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Distracted Magpie @magpiepages.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

You may consider this an #ADHD Awareness Month post. I contain multitudes.

Distracted Magpie @magpiepages.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

I am very bad at checking and updating bsky. I am sorry. I am still here. Still reading, reviewing, writing. It's been a busy year and, honestly, bsky just fell out of my brain.

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Distracted Magpie @magpiepages.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

It's been my first time playing Act 4 in PoE2 this league and, damn, they went hard for the trypophobics 😵‍💫 @pathofexile2.bsky.social

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Distracted Magpie @magpiepages.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

I continue existing. I'm just bad at remembering different apps exist. I'm up to 19 books read this year. I had a short story published in an anthology. With a penname. I am 3 months post top surgery. And, I've played a lot of Path of Exile 1 & 2.

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Distracted Magpie @magpiepages.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

For anyone who needs to hear it, if you want the Easter eggs, buy the Easter eggs. You're a grown up, you're allowed.

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Distracted Magpie @magpiepages.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Watching 'Detective Hole' and first of all, wtf Jo Nesbø, Waaler is insane. Second, how the fuck does no one ever wake up when some creeper is stalking around their house at night? Am I a particularly light sleeper, or is everyone else sleeping like the dead?

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Distracted Magpie @magpiepages.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

8. Night of the Mannequins by Stephen Graham Jones A teenage slasher novella where a prank involving a mannequin gets very out of hand. app.thestorygraph.com/books/975867... #Reading2026 #BookSky

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Night of the Mannequins by Stephen Graham Jones

Award-winning author Stephen Graham Jones returns with Night of the Mannequins, a contemporary ho...

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Distracted Magpie @magpiepages.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

As a 38 year old, is my hearing a bit janky in one ear today because I started using almond oil to deal with dry ears, or is it because the gain was too loud at the Deftones gig last Thursday? If anyone knows, do tell.

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Distracted Magpie @magpiepages.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

7. Sentient by Michael Nayak Book 2 of the Ice Plague Wars series. Special operators have come to McMurdo, but so have the microbes trying to find a way off Antarctica. A bit more Aliens than The Thing this time around. Good fun! app.thestorygraph.com/books/b7accc... #Reading2026 #booksky

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Sentient by Michael Nayak

Extinction Horizon meets Contagion in this sequel to 2025’s sci-fi thriller Symbiote, where the b...

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Distracted Magpie @magpiepages.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Selling 2x weekend + camping tickets to Bloodstock 2026. £232.67 each. tixel.com/u/raif #Bloodstock #festival #music

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Distracted Magpie @magpiepages.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

6. Nowhere Burning by Catriona Ward (@catrionaward.bsky.social) A supernatural-flavoured, horror-tinged thriller, of lost childhoods, lost lives and lost identity. (With thanks to the publisher for an ARC, full review will be on GdM.) app.thestorygraph.com/books/84f04b... #Reading2026

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Nowhere Burning by Catriona Ward

In the middle of the night, Riley pulls her younger brother Oliver out of bed, and the two run aw...

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Jamedi is Spooky @jamreads.com · 06/02/2026

People, for my Visit to the Backlist project, I feel I have a bit of a gap. May I ask you for some recommendations of SF, Fantasy or Horror novels published in English between 2007 - 2023 that you think are worthy of mention? 💙📚

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Distracted Magpie @magpiepages.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Being primarily inclined towards SFF in my writing and then having an idea that could best be described as a thriller... and now not knowing what to do with it. 🤔 #WriterSky #AuthorSky

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Grimdark Magazine @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

The Running Man is both entertaining and engaging, giving you something to think about as this dystopia seems far too close for comfort, and perhaps wonder if Stephen King is secretly a time-traveller.

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REVIEW: The Running Man (2025)

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Grimdark Magazine @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

A deep and philosophical fantasy novel that shows off some delightful lore and world-building, a multitude of magics, and a cast that will charm and anger you in exactly the right ways.

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REVIEW: The Tower of the Tyrant by J. T. Greathouse

The world-building within The Tower of the Tyrant is another triumph of Greathouse’s, creating a rich and believable setting with depth and history that is interwoven with intrigue.

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Distracted Magpie @magpiepages.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

5. Shroud by Adrian Tchaikovsky (@aptshadow.bsky.social) Recently released paperback edition, first contact out in far space, on a moon with no light. app.thestorygraph.com/books/7d08e8...

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Shroud by Adrian Tchaikovsky

An utterly gripping story of alien encounter and survival from Adrian Tchaikovsky, author of the ...

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Distracted Magpie @magpiepages.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

There are much worse things to leave Costco with tbf... We're still less than halfway through a massive box of instant noodles we bought over a year ago!

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 30/01/2026

If you see this, don't participate. It's a rigged study by Lisa Littman and unethical researcher J. Michael Bailey meant to undermine access to care. Spread the word.

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Distracted Magpie @magpiepages.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

4. Cultish by Amanda Montell An audiobook I started last March and only just finished. Looks at cults and cultish language and how America is pretty much fucked. Worth it. app.thestorygraph.com/books/847360... #Booksky #Reading2026

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Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism by Amanda Montell

The author of the widely praised Wordslut analyzes the social science of cult influence: how cult...

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Distracted Magpie @magpiepages.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

3. Slow Gods by Claire North A brilliant, thoughtful sci-fi with a narrator who felt relatable despite being an eternal being from the black. app.thestorygraph.com/books/16d572... #Reading2026 #booksky

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Slow Gods by Claire North

Slow Gods is the galaxy-spanning tale of one man's impossible life charted against the fate of hu...

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Distracted Magpie @magpiepages.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

This is what I asked when I rewatched it over the holidays. But also... how do those manning the beacons get up there? Where do they sleep? Eat? Poop? Those beacons are super remote, and cold AF.

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Distracted Magpie @magpiepages.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

@jeremyteg.bsky.social Out of curiosity (and as I was going to mention it in a review), is Parwys a bit more of a Brythonic (or Welsh) vibe? That's the impression I got and enjoyed it, but don't want to assume the wrong thing! Thank you 😊

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Distracted Magpie @magpiepages.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

2. Paths to Empires' Ends by @joelgloverauthor.bsky.social A grimdark novella that expands the story of the Paths world, being many POVs together to form a whole. www.goodreads.com/book/show/21... #booksky #Reading2026

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Paths to Empires' Ends (The Gods' Paths)

Since they were sundered, the fraternal Empires of Blue…

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Distracted Magpie @magpiepages.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

January. Book 1 for 2026 was... The Tower of the Tyrant by @jeremyteg.bsky.social Although I started it last year, I was battling a bit of a slump. The majority of the book got read this year and there'll be a review soon(ish). #Reading2026 #BookSky

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Distracted Magpie @magpiepages.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

@newwordspress.bsky.social This may be a silly question but are non-Americans welcome to submit for Citizen Trans* project?

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Distracted Magpie @magpiepages.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

BBC describing it as intent to use military "to acquire Greenland" like it's a fucking object you pick up down the shops?! WTAF

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Distracted Magpie @magpiepages.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

The Death of Robin Hood trailer... While I'm not convinced by Hugh's accent, there was a lot of stabbing and squelchy noises involved, which seems fun. #TheDeathOfRobinHood #MovieTrailers

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Distracted Magpie @magpiepages.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Thought I had 120 pages left of a book only to realise it was 220 and now my estimated time to finish has been blown out of the water.

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Distracted Magpie @magpiepages.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

Did you enjoy it? I've wanted to read this for ages but it's been so hard to get a copy in the UK!

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Read Indie Fantasy.com @blog.readindiefantasy.com · 03/01/2026

Entries for SPFBO XI are now open! Are you a self-published fantasy author with a novel? Enter it into this year's Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off! Visit the official website to check eligibility and sign up! Entries only open for today: mark---lawrence.blogspot.com/2018/06/the-...

The official banner for SPFBO XI which shows an illustration of a man standing in front of a phoenix. Art by Grandfailure.

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Distracted Magpie @magpiepages.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

And here we go... A new thread for a new year of reading! Goal is 32. Same rules apply: enjoy myself & don't sweat a dnf I am a true mood reader. If I pre-pick anything my mind rebels against the "homework" and I hit slumps. Let's see where this adventure takes us!

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Distracted Magpie @magpiepages.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Didn't finish anything else in December either. In total I read 43 this year, 12.7k+ in pages, and had 34 articles/reviews on @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social As with every year, there's loads I want to read and I'll be continuing to remind myself to read what I enjoy. 2025, FIN.

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Distracted Magpie @magpiepages.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

Some people have birthdays and other important dates between Christmas and New Year. All the lolz about not knowing what day you're on is just a reminder to some of us that we're not worth remembering in your eyes. Please stop it. With thanks, A 29th December birthday-er.

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Distracted Magpie @magpiepages.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

NOVEMBER Why is this so late? It's already mid-December? Because zero books were finished in November. Zero. And the slump continues...!

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Distracted Magpie @magpiepages.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

I wish I could just buy everyone a book for Christmas and have done with it. Sadly, most people who'd be getting a gift from me wouldn't appreciate it. Sad times.

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Distracted Magpie @magpiepages.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

Just spent 15 minutes ranting about how catastrophically stupid 911 Nashville episode 1 was. Honestly, I'm just going to pretend they all died in the tornado, I think it'd be better off that way.

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Distracted Magpie @magpiepages.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Have been watching Trigger Point this week and Lana Washington is the angel of fucking death.

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Distracted Magpie @magpiepages.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Why are there so many writing competitions and calls for submissions over Dec/January? I'm getting overwhelmed by all the options! #authorsky #writersky

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Distracted Magpie @magpiepages.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Just realised I'm gonna be on a training course when the @thebrokenbinding.bsky.social Murderbot SF Sub presale goes live... Dang it!

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Distracted Magpie @magpiepages.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

While trying to find books to do a November stack photo, I have discovered I own only one book starting with 'E'.

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Distracted Magpie @magpiepages.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

It feels a lot more solid than the first book, less rushed. Hope they get it soon!

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RJ BaHarker @rjbarker.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Hey, UK FRIENDS, looks like GODS OF THE WYRDWOOD, is only 99p on Kindle and probably KOBO too so if DEEPLY WEIRD slowburn forest adventures are your thing jump on that. www.amazon.co.uk/Gods-Wyrdwoo...

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