Been there... 😅

I always imagined them as gremlins, but this works too 😅

From years of experience in both Roman practices and Australian wildlife, I can attest this is true 😂😂

Apparently I need to tell people after I wrote and published a novel 😱 How else would they find out about this ancient-Roman occutl detective Historical-Fantasy Mystery blend? The good news: I still have a few In Victrix copies, for anyone who'd like a signed copy 😍

The Zon know what the readers want 🤣

One of these is fantasy, the other historical. Can you guess? 😜 egretia.com/2025/08/20/f... #fantasy #history #fashion

The surprising truth about Aliens and Egyptians - latest flash fiction below 📚😜👽🏺 Read for free on my newsletter: egretia.substack.com/p/the-egypti...

In my latest newsletter I address the misconceptions of Egyptians and aliens - but probably not in the way you expect 😜🏺 egretia.substack.com/p/the-egypti...

I require a timeline cleanse. Please post in my comments (or quote) all your lovely human-made character art. Can be original characters, commissioned, made yourself, fan art, etc. GIVE ME ART AND FLOOD MY MENTIONS PLEASE. I am tired of the tomfoolery, bad faith takes I'm getting harangued with.

What is this "planning" thing you speak of? 😅📚

And the third dragon is actually wearing a stolen dragon suit that’s powered by planet polluting, water guzzling machines that still can’t make it look like a real dragon no matter how many times it tells yeah, ‘I’m a real dragon now!’ And the first two dragons are just exhausted, fam.

Oldie but goodie - the accompanying short can be taken as either escapism or social commentary... 😜📖🐉 egretia.com/2016/05/30/m...

Accurate 🤣🗺️📚

When your fans catch up on reviews 🥰📖

To which I would add: "Yes, you're going commando. There is no effing way I'm teaching you how to put on a loincloth."😳🏺

Still one of my absolute fave stories 🥰 You never know where inspiration would come from (aka the mind of an author is a strange thing 🤣). It also ended winning awards 📖🎖️ and stuff. egretia.com/2016/06/22/g...

My favourite review of MIA, for an author of ancient Roman mysteries I admire 😊 Ruth Downie was even kind enough to let me borrow her main character when Felix needed a medic 📖🧑‍⚕️🏛️🏺⚔️🪄

I've written a few articles on Ancient Roman life, but this one has been top of the chart for a few years now. 🏺🏛️

How else am I to know how to raise the dead? 🧟🤣

So I'm a novellist and a copywriter 🥲

Currently writing a new Felix short story - forgot how much fun it is to torment him 😈📖

Bringing up dead people is the only way to get book reviews these days 🧟📚😜

You know what else makes extra special fireworks? Probably not what you'd expect - certainly not what DI Jack Finkel expected 🙃 egretia.substack.com/p/celebratin... #Shortstory #urbanfantasy #fireworks #pixie

I see variations of this floating around the net 🐕🦏🤣 Funsies aside, here’s an explanation of why authors find it hard to write blurbs for their own books (so you feel smarter) and what to do about it (so you can act smarter). egretia.com/2025/06/25/b... #indieauthors #writerslife

😁 For a different kind of boner 😁 Free short story at: egretia.com/2016/01/16/f...

Short Version: Recommended as a palate-cleanser between heavier reads, or when needing a comic break from life. I certainly will be looking to read the last two books of the series when I want some diversion. egretia.com/2025/06/11/b...

We know authors who say the same about their characters 🤪

Thank you to all who pushed this to #2 #SciFi and #Fantasy #Anthologies on Kindle!! Last 24 hours to get your free copy!

Latest newsletter - free books and lots of ghosts 👻📚 egretia.substack.com/p/new-storie...

Latest newsletter - free books and lots of ghosts 👻📚 egretia.substack.com/p/new-storie...

How I spend my evenings 🤣

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Fantasy short story anthology by @purpletoga.bsky.social "Rainbows aren't just for Leprechauns" is currently free! And it has a story by yours truly that I am quite proud of! :-)

You know what's not full of bad puns and is FREE this weekend? RAINBOWS AREN’T JUST FOR LEPRECHAUNS: A speculative anthology, reimaging colors 🍀🌈💸 Get your free kindle copy: amzn.to/4kAeFPK

Including the first DI Jack Finkel, Unusual Crimes Squad novella! Get it for FREE on Kindle this weekend! 👮👻📖

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Speculating on one of speculative fiction favourite ... speculations 🤣 An article I originally written for another author, about the makings of alternate history 🏛️📚 egretia.com/2025/05/28/w...

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Working on a new short story for the "Feast or Famine" anthology. Another 'unusual' case for Jack 👮: haunted foodstuffs 🐇. Although, as usual, it's steeped in real history 🔍🏛️ Also, I'm procrastinating right now 😅 But the anthology will be out early next year!

Uncomfortably true 😅📚🤣 #writerslife #writingcommunity

Just got notified that another Jack Finkel, Unusual Crimes, story had won an honourable mention from #WritersOfTheFFuture!! 😊🏅📖 I'll be sharing it to the mailing list soon, so subscribe if you like some unusual mix of modern #UrbanFantasy and #PoliceProcedurals 👮🦄😉

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Care, compassion, technology, and old gods. The stories in It Takes A Village (mine and others) have become even more poignant these days. If you need a bit of restoration of faith in humanity, you need to read this anthology!