A fascinating & in-depth tour through a wide variety of vampire epidemics, both historical & more present-day. The study of different cultural responses to vampire beliefs is also fascinating. And, yes, killing the dead still goes on in the modern age, as the author reminds us. Well worth a read.

Beautiful clematis in our garden 😍 #clematis #garden

Goodness, but this is a complex scene to write, and Fleur & I are both struggling. Perhaps things might be clearer tomorrow - we hope so! 🤓 #writinglife #indieauthor

Your Wednesday poem is The Evening Garden and is found in A Fragile Map & Other Poems. It was so lovely to watch the bees on that day. 😍 #poem #bees #garden

Tim has finished telling his story in Bridging the Gap, and his author is preparing it for publication, yay! 😍 #writinglife #mmromance

Your midweek poem is The Promise of Spring, which is from A Fragile Map & Other Poems (now also available on audio!). I do love planning for the start of the warmer weather so much 😍 #poem #poetry #hope

This week's FREE Kindle is MM fantasy adventure The Prince of Gremalden The Prince of Gremalden FREE Kindle: mybook.to/PrinceofGremalden #freebook #mmromance #mmfantasy

This weekend's FREE Kindle read is magical YA fantasy The Honeymaker's Daughter. 😀 Here's what readers think: "A cleverly written plot and a great story. Highly recommended." Get your FREE copy here & happy reading! mybook.to/honeymakerbr... #yafantasy #freebook

Fleur makes an unexpected decision as a result of the magic, and her author finally finishes that tricky scene. Tomorrow, we're back with Julia. 😀 #paranormalwomensfiction #writinglife #indieauthor

Garden pictures today, including the first peony & the first rosebud! #garden #flowers

#Habs MSL post game thoughts vs BUF "It's hard to believe that we only got one goal on the power play because I felt like we had a lot of chances[...] Our start was not good, but after the disallowed goal and the challenge, I felt like we took the game over from that point" #GoHabsGo #NHL #Hockey

The two grew up as part of a family with five siblings — four girls and one boy. But they all shared one thing in common: Their polycystic kidney disease diagnosis. 🔗https://www.wfsb.com/2026/05/15/two-connecticut-sisters-search-living-kidney-donors/ 

Having a little fun today while listing some new specimens in my shop. Calcites from the Sweetwater Mine, Reynolds County, Missouri. Some include chalcopyrite. Pretty sweet bananas…I mean crystals 😂 #crystals #minerals #calcite #crystalcluster #yellowcrystals #chalcopyrite #crystalshop

He’s got the glamour. She’s got the scars when the top hockey star collides with the girl who’s lost everything; the game changes. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FKWSJ3XN #SavannaSwade #FallenChampion #GuardedHeart #HopeIsDangerous

Documentary about Gazan makeup artist reveals how Palestinian media fools the world: #Pallywood #Gazawood #Disinformation #UsefulIdiots #Makeup

No tricks. No shortcuts. Just how it works. If you consistently use more energy than you take in… your weight goes down over time. If you don’t… it won’t. That’s why random “good days” don’t do much. It’s the consistent habits that move the needle. 👉 Not perfect 👉 Not extreme 👉 Just consistent

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Trump’s illegal war with Iran has caused world-wide spikes in gas prices. How much are you spending on gas every week? #gasprices #virginia #newportnews #hampton #iranwar

Northlands Centre has been ‘transforming lives and challenging shame and stigma of addiction’ for 50 years in Derry. "It has replaced silence with understanding and brought hope to those who were in despair." trib.al/aT9lauY

Pope Leo XIV calls for stronger regulation and a slower pace of AI advances in a landmark theological document, warning the technology was fueling and normalizing conflict around the world.

⚫️ Feminicidi de Figueres. L'home tenia una ordre d'allunyament i ja havia estat condemnat per maltractar la víctima | @rtvecatalunya.bsky.social ➕ Info: rtve.es/n/17078192

If Terri Golding of Kansas City can prove she’s lived in unhealthy conditions since Day 1, she should be reimbursed. LINK 👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾 www.kansascity.com/opinion/arti...

Mae pobl ledled Cymru wedi gwrthod y status quo, ond does gan Lafur ddim diddordeb mewn gwrando. Bydd Plaid Cymru yn galw am Fesur Cymru newydd ac yn cyflwyno gwelliant yn galw am bwerau cryfach i sicrhau'r tegwch y mae ein cymunedau'n ei haeddu.

🪖 or 💎 PICK YOUR BATTLE! 🎮 Play Warfare Legacy Today: armor.ag/WLC-Sale ✨ Wishlist GemCraft Legacy: armor.ag/GC-LC #Gaming #FYP #IndieGames #StrategyGames #Steam

There is nothing Trump dislikes more than bad ratings. Kristi Noem getting fired is more evidence that we have power, and we have to use it.

Ranking Member @repmaxinewaters.bsky.social does not hold back on telling #TMZ what she thinks of Trump’s lies, #crypto corruption, and betrayal of working families under his failed economic agenda. WATCH 📺 :

More than 28 people killed in a night attack on Angwan Rukuba, Plateau State, Nigeria. Gunmen fired on residents as they fled. Another tragedy in a region trapped in decades of unresolved violence. #NigeriaAttack #PlateauState #SheppardLensMedia

Congenital Heart Disease (CHD): Early Signs Every Parent Should Know Early diagnosis, better treatment, and healthier lives for children born with heart defects. #CongenitalHeartDisease #iprkashmishra #HeartHealth #PediatricCardiology #CHDAwareness

New monthly gifts are matched through 2026. Your monthly support is the engine behind our most critical work. Through 2026, every new monthly gift will be matched dollar-for-dollar, doubling your commitment to a sustainable future. https://bit.ly/4aNhNUz

Making placeholder melee animations We're testing a Smash Bros style approach where short inputs do specific moves Instead of long pre-set button sequences for combo/super moves you just make up your own combos Hardest part is balancing with the FPS bits... #gamedev #gamedesign #indiedev

I'm gonna be live tomorrow for the LATE shift of the @fruitiesteam.bsky.social Masquerade raid train. Gonna start stream around 3-3:30 am ET and hang out, maybe provide a chill atmosphere while I hang out and play Borderlands or Destiny 2 (kinda depends on my vibe).

Hornbills are tropical birds in Africa and Asia. Here they are displaying their mating dance a complex aerial display, the male offering the female food. Hornbills are famous for being loyal partners. Their main diet is fruit first and insects. They live between 35 and 50 years in the wild.

The Minnesota Massacres by ICE of Renee Good and Alex Pretti show how our life and liberty can be ripped away in an instant. Don’t let the government assassinate more of us: Call and email your Senators this week to demand they defund ICE and tell them to vote no on DHS funding.

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"I always used to think only Dennis, Marc Overmars and me were in the stadium for both goals!" 😅 @amylawrence71 on watching Dennis Bergkamp's wonder goals against Argentina and Leicester live ✨ Tune into the HaytersTV YouTube channel at 6pm UK time to watch the full show 🎥

Last night @rodericogorman.bsky.social an appeared on @tonightvmtv.bsky.social tv and was asked about Bertie Ahern's comments on immigration and what they mean for the Dublin Central Bye-Election. 27s

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Emergency! S04E11 - The Firehouse Four Clip number 0126 #KMG-365 #emergency

Illegal Car Scam. 🔥 Fake “Private Sellers” Are Actually Illegal Dealers. NOT Who You Think They Are! #UsedCars #Craigslist #FacebookMarketplace #OfferUp #CarScam #CurbStoning #DealerLife #CarDealer #UsedCarDealer #CaliforniaCars #ScamAlert #BuyingACar #CarBuyingTips #News

They should have called it creepy...😒

Nashville/Madison Area- A crash on I-65 northbound near Briley Pkwy 4:55pm CT. Get Instant Tennessee Traffic Information Right Now With Commander Chuck's “LIVE” Traffic Video. Saving you Time and Gas Money. commanderchuck.net

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i understand the confusion, the NASCAR chairman and CEO who’s relinquishing his role is named jim

Join secret agent @leovader.com, @haleyfax.bsky.social, @jacobgeller.com, @ohheyitsjeffm.bsky.social, and @michaelphuber.bsky.social (Easy Allies) for a three-part game club discussion tackling 007 First Light from the creators of Hitman. www.patreon.com/posts/get-re...

What's going on in these #ICE detention torture camps is criminal! Jessica Craven has put together an action list. Please check it out. beacons.ai/jesscraven10...

El Circuito Internacional de Sepang fue sede del Gran Premio de Malasia de Fórmula 1 entre 1999 y 2017, siendo el primer trazado diseñado por Hermann Tilke.  En 2012, bajo una intensa lluvia, Sergio “Checo” Pérez, al volante de un modesto Sauber, remontó desde el noveno lugar hasta terminar segundo.

Corpse Killer - Digital Pictures (1994, Sega CD/32X) Playable now on Polymega with the GC01 Retro Gun Controller. Order yours today: tinyurl.com/ntyjdwrx

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Planning a Disney parks trip or cruise? 🎢🚢✨ 👉 www.themousierge.etsy.com Customize your MagicBand 💕 Loads of designs, and switch them anytime without buying a new band. Perfect for: 🎄 Holidays 🎂 Birthdays 🚢 Cruises 🏰 Park days ✨ Rare characters 🎉 Custom themes

IT’S HERE The UFC & Trump Phone 😂🤣

Played some Rivals 1 with a friend last night and got reminded how cool and awesome Mollo is

Throwback to Spanish duo Iris Tió Casas and Alisa Ozhogina nailing the moonwalk in their Women's Technical Routine at #Paris2024! 👯‍♀️❤️‍🔥 #Olympics | #ArtisticSwimming | @WorldAquatics

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SEVERE FLASHING LIGHTS WARNING! Rewriting my fog atm, have custom AreaLit implementation wip :) #VRChat #Unity3D

Thank you for posting I cannot believe I the "sttudy" have to define Piousness. It ain't hyperbolic people try to tell me GOD wants Xenophobia&Greed. Misquoting parables written to expand the 10 Comandments&Quoting scripture w/o Critical Thought. #PRECIOUS #DO🚫CAREabtYOURmasterTHEacusser📚 🗳✡️🗽🧑🏽‍💻✝️☪️🩵

Obie Fernandez opens Day 3 of RubyConf 2026 on July 16 at 9:15AM. Author of The Rails Way, founder of Hashrocket, and one of the sharpest voices on Rails and AI. The last day of the conference gets a strong start. Set your alarm. rubyconf.org

France Diplomatie  (x.com/francediplo) Pourquoi investir en France ? À l’occasion du sommet #ChooseFrance (x.com/hashtag/Choo...) à Versailles, nous avons posé la question à des dirigeants venus du monde entier. Leur réponse tient parfois en un seul mot :

Of course, Trump won't give up on his $1.8bn fund for Jan 6 rioters (ultimately, we suspect, for himself). He's never accepted a no, certainly no democratic decision (Jan 6 alone is evidence enough). He'll rename it & try again, with less publicity, more lying, better arm-twisting. Jon Karl for ABC:

Katie Phang on Jared and Ivanka's luxury Albanian island project: She also says, "I'm going back to my real estate roots." Oh, isn't that lovely for Ivanka. The people of Albania don't want this.

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