Kat Richardson (not really here)
@katrchrdsn
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Award-winning author of bestselling GREYWALKER paranormal detective novels, and others. Mirroring at https://t.co/2iR341qErZ and at Blue Sky as katrichardson.
Western Washington
Joined May 2009
@Richard_Kadrey The Collins Street fruitcakes are very nice! They also make a "blonde" that's amazing (so long as you like pineapple). I will defend my Collins St. Fruitcake to the last... well, almost last bite. I am willing to share.
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@nokonomon @iamharaldur Yeah... but forcing them on other people is illegal, no matter what those kinks are or where someone attempts to force them on others. This denial of basic service is not about kink. It's about screwing over people the proponents are afraid of.
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@iamharaldur I'm so angry that anyone thinks denying access to bathrooms for any reason is reasonable. Went through a lot with my husband last year with the bathroom help issue.
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Event correction: I'll be reading and signing with Tamara Kaye Sellman at 5PM (not 3:30) on Saturday at the Saltwater Bookshop in Kingston WA. See the pic for details or check my Events Page (
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@VictorGischler Somewhere, someone is feeling very good about their choice of cold medicine....
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Hey, I have a Big Idea post up at Whatever. I'd kinda forgotten I'd written this article.
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1920s Slang from Storm Waters with some very deep roots: Going/Gone to Read and Write: (v) going to/in jail. Read more on my website.
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Soon to know more than you ever wanted about this slang term from Storm Waters. Durham: Durham: (noun) “bullshit.” Probably in reference to “Bull Durham” tobacco products based in Durham North Carolina. But also... some bull(s)... Learn more on my site
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Hey all: Storm Waters is only $5.99 today on Kindle!
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Heard this term in a song from the 2010s today and realized it's also in STORM WATERS. So here's a criminal slang term from the 1920s for today's nibble of period slang: Crush Out: (v) escape.
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More slang from Storm Waters Hard Ticket: (noun) A person or ghost who is difficult or dangerous to deal with; an unscrupulous person. A rare term in the 1930s, mostly used in spiritist an spirtualist circles starting late 19th century.
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Hey, more 1920s slang from STORM WATERS! Cutting (up) foxy: (v) acting clever. Learn more at my website.
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More slang of the 1920s and 30s from my new book, STORM WATERS. Button/buttons: (n) cop/cops. Shortened from “copper buttons,” referring to the buttons on early police uniforms, which were made of copper.
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Because I missed yesterday, there are 2 Slang terms from Storm Waters today: Choice Morsel and Bughouse. Find out more about these terms from the 1920s and 30s that appear in my new novel Storm Waters!
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More slang from my upcoming 1930s fantasy noir crime novel Storm Waters. Broderick (the): (n) severe, usually methodical, beating. Derived from real life NYPD detective John Broderick, notoriously violent head of the Gangster Squad.
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Here's the daily slang post from Storm Waters. Give the bird: (v) blow a raspberry/"Bronx cheer"; make a derogatory sound with the lips. (Not the flipping of a middle finger.)
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More slang from the 1920s and 30s from Storm waters. Today: all rung up! ((adj) dressed in fancy clothes or costume; may imply evening clothes)
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Your daily dose of slang from the 1920s & 30s:
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