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🎄Johnny Cherry Cordial🎄

@cordialwords.bsky.social
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Indie author • baker • cook • gamer • PNW • leftist • intersectional or bust • he/him

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🎄Johnny Cherry Cordial🎄 @cordialwords.bsky.social · 19h
Thanks! I really enjoyed writing it. Plus if any modern show deserves a celebratory connection to the crone mythos, it’s Golden Girls.
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🎄Johnny Cherry Cordial🎄 @cordialwords.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Baba Yaga. She’s not a main villain, she’s kinda helpful if she likes a person, but she does eat people she doesn’t like. Still she’s funny and basically based off Sophia from Golden Girls. Which isn’t super accurate to the folklore but it’s important for reasons. #AwesomeCharacters
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Sophia Petrillo's Evil Laugh in Golden Girls
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🎄Johnny Cherry Cordial🎄 @cordialwords.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
I know Allen isn’t dead, this joke is just wishful thinking.
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🎄Johnny Cherry Cordial🎄 @cordialwords.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
What Gillis said was terrible, but he is a comedian, and a terrible one. What was that? I thought he was channeling Woody Allen for a second. All I’m saying is if he bites a single nail on stage, we should put a stake through his obviously possessed heart.
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🎄Johnny Cherry Cordial🎄 @cordialwords.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Made a joke about a cowboy movie having too many cowboy hats and like yeah clearly not the right crowd for that level of historical humor.
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🎄Johnny Cherry Cordial🎄 @cordialwords.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
He tried to say it in an edgy way, but the meat of his joke was women need to dress more conservatively which isn’t taboo at all. Also the dominant political party is led by… yeah, no need to say all that. Men just love to be victims.
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🎄Johnny Cherry Cordial🎄 @cordialwords.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
The only funny thing about Shane Gillis is watching his defenders pretend like he’s a small time comedian speaking truth to power while doing a prepared monologue reinforcing old fashioned dress standards on the biggest comedy show in the country.
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🎄Johnny Cherry Cordial🎄 @cordialwords.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Just Artemis from that group. Caldyr meets the others and quite a few more as the story goes on.
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🎄Johnny Cherry Cordial🎄 @cordialwords.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
It’s actually a little series of novellas and I’m working on them as a group. I had the first up on Amazon for a while but I decided to rework some stuff since I was finishing drafting the last two books before I got 2 out even.
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🎄Johnny Cherry Cordial🎄 @cordialwords.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
In the story world, there was a secret war and Caldyr really looks up to some of the warriors. Athena, Morgan Le Faye, and Artemis (deceased) are her favorites. The war lasted from 1913 until 1966 and Caldyr has a few secret histories including access to some film from the era. #AwesomeCharacters
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🎄Johnny Cherry Cordial🎄 @cordialwords.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Usually it’s pretty late in the game, she likes to end fights quick. Most of the time she sticks to not-human fights herself anyway to avoid hurting people too bad so they know she’s got some juice before the fight starts.
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🎄Johnny Cherry Cordial🎄 @cordialwords.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Yes. It comes up in a later story but she does get something like a proper fight.
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🎄Johnny Cherry Cordial🎄 @cordialwords.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Caldyr wants to be a boxer. There isn’t a lotta opportunity for a 4’7 fighter though and also she’s inhumanly strong with 1 gallon (10 pound) hands so that complicates sports. She excels in combat so she’d be good. Methodical, clever, and able to read opponents accurately. #AwesomeCharacters
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🎄Johnny Cherry Cordial🎄 @cordialwords.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Yeah it is. Actually one of my big genre complaints is the jaded or aloof detective being so incurious. It just feels off most the time.
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🎄Johnny Cherry Cordial🎄 @cordialwords.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Yes, yes, yes, and yes. Caldyr is kind of based in every detective I’ve ever loved (which is most all of them) so curiosity is a big part of her. Actually she takes it a little far at times. Fox Mulder is a favorite of mine too and he definitely inspired her more fanatical side. #AwesomeCharacters
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X-Files Mulder: "I saw Elvis in a potato chip once."
Alt: X-Files Mulder: "I saw Elvis in a potato chip once."
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🎄Johnny Cherry Cordial🎄 @cordialwords.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
She’s got a pretty decent moral compass herself, she just understands that situations get extreme.
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🎄Johnny Cherry Cordial🎄 @cordialwords.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
In theory, honor means a lot to Caldyr, she all about truth and justice, but in practice some rules might be flexible. Caldyr would be hard on herself at first, but Vanth is a horrible enabler who would help a (good hearted) friend justify anything to make her feel better. #AwesomeCharacters
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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 09/10/2026
The exact personalization I want for my software is for it to not contain AI.
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Bugs, Yaoist @bugsmaytrix.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
maybe i'm old fashion but the coolest thing about video games is being taken to new worlds that i hadn't thought up and experiencing something exciting that the artists behind the game want to show me
Paul Ifeanyichukwu Gabriel @ @...•2h
Can you explain to me like a 5 yrs old ?

Nikita Bier
@nikitabier • 2h

Every video game -- and every piece of software -- will be personalized exactly to your preferences.
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🎄Johnny Cherry Cordial🎄 @cordialwords.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Caldyr doesn’t wear any jewelry for most of the series. She grows and shrinks with magic and jewelry is harder to change. The metal might be resistant too which can cause all sorts of problems. Her natural height is 7 inches and an earring can be a dagger at that height. #AwesomeCharacters
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🎄Johnny Cherry Cordial🎄 @cordialwords.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Yes! They’re my favorite food and sort of a California essential. Can’t write a series glorifying the golden state without them.
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🎄Johnny Cherry Cordial🎄 @cordialwords.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Caldyr is going to my favorite taco place in LA which is also hers (although she doesn’t eat there until book 4.) She’d get a few arrachera tacos, plus some harder to find things like lengua, visceras, and chicharrones. It’s not expensive but she would spend so much money. #AwesomeCharacters
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🎄Johnny Cherry Cordial🎄 @cordialwords.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Yeah it is. Also when you get some experience and all. She’s kinda assuming it’s a talent and discounting the skill part.
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🎄Johnny Cherry Cordial🎄 @cordialwords.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
It’s not bullying them to change their opinions, it’s making people aware that the celebrity is a dangerous weirdo.
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🎄Johnny Cherry Cordial🎄 @cordialwords.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Caldyr really wants to be the plan type. She tries to always have it all figured out but she does have to wing it more than she’d like. She idolizes the TV detectives who are always 5 steps ahead and know everything to start. #AwesomeCharacters
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🎄Johnny Cherry Cordial🎄 @cordialwords.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Yeah for sure. The ambiguity and having to decide what is right or wrong and how much it matters is part of the story.
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🎄Johnny Cherry Cordial🎄 @cordialwords.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
ADHD is the worst when I’m trying to do something I really will enjoy like wasting time hunting a challenge in a game but I just can’t even focus enough to chase the dopamine. I can’t even slack off properly. Horrible situation.
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🎄Johnny Cherry Cordial🎄 @cordialwords.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Ysengrim essentially wants to do what’s right. He’s not trying to be bad, he just thinks Reynardine is too dangerous to be out among people (or alive tbh) and wants to keep order. “His hates when people rock the boat. But you don’t get anywhere in still waters, do you?” #AwesomeCharacters
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🎄Johnny Cherry Cordial🎄 @cordialwords.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Surf Gangs of Penzance Beach opened in 3 weeks, 2 weeks before Halloween. “Late for a summer show, right?” Caldyr added to her list. “Why?” Vanth pushed the ledger her way. “Probably it’s that Goodlove Acting Troupe was broker than us. They couldn’t afford theater season.” #BookishTues
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Nicola Noble @nicolanoble.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
This week's #BookishTues theme is #SUMMER. Though I was born in the summer, it's not my favorite season - lol #writingprompt #WritingCommunity #booksky #writesky
Bog standard Bookish Tues graphic announcing the weekly theme.
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🎄Johnny Cherry Cordial🎄 @cordialwords.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Of a car. He’s broke but not that broke. He could probably make money and do better but he considers himself in his Hermit Era™️.
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🎄Johnny Cherry Cordial🎄 @cordialwords.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Caldyr lives in a 1 bedroom apartment. It’s very run down but it’s home to her. When you’ve never had more than a patch of floor to sleep on, anything can be a castle. Reynardine uses his fox form to sleep in his trunk. He doesn’t have much money and gives away what he gets. #AwesomeCharacters
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🎄Johnny Cherry Cordial🎄 @cordialwords.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Yeah it’s one of his core traits actually. Can’t be 3 moves ahead if you don’t don’t know where all the pieces are.
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🎄Johnny Cherry Cordial🎄 @cordialwords.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Reynardine conceives, plans, and then cooks for the whole thing. Reynardine invites his core group and seats people who will enjoy talking to each other or at least argue entertainingly. Caldyr is reluctant but it’s at her apartment and it is free food so she goes. #AwesomeCharacters
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💀🫜 Charlie (Chelizabeth) Delta 🦊👻 @charliedeltawrites.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Tell me about your #AwesomeCharacters Hypothetical day! Your characters are hosting a dinner party! Whose idea was this? Is everyone on board? Who is doing most of the cooking? The organizing? The socializing? #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
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🎄Johnny Cherry Cordial🎄 @cordialwords.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
My niece and nephew are excited for a library trip. I feel like I’m doing pretty decent at this parenting jazz sometimes and this is one of them.
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🎄Johnny Cherry Cordial🎄 @cordialwords.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Went to the store yesterday and tried to tell the grocer he got his parsnips and his turnips mixed up. And he went to AI with it. Which did tell him the parsnip was a turnip. I pointed to the box, labeled parsnip, and it was clear he knew it was wrong but he just walked away. I hate the future.
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🎄Johnny Cherry Cordial🎄 @cordialwords.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Hope you feel butter soon 🍞
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🎄Johnny Cherry Cordial🎄 @cordialwords.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Why did the loaf of bread buy a new camera? All of its pictures were coming out grainy. The new photos were better but still a little crumby.
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🎄Johnny Cherry Cordial🎄 @cordialwords.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Reynardine. He’s a trickster. Who knows what all he’ll get up to before the end of the series? He basically starts the story by betraying his allies in an organization he built and giving up godhood for reasons even he can’t (?) explain. #AwesomeCharacters
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🎄Johnny Cherry Cordial🎄 @cordialwords.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Oh yeah if nothing else it’s fun. He’s a fun guy.
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🎄Johnny Cherry Cordial🎄 @cordialwords.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Caldyr hides her laugh. She’s a little self conscious of her deep voice. It’s an abrasive but powerful laugh. Reynardine laughs like a fox. A sharp, staccato that almost sounds mean but most everyone feels like they’re in on the joke so it’s okay. #AwesomeCharacters
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🎄Johnny Cherry Cordial🎄 @cordialwords.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Yeah that’s kinda for Caldyr. She’d add some stuff for her bestie to enjoy.
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🎄Johnny Cherry Cordial🎄 @cordialwords.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Vanth would be most interested in this. She’s an indie author and she’d write her and Caldyr a fun little adventure with a treasure hunt, some mystery, good snacks, and good times. Maybe a fiery femme fatale for Vanth to flirt with too, depending on her mood. #AwesomeCharacters
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gamera obscura october edition @ohrobin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Bret Easton Ellis in crisis because even he couldn’t craft a character so fundamentally vile.
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🎄Johnny Cherry Cordial🎄 @cordialwords.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Yeah I mean it’s fair, I often get mad at my coffee machine personally. 2 hellish, dark minutes between me and the bean broth is just too much.
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🎄Johnny Cherry Cordial🎄 @cordialwords.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Caldyr can be very patient when she’s in certain moods but if she’s just watching the popcorn in the microwave she may yell at it. Two day stakeout? No worries. 1 minute and 45 seconds for a salty snack? Ridiculous imposition, how dare this cruel universe? #AwesomeCharacters
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🎄Johnny Cherry Cordial🎄 @cordialwords.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
California Charm Chowder for dinner tonight. It’s a vegetarian potato, poblano, and cheese soup with a slice of toast. Nice thick soup to start the season.
A yellow chowder style soup with corn and peppers and potato in it
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Jay Edidin @edidin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I realize that talking about how you shut some shit down might feel like gratuitous bragging, but it really helps both normalize intervention and teach your peers how to go about it.
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Jay Edidin @edidin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I would like to see more men talking about how to and peer pressuring each other into calling out misogyny and rape culture. Going against social norms is hard, and it helps to share tips and support.
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