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Never has a sentence been worked so hard to avoid directly saying, "Dude was a white supremacist." #Humor #TodayILearned

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My wife fixed it, so now it's healthy and I'm eating my vegetable for the day! These are... okay. #Humor #Foodsky

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I keep writing my works as if my words matter. If anyone would like to buy a book today, please consider one of mine from: www.enlightensomeonedaily.com/writing.html or message me to buy through Square. Thank you. #Writing

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I am not fluent in memes or making GIFs. I wish the five other people who loved Aaron Sorkin's "Sports Night" were... even if only we would get the moments. For me, "Dana with her camera when Isaac returns" is like "Shaka when the walls fell" for referencing... #FilmSky #TVSky #SportsNight

I'm trying to steer away from politics so I can write the new work(s), but damn... What Actual Neo-Nazi Supporter Elon Musk and Natalie Harp are proving is that security in government facilities is a joke and people aren't being fired for not saying "no" to those who lack credentials/clearance.

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In "Known Quantities" - www.enlightensomeonedaily.com/knownquantities.html - T.B. and Shannon experience conflict over abandoning their #childfree lifestyle when Shannon is increasingly encouraged/pressured to have a child. What it does to them... is the last third of the book. #AwesomeCharacters

This is the novel "Known Quantities" next to a candle.

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Anyone looking for a 4-day ticket to this year's New York Comic Con? I have one available for sale... #NYCC #NewYorkComicCon

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W.L. Swarts @wlswarts.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Literally pulling my hair out so hard, I cut myself.

My finger, having been garrotted by my hair.

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I'm spending the week avoiding politics (writing again tomorrow, methinks!), but that doesn't mean you can't enjoy my most timely & political work yet! Learn more about "Tales From Our Current Apocalypse" & order at: www.enlightensomeonedaily.com/TalesCA.html 💙📚 #Booksky📚💙 #SmallPress #ShortStories

The short story collection "Tales From Our Current Apocalypse" sitting beside a candle. (Candle not included in book purchase!)

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Polymarket will not allow you to bet on whether Convicted Felon Donald Trump will kill himself with Melania or Natalie Harp. If we can't bet on how the American Hitler offs himself in a bunker, what's the point?! #Humor #Writing

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I associate flute music with Petra from "M.A.H.M." - www.enlightensomeonedaily.com/mahm.html . Like her, the flute is light and cheerful and it seems natural to skip about the notes, much like Petra skips around the bar. Maybe in the sequels, I'll add that she used to play it... #AwesomeCharacters

The novel "M.A.H.M." sitting next to a candle.

The Raven's House @theravenshouse.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

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Copper Jack #handmade bracelet With amber color glass beads and a smilin' copper Jack in the center. Time for Spooky Season. Time for Halloween. Who cares it's only August. www.theravenshouse.net

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W.L. Swarts @wlswarts.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Trying to sell some of my inventory to the new card shop in town.... Wish me luck!

W.L. Swarts @wlswarts.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

In "Known Quantities" - www.enlightensomeonedaily.com/knownquantities.html - there is a trope I did play with...

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W.L. Swarts @wlswarts.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

In "M.A.H.M." - www.enlightensomeonedaily.com/mahm.html - after he acquires it in the West, Jackson is never without Wrath Of The Twin, his emotional support shotgun. Well, he's filled with murderous rage and that shotgun makes him believe he can kill the man he believes made him the way he is.

This is the full wraparound cover of the novel "M.A.H.M." by W.L. Swarts

W.L. Swarts @wlswarts.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

The cat's water fountain in my room makes me feel like I'm writing in a zen garden with a little babbling brook. #Writing

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W.L. Swarts @wlswarts.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Possession being 9/10ths of the law, as they say, I never understood why more people who are doing things like tearing down the Flock cameras don't immediately mail them somewhere else. You know, they aren't looking for the cameras from Seattle in Miami...

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W.L. Swarts @wlswarts.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Oh crap, I need to eat up these Nerds Gummy Clusters from last Halloween or The Great Pumpkin won't come this year!

W.L. Swarts @wlswarts.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

E.D. Fink in "M.A.H.M." - www.enlightensomeonedaily.com/mahm.html - might not have any moral integrity, but he is exceptionally lucky. His chapter in "M.A.H.M." probably reads to D&D players like a guy pretty consistently getting what he needs out of a D20 roll! It doesn't matter if he would agree

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W.L. Swarts @wlswarts.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Just watched "The Unbearable Weight Of Massive Talent." Wow! So good. So unexpectedly good! #Filmsky #MovieSky

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I like selling my books to people who read them.

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On the positive side, I have great coffee here. Best investment for a writer after a laptop with solid state drive is definitely a decent coffeemaker.

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I know as a good liberal I'm supposed to support small businesses - and I do! - but damn if this cup of coffee from the new local place with the weird hours that serves coffee and spaghetti is the worst cup of coffee I have ever paid money for.

I thought things in my books leaned toward quirky. Now I'm competing with my local coffee house, which is open from 7 A.M. - 1 P.M. 6 days a week and it serves spaghetti. What universe have I fallen into?!

In "Tales From Our Current Apocalypse" - www.enlightensomeonedaily.com/TalesCA.html - side characters range from a young child (in the geriatric childfree love story "Without Question") to indeterminate age ("Prelude To The Apocalypse Novels"). The average are women in their 20s. #AwesomeCharacters

This is the short story anthology "Tales From Our Current Apocalypse" by W.L. Swarts, sitting next to a candle.

InkyInGreen 🏹🍂 @blackwallmancer.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

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Making stuff againnnn Squishy little nug sploot amis are worked up from my own pattern below (but I used blanket yarn for these so they're a nice size and very soft), and the cauldron dice bags are worked up from the pattern Cerridwen's Cauldron Dice Bag by Lisa M Fox on Ravelry #DragonAge #Nug

A trio of crocheted nugs (each about 8" long) from Dragon Age, worked up in blanket yarn and stuffed with poly-fil. Their bodies are a warm, muted pink, and their eyes (black) and spots (light brown) are embroidered on in blanket yarn. They are lying on their bellies with their legs kicked back and their arms forward. Their eyes are closed.

#DragonAge #DragonAgeArt #DragonAgeFanart

One of the nugs from the previous photo, held in my hand with the other nugs sitting on the white backdrop behind it.

A crocheted dice bag (6" tall) with a grey cauldron-shaped base (with handles) and a purple, sparkly top that looks like bubbling potion. it's tied with a crocheted tie that is woven through the stitches at the top, then tied into a bow. Dreadwolf dice are sitting around the bottom of the bag.

More cauldron dice bags, lined up in a row: the first from the previous image, the next a medium green with a black base, a hot pink with a black base, a light sparkly teal with a black base, and another sparkly purple with a black base.

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W.L. Swarts @wlswarts.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

There are few characters I would not take to Green Lakes State Park. It is, quite simply, one of the low-key most beautiful places I have ever been and their arrival would be the excuse I need to get my butt there this year! We'd just walk around, though some might swim... #AwesomeCharacters

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W.L. Swarts @wlswarts.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

I like making weird goals for myself (sometimes they end up as things my characters do). Today, I'm listening to every version of "Always On My Mind" I can find. #MusicSky, hit me with coversnor obscure versions of "Always On My Mind," please. I think I've exhausted Willie Nelson and Pet Shop Boys.

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W.L. Swarts @wlswarts.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

I discovered a next level of feeling good today. I thought it felt great to see my books on the shelf of my local library. It feels even better to see some of the books missing because people have taken them out and are (apparently) reading them! #ReadersOfBluesky #Writing

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The Raven's House @theravenshouse.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

New creations, just added to The Raven's House website, plus some from last week! Creating jewelry is my most favorite thing to do. Such Zen... www.theravenshouse.net #handmadejewelry #goth style #witch style #crafts #art

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W.L. Swarts @wlswarts.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

In "Unnamed Perils Policy Claim" - www.enlightensomeonedaily.com/uppc.html - Christopher Benson and Carlson both believe in freedom and truth. Despite that, even any shared interests would not lead them to want to be around one another in their spare time. #AwesomeCharacters

This is "Unnamed Perils Policy Claim" sitting next to a candle.

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W.L. Swarts @wlswarts.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

So, one of the writers whose works I admire blocked me here on Bluesky. J. Michael Straczynski - who wrote "The Deconstruction Of Falling Stars" and now gleefully comes on social media to brag about feeding writing into A.I. - didn't like my thread referencing him. I didn't tag him, which means he

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The characters in "M.A.H.M." - www.enlighensomeonedaily.com/mahm.html could all have ended up in the headlines following the incident at the Babylon Music Festival at the climax of the novel. Here are some of their headlines: "Music Promoter's Band Exonerated For Outbreak Of Violence At Festival"

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If you're "following" me or just happen to see one of my posts, don't bother arguing with me about genocide. When you willfully target civilians, when you engage in mass starvation, when you dehumanize an entire population with the intent to wipe them out, you're committing genocide. Trying to

I keep thinking about Vision's assertion in "Captain America: Civil War" about how the rise of Iron Man and other exceptional humans drove the rise of adversaries to challenge them. The MCU is, in one way, the story of a handful of people controlling the fates of trillions. I keep reflecting upon

If I did not have my work and still had Disney+ right now, I'd probably just be watching "Andor" on constant repeat.