You usually only find sea urchins, especially ones this big, way down on a minus tide. But this one got knocked loose from the bottom and the tide floated it to the surface. It's about the size of a coconut.

A pencil #drawing of an orange that looks so realistic, you might think it’s about to roll off the page!

Slow Horses x Life on Mars When an intelligence agent is framed for the UK’s role in a temporal disaster, he must clear his name and seal a lethal time rift - before a Russian spy from the future gets everyone killed. #A #T #SF #PosterPit #PosterPitQ

Happening tomorrow #WritingCommunity. Looks fun! #PosterPit

The bad news: The Covid picture book bubble has burst. It's harder to get author-only picture books agented. The good news: Author-illustrators are still in demand. It's hard to find illustrators so anyone who does both has a "lighter" path to publication. #WritingCommunity youtu.be/vv1CKCpRVQw?...

My sister @meganaroon.bsky.social walking my beautiful niece down the aisle at the loveliest and most romantic wedding I've ever seen. (Official wedding photos in this thread.)

Excellent review (thanks for the heads up that Agatha Raisin fans will like it). Note to self: get this book.

Wow, found a cobalt blue piece of beach glass. That's a rare color to find. Made my day!

Time and tide wrecking someone's Alaskan adventure. Shipwrecks are a common sight here.

#quotes 😌🙂

Trying to get home before dark towing firewood logs.

Have you ever smiled through a conversation while internally screaming? You could be masking autism, something many Autistic people do without even realizing it. On a NEW video from my YouTube channel I’ve got 10 signs to look out for.

All right, let's do this, #WritingCommunity! Next Saturday (Feb 8), I'm hosting #CritPit, an event for #writers to find critique partners and alpha/beta readers. The event is open to all writers! Please share widely!

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Bird flying high, you know how I feel… #StunDay #EastCoastKin #Photography #monochrome

THE LAST POLICEMAN × ROMANCING THE STONE A top corporate woman flees to a floating lodge in remote Alaska. Her hideout is invaded by treasure seekers & those pursuing her for the pre-apocalypse secret she holds. Cut off from escape in the wilderness, the 1st murder occurs. #MiseryPit #A #DS #CT #Q

THE LAST POLICEMAN × ROMANCING THE STONE A top corporate woman flees to a floating lodge in remote Alaska. Her hideout is invaded by treasure seekers & those pursuing her for the pre-apocalypse secret she holds. Cut off from escape in the wilderness, the 1st murder occurs. #MiseryPit #A #DS #CT #Q

Locked house style mystery IS IT YOU? Five things Andrew knows are true; 1. He’s trapped on the ARC moon base. 2. Everyone is lying. 3. At least one of the eight strangers he’s trapped with is a killer. 4. People have started to die. 5. He might be next #MiseryPit #Querying #A #SFFM

What is my new book DEADLY HEIST about? Glad you asked. I've attached the rear cover, which provides a 30,000-foot view. Release date of 2/16/25 is drawing near!

THE LAST POLICEMAN × ROMANCING THE STONE A top corporate woman flees to a floating lodge in remote Alaska. Her hideout is invaded by treasure seekers & those pursuing her for the pre-apocalypse secret she holds. Cut off from escape in the wilderness, the 1st murder occurs. #MiseryPit #A #DS #CT #Q

Thank you everyone and the #writingcommunity for your support during #2025Pit!!! Feburary 1 is #MiseryPit! It's for thrillers, mysteries, and True Crime works. It's 5 days away so get your pitches ready! Check out @miserypit.bsky.social for more details!

THE LAST POLICEMAN × ROMANCING THE STONE A top corporate woman flees to a floating lodge in remote Alaska. Her hideout is invaded by treasure seekers & those pursuing her for the pre-apocalypse secret she holds. Cut off from escape in the wilderness, the 1st murder occurs. #2025Pit #A #GF #Booksky

My dog and I have seen a lot of amazing things traveling on the water in remote Alaska, but this X-Files rainbow is next level.

Dot Bardarson arrived in a PBY "flying boat" at remote Chatham Cannery in Alaska. Before she knew it there was a grizzly on her back deck, a woman giving birth in the Village, and a murder just down the Boardwalk. She wrote daily letters home capturing a rare, lost part of American history. #Booksky

Hello Writing Community! We are delighted to announce our First Official Bluesky *** #MSWL Day *** February 12, 2025. 🎉🎉🎉 Agents + editors can post what they ✨wish✨ they had in their inboxes; writers can find their next best fit for querying. Learn more here: manuscriptwishlist.com/the-next-off...

A Geartopia version of Van Goghs Starry Night 🌃 #Art

THE LAST POLICEMAN × ROMANCING THE STONE A top corporate woman flees to a floating lodge in remote Alaska. Her hideout is invaded by treasure seekers & those pursuing her for the pre-apocalypse secret she holds. Cut off from escape in the wilderness, the 1st murder occurs. #YouDeservePit #A #F #ND

Attention Writers! I’m giving away FREE review copies of my new planner, Plot&Plan: A Guided Planner for Writers", to a select few How to get your free copy: Click this link forms.gle/rbgP8fcBuKPE... to sign up. Spots are limited, so don’t wait! #WritingPlanner #AmWriting #Authors #WritingCommunity

Love this!😍

Front and back view of firewood logging in my 13 foot Boston Whaler with my favorite companion. I wonder how many people are going logging in remote Alaska with a pink purse?🤔

The number of times I've tried scrolling a literal paper notepad.😂

Well said.

Follow this guy. @tomsterling.bsky.social He's just getting started here at Bluesky. Many of us are. Writer, met him a conference, likes what I write. We like that.

This is my childhood. Living in a floathouse (that's what houseboats were called in Alaskan logging country) that was towed from one remote, roadless and sparsely populated place to the next. How could I not become a writer?

We're back! 📚 No agent? No published book? Our editors can’t wait to hear from you! Our submission period for debut novels will take place next month, Jan 11–12! Learn more about what we are looking for and how to submit your work: tinhouse.com/book-submiss...

🛸Almost a Best-Seller in the “Alien-Bureaucrat” Category A Comedy of Scientific Proportions #scifi #AlienBureaucrat #books #amazon #Wallops #NASA #KU Mr Thursby www.amazon.com/dp/B07FZCS9FS

Quote this with the most recent photo you have of your pet 🫶🏻

Someone told me this happened while they were reading my book and I'm still glowing. Forget awards, THIS is what we're shooting for. It's the ultimate compliment.

New #MSWL: I want ROMANCE!!! NA and adult contemporary, romcom, and romantasy! My box is full of thrillers and kid lit, so I'm closed to those for the moment. I still want horror, mysteries, and nonfiction projects! Query me: QueryManager.com/QueryLynnett... #writingcommunity #amquerying

Is this not the most adorable thing you've ever seen? No? Then how about

Dulled the 14 inch saw by hitting a nail. It cut the last round in a curve since only one side of the teeth on the chain were knocked down. Will have to sharpen it before sawing more. My dog looks at it with loathing and reproach. She can't play nearby when I'm using it.

This sounds so fun! Definitely checking this one out. #cozymystery #1930s

I use my mini, 6-inch chainsaw to cut up driftwood limbs on the beach. Once dried, they make the best, instant fire starter. My Siberian husky mix loves to help haul our treasure home in her pack.

As women, we often find ourselves at crossroads in life—facing moments where we must pivot, adapt, and take new paths. These moments of transformation are at the heart of my latest Doodle Gears painting, "Finding New Direction". madart-studios.com/products/fin... #WomenEmpowerment

This is my sister. I love her tree art, but I also love what she's doing now with her "gear art" (she loves mountain biking). Check out her new account on here @meganaroon.bsky.social

When you live in a house that floats and all travel is on the water, you really don't need the winter to be the rainiest, wettest one of all time. Thank goodness for rainbows.

Boardwalk Footsteps: Memoir of an Artist at a Remote Alaskan Cannery a.co/d/gWsgfam When I wrote my memoir (see profile photo) I looked everywhere for a first hand account of life in a remote, roadless Alaskan cannery and couldn't find one. It's been a thrill to be able to ghostwrite one!