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Val Poore @vallypee.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Here's a public holiday offer for you. Just 99c/p will give you a weekend's worth of boaty tales to capture your imagination of a life afloat. On #KindleCountdown for five days. If you enjoy travel and boat life, maybe these will be for you! #Sale #booksale #specialoffer mybook.to/BoatyardView...

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Jo Beckford @jodiebeckford.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

I can highly recommend this novel! A really evocative and entertaining read!

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Val Poore @vallypee.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

After several years of mechanical problems, unexpected setbacks and huge costs, we finally fared forth to France on our lovely little Dutch barge. But why the Shoe? Read on and find out by joining us on the first of many magical trips! amazon.co.uk/Faring-France-… #welovememoirs #Memoirs #Books

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Lisa Benson, contemporary printmaker based in Somerset, UK #WomensArt

Print featuring the ypper half on a sleeping border collie dog with face resting on a red blanket

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Jim Musil Painter @jimmusilpainter.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

My painting SALT MARSH

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

The fox appears in the folklore of many cultures and is associated with cunning and tricks or as a familiar animal possessed of magic powers #FolkloreThursday Silk embroidered fox by Helen Richman, professional hand embroiderer, UK #WomensArt

Embroidery featuring a sitting fox facing forwards against a cream background

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Mercedes Rochelle @authorrochelle.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

TWICE A BROKEN BREATH 🌃 She stole his world. He's got 24 hours to get it back. "That relentless rain, the ticking clock, Liam’s panic, the chase, and those bold characters combine to make it an incredibly suspenseful read." ☔️ mybook.to/TwiceBroken 📕 @LisetteBrodey

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Joseph Lewczak (Truth Seeker) @truthseeker59.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

The artwork is an oil painting titled The Turn in the Road at Auvers (also known as The Village Road, Auvers), created by the French Post-Impressionist painter Paul Cézanne around 1873.

Artist: Paul Cézanne (1839–1906), often called the "father of modern art" for his influence on 20th-century movements like Cubism.Style: This piece reflects Cézanne's early experimentation with Impressionism under the guidance of Camille Pissarro. It features short, broken brushstrokes and a vibrant palette to capture light and atmosphere. Subject: The scene depicts a winding road leading past a cluster of cottages with distinctive red and thatched roofs in Auvers-sur-Oise, a village frequented by many Impressionist artists.Composition: The painting is noted for its focus on structural geometry—using the road and buildings to guide the viewer’s eye through the landscape.

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Jo Beckford @jodiebeckford.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Had some fun in my sketchbook today. It started with a little sketch I did while walking the dog and turned into sunflower fun. #sketchbook #drawing #painting #landscape #naturepainting #art

Four panels from my sketchbooks. Top left is a plein air sketch of a bench next to water and lots of warm green trees in the sunshine. Top right is a single sunflower. Bottom left is the same bench by the water scene but painted in my sketchbook. The bottom right is a double spread of a field of bright sunflowers under heavy grey flowers.

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Ginger Coffee Creams of Horror @gnofhorror.com · 30/04/2026

“What seemed like outrageous satire back in 2009 seems barely a few steps away from what we're reading in the headlines today.”

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Coliseum of Comics @coliseumofcomics.com · 28/04/2026

We remember legendary author Sir Terry Pratchett - creator of the Discworld - born on this day in 1948. GNU Terry Pratchett

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Jeremy Ghooooost Shipp @jeremycshipp.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Writers and artists and creatives of all sorts: reply with a link to one of your works, if you'd like. And feel free to tell us about it. Everyone: let's check through the replies and buy some creations and support some human beings.

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Michelle Franklin│Legends and Lectures @michellefranklin.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

REVIEW ARCs OF SHADOWBRIDE ARE NOW AVAILABLE🐺 If you would like to read and review an early copy of the book, put a comment below! 👇 #books #booksky #werewolfwednesday #gothic #romance

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Jo Beckford @jodiebeckford.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Currently reading Desire and Deceit and absolutely loving Lucy Landseer!

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Up Hill Down Dale Walks @uphilldowndalew.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

'Why It’s Better To Be Struggling Half-way Up A High Hill On Your Own: A Poetry Collection'. Out now as a eBook or paperback on Amazon. #poetry & #photography by me: #ageing #disability #nature #walking #hiking Published by the fabulous @janes-studio.bsky.social! www.amazon.co.uk/Better-Strug...

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Val Poore @vallypee.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

I’m now out of Africa, but Africa will always be in me. 🐆🐘🦒 These are my memories of 20 wonderful years between 1981 and 2001.☺️🇿🇦 amazon.com/dp/B095BQ9FXN #welovememoirs #travel #SouthAfrica

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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Badgers run like old neglected footstools who have suddenly discovered their own sentience

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Jo Beckford @jodiebeckford.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Working on a new collection of landscapes I am tentatively calling ‘Sketching Scotland’. Here are a few first test versions.

A drawing done in gouache and pastel and pencil on toned paper of three leafless trees on top of a hill in Galloway.

A drawing done in gouache and pastel and pencil on toned paper of a moss covered ruined wall in Langholm

A drawing done in gouache and pastel and pencil on toned paper of the mountains in Glencoe covered in snow.

A drawing done in gouache and pastel and pencil on toned paper of the Cuillin hills above Glenbrittle Bay

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Michael Hall @mhallarts.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

"A wonderful day everybody, it's a working weekend for me!" #abstractpainting

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Jo Beckford @jodiebeckford.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

New blog post: The Skye Trail that wasn't jodiebeckford.com/the-skye-tra...

A watercolour and pastel sketch I did of the Cuillin mountains on the Isle of Skye based on a photo reference I took in April 2026

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Contemporary landscape painter Sarah Jane Brown captures the dramatic beauty of her home on the Pembrokeshire Coast, West Wales #WomensArt

Painting featuring a sunrise or sunset over a wide beach landscape

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Christine Justice @christinejustice.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better. - Maya Angelou Remember, people will judge you by your actions, not your intentions. You may have a heart of gold, but so does a hard boiled egg. -Maya Angelou

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Yolanda Sfetsos @yolandasfetsos.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

SINNERS deserves ALL the awards & best reviews. All of them.

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Kelly Miller, Award-Winning Author, Austenesque Regency Romances @kellymiller.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

“The Impoverished Orphan,” a sweet #PrideAndPrejudice #RegencyRomance with a touch of #CozyMystery! mybook.to/TIO In #KindleUnlimited & #Audible! An unsolved murder, a problematic uncle, & a beloved horse complicate Darcy’s life! #JaneAusten #MrDarcy #IndieBooks #AwardWinner #BookSky

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Joseph Lewczak (Truth Seeker) @truthseeker59.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Andy Wooldridge. View from a Chair. 1949

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Sylvia Kay Rose Author 🍁 @sylvia-rose-books.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

📚💙🧜‍♀️Lora Ley Fantasy Fiction📚🪐 ❄️ Winter Tales: Four Novellas ✨Magic & mythology of Germany - join Lora Ley & friends! books2read.com/Sylvia_Kay_Rose #mythology #fantasy #author #fantasybooks #germanmythology #winter #germany #youngadult #booklovers #readingcommunity #nixies #mermaids #timetravel

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Jo Beckford @jodiebeckford.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

New blog post up after far too long away. jodiebeckford.com/micro-advent...

Illustration of a sandy path through some scrub land with a line of trees draped in mist in the background. The text reads: micro-adventures in the mist.

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Contemporary landscape painter Sarah Jane Brown captures the dramatic beauty of her home on the Pembrokeshire Coast, West Wales #WomensArt

Painting of a sunrise or sunset over a beach under a dramatic sky

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Esther Mahlangu, South African Ndebele artist known for her bold large-scale paintings, including murals, that reference her Ndebele heritage #WomensArt

Photo featuring a standing older Black woman in colourful cape standing next to a wall with colourful geometric patterns

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Steve Trower @sptroweresq.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

#70sTop30 #MusicChallenge #MusicSky A-Z by artist Day 24 👨🏻‍🎤 The Runaways 🎵 Cherry Bomb (1976) 💿 The Runaways The Ramones, but make them all girls. And also rock harder.

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The Runaways - Cherry Bomb

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Carol Hedges @riotgrandma.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

🎩📚🎩📚🎩📚🎩📚🎩 Join Scotland Yard’s Detective Division as they hunt down criminals through the murky gaslit streets of 1860s London! THE VICTORIAN DETECTIVES Author.to/Victoriancrime 11 books, over 2,000 reviews. Pure unadulterated escapism! #booksky #historicalfiction #books #crimefiction

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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Someone said to me, "I'm sorry but I got your book from a library." Nobody should ever apologise for that. You read my book! That's brilliant! I grew up hanging out in libraries and the idea of a world without them fills me with dread. Without libraries, authors, like readers, will only suffer.

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Ginger Coffee Creams of Horror @gnofhorror.com · 26/10/2025

My daughter Ella is raising £500 for Thornton Rose RDA. Help her provide life-changing therapy for riders with disabilities. Every bit helps! Please consider donating, and if you can't, please share the fundraiser wherever you can. gofund.me/47b5dd50c

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Donate to Help Our Riders Soar at Thornton Rose RDA, organized by Ella McLeod

Today, we're reaching out to our wider community to help us raise £500 as a tru… Ella McLeod needs your support for Help Our Riders Soar at Thornton Rose RDA

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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

“Grandpa, what does ‘awesome’ mean?” “Well, back at one point, it was a word used to describe the planet’s great unfathomable wonders, although now it generally means ‘Thanks for emailing me that PDF’.”

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Val Poore @vallypee.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

I can’t recommend these two books highly enough. Jules Brown aka @rexburke.bsky.social writes cracking good travel books. Try these for size and you’ll want the rest as well! www.amazon.com/dp/B0FQXDWZ5S

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On the Rails

Visit Amazon's On the Rails Page and shop for all On the Rails books. Check out pictures, author information, and reviews of On the Rails

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Val Poore @vallypee.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

Life afloat is always an adventure. Join me on two of mine and travel the canals of the Netherlands, Belgium and France! Vereeniging Fares South: azonlinks.com/B0DPJDHXS7 Sidesteps to the Somme: azonlinks.com/B0CW1GLVQT #welovememoirs #boatlife #travel #bookstoread

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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Some interdimensional portals I found on walks yesterday and today.

A hedge portal at Montacute, Somerset (aka Wolf Hall)

A mysterious circular portal in a granite wall

A particularly attractive ruined barn portal

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Rex Burke is SciFiRex @rexburke.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

All I am really saying is that EVERY coffee you ever order should come with a tiny Toblerone chocolate. Bravo France! #travel #france #chocolate

A cup of espresso with a tiny Toblerone chocolate on the saucer

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Ian Lance Richardson @ricojosh.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

Photo of the Day - Beverley buildings.

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Jo Beckford @jodiebeckford.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

Woohoo!! Quite chuffed to find this in my postbox this morning. @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social

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Val Poore @vallypee.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

If you want inspiration for hiking in wonderful scenery, take a look at @uphilldowndalew.bsky.social’s beautiful walks here: uphilldowndaleart.substack.com/p/index-of-w...

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Index of Walks

Where I've enjoyed walking and taken lots of pictures... enjoy!

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CL Hellisen @clhellisen.com · 31/07/2025

Was just discussing with a writer friend the weird headspace of leaving a piece to compost for a bit. Not working on a thing to make it better is often a necessary but odd part of the creative process. You gotta let it sit so you can come back with fresh eyes.

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