toast.

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Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

As reported by the ABC, the United Nations has voted to adopt the far more accurate Equal Earth cartographic projection of the world in place of the 1569 Mercator projection. 164 countries supported the change. 6 countries abstained. 1 country voted against it - guess which one.

Via the ABC the new Equal Earth projection.

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Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Okay, that's a new one. AI really is the future, huh. 🙄

Hi Dr. Alma Baxter,

I came across Maximizing Early Learning Potentials Reference Manual: Early Education, and I was immediately interested in its focus on early education. A reference manual can provide valuable guidance, but one challenge is making sure the right educators, parents, caregivers, and early-learning professionals discover it among the many educational resources available.

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Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Sydney pals, next weekend (12th & 13th September) is @ozcomic-con.bsky.social Oz Comic-Con from 9 to 5 (praise Dolly) both days at the Sydney Showground. I'll be there among a stellar line-up of guests, artists, traders and more. You can find me at booth GA52 in artist alley. Hope to see you there!

Promo graphic with my photo and the cover of The Rise.

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Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

And talking of good fiction for short attention spans, I have two award-winning collections of short stories. Crow Shine and Served Cold are available everywhere. Probably about time I looked towards a third collection...

The covers of Crow Shine and Served Cold.

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Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

The world is a fuck right now, there's no denying that. So escapism is valuable self-care. But given the state of things, attention spans suffer, right? Well, these 3 books each have 5 stories. All 15 stories complete an arc, but every one also stands alone. Excellent short attention span escapism.

Me holding copies of The Gulp, The Fall and The Rise.

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Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Today's reminder that you can't please everyone and you should never try to. My story "In Vaulted Halls Entombed" was adapted for S3 of LOVE DEATH + ROBOTS (yep, still a massive high point in my career!) and I was looking at IMDB today and saw these. Had to laugh.

Two review:

10/10 The most perfect episode from the entire series.

1/10 By far the worse episode of the season.

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Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

The Guardian article "How to make a bestseller" is depressing as fuck for so many reasons, not least because one thing stands out above all else: authors are the only ones with no influence at all unless they're already a big name.

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Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

This is obviously the only acceptable arrangement for a fish finger sandwich (come at me!) but what else are you adding?

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Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Just sent this to our D&D group chat. We've also been playing regularly for over 40 years! (Thankfully we started as kids not adults.)

Article headline reads "Dungeons & Dragons has kept this friendship alive for over 40 years." Photo shows elderly people (60s/70s). My message attached reads "Is this what we fucking look like?!"

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Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

I wonder if someone on threads has it in for me. This happened before with no explanation why and they nuked my account. So I set up a new one and its happened again. I'm not doing anything wrong as far as I can tell. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Threads telling me they're assessing if my account goes against community standards.

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Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

A Discord group I'm in has a channel for pet pics so I posted this pic of Max and Rufus together on the couch. Someone said: True album cover imagery! So someone else posted Simon & Garfunkel's Greatest Hits album cover as a reply. I really needed that laugh today!

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