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ari baran @aribaranwrites.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

terrible with delayed gratification so please appreciate this art i commissioned from ian/lis_photoart of leo and devon from unsportsmanlike conduct (2027).

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ari baran @aribaranwrites.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

something like this for the mallet: www.amazon.com/Mabor-Lightw.... for tweezers, something with a long, slightly flat extension is really good. and then something super tiny for laying down paper and stickers.

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ari baran @aribaranwrites.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

my books are out in paperback today AND in barnes & noble. which i wasn’t expecting at all 😭

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ari baran @aribaranwrites.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

also it's september 1st somewhere (australia, specifically). the aus/nz paperbacks of game misconduct and delay of game are out in the world! next week....north america 👀

ari baran's hand holds the australian/new zealand paperback editions of game misconduct and delay of game.

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ari baran @aribaranwrites.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

trying to hit my wordcount at the end of the summer feels very much like

Ben Wyatt holds up a Claymation figurine and says, "Do you think a depressed person could make this?"

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ari baran @aribaranwrites.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

templates have made my life much easier but it’s still grim out here

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ari baran @aribaranwrites.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

when you painstakingly curate your internet experience you are never disappointed

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ari baran @aribaranwrites.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

did the “he’s a 10, but….” meme. late to the party as always

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ari baran @aribaranwrites.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

hello, new covers, so time for a new pinned. hi! i’m ari. i am a queer, nonbinary (they/he) jewish author of contemporary and fantasy romances. currently, the penalty box series is available through carina press. more info and links: linktr.ee/aribaran

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ari baran @aribaranwrites.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

paperback penalty box? it’s more likely than you’d think

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ari baran @aribaranwrites.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

like i SHOULD wait to post this but also i can’t wait to post this.

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ari baran @aribaranwrites.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

my excitement about a reader sending me this jar from a now-defunct bougie edmonton grocery store will probably make more sense after you read book five but i’m really excited to own it

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ari baran @aribaranwrites.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

beautiful mike and danny art by sarah corrente 🥹

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ari baran @aribaranwrites.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

out of context images for today

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ari baran @aribaranwrites.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

it turns out the secret to getting a lot of writing done is to hurt everyone’s feelings

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ari baran @aribaranwrites.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

and what if i’m attaching these pictures to a very specific document right now

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ari baran @aribaranwrites.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

when you make the mistake of asking me “explain it to me like i’m very stupid” about something hockey related

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ari baran @aribaranwrites.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

when your book dies on sub and you realize you can just use whatever photos you want for the cover since it’s never leaving your hard drive

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ari baran @aribaranwrites.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

hey this job is pretty cool sometimes

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ari baran @aribaranwrites.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

additional to the polar exploration shelf courtesy of a recommendation from @swordsjew.bsky.social

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ari baran @aribaranwrites.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

people frequently ask which character is most like me and in some ways it is aiden (depression, autism) and in some ways it is eric but it’s also mike because i too have trouble identifying feelings that aren’t rage

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ari baran @aribaranwrites.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

it’s wild to think sometimes about how long it’s been since i first started working on this series. and how much has changed for me since then.

screenshot of an email titled “these idiots.” the body of the email says “sooooo these are the profiles…they are long. and kept getting longer as i was going.” attached is a microsoft document titled “the philadelphia constitution.”

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ari baran @aribaranwrites.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

i am distinctly not a baking guy but double chocolate cookies were requested by my child for a cookie exchange and that’s what she got 🤌

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ari baran @aribaranwrites.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

cat’s out of the bag! two more penalty box books on their way to you 🫡 this one stars leo cohen and answers the age-old question: “what if you said ‘i can fix him,’ but instead he made you worse?”

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ari baran @aribaranwrites.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

every time i start a new book i make a pinterest board that mostly has silly little memes on it anyway here is a selection for my current wip

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ari baran @aribaranwrites.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

i’m gonna do art of everyone eventually but also have i told you eric is young elliott gould in my head i cannot recall

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ari baran @aribaranwrites.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

my friends, correctly: ari, no me:

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ari baran @aribaranwrites.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

this hits better with the music (it’s mclusky’s lightsabre cocksucking blues) but

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ari baran @aribaranwrites.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

i wrote a little post with some recommendations if you’re interested in learning more about hockey culture because i love bibliographies! the full list of recommendations is here: www.instagram.com/p/DR-bY9KgT_...

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ari baran @aribaranwrites.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

time for a new pinned. hi! i’m ari. i am a queer, nonbinary (they/he) jewish author of contemporary and fantasy romances. currently, the penalty box series is available through carina press. more info and links: linktr.ee/aribaran

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ari baran @aribaranwrites.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

also, the vibes of the current project

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ari baran @aribaranwrites.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

this book is “what if you said ‘i can fix him’ but instead he made you worse”

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ari baran @aribaranwrites.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

thinking about leo cohen and the book i will probably never be able to write

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ari baran @aribaranwrites.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

my favorite of my books is on sale right now just fyi.

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ari baran @aribaranwrites.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

so i know, i know, … but if you’re subscribed it’s a good time to read them! in the series you will find:

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ari baran @aribaranwrites.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

the other mc in the werewolf book

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ari baran @aribaranwrites.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

posted a rough little short on the extras section of my site. it's about raf (slogging it out in the ECHL) and oli (montreal's most expensive draft bust), who have a complicated history from juniors, reconnecting over the course of 24 hours after a chance encounter. it's Sad. www.aribaran.com/extras

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ari baran @aribaranwrites.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

a reader pointed this out to me and i am still laughing about it because so far fifteen people have read it 💀

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ari baran @aribaranwrites.bsky.social · 08/11/2024

one of the few things that’s brought me joy today. matt and aiden by @rosenkranz 🥹

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ari baran @aribaranwrites.bsky.social · 21/10/2024

i have a cover for goaltender interference, which is out 1/7. in it you’ll find: 🥅 second chance romance 🏒 rivals to friends to lovers to exes to strangers to lovers to— 🥅 skater x goalie 🏒 retirement 🫠 🥅 aiden's never considered a feeling once in his life 🏒 some guys marcus aurelius to cope

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