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  1. Book Promotion: Sign-up to my bi-monthly newsletter and download five (5!) free fantasy, SF or steampunk novellas (if you want them).

    The newsletters aren't just about me and always include other book promotions. #steampunk #action #newsletter #fedibookfair #reading #scifi #amreading #adventure #boost #fantasy #mystery #goodbooks #readers (1576) subscribepage.com/voidships?ut

  2. Book Promotion: Sign-up to my bi-monthly newsletter and download five (5!) free fantasy, SF or steampunk novellas (if you want them).

    The newsletters aren't just about me and always include other book promotions. #steampunk #action #newsletter #fedibookfair #reading #scifi #amreading #adventure #boost #fantasy #mystery #goodbooks #readers (1576) subscribepage.com/voidships?ut

  3. Book Promotion: Sign-up to my bi-monthly newsletter and download five (5!) free fantasy, SF or steampunk novellas (if you want them).

    The newsletters aren't just about me and always include other book promotions. #steampunk #action #newsletter #fedibookfair #reading #scifi #amreading #adventure #boost #fantasy #mystery #goodbooks #readers (1576) subscribepage.com/voidships?ut

  4. For Audio Fiction Friday, check out Ylem Media's "Partial Veil," a fantastic supernatural mystery a la Twin Peaks and the X-Files. An excellent ensemble cast!

    ylemmediaproductions.com/parti

    #audiofiction #audiodrama #mystery #podcast #fiction

  5. For Audio Fiction Friday, check out Ylem Media's "Partial Veil," a fantastic supernatural mystery a la Twin Peaks and the X-Files. An excellent ensemble cast!

    ylemmediaproductions.com/parti

    #audiofiction #audiodrama #mystery #podcast #fiction

  6. For Audio Fiction Friday, check out Ylem Media's "Partial Veil," a fantastic supernatural mystery a la Twin Peaks and the X-Files. An excellent ensemble cast!

    ylemmediaproductions.com/parti

    #audiofiction #audiodrama #mystery #podcast #fiction

  7. For Audio Fiction Friday, check out Ylem Media's "Partial Veil," a fantastic supernatural mystery a la Twin Peaks and the X-Files. An excellent ensemble cast!

    ylemmediaproductions.com/parti

    #audiofiction #audiodrama #mystery #podcast #fiction

  8. #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 too 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.]

    #BoostingIsSharing

    #gender #fiction #writer #author
    #cozy #mystery #sf #sff #sciencefiction
    #writing #writingcommunity #writersOfMastodon #writers
    #RSdiscussion
    #RSstory #RSReluctanceStory
    #microfiction #flashfiction #tootfic #smallstory

  9. #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 too 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.]

    #BoostingIsSharing

    #gender #fiction #writer #author
    #cozy #mystery #sf #sff #sciencefiction
    #writing #writingcommunity #writersOfMastodon #writers
    #RSdiscussion
    #RSstory #RSReluctanceStory
    #microfiction #flashfiction #tootfic #smallstory

  10. #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 too 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.]

    #BoostingIsSharing

    #gender #fiction #writer #author
    #cozy #mystery #sf #sff #sciencefiction
    #writing #writingcommunity #writersOfMastodon #writers
    #RSdiscussion
    #RSstory #RSReluctanceStory
    #microfiction #flashfiction #tootfic #smallstory

  11. #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 too 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.]

    #BoostingIsSharing

    #gender #fiction #writer #author
    #cozy #mystery #sf #sff #sciencefiction
    #writing #writingcommunity #writersOfMastodon #writers
    #RSdiscussion
    #RSstory #RSReluctanceStory
    #microfiction #flashfiction #tootfic #smallstory

  12. 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: eldritch.cafe/@sfwrtr/11730678

    [Author retains copyright (c)2026 R.S.]

    #BoostingIsSharing

    #PennedPossibilities

    #gender #fiction #writer #author
    #cozy #mystery #sf #sff #sciencefiction
    #writing #writingcommunity #writersOfMastodon #writers
    #RSdiscussion
    #RSstory #RSReluctanceStory

  13. @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: eldritch.cafe/@sfwrtr/11730678

    [Author retains copyright (c)2026 R.S.]

    #BoostingIsSharing

    #PennedPossibilities

    #gender #fiction #writer #author
    #cozy #mystery #sf #sff #sciencefiction
    #writing #writingcommunity #writersOfMastodon #writers
    #RSdiscussion
    #RSstory #RSReluctanceStory

  14. @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: eldritch.cafe/@sfwrtr/11730678

    [Author retains copyright (c)2026 R.S.]

    #BoostingIsSharing

    #PennedPossibilities

    #gender #fiction #writer #author
    #cozy #mystery #sf #sff #sciencefiction
    #writing #writingcommunity #writersOfMastodon #writers
    #RSdiscussion
    #RSstory #RSReluctanceStory

  15. @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: eldritch.cafe/@sfwrtr/11730678

    [Author retains copyright (c)2026 R.S.]

    #BoostingIsSharing

    #PennedPossibilities

    #gender #fiction #writer #author
    #cozy #mystery #sf #sff #sciencefiction
    #writing #writingcommunity #writersOfMastodon #writers
    #RSdiscussion
    #RSstory #RSReluctanceStory

  16. #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.]

    #BoostingIsSharing

    #gender #fiction #writer #author
    #Cozy #mystery #sf #sff #sciencefiction
    #writing #writingcommunity #writersOfMastodon #writers
    #RSdiscussion
    #RSstory #RSReluctanceStory

  17. #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.]

    #BoostingIsSharing

    #gender #fiction #writer #author
    #Cozy #mystery #sf #sff #sciencefiction
    #writing #writingcommunity #writersOfMastodon #writers
    #RSdiscussion
    #RSstory #RSReluctanceStory

  18. #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.]

    #BoostingIsSharing

    #gender #fiction #writer #author
    #Cozy #mystery #sf #sff #sciencefiction
    #writing #writingcommunity #writersOfMastodon #writers
    #RSdiscussion
    #RSstory #RSReluctanceStory

  19. #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.]

    #BoostingIsSharing

    #gender #fiction #writer #author
    #Cozy #mystery #sf #sff #sciencefiction
    #writing #writingcommunity #writersOfMastodon #writers
    #RSdiscussion
    #RSstory #RSReluctanceStory

  20. My Dad knew the Night Gallery episode I watched the other day! I was telling him about it and he's like "is that the one where Roddy was saying "Portifoy" a lot and I was excited to confirm it was. We had never talked about Night Gallery before but I knew he was a Twilight Zone fan, he got ME into it as a kid, but we saw the entire series of Night Gallery at Wal-Mart and he was surprised to learn that I already owned it.

    #anthology #horror #mystery #TV #70s #1970s

  21. My Dad knew the Night Gallery episode I watched the other day! I was telling him about it and he's like "is that the one where Roddy was saying "Portifoy" a lot and I was excited to confirm it was. We had never talked about Night Gallery before but I knew he was a Twilight Zone fan, he got ME into it as a kid, but we saw the entire series of Night Gallery at Wal-Mart and he was surprised to learn that I already owned it.

    #anthology #horror #mystery #TV #70s #1970s

  22. My Dad knew the Night Gallery episode I watched the other day! I was telling him about it and he's like "is that the one where Roddy was saying "Portifoy" a lot and I was excited to confirm it was. We had never talked about Night Gallery before but I knew he was a Twilight Zone fan, he got ME into it as a kid, but we saw the entire series of Night Gallery at Wal-Mart and he was surprised to learn that I already owned it.

  23. My Dad knew the Night Gallery episode I watched the other day! I was telling him about it and he's like "is that the one where Roddy was saying "Portifoy" a lot and I was excited to confirm it was. We had never talked about Night Gallery before but I knew he was a Twilight Zone fan, he got ME into it as a kid, but we saw the entire series of Night Gallery at Wal-Mart and he was surprised to learn that I already owned it.

    #anthology #horror #mystery #TV #70s #1970s

  24. #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.]

    #BoostingIsSharing

    #gender #fiction #writer #author
    #Cozy #mystery #sf #sff #sciencefiction
    #writing #writingcommunity #writersOfMastodon #writers
    #RSdiscussion
    #RSstory #RSReluctanceStory

  25. #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.]

    #BoostingIsSharing

    #gender #fiction #writer #author
    #Cozy #mystery #sf #sff #sciencefiction
    #writing #writingcommunity #writersOfMastodon #writers
    #RSdiscussion
    #RSstory #RSReluctanceStory

  26. #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.]

    #BoostingIsSharing

    #gender #fiction #writer #author
    #Cozy #mystery #sf #sff #sciencefiction
    #writing #writingcommunity #writersOfMastodon #writers
    #RSdiscussion
    #RSstory #RSReluctanceStory

  27. #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.]

    #BoostingIsSharing

    #gender #fiction #writer #author
    #Cozy #mystery #sf #sff #sciencefiction
    #writing #writingcommunity #writersOfMastodon #writers
    #RSdiscussion
    #RSstory #RSReluctanceStory

  28. I found this in the back of the kitchen cabinet. Looks legit!
    Ps:this might be it. Cheers! this might be my last post. Apricot fields forever I guess! You've been good ppl.
    #love #apricots #potion #mystery

  29. #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 Clendenning

    A 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

  30. #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 Clendenning

    A 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

  31. 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.
    newinbooks.com/mystery-and-thr

    #BookstoReadifYouLike #eBook #Mystery #Thriller

  32. 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.
    newinbooks.com/mystery-and-thr

    #BookstoReadifYouLike #eBook #Mystery #Thriller

  33. 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.
    newinbooks.com/mystery-and-thr

    #BookstoReadifYouLike #eBook #Mystery #Thriller

  34. “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.

    michaeljoseph.info/blog/2024/r

  35. “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.

    michaeljoseph.info/blog/2024/r

  36. “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.

    michaeljoseph.info/blog/2024/r

  37. “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.

    michaeljoseph.info/blog/2024/r

  38. #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

  39. #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

  40. #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

  41. #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