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  2. #Airisu: The Crow and the Witch

    Himeji Castle (Airisu POV): Post 64
    #Wss366 #Pat #ScribesAndMakers ~8 Gauge #TimeTravelAuthors Whatever

    Indeed, there were lights ahead, blue flickering incandescence like gas flames.

    Sumika stopped, watching. When the glow remained stationary, she spoke. “Sorry, I have a hard time #gauging what will offend you. I didn’t mean anything bad when I said you sounded more human. It’s as if your human and crow intellects have blended. You’re still very much a crow, but not so alien.”

    She raised her hand, stopping a mealy worm’s width from my head.

    “Sorry,” she repeated. “You told me not to touch you without permission. It’s a habit. My mother always patted me when I was upset.”

    “You may scratch my head,” I cawed after a moment. I had been thinking about it ever since the mountain shaman petted me, and I’d decided to trust Sumiak. My Glitter Glinda could be insensitive, but except for shutting me in the car that one time, she’d done nothing threatening. “But I’ll bite your hand off if you’re too rough.”

    “Okay.”

    Her fingers moved the last bit of the way and ruffled my feathers with a slow, gentle motion.

    “Pats, pats,” I crooned. “Pats, pats.”

    “Friends?” she asked softly.

    “Sure, friends,” I cawed. It was so unfair to ask that while she was scratching my head.

    A minute passed, and then she stopped. “Ready to find out what those lights are?” she asked.

    “Yeah, it’s time.”

    #TootFic #NMFic #Crows #Otherkin #Fantasy #UrbanFantasy #TimeTravel #Serial #SlowBurn #Sapphic #Folklore

  3. #Airisu: The Crow and the Witch

    Himeji Castle (Airisu POV): Post 64
    #Wss366 #Pat #ScribesAndMakers ~8 Gauge #TimeTravelAuthors Whatever

    Indeed, there were lights ahead, blue flickering incandescence like gas flames.

    Sumika stopped, watching. When the glow remained stationary, she spoke. “Sorry, I have a hard time #gauging what will offend you. I didn’t mean anything bad when I said you sounded more human. It’s as if your human and crow intellects have blended. You’re still very much a crow, but not so alien.”

    She raised her hand, stopping a mealy worm’s width from my head.

    “Sorry,” she repeated. “You told me not to touch you without permission. It’s a habit. My mother always patted me when I was upset.”

    “You may scratch my head,” I cawed after a moment. I had been thinking about it ever since the mountain shaman petted me, and I’d decided to trust Sumiak. My Glitter Glinda could be insensitive, but except for shutting me in the car that one time, she’d done nothing threatening. “But I’ll bite your hand off if you’re too rough.”

    “Okay.”

    Her fingers moved the last bit of the way and ruffled my feathers with a slow, gentle motion.

    “Pats, pats,” I crooned. “Pats, pats.”

    “Friends?” she asked softly.

    “Sure, friends,” I cawed. It was so unfair to ask that while she was scratching my head.

    A minute passed, and then she stopped. “Ready to find out what those lights are?” she asked.

    “Yeah, it’s time.”

    #TootFic #NMFic #Crows #Otherkin #Fantasy #UrbanFantasy #TimeTravel #Serial #SlowBurn #Sapphic #Folklore

  4. #Airisu: The Crow and the Witch

    Himeji Castle (Airisu POV): Post 64
    #Wss366 #Pat #ScribesAndMakers ~8 Gauge #TimeTravelAuthors Whatever

    Indeed, there were lights ahead, blue flickering incandescence like gas flames.

    Sumika stopped, watching. When the glow remained stationary, she spoke. “Sorry, I have a hard time #gauging what will offend you. I didn’t mean anything bad when I said you sounded more human. It’s as if your human and crow intellects have blended. You’re still very much a crow, but not so alien.”

    She raised her hand, stopping a mealy worm’s width from my head.

    “Sorry,” she repeated. “You told me not to touch you without permission. It’s a habit. My mother always patted me when I was upset.”

    “You may scratch my head,” I cawed after a moment. I had been thinking about it ever since the mountain shaman petted me, and I’d decided to trust Sumiak. My Glitter Glinda could be insensitive, but except for shutting me in the car that one time, she’d done nothing threatening. “But I’ll bite your hand off if you’re too rough.”

    “Okay.”

    Her fingers moved the last bit of the way and ruffled my feathers with a slow, gentle motion.

    “Pats, pats,” I crooned. “Pats, pats.”

    “Friends?” she asked softly.

    “Sure, friends,” I cawed. It was so unfair to ask that while she was scratching my head.

    A minute passed, and then she stopped. “Ready to find out what those lights are?” she asked.

    “Yeah, it’s time.”

    #TootFic #NMFic #Crows #Otherkin #Fantasy #UrbanFantasy #TimeTravel #Serial #SlowBurn #Sapphic #Folklore

  5. Meet these great indie urban fantasy authors at the Urban Fantasy Genre Indie Authors Starter Pack! If you wish to be included in the starter pack, reply here. #urbanfantasy #writingcommunity #authorsky bsky.app/starter-pack/inventi...

  6. Book Quote Wednesday's word is 'appear' #BookQW

    Dan won't let anyone see his dismay, but this isn't good news. When he doesn't know what he's facing, any ally, even a fickle sylph, is worth having.

    The Green Man’s Debt is published 10th September 2026.Visit Wizard's Tower Press for UK and international buying links.

    wizardstowerpress.com/books-2/

    #books #SFF #Fantasy #UrbanFantasy

  7. Book Quote Wednesday's word is 'appear' #BookQW

    Dan does his best not to look out of place at Fin’s sister’s wedding, but honestly he’d rather be facing supernatural monsters...

    The ebook is a UK Kindle 99p deal through September and will be price-matched elsewhere.

    amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0FNLV

    #books #SFF #UrbanFantasy

  8. Book Quote Wednesday's word is 'question' #BookQW #BookSky

    Dan Mackmain wants to know why he's been sent to Ireland. He's careful not to give anything away while he searches for answers.

    Visit Wizard's Tower Press for UK and international retailer buying links.

    wizardstowerpress.com/books-2/

    #Books #SFF #Fantasy #UrbanFantasy

  9. Book Quote Wednesday's word is 'busy' #BookQW

    Dan Mackmain can tell he's going to have his hands full any time now. He really would like to get some idea of what's going on here first.

    The Green Man's Debt will be published by Wizard's Tower Press on 10th September 2026

    You can find pre-order links for a wide range of UK, US and international retailers here wizardstowerpress.com/books-2/

    #Books #SFF #Fantasy #UrbanFantasy

  10. #TimeTravelingGhost EP 12: Post 125, 1,802,701 CE, Middlesex, UK

    #Wss366 Tremor #TimeTravelAuthors 08/17. Does anyone travel to the future? What did they (or would they) think of it?

    I made my way back into the meadow at the forest’s edge and sat down where I could see both the woodland path and the trampled circle below. Strawberries gleamed in the nearby grass, and I idly picked a few.

    When I sampled one, a tart sweetness spread across my tongue, reminiscent of wild Écouves berries.

    The Écouves Forest; that was an odd detail to remember. Even though I had forgotten my past, I still had access to a lot of random information. I understood that was common for people with amnesia.

    The fruit was truly delicious, better than ones I’d had at fancy restaurants, like on the Hindenburg.

    I stopped, and a #tremor passed through me: another memory! It was just a brief glimpse, but I could extrapolate from it. The Hindenburg crashed in 1937. I didn’t know what the current date was, but nothing like the sphinx had existed in the history I “knew.” This must be the future. Given the age of the monolith, it was the far future!

    None of this made sense. Maybe none of it was real. Was I a psychotic patient in a mental ward?

    I looked around for any sign that I was hallucinating. I pinched myself. It was a cliché test, but the pain reassured me. My chaotic memories were bizarre, but the world was stable, unlike a delusion or dream. The majestic trees appeared ageless, yet otherwise mundane. There was no sinister overlay to the oaks, ash, and pines. The grass smelled fresh and green. A wind with the subtle scent of summer brushed my cheek. It seemed idyllic. Nothing like the ravings of a mad person. Rather lonely, though.

    I gave up on my speculation and followed the flow of my thoughts. I wished Emily were there with me. Yes, Emily! A vague image of a woman arose. She had bobbed, short, black hair, brilliant blue eyes, and a slight Asian cast to her features.

    “Emily, Emily, Emily,” I said to myself. Was she my girlfriend, partner, or coworker? Whoever she was, she was important to me.

    The last strawberry went into my mouth. She would have loved these. I almost heard her say, “They’re peachy; the cat’s pajamas.” Her deep-timbered voice blended with the sound of flutes.

    At first, I thought I’d imagined the music. But no, the wind from the woods was carrying it to me. I wasn’t alone!

    #TootFic #NMFic #TimeTravel #HistoricalFantasy #UrbanFantasy #Mythpunk #Serial #Sapphic #Slowburn

  11. Gods, Ghosts, and Fire — The Fight for a Future

    In The Third Book of the Knight Shamans, the Elk Creek Tribe’s shamans push deeper into a ravaged Oregon where angels, demons, and fallen pantheons tug at human lives. Justin takes center stage as he confronts rising fanaticism, resurgent disease, and impossible moral choices to protect the fragile community he helped build.

    Peter goes to medical school in the City-State of Reno. Just as he's ready to return to home, things go to pieces when a mob family targets him. But, he gets to meet Raphael. Yes, THAT Raphael.

    Blending magical realism, shamanism, and hard-fought survival, this installment expands the trilogy’s mythic scope while keeping its human heart.

    You do NOT want to miss this tale!

    mybook.to/3rdKnightShamansPprB

    #ThatthingIJustRead #Bookstodon #QueerScifi #lgbtq #fantasy #fantasyfiction #shamanism #woke #staywoke #fallenAngels #urbanfantasy

  12. Book Review: Green City Wars

    Fade into a private investigators office. Black and white. Smoky. Old timey Americana. The PI sits alone in his chair drinking coffee. This is Skotch. Skotch is a raccoon.

    collectingandreading.co.uk/202

  13. New Indie on the Wiki: City of Amber by Chrome Dog Games

    Urban fantasy noir in a 1948 NYC frozen in time for a thousand years. Orcs run the factories. Fey control city hall. Something is keeping everyone asleep.

    ttrpgwiki.com/systems/city-of-

    #ttrpg #ttrpgwiki #indie #indiegames #noir #urbanfantasy

  14. Lizzy offering her trust?
    More common than you'd think.
    Especially when it’s phrased as a challenge.
    A grin. A question.
    A choice she has to make.
    ***
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    #reading #reviewcopy #ARC #freebook #changeling #vampires #paranormalfantasy #urbanfantasy #portalfantasy #indieauthor

  15. Do vampires use social media? Is it a way of finding victims? What would a vampire's profile look like? Do they show up in digital photos? What would they look like?

    You should be very careful about meeting up with people who use oil paintings as their profile pictures. I would be particularly concerned if they want to meet up after dark.

    Is this addressed at all in modern vampire fiction? I’d imagine it has been, but I haven’t encountered it.

    #UrbanFantasy #ParanormalRomance #VampireFiction

  16. It's fall now, and it's also bisexual awareness week, so I have to talk about Wisconsin Gothic. If you're into creepy autumnal vibes, I have them. If you like chaotic bisexuals, I have those too. Set in the '60s for maximum fun. The first one was shortlisted for the 2024 Lammy for gay romance!

    ehlupton.com/links/ (all links)
    books2read.com/u/49dN1p (DIW)

    #romancelandia #queerRomance #bisexualRomance #lgbtqbookstodon #bookstodon #historicalRomance #urbanFantasy