T. M. Shannon 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ (he/him)
@tmshannonauthor.com
Catholic Bisexual living on Cabrogal land with Bipolar 1/ADHD and a penchant for writing, blogging, and gaming
Currently neck deep in the overhaul of Three Ways, catch up with the posts and a short story on my site https://tmshannonauthor.com/
Currently neck deep in the overhaul of Three Ways, catch up with the posts and a short story on my site https://tmshannonauthor.com/
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A Sad End to 2025
2026 has begun, but 2025 ended sombre for many in the horror of the Bondi shooting, but also me—my dad passed away 24th December. Making peace a scant couple of days earlier, it really brings my Sh…
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It's past the first weekend of the month and I'm two days behind pinning my post
Anyway my Jan '26 blog is live with sombre doses from the end of '25, and my Q1 short story To Their Senses is linked in the post
Do have a read, and let me know what you think
#WritingCommunity
#ReaderSky
#BookSky
Anyway my Jan '26 blog is live with sombre doses from the end of '25, and my Q1 short story To Their Senses is linked in the post
Do have a read, and let me know what you think
#WritingCommunity
#ReaderSky
#BookSky
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“Sometimes, the best thing you can do for your story is sit down and write.
Do not wait for inspiration to come, for inspiration is a fickle thing.
Dedication, however, will bow to your needs.“
Today's #writingtip is brought to you by bylrweltman on Tumblr.
Do not wait for inspiration to come, for inspiration is a fickle thing.
Dedication, however, will bow to your needs.“
Today's #writingtip is brought to you by bylrweltman on Tumblr.
January 20, 2026 at 7:57 PM
“Sometimes, the best thing you can do for your story is sit down and write.
Do not wait for inspiration to come, for inspiration is a fickle thing.
Dedication, however, will bow to your needs.“
Today's #writingtip is brought to you by bylrweltman on Tumblr.
Do not wait for inspiration to come, for inspiration is a fickle thing.
Dedication, however, will bow to your needs.“
Today's #writingtip is brought to you by bylrweltman on Tumblr.
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January 20, 2026 at 7:57 PM
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Hello hello! I have a new video, some just helpful writing advice, I hope it can help you!
#writingcommunity #writing #writingadvice #youtube #signalboost #advice
youtu.be/FeytR8DDSks?...
#writingcommunity #writing #writingadvice #youtube #signalboost #advice
youtu.be/FeytR8DDSks?...
how to write fantasy villains
YouTube video by Ella Jean Writes
youtu.be
January 20, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Hello hello! I have a new video, some just helpful writing advice, I hope it can help you!
#writingcommunity #writing #writingadvice #youtube #signalboost #advice
youtu.be/FeytR8DDSks?...
#writingcommunity #writing #writingadvice #youtube #signalboost #advice
youtu.be/FeytR8DDSks?...
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#WritingCommunity #WritingTips
Writing emotions can be hard. Why?
Equal parts writing advice, life advice, and hot take, but: it's because we don't think about our emotions.
We're not told, trained, nor supported to sit with our emotions, comprehend, and process them.
Work to counter this.
⅕
Writing emotions can be hard. Why?
Equal parts writing advice, life advice, and hot take, but: it's because we don't think about our emotions.
We're not told, trained, nor supported to sit with our emotions, comprehend, and process them.
Work to counter this.
⅕
January 20, 2026 at 8:11 PM
#WritingCommunity #WritingTips
Writing emotions can be hard. Why?
Equal parts writing advice, life advice, and hot take, but: it's because we don't think about our emotions.
We're not told, trained, nor supported to sit with our emotions, comprehend, and process them.
Work to counter this.
⅕
Writing emotions can be hard. Why?
Equal parts writing advice, life advice, and hot take, but: it's because we don't think about our emotions.
We're not told, trained, nor supported to sit with our emotions, comprehend, and process them.
Work to counter this.
⅕
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Sunday Service is a literary journal shaped by the American South and by queer experience as a condition of moving through it.
We are interested in lived experience that does not resolve itself for the sake of the reader.
Submissions open Feb 1.
Read -> bit.ly/sssoon
#WritingCommunity
We are interested in lived experience that does not resolve itself for the sake of the reader.
Submissions open Feb 1.
Read -> bit.ly/sssoon
#WritingCommunity
Sunday Service — Literary Journal
Uncomfortable, entertaining, unforgettable prose. A literary journal featuring new work, announcements, and an evolving archive.
bit.ly
January 20, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Sunday Service is a literary journal shaped by the American South and by queer experience as a condition of moving through it.
We are interested in lived experience that does not resolve itself for the sake of the reader.
Submissions open Feb 1.
Read -> bit.ly/sssoon
#WritingCommunity
We are interested in lived experience that does not resolve itself for the sake of the reader.
Submissions open Feb 1.
Read -> bit.ly/sssoon
#WritingCommunity
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“You keep saying ‘scholars agree’. Do they? All of them? Really? Who are these scholars, anyway?”
#Academia #Education #University #College #school #Writing #Marking
#Academia #Education #University #College #school #Writing #Marking
January 20, 2026 at 8:21 PM
“You keep saying ‘scholars agree’. Do they? All of them? Really? Who are these scholars, anyway?”
#Academia #Education #University #College #school #Writing #Marking
#Academia #Education #University #College #school #Writing #Marking
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Over the holiday break my wife Jessie was home for three weeks. Since she usually works long hours, I soaked up the time with her and didn't get much writing done.
Now that she's back at work, I've struggled to get back into my manuscript.
🧵1/2
#writing #amwriting #shortstory
Now that she's back at work, I've struggled to get back into my manuscript.
🧵1/2
#writing #amwriting #shortstory
January 20, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Over the holiday break my wife Jessie was home for three weeks. Since she usually works long hours, I soaked up the time with her and didn't get much writing done.
Now that she's back at work, I've struggled to get back into my manuscript.
🧵1/2
#writing #amwriting #shortstory
Now that she's back at work, I've struggled to get back into my manuscript.
🧵1/2
#writing #amwriting #shortstory
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Talk about an administration punching down - Pedo led regime attacks Middle school cheerleader squad for having *gasp* a trans person.
1. And just when you thought Trump's trans sports ban threats were as ridiculous as they possibly could be...
Now, he is sending threats to a middle school for having a trans cheerleader on a co-ed cheer team.
One Maine school is now in the crosshairs of the Dept. of Ed.
Now, he is sending threats to a middle school for having a trans cheerleader on a co-ed cheer team.
One Maine school is now in the crosshairs of the Dept. of Ed.
Dept. of Education Attacks Middle School For Supposedly Letting Trans Student Onto Co-Ed Cheer Squad
“Our District has not violated any laws,” the Superintendent said.
www.erininthemorning.com
January 20, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Talk about an administration punching down - Pedo led regime attacks Middle school cheerleader squad for having *gasp* a trans person.
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[OOTD]
Gonna start trying to post my cute outfits more!! Felt very gender affirming in this outfit ♡𐂂
Gonna start trying to post my cute outfits more!! Felt very gender affirming in this outfit ♡𐂂
January 20, 2026 at 8:38 PM
[OOTD]
Gonna start trying to post my cute outfits more!! Felt very gender affirming in this outfit ♡𐂂
Gonna start trying to post my cute outfits more!! Felt very gender affirming in this outfit ♡𐂂
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Everyone has been hyping up the gay hockey show and I had no context and when I finally see a screenshot and WHAT DO YOU MEAN THEY ARE BOTH TWINKS??
YOU MADE A GAY HOCKEY SHOW AND ITS NOT BIG BURLY SCARRED HAIRY MUSTACHED DRUNK CANADIAN MEN?
YOU MADE A GAY HOCKEY SHOW AND ITS NOT BIG BURLY SCARRED HAIRY MUSTACHED DRUNK CANADIAN MEN?
January 20, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Everyone has been hyping up the gay hockey show and I had no context and when I finally see a screenshot and WHAT DO YOU MEAN THEY ARE BOTH TWINKS??
YOU MADE A GAY HOCKEY SHOW AND ITS NOT BIG BURLY SCARRED HAIRY MUSTACHED DRUNK CANADIAN MEN?
YOU MADE A GAY HOCKEY SHOW AND ITS NOT BIG BURLY SCARRED HAIRY MUSTACHED DRUNK CANADIAN MEN?
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how unwell do you have to be to really say acab in response to a mod telling you to please follow a servers rules
rock your anti authoritarianism all you want but you dont get to say that shit to a queer woc who has been actively harassed by cops because shes the darkest thing in a 15 mile radius
rock your anti authoritarianism all you want but you dont get to say that shit to a queer woc who has been actively harassed by cops because shes the darkest thing in a 15 mile radius
January 20, 2026 at 8:38 PM
how unwell do you have to be to really say acab in response to a mod telling you to please follow a servers rules
rock your anti authoritarianism all you want but you dont get to say that shit to a queer woc who has been actively harassed by cops because shes the darkest thing in a 15 mile radius
rock your anti authoritarianism all you want but you dont get to say that shit to a queer woc who has been actively harassed by cops because shes the darkest thing in a 15 mile radius
I shone the laser pointer and the #kitten pounced, tried to see what she caught
I moved it, and she pounced again and again as I confused the crap out of her for a good five minutes
Then she caught on and swiped my toe, those tiny claws already sharp
#WildWalkPrompt
#WritingCimmunity
#ReaderSky
I moved it, and she pounced again and again as I confused the crap out of her for a good five minutes
Then she caught on and swiped my toe, those tiny claws already sharp
#WildWalkPrompt
#WritingCimmunity
#ReaderSky
Hello Wild Walk #writers
Today's picture is a tribute to a loss that broke my heart last year. My little TigerLilly, I miss her greatly.
#Kitten
Use the image/word to inspire your writing, then post with #WildWalkPrompt
#prompt #writesky #blueskypoets #writingprompt #nature #5amwritersclub
Today's picture is a tribute to a loss that broke my heart last year. My little TigerLilly, I miss her greatly.
#Kitten
Use the image/word to inspire your writing, then post with #WildWalkPrompt
#prompt #writesky #blueskypoets #writingprompt #nature #5amwritersclub
January 20, 2026 at 9:07 PM
I shone the laser pointer and the #kitten pounced, tried to see what she caught
I moved it, and she pounced again and again as I confused the crap out of her for a good five minutes
Then she caught on and swiped my toe, those tiny claws already sharp
#WildWalkPrompt
#WritingCimmunity
#ReaderSky
I moved it, and she pounced again and again as I confused the crap out of her for a good five minutes
Then she caught on and swiped my toe, those tiny claws already sharp
#WildWalkPrompt
#WritingCimmunity
#ReaderSky
She worked the #loom all day and night, ponchos for the warriors, men, women, and thems braver than her
No matter it was the only support she could give, she did this out of love and hope for a brighter future past the dark hatred
#vss365
#WritingCommunity
#WriterSky
#ReaderSky
#BookSky
No matter it was the only support she could give, she did this out of love and hope for a brighter future past the dark hatred
#vss365
#WritingCommunity
#WriterSky
#ReaderSky
#BookSky
Hello, brilliant writers!
Your #vss365 #prompt for Jan 20 is #loom
For our song, we’re going classic rock!
All of my Love: Led Zeppelin
Song lyrics: “The tides have caused the flame to dim
At last the arm is straight, the hand to the #loom
Is this to end or just begin?”
youtu.be/cdERUjC0rYw?...
Your #vss365 #prompt for Jan 20 is #loom
For our song, we’re going classic rock!
All of my Love: Led Zeppelin
Song lyrics: “The tides have caused the flame to dim
At last the arm is straight, the hand to the #loom
Is this to end or just begin?”
youtu.be/cdERUjC0rYw?...
Led Zeppelin - All Of My Love
YouTube video by unofficialzoso
youtu.be
January 20, 2026 at 9:03 PM
She worked the #loom all day and night, ponchos for the warriors, men, women, and thems braver than her
No matter it was the only support she could give, she did this out of love and hope for a brighter future past the dark hatred
#vss365
#WritingCommunity
#WriterSky
#ReaderSky
#BookSky
No matter it was the only support she could give, she did this out of love and hope for a brighter future past the dark hatred
#vss365
#WritingCommunity
#WriterSky
#ReaderSky
#BookSky
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For today's resistance #poet I give you Carlos Bulosan. After immigrating to the US at the age of 17, he became one of the most important #FilipinoAmerican poets of the 20th century. He was firmly anti‑imperialist and a central figure of the immigrant workers’ movement.
(Link to poem in last post)
(Link to poem in last post)
January 20, 2026 at 2:45 PM
For today's resistance #poet I give you Carlos Bulosan. After immigrating to the US at the age of 17, he became one of the most important #FilipinoAmerican poets of the 20th century. He was firmly anti‑imperialist and a central figure of the immigrant workers’ movement.
(Link to poem in last post)
(Link to poem in last post)
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Today's #poetryprompt:
Parallax: the apparent shift in an object's position when viewed from two different locations
Its what happens when you hold a finger up and close one eye, then the other
Idk man, feels like there is a poem in there to me
#MPPrompt
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Follow for daily prompts
Parallax: the apparent shift in an object's position when viewed from two different locations
Its what happens when you hold a finger up and close one eye, then the other
Idk man, feels like there is a poem in there to me
#MPPrompt
I repost replies
Follow for daily prompts
January 20, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Today's #poetryprompt:
Parallax: the apparent shift in an object's position when viewed from two different locations
Its what happens when you hold a finger up and close one eye, then the other
Idk man, feels like there is a poem in there to me
#MPPrompt
I repost replies
Follow for daily prompts
Parallax: the apparent shift in an object's position when viewed from two different locations
Its what happens when you hold a finger up and close one eye, then the other
Idk man, feels like there is a poem in there to me
#MPPrompt
I repost replies
Follow for daily prompts
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Spot the difference
January 20, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Spot the difference
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[Anxious Sapphic noises]
I couldn’t help myself, so I checked that guy’s X account and saw this so now you all have to see it too
January 20, 2026 at 2:00 AM
[Anxious Sapphic noises]
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Thrilled to announce my talented kid is making their directorial debut for Queer Shakespeare Company The Bard Theatre with Euripides play THE BACCHAE, using acclaimed scholar Dr. Emily Wilson’s translation! Venue TBD, dates are June 12-14, & June 19-21. Auditions are Feb if you’re an actor in SF.
January 20, 2026 at 2:02 AM
Thrilled to announce my talented kid is making their directorial debut for Queer Shakespeare Company The Bard Theatre with Euripides play THE BACCHAE, using acclaimed scholar Dr. Emily Wilson’s translation! Venue TBD, dates are June 12-14, & June 19-21. Auditions are Feb if you’re an actor in SF.
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if past lives are real then I think in one of mine I was one of those gay twinks who lived in the 1700s/1800s and wrote sad little piano concertos and died of tuberculosis at age 35
January 20, 2026 at 2:12 AM
if past lives are real then I think in one of mine I was one of those gay twinks who lived in the 1700s/1800s and wrote sad little piano concertos and died of tuberculosis at age 35
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If you read this, thank you! It's become my most read Substack. #MLKDAY #MLKSky #Writingsky #WritingCommunity
open.substack.com/pub/hankzona...
open.substack.com/pub/hankzona...
A Civil Rights Leader, a Liberal Journalist and a Segregationist Governor Walk into a Wine Shop...
no, it's not the opening line of a joke but a Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. wine story
open.substack.com
January 20, 2026 at 12:40 AM
If you read this, thank you! It's become my most read Substack. #MLKDAY #MLKSky #Writingsky #WritingCommunity
open.substack.com/pub/hankzona...
open.substack.com/pub/hankzona...
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As an author I wonder if my readers will see my characters the same way I do. I've provided some local artists with descriptions from my upcoming book and in the coming weeks I'll be sharing what they have created. Anyways here's a random fish I drew.
#booksky
#writingcommunity
#Wip
#anglerfish
#booksky
#writingcommunity
#Wip
#anglerfish
January 20, 2026 at 1:39 AM
As an author I wonder if my readers will see my characters the same way I do. I've provided some local artists with descriptions from my upcoming book and in the coming weeks I'll be sharing what they have created. Anyways here's a random fish I drew.
#booksky
#writingcommunity
#Wip
#anglerfish
#booksky
#writingcommunity
#Wip
#anglerfish
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I heard that our goth lord & savior, Edgar Allan Poe, was celebrating his birthday today. Does anyone have a raven’s feather? I need to leave him an offering. 🖤🎉🐦⬛
*Cues the song Ravenheart by #Xandria*
#TheRaven #EdgarAllanPoe #HorrorSky #Goths #Gothic #Authors #Writers #Goth #AuthorSky #GothSky
*Cues the song Ravenheart by #Xandria*
#TheRaven #EdgarAllanPoe #HorrorSky #Goths #Gothic #Authors #Writers #Goth #AuthorSky #GothSky
January 20, 2026 at 1:47 AM
I heard that our goth lord & savior, Edgar Allan Poe, was celebrating his birthday today. Does anyone have a raven’s feather? I need to leave him an offering. 🖤🎉🐦⬛
*Cues the song Ravenheart by #Xandria*
#TheRaven #EdgarAllanPoe #HorrorSky #Goths #Gothic #Authors #Writers #Goth #AuthorSky #GothSky
*Cues the song Ravenheart by #Xandria*
#TheRaven #EdgarAllanPoe #HorrorSky #Goths #Gothic #Authors #Writers #Goth #AuthorSky #GothSky
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My piece 'Accepted'
From the Chaos Section Poetry Project's latest collection.
Its absolutely packed with amazing pieces by amazing poets
Go check it out!!
From the Chaos Section Poetry Project's latest collection.
Its absolutely packed with amazing pieces by amazing poets
Go check it out!!
Accepted
Luke Meyers
share.google/XzLX6tD5qyFM...
"My anger rages
Silently inside
But I smile
When they smile"
@sonnetsmith.bsky.social
#poem #poetry #chapbook #booksky #book #acceptance #anger
Luke Meyers
share.google/XzLX6tD5qyFM...
"My anger rages
Silently inside
But I smile
When they smile"
@sonnetsmith.bsky.social
#poem #poetry #chapbook #booksky #book #acceptance #anger
January 19, 2026 at 9:37 AM
My piece 'Accepted'
From the Chaos Section Poetry Project's latest collection.
Its absolutely packed with amazing pieces by amazing poets
Go check it out!!
From the Chaos Section Poetry Project's latest collection.
Its absolutely packed with amazing pieces by amazing poets
Go check it out!!
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Hey y'all. I'm really exhausted. I've worked really hard to get to where I am and I don't want it all to be thrown away because of money.
This is my lifes work and it means the world to me. I have no back up plans.
Please help
gofund.me/b12864c84
This is my lifes work and it means the world to me. I have no back up plans.
Please help
gofund.me/b12864c84
Donate to Support the Modern Gay Pioneer: A Gay Tuba Journey, organized by Gregory Moore
Hello! My name is Gregory Moore and I am raising money for an incredi… Gregory Moore needs your support for Support the Modern Gay Pioneer: A Gay Tuba Journey
gofund.me
January 20, 2026 at 1:04 AM
Hey y'all. I'm really exhausted. I've worked really hard to get to where I am and I don't want it all to be thrown away because of money.
This is my lifes work and it means the world to me. I have no back up plans.
Please help
gofund.me/b12864c84
This is my lifes work and it means the world to me. I have no back up plans.
Please help
gofund.me/b12864c84
The #smoldering #shape looked human but twenty feet tall, melting through the city's buildings with steadfast #ease, smoke billowing off its shoulder
Server grabbed his mic. "Ten oh-two to Centre, there's a Burning Man coming to Martin Place from Town Hall"
#inkMine
#WritingCommunity
#ReaderSky
Server grabbed his mic. "Ten oh-two to Centre, there's a Burning Man coming to Martin Place from Town Hall"
#inkMine
#WritingCommunity
#ReaderSky
January 20, 2026 at 2:02 AM
The #smoldering #shape looked human but twenty feet tall, melting through the city's buildings with steadfast #ease, smoke billowing off its shoulder
Server grabbed his mic. "Ten oh-two to Centre, there's a Burning Man coming to Martin Place from Town Hall"
#inkMine
#WritingCommunity
#ReaderSky
Server grabbed his mic. "Ten oh-two to Centre, there's a Burning Man coming to Martin Place from Town Hall"
#inkMine
#WritingCommunity
#ReaderSky