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Carolyn went to her room to gaze out of the window at desolation – you could die there and nobody would hear your screams. #amwriting mybook.to/BvFZHdH

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Reviews: 'will have you thinking long after you reach the end' 'remarkable story' 'the most remarkable character study I have ever read' 'The reason behind The Mask is to ensure these things never will happen again' mybook.to/BvFZHdH

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Beth needs the money while Carolyn is compensating for a void in her life, but had they known they never would have done it. mybook.to/BvFZHdH

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April contemplated the gate topped by razor wire, security fencing, cameras and guards prowling. Unless April swam through shark infested waters, she was trapped at Grier Cay until Paul Grier decided otherwise, and to make matters worse he had her passport mybook.to/hs3nbAf

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Reviews: 'I can't recommend Predator highly enough' 'a brilliant story' 'most remarkable character study I have ever read' 'extraordinarily real and believable' 'read it in one sitting' 'made me more determined than ever to ensure this never happens again' mybook.to/hs3nbAf

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Young April is up for most things, including two weeks with billionaire playboy Paul Grier at his private resort in the Bahamas, which takes April and her protege Kina to places they didn't know existed, and this is just the start of their journeys mybook.to/hs3nbAf

Railmaps @railmaps.com.au · 6h

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Potholes are not the problem That we talk about potholes as if they are problem is nearer the problem And we'll never fix potholes simply by filling them in. That's just reacting to the symptoms We must fix the causes. And they are both mechanical and cultural www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Australia’s wealth gap is growing and so is the anger over it. How do we fix this absolutely hopeless state of affairs? | Zoe Daniel

Prices beyond our control, climate change, big tech, crime, the government itself. It’s no wonder people are so furious

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Grandiloquent Word of the Day @grandiloquentwords.bsky.social · 7h

Porcine [POR-syne] (adj.) - Of or relating to swine; resembling or having the characteristics of a pig. Used in a sentence: “Decades of gluttony and self-satisfaction have given him a porcine aspect that even the presidential portraitist was either unable or unwilling to disguise.”

A "Grandiloquent Word of the Day" meme for “Porcine” [POR-syne], defined as “Of or relating to swine; resembling or having the characteristics of a pig.” At right is a black-and-white antique illustration of a large, bristly pig resting on the ground. Beneath the definition, an example sentence reads: “Decades of gluttony and self-satisfaction have given him a porcine aspect that even the presidential portraitist was either unable or unwilling to disguise.”

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Railmaps @railmaps.com.au · 6h

A railway junction in Britain closed 60 years ago as a result of the Beeching Report, with the site being replaced by a street named 'Beeching Close' is really rubbing it in.

A screencap from Google StreetView of a street sign for Beeching Close, Halwill Junction, Devon, UK.

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Forever Louise Brooks @foreverlouiseb1.bsky.social · 5h

Ok, Old Hollywood film sleuths, this photo is one that I’ve unable to identify. A clue, I believe, is that it may be from an RKO film that has D D in the title, or the working title. Thought it looked like Mary Carlisle but can’t find a connection. Thoughts? Guesses?

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Grandiloquent Word of the Day @grandiloquentwords.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Illeist [IL-ee-ist] (n.) - One who habitually refers to oneself in the third person.

A "Grandiloquent Word of the Day" meme for “Illeist,” defined as “one who habitually refers to oneself in the third person.” At right, a man in a bowler hat points both thumbs toward himself while wearing a shirt that reads, “Who has two thumbs and is an illeist? This guy!” Below the definition is a humorous example about Korina ending a date after Chauncey refers to himself in the third person and offers to show her his collection of taxidermied weasels.

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Railmaps @railmaps.com.au · 20h

73 years old, A70 started life in 1953 as B70, was significantly re-built in 1985, and she's still working hard.

A70 in SSR yellow and black livery at the head of a train of grain hopper wagons sits in a siding at the flour mill in Kensington.

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Mark Morey Author @markmorey5.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

The Queen Of Speed is based on the amazing but true story of Hellé Nice or Hélène Delangle, one of few women to make her living from Grand Prix car racing. Here, Hélène has to deal with a difficult race at Monza in Italy. markmorey.blogspot.com/p/things-i-a... #amwriting #Formula1 #Booksky

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Mark Morey Author @markmorey5.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Coming soon! "Our racing season starts in June so I'll resume with my Bugatti, and Henri's looking for other opportunities for The Bugatti Queen." "I've heard you being called this." "The Bugatti Queen is better than other things I've been called!" markmorey.blogspot.com/p/things-i-a...

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Mark Morey Author @markmorey5.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Coming soon! Hélène sat on the counter using her wrist to extend the yoyo and wind it back, extend the yoyo and wind it back, extend and wind it back while Alain checked the Bugatti, and then it came to her – she'll call it Yoyo, the spirit of 1931. markmorey.blogspot.com/p/things-i-a...

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Mark Morey Author @markmorey5.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Coming soon! Hélène had an amazing idea. "Couc flew fighter planes always wearing a red scarf. In his honour, I'll race wearing a red scarf!" markmorey.blogspot.com/p/things-i-a...

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Mark Morey Author @markmorey5.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

"We're going to our ranch in New Mexico later this month," Gisele said to Carolyn. "I don't know if I can take more time off school." "It's important people don't discover what you've been doing." mybook.to/BvFZHdH

Mark Morey Author @markmorey5.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

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"I don't know where this is going." "Just take it one day at a time, okay?" "Okay." Wise words while they walked along the beach mybook.to/BvFZHdH

Mark Morey Author @markmorey5.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

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Mark Morey Author @markmorey5.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

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Beth needs the money while Carolyn is compensating for a void in her life, but had they known they never would have done it. mybook.to/BvFZHdH

Mark Morey Author @markmorey5.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

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"Here, do you want some?" Kevin asked. April turned around to see him empty a bag of white powder on a table, take a credit card from his wallet and make two lines, and take one of the straws just waiting to be used. mybook.to/hs3nbAf

Mark Morey Author @markmorey5.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

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Mark Morey Author @markmorey5.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

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