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Elena V Barden

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Pamela Jeong 🎃🫜 @pamelajeong.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
#LitHodgepodge 5 A person's vision of happiness tells us a lot about them. Do they imagine adventure, security, peace? Or is it in the details—a cozy hearth, trophy on the mantle, gaggle of grandbabies? What's your OC's version of happiness? Give us a snapshot. #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
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An October Prompt Game of Miscellaneous Proportions

MONDAYS WITH MARCEL

[Black & white picture of Marcel Proust, a man of the fin de siècle who had dark hair, sleepy eyes, and a dark mustache, sitting with his elbow propped on the back of his chair and looking pensive]

Prompt:
5 | Answer as one or each of your characters (as well as yourself, if you wish!):
What is your idea of perfect happiness?

[Graphic of a talking crow]
The Proust Questionnaire is a set of questions popularized by French writer Marcel Proust. Victorians answered these questions in parlor games, and modern interviewers now often use them. They can also be a great character development tool!

Join tomorrow for Tuesday Tropes!
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Aliette de Bodard @aliettedebodard.com · 05/10/2026
The cat at 11am: time to rise and shine (He meowed until I got up!)
A grey and white cat staring at the writer and judging
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Kara Moon 🏴‍☠️💜⚓️ @karamoonauthor.com · 05/10/2026
#WIPSnips "wall" from A Prayer for the Pirate Queen 🏴‍☠️ 💜 ⚓️ currently in third draft revisions
"I thought if I could stop people from interrupting the two of you, maybe the rising tide would finally breach the sea wall like it's been threatening to all this time."

Kallista stared a point on the desk between them, lips pursed, eyes a little too wide.

Iona leaned forward, slapping the desk. "Wait ... no. No way! Did it?"

"Nearly," Kallista whispered, her face tingling as she tried to fight back a smile, a blush, and tears all at once.
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ProgressiveBloom @kdswartz.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
My bank account and I are currently taking some space from each other. We both need time to process what happened. #Money #Humor #Adulting
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Joharra Harper @joharraharper.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
RELEASE DAY! Grab your copies now! a.co/d/06tqFuEY #WritingCommunity. #readingcommunity.
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KJ @redhawkkj.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Ever been startled cutting the tape on a package/parcel & had it spring outward like a *flower*? Western w/sapphic romance series #WIPSnips #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #WriteSky #lesfic #sapphic
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Steve "Of course not. You're a boy." Turnbull @taupress.com · 02/10/2026
The DAMSEL and the MERMAID, sapphic love that you will believe in. #lesbianbooks #🌶️🌶️ #legendary #lovestory #sensual #lqgbtqia #sapphic #sapphicseptember #kissing #sapphicliterature #couple #lesbian #reading #humanmade #romanticcouples #heroine #newworld #femalemc #magic #heroes #lgbtq+ #romantic…
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The DAMSEL and the MERMAID, sapphic love that you will believe in. #lesbianbooks #🌶️🌶️ #legendary #lovestory #sensual #lqgbtqia #sapphic #sapphicseptember #kissing #sapphicliterature #couple #lesbian #reading #humanmade #romanticcouples #heroine #newworld #femalemc #magic #heroes #lgbtq+ #romantic #writing #lez #noai #booksky #knaves #monsters #kiss #boost #lgbt #romancelandia #wlw #dragons #lesfic #rogue #goddess #keepsapphicbookshuman #romance #love #ladies #knights #romantasy (1711)
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Raywat Deonandan 🍁🇨🇦 @deonandan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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Nina Fairweather @ninafairweather.com · 02/10/2026
OpenAI: Oops, our agents "escaped" or whatever other line you lot will believe. They hacked Australia twice, accessing PHI for millions of folk. Aren't they just adorable little stinkers? Pls don't sue. Also OpenAI: Three humans mishandled internal circular financing data? Immediately fired #FuckAI
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Mel Waverly @melwaverly.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
#lesficfri ***Glance*** Neither knows what the hell is going on anymore #QueerWriters #WritingPrompts #Shaqueline #SapphicWriters #WritingCommunity #sapphicauthors #WriteSky
What the ever-loving fuck? Did she just say we’re—? 
Everyone was staring at Izzy. How long had Trevor been holding out his hand, waiting for her to shake it? She stole a glance at Julie. Her face was unreadable, but she looked like she’d been hit with a two-by-four.
Ditto, Weirdo.
Mel Waverly - These Words Remain Unsaid, chapter 38
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Mel Waverly @melwaverly.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
#SapphicLineShare **Mask** She does get that a lot. #QueerWriters #WritingPrompts #Shaqueline #SapphicWriters #WritingCommunity #sapphicauthors #LesFic
Shannon caught the briefest flash of annoyance on Jacqueline’s face before it vanished behind her polished mask. If Shannon had blinked, she would’ve missed it.
“No, sorry—this is my cousin Cecilia from Montreal,” she answered before Jacqueline could. 
Jacqueline blinked, then, like a chameleon, changed her expression again. She turned to the man, her brow furrowed. “Je suis désolée. Je ne parle pas très bien anglais. Qu’est-ce que vous avez dit?” To Shannon’s ear, the French accent sounded flawless.
“Oh. Excusez-moi,” he said with a thick accent. He turned to Shannon as the official translator. “She looks remarkably like the singer Jacqueline Lamont.”
“Oui, merci. Bonne journée. Je n’ai pas envi de vous parler, celui-là. Que la foule est fatigante se soir!” Jacqueline added, biting back a laugh.
Shannon’s eyebrows rose. “She gets that a lot.”
Mel Waverly - Wishing You Knew, chapter 15
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Kara Moon 🏴‍☠️💜⚓️ @karamoonauthor.com · 02/10/2026
#LesFicFri "glance" from A Prayer for the Pirate Queen 🏴‍☠️ 💜 ⚓️ currently in third draft revisions
"And once you were all estranged from the Navy, their choices opened up again. I'm sure if any of them wanted to desert you after your turn to piracy, they would have abandoned the Paxos at the next port. But how many people have left your service since that day?"

Finally, that hard tick in her jaw eased off, and there was the hint of caving in for a moment in her downwards glance. "None."
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Marine St. Jean @marinestjean.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
#Lesficfri *glance* Calm down, girl. #sapphic #lesfic
One night and she already wanted to tell everyone everything. Every half-voiced thought. Every stolen glance. Every gloriously filthy dream. Andi bit her tongue.
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Kara Moon 🏴‍☠️💜⚓️ @karamoonauthor.com · 02/10/2026
Smooth, Geni 🙄 "mask" #sapphiclineshare from A Prayer for the Pirate Queen 🏴‍☠️ 💜 ⚓️ currently in third draft revisions
"Well, shall we?" Kallista gestured in the direction of the hatch leading to the galley.

"Oh. I'm actually scheduled for the second dinner service." Geni's polite smile covered her true feelings, and just as she saw Kallista about to speak, she quipped, "I suppose as captain you could have Madelia make an exception for me this once, but then again, we wouldn't want to go around breaking the rules for me, would we?"

Geni cringed inwardly as soon as the words were out of her mouth, with all their layers of meaning. A crestfallen crease marred Kallista's brow for a moment, and then was replaced by the same mask of politeness Geni had been wearing herself. "Quite right, my good Doctor. I've had a very pleasant day with you. Good evening."
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Elena V Barden @elenavbarden.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
#sapphiclineshare #lesfic #wlw #sapphic This one meanders on borderline humor, but had fun writing the two trade verbal insults. Thanks to @catarinreads.bsky.social for providing the chance to share this.
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Elena V Barden @elenavbarden.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
#lesficfri #lesfic #sapphic Well, this one was difficult. It's like collecting ice from an Eskimo. Too much choice to pick from. But here is one from The Golden Gladiatrix.
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Kara Moon 🏴‍☠️💜⚓️ @karamoonauthor.com · 29/09/2026
Some thoughts from my mainstream persona (stuff I've been vagueposting about here and there over the last month)
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Why did this knock me so hard?
Critique is a vital part of the writing process, especially for any writing which is going to meet an audience one day. I have gotten used to receiving critique over the years, learning to separate…
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Mariana Z @mariana057.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I have an extreme phobia of German sausages. I truly fear the wurst.
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Rebekah Jones @georebekah.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
If you hit a dog, it's animal abuse. If you hit your spouse, it's spousal abuse. If you hit an old person, it's elder abuse. If you hit your child, it's just called parenting. That needs to end Children are not property and have the right not to be beaten.
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Mariana Z @mariana057.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Man: Waiter, this soup is cold Waiter: It’s Gaspacho Man: Gaspacho, this soup is cold…
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Aliette de Bodard @aliettedebodard.com · 24/09/2026
Aaaaaaaaahhhh yesss
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Niall Harbison @niallharbison.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
When I found her like this she could no longer move. She had 1000s of fleas on her and her life was about to end. Just look at her now. She has everything a dog could ever want! Beautiful little Skye
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Geonn Cannon @geonncannon.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
People who missed this last night! MISS ATOMIC 1962 is now officially available in paperback. And people in the US, when the author copies arrive, I'll offer signed copies of this and pretty much all my books if anyone's interested! 😁
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Orcspiration @orcspiration.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
HANG UP YOUR DAGGER, TODAY YOU WILL BATTLE LOW SELF-ESTEEM. AND YOU WILL WIN.
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Autumn Wolff | Lesbian Romance Author @autumnwolff.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Good news, everyone! My amazing wife @cloverpatchmouse.bsky.social has finished the first official art print in my shop. Girl for a Week fans, eat your heart out. Sage and Bella are here! Prints are available in my shop, and they ship next day: ko-fi.com/s/f7386f60cf
Two girls holding hands in front of a pink autumn background
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pmamtraveller.bsky.social @pmamtraveller.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
‘Queen Of the Night’ by Marjorie Miller 1931
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Aliette de Bodard @aliettedebodard.com · 16/09/2026
K1 wrote his first email! I found it hilarious that he knows to sign "best, k1" but almost forgot the subject line.
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Geonn Cannon @geonncannon.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
It's me! Talking about my story in the Warren Zevon anthology, which I'm still really proud of. I kind of miss Zella, and I hope she's doing better. 😁
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KJ @redhawkkj.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
#LesFicFri T's wondering if Maddy had *regrets* about the night before. Women's Fiction w/sapphic romance series #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #lesfic #sapphic
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KJ @redhawkkj.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
#SapphicLineShare For this *evening* snippet, if you don't know anything about bathing muddy/sandy horses, most of the muck just transfers to you. Western w/sapphic romance series #LesFicFri #QueerWriters #LineShare #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #lesfic #sapphic
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KJ @redhawkkj.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
#SapphicLineShare When an *evening* of joy evaporates under a hurtful memory. Women's Fiction w/sapphic romance series #LesFicFri #QueerWriters #LineShare #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #lesfic #sapphic
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Steve "Of course not. You're a boy." Turnbull @taupress.com · 11/09/2026
#LesFicFri "REGRET" Context: Eftena (Effie) never speaks. From THE DRAGON OF WATER by Steve Turnbull, Book 3 of THE DRAGONS OF THE WOUNDED LAND #sapphic #lesFic #writingCommunity #wlw #writing #reading
#LesFicFri "REGRET"

Eftena raised an eyebrow.

“Why are you being awkward?”

The anger emanating from the goddess did not require the ability to perceive magic to be a very physical force.

“But—”

Eftena stamped her foot. Pointed at herself and then the building.

“Mistress, we are being observed. Internal dissent does not aid our bargaining position.”

“Not everything is a trade, Yelantera!”

Miralees regretted shouting the moment the words were out of her mouth.

Never argue in front of the audience.

She sighed. “Very well, Effie, but I am not happy about it.”

She turned to Copper. “Take Stupid up on top of the building. We’re going inside for a while. Wait for us and be ready to come if we call.”

From THE DRAGON OF WATER by Steve Turnbull, Book 3 of THE DRAGONS OF THE WOUNDED LAND
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Mel Waverly @melwaverly.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
#lesficfri ***REGRET*** Beverly usually doesn't flirt like a cactus, but Clara's different. #QueerWriters #WritingPrompts #FLBC #SapphicWriters #WritingCommunity #sapphicauthors #WriteSky #LesFic
Not that spending time with Clara was unpleasant. She had looked for excuses to spend time with her, but every time she did, Clara left her unnerved. Beverly knew the longer they spent together, the more likely she was to say something regrettable. That’s just how she was around Clara; her mouth moved before her brain could catch up.
Perhaps Lucy and Cèilidh were right about how she behaved around Clara. Then again, everyone else in the book club seemed to have seen right through her, so why hadn’t Clara?
Beverly had spent weeks making a fool of herself flirting with Clara—or trying to.
And that was another thing. Why was flirting with Clara like deciphering hieroglyphics? With any other women, it was simple. A wink and a smile usually got the message across. With Clara, Beverly either stared like an idiot or avoided eye contact entirely.
Mel Waverly - The First Lesbian Book Club, chapter 28
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Marine St. Jean @marinestjean.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
#WIPSnips *teeth* Every woman has a story. #sapphic #lesfic
  Waiting again, she sat on the curb. Three trucks pulled up and paid while the webpage loaded. The fourth truck came with an invitation to suck the driver’s cock. Phaedra snapped her teeth and the man grinned, but he didn’t press it.
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Marine St. Jean @marinestjean.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
#WIPSnips *exhaust* Vroom vroom #sapphic #lesfic
Ripley growled. Her id in machine form, an explosion of impotent rage that moved steel pistons, the drive chain carrying her away, leaving nothing but hot exhaust and too many decibels. You couldn’t hurt her if she wasn’t there.
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Marine St. Jean @marinestjean.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
#LesFicFri *regret* Straight facts from Irene. #sapphic #lesfic
Irene stared for a few more seconds before shifting to sit up straighter. “That’s not how it works.” She pointed to her husband of twenty years. “This one is my third. I was in love with the first one. And the second. They took everything I had.” Irene’s voice carried the same tone as your favourite gym teacher assigned to sex ed – straight facts laced with the regret of learning through experience. “Youth. Looks. Faith in humanity.” Irene lifted her glass to that last one. “This one at least gave me something back.”
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Kara Moon 🏴‍☠️💜⚓️ @karamoonauthor.com · 11/09/2026
#sapphiclineshare "evening" from The First Mate and the Dryad's Daughter 🦜 💚 🌴 currently first drafting
There were so many other things Daphne wanted to say to her, bad, but also the good. Like how embarrassing it had been that her mother had woken up and ridden one of the Oldest Ones to battle. That poor tree, what would she do now? Wander the grove wordless until her roots tethered her again? How long would that take? Really, it hadn't been necessary. Cerelia had told her off plenty of times as a child when she climbed the thick, trusting boughs of the Oldest Ones. Never did she think she'd see one awoken, least of all to fetch her back. But obviously Daphne meant that much to Cerelia. 

Thinking on that too long would ruin the evening.
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Steve "Of course not. You're a boy." Turnbull @taupress.com · 10/09/2026
Hit me with the first line of your novel, published/finished or not. >> Maylees rolled off Khu and laughed. (This is the WIP, which is a sequel.) #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #WriteSky #sapphic #3dRender #noAI #humanMade
We are close-up on two women, the one on the left with wet-looking long hair has her hand cupped around the neck of the other and is kissing her on the nose.

The woman on the right has her long hair in a high ponytail and is holding the other woman by the forearm as she is being kissed.

Both have their eyes closed.
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Jae 🏳️‍🌈 @jaeauthor.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
This week’s Sapphic Book Bingo category features sapphic books with an autistic main character. Check out the 15 recommended books on my website: jae-fiction.com/sapphic-book...
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Sapphic books with autistic characters - Jae
Check out these sapphic books with autistic characters
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Elena V Barden @elenavbarden.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
#sapphicLineShare #sapphic #lesfic #wlw Its Friday and time to spam with my some sapphic tidbits to calm the weekend thirst for gay. Apology in advance, this is a heavily unedited work.
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Elena V Barden @elenavbarden.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Hello Friday sapphics, For this weeks #lesficfri, I have one from my manuscript. Topic - Regret Story - Two Lies and the Truth Between Them
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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
It wasn't his own puppy, but he protected it as if it were. The rain was pouring down, and this dog didn't move. He stayed put, covering the little kitten with his own body. Original post
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Mel Waverly @melwaverly.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
#lesficfri ***FREE*** Julie's a little slow on the up take. Thankfully, Jenn's there to gently point out the obvious for her. #QueerWriters #WritingPrompts #ATWRU #SapphicWriters #WritingCommunity #sapphicauthors #WriteSky #LesFic
“I always assumed you were bi. Why do you think I was hitting on you?”
“This is news to me.”
“Which part?”
 “Um, all of it,” Julie said, her voice edged with hesitation and confusion.
“Babe, I literally asked you out. We were, like, making out, going on dates—your words, not mine—dinners and movies, and our sleepovers may not have ended with sex, but it’s not like you were sleeping on my couch either. If that’s not dating, what was it?”
“Free drinks from pervy bartenders with a girl-on-girl fetish?” Julie deflected.
Jenn clutched her heart in faux offence. “I’m totally aggrieved you don’t think of me as your ex-lover.”
Mel Waverly - These Words Remain Unsaid, Chapter 12
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Barrows @barrows.itch.io · 04/09/2026
#lesficfri
"I miss it, Sahira. More than freedom, more than life itself."
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Marine St. Jean @marinestjean.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
#Lesficfri *free* No-one disapproved. #sapphic #lesfic
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J.E. Leak | Author @jeleakauthor.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Happy #LesFicFri 🏳️‍🌈 Theme: Free Kathryn knew she was in trouble when she fell for her assignment. How far would she go to keep her safe? Quote from 𝘐𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘩𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘸 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘢𝘴𝘵 (Shadow Series Book 1). books2read.com/itsotp #BookSky 🌈📚💜 HistoricalFiction | LGBTQ | WW2
This is a book quote graphic for In the Shadow of the Past (Shadow Series Book 1) by J.E. Leak. The text reads: She wasn't a spy, or a war criminal, or someone to be on guard against at all times. She was an innocent drawn into the ugly world of intrigue by tragedy. One more reason to set her free.
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Ocean @oceanwrites.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Happy Fri #lesficfri Friends! 🤗 Today's theme is ****FREE**** Who is writing about someone feeling FREE from something these days? 🆓⛓️‍💥🕊️
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Trish Walker (Rachael Taylor) Says You're Free
ALT: Trish Walker (Rachael Taylor) Says You're Free
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Kara Moon 🏴‍☠️💜⚓️ @karamoonauthor.com · 04/09/2026
#LesFicFri "free" from A Prayer for the Pirate Queen 🏴‍☠️ 💜 ⚓️ currently in third draft revisions
She stopped at the door, hand on the frame, and looked over her shoulder. "And actually, Captain? The rest of the crew might have gone free, if things were different. But I'm sure the people you freed on Erapetra would feel differently. And if you'd never helped them, then you would have never have been in the right place and the right time to help me. So I for one am grateful you did what you did."

Kallista nodded more solemnly at that than Geni had expected. Geni hurriedly shut the door, scared she'd outstayed her welcome, and played the wrong notes with those last flirtations.
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Steve "Of course not. You're a boy." Turnbull @taupress.com · 04/09/2026
#LesFicFri "FREEDOM" From THE SHAPE OF VERONICA by Stephanie Bull (a pen-name of Steve Turnbull), from Book 1 of VERONICA'S LIFE #sapphic #lesFic #writingCommunity #wlw #writing #reading #biFic #3dRender #noAI #madeWithDaz #3dArt #CGI #art #humanMade
We're in some part of a building with Victorian wall paper and dark-stained wood.

A man, perhaps in his 60s, balding and dressed very precisely, stands with his back to a door. He's tall and looks like he'd have to stoop to get through the doors.

A young woman in a peach dress leans against him, her head against his chest, her head down and eyes almost closed. She might be crying.

The man has hands on her shoulders as if he's comforting her, there is a gentle smile on his face.

A scene from "The Shape of Veronica".“I have spent many years serving this household, miss. I have heard and seen many things. Some I would have preferred not to. I take my duties seriously and do not betray the trust I have been given even though it may pain me.”

“When I am married your duty will be to me?”

“My duty has always been to you, miss.”

“Even though I am what I am?”

He smiled a sad and gentle smile. “You may be a hunchback, miss, but I am—as you pointed out—very tall. Excessively tall. Before my tenth birthday I exceeded the height of my father. I am as unnatural as you are. I am a giant.”

Veronica had something in her heart that wanted to break free. Yet there were no words that would let it go. Instead she took five paces forward and threw her arms around the butler.

Her heart pounded and felt as if it would explode. She cried again and sobbed into his chest though she was not sure whether she was crying for herself or for Emlyn Jones.

From THE SHAPE OF VERONICA by Stephanie Bull (a pen-name of Steve Turnbull), from Book 1 of VERONICA'S LIFE
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Cathy Pegau 📚🌈🥊 - I should be writing! @cathypegau.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
#SapphicSeptember Book Blitz Day 4! One of my favorite scenes in A Murderous Business is Margot driving her car for the first time. In A Deadly Entanglement, she drives occasionally, but prefers Bascom behind the wheel. tinyurl.com/ADeadlyEntan... #Booksky #LesFicFri #historical #crime #queer #wlw
“You’re not driving, Margot?” Rett asked, gently nudging CeeCee and winking. 
A few months before, Rett had been Margot’s passenger in the car while they navigated the streets of Yonkers, the first time Margot had driven solo since reaching adulthood. Exhilarating might be the tactful word for their drive in the Cadillac that day. 
Margot glanced over the seat. “Bascom prefers not to give me too much freedom with his automobile.” She gave the driver a teasing smile; the car was Margot’s according to the paperwork. “I also prefer not to have him judge my driving from the passenger seat.”
“It saves my need for a soothing drink afterward, miss,” he quipped.
Background is an empty road through a landscape of low hills.
Cover of A Deadly Entanglement
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