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Britney Jackson 🏳️‍🌈⚔️🏴‍☠️ @britneyjackson.com · 11/09/2026

Hate, hate, hate, HATE taking pictures of myself, but…I, uhh, chopped off my hair? 🖤

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Britney Jackson 🏳️‍🌈⚔️🏴‍☠️ @britneyjackson.com · 06/09/2026

Guess who broke two bones and tore at least three ligaments by trying to go down stairs while anemic? 😅

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Britney Jackson 🏳️‍🌈⚔️🏴‍☠️ @britneyjackson.com · 29/08/2026

Fun fact: I wrote this scene after one of my many dreams where I’d forgotten my mom was dead. It’s a part of grief that I don’t think gets discussed much. For the #lesficfri theme, “dream.” 🖤

Excerpt on night sky background with full moon, stars, and clouds and with a white dragon separating the text:

“One of the most disconcerting aspects of dreaming was how Emilia never remembered the person standing in front of her was dead until after she awoke.”

—
from GODDESS OF THE SEA,
LESBIANS, PIRATES, & DRAGONS: BOOK 2,
by Britney Jackson.

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Jae 🏳️‍🌈 @jaeauthor.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Sapphic pirates are really popular, but there aren't that many books. I compiled a list of 15 sapphic books featuring seafaring outlaws and space pirates for the Sapphic Book Bingo. You can find them on my website: jae-fiction.com/sapphic-pira...

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Sapphic pirate books

Check out these 15 recommended sapphic pirate books.

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Britney Jackson 🏳️‍🌈⚔️🏴‍☠️ @britneyjackson.com · 28/08/2026

Lunar eclipse! 😍 (Even though you can’t really see it in this picture.)

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Britney Jackson 🏳️‍🌈⚔️🏴‍☠️ @britneyjackson.com · 11/08/2026

I don’t have the words to describe how good this conference was for me, except: at one point during the conference, someone asked me how I was. I said, “Good,” and then froze—because I realized, for the first time in months, I meant it. I love this community so much. 💙 #gcls2026 #sapphicbooks

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Britney Jackson 🏳️‍🌈⚔️🏴‍☠️ @britneyjackson.com · 05/08/2026

If you’re at GCLS this year, here’s where you can find me! 💙 #sapphicbooks

Image: Black background with rainbows, GCLS and conference logos, and a black dragon.

Text:
Britney Jackson, Sapphic Fantasy Author.

Wednesday 2:45 PM: Rethinking Power: World-building without Patriarchy.

Wednesday 4:00 PM: Author Spotlight: Reading from Goddess of the Sea.

Wednesday 5:15 PM: Author Signing: (I’ll have my gay dragon stickers and bookmarks!)

Thursday 5:15 PM: Author Signing: (Come get gay dragon stickers and bookmarks!)

Friday 8:30 AM: Be Gay, Do Crime: Reclaiming Queer Villainy

Saturday 6:00 PM: Awards Ceremony.

—
GCLS CONFERENCE,
ORLANDO, FLORIDA.
August 5-9, 2026.

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Britney Jackson 🏳️‍🌈⚔️🏴‍☠️ @britneyjackson.com · 04/08/2026

With as awful as the last several months have been, I forgot to show you my new dragon! 🐉

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Britney Jackson 🏳️‍🌈⚔️🏴‍☠️ @britneyjackson.com · 01/08/2026

On the last day of Disability Pride Month, I’m here to remind you, as a fantasy author with multiple disabilities, the idea that disabled people can’t be in fantasy is silly (and harmful). Both main characters of my Lesbians, Pirates, & Dragons series have disabilities… (1/2)

The covers of Pirates of Aletharia (Lesbians, Pirates, & Dragons: Book 1) and Goddess of the Sea (Lesbians, Pirates, & Dragons: Book 2) by Britney Jackson on the disability pride flag.

Text: Disability Pride Month.
Disability Representation in Lesbians, Pirates, & Dragons:
Main Characters: Autism, C-PTSD, and PTSD.
Minor Characters: Mutism, Autism, and Chronic Pain (Book 2).

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Britney Jackson 🏳️‍🌈⚔️🏴‍☠️ @britneyjackson.com · 01/08/2026

During one of the weeks I was offline for mental health reasons, Goddess of the Sea (Lesbians, Pirates, & Dragons: Book 2) was featured in the Sapphic Book Bingo category: books set on a ship or boat! 💙 You can find more sapphic nautical books on @jaeauthor.bsky.social’s website! 💙

Image: Rainbow flag background and a ship.
Text: Sapphic Book Bingo 2026.

Image: Cover of Goddess of the Sea (Lesbians, Pirates, & Dragons: Book 2) by Britney Jackson on rainbow flag background with a white dragon beside the text.
Text:
SAPPHIC BOOK BINGO:
Goddess of the Sea (Lesbians, Pirates, & Dragons: Book 2):
• Autistic Main Character
• Tattooed Main Character
• Character with a Disability
• Takes Place on a Ship or Boat
• Established Couple
Hidden Gems:
• Pirates
• Unusual Pet(s)

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Britney Jackson 🏳️‍🌈⚔️🏴‍☠️ @britneyjackson.com · 21/06/2026

Going quiet again. Same reason. I hope I’m back soon.

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Britney Jackson 🏳️‍🌈⚔️🏴‍☠️ @britneyjackson.com · 16/06/2026

Goddess of the Sea and Pirates of Aletharia were featured in I Heart SapphFic’s Fantasy week! 🖤 Aletharia is the high fantasy world where the Lesbians, Pirates, & Dragons series takes place. It’s inspired in part by our own history, though it’s different in…a few ways. (1/3)

Image: Rainbow flag background with travel-related graphics and the covers of Goddess of the Sea (Lesbians, Pirates, & Dragons: Book 2) and Pirates of Aletharia (Lesbians, Pirates, & Dragons: Book 1) by Britney Jackson.

Text: Week #21
New Mexico,
Fantasy.
I HEART SapphFIC 2026 SAPPHIC READING CHALLENGE.

Map of high fantasy world, Aletharia, on blue, rainbow flag background.

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Britney Jackson 🏳️‍🌈⚔️🏴‍☠️ @britneyjackson.com · 01/06/2026

Pirates of Aletharia was one of the featured books in last week’s IHS Reading Challenge category: Ocean/Sea! 💙 Much of this book (and the series itself) takes place on the Azure Sea. The Azure Sea is both the warmest and most beautiful sea in Aletharia. I’d say it’s the most dangerous, but… (1/2)

Image: Rainbow flag background with travel-related graphics.

Text: Week #19
Maryland,
Ocean/Sea.
I HEART SapphFIC 2026 SAPPHIC READING CHALLENGE.

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Britney Jackson 🏳️‍🌈⚔️🏴‍☠️ @britneyjackson.com · 30/04/2026

April is Autism Acceptance Month, which means it’s time (almost past time) for my annual reminder that autistic people come in all shapes and sizes—including that of a dragon-riding surgeon. 🖤🐉🖤 Emilia Drakon, the protagonist of my Lesbians, Pirates, & Dragons series, is autistic (like me)… (1/2)

Image: Pastel rainbow background with a black dragon, the autism rainbow infinity symbol, and the covers of Pirates of Aletharia (Lesbians, Pirates, & Dragons: Book 1) and Goddess of the Sea (Lesbians, Pirates, & Dragons: Book 2) by Britney Jackson.

Text: Autism Acceptance Month.
Emilia Drakon.

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Britney Jackson 🏳️‍🌈⚔️🏴‍☠️ @britneyjackson.com · 27/04/2026

Every year, I try to say a little about why lesbian visibility is so important to me—as a lesbian and as a lesbian author. I’m not exactly in the state of mind that I like to be in when I talk about these things, but I’m going to try, anyway. 🧡 (1/3)

Image: Lesbian flag background with two women and a heart between them.

Text: Happy Lesbian Visibility Day!

Image: Lesbian flag background with the covers of Pirates of Aletharia (Lesbians, Pirates, & Dragons: Book 1) and Goddess of the Sea (Lesbians, Pirates, & Dragons: Book 2) by Britney Jackson, with a black dragon.

Text: Lesbians, Pirates, & Dragons.
Lesbian main characters: Emilia Drakon and Captain Maria Welles.
Other lesbians: Judith, Aletha, Nerissa, Camila, Nymeth (yes, even the dragons).

Image: Lesbian flag background with the covers of The Tomb of Blood (Creatures of Darkness: Book 2), The Assassins of Light (Creatures of Darkness: Book 3), and The Reign of Darkness (Creatures of Darkness: Book 4) by Britney Jackson.

Text: Creatures of Darkness.
Lesbian main characters:
Kara Unnarsdóttir.
Other lesbians: Talulah, Zosime, and Ligeia.

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Britney Jackson 🏳️‍🌈⚔️🏴‍☠️ @britneyjackson.com · 26/04/2026

Goddess of the Sea (Lesbians, Pirates, & Dragons: Book 2) was featured in last week’s Sapphic Book Bingo category: tattooed main character! 💙 I once joked that I’m incapable of writing a character without tattoos. Rose had one. Kara had a few. Maria has a ton. The closest I’ve come is Em, but… 1/2

Image: Rainbow flag background and a tattooed arm.

Text: Sapphic Book Bingo 2026.
Tattooed main character.

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Britney Jackson 🏳️‍🌈⚔️🏴‍☠️ @britneyjackson.com · 18/04/2026

I’ll probably be inactive on here for a few more days. I’ve been really struggling with my PTSD and suicidal thoughts lately and am just not capable of being online. But I promise I’ll try to reply to things when I can. 💙

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Britney Jackson 🏳️‍🌈⚔️🏴‍☠️ @britneyjackson.com · 10/04/2026

Happy Sapphic Visibility Day from this very sapphic lesbian who writes very sapphic fantasy! 💜

Image: Overlapping violets with a sapphic flag at the top.

Text: Happy Sapphic Visibility Day!

Image: Overlapping violets in the background with the book covers of Pirates of Aletharia (Lesbians, Pirates, & Dragons: Book 1) and Goddess of the Sea (Lesbians, Pirates, & Dragons: Book 2) by Britney Jackson.

Text:
Lesbians, Pirates, & Dragons.
Sapphic Representation: Lesbian protagonists, lesbian and bisexual secondary characters, basically sapphics everywhere.

Image: Overlapping violets in the background with the covers of The Tomb of Blood (Creatures of Darkness: Book 2), The Assassins of Light (Creatures of Darkness: Book 3), and The Reign of Darkness (Creatures of Darkness: Book 4) by Britney Jackson.

Text:
Creatures of Darkness.
Sapphic Representation: Bisexual and lesbian protagonists, bisexual and lesbian secondary characters.

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Britney Jackson 🏳️‍🌈⚔️🏴‍☠️ @britneyjackson.com · 23/03/2026

I’m excited to share that Pirates of Aletharia (Lesbians, Pirates, & Dragons: Book 1) won the 2025 IAN Book of the Year Award in LGBTQ+ Fiction! This makes, I believe, the fourth literary award it’s won. 💙 It was also a finalist in Fantasy! I’m beyond grateful. 💙

Image: IAN Award seal on a black background with a gold ribbon and the cover of Pirates of Aletharia (Lesbians, Pirates, & Dragons: Book 1) by Britney Jackson.

Text: IAN Book of the Year Awards. Winner. LGBTQ+ Fiction.

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Britney Jackson 🏳️‍🌈⚔️🏴‍☠️ @britneyjackson.com · 14/03/2026

From “Of course I’d kill you,” to this. 💙 For the #lesficfri theme, “risk.”

Snippet on rough, blue waves background with a white dragon separating the text:

“You're asking me to risk you.”

Em’s lips parted.

The floorboards creaked beneath Maria’s boots, as she closed the space between them. “I’d risk everything before you. Do you understand that?”

—
from GODDESS OF THE SEA,
LESBIANS, PIRATES, & DRAGONS: BOOK 2,
by Britney Jackson.

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Britney Jackson 🏳️‍🌈⚔️🏴‍☠️ @britneyjackson.com · 14/03/2026

The Assassins of Light (Creatures of Darkness: Book 3) is featured in this week’s IHS Reading Challenge category, which includes books set in Canada! If you’ve read this series, you know Rose and Kara do a lot of traveling in it. One of several places they end up is Canada. (1/2)

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Britney Jackson 🏳️‍🌈⚔️🏴‍☠️ @britneyjackson.com · 09/03/2026

I finally made some book cards for Sapphic Book Bingo! (In my defense, I’ve been sick for AGES.) If you’re participating, here are some categories Pirates of Aletharia & Goddess of the Sea fit! 💙 (The dragons would absolutely be offended by us calling them “pets,” but…I think they count. 😅) (1/3)

Image: Cover of Pirates of Aletharia (Lesbians, Pirates, & Dragons: Book 1) by Britney Jackson on rainbow flag background with a sword beside the text.

Text:

SAPPHIC BOOK BINGO:

Pirates of Aletharia (Lesbians, Pirates, & Dragons: Book 1):

• Autistic Main Character
• Tattooed Main Character
• Character with a Disability
• Takes Place on a Ship or Boat
• Character is Hiding a Secret
Hidden Gems:
• Pirates
• Unusual Pet(s)

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Britney Jackson 🏳️‍🌈⚔️🏴‍☠️ @britneyjackson.com · 01/03/2026

Book 1 of the series: “I need to stick close for this one. So, I’ll do mostly one POV—with a few necessary shifts.” Book 2: “Okay… Two points of view. Not a huge change. We’re okay.” Book 3: “Oh, dear god. How many points of view do I have now?”

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Britney Jackson 🏳️‍🌈⚔️🏴‍☠️ @britneyjackson.com · 22/02/2026

I’ve been so unbelievably sick this week that I’m starting to forget what it feels like to NOT have a fever. And I’m severely anemic on top of it, so, you know…maybe the room is supposed to spin? Maybe equilibrium is a myth.

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Britney Jackson 🏳️‍🌈⚔️🏴‍☠️ @britneyjackson.com · 13/02/2026

I stopped to get oranges on the way home from ReadOUT and saw a baby alligator. *BABY* alligator. 💚

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Britney Jackson 🏳️‍🌈⚔️🏴‍☠️ @britneyjackson.com · 11/02/2026

I’m home from ReadOUT & already missing everyone. 💙 This was such an incredible weekend. It’s always great to talk about books & writing—& queer books, specifically—but more than that, being together in this moment filled me with more hope than I’ve felt in a while. I love this community so much.💙

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Britney Jackson 🏳️‍🌈⚔️🏴‍☠️ @britneyjackson.com · 06/02/2026

If you’re at ReadOUT this weekend, here’s where you can find me! 💙 P.S. — I’m operating on about two hours of sleep, so fingers crossed my brain still works! 😅

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Britney Jackson 🏳️‍🌈⚔️🏴‍☠️ @britneyjackson.com · 02/02/2026

As a r*pe/SA survivor, the news has been absolutely destroying me lately. I can’t even count the number of panic attacks I’ve had in the last week. This world has never felt safe to me, but seeing the apathy of so many people on full display is just…

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Britney Jackson 🏳️‍🌈⚔️🏴‍☠️ @britneyjackson.com · 31/01/2026

Nymeth was a perfectly normal dragon-mother. 😅 For the #lesficfri theme, “run.”

Snippet on blue dragon-scale background with white dragon separating the text:

“She and my mother disagreed a bit about my magical training,” Em said. “My mother liked it deadly. Nymeth—not so much.” She waved a hand. “You know, typical parental disagreement—with growling and fireballs.” She tilted her head and squinted. “And people running and screaming...”

—
from GODDESS OF THE SEA,
LESBIANS, PIRATES, & DRAGONS: BOOK 2,
by Britney Jackson.

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Britney Jackson 🏳️‍🌈⚔️🏴‍☠️ @britneyjackson.com · 30/01/2026

Time to play, “Is this another depression spiral or just the state of things?”

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Britney Jackson 🏳️‍🌈⚔️🏴‍☠️ @britneyjackson.com · 27/01/2026

If anyone was surprised by my feelings on this, I’d have to assume they’d never read my books—because what did they think Catherine represented? King Eldric? The Assassins of Light? (1/2)

Text on black and white background:

“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”

- from 1984 by George Orwell.
—
Abolish ICE.

Text on black background:

Sapphic Books Are Political.
Fantasy Books Are Political.
Books Are Political.

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Britney Jackson 🏳️‍🌈⚔️🏴‍☠️ @britneyjackson.com · 25/12/2025

This holiday season, SASS and GCLS are celebrating sapphic books with #SapphicBooksAreGifts, which is awesome for many reasons—not least of all because I require some form of coercion in order to market my books. 😅 (1/2)

Image: Cover of Goddess of the Sea (Lesbians, Pirates, & Dragons: Book 2) by Britney Jackson on a green background with a red dragon, a checklist, and the GCLS and SASS logos at the bottom.

Text:
Perfect Gift For Fans of Sapphic Fantasy:
- Lesbian Pirates
- Autistic Main Character
- Honest Portrayals of Mental Illness
- Sarcastic Dragons
- Sapphic Sea Goddess
- 2025 Goldie Award Winner

Lesbians, Pirates, & Dragons: Book 2

#SapphicBooksAreGifts

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Britney Jackson 🏳️‍🌈⚔️🏴‍☠️ @britneyjackson.com · 15/12/2025

I really enjoyed doing this interview with I Heart SapphFic several weeks back about Goddess of the Sea! 💙 I was having a bit of a scary flare-up at the time, and my mind wasn’t at its clearest. So, I MIGHT have dropped more hints about The Dragon Child than intended. (1/2)

Image: Screenshot of I Heart SapphFic interview with sapphic author, Britney Jackson, about Goddess of the Sea (Lesbians, Pirates, & Dragons: Book 2) on rainbow flag background with a cute, green dragon holding a purple book.

Text: Lesbians, Pirates, and Dragons interview.

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Britney Jackson 🏳️‍🌈⚔️🏴‍☠️ @britneyjackson.com · 01/12/2025

I’ve been having a pretty rough time lately, BUT during that time, Goddess of the Sea reached a happy little milestone!💙 It now has over 500 reviews & ratings on Amazon! (And almost 200 on Audible!) I know I’ve said this a few times now, but I’ve never been more terrified to release a book… (1/2)

Image: Blue waves crashing against rocks with a cute, blue dragon, blue hearts, and a screenshot of the cover of Goddess of the Sea (Lesbians, Pirates, & Dragons: Book 2) by Britney Jackson with 5 stars and 503 reviews.

Text: Over 500 Ratings and Reviews! Thank you!

Image: Blue waves crashing against rocks with a cute, blue dragon, blue hearts, and a screenshot of the audiobook of Goddess of the Sea (Lesbians, Pirates, & Dragons: Book 2) by Britney Jackson with 5 stars and 195 reviews.

Text: Nearly 200 Ratings and Reviews! Thank you!

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Britney Jackson 🏳️‍🌈⚔️🏴‍☠️ @britneyjackson.com · 27/11/2025

Goddess of the Sea is featured in this week’s Sapphic Book Bingo category, “Comforting the other character after a nightmare.” 💙 If you’ve read the book, you know this is a particularly significant scene for Em and Maria, so I thought I’d say a few words about it. (1/4)

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Britney Jackson 🏳️‍🌈⚔️🏴‍☠️ @britneyjackson.com · 22/11/2025

The only time Maria’s okay with being wrong is when it leads to Em teaching her something. 💚 This one’s for the #lesficfri theme, “chill.”

Snippet on a misty, green mountain background with a white dragon separating the text:

Maria shuddered, as Em’s soft fingers scattered chills along her skin.

“It’s the very life inside of you. Everything in Aletharia is magic.”

—
from GODDESS OF THE SEA,
LESBIANS, PIRATES, & DRAGONS: BOOK 2,
by Britney Jackson.

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Britney Jackson 🏳️‍🌈⚔️🏴‍☠️ @britneyjackson.com · 12/11/2025

I need someone to stop me from adding the entire new Florence + The Machine album to my Lesbians, Pirates, & Dragons playlist. 🖤 I’ve already added these two because they fit TOO perfectly, but I’m attempting to resist the rest. (It’s long enough already. 😅) (1/2)

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Britney Jackson 🏳️‍🌈⚔️🏴‍☠️ @britneyjackson.com · 04/11/2025

Maria has some strong feelings about “obedient” sailors. 😅 Well, it’s late, due to migraines and spooky activities, but this one’s for the #lesficfri theme, “afraid.” 🖤

Excerpt on turquoise blue water background with a white dragon separating the text:

“You pretend to want obedience, but you actually despise it.” Strands of Em’s short, black hair rustled in the breeze, and an affectionate smile softened her face. “You hired me *after* I proved I wasn’t afraid of you. If you wanted obedience, Captain, you wouldn’t surround yourself with people who so clearly prefer rebellion.”

—
from GODDESS OF THE SEA,
LESBIANS, PIRATES, & DRAGONS: BOOK 2,
by Britney Jackson.

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Britney Jackson 🏳️‍🌈⚔️🏴‍☠️ @britneyjackson.com · 01/11/2025

Goddess of the Sea (Lesbians, Pirates, & Dragons: Book 2) is featured in this week’s I Heart SapphFic Reading Challenge category, “Forced Proximity.” 💙 Because as Judith says in Book 1, a pirate ship is “smaller than any town, smaller than any island.”

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Britney Jackson 🏳️‍🌈⚔️🏴‍☠️ @britneyjackson.com · 30/10/2025

Pirates of Aletharia is featured in this week’s Sapphic Book Bingo category, “Who hurt you?” 💙 I have a habit of writing sapphic characters who are really protective of each other, so some variation of this tends to show up in a lot of my books. (I can confirm it’s in Goddess of the Sea, as well!💙)

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Britney Jackson 🏳️‍🌈⚔️🏴‍☠️ @britneyjackson.com · 25/10/2025

Being soft and fleshy just isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. 🐉 For the #lesficfri theme, “hand.”

Excerpt on fiery background with orange dragons separating the text:

Maria leaned forward conspiratorially. “And it wasn’t to breathe fire at my quartermaster?”

“Well . . . no,” Emilia said. “Dragon sorcerers can’t breathe fire. Some of them can wield fire, but we can’t breathe it.” She waved her hands. “Our bodies are too soft and fleshy.”

—
from GODDESS OF THE SEA,
LESBIANS, PIRATES, & DRAGONS: BOOK 2,
by Britney Jackson.

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Britney Jackson 🏳️‍🌈⚔️🏴‍☠️ @britneyjackson.com · 21/10/2025

Guess who’s having a panic attack over a surgery she hasn’t even scheduled yet? 🙃

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Britney Jackson 🏳️‍🌈⚔️🏴‍☠️ @britneyjackson.com · 11/10/2025

It’s Banned Books Week, a week set aside each year to discuss the danger of banning books and the importance of the freedom to read. In a time when diversity and authenticity in literature is being attacked by those in power, it’s more important than ever to speak out against censorship… (1/3)

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Britney Jackson 🏳️‍🌈⚔️🏴‍☠️ @britneyjackson.com · 09/10/2025

Hey! It’s our day! 🧡🤍🩷 Have the gayest day possible! (Double-meaning intended.) 🧡🤍🩷

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