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SSkeel.Writer @sskeel.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

With #books I have to be honest. Great idea in this one, but ... please let the reader enjoy the thrill of interpreting what characters think. Too much, everything, is spelled out. No fun in that. Some may enjoy it. #writingcommunity #amwriting #writerslife #politicallyincorrect

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SSkeel.Writer @sskeel.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Liz Stroud's Tell Me Everything is OK. But with her new #TheThingsWeNeverSay shortlisted for the #BookerPrize I have to ask: Why do the same authors get accolades over+over, while some #Greatbooks are ignored. It upsets me. #writingcommunity #books #politicallyincorrect

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SSkeel.Writer @sskeel.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Not So sure about the 'shockingly funny' review on Nell Zink's #Mislaid, but 'odd' is fair. Couldn't feel much for the characters or get intrigued by the plot in the mass of clever language. But clearly some love the book. Unique, yes. #books #writingcommunity #writers #amwriting

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SSkeel.Writer @sskeel.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Super line from #ZoeHeller 's Notes on a Scandal: 'My body isn't bad. It's a perfectly nice, serviceable body. It's just that the external me ... does so little credit to the stuff that's inside.' So true. Yes? #writingcommunity #writing #books #writerslife #greatbooks #women

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SSkeel.Writer @sskeel.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

The Names #novel is a clever idea and quite fun to read. I'll admit it got a little too sentimental about its characters later in the book for my taste. Well written and many are enjoying it. #writingcommunity #writing #books #goodbooks

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SSkeel.Writer @sskeel.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

William Golding wanted to write about boys as they really are. They're scary. #writingcommunity #books #writing #BooksWorthReading #writerslife

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SSkeel.Writer @sskeel.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Beautiful line from @stephenfry.bsky.social in #Odyssey. "While it's very hard to believe or make sense if fact, fiction is highly credible. #writingcommunity #writing #writerslife #books #reading

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SSkeel.Writer @sskeel.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

I hear #Odyssey the film is overdone w special effects. But @stephenfry 's book is a delight. Some footnotes are a hoot. In one he quotes from #BeatrixPotter Tale of Flopsy Bunnies as proof of his theory. Fun!! #writingcommunity #books #writing #writers

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SSkeel.Writer @sskeel.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

I'll admit I didn't see this end coming. An oldie but goodie. #writingcommunity #books, #writing #writerslife

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Bailey G. Albreit @baileygalbreit.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

It's false advertising, I tell you!

I hate it when TV shows say they contain "adult situations" but then don't show anyone going to work, paying their bills or cleaning up after their kids.

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ᴄʜᴀʀʟᴇʏ★ᴘɪʀᴏᴛʜ @charlespiroth.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Evan Abrahamson (American, 1985) "Sunlight Clouds" Acrylic, Oil, Pen & Ink.

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SSkeel.Writer @sskeel.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Aside from #books, one of the wonders of life are these gorgeous animals. Arabian stable in #Israel moshav. They're non-political by the way. #horses #writingcommunity #writerslife

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SSkeel.Writer @sskeel.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

The trauma of rejection , the lengths one will go to escape it...all beautifully written up in Edouard Louis #book Change. A world few of us really know. #WritingCommunity #writing #books #writerslife

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SSkeel.Writer @sskeel.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Encouraging to see this got retreated 1.6m times.

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ΜΑΝΟΣ ΤΡΑΧΙΑΣ™ @trahias.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

John Rogers Cox (American, 1915-1990) Gray and Gold, 1942 Oil on canvas 91.5 x 151.8 cm (36 x 59 3/4 in.) Cleveland Museum of Art #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt

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SSkeel.Writer @sskeel.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

In #WhatWeCanKnow, the futuristic book by @IanMcEwan he writes of "a crisis in realism in fiction between 2015 + 2030..when...new forms were needed to frame the physical + moral consequences of a global catastrophe". I think he's on to something. #Fantasy #writingcommunity #books

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Raymh @rayhourigan.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Weeping with me, the Hanging branches dripping rain, Delicate return. #SenseWrds #Prompt197 #haiku #poem #writing #writingcommunity @sensewords.bsky.social

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SSkeel.Writer @sskeel.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

Getting inside the head of a serial killer is never easy, but #DanyaKukafka did it well here. Got a bit lost with all the characters, but I'm bad that way. Good read. #writingcommunity #writers #writing #books #crimebooks #WritingLife

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SSkeel.Writer @sskeel.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

#PhilipRoth, writing of a 90 yr old friend: 'He has entered vigorously into competition with life; now, becalmed, he enters into competition with death, drawn down into austerity, the final business.' Nobody writes like Roth. RIP #WritingCommunity #writing #writers #books

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SSkeel.Writer @sskeel.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Israeli fighter jets flying overhead down here in the Negev desert at 6.30am today. #Israel #Iran #attackonIran #nowarplease

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SSkeel.Writer @sskeel.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Writing that doesn't sound like writing. #JulianBarnes has the talent in spades. Loved joining him on this journey in #TheSenseofanEnding. #writingcommunity #writing #writerslife #books #amwriting

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SSkeel.Writer @sskeel.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

#Writers. You may know this. Each time you are hit with a story idea or character or theme, pull out your phone and jot it down in Notes. Or you'll lose it.The harvest can be extraordinary. #writing #writingcommunity #writerslife #books #amwriting

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SSkeel.Writer @sskeel.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

"Perhaps women are biologically conditioned to accept flowers, even from total strangers on the street" #greatwriting from #JohnUpdike as narrator's wife smiles "Grazie" to a flirtatious Italian stranger. #writingcommunity #writing #booksky #books #writerslife.

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SSkeel.Writer @sskeel.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Weird and intriguing. Three kids make their dying mother suffer by keeping her alive too long. While climate destroys the earth. Enjoyed the weirdness even if a bit repetitive. Fascinating style for #writers #amwriting. Richard Flanagans' #LivingSeaofWakingDreams. #books #booksky #writingcommunity

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🦋M.S. MotorcycleMama 🏍️༄₊°.࿔ ༘. ⃛ ♡ ⃛ ⨾ @ms-motorcyclemama.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

It sometimes feels like the most problematic parts of different banned books were twisted together to create the crazy world we are living in 😔

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SSkeel.Writer @sskeel.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Some artist in #Seville #Spain had fun with this cat. Not sure I can bite into another one with a clean conscience. #writingcommunity #art #amwriting #cats

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SSkeel.Writer @sskeel.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Ya gotta read this. The Director by #DamielKehlmann. Funny, fascinating, heart-rending. And a story that stays with you. A #bookerprize international author. #writingcommunity #skybooks #amwriting #writing #books

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SSkeel.Writer @sskeel.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

I'm wondering. What is the 'rights protocol? At an art museum with newish friends should you stick with them or is it OK to peruse the work alone and keep track of each other? #writingcommunity #art #touring #artgalleries.

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SSkeel.Writer @sskeel.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

TraaaDah!! My first ever cat photo! Sunning above the mountains in Jain Spain. #writingcommunity #amwriting #writerslife #catphotos #books

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SSkeel.Writer @sskeel.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Mixed feelings about this one. #YouPeople Some great writing and interesting characters, but not a lot going on to stir up the old...What's Gonna Happen?? I'm sure many will disagree. #writingcommunity #writing #books #blueskybooks

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SSkeel.Writer @sskeel.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

Walking at dusk in Hampstead. Quiet. Still. Beautiful. Keeping the xxx NEWS at bay #Writingcommunity #writerscafe #amwriting

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

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SSkeel.Writer @sskeel.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Anyone who's ever been young will recognize the scenes in this #coetzze #book Youth. #writingcommunity #writing #books #blueskybooks

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SSkeel.Writer @sskeel.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Bit disappointed with #DavidSzalays #Flesh as @thebookerprizes.com winner. Read that and #TheLandinWinter and felt Andrew Miller's book was unique and exemplary. Flesh was fun. .... #writingcommunity #books #writers #greatbooks #blueskybooks

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SSkeel.Writer @sskeel.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Now for something different. For #writers a form of meditation that is captivating in its reality and honesty. #BenMarkovits tells a tale many may relate to. Love it. #writingcommunity #writing #amwriting #books

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SSkeel.Writer @sskeel.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

Acerbic wit at its best is shown by one of the main characters in Stephen Benatar book When I was Otherwise. You'll positively wince....and laugh. Red hot! #writingcommunity #writing #books #blueskybooks #amwriting

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SSkeel.Writer @sskeel.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

A good friend in California Sent out 45 queries over many months to #literaryagents for her novel. And she just got asked for the full script by one! Keep at it fellow writer Rottweillers! #writingcommunity #amwriting #writerslife #books #writing

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SSkeel.Writer @sskeel.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

#Quilt my oldest,dearest friend from #Canada (home of the free!) made for me. Quite something isn't it? #happymonday, #writing community #writing #writers life #amwriting

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SSkeel.Writer @sskeel.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

This man is WILD! #willself rips out your funny bone and chews it to oblivion. Just keep a #dictionary on hand. Highly recommended. #books #blueskybooks #writingcommunity #writers #amwriting

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SSkeel.Writer @sskeel.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

How about that. Just on a London tube and seated were: 3 people reading #BOOKS, 10 staring into space or on headphones. Only THREE on their phones. A quiet revolution.? #writingcommunity #writerslife

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SSkeel.Writer @sskeel.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

Writer #WillSelf is a riot. Take this description of an #Anglican church out of his #book Liver: "with their tepid air of state assisted piety". And the #Catholic : "musty battlefields where lust and repression fought it out, in the process of torturing wooden effigies". #writingcommunity #writing

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion. The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion. Our problem isn't a lack of resources. Our problem is ever-expanding inequality.

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SSkeel.Writer @sskeel.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

Enough of the mad orangutan. Time for #Goodbooks! Oldie but goodie this one. @marksarvas.bsky.social presented this in class as a good eg. Of subtext. Writers take note. #writingcommunity #writing #amwriting #writerslife #blueskybooks

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SSkeel.Writer @sskeel.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

Cutting funds, controlling material....Trump does not want children educated to think for themselves. #writingcommunity #education #trump

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SSkeel.Writer @sskeel.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

#richardrusso writes people like noone else. A few sentences and I care about them. An artist! #writing #writingcommunity #books #greatbooks #writerslife #blueskybooks

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SSkeel.Writer @sskeel.bsky.social · 30/08/2025

Perfect novel sentence - 'He and Paula had been married for 30 years, thanks in large part to a mutual willingness to let an arched eyebrow do the heavy lifting of a soliloquy." #richardrusso in Trajectory. #writingcommunity #amwriting #perfectsentence #writing #greatbooks Got to 😍

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