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j.m. lee💫

@joeyverse.bsky.social

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Crepuscular hapa. Author & writer (The Nightland Express, The Dark Crystal, etc). Queer. Coffee snob. he/him 🌈 Rep by Erzsi Deak (Hen&ink Literary).

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j.m. lee💫 @joeyverse.bsky.social · Dec 2

Hi Bsky. I'm Joe, usually writing as J.M. Lee: an author, writer, speaker, and lorekeeper, with experience in prose (original & IP), screen, sequential, and games. I also do focused edit/SR for linguistics & LGBTQ topics. Currently on sub with my favorite thing I've ever written. ✨

Nice to see you!

Book cover for THE NIGHTLAND EXPRESS by J.M. Lee, illustrated by Jeff Langevin. Backed by peach and violet twilight sparkling with stars, two horse riders and a small bird in silhouette race toward a glowing blue light. Winged creatures and lights dance in the foreground.

Photograph of J.M. Lee at ComicCon 2016, posing (smiling, excited) for a photo with cosplayer Ryan Wells in cosplay as a Garthim, the bug-like monsters from Jim Henson's the Dark Crystal.

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Madeleine Vasaly @madeleinevasaly.com · Jul 15

Missed this post during the con—there we are! I'm still delighted so many people came to nerd out about style guides with us.

Also go follow @joeyverse.bsky.social

#CVG2025

CONvergenceLive! @convergencelive.bsky.social · Jul 3

Come on down to the Magic of Style Guides For Writers and Editors (Panel)! Featuring Madeleine Vasaly (mod), J.M. Lee.

(The conference room is next to the gaming sign up table.)

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CONvergenceLive! @convergencelive.bsky.social · Jul 3

Come on down to the Magic of Style Guides For Writers and Editors (Panel)! Featuring Madeleine Vasaly (mod), J.M. Lee.

(The conference room is next to the gaming sign up table.)

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j.m. lee💫 @joeyverse.bsky.social · Jul 6

due to a family emergency I won't be able to make it to today's panel; sorry and hope everyone who goes has a stimulating and satisfying conversation

j.m. lee💫 @joeyverse.bsky.social · Jul 2

See you twice (maybe more) at @convergencecon.bsky.social this weekend. Looking forward to talking style guide shop with @madeleinevasaly.com and discussing what makes a great (or not so great) opening for a novel.

Check out the panel and full CVG schedule at
convergence2025.sched.com/event/22GDf

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Madeleine Vasaly @madeleinevasaly.com · Jun 19

Reminder: In two weeks, @joeyverse.bsky.social and I will be nerding out about style guides for books, comics, and other media on day 1 of @convergencecon.bsky.social.

What are they? How can writers and editors use them to work together? Come find out!

#CVG2025 #TwinCitiesGeeks

CONvergence 2025: Magic of Style Guides for Writers and Ed...

View more about this event at CONvergence 2025

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j.m. lee💫 @joeyverse.bsky.social · Jun 12

great evening, great people! thanks for coming out!

Madeleine Vasaly @madeleinevasaly.com · Jun 12

Queer author chat at @creamandamber.bsky.social tonight with Alison Sommer, @joeyverse.bsky.social, Z.M. Cestaire, and Lee Pini! #TwinCitiesGeeks

Four smiling authors at a table with their books on display

j.m. lee💫 @joeyverse.bsky.social · Jun 11

See you tonight!

j.m. lee💫 @joeyverse.bsky.social · Jun 5

Also looking forward to chatting with everyone and signing some books at Cream & Amber on June 11, 5-7pm.

creamandamber.com/event/2025-0...

promotional graphic for Cream & Amber's QUEER AUTHOR PANEL. June 11th, 5-7 pm, featuring Alison Sommer (FULL STRENGTH), Z.M. Celestaire (CALL FORTH THE MOONLIGHT), Lee Pini (SIX PLACES TO FALL IN LOVE) and me, J.M. Lee (THE NIGHTLAND EXPRESS)

j.m. lee💫 @joeyverse.bsky.social · Jun 5

Also looking forward to chatting with everyone and signing some books at Cream & Amber on June 11, 5-7pm.

creamandamber.com/event/2025-0...

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j.m. lee💫 @joeyverse.bsky.social · Jun 5

Happy pride. For you this month (and every month) I've got a queer colonial-critical western (THE NIGHTLAND EXPRESS), lesbian gelflings (AT THE END OF ALL THINGS)... and a messy af achillean romance (currently on sub).

Thanks for reading. I'll be here. 🌈✨

horse cover for THE NIGHTLAND EXPRESS by J.M. Lee.

Photograph of a comic page; Onica and Tavra from The Dark Crystal Age of Resistance kissing

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j.m. lee💫 @joeyverse.bsky.social · Jun 2

thank you for including The Nightland Express on this list last month! happy pride 💜

We Need Diverse Books @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social · May 8

Fiction and nonfiction young adult books to celebrate Trans History Week

Light blue, pink, and white graphic with wavy trans flag-colored stripes in the top right and bottom left-hand corners. This graphic is displaying six fiction and nonfiction young adult book titles to celebrate Trans History Week. The titles included are as follows: “Most Ardently” by Gabe Cole Novoa, “Self-Made Boys” by A.M. McLemore, “The Spirit Bares Its Teeth” by Andrew Joseph White, “Stage Dreams” by Melanie Gillman, “The Nightland Express” by J.M. Lee, and “Trans History: From Ancient Times to the Present Day” by Alex L. Combes & Andrew Eakett.

j.m. lee💫 @joeyverse.bsky.social · May 19

& you can come too! RSVP at:

www.bighillbooks.com/events/aapi-...

AAPI Creatives Celebration — Big Hill Books

In honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, join us for a very special  AAPI Creatives Celebration —an evening dedicated to uplifting the vibrant voices of our local AAPI auth...

www.bighillbooks.com

j.m. lee💫 @joeyverse.bsky.social · May 19

....Aaand looking forward seeing everyone at the AAPI Creatives Celebration at Big Hill Books!

promotional graphic for the AAPI Creatives Celebration event at Big Hill Books in Minneapolis. May 29, 2025, from 6:30pm-8pm

promotional graphic for the AAPI Creatives Celebration event at Big Hill Books in Minneapolis. Shows book covers by the authors attending. May 29, 2025, from 6:30pm-8pm

j.m. lee💫 @joeyverse.bsky.social · May 15

See you on June 11 at @creamandamber.bsky.social for a queer author patio chat and book signing. With Allison Sommer, Z.M. Celestaire, and Lee Pini.

🍻 creamandamber.com/event/2025-0...

Queer Author Panel

creamandamber.com

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j.m. lee💫 @joeyverse.bsky.social · May 12

Stopped by @wildrumpusbooktore.bsky.social today to talk about nature, talking animals, and believing in yourself ✨

photograph of wild rumpus bookstore's AAPI heritage month book display

j.m. lee💫 @joeyverse.bsky.social · May 11

it's happening!

Madeleine Vasaly @madeleinevasaly.com · May 10

Looks like the #CVG2025 schedule is up, so I can officially tell you to come nerd out with me and @joeyverse.bsky.social on July 3 at 5:00 p.m.! In "The Magic of Style Guides," we'll be talking about this whole category of writing and editing tools and why they're so awesome. #TwinCitiesGeeks

CONvergence 2025 — Madeleine Vasaly

I’m presenting “The Magic of Style Guides for Writers and Editors” with author J.M. Lee. We’ll be talking about what a style guide is and the sometimes underrated ways it can improve both writing an...

www.madeleinevasaly.com

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Morgan🍂is querying🍂 @morganrose-writer.bsky.social · May 5

Begging my library to order a copy so I can see Tavra and Onica again 💕💕💕

#thedarkcrystal #JimHensonPresents

j.m. lee💫 @joeyverse.bsky.social · May 5

💗 Happy Tavronica day/year/month to all who celebrate

(my words in Jim Henson Presents no.3, with @noristoryart.bsky.social and @plutomaris.bsky.social, @boom-studios.com)

photograph of a comic page showing onica and tavra from the dark crystal: age of resistance, embracing and kissing, saying "How I've missed you, my love!" and "I know. I've missed you, too."

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Kaycie D. 🎸 Webcomic Artist @kcdstudios.bsky.social · May 5

THEY'RE IN LOOOOOOOVE

j.m. lee💫 @joeyverse.bsky.social · May 5

💗 Happy Tavronica day/year/month to all who celebrate

(my words in Jim Henson Presents no.3, with @noristoryart.bsky.social and @plutomaris.bsky.social, @boom-studios.com)

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Allyson Gronowitz @thefakefangirl.bsky.social · May 5

YESSSSSSSS MY CHILDREN!!!!!! 😍 Congrats to the whole team, this looks AMAZING!!

j.m. lee💫 @joeyverse.bsky.social · May 5

💗 Happy Tavronica day/year/month to all who celebrate

(my words in Jim Henson Presents no.3, with @noristoryart.bsky.social and @plutomaris.bsky.social, @boom-studios.com)

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j.m. lee💫 @joeyverse.bsky.social · May 5

truly a superior tagline for THE NIGHTLAND EXPRESS

Brianna Nicole Pail 🎃 @pailbn.bsky.social · May 3

You can take the girl out of the horse girl but you can’t take the horse out of the horse

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Ángel 🦠 COMMISSIONS OPEN @plutomaris.bsky.social · May 5

So excited that this is out! I approached the colors here in a completely different way than usual, I took a lot of inspiration from art nouveau. I hope people enjoy this beautiful story!!

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j.m. lee💫 @joeyverse.bsky.social · May 5

you absolutely brought it home, gorgeous work!!

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j.m. lee💫 @joeyverse.bsky.social · May 5

💗 Happy Tavronica day/year/month to all who celebrate

(my words in Jim Henson Presents no.3, with @noristoryart.bsky.social and @plutomaris.bsky.social, @boom-studios.com)

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Madeleine Vasaly @madeleinevasaly.com · Apr 24

There are finally enough Minnesota bookstores on Bluesky to start a starter pack! Let me know if I missed any. #TwinCitiesGeeks

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j.m. lee💫 @joeyverse.bsky.social · Apr 24

🐉Mr Drago (he)🐉⚝⚚⚧️⚣φ𓅭 @aetherograph.bsky.social · Apr 2

I maintain that @joeyverse.bsky.social's Peeper Beetle scene in #DarkCrystal #AgeofResistance is one of the greatest horror scenes ever put on screen. The impact of it does NOT go away on repeat viewings. The Skeksis being silly & relatable is what makes their cruelty so horrifying.

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Twin Cities Geek @twincitiesgeek.com · Apr 23

Your annual guide to #IndependentBookstoreDay is here! See the sales, giveaways, author signings, and more happening at stores throughout #Minnesota (and a few across the border) this Saturday. #IndieBookstoreDay #IBD2025 #IndiesFirst #ShopSmall #BookSky #TwinCitiesGeeks

The MN Guide to Independent Bookstore Day 2025

On April 26, 2025, bookstores throughout Minnesota and around the country will be celebrating Independent Bookstore Day.

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