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M.L. Hamilton @authormlhamilton.bsky.social · 11h

🌎💙 The word of the week is convivial. It sure would be nice if we could remember that we're all on this floating blue rock together, and we'd strive to be much more convivial. 🤝😊 #booksky #WordOfTheWeek #Convivial #WordsMatter #Kindness #Community #Togetherness #PositiveWords #Language #Vocabulary

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M.L. Hamilton @authormlhamilton.bsky.social · 11h

📚✨ I'll be at the Great Valley Bookfest on Saturday. Author Michele Drier and I will have a booth. 📖 If you're coming and have a particular book you'd like, please let me know, so I can make sure I bring it with me. 😊📚

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M.L. Hamilton @authormlhamilton.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

📚❤️ Books have been the basis of my life from the time I learned to read. I made them into two careers, and even to this day, my favorite thing to do is open up a new book. The possibilities are endless. ✨📖

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M.L. Hamilton @authormlhamilton.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

📚✨ This weekend, I'll be at the Great Valley Bookfest in Manteca in the Promenade Shopping Center near the Bass Pro Shop. 🛍️ I'll have a booth with Author Michele Drier. Come out and see us! 📖😊

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M.L. Hamilton @authormlhamilton.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

🌿💜 I've always liked how simple grasses, like this purple fountain grass, can really fill out a garden. Not only is it the color, but the textures that make it stunning. 🌾✨ #PurpleFountainGrass #OrnamentalGrass #GardenLife #Gardening #GardenLovers #NatureLovers #GardenInspiration #PlantLovers

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M.L. Hamilton @authormlhamilton.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

📚✍️ Today's Status Saturday is for Behind the Trigger. Only four chapters left to go, and this series will be completed. 🎉 Really enjoying writing the single plotline for a change. 😊📝

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M.L. Hamilton @authormlhamilton.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

🎬📚 For my final Feature Friday post, I'm featuring my dear friend, Dänna Wilber. Dänna writes suspense and thrillers, but she's also an award-winning movie director. 🎥 You can find information about her many talents at dannawilberg.com. ✨

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M.L. Hamilton @authormlhamilton.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

🏝️👻 I missed my Thursday post, but I thought I'd still share it since my latest Peyton book was released on the 30th. 📚 If you've never taken a trip to Alcatraz, I'd put it on my bucket list of places to visit. It's a very eerie experience. 👻🌉

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M.L. Hamilton @authormlhamilton.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

🪄🐈 This sounds like a Harry Potter spell, but the example they gave was think of a cat on a windowsill. 🪟✨ #booksky #HarryPotter #MagicWords #Vocabulary #WordOfTheDay #BookLovers #CatLovers

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M.L. Hamilton @authormlhamilton.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

🔥📚 The Church Arsonist is here! Get your copy today! 🎉 Available in ebook, paperback, and audiobook formats. 🎧📖 Get the audiobook on Audible #booksky #TheChurchArsonist #PeytonBrooks #CrimeFiction #MysteryBooks #Audiobooks #BookRelease #NewBook

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M.L. Hamilton @authormlhamilton.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

🌿✨ I like this quote. I think we all spend so much time worrying about what happened and what might happen, that we forget to be present in the moment. More so now than ever before. 🧘‍♀️💭 #booksky #LiveInTheMoment #Mindfulness #PresentMoment #LifeReflections #SimpleJoys #ThoughtForTheDay #BePresent

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M.L. Hamilton @authormlhamilton.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

🍂🎁 Today I'm featuring one of my fall gift boxes. They make a great gift for your favorite reader. 📚🍁 www.authormlhamilton.net/product-page... #booksky #FallGift #GiftIdeas #ReadersGift #BookLovers #BookishGifts #FallFavorites #ReadingGifts

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M.L. Hamilton @authormlhamilton.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

🌲💚 I've always liked these juniper trees. I've grown two, but they always start to lean over until they have to be taken out. It's broken my heart each time. 💔🌿 #booksky #Juniper #JuniperTree #NatureLovers #GardenLife #Gardening #Trees #TreeLovers #NatureBeauty

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M.L. Hamilton @authormlhamilton.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

📚🔎 Today's Feature Friday author is Nick Webster. Nick writes thrillers and crime fiction. 🔥📖 You can find his work at authornickwebster.com. ✨ #booksky #FeatureFriday #NickWebster #Thrillers #CrimeFiction #MysteryBooks #ThrillerBooks #AuthorSpotlight

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M.L. Hamilton @authormlhamilton.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

📚🔎 With the release of The Church Arsonist coming so soon, I thought I'd reflect on the first-ever Peyton Brooks Mystery, Murder on Potrero Hill, from 2012. 🔥📖 #booksky #TheChurchArsonist #PeytonBrooks #MurderOnPotreroHill #CrimeFiction #MysteryBooks #BookRelease #Throwback #MysteryWriter

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M.L. Hamilton @authormlhamilton.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

🦆🌊 Illapse is not a word I've ever heard before. It made me think of a goose or duck landing on water. 😂🪿 #booksky #WordOfTheDay #Vocabulary #LanguageLovers #Goose #Duck #NatureLovers

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M.L. Hamilton @authormlhamilton.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The freedom of aging is knowing that shoes might be cute, but if they hurt, you toss them. 😂👟✨ #Minimalism #Decluttering #ClosetCleanout #SimpleLiving #LettingGo #AgingGracefully #LifeLessons

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M.L. Hamilton @authormlhamilton.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Yesterday I found a pair of shoes I haven't worn in years. I thought, "These are still good shoes. Why would I get rid of them?" Then I tried them on and they pinched my toes. 👠😣 I immediately took them off and threw them in the Goodwill bag. 🛍️ Now, I remember why I stopped wearing them.

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M.L. Hamilton @authormlhamilton.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

👟😂 A few years ago, my brother reached this moment where he became a minimalist and started getting rid of anything that he hadn't used in the past year. I remember watching him, thinking he'd lost his mind, but lately, I get it.

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M.L. Hamilton @authormlhamilton.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

🧹👚 This week's mission is to start clearing out the clutter in my closets. If I don't post for a few days, send a rescue party. 🚨😂 #Decluttering #ClosetCleanout #HomeOrganization #Organizing #RescueParty #HomeProjects

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M.L. Hamilton @authormlhamilton.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

🌺❤️ For today's Serenity Sunday, I picked a photo of the daylilies in my backyard. The depth of the red color is so lovely. 🌿✨ #booksky #SerenitySunday #Daylilies #GardenLife #Flowers #NatureLovers #FlowerLovers #GardenBeauty

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M.L. Hamilton @authormlhamilton.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

✍️📚 No rest for the wicked. 😆 The production schedule said I needed to get started on the last of the Peyton Brooks, Homicide: The Early Cases books, and so here we are, two chapters into it. So far it's writing like butter. 🧈✨

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M.L. Hamilton @authormlhamilton.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

📚✨ Today's Feature Friday author is children's author, Christine L. Villa. 👧📖 You can find her amazing books at christinevilla.com. 🌟📚 #booksky #FeatureFriday #ChildrensAuthor #ChildrensBooks #KidsBooks #PictureBooks #BookRecommendations #AuthorSpotlight

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M.L. Hamilton @authormlhamilton.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

This throwback photo is from 2020 during Covid. I remember spending so much time in both yards that year. 🌿☀️ There were so many negative things about that time, but there was also something special about slowing down a little and just enjoying the world around us. ❤️🍂

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M.L. Hamilton @authormlhamilton.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

🍂🌳 The oak and pistache trees in my front yard are always so beautiful in fall. 🍁

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M.L. Hamilton @authormlhamilton.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

🎧📚 65K audiobooks sold! 96 audiobooks produced! And we just finished one of the longest books we've done together! 🎉🎙️ Look for the next Peyton Brooks, FBI: Hate Crimes Division Book 3, The Church Arsonist, coming September 30th. 🔥📖

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M.L. Hamilton @authormlhamilton.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

🌙✨ This is a lovely word. I've never heard it before, but it's perfect for the situation. 🌊🌕 Moonglade. #booksky #Moonglade #WordOfTheDay #BeautifulWords #Vocabulary #LanguageLovers #WordsMatter #LovelyWords #WordNerd

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M.L. Hamilton @authormlhamilton.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

🍂🍁 It's funny how people have an affinity for different seasons. Summer has always been my favorite, but I can admit, fall has its charm. ☀️🍁😊 #booksky #Fall #Autumn #FallVibes #SeasonalChanges #FavoriteSeason #AutumnCharm #HelloFall #NatureLovers

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M.L. Hamilton @authormlhamilton.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

🍂🏡 My mission this week is to prepare for fall. Put away the barbecue, bring in the outdoor cushions, set out the fall decor. 🍁🎃 Sorry to see summer go, but I did enjoy the cooler temperatures when I was working in the yard this morning. 🌿☀️

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M.L. Hamilton @authormlhamilton.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

🌿🦜 For today's Serenity Sunday, I thought I'd share a picture of these gorgeous macaws. 💚 My dad was always fascinated by birds. I didn't understand it until I reached "Bird Age." 🐦 Now I want to know everything about them. 🤔🪶 I wonder why a fascination with birds grows as you get older? 🌱🦜

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M.L. Hamilton @authormlhamilton.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

📚✨ My Feature Friday author is Steve Unger. Steve writes nonfiction novels on interesting topics. 📖🤔 You can find his books here: www.amazon.com/stores/Steve... #booksky #FeatureFriday #SteveUnger #AuthorSpotlight #Nonfiction #InterestingBooks #BookRecommendations #BookLovers #ReadingCommunity

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M.L. Hamilton @authormlhamilton.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

What we didn't win and should have was Best Director for my dear friend, Danna Wilberg (pictured here). ❤️🎬 It was an amazing experience.

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M.L. Hamilton @authormlhamilton.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

One for Best Actress (pictured here), Janine Romney, one for Best Supporting Actress, Audrey Booth, one for Best Supporting Actor, Musa Kazmi, and one for Best Editing, my son, Kyler Lugo. 🎥✨

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M.L. Hamilton @authormlhamilton.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

🎬🏆 In 2019, I had the honor of writing an award-winning screenplay for A Place Called Sacramento. We made a ten-minute film that won four juried awards. 🏆

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M.L. Hamilton @authormlhamilton.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

📚😂 This word was made for me. My sons always give me a bad time because I can't remember the name of some common household item and resort to "that thingamabob." 🤷‍♀️ I also never get their three names right and run through the whole list before landing on one that belongs to them. 😆👦👦👦

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M.L. Hamilton @authormlhamilton.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

It's so hard to maintain momentum and focus to complete something. It's that last ten percent that gets most of us. 💪😅 That's why it feels so powerful when we finally complete something. I believe in celebrating those milestones. 🎉✨ Today I permitted myself a donut. 🍩😊

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