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Daryl Marez
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ᴀᴜᴛʜᴏʀ & ᴏᴠᴇʀᴛʜɪɴᴋᴇʀ [ʜᴇ/ᴛʜᴇʏ]
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ᴛʜᴇ ᴇʟᴅᴇʀ ʙʟᴏssᴏᴍ sᴇʀɪᴇs
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ɴᴇᴡ ᴀᴅᴜʟᴛ • ʜɪꜱᴛᴏʀɪᴄᴀʟ ꜰᴀɴᴛᴀꜱʏ • Qᴜᴇᴇʀ ᴡɪᴛᴄʜᴇꜱ
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Daryl Marez @darylmarez.bsky.social · Jan 7
Hiya! I'm Daryl
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Queer Author | Gaymer | Occasional DJ
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Check out this thread for my posts about:
🪷 Writing & Projects
🏰 Minecraft & Gaming
🎵 Music & Listening
🔧 Tinkering & Nostalgia
📚 Reading & Recommendations
🌈 Community Highlights // #LoreOutLoud
Daryl wearing a t-shirt with rainbows. Author/Daryl logo against a green background.
darylmarez.bsky.social
Surprise! I was planning to launch a new server, complete with a Queer Authors channel next month. This news now changes everything 🙃
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Does anyone know of any alternatives?
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Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month
Age verification for all.
www.theverge.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:15 PM
darylmarez.bsky.social
Day 009 // WEEK 2: LEANING INTO HEAT
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Repost the daily prompt with #LoreOutLoud to feature your entry in Queer Authors 🌈✒️ Dive into the feed to explore all the amazing stories unfolding during our community event: bsky.app/profile/did:...
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#WriterSky #Writingcommunity #WritingPrompts
#LoreOutLoud, a community event logo against a globe; Hosted by Daryl. A pile of candy hearts as the background; Day 009 Close Enough - Where do characters exist just inside each other's space—physically or emotionally? What makes that closeness charged?
February 9, 2026 at 7:01 AM
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eliseswritings.bsky.social
To celebrate Bookshop.org (US) now selling paperbacks & ebooks from trad & indie authors (& profit sharing w. indie stores😉)...

Authors: drop your book blurb, graphic & bookshop.org link! Affiliate links are welcome.

(If your ebooks via D2D aren't on Bookshop yet, bookmark this 🧵& add them later!)
February 8, 2026 at 1:43 PM
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Day 008// WEEK 2: LEANING INTO HEAT
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Repost the daily prompt with #LoreOutLoud to feature your entry in Queer Authors 🌈✒️ Dive into the feed to explore all the amazing stories unfolding during our community event: bsky.app/profile/did:...
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#WriterSky #Writingcommunity #WritingPrompts
#LoreOutLoud, a community event logo against a globe; Hosted by Daryl. A pile of candy hearts as the background; Day 008 Unignorable - Which desire in your work refuses to be ignored? How does it make itself known?
February 8, 2026 at 7:00 AM
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4islesbookshop.bsky.social
Did I say TWO reviews?! 😬 Seems my goals were loftier than my abilities this week... it happens!

My review of @darylmarez.bsky.social 's novel 'Coven of the Elder Blossom' will be available SOON!

For now, I must assume my #cat slave duties & scoop 💩 out of a 📦. Such is the life of a #writer 💁‍♂️
February 7, 2026 at 7:02 PM
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Day 007 // WEEK 1: SENSING A SPARK
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Repost the daily prompt with #LoreOutLoud to feature your entry in Queer Authors 🌈✒️ Dive into the feed to explore all the amazing stories unfolding during our community event: bsky.app/profile/did:...
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#WriterSky #Writingcommunity #WritingPrompts
#LoreOutLoud, a community event logo against a globe; Hosted by Daryl. A pile of candy hearts as the background; Day 007 Held Breath - What moment from your WIP feels suspended? Why does that pause linger?
February 7, 2026 at 7:00 AM
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equitybd.bsky.social
Today we celebrate Stormé DeLarverie! A fearless civil rights activist, performer, and lesbian icon whose courage helped spark the Stonewall uprising. A biracial butch lesbian, Stormé spent decades protecting NYC’s LGBTQ+ community.

#StormeDeLarverie #LGBTQHistory #QueerHistory #Pride
February 6, 2026 at 2:00 PM
darylmarez.bsky.social
Day 006 // WEEK 1: SENSING A SPARK
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Repost the daily prompt with #LoreOutLoud to feature your entry in Queer Authors 🌈✒️ Dive into the feed to explore all the amazing stories unfolding during our community event: bsky.app/profile/did:...
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#WriterSky #Writingcommunity #WritingPrompts
#LoreOutLoud, a community event logo against a globe; Hosted by Daryl. A pile of candy hearts as the background; Day 006 Body Recall - Where in your work do bodies speak louder than words?
February 6, 2026 at 7:01 AM
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jackshoulder.bsky.social
#TodayInQueerHistory
Feb 5 (1993)
Last Call at Maud's, a documentary about the final night at Maud's, a San Francisco lesbian bar which ran from 1966-1989, was released #OTD.
Maud's was described as a "clubhouse, community center and bar". The owner, Rikki Streicher, also co-founded the Gay Games.
A poster for last call at Maud's, featuring archival photos
February 5, 2026 at 10:57 AM
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Day 005 // WEEK 1: SENSING A SPARK
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Repost the daily prompt with #LoreOutLoud to feature your entry in Queer Authors 🌈✒️ Dive into the feed to explore all the amazing stories unfolding during our community event: bsky.app/profile/did:...
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#WriterSky #Writingcommunity #WritingPrompts
#LoreOutLoud, a community event logo against a globe; Hosted by Daryl. A pile of candy hearts as the background; Day 005 Low Flame - What character connection simmers quietly instead of burning loud? Why does that kind of heat matter to you?
February 5, 2026 at 7:00 AM
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digduglett.bsky.social
MUPPETS ARE SO BACK OMGGGGG
February 5, 2026 at 4:38 AM
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disnerd89.bsky.social
I watched The Muppet Show 3 times today I really like it
a row of sesame street characters are lined up on a shelf
ALT: a row of sesame street characters are lined up on a shelf
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February 5, 2026 at 4:42 AM
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monstergram7.bsky.social
Today is WEDnesday- a mermaid and sunken treasure (Submarine Voyage, Disneyland)
#disneyland #submarinevoyage #mermaid #stickynoteart #disney #disneyparks #waltdisneyworld #magickingdom #todayiswednesday
A mermaid adorned with several strands of pearls casually leans on top of a treasure chest. A sight to sea.
February 4, 2026 at 6:20 PM
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Day 004 // WEEK 1: SENSING A SPARK
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Repost the daily prompt with #LoreOutLoud to feature your entry in Queer Authors 🌈✒️ Dive into the feed to explore all the amazing stories unfolding during our community event: bsky.app/profile/did:...
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#WriterSky #Writingcommunity #WritingPrompts
#LoreOutLoud, a community event logo against a globe; Hosted by Daryl. A pile of candy hearts as the background; Day 004 Sparkline Memory - When was the last time a scene made you stop and think, oh. there it is. What about it reignited you?
February 4, 2026 at 7:00 AM
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Time for a confession... sometimes I write love letters to my characters to remind myself they're worth the chaos

🌈✒️ 📚💙
#AuthorSky #WriterSky #WritingCommunity
February 4, 2026 at 4:10 AM
darylmarez.bsky.social
LGBTQ+ History Month reminds us of the people and places that shaped our rights…
In 1969, Stonewall wasn't just a bar—it was a spark. 'Coven of the Elder Blossom' brings that spark to life, blending defiance, hope, and a touch of magic.
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"Coven of the Elder Blossom; Elder Blossom Book One" book cover. The Washington Square Park arch, looping text, and pink peonies against a green backdrop.
February 3, 2026 at 6:37 PM
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Day 003 // WEEK 1: SENSING A SPARK
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Repost the daily prompt with #LoreOutLoud to feature your entry in Queer Authors 🌈✒️ Dive into the feed to explore all the amazing stories unfolding during our community event: bsky.app/profile/did:...
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#WriterSky #Writingcommunity #WritingPrompts
#LoreOutLoud, a community event logo against a globe; Hosted by Daryl. A pile of candy hearts as the background; Day 003 Driftwood Lessons - What unexpected dynamic in your writing has taught you something about desire, intimacy, or yourself?
February 3, 2026 at 7:00 AM
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silverpebble2.bsky.social
Yesterday was the midway point between the winter solstice & the vernal equinox & today is Imbolc, the pagan celebration of the return of the light. We’re climbing out of winter & the whole botanical calendar (save snowdrops & aconites) is ahead. A very good thought in case you need it today 🌿:
A miniature posy I made from flowers in my garden in a tiny Victorian burst lip bottle
February 2, 2026 at 5:56 PM
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nightoffallengods.com
The world would be infinitely better if it was just gay witches kissing in bookstores.

#Writesky #WritingCommunity #AuthorSky
darylmarez.bsky.social Daryl Marez @darylmarez.bsky.social · 7d
Writing is wild. One day it's, "This reflects my identity and deepest fears," and the next it's, "What if gay witches kissed in a cozy bookstore?" Both are valid

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#AuthorSky #WriterSky #WritingCommunity
February 2, 2026 at 5:38 PM
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proud-geek.co.uk
Prefer to listen to audiobooks? We've partnered with Libro.fm, so you can now buy LGBTQ+ audiobooks directly through the Proud Geek Bookshop.

Explore queer history books this #LGBThistorymonth at libro.fm/proudgeek
Audiobook covers on a pink background. Text reads: queer history for non-fiction nerds - LIBRO.FM/PROUDGEEK
February 2, 2026 at 5:55 PM
darylmarez.bsky.social
Writing is wild. One day it's, "This reflects my identity and deepest fears," and the next it's, "What if gay witches kissed in a cozy bookstore?" Both are valid

🌈✒️ 📚💙
#AuthorSky #WriterSky #WritingCommunity
February 2, 2026 at 5:12 PM
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Day 002 // WEEK 1: SENSING A SPARK
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#LoreOutLoud, a community event logo against a globe; Hosted by Daryl. A pile of candy hearts as the background; Day 002 Hand Over Heart - How does queerness shape the way you approach love and care on the page?
February 2, 2026 at 7:00 AM
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chrisholcombe.bsky.social
Celebrating the 4-Year Anniversary of The Blind Tiger, the 2nd Hidden Gotham Novel! In honor of its release date of 2-22-22, the ebook is on sale for $2.22! https://www.chrisholcombe.com/products/the-blind-tiger-ebook

#booksky #booktok #noir #1920s #lgbtqbooks #queerbooks #mmbooks 💙⚡️📚 💙⏳📚
February 2, 2026 at 4:04 AM
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jackshoulder.bsky.social
#TodayInQueerHistory
February 1 (2009)
Iceland elects Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir to the office of Prime Minister. Not only was Jóhanna Iceland's first female PM, she was ALSO the WORLD'S first openly LGBTQIA+ Head of State.
🇮🇸🏳️‍🌈
A photo of a woman in a dark suit looking serious in front of the Icelandic flag
February 1, 2026 at 11:26 AM
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stickysweett.bsky.social
Black Queer History 🤎🖤🤍 #BlackHistory
February 1, 2026 at 3:18 PM