Joshua Parkes
@crackedactor.bsky.social
British-born, free-range American raised. Writer and theatre professional. Chaotic Neutral turned Neutral Good.
Always strive to be kind.
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https://joshuaparkes.com/
Always strive to be kind.
He/Him
https://joshuaparkes.com/
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Joshua Parkes
@crackedactor.bsky.social
· Feb 12
#FebruaryWorldbuilders
Day 6
Gnarled trees fill the spaces between enormous redwoods in the Azura Forest. Danny and his friends find nightberries to eat before encountering the cervad people who live in an enormous silvery tree, the inside lit by glowing lichen.
#WritingCommunity #BookSky
Day 6
Gnarled trees fill the spaces between enormous redwoods in the Azura Forest. Danny and his friends find nightberries to eat before encountering the cervad people who live in an enormous silvery tree, the inside lit by glowing lichen.
#WritingCommunity #BookSky
February 6, 2026 at 1:11 PM
#FebruaryWorldbuilders
Day 6
Gnarled trees fill the spaces between enormous redwoods in the Azura Forest. Danny and his friends find nightberries to eat before encountering the cervad people who live in an enormous silvery tree, the inside lit by glowing lichen.
#WritingCommunity #BookSky
Day 6
Gnarled trees fill the spaces between enormous redwoods in the Azura Forest. Danny and his friends find nightberries to eat before encountering the cervad people who live in an enormous silvery tree, the inside lit by glowing lichen.
#WritingCommunity #BookSky
#FebruaryWorldbuilders
Day 5
There are volcanic and desert regions in the south of Empaeria. Danny does not visit them. Yet.
#WritingCommunity #BookSky
Day 5
There are volcanic and desert regions in the south of Empaeria. Danny does not visit them. Yet.
#WritingCommunity #BookSky
February 5, 2026 at 1:11 PM
#FebruaryWorldbuilders
Day 5
There are volcanic and desert regions in the south of Empaeria. Danny does not visit them. Yet.
#WritingCommunity #BookSky
Day 5
There are volcanic and desert regions in the south of Empaeria. Danny does not visit them. Yet.
#WritingCommunity #BookSky
#FebruaryWorldbuilders
Day 4
The Margrave Terrace is a miles-wide plateau beneath a single mountain peak. Strikingly, the spire emits a sourceless waterfall that conceals an ancient palace. Inside, glowing minerals provide light.
#WritingCommunity #BookSky
Day 4
The Margrave Terrace is a miles-wide plateau beneath a single mountain peak. Strikingly, the spire emits a sourceless waterfall that conceals an ancient palace. Inside, glowing minerals provide light.
#WritingCommunity #BookSky
February 4, 2026 at 1:37 PM
#FebruaryWorldbuilders
Day 4
The Margrave Terrace is a miles-wide plateau beneath a single mountain peak. Strikingly, the spire emits a sourceless waterfall that conceals an ancient palace. Inside, glowing minerals provide light.
#WritingCommunity #BookSky
Day 4
The Margrave Terrace is a miles-wide plateau beneath a single mountain peak. Strikingly, the spire emits a sourceless waterfall that conceals an ancient palace. Inside, glowing minerals provide light.
#WritingCommunity #BookSky
#FebruaryWorldbuilders
Day 3
At the library in Clemunz, Danny & Lia find a map to guide them to Lia's brother, Sadoq. Danny draws a copy for them to take along.
#WritingCommunity #BookSky
Day 3
At the library in Clemunz, Danny & Lia find a map to guide them to Lia's brother, Sadoq. Danny draws a copy for them to take along.
#WritingCommunity #BookSky
February 3, 2026 at 2:03 PM
#FebruaryWorldbuilders
Day 3
At the library in Clemunz, Danny & Lia find a map to guide them to Lia's brother, Sadoq. Danny draws a copy for them to take along.
#WritingCommunity #BookSky
Day 3
At the library in Clemunz, Danny & Lia find a map to guide them to Lia's brother, Sadoq. Danny draws a copy for them to take along.
#WritingCommunity #BookSky
#FebruaryWorldbuilders
Day 2
Danny imagines Empaeria to be a far off planet, but it is a world in a whole other reality.
At the Library in the city of Clemunz, Danny sees a map of the continent that his is visiting. He doesn't know if that's all there is to the world.
#WritingCommunity #BookSky
Day 2
Danny imagines Empaeria to be a far off planet, but it is a world in a whole other reality.
At the Library in the city of Clemunz, Danny sees a map of the continent that his is visiting. He doesn't know if that's all there is to the world.
#WritingCommunity #BookSky
February 2, 2026 at 3:02 PM
#FebruaryWorldbuilders
Day 2
Danny imagines Empaeria to be a far off planet, but it is a world in a whole other reality.
At the Library in the city of Clemunz, Danny sees a map of the continent that his is visiting. He doesn't know if that's all there is to the world.
#WritingCommunity #BookSky
Day 2
Danny imagines Empaeria to be a far off planet, but it is a world in a whole other reality.
At the Library in the city of Clemunz, Danny sees a map of the continent that his is visiting. He doesn't know if that's all there is to the world.
#WritingCommunity #BookSky
#FebruaryWorldbuilders
Day 1 (Catch Up)
Danny lives in Bayshore, a fictional suburb of Milwaukee. He journeys with Lia to her home world of Empaeria.
#WritingCommunity #BookSky
Day 1 (Catch Up)
Danny lives in Bayshore, a fictional suburb of Milwaukee. He journeys with Lia to her home world of Empaeria.
#WritingCommunity #BookSky
February 2, 2026 at 2:59 PM
#FebruaryWorldbuilders
Day 1 (Catch Up)
Danny lives in Bayshore, a fictional suburb of Milwaukee. He journeys with Lia to her home world of Empaeria.
#WritingCommunity #BookSky
Day 1 (Catch Up)
Danny lives in Bayshore, a fictional suburb of Milwaukee. He journeys with Lia to her home world of Empaeria.
#WritingCommunity #BookSky
#JanuaryWorldbuilders
Day 31
I just use notebooks and Google docs. I should probably start a spreadsheet for my notes and references.
#WritingCommunity #BookSky
Day 31
I just use notebooks and Google docs. I should probably start a spreadsheet for my notes and references.
#WritingCommunity #BookSky
January 31, 2026 at 1:24 PM
#JanuaryWorldbuilders
Day 31
I just use notebooks and Google docs. I should probably start a spreadsheet for my notes and references.
#WritingCommunity #BookSky
Day 31
I just use notebooks and Google docs. I should probably start a spreadsheet for my notes and references.
#WritingCommunity #BookSky
#JanuaryWorldBuilders
Day 30
For this WIP I've had to revisit Shakespeare (gee, darn). I've also done some research into high school curricula and leaned into the new-age, earth-mother memes that pop up occasionally in my other socials.
#WritingCommunity #BookSky
Day 30
For this WIP I've had to revisit Shakespeare (gee, darn). I've also done some research into high school curricula and leaned into the new-age, earth-mother memes that pop up occasionally in my other socials.
#WritingCommunity #BookSky
January 30, 2026 at 2:32 PM
#JanuaryWorldBuilders
Day 30
For this WIP I've had to revisit Shakespeare (gee, darn). I've also done some research into high school curricula and leaned into the new-age, earth-mother memes that pop up occasionally in my other socials.
#WritingCommunity #BookSky
Day 30
For this WIP I've had to revisit Shakespeare (gee, darn). I've also done some research into high school curricula and leaned into the new-age, earth-mother memes that pop up occasionally in my other socials.
#WritingCommunity #BookSky
#JanuaryWorldBuilders
Day 29
I'm in the last stages of tidying up "Dust" and have started drafting the next book, "Fire Closest Kept," wherein Danny visits new places in Empaeria: Dragonspire, Thunderhold, and the southern volcanoes.
#WritingCommunity #BookSky
Day 29
I'm in the last stages of tidying up "Dust" and have started drafting the next book, "Fire Closest Kept," wherein Danny visits new places in Empaeria: Dragonspire, Thunderhold, and the southern volcanoes.
#WritingCommunity #BookSky
January 29, 2026 at 1:24 PM
#JanuaryWorldBuilders
Day 29
I'm in the last stages of tidying up "Dust" and have started drafting the next book, "Fire Closest Kept," wherein Danny visits new places in Empaeria: Dragonspire, Thunderhold, and the southern volcanoes.
#WritingCommunity #BookSky
Day 29
I'm in the last stages of tidying up "Dust" and have started drafting the next book, "Fire Closest Kept," wherein Danny visits new places in Empaeria: Dragonspire, Thunderhold, and the southern volcanoes.
#WritingCommunity #BookSky
#JanuaryWorldBuilders
Day 28
The war began as a dispute between the sylpheddar and the gnoles. The sylpheddar were blamed for starting the war even after they lost. The gnoles and their allies perpetuated the conflict, growing in strength and expanding their conquest.
#WritingCommunity #BookSky
Day 28
The war began as a dispute between the sylpheddar and the gnoles. The sylpheddar were blamed for starting the war even after they lost. The gnoles and their allies perpetuated the conflict, growing in strength and expanding their conquest.
#WritingCommunity #BookSky
January 28, 2026 at 2:31 PM
#JanuaryWorldBuilders
Day 28
The war began as a dispute between the sylpheddar and the gnoles. The sylpheddar were blamed for starting the war even after they lost. The gnoles and their allies perpetuated the conflict, growing in strength and expanding their conquest.
#WritingCommunity #BookSky
Day 28
The war began as a dispute between the sylpheddar and the gnoles. The sylpheddar were blamed for starting the war even after they lost. The gnoles and their allies perpetuated the conflict, growing in strength and expanding their conquest.
#WritingCommunity #BookSky
#JanuaryWorldbuilders
Day 27
Danny avoids the besieged city of Ulguine.
Clemunz is not under siege but the city is fortifying against it.
#WritingCommunity #BookSky
Day 27
Danny avoids the besieged city of Ulguine.
Clemunz is not under siege but the city is fortifying against it.
#WritingCommunity #BookSky
January 27, 2026 at 4:42 PM
#JanuaryWorldbuilders
Day 27
Danny avoids the besieged city of Ulguine.
Clemunz is not under siege but the city is fortifying against it.
#WritingCommunity #BookSky
Day 27
Danny avoids the besieged city of Ulguine.
Clemunz is not under siege but the city is fortifying against it.
#WritingCommunity #BookSky
#JanuaryWorldbuilders
Day 26
Danny encounters a squad of cervad soldiers and later, an entire company. In Clemunz, he does his best to dodge the city guard.
#WritingCommunity #BookSky
Day 26
Danny encounters a squad of cervad soldiers and later, an entire company. In Clemunz, he does his best to dodge the city guard.
#WritingCommunity #BookSky
January 26, 2026 at 1:49 PM
#JanuaryWorldbuilders
Day 26
Danny encounters a squad of cervad soldiers and later, an entire company. In Clemunz, he does his best to dodge the city guard.
#WritingCommunity #BookSky
Day 26
Danny encounters a squad of cervad soldiers and later, an entire company. In Clemunz, he does his best to dodge the city guard.
#WritingCommunity #BookSky
#JanuaryWorldbuilders
Day 25
Enzo trains Danny in how to fistfight, and then, in Empaeria, he teaches Danny to use a spear.
#WritingCommunity #BookSky
Day 25
Enzo trains Danny in how to fistfight, and then, in Empaeria, he teaches Danny to use a spear.
#WritingCommunity #BookSky
January 25, 2026 at 6:31 PM
#JanuaryWorldbuilders
Day 25
Enzo trains Danny in how to fistfight, and then, in Empaeria, he teaches Danny to use a spear.
#WritingCommunity #BookSky
Day 25
Enzo trains Danny in how to fistfight, and then, in Empaeria, he teaches Danny to use a spear.
#WritingCommunity #BookSky
#JanuaryWorldbuilders
Day 24
Lia's brother, Sadoq is a great general. He covers a retreat before going missing in action.
If Lia can find him, there's still hope for the forces of good.
#WritingCommunity #BookSky
Day 24
Lia's brother, Sadoq is a great general. He covers a retreat before going missing in action.
If Lia can find him, there's still hope for the forces of good.
#WritingCommunity #BookSky
January 24, 2026 at 8:29 PM
#JanuaryWorldbuilders
Day 24
Lia's brother, Sadoq is a great general. He covers a retreat before going missing in action.
If Lia can find him, there's still hope for the forces of good.
#WritingCommunity #BookSky
Day 24
Lia's brother, Sadoq is a great general. He covers a retreat before going missing in action.
If Lia can find him, there's still hope for the forces of good.
#WritingCommunity #BookSky
#JanuaryWorldbuilders
Day 23
Danny encounters soldiers, but not enough to learn about their billeting.
#WritingComm #BookSky
Day 23
Danny encounters soldiers, but not enough to learn about their billeting.
#WritingComm #BookSky
January 23, 2026 at 4:00 PM
#JanuaryWorldbuilders
Day 23
Danny encounters soldiers, but not enough to learn about their billeting.
#WritingComm #BookSky
Day 23
Danny encounters soldiers, but not enough to learn about their billeting.
#WritingComm #BookSky
#JanuaryWorldbuilders
Day 22
There is an ongoing war in Empaeria. The forces of darkness are gaining strength, drawing aessence from our world. What happens there, affects us here.
#WritingCommunity #BookSky
Day 22
There is an ongoing war in Empaeria. The forces of darkness are gaining strength, drawing aessence from our world. What happens there, affects us here.
#WritingCommunity #BookSky
January 22, 2026 at 2:09 PM
#JanuaryWorldbuilders
Day 22
There is an ongoing war in Empaeria. The forces of darkness are gaining strength, drawing aessence from our world. What happens there, affects us here.
#WritingCommunity #BookSky
Day 22
There is an ongoing war in Empaeria. The forces of darkness are gaining strength, drawing aessence from our world. What happens there, affects us here.
#WritingCommunity #BookSky
#JanuaryWorldbuilders
Day 21
Danny doesn't encounter any rules about weapons, but he knows that a sylpheddar carrying a spear into the city of Clemunz is a Very Bad Idea.
#WritingCommunity #BookSky
Day 21
Danny doesn't encounter any rules about weapons, but he knows that a sylpheddar carrying a spear into the city of Clemunz is a Very Bad Idea.
#WritingCommunity #BookSky
January 21, 2026 at 4:34 PM
#JanuaryWorldbuilders
Day 21
Danny doesn't encounter any rules about weapons, but he knows that a sylpheddar carrying a spear into the city of Clemunz is a Very Bad Idea.
#WritingCommunity #BookSky
Day 21
Danny doesn't encounter any rules about weapons, but he knows that a sylpheddar carrying a spear into the city of Clemunz is a Very Bad Idea.
#WritingCommunity #BookSky
#JanuaryWorldbuilders
Day 20
Melee weapons of all sorts are used in Empaeria.
Danny encounters spears, knives, axes, and a mace.
#WritingCommunity #BookSky
Day 20
Melee weapons of all sorts are used in Empaeria.
Danny encounters spears, knives, axes, and a mace.
#WritingCommunity #BookSky
January 20, 2026 at 7:15 AM
#JanuaryWorldbuilders
Day 20
Melee weapons of all sorts are used in Empaeria.
Danny encounters spears, knives, axes, and a mace.
#WritingCommunity #BookSky
Day 20
Melee weapons of all sorts are used in Empaeria.
Danny encounters spears, knives, axes, and a mace.
#WritingCommunity #BookSky
#JanuaryWorldbuilders
Day 19
Danny has spears and arrows shot his way in Empaeria.
Lia uses dragonfire.
#WritingCommunity #BookSky
Day 19
Danny has spears and arrows shot his way in Empaeria.
Lia uses dragonfire.
#WritingCommunity #BookSky
January 19, 2026 at 2:50 PM
#JanuaryWorldbuilders
Day 19
Danny has spears and arrows shot his way in Empaeria.
Lia uses dragonfire.
#WritingCommunity #BookSky
Day 19
Danny has spears and arrows shot his way in Empaeria.
Lia uses dragonfire.
#WritingCommunity #BookSky
#JanuaryWorldbulders
Day 18
Enzo wears armor plates fashioned to his clothes. Lia can generate a magic force field.
Danny doesn't wear armor.
#WritingCommunity #BookSky
Day 18
Enzo wears armor plates fashioned to his clothes. Lia can generate a magic force field.
Danny doesn't wear armor.
#WritingCommunity #BookSky
January 18, 2026 at 7:20 AM
#JanuaryWorldbulders
Day 18
Enzo wears armor plates fashioned to his clothes. Lia can generate a magic force field.
Danny doesn't wear armor.
#WritingCommunity #BookSky
Day 18
Enzo wears armor plates fashioned to his clothes. Lia can generate a magic force field.
Danny doesn't wear armor.
#WritingCommunity #BookSky
#JanuaryWorldbuilders
Day 17
Neither Danny nor his friends use magic weapons.
Lia and others manipulate aessence as magic.
Day 17
Neither Danny nor his friends use magic weapons.
Lia and others manipulate aessence as magic.
January 17, 2026 at 9:46 AM
#JanuaryWorldbuilders
Day 17
Neither Danny nor his friends use magic weapons.
Lia and others manipulate aessence as magic.
Day 17
Neither Danny nor his friends use magic weapons.
Lia and others manipulate aessence as magic.
#JanuaryWorldbuilders
Day 16
The cervad use spears and arrows.
The gnoles use spears, axes, swords, makes, etc.
The big bad uses vile magic.
#WritingCommunity #BookSky
Day 16
The cervad use spears and arrows.
The gnoles use spears, axes, swords, makes, etc.
The big bad uses vile magic.
#WritingCommunity #BookSky
January 16, 2026 at 1:36 PM
#JanuaryWorldbuilders
Day 16
The cervad use spears and arrows.
The gnoles use spears, axes, swords, makes, etc.
The big bad uses vile magic.
#WritingCommunity #BookSky
Day 16
The cervad use spears and arrows.
The gnoles use spears, axes, swords, makes, etc.
The big bad uses vile magic.
#WritingCommunity #BookSky
#JanuaryWorldbuilders
Day 15
Danny goes to Empaeria with no weapons. He picks up a spear along the way that Enzo teaches him to use.
Enzo also acquires a small spear.
Lia uses dragonfire and magic.
#WritingCommunity #BookSky
Day 15
Danny goes to Empaeria with no weapons. He picks up a spear along the way that Enzo teaches him to use.
Enzo also acquires a small spear.
Lia uses dragonfire and magic.
#WritingCommunity #BookSky
January 15, 2026 at 4:04 PM
#JanuaryWorldbuilders
Day 15
Danny goes to Empaeria with no weapons. He picks up a spear along the way that Enzo teaches him to use.
Enzo also acquires a small spear.
Lia uses dragonfire and magic.
#WritingCommunity #BookSky
Day 15
Danny goes to Empaeria with no weapons. He picks up a spear along the way that Enzo teaches him to use.
Enzo also acquires a small spear.
Lia uses dragonfire and magic.
#WritingCommunity #BookSky