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@boondockallegorist.bsky.social
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Liz is a #writer living in Otago, New Zealand Ngāi Tahu. #Photography, #art, #animals, #history and the #environment are my passions. Working for a Northland-based media company fixing other people's writing.

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Liz @boondockallegorist.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
The little Husky shunter on the tracks headed back to the sheds. It's the only one in #NewZealand #Otago #writerslife #trains #photography
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Liz @boondockallegorist.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Horsepower and horsepower! Two beautiful classics parked on Harbour Street, Oamaru. #Otago #NewZealand #writerslife #photography
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Ed Butt @edb1947.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
From today’s NYT newsletter. The rich have always had the advantage, but now the ultra-rich are succeeding in making that advantage even greater, making America an oligarchy, not a democracy. This must stop.
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Liz @boondockallegorist.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Rusting slowly in silence old steam locomotive parts #Otago #NewZealand #writerslife #photography
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Liz @boondockallegorist.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Whisky, Stock & Station Agents and Auctioneers it's seen it all. #Otago #NewZealand #writerslife #photography
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Darren Chapman @dazchapman.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
When things go POP!!!... A Handsome Male Stonechat pops in the sunlight. #wildlifephotography #wildlife #naturephotography #nature #photography #birds #naturelovers #birdsofinstagram #birdphotography #animals #travel #bird #photooftheday #birdwatching
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digitalprimate @digitalprimate.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Good morning from Haarlem. #GoodMorningFromHaarlem
In the distance, a car enters a cobblestone Street through a thick veil of mist. There are three story brick houses on either side and a bit of green by the sidewalks.
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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author @inventingreality.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Unfortunately, here’s a third list today of book marketing scammers sending emails to your inbox. Dammy Toke <tokedammy588@gmail.com> Hamza Kenny <kennyhamza01@gmail.com> #bookmarketingscam #writingcommunity #author #writing #amwriting #writer #writerslife #indieauthor #shortstory #authors #booksky
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The Pentaxian @the-pentaxian.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
#Shadows on a shingled wall. This photo is in full color and was not converted to B&W. 📷 Pentax K-70 🔘 Pentax 18-135mm APS-C 'Schattenspiele' ('Shadow Play') #FotoVorschlag #Photography #StreetPhotography #Art #Monochrome #Texture #Architecture #Sepia #EastCoastKin #BlueSkyArtShow #Pentax #P471
A color photo of the shadows of a railing upon a wooden shingled wall
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Liz @boondockallegorist.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
The side of the massive former grain elevator building in Oamaru now the home of Steampunk HQ. #Otago #NewZealand #writerslife #photography
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Liz @boondockallegorist.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
The iron horse has fallen #Otago #NewZealand #writerslife #photography
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Eddie @eddie.co.nz · 06/03/2026
These photos were taken seconds before he stole a chip and flew away triumphantly 😂 #kai
A seagull is approaching Getting closer.....
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Liz @boondockallegorist.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
The Criterion Hotel built in 1877 a gorgeous piece of Victorian-era architecture #writerslife #Otago #NewZealand #photography #architecture
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Liz @boondockallegorist.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Harbour Street Oamaru #Otago #NewZealand #writerslife #photography
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Liz @boondockallegorist.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Stone and steel Oamaru #Otago #NewZealand #writerslife #photography
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Liz @boondockallegorist.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Old rolling stock, rusting tracks and weeds just makes a great shot #Otago #NewZealand #writerslife #photography
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Liz @boondockallegorist.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Old warehouses dating back to the 1870s make great captures especially scenes like this in Oamaru #Otago #NewZealand #writerslife #photography
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Liz @boondockallegorist.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Strong wind off the Pacific today but it made for a few good captures. #writerslife #Otago #NewZealand #photography
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Liz @boondockallegorist.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
A gorgeous summer garden in Oamaru #Otago #NewZealand #writerslife #photography
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Liz @boondockallegorist.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Old railway sheds now used for artists down at the waterfront in Oamaru #Otago #NewZealand #photography #writerslife
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The Pentaxian @the-pentaxian.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Closed I guess? 📷 Pentax K1000 🔘 Pentax M 35-70mm 🎞️ Kodak Portra 400 (converted to B&W in post) #Photography #StreetPhotography #Art #BelieveInFilm #FilmIsNotDead #Urban #Urbex #UrbanGaze #Monochrome #BlackAndWhite #BnW #B&W #EastCoastKin #BlueSkyArtShow #Architecture #Architectural #Pentax #P460
A black and white photo of the front of an old cinder block building with a large CLOSED sign on a glass front door.  There are two old fold out chairs sitting next to the door and a plate glass window to the right of those.
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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author @inventingreality.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Writing prompts that actually lead to a story #amwriting #writingcommunity #editing #writer #writingmuse www.amazon.com/Storystarters-...
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Liz @boondockallegorist.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
The old watchman's hut dating back to the early 1900s in the Oamaru Harbour precinct #writerslife #history #Otago #NewZealand #photography
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The Pentaxian @the-pentaxian.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Chatting out the window of a food truck. 📷 Pentax K-70 🔘 Pentax 18-135mm APS-C #Photography #StreetPhotography #Art #Monochrome #BlackAndWhite #B&W #BnW #EastCoastKin #BlueSkyArtShow #WindowsOnWednesday #FoodTruck #StreetFood #HumansOfBlueSky #Urban #UrbanGaze #Urbex #PhotoOfTheDay #Pentax #P459
A black and white photo of a a food truck vendor with his head and shoulders out of the window chatting with a customer.
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Liz @boondockallegorist.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
St Patrick's Basicila Oamaru #Otago #NewZealand #writerslife #heritage #architecture #photography
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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author @inventingreality.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Writer Beware: TikTok marketing scammers targeting writers #bookmarketingscam #writingcommunity #author #writing #amwriting #writer #writerslife #indieauthor #shortstory #authors #amediting #fiction #booksky dailydot.com/booktok-influenc...
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Liz @boondockallegorist.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
A bit of old industrial left after demolition. Rare find these days #writerslife#Otago #NewZealand #photography
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The Pentaxian @the-pentaxian.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
For today's #FotoVorschlag special, 'Eingefrorene Bewegung' or "Frozen Motion", I submit the A&T marching band. If you ever get the chance to see them, do it. 📷 Pentax K-70 🔘 Pentax 55-300mm APS-C #Photography #StreetPhotography #A&T #Art #HumansOfBlueSky #EastCoastKin #MarchingBand #Pentax #P458
A color photo of the North Carolina Agricultural And Technical State University (A&T) marching band on parade.  A well known marching band who have performed a NFL halftime shows.
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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author @inventingreality.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
#writingprompt #StoryStarter #amwriting #writingcommunity #writers inventingrealityediting.com/2...
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Four Writing Prompts: Obsession
Good stories center on the clashing of characters’ goals and motivations. Sometimes a character’s goals and motivations arise from a fixation or mania. Here are four writing prompts for storie…
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The Pentaxian @the-pentaxian.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
The rail anchors are from the 1940s and dated. I do wish I'd brushed the leaf away to show the full date. 📷 Pentax K1000 🔘 Pentax M 35-70mm 🎞️ Kodak Portra 400 #Photography #Art #BelieveInFilm #FilmIsNotDead #Railroad #Train #StreetPhotography #EastCoastKin #BlueSkyArtShow #Pentax #Kodak #P457
A small section of train track showing the rail ties, fasteners and spikes on a gravel bed.
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Liz @boondockallegorist.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
The ruins of the only last remaining freezing works from the 19th century here in Oamaru. It helped pioneer a global export sheep & beef market. Sadly it's being ignored. #writerslife #Otago #NewZealand #photography
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Liz @boondockallegorist.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Just a street scene I captured below the tourist precinct here in Oamaru. I was a bit too late to get down there to capture the little train run by the local steam society. No tourists down this end because it's not pretty. I like it though. #Otago #NewZealand #writerslife #photography
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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author @inventingreality.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
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Writing Success: Is it Talent or Hard Work?
You’ve written story after story, but none of them ever seem to measure up to your favorite authors’ pieces. Meanwhile, the few of your stories that you thought were actually decent won’…
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Richard Baker @bakerart.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
My watercolour from 1994 painted sitting on Eastney beach, Portsmouth. I love the memory that it captures. This pontoon is where one boarded the little ferry that my uncle Bobby skilfully guided across to Hayling Island through the fast flowing water. See alt text. #Portsmouth #Eastney #pleinair
This is the pontoon where one used to board the ferry at Eastney, Portsmouth, to cross the fast-flowing waters to Hayling Island. I sat on the beach in 1994 to paint this and I remember a goat was tethered nearby. It's unlikely that we will visit Portsmouth again but this was particularly memorable because the coxswain of the boat was my uncle Bobby Baker, one of my father's brothers. He was a lovely, good-humoured man, ex-naval. We had a chat with him but I think that was on an earlier occasion when we bought tickets and went over to the island.
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The Pentaxian @the-pentaxian.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
Ready to move in. Roof may need minor attention at some point. 📷 Pentax K-50 🔘 Pentax 18-135mm APS-C #Photography #StreetPhotography #Art #Architecture #Architectural #Monochrome #BlackAndWhite #B&W #BnW #Rural #RuralGaze #EastCoastKin #BlueSkyArtShow #Abandoned #PhotoOfTheDay #Pentax #P456
A black and white photo of an small abandoned house of cinder blocks.  Some of the roof is missing and the rest is in poor shape.
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Bill Montei @billmontei.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
Golden Hour in Romania #Two #BlueskyArtShow #photography
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Bill Montei @billmontei.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
California Dreamin’ #Stunday #photography
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Liz @boondockallegorist.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
Bridge to nowhere and old railway line no longer used in Oamaru #Otago #NewZealand #writerslife #photography monochrome suited the composition
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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author @inventingreality.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
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Don’t underserve a character in story
Among the challenges of penning a novel or short story is to ensure that a character is used just the right amount in a story. When an author keeps a character from being involved to…
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The Pentaxian @the-pentaxian.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
This looks staged but is exactly how I found it. 📷 Pentax K1000 🔘 Pentax M 35-70mm 🎞️ Kodak Portra 400 (converted to B&W in post) #Photography #Art #Two #BelieveInFilm #FilmIsNotDead #Monochrome #BlackAndWhite #BnW #StillLife #BlueSkyArtShow #EastCoastKin #Nature #StreetPhotography #Pentax #P455
A black and white photo of the corner of a picnic table with two pine cones and some random tree bark.
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Liz @boondockallegorist.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
Looking back towards Friendly Bay and Cape Wansbrow Oamaru #Otago #NewZealand #writerslife #photography
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Liz @boondockallegorist.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Skywards to the kingdom: St Patrick's Basilica Oamaru #Otago #NewZealand #writerslife #photography
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mikepole.bsky.social @mikepole.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
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Dunedin's Bush in the early 1860s - MikePole
We’ve all read Dr Seuss’s ‘The Lorax’ – right? The Lorax spoke for the trees. In the book, Truffula Trees are seen…
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Liz @boondockallegorist.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Street of contrasts I just loved the colours and that beautiful art deco house #Otago #NewZealand #writerslife #photography
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Liz @boondockallegorist.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Stairway to God: St Patrick's Bascilica in Oamaru #Otago #NewZealand #writerslife #photography
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FrameToFrameNature @frametoframenature.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
#BirdOfTheDay #CollectingFood includes this Southern Black-backed Gull stealing an Australasian Gannet egg at the Muriwai Gannet Colony in Waitakere, North Island, #NewZealand . #birds #birding #nature #birdphotography
Southern Black-backed Gull stealing an Australasian Gannet eggSouthern Black-backed Gull stealing an Australasian Gannet egg
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Liz @boondockallegorist.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Reflection in monochrome at the Oamaru Botanical Gardens #writerslife #Otago #NewZealand #photography
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