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ex-Mad Scientist ~ Photographer and Videographer ~ Perversely Subversive and Absurd ~ I love Books, Bowie and the Beatles ~ Not Suitable For Human […]

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February 7, 2026 at 7:51 AM
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Do you want custom made movie posters? A flash fiction to gift someone? Do you have old videos that you might want to be edited into something you can gift a loved one?

check out my @ko-fi.com store.

(I need 4 for the month of February)

#Gifts #BSNM #GiftSky
February 7, 2026 at 12:26 PM
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Elmer the vertically challenged poltergeist wants to “redeem” himself, so here's my piece for #WIPSnips from the short story “The Ghosts of Christmas and a Very Low-Altitude Christmas Miracle”

Read it here: www.patreon.com/posts/145626...

💙📚
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #CozyHorror
February 7, 2026 at 5:50 PM
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Since I'm caught up with editing, here's a quick post for today's #BirdOfTheDay theme (alt)

##Black&White — any bird with those colors

#BirdsOfBlueSky #Photography #Nature #WildlifePhotography #EastCoastKin #Birds
February 5, 2026 at 7:47 PM
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Very excited for the this week's #FlashFictionFriday story that will be available tomorrow on my @patreon.com

www.patreon.com/c/lucidillus...

(join today, and receive it in your inbox)

Sharing an excerpt as well.

#WritingCommunity #ReadingCommunity #ReadSky #WriteSKy #AmWriting #NewStory
February 5, 2026 at 5:54 PM
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Looking through archive for today's #BirdOfTheDay theme #BackyardBirds (also adding one for the Alt theme - #LongNecks who are during winter seen near by)

#WrensDay #WarblerWednesday #BirdsOfBlueSky #Photography #Nature #WildlifePhotography #EastCoastKin #Birds
February 4, 2026 at 5:50 PM
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Just sent out the first story for the month as well, only thing to cover all the bases for the day would be writing/finishing a new story?

Anyway I felt like making cards for January Update.

#2026WritingJourney #WritingCommunity

p.s. join patreon - read stories!
www.patreon.com/c/lucidillus...
February 1, 2026 at 12:55 PM
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I have a new story up on @patreon.com
(about 600 words of cosmic satire, rather than horror)

My target for January was to reach 51 readers, I'm currently at 50, so if you'd like at least one free story in your inbox every week, it's a good day to join!

#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #WriteSky
No Vacancy in the Void | Lucid Illusions
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January 30, 2026 at 1:06 PM
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I usually save all the deep frying till the end of the month, so here's some khasta kachori I made for our dinner tonight.

This is the first time I am getting the recipe just right. 😅 🍜

Small recipe. Yield: 5 small kachoris (53-59 gram each), no leftovers. :D
January 30, 2026 at 6:33 PM
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Today's Alt theme for #BirdOfTheDay is #Blue — any bird with Blue on its plumage.

Can I also add my most sold derpy blue borb #BirdArt? lol

#BirdsOfBlueSky #Photography #Nature #WildlifePhotography #EastCoastKin #Birds
January 30, 2026 at 7:44 PM
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I finished (a somewhat polished) first draft last night, that I want to send out for a horror anthology, and there are some lines I really love, but I'm sharing the opening para for #FaveLineFriday.

#WritingCommunity #WriteSky #AmWriting #AmEditing #WritingPrompts #WriteEditSubmit
January 30, 2026 at 7:49 PM
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something scary to scare away the Monday blues~~

using the #Critterary free day to share a snip from a story that I've sent out recently (and keeping my fingers crossed)

#Writing #WritingPrompts #AmWriting #HorrorSnip
January 26, 2026 at 3:53 PM
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January 26, 2026 at 4:07 PM
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A little late to the sending out new stories, but managed to focus on three stories that I've been meaning to send out, and away they go!

(and I guess, I can expect a few rejections this week, equal balance)

#WritingCommunity #2026WritingJourney
Got a rejection to a story i'd sent out in November. Total Rejection stands at 3.

This only means I must polish stories over the weekend and send out to few more magazines before end of next week!

#WritingCommunity #2026WritingJourney
Now trying to stack the odds in my favour, sent out few more (okay 3) simultaneous submissions to some very interesting magazines.

First week of January: 2 Rejections received; 10 Submissions sent.

#WritingCommunity #2026WritingJourney
January 25, 2026 at 8:57 PM
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Woke up to an e-mail, the first acceptance of 2026, for an anthology 😬😬😬

(Alongside a rejection, I'd sent out two stories for the book)

#2026WritingJourney #WritingCommunity #AmWriting
A little late to the sending out new stories, but managed to focus on three stories that I've been meaning to send out, and away they go!

(and I guess, I can expect a few rejections this week, equal balance)

#WritingCommunity #2026WritingJourney
Got a rejection to a story i'd sent out in November. Total Rejection stands at 3.

This only means I must polish stories over the weekend and send out to few more magazines before end of next week!

#WritingCommunity #2026WritingJourney
January 26, 2026 at 4:18 AM
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Today's #WIPSnips is from one of the story I'm hoping finds a home soon.

So here's to “commit” and a hope it gets accepted soon.

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #WritersLift #AmWriting #BookSky #SelfPromo
January 26, 2026 at 8:37 AM
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Today's alternative #BirdOfTheDay theme is any bird with #white on it, so here's a Black Stork showcasing the main theme #Poise

#BirdsOfBlueSky #Photography #Nature #BlueSkyArtShow #WildlifePhotography #EastCoastKin #Birds #SilentSunday #ClassicMono
January 25, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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Competing with @lucidillusions.in’s Derpy Blue Birb... Here's an European Robin (derpy edition)

#Birds #BirdArt #WatwrColour #TradArt
January 24, 2026 at 8:59 PM
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Sometimes I feel like I've written so many stories last year, that when I really need to think of the right one, I'm totally blanked out!

So I'm kinda going with the vibe (from one of my Witchcraft 101 stories: www.patreon.com/posts/witchc...) for Day 25 of #Critterary

#Writing #WritingPrompts
January 25, 2026 at 6:10 AM
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There are few stories where I've used today's #WIPSnips word “notice”, but decided to share this one I'd written for #BlueSkyArtShow last year.

(You can read on my website)
ss.lucidillusions.in/bsky/2025/09...

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
January 25, 2026 at 9:21 AM
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From a story that I wrote some time back, but haven't been able to revisit and edit (I also need to figure out where to send it). So here's an excerpt from “The Gilded Taxidermy” (working title) with the word ‘wither’ for #SundaySnips

#WritingCommunity #Writingprompt #Writesky #HQpress #AmWriting
January 25, 2026 at 11:18 AM
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The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #PerfectPerch (birds perched on a branch)

White-throated kingfisher (since Alan has a soft spot for KFs)

#Birds #BirdsOfBlueSky #Photography #Nature #WildlifePhotography #EastCoastKin #StunDay
January 17, 2026 at 1:36 PM
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I keep saying I've shared one of my favourite stories way too often, but I really really like a whole lot of my stories!

Here's a #WIPSnips for “remain” from The Button (definitely one you should give a read)

www.patreon.com/posts/136530...

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #AmWriting
January 18, 2026 at 1:32 PM
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For today's* #WIPSnips word “drain” sharing a snippet from a half done WIP (that I should really revisit soon and finish)

*technically yesterday's but there's still time for today's prompt.

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #WritersLift #AmWriting #BookSky #SelfPromo
January 20, 2026 at 5:00 AM
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super late for yesterday's #BirdOfTheDay (Alt) theme - #BirdsYouLove and let me share some owls :D

#BirdsOfBlueSky #Photography #Nature #WildlifePhotography #EastCoastKin #Owls #Raptors

p.s. i have an owl wallpaper pack (ko-fi.com/s/e55940cdd6)
January 20, 2026 at 7:00 AM