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S.L. Dove Cooper

@dovelynnwriter.bsky.social

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EU-based demi sff author and independent researcher. Writes predominantly about asexuality, aromanticism and cosy sff. She/They. Direct shops: https://payhip.com/dovelynwriter / https://dovelynnwriter.itch.io/ Website: https://www.dovelynnwriter.com

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S.L. Dove Cooper @dovelynnwriter.bsky.social · May 27

Periodic reminder your friendly acespec author is hoping to make up the deficit dayjob and schoold sprung on them to go back to school and teach by way of itchio bundle so you also get cool aspec sff if you want it. 💕

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Help Dove get back to school by dovelynnwriter

A bundle by dovelynnwriter, $50.00 for 13 games

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S.L. Dove Cooper @dovelynnwriter.bsky.social · 9d

The Octocon schedule is here! And I'm actually organised enough to work out a post to announce this. (My brain this summer. I swear.) Come join me at @octocon.bsky.social in October!

Social media card for Octocon 2025. A science fictional card with planets and starts with an author photo in the centre. The text reads: Guest - Online
S.L. Dove Cooper
Saturday 11th October 2025 - Maldron Hotel, Tallaght, Dubline and Online
Sunday 12th Octoner 2025 - Online
Octocon (www.octocon.com) Proudly supported by SDCC

My (Dove Cooper's) appearance schedule for Octocon.

Saturday 11 October
17:30 IST: Exploring Neurodivergence in Cosy SFF
Sunday 12 October
10:00 IST: Star Trek: A New Hope
13:00 IST: Hooked: Why Do Certain Stories Stay With Us?
17:30 IST: Meet the Author

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Dream Foundry @dreamfoundry.bsky.social · 19h

🔥 Do you love The Anvil, our regular unconference for creatives of color? We do too! We'll be meeting next on November 29. There's plenty of time to register, and to sponsor!
dreamfoundry.org/the...

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Llinos Cathryn Thomas @llincathryn.bsky.social · 22h

All Is Bright, my Christmassy F/F romance novella set in a little village in Wales, is out TODAY!

You can get it in these places and more:

Kobo: www.kobo.com/gb/en/ebook/...
Smashwords: www.smashwords.com/books/view/1...
AZ: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FS4G5PKX

A promotional graphic for All Is Bright, by Llinos Cathryn Thomas. The book cover, with the title in large text over twinkling lights, is at the centre. Behind the book, there are glowy lights. Text blocks highlight features of the book: "F/F Christmas romance", "advent calendar style - one chapter a day", "Hallmark small-town Christmas movie with a queer twist", "one has elaborate Christmas lights, the other one hates them", "outdoorsy butch and city girl femme", "Wales!".

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S.L. Dove Cooper @dovelynnwriter.bsky.social · 1d

Oh! If you’re wondering I’m on the correct route now! It takes a bit, but we get there in the end!

S.L. Dove Cooper @dovelynnwriter.bsky.social · 1d

Ah. It’s “not slowing down the traffic with turns to get to this building”. Not a fan. It’s a cycling lane for a reason.

S.L. Dove Cooper @dovelynnwriter.bsky.social · 1d

And I just want to point out that I’m on foot. Also cars what the eff are you doing on the cycling lane?!

S.L. Dove Cooper @dovelynnwriter.bsky.social · 1d

The bus yard, in case you were wondering, is a square or a rectangle with a wide open area for buses to park in. You know the type of space you can go through in a straight line.

So obviously I went in the opposite direction then circled the wrong way trying to fix that.

S.L. Dove Cooper @dovelynnwriter.bsky.social · 1d

Point in case: it has taken me five minutes to navigate the bus yard to find the way to follow the app.

S.L. Dove Cooper @dovelynnwriter.bsky.social · 1d

Fun fact: one of the reasons I don’t have a drivers’ license is because I need more than a split second to tell left from right and this is already dangerous on a bicycle.

It’s one of the things people generally don’t really grasp about dyscalculia affecting you.

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Terri Windling @terriwindling.bsky.social · 14d

Rachel Ayers highlights six of the many fine retellings of the fairy ballad Tam Lin. I was honoured to publish @pameladean.bsky.social's extraordinary Tam Lin in the Fairy Tale Series (Tor Books), and I'm delighted to see it listed as one of the greats. It truly is. reactormag.com/a-knight-to-...

A Knight to Remember: Six Retellings of the Story of Tam Lin - Reactor

A gripping tale about a woman determined to hold on to what she wants.

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S.L. Dove Cooper @dovelynnwriter.bsky.social · 1d

I didn’t know what it was at the time and knowing would’ve meant I could’ve looked for an instructor with an understanding of and experience with my particular set of issues because I’d have known what to look for and ask.

I had other reasons too, but THAT one could’ve been addressed well.

S.L. Dove Cooper @dovelynnwriter.bsky.social · 1d

Other fun fact: Yes, I could learn to drive and it’d be perfectly safe. It’s not like dyscalculia meand you absolutely cannot ever. It’s just when I was a teen and asked if I wanted lessons “But I can’t tell left from right and almost bash into my friends’ bikes” was one of the reasons I said no.

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S.L. Dove Cooper @dovelynnwriter.bsky.social · 1d

Anyway, have morning musings on life when you can’t tell left from right fast or reliably and can’t read maps!

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S.L. Dove Cooper @dovelynnwriter.bsky.social · 1d

I have other concerns about me cycling anywhere, but for sure a new route is not it because I will need to stop repeatedly to check the route and I will mess it up and risk being late in a way I won’t on foot or with public transport. It’s easier for me to monitor traffic and the map on foot.

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S.L. Dove Cooper @dovelynnwriter.bsky.social · 1d

Another is “oh just cycle there” because the assumption is that you can memorise a new route in one go. I, er, have managed to get lost on a straight line.

I was in York once for an interview, trying to get back to the hostel afterwards. I wound up at a museum ON THE OTHER SIDE OF TOWN repeatedly.

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S.L. Dove Cooper @dovelynnwriter.bsky.social · 2d

Tech fails are so deeply frustrating!

S.L. Dove Cooper @dovelynnwriter.bsky.social · 2d

We’ll take the silver linings. I hope you can figure out what’s causing it soon and it won’t take long to fix! 💕

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S.L. Dove Cooper @dovelynnwriter.bsky.social · 2d

Done!

S.L. Dove Cooper @dovelynnwriter.bsky.social · 2d

Looks the same as Kimberly’s screenshot to me on both mobile and desktop requests. Might be your browser’s declining or blocking something your site needs to load properly?

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S.L. Dove Cooper @dovelynnwriter.bsky.social · 2d

Hope they can figure out what's wrong soon and fix it. <3

S.L. Dove Cooper @dovelynnwriter.bsky.social · 2d

I think it bounced for some reason. T_T I can't find anything in any of the folders it could be in.

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S.L. Dove Cooper @dovelynnwriter.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks! I’m terrified, but also hopeful. I’d still need to learn a lot, but overall it could be a really good fit for my experiences.

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S.L. Dove Cooper @dovelynnwriter.bsky.social · 2d

Aaaah! I was contacted to get in touch about a job interview. Aaaaaaaaaah!

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S.L. Dove Cooper @dovelynnwriter.bsky.social · 2d

💕💕💕

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S.L. Dove Cooper @dovelynnwriter.bsky.social · 2d

I’ll check when I’m home! (My inboxes are an absolute mess. 😅)

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