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@derlakernlins.bsky.social
- editing an urban fantasy book about slutty dragons
- GM for @livefromtheapocalypse
- random fiber arts
- two children and a house wolf
- permacultist
- i block for AI
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Parenting.txt: "come on, not so loud, lets do the type of screaming we do in libraries."
Niamh and Sebastian are city mice, but they like a bit of nature on vacation.

People are often surprised by Penny's outdoors skills, she grew up rural poor and experienced a lot of unfriendly nature.

Thomas could walk off into the woods and become a PCT cryptid quite happily

#AwesomeCharacters
Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters

How does your character feel about nature?

Do they like the outdoors? Have good survival skills?

Or do they prefer the comforts and amenities of a city?

Some combination of both?

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
November 26, 2025 at 2:44 AM
November 25, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Losing at chess but winning at dinner so I guess that's all right
November 25, 2025 at 2:36 AM
The debut of Penny's Arcane Crusader

...this snip is too long but that's ritual magic nerds for you.

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November 24, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Penny is as all or nothing about her long pin-straight blonde hair as she is about everything: it's either an extremely fancy up-do or its had a brush run through it twice and thrown in a ponytail. Its a war between her vanity and her impatience every morning.

#AwesomeCharacters

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Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters

Here's an appearance one that I don't think we've talked about yet: What does your character's hair look like?

Do they have hair? Long or short? What color? How do they usually wear it? Is it important to them?

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
November 24, 2025 at 1:53 AM
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I have two things I would really like people to internalize about the fashion industry/garment manufacturing, and they are:

1. Mass manufactured clothes are only ever intended to fit "good enough," and;

2. Everything you wear was made by actual human people.
November 23, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Multinational instead of global.

Also, Riley is secretly my favorite Owens.

#WIPSnips #urbanfantasy #writingcommunity #writesky #booksky #amwriting #writingprompts
November 23, 2025 at 7:49 PM
In case you were wondering how much of a cartoon character of myself I've become, I spent most of this train ride to philly winding a ball of yarn.

Shockingly no one has elected to sit next to me.
November 22, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Hey! Do you wanna run a game with us for charity? Its fun and cool to do! This is the only time of year we do open casting/gm calls, so if you've been interested in working with us, nows the time!
Iiiit's that time again! From 12/12 to 12/23 we'll be streaming one game a night to raise money for @medicalaidpal.bsky.social, and to do that we're looking for guest storytellers! Please fill out this form if you're interested, priority given to marginalized storytellers! forms.gle/YmPx327vBKJn...
12 Games of Haz-mas GM Sign-Ups!
Hello friends! A few years ago now, we had a silly little idea to do a big fundraising push during the holidays. The goal is to stream one game a night on the channel for twelve days and obviously tha...
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November 22, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Who just breaks into an antique shop in the middle of the day? Hooligans and rowdies!

#WIPSNIPS #urbanfantasy #writingcommunity #writesky #booksky #amwriting #writingprompts
November 22, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Niamh is touch starved and feels awkward about it

Sebastian is aloof except with Ellis

Thomas is very comfortable with touch, he'll put his arm around a buddy's shoulders without thinking about it

Penny uses violent touch to sublimate and ignore her need for gentle or affectionate touch
Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters

How does your character feel about physical touch?

Are they fans of a handshake, hug, pat on the back, etc?

Do they prefer to keep their distance?

Does it matter how close they are to the other person?

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
November 22, 2025 at 12:28 AM
"Hey what'd you get up to over the weekend, Penny?"

"Oh. You know. Normal stuff."

#WIPSnips #urbanfantasy #writingcommunity #writesky #booksky #amwriting #writingprompts
November 21, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Reskeet with a time you looked cool

(Jackson, Wy rocks)
November 21, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Sandy explains the plan to her uncle Thomas, who is not a complicated man/dragon/ness.

#WIPSNIPS #urbanfantasy #writingcommunity #writesky #booksky #amwriting
November 20, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Everybody mostly looks human, but Niamh and Thomas are dragons and Sebastian is a psychic vampire. And then there's Penny. She's just vibing and trying not to get eaten.

#urbanfantasy #awesomecharacters
Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters

Are your characters human?

If not, tell me a little about what they are!

If so, are there any non-human species they interact with regularly? Tell me a bit about them and the type of relationship they have!

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
November 20, 2025 at 2:27 AM
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Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters

Are your characters human?

If not, tell me a little about what they are!

If so, are there any non-human species they interact with regularly? Tell me a bit about them and the type of relationship they have!

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
November 19, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Three is the magic number of dragons that balance the scales against the collected might of the Vigiles Draconi

#WIPSnips #urbanfantasy #writingcommunity #writesky #booksky #amwriting #writingprompts
November 19, 2025 at 12:20 PM
"Opposite" instead of "retrograde."

In which Thomas discovers he's switchier than he'd thought.

#WIPSnips #urbanfantasy #writingcommunity #writesky #booksky #amwriting #writingprompts
November 18, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Aaahahahahahaaaa I get to run a #D&D game at MAGFest this year I'm going to do some deeply stupid shit and its gonna rock
November 18, 2025 at 3:03 AM
I wouldn't think you'd need to do much to discourage hanging out in a magic prison, dude, but you've got some weird folks in that organization.

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November 17, 2025 at 3:03 PM
WHAT A TWIST OCCURS
Chapter 4 of THE WARDS WILL FALL is live!

Maxwell gets a look at the RITD's secret project that Ivan has been working on and the enormity of the responsibility he's been tasked with.

Read (or listen) for free. New chapters release every Monday.

www.oleandercraw.com/chapter-list/
November 17, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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trying to switch off the AI bloatware that has been pinned to the top of every single menu in every single app
April 26, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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Do read this. NB Current anti-trans rhetoric is absolutely recycled 80s anti-gay venom. I remember it clearly. Now, as a cis het parent, 40 years monogamous, extending rights and respect to people who aren't like me, has had zero impact on my rights. Seeing my LGBTQ+ friends happy has been great.
November 14, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Really good CEU on financial social work in vulnerable communities spoiled by instructors cheerful use of chatgpt and generative ai for supplemental materials.
November 14, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Surprise 4 day weekend due to last minute childcare cancelations threw off all of my routines for the week. It's Thursday? Already? How??
November 13, 2025 at 7:44 PM