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Cecil @softestpunk.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Blanket apology to anyone who's ever had a conversation with me I just caught myself using the word 'outré' casually

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Cecil @softestpunk.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

It's FINALLY warm enough to write in the park again, I could cry with joy 😭

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Cecil @softestpunk.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Thank you!! I'm so excited bc this means I can afford to do another one!!

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Cecil @softestpunk.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Gosh those pendants came up great!!

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Michelle Harford 🦆 @onesmallduck.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Reviving some old skills for new stock. Available at Coburg Makers Market this Sunday. #artistsonbs #pyrography #woodburning

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Cecil @softestpunk.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Well this funded before I had time to share it here (in just 13 hours!!) so now we're racing to see if we can double our author payments—and how many future anthologies it can secure (there's a poll, if you're curious about the possibilities) www.backerkit.com/c/projects/o...

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Teeth Anthology — Physical Edition!

Teeth is a queer SFF anthology about things that bite. It’s about the startling gleam of a fang in the moonlight, the vulnerability of soft flesh, the sensual pleasure of sinking your teeth into somet...

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Cecil @softestpunk.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

This is one of the benefits 😄

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Cecil @softestpunk.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

The trouble with getting into sock knitting is you find 100g of any yarn in your stash and thing "this could be socks" 😂

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Cecil @softestpunk.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

POV you meet him in the woods, wyd?

Photo of a tiny fat crocheted baphomet doll in grey with purple hooves, nub horns, and wings

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Cecil @softestpunk.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Top priority on tomorrow's to-do list

to-do list item which reads: take Baphomet for photos

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Cecil @softestpunk.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

I'm getting "your knee braces can reduce or even eliminate knee pain" tattooed on the backs of my eyelids in the hopes that doing so will remind me to use them

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Cecil @softestpunk.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

The trouble with finishing any larger scale creative project is: what now??

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Cecil @softestpunk.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Yeah the US standard is pajamas. The imperial core is trying to take my beautiful Y(fe) 😭

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Cecil @softestpunk.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

I hope you find it delicious 😄

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Cecil @softestpunk.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

180/10-12 minutes! Some dumplings have air fryer instructions but I can't imagine the ones that don't not working because they are all, y'know, basically the same

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Hannah Yang @hannahyangwrites.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

PSA turns out the fastest way to write a short story is by using it to procrastinate on writing a novel

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Cecil @softestpunk.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Today's story research: discovery of blood types, Victorian unlicensed theatre, 19th century wheelchairs

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Cecil @softestpunk.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Highly rec Witches fwiw, it's a very good book on the subject of Early Modern witch trials, it's just that the subject itself is probably the most horrific series of episodes in human history

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Cecil @softestpunk.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Finished Nigel Cawthorne's Witches: The History of a Persecution last night so this morning, for something much more upbeat and less harrowing, I have started Scott Carney's The Red Market, a book about the human body (part) trade.

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Cecil @softestpunk.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

The real adult content is when you message a friend to tell them about your new bathroom cleaner with perfectly sincere excitement

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Cecil @softestpunk.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Well I've seen different ones since. Better is debatable 😅

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Gabe 🏳️‍⚧️🦇 Eden Hollow OUT NOW!! @theeldervampire.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

I've officially opened pre-orders for The Witch of Eden Hollow! 🏳️‍🌈 2 romances 🏳️‍⚧️ T4T Old Man Yaoi 🔮 WitchXHunter 🌿 Plant Magic ⛪ Religion/Cult is an Antagonist 💔 Old, Buried Grief A story of love, trust, & defying the odds stacked against them. Releases October 9th! gt-anthony.itch.io/witch-x-hunter

Background Image: A sparse autumn forest cast in shadow with a fenced open field in the background.

Pitch:
Inquisitor T. Sterling is hired by the pious town of Eden Hollow to hunt down the witch that commands an ancient forest known as the Elder Grove.
Reclusive, guarded, and untrusting, Elias finds with dread that the only way he can save his forest (and himself) from an untimely demise is to work with the hunter that was hired to kill him.
Within Eden Hollow, Avery Miller struggles with the town's restrictive Puritan rules, forced to hide his love for another man and a sudden magical ability that manifests within him.
As their lives intertwine and tensions rise, secrets that were kept locked away seep through the cracks, and what they find very well may destroy them.

170k word novel
2 romance plots
Trans, Gay, and Disability Rep
Themes Surrounding Grief and Religious Trauma

Book cover on the right:
"The Witch of Eden Hollow" by G.T. Anthony
Forest green cover with pale goldenrod font. There is an emblem centerpiece in the middle of the cover depicting a ring made of woven branches with wilting vines wrapped around it. In the middle of it is a brown hare. Behind it is a background of a patch of daisies.

Page 1 of The Witch of Eden Hollow

Excerpt:
Firm knocks upon a wooden door echoed across the town square. The silence that followed made Inquisitor Sterling’s blood boil.

“I know you are there.” His voice was firm, cutting. “Open the door.”

Another heavy rapping. Several officers were waiting behind him, and the air grew charged as more silence passed.

“In the name of God, I demand you open this door.”

No response. She thought she could hide, but he was prepared for that.

Sterling jerked his head to the officers behind him. “Break it down,” he muttered, stepping back.

Steering himself clear of the splintering wood, he brought his hand to the hilt of his sword. The cold iron brought him some comfort for what lay ahead.

Three hard crashes of the ram were all it took to bring the door down. The officers cleared a path for Sterling to enter first. The pitch interior did not deter him as he stepped over the rubble.

“Madame Willow?” The mere name alone brought an acrid taste to Sterling’s mouth as he began to withdraw his blade. “If you come out quietly, I will make it painless.”

He jerked his head to the officers again, a silent command to surround the hut. There would be no escape.

“You have the wrong idea, Inquisitor.” A raspy voice in the darkness got his attention.

Background image: A dense patch of white daisies in a meadow. It's dawn, and the sunrise if peeking through the tree line in the background.

At the center of the image is a book cover. To the left and right are different comps (movies and books on the left, songs on the right)

Book Cover: "The Witch of Eden Hollow" by G.T. Anthony
Forest green cover with pale goldenrod font. There is an emblem centerpiece in the middle of the cover depicting a ring made of woven branches with wilting vines wrapped around it. In the middle of it is a brown hare. Behind it is a background of a patch of daisies.

Lefthand comps: "If you like:"
Slewfoot by Brom or The Witch (2015)
for: "Embrace what they claim you are + Religion is an antagonist"
Midsommar (2019) or Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
for: "Portrayals of Grief"
The Wicker Man (1973)
for: "Outsider vs. Cult"
Strange Magic (2014)
for: "Enemies to Lovers"

Righthand comps (music): "And Also Like:"
1. Excelsis by Ghost
2. In the Woods Somewhere by Hozier
3. Winter Bird by AURORA
4. Isle of Wight (Traditional) from The Witch's soundtrack (composed by Mark Korven, sung by Katherine Hill)

Bottom caption: Releasing 9th October 2026

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Cecil @softestpunk.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Yeah that's what I said 😂

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Cecil @softestpunk.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Rheumatologist felt every one of my vertebrae individually through three layers of clothing & then told me to lose weight for my knee pain. I weighed 45kg at the time. (At 37kg now you will all be shocked to learn, I'm sure, that my knees still hurt).

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Cecil @softestpunk.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Unfortunately he is a terrible sport & steals and tries to eat other people's tiles so he's banned 😂

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Lalo! @lalowolveralo.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

In the mood for queer romance? Queer vampire romance, perhaps? Wanna read about a boyfailure trans man falling for his goth vampire roommate? Fill out the Be My Renfield ARC form today! For the low, low price of an honest review, this book can be yours! #indieauthor #queerbooks #booksky #vampire

A graphic that reads "ARC requests now available! Link to form in bio!" While also displaying the cover for Be My Renfield by Carolina Cruz and drawings of the two main chraacters, Valentine (a man with shaggy brown hair and dark eyes wearing a blue flannel, jorts and a Nine Inch Nails shirt) and Pete (a man who is a vampire with fluffy dark hair and goth makeup wearing an 80s goth ensemble complete with a skirt, chunky belt and heels)

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Cecil @softestpunk.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

TKMaxx has their Halloween range in so it must be time to re-share the (free!) witch hat beanie pattern I published in October last year. Have worn it every cold day since, highly rec making yourself one. www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...

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Basic Witch Beanie pattern by softestpunk

With a cosy oversized silhouette and a subtle pointy crown, Basic Witch is the modern witch’s casual option for chillier days.

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Cecil @softestpunk.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

I realise heroin was developed in an attempt to come up with less addictive morphine but unfortunately it did not work.

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Cecil @softestpunk.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Currently reading A Deathly Compendium of Poisonous Plants and cannot get over this. "Do you have a morphine habit? Kick it with super morphine!"

Screenshot of text which reads: In 1900 the charitable St. James Society offered free heroin through the mail to anyone wishing to kick morphine.

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Cecil @softestpunk.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Exactly! This is the spirit!

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🌿viktor aleksander🌿🩸devil's minion pilled🩸 @nooskadraws.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

thou hast been blessed by the ibuprofen knight praise be ⚔️💚

A digital illustration of a knight in black plate armour. They hold out their hand towards you, and floating above them are ibuprofen tablets. They say "let us take ibuprofen together"

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Cecil @softestpunk.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

The Backerkit campaign for Teeth is in pre-launch & if you follow it you get one of the stories in the anthology for ✨FREE✨ instantly. Teeth is a queer SFF erotica anthology featuring five stories I'm so excited to share with the world because they're so good!! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/o...

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Teeth Anthology — Physical Edition!

Get notified when Teeth Anthology — Physical Edition! launches on BackerKit!

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Cecil @softestpunk.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Black with silver glitter 😄 (there's only two balls of it, imagining a little kerchief to keep my neck warm)

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Cecil @softestpunk.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

In fact this was laceweight so it's a perfectly sensible purchase for the coming warmer weather

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Cecil @softestpunk.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

I did also buy yarn, which I absolutely did not need, today 😂

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Cecil @softestpunk.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Highly rec doing them on a bed of defrosted baby green beans, which will crisp up into like, green bean fries and are delicious literally just salted having cooked in any escaped dumpling juices

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Cecil @softestpunk.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Life is about accumulating new experiences and also they cook frozen dumplings really interestingly (not bad interesting just not like any other method)

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Cecil @softestpunk.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Reframing is a powerful mental tool! For example, I am no longer asking "how many yellow cardigans do I need?" but instead "how many yellow cardigans could I acquire if I really set my mind to it?"

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Queer Liberation Library @queerliblib.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

"Wait… since when did the library have merch?” Sweetheart the merch has BEEN in circulation! 📚✨ What IS new, is our white tanks 🌀 So tie-dye, color and decorate to your heart's content, then 🖌️POST and 🎨TAG us so we can all celebrate your creativity! shop.worxprinting.coop/collections/...

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Cecil @softestpunk.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Things I have looked up this morning for a short story which is currently only 900 words long: fish anatomy, 19th century rope, human anatomy, do sharks have red blood.

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Cecil @softestpunk.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Oh I do the same thing, the Word Of The Book 😂 (leaped is a great word though)

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Cecil @softestpunk.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

There are (unfortunately) many benefits to running but the best one has to be how good it feels to lie down after. Don't know what you've got 'til it's gone type phenomenon.

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Alex Larkspur 💛📚🌻 @applesncinnamon.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Wild & Sweet contains two short stories told from Terran's perspective! 🦌 Today only, free on Ko-Fi and Itch! It will be $1 after that! 💛 Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/s/fb282f3099 Itch: applesncinnamon.itch.io/wild-sweet Cover artist: clarylovesbooks.my.canva.site/illustrator-...

The cover of Wild & Sweet by Alex Larkspur
It features two men, Micah and Terran, gazing at each other in a forest. Micah has blond hair, peach skin, and freckles. He's wearing a cream shirt and a straw hat. He's gripping the strap of his bag and blushing as he looks up at Terran. Terran is a tall man with tan skin and a dark brown hair that trails into green. He has pointed ears and antlers. He's wearing a brown shirt and a silver necklace and is crossing his arms as he smiles down at Micah

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