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Jorie Story @joriestory.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

#amreading whilst #amblogging my ruminative thoughts about #PrickleMagic by @shealahenke.bsky.social 🐝🐝 Poetically insightful #MiddleGrade #MagicalRealism novel Henke has a mindfulness to her writing; how bees, hives, family and community can knit out a story prickled with magic caught me at hallo!

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Jorie Story @joriestory.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

You posted this 11mos ago? Goodness. It's like I've been lost in a vacuum of space and time; as you know I LOVE this series. So happy to see it continuing with a third installment, too! Gosh, I need to dust off my earphones and soak back into this world to prepare for Cannon Belle Run! #awesomesauce

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Jorie Story @joriestory.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Thank you for seeing me, Ms Chris!🤗I wasn't sure if anyone had seen my presence yet as I've just started the last few days to get my content back!! I mentioned you during #WyrdAndWonder, too! I hope you saw the s/o on Insta! it feels good to be back at long last, too!🙌

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Chrissy Garrison @ecgarrison.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

It's so good to see you back online, Jorie! <3

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Jorie Story @joriestory.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Prompt for @wyrdandwonder.bsky.social is Hopeful Reads Prickle Magic by @shealahenke.bsky.social encircles this brilliantly #WyrdAndWonder #bookstagram "The premise of how bees, hives, family and community can knit out a story prickled with magic caught me at hallo!" www.instagram.com/p/DYsBmraEc-_

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Jorie Story @joriestory.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

If you journey over to my #bookstagram, you'll find that I'm sharing s/o posts for #BBNYA authors! We start @bbnya.bsky.social Round One this week - as all of us panelists had to submit our selections by Monday. I'm wicked eager to see the results - until then, welcoming authors was a heap of JOY👏

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Jorie Story @joriestory.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

A small update: I've been drafting some posts for #WyrdAndWonder this weekend - finally able to put thought, heart and mind into my #bookblog after such a long absence! Felt good to get back into the throes of it - as this #bookblogger has missed her blog dearly! Also, reading is bliss again! 🤫

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S.D. Henke @shealahenke.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Celebrate the magic of #Spring #honeybees #sustainability #flowermoon w/ the #booklaunch of #PrickleMagic- A girl with a beehive in her hair. A hive alive with memories. When the Honey Dippin' begins, it’s time to listen. @greenstories.bsky.social @wyrdandwonder.bsky.social @joriestory.bsky.social

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Jorie Story @joriestory.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

In the process of resuming from whence I left off with my #bookblog whilst I endeavour to seek out stories of Fantasy celebrating our #WyrdAndWonder26 theme of choice: Moon Magic and Celestial Fantasy! I've already posted a bit about this event on my #bookstagram and more news will come soon here👍

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Jorie Story @joriestory.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Hallo, hallo dear hearts, I've had a hard-won year, as last May my Mum was at hospital having emergency surgery and my Dad passed suddenly in July. Reading went out the proverbial window as my work life went bonkers in the wake of both of these events. Fast forward: #WyrdAndWonder has returned!🙌

Black and Gold banner featuring the words of the event: Wyrd And Wonder. Tagline: Celebrate the Fantastic 1-31 May. Annual online Fantasy (genre) event where book bloggers, vloggers, bookstagrammers and others, come together across platforms to talk, discuss and discover new works of Fantasy, Classical works of Fantasy and/or stories rooted in the year's chosen theme. 2026 theme is Moon Magic and Celestial Fantasy. Images of Moons spaced out left and right behind the title of Wyrd And Wonder.

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Jorie Story @joriestory.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

Hallo, Hallo dear hearts! You might be curious - what became of Jorie this May!? I've been creating content for #bookstagram whilst writing content for my #bookblog at a slower pace. Here's my #bookstack of #currentreads for #WyrdAndWonder! Find out more via wp.me/p4Y8Bq-9wi

A book photo collage graphic featuring a book stack of Fantasy books by independently published authors. "Where the Veil Things" by Jasmine Sears, Promixa's Gift by Marc Peter Keane, The Hevenly Sword by Alice Poon, Time-Marked Warlock by Shami Stovall and A Thousand Full Moons by Jonathan Glassman. As well as the following stories by Brett Lurie: The Cold Brook Job, Folktales from the Endless Frontier Volume 1 and The Hunter and the Knight. The graphic is mostly black with white lettering - with the caption stating "Journey with Jorie as she navigates into Weird West, Wuxia and Urban Fantasy stories - whilst she charts her own path into Fantasy this May! This is for the social and blog event called: Wyrd And Wonder.

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Jorie Story @joriestory.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

Thank you, for sharing your kind thoughts and reaction with me! I truly enjoy putting these together and sharing them socially with bookish and readerly communities. It gives me a lot of JOY to let books shine through my artistic #bookphoto collages! 🤗

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Shami Stovall Author @gameoverstation.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

I’m so happy hear this! Made my whole day 💪🎉

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Sam Missingham @samatlounge.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

Yes, my understanding is that Hachette is the only big 5 who has publicly said a firm no to AI-written manuscripts. Wonder why the others haven’t? 🤔

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Jorie Story @joriestory.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

Ohhh wow. I just read the premise of the story you're reading -- goodness! A Coup of Tea sounds awesome! I'm going to see if I can find the audiobook of it - found it via Audible - I don't believe I've read / listened to Gaslamp before either - 3x of these lovelies are released. Added it! 👍👏

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Jorie Story @joriestory.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

I've been in such a reading rut lately - finally able to jump start my return by listening to a captivating audiobook called Half-Life Empire - the narrator is wicked good at giving me a wicked good listen with a character who is as spunky as she has snarkified humour! Laughs. Top cheers to us both!

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Jorie Story @joriestory.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

#amlistening to the #audiobook narrated by Diana Richardson. She has the spunk, and the snarky humour of Kita nailed. Kita is living through an incredible moment in her life and this world is lethal just to survive! It is the perfect diversion for me and beyond engaging! @thewritereads.bsky.social

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Jorie Story @joriestory.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

Hallo, Hallo dear hearts, I have been in such a readerly rut lately - too much on my heart/mind to properly focus on STORIES. Sad yet true 😔I knew I needed to pull myself out of this FUNK and guess what? The Half-Life Empire by @gameoverstation.bsky.social is just the kind of STORY I need right now

Blog tour banner - in a purple hue of loveliness. Features The Write Reads badge and the BBNYA (Book Bloggers Novel of the Year Award) badge as well. It also mentions this book "The Half-Life Empire" by Shami Stovall was one of the award finalists for 2024 - taking 11th place. The Write Reads is a book blogging community and has blog tour hosting services.

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Jorie Story @joriestory.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

I was hoping you might have a new book coming out; I used to host your lovely blog tours with HFVBTs. It has been an age since I've dived into #HistFic and yours were always wicked wonderful reads of mine; I will definitely be seeking this out as I love the House of Saint Laurent💜🙌

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Jorie Story @joriestory.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

I am so wicked happy to have found I.M. Foster's series (ie. The South Shores #Mysteries) as they're #CosyCrime #HistoricalMysteries - full of intrigue & drama - the kind which keep you up at night! I *devoured!* the first book already! 📚💙 wp.me/p4Y8Bq-9pz #booksky #bookblogger

Two books featured in photo: Murder on Oak Street and Murder on West Main by the author I.M. Foster. Graphic collage featuring blue (light and dark) flowers with blue leaves. A blue book and a green book with a butterfly overlay graphic too. Quotation from a book review featured on jorielovesastory.com.

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Jorie Story @joriestory.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

I'm on @thewritereads.bsky.social #blogtour for Buddy the Knight and the Queen of Sorrow -- my goodness! I am full of reactions and takeaways which are being knitted into my review which will arrive on my #bookblog tomorrow! Definitely a keeper for #MiddleGradeFantasy This story is incredible!😍

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Jorie Story @joriestory.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

👋Hallo, Hallo -- This New Year is sailing past me it feels like, however, I've had two lovely #bookhauls, wicked good #bookpost and #amreading such exciting stories of late, I am happily bookish & content! 😁Just finished a fab first novel of a #CosyHistoricalMystery, too! Eek. Review on Friday👍

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Rapunzel Reads #booksky 🌈 @rapunzelreads.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Libraries are essential. Support your local library, speak up for your local library, love your local library 💙📚 We can never express enough support for libraries!

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Jorie Story @joriestory.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Thanks for this!! 😍I'm quite literally dead on my feet lately from work and I never had the chance to even scope out the US release dates! 😒This gives me a good deadline - I am truly hoping to have read your first novel & the first #JinYong novel w/in the timeline of the new film releasing!🤗🙌

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Alice Poon 潘慧嫻 @alicepoonauthor.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

For new & hot #wuxia movie, watch out for #LegendoftheCondorHeroes, which is coming to US cinemas on FEB. 21. It's the newest adaptation from a classic novel by #JinYong. For novels with #wuxiaxianxia tropes and vibes, try the #SwordMaidenfromtheMoon duology ( #TheHeavenlySword + #TheEarthlyBlaze ).

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Alice Poon 潘慧嫻 @alicepoonauthor.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

Hehe, your positivity is contagious! 😍💞

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Jorie Story @joriestory.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

Or, feel elated that they felt they had to make an exception to that rule and include *11!* books which elevated the category and celebrated its merits! There are different ways of looking at that - and for me, I'm celebrating the fact *both!* your novels made the cut! 😍🎉

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Alice Poon 潘慧嫻 @alicepoonauthor.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

Both #TheHeavenlySword and #TheEarthlyBlaze are 2024 #IndieInkAwards finalists! I feel honored but at the same time a bit embarrassed, because there were only a total of 11 nominees in this category and their rule is to pick 10 finalists! It just shows how neglected the category is 😗

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Jorie Story @joriestory.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

I've finally decided to take time out to write my End of the Year Survey for books read &/or partially read today; it has been a rather chill day free of work and just a relaxing into the hours to sort out thoughts/ruminations; plus, of course, looking ahead towards the NY too! Will read yours soon

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Jorie Story @joriestory.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

I've been spending my leisure Sunday enjoying listening to music via #Spotify and sorting out thoughts on my bookish journey over the past twelvemonths as I blog my Year End Survey inspired by @brokeandbookish.bsky.social It is a tradition I've not maintained and one that I have missed! 💜🦝

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Jorie Story @joriestory.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

Thank you so much! And, a very Happy Christmas and a very blessed New Year's to you and your family, too!😉🎄

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Jorie Story @joriestory.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

In the beginning, I had to tilt my eyes up/down to see at the different ranges. After about three to four weeks, I started to notice I wasn't doing that as much - my mind/eyes were syncing faster and were making the adjustments to which range I needed & when automatically; unless I'm tired! 4/4

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Jorie Story @joriestory.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

I sometimes forget to switch to the readers; but they help loads for reading long stretches of time whilst also I am hopeful will help with knitting, too, as it is for close work; I bought them as a pair on Zenni. I do know they don't always work for everyone but I was thankful they did for me. 3/4

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Jorie Story @joriestory.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

range you can have for Progressives? Meaning, the lens themselves has the Progressive bits in a fuller scope of the glasses than usual. I figured I needed as much of that as I could get. Thankfully the price point was 75% less than my doctor's estimated cost! I also have a pair of readers, too 2/4

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Jorie Story @joriestory.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

I've been in Progressive since January (of this year) - for me, I was worried my mind/eyes wouldn't sync but when I went back to work with them on for the first time - goodness! It was like my whole world opened up to me! I have a pair from Zenni Optical - where I took advantage of the fuller 1/4

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Jorie Story @joriestory.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

I've been following the Alien Beer #podcast files on #Spotify as that platform is working for me - I've been trying to see if other pods I enjoy are on there as well; it has become a good resource for me in respect to music, pods and audiobooks!😉

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Jorie Story @joriestory.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

Happy Christmas, #booksky💙📚 I'm #amreading #ChristmasReads this Christmas week which include: a lovely prequel novella to a beloved saga penned by Julie Lessman; a #LoveInspired #SweetRomance by Danielle Thorne and a novel about finding the Christmas spirit after devasting loss by Andrew J. Mair.

A Christmas tree graphic with a reindeer and girl sitting cross-legged with a Santa hat on as well as twinkle lights adorn this graphic which features a book photo showcasing "A Light in the Window" by Julie Lessman, "Tales of a Paperboy" by Andrew J. Mair and "A Guardian Till Christmas" by Danielle Throne. With the words Merry Christmas 2024.

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Jorie Story @joriestory.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

My #CloakAndDaggerChristmas is going wickedly as I *devoured!* Prison Break Hostage. 💙📚 "This is the kind of psychological suspense narrative I love to read or watch in a film. The story was on an adrenaline piercing coaster of emotions as soon as it began!" My #bookreview via wp.me/p4Y8Bq-9lA

A snowy background with snowflakes, cardinals, pinecones and holly. A Cloak and Dagger Christmas on Jorie Loves A Story announces the readathon. Book covers for Prison Break Hostage by Anna J. Stewart, Death on the Golden Mile by Caleb Wygal and King of the Night by DJ Williams are in the center of the graphic.

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Jorie Story @joriestory.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Oh my! What an adrenaline rush reading the Honor Bound series is by @annajwriter.bsky.social !! I am completely consumed by the pace and action of where I am with the series - I especially am loving the continuity of it whilst stepping into the lives of different characters with each new installment

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Jorie Story @joriestory.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

👋Hallo, #booksky! I'm #currentlyreading the Honor Bound series by @annajwriter.bsky.social for #cloakanddaggerchristmas - as announced via #bookstagram Unsure if anyone is currently hosting this lovely readathon but I decided to do it myself this year; Mysteries, Suspense & Thrillers for me! Oh my

Photo featuring the Honor Bound series by Anna J. Stewart. Including Gone in the Night, Guarding His Midnight Witness, The PI's Deadly Charade, Deadly Vegas Escape, A Detective's Deadly Secrets and Prison Break Hostage. Collaged graphic with purple and blue flowers, and a large stack of books.

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Jorie Story @joriestory.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

I will have to add this to the list; I'm planning on purchasing a heap of those in January as I *miss!* reading short fiction! I like to go on a bit of a binge on it, really. Laughs. #sohappy you've followed me and gave me that nudge!😉

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Jorie Story @joriestory.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

I've read and reviewed quite a heap of the anthos by Parrish and WWP. I intend to purchase more of these lovelies in the New Year, too, as I want to round out my collection. I am a HUGE fan of short fiction esp for Fantasy. What is the Witch of the Dark Wood about!? #booksky📚💙

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Jorie Story @joriestory.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

@sairdysue.bsky.social Oh wow! You're in the short story anthos by Rhonda Parrish I haven't had a chance to get copies of yet! (ie. Grim, Dark & Gasoline; Clockwork, Curses & Coal and Sylphs, Spirits & Swan Maidens) as well as one of the WWP's anthos: Solarpunk Winters!👍Thanks for the follow!!

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Jorie Story @joriestory.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

Hallo, Hallo dear hearts, 🚀 A proper update about #SciFiMonth 🍞 An unexpected dream being realised 🏥 The health crises of my Mum 📖 The stories I've read &/or are reading This is #TheSundayPost via #JLASblog this week: wp.me/p4Y8Bq-9l1

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Heather Webb @msheatherwebb.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

Thank you, Jorie! Fiona is wonderful. Merry Christmas to you!🎄🤶🏼👑☃️📚🇬🇧

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Jorie Story @joriestory.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

Random thought: Did you ever notice the "Year in Review of Music" via #Spotify not only *understands!* your musical mind and top favourite songs but it is like the playlist you get after Spotify does your wrap-up for the year, it is the MUSIC your soul needs right now? Or is it just me!? 🎧🎼

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Jorie Story @joriestory.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

Happy news! #ChristmasWithTheQueen is avail via #Spotify on #audiobook! 😍 I am wicked enthused to see Fiona Hardingham is the narrator, too! I'll be listening to this lovely soon; it will be my first audioread via Spotify, too. Have a very Happy Christmas Season Ms Webb!🎄

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Jorie Story @joriestory.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

Thanks for keeping YA 'a hot tea of heat' - as sometimes I find YA is writ too mature for a YA audience. I love finding YA stories which celebrate being YA - cheers to you for this! The magic is what drew me into the premise - as it felt like a magical re-telling!🤗Plus I love the original 💜🦝

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Jorie Story @joriestory.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

Hmmm... you had me at 'hallo' with your descriptions of this story until you said chronic illness and dementia. My father has the latter and sometimes I find myself pulling away from stories which focus on it; other times, I can settle into a story just fine. I'll await the print and see how it goes

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