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M. J. Wahl @coffeewithaliens.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Recently I've seen an upsurge in scammers pretending to be podcasters, wanting to interview me for one of my books, or asking me if they can feature my book in one of their book discussion forums or book fairs.

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M. J. Wahl @coffeewithaliens.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

Good morning... on my 3rd cup of coffee...

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M. J. Wahl @coffeewithaliens.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

For my morning coffee break, I made up this meme just for fun. #coffee #humor

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M. J. Wahl @coffeewithaliens.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Good morning. Time for a break from the dystopian news cycle ...

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M. J. Wahl @coffeewithaliens.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

My satire, "Wally and the Anti-fascist Fairy" is going on sale for 99 cents on www.amazon.com/dp/B0GDMCPNT4 starting tomorrow until Sunday night. It's a political satire like Animal Farm poking fun at all the ironies behind wanna-be fascists. #resist #never51 #elbowsup #canada

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M. J. Wahl @coffeewithaliens.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

I feel the same way. I'll pay $50 a gallon if that what it takes. It needs to hurt *bad* over here before things will change. If the worse we have to suffer is paying more, that's nothing. At least my kids aren't being bombed and murdered like they are in Gaza and the Middle East.

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M. J. Wahl @coffeewithaliens.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

I only have one beef with the movie. That ridiculous line by Claude Rains when he says to the German: "We mustn't underestimate 'American blundering.' I was with them when they 'blundered' into Berlin in 1918" Utter nonsense. No allies entered Germany. But it's a sop to the American viewers.

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M. J. Wahl @coffeewithaliens.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

I've had the DVD of it for going on 10 years now, and have re-watched it dozens of times. One of the most watchable and quotable movies ever made. I seem to re-call reading at one point that it is one of the most quoted movies of all time. I never get tired of watching it.

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M. J. Wahl @coffeewithaliens.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Why we write: "Fairy tales do not tell children that dragons exist. Children already know that dragons exist. Fairy tales tell children that dragons can be killed." #resist #fascism #never51 #truenorth #elbowsup #Canadastrong #booksky #writersky #authorsky michaelmanto.substack.com/p/here-there...

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Here there be Dragons

When times are evil, we need the courage to be dragon slayers

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M. J. Wahl @coffeewithaliens.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

I made this up just now, something to put a smile on my face after getting seriously depressed (again) after reading today's news. #humour #humor (for my American friends who can't spell) #coffeehumor #writersky #authorsky #indiesky #booksky

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M. J. Wahl @coffeewithaliens.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Now this is true love... your morning smile. #humour #coffee #humor

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M. J. Wahl @coffeewithaliens.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

Your morning coffee #humour. I made this meme early one morning when I'd had enough of the news. The image comes from the cover of one of my Aliens and Coffee novels. #humor (for my American friends who can't spell) #coffee #coffeedrinkers #coffeehumor #writersky #authorsky #indiesky #booksky

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M. J. Wahl @coffeewithaliens.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

Time for some coffee humour, and more coffee. I love this meme, and I want to give credit where credit is due. While a make many of my own, I got this from United in Coffee on FB #humour #humor #coffee #coffeedrinkers #coffeehumor #writersky #authorsky #indiesky #booksky

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M. J. Wahl @coffeewithaliens.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

I enjoy making memes, mostly coffee related humour, just to relax. I made this a while ago, after I discovered we were out of coffee in the morning and had to tell my wife. She didn't take it well. #humour #humor #coffee #coffeedrinkers #coffeehumor #writersky #authorsky #indiesky #booksky

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M. J. Wahl @coffeewithaliens.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

Your morning smile. I just made my first cup, and... #humour #humor (so my American friends who can't spell can still find it) #coffee #coffeedrinkers #spaceopera #writersky #authorsky #indiesky #booksky

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M. J. Wahl @coffeewithaliens.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

Squeedles. I like that name. I may have to steal it for my next story :-)

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M. J. Wahl @coffeewithaliens.bsky.social · 30/08/2025

Your morning smile, (before delving into today's dystopian news). #humour #humor (so my American friends who can't spell can still find it) #coffee #coffeedrinkers #spaceopera #writersky #authorsky #indiesky #booksky

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M. J. Wahl @coffeewithaliens.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

Thanks Rob. Nice quotes and very interesting website. I'm going to add the link to this from my own website.

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M. J. Wahl @coffeewithaliens.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

Clever. Did the librarian say anything?

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M. J. Wahl @coffeewithaliens.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

The first book in my sci-fi series about coffee loving aliens is on sale for 99 cents. Available on Apple, Kobo, Kindle and Barnes&Noble. books2read.com/aliensandlatte

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M. J. Wahl @coffeewithaliens.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

You’re morning smile. I find coffee memes are a great way to start the day - after I've had my coffee, of course. #coffee #coffeedrinkers #spaceopera #writersky #authorsky #indiesky #booksky

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M. J. Wahl @coffeewithaliens.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

I've been taking some long breaks from writing sci-fi this summer, and gone on a few canoe trips in Northern Ontario. I felt I had to share this photo I took. We came across her and her dog while canoeing a river in the north. I loved how the dog sits taller than she does.

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M. J. Wahl @coffeewithaliens.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

I had some fun yesterday taking photos of the bees in our backyard.

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M. J. Wahl @coffeewithaliens.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

Before going into today's dystopian nightmare, I made this coffee humour meme that I wanted to share #coffee #humor #humour #coffeequotes

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M. J. Wahl @coffeewithaliens.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Yes, this. I'm not so concerned about men transitioning into women, as I am about Americans transitioning into Nazis. #FightFascism #TraitorTrump #DefendLiberty #Christofacsism #MAGA

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M. J. Wahl @coffeewithaliens.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Enjoy my humour meme of the day. I had to do something fun after making the mistake of reading the news and then feeling like I just wanted to go back to bed and never get out again. :-) #indieauthor #indie #booksky #authorsky #writingcommunity #coffeewithaliens #humour

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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author @inventingreality.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

How to Format Your Ebook: Quick, Easy to Understand, Practical Tips #authorlife #writerslife #amwriting #writingcommunity #writerscommunity www.amazon.com/dp/1948872234

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M. J. Wahl @coffeewithaliens.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

I've completed 10 full-length books while holding down a full-time job. I can't offer advice on how to get rich (sadly, that still eludes me) but I think I can help new writers with getting their book done. www.mjwahl.com/get-it-writt... #Indieauthor #authorsky #writersky #writingcommunity

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Get it written! A bit of advice for aspiring new writers.

I'm surprised at the number of aspiring writers who've never finished a book. In this post I'd like to offer a few pointers to help new writers get a book done.

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M. J. Wahl @coffeewithaliens.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

Need a break from the horrific news? Try some light-hearted escapism about aliens who like Earth coffee. #books #booksky #indie #writingcommunity #indieauthor #readingcommunity #indiebooks #authorsky #writer www.mjwahl.com/aliens-space...

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M. J. Wahl @coffeewithaliens.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

Today's humour post... ‪I'm an #indieauthor of light-hearted escapism. I found this image on iStock and just had to buy it, and added my own words. #books #booksky #indie #writingcommunity #readingcommunity #indiebooks #authorsky #writer

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M. J. Wahl @coffeewithaliens.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

Yes, exactly! Well said. It's not about sticking your head in the sand - I follow the news very closely. But these days, that can really get a person down. There are days when the news hits me particularly hard, and I get real depressed. So we need a break, like you say, to keep from breaking!

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M. J. Wahl @coffeewithaliens.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

/3 ... but ... I've decided to return to writing light-hearted sci-fi. As that article in The Guardian says, we need to take a break from the news sometimes - specially these days. #indieauthor #books #booksky #indie #writingcommunity #readingcommunity #indiebooks #authorsky #writer

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M. J. Wahl @coffeewithaliens.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

/2 I stopped writing escapist fiction for a while. But then I got to thinking about how popular pulp-fiction became during the Great Depression and later through WW2. During those dark times people needed the break from the unrelenting daily awful news. We are in truly awful times again, but ...

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M. J. Wahl @coffeewithaliens.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

The Guardian talks about the dangers of overdoing the doom scrolling. As a writer of light-hearted escapism, I started to question whether I could keep writing with all the serious crap hitting the fan these days. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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M. J. Wahl @coffeewithaliens.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

Yes, that is EXACTLY it. Anything that impacts their profits they see as a bad thing. Our extreme capitalism these days believes in maximizing profits and maximizing 'stock holder value' without regard to the common good of society. check out "Buy Now" doc on Netflix. talks about this very thing.

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M. J. Wahl @coffeewithaliens.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

He says "your proposal to solve this thing (debt) is to tax the rich" like that's a bad thing. Yet his proposal (going along with Trump) is to cut taxes on the rich, and find the money by CUTTING PROGRAMS AND BENEFITS TO AVERAGE WORKING AMERICANS. Apparently that's his proposal... !

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