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Happy Earth Day!
Our spacecraft - zipping through this vast universe.
#earthday #earth

My short story is in an anthology that was just released!
The St. Louis Writers Guild 2026 Members Anthology.
27 stories, poems, essays, and more.

Plus, I made the cover, and it turned out really cool.

Check it out, ebook and paperback.

#booksky #books #anthology #writers #shortstory

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Happy Rex Manning Day!
"I don't feel the need to explain my art to you, Warren."
#RexManningDay #EmpireRecords

Tomorrow, Workshops for Writers from St. Louis Writers Guild.
For poetry month - "Celebrating The Significance Of Poetry" presented by On The Edge.
10am to Noon CT
Online and at The Lodge Des Peres
www.stlwritersguild.org
#writers #poetry #poetrymonth #stlouis #slwg

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Happy International Children's Book Day!
Keep reading and dreaming!

#InternationalChildrensBookDay #books #reading #booksky

Tomorrow is Writers in the Lodge!
3 workshops from 10am to 1pm! CT
Free and open to all.
Log in by clicking one of the Join Event Buttons at www.stlwritersguild.org

#booksky #writers #writingcommunity

The trilogy is complete!
Stonetree, book three
The thrilling conclusion to the Airdrainium Adventures
As Anderax and the other dragonrider cadets search the jungle to find a cure for the poisoned queen, they discover a weapon that destroys aircities.
Middle grade fantasy
www.bradrcook.com/steamtree

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Happy Read Across America Day!
Let's celebrate by reading today.

#read #readers #books #ReadAcrossAmericaDay

This Saturday, St. Louis Writers Guild presents "The Poetics of Prose" with Shana Youngdahl!
Saturday, Feb 7
10am to Noon CT
www.stlwritersguild.org

#writers #writingcommunity #stlouis #slwg #prose

Loving the Legends Cup matches at the Australian Open!
Rafter/Philippoussis vs. Haas/Safin
and
Dellacqua/Stosur vs. Hantuchova/Kerber
So much fun to see them all again!
#AustralianOpen #Tennis #AO #LegendsCup

Shout out to all the late-night writers.
Got in some work done while watching live tennis in Australia.

#Writers #AustralianOpen

Good match between Baptiste and Gauff!!

#AustralianOpen #Tennis #AO

Bummed to see Borges go home, but it is cool that Tien moves on!

#AustralianOpen #Tennis #AO

Wawrinka at the Australian Open!
Such a great 5 sets!
Congrats!

#AustralianOpen #Tennis #AO

The short stories tonight - the winners of the SLWG Short Story Contest were amazing.
One was based on a painting - a great interpretation. Another was a touching family tale of two brothers.
The winner was a cool tale of breaking down with a great ending.
Congrats to the winners!
#writers #slwg

Getting everything ready for tonight's Writers Room. The winners of the 2025 SLWG Short Story Contest will be reading their stories.

#writers #shortstories #slwg

Some of my short stories are on Kindle Unlimited and more will be added soon!
Most of them are historical fictions, but the one is a thriller.

Enjoy!
They are also available as kindle ebooks and paperbacks.
www.amazon.com/stores/Brad-...
#shortstory #kindleunlimited #historicalfiction #booksky

SLWG 2025 Young Writers Collection: A strange noise... SLWG 2025 Young Writers Collection: A strange noise... [Writers Guild, St. Louis] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. SLWG 2025 Young Writers Collection: A strange noise...

One of my favorite books of the year is here!
St. Louis Writers Guild's Young Writers Collection 2025
The 7th book I've made for this contest and is a highlight of my year.
First line for 2025 - "A strange noise..."

#booksky #youngwriters #writers #slwg
www.amazon.com/SLWG-2025-Yo...

How Sounds Became Writing YouTube video by Museum of Portable Sound

Such a cool thought.
When we starting writing sounds instead of pictures.
#writers #writing #amwriting #history
youtu.be/ce6Rc_3UKY4?...

I really liked the ending of Stranger Things.
Taking the last 30 mins to wrap up the series was so good to see. That's how you end a series.
#StrangerThings #writing

Happy Yule!
Have a wonderful winter solstice!

My poem, Yule Logs
#wintersolstice #Yule #yulelog #poem #poetry

Book Room — St. Louis Writers Guild

Books!
Need a gift? Books make great gifts!
Check out the titles in the St. Louis Writers Guild's Book Room part of the Virtual Book Fair.

www.stlwritersguild.org/book-room/

#booksky #books #stlouis #gifts #slwgbookfair

NEXT Saturday - Dec 13th
The SLWG Book Party!
10am to Noon at The Lodge Des Peres
Books, Authors, and more...

Viist www.stlwritersguild.org/book-fair to learn more.

See all the books in the SLWG Book Room!
www.stlwritersguild.org/book-room

#booksky #stl #stlouis #bookfair #books

Iron Chronicles — Brad R. Cook

For Cyber Monday - Iron Chronicles Deal!
Iron Horsemen | Iron Zulu | Iron Lotus
$39, Almost 20% off
Includes: Three signed paperbacks, two vehicle prints, and one gear pin.

www.bradrcook.com/iron-chronicles

#booksky #books #cybermonday #steampunk

Happy Small Business Saturday!!!
Today also kicks off the 6th Annual SLWG Virtual Book Fair!

Books, Readings, and more!

Books make great gifts!!!

Visit the SLWG Virtual Book Fair
www.stlwritersguild.org/book-room
www.stlwritersguild.org/book-fair

#booksky #slwg #slwgbookfair #reader

Two men and a dog crossed the country in 1903!
Breakdowns, flat tires, rivers to cross, and mud to pull through - they faced it all and had to find ways to overcome every obstacle and setback.

Order online, from your favorite bookstore, or get signed paperbacks at www.bradrcook.com
#booksky #hisfic

St. Louis Writers Guild published its first literary journal this year. Issue 1 was a great success!
Give the full-color book as a gift this holiday season.
Also, writers, Issue 2 will seek submissions in the new year.
Order online or at www.stlwritersguild.org
#booksky #literaryjournal #writers

Give the gift of adventure this holiday season!

Book 3, coming soon!

The books and ebooks have amazing illustrations by Jennifer Stolzer!

Order online, from your favorite bookstore, or get signed paperbacks on my website www.bradrcook.com

#booksky #gifts #books #fantasy #adventure #middlegrade

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I love books!
I like writing them.
I like making them.
I like old ones.
I like new ones.
I love reading books.

It really is amazing to see thought take physical form and end up in the hands of another.

#booksky #books #reading

Order directly from my website, and a signed book is shipped to you or a lucky person! A great gift idea!
wwwbradrcook.com
#booksky #books #gifts