ari baran
@aribaranwrites.bsky.social
they/he. writer of fantasy, romance, & boring legal things; flyers sun, habs moon. GOALTENDER INTERFERENCE, out now. ✡️ 🌈🤘🏼 https://linktr.ee/aribaran
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time for a new pinned. hi! i’m ari. i am a queer, nonbinary (they/he) jewish author of contemporary and fantasy romances. currently, the penalty box series is available through carina press. more info and links: linktr.ee/aribaran
i’m so horrible at secrets i want to blab IMMEDIATELY
December 11, 2025 at 10:58 PM
i’m so horrible at secrets i want to blab IMMEDIATELY
why is this album only available to listen to on youtube or by cd ordered from belgium 🧍🏻
December 11, 2025 at 7:27 PM
why is this album only available to listen to on youtube or by cd ordered from belgium 🧍🏻
my child is currently obsessed with the eurythmics’ “sweet dreams” and today we listened to it in the car on repeat for 45 minutes
December 10, 2025 at 11:53 PM
my child is currently obsessed with the eurythmics’ “sweet dreams” and today we listened to it in the car on repeat for 45 minutes
“i have a few questions, first of all how dare you” the feedback i live for tbh.
December 9, 2025 at 7:01 PM
“i have a few questions, first of all how dare you” the feedback i live for tbh.
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I also have etymology for the title adjective at the end of each book, because each protagonist is an amalgam of characters across time (and then I made them lesbians), so showing the evolution of word association makes sense to me:
December 9, 2025 at 1:26 PM
I also have etymology for the title adjective at the end of each book, because each protagonist is an amalgam of characters across time (and then I made them lesbians), so showing the evolution of word association makes sense to me:
in case you ever thought i was a serious person i was awake for about two hours at 2am last night because my brain would not stop singing “tête de moine, tête de moine, i want a rosette of tête de moine” to the tune of that “berries and cream” song 🫠
December 9, 2025 at 2:03 PM
in case you ever thought i was a serious person i was awake for about two hours at 2am last night because my brain would not stop singing “tête de moine, tête de moine, i want a rosette of tête de moine” to the tune of that “berries and cream” song 🫠
i wrote a little post with some recommendations if you’re interested in learning more about hockey culture because i love bibliographies! the full list of recommendations is here: www.instagram.com/p/DR-bY9KgT_...
December 7, 2025 at 8:28 PM
i wrote a little post with some recommendations if you’re interested in learning more about hockey culture because i love bibliographies! the full list of recommendations is here: www.instagram.com/p/DR-bY9KgT_...
sometimes i wonder what it’s like to
be interested in something normally and not have to read everything you can get your hands on about it for years and then writing a romance novel about it
be interested in something normally and not have to read everything you can get your hands on about it for years and then writing a romance novel about it
December 6, 2025 at 12:16 AM
sometimes i wonder what it’s like to
be interested in something normally and not have to read everything you can get your hands on about it for years and then writing a romance novel about it
be interested in something normally and not have to read everything you can get your hands on about it for years and then writing a romance novel about it
looking at my author to do like:
pay for The Art
ask agent about [redacted]
finish writing the better to eat you with
work on unsportsmanlike conduct regardless of the response to [redacted]
pay for The Art
ask agent about [redacted]
finish writing the better to eat you with
work on unsportsmanlike conduct regardless of the response to [redacted]
December 5, 2025 at 5:14 PM
looking at my author to do like:
pay for The Art
ask agent about [redacted]
finish writing the better to eat you with
work on unsportsmanlike conduct regardless of the response to [redacted]
pay for The Art
ask agent about [redacted]
finish writing the better to eat you with
work on unsportsmanlike conduct regardless of the response to [redacted]
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Because a lot of people are talking about the gay hockey show and subsequently the books, here are a few of my m/m hockey recs:
My mm hockey romance recs!
-Totally Pucked series by Jesse H Reign
-Penlty Box series by Ari Baran
-Gravity by Tal Bauer
-The Rest of the Story Tal Bauer
My mm hockey romance recs!
-Totally Pucked series by Jesse H Reign
-Penlty Box series by Ari Baran
-Gravity by Tal Bauer
-The Rest of the Story Tal Bauer
November 30, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Because a lot of people are talking about the gay hockey show and subsequently the books, here are a few of my m/m hockey recs:
My mm hockey romance recs!
-Totally Pucked series by Jesse H Reign
-Penlty Box series by Ari Baran
-Gravity by Tal Bauer
-The Rest of the Story Tal Bauer
My mm hockey romance recs!
-Totally Pucked series by Jesse H Reign
-Penlty Box series by Ari Baran
-Gravity by Tal Bauer
-The Rest of the Story Tal Bauer
time for a new pinned. hi! i’m ari. i am a queer, nonbinary (they/he) jewish author of contemporary and fantasy romances. currently, the penalty box series is available through carina press. more info and links: linktr.ee/aribaran
December 5, 2025 at 2:21 PM
time for a new pinned. hi! i’m ari. i am a queer, nonbinary (they/he) jewish author of contemporary and fantasy romances. currently, the penalty box series is available through carina press. more info and links: linktr.ee/aribaran
i have been having an incredibly hard time writing anything recently, but the last couple of days have been a really kind and much needed reminder why i do this in the first place.
December 5, 2025 at 2:08 PM
i have been having an incredibly hard time writing anything recently, but the last couple of days have been a really kind and much needed reminder why i do this in the first place.
i’m finally commissioning game misconduct art and i found an absolutely perfect reference model for mike and i am stupidly so excited about it.
December 4, 2025 at 4:01 PM
i’m finally commissioning game misconduct art and i found an absolutely perfect reference model for mike and i am stupidly so excited about it.
multiple people whose opinions i respect are either currently reading game misconduct or are starting it soon and i do not know how to express the level of terror i feel lmao
December 2, 2025 at 9:45 PM
multiple people whose opinions i respect are either currently reading game misconduct or are starting it soon and i do not know how to express the level of terror i feel lmao
at some point i am gonna bite the bullet and self publish (because i think my fantasy novel ideas are things that will sell to readers but. not necessarily to publishers) but right now i’m waiting to hear from my agent about my proposal and i’m stressing
November 9, 2025 at 2:55 AM
at some point i am gonna bite the bullet and self publish (because i think my fantasy novel ideas are things that will sell to readers but. not necessarily to publishers) but right now i’m waiting to hear from my agent about my proposal and i’m stressing
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[jeff foxworthy voice] you might be a hockey author
when someone asks you how many teeth your mc is missing and you have a reference picture ready to go
September 2, 2025 at 3:17 AM
[jeff foxworthy voice] you might be a hockey author
when someone asks you how many teeth your mc is missing and you have a reference picture ready to go
September 2, 2025 at 12:59 AM
when someone asks you how many teeth your mc is missing and you have a reference picture ready to go
also, the vibes of the current project
August 13, 2025 at 2:22 PM
also, the vibes of the current project
50k into a fantasy, 10k into a hockey book, absolutely nothing finished 🤓
August 13, 2025 at 12:23 PM
50k into a fantasy, 10k into a hockey book, absolutely nothing finished 🤓
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Day 19 📚🏳️🌈 Home Ice Advantage by @aribaranwrites.bsky.social - work rivals to lovers with a backdrop of pro hockey. Part of a series, I've only read this one so far.
I love a cranky protagonist, in much the same way I enjoy those videos of cranky dads loving the pets they initially didn't want.
I love a cranky protagonist, in much the same way I enjoy those videos of cranky dads loving the pets they initially didn't want.
June 19, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Day 19 📚🏳️🌈 Home Ice Advantage by @aribaranwrites.bsky.social - work rivals to lovers with a backdrop of pro hockey. Part of a series, I've only read this one so far.
I love a cranky protagonist, in much the same way I enjoy those videos of cranky dads loving the pets they initially didn't want.
I love a cranky protagonist, in much the same way I enjoy those videos of cranky dads loving the pets they initially didn't want.
i’m always surprised when something at my day job is so
bad it genuinely upsets me, a person who has been reading and writing about horrific occurrences for years 😔
bad it genuinely upsets me, a person who has been reading and writing about horrific occurrences for years 😔
May 15, 2025 at 8:57 PM
i’m always surprised when something at my day job is so
bad it genuinely upsets me, a person who has been reading and writing about horrific occurrences for years 😔
bad it genuinely upsets me, a person who has been reading and writing about horrific occurrences for years 😔
if my brain could chill on the churning up ideas beyond my talent and intelligence level front so i could get back to trying to finish literally anything that i’m not giving away for free that would be awesome thanks
May 8, 2025 at 2:02 AM
if my brain could chill on the churning up ideas beyond my talent and intelligence level front so i could get back to trying to finish literally anything that i’m not giving away for free that would be awesome thanks
this is referring to old man yaoi and it isn’t wrong
so I've had something on my list... (also read @aribaranwrites.bsky.social's home ice advantage which might as well be subtitled that, extremely complimentary)
May 6, 2025 at 12:13 PM
this is referring to old man yaoi and it isn’t wrong
not writing this book but also why is this leo unsportsmanlike conduct about devon unsportsmanlike conduct…. open.spotify.com/track/5CgFJ4...
Straight to the Heart
Battle Beast · Bringer of Pain · Song · 2017
open.spotify.com
May 1, 2025 at 8:04 PM
not writing this book but also why is this leo unsportsmanlike conduct about devon unsportsmanlike conduct…. open.spotify.com/track/5CgFJ4...
thinking about leo cohen and the book i will probably never be able to write
April 24, 2025 at 7:08 PM
thinking about leo cohen and the book i will probably never be able to write