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Van Kohl

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🔞 Exploring the profound and the primal. Writer of existential #GayRomance and metaphisical #GayErotica. #OwnVoices #LGBT Author of The Third Between Us (working title) 🌊✨ Querying... vankohl.com

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Van Kohl @vankohl.com · 1h
The wind sweeps the dust from the world and the masks from our faces. Our stories deserve to be told unapologetically. #Identity #OwnVoices #BookSky #MMRomance #QueerWriters
Zephyros pursuing Hyakinthos
Pottery, wine-bowl
Source: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/G_1824-0501-38?selectedImageId=129851001
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Socrates @teamsocrates.bsky.social · 5h
We spend years studying the stars and never an afternoon studying the one who looks at them. Begin closer to home. #philosophy #ethics
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Barry Butler Photography @barrybutler9.bsky.social · 10h
Autumn in Millennium Park, Chicago
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Van Kohl @vankohl.com · 9h
#Octember 4th Let’s see. The trees would probably like water and some nice loam. Cold spring water and… no clothes. Let’s be natural 😁 #writesky #writingcommunity
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Van Kohl @vankohl.com · 10h
Merely the fact that it's about two gay guys, amongst many more... what do they call it? Transgressions? It'd be an honor to get a ban, I think. It would mean I've hit a nerve. Good. #QueerPrompts
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Ellsworth Green @greenellsworth.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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Van Kohl @vankohl.com · 03/10/2026
Oct 3; snippet from Ch 2 of The Third Between Us. "An animalistic fire burned in his eyes, one I had never seen before, as his grip tightened. His retaliation came not at my physical rage but at the truth I served that broke him." #QueerPrompts
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Van Kohl @vankohl.com · 03/10/2026
#LGBTQWriteAThon Oct 3 - Same old at work... bah. - Got too emotional with my latest blog post. - Took Fri off for my husband and I to just wander round Chi-town. #queerwriters #writingcommunity #lgbtqwriters
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Van Kohl @vankohl.com · 03/10/2026
#Octember 3rd. Ben's no hero. He'd probably grab his bro and get the hell out of town, some place remote where 'Zilla won't think to look for prey. #WriteSky #WritingCommunity
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Van Kohl @vankohl.com · 03/10/2026
First and foremost, myself and my husband. He loves reading my stories. Also, for all the gay guys out there who yearn for the full glory of the act and who aren't afraid of pushing their own boundaries. #pretendpanel #WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors
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Felix Kurt Author @felix-kurt-author.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Being queer is normal. Being queer is human. Being queer is beautiful. And anyone who told you otherwise was never telling the truth. ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜 #Queer #LGBTQ #loveislove #GayWriter #QueerWriter
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Van Kohl @vankohl.com · 02/10/2026
A sequel to The Third Between Us is brewing in my mind. I’ve scribbled down some dialogue and plot. Unfiltered and a bit scandalous. #lgbtqwriteathon
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Van Kohl @vankohl.com · 02/10/2026
Why does a painter run his brush against the canvas? Why does a sculptor carve a body out of stone? Why does a writer tell a tale of struggle and desire? For the sheer beauty of it. #pretendpanel #writingcommunity #writers
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Windy City Times @windycitytimes.com · 02/10/2026
LGBTQ+ artists and businesses find community at Andersonville Arts Weekend “Art is my reason for being here,” Chicago artist Nicholas Holman said of his participation in Andersonville Art Weekend, which took place Sept....
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LGBTQ+ artists and businesses find community at Andersonville Arts Weekend
“Art is my reason for being here,” Chicago artist Nicholas Holman said of his participation in Andersonville Art Weekend, which took place Sept. 25-27. “In my work, I’m more in tune with those parts of me that are true and authentic, I do what I want to do and I think that does pertain to my queer identity.” Holman, who was a featured artist at the furniture store 
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Van Kohl @vankohl.com · 02/10/2026
Remember, remember the 2nd of #Octember! The instigation by Ben The steering by John MC’s mediation of the trio In a whirlwind of desire and exploration I see no reason that the threesome season should ever be forgot.
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Steven E Schend @seschend.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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The Internet Has a Basement, And Nobody’s Given You The Key.
Google shows you ten percent of the web and calls it “search.” Here’s how to find the other ninety, and why the archive trying to save it all is being strangled.
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Van Kohl @vankohl.com · 02/10/2026
One of my favorite stories—Omelas. Also, one of the most brain-wrecking. Is it morally right for one wretched soul to suffer so all else could live in perpetual euphoria? #philosophy
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Van Kohl @vankohl.com · 01/10/2026
Tired of "cute and cozy" #MM romance that ignores the reality of our lives? The world isn't sweet—it's brutal. Our stories shouldn't be sweet; they should be defiant. Read my latest piece. vankohl.com/existentiali... #QueerWriters #LGBTQ #GayRomance #WritingCommunity #OwnVoices #Existentialism
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Existentialism in Modern Gay Romance
A gay romance story should not shy away from the full picture in all its glory and ruggedness. From the gravity of a lover's presence to the mark left on our consciousness, we must indulge in every se...
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Van Kohl @vankohl.com · 01/10/2026
My MC’s employer is certainly a satyr, or better yet—Pan. The embodiment of the forest and sexual energy. #octember
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Van Kohl @vankohl.com · 01/10/2026
I’m Van, 37, from the land of Lincoln. I write stories of substance and truth. Oct is my favorite month because (not least) of Pumpkin Spice lattes! Goals for Oct: hoping to land a publishing contract. #lgbtqwriteathon
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Van Kohl @vankohl.com · 01/10/2026
This year, so far, it was A World Appears by Michael Pollan that has made the greatest intellectual impact. It has pushed my boudaries on what it means to be conscious. #writingcommunity #booksky #bookcommunity #philosophybooks
Cover of A World Appears by Michael Pollan
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Van Kohl @vankohl.com · 01/10/2026
The first reveal of the mystery, as I promised, is the working title of my work: The Third Betwen Us. #gayromance #gayerotica #LGBT #OwnVoices 🌈📚
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Van Kohl @vankohl.com · 30/09/2026
Thanks for a fun Sept @blackcatbooknook.bsky.social ! I think I’ve given enough teasers for a little over a week, so I shall reveal the working title of my smutty-romance book tonight (after work and D&D). Curious? You should be 😉 Vankohl.com for more. #QueerCharChat #mmromance 🌈📚
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Van Kohl
Whims and musings of a gay writer. Author of heart-pounding stories with plenty of heat that will leave a mark long after you've turned the last pages.
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Van Kohl @vankohl.com · 30/09/2026
At the end of the day, when the masks are gone and the lights are low, what is left? The truth. Two bodies tangled in an act of primal reunion. Inevitable. Like the tide. 🌊 #QueerLit #GayRomance #WritingCommunity #Identity #BookSky
"Waterfall"
Oil on canvas. Personal collection. 
Artist: Georgi Petrov https://georgipetrov.com/en
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Van Kohl @vankohl.com · 29/09/2026
Ben would say: “What the hell were you thinking, Van? Sending me off to a mountain retreat, turning my world upside down, bringing out the best that’s lurked in me all these years… I needed it.” #queercharchat #writingcommunity #queerwriting
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Christian Baines @xtianbaines.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Real talk a sec. You know who doesn't belong in #MMRomance? Homophobes, fake allies and misandrists who just want to profit off us, then call us misogynists when we protest. There is no #MM without the M who loves M. #GayBooks
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Van Kohl @vankohl.com · 29/09/2026
I’ve taken up another large tome as a bed time read. This time it’s Michelangelo. Good night! 🌙 #booksky #ArtHistory #BookLovers #ReadingList #RenaissanceArt
Michelangelo: His Epic Life by Martin Gayford
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Van Kohl @vankohl.com · 29/09/2026
"He is I, and I am him." It’s not just a statement; it’s a terrifying, beautiful, and absolute truth. 🌓✨ #MMRomance #QueerLit #WritingCommunity #Soulmates #GayBooks
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Van Kohl @vankohl.com · 28/09/2026
Other nations’ civility shows in the leaders they elect. #gay #gaynews #lgbt #goodnews www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/09/the-...
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The Netherlands' gay prime minister drank a beer at the Stonewall Inn while praising its legacy - LGBTQ Nation
"Historical grounds like these are important, and we will make sure we'll never give up," he said.
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Van Kohl @vankohl.com · 28/09/2026
Good one. My protagonists have their “respectable” homes but their true home is the point of singularity, of manic, unchained existence. #queercharchat #writingcommunity #queerwriting
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Van Kohl @vankohl.com · 28/09/2026
As queernormative as the real world gets. It’s a brutal place full of prejudice and pain. No way sugarcoating that. #QueerPrompts
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Van Kohl @vankohl.com · 28/09/2026
They call it taboo, but I call it inevitable. When two halves of one soul collide into a point of singularity, the world's rules simply... melt. 🔥 #GayErotica #SmutSky #Taboo #MMRomance #QueerLit
The point of singularity
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Van Kohl @vankohl.com · 28/09/2026
Hungarians did a great thing booting Orban out. #gay #lgbt #loveislove www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/09/hung...
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Hungarian gay couple trying to adopt for 5 years finally making headway under new government - LGBTQ Nation
"We didn't feel outright hostility, but when we first met social services it was clear they had an unspoken inclination."
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Van Kohl @vankohl.com · 27/09/2026
Can't help but feel hot and bothered with this on my workout playlist. #LGBTQFitness #PridePlaylist #pride #gay music.apple.com/us/album/por...
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PORNSTAR ☆ by Michael Medrano on Apple Music
Song · 2024 · Duration 3:18
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Van Kohl @vankohl.com · 27/09/2026
To look into his eyes is to look into myself; a mirror that does not flatter, does not forgive, that shows me the true nature he’d been trying to starve into submission and the need he’d been trying to command into silence. #queerwriters #WritingCommunity #lgbtqwriters #EroticFiction #LGBTQLit
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Van Kohl @vankohl.com · 27/09/2026
There are rites the soul knows by heart. A carnal fusion that mends the fractures. A big teaser and thematic reveal: "Identity Fusion."  Read here: vankohl.com/identity-fus... #GayErotica #mmromance #QueerLit #SmutSky #writingcommunity
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Identity Fusion
Is a man truly an individual or a fragment of something... else? Something beyond comprehension.
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Van Kohl @vankohl.com · 27/09/2026
The ocean has a way of stripping you bare. The rain doesn't just wash the skin. It washes the soul. 🌊🌧️ #QueerLit #GayRomance #WritingCommunity #Atmosphere #GayFiction
Rainbow in the middle of the Caribbean Sea.
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Van Kohl @vankohl.com · 26/09/2026
“A victim?! Such a petty word for chronic complainers. A villain? The world is the only villain. Bystander? Perhaps. I’ve played fate’s game for far too long. It’s time I took the reins in my own hands.” #QueerCharChat #WritingCommunity #QueerWriting
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Van Kohl @vankohl.com · 26/09/2026
- Five query letters. - Jotted down a rough plan for a sequel, with dialogue. Scenes for me start with the dialogue. The muse cruelly decides to visit right as I'm about to fall asleep. #queerwriters #WritingCommunity #lgbtqwriters
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Van Kohl @vankohl.com · 26/09/2026
Currently querying, so I'm only teasing right now. Not ready to reveal the title just yet, but if you're curious, head over to my blog. vankohl.com #QueerWritersChat
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Van Kohl
Whims and musings of a gay writer. Heart-pounding stories with plenty of heat that will leave a mark long after you've turned the last pages.
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Van Kohl @vankohl.com · 26/09/2026
The story takes place at the onset of autumn. The very last day of my characters' weekend in the mountain is marked by the first leaf to drift to the ground. I believe that adds a feeling of earned melancholy. #QueerWritersChat
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Van Kohl @vankohl.com · 26/09/2026
A bit late to the party, but here goes. I'm Van, 37; I live in the land of Lincoln. Techy in the day and scribbler at night. My current project is about lust and existence. #QueerWritersChat
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Van Kohl @vankohl.com · 26/09/2026
Today marked one year since I lost my Doberman to Wobbler's Disease. Cheers to Leo! #petmemorial #dogsofbluesky #doglove
Memorial to Leo, the Red Doberman.
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Van Kohl @vankohl.com · 26/09/2026
We spend decades perfecting the mask of respectability. But what happens when the person in the mirror finally stops pretending? 🎭 #QueerLit #GayRomance #GayErotica #WritingCommunity #Identity #LGBTQ
Grand Teton (2017)
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Van Kohl @vankohl.com · 26/09/2026
Is that all, then? To wither and to wilt Like a bud against the coming chill of winter, A piece of life slowly drifting to the dirt, In the blink of an eye, into the nothingness of gravity P.S. This is the midlife crisis talking, or the wine. #poetryprompt #mpprompt
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Van Kohl @vankohl.com · 26/09/2026
Had a great time seeing @kathleenmadigan.bsky.social tonight. #comedy #standupcomedy
Kathleen Madigan on stage at the Orpheum, Madison WI
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Van Kohl @vankohl.com · 25/09/2026
What if you could clone yourself—not just in flesh, but in consciousness? A complete biological and emotional copy. A single soul split into two bodies. #WritingPrompt #mmromance #gayerotica #ownvoice
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Van Kohl @vankohl.com · 25/09/2026
Ben is a nature guy. He likes hiking across mountain paths when the canopies turn amber and crimson. He also enjoys taking naughty detours on the way to the peak 😉 #AwesomeCharacters #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #GayAuthors
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The Whimsical Muse @whimsicalmuse.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Every time that you use an Oxford comma, you're doing your part to make the world beautiful, meaningful, and understandable.
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Van Kohl @vankohl.com · 25/09/2026
There is a specific, primal scent—the salt and musk of a shared origin. A scent that doesn't just invite desire, but commands it. 🫦 #GayErotica #SmutSky #MMRomance #QueerLit #GayBooks
waves crashing against a sandy beach
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