Joel Flanagan-Grannemann
@servantand.bsky.social
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?
Servantsofthemoonandsun.com
Servantsofthemoonandsun.com
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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
So far.
What if Maleficent was Aurora's mother and what if she wasn't really evil?
www.amazon.com/dp/B08HLVPF7D
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Post a picture of a tree that you took. 📸🌳
February 12, 2026 at 12:57 AM
Post a picture of a tree that you took. 📸🌳
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Last scrupulous @siobhanmuir.bsky.social's #ThursThreads, judge generous George Varhalmi honored charmed @krvanhorn.bsky.social, dominant @drmag00.bsky.social, & strong @solimond.bsky.social; naming stirring @sterlings-son-2.bsky.social winner! #WriteSky #flashfiction
siobhanmuir.com/thursthreads...
siobhanmuir.com/thursthreads...
#ThursThreads – Week 693 – Winners – Siobhan Muir
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February 12, 2026 at 12:15 AM
Last scrupulous @siobhanmuir.bsky.social's #ThursThreads, judge generous George Varhalmi honored charmed @krvanhorn.bsky.social, dominant @drmag00.bsky.social, & strong @solimond.bsky.social; naming stirring @sterlings-son-2.bsky.social winner! #WriteSky #flashfiction
siobhanmuir.com/thursthreads...
siobhanmuir.com/thursthreads...
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#AwesomeCharacters
Mana & Mori's main thing they bicker about is her tendency to want to do hero shit. He wants her to be selfish (with him).
It's a bit ambiguous because isn't hero shit the right thing?
This isn't something to be resolved but reined in reasonably. He usually helps with it. 😮💨
Mana & Mori's main thing they bicker about is her tendency to want to do hero shit. He wants her to be selfish (with him).
It's a bit ambiguous because isn't hero shit the right thing?
This isn't something to be resolved but reined in reasonably. He usually helps with it. 😮💨
Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters
Let's talk about conflict!
What is something your character and the person closest to them fight about?
Is one side clearly in the right, or is it ambiguous?
How do they resolve their dispute? Or do they?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
Let's talk about conflict!
What is something your character and the person closest to them fight about?
Is one side clearly in the right, or is it ambiguous?
How do they resolve their dispute? Or do they?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
February 11, 2026 at 11:57 PM
#AwesomeCharacters
Mana & Mori's main thing they bicker about is her tendency to want to do hero shit. He wants her to be selfish (with him).
It's a bit ambiguous because isn't hero shit the right thing?
This isn't something to be resolved but reined in reasonably. He usually helps with it. 😮💨
Mana & Mori's main thing they bicker about is her tendency to want to do hero shit. He wants her to be selfish (with him).
It's a bit ambiguous because isn't hero shit the right thing?
This isn't something to be resolved but reined in reasonably. He usually helps with it. 😮💨
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I'm complicated when it comes to romance. Irl, I call myself grey-aro and fictosexual, though even that's grey to a large degree.
In other words, I could be romance/sex-averse for a week, then be the horniest bitch on main for another week, then bam, don't talk to me about it for a whole month.
In other words, I could be romance/sex-averse for a week, then be the horniest bitch on main for another week, then bam, don't talk to me about it for a whole month.
#ThisOne’sForTheWriters
It’s that time of year, so I will ask:
How do you treat Romance?
Is it the main genre of your writing or is it something that occurs while other things are going on?
Or do you not have any at all in your writing?
Yap as much as 10 threaded posts (if you so desire)
It’s that time of year, so I will ask:
How do you treat Romance?
Is it the main genre of your writing or is it something that occurs while other things are going on?
Or do you not have any at all in your writing?
Yap as much as 10 threaded posts (if you so desire)
February 11, 2026 at 9:23 PM
I'm complicated when it comes to romance. Irl, I call myself grey-aro and fictosexual, though even that's grey to a large degree.
In other words, I could be romance/sex-averse for a week, then be the horniest bitch on main for another week, then bam, don't talk to me about it for a whole month.
In other words, I could be romance/sex-averse for a week, then be the horniest bitch on main for another week, then bam, don't talk to me about it for a whole month.
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The SAGA room block closes Friday, so if you haven't reserved your room yet, get on that!
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sagaconference.com/Hotel/
Hotel - Saga Conference
Book Today! SAGA 2026 will be at the Hilton Charlotte University Place. 8629 J M Keynes Dr, Charlotte, NC 28262 (704) 547-7444 Rate & Details We have secured a special discounted convention rate of $...
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February 11, 2026 at 9:28 PM
The SAGA room block closes Friday, so if you haven't reserved your room yet, get on that!
sagaconference.com/Hotel/
sagaconference.com/Hotel/
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#FantasyIndiesFebruary 11. Heartbreak in WIP?
It isn't traditional romantic heartbreak because someone messed up, but Call suffers it when she is forced to let Azrael go because of his duty. The separation is what breeds the hurt. She is also heartbroken that her mother has lied to her all her life
It isn't traditional romantic heartbreak because someone messed up, but Call suffers it when she is forced to let Azrael go because of his duty. The separation is what breeds the hurt. She is also heartbroken that her mother has lied to her all her life
February 11, 2026 at 9:29 PM
#FantasyIndiesFebruary 11. Heartbreak in WIP?
It isn't traditional romantic heartbreak because someone messed up, but Call suffers it when she is forced to let Azrael go because of his duty. The separation is what breeds the hurt. She is also heartbroken that her mother has lied to her all her life
It isn't traditional romantic heartbreak because someone messed up, but Call suffers it when she is forced to let Azrael go because of his duty. The separation is what breeds the hurt. She is also heartbroken that her mother has lied to her all her life
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C. S. Lewis tried to warn us about AI
![[“Take my advice, when you meet anything that’s going to be human and isn’t yet, or used to be human once and isn’t now, or ought to be human and isn’t, you keep your eyes on it and feel for your hatchet.” — Mr Beaver, The Lion, The Witch & the Wardrobe]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hppum4l25hcczzffastsicpq/bafkreihhidhwl25tow22vbq3xkki6olpr4wmt2dtv6inh3dlcpwlxoyjha@jpeg)
February 11, 2026 at 9:29 PM
C. S. Lewis tried to warn us about AI
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This is absolutely INFURIATING because it is so relentless, and yet it's still... it's still KIND of funny because honestly who is out there trying to get money from WRITERS, that's like holding a cup underneath a Bigmouth Billy Bass and hoping for caviar to come out
The book club scam has taken an exciting new leap forward. I got one today from a "curated literary platform and newsletter" that, unusually, offered a link to its website. I'm in edits, so obviously I took the opportunity to procrastinate. /1
February 11, 2026 at 8:32 PM
This is absolutely INFURIATING because it is so relentless, and yet it's still... it's still KIND of funny because honestly who is out there trying to get money from WRITERS, that's like holding a cup underneath a Bigmouth Billy Bass and hoping for caviar to come out
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Day 11 of #FantasyIndiesFebruary
In the 7 books I've written so far in my Oracle of Delphi series WIP, there is a lot of heartbreak. Deaths, injuries, and betrayals are common. But in the later books, there is also the loss of independence as Greece was subjugated by Rome.
#WritingCommunity
In the 7 books I've written so far in my Oracle of Delphi series WIP, there is a lot of heartbreak. Deaths, injuries, and betrayals are common. But in the later books, there is also the loss of independence as Greece was subjugated by Rome.
#WritingCommunity
February 11, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Day 11 of #FantasyIndiesFebruary
In the 7 books I've written so far in my Oracle of Delphi series WIP, there is a lot of heartbreak. Deaths, injuries, and betrayals are common. But in the later books, there is also the loss of independence as Greece was subjugated by Rome.
#WritingCommunity
In the 7 books I've written so far in my Oracle of Delphi series WIP, there is a lot of heartbreak. Deaths, injuries, and betrayals are common. But in the later books, there is also the loss of independence as Greece was subjugated by Rome.
#WritingCommunity
#FebruaryWorldbuilders
Does free will exist?
Yes it does. Fairies have a path, but they are free to do as they will. The Goddess, or others acting as her proxy will nudge them back in the right direction, but the choice is still theirs.
Horse. Water. That type of thing.
@Kiraofthewind1
Does free will exist?
Yes it does. Fairies have a path, but they are free to do as they will. The Goddess, or others acting as her proxy will nudge them back in the right direction, but the choice is still theirs.
Horse. Water. That type of thing.
@Kiraofthewind1
February 11, 2026 at 9:57 PM
#FebruaryWorldbuilders
Does free will exist?
Yes it does. Fairies have a path, but they are free to do as they will. The Goddess, or others acting as her proxy will nudge them back in the right direction, but the choice is still theirs.
Horse. Water. That type of thing.
@Kiraofthewind1
Does free will exist?
Yes it does. Fairies have a path, but they are free to do as they will. The Goddess, or others acting as her proxy will nudge them back in the right direction, but the choice is still theirs.
Horse. Water. That type of thing.
@Kiraofthewind1
#FantasyIndiesFebruary
Heartbreak in WIP
There are two very heartbreaking scenes in the Rose book. One is because we know it's a lie, but Rose doesn't, so it's all in her reaction to that lie.
And the other.... Well it is a hero's journey.... And not all heros get to the end.
Heartbreak in WIP
There are two very heartbreaking scenes in the Rose book. One is because we know it's a lie, but Rose doesn't, so it's all in her reaction to that lie.
And the other.... Well it is a hero's journey.... And not all heros get to the end.
February 11, 2026 at 9:50 PM
#FantasyIndiesFebruary
Heartbreak in WIP
There are two very heartbreaking scenes in the Rose book. One is because we know it's a lie, but Rose doesn't, so it's all in her reaction to that lie.
And the other.... Well it is a hero's journey.... And not all heros get to the end.
Heartbreak in WIP
There are two very heartbreaking scenes in the Rose book. One is because we know it's a lie, but Rose doesn't, so it's all in her reaction to that lie.
And the other.... Well it is a hero's journey.... And not all heros get to the end.
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I don't write zombie stories, but will sometimes read them or watch shows/movies centered on them. Zombies to me are a metaphor for dementia: the person becomes a shambling husk. I've cared for dementia patients. It's terrifying. I can't write about it yet. #HorrorWritersChat
Q2.
This question is not about the comfortable places that we go with horror. But the uncomfortable ones. The ones that turn us inside out even as we write them. The ones that make us wonder who we are, at the end. #HorrorWritersChat
This question is not about the comfortable places that we go with horror. But the uncomfortable ones. The ones that turn us inside out even as we write them. The ones that make us wonder who we are, at the end. #HorrorWritersChat
February 11, 2026 at 7:26 PM
I don't write zombie stories, but will sometimes read them or watch shows/movies centered on them. Zombies to me are a metaphor for dementia: the person becomes a shambling husk. I've cared for dementia patients. It's terrifying. I can't write about it yet. #HorrorWritersChat
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This sparked an interesting question about Romance as subgenre!
Romance, Romantasy, & Romantic Fantasy readers & writers--what would you require of a story for it to say Romance was its subgenre? Would it be beholden to HEA/HFN & how much of the story would it have to be?
#booksky #writesky
Romance, Romantasy, & Romantic Fantasy readers & writers--what would you require of a story for it to say Romance was its subgenre? Would it be beholden to HEA/HFN & how much of the story would it have to be?
#booksky #writesky
#ThisOne'sFortheWriters
Late answering this one, but for me it really depends on the book!
I'm someone who likes all the different elements of a story to really weave together.
I've never written a capital "R" Romance (which guarantees an HEA or HFN and I guarantee nothing with my work), but
Late answering this one, but for me it really depends on the book!
I'm someone who likes all the different elements of a story to really weave together.
I've never written a capital "R" Romance (which guarantees an HEA or HFN and I guarantee nothing with my work), but
#ThisOne’sForTheWriters
It’s that time of year, so I will ask:
How do you treat Romance?
Is it the main genre of your writing or is it something that occurs while other things are going on?
Or do you not have any at all in your writing?
Yap as much as 10 threaded posts (if you so desire)
It’s that time of year, so I will ask:
How do you treat Romance?
Is it the main genre of your writing or is it something that occurs while other things are going on?
Or do you not have any at all in your writing?
Yap as much as 10 threaded posts (if you so desire)
February 11, 2026 at 11:53 AM
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Pretty much everything I have to say about our deranged modern situation is most concentrated in Dead Astronauts, although also running through all my work.
February 11, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Pretty much everything I have to say about our deranged modern situation is most concentrated in Dead Astronauts, although also running through all my work.
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Interesting: tips for independent editors on how to handle manuscripts with AI-generated content bernoff.com/blog/how-edi...
How editors should handle AI-generated manuscripts - Josh Bernoff
In yesterday’s newsletter, I pointed out that editorial experts are now cleaning up other people’s AI-generated messes. And I’ve now heard from lots of ghostwriters and editors that their clients are ...
bernoff.com
February 11, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Interesting: tips for independent editors on how to handle manuscripts with AI-generated content bernoff.com/blog/how-edi...
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#WriterShareWednesday
Morty's diet is turning to long pork. Can a nerdy bookseller stop a cannibal curse, or is succumbing to the endless hunger actually useful for culling the world of bigots? Horror comedy with gore & snark: WENDIGOGO! books2read.com/u/mv5BzX & graythornpub.com
Morty's diet is turning to long pork. Can a nerdy bookseller stop a cannibal curse, or is succumbing to the endless hunger actually useful for culling the world of bigots? Horror comedy with gore & snark: WENDIGOGO! books2read.com/u/mv5BzX & graythornpub.com
February 11, 2026 at 5:42 PM
#WriterShareWednesday
Morty's diet is turning to long pork. Can a nerdy bookseller stop a cannibal curse, or is succumbing to the endless hunger actually useful for culling the world of bigots? Horror comedy with gore & snark: WENDIGOGO! books2read.com/u/mv5BzX & graythornpub.com
Morty's diet is turning to long pork. Can a nerdy bookseller stop a cannibal curse, or is succumbing to the endless hunger actually useful for culling the world of bigots? Horror comedy with gore & snark: WENDIGOGO! books2read.com/u/mv5BzX & graythornpub.com
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This book is fantastic. Highly recommended.
🦬🩸🦬🩸 COVER REVEAL 🦬🩸🦬🩸
Available in paperback July 14, 2026: THE BUFFALO HUNTER HUNTER by @sgj.bsky.social.
Read one of 2025's most acclaimed novels in a new trade paperback edition featuring a stamped Weasel Plume edge and an original discussion guide.
🩸 Preorder now: https://bit.ly/4rESA5l
Available in paperback July 14, 2026: THE BUFFALO HUNTER HUNTER by @sgj.bsky.social.
Read one of 2025's most acclaimed novels in a new trade paperback edition featuring a stamped Weasel Plume edge and an original discussion guide.
🩸 Preorder now: https://bit.ly/4rESA5l
February 11, 2026 at 5:44 PM
This book is fantastic. Highly recommended.
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Preorders for CyberSnow!!!
Snow White meets Ghost in the Shell, CyberSnow features the eternal fight against corporate overlords as they try to control a city built with the elites in mind.
Wide: books2read.com/CyberSnow
Itch(.)io: aebrossbooks.itch.io/cybersnow
#WriterShareWednesday
Snow White meets Ghost in the Shell, CyberSnow features the eternal fight against corporate overlords as they try to control a city built with the elites in mind.
Wide: books2read.com/CyberSnow
Itch(.)io: aebrossbooks.itch.io/cybersnow
#WriterShareWednesday
February 11, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Preorders for CyberSnow!!!
Snow White meets Ghost in the Shell, CyberSnow features the eternal fight against corporate overlords as they try to control a city built with the elites in mind.
Wide: books2read.com/CyberSnow
Itch(.)io: aebrossbooks.itch.io/cybersnow
#WriterShareWednesday
Snow White meets Ghost in the Shell, CyberSnow features the eternal fight against corporate overlords as they try to control a city built with the elites in mind.
Wide: books2read.com/CyberSnow
Itch(.)io: aebrossbooks.itch.io/cybersnow
#WriterShareWednesday
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February 11, 2026 at 5:24 PM
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#Febchantment
First: a rant. Sean, I tackled you on your rant day, so feel free to tackle me now.
Also, Emily, this isn't an attack on you. I know what you meant by your wording, but I still gotta say it
NOVEL WRITING DOENS'T REQUIRE POWER BALANCE
THIS ISN'T AN RPG
YOU CAN WRITE OP CHARACTERS
First: a rant. Sean, I tackled you on your rant day, so feel free to tackle me now.
Also, Emily, this isn't an attack on you. I know what you meant by your wording, but I still gotta say it
NOVEL WRITING DOENS'T REQUIRE POWER BALANCE
THIS ISN'T AN RPG
YOU CAN WRITE OP CHARACTERS
#Febchantment Day 11
What limitations did you put on your magic system to keep it from becoming too OP? Is power in short supply? Do spells take a physical toll on the body?
Note that this is about magic done RIGHT. Day 13 will be about when magic goes horribly wrong!
#writingcommunity #writesky
What limitations did you put on your magic system to keep it from becoming too OP? Is power in short supply? Do spells take a physical toll on the body?
Note that this is about magic done RIGHT. Day 13 will be about when magic goes horribly wrong!
#writingcommunity #writesky
February 11, 2026 at 5:15 PM
#Febchantment
First: a rant. Sean, I tackled you on your rant day, so feel free to tackle me now.
Also, Emily, this isn't an attack on you. I know what you meant by your wording, but I still gotta say it
NOVEL WRITING DOENS'T REQUIRE POWER BALANCE
THIS ISN'T AN RPG
YOU CAN WRITE OP CHARACTERS
First: a rant. Sean, I tackled you on your rant day, so feel free to tackle me now.
Also, Emily, this isn't an attack on you. I know what you meant by your wording, but I still gotta say it
NOVEL WRITING DOENS'T REQUIRE POWER BALANCE
THIS ISN'T AN RPG
YOU CAN WRITE OP CHARACTERS
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Is this my beautiful house? Is this my beautiful life?
Two books for spooky season:
COFFIN MOON, Keith Rosson: Best modern vampire story ever (although it's set in the 70s).
THE TWISTED ONES, by T. Kingfisher: It lures you in with chatty good humor (especially about NPR Pledge Week) and a lovely dog...then slams the door and bites you in the dark.
COFFIN MOON, Keith Rosson: Best modern vampire story ever (although it's set in the 70s).
THE TWISTED ONES, by T. Kingfisher: It lures you in with chatty good humor (especially about NPR Pledge Week) and a lovely dog...then slams the door and bites you in the dark.
October 20, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Is this my beautiful house? Is this my beautiful life?
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Has anyone else read Snake-Eater by the incomparable @tkingfisher.com? Because it is awesome. (Minor spoiler so you know you can read it: the dog is fine.)
February 11, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Has anyone else read Snake-Eater by the incomparable @tkingfisher.com? Because it is awesome. (Minor spoiler so you know you can read it: the dog is fine.)
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Ah my pinned post is outdated:
Hello! I'm Cas or Casi, 30, they/them or they/she if you know me like that. I'm the bsky TTRPG community's resident 2 Cents-er, and the eldritch tentacle of Runic Press. I like:
TTRPG
Storytelling
Worldbuilding
Animals/Gardening
Jam Music
And making friends! Say hi!
Hello! I'm Cas or Casi, 30, they/them or they/she if you know me like that. I'm the bsky TTRPG community's resident 2 Cents-er, and the eldritch tentacle of Runic Press. I like:
TTRPG
Storytelling
Worldbuilding
Animals/Gardening
Jam Music
And making friends! Say hi!
June 7, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Ah my pinned post is outdated:
Hello! I'm Cas or Casi, 30, they/them or they/she if you know me like that. I'm the bsky TTRPG community's resident 2 Cents-er, and the eldritch tentacle of Runic Press. I like:
TTRPG
Storytelling
Worldbuilding
Animals/Gardening
Jam Music
And making friends! Say hi!
Hello! I'm Cas or Casi, 30, they/them or they/she if you know me like that. I'm the bsky TTRPG community's resident 2 Cents-er, and the eldritch tentacle of Runic Press. I like:
TTRPG
Storytelling
Worldbuilding
Animals/Gardening
Jam Music
And making friends! Say hi!
Both are terrifying. Both are full of strange creatures. Both are instant death to anyone unprotected. Both are absolutely dark and cold.
Can't choose.
Can't choose.
TTRPG Players, Writers, worldbuilders! A question for you all, one I hear posed often IRL but not often in terms of fantasy worldbuilding.
What's scarier in your world; the deep oceans or deep space? Why?
What's scarier in your world; the deep oceans or deep space? Why?
February 11, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Both are terrifying. Both are full of strange creatures. Both are instant death to anyone unprotected. Both are absolutely dark and cold.
Can't choose.
Can't choose.
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There is so much about this review that made me happy, thanks for reading! 💙
New book review 📚💙 THE TIDELINGS OF DRAS SAYVE is a fun, low-stakes novella that ties into @cblansdell.bsky.social's Apidecca Duology, but it can absolutely be read on its own as well.
Full review on FanFiAddict @fanfiaddict.bsky.social
🔗 fanfiaddict.com/review-the-t...
Full review on FanFiAddict @fanfiaddict.bsky.social
🔗 fanfiaddict.com/review-the-t...
![A graphic showing the cover of THE TIDELINGS OF DRAS SAYVE: A PREQUEL NOVELLA by CB Lansdell: "[The book] is a low-stakes novella with worldbuilding deep as the seas. The world is as much a character as the people in it, and Lansdell immerses us in it from the first page." Full review on FanFiAddict's blog.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:3szzet5sscw3bkneddblhaz6/bafkreibfs7oh63suwardjd3l3fkdjuocyo55th5c55ifcn6axdlp47bt5i@jpeg)
February 11, 2026 at 4:16 PM
There is so much about this review that made me happy, thanks for reading! 💙