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Québécoise, indie author of platonic queer SFF and Indie Ink Award winner. Creator of the Aroace Database; member of the Kraken Collective. she/elle Direct shop: https://claudiearseneault.itch.io/ All Links: https://claudiearseneault.com/welcome

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Claudie @clh2oars.bsky.social · 11d

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Hi, I'm a bilingual aroace author of queer fantasy centering platonic relationships! Below is an overview of my main series.

You can find general links as well as any ongoing events here:
claudiearseneault.com/welcome/

Below are links directly to these three books though!

An explainer on where to start with Claudie Arseneault’s books decorated in aromantic and asexual colours. It contains information about 3 series starters.
City of Strife (City of Spires) has a large cast of queer characters; mosaic-style POV, is novel length, has four books that form one big continuous story, and contains city politics and unrelenting kindness + love in the face of cruelty
Baker Thief (Val-de-mer) has a limited # of POV (dual for Baker Thief), is novel length, all books stand alone, and is set in a city inspired by Québec, with romance tropes but made platonic
Awakenings (the Chronicles of Nerezia) has a single main POV, is made of novellas, has an episodic format that works better read in order, and is JRPG inspired, with a found family road trip

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Claudie @clh2oars.bsky.social · 1h

BAKER THIEF has a sequel! You can get not one, but *two* aromantic fantasy books set in a city inspired by Québec, and which are "Romance but Make It Aro" ! 💚

Baker Thief: buy.bookfunnel.com/xtyrwsdcf6
Painted Flock: buy.bookfunnel.com/prdyz5509q

An ad split two halves. The first has Baker Thief's cover and the information: an aro bigender baker, a corporate conspiracy, enemies-to-qpr. The second has Painted Flock's cover, and the info: a quoiromantic agender scientist, saving ols own victims, team scientist to found family

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Claudie @clh2oars.bsky.social · 4h

Omg there are bonus puzzles in a newsletter??? On my way there!!

(You are 100% the source of my addiction)

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Ness 🎃🇨🇦 @vriccithode.bsky.social · 4h

hey canadian friends you can tell the govt what you think about AI (🚮)! survey closes at the end of the month. it's a tad long but worth it. #CanPoli
ised-isde.canada.ca/site/ised/en...

Help define the next chapter of Canada's AI leadership

Current status: Open from October 1 to October 31, 2025 Canada helped invent modern AI. To stay a leader—and protect our digital sovereignty—we're running a 30-day national sprint to shape a renew...

ised-isde.canada.ca

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Eva I. @isthiseva.bsky.social · 20h

One major source of funds fell through because my LOCAL BANK KEEPS DECLINING THE TRANSFER 😡😡😡😡 So Buy Me A Coffee and Patreon remain my most reliable methods of getting the money over to them. We're still at about $600 left by next month. 👇🏽

Eva I. @isthiseva.bsky.social · Sep 7

Did the math and it's looking like we'll need to raise another $1000 (USD roughly in two-ish months.

Again, if you enjoy my work and would like to show your support to this person, feel free to check out my shop!

Alternatively, you could sub to my Patreon as well I suppose:

A promotional graphic for Is This Eva's Patreon. A speech bubble at the top reads: "Support me on Patreon!" Below are circular images depicting the three available tiers: $1 (Need For Seed), $5 (Best Buds), $10 (Beleaf In Me). Decsriptive text reads: "For early access posts, WIPs, time-lapses, high-res downloads, exclusive art, process notes, wallpapers, and more!" At the bottom is a link leading to my Patreon page. A character walking across a sunflower field holding a basket of sunflowers is imposed over the graphic.

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Fiona Creates @fionacreates.bsky.social · 6h

Cat's out the bag! Ladies of the Knight, coming to you in July 2026 in actual bookbook form with Oni Press!!

Complete with shiny new cover!

LADIES OF THE KNIGHT Brings Medieval Flair To New Queer-Normative Historical Fantasy

It’s giving us Ser Brienne of Tarth from ‘Game of Thrones’ vibe, with a love story that will leave fans of YA queer, medieval fan fic in no doubt that this is a story for them. Pu…

www.girltalkhq.com

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OTHERSIDE - Kickstarter is LIVE! @othersidespec.bsky.social · 7h

YOU DID IIIIT! NOW WE HAVE MORE ART!! This means pretty interior illustrations, small divider details, the little flourishes that will allow us to hire more queer artists per issue! Thank you so much.

Our NEXT stretch goal is NONFICTION 👀

www.kickstarter.com/projects/hyb...

Over a hazy purple background, there's the header "stretch goals." Five goals, of $6900, $8300, $9700, $11000, $12000, and $13000 are now illuminated in rainbow with a picture of an open lock next to them. The remaining goals of $14000 (Nonfiction) and $15000 (+1 Reprints!) show a closed lock next to them.

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OTHERSIDE - Kickstarter is LIVE! @othersidespec.bsky.social · 11h

Make that $184 away now!! We're so close to MORE ART!!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/hyb...

OTHERSIDE - Kickstarter is LIVE! @othersidespec.bsky.social · 1d

We are $225 from MORE ART! We want to be able to commission one or more additional queer artists to create even more art! Think headers, dividers, the little flourishes and interior art details that bring things to life! Help us support more queer art! 👀

www.kickstarter.com/projects/hyb...

OTHERSIDE 2026: A New Magazine of Queer SFF!

A new queer-led literary magazine devoted to speculative fiction, poetry, and art by 2SLGBTQIA+ authors and artists.

www.kickstarter.com

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Claudie @clh2oars.bsky.social · 1d

Many very cool people had good things to say about AWAKENINGS, not the least of which is the queen of ride-or-die m/f pairings, Nicole Kornher-Stace <3

buy.bookfunnel.com/1fbixxop4u

♠️🌈📚 💙📚 #fantasy #QueerAdultSFF

“Awakenings masterfully combines adventure, coziness, friendship, and board games--all the major food groups! If you've been pining for books that center friendship instead of romance, you're going to want this on the very top of your read list. An absolute delight from start to finish, and I'm stoked as hell that this series is only beginning." Nicole Kornher-Stace, Author of FIREBREAK

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Helen Whistberry @whistberry.bsky.social · 1d

Happy #Invertober day 9!

Flamboyant cuttlefish (Ascarosepion pfefferi)

This one was a struggle... such a complicated little person, but great name!

#SciArt #Invertober2025

Digital painting of a small squid-like marine creature. It has flappy bits and squat curling arms and is patterned in colors of pink, burgundy, and yellow.

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Ellie Lieberman @ellielieberman.bsky.social · 2d

Most recent indie reads! Highly recommend!

Baker Thief @clh2oars.bsky.social
Taken @katkinneywrites.bsky.social
Artifice & Access @ellatholmes.bsky.social
Dirt You Shall Become @karenlykkebo.com
Moonshadow's Guardian @diannalgunn.bsky.social
The Wisdom of Cerridwen @tristahendren.bsky.social

Collage of six indie book covers from top left to bottom right...
Baker Thief by Claudie Arseneault
Taken by Kat Kinney
Access and Artifice organized by Ella T. Holmes
Dirt You Shall Become by Karen Lykkebo
Moonshadow's Guardian by Dianna Gunn
The Wisdom of Cerridwen by Girl God Books

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Claudie @clh2oars.bsky.social · 3d

Did you miss my novel release this year? PAINTED FLOCK returns to Val-de-mer and deals with the fallout of BAKER THIEF -- as well as following the rocky emotional journeys of three aromantic spectrum protagonists.

Get your copy~ buy.bookfunnel.com/prdyz5509q

#QueerAdultSFF 🌈📚 #booksky #fantasy

An ad in two halves. The top has the cover for Painted Flock by Claudie Arseneault and the following information:
Return to the city of Val-de-mer... Aromantic fantasy, found family between three arospecs, six cats, and as single child. Cit and festivals inspired by Québec.

The lower half has the follow blurb:
Clémence Voyer’s only priority is Alain, ols five-year-old brother. Freed from Montrant Industries’ clutches, ol finally has a chance to give the bird-obsessed boy a sense of normalcy. But Clémence’s involvement in the creation of exocores hasn’t been forgotten, and when circumstances push ol in close proximity with the passionate and breathtaking scientist in charge of fixing ols crimes and one of ols angry, still-healing victims, Clémence is forced to reckon with ols legacy. Trying to repair it might be ols only path to finally heal, too.

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Claudie @clh2oars.bsky.social · 3d

Update from this morning: excellent croissants, 10/10

Claudie @clh2oars.bsky.social · 4d

Bakeries have got nothing on me.

8 perfectly golden and crispy croissants on a tray

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Claudie @clh2oars.bsky.social · 3d

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Arden Powell @ardenpowell.bsky.social · 3d

bookshop.org has free shipping Oct 7-8 for their anti-prime sale! They have 10 of my paperbacks in stock so you can support indie authors and bookstores while collecting pretty books for your shelves at the same time ✨

A grid of 10 paperbacks by Arden Powell priced from 10.99 to 17.99 available on bookshop.org, including 6 Flos Magicae books.

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Claudie @clh2oars.bsky.social · 3d

Perfect post

neongrey @neongrey.bsky.social · 4d

all discourse aside, there is one machine with consciousness. it's printers. they are alive and conscious and they hate you and they'd take your arm clean off if you let them. never trust a printer.

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Nico Martinez Nocito | Writer @nicowritesbooks.bsky.social · 3d

Time to (fund)raise the dead!

The Deadlands @thedeadlands.com · 4d

it's here, The Deadlands fundraiser 💀

buy your very 2026 coin for the ferryman and help support us

we've got signed books, deadlands issues + psychopomp book bundles, and more coming soon!

please like + RT this to help spread the word

psychopomp.com/the-deadland...

behold!

Illustration of a white skull partially obscured by colorful mushrooms and plants. Different fungi sprout from and around the skull, including red mushrooms with white spots, yellow fan-shaped mushrooms, gray cluster mushrooms, and orange bulbous mushrooms, with green and purple plants filling the background. A ribbon at the bottom of the skull reads “ADMIT ONE.”

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Claudie @clh2oars.bsky.social · 3d

clearly they are making a case for getting rid of the cars, right? right??? 😐

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Emma Denny @emmadenny.bsky.social · 3d

I am terribly ill and dying today (I have a cold) so I treated myself to this and as expected, it's LOVELY. What a cute idea, and gorgeously brought to life. I'd read a whole graphic novel about these two 😍

🌿viktor aleksander🌿 @ commissions open! @nooskadraws.bsky.social · 4d

🌹 A Rose by Any Other Name. An MM inktober comic. A victorian gentleman falls in love with the portrait of a medieval knight. The gentleman summons the knight's ghost for a dance, but gifts him something far more precious. 🖤

nooskadraws.gumroad.com/l/UuKm

An inked page from my old inktober comic. It has 3 panels.
1. A close up of the gentleman and knight smiling.
Gutter: Knight says "He is my secret and all that I hold dear."
2. The gentleman and knight hold hands as they walk down the hall.
Knight: "It has been too long since I danced!"
Gentleman, mutters fondly with a smile: "I hope I am not a disastrous partner!"
3. The Knight and Gentleman keep talking as they make their way through the corridor, past framed portraits and framed landscapes.

An inked page from my old inktober comic. It has 5 panels.
1. Unlit candles in a candelabra.
2. The Gentleman reaches out for the Knight with a wide smile.
3. Framed portraits, and the Knight's ghostly tendrils swirl.
Knight: "Oh!"
4. A vase of flowers, a bust of an unnamed noble. Music notes begin to drift across the panel.
Knight: "I hear music!"
Gentleman: "Isn't it wonderful?"
5. The Knight and the Gentleman stand next to each other before a closed door. The Gentleman rests his hand on the Knight's shoulder. Music drifts from the door.
Gentleman: "Hmm." "It appears as though they started the party without us."

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Claudie @clh2oars.bsky.social · 3d

Love purple, hate Dr. Pepper 😂

Any soda/pop that's brown, I tried all of them and I always dislike them XD

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Claudie @clh2oars.bsky.social · 4d

If you fancy short stories from me, I collected some of my early writings into one fun collection. Includes...

⛸️ An ace sci-fi retelling of Quebec's Alexis le trotteur's folk legend
🧡 Buff sapphic fairy saving everyone
🌱 Solarpunk rooted in Quebec City

buy.bookfunnel.com/hywhf3eb6s

A promotional post with a wintry background and the Snowstorm & Overgrowth cover (a big white title on greenery above a winter solarpunk cityscape). The information says:
Solarpunk and Fantasy, Aromanticism and asexuality, Québec legends and history. Discover Claudie’s unique storyscape through eight short stories.

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Ricochet Media @ricochetmedia.bsky.social · 4d

We're so thrilled that you're enjoying our podcast In Bed with the Elephant hosted by @caradrianh.bsky.social!

This podcast only happens with your support. So why not sign up as a monthly donor and help keep it going? ricochet.media/donate/

#IBWTE #peoplepoweredpress

Screenshot of Apple podcast reviews. Rave reviews for Adrian Harewood's new podcast, In Bed with the Elephant.

Ricochet Media's In Bed with the Elephant host Adrian Harewood interviewing Luke Savage at a live taping in Ottawa.

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Claudie @clh2oars.bsky.social · 4d

So the dough recipe isn't what I use, but when I was struggling with the technique I watched Chef John's video, and something about it clicked. I think whatever the exact proportions you use, it'S a good straightforward (for croissants lol) way to go about it

www.youtube.com/watch?v=9soL...

Croissants - Food Wishes - Crispy Butter Croissants

YouTube video by Food Wishes

www.youtube.com

Claudie @clh2oars.bsky.social · 4d

honestly some of my best work so far

Claudie @clh2oars.bsky.social · 4d

I promise it's not just the picture, too! I'm actually stunned, because it's been unseasonably warm and that can make things harder.

Claudie @clh2oars.bsky.social · 4d

they *smell* incredible, too. Mouth-watering.

Claudie @clh2oars.bsky.social · 4d

I was ao worried because 26 C is not conducive to keeping your butter cool!! But I vanquished and will get my yummy reward

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