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Esmay Rosalyne @esmayrosalyne.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

REVIEW: Cello's Gate by @mauriceafrich.bsky.social 💙 "It’s epic yet intimate, dark yet light-hearted, playful yet emotional, and it’s got a fun factor that just soars higher than the sky." Also, SKYPIRATES!! 🤩 @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social www.grimdarkmagazine.com/review-cello...

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REVIEW: Cello's Gate by Maurice Africh

Cello's Gate is epic yet intimate, dark yet light-hearted, playful yet emotional, and it’s got a fun factor that just soars higher than the sky.

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Aaron Sher @aaronsher.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

This is a really good book. You should read it! It's Firefly plus Indiana Jones and then some.

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Maurice Africh @mauriceafrich.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

I am officially a published author 😳

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Esmay Rosalyne @esmayrosalyne.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

That feeling when you are absolutely LOVING both of your current reads 😍 Cello's Gate @mauriceafrich.bsky.social - a fun sci-fantasy with skypirates and Indiana Jones vibes 🏴‍☠️ The Raven Scholar - a political murder mystery with a competition for the crown Needless to say, ADD THESE TO YOUR TBR!

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Maurice Africh @mauriceafrich.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

My childhood favorite thingggs! What are yours?

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Maurice Africh @mauriceafrich.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

On the hunt for ARC readers for my debut epic future fantasy novel, Cello's Gate. It's like Firefly meets Indiana Jones with a heavy dose of Final Fantasy! Hit me up if you want more details.

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Maurice Africh @mauriceafrich.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

What if we're simply not around long enough for the time traveler who's supposed to save us to be born? What if we've spent all this time waiting ... and no one shows up?

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Maurice Africh @mauriceafrich.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Maybe it doesn't need to be said, but I'm gonna say it. I'm not a racist, misogynist, anti-LGBTQ+ bigot on the wrong side of history. I will never support one. And I'll never bend the knee for the sake of mental peace. Stay weird, nerds. It's time to insulate. Support and promote each other.

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Maurice Africh @mauriceafrich.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

I want to start using 🤮 more often in everyday texts. Maybe to replace 😭 idk. I feel i've progressed from crying to straight up vomiting.

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Maurice Africh @mauriceafrich.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

Listen, paperbacks are superior. Specifically, 8x5 or 8.5x5.5. Cream paper. Large, clean margins. 1.5 line spacing. Big and floppy, but you can still fit them inside the front pocket of khaki cargo shorts. You're welcome to argue with me, but I won't be changing my mind.

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Maurice Africh @mauriceafrich.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

Happy insanity week, everyone. If there were ever a week to take off of social media, this might be it. Let the shitstorm begin...

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Maurice Africh @mauriceafrich.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

TikTok is gone. Oh, wait—nevermind. The best storytellers know that if you want to create a hero moment, you have to build tension. No tension; no one cares.

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Maurice Africh @mauriceafrich.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

My brother-in-law is getting brain surgery today to remove a tumor from his frontal lobe. Please send all the good vibes you can muster. And if you want to support his GoFundMe, I'd super appreciate it. gofund.me/d8da9fdb

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Maurice Africh @mauriceafrich.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

Author friends: how do you approach ARCs? Do you use the sites? Hit up DMs? Post about in stories and come what may?

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Maurice Africh @mauriceafrich.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

"Your attachment to how you think it needs to look is preventing it from being anything at all." - @kennovate on tiktok

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Maurice Africh @mauriceafrich.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

Half my life is just searching for stray hairs that are stuck to my shirt and tickling me a little bit

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Maurice Africh @mauriceafrich.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

There's a new sheriff in town, and his name is Indecision. Ain't shit gettin' done round 'ere.

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Maurice Africh @mauriceafrich.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

So, is that really Bo Burnham on tiktok? Or nah? Cause it feels like Bo Burnham

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Maurice Africh @mauriceafrich.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

Working out with the heater on is so weird. It's too hot inside, too cold outside. Where am I supposed to go?

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Maurice Africh @mauriceafrich.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

I never thought I'd be this person. I didn't choose it. It just sort of happened to me. But it's true, and I'm tired of hiding it. I love chihuahuas.

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Maurice Africh @mauriceafrich.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

The trick with steak is that you gotta let it rest. That's also the trick with most things.

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Maurice Africh @mauriceafrich.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

Update: spent the last few hours cleaning. it might be chipmunk droppings. We have a bunch that live near our house.

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Maurice Africh @mauriceafrich.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

Found mouse droppings in our pantry. And a hole chewed into the dog food bag. Anybody know any humane ways to get rid of these little critters?

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Maurice Africh @mauriceafrich.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

Saturday mornings are for coffee, cartoons, and little bitty bundt cakes filled with cream.

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Maurice Africh @mauriceafrich.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

It's basically Firefly meets Indiana Jones meets Final Fantasy

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Maurice Africh @mauriceafrich.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

6 years, 100+ rejected query letters, 12 drafts, 5 beta readers, 2 editors, and a metric ton of blood, sweat, and very real tears later, I have this beautiful little book. Release Date: March 25th, 2025 (Pre-Order Now!) Cover Illustration: Felix Ortiz (@ortizfreelance)

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Maurice Africh @mauriceafrich.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

2 inches of ice? What a time to not own ice skates

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Maurice Africh @mauriceafrich.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

You are gifted a limited amount of fucks every day. Give them wisely

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Maurice Africh @mauriceafrich.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

Wow, it's been a productive first day! My tbr is even more neverending. Hello, all my new nerdy new friends!

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Maurice Africh @mauriceafrich.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

Little worse than squatting in the cold and too-early-dark to fill up every tire on your car because the frigid weather leeched it out while you were in therapy

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Matthew Nation, Author @matthewnation.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

For real though lol 😆

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Maurice Africh @mauriceafrich.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

Looking for book recs, but with some stips: 1. Fantasy, Future Fantasy, or Science Fantasy 2. Published in 2023 or 2024 3. Please list the name of the book, author, and the reason why you like it! Bonus if it's funny, found family, beautiful prose, and well-written romantic subplots 😘

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Maurice Africh @mauriceafrich.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

The existence of Wario and Waluigi also implies the existence of Wowzer. Which would be wonderful, wouldn't it?

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