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BREAKING NEWS The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize to Navanethem “Navi” Pillay for her efforts to promote peace and international law.

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Mari Johnsen @mhjohnsen.bsky.social · 7h

Happy Friday! I have aquired a small dragon to celebrate the weekend. May your weekend be fierce and full of fire! #weekend #friday

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Mari Johnsen @mhjohnsen.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I would expect reading an AI book to give me much the same feeling as having a 'conversation' with an automated chat helpline. Please, just let me talk to a human!

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Mari Johnsen @mhjohnsen.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I forgot my hat at work and now my oh-so-helpful brain is repeatedly rummaging through my memories of the day to try (and fail) to pinpoint where it is, so I can know for certain that I haven't lost it. It is exhausting. Stupid brain.

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Mari Johnsen @mhjohnsen.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Here is pumpkin doing the croissant. Soon she'll do the paw-over-eye move, and fall asleep, limp like a sack of baby potatoes. Happy #caturday

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Mari Johnsen @mhjohnsen.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Prey was excellent - just hit all the right notes for me.

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Mari Johnsen @mhjohnsen.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Yeah, although there's some action/sci-fi in there too. Parts of it is absolutely horror.

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Mari Johnsen @mhjohnsen.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Got stood up for a lunch meeting today. So I had turkish eggs and read my book in peace. It was delightful.

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Mari Johnsen @mhjohnsen.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Finished the short story. 7000 words of semi-cozy, halloween-themed, bookstore horror with cats (don't ask, in this house genre mashup is a feature, not a bug). Anyway, it was fun. Put aside and think of the next one, I suppose.

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Mari Johnsen @mhjohnsen.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Thank you! I love painting but have only ever dabbled. Love your drawings - they make me think of a mix of Alphonse Mucha (the Moon and the Stars) and Georges Méliès' A Trip to the Moon.

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Mari Johnsen @mhjohnsen.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

If you see this QRP with your moon art 🌚

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Mari Johnsen @mhjohnsen.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Happy Caturday! Wishing you all a happy lapcat. #cats #caturday

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Mari Johnsen @mhjohnsen.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Bluesky is nice and I don't miss the other place. I know there may be more noise elsewhere (still on IG, pending a good alternative), but those algorithms are seriously bad for the brain, so that's a nope from me.

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Mari Johnsen @mhjohnsen.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

WIP is now around 4300 words. Calling it a night, though. I have a date with Sir Pterry and a modest glass of wine before sleeping. It's my reward for clocking in 1.5 months of writing every day.

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Mari Johnsen @mhjohnsen.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Nearing 4000 words on the short story and having a really good time writing it. It will need a polish or two once done, but it's nice to write something smaller after the novel. #writing

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Mari Johnsen @mhjohnsen.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

When I take a photo of my cats, the phone camera activates auto night mode. #blackcats

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Mari Johnsen @mhjohnsen.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

After finishing the novel, I've now got a Halloween-themed short story in the making. Kinda excited about it. Cozy coffeeshop meets Salem's lot. #writing

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Mari Johnsen @mhjohnsen.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

There are fireworks outside. Why are there fireworks outside? Am I missing something? I must be, because, well, fireworks...

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Mari Johnsen @mhjohnsen.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

When is it ok putting up Halloween decorations? Asking for a friend... 🎃

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Mari Johnsen @mhjohnsen.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

This is looking really interesting. Might put aside a month or two for it.

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Mari Johnsen @mhjohnsen.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Sometimes it feels as if I shout into the ether on here. Or whisper. Like some sort of soft-spoken ghoul rattling through abandoned rooms, looking for the house where the party is at...

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Mari Johnsen @mhjohnsen.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Looking for advice: my brother wants to read a draft of one of my books, but vastly prefers audio. This is a draft, so I can't get a proper audiobook reading done (putting that into future goals). Are there non-Ai alternatives out there (accessibility tools or similar) that can help? Any recs?

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Mari Johnsen @mhjohnsen.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

So, anyway, I have a third book written. It needs work, sure, and will probably expand a little from its current 50k words, but it is done. You know, at some point I need to figure out what to do with these books...

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Mari Johnsen @mhjohnsen.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I've used initials on here for as long as I can remember. Have decided to stop cause (1) why not and (2) there are several other writers named M.H.Johnson (with an o) and I figured it's a bit confusing. So, hello, I am Mari. That's it. That's the post.

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Mari Johnsen @mhjohnsen.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

This is absolutely on my list. That said, I admit I probably would not have gone to hell for my supervisor (he was great, but, well, hell is hell...)

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Mari Johnsen @mhjohnsen.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Forgive me for an additional toot: tonight will mark 50k(!) No longer in novella-land! #writing

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Mari Johnsen @mhjohnsen.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Pulled back the duvet and found 1 digger, 1 duplo car, 1 toy K500 stearman airplane, 1 hotwheels car and 1 cuddly toy (species: alpine ibex) hiding in bed. Promptly pushed them off and now fully expect to forget about it and step on them (the duplo, probably) in the morning. So, good night from me!

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Mari Johnsen @mhjohnsen.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Good evening, Womble. I am reading Martha Wells' Platform Decay. It's hugely entertaining, as expected.

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Mari Johnsen @mhjohnsen.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I know the 2019 adaptation barely qualifies as horror but it is great as a starting point. We'll get to the iconic smile soon enough.

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Wednesday Addams' Iconic Smile in Addams Family

Alt: Wednesday Addams' Iconic Smile in Addams Family

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Mari Johnsen @mhjohnsen.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Following a successful Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom, we are letting the little boy give the Addams Family a try (2019 to start). The aim is to get to The Nightmare Before Christmas in time for Halloween. Exciting times ahead. #horror

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Mari Johnsen @mhjohnsen.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

That's good to hear, thank you!

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Mari Johnsen @mhjohnsen.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Editing always feels brutal, doesn't it? I get sick of the text all the time after an edit. Maybe write something new, or a completely bonkers side story for one of the characters, to get some joy back for the text?

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Mari Johnsen @mhjohnsen.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Seeing this with the little one tomorrow. A gentle intro to horror sounds perfect (hoping it is gentle enough for him).

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Mari Johnsen @mhjohnsen.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

I just wrote a whole new storyline to avoid writing this one chapter that I am dreading. Is this procrastination? I mean, the addition fits, makes the story richer, but I know I got there because I can't face that chapter just yet. #amwriting

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Mari Johnsen @mhjohnsen.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

That sounds like a very good approach. There's a lot of Pratchett in it. Feels like it belongs with his bibliography more than Gaiman's to me too.

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Mari Johnsen @mhjohnsen.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Yes, Eddings hurt a lot. And I also find it difficult to parse how the books are such comfort reads with the horrific acts of the two of them. The dissonance makes it even worse, somehow.

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Mari Johnsen @mhjohnsen.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I won't buy any new Gaiman books. But I also won't deny the place Good Omens have in my life. It makes it complicated, but two things can be true at the same time.

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Mari Johnsen @mhjohnsen.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

PhDs later in life are fantastic. Well done and hope it all goes well on the home stretch!

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Mari Johnsen @mhjohnsen.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

10 female characters to get to know me. Egwene al'Vere Sarah Connor Audrey Horne Ayda Mensah Granny Weatherwax Villanelle Morticia Addams Luisa Madrigal CJ Cregg Mei Kusakabe

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Mari Johnsen @mhjohnsen.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

It's really good, isn't it? I recommend it to everyone.

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Mari Johnsen @mhjohnsen.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I've just started Martha Wells' Platform Decay. Have been on a bit of a binge, as this is the 9th novel/short story of hers I have picked up this year. I may or may not have renamed the cat cam at home 'SecUnit'...

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Mari Johnsen @mhjohnsen.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Oh my, that is absolutely fantastic 😂

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Mari Johnsen @mhjohnsen.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I screamed like a banshee and nearly hid under my desk! It was one of those sudden reveal scenes too, which made it even worse. But yes, I got some good words out of it, once I knew I was not going to die...

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Mari Johnsen @mhjohnsen.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Decided to forego further writing today in favour of eating crisps in bed. Because I am an adult like that.

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Mari Johnsen @mhjohnsen.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

That feeling when you're writing a horror scene last thing at night, and the light goes out... #writing

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