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Eolas Pellor @eolaspellor.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

My story "The Newsie and the Orange Girl" is available to read for free on Substack eolaspellor.substack.com/p/the-newsie...

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The story of unwanted children

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Eolas Pellor @eolaspellor.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

#ReaderSky My short story "Stanley" has been published in the anthology Mixed Bag: A Dark Short Story Anthology, from red Raven. When a small time thief is asked to obtain an item for a wealthy collector it seems like easy money. Stanley should have asked a few more questions before taking the job

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

When you want to write, "The AI wants to hurt people," remember that you mean to write, "The AI company profits off of hurting people."

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Eolas Pellor @eolaspellor.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Two of my flash stories have been selected for inclusion in forthcoming Anthologies. “The Trojan” will appear in Act of God: A disaster horror anthology, and “Iris” will appear in the second volume, Force Majeure: A disaster horror anthology. Both volumes issued by Wicked Shadow Press #AuthorSky

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Kara Moon 🏴‍☠️💜⚓️ @karamoonauthor.com · 19/09/2026

Yes I have #pretendpanel , though fewer times than I would have thought given how often I've been on stage. I've read short extracts of prose a couple of times, and taken part in poetry readings. It's not often that I've been in my own stage play, but I have done some voice work for my video games.

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Eolas Pellor @eolaspellor.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Always. Usually after the second draft is done, and before I send it to my alpha readers. #PretendPanel

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Eolas Pellor @eolaspellor.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

#Querying I'm not sure how it happened, but I got a request for a full manuscript.

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Eolas Pellor @eolaspellor.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Let us not lose sight of the facts...

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Eolas Pellor @eolaspellor.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

So the #PitchDis requests are coming out, an event I like to call “Passover” since I apparently suck at pitching (and querying). Best of luck to those who got requests. 🤞 for you all

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PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Thank you for the many years, in not exactly the best of times, COVID etc. Thank you for your leadership, and supporting Canadians when they needed the lift up. Thank you for the enhancements to our social programs. Enjoy your well earned future. Thanks too for the pot. 🤣 🇨🇦

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Artemis Quinn 🏳️‍⚧️🎨📚 undead & thriving 🦇👻😱 @vampireantihero.com · 12/09/2026

#PretendPanel Yep! My husband and I narrate them. I'm also looking to hire more VAs for certain characters.

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Eolas Pellor @eolaspellor.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

No immediate plans, but I'm not opposed to the idea. One of my first published short stories was adapted for a podcast, and I think it worked pretty well. I'll put the pink in the comments, if anyone wants to listen and tell me. #pretendpanel

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Eolas Pellor @eolaspellor.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

There are some authors whose works I cannot manage to read, but I've enjoyed audio versions of their books. I loved listening to Alias Grace, for example. I confess that, as I've gotten older, I find it hard to concentrate on other people's writing now -- I want to work on my own #pretendpanel

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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

You know who was at 9/11? Within an hour of the tower strike, Canadian firefighters were loading up gear to get to New York to help. In this photo: Ottawa crew - Brian Foley, Steve Carmichael, Gordie Thorpe and John Hamilton. You know who didn't show up? Donald Trump.

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Eolas Pellor @eolaspellor.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Another one of my stories, if anyone wants a free read. This one takes you back to the summer of 1963. #ReaderSky #ShortStories eolaspellor.substack.com/p/the…

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Jake_Vig @jakevig.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

"You've done grand, Laddy, with your pointless and wasteful war against Iran! Now start a trade war with Canada!"

Screenshot from The Simpsons with the leprechaun on Ralph Wickham shoulder Ange burn them all

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Eolas Pellor @eolaspellor.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

The Austrian Painter intended to rename Berlin “Germania.”

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Eolas Pellor @eolaspellor.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Billie slid the drawer closed quietly and moved round to the opposite side of the desk. Mr P came in and saw here there. "Billie!" he said. His lips smiled but his eyes didn't. "What are you doing here?" "Mr Dutch told me to wait here, on account of I gotta ask somethin'," Billie answered.

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Eolas Pellor @eolaspellor.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

One of my favourite characters sounds like the actress Judy Holliday (from the movie Born Yesterday). Another one sounds like a cross between Robert Stack and Robert DeNiro. #PretendPanel

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Andi Kennedy: Art & Words @andria-kennedy.com · 04/09/2026

If I'm really in the zone and enjoying the words hitting the page, I hear every tiny detail. To the point I don't always hear what's going on around me. (Like phone calls) 😂 But if I'm struggling, the opposite happens. Even a pen on paper gets intrusive. #PretendPanel

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🫜Prof Emily🫜 @professoremily.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

#pretendpanel Sept 4 Kind of? Not so much with the prose, but with dialogue, yes. Although some scenes & characters are harder to hear. Sometimes it's a struggle & it feels like pulling teeth. And then other times I'll hear a whole scene so well I'm actually acting it out as I write it down 😂

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Eolas Pellor @eolaspellor.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Always. I can hear the characters speaking the dialogue, the time of their voices, their particular vocal tics. #PretendPanel

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Artemis Quinn 🏳️‍⚧️🎨📚 undead & thriving 🦇👻😱 @vampireantihero.com · 04/09/2026

Pssst. It's my birthday today. Please share my work? You can find all my links here: www.conquerthyfear.com/links Upcoming BackerKit here: www.backerkit.com/c/projects/a... And some recent-ish art! (I've been so busy this year I haven't done super much 🥲 reopening comms soon) #WritingCommunity

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Eolas Pellor @eolaspellor.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

I frequently start with no more than a snippet of dialogue, often just one line, and start from there. It’s total pantsing. Give me a line or a dramatic moment and I will write until I know who said it, why, and what it all means. #sustember

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Eolas Pellor @eolaspellor.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

It mostly creeps out of the atmosphere, I find. Lines of dialogue, odd things half seen, the dawning sense that something is amiss, all help create the feeling something is wrong. It’s best when the reader realizes before the character, IMHO. #Sustember

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Eolas Pellor @eolaspellor.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

I'm a retired teacher and former reporter from Canada.One of my unpublished novels is crime/suspense, and I will be revising it soon. Suspense is when something is amiss, and the protagonist is trying to work out the details, often/usually while unknown agents work against him. #Sustember

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Tasha @toshyou.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

NO media 1000s are marching in DC to defend voting rights; 90 orgs signed on, Reuters sent photographers, but local media Bernie Sanders, AOC and Martin Luther King III attended Wa Post buried it A Black-led march is visible in DC only after somebody else reports it Repost the march they buried

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Eolas Pellor @eolaspellor.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

It's fairly important. My protagonist's one sister is a Priestess, and his other sister has committed heresy by teaching him to read and right. Another character falls in love with him and teaches him sign-language which the High Priestess considers the work of the Dark One. #MythAugust

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Eolas Pellor @eolaspellor.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

#AuthorSky My story "The Watchman"has been published in Ocean of the Dead: The Black Abyss by Wicked Shadow Press. Proceeds from the sale are used to care for street animals in Kolkatta, India. Illustrated Paperback: www.lulu.com/shop/chad-an... Minimal ePub: www.lulu.com/shop/chad-an...

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Ocean of the Dead: The Black Abyss

Wicked Shadow Press presents "Ocean of the Dead" in two volumes. The horror stories on high seas in this collection have been handpicked and edited by author Chad Anctil. Ocean of the Dead: The Blac...

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Eolas Pellor @eolaspellor.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Although the Temple is intended to resemble various "established churches" that have existed on Earth, the nature of the beliefs and Goddesses are unique to the planet/species/culture of the world. I studied (and taught) world religions, so I'm familair with what they have in common. #MythAugust

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Eolas Pellor @eolaspellor.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Lots of characters reference the Goddesses and religious belief, but often in a negative way: telling others that they can't do things, or that things aren't allowed because of the Holy Writ, when really they mean that they don't want others to do something. #MythAugust

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Eolas Pellor @eolaspellor.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

At various stages of life, different Goddesses watch over people. As one passes from one stage to the next, the Goddess of the previous stage is thanked, and the amulet invoking the new goddess is formally bestowed. These ceremonies usually take place at the Temple. #MythAugust

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Eolas Pellor @eolaspellor.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Everyone is born into the religion; there's no formal profession of faith or baptism equivalent, though it is normal to take the newborns to the temple for blessing when they are 8 days old. A notorious heretic or atheist is required to undergo purification before being re-admitted. #MythAugust

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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 25/08/2026

Dolly Parton spent 80 years proving you could have big hair, a bigger heart, a brilliant mind and absolutely no patience for anyone who underestimated you. She gave us unforgettable songs, free books for millions of children, and enough wit, rhinestones and kindness to light up Tennessee.

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Eolas Pellor @eolaspellor.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

The Feast of Nidzi is the most important feast of the year. It coincides with the harvest and celebrates the bounty of Nidzi (Mother Earth). The main celebration is on the first day of the feast, although it lasts for 4 nights in total. #MythAugust

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Eolas Pellor @eolaspellor.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

#ReaderSky #ShortStories #AuthorSky A story I’ve been trying to get published for some time just came out in Close to the Bone Magazine. “Every Star Goes Out” recounts a moment between Brody and Charlene, two of my favourite characters. Free to read: www.close2thebone.co.uk/wp/every-sta...

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C Alexandra @nerdcactus.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

24. In the Salbyssan, curses involve something similar to Ancient Roman magic. They carve their curses into various objects based on the god or gods they're petitioning for aid. The more valuable to substance, the more powerful the curse. For Neira-- 1/? #MythAugust #writingcommunity #writesky

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Rob MacWolf, Werewolf Hitchhiker @robmacwolf.thevoice.dog · 24/08/2026

Songs and recitations, especially in liminal spaces, for Setirov. He's most frequently entreated for guidance for the recently deceased, followed by prayers for better weather. #MythAugust

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A L N A perera @alnaperera.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

#MythAugust 24 Amulets are fairly common. Prayers and chants exist, but you aren't likely to hear them unless someone's more than mildly terrified of something or you are in a temple (which most people don't go to regularly). Curse rituals absolutely exist (asking for bad luck and such), but 1/2

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AnethAraLethallin @anetharalethallin.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

#MythAugust 24 It sounds simple but honestly it's just prayers well sort of, the gods work transactionally so if people want something from a god be it blessing, curse or whatever, they need to either offer something or be told what the god wants in exchange

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Eolas Pellor @eolaspellor.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

The usual things are prayer -- sometimes private, sometimes corporate -- and bringing gifts to the temple to sacrifice by having them burned on the altar. Incense and woods that smell good when burned are the usual sacrifices. Privately people offer libations before major events. #MythAugust

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Eolas Pellor @eolaspellor.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

The Holy Writ is extensive, and details creation, the War between Darzi-Ekh and the othger Goddesses and the Dark One. Other sections detail the laws handed down by the Priestesses of the past, and the teachings of the Prophetesses. For thousands of years the Holy Writ guided everyone. #MythAugust

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Eolas Pellor @eolaspellor.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Temples are the principal place of worship. They are large buildings, with stained glass windows, and a lens set into the wall, facing the Darzi-Ekh, to allow the rays to be focussed on the sacrifices on the altar. Every eighth day is for worship, and there are several feast days. #MythAugust

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Carceral Abolition @carceralabolition.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Another 5-year-old boy named Liam detained by ICE on the way to soccer game, family says Liam Tadeo and his father are being held inside a notorious family detention center in rural Texas where Liam Conejo Ramos was held earlier this year www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...

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Another 5-year-old boy named Liam detained by ICE, family says

Liam Tadeo and his father are being held inside a notorious family detention center in rural Texas where Liam Conejo Ramos was held earlier this year

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PJC Cahill @pjccahill.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Each of the three deities views the other two as the source of the apocalypse. The 'end of the world' is the deity being defeated and their worshipers being lost forever. This is part of why the three get locked in such a vicious 3way war, and everything else kinda collapses around them. #MythAugust

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🌱🫜 Charlie (Chelizabeth) Delta 🦊🪻 @charliedeltawrites.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

They believe the end to be inevitable, so they are simply enjoying themselves while it lasts. No one else alive knows any of this. Yet. Whether the gods are right and it cannot be prevented, or if they are wrong, remains to be seen. This questions lurks behind nearly everything that occurs.

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🌱🫜 Charlie (Chelizabeth) Delta 🦊🪻 @charliedeltawrites.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

#MythAugust 21 Regular people have no reason to believe that the world will ever end. The Stream is eternal, and thus life is eternal. But the gods know that The End of All Things is coming. They know exactly how the world ends, and why. And they are not blameless in it. 🧵

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