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Halley D. Roache @halleydroache.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Same 😂 Two guys stopped replying after 'hey, did you know that ducks sleep with one eye open?' but the third valiantly stayed until 'hey, did you know that the hooded pitohui is the world's most poisonous bird? It actually has neurotoxin in its feathers 🥰'

The hooded pitohui, looking like a perturbed crow wearing a feathered orange vest. Its eyes are red and its feathers stick up like gelled hair :D

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Halley D. Roache @halleydroache.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

If that's the case I'll admit that I'm currently wearing these 😏

Fluffy rainbow-colored unicorn slippers, looking very serene :D

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Halley D. Roache @halleydroache.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Reposting this without the typo because I'm still thinking about it 💜

'Someone could call themselves a hero and still walk around killing dozens. Someone else could be labeled a villain for trying to stop them. Plenty of humans were monstrous, and plenty of monsters knew how to play at being human.' - from Vicious by V.E. Schwab

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Halley D. Roache @halleydroache.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

oo, I didn't know that new tracks were out! But I just listened to Evergreen Misery - LOVED the lyrics. When I initially heard them I thought they were about a user in a romantic relationship, but then I read that they're actually about story vamps so now I connect with them even more 😅

“The lyrics are a reflection of some energy vampires I’ve had in my life. People I let into my life who tried to borrow elements of my story as their own, knowing they didn’t experience the pain my art stems from. There’s a dark humor in that for me, this idea of ‘take what you want from me, my misery is bottomless’ — which is a bit dramatic, but that’s how it felt.”

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Halley D. Roache @halleydroache.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Alas I did not 😂 But I did learn from another fossil hunter there that Nova Scotia used to be attached to Morocco and I’ve never been able to stop thinking of that 👀

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Halley D. Roache @halleydroache.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Yeah I get that - I visited the most haunted lighthouse in Canada once and I also got no vibes 🫤 (BUT surprisingly there was a nude beach very close to it, so it's possible that I was just distracted 😅)

The Gibraltar Point Lighthouse in Toronto, Canada - a stone lighthouse with a red door, red galley deck & red-trimmed cupola, supposedly haunted by the first keeper, John Paul Radelmüller. Radelmüller is believed to have been murdered in 1815 after a dispute about bootlegged beer.

The Gibraltar Point Lighthouse in Toronto, standing amidst golden trees at the height of autumn :) The lighthouse is made of stone and has a red door, red galley deck & red-trimmed cupola. Legend has it that it's haunted by the first keeper, John Paul Radelmüller, who is believed to have been murdered in 1815 after a dispute about bootlegged beer.

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Halley D. Roache @halleydroache.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Here for you whenever you get back 💜💜 (Also here's some floof to take with you. This phantom squirrel keeps getting spotted in my area 💕)

An entirely white (super cute!) squirrel. Pic by Suzanne Rent

An entirely white (super cute!) squirrel, holding its wee paws to its chest. Its tail is very floofy. Pic by Suzanne Rent

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Halley D. Roache @halleydroache.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

YES this is exactly how I feel too! What plot structure are you using? I found this one on Karen Woodward's site and I really love it; it was a total game-changer for me 💛

Four Acts In Point Form:

Act One (first 25%)
- The inciting incident occurs (/the hook).
- Establish the (initial) stakes.
- The lock in: something happens to up the stakes just before we break into Act Two.

Act Two (25% to 49%)
- The hero comes up with a plan, a way to solve the problem or a way to approach the problem. If this is a murder mystery, it is a way to find out who is the murderer.
- Put the plan into action.
- The plan fails. Everything the hero and his companions thought they knew was wrong. Back to square one.

Act Three (50% to 74%)
- The hero and his/her companions tries to recover from the calamitous events of Act Two. They try to come up with a new approach.
- Everything keeps getting worse for the hero and his companions. The opposing force increases.
- The stakes are raised.
- By the end of Act Three it seems as though the hero has lost.

Act Four (75% on)
- New plan
- Solve the problem.
- Attain the goal.
- By the end of Act Four equilibrium is restored and we're back to the Ordinary World of Act One, ready for another adventure.

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Halley D. Roache @halleydroache.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

Alas, I only buy lip stuff from this company and the closest color they had was vampiric purple 😂

Dark purple lipstick (that looks like something a vampire would wear :D)

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Halley D. Roache @halleydroache.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

I get this but 'Patron Saint of Creeps' made me giggle 😂 Whenever a guy gets mad at me for politely saying no I think of these witch candles, so the burning reference seems very fitting 😅

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Halley D. Roache @halleydroache.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

And we’ve found a terrifying seagull-shaped ghost 😌 (4/4)

A terrifying seagull-shaped ghost, giving you a dead-eyed stare 👀

The terrifying seagull-shaped ghost from another angle 👀

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Halley D. Roache @halleydroache.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Hey #writesky let’s take a little walk to a haunted beach together 🥰 First we walk through this marsh… (1/4)

A boardwalk zigzagging through a marsh at sunset. In the distance are rolling hills covered in pine trees. (Don't fall into the marsh, Smeagol isn't here to pull you out 😅)

We're still walking, and to the right is a small forest on an island. An old fellow once told me that the island is home to some Swamp Soggers (octopus-like creatures with human heads) but you shouldn't believe him because everyone knows that the Swamp Soggers actually live in the water 🐙

Now we've left the boardwalk and we're heading up a little sandy path that cuts between some pines 💕

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Halley D. Roache @halleydroache.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Things are getting very spooky & cozy on this server 🎃 Everyone is welcome if you want to pop in - we chat about books, folklore, writing and all-things Halloween 🥰 #booksky #WritingCommunity

An ad for the Writers & Readers of Ghost & Magic Discord Server. There are three picture in a row:

a woman reading a book while sipping coffee and sitting amongst autumn leaves

a smiling witch with her face half-covered by a cloak’s hood

...and a latte with a ghost made of foam swirling on its surface ☕

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Halley D. Roache @halleydroache.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

I get this, all my WIPs are inspired by character arcs I'm currently undergoing 😅 Also is this the cozy repair shop?? 😍 I have it saved on a Pinterest board and the caption says it's in your area

The exterior of a cozy green clock shop with white trimming :)

The interior of a cozy clock shop. Antique clocks line the shelves and an elderly man with silver hair repairs a grandfather clock atop a wooden counter.

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Halley D. Roache @halleydroache.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

This is the coolest Lego set!! 🥰 My folks surprised me with these guys. I should get a cottage so they have a place to plan their nefarious shenanigans 🧙‍♀️

Pop figurines of the Sanderson Sisters from Hocus Pocus - Sarah, Winifred and Mary - relaxing on a table. Sarah (with her long blond hair) wears a red dress and holds a spider. Winifred (with her red hair in its signature broccoli shape) wears a green dress and shoots green magic from her hands. And Mary (with her black and purple hair in a high up-do) wears an orange blouse and purple skirt while holding a remote and a bowl of cheese puffs.

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Halley D. Roache @halleydroache.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Also in my villainous crease era 😂 I looked for the pretty finished animatic but I couldn't find it. But I did find an embarrassingly-rough first draft of it that I can show you sometime. And these rough concepts sheets - I remember rushing to draw these 2 hours before I pitched 😅

Various expressions of a round-faced woman with long flowing hair. She looks shocked and confused in the first two, and in the third she appears to be concentrating.

A woman with long golden hair, big eyes and pale gold skin. She wears a short white dress - perfect for running :)

A slim, round-faced woman with long flowing hair. She's poised in a fighting crouch and her teeth are clenched.

A very curvy woman with very long flowing hair. She wears a short toga-like dress and Grecian boots.

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Halley D. Roache @halleydroache.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

That's the same with some places in NS. My great grandma had 23 kids so she probably populated half my dad's hometown 😅 There was a picture of one of them floating around Pinterest last year and I saved it to my villain inspiration board without realizing that he's my great uncle 🙈

Vintage black-and-white photo of a dapper dude in a coat and his wife with awesome cheekbones :)

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Halley D. Roache @halleydroache.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

I adore that one 😂💕 This series caught my eye first I see it as the same rock slowly understanding the gravity of a situation, screaming about it and then embracing villainy to cope 👀

A series of 5 rocks with various anthropomorphic 'facial' expressions in a glass display case. The first rock looks like it's contemplating a bad situation, the second looks like it suddenly realizes the bad situation was worse than it thought and the third looks like it's confused about how the situation got so bad in the first place. The fourth rock, which appears to be screaming very loudly, seems unable to handle how bad the situation actually is, and the fifth rock appears to be smiling deviously. It's possible it's embraced villainy to cope.

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Halley D. Roache @halleydroache.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

ikr? I need an episode on cowbirds 🥰

A bronzed cowbird, looking very Gothic & spreading its wings like a vampire. (its eyes are red, its feathers are black, and it looks as if it's wearing a monk's cowl)

A bronzed cowbird, looking very Gothic and sitting in a tree. (its eyes are red, its feathers are black, and it looks as if it's wearing a monk's cowl)

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Halley D. Roache @halleydroache.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Oh wow! A whole congregation of them 😍 Do the locals call them bin chickens there too? I don't have any bird pics of equal majesty on my camera, so please enjoy these pics I found on google of my perpetually-nearly dead mall. (I poke fun at it fondly because I also love mall culture 😅)

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Halley D. Roache @halleydroache.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

I'm glad 😅 Also it's crazy how quickly the word 'arcade' transported me back to the 90s/early 2000s!! I'd tell you about my perpetually-nearly-dead town mall/theatre but I'd rather talk about ibises. I can't remember if I showed you, but once I met the Goth cousin of the one you posted yesterday 🥰

A black-headed ibis, looking very Gothic & plague doctor-esque.

A black-headed ibis with a very long curved beak, looking very Gothic & strutting across the grass.

A black-headed ibis with a very long curved beak, looking very Gothic & pecking at the grass.

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Halley D. Roache @halleydroache.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Of course!!! 💛💛💛 I just got these books with some gift cards so I’m trying to pick what to make first 🥰 You know, after I learn all the basic skills and such 😅

Unicorns, Dragons and More Fantasy Amigurumi by Meteoor Books

(on the cover is a squat crocheted dragon with a green body, yellow belly and orange horns)

Amigurumi Friends by Jade Gauthier-Boutin

(on the cover is a collection of adorable crocheted animals, dinosaurs and mythological creatures)

Sweet Crochet Friends by Khuc Cay

(on the cover are several crocheted animals wearing clothes and a crocheted little girl)

Edward's Menagerie by Kerry Lord

(on the cover are dozens of adorable crocheted dogs)

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Halley D. Roache @halleydroache.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

Ah I should have said 'had' 😅 Alas, I haven't had the time. But the succubaby I got the same year is still thriving 🥰

A cute red-tipped succulent inside a cute owl-shaped pot.

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Halley D. Roache @halleydroache.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

I'm thinking the flying corn but it's so hard to choose 😅 #writingcommunity #writersky

A pumpkin man driving a car made out of a watermelon. The wheels are slices of lime and the headlights are berries. Above the car a bat flaps, and in the backseat sits a witch and a black cat.

A witching steering a flying machine made out of a corn. Mechanical bat wings flap at its sides and a broom sticks out from the back, presumably supplying the magic it needs to fly. In the sky, the moon and Saturn look on in amazement.

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Halley D. Roache @halleydroache.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

I should have said beavers *can* weigh up to 108 lbs. I think an average-sized beaver is more like 65 lbs 😅 Looking this up sent me down a beaver rabbit hole, though. Apparently there was a giant beaver that could weigh up to 300 lbs 👀

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Halley D. Roache @halleydroache.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

‪Hey Canada 🦫❤️ Using this battle beaver by Jessica Bortuski to remind you that tomorrow (April 28th!) is the last day to vote 💪⚔️ #CanadaStrong #Canada

A battle beaver in the midst of a battle cry, riding a battle goose and holding reeds like crossed swords above its head. It wears a bikini top made of maple leaves and in the background is a red oval sitting atop red and white stripes. Atop the oval is a crown, and below the goose's feet 'CANADA' has been written inside a scroll.

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Halley D. Roache @halleydroache.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

…And Part 3 of 3. Just because I couldn’t stop 😅 Kiwicrusher on Reddit had almost the same picks as me, so leaving his fancast here too ~ www.reddit.com/r/Muppets/co... #booksky #writingcommunity

Éowyn - Miss Piggy (wearing a blonde wig)
Éomer – Fozzie Bear
Galadriel- Janice
Arwen – Miss Piggy (wearing a burnette wig)
Sméagol – Animal
The Eagles – Camilla and the Chickens
Biblo – Pops
Théoden – Human Actor
Faramir – Human Actor

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Halley D. Roache @halleydroache.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Part 2 of 3, the Villain Squad (I do realize I kind of cheated by adding the Yip Yips but I’m too lazy to remake this 😂) #booksky #writingcommunity

The Ringwraiths - The Yip Yips
Sauron – Beaker
The Witch King - The Swedish Chef
Grima Wormtongue – Uncle Deadly
Denethor - Statler & Waldolf
Saruman - Sam the Eagle
The Orcs – The Penguins
The Balrog – Sweetums

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Halley D. Roache @halleydroache.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

@atypicaltiff.bsky.social informed me that Jim Henson was considering making a LOTR Muppet movie, so obviously I had to try to figure out who would play who 😅 This is Part 1 of 3 - not sure if any of it is right, though. Aragorn & Gandalf would have been fun as humans too 👀 #writingcommunity

Gandalf – Dr. Teeth
Sam - Bean Bunny
Pippin - Rizzo the Rat
Merry - Gonzo
Aragorn - Kermit
Legolas - Pepe the King Prawn
Gimli – Rowlf the Dog
Frodo – Human Actor
Boromir – Human Actor

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Halley D. Roache @halleydroache.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Until he settles down have some more birb pics. The robins decided they did want the berries and were all cute about it. Then some bandit birds came and took control of the basket 👀

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Halley D. Roache @halleydroache.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

I'll give them hearts next time and see what looks I get 😂 In other exciting wildlife news, Wendell's back. He came through the vent and sat on the ledge for a while, and now he's sitting beside the door like a wee Threshold Guardian 😅

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Halley D. Roache @halleydroache.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

You inspired me to give mine berries and these are the looks I got 😅 (Taken through the window because they don't like company 😶‍🌫️)

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Halley D. Roache @halleydroache.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Happy Book Birthday to @elizmanderson.com!! 🥳 I had the absolute joy of betaing this book & now my little penguin, Pedro, gets to tell you how much we loved it. If you want heartwarming characters, relatable angst, sentient plants & unique ghosts you should totally order it 🥰 #booksky #writersky

Pedro (a cute penguin in an orange scarf) sits on a fence next to a copy of E.M. Anderson's 'The Keeper of Lonely Spirits, which has a cover that features a groundskeeper's cottage atop a gravestone-speckled hill. Above Pedro are a pair of ghosts, and in the background are lush green hills and the sea.

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Halley D. Roache @halleydroache.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

Stoppp, you're going to inspire me to open the mysterious hatch in my writing room that I've never opened 😅

A mysterious (and locked) hatch on a white wall.

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Halley D. Roache @halleydroache.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Ah I definitely get that, my pareidolia is constant. Currently staring at the footboard of my bed and wondering what it's thinking 😅

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Halley D. Roache @halleydroache.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

Thing 10: Obscure folklore! Like today I learned about oomancy, which is essentially divination using eggs. And about Karin Svensdotter, who stood trial in 1656 for potentially having a relationship with the king of the faeries 🧙‍♀️🥚👑🧚‍♂️ #folklore #writingcommunity

Cultures around the world, from Southeast Asia to Latin America, have relied on eggs to unscramble the mysteries of the future. One method, described by Hale as the “Venus glass,” may have its roots in Scotland. The concept is simple: take a glass of warm water, slowly pour in a raw egg white, and watch what shapes form as the proteins denature. Much like tea leaf-reading, or tasseomancy, the resulting shapes offer clues as to whom you might marry or how you might die.

“If you see that the egg whites kind of look like a plow or a horse, your husband might be a farmer,” Muise explains. “Or if it looks like a fortress, your husband might be a soldier, or if it looks like a boat, your husband might be a fisherman.” (from Atlas Obscura)

In 1656, Karin Svensdotter stood trial in the southern Swedish village of Sävsjö on an unusual charge: fornication with supernatural beings. Specifically, the court was investigating the young housemaid’s claims that she had a relationship with the King of the Fairies. (from Atlas Obscura)

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Halley D. Roache @halleydroache.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

Thing 9: Sequels. I really love sequels 🥰 There’s just something so exciting about waiting for a book about characters that you already know and care about. I have a lot of sequels on my TBR this year but the next one I’m reading will probably be this 👇 #writingcommunity #booksky

A girl in a cowboy hat and a slim boy, silhouetted and staring into the trees where red-eyed monsters lurk. The title is 'The Legendary Scarlett & Browne' by Jonathan Stroud.

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Halley D. Roache @halleydroache.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Thing 8: The word 'coddiwomple,' which happens to be my favorite word 🥰 #writingcommunity

Coddiwomple is defined as “to travel in a purposeful manner towards a vague destination.” Basically, it means to keep moving forward even when you're not quite sure where you're going.

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Halley D. Roache @halleydroache.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Thing 7: This owl that was found in a Christmas Wreath 🦉 #writingcommunity

An Eastern Screech Owl perched in a wreath and staring directly at the camera.

An Eastern Screech Owl resting in a wreath. The wreath is decorated with snowflakes and an array of gold and green baubles.

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Halley D. Roache @halleydroache.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

Thing 5: Pasta. One day I will make so much that I accidentally flood the town. I'm sure of it 😅 #booksky #writingcommunity

Strega Nona making pasta in her magical cauldron. The caption (by SketchesbyBoze) says 'planning to get wild after the pandemic and by 'get wild' I mean becoming the village witch who cooks mountains of spaghetti in a cauldron and accidentally floods the town with spaghetti'

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Halley D. Roache @halleydroache.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

Thing 4: Speaking of crochet, I also really love India Rose Crawford's work 🐸 Frog and Toad are truly living their best life 🥰 #booksky #writingcommunity

A crocheted frog and toad, living inside a pumpkin house decorated for Halloween.

A crocheted frog, looking cozy and reading by the fireplace. Pumpkins decorate the mantel.

A crocheted frog, looking cozy in a reading chair and holding a steaming mug of tea. Pumpkins decorate the bookshelf behind him.

A crocheted frog and toad, reading together and snacking on biscuits by candlelight.

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Halley D. Roache @halleydroache.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

Thing 3: This crocheted crow on a crocheted skull 😇 (Designed by Deprecat, I think 💛) #writingcommunity

An adorable crocheted crow on an adorable crocheted skull.

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Halley D. Roache @halleydroache.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

Thing 2: My happy place, the cozy local coffee shop in Mahone Bay. It's called The Barn and they occasionally make haunted lattes 👻 #booksky #writingcommunity

A cozy coffee shop decorated for Christmas. A medieval-looking chandelier hangs from the rafters.

A cozy converted-barn coffee shop with blue trim, covered in snow.

A bright and cozy coffee shop with two floors and a high-rafter ceiling.

A latte with a foam ghost floating on its surface.

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Halley D. Roache @halleydroache.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

I was wearing these Not expensive but definitely prized 😂

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Halley D. Roache @halleydroache.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

Bi-monthly reminder that I have a small-but-cozy Discord group for writers that chats about books, folklore & history. (And cool art, too. Like these cloud creatures by Vorja Sánchez 💛) discord.gg/dnZdu4WV #booksky #writingcommunity

A cloud creature with elongated arms and round eyes, peeking over a colorful autumn forest. The ends of its long fingers curl into swirls.

A cloud creature with elongated arms and round eyes, reaching down from the sky to touch the rolling green hills beneath it.

A cloud creature with elongated arms, round eyes and a long nose, seemingly on all fours and drinking from a river. Surrounding the river are huge hills covered in pine trees.

A hoard of cloud creatures with elongated arms and round eyes peeking over a cliff. The creature in the front reaches towards a woman in a red sweater.

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Halley D. Roache @halleydroache.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

I love the way you social media 💛💛 But every time I think about posting something really meaningful I end up posting a bird instead, so I definitely relate to this 😅

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