Sometimes Ember's doggy daycare sends majestic pictures of her running and playing and lying in the sunshine. And then sometimes there's this

#dog

Autumn should be illegal

I've just published my first novel. The Castle in the Valley — Book I of Castellan — is now available on kindle and paperback.

Character driven fantasy featuring swords, magic, secrets, daring feats, and enduring loyalty.

#Fantasy #BookRelease #IndieAuthor #LowFantasy #NewBook #booksky

broken latch-
the wind lets itself
back in
#haiku #poetry

My wife made fun of me for being entranced by this sconce. There's just something about it
#autumn

Started reading Jade City by @fondalee.bsky.social again. Definitely the most impactful series I've read in the last year or so, and worth a revisit even with all the other wonderful releases at the moment.

Just finished reading @aptshadow.bsky.social 's brilliant Alien Clay. Brilliant and alternative look at contacting alien life through a human and relatably flawed lense. The observations on authoritarian governments - and the shunning of "others" - feels important at the moment.