Retired publisher and author of 'The Moon Dancers', a series of swashbuckling historical novels full of bodice-ripping pleasures, murder, intrigue and a dash of the briny deep - a bit like Hornblower but with a lot more spice!https://bsky.app/profile/jpitmanauthor.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/jpitmanauthor.bsky.social/post/3mn2quzyzok2qHere be dragons…30 May 2026 09:37 +0000at://did:plc:3dnjbc765brovapl243g5dio/app.bsky.feed.post/3mn2quzyzok2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/jpitmanauthor.bsky.social/post/3mhfuttu2p22oIf you see this, share a #randomshelfie (or two) #booksky [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Mar 2026 11:16 +0000at://did:plc:3dnjbc765brovapl243g5dio/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhfuttu2p22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/jpitmanauthor.bsky.social/post/3mgfw47uvn22zPREDATORY People say that nature is Red in tooth and claw, Each species Dines upon another, An ecosystem without flaw, but The apex of the pyramid, Our sister and our brother, Remain the only animals, that Yearn to prey upon each other. #poetry #acrostic06 Mar 2026 18:13 +0000at://did:plc:3dnjbc765brovapl243g5dio/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgfw47uvn22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/jpitmanauthor.bsky.social/post/3mfyowmzql224A special treat for #StDavidsDay. A pair of metal detectorists dig up more than they bargain for on a Welsh hillside. https://themoondancers.co.uk/ws/media-library/4e9c298b5caf6d520d2dacc76e909fe3/the-tump.pdf Taken from my horror anthology, The Devil in the Detail www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FCFBNL5M #FREE on #KindleUnlimited #Wales #Cwmcarn01 Mar 2026 12:00 +0000at://did:plc:3dnjbc765brovapl243g5dio/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfyowmzql224https://bsky.app/profile/jpitmanauthor.bsky.social/post/3latfcentza2pHistory ✅ Philosophy ✅ Romance ✅ Paganism ✅ Politics ✅ Adventure ✅ Royalty ✅ Smugglers ✅ Sailing ships ✅ Sex ✅ Beer ✅ Italian food ✅ And bad Lord Byron ✅ The MOON DANCERS series has it all: themoondancers.co.uk13 Nov 2024 12:53 +0000at://did:plc:3dnjbc765brovapl243g5dio/app.bsky.feed.post/3latfcentza2phttps://bsky.app/profile/jpitmanauthor.bsky.social/post/3me7nz45qs22nSeriously, what’s stopping you? The Devil in the Detail Ebook only £1.80 or FREE on #KindleUnlimited www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FCDCPLX4 https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FCDCPLX406 Feb 2026 19:42 +0000at://did:plc:3dnjbc765brovapl243g5dio/app.bsky.feed.post/3me7nz45qs22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/jpitmanauthor.bsky.social/post/3lr66j4n3fk27The Devil in the Detail From gothic horror to urban myth, from dark fantasy to vengeful spirits, these twisted tales offer an intriguing blend of the real and the supernatural that will keep you reading well into the night. Ebook only £1.80 or FREE on #KindleUnlimited www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FCDCPLX409 Jun 2025 10:33 +0000at://did:plc:3dnjbc765brovapl243g5dio/app.bsky.feed.post/3lr66j4n3fk27https://bsky.app/profile/jpitmanauthor.bsky.social/post/3me7nm23gds2nOh yes. [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Feb 2026 19:35 +0000at://did:plc:3dnjbc765brovapl243g5dio/app.bsky.feed.post/3me7nm23gds2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/jpitmanauthor.bsky.social/post/3masrv72lzk2vAnd, on a crisp, cold, Christmas morning, it’s Johnny the terrierman! 🌲🌲🐕🌲🌲25 Dec 2025 12:31 +0000at://did:plc:3dnjbc765brovapl243g5dio/app.bsky.feed.post/3masrv72lzk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/jpitmanauthor.bsky.social/post/3lcfmzio3dk2zAre you hanging up your stocking on the wall? Like Santa. make sure you have a ball this #Christmas with The Moon Dancers novel series. Swords, sex, superstition, and sailing ships. What more do you want in your stocking! #Christmasgifts #histfic #BookSky #Historicalfiction www.themoondancers.co.uk03 Dec 2024 12:24 +0000at://did:plc:3dnjbc765brovapl243g5dio/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcfmzio3dk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/jpitmanauthor.bsky.social/post/3liywdarzjs2qWhy not check out my website for all the info on the MOON DANCERS series, videos, free stuff, and more? www.themoondancers.co.uk25 Feb 2025 13:02 +0000at://did:plc:3dnjbc765brovapl243g5dio/app.bsky.feed.post/3liywdarzjs2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/jpitmanauthor.bsky.social/post/3m4t24blpa22oGood advice!04 Nov 2025 17:18 +0000at://did:plc:3dnjbc765brovapl243g5dio/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4t24blpa22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/jpitmanauthor.bsky.social/post/3lbrfqcw5mc24HEMPEN FEVER‬ ‪On 7 April 1739 the notorious highwayman Dick Turpin was executed on the Knavesmire for horse stealing. But was that the end of the story? Well, maybe not.‬ ‪https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BZFCZKMN‬ ‪#kindleunlimited #books #historicalfiction #GhostStory #ParanormalFiction‬25 Nov 2024 11:20 +0000at://did:plc:3dnjbc765brovapl243g5dio/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbrfqcw5mc24https://bsky.app/profile/jpitmanauthor.bsky.social/post/3lgkwt7pdxc2sThe Mirror of Diana In which our hero finds himself fleeing to Italy where he encounters prurient princes, pagan rituals, brutal banditti, and bad Lord Byron. It's Rear Admiral Roger Ellis at his brilliantly bawdy best! https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mirror-Diana-Moon-Dancers-Book-ebook/dp/B0CR9CT9YH #historicalfiction #witches #Essex #BookSky25 Jan 2025 12:43 +0000at://did:plc:3dnjbc765brovapl243g5dio/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgkwt7pdxc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/jpitmanauthor.bsky.social/post/3latf4tnm5q2p"What in Heaven’s name had I come upon? Could these people really be the witches that loomed so large in the tales that had been told in the village for all these years?" Find out more: https://amazon.co.uk/Moon-Dancers-John-Pitman/dp/B09MYVKZWF #historicalfiction #Essex #Canewdon13 Nov 2024 12:50 +0000at://did:plc:3dnjbc765brovapl243g5dio/app.bsky.feed.post/3latf4tnm5q2phttps://bsky.app/profile/jpitmanauthor.bsky.social/post/3latfhawsby2pIt is said that the spectre of #DickTurpin the #Highwayman still rides down Traps Hill in #Essex, with the ghost of an old woman whom he tortured clinging to his back. Want to know more? Get HEMPEN FEVER: amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BZFCZKMN #HistoricalFiction #GhostStory #ParanormalFiction13 Nov 2024 12:55 +0000at://did:plc:3dnjbc765brovapl243g5dio/app.bsky.feed.post/3latfhawsby2phttps://bsky.app/profile/jpitmanauthor.bsky.social/post/3lc62sapla22pThe Mirror of Diana youtu.be/Mq9F4JP7DKs https://youtu.be/Mq9F4JP7DKs30 Nov 2024 12:09 +0000at://did:plc:3dnjbc765brovapl243g5dio/app.bsky.feed.post/3lc62sapla22phttps://bsky.app/profile/jpitmanauthor.bsky.social/post/3lfaolquris2iTHE MOON DANCERS "Captivating" "Full of mystery and freedom of self discovery" "I was hooked from the very first page" "If you like Horatio Hornblower but with a bit more spice, then you'll love this!" themoondancers.co.uk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaJSOlxJaSk #historicalfiction #witches #Essex #BookSky https://youtu.be/uaJSOlxJaSk08 Jan 2025 17:24 +0000at://did:plc:3dnjbc765brovapl243g5dio/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfaolquris2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/jpitmanauthor.bsky.social/post/3lfaortbup22iTHE MOON ON THE WATER 'If you enjoy historical fiction with swashbuckling excitement, bodice-ripping pleasures, murder, intrigue and a dash of the briny deep, then The Moon On The Water is for you!!' youtu.be/OS5VQva7KEI #Historicalfiction #witches #Essex #smugglers #BookSky #Booksworthreading https://youtu.be/OS5VQva7KEI08 Jan 2025 17:28 +0000at://did:plc:3dnjbc765brovapl243g5dio/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfaortbup22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/jpitmanauthor.bsky.social/post/3lbtvzamkdc2iSwords, sex, superstition, and sailing ships. Huzzah! To find out more about the Moon Dancers series visit the Moon Dancers website today: www.themoondancers.co.uk #HistoricalFiction #BookSky #Essex #witches26 Nov 2024 11:17 +0000at://did:plc:3dnjbc765brovapl243g5dio/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbtvzamkdc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/jpitmanauthor.bsky.social/post/3m4qlybd6rc22Poetry? Percy Bysshe Ordered the fish, Elizabeth Barrett Tried boiled beef and carrots, but Robert Burns, well he just Yearned, for a haggis.03 Nov 2025 18:00 +0000at://did:plc:3dnjbc765brovapl243g5dio/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4qlybd6rc22https://bsky.app/profile/jpitmanauthor.bsky.social/post/3m4qfwzwork2qOK, Halloween's over but this'll do just as well for Christmas! [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Nov 2025 16:12 +0000at://did:plc:3dnjbc765brovapl243g5dio/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4qfwzwork2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/jpitmanauthor.bsky.social/post/3lquvgnvfas2vKicking off her shoes, she lifted one dainty foot up onto the box at the end of the bed and grasped the hem of her skirts, raising them up so that she might remove the ribbon that tied her stocking and slowly roll that garment over her knee #HistoricalFiction www.themoondancers.co.uk05 Jun 2025 17:57 +0000at://did:plc:3dnjbc765brovapl243g5dio/app.bsky.feed.post/3lquvgnvfas2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/jpitmanauthor.bsky.social/post/3m4ikng6zm22sFREE for you this Halloween: https://themoondancers.co.uk/ws/media-library/f1516d03ee514e322912274634ab7f2d/last-christmas.pdf #gothichorror #readwiththelightson31 Oct 2025 13:14 +0000at://did:plc:3dnjbc765brovapl243g5dio/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4ikng6zm22shttps://bsky.app/profile/jpitmanauthor.bsky.social/post/3lz24cal3ks22Short story collection anyone? [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Sep 2025 15:05 +0000at://did:plc:3dnjbc765brovapl243g5dio/app.bsky.feed.post/3lz24cal3ks22https://bsky.app/profile/jpitmanauthor.bsky.social/post/3lz24cal3ks22Short story collection anyone? [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Sep 2025 15:05 +0000at://did:plc:3dnjbc765brovapl243g5dio/app.bsky.feed.post/3lz24cal3ks22https://bsky.app/profile/jpitmanauthor.bsky.social/post/3ly665v4sb227Just finished Lion Hearts by Dan Jones. A good old fashioned historical adventure. Best I’ve read for a long while 👍 #historicalfiction06 Sep 2025 12:24 +0000at://did:plc:3dnjbc765brovapl243g5dio/app.bsky.feed.post/3ly665v4sb227