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John Dolan @johndolanauthor.bsky.social · 07/10/2023

DEFINITION OF THE DAY: ICE PICK ~ n. A device employed in the removal of wax from Leon Trotsky’s ears. Courtesy of the Otford English Dictionary (no, not the Oxford one). US amzn.to/3w6DpbJ UK amzn.to/3w1srUV #writing #humor #perhaps

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The Diana Initiative @dianainitiative.bsky.social · 01/10/2023

Kick-off 🔐 October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month! Get ready for a month of tips, tricks, and info to keep you safe online. Feel free to share your own tips or links to resources with us! #CybersecurityMonth #CybersecurityAwarenessMonth

Get ready for a month of tips, tricks, and info to keep you safe online. Feel free to share your own tips or links to resources with us!

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John Dolan @johndolanauthor.bsky.social · 04/10/2023

DEFINITION OF THE DAY: GRANARY ~ n. A place where grandmothers are stored. Courtesy of the Otford English Dictionary (no, not the Oxford one). US amzn.to/3w6DpbJ UK amzn.to/3w1srUV #writing #humor #perhaps

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John Dolan @johndolanauthor.bsky.social · 19/09/2023

DEFINITION OF THE DAY: BONFIRE OF THE VANITIES ~ n. A chemical peel. Courtesy of the Otford English Dictionary (no, not the Oxford one). US amzn.to/3w6DpbJ UK amzn.to/3w1srUV #writing #humor

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John Dolan @johndolanauthor.bsky.social · 17/09/2023

FOR SALE: WEDDING DRESS Only worn for twenty minutes. Will suit someone who is confident that the groom will turn up for their wedding. For more details, see: www.johndolanauthor.com #writing #humor

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John Dolan @johndolanauthor.bsky.social · 16/09/2023

WANTED: A GOOD HOME FOR MY UNWARRANTED OPINIONS Note that my opinions breed prodigiously when exposed to sunlight. For more details, see: www.johndolanauthor.com #writing #humor

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John Dolan @johndolanauthor.bsky.social · 15/09/2023

FOR SALE: NAILS FROM THE TRUE CROSS Please specify whether you want a box of 50 or 100. For more details, see: johndolanauthor.com #writing #humor

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John Dolan @johndolanauthor.bsky.social · 13/09/2023

FOR SALE: INVISIBLE CAT Affectionate. Answers to the name of Cleopatra when she feels like it. Buyer collects, if you can find her. I can't attach a photograph, obviously. #WritingCommunity #humor

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John Dolan @johndolanauthor.bsky.social · 12/09/2023

FOR SALE: ANONYMOUS CADAVER Found in a skip. Biologically male but we don't know what they were gender-wise. Four tattoos, all tasteful. Age unknown but has a 1980s haircut. Head fully detachable. Pale blue. Batteries not included. For more details, see: johndolanauthor.com #writing #humor

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John Dolan @johndolanauthor.bsky.social · 11/09/2023

I'm not sure I believe in life after death. Or before. #writing #jokes #perhaps

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John Dolan @johndolanauthor.bsky.social · 11/09/2023

FOR SALE: ONE IMMORTAL SOUL Bodywork slightly worn and with quite a few miles on the clock. Automatic, except when it's not. Needs an oil change. White, mostly. For more details, go to: johndolanauthor.com #writing

Battered car as metaphor for equally battered writer.

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John Dolan @johndolanauthor.bsky.social · 09/09/2023

Today's Word of the Day is 'Butter'. Spread the word. #writing

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John Dolan @johndolanauthor.bsky.social · 08/09/2023

DEFINITION OF THE DAY: BADMINTON ~ n. An unconvincing forgery of a banknote. Courtesy of 'The Otford English Dictionary' (no, not the Oxford one). amzn.to/3w6DpbJ #writingcommunity

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John Dolan @johndolanauthor.bsky.social · 06/09/2023

TODAY'S PROVERB: Ignorance is bliss. Especially if you're a politician.

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John Dolan @johndolanauthor.bsky.social · 05/09/2023

DEFINITION OF THE DAY: ADULTERY ~ n. A cardiovascular exercise practiced by adults, usually in hotel rooms. Courtesy of 'The Otford English Dictionary' (no, not the Oxford one). #writingcommunity

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Rob Edmunds @robedmunds.bsky.social · 05/09/2023

A magazine with an article about the first ever epic historical movie, Cabiria (1914). It depicted several historical figures who feature in my novels including Hannibal, Masinissa, Sophonisba, Scipio and Archimedes. Martin Scorsese described it as "the moment cinema became art." Ancientbluesky 🏺

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John Dolan @johndolanauthor.bsky.social · 05/09/2023

Teach a person how to fish, and they'll never go hungry. Teach a person how to be a writer, and they'll go hungry for their entire life. #writingcommunity

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Cretin AmBOOvalent (comedy music) 🫱🏻‍🫲🏾 @captainambivalent.com · 25/08/2023

Gonna follow everyone who says the exact witty thing I was just about to say, I both love and hate you

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John Dolan @johndolanauthor.bsky.social · 05/09/2023

I've just started writing a new book. Here's how it looks so far.

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John Dolan @johndolanauthor.bsky.social · 05/09/2023

Is it OK to use British-English spelling on Bluesky? Asking for a friend.

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Patrick Cosmos @veryimportant.lawyer · 03/09/2023

The Shining is a movie about how fun it would be to have a bar in your house

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John Dolan @johndolanauthor.bsky.social · 05/09/2023

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Don't beat yourself up if you make a mistake. Everyone makes mistakes. Why, even I made one. It was in 1973.

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John Dolan @johndolanauthor.bsky.social · 05/09/2023

Go gentle with me. I've just joined Bluesky and my GPS doesn't seem to work here.

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empressbat @empressbat.bsky.social · 31/08/2023

I am an introvert and I agree with the author/s of this article - the modern workplace is made for extraverts. Team building, social events, all together in the office. So very very draining finance.yahoo.com/news/extrove...

finance.yahoo.com

‘Extroverts in the workplace suck': This employee blasted corporate culture on Reddit saying manag...

Here's what the research says about this social phenomenon.

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John Dolan @johndolanauthor.bsky.social · 05/09/2023

If you're only going to read one sentence today, make sure it's not this one.

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