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Paul Grover @paulgroversf.bsky.social · 16h

Tonight I will be mostly seeing Hayseed Dixie!

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Paul Grover @paulgroversf.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Antenna feed point installed. Now the horror of soldering PL259 plug.. #ldg #amateurradio #endfedwire

Two pieces of radio equipment mounted in a weatherproof box. One is red, the other blue.

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Paul Grover @paulgroversf.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Radio and ATU arrived last week... Today was spent running a random length of antenna wire around my house. Next week I need to install the feeder. Working at height scares me, but I survived. #amateurradio #ham #yeasu

Ham radio transciever - a Yaesu FT450D on a desk next to a Mat 30 Tuner.

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Paul Grover @paulgroversf.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I spent a lot of the weekend playing in the depths of a Ubuntu server I have not touched in years. At some point I must have updated the distro and added Gnome... I have no recollection of that. It's now back in service as a media server and also handling some backup work.

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Paul Grover @paulgroversf.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Spent last night doing mock exams for radio exams. Tonight back to writing.

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Paul Grover @paulgroversf.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Why are all the classic F1 tracks always having to fight for their position on the calendar against snooze-fests like the Madring?

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Paul Grover @paulgroversf.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Took the Z900 for a quick run. Ended up dodging showers. That bike is fun!

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Paul Grover @paulgroversf.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

With The Last Garagiste on sale, how about an epic back catalogue sale?

A flyer for Ark of Souls and Ghosts of the Vale. Two book covers with a spaceship and planets on. Text reads Epiic Space Opera Countdown Deal.

Ark of Souls and Ghosts of the Vale 99p/99c
Starting on the 6th September

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Vanessa Knipe @vjknipe.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

It's Book quote wednesday, #BookQW Today's word is appear. We interrupt your regularly scheduled promo of Her Borrowed Grave to tell you that Last Days Forever is on sale for 99¢/99p mybook.to/SFFPROMO_Sep... Time Travel happens through the Cronoslip. Here Jack Foyle is entering the time stream.

A flyer for Last Days Forever. An angel flies over a Texan oil field, complete with nodding donkeys.
Text reads: Gathering the Cronoslip around me, I turned to face the alleyway. The power of the rainbow river battered at my legs. Secondary images of my legs appeared: how they were a second ago, where they would be a second from now.
Holger charged towards me, his feathers fluttering as he ran. “Hey! That’s not possible without your wings!”
I stared at him as we balanced on the edge of the Cronoslip. “What are you yattering on about?”

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Paul Grover @paulgroversf.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

In a world of renders and mockup, it's good to set up a little photoshoot and take a real picture. Need to dig out my old light tent next Oh - The Last Garagiste is on Amazon! Here's a UK linky. www.amazon.co.uk/Last-Garagis...

Two Copies of a book called "The Last Garagiste" by Paul Grover. Hardback on the right, paperback on the left. The background is a chequered flag and there is a model racing car in the top left - a 1987 McLaren.

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Paul Grover @paulgroversf.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

We're live on Amazon! Yay! Think Drive to Survive meets Steve McQueen's Le Mans movie. #booksky #newrelease #f1 #motorsport #fiction #kindle #books UK: www.amazon.co.uk/Last-Garagis... US: www.amazon.com/Last-Garagis...

A flyer for a book called The Last Garagiste. Features a picture of the cover which contains a racing car and a female racing driver.

The Text reads:

Make the grid in Brazil—or it's over.

Six weeks. One broken team.

Leila Moreau dreams of racing at the pinnacle of motorsport, battling the world's fastest drivers in machines that defy physics.

But talent only gets you so far in a sport where money and connections matter more than speed.

As the season draws to a close, no one returns her calls.

When an eccentric Englishman buys the shattered remains of a failed team, Leila gets her chance. Aurora is a vibrant, chaotic independent outfit more suited to the 1970s than the 21st century—a team where budget and ambition seldom align.

On the track, every race is an audition. Off it, fortunes are decided in boardrooms, paddocks and whispered conversations.

Behind every race lies one simple truth: if you want to win, first you must survive.

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Paul Grover @paulgroversf.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

The Last Garagiste is available as a hardback. I've not released a hardback before and I'm pleased how it turned out. Also in paperback and Kindle. #motorsport #fiction #books #newrelease #kdp #booksky

A book on a rustic table next to a cup of espresso. The title is The Last Garagiste and the author is Paul Grover

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Paul Grover @paulgroversf.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

The new weather algorithm seems to operate on a flawed notion of efficiency. "Let's just save up all the rain and drop it in one day, for effeiciency" Of course weather AI says "Hey rain! That's an amazing idea and dropping it in one day is genius. If you like I can help you make one big cloud!"

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Vanessa Knipe @vjknipe.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

It's Book quote Wednesday, and the word today is Question. #BookQW George is an Arts&Antiquities reporter, but he knows what to do when his dog sniffs out a body. And then the police find more. Find out more about Her Borrowed Grave on my Website. www.vanessajknipe.com/my-new-book

Alt text. A flyer for Her Borrowed Grave. A supercell storm coils like a poisonous black snake, its forked tongue is sheet lightning. A grey book half covers the storm. A question mark is cut out of the cover revealing letters from a fancier cover beneath. Text reads: Her Borrowed Grave.
“Flipping over to a blank page, he sketched a map of this part of the Stray and drew stick figures to locate the three bodies. He drew a rock next to his bush and a large knife against the other together with a question mark over the body with no obvious cause of death. He suspiciously examined the foliage. How many more dead bodies had someone hidden in the bushes around here?”
Arriving 8th October 2026.

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Paul Grover @paulgroversf.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Messing around with the Baofeng radio last night and I discovered an unfamiliar repeater. It's not part of the Kent group. The signal was scratchy, but cleaned up when I faces south east. I'm liking radio weirdness.

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Paul Grover @paulgroversf.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Check out Mardie's review of The Last Garagiste on Goodreads. www.goodreads.com/book/show/25... I am so grateful to my advanced copy readers for the work they put in. Reviews really matter.

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The Last Garagiste

Discover and share books you love on Goodreads.

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Paul Grover @paulgroversf.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

The Foundation Radio license course is vexxing me. I've passed 4 mocks. I'm on top of the material But I'm no closer to being able to build or operate a station. What antenna is best for me? How do I put it into practice? Instead I know bunch of electrical symbols no one cares about. Arggh!

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Vanessa Knipe @vjknipe.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Her Borrowed Grave #UrbanFantasy 🌃📚 Caroline Walters wants to finish her tapestry, based on an unfinished Old English poem, but for some reason, the universe has decided to fill her time without childcare responsibilities by dropping her headfirst into situation beyond her understanding. 8 October

An open book is propped on a pile of other books and scrolls. The image on the left page shows a knight and his lady surrounded by roses. The image on the right shows a line-drawing of a woman. Text reads. Meet Caroline. English Teacher. Mother. Mostly holding it together. When she weaves tapestries using designs handed down her family for generations, it has unexpected results.

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Paul Grover @paulgroversf.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Kindle Pre-orders are open Pre-order for Kindle is open. UK: www.amazon.co.uk/Last-Garagis.... US: www.amazon.com/Last-Garagis.... #booksky #newrelease #formula1 #f1 #motorsport #racing

A racing car in a garage. We are viewing from behind. The text reads "The Last Garagiste - If you want to win - first you must survice"

The release date is 1st September 2026 and it is available on Kindle, Kindle Unlimited, paperback and hardback.

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Paul Grover @paulgroversf.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

My writer friend Vanessa Knipe has a book out in October. It's a cool urban-fantasy-mystery with a good helping of forensic science. V does a a really neat trick in a lot of her writing, she weaves fantasy and magic in with sceince. Everything feels real and fantastical. Old Magic. Cold Cases

A book wrapped in brown paper with part of the cover showing. The title is "Her Borrowed Grave" by Vanessa Knipe. The tag line is Old Magic, Cold Cases

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Paul Grover @paulgroversf.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Just over a week until The Last Garagiste releases! I'll be making chapter one available on Bookfunnel next week - totally free, no sign up required, no email address needed. #newrelease #kindle #motorsport #f1

A book cover for "THE LAST GARAGISTE" it feartures a femal racing driver in her helmet and a racing car. The author is Paul Grover and the realease date is listed as 1st September 2026. The book is shown as available in Kindle, kindle unlimited, paperback and hardback.

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Paul Grover @paulgroversf.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Sharing a fellow author’s book and adding mine to the mix. This is The Divantinum Project: Wastling by Darlene Reilley. A half goddess, a hidden truth, and a fight to save Earth. darwrites.wordpress.com/library/the-...

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The Divantinum Project

An Ancient Secret. A Broken Sisterhood. A World on the Edge. They say all legends are born from a grain of truth. But for Gaea, the truth is a secret six million years in the making. An ancient pow…

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Vanessa Knipe @vjknipe.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

It's book quote Wednesday and today's word is BUSY. #bookQW Reporter, George Maskell, has seen some police activity over the river from his office at the York Tribune. His boss sends him to find out what is happening. Download the first five pages www.vanessajknipe.com/s-projects-s...

A flyer for Her Borrowed Grave. A supercell storm coils like a poisonous black snake, its forked tongue is sheet lightning. A grey book half covers the storm. A question mark is cut out of the cover revealing letters from a fancier cover beneath.
Text reads:“Oi! What are you doing here?”
Bugger, George thought as a constable stepped between him and the crime scene. Crime reporting was harder than he expected, but he pulled up a hopeful grin. “I’m George Maskell, with the York Tribune. I’m covering the tomb opening. I saw all the busyness over here and came across to find out what was going on. What did you mean about the bodies on the Stray? I found one of them, you know.”
“You need to talk to the detective inspector,” the constable said.
“Is the man in the hospital involved in a plot against the museum opening of the Dark Age tomb?” George asked.
George was silently escorted to the man who had questioned him on Walmgate Stray.
DI Davies summoned his easy familiarity. “Mr Maskell, how can we help the York Tribune, this morning?”

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Paul Grover @paulgroversf.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

KDP proofs are a mystery. The first ones I ordered were due in a week, arrived in 2 days. The next ones - the paperback arrived in a day and the hardbark has taken a week to despatch and won't arrive until Sunday. Lesson here is make sure you allow good time for physical proofs! #Writing #KDP

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Paul Grover @paulgroversf.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Out in the garden enjoying the eclipse. The dog is confused by why it’s getting dark so fast.

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Paul Grover @paulgroversf.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

I’m studying for my amateur radio foundation license. Any operators on here? Always looking for tips and tricks. Only scanning on cheaply baofeng right now. #amateurradio #hamradio #radio #foundation

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Paul Grover @paulgroversf.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

I came home to find a parcel from Amazon... The Last Garagiste is a physical thing... I especially love the hardback. #books #newrelease #motorsport #f1 #grandprix #notromance

Two books on a wooden table. One is paperback, the other hardback. The books is called The Last Garagiste by Paul Grover. The cover features a racing car and a female racing driver in a red helmet.

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Paul Grover @paulgroversf.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Have looked on some writers groups on Faceache, I think we can say the AI debate has crossed the Winchester Horizon. This is the point of the argument where I go to the Winchester, have a nice pint and wait for it all to blow over.

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Paul Grover @paulgroversf.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

When I go to discover on Blue Sky it's endless American Politics. I want to find people who like writing, reading, bikes, more bikes, guitars, astrophotography and weird stuff.

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Paul Grover @paulgroversf.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

I have just spent the day deep cleaning my son's room. Next time I'm going to borrow Gordon Freeman's suit. Next job is to redecorate in there.

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Paul Grover @paulgroversf.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

The Last Garagiste releases on 1st September 2026. Available to preorder now in ebook form. Paperback and hardback also available. Also Kindle Unlimited. #books #kindle #motorsport #f1 #formulaone #fiction #comingsoon

Book flyer for The Last Garagiste. Features a young woman in a crash helmet and a single seat racing car. The background is a chequered flag and the tag line reads If you want to win - first you must survive.

Release date is shown as 1st September 2026

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Paul Grover @paulgroversf.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

The biggest problem I have on BlueSky is I come on with the full intention of sharing some book stuff, but get distacted by posts about motorbikes and Collie dogs. If you have a motorbike or Collie dog, feel free to distract me with pictures below. #motorbikes #bordercollies.

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Paul Grover @paulgroversf.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Hmm thought I should add my book to goodreads only to find it and another of my books assigned to a different profile. In the past I've had other peoples books assigned to my profile. It's not exactly good practice in IMNSHO! Not cricket or any other bat and ball related sport.

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Paul Grover @paulgroversf.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

I was playing around with a shortwave radio last night. There's some crazy stuff bouncing around the ionosphere!

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Paul Grover @paulgroversf.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

I watched Aidan Millward's YouTube video in the 1982 season - the one no one wanted to win. He suggested it be made into a movie with Daniel Brũhl coming back as Niki Lauda. He's right. It woud be epic. www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXBY...

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THE SEASON NOBODY WANTED TO WIN! The Story of the 1982 Formula One Season

YouTube video by Aidan Millward

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Paul Grover @paulgroversf.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

You have an exciting qualifying session at the Hungaroring (something rare in itself) and then you just forget the times and let the stewards decide the starting order. Right or wrong, it's not a good look and leads to endless flamewars on FB.

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Paul Grover @paulgroversf.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

I'm thinking about changing the dog's name to Evri as he keeps destroying the post.

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Paul Grover @paulgroversf.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Writing in a contemporary world as opposed to a sci-fi setting was much harder than I expected. In Sci-fi precarious, life and death situations are the norm. Trying to make being stuck in a traffic jam on a French Autoroute is much more challenging!

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Paul Grover @paulgroversf.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Official release date for The Last Garagiste is 1st September... But we have no F1 in August, so considering bringing it forward. Still looking for ARC readers. Link in replies. #books #comingsoon #prerelease

Racing car in a garage. We are viewing from the rear. The text reads "The Last Garagiste - Kindle-paperback-kindle unlimited and the web address is www.paulgrover.co.uk"

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Paul Grover @paulgroversf.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Today I found out that 70s teatime favourite Crispy Pancakes are still around. Now can someone bring back Oven Crunchies?

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Paul Grover @paulgroversf.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

I spent 4 hours trying to reconnect a Ring doorbell to my router. Nothing has changed on my network in years, the bell has been working for months. After multiple resets, factory resetting the router I fixed it by disabling IPv6. Time for an old school bell.

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Paul Grover @paulgroversf.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

No subscription, no interuptions, no one pulling songs you've paid for out of your library.

Blue Sony Minidisk player on a white shelf, Model is MZ-R70

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Paul Grover @paulgroversf.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

I thought Spa delievred a pretty good race.... I was expecing a lot of yo-yo stuff. If anything I think the energy game added a bit of jeopardy to every overtake.

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Paul Grover @paulgroversf.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Writers. Can you recommend me any books on writing craft? Books that have helped you? I worked through a bunch last year and the difference they made was huge - Donald Maass' Emotional Craft of Fiction was really good. #books #craft #fiction #writing

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Paul Grover @paulgroversf.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

The paperback layout of The Last Garagiste is all done. I'd allow 4 weeks... It only took me one. Still it gives me a chance to check it over.

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Paul Grover @paulgroversf.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

I spent most of the ridiculously hot period decorating and remodelling a room. It’s going well to be writing and music space. I have one wall sorted! Just don’t look behind me! It was massively hard work. Now just waiting for my new desk.

Room with white walls musical keyboard and a guitar

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Paul Grover @paulgroversf.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Plans for this weekend is to work on the website. Rebranding from just sci-fi to Sci-fi plus other stuff. I’m going to use sitely for speed, but keep telling myself I should dive back into dreamweaver.

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