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R. Lee @acozykettleoffish.bsky.social · 17h

#LitHodgepodge 3 Part 2! Next one is 'Pearl'! (another commission made by the amazing @ascoresdalua.bsky.social) What do you think will be ner new hobby, now that nee is...mostly human?🎨🧑‍🌾🎸🧗 #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #WriteSky ('Pearl' goes by Nee/Nem/Nerself)

A persons face, partly submerged in water.

Ner skin is light brown, ner dark brown hair parted into multiple thick braids that dissapear into the water. A lotus flower in ner hair.
Ner eyes are a vibrant green.

The reflection in the water looks very different: a merrow with far less human features, fins and gills, ner long inky black hair and forehead adorned with pearls.

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R. Lee @acozykettleoffish.bsky.social · 17h

#LitHodgepodge 3 Oh, this sounds like fun!😁 Let's start with my Noah! (art commissioned by the talented @ascoresdalua.bsky.social ) What hobby do YOU think she'd choose? 🎨 🧑‍🌾 🎸 🧗 #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #WriteSky

artwork of a young woman with freckled, tan skin, light brown curly hair pulled into a braid, honey brown eyes, wearing a victorian blouse, a grey vest and brown pants

Her visible ear is slightly pointed, with multiple piercings, her fingerless gloves revealing rather pointed, almost claw-like nails, and the shadow falling over half her face has one of her eyes seem to almost glow golden....

she sits with crossed arms, legs spread and looks off to the side, not acknowledging or noticing the viewers presence

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R. Lee @acozykettleoffish.bsky.social · 18h

#LitHodgepodge 2 Interesting question!🤔 The cast of "Far From Home" would cause delightful chaos in Supernatural, since Dean and Sam would NOT know what to do about any them...lol🐺 The cast from "On The Shoreline" is trickier...🤔 Erastos and 'Pearl' probably feel most at home in POTC, I suppose?🏴‍☠️🌊

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R. Lee @acozykettleoffish.bsky.social · 18h

#LitHodgepodge 1 Hi! I'm Lee! I love queer-normative fantasy fiction, from angst to fluff!📚 But honestly, I write/read almost everything! Right now I'm working on two main wips, while trying not to get distracted by my dozens of smaller ones!🙃 Most of these were hard to pick from:

This or That
with highlighted words: Paperback, Standalone, Tears, Tea, Villain, Character-Driven, Pen & Paper, Sweet, Soundtrack, Bookmark, Plotter, Lush, Slow Craft, Midnight

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maya kern @mayakern.com · 03/10/2026

for those of you asking “is lysithea always aura farming?” the answer is yes, except for when she’s catastrophically fumbling a bad bitch #art #spitfire #oc

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R. Lee @acozykettleoffish.bsky.social · 19h

🖤Am I capable?🩷 cooking: edible whistle: no draw: yes😊 paint: gosh, when did I last paint?? swim: enough not to drown english: Understanding✅ pronouncing?🫠 dance: nope lol sing: even worse drive: with my anxiety?🙅 gifting: I try my best write: working on it✒️ guitar: no speaking: I'm told I am?🤔

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R. Lee @acozykettleoffish.bsky.social · 19h

First those 20 really bad mental health days, now my phone got wet and is barely clinging to life... Even besides my contacts and appointments being on it: I have arcs to read on it! Those are a commitment, dammit! Why does stuff like this always happen around my birthday each year??😭

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Mackenzie Ziegler: I Just Feel Like I'm Cursed

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Talli 🎃 Shattered City 10/6! @tallimorgan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

If SILVER BLOOD's 570-odd pages of vampire romance wasn't enough for you, good news! SHATTERED CITY is longer! And it's coming out next week! More vampire romance goodness for thee: books2read.com/cos-shattered-city

the covers of Silver Blood and Shattered City shown beside artwork of main characters Cyrus and Lucien (drawn by moth.deity on instagram).

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Alex Larkspur 💛📚🌻 @applesncinnamon.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

An absolutely gorgeous recreation of Gustav Klimt's The Kiss with Sasha and Galen done by @/angelux on Vgen! I'm so obsessed with how it turned out! So beautiful and tender! 💛🌼

A recreation of Gustav Klimt's The Kiss with Sasha and Galen from The Need for Dandelions. Sasha is a tall born with pale skin and short brown hair. Galen is a short man with tan skin, red hair, and a scar on his face. Sasha is wearing brown and green while Galen is wearing yellow. Sasha has leaves and a flower in his hair while Galen has an abundance of flowers in his hair. They are kissing tenderly

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John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Sorry, I saw your message, but I also saw nineteen other phone alerts that same minute. My brain evolved to evade predators. I will not improve.

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Talli 🎃 Shattered City 10/6! @tallimorgan.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I just love seeing them together 🥺 And soon you, too, will be able to grace your bookshelves with TWO chonky vampire books! Pre-order SHATTERED CITY: books2read.com/cos-shattered-city Get SILVER BLOOD: books2read.com/silverblood

A photo of my books Silver Blood and Shattered City standing next to each other.

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John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I believe a better tomorrow is possible for one reason: because so many of the people who belong in that tomorrow are already around me today.

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Talli 🎃 Shattered City 10/6! @tallimorgan.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Your submissions to EXQUISITE UNDEAD were so good and so plentiful, I'm doing something crazy. Introducing: LOVELY TERRORS: AN ANTHOLOGY OF VAMPIRIC HORROR, coming to BackerKit as part of @the-book-bazaar.com in October! Follow for project updates as we approach launch! tinyurl.com/lovely-terrors

Introducing: Lovely Terrors: An Anthology of Vampiric Horror.

The cover of Lovely Terrors: An Anthology of Vampiric Horror, curated by T.L. Morgan. In a detailed stained-glass style, the cover shows a lady vampire embracing and biting the neck of another woman.

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Alex Larkspur 💛📚🌻 @applesncinnamon.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Sell your book in 5 words: Nervous wreck breaks a curse.

The full spread of The Witch of the Wood by Alex Larkspur.
Cover art description:
The cover of The Witch of the Wood by Alex Larkspur. It features two men in a dark and gloomy forest. Milo stands in front, a man with tan skin and short, dark hair. He’s dressed in a cream tunic and a green cloak around his shoulders. He has a bow and arrows. He is clearly afraid as he stares at his left hand. His fingers are blackened due a curse that is spreading across his hand. Another man, Cam, is turned the other way and holding Milo’s right hand. He’s looking over his shoulder and looking at Milo with concern. His clothes are bright, colorful, and patchwork. The gloom of the forest mutes their color. The trees seem to close in around them. A dark, ruined house lingers in the background
Blurb: There is a witch hiding in the trees of Hatwick Wood. They are a steward of the wood, caring for the alders, maples, and cedar within, watching over the home of the beasts and birds. The people who survive on the generosity of Hatwick Wood—every denizen from Farbreak at the south edge to Northpost on the opposite side—respects the witch. Everyone knows the witch is the forest caretaker, and if anything ever went wrong, they need to be found to mend it.
When Hatwick Wood is cursed, the witch must be found. It is up to Milo Ashton, an unremarkable member of the Ashton hunting clan, to venture into the cursed forest and find the witch. But soon, he is cursed himself. A mysterious hermit named Cam finds him and swears that he can help Milo lift the curse. Milo is torn between the magnetic draw he feels towards Cam and the certainty that Cam is hiding something from him. Milo must find the witch, lift the curse, and reckon with his own feelings before he is consumed by the wood.

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Talli 🎃 Shattered City 10/6! @tallimorgan.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I just realized that I am ONE (1)! pre-order of SHATTERED CITY away from my first secret milestone 👀 I have little rewards planned for each goal and I could post the first one as soon as tomorrow if one more person snags a book 👀 books2read.com/cos-shattered-city

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Available now at your favorite digital store!

Shattered City by T. L. Morgan

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Lulu (ascoresdalua) | Commissions Open! @ascoresdalua.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Working on commissions today, will be sending out updates later, so meanwhile, I'm boosting my comms info for the monthly goal 💖 #koficommissions | #commissionsopen ko-fi.com/ascoresdalua...

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Become a supporter of Lulu (ascoresdalua) today!

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Alex Larkspur 💛📚🌻 @applesncinnamon.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Milo and Cam from The Witch of the Wood sharing an intimate moment in the forest! Art by @/sagecinders

Milo and Cam kneeling in the forest together, leaning in and about to kiss. Cam is cupping Milo's cheek and Milo is holding Cam's shoulder. Cam rests one hand on Milo's inner thigh. Milo is a young man with tan skin and short, dark hair. Cam is a young man with brown skin and long dark brown hair. Milo is wearing a cream shirt and a green cloak. Cam is wearing a colorful patchwork outfit

Art by @/sagecinders

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R. Lee @acozykettleoffish.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Watched a 'Coyote vs ACME' preview today and I'm so glad it got saved! 🎬 I don't need to point out the deeper messaging about the greed of companies as one of the reasons, I think we all know that one by now! But I also found that I loved the silly cartoon humor and how they build it all in!

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ZomBev 🧟‍♀️ @beverlyannemichel.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

✨In the Eye of the Beholder✨ An asexual beauty and the beast inspired romance! amzn: www.amazon.com/Eye-Beholder... kobo: www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/... itch: beverlyannemichel.itch.io/in-the-eye-o... physical: ko-fi.com/s/1d22cd6ec5 #acebooks #romancelandia #booksky 💙📚

in the eye of the beholder trope map.
interracial relationship.
disability rep.
ace x ace.
animal companion.
beauty and the beast inspired.
plus size fmc
grumpy x sunshine.
lgbtqia besties.
generational trauma.

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Robin LeeAnn 🐉🖊️📚 SFF Editor @dragonediting.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

👀Continuing the trend of putting queer/disabled books in free little libraries. 🌈📚 This time, I did Fourth World by @lyssachiavari.bsky.social because asexuals/demisexuals on Mars, time travel, and complex space worldbuilding sounds *amazing.* I had to grab a copy for myself too. Had to. 🌈📚♠️

Fourth World by Lyssa Chiavari is shown before a free little library—a painted white wooden box with a brown roof.

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John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Not bad for an aromantic weirdo, huh? 😇 This whole video is a delight.

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John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Indie writers are real writers. Self-pub writers are real writers. Trad pub writers are real writers. None of us are better than each other. I only wish the readers who need your work find it.

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Alex Larkspur 💛📚🌻 @applesncinnamon.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

#Septversary Day 7 Thank you for a fun chat, Steph! You can find links to buy all my books and short stories on my website, including preorders for my newest work, The Witch of the Wood! It was edited by Steph! 💛 alexlarkspur.weebly.com/books.html

Over a forest with flowers:
Alex Larkspur - Queer Fantasy Author

Novels: Sweet & Wild, The Need for Dandelions

Novellas: The Witch of the Wood

Short Stories: A Taste of Wild Honey, Wild & Sweet

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R. Lee @acozykettleoffish.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

I just finished 'The Witch Of The Wood' by @applesncinnamon.bsky.social now that I'm back to functioning again! 5/5⭐️ 60 pages and I wanted to cry through all of them for varying reasons! (in a good way!) The curse description is delightfully horrifying and the characters beyond lovable! 🌈📚😱

Cover of 'The Witch Of The Wood' by Alex Larkspur. Two young men holding hands in a dark spooky forest, wearing medieval clothes. One looks down horrified at his other hand that is turning black

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🎃🕸J.M. Weaver 🕷👻 @jmweaverauthor.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

#QueerWritersChat Thank you for hosting! :] My debut novel, Savage as You, came out Tuesday. It's a queer Isekai adventure about a trans girl named Hailey who gets the very abrupt news that she's allegedly to be Queen of another realm. Ebook: jmweaverauthor.itch.io/savage-as-you (1/2)

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Savage as You by J.M. Weaver

Even the most beautiful dreams can be warped into nightmares.

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Alex Larkspur 💛📚🌻 @applesncinnamon.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

I'm still so obsessed with this art of Chicory from Chicory in the Garden! He's a little flower fairy dealing with a human gardener invading his garden! (Meaning, Silas is moving into the cottage attached to the garden) I love this little guy! Art by @ascoresdalua.bsky.social

A drawing of a fairy with brown skin and short light purple hair. He is wearing a shirt made out of flower petals and leaves and pants made of leaves. He's barefoot. He is flying and reaching out to tend a purple flower that has water droplets on the petals. More flowers surround him.

Chicory the Fairy, a flower fairy with light purple hair wearing clothes made out of flower petals and leaves, sits on a leaf and holds up his hand for a ladybug to sit on. It looks as if they are talking. He is surrounded by tulips that are warm orange

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R. Lee @acozykettleoffish.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Finally got a doc to put me on ADHD meds and had the strangest realization: I'm not in pain Yay for meds...? 💊😬

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Moe Truax: Is This What Healthy People Feel Like?

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samuel mehr @mehr.nz · 30/08/2026

my 5yo said she was making a sign for her fort and I was expecting like "no boys allowed" or whatever, but in fact it said:

Rainbow lettered sign "everyone alowed in this fort"

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Talli 🎃 Shattered City 10/6! @tallimorgan.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

✨ MARKETING ✨ Read SILVER BLOOD! books2read.com/silverblood

In a multitude of ridiculous fonts, an intentionally badly designed graphic says:
oh my godddd dude if you want to read about kissing vampires, you should read my book. There's an arrow pointing at the cover of Silver Blood. Redundantly, under all that are the hashtags: #author #marketing #graphicdesign #mybook

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R. Lee @acozykettleoffish.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

I'M BACK! Sorry for the silence I had a-...20 bad mental health days...?👀 So yeah...🫠 But I'm back now!😊

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John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Hey guy readers! Quote this with some books by women and nonbinary authors that you recommend. A few from me: Meg Elison's Book of the Unnamed Midwife R.F. Kuang's Poppy War Caitlin Rozakis's Dreadful Fonda Lee's Jade City Sarah Gailey's Echo Wife Premee Mohamed's Annual Migration of Clouds

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Morgan K. Bell @morgankbell.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

so what is it a whole movie of just the Ghost of Christmas Past bits? Like we already know Scrooge's backstory! That's kind of a major point of the entire book!

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Annalee Newitz @annaleen.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

I'm always amused by the way humans fetishize "walking upright," "tool use," and "language" as the iconic features of a superior species. And of course we ignore or downplay the obvious signs of all three in every other species. "They only walk upright SOMETIMES. Not like a true upright walker."

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John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

More fatphobic than anything Stephen King has actually written is the fact that every adaptation of Carrie refuses to let her be fat. Do you know how hard it is to be more fatphobic than King? But King's novel is a sympathetic story in which fatphobia is inextricable from the way Carrie is treated.

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Alex Larkspur 💛📚🌻 @applesncinnamon.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Hooray! My physical copy of The Lord of the Wood by @elizmanderson.com arrived today! I didn’t go to the woods, but I did stick it in a tree in my backyard! 🍃 It’s one of my favorite reads of this year! Check it out!

A picture of The Lord of the Wood by EM Anderson sitting in the branches of a tree with leaves in front of it

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Lulu (ascoresdalua) | Commissions Open! @ascoresdalua.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

I'll be out for most of the day today so commission updates will be sent tomorrow! Also I'll begin taking commission slots for August! #koficommissions

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Alex Larkspur 💛📚🌻 @applesncinnamon.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Chicory represents determination and resilience! And hey, Chicory the flower fairy is pretty determined and resilient! 🪻 🧚 🌱 Art by milkytea333.carrd.co

A doodle of Chicory the Flower Fairy holding a chicory flower! His name and the flower name is at the top, the words "determination" and "resilience" are at the bottom. He's a fairy with brown skin and light purple hair. He's wearing clothes made of flower petals and leaves

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Alex Larkspur 💛📚🌻 @applesncinnamon.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

🌸The Need for Dandelions⚔️ 🌼 MM Fantasy Romance 🌼 Dislike to Lovers 🌼 Queer Normative World 🌼 Flower Symbolism 🌼 Mysterious Plague 🌼 Taking on Corrupt Government 🌼 Cleric x Fighter Books2Read: books2read.com/u/meYkPE Itch: applesncinnamon.itch.io Ko-fi: ko-fi.com/alexlarkspur

A hand holding the book The Need for Dandelions by Alex Larkspur next to a dandelion growing in the grass

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R. Lee @acozykettleoffish.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

#JulyInterviewFic part 17 Erastos: "I've grown up with stories of merfolk. About them being divine, dangerous beings that will turn the whole ocean against you, if insulted or hurt. But then I've met my pearl. Nee is...nothing like that. Sweet. Curious. So...human. It has been eye opening."

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R. Lee @acozykettleoffish.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

#QueerPrompts Part 17 Far From Home: 🐺🚂⚰️🩸🗡 On The Shoreline: 🧜🏾‍♀️🦈🦭🛶🌌

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Alex Larkspur 💛📚🌻 @applesncinnamon.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Just finished this! Absolutely fantastic and more people should read it!

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Alex Larkspur 💛📚🌻 @applesncinnamon.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

#SFFChat Q2 I have quite a few of these, but I think Felix Goode from A Harvest of the Heart is the best example of anxiety for me! It’s something he always has to deal with, and it often prevents him from doing what he wants to. Art by @dariakonnova.bsky.social

Over a fall harvest background - a tall, skinny man with light skin and brown hair wearing a gray witch’s hat with autumn leaves, a gray shirt and purple shawl, brown pants, and boots

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R. Lee @acozykettleoffish.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

#JulyInterviewFic Part 16 Noah's gaze avoids yours: "...I won't have a legacy. That's all I have to say on the matter." The others exchange glances. Conall gets up from his desk, hand clasping Noah's shoulder: "Time for a hunt." She follows him out of the quarters without a single protest.

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James @vision-bright.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

An ADHD-friendly question for scattered days: What are the 3 tabs open in my mind? Name them. Then close one.

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R. Lee @acozykettleoffish.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

#QueerPrompts Day 16 🤔🤔🤔 Funnily enough, I think Conall would love it! Just the whole contrast to his usual attire and routine would make it really fun for him! + Once he does something, he commits! However, he wouldn't get the whole thing with the puns and pick the worst drag name!😂

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Alex Larkspur 💛📚🌻 @applesncinnamon.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

🌼Sweet & Wild🌼 💛MM Fantasy Romance ☀️A Sunshine MC 🍯A Cozy Adjacent Setting 🍃Forest Magic 🌳Spirits in the Woods 🐝Witches 🌻Healing and Growth Books2Read: books2read.com/u/bzNng9 Itch: applesncinnamon.itch.io Ko-fi: ko-fi.com/alexlarkspur

Over a sunny forest background:
To heal his wounded heart, he must learn to trust again.
The cover of Sweet & Wild beside the blurb:
Micah Harlow has just moved to Roseyard, a small town on the edge of a mysterious forest. Filled with hope for a new start here, Micah ventures into the woods to forage and, of course, make an offering to the guardian spirit within.
In order to survive and thrive, Micah will be pulled further into the magic of the forest and its spirit, all while cultivating relationships within Roseyard. And hopefully, heal the wounds of his damaged heart.
Below: Available on Itch.io, Ko-Fi, and Wherever Books are Sold

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Alex Larkspur 💛📚🌻 @applesncinnamon.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

I hate asking this, but earlier my student loan payment went out twice (glitch) and they're unable to refund me. I thought I'd be good until payday, but my job is a bit inconsistent w/ when the money goes in. 😓 If anyone wants to buy a book from Ko-Fi, I'd appreciate it! 💛 ko-fi.com/alexlarkspur...

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Visit Alex Larkspur's Shop!

I've opened a shop. Come take a look!

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R. Lee @acozykettleoffish.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

#JulyInterviewFic Part 15 Noah shrugs: "I get up around noon to eat, then we pull lots on who does gate duty. Most times we fudge the result so Asher wins and can rest his leg...Then I have to do my part of the chores, before doing my rounds for the night. Unless I'm given another task, of course."

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R. Lee @acozykettleoffish.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

#JulyInterviewFic Part 14 Noah hesitates, scratching her head: "Values, huh? Never really thought about it...I'm trying to be honest and make sure people are safe, I guess?" Dela hums, not looking up from her task: "Curiosity, loyality and sisterhood. Not necessarily in that order."

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