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Gus Ryer @gusryer.com · 30/09/2026

Knocked out over 1,100 word today on SLIPSTREAM TANGO - not too shabby! About to (re)break my main character’s heart, so I’m just over here biding time until my next writing session… #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #BookSky

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Villain Chillin Like A Villain

Alt: A cartoon villain twirls his long mustache.

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Gus Ryer @gusryer.com · 29/09/2026

Watched Oddity over the weekend, and what a treat! It had a creeping dread I loved - quieter, but spooky. Give this one a try! And man, what a house! I'm sure it'd be a nightmare to live in (ghosts aside), but I still would.

Movie poster for Oddity. A woman with white hair sits at an invisible table, eyes closed and hands spread as if conjuring at a seance. As if reflected in a pond, the figure below is of a screaming, wooden man in the same pose. The tagline reads 'Every Murder Lives On.'

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Gus Ryer @gusryer.com · 28/09/2026

In the mood for a spooky short story? This one on my website's really stuck with me over the years: THE SEPTIC MONSTER What seems like a throwaway joke from a troubled father haunts his young son and those around him. gusryer.com/short-storie... #BookSky #AmReading #WritingCommunity

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The Septic Monster - M. Augustus Ryer

THE SEPTIC MONSTER What seems like a throwaway joke from a troubled father haunts his young son and those around him.A story from the archives, but one that's stuck with me over the years. Here it…

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Gus Ryer @gusryer.com · 28/09/2026

A nice bonus of LitConnect is that it's giving me a tailor-made list of agents my manuscript matched with. Now I can query them directly the old fashioned way. Haven't taken advantage of this yet, but I plan to! #AmQuerying #BookSky #WritingCommunity

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Gus Ryer @gusryer.com · 27/09/2026

Oh fun! I’ll get this on my list right away!

Gus Ryer @gusryer.com · 27/09/2026

All right readers/writers, it’s Saturday! Time for another literary-leaning cocktail. Let’s lift a glass to literature‘s saddest donkey! My take on Eeyore’s Requiem 1.5 oz Campari 1.5 oz Cocci 0.75 oz gin 0.5 oz Cynar 0.5 oz Fernet Stir over ice, express lemon. Cheers! #WritingCommunity #BookSky

A hand holds a small wine glass, full of a bright red liquid, a lemon peel sticking out of it. The backdrop is a crowded bookshelf.

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Gus Ryer @gusryer.com · 26/09/2026

Haha I’m sorry to say I have no idea what almost any of that means, though I do love SA Cosby! Seems I have a lot to learn

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Oh nice! I’ve actually never read a comic. Nothing against the medium, I just haven’t really encountered them. Gotta try sometime!

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The temp’s dropping, the wind’s up, and a nor’easter’s on the way. Perfect timing for a book & brew. Y’all reading anything good this weekend? #AmReading #WritingCommunity #BookSky

A bearded man in a brown suede jacket and flannel holds up a beer and smiles.

A book, Hammajang Luck, by Makana Yamamoto, rests on a leaf-strewn wooden bench alongside a beer can.

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Very nice! I can’t stand my own handwriting, but once upon a time I used to type drafts up on a manual typewriter. The words seem to come out more considered when you slow yourself down

Time to come clean. If I'm reading a doorstopper of a book, I'll snap that spine like a lion pouncing on a gazelle #BookSky #AmReading

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All right, computer. I don't need this judgement.

A Windows error message that reads:

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Catastrophic Failure

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Mostly sci-fi, but I'll jump into fantasy and horror too! How about you?

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Wish I had more time to work on my novella today, but I have a a bunch of driving to do. Still, that means I get to listen to my audiobook, so that ain't half bad! Current listen is Rules for Aging and Larceny, by Julia London, and it's a hoot! #AmReading #AmWriting #BookSky

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Give it a go! I find the algorithm is much more focused on writing. A lot less noise

Hey! Did you know that I'm on Threads too? The #WritingCommunity seems pretty active there, and it's been fun! Profile below: #BookSky #AmReading #AmWriting

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