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Joshua Parkes

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British-born, free-range American raised. Writer and theatre professional. Chaotic Neutral turned Neutral Good. Always strive to be kind. He/Him https://joshuaparkes.com/

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Joshua Parkes @crackedactor.bsky.social · Feb 12

Agent's Guide to THE DUST BEHIND THE DOOR

👫Best Friends
💪Bully to Friend
🐉Dragons!
🎭Theatre!
💗Budding Romances
🏳️‍🌈LGBT Characters
👿😇Evil Teacher/Good Teacher
📚Heroine Librarian
🗺️Other Worlds
🧚‍♂️Non-Traditional Fantasy Peoples
#Questpit #F #YA #Q

If Danny can save a captured dragon, he can save the world!
The Dust Behind the Door is a YA portal fantasy about friendship and prejudice filled with fantastic adventure (and a little Shakespeare, too)

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Joshua Parkes @crackedactor.bsky.social · 1h

Those nights are tough!
I hope you get through the day well.

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Joshua Parkes @crackedactor.bsky.social · 2h

#FantasyIndiesSpooktober
Day 14

In our world, Vince Tait leads a pack of bullies. They pick on everyone, even trick-or-treaters. They beat Danny up before Lia saves him.

In Empaeria, the forces of darkness have armies of gnoles, poruks, pixlings, wicked eddar and worse!

#WritingCommunity #BookSky

Joshua Parkes @crackedactor.bsky.social · 17h

#FantasyIndiesSpooktober
Day 13

A late-posted shelfie.
This is the smallest bookshelf in the house and it's mine, all mine!

#WritingCommunity #BookSky

Joshua Parkes @crackedactor.bsky.social · 19h

I remember that show, "Once." My wife loved it but I thought it went from cool to terrible, fast. One day I turned to her and said, "Why is Robert Carlisle the only one who knows to speak differently between our world and the storybook world?"

She didn't talk to me all night after that.

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Joshua Parkes @crackedactor.bsky.social · 21h

"The Dust Behind the Door" (1 of 4) is out with an editor and have started the second ("Fire Closest Kept").

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Joshua Parkes @crackedactor.bsky.social · 23h

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Joshua Parkes @crackedactor.bsky.social · 1d

#FantasyIndiesSpooktober
Day 12

Danny thinks the villain in our world hates him and is totally unfair. He's right. They also know Danny is easy to manipulate.

The villain in Empaeria sees Danny as a tool to get to Lia.

#WritingCommunity #BookSky

Joshua Parkes @crackedactor.bsky.social · 1d

#FantasyIndiesSpooktober
Day 11 Catch Up

Snippet. We meet Lia's brother, Sadoq.

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Joshua Parkes @crackedactor.bsky.social · 3d

Well played!

Joshua Parkes @crackedactor.bsky.social · 3d

Unsolicited Tick pic

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Joshua Parkes @crackedactor.bsky.social · 3d

For when your intelligence isn't artificial.

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 13d

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

Reposted by Joshua Parkes

Bella Dunn @belladunn.bsky.social · 3d

It's Friday folks! Read that book. Drop that review. Make an author smile!
#booksky

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Joshua Parkes @crackedactor.bsky.social · 3d

That's a rough week!
I hope the peaceful weekend helps you to deal with the rest.

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Joshua Parkes @crackedactor.bsky.social · 4d

#FantasyIndiesSpooktober
Day 10

"The Dust Behind the Door" as told by Emojis:

📓👊🐉📚🔍🧌💪💔🎭💫🐲🌳🗺️⚔️💫🎭👫

Joshua Parkes @crackedactor.bsky.social · 4d

Some days are stressful.
And you need two women to get you through the night.

A bottle of New Glarus Brewing "Two Women" lager that acts as the punchline for a suggested threesome.

Joshua Parkes @crackedactor.bsky.social · 5d

I'm not familiar with Peppie!

Joshua Parkes @crackedactor.bsky.social · 5d

#FantasyIndiesSpooktober
Day 9

Here in Wisconsin, we're fond of the Hodag. And we know to beware of the Wendigo.

I enjoy all kinds of "paranormal creatures." Werewolves, vampires, griffins, dragons. Elves, dwarves, the fae. Tell me a good story.

#WritingCommunity #BookSky

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Joshua Parkes @crackedactor.bsky.social · 5d

Shirt quote credit, the incomparable LeVar Burton.

Joshua Parkes @crackedactor.bsky.social · 5d

I'm thrilled and honored to be the Cultural Consultant for a local high school production of "The Diary of Anne Frank."

The shirt was deliberately chosen for today's rehearsal.

#BannedBookWeek

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Joshua Parkes @crackedactor.bsky.social · 6d

#FantasyIndiesSpooktober
Day 8

I'm not much of a horror reader.
I recently read "The Hound of the Baskervilles" by Arthur Conan Doyle for my new manuscript prep. Great atmosphere for October.
I'm currently reading "Something Wicked This Way Comes" by Bradbury.

#WritingCommunity #BookSky

Joshua Parkes @crackedactor.bsky.social · 7d

#FantasyIndiesSpooktober
Day 7 Villain Goals

In the immediate term, the baddies want to capture Lia as a tactic to win the war in Empaeria. As evil grows there, it rises in our world, too, and beyond.

#WritingCommunity #BookSky

Joshua Parkes @crackedactor.bsky.social · 7d

This reminded me of "Pathetic Geek Stories" from the 90s-00s.
Apparently, they're still around.

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Pathetic Geek Stories

Pathetic Geek Stories, true tales of humiliation and awkwardness. Submitted by readers, drawn by Maria Schneider, formerly in The Onion.

patheticgeekstories.com

Joshua Parkes @crackedactor.bsky.social · 8d

#antasyIndiesSpooktober
Day 6 - Monsters!

Lia is a dragon.
Danny encounters many different peoples in Empaeria. Gnoles are somewhat monstrous. Poruk he meets is downright evil.

In this world Danny deals with bullies and snobs. Monsters, indeed.

#WritingCommunity #BookSky

Joshua Parkes @crackedactor.bsky.social · 8d

#FantasyIndiesSpooktober
Day 5 Fears

Danny is afraid of bullies and monsters, of course. But he's mostly afraid of what the world will become if evil wins.
Lia's afraid of failing to help win the war.
Enzo is afraid of being forced to do dishonorable things.

#WritingComunity #BookSky #WriteSky

Joshua Parkes @crackedactor.bsky.social · 8d

#FantasyIndiesSpooktober
Day 4 Snippet (Catch Up)

Bullies can be monsters. No, really.

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