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Joel Flanagan-Grannemann
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Author of the epic fantasy adventure Servants of the Moon and Sun series: an epic fantasy reimagining of Sleeping Beauty. What if Maleficent was Aurora's mother and what if she wasn't really evil?

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Joel Flanagan-Grannemann @servantand.bsky.social · Jan 2
These are my books.
So far.
What if Maleficent was Aurora's mother and what if she wasn't really evil?

www.amazon.com/dp/B08HLVPF7D
Pentagon of my 5 book covers. Top, Talia:Heir to the Fairy Realm, clockwise to Talia:On the Shore of the Sea, Fairy Court in Exile, Mother of Exiles and Queen of Thorns. In the center, Servants of the Moon and Sun - so far. (Book one through five now available.)
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amoxiecillin.bsky.social
Happy V-Day! Not a very romantic chapter today- but who doesn't love a little mayhem and chaos? The plot thickens!

archiveofourown.org/works/372647...
#tonystark #mcu2012 #fanfiction #romance #action #angst #scarlettdamien #marveloc
February 15, 2026 at 2:24 AM
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pucksherburn.bsky.social
Gotta go, my rides here
February 15, 2026 at 2:05 AM
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elbizarron.bsky.social
Drop a teacher.
February 15, 2026 at 1:45 AM
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yerartbro.bsky.social
Vgen commission I finished a couple days ago!

If you want one, they're 50% off (starts at $32.5) for probably a few more days

#vgencomm #commission #art #animestyle
Digital painting of a woman in a chinese anime style. She has blonde hair, is laughing, has one hand in her hair and one hand on her hip. The background is ink splashes
January 19, 2026 at 5:47 AM
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backyarddinosaurs.bsky.social
Gotta go, my ride’s here
February 15, 2026 at 1:52 AM
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elbizarron.bsky.social
Gotta go, my ride’s here
February 15, 2026 at 1:41 AM
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nectar-vam77.bsky.social
#FebruaryWorldbuilders 14 #WritingCommunity #Writesky #WritingPrompts #Writing #WIP

The Nequinum world exists outside of our earth's time (& space).

Also, on the Jubilant Garden Island (far in the Myriad Ocean), time & aging is slower (10 years can be a millennium outside the island).
kiraofthewind.com Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle) @kiraofthewind.com · 1d
#FebruaryWorldbuilders, let's talk about time shenanigans. Are there places or situations in your fictional world where time works differently? Do you have time loops, time dilation (sped up or slowed down), or time travel? Does your world branch into different timelines?
MonthlyWorldbuilders prompts daily feed card #FebruaryWorldbuilders Hosted by Kira of the Wind Week 1: Metaphysical World 14. Are there places where time works differently in your world (fast, slow, travel)? The background image shows a misty forest with a mysterious tower in the background. It has a cold, mysterious vibe.
February 14, 2026 at 5:36 PM
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thatericalper.com
Alice Gerrard shares over 50 years of folk and bluegrass history in ‘Custom Made Woman: A Life in Traditional Music,’ a memoir featuring rare photos and reflections on collaborators like Hazel Dickens and Doc Watson. zurl.co/69wLj
Alice Gerrard Reflects On A Lifetime In Folk With ‘Custom Made Woman’ - That Eric Alper
Award-winning folk and bluegrass musician Alice Gerrard traces more than five decades of music and advocacy in her new memoir, ‘Custom Made Woman: A Life in Traditional Music.’ The book follows her journey through festivals, collaborations, family life, and the personal and professional relationships that shaped her path in a genre long dominated by men. […]
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February 15, 2026 at 12:10 AM
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ginsengsullivan.bsky.social
Saturday night mood.
youtu.be/6T8QSUuTDFM?...
Sam Bush & Emmylou Harris, "Walls of Time", Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, San Francisco, 10-4-2
YouTube video by ralfrick1
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February 15, 2026 at 12:31 AM
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bookspotlight.bsky.social
✨ FANTASY SHORT STORY ✨

🐉 a dragon (with a princess)
🗡️ a knight (with a plan)
👑 a palace (with a cruel king)
🏰 second pov

🔖 universal link: mybook.to/eJsBfU
💌 itch.io link: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/the-knight-s...
📖 goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/21...

[ #booksky ]
Cover for The Knight Saves the Dragon by Rebecca Crunden; background is a water colour type picture of a castle with trees and mountains behind, leaves surround the edges.
February 15, 2026 at 12:27 AM
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✨ FANTASY SHORT STORY ✨

🎭 a magician’s last act
💖 a burgeoning romance
🗡️ brothers at odds
📓 21 pages

🔖 universal link: mybook.to/H6oGDdB
💌 itch.io link: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/the-final-ac...
📖 goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/12...

[ #booksky ]
cover for the final act of jonas black by rebecca crunden; shows a faceless figure in a hat with glasses, black and white colour scheme
February 15, 2026 at 12:36 AM
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dsidhe.bsky.social
Re-working my pinned. There will be sub-threads so you can find what you need to know.

Old pinned here for now, it will eventually be combined into the new one. Keep reading this thread for new info.

bsky.app/profile/dsid...
December 31, 2024 at 10:29 PM
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amoxiecillin.bsky.social
Happy Valentine's Day from all my other favorite ships! ❤️❤️

#art
February 14, 2026 at 10:29 PM
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amoxiecillin.bsky.social
Hope you all have a Happy Valentine's Day 🖤❤️ Always remember the safe word.

'Reciprocity'

#art
February 14, 2026 at 10:31 PM
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karenlykkebo.com
💜 roses are red
violets are blue
this cozy, sapphic romance
is soon coming to you 💜

April, 9th 2026 🐻💜

Add it on goodreads:
www.goodreads.com/book/show/24...
Trope map for Bear My Heart - a cozy sapphic novella. Ebook cover in green with the outline of a bear in the middle with mountains and a moon within the body. Text: "spice level: handholding (barely), neurodivergent MC's, a magical mountain, overcoming grief, sapphic romance, a bear-shifter, hermit-vibes deep in the forest, nose-booping, old dying gods.
February 14, 2026 at 7:37 PM
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walkerharris.net
Argh! This one hits me hard in the Writer Problems. 🤣

The answer is Yes and I reeeeeally want to talk about it, but it is a huge ass massive spoiler so I can't! 😭

(No need to respond or interact, this is an empty, nothing reply. 😅 Just me venting writer frustrations.)
kiraofthewind.com Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle) @kiraofthewind.com · 1d
#FebruaryWorldbuilders, let's talk about time shenanigans. Are there places or situations in your fictional world where time works differently? Do you have time loops, time dilation (sped up or slowed down), or time travel? Does your world branch into different timelines?
MonthlyWorldbuilders prompts daily feed card #FebruaryWorldbuilders Hosted by Kira of the Wind Week 1: Metaphysical World 14. Are there places where time works differently in your world (fast, slow, travel)? The background image shows a misty forest with a mysterious tower in the background. It has a cold, mysterious vibe.
February 14, 2026 at 6:36 PM
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gravewriter71.bsky.social
May I offer my dark Oz series Needle & Straw, with a transmasc Scarecrow & queer heroes? Dark UF with romance AND body horror, evil fae, Celtic & Norwegian lore in Oz & our world! STRAW SONG and STRAW SOUL: the zon, Kobo & elsewhere, or direct at graythornpub.com.
cover of STRAW SONG by KA Silva, illustration by Sandra Chang-Adair. Punk witch Theo, a young white woman with short orange hair, wields a glowing magic needle & thread. She wears a tight red bodice & ruffled skirt, a spiked collar, and pentagram jewelry. Beside her, the Scarecrow of Oz looks worried, hefting a shovel as a weapon. He wears a formal green jacket, a peaked hat, and straw sticks out around his painted burlap face. They face unseen enemies in a cornfield at dusk. cover of STRAW SOUL by KA Silva, illustration by Sandra Chang-Adair. The Scarecrow of Oz stands defiant, his formal blue coat open to reveal his stitched burlap body. He tugs a handful of his own straw from his chest. Next to him, modern witch Theo, a young white woman with short orange hair, brandishes a broken bottle and protectively clutches a wicker basket filled with jams & treats. She wears a gray hoodie printed with a pentagram. Spears ring them round in a red-hot cavern deep underground, with stalactites and stalagmites visible behind them.
February 14, 2026 at 7:43 PM
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nataliekelda.bsky.social
Feels like the right day to share some romantic character art!

Martha and Callum dancing on the rooftops is drawn by @mymiriamyvette and they're an ace couple in Balfour's trilogy so you can read aobut them now!

The story of how they got together should be out in 2027!
A couple in a dramatic, close dance pose. To the left is the woman, leaning towards the man on the right with her right leg slightly lifted and her leftt hand behind the man's head. Their foreheads are touching and they look into each other's eyes. The man has a hand at the small of the woman's back and their fingers are entwined. The bbackground is a dark city scape with a peachy pink and green sky and orange light glow from windows.
February 14, 2026 at 7:50 PM
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nataliekelda.bsky.social
This is a reminder I sell books direct on my website and you'll get cool merch with your order!

(there's also free shipping if you're in the UK)
barryryerson.bsky.social Barry Ryerson @barryryerson.bsky.social · 15h
Next on my list is one I've been dying to read for ages: River in the Galaxy by @nataliekelda.bsky.social
River in the Galaxy, a book by Natalie Kelda, along with the card, bookmark and sticker that comes with it when you buy direct from the author.
February 14, 2026 at 7:52 PM
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#Febchantment Day 14

The most terrifying thing about the magic that permeates my world is its unpredictability. One small mistake, and everyone ends up as cinders. Or flamingos. Or soup tureens.

Occasionally, all at once.
The universe at large was extremely fond of rules. It hoarded a vast collection of them that applied nearly everywhere. Gravity kept things together. Motion kept things going. Causality made things happen. All sorts of rules, clasping their hands in quiet concert and holding reality in place. One of the absolute classics stated that anything left alone long enough would eventually collapse into chaos. The world of Ephinel—whose waist bore Shorespine like a particularly pugnacious carbuncle—was, of course, no exception. Magic on Ephinel also followed a very definite set of rules. The problem was no one knew what they were. Early witches and wizards approached magic in the same manner as the first adventurous souls to discover which mushrooms were safe to eat. There was only one way to find out. Some varieties would show you dazzling images of gods and the afterlife. Others would send you to them expeditiously, sometimes lightly sautéed. People didn’t trust magic. And magic, which had always been a little bit alive, wisely didn’t trust people either.
February 14, 2026 at 7:21 PM
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#FantasyIndiesFebruary Day 14 Saturday Snippet

From #Infernulls The City of Lights

Lamya and Evelynn have made it to the city, and Evelynn is quickly learning how things work. (Please note this is rough draft!)
#FantasyIndiesFebruary Day 14 Saturday Snippet A snippet from the rough draft of Infernulls The City of Lights that reads: "Buh-bye~" Evelynn said in a sing song way, leaning through the archway and giving a wave of her hand like she was some sort of damsel in distress. "Envoy of evil, you are not allowed in the Holy Ward! Step back or feel mine blade!" A third completely different voice rang out. "Eh? Envoy of—Hey! Screw you!" Evelynn blurted out. I quickly ran over, grabbed Evelynn by one shoulder, and then used my other hand to wrap around her mouth to pull her back away from the archway. "Sorry about that! She's new here!" I called back while Evelynn yelled obscenities into my hand.
February 14, 2026 at 8:05 PM
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gravewriter71.bsky.social
This thread is amazing. Dark & twisted bovine insanity.
tkingfisher.com Kingfisher & Wombat @tkingfisher.com · 1d
I regret to inform you that I have gone further down the terrible rabbit hole that is Elsie the Cow.

If you squint at enough eBay listings trying to read the words, you find a saga of a marriage gone mad.
tkingfisher.com Kingfisher & Wombat @tkingfisher.com · 1d
This morning, I got distracted while eating cheese because I remembered that the laughing cow is named Elsie and is married to Elmer the cow on the glue labels. To doublecheck that I hadn’t hallucinated that, I looked it up and fell down a dark internet rabbit hole.
February 14, 2026 at 8:08 PM
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victoriastrauss.com
Note also the "marketing companies" mentioned in first para of the left-hand email. Both are Philippine publishing scams. Either one or the other is trying a new tactic to squeeze more $$ out of a client, or an unrelated scammer has gotten access to their customer lists.
victoriastrauss.com Victoria Strauss @victoriastrauss.com · 12h
I'm seeing an uptick in "royalty recovery" scams like this one.

On left is the solicitation--not a phishing scam, as one might suspect from the paragraph boxed in red.

On right: the scammer replies to the author's excited questions & reveals the "associated fee" that's the purpose of the scam.
From: WGA <support@wgaproductionfilms.info> Date: Fri, Feb 6, 2026 at 12:28 PM Subject: Invitation for Live Interview & Upcoming Royalty Payment To: <redacted> Subject: Invitation for Live Interview & Upcoming Royalty Payment Dear [redacted], I hope you are doing well. My name is Deborah King, and I am your assigned Literary Agent with the WGA Production Team Canada, but our headquarter is in Sacramento, California. You were endorsed to me after your book was published; and after purchasing marketing services from Page & Pixel and Authors Tranquility Press. Yes, great choice and good decision! Now, I am writing to extend an invitation for you to participate in a live interview as part of our upcoming “AUTHOR TALK”, which highlights the work and insights of distinguished authors. We would be honored to feature you and discuss your book(s) and your experiences as a writer. If you are interested, we would be glad to arrange the interview at a time that is convenient for you. The format would be a virtual conversation of approximately 30–45 minutes, with an opportunity for audience Q&A if you are comfortable with that. Please let us know your availability over the next few weeks so we can coordinate scheduling and logistics. In addition, I would like to inform you that your upcoming royalty check for the period January–June 2025 is currently being processed. The expected amount is $124,500.87 dollars and it is scheduled to be issued within the next few weeks. The payment will be sent via: mailed check / direct deposit / wire transfer to the account/address we have on file. If you would like to confirm or update your payment details, please let us know at your earliest convenience. Please feel free to contact me directly via email at support@wgaproductionfilms.info or reply to this email if you have any questions, would like additional information about the interview, or need clarification regarding your royalty payment. Thank you for your time and for your c… Once the accumulated amount reaches the required reporting or payout cycle, the royalty check is issued. This check is from Jan - June 2024 and 2025. Basically, 6 months in 2024 and 6 months in 2025. I want to clarify that we are unable to release or process your royalty check until the associated fees have been settled. These fees cover the administrative and processing requirements needed to finalize and send out your payment - amounting to $4,500 USD. Rest assured that once the payment is received, we will immediately proceed with processing and releasing your royalty check. We will send it via FEDEX overnight just like normal processing procedure and your signature is required for receiving. Also, we will provide the FEDEX tracking number. We do not have your address yet on file, but we will confirm that from you before sending your check this week. Also to clarify, our involvement begins only after an author has purchased marketing from their publishing company and is officially endorsed to us. We do not have visibility into your original transaction with them, so we rely solely on their confirmation before proceeding with your interview and royalty check processing.
February 14, 2026 at 6:26 PM
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joharraharper.bsky.social
If anyone wants a phenomenal book about a beautifully written sapphic pairing for Valentines Day, check out this Retelling of King Arthur and Robin Hood. They make a fantastic couple. Complex characters. Fun story. Amazing themes. I highly recommend!

@ellielieberman.bsky.social.

#readingcommunity.
February 14, 2026 at 8:36 PM
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bookspotlight.bsky.social
Demelza, a world-weary witch, and Uliana, an even more exhausted vampyre, work together to send wayward demons, ghosts and otherworldly creatures back to where they came from. But some jobs are more difficult than others.

🔖 story: mybook.to/RXIIkD
💌 itch.io: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/on-demon-wra...
Cover for On Demon Wrangling and Interpersonal Relationships Between Weary Immortals by Rebecca Crunden; purple background with a cat and flowers.
February 14, 2026 at 8:51 PM