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Natalie Kelda @nataliekelda.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

MERCH IS HERE! PAPERBACK PRE-ORDERS ARE LIVE! I'm so excited to make the pre-order for direct sprayed and hand-stamped paperbacks live! Barry of course did his best to help BREAK as much merch as possible as soon as it arrived. 💙📚

Graphic with grey background and white text: paperback pre-orders now open! Merch has arrived! An illustrated tabby cat sits in the bottom left corner.

Photo of merch items on a wooden surface. Top left, clockwise: Cyanotype print of a snowdrop. Holographic sticker of a black and white cat reading a book. Author business card in pale green with art nouveau floral motifs. A bookmark for The Turbulent Appearance of Brise Collier with two women reaching towards one another. An a6 art card with a painting of a woman carrying another.

Black and white cat lying on top of bookmarks and art cards

Graphic similar to the first slide with white text: all pre-orders come with merch! pre-order hand-stamped and sprayed edge paperbacks on nataliekelda.co.uk/shop Go preorder today! Drawn tabby cat sits in bottom left corner of the graphic.

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Natalie Kelda @nataliekelda.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

These two books are honestly the PERFECT companions! You should all make sure you read both!

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Natalie Kelda @nataliekelda.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Very late to this but weeee😍🥰

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A.J. Calvin @ajcalvin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The Turbulent Appearance of Brise Collier by Natalie Kelda @nataliekelda.bsky.social

The Turbulent Appearance of Brise Collier by Natalie Kelda
Fantasy: Gothic Historical Romance, Sapphic
Folk with a Disregard for Convention, Book 2
Available October 27

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K Lykkebo 🖤 Fantasy author @karenlykkebo.com · 12/09/2026

It's Sapphic September, Bi awareness month AND chronic pain awareness month ! So check out these 3 amazeballs indie reads that feature ALL THREE! Beautiful books by @sarahchorn.bsky.social , @nataliekelda.bsky.social and @catrector.com 💙📚

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Natalie Kelda @nataliekelda.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Who's going to be review number 10?! 🤩 It's full of grief, generational trauma, not so subtle commentary on classism and of course sapphic yearning at a time when queers had to hide their true selves from "polite society". 5 weeks to launch, you should go pre-order it!

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Hel ✨ || Untwined is out now!! 🌀🪷 @helynalc.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Show me what you got! This is what I got! #NarratessSale 💙📚 - Death Show Colossus by @williamjadams3.bsky.social because I heard so many good things EVEN THOUGH The Godsblood Tragedy is still inching up on my TBR ;__; - Garner for Gold by @catandherwips.bsky.social because just look at that cover &

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A.J. Calvin @ajcalvin.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

It's September, and that means new books are coming soon! This month's new release post is live: ajcalvin.net/the-indie-au... #booksky #newreleases #indiebooks #fantasy #scifi #horror

The Indie Author Sci-fi/Fantasy/Horror New Release List
September 2026

Featured image book covers: Sold to the Dark Vampire Prince by Kat Kinney, Astra Idari: Taker of the Dawn by Darby Harn, The Chosen One Con by Trudie Skies, Weak in the Head by Jan Miklaszewicz

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Alex Scheuermann @theodyllicstone.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

New book review on FanFiAddict! I recommend Together is a Distant Star to anyone looking to dip their toes into the indie Sci-Fi and Fantasy (SFF) space. You’ll surely find at least one new favorite author.

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Natalie Kelda @nataliekelda.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

I always forget to add these >>💙📚

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Tom Kane, author of Mara of the League @thomasmkaneauthor.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Seventy-eight-year-old lawyer Abigail Bennet comes out of retirement to defend teens accused of murder. A #fantasy legal #thriller. amazon.com/dp/B0BSGTCR5N

Book cover, chaos breaks out in a crowded room when someone kicks through the ceiling and drops in a hornet's nest.

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

My original sketch for the cover of Glunda The Veg Witch vs what my designer, Luisa Galstyan, delivered. 😊

A simple line sketch of a witch's hat resting on a pair of boots, black gel pen on lined notepad paper. There's no fill, it's just the outlines of the objects, drawn in less than a minute whilst I was on a group chat. The laces are looped squiggles, and there's some crossover of lines between the boots and the hat because I drew the boots first.

The cover of Glunda The Veg Witch. Illustrated in a simplistic and colourful style. The cover is flat dark green with a garland of various fruits and vegetables around the outside edge, a pair of black boots with a witch's hat resting on them in the bottom half, and the yellow title Glunda The Veg Witch at the top. The hat and boots are similar to my original sketch, but much more detailed. The rest is all the designer's work. It's perfect for a cosy fantasy.

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Natalie Kelda @nataliekelda.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Happy release day to this little horror novella by N.A. Betts! It's so good, just go grab it now and get reading 🖤 (I am a little early since I'm in the UK but if it's its the 25th where you are, it's out!)

Natalie's Goodreads review of don't let it out by NA Betts: I absolutely LOVED this one! I got to read it very early on and it was already incredible. It's a bit of a mindfuck, be prepared to think you've got it only to realise nothing is going quite like expected and time is a construct haha.

It's got the right levels of creepy, unsettling and "just get away from there" to it and it's one of those stories that stick with you. Every time I think about it, there are new plot threads and easter eggs I hadn't considered on the first read so I think this is a prime one for re-reading.

The characterisation is really strong, Daniela and Cade feel very distinct which is pretty vital considering just how much time we spend with just those two isolated from the rest of the world.

There's a lot of thought put into the backstory too and I think I just heard there's going to be a story to explain more of that backstory so I'm definitely ready and seated for that one!

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Alex Scheuermann @theodyllicstone.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Unboxing the special edition He Who Ate the Wild by GJ Terral! It's awesome to hold this in my hand after getting to see all the behind the scenes work Greg has been doing in the last year to write, edit, and produce the book. So much love and care and it all turned out beautifully!

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The Speculative Fiction Indie Novella Championship @thesfincs.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

SFINCs4 will be opening for author submissions September 19th! Are you eligible to enter your speculative fiction novella? If so, saved the date! #booksky💙📚🪐 www.sfincscompetition.com/eligibility-...

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Eligibility Requirements | The Speculative Fiction

Eligibility requirements for novellas entering The Speculative Fiction Indie Novella Championship (SFINCS, pronounced “sphinx”).

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Author C B Lansdell @cblansdell.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

I recently joined #fanfiaddict as a reviewer. My first review is for a special chonky novel that I have been longing to read, Daughters of Tith (Children of the Trees: Book 1) by @jpatriciaanderson.bsky.social. Full review linked below 👇🌳

Daughters of Tith (Children of the Trees series) by J. Patricia Anderson. Unique mythology, metaphysics, tree supremacy, a tale of 5 sisters.

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Natalie Kelda @nataliekelda.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

I got my first ARC review for The Turbulent Appearance of Brise Collier and it's a beautiful one! "The relationships are art. And they're treated with the respect they deserve. [..] Trust me, you'll want to own this one." Please go red the full review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Review for The Turbulent Appearance of Brise Collier by Cat Bowser. Review text: I received an ARC copy of this book and am leaving a review voluntarily.

Since I adore all the works by this author, I knew I was in for a treat and was not disappointed! If you want unique, heartfelt stories, you cant go wrong with any of her works but this one in particular demonstrates love so damn well. In more than one way.

Ellie is such a relatable protagonist. I think we all can relate to the pain that grief leaves on us and it's demonstrated so well. It permeates her entire life. She's not miserable but she isn't exactly living either.

Enter Brise! An air sprite now in the body of a mortal, learning all that comes with it, including the intricacies of love. And of all types--family, partner, community. Seeing her navigate understanding the negatives of mortality while also learning how beautiful the positives are is a masterclass on character development. It's like watching a masterpiece be crafted a piece at a time. Major Last Unicorn vibes in the best way!

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Natalie Kelda @nataliekelda.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

This is my favourite of the 5 short stories I have up for free 🥰

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Hel ✨ || Untwined is out now!! 🌀🪷 @helynalc.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

#SPAAW 💙📚 The Fall Is All There Is by C. M. Caplan is the whirlwind steampunk adventure with bonkers world-building (cyborg horses! thyroid-powered sword!) that I never knew I needed. Petre's quest to survive his siblings and their machinations in a twice-postapocalyptic world as a member of a royal

The cover of The Fall is All There Is by C. M. Caplan

The cover of The Diplomacy of the Knife by C. M. Caplan

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Natalie Kelda @nataliekelda.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

I've been mulling over this review for over 2 months (mostly just procrastinating because how do you write a review for a book that's so good??) I'm *almost* caught up now with my review backlog! (don't remind me I need to crosspost I *know*)

Goodreads review for Sistah Samurai: I've been struggling to write a review for a while because this book is so many things (all of which can be summed up as "simply awesome") it's quite difficult to capture properly in a review.

It's wild and slightly kooky, it unapologetically mixing genres, eras, worlds even and it just works perfectly! I don't understand how it all comes together so well but it's abundantly clear that Obey is a phenomenal author from page one.

In a fairly short novella Obey manages to pack in so many emotions and themes, the story will make you laugh out loud one minute and pause and just sit and think about life and time and what are we all actually doing in the next minute.

I listened to the audiobook and it was, hands down, the best-produced audiobook I've ever listened to. there isn't even a radio play that comes close for me. Just an absolute blast all the way through. Seriously, just read it already, you won't regret it!

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H.C. Newton - The Irresponsible Reader @hcnewton.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

SPAAW '26: A.J. Calvin Engages in Shameless OTHER-Promotion #SPAAW irresponsiblereader.com/2026/07/22/s...

An image of a pair of speech bubbles. The upper one reads 'A.J. Calvin Engages in:' and the lower reads Shameless Other-Promotion' with the Self-Published Author Appreciation raven circle in the upper left corner, and the Irresponsible Reader Pilcrow Icon in the lower left corner.

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Natalie Kelda @nataliekelda.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

I think I might actually catch up on my review backlog?! Another 3 to go and I still have 3-4 weeks of drafting my WIP left (in which time I'll only be reading non-fiction). Anyway, I loved this book, you should read it!

Goodreads review of Love Lethal, Death Devine: After reading Dark Woods, Deep Water I immediately added this one to my tbr and I was not disappointed! The tone and vibes are different in this one but I'd still argue it's somewhere within the gothic fantasy umbrella although it does have somewhat more brightness and hope within it than Dark Woods, Deep Water.

The time warping we experienced to a lesser degree in DW, DW was a lot more intrumental in the plot of this one but it made for a very interesting concept and at least when going in blid having not read any reviews or the blurb, it made for a fun and unexpected read.

Liana is easy to love, I had found myself hopign to learn more about her already from the tiny remarks in DW, DW so having her as the main POV here alongside Melia who was a lot harder for me to sympathise with even though she had been given one hell of a rubbish lot in life.

There were a lot of twists and turns throughout keeping you guessing with it all being well foreshadowed and the final solutions fell into place at the right time for me.

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Natalie Kelda @nataliekelda.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Don't you just love logging on to posts like this? Between my debut duology getting love over on the bird app, Lilje getting love here and Brise slowly collecting ARC readers from everywhere, I feel like great things are in store for my book babies 🥰

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Indie Book Spotlight @bookspotlight.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

If you have a ko-fi, gofundme, mutual aid post or donation link, drop it below for a repost! 🫶💪 Nothing NSFW, please. Keep it SFW for the working homies.

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Natalie Kelda @nataliekelda.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

I really want to hit 40 sign ups before the first round of ARCs go out next week 🥹 Sapphic gothic romance anybody? 250 pages of yearning, North Yorkshire coal mining setting, a cute cat, lots of (human) death, despair, grief and some light punching of a creepy dude who absolutely deserves it.

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Natalie Kelda @nataliekelda.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

I finally got back to reviewing my backlog! (By scheduling an IG review post for myself next week so I have to get the last ones written before then 🤣) Really loved this one, perfect for readers who enjoy gothic and folk horror!

Goodreads review by Natalie for Dark Woods, Deep Water, review text: Loved this dark, folkloric gothic fantasy/horror! I listened to the audiobook which was excellent and I feel like it helped create the right mood and vibes for me.

This is not a story for people who want constant up front action, it's what can be expected from a gothic folk horror, full of rich descriptions and a slowly increasing sense of dread and despair encroaching from all directions. The opening sets the tone well so I reckon if the first few chapters don't reel you in, then this book probably won't land for you.

But if you're like me and desperately search out slower stories where the prose and characters are allowed room to breathe and develop alongside the action and more tense scenes, then this is the perfect read. I'm altogether exhausted by the current fashion of writing everything fast paced, snappy, quick. As if even our books read for enjoyment need to fall into the weird obsession with speed and "productivity" our (western) society can't let got of. This book is the perfect antidote to that and I adore if because of it.

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Natalie Kelda @nataliekelda.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Tried some new (to me) canva tricks and apps. Not sure if I actually like it but hey, new skill acquired at least! Remember that Reflections of Lilje Damselfly has a wonderful audiobook available on audible and applebooks 💜

Graphic with white wave lines and a book cover bevisible between the lines and text cut out at the top spelling out "healing". The focal point is an art nouveau drawing of a woman wearing a waterdress with two fish by her feet.

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Natalie Kelda @nataliekelda.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

It's Disability Pride month so what better timing to pick up my book about a chronically ill water nymph who goes to an Edwardian spa for treatments? A little while ago I had energy enough to go down to the riverside and I brought Lilje along with me so she could sit by the water's edge with me 🥰

Book settled on a smooth rock with a buttercup flower beside it. The book has a cover in an art nouveau style with the title: Reflections of Lilje Damselfly by Natalie Kelda and features a woman holding a water lily in one hand. She’s dressed in a blue water dress with water swirling around her arm and the hand that doesn’t hold the lily. Beneath her feet are two fish. Around the woman is a set of circles with the top half lined with water lilies and their lily pads. Around the scene is a swirling pattern in 3 tones of blue.

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Natalie Kelda @nataliekelda.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

It's fitting for disability pride month. Just reading the skeet and headline, I'm fighting tears. The grief of losing running, hiking, cycling, martial arts and reenactment often reappears with a crushing force. Sometimes, I have to just sit and allow myself a good cry for all the things I've lost.

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Elise (they/them)🇦🇺 🏳️‍⚧️ @eliseswords.eurosky.social · 02/07/2026

I'd like to connect with more Disabled Writers this Disability Pride, but I figure many of us may be low on spoons. So; who'd like to be tagged in a Disabled Writers Thread? Open to neurodivergent (broadest meaning), chronically ill & other disabled writers -especially invisible illness!

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Tom Mock @tommock.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Fire Burns The Night by Andrea Marie Johnson Reading some more from TOGETHER IS A DISTANT STAR Sci-fi & fantasy anthology on belonging ft women and queer authors! books2read.com/DistantStar

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Natalie Kelda @nataliekelda.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Finally droppping some more from my review backlog! I think I only have 4 reviews left to catch up on now. Please clap 😅 This one was a lot of fun if you enjoy well-researched Norse Mythology inspired horror-fantasy!

Goodreads review for Hotel Fen, review text: I've had the audiobook on my tbr for FOREVER and finally got around to it and wish I'd read it sooner to be honest! It's a fun, relatively short novel and while it's book 1 in a series, I think it works well enough on its own(although there is some setup for future books towards the end/epilogue).

It had a slightly unusual style in that the POV didn't seem to be strictly third person but it wasn't quite omniscient either. I suspect this might bother some people but it actually read like a translated Scandinavian story because this POV style is fairly common (at least in Danish and form my limited experience with Swedish novels some use this POV style as well). Since the book focuses so much on Norse mythology, it felt fitting with such a POV style in my opinion and I really enjoyed that aspect.

The story is engaging and unfolds at a great pace, there's always something new to keep you guessing and "turning the page"(listening to another few minutes in my case) and I thought the characterisation was well done too.

The Norse Mythology felt well-researched and I can be a bit of a snob with that so extra kudos.

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D.C. (Desi) Heart @desiheart.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Cute cat you say???

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Natalie Kelda @nataliekelda.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Have you read this wonderful review yet??

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Natalie Kelda @nataliekelda.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

It finally happened! And would you look at that average?! To think that a story created from a place of such a struggle with chronic illness and disability have brought joy to so many people is incredible to me. If you haven't read it yet, what are you waiting for? It's available in all formats!

Goodreads book page screenshot for Reflections of Lilje Damselfly with the star ratings and reviews highlighted. The average is 4.47 out of 100 ratings and 80 reviews.

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Natalie Kelda @nataliekelda.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

📣 ARC READERS 📣 Behold, a meme to make you sign up for my sapphic gothic romance book pretty please! (Also, it has a cute cat) ARC Signup link: forms.gle/EXJTBZfXdpaS... 💙📚

car sales man meme but on top of the car is a book titled The Turbulent Appearance of Brise Collier by Natalie Kelda. Text at the top of the meme: *slaps book* this one fits so much trauma

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Natalie Kelda @nataliekelda.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

🎉COVER REVEAL🎉 Today I have the pleasure of sharing the cover for @timmckay52.bsky.social's sequel, The Light of Mezzara! Who doesn't love a giant fiery bird?! The book drops August 25th Cover illustration by Joe Requeza Cover design/typography by Rachel Bostwick

Graphic with black text top and bottom and a book in the centre. Text from top: cover reveal! Dream at thy peril, for nightmares lie on the edge of hope. The book is titles The Light of Mezzara by T.J. McKay and features a person holding up a fiery sword in from of a giant flaming bird. The ground under the bird is on fire.

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Natalie Kelda @nataliekelda.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Check out this cool reading of the opening to my latest anthology short story!

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Natalie Kelda @nataliekelda.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Look at this. Just terrible. The entire book is full of this awful, lyrical, purple prose! (This is sarcasm, this is my book)

Graphic with black text: Reflections of Lilje Damselfly. I gathered the droplets in his wake. A hint of stiffness remained in my joints. Weaving the water around me, I clad myself in a shimmering, ever-flowing robe. I called on the reedmaces, the lily buds and early marsh marigolds for a splash of sun-yellow. It was too early for much else. It had been a long and tough winter. In high summer, I could wear my most beloved flowers. A crown of purple irises and white frogbit with fragile water violets. Wreaths of buttercups, flowering rush, red campions, and scabious for the bodice. Ragged robins and meadowsweet for the skirt and train. Cow parsley, water soldiers and cuckoo flowers interspersed for variety, and all held together by drops of gentle water.

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D.C. (Desi) Heart @desiheart.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

It’s finally here! I have been so excited to get my Dragon’s Den box from @peculiarityshop.bsky.social and now it’s here and amazing!

A tiny wrapped package (in blue/purple scale pattern paper) with a shiny thank you sticker.

A dragon sticker featuring the words “The Dragon’s Den”.

From left to right: red dragon claw reminiscent earrings, a coiled blue/purple beaded necklace with a white stone (pearlescent) pendant, and dangly beaded/metal earrings with an intricate pattern in the metal. All still in their packages with their backings.
The business car sat the top reads: Hillary Becky Meg Lauren Sara Eileen Lia Nibs Shiv Rachel Caz
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Natalie Kelda @nataliekelda.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Barry cat: screams and presses his "walkies" button 50 times in a row Me: it's hot outside Barry: hots the "walkies" button again Me: *sigh* alright Barry the moment we get outside:

Black and white cat in a turquoise harness lying on a windowsill.

The same black and white cat looking back at the camera.

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Natalie Kelda @nataliekelda.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Look at this incredible art I was gifted! simply_i_like_it(on IG) captured Mejse and Susan so perfectly 😍 The Windfall of Mejse Oakwood is a cosy historical fantasy about a grumpy, genderfluid wood nymph who tries to chase off a widow but starts to find her endearing instead.

Drawing of two characters looking at one another and holding hands. To the left is a woman with greying brown hair who is wearing a softly lavender purple Victorian dress. To the right is a person with long deer-like ears and forest green hair wearing a shirt and breeches. The person to the right is holding the woman's chin with their right hand.

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A.J. Calvin @ajcalvin.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

In this week's blog, I'm discussing World Sickle Cell Awareness Day (which is tomorrow), and why I believe it's an important cause. You can read the post here: ajcalvin.net/june-19-is-w...

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June 19 is World Sickle Cell Awareness Day - A.J. Calvin

June 19 is World Sickle Cell Awareness Day For those who are newer followers to my blog, sickle cell is a topic near and dear to my heart, and it’s a condition that far too few people are aware of. I’...

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Natalie Kelda @nataliekelda.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Please go read this absolutely wonderful review of Lilje Damselfly's story!

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Natalie Kelda @nataliekelda.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

I got a beautiful review today and that means Lilje is SO CLOSE to hitting 80 reviews/100 ratings on goodreads. 1 week left until her first birthday. Will she manage to get that last review and 2 more ratings before then?

Reflections of Lilje Damselfly goodreads screenshot with 98 ratings and 79 reviews highlighted.

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