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Gabrielle Mullarkey

@pageturning.bsky.social
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Writer, tutor of creative writing, loves dark choc & dark tales/tails. gabriellemullarkey.substack.com/p/l… THE ONES WHO NEVER LEFT is published by Spiral Books spiral-books.com/product/the-ones-w…

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Jason @bloodraynes.bsky.social · 9h
Morning #BlueSky ☕️ Let’s gaze at the rural gothic beauty of a country church taken with whispers of the departed all around. Have a great day friends ☺️ #ECK #Photography #31DaysOfHalloween #Gothic #Rural #Church #WindowsOnWednesday #PhotographyOfBlueSky #Ireland #PhotographersOfBlueSky #Spirits
Our photograph shows the side of an old, imposing church or chapel, viewed from a low angle beneath a deep blue sky. 

The warm, weathered stone and rough reddish-brown exterior walls are dramatically illuminated by sunlight, while parts of the building fall into deep shadow.

The most striking feature is the large arched window on the right. It is framed by pale, weathered stone and filled with an intricate white-painted lattice of small diamond-shaped panes. 

The delicate framework contrasts beautifully with the heavy, ancient masonry surrounding it. A second, narrower arched window appears further along the wall, also featuring white latticework.

Above the roofline, several slender Gothic-style spires and pinnacles rise sharply into the sky, with the tallest tower-like structure dominating the upper left of the image.

The strong sunlight creates a dramatic contrast between the bright wall, gleaming white windows and almost-black shadows along the side of the building. 

A tall, dark evergreen tree stands at the far left, adding further vertical emphasis.

The picture captures the age, texture and Gothic character of the building, with the elegant, almost lace-like windows providing a particularly beautiful contrast to its solid, weathered stone walls.

Finally, our picture today is finished with a simple white border frame.
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Dr Surekha Davies, Historical Monster Consultant (she/her) @drsurekhadavies.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The books: HUMANS: A MONSTROUS HISTORY from @ucpress.bsky.social. For US-based readers, get 30% off almost any UC Press book by picking UC Press from the dropdown menu at this link, and entering UCPSAVE30 at the checkout. www.ucpress.edu/books/humans...
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Humans by Surekha Davies - Hardcover
Scholarship is a powerful tool for changing how people think, plan, and govern. By giving voice to bright minds and bold ideas, we seek to foster understanding and drive progressive change.
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Gabrielle Mullarkey @pageturning.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I've spotted many a bird in my time, but red squirrels? They've eluded me!
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Red squirrel blues
‘Meet’ the creatures that makes the Loch Ness monster look ubiquitous
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Gabrielle Mullarkey @pageturning.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I love the way a local garden centre created 3 mini gardens - tropical, formal and Mediterranean - to model different approaches to design: #gardens
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Gabrielle Mullarkey @pageturning.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Slightly unthrilled when I saw that my flight number was 666. I suppose it suits a writer of gothic fiction... 🙄
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Star Trek: Spock's Logical Statement
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Gabrielle Mullarkey @pageturning.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
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Gabrielle Mullarkey (@gabriellewriter)
I’ve been thinking about the correlation between visual art and the written word, and how my own work overlaps.
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Gabrielle Mullarkey @pageturning.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Stonecrop is one of the few plants still thriving in my garden after this summer. #flowers #gardens #autumn
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Gabrielle Mullarkey @pageturning.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Autumn is settling into the garden. #autumn #trees #gardens
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Gabrielle Mullarkey @pageturning.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Thank goodness we have the neighbour's cat showing us the correct way to stack boxes. 😀 🐯 #cats
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Gabrielle Mullarkey @pageturning.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Treat yourself to a winter workshop on the gothic and the ghostly! adultlearningbc.ac.uk/courses/crea... #workshops #ghosts @BucksAdLearning @WMLearningTeam
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Creative Writing - Gothic and Ghostly Workshop - Stable Courtyard - Waddesdon Manor
What will I learn? The gothic and the ghostly inhabit a rich tradition in writing. In this workshop, you’ll delve into the history of that tradition and have a go at generating a chill or two in your ...
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Gabrielle Mullarkey @pageturning.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
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Gabrielle Mullarkey @pageturning.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Decided to have a long overdue clearout of the garage. Chloe has been 'helping' me. 😍 🐱
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eugeniat2.bsky.social @eugeniat2.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Remembering 🌹 the King of Queen 🌹❤️🌹❤️🌹❤️🌹❤️ on his birthday  and #Caturday 🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈‍⬛🐈 Freddie Mercury b. Sept. 5,1946 #botd Musical genius 🎶 #queen #Songwriter 🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶  and Friend to cats, rescuing many of them from shelters and bringing them home. #cats 🐈🐈🐈‍⬛🐈🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛🐈🐈 🌹 Freddie Mercury 
Photos shows Freddie Mercury with one of his cats .
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Gabrielle Mullarkey @pageturning.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
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Jeanne Vessantra (@jeannevessantra)
Art. Both resistance and servant. Both a ruler and a destroyer of the self, of all selves. I loved how @Gabrielle Mullarkey made the whole concept of art feel somehow existential, both individual an...
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Gabrielle Mullarkey @pageturning.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
A neighbour's cat has taken to spending every evening on our kitchen floor. Just when we wonder how to gently eject her, she will suddenly arise and go as if she's read Yeats. #cats
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Gabrielle Mullarkey @pageturning.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
What's Happening on Briar Path bmorrison9.substack.com/p/whats-happ...
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What's Happening on Briar Path
September Reflections
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Gabrielle Mullarkey @pageturning.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
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The art of war and the war on art
What can art still tell us about ourselves and each other?
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Gabrielle Mullarkey @pageturning.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
A singular white poppy I captured yesterday, with its egg-yolk centre. A magnet for butterflies, apparently.
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Gabrielle Mullarkey @pageturning.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Vikings and Normans in Ireland traceywarr.substack.com/p/vikings-an...
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Vikings and Normans in Ireland
Transforming Sources into Fiction
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Gabrielle Mullarkey @pageturning.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
@averinjanet.bsky.social Many thanks for the repost!
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Gabrielle Mullarkey @pageturning.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
@ginjerh.bsky.social Thank you for the repost!
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Gabrielle Mullarkey @pageturning.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Granny and the Butterflies substack.com/@rharrisonau...
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Granny and the Butterflies
Flash fiction about a girl who collects butterflies with her gran
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Gabrielle Mullarkey @pageturning.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Embarrassingly, for a self-confessed lover of all things spooky, I had to cordon off my bathroom with 'do not cross' tape after seeing a spider the size of a Shetland pony in my bath while my partner was away on a trip.
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Jerry Seinfeld Freaking Out
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Gabrielle Mullarkey @pageturning.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
The joys of keeping a scrapbook - however 'scrappy'! #writing #scrapbooks #journaling
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Gabrielle Mullarkey @pageturning.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Funky writing sets. Yet who can I write to in this day and age, adding a pretty stamp and maybe my 'seal of approval' on the back? 🙄
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Gabrielle Mullarkey @pageturning.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
A Small Tribute to Glen Hansard (April 21, 1970 – July 29, 2026) open.substack.com/pub/lyricsan...
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A Small Tribute to Glen Hansard (April 21, 1970 – July 29, 2026)
Some artists never become global superstars, yet you grow so deeply attached to their work that they begin to feel like people you actually know.
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Petra Michaela @petramichaela.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Kindness towards animals and kindness towards people come from the same place.
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Gabrielle Mullarkey @pageturning.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
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Valerie Cotter (@valeriecotter)
Wildflowers in the West of Ireland as I sample some of the best of this year’s Galway International Arts Festival.
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Gabrielle Mullarkey @pageturning.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Why I'll always need another notebook open.substack.com/pub/gabriell...
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Why I'll always need another notebook
Aka notebookeitis
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Gabrielle Mullarkey @pageturning.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Freakishly Good, Your Weekly Horror Edit open.substack.com/pub/horrorco...
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Freakishly Good, Your Weekly Horror Edit
Friday, July 10, 2026
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Mychal Threets @mychal3ts.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Thank you for helping me on my journey to survive depression 💚
Mychal smiles while holding a copy of Jenny Lawson’s HOW TO BE OKAY WHEN NOTHING IS OKAY
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Gabrielle Mullarkey @pageturning.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
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Ghostly goings-on in Oxfordshire
Locally sourced spookiness - a taster
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Gabrielle Mullarkey @pageturning.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
I love the cafe at MOMA Oxford, with its bright colour palette and Rennie Mackintosh furniture vibe. #MOMAOxford
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Gabrielle Mullarkey @pageturning.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
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Gabrielle Mullarkey (@gabriellewriter)
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Gabrielle Mullarkey @pageturning.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Red admiral resting upside down alongside snail on the wall of 10th-century church St Peter & St Paul, Long Compton, Warwicks (noted for its thatched lydgate and long history of witchcraft allegations!).
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Gabrielle Mullarkey @pageturning.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Thanks to Andrew Lloyd-Jones for the illustration on my long-read mystery: #stories #illustrations #mysteries
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Gabrielle Mullarkey @pageturning.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
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Gabrielle Mullarkey @pageturning.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
The peonies only last a few days so I take as many photos as I can! (fragile flowers at risk from sudden breezes and cats). #flowers #gardens #summer
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Gabrielle Mullarkey @pageturning.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
We’ll meet again… unless I think of a good excuse quickly substack.com/@gabriellewr...
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We’ll meet again… unless I think of a good excuse quickly
Why brief encounters are always best left in the past
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Gabrielle Mullarkey @pageturning.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Happy to be mentioned on the cover of a recent magazine special and to have my Pocket Novel A Wilful Woman (intrigue, blackmail, romance!) also mentioned. #magazines #stories #mult-genre
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Gabrielle Mullarkey @pageturning.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
I'll be teaching the creative writing workshop this Saturday and there are still 2 places left! www.facebook.com/Buckinghamsh...
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Join our Saturday workshops at Waddesdon Manor Be inspired by your surroundings, learning in a fun and welcoming environment. Plus, enjoy FREE access to the grounds after your class.🏰🌸 Courses include: • Creative writing • Floristry • Digital photography • Watercolour For more info, click 👉 https://adultlearningbc.ac.uk/course-search-list/?_sfm_location=Stable%20Courtyard%20-%20Waddesdon%20Manor&_sfm_enrolmentenddate=17022026+31122050 #BuckinghsmahireAdultLearning #Waddesdon #CreativeWorkshops | Buckinghamshire Adult Learning
Join our Saturday workshops at Waddesdon Manor Be inspired by your surroundings, learning in a fun and welcoming environment. Plus, enjoy FREE access to the grounds after your class.🏰🌸 Courses...
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Gabrielle Mullarkey @pageturning.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Slow Reading Austen slowreadingausten.substack.com?r=2x745g&utm...
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Slow Reading Austen | Liz Minton | Substack
A slow, attentive reading of Jane Austen, one passage at a time. Click to read Slow Reading Austen, by Liz Minton, a Substack publication.
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Gabrielle Mullarkey @pageturning.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
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Read this gripping instalment!
To know me is not to hug me
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Gabrielle Mullarkey @pageturning.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Weird Wolves, Werewolves, and Wild Rabbit Holes Part 1 open.substack.com/pub/spiritss...
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Weird Wolves, Werewolves, and Wild Rabbit Holes Part 1
The Humid & Haunted Journal: 12 April 2026
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Gabrielle Mullarkey @pageturning.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
I'm very chuffed and grateful for this punchy and glowing review of my book from the journal Writing in Education: #writing #reviews #gothic
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Gabrielle Mullarkey @pageturning.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
@doctor-dolittle.bsky.social Thanks for the repost, Vicky, though I do hope the Clangers would never actually use that lingo...
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Paul Blinkhorn @paulblinkhorn.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Meanwhile, on the moon...
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Gabrielle Mullarkey @pageturning.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Thanks so much to Veronika Jordan's Bookchatter@Cookiebiscuit for this five-star review! cookiebiscuit.co.uk/2026/03/31/t...
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The Ones Who Never Left by Gabrielle Mullarkey
Newlyweds Hugh and Lucy become property guardians of ‘haunted’ Rook House in rural Yorkshire, unfazed by local claims about its past. As Hugh puts it: ‘What old house standing alo…
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Gabrielle Mullarkey @pageturning.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
Fruits of the Forage open.substack.com/pub/valeriec...
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Fruits of the Forage
Adventures in foraging frugally and scavenging sustainably while living and eating well.
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Gabrielle Mullarkey @pageturning.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Lá Fhéile Pádraig sona duit! #stpatricksday www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUTP...
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Saint Patrick's Day Parade 2026: Epic Irish Celebration & Green Festival Highlights
YouTube video by Focus Lab
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