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L. D. Lewis, Peach Jolly Rancher 🍬

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SFF writer/editor. ATL/SEA. Literary nonprofit person. Ignytes mother. Awards doer. Hugo/Locus Winner. Conrunner. LEGO builder. Joy enthusiast. 77% Cake. Bi. Grumpy. She/her/chef. Read at Ldlewiswrites.com. 🏳️‍🌈 YEAR OF THE MER (Saga Press, 4.7.2026)

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L. D. Lewis, Peach Jolly Rancher 🍬 @ldlewiswrites.blacksky.app · Aug 7

An even better look at the gorgeous Year of the Mer book 1 (of 2) cover! I gasped just about to death when they told me THEEEE Micaela Alcaino was the one doing it.

You can (and should) pre-order it wherever you pre-order your books. Out April 7, 2026. www.simonandschuster.com/books/Year-o...

Mockup of book Year of the Mer by L. D. Lewis wherein a blue mermaid tail and tentacles writhe out of a roiling gray ocean around an ornate trident. Book One: 4/7/26. Cover by Micaela Alcaino

Flat image of a book cover: Year of the Mer by L. D. Lewis wherein a blue mermaid tail and tentacles writhe out of a roiling gray ocean around an ornate trident

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Oregon 🕎🎲 @oregonthedm.bsky.social · 12h

When parakeets cosplay

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L. D. Lewis, Peach Jolly Rancher 🍬 @ldlewiswrites.blacksky.app · 3h

Same. No one frustrates me quite so consistently with narrative choices as Genndy. But I'll be there. Lol

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L. D. Lewis, Peach Jolly Rancher 🍬 @ldlewiswrites.blacksky.app · 3h

I'm going to watch it of course. But. Hm.

L. D. Lewis, Peach Jolly Rancher 🍬 @ldlewiswrites.blacksky.app · 3h

....hm.

Culture Crave 🍿 @culturecrave.co · 5h

First trailer for 'Primal' S3 🧟‍♂️

Spear has returned as a Zombie

Releasing on Adult Swim January 2026

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Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 12h

Netanyahu's mouthpiece, Amit Segal, casually admits on Twitter that his country has been holding 1,700 people from Gaza hostage, including children.

Among other things, according to the decision:

- 250 security prisoners will be released.
- 1,700 residents of the Gaza Strip who were not involved in the events of October 7 and were arrested after the massacre will be released.
- 22 minors under the age of 18, residents of the Gaza Strip who were not involved in the events of October 7 and were arrested after the massacre, will be released.
- 360 bodies of terrorists will be returned.

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L. D. Lewis, Peach Jolly Rancher 🍬 @ldlewiswrites.blacksky.app · 3h

Can I interest you in some Very Hungry Caterpillar washi tape
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Cozyca - Eric Carle Foil Stamping Washi Tape - The Very Hungry Caterpi

Cozyca - Eric Carle Foil Stamping Washi Tape - The Very Hungry CaterpillarEric Carle (1929–2021) was an American author, illustrator, and designer best known for creating picture books for young child...

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L. D. Lewis, Peach Jolly Rancher 🍬 @ldlewiswrites.blacksky.app · 3h

Oh yeah e-ink is satisfying for its own reasons but it's a definitely different feel

L. D. Lewis, Peach Jolly Rancher 🍬 @ldlewiswrites.blacksky.app · 5h

It's now my brightest pen!

L. D. Lewis, Peach Jolly Rancher 🍬 @ldlewiswrites.blacksky.app · 6h

Pink funky Town Estie fountain pen glowing under blacklight

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L. D. Lewis, Peach Jolly Rancher 🍬 @ldlewiswrites.blacksky.app · 6h

I don't have a ton of sheeny inks but I think it was necessary this time lol

L. D. Lewis, Peach Jolly Rancher 🍬 @ldlewiswrites.blacksky.app · 6h

I'm partial to pastel pinks but don't think they'd go well with this so going in a complementary direction
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Diamine Inkvent Cosmic Glow - 50ml Bottled Ink

50ml Bottled Ink

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L. D. Lewis, Peach Jolly Rancher 🍬 @ldlewiswrites.blacksky.app · 6h

New pen day! Ink is still en route

Estie fountain pen, funky Town line in neon pink. M nib

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L. D. Lewis, Peach Jolly Rancher 🍬 @ldlewiswrites.blacksky.app · 7h

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L. D. Lewis, Peach Jolly Rancher 🍬 @ldlewiswrites.blacksky.app · 7h

That's not a real thing literally anyone has ever said

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L. D. Lewis, Peach Jolly Rancher 🍬 @ldlewiswrites.blacksky.app · 9h

Yep!

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Schmidt Ocean Institute @schmidtocean.bsky.social · 1d

In celebration of World Octopus Day, we wanted to revisit one of our favorite cephalopod sightings, the glass octopus — Vitreledonella richardi filmed during a month-long #PhoenixIslandsCoral expedition in 2021.

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L. D. Lewis, Peach Jolly Rancher 🍬 @ldlewiswrites.blacksky.app · 12h

Lol I'm usually very good with this but I have a ton of appointments this week and have crossed my own wires

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L. D. Lewis, Peach Jolly Rancher 🍬 @ldlewiswrites.blacksky.app · 14h

Day 1 of #NYCC is here! Find your way to the @sagapressbooks.bsky.social booth and give them the secret word below to win an ARC of YEAR OF THE MER.

And enjoy this snippet. Because I though it would be fun. New word and 2 new chances tomorrow!

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L. D. Lewis, Peach Jolly Rancher 🍬 @ldlewiswrites.blacksky.app · 12h

Least favorite: the drill sounds
Most favorite: my hygienist's stories about her kids since my last visit. Secondarily, the stickers.

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L. D. Lewis, Peach Jolly Rancher 🍬 @ldlewiswrites.blacksky.app · 12h

I arrived at my dentist appointment an hour early on account of not being able to read my own calendar AMA

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Osahon @osahon4545.bsky.social · 14h

Story day! “O Mechfighter, O Starsinger” in @lightspeedmagazine.com is my epic space opera about lost ancestry that’s trying to be revived between a human trafficking survivor who sings to the stars and a soldier grappling with her complicity in war: www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/o-me...

O Mechfighter, O Starsinger - Lightspeed Magazine

The Starsinger, the Starsinger, the Starsinger, he sings. His histories have long been recorded—in every pit stop he has visited. In every station he has stayed. It may be just a minute of the traffic...

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L. D. Lewis, Peach Jolly Rancher 🍬 @ldlewiswrites.blacksky.app · 14h

That is more than enough Canva for one morning.

L. D. Lewis, Peach Jolly Rancher 🍬 @ldlewiswrites.blacksky.app · 14h

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L. D. Lewis, Peach Jolly Rancher 🍬 @ldlewiswrites.blacksky.app · 1d

I might have an extra copy lying around here if you want one...

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L. D. Lewis, Peach Jolly Rancher 🍬 @ldlewiswrites.blacksky.app · 1d

Going to #NYCC?

Want a YEAR OF THE MER galley?

I'll have a secret word for you every day of the con. Be the first or second person to whisper it in the ears of the @sagapressbooks.bsky.social team at their booth and a copy can be yours!

First code tomorrow (10/9). Stay tuned!

ARC of Year of the Mer paperback in hand

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