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Laura Bee, Trench Wench

@writerlaurabee.bsky.social

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Tragically unhip Dutch-Canadian writer querying an upmarket Daisy Jones/Cyrano De Bergerac mashup. Boomer, but not the kind with money. 💖Hollies 💖Small Faces 🚫 AI. One of Pamela Des Barres' Electric Ladies! tinyurl.com/mruve4cw

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Laura Bee, Trench Wench @writerlaurabee.bsky.social · 58m

Oh crap. That's what I'm doing wrong, @mandobanjoman.bsky.social. Hiring a cat to do the actual typing.

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Victoria Strauss @victoriastrauss.com · 1h

Scammers are impersonating Goodreads groups, w/ writers invited to "reading challenges" or group discussions--for a fee. This "12-month residency" is most elaborate I've seen. See tiny text I've underlined in red. Yes, this is yet another iteration of the AI-generated scams driving us all nuts

OFFICIAL SELECTIONS
OVERVIEW
12-Month Managed Reader Experience
Goodreads Community: The book you like
most
Lead Moderator: Tom
📍 TOP 100 Goodreads Group 👥 51,155+ Active Members 📚 Vision & Story Project Hub
What Is "The book you like most" Community?
We are a global Goodreads community of over 51,000+ active members. Originally established as a dedicated hub for
the "Vision and Story" project and centered around motivational and self-help literature (such as Between Every
Silence), our platform has evolved into a premier destination for deep reader engagement, book recommendations,
and active reading challenges. Our members join with high buying intent—they are avid readers, book club hosts, and
collectors seeking their next great read.
HOW OUR 12-MONTH MANAGED RESIDENCY WORKS
1 Dedicated Feature Thread
Your title receives its own permanent thread on our general
board for reviews, Q&As, and discussions, driving ongoing
views long after creation.
2 Moderator Endorsement
Introduced with authority by group leadership, carrying
trusted weight across our 51,000+ members who recognize
our curation.
3 Thematic Shelf Alignment
Positioned naturally within key ongoing themes:
motivational/self-help, thrillers, general literature, and
annual reading challenges.
4 Active Community Prompts
Structured reading prompts encourage deep engagement,
key takeaways, and member shares across external book
clubs.
5 Permanent Bookshelf Indexing
Cataloged directly into our group bookshelf and discussion
archives, securing organic backlist discovery and sales for
years.
6 Peer-to-Peer Recommendations
Organic word-of-mouth momentum as members
recommend your title inside high-traffic daily discussions
and rating threads.
Why This Matters for Your Book: Standard promotions disappear in hours. Our residency embeds your work
directly into an active, living reader ecosystem. You aren't interrupting readers—you are contributing to what 51,000+
active book buyers are already searching for, genera…

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Mike Lowe @mike-lowe.bsky.social · 18h

youtu.be/EwFNPG--N1w?...

One Night Stand - Small Faces

YouTube video by theseeker23

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Jim Parrett 🍁 @jymn.bsky.social · 18h

Small Faces

Laura Bee, Trench Wench @writerlaurabee.bsky.social · 6h

Why is so much stuff people find "fun," I find my worst nightmare?

Laura Bee, Trench Wench @writerlaurabee.bsky.social · 8h

What is the movie that came out before you were born that you’ve watched the most times?

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The Wizard of Oz Characters Get Scared

ALT: The Wizard of Oz Characters Get Scared

Laura Bee, Trench Wench @writerlaurabee.bsky.social · 9h

I've lived here 22 years (minus 3 back in Canada caregiving). And for some reason it got stuck in my head that it was an hour early today. Dutchie looked at me as if I had three heads. "It's always at noon." (gulps more coffee)

Laura Bee, Trench Wench @writerlaurabee.bsky.social · 11h

#TeztunesMonthOfMusic #NewMusicChallenge #MusicSky Day 5: Solo tune from a singer of an established band "Who?" - Allan Clarke (LP cut, Headroom, 1973) Who else? ❤️‍🔥 youtu.be/xdaD-H-xIDM?...

Allan Clarke - Who?

YouTube video by Steve Parsonsfan

Laura Bee, Trench Wench @writerlaurabee.bsky.social · 11h

#ClocktoberMusic #MusicChallenge Day 5: "Happenings Ten Years Time Ago" - The Yardbirds (43 UK, 31 RPM, 30 US 1966) The 1st single with both Beck & Page. The background talking is apparently Beck mimicking an attendant who examined the group at a sexual health clinic.👀 youtu.be/cUObzsD5evw?...

1966 HITS ARCHIVE: Happenings Ten Years Time Ago - Yardbirds (mono 45)

YouTube video by AnotherProf

Laura Bee, Trench Wench @writerlaurabee.bsky.social · 11h

#BreakingKindSongs ♫ #MusicChallenge Day 5: Song about family or a family member "Daddy Come And Get Me" - Dolly Parton (40 US Country, 1969) 😭😭😭 youtu.be/3Sny2YLXCBw?...

Daddy Come And Get Me

YouTube video by Dolly Parton - Topic

Laura Bee, Trench Wench @writerlaurabee.bsky.social · 12h

#DavidsMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 5: That reminds you of a special holiday "Put A Little Love In Your Heart" - Jackie DeShannon (4 US, 12 RPM, 5 CHUM 1969) I was 8. Back seat of the station wagon driving to Toronto. Radio was everything! (When it worked) youtu.be/Yz41em-5M9Y?...

1969 HITS ARCHIVE: Put A Little Love In Your Heart - Jackie DeShannon (mono 45)

YouTube video by AnotherProf

Laura Bee, Trench Wench @writerlaurabee.bsky.social · 12h

#LitHodgepodge 5 The glamorous life, far away from her remote, northern Ontario milltown running a dying corner store. In a huge city like Toronto, New York, London, on the arm of her Popstar. Proving her embittered, perpetually pregnant mom wrong: she wasn't too tall, skinny & ugly to be special.

Laura Bee, Trench Wench @writerlaurabee.bsky.social · 12h

Wordle 1,934 4/6* 🟦⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟦⬛🟦🟦 🟦🟦🟦🟦⬛ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

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Laura Bee, Trench Wench @writerlaurabee.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

❤️‍🔥Quebecois powerpop! 35 RPM, 20 CHUM

Laura Bee, Trench Wench @writerlaurabee.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥 Dutchie played an 80th b-day party the other night. 2 DJs as well: 1 our age, just playing discs. The other, a younger performer/DJ type. Dutchie & the older DJ were discussing how sublime this song was & the younger one replied that they'd never heard of it. Teach your children well. Please.

Laura Bee, Trench Wench @writerlaurabee.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Damn...RIP Sass Jordan! www.cbc.ca/news/enterta...

Juno-winning singer Sass Jordan dead at 63 | CBC News

A post on Jordan's social media page on Saturday says she died the day before "surrounded by her loving family." It called her an "inimitable force of nature" and "irreplaceable being of light and joy...

Laura Bee, Trench Wench @writerlaurabee.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

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Laura Bee, Trench Wench @writerlaurabee.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

90 years ago. Which is why the fascists think they can get away with it now. Who's around who remembers? And THIS is why you tell your kids about the past. "It was before my time" should never be an excuse for ignorance.

Laura Bee, Trench Wench @writerlaurabee.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

#TeztunesMonthOfMusic #NewMusicChallenge #MusicSky Day 4: A song by a UK blues band "I Need Your Love So Bad" - Fleetwood Mac (31 UK, 7 NL, 1968) ❤️‍🔥 youtu.be/VWJCeokQIkg?...

FLEETWOOD MAC - Need Your Love So Bad (1968)

YouTube video by 30KWPA

Laura Bee, Trench Wench @writerlaurabee.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

#ClocktoberMusic #MusicChallenge Day 4: "Where Have All The Good Times Gone" - The Kinks (b-side, "Till the End of the Day," 1965) Should've been an a-side. David Bowie and Van Halen would probably agree. youtu.be/Sx0AJe-u_lg?...

The Kinks - Where Have All The Good Times Gone (Official Audio)

YouTube video by The Kinks

Laura Bee, Trench Wench @writerlaurabee.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

#BreakingKindSongs ♫ #MusicChallenge Day 4: Song mentioning a treat you'd hand out at Halloween "Ye Olde Toffee Shoppe" - The Hollies (LP cut, Evolution, 1967) The boys at their most twee. I'll blame Graham for this. youtu.be/byrHWiEpwqo?...

Ye Olde Toffee Shoppe (Stereo) (1999 Remaster)

YouTube video by The Hollies - Topic

Laura Bee, Trench Wench @writerlaurabee.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

#DavidsMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 4: A debut single "Imaginary Love" - Steve Marriott (b-side, "Give Her My Regards", 1963) Our 16-year-old cheeky chappy's first composer credit too. The a-side was written by Kenny Lynch who also co-wrote "Sha-La-La-La-Lee"... youtu.be/Kf72_jnpxfA?...

Steve Marriott – Imaginary Love

YouTube video by David Oldman

Laura Bee, Trench Wench @writerlaurabee.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Wordle 1,933 5/6* 🟦⬛🟦⬛⬛ 🟧⬛🟧⬛⬛ 🟧⬛🟧⬛🟧 🟧⬛🟧🟧🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

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Laura Bee, Trench Wench @writerlaurabee.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

#LitHodgepodge 4 #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts I suck at asking questions. I don't know what I don't know!!! 😭

Laura Bee, Trench Wench @writerlaurabee.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Laura Bee, Trench Wench @writerlaurabee.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I'm so proud!!!!!! ❤️‍🔥 Told you it was good, agents!

Laura Bee, Trench Wench @writerlaurabee.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

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Topo Gigio on The Ed Sullivan Show

YouTube video by The Ed Sullivan Show

Laura Bee, Trench Wench @writerlaurabee.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

RIP Topo Gigio!! Yeah yeah you watched Ed Sullivan for that band from Liverpool. But every week I watched it hoping to see my favourite mouse! youtube.com/post/UgkxdR-...

We are deeply saddened by the passing of Peppino Mazzullo, the unforgettable voice of Topo Gigio. His incredible talent brought our favorite little Italian m...

We are deeply saddened by the passing of Peppino Mazzullo, the unforgettable voice of Topo Gigio. His incredible talent brought our favorite little Italian m...

Laura Bee, Trench Wench @writerlaurabee.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

The more they use it, the stupider they get.

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Jolanda @bsrjs.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

#MusicChallenge #EmojiSounds (4) 💳 Pay you back with interest youtu.be/QKSyxy237SY?...

The Hollies "Pay You Back with Interest"

YouTube video by catman916

Laura Bee, Trench Wench @writerlaurabee.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

She did! I bought an autographed edition. www.roughtrade.com/en-us/produc...

Pp Arnold - PP Arnold - Soul Survivor: The Autobiography on Hardback, Paperback | Rough Trade - (Paperback, Hardback) | Rough Trade

Discover Soul Survivor: The Autobiography by PP Arnold in Hardback and Paperback formats from Nine Eight Books. A compelling memoir of a true soul survivor.

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Bruce Gorrie @bsrg1.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

PP Arnold is 80 today, the fact she's still around and performing fills me with joy

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Small Faces @roomforravers.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

P.P. Arnold and the T.N.T. - Tin Soldier (Top Gear 1968) youtu.be/Y-nxphnLkIQ?... via @YouTube @PPArnold1

P.P. Arnold and the T.N.T. - Tin Soldier (Top Gear 1968)

YouTube video by Sexy Groovy Rhythms

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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

So nice to think that this book - which hasn't got a North American publisher but which has been read by 2000+ Americans and Canadians on import - is making it into libraries over there. P.S. Also, FREE international delivery here: blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/pro...

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Everything Will Swallow You

Have you ever been curious about how people live when nobody is watching? Have you wondered whether there's more going on than meets the eye? Eric and Carl live

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Lynnette Novak, Literary Agent @lynnettenovak.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Join my LIVE Q&A with lit agent Cathie Hedrick-Armstrong (Marsal Lyon) to discuss querying & the publishing industry on my YouTube channel @Lynnette-Novak. Submit your questions via the link below. When: October 19th at 5 p.m. CST. Submit your questions here: www.novel-advice.com/live-q-a-form

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Small Faces @roomforravers.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

What’s on your Turntable? Come on children. #smallfacessaturday #smallfaces

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Small Faces @roomforravers.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Happy 80th birthday to PP Arnold. #smallfaces

Laura Bee, Trench Wench @writerlaurabee.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I'm not drunk yet!!!

Laura Bee, Trench Wench @writerlaurabee.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Patio Saturdayo with @mandobanjoman.bsky.social!

Laura Bee, Trench Wench @writerlaurabee.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I just saw a pitch posted a few minutes ago.🙄 A gentle reminder that writers should be readers and you're not putting your best self forward to agents or the writing community this way. And most writers are selected from the slush pile not a pitch event. *takes Grandma Bee hat off*

Laura Bee, Trench Wench @writerlaurabee.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

This may have dated a bit in 50 some-odd years. Still not as much as the source material though. And those Bob Mackie dresses! Weird the cultural references we took for granted are considered obscure now... CW: whole lotta slapping, punching, pushing & chair breaking! youtu.be/-8wVvGQ0P4Y?...

Went with the Wind

YouTube video by Carol Burnett show skits

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F.L. Everett @fliceverett.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Roses are red Violets are cute

Laura Bee, Trench Wench @writerlaurabee.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Ah...the 70s. From Record Mirror, 22 Sep, 1973

NO NUDE!

Ingroville, a Welsh band, are dispensing with the services of nude dancer Delia for their stage act. She is marrying bass player Adrian Angrove.
In her place the band intend to hire a mass hypnotist from December 1 until Christmas.

Laura Bee, Trench Wench @writerlaurabee.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

#LitHodgepodge 3 #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #WriteSky I don't really do the image thing but I found this on Canva a few (pre-AI) years ago that reminded me of my FMC, Veronica...

Girl with long auburn hair wearing a black lace dress lying on a wooden floor, smoking a cigarette, listening to albums on a record player. Perhaps the Velvet Underground, or Love or Hendrix or Cream...

Laura Bee, Trench Wench @writerlaurabee.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

#TeztunesMonthOfMusic #NewMusicChallenge #MusicSky Day 3: A song that features a harmonica "Set Me Free" - The Hollies (LP cut, In The Hollies Style, 1964) Clarkie's gob organ dukes it out with Bobby's drums on this self-written banger. I wish I'd seen this live! youtu.be/EXHY1Mrt7Ns?...

Set Me Free (1997 Remaster)

YouTube video by The Hollies - Topic

Laura Bee, Trench Wench @writerlaurabee.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

#ClocktoberMusic #MusicChallenge Day 3: "Bad Time" - The Roulettes (uncharted 1964) I've always known this song! Why didn't it chart? Written by Chris Andrews, sung by Russ Ballard, later of Argent. Released only in Canada & the UK, it must've been played on 1050 CHUM. youtu.be/gM-495K8QZo?...

The Roulettes - Bad Time ...1964

YouTube video by Dale Duncan

Laura Bee, Trench Wench @writerlaurabee.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

#BreakingKindSongs ♫ #MusicChallenge Day 3: Song begins with the letter "O" "Opportunity" - The Mandala (72 RPM, 3 CHUM, 1967) Gave these Toronto legends a brief cameo in my novel! Produced by their guitarist, Dominic Troiano. Backing vocals by no less than the Dells. youtu.be/3N4aWxtU5Uw?...

The Mandala, 1967, OPPORTUNITY

YouTube video by Bobby Gass 5

Laura Bee, Trench Wench @writerlaurabee.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

#DavidsMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 3: By a solo artist whose name is one word "Behind The Door" - Chér (97 US, 74 RPM, 1966) After the Yardbirds, Herman's Hermits & the Hollies, I guess Graham Gouldman was due one composer flop...not because it sucked though... youtu.be/xgHE_fFeSCE?...

Cher - Behind The Door (Audio)

YouTube video by CherVEVO