Joan Marie Verba
@joanmarieverba.bsky.social
She/her. Autistic author of science fiction and fantasy novels. Web developer. Website: http://joanmarieverba.com
This is who runs this account.
February 3, 2026 at 1:11 AM
This is who runs this account.
Similar problem with my allergies. I find a product I'm not allergic to, and then it's discontinued. Or they change the ingredients. Or it's only found at specialty stores.
My favorite bar soap (shower), I originally bought at a local boutique on a whim and got hooked. Now they don't sell it. I bought on AMZ once or twice, but now just found that the Chicago area apothecary does sell it. Price is comparable, but shipping is steep - so stocked up extra. #relearning
January 31, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Similar problem with my allergies. I find a product I'm not allergic to, and then it's discontinued. Or they change the ingredients. Or it's only found at specialty stores.
credit: @tkdoesphotos
January 23, 2026 at 4:35 AM
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Check out this eagle-eyed traffic reporter! We spotted this beauty perched over I-35W in Minneapolis 🦅
Want to see road conditions, traffic impacts and some more wildlife? Explore our cameras on 511mn.org today.
Want to see road conditions, traffic impacts and some more wildlife? Explore our cameras on 511mn.org today.
January 22, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Check out this eagle-eyed traffic reporter! We spotted this beauty perched over I-35W in Minneapolis 🦅
Want to see road conditions, traffic impacts and some more wildlife? Explore our cameras on 511mn.org today.
Want to see road conditions, traffic impacts and some more wildlife? Explore our cameras on 511mn.org today.
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It is Mouse Monday over at @michaelastackpole.bsky.social's Chain Story Project and the third installment of the Adventures of Pip Strongpaw have been unleashed. Go check out this free Sword and Sorcery story now! (and share!) www.chainstorycore.com/blog/mouse-m...
January 19, 2026 at 9:05 PM
It is Mouse Monday over at @michaelastackpole.bsky.social's Chain Story Project and the third installment of the Adventures of Pip Strongpaw have been unleashed. Go check out this free Sword and Sorcery story now! (and share!) www.chainstorycore.com/blog/mouse-m...
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I was dropping off some books at the library. When I came back, I saw someone had put, get this, a little duck on my hood up against the windshield. Looking left and right, the other cars had also been treated to similar looking ducks. Thanks, mystery duckmaster, for this duck duck kind duck!
![I'm holding a small plastic duck painted blue-green and purple with an orange bill. I had just brought it into the driver's seat when I spotted it on the hood. There's a large card on it (proportional to the size of the duck). The back of the card reads "Stay Strong Mpls [Minneapolis]" with a nice heart sign. Isn't that sweet?](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:3ie5tx3vq3dezwmm3lhy6vsg/bafkreie73wxmdxhvpteyb3tvfhwgug6f7wljn3fdzig5nmim76upxfooqq@jpeg)
January 17, 2026 at 10:30 PM
I was dropping off some books at the library. When I came back, I saw someone had put, get this, a little duck on my hood up against the windshield. Looking left and right, the other cars had also been treated to similar looking ducks. Thanks, mystery duckmaster, for this duck duck kind duck!
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Tolkien is a great writer for dark times, not least because he understood that fighting even when you are certain you will lose is infinitely more moral than giving in to despair and doomerism.
January 17, 2026 at 4:16 AM
Tolkien is a great writer for dark times, not least because he understood that fighting even when you are certain you will lose is infinitely more moral than giving in to despair and doomerism.
On Dragon Appreciation Day, my 2 dragon books.
Summoned by Dragons: summonedbydragons.con
Wondry Dragon Finds a Home: ftlpublications.com
Summoned by Dragons: summonedbydragons.con
Wondry Dragon Finds a Home: ftlpublications.com
January 16, 2026 at 2:42 PM
On Dragon Appreciation Day, my 2 dragon books.
Summoned by Dragons: summonedbydragons.con
Wondry Dragon Finds a Home: ftlpublications.com
Summoned by Dragons: summonedbydragons.con
Wondry Dragon Finds a Home: ftlpublications.com
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The Chain Story Project has just released its latest: Terror Above Icehenge by Malcolm T. North!
Please enjoy, like and, especially, repost. It really helps. Thank you.
www.chainstorycore.com/blog/free-fiction-for-deep-winter
Please enjoy, like and, especially, repost. It really helps. Thank you.
www.chainstorycore.com/blog/free-fiction-for-deep-winter
Free Fiction for Deep Winter — The Chain Story
As the winter digs in, the Chain Story Project is happy to bring you Terror Above Icehenge by Malcolm T. North. It is the latest in his series of stories in The Adventures of the Threefold Cord. It’...
www.chainstorycore.com
January 14, 2026 at 7:32 PM
The Chain Story Project has just released its latest: Terror Above Icehenge by Malcolm T. North!
Please enjoy, like and, especially, repost. It really helps. Thank you.
www.chainstorycore.com/blog/free-fiction-for-deep-winter
Please enjoy, like and, especially, repost. It really helps. Thank you.
www.chainstorycore.com/blog/free-fiction-for-deep-winter
From Dr. Natalya @elnatherapy
January 3, 2026 at 2:36 PM
From Dr. Natalya @elnatherapy
My annual posting of my GitHub repository. I endeavor to work on something #webdevelopment related very day.
January 1, 2026 at 3:10 PM
My annual posting of my GitHub repository. I endeavor to work on something #webdevelopment related very day.
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Sorry to say, old buddy, but the 50-review magic number threshold is a myth. That’s not how the Amazon algorithm works. www.linkedin.com/posts/hmdpub...
Debunking the Amazon review myth: How conversion rate, not review count, affects promotion | HMD Publishing posted on the topic | LinkedIn
The Amazon review myth that's costing you sales:
'You need 50+ reviews before Amazon promotes your book.'
This is completely false.
Here's what Amazon's algorithm ACTUALLY cares about:
Amazon does...
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December 28, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Sorry to say, old buddy, but the 50-review magic number threshold is a myth. That’s not how the Amazon algorithm works. www.linkedin.com/posts/hmdpub...
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Just in time for that little break we're all needing, the Chain Story is happy to release Pip Strongpaw's 2nd adventure, In the Land of the Giants by Bryan Young.
Please enjoy, like and especially share. Sharing helps so much!
www.chainstorycore.com/blog/free-fiction-for-that-break-well-all-need
Please enjoy, like and especially share. Sharing helps so much!
www.chainstorycore.com/blog/free-fiction-for-that-break-well-all-need
Free Fiction, for that break we’ll all need… — The Chain Story
Pip Strongpaw is back with his second adventure! Please enjoy this tale of one of Micedom’s greatest heroes, from the pen of Bryan Young.
www.chainstorycore.com
December 24, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Just in time for that little break we're all needing, the Chain Story is happy to release Pip Strongpaw's 2nd adventure, In the Land of the Giants by Bryan Young.
Please enjoy, like and especially share. Sharing helps so much!
www.chainstorycore.com/blog/free-fiction-for-that-break-well-all-need
Please enjoy, like and especially share. Sharing helps so much!
www.chainstorycore.com/blog/free-fiction-for-that-break-well-all-need
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The best gift you can give this season is arriving safely. Go handsfree—no text or call is worth a crash.
December 15, 2025 at 7:47 PM
The best gift you can give this season is arriving safely. Go handsfree—no text or call is worth a crash.
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A heartfelt thank you to all who buy from independent artists, hire us, or even share our work or give words of encouragement. Even the most established of artists are feeling a decline in work and sales this year. Your support in all or any way is felt and appreciated amongst us! Thank you!!
December 12, 2025 at 2:29 PM
A heartfelt thank you to all who buy from independent artists, hire us, or even share our work or give words of encouragement. Even the most established of artists are feeling a decline in work and sales this year. Your support in all or any way is felt and appreciated amongst us! Thank you!!
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The Chain Story Project has just released its latest story: Blight by Katherine Monasterio. It's FREE!
Please enjoy, like and especially share. (Sharing helps so very much!) Thank you.
www.chainstorycore.com/blog/free-fiction-round-twelve
Please enjoy, like and especially share. (Sharing helps so very much!) Thank you.
www.chainstorycore.com/blog/free-fiction-round-twelve
Free Fiction, Round Twelve — The Chain Story
This week the Chain Story Project is happy to introduce you to a brand new story from Katherine Monasterio, titled Blight . Summoned to the High Court in the Five Isles, Hazel Boncliff is tasked with...
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December 10, 2025 at 4:57 PM
The Chain Story Project has just released its latest story: Blight by Katherine Monasterio. It's FREE!
Please enjoy, like and especially share. (Sharing helps so very much!) Thank you.
www.chainstorycore.com/blog/free-fiction-round-twelve
Please enjoy, like and especially share. (Sharing helps so very much!) Thank you.
www.chainstorycore.com/blog/free-fiction-round-twelve
From now through January 1, a number of my ebooks are on sale through Smashwords: smashwords.com/sale
December 8, 2025 at 2:12 PM
From now through January 1, a number of my ebooks are on sale through Smashwords: smashwords.com/sale
November 29, 2025 at 3:45 PM
My annual reminder.
November 27, 2025 at 2:02 PM
My annual reminder.
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Who wants to read about a warrior mouse who rides a bad ass cat and fights hawks to save his forest?
Ice Hawk's Aerie is Part 1 of the Adventures of Pip Strongpaw and is available FREE as part of @michaelastackpole.bsky.social's Chain Story project! www.chainstorycore.com/blog/free-fi...
Ice Hawk's Aerie is Part 1 of the Adventures of Pip Strongpaw and is available FREE as part of @michaelastackpole.bsky.social's Chain Story project! www.chainstorycore.com/blog/free-fi...
November 26, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Who wants to read about a warrior mouse who rides a bad ass cat and fights hawks to save his forest?
Ice Hawk's Aerie is Part 1 of the Adventures of Pip Strongpaw and is available FREE as part of @michaelastackpole.bsky.social's Chain Story project! www.chainstorycore.com/blog/free-fi...
Ice Hawk's Aerie is Part 1 of the Adventures of Pip Strongpaw and is available FREE as part of @michaelastackpole.bsky.social's Chain Story project! www.chainstorycore.com/blog/free-fi...
My Library of Sorcery trilogy has been out for a year now. Information at: libraryofsorcery.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:01 PM
My Library of Sorcery trilogy has been out for a year now. Information at: libraryofsorcery.com
The latest in the Chain Story Project is a free short story by @michaelastackpole.bsky.social For information, go to: www.chainstorycore.com/blog/free-fi...
(A reminder: I also have a free short story accessible through the Chain Story Project.)
(A reminder: I also have a free short story accessible through the Chain Story Project.)
Free Fiction, Round Ten — The Chain Story
For our tenth offering of free fiction, we have Michael A. Stackpole’s Blood for the River . Please enjoy.
www.chainstorycore.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:17 AM
The latest in the Chain Story Project is a free short story by @michaelastackpole.bsky.social For information, go to: www.chainstorycore.com/blog/free-fi...
(A reminder: I also have a free short story accessible through the Chain Story Project.)
(A reminder: I also have a free short story accessible through the Chain Story Project.)
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Bring your intelligent, curious mind - grab your tickets at www.events.sfwa.org and join us! I'm moderating a panel of authors, game developers, film directors and more at the Quasar event!
@jessicamaison.bsky.social
@joanmarieverba.bsky.social
@karriebear.bsky.social
@rrookstudio.bsky.social
@jessicamaison.bsky.social
@joanmarieverba.bsky.social
@karriebear.bsky.social
@rrookstudio.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Bring your intelligent, curious mind - grab your tickets at www.events.sfwa.org and join us! I'm moderating a panel of authors, game developers, film directors and more at the Quasar event!
@jessicamaison.bsky.social
@joanmarieverba.bsky.social
@karriebear.bsky.social
@rrookstudio.bsky.social
@jessicamaison.bsky.social
@joanmarieverba.bsky.social
@karriebear.bsky.social
@rrookstudio.bsky.social
For National Authors' Day, the covers of some of my books. You can view them all at:
joanmarieverba.com/books.html
joanmarieverba.com/books.html
November 1, 2025 at 1:08 PM
For National Authors' Day, the covers of some of my books. You can view them all at:
joanmarieverba.com/books.html
joanmarieverba.com/books.html