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#EroticMusings 2026.10.02 — Week 70 (September 27-30) Culture: What does arousal mean to you? Share an example from your work of arousal stemming from something other than someone else's physical appearance.
[I think this post is SFW, but consider the prompt and innuendo. —RS]
Instead of quoting a dictionary, I'll define the word thusly:
Arousal; noun, state of being. A waking to a contextually defined stimulus that draws interest consciously, subliminally, or autonomically.
I see the word as a psychological term. The word requires adjectives to imply less seemly narratives. Speaking of which, in the following #excerpt from Reluctant Courier (for the Mob) it isn't to difficult to deduce what interests Bolt, a day angel woman with wings, and her friend, Shugh.
Beyond that!
Sheesh!
He (or she if we use modern pronouns) is wingless but very human, and he just saved her from a bonehead maneuver where he caught her before she fell off a building. Whether her wings could have saved her from the twelve story drop without injury is debatable, but the grabbing her wrist in time isn't. His action changed her perceptions of him, which he reflects back at her. The pair are very different in all so many ways that have kept any attraction previously at bay, but…
Another glance confirmed. He was male. Which brought back flashes of handsy Teri, our passion hours ago, and what I had found she had missing, that which he had. The voice in my head asserted, Reasonably Cute. Available, too.
My heart thudded. Oh, flap.
He stood, dusted himself off, then approached. I scooted the chair back, the legs making a muted shriek, until it struck the wall. I threw my wings back against the wall, feeling immediately silly to have felt intimidated. This was Shugh. Nice. The gender chameleon. Blended in with the women. Soft. Feminine wear, accessories, hair—when up. Easy to accept as she.
He said, "My face is up here."
I looked up from his hips as he squatted down, my face heating up. He didn't hide his biological gender beyond depilating, which alleviated the sense he misrepresented himself. But in my mental state, any reminder that I might appreciate his maleness…
Now at eye level, I glanced away from his green eyes. His blond hair, unfashionably long for either gender now that it was down to his hips, fluffed and waved in the breeze as if it wanted to clothe him from behind. He added, "You've been the only one who's been unwaveringly supportive of me after that day with the gateway. I can't express how much I appreciate that."
I nodded.
"Being supportive and protective is attractive," he added, a comment that reflected my mood—and for me was unquestionably true—as I stood, crowding him back.
His right hand ended up at my navel…
[Author retains copyright (c)2026 R.S.]
#gender #fiction #writer #author
#cozy #mystery #sf #sff #sciencefiction
#writing #writingcommunity #writersOfMastodon #writers
#RSdiscussion
#RSstory #RSReluctanceStory
#microfiction #flashfiction #tootfic #smallstory -
#EroticMusings 2026.10.02 — Week 70 (September 27-30) Culture: What does arousal mean to you? Share an example from your work of arousal stemming from something other than someone else's physical appearance.
[I think this post is SFW, but consider the prompt and innuendo. —RS]
Instead of quoting a dictionary, I'll define the word thusly:
Arousal; noun, state of being. A waking to a contextually defined stimulus that draws interest consciously, subliminally, or autonomically.
I see the word as a psychological term. The word requires adjectives to imply less seemly narratives. Speaking of which, in the following #excerpt from Reluctant Courier (for the Mob) it isn't to difficult to deduce what interests Bolt, a day angel woman with wings, and her friend, Shugh.
Beyond that!
Sheesh!
He (or she if we use modern pronouns) is wingless but very human, and he just saved her from a bonehead maneuver where he caught her before she fell off a building. Whether her wings could have saved her from the twelve story drop without injury is debatable, but the grabbing her wrist in time isn't. His action changed her perceptions of him, which he reflects back at her. The pair are very different in all so many ways that have kept any attraction previously at bay, but…
Another glance confirmed. He was male. Which brought back flashes of handsy Teri, our passion hours ago, and what I had found she had missing, that which he had. The voice in my head asserted, Reasonably Cute. Available, too.
My heart thudded. Oh, flap.
He stood, dusted himself off, then approached. I scooted the chair back, the legs making a muted shriek, until it struck the wall. I threw my wings back against the wall, feeling immediately silly to have felt intimidated. This was Shugh. Nice. The gender chameleon. Blended in with the women. Soft. Feminine wear, accessories, hair—when up. Easy to accept as she.
He said, "My face is up here."
I looked up from his hips as he squatted down, my face heating up. He didn't hide his biological gender beyond depilating, which alleviated the sense he misrepresented himself. But in my mental state, any reminder that I might appreciate his maleness…
Now at eye level, I glanced away from his green eyes. His blond hair, unfashionably long for either gender now that it was down to his hips, fluffed and waved in the breeze as if it wanted to clothe him from behind. He added, "You've been the only one who's been unwaveringly supportive of me after that day with the gateway. I can't express how much I appreciate that."
I nodded.
"Being supportive and protective is attractive," he added, a comment that reflected my mood—and for me was unquestionably true—as I stood, crowding him back.
His right hand ended up at my navel…
[Author retains copyright (c)2026 R.S.]
#gender #fiction #writer #author
#cozy #mystery #sf #sff #sciencefiction
#writing #writingcommunity #writersOfMastodon #writers
#RSdiscussion
#RSstory #RSReluctanceStory
#microfiction #flashfiction #tootfic #smallstory -
#EroticMusings 2026.10.02 — Week 70 (September 27-30) Culture: What does arousal mean to you? Share an example from your work of arousal stemming from something other than someone else's physical appearance.
[I think this post is SFW, but consider the prompt and innuendo. —RS]
Instead of quoting a dictionary, I'll define the word thusly:
Arousal; noun, state of being. A waking to a contextually defined stimulus that draws interest consciously, subliminally, or autonomically.
I see the word as a psychological term. The word requires adjectives to imply less seemly narratives. Speaking of which, in the following #excerpt from Reluctant Courier (for the Mob) it isn't to difficult to deduce what interests Bolt, a day angel woman with wings, and her friend, Shugh.
Beyond that!
Sheesh!
He (or she if we use modern pronouns) is wingless but very human, and he just saved her from a bonehead maneuver where he caught her before she fell off a building. Whether her wings could have saved her from the twelve story drop without injury is debatable, but the grabbing her wrist in time isn't. His action changed her perceptions of him, which he reflects back at her. The pair are very different in all so many ways that have kept any attraction previously at bay, but…
Another glance confirmed. He was male. Which brought back flashes of handsy Teri, our passion hours ago, and what I had found she had missing, that which he had. The voice in my head asserted, Reasonably Cute. Available, too.
My heart thudded. Oh, flap.
He stood, dusted himself off, then approached. I scooted the chair back, the legs making a muted shriek, until it struck the wall. I threw my wings back against the wall, feeling immediately silly to have felt intimidated. This was Shugh. Nice. The gender chameleon. Blended in with the women. Soft. Feminine wear, accessories, hair—when up. Easy to accept as she.
He said, "My face is up here."
I looked up from his hips as he squatted down, my face heating up. He didn't hide his biological gender beyond depilating, which alleviated the sense he misrepresented himself. But in my mental state, any reminder that I might appreciate his maleness…
Now at eye level, I glanced away from his green eyes. His blond hair, unfashionably long for either gender now that it was down to his hips, fluffed and waved in the breeze as if it wanted to clothe him from behind. He added, "You've been the only one who's been unwaveringly supportive of me after that day with the gateway. I can't express how much I appreciate that."
I nodded.
"Being supportive and protective is attractive," he added, a comment that reflected my mood—and for me was unquestionably true—as I stood, crowding him back.
His right hand ended up at my navel…
[Author retains copyright (c)2026 R.S.]
#gender #fiction #writer #author
#cozy #mystery #sf #sff #sciencefiction
#writing #writingcommunity #writersOfMastodon #writers
#RSdiscussion
#RSstory #RSReluctanceStory
#microfiction #flashfiction #tootfic #smallstory -
#EroticMusings 2026.10.02 — Week 70 (September 27-30) Culture: What does arousal mean to you? Share an example from your work of arousal stemming from something other than someone else's physical appearance.
[I think this post is SFW, but consider the prompt and innuendo. —RS]
Instead of quoting a dictionary, I'll define the word thusly:
Arousal; noun, state of being. A waking to a contextually defined stimulus that draws interest consciously, subliminally, or autonomically.
I see the word as a psychological term. The word requires adjectives to imply less seemly narratives. Speaking of which, in the following #excerpt from Reluctant Courier (for the Mob) it isn't to difficult to deduce what interests Bolt, a day angel woman with wings, and her friend, Shugh.
Beyond that!
Sheesh!
He (or she if we use modern pronouns) is wingless but very human, and he just saved her from a bonehead maneuver where he caught her before she fell off a building. Whether her wings could have saved her from the twelve story drop without injury is debatable, but the grabbing her wrist in time isn't. His action changed her perceptions of him, which he reflects back at her. The pair are very different in all so many ways that have kept any attraction previously at bay, but…
Another glance confirmed. He was male. Which brought back flashes of handsy Teri, our passion hours ago, and what I had found she had missing, that which he had. The voice in my head asserted, Reasonably Cute. Available, too.
My heart thudded. Oh, flap.
He stood, dusted himself off, then approached. I scooted the chair back, the legs making a muted shriek, until it struck the wall. I threw my wings back against the wall, feeling immediately silly to have felt intimidated. This was Shugh. Nice. The gender chameleon. Blended in with the women. Soft. Feminine wear, accessories, hair—when up. Easy to accept as she.
He said, "My face is up here."
I looked up from his hips as he squatted down, my face heating up. He didn't hide his biological gender beyond depilating, which alleviated the sense he misrepresented himself. But in my mental state, any reminder that I might appreciate his maleness…
Now at eye level, I glanced away from his green eyes. His blond hair, unfashionably long for either gender now that it was down to his hips, fluffed and waved in the breeze as if it wanted to clothe him from behind. He added, "You've been the only one who's been unwaveringly supportive of me after that day with the gateway. I can't express how much I appreciate that."
I nodded.
"Being supportive and protective is attractive," he added, a comment that reflected my mood—and for me was unquestionably true—as I stood, crowding him back.
His right hand ended up at my navel…
[Author retains copyright (c)2026 R.S.]
#gender #fiction #writer #author
#cozy #mystery #sf #sff #sciencefiction
#writing #writingcommunity #writersOfMastodon #writers
#RSdiscussion
#RSstory #RSReluctanceStory
#microfiction #flashfiction #tootfic #smallstory -
CW: PennedPossibilities 1134: What type of clothing does your MC typically wear? CW: Contains spoilers!
@floofpaldi, I answered both #PennedPossibilities 1134 and 1145 for good reason: I see a big difference in being asked to describe how my MC dresses in 1145 and being asked what type of clothing they typically wear back in #PennedPossibilities 1134. Either way, both were spoiler questions for me!
1145 allowed me to talk about the MC's thoughts choosing her clothing, and let me evoke images and meanings that discusses my MC's mentality and her issues with the clothing in her life without actually describing what I didn't want to.
1134 let me insinuate what readers might typically see of my MC in hypothetical cover art was a pretty sneaky tricky solution. I redirected the question and escaped describing what my current MC was wearing (let alone typically wearing) at all! But I well said plenty left unsaid.
1134: https://eldritch.cafe/@sfwrtr/117306788929517666
[Author retains copyright (c)2026 R.S.]
#gender #fiction #writer #author
#cozy #mystery #sf #sff #sciencefiction
#writing #writingcommunity #writersOfMastodon #writers
#RSdiscussion
#RSstory #RSReluctanceStory -
@floofpaldi, I answered both #PennedPossibilities 1134 and 1145 for good reason: I see a big difference in being asked to describe how my MC dresses in 1145 and being asked what type of clothing they typically wear back in #PennedPossibilities 1134. Either way, both were spoiler questions for me!
1145 allowed me to talk about the MC's thoughts choosing her clothing, and let me evoke images and meanings that discusses my MC's mentality and her issues with the clothing in her life without actually describing what I didn't want to.
1134 let me insinuate what readers might typically see of my MC in hypothetical cover art; doing so was a pretty sneaky tricky solution. I redirected the question and escaped describing what my current MC was wearing (let alone typically wearing) at all! But I well said plenty left unsaid.
1134: https://eldritch.cafe/@sfwrtr/117306788929517666
[Author retains copyright (c)2026 R.S.]
#gender #fiction #writer #author
#cozy #mystery #sf #sff #sciencefiction
#writing #writingcommunity #writersOfMastodon #writers
#RSdiscussion
#RSstory #RSReluctanceStory -
@floofpaldi, I answered both #PennedPossibilities 1134 and 1145 for good reason: I see a big difference in being asked to describe how my MC dresses in 1145 and being asked what type of clothing they typically wear back in #PennedPossibilities 1134. Either way, both were spoiler questions for me!
1145 allowed me to talk about the MC's thoughts choosing her clothing, and let me evoke images and meanings that discusses my MC's mentality and her issues with the clothing in her life without actually describing what I didn't want to.
1134 let me insinuate what readers might typically see of my MC in hypothetical cover art; doing so was a pretty sneaky tricky solution. I redirected the question and escaped describing what my current MC was wearing (let alone typically wearing) at all! But I well said plenty left unsaid.
1134: https://eldritch.cafe/@sfwrtr/117306788929517666
[Author retains copyright (c)2026 R.S.]
#gender #fiction #writer #author
#cozy #mystery #sf #sff #sciencefiction
#writing #writingcommunity #writersOfMastodon #writers
#RSdiscussion
#RSstory #RSReluctanceStory -
@floofpaldi, I answered both #PennedPossibilities 1134 and 1145 for good reason: I see a big difference in being asked to describe how my MC dresses in 1145 and being asked what type of clothing they typically wear back in #PennedPossibilities 1134. Either way, both were spoiler questions for me!
1145 allowed me to talk about the MC's thoughts choosing her clothing, and let me evoke images and meanings that discusses my MC's mentality and her issues with the clothing in her life without actually describing what I didn't want to.
1134 let me insinuate what readers might typically see of my MC in hypothetical cover art; doing so was a pretty sneaky tricky solution. I redirected the question and escaped describing what my current MC was wearing (let alone typically wearing) at all! But I well said plenty left unsaid.
1134: https://eldritch.cafe/@sfwrtr/117306788929517666
[Author retains copyright (c)2026 R.S.]
#gender #fiction #writer #author
#cozy #mystery #sf #sff #sciencefiction
#writing #writingcommunity #writersOfMastodon #writers
#RSdiscussion
#RSstory #RSReluctanceStory -
#WordWeavers 2026.10.02 — Which character knows your MC better than your MC knows themselves?
Various SCs know aspects of my MC, Bolt, better than Bolt is willing to accept. Blue is best able to predict and manage Bolt's emotional and physical needs, though it's often a triage situation since they don't live together. He can calm her like none other. She's active and likes exercise both in and out of bed, which he can readily provide.
Night on Fire and her sister Light Insight both know Bolt and her photography better than Bolt does herself. Bolt considers photography a throwaway hobby. She's used it only to capture what interests her in a way that most pleases her, for her own (sometimes arguably pornographic) consumption. The two women see how Bolt works intuitively, understand how she sees the world from the body of work pasted to the walls and ceiling of her apartment, and therefore know what they can ask of her that's both reasonable and possible. They know full well that Bolt will give them skeptical, puzzled looks and try to say no, but also know Bolt is a soft touch—and that Bolt's art can make them a lot of coin.
Rainy Days (the main series antagonist) learns everything she can about anyone she's interested in. Bolt made her interested.
[Author retains copyright (c)2026 R.S.]
#gender #fiction #writer #author
#Cozy #mystery #sf #sff #sciencefiction
#writing #writingcommunity #writersOfMastodon #writers
#RSdiscussion
#RSstory #RSReluctanceStory -
#WordWeavers 2026.10.02 — Which character knows your MC better than your MC knows themselves?
Various SCs know aspects of my MC, Bolt, better than Bolt is willing to accept. Blue is best able to predict and manage Bolt's emotional and physical needs, though it's often a triage situation since they don't live together. He can calm her like none other. She's active and likes exercise both in and out of bed, which he can readily provide.
Night on Fire and her sister Light Insight both know Bolt and her photography better than Bolt does herself. Bolt considers photography a throwaway hobby. She's used it only to capture what interests her in a way that most pleases her, for her own (sometimes arguably pornographic) consumption. The two women see how Bolt works intuitively, understand how she sees the world from the body of work pasted to the walls and ceiling of her apartment, and therefore know what they can ask of her that's both reasonable and possible. They know full well that Bolt will give them skeptical, puzzled looks and try to say no, but also know Bolt is a soft touch—and that Bolt's art can make them a lot of coin.
Rainy Days (the main series antagonist) learns everything she can about anyone she's interested in. Bolt made her interested.
[Author retains copyright (c)2026 R.S.]
#gender #fiction #writer #author
#Cozy #mystery #sf #sff #sciencefiction
#writing #writingcommunity #writersOfMastodon #writers
#RSdiscussion
#RSstory #RSReluctanceStory -
#WordWeavers 2026.10.02 — Which character knows your MC better than your MC knows themselves?
Various SCs know aspects of my MC, Bolt, better than Bolt is willing to accept. Blue is best able to predict and manage Bolt's emotional and physical needs, though it's often a triage situation since they don't live together. He can calm her like none other. She's active and likes exercise both in and out of bed, which he can readily provide.
Night on Fire and her sister Light Insight both know Bolt and her photography better than Bolt does herself. Bolt considers photography a throwaway hobby. She's used it only to capture what interests her in a way that most pleases her, for her own (sometimes arguably pornographic) consumption. The two women see how Bolt works intuitively, understand how she sees the world from the body of work pasted to the walls and ceiling of her apartment, and therefore know what they can ask of her that's both reasonable and possible. They know full well that Bolt will give them skeptical, puzzled looks and try to say no, but also know Bolt is a soft touch—and that Bolt's art can make them a lot of coin.
Rainy Days (the main series antagonist) learns everything she can about anyone she's interested in. Bolt made her interested.
[Author retains copyright (c)2026 R.S.]
#gender #fiction #writer #author
#Cozy #mystery #sf #sff #sciencefiction
#writing #writingcommunity #writersOfMastodon #writers
#RSdiscussion
#RSstory #RSReluctanceStory -
#WordWeavers 2026.10.02 — Which character knows your MC better than your MC knows themselves?
Various SCs know aspects of my MC, Bolt, better than Bolt is willing to accept. Blue is best able to predict and manage Bolt's emotional and physical needs, though it's often a triage situation since they don't live together. He can calm her like none other. She's active and likes exercise both in and out of bed, which he can readily provide.
Night on Fire and her sister Light Insight both know Bolt and her photography better than Bolt does herself. Bolt considers photography a throwaway hobby. She's used it only to capture what interests her in a way that most pleases her, for her own (sometimes arguably pornographic) consumption. The two women see how Bolt works intuitively, understand how she sees the world from the body of work pasted to the walls and ceiling of her apartment, and therefore know what they can ask of her that's both reasonable and possible. They know full well that Bolt will give them skeptical, puzzled looks and try to say no, but also know Bolt is a soft touch—and that Bolt's art can make them a lot of coin.
Rainy Days (the main series antagonist) learns everything she can about anyone she's interested in. Bolt made her interested.
[Author retains copyright (c)2026 R.S.]
#gender #fiction #writer #author
#Cozy #mystery #sf #sff #sciencefiction
#writing #writingcommunity #writersOfMastodon #writers
#RSdiscussion
#RSstory #RSReluctanceStory -
#WordWeavers 2026.10.01 — What is a promise your MC made that they regret?
Bolt knows that in her position (essentially a wholly-owned courier/delivery subsidiary of the mob), she can't promise even one of her feathers. Yet, when a neighbor got used to spy on her, then immediately gave away what he had been forced to do, she grew to like the guy. (Molt becomes a cute LI). I'm not entirely sure if she regrets promising that she could protect him, because she would have fought regardless of the promise and proved definitively she can't protect anyone. However, putting herself in his place and seeing said promise as broken hurts nonetheless.
[Author retains copyright (c)2026 R.S.]
#gender #fiction #writer #author
#Cozy #mystery #sf #sff #sciencefiction
#writing #writingcommunity #writersOfMastodon #writers
#RSdiscussion
#RSstory #RSReluctanceStory -
#WordWeavers 2026.10.01 — What is a promise your MC made that they regret?
Bolt knows that in her position (essentially a wholly-owned courier/delivery subsidiary of the mob), she can't promise even one of her feathers. Yet, when a neighbor got used to spy on her, then immediately gave away what he had been forced to do, she grew to like the guy. (Molt becomes a cute LI). I'm not entirely sure if she regrets promising that she could protect him, because she would have fought regardless of the promise and proved definitively she can't protect anyone. However, putting herself in his place and seeing said promise as broken hurts nonetheless.
[Author retains copyright (c)2026 R.S.]
#gender #fiction #writer #author
#Cozy #mystery #sf #sff #sciencefiction
#writing #writingcommunity #writersOfMastodon #writers
#RSdiscussion
#RSstory #RSReluctanceStory -
#WordWeavers 2026.10.01 — What is a promise your MC made that they regret?
Bolt knows that in her position (essentially a wholly-owned courier/delivery subsidiary of the mob), she can't promise even one of her feathers. Yet, when a neighbor got used to spy on her, then immediately gave away what he had been forced to do, she grew to like the guy. (Molt becomes a cute LI). I'm not entirely sure if she regrets promising that she could protect him, because she would have fought regardless of the promise and proved definitively she can't protect anyone. However, putting herself in his place and seeing said promise as broken hurts nonetheless.
[Author retains copyright (c)2026 R.S.]
#gender #fiction #writer #author
#Cozy #mystery #sf #sff #sciencefiction
#writing #writingcommunity #writersOfMastodon #writers
#RSdiscussion
#RSstory #RSReluctanceStory -
#WordWeavers 2026.10.01 — What is a promise your MC made that they regret?
Bolt knows that in her position (essentially a wholly-owned courier/delivery subsidiary of the mob), she can't promise even one of her feathers. Yet, when a neighbor got used to spy on her, then immediately gave away what he had been forced to do, she grew to like the guy. (Molt becomes a cute LI). I'm not entirely sure if she regrets promising that she could protect him, because she would have fought regardless of the promise and proved definitively she can't protect anyone. However, putting herself in his place and seeing said promise as broken hurts nonetheless.
[Author retains copyright (c)2026 R.S.]
#gender #fiction #writer #author
#Cozy #mystery #sf #sff #sciencefiction
#writing #writingcommunity #writersOfMastodon #writers
#RSdiscussion
#RSstory #RSReluctanceStory -
#NowWatching “Final Cut” (1980) Blu-ray from Umbrella (a Vinegar Syndrome partner)
Get it: https://link.amazon/B09qtW9Fm
Directed by Ross Dimsey
Starring Lou Brown, David ClendenningA reporter and his girlfriend follow around a famous actor/entrepreneur and discover some dirt on him to be made public.
#bluray #blurayCollector #PhysicalMedia #ad #ozploitation #mystery #thriller #CuktFilm #CultMovie
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#NowWatching “Final Cut” (1980) Blu-ray from Umbrella (a Vinegar Syndrome partner)
Get it: https://link.amazon/B09qtW9Fm
Directed by Ross Dimsey
Starring Lou Brown, David ClendenningA reporter and his girlfriend follow around a famous actor/entrepreneur and discover some dirt on him to be made public.
#bluray #blurayCollector #PhysicalMedia #ad #ozploitation #mystery #thriller #CuktFilm #CultMovie
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Mystery and Thriller Books Where the Past Comes Back
Unravel high-stakes intrigue and uncover dark secrets with these new Mystery & Thriller releases. From shocking kidnappings and small-town scandals to deadly legal battles and erased identities, these stories grip you from the first page and never let go. Perfect for readers who crave pulse-pounding suspense and riveting twists.
https://www.newinbooks.com/mystery-and-thriller-books-where-the-past-comes-back-2026/ -
Mystery and Thriller Books Where the Past Comes Back
Unravel high-stakes intrigue and uncover dark secrets with these new Mystery & Thriller releases. From shocking kidnappings and small-town scandals to deadly legal battles and erased identities, these stories grip you from the first page and never let go. Perfect for readers who crave pulse-pounding suspense and riveting twists.
https://www.newinbooks.com/mystery-and-thriller-books-where-the-past-comes-back-2026/ -
Mystery and Thriller Books Where the Past Comes Back
Unravel high-stakes intrigue and uncover dark secrets with these new Mystery & Thriller releases. From shocking kidnappings and small-town scandals to deadly legal battles and erased identities, these stories grip you from the first page and never let go. Perfect for readers who crave pulse-pounding suspense and riveting twists.
https://www.newinbooks.com/mystery-and-thriller-books-where-the-past-comes-back-2026/ -
“White Trash Warlock” by David R. Slayton is book one of the Adam Binder series about a young man on the track of an evil warlock. #Fantasy #Mystery
Adam has “the Sight,” the ability to see into other realms and even visit them in spirit. The gift hasn’t been very beneficial to Adam. When Adam was in high school and had very little control over his abilities, his older brother had Adam committed to a mental hospital. When he comes of age, Adam goes in search of his father, who abandoned the family when Adam was still a small boy. Adam wants answers and also believes his father might be a malevolent warlock producing evilly charmed items. The search takes him to Denver and his estranged older brother, Bobby.
https://michaeljoseph.info/blog/2024/review-white-trash-warlock-david-r-slayton/?ref=mastodon
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“White Trash Warlock” by David R. Slayton is book one of the Adam Binder series about a young man on the track of an evil warlock. #Fantasy #Mystery
Adam has “the Sight,” the ability to see into other realms and even visit them in spirit. The gift hasn’t been very beneficial to Adam. When Adam was in high school and had very little control over his abilities, his older brother had Adam committed to a mental hospital. When he comes of age, Adam goes in search of his father, who abandoned the family when Adam was still a small boy. Adam wants answers and also believes his father might be a malevolent warlock producing evilly charmed items. The search takes him to Denver and his estranged older brother, Bobby.
https://michaeljoseph.info/blog/2024/review-white-trash-warlock-david-r-slayton/?ref=mastodon
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“White Trash Warlock” by David R. Slayton is book one of the Adam Binder series about a young man on the track of an evil warlock. #Fantasy #Mystery
Adam has “the Sight,” the ability to see into other realms and even visit them in spirit. The gift hasn’t been very beneficial to Adam. When Adam was in high school and had very little control over his abilities, his older brother had Adam committed to a mental hospital. When he comes of age, Adam goes in search of his father, who abandoned the family when Adam was still a small boy. Adam wants answers and also believes his father might be a malevolent warlock producing evilly charmed items. The search takes him to Denver and his estranged older brother, Bobby.
https://michaeljoseph.info/blog/2024/review-white-trash-warlock-david-r-slayton/?ref=mastodon
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“White Trash Warlock” by David R. Slayton is book one of the Adam Binder series about a young man on the track of an evil warlock. #Fantasy #Mystery
Adam has “the Sight,” the ability to see into other realms and even visit them in spirit. The gift hasn’t been very beneficial to Adam. When Adam was in high school and had very little control over his abilities, his older brother had Adam committed to a mental hospital. When he comes of age, Adam goes in search of his father, who abandoned the family when Adam was still a small boy. Adam wants answers and also believes his father might be a malevolent warlock producing evilly charmed items. The search takes him to Denver and his estranged older brother, Bobby.
https://michaeljoseph.info/blog/2024/review-white-trash-warlock-david-r-slayton/?ref=mastodon
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#DarkMatter S2 E06, “What the Universe Is Made Of” is a really intense episode, in a lot of little ways. It’s kind of like the narrative is pure setup with very little resolution. But then there were also so many perfect moments it seems pointless to single any out. Just drop everything and watch it. Even if you’ve never seen the show before, just drop everything and watch it.
As a minor postscript, I think it’s interesting that the writers chose that particular interpretation of quantum mechanics to describe entanglement. Not exactly a popular one anymore. Or a canonical approach to the multiverse problem. I wonder if it’s a setup too? Like the story can only unfold if that one specific interpretation is the correct one, which is itself an unpopular choice in the physics community these days?
#DarkMatterSeason2 #AppleTVPlus #SciFi #Thriller #Mystery #ParallelUniverses #TVSeries #Spoilers
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#DarkMatter S2 E06, “What the Universe Is Made Of” is a really intense episode, in a lot of little ways. It’s kind of like the narrative is pure setup with very little resolution. But then there were also so many perfect moments it seems pointless to single any out. Just drop everything and watch it. Even if you’ve never seen the show before, just drop everything and watch it.
As a minor postscript, I think it’s interesting that the writers chose that particular interpretation of quantum mechanics to describe entanglement. Not exactly a popular one anymore. Or a canonical approach to the multiverse problem. I wonder if it’s a setup too? Like the story can only unfold if that one specific interpretation is the correct one, which is itself an unpopular choice in the physics community these days?
#DarkMatterSeason2 #AppleTVPlus #SciFi #Thriller #Mystery #ParallelUniverses #TVSeries #Spoilers
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#DarkMatter S2 E06, “What the Universe Is Made Of” is a really intense episode, in a lot of little ways. It’s kind of like the narrative is pure setup with very little resolution. But then there were also so many perfect moments it seems pointless to single any out. Just drop everything and watch it. Even if you’ve never seen the show before, just drop everything and watch it.
As a minor postscript, I think it’s interesting that the writers chose that particular interpretation of quantum mechanics to describe entanglement. Not exactly a popular one anymore. Or a canonical approach to the multiverse problem. I wonder if it’s a setup too? Like the story can only unfold if that one specific interpretation is the correct one, which is itself an unpopular choice in the physics community these days?
#DarkMatterSeason2 #AppleTVPlus #SciFi #Thriller #Mystery #ParallelUniverses #TVSeries #Spoilers
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#DarkMatter S2 E06, “What the Universe Is Made Of” is a really intense episode, in a lot of little ways. It’s kind of like the narrative is pure setup with very little resolution. But then there were also so many perfect moments it seems pointless to single any out. Just drop everything and watch it. Even if you’ve never seen the show before, just drop everything and watch it.
As a minor postscript, I think it’s interesting that the writers chose that particular interpretation of quantum mechanics to describe entanglement. Not exactly a popular one anymore. Or a canonical approach to the multiverse problem. I wonder if it’s a setup too? Like the story can only unfold if that one specific interpretation is the correct one, which is itself an unpopular choice in the physics community these days?
#DarkMatterSeason2 #AppleTVPlus #SciFi #Thriller #Mystery #ParallelUniverses #TVSeries #Spoilers
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#writers #ScienceFiction #scifi #mystery It's writer Jack Finney's 115th birth anniversary https://english.netmassimo.com/2011/10/02/jack-finney-was-born-100-years-ago/
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#writers #ScienceFiction #scifi #mystery It's writer Jack Finney's 115th birth anniversary https://english.netmassimo.com/2011/10/02/jack-finney-was-born-100-years-ago/
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#writers #ScienceFiction #scifi #mystery It's writer Jack Finney's 115th birth anniversary https://english.netmassimo.com/2011/10/02/jack-finney-was-born-100-years-ago/
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#writers #ScienceFiction #scifi #mystery It's writer Jack Finney's 115th birth anniversary https://english.netmassimo.com/2011/10/02/jack-finney-was-born-100-years-ago/
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#PennedPossibilities 1145: Describe how your MC dresses.
[Bolt is a day angel. —RS]
Thoughtfully. That's a good adverb. She dresses thoughtfully.
Sometimes she dresses to convince clients they might get hurt—maybe bitten if touched. Piercings, steel, leather? Other times, it's to impress evaluating eyes, to disguise from the unwary. Gauze, a fancy bag, straps with designer pockets, thyme feather oil, earth tone body paint, sparkle? Sometimes it's to blend, pass unseen, to remain stealthy or simply left unmolested. Nothing to stand out, nothing to keep in the sweat, nothing to remember? The only thing consistent are her geckos, angelic footwear that helps her perch on ledges, tree branches, and lampposts. She likes sea blue. In bed? Nothing to describe but her companions. And? I won't.
[Author retains copyright (c)2026 R.S.]
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#cozy #mystery #sf #sff #sciencefiction
#writing #writingcommunity #writersOfMastodon #writers
#RSdiscussion
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#PennedPossibilities 1145: Describe how your MC dresses.
[Bolt is a day angel. —RS]
Thoughtfully. That's a good adverb. She dresses thoughtfully.
Sometimes she dresses to convince clients they might get hurt—maybe bitten if touched. Piercings, steel, leather? Other times, it's to impress evaluating eyes, to disguise from the unwary. Gauze, a fancy bag, straps with designer pockets, thyme feather oil, earth tone body paint, sparkle? Sometimes it's to blend, pass unseen, to remain stealthy or simply left unmolested. Nothing to stand out, nothing to keep in the sweat, nothing to remember? The only thing consistent are her geckos, angelic footwear that helps her perch on ledges, tree branches, and lampposts. She likes sea blue. In bed? Nothing to describe but her companions. And? I won't.
[Author retains copyright (c)2026 R.S.]
#gender #fiction #writer #author
#cozy #mystery #sf #sff #sciencefiction
#writing #writingcommunity #writersOfMastodon #writers
#RSdiscussion
#RSstory #RSReluctanceStory -
#PennedPossibilities 1145: Describe how your MC dresses.
[Bolt is a day angel. —RS]
Thoughtfully. That's a good adverb. She dresses thoughtfully.
Sometimes she dresses to convince clients they might get hurt—maybe bitten if touched. Piercings, steel, leather? Other times, it's to impress evaluating eyes, to disguise from the unwary. Gauze, a fancy bag, straps with designer pockets, thyme feather oil, earth tone body paint, sparkle? Sometimes it's to blend, pass unseen, to remain stealthy or simply left unmolested. Nothing to stand out, nothing to keep in the sweat, nothing to remember? The only thing consistent are her geckos, angelic footwear that helps her perch on ledges, tree branches, and lampposts. She likes sea blue. In bed? Nothing to describe but her companions. And? I won't.
[Author retains copyright (c)2026 R.S.]
#gender #fiction #writer #author
#cozy #mystery #sf #sff #sciencefiction
#writing #writingcommunity #writersOfMastodon #writers
#RSdiscussion
#RSstory #RSReluctanceStory -
#PennedPossibilities 1145: Describe how your MC dresses.
[Bolt is a day angel. —RS]
Thoughtfully. That's a good adverb. She dresses thoughtfully.
Sometimes she dresses to convince clients they might get hurt—maybe bitten if touched. Piercings, steel, leather? Other times, it's to impress evaluating eyes, to disguise from the unwary. Gauze, a fancy bag, straps with designer pockets, thyme feather oil, earth tone body paint, sparkle? Sometimes it's to blend, pass unseen, to remain stealthy or simply left unmolested. Nothing to stand out, nothing to keep in the sweat, nothing to remember? The only thing consistent are her geckos, angelic footwear that helps her perch on ledges, tree branches, and lampposts. She likes sea blue. In bed? Nothing to describe but her companions. And? I won't.
[Author retains copyright (c)2026 R.S.]
#gender #fiction #writer #author
#cozy #mystery #sf #sff #sciencefiction
#writing #writingcommunity #writersOfMastodon #writers
#RSdiscussion
#RSstory #RSReluctanceStory -
Here is my Review of Lanterns The Jordan Boys' Legacy w/ Spoilers:
https://youtu.be/HgjkPChGZYk #Lanterns #Season1 #Episode7 #TheJordanBoysLegacy #GreenLantern #DCComics #DCU #HBO #HBOMax #Scifi #Action #Adventure #Drama #Thriller #Mystery #TV #Review -
Here is my Review of Lanterns The Jordan Boys' Legacy w/ Spoilers:
https://youtu.be/HgjkPChGZYk #Lanterns #Season1 #Episode7 #TheJordanBoysLegacy #GreenLantern #DCComics #DCU #HBO #HBOMax #Scifi #Action #Adventure #Drama #Thriller #Mystery #TV #Review -
Here is my Review of Lanterns The Jordan Boys' Legacy w/ Spoilers:
https://youtu.be/HgjkPChGZYk #Lanterns #Season1 #Episode7 #TheJordanBoysLegacy #GreenLantern #DCComics #DCU #HBO #HBOMax #Scifi #Action #Adventure #Drama #Thriller #Mystery #TV #Review -
Here is my Review of Lanterns The Jordan Boys' Legacy w/ Spoilers:
https://youtu.be/HgjkPChGZYk #Lanterns #Season1 #Episode7 #TheJordanBoysLegacy #GreenLantern #DCComics #DCU #HBO #HBOMax #Scifi #Action #Adventure #Drama #Thriller #Mystery #TV #Review -
Interview with D. L. Whipple, Author of None Dare Call It Murder
Author interview for None Dare Call It Murder…
https://www.newinbooks.com/interview-with-d-l-whipple-author-of-none-dare-call-it-murder/ -
Interview with D. L. Whipple, Author of None Dare Call It Murder
Author interview for None Dare Call It Murder…
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Interview with D. L. Whipple, Author of None Dare Call It Murder
Author interview for None Dare Call It Murder…
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Australian Damson O’Reilly fought in the Pacific during the closing months of World War II and was part of the occupational force keeping peace in Japan after surrender. With almost no family to go home to, Damson settled in France after leaving the army. Seeking a quieter place where he can write and paint, Damson goes to Italy. In Siena, he stumbles on an auction where an abandoned old farmhouse in the countryside is on the block, for the third time. Much to Damson’s surprise, his minimal bid wins. However, when Damson arrives at his new home, he finds a dead body in the front room. It’s the start of complicated #mystery and #MMRomance in “The Road to Montepulciano” by Garrick Jones.
https://michaeljoseph.info/blog/2024/review-road-2-montepulciano-garrick-jones/?ref=mastodon
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Australian Damson O’Reilly fought in the Pacific during the closing months of World War II and was part of the occupational force keeping peace in Japan after surrender. With almost no family to go home to, Damson settled in France after leaving the army. Seeking a quieter place where he can write and paint, Damson goes to Italy. In Siena, he stumbles on an auction where an abandoned old farmhouse in the countryside is on the block, for the third time. Much to Damson’s surprise, his minimal bid wins. However, when Damson arrives at his new home, he finds a dead body in the front room. It’s the start of complicated #mystery and #MMRomance in “The Road to Montepulciano” by Garrick Jones.
https://michaeljoseph.info/blog/2024/review-road-2-montepulciano-garrick-jones/?ref=mastodon
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Australian Damson O’Reilly fought in the Pacific during the closing months of World War II and was part of the occupational force keeping peace in Japan after surrender. With almost no family to go home to, Damson settled in France after leaving the army. Seeking a quieter place where he can write and paint, Damson goes to Italy. In Siena, he stumbles on an auction where an abandoned old farmhouse in the countryside is on the block, for the third time. Much to Damson’s surprise, his minimal bid wins. However, when Damson arrives at his new home, he finds a dead body in the front room. It’s the start of complicated #mystery and #MMRomance in “The Road to Montepulciano” by Garrick Jones.
https://michaeljoseph.info/blog/2024/review-road-2-montepulciano-garrick-jones/?ref=mastodon
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Australian Damson O’Reilly fought in the Pacific during the closing months of World War II and was part of the occupational force keeping peace in Japan after surrender. With almost no family to go home to, Damson settled in France after leaving the army. Seeking a quieter place where he can write and paint, Damson goes to Italy. In Siena, he stumbles on an auction where an abandoned old farmhouse in the countryside is on the block, for the third time. Much to Damson’s surprise, his minimal bid wins. However, when Damson arrives at his new home, he finds a dead body in the front room. It’s the start of complicated #mystery and #MMRomance in “The Road to Montepulciano” by Garrick Jones.
https://michaeljoseph.info/blog/2024/review-road-2-montepulciano-garrick-jones/?ref=mastodon
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#WordWeavers 2026.10.01 — Introduce your character like they are writing a Reddit AITA post about themselves.
[Maybe jumping the gun here since only three prompts show on the Google Docs feed; hopefully not AITA. Sorry if so. —RS]
r/AITAH: A place to ask if you were, in fact, the asshole in a particular situation. Posts must ask for judgment in a conflict between two or more people, or a reasonable expectation of a conflict…
[Teri is posting. It's short for Night Terror. She's an autistic self-named woman daemon, a former prizefighter, and a newly hired enforcer: Bolt and Pigeon are her day angel coworkers.]
Am I AITA for not submitting to the hierarchy in my new job and caring that my senior is unprofessional and actively harmful?
Bolt's face looked puffy; a black eye, bruises on her jaw, bandages along her hip, her giving her coworker the stink eye. I asked him, had he beat her up? Yes, he admitted but said Bolt had started it whining about some friend, that she had "flown into a lamppost," and he felt he had been within rights to extort Bolt's friend—because his co-worker's friend was a nerd dweeb who left himself open to it. When I objected, he insisted he was my senior in the organization, that it wasn't my problem, and that I should do as ordered, which I quickly realized would get us noticed by our target. Pigeon the Pilferer is totally unprofessional. Told him so, that he would get us hurt. It was all a bit much when he started yelling. I ignored him. When he tried to hit me, I dodged, but when he couldn't put a hand on me (and no, I refused to stand still), he eventually stated I'd learned my lesson and walked away. I left myself open for a sucker punch multiple times as we cased the job site; after I'd set a trip trap for anyone exiting the target restaurant, he took it. I ducked. My upper cut to his chin knocked the man out.
Yes, I baited him. I could have followed instructions, even though they would have exposed him and Bolt to danger I'd have to clean up, likely hurting our past-due borrower whom we wanted to pay up. I dislike inefficiencies. I dislike unprofessionalism. I really dislike letting people for whom I'm arguably responsible be hurt, or letting them hurt one another.
AITAH?
[Author retains copyright (c)2026 R.S.]
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#Cozy #mystery #sf #sff #sciencefiction
#writing #writingcommunity #writersOfMastodon #writers
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#WordWeavers 2026.10.01 — Introduce your character like they are writing a Reddit AITA post about themselves.
[Maybe jumping the gun here since only three prompts show on the Google Docs feed; hopefully not AITA. Sorry if so. —RS]
r/AITAH: A place to ask if you were, in fact, the asshole in a particular situation. Posts must ask for judgment in a conflict between two or more people, or a reasonable expectation of a conflict…
[Teri is posting. It's short for Night Terror. She's an autistic self-named woman daemon, a former prizefighter, and a newly hired enforcer: Bolt and Pigeon are her day angel coworkers.]
Am I AITA for not submitting to the hierarchy in my new job and caring that my senior is unprofessional and actively harmful?
Bolt's face looked puffy; a black eye, bruises on her jaw, bandages along her hip, her giving her coworker the stink eye. I asked him, had he beat her up? Yes, he admitted but said Bolt had started it whining about some friend, that she had "flown into a lamppost," and he felt he had been within rights to extort Bolt's friend—because his co-worker's friend was a nerd dweeb who left himself open to it. When I objected, he insisted he was my senior in the organization, that it wasn't my problem, and that I should do as ordered, which I quickly realized would get us noticed by our target. Pigeon the Pilferer is totally unprofessional. Told him so, that he would get us hurt. It was all a bit much when he started yelling. I ignored him. When he tried to hit me, I dodged, but when he couldn't put a hand on me (and no, I refused to stand still), he eventually stated I'd learned my lesson and walked away. I left myself open for a sucker punch multiple times as we cased the job site; after I'd set a trip trap for anyone exiting the target restaurant, he took it. I ducked. My upper cut to his chin knocked the man out.
Yes, I baited him. I could have followed instructions, even though they would have exposed him and Bolt to danger I'd have to clean up, likely hurting our past-due borrower whom we wanted to pay up. I dislike inefficiencies. I dislike unprofessionalism. I really dislike letting people for whom I'm arguably responsible be hurt, or letting them hurt one another.
AITAH?
[Author retains copyright (c)2026 R.S.]
#gender #fiction #writer #author
#Cozy #mystery #sf #sff #sciencefiction
#writing #writingcommunity #writersOfMastodon #writers
#RSdiscussion
#RSstory #RSReluctanceStory