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Diane Ackland @author.dianeackland.com · 25/11/2025

Rudy really did not like the sweatshirt I got him. Also, apparently pet clothes need two front legs in order to stay on.

A black cat on beige carpeting has a pet-sized aqua sweatshirt worn backwards around his neck because he tried to remove it himself. He was not successful.

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Diane Ackland @author.dianeackland.com · 14/11/2025

Hi all! No new chapter of Human After All this week, as I have been under the weather. If you haven't read the first two chapters of my sci-fi romance serial yet, now's a great time to catch up for Chapter 3 next week! www.dianeackland.com/human-after-...

A book cover for the story "Human After All". A man and a woman are standing facing each other with their faces close together, as if they are about to kiss. A purple and white galaxy is below them. The text "Book 1 of We Happy Few" appears in white about the title "Human After All" and the author, Diane Ackland.

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Diane Ackland @author.dianeackland.com · 14/11/2025

This is Quill, who left us just before COVID hit in 2020. She was a sweet little girl who meowed insistently despite not making a sound and dealt with many an involuntary bath from our other cat, Andy.

A fluffy brown cat perches atop books in a bookcase, looking up at the camera.

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Diane Ackland @author.dianeackland.com · 07/11/2025

Chapter 1 of my new sci-fi romance serial is out now! Join Captain Jez Shaw and his crew as they investigate what happened to the Theta-1 Expedition. Check it out now! If you're new, check out the prologue posted last week before reading the new chapter. www.dianeackland.com/human-after-...

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Diane Ackland @author.dianeackland.com · 31/10/2025

Would you like to get in on the ground floor of a new sci-fi romance? Of course you would! Check out the Prologue to Human After All, my new weekly serial, at the link below and sign up to receive the next chapter directly to your inbox! www.dianeackland.com/human-after-...

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Diane Ackland @author.dianeackland.com · 20/10/2025

I’m going to need someone to write me a romance hero wearing this outfit, because WOOF.

A photo of Alexander Skarsgård from the London Film Festival red carpet. He is wearing a white leather halter top, a black leather necktie, and black leather pants with a corseted fly.

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Diane Ackland @author.dianeackland.com · 05/10/2025

Anyone else get a reply from this guy just now on a post that has been bahleeted and the account nuked? Awfully sus given Jay’s waffle post this week.

A screenshot of a reply from an account called Crossing the Street (waffles-are-great.bsky.social) that says: “You hate waffles.”

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Diane Ackland @author.dianeackland.com · 30/09/2025

I saw your map and immediately thought of the pedestrian crossing at Lake Shore Drive and Balbo in Chicago. It’s the closest ped crossing to the museum campus coming from the north, and is routinely a hazard to cross. People also illegally cross at LSD and Roosevelt, with deadly results.

A map of the intersection of Lake Shore Drive and Balbo in Chicago.

A map of the intersection of Lake Shore Drive and Roosevelt in Chicago, showing the nearby Museum Campus.

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Diane Ackland @author.dianeackland.com · 23/07/2025

Perfect albums that came out when I was 16.

The album cover for The Flaming Lips’ Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, featuring a large pink robot facing off against a small girl.

The cover for Wilco’s Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, which features Chicago’s Marina City towers against a beige backdrop.

The album cover for Sparks’ Lil’ Beethoven, which features the album title and band name in black font on a white background, while a small caricature of Beethoven as a small boy features in the bottom right corner.

The album cover for The Postal Service’s Give Up, which features the silhouette of a bed against a window with white curtains.

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Diane Ackland @author.dianeackland.com · 22/07/2025

More people are considering AI lovers and we shouldn’t judge. P.S.: if you remember this TV show, we need to talk!

A blonde woman wearing sunglasses and gloves with cables running off of them sits in front of a keyboard and several computer monitors, from the short-lived TV series VR.5.

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Diane Ackland @author.dianeackland.com · 13/05/2025

Alex Lane, private detective, is having a very bad week. Danny Ellis is back in town after abandoning her six years ago, and he’s hiding something that will completely change her world. Read Alex and Danny’s story in Strange Magic, now posting on Radish! radishfiction.com/stories/32702

A mood board for the author’s story Strange Magic. The upper left image is a silhouette of two people kissing. The upper right image is a redheaded woman in black leather clothing standing with her arms crossed in front of her. The middle image is an orange fireball. The bottom left image is a brown-haired man in a blue suit and white shirt looking at the camera. The bottom right image is of multiple shiny white mannequins standing in rows. The background image is the Chicago skyline at night with a blue filter on it.

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Diane Ackland @author.dianeackland.com · 12/05/2025

Rudy looking out upon his kingdom (the back yard).

A black cat sits on a beige carpet looking outside through a pair of patio doors.

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Diane Ackland @author.dianeackland.com · 09/05/2025

TFW you spend all night hyperfixated on finding the right stock image only to come up empty-handed, so you make a composite reference and start drawing.

A screenshot of the Procreate app. On the canvas is a sketch of a man and woman embracing done in red pencil.

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Diane Ackland @author.dianeackland.com · 08/05/2025

Strange Magic is a slow-burn friends-to-lovers urban fantasy romance. Come for the deeply complicated relationship between two private eyes, stay for the magical murders and the creepy mannequins tying the whole case together. Currently publishing on Radish! radish.app.link/RNTbvunEbTb

A square image with a black background. A pink circle in the upper left says "Read it on Radish". Below that is white text saying "New Story Out Now!" On the right side of the sqare is the story's cover: a man and a woman standing in front of the Chicago skyline with the moon above it. A white magic circle is behind the man and woman. The woman is conjuring a fireball with her left hand.
A square image with a black background. A pink circle in the upper left says "Read it on Radish". Below that is white text saying "New Story Out Now!" On the right side of the sqare is the story's cover: a man and a woman standing in front of the Chicago skyline with the moon above it. A white magic circle is behind the man and woman. The woman is conjuring a fireball with her left hand.

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Diane Ackland @author.dianeackland.com · 08/05/2025

It's here! My debut novel, Strange Magic, is being serialized on #radishfiction! Strange Magic is a slow-burn friends-to-lovers urban fantasy romance set in Chicago. You can read the first 5 chapters free on the Radish app! radish.app.link/RNTbvunEbTb #booksky #urbanfantasy #romance

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Diane Ackland @author.dianeackland.com · 08/05/2025

This is the ideal male body. You may not like it, but this is what peak performance looks like. (Yes, he is a tripawd. Fuck cancer.)

A black 3-legged cat stands in front of a chest of drawers as he looks off to the right side of the image.

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Diane Ackland @author.dianeackland.com · 05/05/2025

Rudy will cuddle no matter the circumstances. Lap occupied? He will make do.

A black cat awkwardly lays across a woman’s chest because her lap was occupied. The woman is making a funny face because she can barely see the camera over the cat.

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Diane Ackland @author.dianeackland.com · 01/01/2025

I really hope I’m the one laying the smackdown, because I’m already in rough shape lol.

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Diane Ackland @author.dianeackland.com · 28/12/2024

Without downloading new pics, what’s your energy going into 2025?

Captain Kathryn Janeway from the show Star Trek: Voyager speaks with her commander, Chakotay. At the bottom of the image are the words “Can you justify this clusterfuck?”

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Diane Ackland @author.dianeackland.com · 25/11/2024

Stickers and highlighters are a very important part of the planner/notebook experience for me. Case in point:

A November calendar inside a planner decorated with a variety of fall-themed stickers, which uses highlighters to color-code appointments, events, and holidays.

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Diane Ackland @author.dianeackland.com · 22/11/2024

The energy I am bringing to 2025

A picture of a Tonberry (a little green creature wearing a robe and carrying a lantern and a knife) from the Final Fantasy games. At the bottom of the image is the text “Fuck around and find out.”

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Diane Ackland @author.dianeackland.com · 14/11/2024

Post a picture of yourself to show the newbies what they’re dealing with.

A selfie of a woman wearing a brown plague doctor mask.

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Diane Ackland @author.dianeackland.com · 14/11/2024

Your last saved meme is your moral philosophy

Solaire of Astora, a Dark Souls character wearing knight’s armor and a tabard depicting a sun, raises his arms to the sky. Above his head, the words “Praise The Sun” appear.

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Diane Ackland @author.dianeackland.com · 10/11/2024

Authors! Using a GIF, describe how your current WIP is going:

A GIF of Captain Kathryn Janeway looking at a handsome man and saying “Delete the wife” as she reprograms a holodeck character to her personal preferences.

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Diane Ackland @author.dianeackland.com · 08/11/2024

Working on some art today. These will go into envelopes that I’ll leave random places, so that strangers will receive a little gift. I’m planning on some flash fiction and poetry drops as well. Operation Random Acts of Joy is a go.

Four small square grunge paintings in yellows, reds, and dark blues sit on top of a messy Manila folder.

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Diane Ackland @author.dianeackland.com · 05/11/2024

After four years, Rudy has finally realized that laps are the best thing ever. I cannot get anything done now 😂

A black cat sits on his person’s lap, looking lovingly up at her.

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Diane Ackland @author.dianeackland.com · 05/11/2024

Show me your voting sticker pics and selfies! Let’s celebrate participating in our civic duty!

A picture of the author, a curly-haired woman wearing red glasses, a brown tank top under a gray hoodie, and an Ohio “I Voted” sticker.

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Diane Ackland @author.dianeackland.com · 01/11/2024

For example, I got 3% for Trump, and I’m thinking TERFs too.

A graphic that shows how a white woman aged 35-44 who is a suburban atheist lesbian college graduate breaks 97% for Kamala Harris and 3% for Donald Trump.

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Diane Ackland @author.dianeackland.com · 29/10/2024

My sister and I die laughing at misspellings like “slommy”. It’s just so dumb it’s funny. I’ve attached one of our favorites.

An image of fast food logos with all of the names and slogans hilariously misspelled. Highlights include “Taco Baco: Tinkle Outside The Binkle”, “Burber Kirg: Have It In A Way”, and “Donkin’ Dunnts: Amurica Runn No Dundun”.

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Diane Ackland @author.dianeackland.com · 28/10/2024

Remember, ladies and theydies: if you’re not comfortable taking a swing at a Nazi, you can also smack them with your purse!

A famous black and white photo depicts a 38-year-old woman, Danuta Danielsson, hitting a marching Neo-Nazi with a handbag.

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Diane Ackland @author.dianeackland.com · 28/03/2024

Me and the regular group who like my posts.

40 90s witchy goth teenagers in a country setting from the movie The Craft. At the bottom of the image, text says “We are the weirdos, mister.”

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Diane Ackland @author.dianeackland.com · 14/02/2024

Rudy the three-legged voidcat wishes you well!

A photo of a handsome black cat looking lovingly at the camera, snuggling against a woman’s hip.

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Diane Ackland @author.dianeackland.com · 09/02/2024

Advertise your account with one image:

An image of NFL mascot Gritty riding an airborne shark as he fires pistols into the air while a bald eagle flies majestically next to him.

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Diane Ackland @author.dianeackland.com · 04/02/2024

Ep. 8 of The Return is one of the most visually stunning pieces of TV I’ve seen, but best ever? That’s The West Wing season 2 finale, “Two Cathedrals”.