Arden Powell 🎄❄️✨
@ardenpowell.bsky.social
Queer SFF author + artist, they/them 🇨🇦 Flos Magicae, The Carnelian King, Faerie Hounds, The Bayou. March 2025: Flesh & Bone
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Hello! I'm a queer indie author of fantasy, romance, and gothic horror. I write the Flos Magicae series, my new release is a short story collection #TheCarnelianKing and I publish a sword & sorcery serial on Patreon #TheBlackKnightSaga
✨Books: shorturl.at/KHuF3
✨Patreon: www.patreon.com/ardenpowell
✨Books: shorturl.at/KHuF3
✨Patreon: www.patreon.com/ardenpowell
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On Pale Horses
December 7, 2025 at 1:04 AM
On Pale Horses
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I get down on my knees and do what/must be done/And kiss Achilles’ hand, the killer of my/son-
Michael Longley, “Ceasefire.”
Michael Longley, “Ceasefire.”
Which lines of poetry live rent-free in your head?
December 7, 2025 at 12:18 AM
I get down on my knees and do what/must be done/And kiss Achilles’ hand, the killer of my/son-
Michael Longley, “Ceasefire.”
Michael Longley, “Ceasefire.”
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I think it would be fun if writers who love language started intentionally writing more strangely as AI flattens written "content" into a mono-voice. it would cool I think if writers responded by focusing their individual efforts on cultivating a really unique voice that's hard to copy
December 6, 2025 at 9:46 PM
I think it would be fun if writers who love language started intentionally writing more strangely as AI flattens written "content" into a mono-voice. it would cool I think if writers responded by focusing their individual efforts on cultivating a really unique voice that's hard to copy
In Xanadu did Kubla Khan
A stately pleasure-dome decree:
Where Alph, the sacred river, ran
Through caverns measureless to man
Down to a sunless sea.
— Samuel Taylor Coleridge
A stately pleasure-dome decree:
Where Alph, the sacred river, ran
Through caverns measureless to man
Down to a sunless sea.
— Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Which lines of poetry live rent-free in your head?
December 7, 2025 at 12:10 AM
In Xanadu did Kubla Khan
A stately pleasure-dome decree:
Where Alph, the sacred river, ran
Through caverns measureless to man
Down to a sunless sea.
— Samuel Taylor Coleridge
A stately pleasure-dome decree:
Where Alph, the sacred river, ran
Through caverns measureless to man
Down to a sunless sea.
— Samuel Taylor Coleridge
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Hate to say it but they're right, sometimes the motivation comes after you start doing the thing, not before...
December 6, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Hate to say it but they're right, sometimes the motivation comes after you start doing the thing, not before...
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My cover for THE ODDLY PEDESTRIAN LIFE OF CHRISTOPHER CHAOS #7.
Very happy with this one! :)
(FOC for this issue is the 1/15!)
Very happy with this one! :)
(FOC for this issue is the 1/15!)
January 11, 2024 at 4:13 AM
My cover for THE ODDLY PEDESTRIAN LIFE OF CHRISTOPHER CHAOS #7.
Very happy with this one! :)
(FOC for this issue is the 1/15!)
Very happy with this one! :)
(FOC for this issue is the 1/15!)
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"Everbright On Dark Days" Female Northern Cardinal, 10"x8" Oil on panel
The days are dark and short, and my mood seems to follow. But sometimes a thin ray of sun cuts through for a moment, and lights up the things I love, reminding me of how wonderful and beautiful they are, and it keeps me going
The days are dark and short, and my mood seems to follow. But sometimes a thin ray of sun cuts through for a moment, and lights up the things I love, reminding me of how wonderful and beautiful they are, and it keeps me going
December 6, 2025 at 6:36 PM
"Everbright On Dark Days" Female Northern Cardinal, 10"x8" Oil on panel
The days are dark and short, and my mood seems to follow. But sometimes a thin ray of sun cuts through for a moment, and lights up the things I love, reminding me of how wonderful and beautiful they are, and it keeps me going
The days are dark and short, and my mood seems to follow. But sometimes a thin ray of sun cuts through for a moment, and lights up the things I love, reminding me of how wonderful and beautiful they are, and it keeps me going
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A very important thread. When I was probably no more than 10, I saw this picture of the woman known as Harlow in the Philly Inquirer. A little babygay, I was shocked that such a glamour queen could live in my hometown and even more shocked to see her described as "a former man."
December 6, 2025 at 3:33 PM
A very important thread. When I was probably no more than 10, I saw this picture of the woman known as Harlow in the Philly Inquirer. A little babygay, I was shocked that such a glamour queen could live in my hometown and even more shocked to see her described as "a former man."
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LISTEN UP BUCKAROOS. honestly as vegetarian it is my number one rare and appreciated holiday situation to show up and discover that the stuffing was specifically made in a way that vegetarian and vegan buckaroos can eat it too, and this is so easy to do
Thoroughly endorse Chuck's recommendation to make your stuffing meatless if you're having any vegans or vegetarians at your holiday meals. You shouldn't be cooking it inside the bird anyway, and it tastes just as good made with veggie stock.
NEW PROVING LOVE POD is up now for patreon members. LETS TROT. LOVE IS REAL
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December 6, 2025 at 8:15 PM
LISTEN UP BUCKAROOS. honestly as vegetarian it is my number one rare and appreciated holiday situation to show up and discover that the stuffing was specifically made in a way that vegetarian and vegan buckaroos can eat it too, and this is so easy to do
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trying to write a hallmark christmas movie but I've just finished act 1 and six people are already dead
October 30, 2024 at 12:07 AM
trying to write a hallmark christmas movie but I've just finished act 1 and six people are already dead
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Gay cardinals spotted
December 6, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Gay cardinals spotted
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December 6, 2025 at 2:18 PM
I'm not making plans yet but I'm thinking thoughts.
Dangerous to make plans after 8pm but maybe I'll publish a book next year.
December 6, 2025 at 3:08 PM
I'm not making plans yet but I'm thinking thoughts.
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While this could pass for a SFF illustration, it was actually painted for the family holiday card in 2011. 2/2
www.michaelwhelan.com/galleries/ni...
www.michaelwhelan.com/galleries/ni...
December 6, 2025 at 2:43 PM
While this could pass for a SFF illustration, it was actually painted for the family holiday card in 2011. 2/2
www.michaelwhelan.com/galleries/ni...
www.michaelwhelan.com/galleries/ni...
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First two gifts for the housemates are wrapped and under the tree! Not sure how many more will be joining them this year, but this still sparks joy 🎄🎁
December 6, 2025 at 2:38 PM
First two gifts for the housemates are wrapped and under the tree! Not sure how many more will be joining them this year, but this still sparks joy 🎄🎁
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Happy Krampusnacht for those who celebrate and happy weekend!
#illustration #BRArt #kidlitart #fantasyart
Happy Krampusnacht for those who celebrate and happy weekend!
#illustration #BRArt #kidlitart #fantasyart
December 5, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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Happy Krampusnacht for those who celebrate and happy weekend!
#illustration #BRArt #kidlitart #fantasyart
Happy Krampusnacht for those who celebrate and happy weekend!
#illustration #BRArt #kidlitart #fantasyart
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DID HE COME FOR YOU LAST NIGHT?
December 6, 2025 at 1:54 PM
DID HE COME FOR YOU LAST NIGHT?
Happiest of book days to the Lunis Aquaria ebook! I drew these critters, look at them, they're all sparkly and they want to tell you stories 💖✨
✨Happy book birthday to me! ✨
Tales of Lunis Aquaria Volume II ebook is out now wherever you can buy or borrow (Kobo Plus, Everand, Overdrive, Hoopla) ebooks!
Retailers: books2read.com/talesv2
Itch: narratess.itch.io/tales-of-lun...
#booksky 💙📚
Tales of Lunis Aquaria Volume II ebook is out now wherever you can buy or borrow (Kobo Plus, Everand, Overdrive, Hoopla) ebooks!
Retailers: books2read.com/talesv2
Itch: narratess.itch.io/tales-of-lun...
#booksky 💙📚
December 6, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Happiest of book days to the Lunis Aquaria ebook! I drew these critters, look at them, they're all sparkly and they want to tell you stories 💖✨
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We will support our trans speakers and all speakers of marginalised genders in the ways that make it safe and enjoyable for you to participate. If you have questions or want to chat about joining us but have reservations from bad online experiences, just send me a message and we'll chat.
December 6, 2025 at 12:26 PM
We will support our trans speakers and all speakers of marginalised genders in the ways that make it safe and enjoyable for you to participate. If you have questions or want to chat about joining us but have reservations from bad online experiences, just send me a message and we'll chat.
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The good thing about running Romancing the Gothic independently of any institution and supported only by people's donations is that I have no pressure to cowardice or capitulation.
Trans people are right there at the heart of RtG and if you don't like it, that's your problem. Not ours.
Trans people are right there at the heart of RtG and if you don't like it, that's your problem. Not ours.
We still have some talk spaces for next year's Romancing the Gothic online talk series.
A reminder that Romancing the Gothic is explicitly trans-inclusive and our programme next year will be celebrating that in numerous talks. Join us.
romancingthegothic.com/2025/09/02/r...
A reminder that Romancing the Gothic is explicitly trans-inclusive and our programme next year will be celebrating that in numerous talks. Join us.
romancingthegothic.com/2025/09/02/r...
Romancing the Gothic 2026 Talk Series – Call for Papers
In 2026, our annual conference will be celebrating the 200th anniversary of Ann Radcliffe’s final, posthumous, publications. An early Gothic writer, Radcliffe was known to some as the ‘…
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December 6, 2025 at 12:23 PM
The good thing about running Romancing the Gothic independently of any institution and supported only by people's donations is that I have no pressure to cowardice or capitulation.
Trans people are right there at the heart of RtG and if you don't like it, that's your problem. Not ours.
Trans people are right there at the heart of RtG and if you don't like it, that's your problem. Not ours.
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December 5, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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I'm a monk in 15th c. Czechia secretly writing fiction about my lord and his page
February 18, 2025 at 2:12 PM
I'm a monk in 15th c. Czechia secretly writing fiction about my lord and his page