QuokkaMocha / is on Nostr

Fiction writer, amateur artist. Writes mainly supernatural and crime fiction, some fantasy. Nominated for the 2010 Debut Dagger Award and Edgar Awards for Best Short Story (for a piece in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine). Currently working in TV subtitling / close captioning as a day job, and because I like doing something that helps people. Scottish, lived in CZ and London for a while, but back now in the Old Country. Diet #IrnBru drinker.

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2024-08-03 10:11:01

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Strangely enough, a lot of the films I tried to find that were now really rare, I could only get from the Netherlands! So I have a lot of movies in Dutch packaging here, usually things no-one else has ever heard of but which have one of my favourite actors in.

2024-07-28 17:37:16

Forgot to post this last week but the stag painting is done. In the story, the painting is called “Monarch of the Gloaming” but this is just “stag painting” at the moment. I actually want to get it framed. I’m really proud of it, because most of it is totally Bob Ross’d, no reference. Only used a photo for the stag itself and that was just to get the anatomy right. #art #painting #oilpainting #writing #illustration
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2024-07-26 20:01:54

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Yeah, he's not really had his down stage centre moment just yet. Honestly though, you lot are too nice.

2024-07-26 12:52:19

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Just going to shove this sketch from ages ago of Hathaway from my story, City of Unnumbered Stars. But no, honestly, I NEVER base any characters on Peter… 😂
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2024-07-24 20:43:10

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My subconscious is going to keep working on remembering though so it'll probably come to me at about 4am.

2024-07-24 20:35:02

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Oh, gosh, I think I posted on Quillings for a bit back in the day. I'd forgotten all about that! Can't remember what I posted.

2024-07-22 18:33:17

If anyone's looking for a free bit of original space opera sci-fi, another chapter is up for The City of Unnumbered Stars on AO3 - https://archiveofourown.org/works/57429055/chapters/146104045
#CityOfUnnumberedStars #SciFi #sciencefiction #writing #writersofmastodon #writingcommunity #spaceopera #ao3
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2024-07-11 19:46:55

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I will have a listen before I go to bed tonight. I hope it gets me back into the mood for Doctor Who. I feel like I've lost touch a bit. And every kudos that trickles in for WIPs, I feel so guilty! I need to win the lottery and have enough time to do all this stuff.

2024-07-07 00:01:18

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I may be putting 2 and 2 together to make 453 but I have an inkling, and if I’m right, it would be a fab idea! 🤐

2024-07-06 15:14:41

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I'm the same. I've got the e-book and I'll get the hardback once A, it's available and B, I know I can afford it (depends how close it is to the end of the month).