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F. T. Berner

@ftberner.bsky.social

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I live in Italy, but I dream of other worlds below these sunny landscapes, so I write speculative fiction.

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F. T. Berner @ftberner.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

The sky above Rome

A view of Rome from a hilltop. To the right, you can see St. Peter's dome, and to the left, the city, sprawling endlessly. There are mountains in the distance, the same blue as the sky (they are snow-capped, but you can't see the snow in this picture). On top of the hill, in front of the camera, there is a low wall/long bench, graffitied in big block letters.

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F. T. Berner @ftberner.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

First snow of the year ❄️❄️❄️

A copse of fir trees under a generous sprinkle of snow. A house peeks from behind them. On the bottom of the picture, a car ruins the magical atmosphere a bit.

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F. T. Berner @ftberner.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

Happy publication day to meeeee... My new story is now available for subscribers on the Diabolical Plots Patreon. Go subscribe, maybe? www.patreon.com/diabolicalpl...

A screenshot, reading:
Diabolical Plots #127: Lisa Brideau, F.T. Berner
5 hours ago
"The Glorious Pursuit of Nominal" by Lisa Brideau
"The Effects and Efficiency of Birdsong: A Meta-Analysis" by F.T. Berner

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F. T. Berner @ftberner.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

Nothing else to add!

A poster in a shop window. It shows mixed pasta formats and it reads: Keep calm and buy pasta.

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F. T. Berner @ftberner.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

A Venetian lord...

A cat is perched over a stone well in a courtyard. Flowers bloom over a wall in the background. The cat doesn't move even though tourists stream by. He know he is the lord here, and nothing and no one shall disturb him.

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F. T. Berner @ftberner.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

In a Venice state of mind...

A canal in Venice, with its houses reflected on the water. The sky is bluer in reflection than it is high up above.

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F. T. Berner @ftberner.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

Happy birthday to our Italian Republic! #Italy

The Frecce Tricolori, the acrobatic demonstration team of the Italian Air Force, flying over Rome today. Picture by ANSA. More here: https://www.ansa.it/sito/photogallery/primopiano/2025/06/02/lo-spettacolo-delle-frecce-tricolori-in-volo-su-roma_f2b4915e-85cb-4e83-9378-f4d44bf1f0da.html

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F. T. Berner @ftberner.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

Providential. That's hopeful. I like it. Happy new year, everyone!

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F. T. Berner @ftberner.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

#SomethingBeautiful Notre-Dame de Paris, restored to its original majesty

The nave of Notre-Dame, way more luminous than I recalled

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F. T. Berner @ftberner.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

It's here, it's here! @wiswell.bsky.social

A stack of three books, featuring Someone You Can Build a Nest In by John Wiswell. (The other two books are The Long List Anthology Vol. 8 and She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan.)

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F. T. Berner @ftberner.bsky.social · 08/11/2024

#SomethingBeautiful a balustrade on Lake Como

Behind a bush of red flowers, a white marble balustrade looks over the blues and greens of Lake Como

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F. T. Berner @ftberner.bsky.social · 07/11/2024

It's not my place to comment on anything of what is happening. I'll just leave here #SomethingBeautiful for anyone that needs it: Mariposas (Butterflies), by artist Manolo Valdés, by the shore in Venice.

An explosion of butterflies with mirror wings that reflect the blue sky

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F. T. Berner @ftberner.bsky.social · 06/11/2024

#SomethingBeautiful a castle in the Alps

A medieval castle with turrets and crenellations

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F. T. Berner @ftberner.bsky.social · 03/11/2024

Apparently, this is the cover it's sold with around here. Is it even the same book? (Can't wait to read it, btw!)

Bucolic cover for Someone you can build a nest in by John Wiswell

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F. T. Berner @ftberner.bsky.social · 01/11/2024

#Rome

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F. T. Berner @ftberner.bsky.social · 29/09/2024

#bookshop

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