Lavinia Thompson

An update - no "Beyond Cover" chapter this week Hi everyone, I just wanted to send out a quick note to readers to let you all know there won’t be a “Beyond Cover” chapter posted tomorrow.

A brief update - there will be no “Beyond Cover'“ chapter tomorrow. Long story short, my mother died last week rather suddenly and things have been chaotic. I will be back.

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Dangerous Daughters (part 6): The enraged offender A baffling offender category: What causes someone to become so irate with their parents, they resort to murder?

Part 6 of the “Dangerous Daughters” series is up! The enraged offender is one who murders without a clear or apparent motive, in an unusually violent way. What leads to the moment someone seems to simply snap? #truecrime #truecrimecommunity

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Don't ever give up. One day, your writing will outlive those who hurt you and doubted you. It will outlive the trauma. And you deserve to be here to see it. #writingcommunity

Dangerous Daughters (part 6): The enraged offender A baffling offender category: What causes someone to become so irate with their parents, they resort to murder?

Part 6 of the “Dangerous Daughters” series is up! The enraged offender is one who murders without a clear or apparent motive, in an unusually violent way. What leads to the moment someone seems to simply snap? #truecrime #truecrimecommunity

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Writing music for tonight. What are you listening to?

I have the last 2 installments of the "Dangerous Daughters" series and the accompanying Case Files story scheduled to post for the month. I am ahead for once! With the true crime blog taken care of, I'm working on my serial novel. Chapter 8 goes up next week. #writingcommunity

Agapanthus stalks and “skeletons” against a blue sky.

Before you cut everything back to make the garden look “neat” — pause.
Right now in Ireland and the UK, many insects are still overwintering inside last year’s hollow stems.
Most don’t emerge until temps are regularly above ~10–12°C (often late March–April).

“Tidy” can mean destroying shelter. 🌱🦋

Poets are rebels who dare to soften a hard world without asking permission

《PERFECTLY🙌POETIC✍️》

Poets are rebels. Who dare to soften a hard world, without asking permission.

Poet Credit🙌 #DEDEHAWKINS #STARDUSTPOETRY

#Blueskypoetry #Skypoet
#Poet #Poems #Poem
#PoemOfTheDay
#PoetrySky #World #PoetryCommunity #Writer
#WritingCommunity #Quote
#Literature #Inspirational

If today wasn’t a writing day, it was still a day in your writing life. That matters. 🌙

#WritingCommunity #AmReading #AmWriting #AmQuerying #IndieAuthor #AuthorsOfTwitter #WIP #WritingCommunity #CreativeLife

Crimes Against the Crown is a unique blend of intrigue and suspense, adding several Outrageous Personalities, Murder, Mayhem, Intrigue, a bit of Humour and Romance.
#HistoricalFiction #BookSky

KOBO: www.kobo.com/search?query...
Amazon: author.to/WendyBayne-on-Amazon

Give me hibernation any day, please. Years of insomnia means I need that sleep desperately.

Reasons to hire me to (fictionally) murder a billionaire:

Billionaires suck
Murder is fun
If I get enough commissions I'll release a WHOLE BOOK OF BILLIONAIRE MURDERS called Eat the Rich

Oh and I'm light on work this month and could REALLY use the money 😅

The first confirmed fatalities in Trump's illegal War on Iran:

Captain Cody A. Khork, 35, of Winter Haven, FA

Sergeant First Class Noah L. Tietjens, 42, of Bellevue, NE

Sergeant First Class Nicole M. Amor, 39, of White Bear Lake, MN

Sergeant Declan J. Coady, 20, of West Des Moines, IA

Kouri Richins: Week one of her trial wraps up Testimony from the housekeeper/drug dealer, victim's family, and expert witnesses fill week one of trial for woman accused of poisoning husband in 2022

This is a long one but it’s a recap of week 1 of Kouri Richins’ trial. Testimony from the housekeeper/drug dealer, victim's family, and expert witnesses fill week one of trial for woman accused of poisoning husband in 2022. More to come! #truecrime

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Kouri Richins: Week one of her trial wraps up Testimony from the housekeeper/drug dealer, victim's family, and expert witnesses fill week one of trial for woman accused of poisoning husband in 2022

This is a long one but it’s a recap of week 1 of Kouri Richins’ trial. Testimony from the housekeeper/drug dealer, victim's family, and expert witnesses fill week one of trial for woman accused of poisoning husband in 2022. More to come! #truecrime

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hi new followers! i’m alex!

i am an illustrator/cartoonist in winnipeg, and i am currently working on a short dark comedy autobio graphic novel about the time my grandpa died and we partied around his corpse in the basement. also sometimes i draw pretty sunsets. it’s a mixed bag over here.

Murder Commissions are BAAAAACK! Dianna Gunn published a post on Ko-fi

Welp I paid rent and now I own $6.19 so that's fun

In related news, if you've been thinking about buying a murder, now is a really good time

I can write a custom death scene where YOU die in an outrageous way

Or a murder scene where you kill a (fictional) billionaire in an outrageous way!

Added some thoughts about growing into old stories over on Substack. Sometimes growing into old stories becomes a balance of ambition and patience. Dreaming big, but learning to do it right and release quality books vs rushing it. #writingcommunity

Broken Flashbacks and Whiskey (Feb. 2026) Growing into old projects; a title and description drop for "Beyond Dark 3"; writing the first few chapters of "Martha Holmes Mysteries 2."

My newest bookish newsletter is out, complete with cats! We discuss growing into old projects; a title and description drop for "Beyond Dark 3"; writing the first few chapters of "Martha Holmes Mysteries 2." #readingcommunity #writingcommunity #BookSky

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Broken Flashbacks and Whiskey (Feb. 2026) Growing into old projects; a title and description drop for "Beyond Dark 3"; writing the first few chapters of "Martha Holmes Mysteries 2."

My newest bookish newsletter is out, complete with cats! We discuss growing into old projects; a title and description drop for "Beyond Dark 3"; writing the first few chapters of "Martha Holmes Mysteries 2." #readingcommunity #writingcommunity #BookSky

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Rep Jason Crow (D-CO): “I went to war three times for this country and learned that when elites in Washington bang the war drums, working class folks pay the price. The tough talk of a five-time draft dodger falls flat for Americans tired of military adventurism”

The U.S. Senate must be clear: no war with Iran.

WINGS AND POWER 🐦 🧭

The Seekers arrive in Tannesar where stranger and stranger revelations await in #CriticalRole Campaign 4, Episode 17 begins RIGHT NOW!

TAKE A SEAT AT OUR TABLE ⬇️
Beacon.tv
YouTube.com/CriticalRole
Twitch.tv/CriticalRole

If Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton, who were NOT mentioned over a million times in the Epstein files, can testify before Congress about Jeffrey Epstein, then so can Donald J. Trump, who was.

Did u know? As a wildlife friendly gardener, I often get asked when you should take down the old winter spent plants (seed heads, hollow stems etc)The answer is when it's warm enough,for long enough so that insects are on the wing continuously. At the mo, they're still hiding from the chills. 🌿🌱🇬🇧🌱🪲🐞

Though my back is killing me - I think a nice hot bubble bath is in order after the show. Hubby gets home from work tomorrow too. ✨

My work week is over. I've spent the evening bed, watching Critical Role, and writing some true crime updates. Accompanied by cats and a couple whiskey drinks. Looking forward to sleeping in tomorrow and writing more. #writingcommunity

The Case Files: Shanda Vander Ark "You tortured this child": The mother who went from aspiring attorney to convicted killer after abusing and starving her special needs son to death.

And I wrote about the full story of this case here:
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Shanda Vander Ark: Appeal denied, but it was enough for a judge to take a second look at defense team She got a hearing, but didn't want to testify at it.

New claims, old patterns. Her defense team is under scrutiny almost 3 years after her conviction. #truecrime #truecrimecommunity #ShandaVanderArk

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Loretta Carr: Woman pleads guilty to shoving victim off a cliff in 2021; withdraws plea 2 weeks later Now serving a life sentence, Carr claims she had inadequate counsel and didn't freely give the plea.

I am intrigued to see where this goes. She just withdrew her plea on Feb. 19. #truecrime #truecrimenews

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