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caasbrey

@caasbrey.bsky.social

C. A. Asbrey is a Scottish mystery author. Fan of all things Victorian, obscure, forensics, jaywalking, ordering the best meal, and dropping out of society. https://caasbrey.com/ https://www.facebook.com/mysteryscrivener/

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caasbrey @caasbrey.bsky.social · 2h ago

Accidentally flying onstage does not count as ‘doing Shakespeare in the Park’

caasbrey @caasbrey.bsky.social · 2h ago

Shitepoke 1. A small green heron or night heron of North America. 2. A contemptible, obnoxious or feeble person.
“The shitepoke perched upon the half-submerged stump, hunched and contemplative, like a Victorian undertaker awaiting clients from the pond.”

caasbrey @caasbrey.bsky.social · yesterday

“Okay, she’s sitting down to write. In three. . . two. . . one. . .”

caasbrey @caasbrey.bsky.social · yesterday

Clatterfart 1. A compulsive chatterer prone to long-winded speech and the divulgence of secrets
“Karen Carson, Queen of Kalamazoo Council of Caffeinated Clatterfarts, commandeered the Cozy Casa Caffè, prepared to protest the patriarchy’s pernicious propaganda between pastries and profanity.”

caasbrey @caasbrey.bsky.social · 2d ago

If you’re tempted to seek supernatural assistance to finish your manuscript, do not summon a demon for developmental aid. They’re much better at copy editing. The devil’s in the details.

caasbrey @caasbrey.bsky.social · 2d ago

Misqueme 1. To offend or displease.
“Each question asked seemed to misqueme him more than the last.”

caasbrey @caasbrey.bsky.social · 4d ago

Writing a book’s as easy as falling off a log. Except that the log’s on fire, there are crocodiles in the water, and you don’t know how to swim.

caasbrey @caasbrey.bsky.social · 4d ago

Berceuse 1. A song sung to lull a baby to sleep: a cradlesong.
“He finally fell asleep after the fifth berceuse, my husband, that is; but the baby was still wide awake.”

caasbrey @caasbrey.bsky.social · 6d ago

“I know you wrote this as a bleak vision of a dystopian future, but today we can sell it as a fond remembrance of the good old days.”

caasbrey @caasbrey.bsky.social · 6d ago

Schizocarp 1. Dry fruits which break up into two or more one-seeded mericarps without dehiscing such as the winged seed pod of maple trees
“Your selcouth coiffure, dear, reminds one of schizocarp inits final spin.”

caasbrey @caasbrey.bsky.social · 7d ago

Me during my French exam wondering what the gender of a washing machine is.

caasbrey @caasbrey.bsky.social · 7d ago

Tantivy 1. A fast ride. A rapid gallop on horseback.
“What began as a gentlemanly trot soon became a tantivy, driven by the sobering realisation that delay meant either an undignified encounter with a ditch or the ignominy imbulbitaion.”

caasbrey @caasbrey.bsky.social · last wk.

“Words are sacred . They deserve respect. If you get the right ones, in the right order, you can nudge the world a little.” Tom Stoppard.

caasbrey @caasbrey.bsky.social · last wk.

Pullarian 1. Of or pertaining to chicken or foul.
“So I finally decided o check out ‘Pitkin’s Pullarian Emporium for the Criminally Insane’ to see what all the fuss was about, and let me tell you, those chicken wings are literally lobdocious.”

Sylvia Kay Rose Author 🍁@sylvia-rose-books.bsky.social · 2w ago

😂🤣

William D. Prystauk @prystauk.bsky.social · 2w ago

True story!

William D. Prystauk @prystauk.bsky.social · 2w ago

Ha!

Carry Cockburn @carrycockburn.bsky.social · last wk.

😁

Radical Left Lunatic @americagotitwrong.bsky.social · last wk.

Bruno

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Carry Cockburn @carrycockburn.bsky.social · last wk.

Great advertising!!😛

@thesubrogator.bsky.social · last wk.

He does look somewhat like Sherlock Holmes! Those intelligent eyes could solve any mystery. 😏

O.R. Melling @ormelling.bsky.social · last wk.

😂❤️

Radical Left Lunatic @americagotitwrong.bsky.social · last wk.

So cute. It’s funny because I always picture my dog in a fedora with a cigar. I have a little song Bruno Bruno,Bruno Bruno, pet Detective.

@justignoreme3.bsky.social · last wk.

FFS that's @weratedogs.com pinned post on bluesky.

caasbrey @caasbrey.bsky.social · last wk.

Compeer 1. A peer, an equal, an associate. 2. A close friend or companion.
“Though they bickered about such trivialities as fonts and semicolons, she regarded him as her compeer in all matters typographical.”

caasbrey @caasbrey.bsky.social · last wk.

This pup found a stick shaped like an old timey pipe earlier today and has already solved three mysteries 13/10

Wendy_Bayne CA 🍁@wendybayne.bsky.social · 2w ago

Exactly. 🤣

caasbrey @caasbrey.bsky.social · last wk.

1. Keep calm and read my book.
2. Keep calm and read my book.
3. Read my book or I’ll punch you in the face!

caasbrey @caasbrey.bsky.social · last wk.

Ninguid 1. Snowy; covered in a great quantity of snow.
“The world look magical under a pinguid blanket, each tree and shrub adorned in sparking white as if nature herself had dressed for a lavish winter ball.”

caasbrey @caasbrey.bsky.social · 2w ago

Writing a book - epic storyteller
Talking about the book - “Um . . . so . . . there’s like . . .uh . . .stuff . . .” Verbal disaster.