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Aphna
@aphna.bsky.social
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Honestly just a bit of a mess. Sometimes a writer, mostly easily distracted.

🌍 Midlands, UK

They/them

#KDrama #MMRomance #3D No AI.

https://benign-snails.co.uk
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Aphna @aphna.bsky.social · Dec 9
I should probably mention, in avoidance of confusion: I'm also @paxasteriae.bsky.social, but this is my art/writing/general chaos account where you get to deal with me being an AuDHD mess who makes stupid comments all the time, and the other account is my writing-focused one.
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jtp.bsky.social
half of all tech news lately is some variation of "the computer company has discontinued their well known product, the computer"
January 29, 2026 at 9:29 AM
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sayaashrah.bsky.social
#WIPSnips 29. "Formation"

*Cue final boss OST*

(This is the OST that plays in my head, btw 😅: youtu.be/x0euNw-4YOo)

#ChroniclesOfTheRealms #SayaAshrah #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #QueerWriters
“Down with the Bearer!” Ashrah startled at the fierce declaration that thundered throughout the layer like one of its volcanoes. Rhåvünag appeared again, charging ahead of his troops with the gargantuan battle axe raised above his head before plunging it into the skull of a piray and cleaving the demon clean in half. His army, or what remained of it after the explosion that obliterated some and left the rest scarred, gathered into a round formation to fight the demons rushing them, intending to finish what the blast had started. “What are you doing?” Nitara’s whisper rustled in her ear, but Ashrah paid her no mind, too absorbed in the dragoneir as it cleaved and hacked down one cultist after another, his scales immune to the fire—even to the Eternal Flame. And as her gaze travelled the layer to follow Rhåvünag, she encountered their shared and immortal enemy. Not in the Astral Plane of the past, but in the Material Plane of the present.
January 29, 2026 at 11:42 AM
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ddwardiswriting.bsky.social
It kind disappeared in the shuffle. But Ep 6 of The Last Paladin is out. www.patreon.com/posts/147520...
The Last Paladin Episode 6: The Prodigal Daughter | D.D. Ward is Writing
Get more from D.D. Ward is Writing on Patreon
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January 29, 2026 at 11:55 AM
aphna.bsky.social
Well, that's telling.

As an experiment, I took the 'lgbt' tag out of Valentines Day 1 (left in 'gay' and 'mmromance') and... oh look what's just turned up in the searches again. 🙄
Screenshot of four books available when you search 'pax asteriae' on Itch.io. The first book didn't appear in the search when the 'lgbt' tag was included, but does now, even though it's also tagged as 'gay' and 'mmromance.'
January 29, 2026 at 11:52 AM
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sagecollins.bsky.social
It’s really hard for Ren to stay mad…especially when Blake’s so good at thinking up punishments for himself

(I’ve used this before, but it’s my only “formation”)

#WIPSnips #WriteSky #WritingCommunity
From A Paranormal Bromance 2 👻🚽
Black text, green background, “formation” highlighted pink He clenches his jaw as he says, "Ren, I want you to know that I know I screwed up, and I'm sorry." I keep my arms crossed, scowling at him. It feels very weird to have my face in this formation. "I deserved everything you said. And more. I deserve for you to, like, punch me. In the balls." He's trying to win me over, but I'm not going to let him. "I deserve to be covered in hot fudge and then slowly eaten by fire ants." I will not smile. "If an assassin is hiding in my toilet, and kills me when I take a dump, I deserve nothing less." A laugh is simmering under the surface, and I refuse to let it out. "I'll hire one tonight." "You should. Whatever it takes. Just don't hate me." Well, who could hate him after that? I release my arms and face. "Scowling's hard. Why do you do it so much?" "Practice."
January 29, 2026 at 9:32 AM
aphna.bsky.social
Ahahaha the book where I fade to black on a sex scene that's just starting is now NOT shadowbanned by Itch, and neither is the one with a sex scene right in the middle of it. The demisexual's dream evening of a nice meal and sleeping on his boyfriend, however? Noooo, delicate eyes can't see that!
January 29, 2026 at 9:45 AM
aphna.bsky.social
Ah yes, when an old post randomly escapes containment for no reason and you start getting ridiculous comments on it. 😂
January 29, 2026 at 9:36 AM
aphna.bsky.social
And the splash (hah) image for Valentine's Day [Take Two], which appears to *now* have been shadowbanned by Itch.

Weirdly, before I took everything down, although the first one (no sex) was shadowbanned, this one (explicit talk) *wasn't*. 🙄

paxasteriae.itch.io/radial-valen...
Radial: Valentine's Day [Take Two] by Pax Asteriae
Can Alex FINALLY celebrate Valentine's Day?
paxasteriae.itch.io
January 28, 2026 at 8:56 PM
aphna.bsky.social
The Fatal Frame 2 remake is coming out much sooner than I expected. 😯

I wonder if the Fallen Woman will continue to be an utter late-game pest? (She's scary when she drops from a high ceiling; she's just bloody annoying when she drops repeatedly from a low one.)
January 28, 2026 at 7:37 PM
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levostregc.bsky.social
Gen A.I. barons want us talkinge alone on our phones to a demon thei created, and not goinge places and being wyth each othir yn art and joy and communitye. Thei want cinemas to shut downe and broadwaye to go darke. Thei want wryteres to stop writinge. Thei want to build hell and have us pay for it.
January 28, 2026 at 4:27 PM
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racebannon.bsky.social
January 28, 2026 at 5:38 PM
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fieldexplores.bsky.social
Forest Relic 2: Crafting Update - Gator Days
Forest Relic 2: Crafting Update - Gator Days Panel 1 Gustopher has found something amazing in the woods. It's a stick! Sticks are cool. He runs to show it to Hannah. Gustopher: HANNAH! Check of this stick! Panel 2 Hannah does agree that the stick is admirable but she is not one to be outdone. She has also found something interesting in the woods. Hannah: Yeah, that's cool. But is it cooler than this rock? She holds up a smooth oval shaped rock. It's one of those ones that would be amazing for skipping but you won't want to do it because it's so good. There's parts that sparkle in the sunlight. Rocks are cool. Gustopher: Let Liam decide! Panel 3 Liam is sitting on a stump and checking out the neat stick and rock that he has been asked to judge. next to him is a little bit of string. Foreshadowing is a literary device. This stick and rock are pretty sweet. Liam: They're both cool. But what if... Panel 4 Liam has read the wiki and knows the ancient art of crafting. He has tied the rock to the top of the stick which has increased the coolness factor and improves the stick's bludgeoning stats while providing +3 INT. Everyone is impressed. Hannah: Whoa! Liam: Magic staff. Gustopher: THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING!
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
aphna.bsky.social
Also, Google Translate took one look at this Romanian post and thought it was Samoan(???). And in Samoan, it's quite lovely and says "The family was small in parrots and cockatiels."

In Romanian it's rather less pleasant.
January 28, 2026 at 3:37 PM
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zprospero.bsky.social
#WIPSnips

I don't use the word, but as an ADHD person I've heard it A LOT. So, here's executive dysfunction.

Your brain says, "do this" and your body goes "nah".

The slap triggers a fight response and maybe adrenaline, which can push past... sometimes.

#WriteSky #WritingPrompt #WritingCommunity
January 28, 2026 at 3:15 PM
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elizabethbriars.bsky.social
The world's on fire and marketing has felt weird if not insensitive, but I can offer some escapism to a demonstrably queer sect of Regency England. So, pick up The Lady and The List or The Gossip and The Guest and take a little break 📚💙
#queerbooks #historicalromance #queerromance #indieauthor
The Steer Queer Series
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January 28, 2026 at 3:21 PM
aphna.bsky.social
"He told me I have a lack of braincells" wails the person now banned for using a slur towards the person who was, apparently, quite accurate in their assessment.

I love it when they report themselves.
January 28, 2026 at 3:23 PM
aphna.bsky.social
Well this is a bit all over the place.
Barbarian: 75% Bard: 60% Cleric: 45% Druid: 50% Fighter: 45% Monk: 50% Paladin: 70% Ranger: 65% Rogue: 85% Sorcerer: 60% Warlock: 55% Wizard: 50%
January 28, 2026 at 2:44 PM
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jeremyjenkins.net
Good morning!
Nearly there with my first daffodils of the year. 🌱
Hope you have a lovely day.
Daffodils nearly blooming. Yellow petals starting to show.
January 28, 2026 at 8:05 AM
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starkicker.bsky.social
From WIP 2.

Greg is an ass.

#WIPSnips #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #lesfic 🌈✒️
An image with a black background. On the bottom right is a picture of an old-fashioned microphone. On the left/centre is white text from a work in progress that reads: Jacqueline hadn’t realized she was standing that close. She glanced sideways, catching Shannon’s profile. “What do you like to read?” “This and that. I just finished reading 2001: A Space Odyssey.” Shannon’s expression faltered just a little. Jacqueline’s hand froze mid-scoop. She looked at the woman properly this time, taking in her curious, earnest eyes. “I know,” Shannon said with a sad shrug. “Greg says it’s a waste of time, but I really like science fiction.” Note to self: Greg’s an ass, Jacqueline thought. - Wishing You Knew, Chapter 11.
January 28, 2026 at 10:17 AM
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leecaluan.bsky.social
Nice to see multi billion dollar companies getting even more tax payers money so that they can afford to spend even more money lobbying our government to give them more money.
January 28, 2026 at 9:25 AM
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edmorrish.bsky.social
ai companies: our ai product is so intuitive, you’ll forget how you ever coped without it!

everyone normal: huh this is shit

ai companies: oh man sorry to hear you’re too thick to understand how to use it, we should get the government involved in educating you
peterstefanovic.bsky.social Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 1d
BREAKING: Free AI training will be offered to every adult in the UK, with short courses to teach people how to use simple AI tools effectively in the workplace.

Technology Secretary Liz Kendall tells #BBCBreakfast about the scheme
January 28, 2026 at 9:52 AM
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tallfroguy.bsky.social
Wise words
Whited out screenshot leaving letters “you never have to worry. You’re a good artist. Just make art. W o o o”
January 27, 2026 at 8:31 AM
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willquinnart.bsky.social
Daily bunny no.3212 lets it slide
A bunny stands in the snow, on an icy street after a storm. A penguin slides down the sidewalk, which is shiny and frozen over like the surface of a ski rink. The bunny is standing in a snowbank, reluctant to go on the ice
January 28, 2026 at 4:59 AM
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necroknights.bsky.social
But remember, consenting adults can’t use apps like Patreon to pay for adult content on Apple devices. *That* would be immoral.
January 28, 2026 at 6:45 AM
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geekgirlsrule.bsky.social
All those dreams and sparks society beats out of you? You can get those back. Do it sooner than I started.
copaceticbunsz.com e.g. Bunny Lastname @copaceticbunsz.com · Feb 2
If you’re over 30, quote this with some life advice 🤌🏼
January 28, 2026 at 7:41 AM