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Hilary McKay

@hilary_mckay

Children's author. MG ms. critiques, pre-submission editorial discussions, etc.

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A friend of mine was strolling through the King's Sandringham Estate this morning and came across this barbaric horror Happily, he was able to release it


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BOOMER is still missing He was spooked by fireworks in Aerodrome Lane #Whitney #ox29 on 2 November. Please if in the area & surrounding check gardens & sheds. Family are very desperate & worried about him. Any sighting please call. DO NOT CHASE if seen.

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🐕🧨 BOOMER #Missing from AERODROME LANE, WITNEY, OXFORDSHIRE #OX29 since 2 November 2024 Ran from house after being spooked by fireworks Please DO NOT shout, chase, or grab. Report sightings immediately DO NOT POST SIGHTINGS ONLINE PLEASE.

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Please share our posts - we seem to have literally lost 100 followers overnight 😬😬


Bluesky is a bit uncomfortable, I find. A bit like that excruciating picking teams at school. And not much chat.


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Shadow owner post- As the weather gets colder our fears & devestation are increasing for our poor lost boy. Someone must know something! Please if you have him just give him in to a vets, there will be no questions asked. ALL WE WANT IS FOR SHADOW TO COME HOME SAFE. 💔💔

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🐕🎆 #URGENT SHADOW MISSING WITH LEAD ATTACHED Shadow was on a walk with new dogsitter on 12 October 2024 nr Seeds Lane/LoopLine #Aintree #L9 when he was spooked by fireworks & fled. He is not from the area. MICROCHIPPED, Collar & ID TAG. IF SEEN DO NOT SHOUT, CHASE OR TRY GRAB

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If the Emperor Constantine could have seen the amount of TAT being sold in my local garden centre this year he would have made Christmas Day February 29th instead of December 25th and the planet would have thanked him.


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Bickering Starlings in my Somerset garden this week. 😁🐦

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Rachel "Who wants to have their own video today to go on socials to find a home ?" JET " Me, me, pick me. Am I in the middle, yes me, pick me!" 3 year old JET is a lovely boy. He's good with kids and cats and our dogs. He's not suitable to be off lead around sheep. He's a…


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This shepherd from Afghanistan says, “We are illiterate, our country is destroyed. We want education, we want ignorance to end. We want schools but we can’t have schools.” It has now been 1,155 days since the Taliban closed girls’ schools. #LetHerLearn


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🔥 THERESA IS FREE 🧡 Theresa Higginson, 26, has just been released from HMP Peterborough! ⛓️ She was sentenced to 2 years in prison back in August for climbing a gantry over the M25 in November 2022. 💸 Support Theresa and others in resistance: chuffed.org/project/suppor…

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We don't need to conquer Mars, we need to preserve this... (Unesco World Heritage Forest - Madeira Island, Portugal)

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Something brand new for Day 39 of my futile one-woman crusade to keep real images popping up on your feed rather than AI. Wednesday morning in the Peak District. Mist and light in the Hope Valley. I fell in love with this tree and the barn above it. It suited a 1:1 ratio 🧡

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“The shepherd is looking up at a large skein of whooper swans which has come from colder climes. Like geese, they fly in V-formation” (What to look for in Autumn, 1960) Artist: CF Tunnicliffe Writer: EL Grant Watson

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The ACHUKA #BookoftheDay for Fri 15 Nov is The Girl and the Robot Heart by Neal Hoskins ill. Monika Vaicenaviciene from @thamesandhudson "soars far beyond its yuletide setting" @KirkusReviews achuka.co.uk/blog/the-girl-…

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How moon orbits Earth🌎...


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With darkness now falling ever earlier it brings to mind Peter Brook’s Bradley Wood series, like ‘4PM - The Wood Filling Up With Snow’, portraying Peter and Shep on their last walk of the day, just visible in the fading light as they disappear into the distance and head for home.

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'Green Plums.' (1882) While Joseph Decker's work received critical attention during his lifetime, it is only within the past thirty years or so that he has been recognised as one of America's most notable still-life painters. This picture ranks with the best of his work. A critic…

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Yes, so have I, it is possible.

I'm going to say this quietly, but with a few judicious mutes & careful follows, I seem to have manipulated my feed which now consists of book stuff, nature stuff & excellently witty posts from people I enjoy following. It may not last, but I'm enjoying the fruits of my witchery



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I'm going to say this quietly, but with a few judicious mutes & careful follows, I seem to have manipulated my feed which now consists of book stuff, nature stuff & excellently witty posts from people I enjoy following. It may not last, but I'm enjoying the fruits of my witchery


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SO excited to announce my new HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON SCHOOL spin-off series. School is in session!!

We're super excited to announce that a brand new series is coming from the marvellous @CressidaCowell in 2025 & we're off to dragon school with Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the 3rd! Packed with illustration & action, preorder your SIGNED copy: waterstones.com/book/how-to-tr… @HachetteKids



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