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Aurin Avenir

@aurinavenir.bsky.social

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She/They | Author of speculative fiction about the damned, the devoted, and the dangerous | Writing stories where the monsters are more human than they should be – and the humans are far more monstrous than they admit.

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Aurin Avenir @aurinavenir.bsky.social · 22d

Hi, I'm Aurin!

I'm an author of speculative fiction about the damned, the devoted and the dangerous. I write about broken futures, cruel gods, false prophets, power that corrupts, and magic that always takes more than it gives.

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Aurin Avenir @aurinavenir.bsky.social · 12d

I miss when characters could be morally complex and/or terrible people without the author having to declare “I disapprove of this.”

Now it feels like:
Character: (Commits heinous crimes).
Authors note: Just to be clear, this is not endorsed.

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Aurin Avenir @aurinavenir.bsky.social · 12d

81% OF PEOPLE SAY THEY WANT TO WRITE A BOOK. 15% START. 6% MAKE IT HALFWAY. ONLY 3% FINISH.

If you’ve finished a book, you’re among the rare few who didn’t just dream - you did the work. That’s more than an accomplishment, it’s something to be proud of.

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Aurin Avenir @aurinavenir.bsky.social · 19d

👀 Meet HAVEN’s finest red flags 🚩🚩🚩

🚩 Codependant, serial killer cult leaders!
🚩 Boy who sees red flags and ignores them all for love!
🚩Girl who gives guilty/nervous looks instead of actual warnings!

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Aurin Avenir @aurinavenir.bsky.social · 19d

🌸 VISIT HAVEN TODAY 🌸

Haven isn’t just a community—it’s a family (not a cult), and once you’re here, you’ll never want to leave (and you won’t).

Have faith and obey the Twin Prophets, and you'll be just fine!

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Aurin Avenir @aurinavenir.bsky.social · 19d

🚩Boy meets girl.
🚩Girl forgets to mention her twin siblings are cult leaders.
🚩The twins’ love language? Murder.
🚩Sunday Roast isn’t pork, it’s John.
🚩 🚩 🚩 everywhere, but I'm sure it's fine!

It’s the r/AITA: Cult Edition™

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Aurin Avenir @aurinavenir.bsky.social · 19d

Moment of silence for John 💀

Aurin Avenir @aurinavenir.bsky.social · 19d

Everything is fine in Haven, I promise 🤣

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Aurin Avenir @aurinavenir.bsky.social · 21d

Thank you! It's lovely to meet you too! 😊

Aurin Avenir @aurinavenir.bsky.social · 22d

Your story matters. Write it with passion, edit it with patience, and share it with pride.

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鳥住ヨモ @birdmofu.bsky.social · Aug 3

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📷 Prague Astronomical Clock.

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Eleonor Piteira @eleonorpiteira.bsky.social · Apr 30

Time's End

#art #illustration #personalwork

Illustration by Eleonor Piteira of a statue of a woman reaching up with light emanating from her hand. On the background there are ruins of a building with plants growing amidst the remnants of a broken stained glass window framing a sky filled with stars.

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Aurin Avenir @aurinavenir.bsky.social · Sep 8

Happy September, editors and fellow writers!

Let’s enjoy the one month when everyone should treat us with a little extra kindness!

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Aurin Avenir @aurinavenir.bsky.social · Sep 8

📷 Doors of the Evangelical Cemetery of the Augsburg Confession in Warsaw, Poland.

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Aurin Avenir @aurinavenir.bsky.social · Aug 29

📷 Edinburgh Old Town.

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Aurin Avenir @aurinavenir.bsky.social · Aug 28

"If I am worth anything later, I am worth something now. For wheat is wheat, even if people think it is a grass in the beginning."

― Vincent van Gogh.

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𝔰𝔦𝔰𝔱𝔢𝔯 𝔪𝔞𝔶 𝔦 𝔥𝔞𝔳𝔢 𝔰ö𝔪𝔢 ö𝔪𝔟𝔢𝔯𝔰 @buriedinembers.bsky.social · Jul 4

Unquiet Thoughts

Yelena Lavellan for dear @lyanachaan.bsky.social 🖤

#dragonage

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Aurin Avenir @aurinavenir.bsky.social · Aug 27

Using this as an excuse from now on:

Aurin Avenir @aurinavenir.bsky.social · Jul 25

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VILLAINS MONOLOGUING:

Aurin Avenir @aurinavenir.bsky.social · Jul 25

📷 Circus Lane, Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Aurin Avenir @aurinavenir.bsky.social · Jul 22

If my life were a book, critics would call the plot ‘unrealistic’ and ‘concerning.’

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Aurin Avenir @aurinavenir.bsky.social · Jul 18

100% agree with you! It's a tool, but it shouldn't replace someone's talent or the work they put into creating something. Creating something yourself is part of the fun, after all!