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SharonMCabana

@sharonmcabana.bsky.social
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A queer, autistic writer and weirdo trying to make it in a weird weird world. #ANU

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SharonMCabana @sharonmcabana.bsky.social · 13h
@wipsnips.bsky.social Lin’s hands fisted tight at her side. “No more, Magda. I’m going in, with or without you.” Magda swallowed. Her eyes blinked anxiously. The bird cocked its head. Even that creature would not climb the walls of the citadel. Prelude to Revolution, WIP #write #fantasy #booksky
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SharonMCabana @sharonmcabana.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
@wipsnips.bsky.social Prime sneered. Gambling was a sign of filth, an insult to the Great Power. As the Archerius’s Prime, his one task was to ensure the truth of the Sga be spread over all Doregyve. The Prime was chosen. The Prime was saved. The Golden Strand, WIP #booksky #writing #wip #write
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SharonMCabana @sharonmcabana.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
@wipsnips.bsky.social Jaguar’s anger soured with betrayal. The Mage King had sent one of their own into the most dangerous province in all of Doregyve. Had sent them and said nothing. Had left them, for who knows how long, to survive in that Misting hellscape of a country. -The Golden Strand, WIP
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SharonMCabana @sharonmcabana.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
@wipsnips.bsky.social Boy grinned. While he had no doubts the Mage King could act upon the threat, he was more certain that they wouldn’t, not for lack of ability, but because it would require effort and the Mage King detested anything that required effort. The Golden Strand, WIP #writing #books
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SharonMCabana @sharonmcabana.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
@wipsnips.bsky.social Exhaustion was creeping into every cell of their body, blurring their vision and making it hard to focus. Their eyes were perpetually heavy, the lashes frozen with bits of frost. *Gry*, Fang said again, nuzzling their shoulder. “Not yet,” Gry said. Child of Snow #querying
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SharonMCabana @sharonmcabana.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Is he adorable? Yes. Am I envious that this was his Monday and mine was definitely not this? Also yes.
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SharonMCabana @sharonmcabana.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
@wipsnips.bsky.social I collapse into a black hole. The emotional supernova fails spectacularly. Instead, the radiation poisons me internally. It will be years before someone calls it sexual assault. Shrugging, B says, “it’s no big deal.” Girl Dragon, An Autistic Memoir #booksky #querying #write
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SharonMCabana @sharonmcabana.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
I dozed off while writing last night. I woke up to six pages of the letter “n.” I was tempted to print it, frame it, and post it with this artist statement: “They were tired.” #writing #booksky #write
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SharonMCabana @sharonmcabana.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
I’m not one for celebrity culture, but Dolly was an integral part of my childhood. I remember singing her songs on the way to mass on Sundays. Later years showed me her humanitarian spirit. May her light and love never fade from this world. Thank you for my Coat of Many Colors, Miss Dolly.
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SharonMCabana @sharonmcabana.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Just learned I am a finalist in the PNWA Unpublished contest in Romance for my novel (wip) “Thornapple and Roses.” TAR is a historical romance with a hint of mystery. So excited! #booksky #wip #romance #writing
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SharonMCabana @sharonmcabana.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
@wipsnips.bsky.social Her grandparents, born in Ireland, immigrated in the early part of the 20th century. Now two generations removed from those first Fitzgeralds and her Catholic guilt was as fresh and new as if she were Christened by the Pope himself. The Selkie’s Return #booksky #querying
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SharonMCabana @sharonmcabana.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
fable.co/review/b7d4e... Join me on Fable to share in some book love! Just finished “The River Has Roots,” my favorite book of the year!
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SharonMCabana @sharonmcabana.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
“On one condition. Well, two.” Gry sighed, feeling the onset of a headache. “Of course.” They took a sip of their own wine for fortification. “The first?” “Christian must recognize you, but you may not enter his room, and you may not give him your name.” Child of Snow #wipsnips #fantasy #querying
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SharonMCabana @sharonmcabana.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Steve is my spirit animal today. Happy shenanigans!
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SharonMCabana @sharonmcabana.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
@wipsnips.bsky.social I wasn’t exactly sure who I was anymore. I only knew that I was a different person than the girl who walked into Latin class. I was dead. But it was high school. I needed to be alive. I needed to survive. -Girl Dragon, An Autistic Memoir #querying #autism #writing
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SharonMCabana @sharonmcabana.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
@wipsnips.bsky.social The girl who was not a girl stood in the blood of the dead. The mud and offal burped between her toes. Seventy-two villagers butchered, not including the three unborn left to suffocate in the womb. So this, she thought, was the way of men. Child of Snow #amquerying #fantasy
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SharonMCabana @sharonmcabana.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
You and me both, friend.
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SharonMCabana @sharonmcabana.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
He brought the spear to Odin and passed it to the God with a reverent bow. Odin tested the blade, checking the balance, the strength, the sharpness of the edge. His actions were more elegant than Vitr’s, a war dance that showed the power of the gods. - Child of Snow #querying #books #write #wipsnips
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SharonMCabana @sharonmcabana.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
The passenger door was cold and rough against my skin. I pretzeled myself to maximize the space between us, but he continued as if he didn’t see me huddling away from him. I clung to the handle on the door so I could leap out when we stopped. Girl Dragon, memoir #booksky #querying #wipsnips #memoir
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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 06/08/2026
The skies are slowly starting to clear, and Portland is getting some relief after smoke shrouded the region this week. www.oregonlive.com/wildfires/20...
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SharonMCabana @sharonmcabana.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Hundreds of people showed up last night in Salem, OR to protest a proposed data center. The meeting went until 12:45 am, ending with a proposal for a new task force to investigate data centers. The city council appears apathetic. The environmental toll is unthinkable. #salemoregon #nosalemdatacenter
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SharonMCabana @sharonmcabana.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
“How are you feeling, my lord?” the man asked, leaning over him and pressing a hand to his cheeks to assess for fever. “I was shot,” Alex said. “Where is…?” “Hettie?” the man asked. “I’m Doc Green. Hettie’s my assistant…” WIP, Thornapple and Roses, Historical Romantic Mystery #wipsnips
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SharonMCabana @sharonmcabana.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
@wipsnips.bsky.social “So,” she said. “You can be taught.” There was a breath of tension, as if Christian were unsure of he heard her through the door. In the moments between, the air hung heavy and humid. She held her breath and wondered how he would respond. -Child of Snow and Spear #querying
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SharonMCabana @sharonmcabana.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
I smile and take the cocoa. I want to stop her sympathy with words. I toss my new scarf to the side of me and curl a little tighter into the plaid fleece blanket Meg keeps on her couch. “It’s…it’s not like I’m just dead, you know?” The Threshold, a short story #wipsnips #shortstory #writing
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SharonMCabana @sharonmcabana.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
The match ends. Maestro thinks I won on points. My knee won’t make another round. The judges debate awhile. She takes the match. I leave the bronze medalist in the Copa Tuxpana tournament. The fact we were only three competitors means nothing at all. Girl Dragon, #querying #memoir #wipsnips
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SharonMCabana @sharonmcabana.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Like the Frost Farm, the wild has slowly been replaced, the rows of white birch consumed by used car lots and Dunkin’ Donuts. Even the wetlands, which used to house my beloved deer, fox and coyote, are not safe from the persistent hunger of progress. #querying #memoir #wipsnips #write -Girl Dragon
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SharonMCabana @sharonmcabana.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
THE SELKIE’S HEART Years ago, a selkie’s power created an inn for the Other Folk and brought magic to the village of Bilcraigh. When jealousy led to betrayal, the selkie’s magic became a curse. Now, Moira Jean must break the curse, and her heart, to save them all. #smutpit #c #pn #querying
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SharonMCabana @sharonmcabana.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
THE SELKIE’S HEART The inn was waiting for Moira Jean. Moira is a “right” Fitzgerald, fated to break a 500 year curse and free the village of Bilcraigh forever. The problem? To break the curse she has to break the heart of the man she loves…as well as her own. #smutpit #querying #het #pn #c
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#BluePit - A Storytelling Hype & Pitch Event @bluepit.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
#SmutPit starts at Midnight EST tonight! #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #Writers #AmWriting
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SharonMCabana @sharonmcabana.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
“They’re here,” Jaguar whispered. Boy sensed them. He felt it, the way his Magic thrummed, drew an image in his mind of the foreign presence. He sensed the outline of a Mage. At least one, likely a Sniffer, but there were echoes he couldn’t identify. #wipsnips #wip #write The Golden Strand, fantasy
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SharonMCabana @sharonmcabana.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
@wipsnips.bsky.social …with the exception of Wolfe, the informal caregiver of the group, the Court preferred to dress according to their magic. He wondered what color he would wear as he stared at the yellow of his Mage Mark. He grimaced. He hated yellow. -The Golden Strand, #writing #wip #write
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
What are the odds of TWO master orators married to one another? Listening to them speak was uplifting, inspirational and exhilarating. A reminder of another, better time when leaders spoke to our better angels & offered hope & optimism rather than divisive vulgarisms. #ChangeIsComingNovember3rd
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Anthony Hurd @anthonyhurd.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Tell Me I’m Pretty - 18x24” acrylic on canvas. Available.
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SharonMCabana @sharonmcabana.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
New blog post! www.stablebalancellc.com/post/dear-th...
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Dear Therapists, It's Been a Long Ten Years
While doing my 5Rhythms practice tonight, I was what my teachers affectionately call, “danced.” Getting “danced” is that transcendent encounter with the body, the letting in and letting go of somethin...
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In Otter News @in-otter-news.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Steve is trying his best.
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SharonMCabana @sharonmcabana.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Seriously, this dog is so damn cute, it makes it so hard to get writing done. #dogs #writingwithdogs #writing
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SharonMCabana @sharonmcabana.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
#wipsnips Before throwing herself beneath the table, she paused. Could gods smell humans? Did humans have a different smell to them, like existential body odor? Gry sniffed her hangerok. Or actual body odor. -Child of Snow and Spear #amwriting #querying #fantasybooks #books #writing
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SharonMCabana @sharonmcabana.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
When your dinner is so good, you have to fall asleep cuddling your bowl. #dogs #puppycuddles
Black dog asleep on couch with white food bowl.
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SharonMCabana @sharonmcabana.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
“I ask him if that happens often. He laughs... I thank him for meeting with me. I leave his office without ever telling him the truth. Memory isn’t a blessing. It’s the curse of not forgetting. And there are many things I wish I could forget.” Girl Dragon, A Memoir #wipsnips #querying #autism
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SharonMCabana @sharonmcabana.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
New story for Reedsy’s weekly prompts competition. Lots of fun writing this one! reedsy.com/short-story/...
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The Game – A Fiction Short Story by Sharon Cabana – Reedsy Prompts
The Game Dear Mr. Macy,I hope this finds you well. It was a pleasure to meet you at the Kendall Annual Amateur Chess Match. I was competitor 346. I...
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SharonMCabana @sharonmcabana.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
She thought of the man/bear, who carried on his colorless shoulders a sadness like a cloak. She made them both a silent vow. She would free him and, perhaps, by maintaining her vow, she would also free herself. Child of Snow #wipsnips #amwriting #querying #fantasy #booksky
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SharonMCabana @sharonmcabana.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
#wipsnips “His fate is to bring the end of all things. To slay you, the great Odin,” Gry gestured to the god. “In turn, to accept his path is to be tortured for eternity. Who among you, among any of us, would accept such a fate?” Child of Snow And Spear #querying #booksky #amwriting #books
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SharonMCabana @sharonmcabana.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
My mother and I, aged 74 and 42 respectively, are having a “love you to infinity” war. I am currently in the lead with double triple infinity infinity. It is wonderful. My cheeks hurt from smiling. #Moms #MothersDay #worldsbestmom
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SharonMCabana @sharonmcabana.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
@wipsnips.bsky.social Later that night, while Moira Jean slept, the North Wind came down from the mountains with a song on her lips. So rare were her songs, that the East and West wind traveled from afar to share her story and add their voices to her evening song. The Selkie’s Return #querying
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Nicholas Meletio @nicholasmeletio.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
#books #read #write #authorlife #blueskywriters #booksky
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SharonMCabana @sharonmcabana.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
@wipsnips.bsky.social Seffa closed her eyes, pain washing over her. Oh gods, she thought. Inya. Her brother. The young prince of Shopur, ten years her junior and the light of the Empire of a Thousand Sands was gone. Inya was dead. The Assassin Queen WIP, adult fantasy #amwriting #writing
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Hanna Patrick is Querying @hannapatrick.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
If you like: 🔮Elemental magic 🔥Slow burn romance ❤️‍🔥Strangers➡️lovers➡️enemies ⚔️Fierce female protagonists 💖LGBTQIA rep on the page 🤪All the banter Then this one’s for you! COVENANT OF THE DAMNED is a 119k rom. fantasy querying now #Q #RF #A #F #QuestPit
The title “covenant of the damned” is laid over a painting of a man being knighted by a queen. The text indicates that it is a dual point of view 119k word holy grail romantic fantasy book Painting of a hand holding a sword in the background. The text indicates that this book is perfect for fans of [Lady] Knights of the Round Table retellings and every Gilmore Girls stan who was rooting for Rory to end up with Jess Mariano. The image also includes the following text pitch: When the Lord she’s sworn to protect is poisoned, a headstrong guard reluctantly allies with a loathsome king to find the Holy Grail before the Lord dies or the relic falls into the hands of evil sorcerers.Photos of different comps are on this slide. This book comps Bridgerton season 2 and the Princess Bride movie for slow burn romance. It compares the elemental magic system to the one in Stacey McEwan’s “A forbidden alchemy” and draws a comparison to Rachel Gillig’s “The Knight and the Moth” for Lady Knight elements. It also compares National Treasure and “The Will of the Many” as comps for epic questsmoodboard depicting the vibes of the book including: a coastal landscape, medieval architecture, swords, a couple dancing in a ballroom, a blonde woman, green silk, stained glass windows, a coronation, and knight armor
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SharonMCabana @sharonmcabana.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Half-Valkyrie. Half-Viking. All badass. When Gry betrays a cursed prince, they must risk their safety, voice, body, and soul to find redemption. Battling an emo Loki throughout the realms of Yggdrasil, they transform to become warrior, bard, smith, thief, and legend. #questpit #A #F #querying
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SharonMCabana @sharonmcabana.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
#wipsnips “I smile at him. The shoot goes well. The photographer takes some of the best photos of my childhood that day. Maybe it was because the smiles are real. For the first time in a decade, I genuinely smiled in pictures.” Girl Dragon, #querying #memoir #amwriting #writer
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