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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

FUCK IT. Let's give away 3 more signed paperbacks of my latest novel, each with fab linoprint bookmarks, made by my mum Jo. Repost & reply to enter! You might like it if you like: Folkloric creatures Old records Intricate psychedelic stories The idea of circular time All shares much-appreciated!

My latest novel Everything Will Swallow You, next to the sea, where some of it takes place.

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Nancy Gowler @revnancyg.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Fascinating history. A personal memory. As a little girl from a small town in southern Illinois, my mom and I went to this Neiman Marcus to see all the fancy things & Christmas decorations. It was my birthday, & she splurged, buying me a fluffy white bath robe which became a prized possession.

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Eddie Smith @eddsmitty.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

⚠️WOKE CONTENT⚠️™️ 🧵 Nov. 11, 1909, Cairo, Illinois was the site of one of the most violent lynchings in American history. A mob not only lynched William James—a White man was lynched as well. Yep. A double lynching. Pull up a seat🪑.(cont) #ProudBlue #ResistanceRoots #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory

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Nancy Gowler @revnancyg.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I have memories of it as a kid too! I think my older brothers had the Jesus Christ Superstar album, so I remember that music better.

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Nancy Gowler @revnancyg.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Our little church is putting on a production of Godspell this weekend! Wish us luck! youtube.com/shorts/2LXPz...

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Behind the scenes of Godspell

YouTube video by First Christian Church of Morehead, KY

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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

“A unique voice, tone and heart.” Everything Will Swallow You has been chosen as one of the top ten paperback releases so far of 2026 by this week’s Bookseller Magazine. Free international delivery here in case you’ve not got yours yet: blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/pro...

A round up of the year’s best paperbacks, beginning with my latest novel.

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The Rooster @rooster.info · 24/09/2026

My Marionaire scammer brain started tingling as soon as I saw Urban Meyer, Kirk Herbstreit and the “Change and Manipulate Time” guy all on the same stage? Some deeply evil shit. www.rooster.info/p/lifesurge-...

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Righteous Buckeyes: Inside the Life Surge scam taking America by storm

"Surging your life God's way" is where a get-rich-quick scheme meets the Holy Scripture, and numerous Ohio State legends helped funnel financially illiterate Christians into the predatory scam.

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Nancy Gowler @revnancyg.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

A helpful reminder thread on why Newsom needs to go away.

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David B. Gowler @dgowler.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Delighted to see that my latest @thevcs.bsky.social piece on the Persistent Widow was emailed out today. The brief essays include analyses of works of art by Elizabeth Catlett, Brothers Dalziel (John Everett Millais), and Pieter de Grebber: "Powerful Agents of Justice" thevcs.org/persistent-w...

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The Persistent Widow

Exhibition: The Persistent Widow (Luke 18:1–8). Featuring works of art by John Everett Millais, Brothers Dalziel, Pieter de Grebber and Elizabeth Catlett. Commentaries by David B. Gowler.

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Nancy Gowler @revnancyg.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Guy who's brain child is meta glasses says companies will prioritize trust. 😂

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Nancy Gowler @revnancyg.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I don't think you're alone with that.

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Nancy Gowler @revnancyg.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Glad I was only listening to the game...

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Illinois Football Focus @illinifb.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Illinois 4th-and-1. Duke guesses run resulting in a Katin Houser 40-yard touchdown pass to Collin Dixon. Duke 7 Illinois 17

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Nancy Gowler @revnancyg.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

This was a fun interdisciplinary episode!

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Nancy Gowler @revnancyg.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Exactly right. A good story invites you into another world.

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Nancy Gowler @revnancyg.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

🙋One of the 2000+ Americans who bought Everything Will Swallow You from Blackwells. It's one of those novels you never want to end, with characters that make you laugh on one page & bring you to tears on the next. Did I understand every British reference? No. Did that matter? Not in the least bit.

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Scott Lemieux @lemieuxlgm.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Playing the Apple Cup before the NFL season starts just feels profoundly wrong

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Illinois Football Focus @illinifb.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Mac Resetich 65-yard punt return

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Nancy Gowler @revnancyg.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Wouldn't that be delightful! 😂

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Nancy Gowler @revnancyg.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

My congregation collected suggestions for a prayer calendar to share during the Season of Creation in September. Here's today's creature for prayer. 💚🦎

A photograph of a brown speckled salamander with the text:
Season of Creation
Prayer calendar
Wednesday
September 2
Allegheny mountain dusky salamander
Photo by Phil Myer
License: Creative Commons license

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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

THREAD. A while ago my parents' cat Bridget went missing. As the worrying weeks dragged on my dad devised a way to distract himself: he began to paint Bridget's adventures, imagining her travelling through time & inhabiting art's most iconic scenes. What he produced (& how quickly) was phenomenal...

The Girl With The Cat Earring, featuring my mum and dad's cat Bridget.

Bridget hangs out with Pieter Bruegel the Elder's The Hunters In The Snow

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Nancy Gowler @revnancyg.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

This summer I happened upon a Bluesky post about this book and bought it from Blackwell's. Reluctantly finished it today. The world, characters, and relationships were enchanting. 💙

A paperback book, "Everything Will Swallow You," by Tom Cox rests on a red arm of a chair with an empty espresso cup. An herb garden is in the background.

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Nancy Gowler @revnancyg.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

My August has been a bit wild, so I'm just now starting to carve out a little time for the annual #inchiechallenge2026 First day - wildflowers Make art, even tiny art, my friends! #mindfulartstudio

A 2"x2" watercolor of a violet wildflower and a green leafed background.
A ruler below the paper shows the 2 inch size.

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Trump's covert surveillance of anti-ICE protesters is much worse than we thought. I dug into this and found that DHS agents secretly spied on over a dozen meetings of left-leaning groups, all protected by First Amendment. The details are unnerving. 1/ (new piece) newrepublic.com/article/2144...

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Trump’s Secret Police Spying on Americans? It’s Darker than We Knew.

Court papers reveal that the Department of Homeland Security’s covert surveillance of anti-ICE groups is much darker than it first appeared. Welcome to Donald Trump’s America.

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Nancy Gowler @revnancyg.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Who? Oh, why not! Go Cherries!

Bournemouth
THE SOUTH COAST
Bournemouth do not care about population size. A club from a seaside town with a stadium smaller than some Premier League parking lots, they've fought their way into the Europa League while punching far above their weight. Backed by Vegas Golden Knights owner Bill Foley, and starring USMNT's Tyler Adams, they play fearless football, discover stars before everyone else, and make the big teams sweat. Go ahead, dream big, and ruin someone else's perfect weekend. Bournemouth are your people,

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Nancy Gowler @revnancyg.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Lol! I took the Men in Blazers quiz. meninblazersquiz.netlify.app?utm_campaign...

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Which Premier League Team Should You Support?

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Flight Through Entirety @flightthroughentirety.com · 16/08/2026

Doctor Who has only barely got started when the writer of Episode 5 shows up and decides to take the show in a whole different direction. That writer was Terry Nation, and that episode, or possibly the one after that, will change the world forever. #DoctorWho #TheDaleks 500yeardiary.com/s5/e1/

In the Dalek city, Barbara, the Doctor and Susan appear to be urgently and vigorously pressing themselves up against a Dalek.

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Nancy Gowler @revnancyg.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

What a day at Wrigley Field! Go Cards!

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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

NEW AD: 14 years ago today, Ken Paxton stole someone's $1,000 pen. Today, Ken Paxton’s pen victim is endorsing James Talarico.

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Mayor Katie B. Wilson @mayor.seattle.gov · 15/08/2026

The Summer Meals Program offers nutritious breakfast, lunch, and snacks to anyone ages 1-18 at 50 locations across the city. No ID, proof of residency, or application is required. Find a meal site near you at seattle.gov/Summer-Food.

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Summer Meals Program

YouTube video by Mayor Katie B. Wilson

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Nancy Gowler @revnancyg.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

I have always had an aversion to the texture of cottage cheese. So when I saw this NYT recipe for a whipped cottage cheese, I had to try it! cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/7861...

A salad of thinly sliced zucchini, crisp chickpeas on top of a whipped cheese spread and 4 slices of garlic bread.

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John Ganz @lioneltrolling.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

This is your brain on social media.— t.co/jQI4qvJClr

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https://www.unpopularfront.news/p/this-is-your-brain-on-x

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Flight Through Entirety @flightthroughentirety.com · 14/08/2026

This Sunday #DoctorWho 500yeardiary.com/s5

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Nancy Gowler @revnancyg.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

I scared off a fifth bee while I was getting out my phone. 🐝🐝🐝🐝🌼🐝

A close-up of a yellow sunflower with four bees around the center.

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Rep. Ralph Norman, who’s in a Senate runoff with Lindsey Graham’s sister Darline, secretly urged a military-backed coup in 2021 to keep Trump in power. But the NY Times thinks it’s no big deal. In its last 92 stories mentioning Norman over 3 years and 7 months, it hasn’t stated that fact once. 1/7🧵

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Nancy Gowler @revnancyg.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Not a primer, but the novel "The Lion Women of Tehran" by Marjan Kamali spans both eras.

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