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Keith W. Dickinson

@keithwdickinson.bsky.social

Author of Dexter & Sinister, and The Dragonfly Delivery Company. BBNYA 2024 Finalist, Glunda the Veg Witch, out now! #SafeSpace 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇺🇦

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🦇 Harrows 🦇@barrows.itch.io · 18h ago

That efficiency is not inherently a virtue. I see so many people streamlining their plots and prose to such extreme degrees, and it always makes me so sad. We're not here for just stage directions, are we? Have some flair, have some fun, use more words than strictly necessary. Live a little!

Susan Savage Lee@susansavagelee.bsky.social · 23h ago

What’s a storytelling convention you wish more writers would challenge? Kill your darlings—that one #writingq #WritingCommunity

𝒫𝒽𝒾𝓁𝒫𝒶𝓇𝓀ℯ𝓇@philspeculates.bsky.social · 7h ago

I wish there'd been something like this when I started writing! I would have enjoyed the support AND meeting with other writers. The chance to get encouragement is SO important! Plus, a morning with the amazing @annasmithwrites.bsky.social as well. Could it get any better? #indieauthorcommunity

Spotlight Indie@spotlightindie.bsky.social · 22h ago

Thinking about coming to our #Writer Development day in #Shrewsbury in Feb but feeling worried people will be further ahead than you? We've designed the day to be suitable for all levels of experience. FULL DETAILS: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-writer... #writingcommunity #creativewriting

Andrew Ducker @andrewducker.bsky.social · 23h ago

Man who wanted his money outside the reach of traditional authorities now pretty keen for traditional authorities to get it back

Man who wanted his money outside the reach of traditional authorities now pretty keen for traditional authorities to get it back

A cryptocurrency investor who has spent years explaining that governments, banks and financial regulators are completely obsolete has demanded to know why none of them prevented his money from bein…

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John Bull@garius.eurosky.social · 8h ago

spoke to Blunt years ago when i was writing about the Pristina airport incident. Was genuinely struck by the level of moral clarity he had. Dude was very clearly prepared to face a court martial, rather than follow what he felt was an illegal and immoral attack order from an (American) general.

The troops at the airport had no idea that this was the cause of the delay, or that the advance had resumed. All they knew was that they were the only force on the scene, that they had been ordered to attack if necessary to secure the airport and that they were increasingly outnumbered. A Washington Post reporter, riding with the scout company, sensed the growing seriousness of the situation. Nervously, he asked where the US troops (who made up the majority of KFOR’s column) were. Blunt grinned. “Bringing up the rear.”The Blues and Royals decided to query their orders, claiming that the second part of the message had been garbled. For a second time, they were ordered to take the airport from the Russians. Instead, they decided to wait. “You have political agendas and they overshadow reality.” Blunt later said. “They were losing sight of what we were really supposed to be doing — stopping the aggression by the Serbs against the Albanians”“There are things that you do along the way in war that are right and those that you feel are absolutely wrong.” Blunt said. “That sense of moral judgement is drilled into us in the British Army.” Together, they made a choice: they would ask one final time for their orders to be clarified. If they were ordered to attack again though, then they agreed that they would collectively risk Courts Martial and refuse to carry it out.
Felicity Hannah@felicityhannah.bsky.social · 9h ago

There are plenty of national treasures that everyone seems to love but I don’t especially enjoy, like James Corden. But I cannot understand at all the antipathy to James Blunt. Even if you don’t like the music he’s so funny and charming. I genuinely don’t understand how so many people dislike him!

Myrmidia ✦@myrmidia.bsky.social · 23h ago

Im quite frankly beyond shocked how comfortable some people have become to call out artists on using ai just because ‘they think they might be using it’. That’s not enough. You’re actively destroying someone’s reputation.

Darren Ewing@sadknob.bsky.social · 2d ago

okay... i have a lot of patrick stewart stories, so i'll throw one up on blue because i can see his passing has made us all very sad. firstly... he would have wanted you to remember whatever it was about his time here that made you happy.❤️ he loved you back. with all his heart. here's a story...