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@joedonnewrites

As-yet unpublished writer of #HistoricalFiction | Lover of #SciFi, reader of most genres | He/him https://linktr.ee/JosephDonne

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A notebook with thick yellow-white lined paper with a fountain pen held in the binding. On the left page so far is written "In the beginning..." Followed by "Context" in parentheses

A notebook with thick yellow-white lined paper with a fountain pen held in the binding. On the left page so far is written "In the beginning..." Followed by "Context" in parentheses

Struggling a bit with how to push forward in my WIP. What's worked a couple of times is going back and telling myself the story over again. So I'm doing that on paper now

(Also, I REALLY enjoy this thick paper in my notebook and my fountain pen)

08.03.2026 03:56 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

No worries at all πŸ˜€

07.03.2026 23:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Sounds like utopia

07.03.2026 14:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Loved that show

07.03.2026 01:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you for the responses πŸ™‚

Did I leave one off of mine? I don't always do numbers good 🀣

06.03.2026 16:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Have taught language arts for almost 20 years. Still want to put an extra C after the X in exercise 😭

04.03.2026 02:52 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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It has been...a day πŸ˜΅β€πŸ’«

04.03.2026 01:05 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

How I arrived on Bluesky

04.03.2026 01:02 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
OP's following count, currently sitting at 666

OP's following count, currently sitting at 666

I'm afraid I cannot follow anyone else ever

03.03.2026 04:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

March goals:

β€’Continue pace on WIP draft (~6k words/month)
β€’Total goal: 85k words
β€’Plan newsletter 1 of 2 for the year; due out April
β€’Plan website redesign

#BookSky

03.03.2026 03:59 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Same 😁

02.03.2026 01:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I think I like that better than the original πŸ˜‚

02.03.2026 00:06 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

If you see this, post a knight.

01.03.2026 23:59 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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If you have read and enjoyed Judith Arnopp's novels you will revisit the historical characters and the world they lived in, and learn where fact ended and fiction began.

http://mybook.to/footnotes

#history #Tudors #WOTR #HenryVIII #AnneBoleyn #medievalwomen

28.02.2026 23:00 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Scalzi used BURRITO

IT'S SUPER EFFECTIVE 🌯

01.03.2026 00:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That poor camel πŸ«πŸ’€

01.03.2026 00:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

My wife gave archaeology a serious look for this reason also 🀣

01.03.2026 00:06 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A rainbow-colored shield against a white background, emblazoned with an em dash on its center. A ribbon runs along the bottom reading "Defend the Em Dash".

A rainbow-colored shield against a white background, emblazoned with an em dash on its center. A ribbon runs along the bottom reading "Defend the Em Dash".

A rainbow-colored shield against a rainbow background, emblazoned with an em dash on its center. A ribbon runs along the bottom reading "Defend the Em Dash".

A rainbow-colored shield against a rainbow background, emblazoned with an em dash on its center. A ribbon runs along the bottom reading "Defend the Em Dash".

You don’t write like AIβ€”AI writes like you. Defend the em dash.

11.12.2025 21:37 πŸ‘ 1740 πŸ” 1019 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 38
White cat with brown markings meditates his way to sleep atop the couch

White cat with brown markings meditates his way to sleep atop the couch

Meowwwmmmmmmmmm #caturday

28.02.2026 15:55 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Only the best for the lowest quality files πŸ˜„

27.02.2026 23:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Post old memes to confuse young people

(I was more of a Kazaa guy myself)

27.02.2026 22:48 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Jury awards $5.7 million to family targeted in botched police raid on South Side SWAT officers stormed Ebony Tate's home without knocking, aimed guns at children and forced their grandmother outside in her underwear. "I’m just praying that this will put a stop to the wrongful raid...

Sharing for no reason at all...

chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/0...

27.02.2026 20:59 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

But if the cause be not good, the King himself hath a heavy reckoning to make, when all those legs, and arms, and heads, chopp’d off in a battle, shall join together at the latter day and cry all, β€œWe died at such a place”

27.02.2026 21:44 πŸ‘ 351 πŸ” 78 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 4

Absolutely delighted by this review of my book πŸ₯°

27.02.2026 15:28 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
4-panel comic. (1) [Person with white hat talking to another person.] PERSON 1 with white hat: As Sherlock Holmes said, When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth. (2) PERSON 2: What about the possibility that you forgot to eliminate a possibility? Or that you eliminated one incorrectly? Both of those remain, too. (3) PERSON 1: You’re being pedantic. It’s just a general rule for deduction. PERSON 2: But it’s a *bad rule*. (4) PERSON 2: How often have you thought, β€œI can’t find this thing, and I’ve searched the whole house. The only place I haven’t looked is the car, so it *must* be there.” PERSON 2: ...And then it’s never in the car. PERSON 1: *It’s never in the car!*

4-panel comic. (1) [Person with white hat talking to another person.] PERSON 1 with white hat: As Sherlock Holmes said, When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth. (2) PERSON 2: What about the possibility that you forgot to eliminate a possibility? Or that you eliminated one incorrectly? Both of those remain, too. (3) PERSON 1: You’re being pedantic. It’s just a general rule for deduction. PERSON 2: But it’s a *bad rule*. (4) PERSON 2: How often have you thought, β€œI can’t find this thing, and I’ve searched the whole house. The only place I haven’t looked is the car, so it *must* be there.” PERSON 2: ...And then it’s never in the car. PERSON 1: *It’s never in the car!*

Eliminating the Impossible

xkcd.com/3210/

25.02.2026 21:19 πŸ‘ 2851 πŸ” 457 πŸ’¬ 38 πŸ“Œ 24
Onfim’s drawing of himself on horseback as a warrior defeating an enemy.

Onfim’s drawing of himself on horseback as a warrior defeating an enemy.

Two of Onfim’s works.  On the left is a copy of a passage from the Book of Psalms he did for schoolwork.  On the right is an apparently autobiographical depiction of a monster labeled with β€œI am a wild beast.”

Two of Onfim’s works. On the left is a copy of a passage from the Book of Psalms he did for schoolwork. On the right is an apparently autobiographical depiction of a monster labeled with β€œI am a wild beast.”

Some more spelling practice by Onfim with some human figures who have round heads and varying numbers of fingers on their big hands.

Some more spelling practice by Onfim with some human figures who have round heads and varying numbers of fingers on their big hands.

Onfim’s writing practice accompanied by 7 little people in his particular drawing style, who tend to have very big hands with many fingers.

Onfim’s writing practice accompanied by 7 little people in his particular drawing style, who tend to have very big hands with many fingers.

Nice AI-image-generating tool, but it will never be as great an artist as Onfim, a child who lived in the Novgorod Republic in the mid-1200s and who scribbled these drawings and schoolwork writings on birch bark at the age of 6 or 7.

26.02.2026 07:17 πŸ‘ 2948 πŸ” 935 πŸ’¬ 30 πŸ“Œ 41

Post a pic you took, no context, to bring some zen to the feed.

27.02.2026 04:01 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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A screenshot of the album art for Lindsey Stirling's album "Artemis"

A screenshot of the album art for Lindsey Stirling's album "Artemis"

It's been too long since I pulled this album out for a writing session

27.02.2026 03:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Same. I'm excited to see how it adapts to the screen

26.02.2026 04:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0