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Jonny
The Huddle The Christmas Huddle - **open to all membership categories** December 20th - 5.00 PM UK time (GMT)
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BrianY
BrianY
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day The tragedy of old age is not that one is old, but ...
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mickleinapickle
mickleinapickle
AgentPete
News Today’s Book News Monday, 15th December
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Pamela Jo
Pamela Jo
AgentPete
News Today’s Book News Thursday, 11th December
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207
AgentPete
AgentPete
AgentPete
News Today’s Book News Saturday, 13th December
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4
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221
AgentPete
AgentPete
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day The more perfect a person is on the outside, the more ...
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2
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108
Hannah Faoileán
Hannah Faoileán
Jonny
The Huddle **Due to Agent Pete coming down with Norovirus there is no Huddle this weekend** Dec 13th
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365
anaximander
anaximander
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day Old age is like a plane flying through a ...
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2
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103
mickleinapickle
mickleinapickle
LJ Beck
Dandelion Break Gifts For Writers, 2026 - blog post by Chuck Wendig
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333
Pamela Jo
Pamela Jo
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Welcome… I’m New Here! Just joined!
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LJ Beck
LJ Beck
AgentPete
News Today’s Book News Friday, 12th December
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AgentPete
AgentPete
Aethalope
Dandelion Break Forget reading, the kids can't even think
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12
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335
Pamela Jo
Pamela Jo
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day The Bookshop has a thousand books, all colors, hues and tinges ...
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79
Paul Whybrow
Paul Whybrow
Pamela Jo
Craft Chat What to Expect from An Editor : TYM
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81
Pamela Jo
Pamela Jo
Pamela Jo
Craft Chat TYM, an editor, Kicks Ass
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90
Pamela Jo
Pamela Jo
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day And I have this little litany of things they can do. And the first one ...
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2
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100
Sedayne
Sedayne
AgentPete
News Book News Wednesday, 10th December
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352
AgentPete
AgentPete
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day We read books to find out who we are. What other people ...
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255
Paul Whybrow
Paul Whybrow
Hannah Faoileán
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The Nifty November Challenge!
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28
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636
Hannah Faoileán
Hannah Faoileán
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day I never dreamed about success ...
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1
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277
Hannah Faoileán
Hannah Faoileán
AgentPete
News Today’s Book News Tuesday, 9th December
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0
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389
AgentPete
AgentPete
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day Smart people learn from everything and everyone ...
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283
Paul Whybrow
Paul Whybrow
AgentPete
News Today’s Book News Sunday, 7th December
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2
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472
Pamela Jo
Pamela Jo
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day Don't be afraid of failure; be ...
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1
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288
E G Logan
E G Logan
Hannah Faoileán
One Perfect Sentence Aspirational August Results!
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5
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702
Hannah Faoileán
Hannah Faoileán
AgentPete
News Every Author's Nightmare...
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10
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434
MattScho
MattScho
Rachael Burnett
Help Please! Direct Message help
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2
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325
Rachael Burnett
Rachael Burnett
Pamela Jo
Craft Chat Book Writing Software
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6
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350
JohnBertel
JohnBertel
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day The moment a woman starts writing ...
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0
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261
Paul Whybrow
Paul Whybrow
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day You get used to the dark, you realize ...
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2
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300
E G Logan
E G Logan
Jonny
The Huddle Huddle December 6th - 5.00pm UK time
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19
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548
Jonny
Jonny
AgentPete
News Today’s Book News Saturday, 6th December
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1
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850
Pamela Jo
Pamela Jo
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day You come from dust and you will return to dust ...
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1
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267
mickleinapickle
mickleinapickle
Events
Event Why Do People Really Buy Books? Let’s Talk This Saturday
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590
Bloo
Bloo
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day Writing is a cop-out. An excuse to live ...
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1
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284
JoanUP
JoanUP
AgentPete
News Today’s Book News Friday, 5th December
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305
AgentPete
AgentPete
Pamela Jo
Craft Chat Cohesion-what makes a story Tiffany Yates Martin
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245
Pamela Jo
Pamela Jo
Jonny
The Huddle Huddle November 29th - 5.00pm UK time
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16
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568
Hannah Faoileán
Hannah Faoileán
AgentPete
News Today's Book News Thursday, 4th December
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472
AgentPete
AgentPete
AgentPete
News Today’s Book News Wednesday, 3rd December
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AgentPete
AgentPete
Pamela Jo
Dandelion Break Fantasy Books that never got the Big SELL.
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6
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381
Pamela Jo
Pamela Jo
Jonny
The Huddle Huddle SOUTH -December 3rd - 8.00am UK time - Please check your local time zone.
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501
Jonny
Jonny
AgentPete
News Today’s Book News Tuesday, 2nd December
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1
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351
Pamela Jo
Pamela Jo
AgentPete
News Today’s Book News Monday, 1st December
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3
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740
Pamela Jo
Pamela Jo
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day The most essential gift for a good writer is a ...
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0
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266
Paul Whybrow
Paul Whybrow
Sedayne
News The 2026 Fish List - 4,000 Independent Literary Magazines Ranked.
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328
Sedayne
Sedayne
Sedayne
News Themed submission calls and contests for December
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0
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368
Sedayne
Sedayne
Pamela Jo
Craft Chat Plot Thread-Bring your favorite resource
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2
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313
Pamela Jo
Pamela Jo
Nikky Lee
LiMoWriMo LiNoWriMo - November 2025 official thread
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16
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754
JoanUP
JoanUP
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day Expectations were like fine pottery. The harder you ...
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0
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275
Paul Whybrow
Paul Whybrow
AgentPete
News Today’s Book News Sunday, 30th November
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1
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497
Pamela Jo
Pamela Jo
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day Uncertainty is the ...
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0
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290
Paul Whybrow
Paul Whybrow
AgentPete
News Today’s Book News Saturday, 29th November
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0
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567
AgentPete
AgentPete
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day Knowledge is like underwear. It is useful to ...
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0
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301
Paul Whybrow
Paul Whybrow
Pamela Jo
Dandelion Break Who's talking about the monster porn genre?
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3
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359
BrianY
BrianY
AgentPete
News Today’s Book News Friday, 28th November
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0
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451
AgentPete
AgentPete
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day 'Pedestrian writing, thin characters - I can handle the criticism. I write to ...
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0
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326
Paul Whybrow
Paul Whybrow
AgentPete
News Today’s Book News Wednesday, 26th November
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8
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577
Pamela Jo
Pamela Jo
AgentPete
News Today’s Book News Thursday, 27th November
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0
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366
AgentPete
AgentPete
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day Give readers adequate room to breathe if you’re ...
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0
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288
Paul Whybrow
Paul Whybrow
AgentPete
News Join This Saturday’s Huddle & Flip a Fairy Tale!
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0
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314
AgentPete
AgentPete
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day When someone is critical of something you make, usually it's ...
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2
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364
Vagabond Heart
Vagabond Heart
Pamela Jo
Craft Chat Milquetoast Villains
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0
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289
Pamela Jo
Pamela Jo
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day The only thing I was fit for was to be a writer, and this notion ...
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1
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318
Vagabond Heart
Vagabond Heart
AgentPete
News Today’s Book News Tuesday, 25th November
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729
AgentPete
AgentPete
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Welcome… I’m New Here! Hello all
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Sedayne
Sedayne
Sedayne
News Mslexia - New Submission Slots Opened
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0
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350
Sedayne
Sedayne
AgentPete
News Today’s Book News Monday, 24th November
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0
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487
AgentPete
AgentPete
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day Time is not a thing that passes...it’s a ...
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0
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310
Paul Whybrow
Paul Whybrow
AgentPete
News Huddle – Beat The Bot!
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2
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390
RK Wallis
RK Wallis
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day You know that look that women get when ...
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3
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380
Pamela Jo
Pamela Jo
AgentPete
Help Please! Constellations Working Party!
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9
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427
mickleinapickle
mickleinapickle
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day Losing a parent is something like ...
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1
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324
Pamela Jo
Pamela Jo
AgentPete
News Today’s Book News Saturday, 22nd November
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0
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631
AgentPete
AgentPete
AgentPete
News Today’s Book News Friday, 21st November
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6
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662
Pamela Jo
Pamela Jo
Aethalope
Dandelion Break Project Hail Mary Movie
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3
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332
Pamela Jo
Pamela Jo
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day Most people don't have that willingness to ...
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1
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306
Pamela Jo
Pamela Jo
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day Your mind is a dangerous neighbourhood and you ...
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1
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307
Pamela Jo
Pamela Jo
AgentPete
News Today’s Book News Thursday, 20th November
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3
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820
E G Logan
E G Logan
AgentPete
News Today's Book News Monday, 17th November
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1
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791
Pamela Jo
Pamela Jo
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day Each of us has three faces. The first face we show ...
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1
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310
Pamela Jo
Pamela Jo
AgentPete
Dandelion Break The AI Business Model Is Insane (And Probably Evil)
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29
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844
Pamela Jo
Pamela Jo
Jonny
Dandelion Break The insidious rise of AI is becoming worse and ever more sinister
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10
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392
Pamela Jo
Pamela Jo
AgentPete
News Today’s Book News Wednesday, 19th November
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0
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392
AgentPete
AgentPete
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day I love being at home. My life is very ...
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2
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330
LJ Beck
LJ Beck
AgentPete
News Today’s Book News Tuesday, 18th November
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2
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830
LJ Beck
LJ Beck
Hannah Faoileán
One Perfect Sentence The Ominous October Results!
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2
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398
Jodes
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Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day Time engraves our faces with all the ...
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1
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307
Pamela Jo
Pamela Jo
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Welcome… I’m New Here! Hi - I'm Steph!
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13
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597
Jonny
Jonny
Pamela Jo
Craft Chat Audiobooks are also literacy
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1
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478
Sedayne
Sedayne
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day There will always be somebody more successful, more ...
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0
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293
Paul Whybrow
Paul Whybrow
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Welcome… I’m New Here! Newbie :)
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10
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520
Pamela Jo
Pamela Jo
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day The higher a monkey climbs ...
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1
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317
Pamela Jo
Pamela Jo
Pamela Jo
Book Club Galley Beggar Press are the good guys
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2
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352
Pamela Jo
Pamela Jo
Bloo
Please Comment: Writing without writing.
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3
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358
LJ Beck
LJ Beck
AgentPete
News Today's Book News Friday, 14th November, 2025
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0
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894
AgentPete
AgentPete
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day You may find the worst enemy ...
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0
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274
Paul Whybrow
Paul Whybrow
AgentPete
News Today's Book News Thursday, 13th November, 2025
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0
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655
AgentPete
AgentPete
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day Do not lose joy in life as you grow old in ...
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0
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278
Paul Whybrow
Paul Whybrow

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