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Dave Dawkins (D. Harrigon)

@golgaloth.bsky.social
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Rich, fascinating stories, board game designs, and random thoughts, graciously provided by David Dawkins. I write Fantasy and SciFi under the pen name D. Harrigon. Books available everywhere. #Writer #Writing #BoardGames #Fantasy #SciFi

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Dave Dawkins (D. Harrigon) @golgaloth.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
It's like they know me. #language #english #writing
What your favourite obsolete English letter says about you:
(Whichever one you pick, you are a nerd.)
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Dave Dawkins (D. Harrigon) @golgaloth.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The urge to undercut serious moments with humour can be strong. Do you allow your work to flow from pathetic to the bathetic? Or jam in the jokes where you can? #Writing #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #Authodons #jokes #humour
A Sarah Anderson cartoon of her holding a ball labelled Silly Meme, entering a group chat. The group is comforting a person who has just been through "the world say of my life." They hold the ball above their head, ready to throw.
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Dave Dawkins (D. Harrigon) @golgaloth.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The urge to undercut serious moments with humour can be strong. Do you allow your work to flow from pathetic to the bathetic? Or jam in the jokes where you can? #Writing #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #Authodons #jokes #humour
A Sarah Anderson cartoon of her holding a ball labelled Silly Meme, entering a group chat. The group is comforting a person who has just been through "the world say of my life." They hold the ball above their head, ready to throw.
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Dave Dawkins (D. Harrigon) @golgaloth.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
To answer the question, "How do you sit down with that thing?" My only answer is, "Somewhere high." #Spring #Australia #rude
Peacock with its tail spread.Peacock sitting on a branch, long tail hanging down.
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Dave Dawkins (D. Harrigon) @golgaloth.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
To answer the question, "How do you sit down with that thing?" My only answer is, "Somewhere high." #Spring #Australia #rude
Peacock with its tail spread.Peacock sitting on a branch, long tail hanging down.
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Dave Dawkins (D. Harrigon) @golgaloth.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Last few hours of The Hollow Drum on #Kickstarter. Discounts on this highly-rated #SciFi series. A crashed spaceship on a world of giant crustaceans, a strange society, and one woman's quest to uncover the truth. www.kickstarter.com/projects/dha... #books #reading #AmReading #bookstodon
A woman on the beach looking at her phone. Clearly, she's enjoying the books of the Desolation series, shown at the left.
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Dave Dawkins (D. Harrigon) @golgaloth.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
It shits out fertiliser. Okay, look. It's a horse. A very smol horsey liv under bonnet. #cars #vegan #ElectricVehicles #EV #NomNomNom.
It was only a matter of time. First hybrids, then electric and now vegan.

A VW beetle has a load of plants in it's front trunk.
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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 28/09/2026
To the people complaining these sex abuse cases have created a world where men now have to think 10 times before they touch a woman. Yes, that's the point. It's called consent. Welcome to human decency.
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Astreia @redoubters.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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whattheactualf.bsky.social @whattheactualf.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Republicans are drunk on stupidity
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Sunderland Lollipops @sunderlandlolly.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Did you know that a Farage Reform govt intends to scrap the NHS? The private health care system he wants to introduce would cost you £10,000s, like the US, where getting ill can bankrupt you. #ReformUK #Labour #GreenParty #Newcastle #SAFC� #NUFC
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Dave Dawkins (D. Harrigon) @golgaloth.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Last few hours of The Hollow Drum on #Kickstarter. Discounts on this highly-rated #SciFi series. A crashed spaceship on a world of giant crustaceans, a strange society, and one woman's quest to uncover the truth. www.kickstarter.com/projects/dha... #books #reading #AmReading #bookstodon
A woman on the beach looking at her phone. Clearly, she's enjoying the books of the Desolation series, shown at the left.
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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Original Statement: In Summary:
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Gail Simone @gailsimone.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Iron Man should have one of those buttons in front that sprays steam to make fabrics wrinkle-free.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
We’re all counting on them following through after the midterms.
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This 👇 👇 👇
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Dave Dawkins (D. Harrigon) @golgaloth.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Last few days on Kickstarter. Head on over if you want the discounts on this highly rated novella series. A crashes spaceship; a strange society; giant crustaceans; and digging into what builds and destroys good communities. #SciFi #books #booksky #writing #reading #IndieAuthors
Desolation: The Hollow Drum. Lies have consequences. D. Harrigon.
"Amazing writing, big ideas, fantastic worldbuilding." ***** (Five stars)
"A fun, action-packed addition to the Desolation series." **** (Four stars)
"Harrigon takes the action a pulse-pounding new level." **** (Four stars.)
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Dave Dawkins (D. Harrigon) @golgaloth.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
It shits out fertiliser. Okay, look. It's a horse. A very smol horsey liv under bonnet. #cars #vegan #ElectricVehicles #EV #NomNomNom.
It was only a matter of time. First hybrids, then electric and now vegan.

A VW beetle has a load of plants in it's front trunk.
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Dave Dawkins (D. Harrigon) @golgaloth.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Last few days on Kickstarter. Head on over if you want the discounts on this highly rated novella series. A crashes spaceship; a strange society; giant crustaceans; and digging into what builds and destroys good communities. #SciFi #books #booksky #writing #reading #IndieAuthors
Desolation: The Hollow Drum. Lies have consequences. D. Harrigon.
"Amazing writing, big ideas, fantastic worldbuilding." ***** (Five stars)
"A fun, action-packed addition to the Desolation series." **** (Four stars)
"Harrigon takes the action a pulse-pounding new level." **** (Four stars.)
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Dave Dawkins (D. Harrigon) @golgaloth.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
What's your favourite tie-breaker? Mine is the whole tree-planting thing from Arboretum. #BoardGames #BrettSpiele #j2s
Declaring the Winner
Total players’ scored paths (using the included scorepad). The player with the most points wins! In the case of a tie, the tied player with the most species present in their arboretum wins. If there is still a tie, the tied players must each plant a tree. In five years’ time, the player whose tree has grown the tallest wins.
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Dave Dawkins (D. Harrigon) @golgaloth.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
How do you describe textures? Objects, sure. Colours, no problem. But what about those accumulations of fine details that add real feeling to a location? #writing #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #texture #life #photography
Lobster traps. Old and worn, with rusted wire holding them together, patched with lime-green plastic cord.
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Laney @laneywrites.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Gritty, smooth, bumpy, flaky, silky, tacky, wet, parched ... lots of adjectives? Good question, though. Just spent 2 minutes feeling up a piece of paper and wondering how I would ever describe that 😂
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Writing in Wonder @alexmakarwrites.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Unfortunately, my brain often stops after “smooth” and “rough.”
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Dave Dawkins (D. Harrigon) @golgaloth.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
How do you describe textures? Objects, sure. Colours, no problem. But what about those accumulations of fine details that add real feeling to a location? #writing #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #texture #life #photography
Lobster traps. Old and worn, with rusted wire holding them together, patched with lime-green plastic cord.
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Dave Dawkins (D. Harrigon) @golgaloth.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
How does your character's behaviour change when they are in company? Perhaps there's a scene where they think they're alone but they are actually observed. #WritingTips #writing #physics #science #WritingCommunity.
The pattern in the double slit experiment varies if it is being observed.
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Madeleine D'Este @madeleinedeste.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
SHACKLE HIM
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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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Kim A. Wagner @kimatiwagner.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
"That is a war crime. That is barbarism. And it is something the United States must never be associated with." I don't know, man - I think it might be a bit too late for that...
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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Tania Roxborogh @taniaroxborogh.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I think the thing that infuriates me the most with this reporting coming out now is that when I raised concerns about what I saw, I was shut down. Glad it's coming out now cos it validates why I was so distressed. Seymour/Stanford have too much control www.rnz.co.nz/news/educati...
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More claims of Education Ministry staff trying to avoid OIA come to light
More whistleblowers have contacted RNZ with fresh allegations of Education Ministry managers actively trying to avoid scrutiny via the Official Information Act.
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Gail Simone @gailsimone.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Okay, I am going to make your week a lot better with a recommendation today. I don't care if you are a Marvel fan, a Muppet fan, or both, or neither. This morning I bought MUPPETS TAKE THE MARVEL UNIVERSE #1 on digital because I couldn't wait for a physical copy. People. BUY THIS BOOK.
Muppets Take The Marvel Universe #1 cover
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Dave Dawkins (D. Harrigon) @golgaloth.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Do you include some things just because they're cool, or because they are all absolutely necessary to the plot? Asking for a friend. #writing #writers #WritingCommunity #philosophy #BattleTech #SciFi #Plato
Plato: A mech is just a tank that can trip.
Diogenes: Behold! A Mech! ( a picture of a tank that has somehow rolled onto its roof. (turret?))
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Elliott Kay @elliottkaybooks.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
(credit to Smooth Dunk here on Bluesky)
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Theo Moudakis @theomoudakis.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Please enjoy my cartoon for Wednesday's Toronto Star
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Perpetually “concerned” Susan Collins should be VERY concerned by the latest reporting from ProPublica, revealing her involvement in an alleged bribery/pay to play scheme of awarding defense contracts to a specific firm right after that company made campaign “donations." youtu.be/f2fFlCPjKnk?...
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GOP Senator CAUGHT RED-HANDED In MASSIVE BRIBERY SCHEME Probe!?!
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Dave Dawkins (D. Harrigon) @golgaloth.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
How does your character's behaviour change when they are in company? Perhaps there's a scene where they think they're alone but they are actually observed. #WritingTips #writing #physics #science #WritingCommunity.
The pattern in the double slit experiment varies if it is being observed.
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Dave Dawkins (D. Harrigon) @golgaloth.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
What's your favourite tie-breaker? Mine is the whole tree-planting thing from Arboretum. #BoardGames #BrettSpiele #j2s
Declaring the Winner
Total players’ scored paths (using the included scorepad). The player with the most points wins! In the case of a tie, the tied player with the most species present in their arboretum wins. If there is still a tie, the tied players must each plant a tree. In five years’ time, the player whose tree has grown the tallest wins.
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Dave Dawkins (D. Harrigon) @golgaloth.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
One week to go and my #Kickstarter has hit its goal! . A crashed spaceship on a world of giant crustaceans and all the weirdness that emerges: www.kickstarter.com/projects/dha... #books #celebration #reading #yay #booksky #writing #SciFi #steampunk #happy
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3wombats @3wombats.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Bring aged care back into government hands If they aren’t ripping off the patients they’re ripping off the staff
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Tim Coronel @timcoronel.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Solar and wind generation meet record 80% of power demand on Australia’s national grid
Rooftop solar alone generates more than half of all power used, as clear sunny days and low demand drive record-breaking surge
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Dave Dawkins (D. Harrigon) @golgaloth.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
One week to go and my #Kickstarter has hit its goal! . A crashed spaceship on a world of giant crustaceans and all the weirdness that emerges: www.kickstarter.com/projects/dha... #books #celebration #reading #yay #booksky #writing #SciFi #steampunk #happy
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Dave Dawkins (D. Harrigon) @golgaloth.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
How well does your character look after themselves? If not themselves, what surprising side character receives their tenderness? #WritingPrompt #AmWriting #writing #WritingCommunity #SelfCare #water
Don't forget to drink water so you can stay hydrated while you suffer.
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Dave Dawkins (D. Harrigon) @golgaloth.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
What are the real origins of your world's religions? #WorldBuilding #religion #Sunday #writing #ttrpg #GameDev
The Quran crimping from the Bible, which crimped from the Torah, which is largely based on the Epic of Gilgamesh.
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Dave Dawkins (D. Harrigon) @golgaloth.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Much worse than reported: phys.org/news/2026-09... #Australia #indigenous #colonialism
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Indigenous Australian population was much larger than previously thought and decimated after First Fleet's arrival
Australia had a much larger Indigenous population before the arrival of Europeans than previously thought, according to new research. The research also demonstrates much larger population losses resul...
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Dave Dawkins (D. Harrigon) @golgaloth.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Gritty details from history that have made it into your work. #writing #WritingCommunity #history #travel #disease
A tallship, sailing. Scurvy. When life doesn't give you lemons.
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SinjaAngels @sinjaangels.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
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Dave Dawkins (D. Harrigon) @golgaloth.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Busting out this bad boy for our #BoardGames group today! Roll them bones! #BrettSpiele #j2s
The box for Rajas of the Ganges shows a river leading up to a many-armed goddess holding multiple dice.
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