Writer of SF and fantasy. Superintelligent shade of the colour blue. "Even better than cold carrots." Vocateur reader. Philhellenist. Loves tea, trains, travel.

Joined January 2014
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#SomethingBeautiful still life of roses, painted by my aunt, Mary Lace
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#SomethingBeautiful overflowing bounty of flowers
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“There's a sunrise and a sunset every single day, and they're absolutely free. Don't miss so many of them.” ~ Jo Walton @OnceHuman_ @OnceHuman_JP #OnceHuman #gaming #openworld #OnceHumanMobile #VirtualPhotography #ワンスヒューマン #ワンスヒューマンモバイル #OnceHumanモバイル
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Someone has been sending scam emails in my name, from jowaltonauthor@gmail com which is not my email address. My email since 2002 is bluejo@gmail.com It's vile, saying they felt "a connection as a fellow author" and "wanted to reach out", using my name, preying on hope.
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Please don't fall for this scam. The people who politely and tentatively emailed me about this really wanted to believe I wanted to be their friend. I would in fact be everyone's friend if I could.
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If you want to be my friend, the best way is to come to Scintillation, a small con in Montreal in June that I help run.
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When it comes to her end-of-summer reading list, @BluejoWalton covers exciting new work from Cameron Reed, plus mystery, philosophy, a fresh look at Orwell, and fiction by Ben Aaronovitch and Hilary Mantel! reactormag.com/jo-waltons-re…
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#SomethingBeautiful a perfect rose in Portland
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#SomethingBeautiful Yellow roses in Portland
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#SomethingBeautiful roses in Portland
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#SomethingBeautiful spring flowers
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#SomethingBeautiful poppies in Rome
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#SomethingBeautiful the towers of the Badia and the Bargello, Florence
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Replying to @BluejoWalton
@BluejoWalton a new french review of Le Cercle de Farthing on Babelio : "Jo Walton était avant tout pour moi une écrivaine de l'intime. Je la découvre, ici, autrice de plus grands mouvements encore avec cette histoire à mi-chemin entre le polar et l'uch… ift.tt/9ehYrdD
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Duermevela Ediciones @DuermevelaEd publicará el lunes 3 de marzo la novela NECESIDAD de Jo Walton @BluejoWalton, tercera y última entrega de la serie TESALIA: distopolis.com/duermevela-ed…
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What helps you past an epic trauma? … fairies? … or the power of a good science fiction book club? - Moti #argobookshop #indiebookstore #montreal #magic #sciencefiction
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It's all fiction on this month's reading list, as @BluejoWalton revisits some old favorites and finds one really excellent contender for next year's awards short-lists! reactormag.com/jo-waltons-re…
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