Morris Wayts
@morriswayts.com
Burned dirt person (coffee drinker), Xennial, he/him, proud kitchenwitch.
Writing SFF/Horror mostly on Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/morris_wayts
Linklist to all stories: https://www.morriswayts.com/publications
Strive!
Writing SFF/Horror mostly on Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/morris_wayts
Linklist to all stories: https://www.morriswayts.com/publications
Strive!
Pinned
#sffh #shortfiction #readsky #writersky #screamingintothevoid
📚🤏
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Since I started writing in English in 2022, I got some words down. There are now 78 pieces linked here:
www.morriswayts.com/publications
So, if you fancy a quick #fantasy or #scifi read, pick your poison. 👀😘
📚🤏
📚🪐
Since I started writing in English in 2022, I got some words down. There are now 78 pieces linked here:
www.morriswayts.com/publications
So, if you fancy a quick #fantasy or #scifi read, pick your poison. 👀😘
www.morriswayts.com - Publications
Free to read
Genre: SFFH. All Links in chronological order of writing, newest first.
Short Stories
On Ko-Fi:
The Noise of Drying Ink
The Last Thing We Saw
Before We Lay Down Arms
Grandma, Why Do You H...
www.morriswayts.com
#amwriting #writerslife #read
Since it's my birthday today, everyone has to read at least one piece of my short fictions and tell me how they like it.
Sorry, I don't make the rules (I totally do).
Yes, you have to.
No, can't take a "will read later" note. (Don't know where to keep 'em)
Much 💖😘
Since it's my birthday today, everyone has to read at least one piece of my short fictions and tell me how they like it.
Sorry, I don't make the rules (I totally do).
Yes, you have to.
No, can't take a "will read later" note. (Don't know where to keep 'em)
Much 💖😘
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Here is a true thing and it has nothing to do with sales or marketing or my of that noise.
If your blood family sucks, come be with us. I get the privilege of inviting you to be an honorary X-Man and you get to ride in the Blackbird and steal Gambit’s beer and be part of a family that loves you.
If your blood family sucks, come be with us. I get the privilege of inviting you to be an honorary X-Man and you get to ride in the Blackbird and steal Gambit’s beer and be part of a family that loves you.
February 9, 2026 at 10:49 AM
Here is a true thing and it has nothing to do with sales or marketing or my of that noise.
If your blood family sucks, come be with us. I get the privilege of inviting you to be an honorary X-Man and you get to ride in the Blackbird and steal Gambit’s beer and be part of a family that loves you.
If your blood family sucks, come be with us. I get the privilege of inviting you to be an honorary X-Man and you get to ride in the Blackbird and steal Gambit’s beer and be part of a family that loves you.
Gunnar fights with axe, shield, spear and sword, whatever does the job.
He uses bad feints and faked clumsiness to lure his opponents into committing to their attack, only to surprise them with precise and crippling blows. Once the ruse is thus exposed, his movements are measured, minimalist.
He uses bad feints and faked clumsiness to lure his opponents into committing to their attack, only to surprise them with precise and crippling blows. Once the ruse is thus exposed, his movements are measured, minimalist.
Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters
Let's talk fighting styles!
How does your character fight? Do they wield weapons? Magic? Are they a brawler? Or do they have a more sophisticated fighting style?
Or are they a pacifist who would never fight?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
Let's talk fighting styles!
How does your character fight? Do they wield weapons? Magic? Are they a brawler? Or do they have a more sophisticated fighting style?
Or are they a pacifist who would never fight?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
February 9, 2026 at 10:59 AM
Gunnar fights with axe, shield, spear and sword, whatever does the job.
He uses bad feints and faked clumsiness to lure his opponents into committing to their attack, only to surprise them with precise and crippling blows. Once the ruse is thus exposed, his movements are measured, minimalist.
He uses bad feints and faked clumsiness to lure his opponents into committing to their attack, only to surprise them with precise and crippling blows. Once the ruse is thus exposed, his movements are measured, minimalist.
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Democratizing the arts looks like universal income, low-barrier grants for both emerging and working artists, well-funded municipal arts & recreation programs, vibrant third spaces, and a well-funded public school system with progressive curriculum.
Not a free pass for corporate-owned slop engines.
Not a free pass for corporate-owned slop engines.
Every instance of "AI democratizes the arts, you're classist and ableist and a gatekeeper for trying to stop it" is a slap in the face to the literally centuries of poor, disabled people making art on the margins and a crass lie in service of a machine that strips down and regurgitates dreams
February 7, 2026 at 12:58 AM
Democratizing the arts looks like universal income, low-barrier grants for both emerging and working artists, well-funded municipal arts & recreation programs, vibrant third spaces, and a well-funded public school system with progressive curriculum.
Not a free pass for corporate-owned slop engines.
Not a free pass for corporate-owned slop engines.
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not exactly a cover reveal but not NOT a cover reveal. www.linkedin.com/posts/aradhn...
#writing #art #content #writingcommunity #artcommunity #contentcreation | Aradhna Kaur
This year, the aim is to add (at least) three more things under my Goodreads author account [ https://lnkd.in/gn-yy-_f ]. I currently have two - my novella What Happened In Vegas and a short story The...
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February 7, 2026 at 7:13 AM
not exactly a cover reveal but not NOT a cover reveal. www.linkedin.com/posts/aradhn...
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Anyway happy Friday! I have 10 hours of work still left to do today! "Isn't it 1:30 pm where you are" I might die! :D
Today is a good day to buy ONE MESSAGE REMAINS, which is, as always, about a) Death b) dying c) not really dying d) not really death
psychopomp.com/one-message-...
Today is a good day to buy ONE MESSAGE REMAINS, which is, as always, about a) Death b) dying c) not really dying d) not really death
psychopomp.com/one-message-...
One Message Remains by Premee Mohamed | Psychopomp
In One Message Remains you'll find three brand new stories set in the morally ambiguous world of war and magic first encountered in The General's Turn.
psychopomp.com
February 6, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Anyway happy Friday! I have 10 hours of work still left to do today! "Isn't it 1:30 pm where you are" I might die! :D
Today is a good day to buy ONE MESSAGE REMAINS, which is, as always, about a) Death b) dying c) not really dying d) not really death
psychopomp.com/one-message-...
Today is a good day to buy ONE MESSAGE REMAINS, which is, as always, about a) Death b) dying c) not really dying d) not really death
psychopomp.com/one-message-...
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Tonight you can use this link for one reason and one reason only: you have to say something nice about yourself.
But it’s anonymous, so go hog wild. No one will know you were bragging on yourself this hard.
But it’s anonymous, so go hog wild. No one will know you were bragging on yourself this hard.
Anonymous messages!
Anonymous messages!
ngl.link
February 6, 2026 at 11:20 PM
Tonight you can use this link for one reason and one reason only: you have to say something nice about yourself.
But it’s anonymous, so go hog wild. No one will know you were bragging on yourself this hard.
But it’s anonymous, so go hog wild. No one will know you were bragging on yourself this hard.
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#fantasy #shortfiction #vampire #vengeance
Assumed you have gotten on the bad side of a vampire, what would you do?
Thank you for reading & sharing. Tell me if you 💖 it?
(Haters hate that secret trick - telling a writer if you like their piece makes their effing day!)
ko-fi.com/post/and-Ven...
Assumed you have gotten on the bad side of a vampire, what would you do?
Thank you for reading & sharing. Tell me if you 💖 it?
(Haters hate that secret trick - telling a writer if you like their piece makes their effing day!)
ko-fi.com/post/and-Ven...
...and Vengeance - Fantasy Short Fiction
Morris Wayts published a post on Ko-fi
ko-fi.com
February 6, 2026 at 8:39 PM
#fantasy #shortfiction #vampire #vengeance
Assumed you have gotten on the bad side of a vampire, what would you do?
Thank you for reading & sharing. Tell me if you 💖 it?
(Haters hate that secret trick - telling a writer if you like their piece makes their effing day!)
ko-fi.com/post/and-Ven...
Assumed you have gotten on the bad side of a vampire, what would you do?
Thank you for reading & sharing. Tell me if you 💖 it?
(Haters hate that secret trick - telling a writer if you like their piece makes their effing day!)
ko-fi.com/post/and-Ven...
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#amwriting #writerslife #read
Since it's my birthday today, everyone has to read at least one piece of my short fictions and tell me how they like it.
Sorry, I don't make the rules (I totally do).
Yes, you have to.
No, can't take a "will read later" note. (Don't know where to keep 'em)
Much 💖😘
Since it's my birthday today, everyone has to read at least one piece of my short fictions and tell me how they like it.
Sorry, I don't make the rules (I totally do).
Yes, you have to.
No, can't take a "will read later" note. (Don't know where to keep 'em)
Much 💖😘
#sffh #shortfiction #readsky #writersky #screamingintothevoid
📚🤏
📚🪐
Since I started writing in English in 2022, I got some words down. There are now 78 pieces linked here:
www.morriswayts.com/publications
So, if you fancy a quick #fantasy or #scifi read, pick your poison. 👀😘
📚🤏
📚🪐
Since I started writing in English in 2022, I got some words down. There are now 78 pieces linked here:
www.morriswayts.com/publications
So, if you fancy a quick #fantasy or #scifi read, pick your poison. 👀😘
www.morriswayts.com - Publications
Free to read
Genre: SFFH. All Links in chronological order of writing, newest first.
Short Stories
On Ko-Fi:
The Noise of Drying Ink
The Last Thing We Saw
Before We Lay Down Arms
Grandma, Why Do You H...
www.morriswayts.com
February 6, 2026 at 2:16 PM
#amwriting #writerslife #read
Since it's my birthday today, everyone has to read at least one piece of my short fictions and tell me how they like it.
Sorry, I don't make the rules (I totally do).
Yes, you have to.
No, can't take a "will read later" note. (Don't know where to keep 'em)
Much 💖😘
Since it's my birthday today, everyone has to read at least one piece of my short fictions and tell me how they like it.
Sorry, I don't make the rules (I totally do).
Yes, you have to.
No, can't take a "will read later" note. (Don't know where to keep 'em)
Much 💖😘
February 6, 2026 at 4:13 PM
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Are you nominating for the Rhyslings ( @sfpoetry.bsky.social), Nebulas, or Hugos ( @sfwa.org)? I've got poems for you! Links in the thread below.
I'm very proud of the work I did last year, including the poem @kambriel.com and I cowrote. (Spoiler alert: writing poetry with a friend is wonderful!!)
I'm very proud of the work I did last year, including the poem @kambriel.com and I cowrote. (Spoiler alert: writing poetry with a friend is wonderful!!)
Darlings! A fresh post.
I've got poems eligible for the Hugo @laworldcon.bsky.social), Nebula ( @sfwa.org), and Rhysling awards ( @sfpoetry.bsky.social). Links:
@strangehorizons.bsky.social -- "Of Water, Always Seeking" strangehorizons.com/poetry/of-wa...
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I've got poems eligible for the Hugo @laworldcon.bsky.social), Nebula ( @sfwa.org), and Rhysling awards ( @sfpoetry.bsky.social). Links:
@strangehorizons.bsky.social -- "Of Water, Always Seeking" strangehorizons.com/poetry/of-wa...
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February 6, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Are you nominating for the Rhyslings ( @sfpoetry.bsky.social), Nebulas, or Hugos ( @sfwa.org)? I've got poems for you! Links in the thread below.
I'm very proud of the work I did last year, including the poem @kambriel.com and I cowrote. (Spoiler alert: writing poetry with a friend is wonderful!!)
I'm very proud of the work I did last year, including the poem @kambriel.com and I cowrote. (Spoiler alert: writing poetry with a friend is wonderful!!)
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ARTISTS! Let’s do an art share!
Life is heavy, but we need to also make room for joy and beauty.
Let’s share, support, and find each other!
Spread the post to reach the most! 💙
Life is heavy, but we need to also make room for joy and beauty.
Let’s share, support, and find each other!
Spread the post to reach the most! 💙
February 6, 2026 at 3:01 PM
ARTISTS! Let’s do an art share!
Life is heavy, but we need to also make room for joy and beauty.
Let’s share, support, and find each other!
Spread the post to reach the most! 💙
Life is heavy, but we need to also make room for joy and beauty.
Let’s share, support, and find each other!
Spread the post to reach the most! 💙
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If anyone’s interested, this in-depth, spoiler-heavy interview unpacks some of the character choices I made in Chapter 31 of Asunder.
(It’s the part where Ferain takes over. Very angsty. Much drama. Check it out?)
(It’s the part where Ferain takes over. Very angsty. Much drama. Check it out?)
My next guest on #BreakdownOfAChapter is author of #Asunder & ruiner of emotions, @kerstinhall.bsky.social.
This @tordotcom.bsky.social & @solarisbooks.bsky.social Horror Fantasy deserves, no demands, all eyes on it & I couldn't get enough, so naturally I asked to dive deeper!
This @tordotcom.bsky.social & @solarisbooks.bsky.social Horror Fantasy deserves, no demands, all eyes on it & I couldn't get enough, so naturally I asked to dive deeper!
Breakdown of a Chapter: Interview with Kerstin Hall
Hello again dear or listener, I am back for my next Breakdown (not the mental kind - that is scheduled on a weekly basis while offline), this time with an autho
beforewegoblog.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:14 PM
If anyone’s interested, this in-depth, spoiler-heavy interview unpacks some of the character choices I made in Chapter 31 of Asunder.
(It’s the part where Ferain takes over. Very angsty. Much drama. Check it out?)
(It’s the part where Ferain takes over. Very angsty. Much drama. Check it out?)
It's my #birthday and I was told I can speak freely today about one topic that divides the world.
I think cats and dogs are equally good #pets to have.
Also, have you considered ferrets?
Fight me.
I think cats and dogs are equally good #pets to have.
Also, have you considered ferrets?
Fight me.
a man with gray hair and a beard says nothing can make me change my mind
Alt: Luke Skywalker says "nothing can make me change my mind"
media.tenor.com
February 6, 2026 at 2:51 PM
#amwriting #writerslife #read
Since it's my birthday today, everyone has to read at least one piece of my short fictions and tell me how they like it.
Sorry, I don't make the rules (I totally do).
Yes, you have to.
No, can't take a "will read later" note. (Don't know where to keep 'em)
Much 💖😘
Since it's my birthday today, everyone has to read at least one piece of my short fictions and tell me how they like it.
Sorry, I don't make the rules (I totally do).
Yes, you have to.
No, can't take a "will read later" note. (Don't know where to keep 'em)
Much 💖😘
#sffh #shortfiction #readsky #writersky #screamingintothevoid
📚🤏
📚🪐
Since I started writing in English in 2022, I got some words down. There are now 78 pieces linked here:
www.morriswayts.com/publications
So, if you fancy a quick #fantasy or #scifi read, pick your poison. 👀😘
📚🤏
📚🪐
Since I started writing in English in 2022, I got some words down. There are now 78 pieces linked here:
www.morriswayts.com/publications
So, if you fancy a quick #fantasy or #scifi read, pick your poison. 👀😘
www.morriswayts.com - Publications
Free to read
Genre: SFFH. All Links in chronological order of writing, newest first.
Short Stories
On Ko-Fi:
The Noise of Drying Ink
The Last Thing We Saw
Before We Lay Down Arms
Grandma, Why Do You H...
www.morriswayts.com
February 6, 2026 at 2:16 PM
#amwriting #writerslife #read
Since it's my birthday today, everyone has to read at least one piece of my short fictions and tell me how they like it.
Sorry, I don't make the rules (I totally do).
Yes, you have to.
No, can't take a "will read later" note. (Don't know where to keep 'em)
Much 💖😘
Since it's my birthday today, everyone has to read at least one piece of my short fictions and tell me how they like it.
Sorry, I don't make the rules (I totally do).
Yes, you have to.
No, can't take a "will read later" note. (Don't know where to keep 'em)
Much 💖😘
post your favorite Lord of the Rings character… wrong answers only
February 6, 2026 at 1:32 PM
post your favorite Lord of the Rings character… wrong answers only
Universal truth spilled here.
𝗛𝗲𝘆!
Side Quested is up and the party was wild last night, huh?
🔗 tapas.io/episode/3784...
🔷 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿?
🔹 Start here: tapas.io/series/SideQuested
🔹 Or here: sidequested.com/page/1/
🔷 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀: patreon.com/alepresser
🔹 #webcomics
Side Quested is up and the party was wild last night, huh?
🔗 tapas.io/episode/3784...
🔷 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿?
🔹 Start here: tapas.io/series/SideQuested
🔹 Or here: sidequested.com/page/1/
🔷 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀: patreon.com/alepresser
🔹 #webcomics
Read Side Quested :: Chapter 3: 91 | Tapas Community
Read Side Quested and more premium Comedy Community series now on Tapas!
tapas.io
February 6, 2026 at 11:40 AM
Universal truth spilled here.
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Dear writers
If you’ve written 20k words (or more) in 2026, I’m cheering for you!
If you’ve written 10k words, I’m cheering for you!
If you’ve written 2k words, I’m cheering for you!
If you’ve written 100 words, I’m cheering for you!
If you’ve written 0 words, I’m still cheering for you!
If you’ve written 20k words (or more) in 2026, I’m cheering for you!
If you’ve written 10k words, I’m cheering for you!
If you’ve written 2k words, I’m cheering for you!
If you’ve written 100 words, I’m cheering for you!
If you’ve written 0 words, I’m still cheering for you!
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
Dear writers
If you’ve written 20k words (or more) in 2026, I’m cheering for you!
If you’ve written 10k words, I’m cheering for you!
If you’ve written 2k words, I’m cheering for you!
If you’ve written 100 words, I’m cheering for you!
If you’ve written 0 words, I’m still cheering for you!
If you’ve written 20k words (or more) in 2026, I’m cheering for you!
If you’ve written 10k words, I’m cheering for you!
If you’ve written 2k words, I’m cheering for you!
If you’ve written 100 words, I’m cheering for you!
If you’ve written 0 words, I’m still cheering for you!
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“Kamala warned us”
Fuck you
Palestinians warned you
Black people warned you
The Left warned you
Half the international community warned you
The US slide into fascism has been long and slow. Many have been falsely imprisoned or killed by it over decades.
It just finally came for you.
Fuck you
Palestinians warned you
Black people warned you
The Left warned you
Half the international community warned you
The US slide into fascism has been long and slow. Many have been falsely imprisoned or killed by it over decades.
It just finally came for you.
January 31, 2026 at 10:20 AM
“Kamala warned us”
Fuck you
Palestinians warned you
Black people warned you
The Left warned you
Half the international community warned you
The US slide into fascism has been long and slow. Many have been falsely imprisoned or killed by it over decades.
It just finally came for you.
Fuck you
Palestinians warned you
Black people warned you
The Left warned you
Half the international community warned you
The US slide into fascism has been long and slow. Many have been falsely imprisoned or killed by it over decades.
It just finally came for you.
#amwriting #writerslife #readers #harddecisions
Please answer me this, #sffh aficionados:
A) You will peek at my fiction on Ko-Fi
B) You will peek at my fiction on Patreon
C) You will peek at my fiction on my website
D) Doesn't matter to you, because you won't read my fiction at all.
Please answer me this, #sffh aficionados:
A) You will peek at my fiction on Ko-Fi
B) You will peek at my fiction on Patreon
C) You will peek at my fiction on my website
D) Doesn't matter to you, because you won't read my fiction at all.
February 5, 2026 at 3:46 PM
#amwriting #writerslife #readers #harddecisions
Please answer me this, #sffh aficionados:
A) You will peek at my fiction on Ko-Fi
B) You will peek at my fiction on Patreon
C) You will peek at my fiction on my website
D) Doesn't matter to you, because you won't read my fiction at all.
Please answer me this, #sffh aficionados:
A) You will peek at my fiction on Ko-Fi
B) You will peek at my fiction on Patreon
C) You will peek at my fiction on my website
D) Doesn't matter to you, because you won't read my fiction at all.
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Darlings, do not ever sign a contract that hands your copyright to someone else.
Do not ever sign over your merchandising rights.
Fair magazine contracts should favor the author, with clear stipulations for exclusivity. (I've never signed one where exclusivity doesn't revert back after 6 months.)
Do not ever sign over your merchandising rights.
Fair magazine contracts should favor the author, with clear stipulations for exclusivity. (I've never signed one where exclusivity doesn't revert back after 6 months.)
February 5, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Darlings, do not ever sign a contract that hands your copyright to someone else.
Do not ever sign over your merchandising rights.
Fair magazine contracts should favor the author, with clear stipulations for exclusivity. (I've never signed one where exclusivity doesn't revert back after 6 months.)
Do not ever sign over your merchandising rights.
Fair magazine contracts should favor the author, with clear stipulations for exclusivity. (I've never signed one where exclusivity doesn't revert back after 6 months.)
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Unmute. This is amazing and I love him for it
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Unmute. This is amazing and I love him for it
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🚀 spaceships
🌡️ dark conspiracies
🎭 brotherhood
❌ no romance
🐛 strange creatures
🤖 futuristic
🪐 other worlds
🐈 a rescue cat
🔖 universal link: mybook.to/schU
💌 itch.io link: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/dust-lightning
📖 goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/56...
[ #booksky ]
🌡️ dark conspiracies
🎭 brotherhood
❌ no romance
🐛 strange creatures
🤖 futuristic
🪐 other worlds
🐈 a rescue cat
🔖 universal link: mybook.to/schU
💌 itch.io link: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/dust-lightning
📖 goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/56...
[ #booksky ]
February 5, 2026 at 12:10 PM
🚀 spaceships
🌡️ dark conspiracies
🎭 brotherhood
❌ no romance
🐛 strange creatures
🤖 futuristic
🪐 other worlds
🐈 a rescue cat
🔖 universal link: mybook.to/schU
💌 itch.io link: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/dust-lightning
📖 goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/56...
[ #booksky ]
🌡️ dark conspiracies
🎭 brotherhood
❌ no romance
🐛 strange creatures
🤖 futuristic
🪐 other worlds
🐈 a rescue cat
🔖 universal link: mybook.to/schU
💌 itch.io link: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/dust-lightning
📖 goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/56...
[ #booksky ]
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Shame on Bezos, but also if another outlet won't scoop up someone this dedicated in a role this important, then what is the point of any of them existing?
INBOX: Washington Post Ukraine Correspondent Lizzie Johnson announces that she has been laid off in the middle of a below-freezing war zone without power, heat, or running water.
February 5, 2026 at 11:22 AM
Shame on Bezos, but also if another outlet won't scoop up someone this dedicated in a role this important, then what is the point of any of them existing?
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new snippet from nowhere - a little raw, some sort of story i've always wanted to write - now available on Ko-fi. ko-fi.com/i/IN4N81TISWP
an excerpt from a story I'm not writing - Click to view on Ko-fi
Follow Aradhna K. on Ko-fi
ko-fi.com
February 5, 2026 at 10:23 AM
new snippet from nowhere - a little raw, some sort of story i've always wanted to write - now available on Ko-fi. ko-fi.com/i/IN4N81TISWP