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Too lofty an ideal or eerily relevant? #mondaythoughts #mondaymotivation #writingcommunity #5amwritersclub #writesky
“The purpose of a writer is to keep civilization from destroying itself.” –Albert Camus
February 2, 2026 at 2:21 PM
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Navigating the storm…
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“Divert full power to the vertical fans!” Bergman barks. “Get us above the storm.” “Yes, Captain.” There is a flash, followed by an earsplitting boom. Dr. Radcliffe and I stumble as the airship quakes so violently it feels like it will split apart. Bergman falls against the helm, and Titus tumbles from her shoulders with a yowl. The floor falls away, and I’m airborne with Radcliffe’s golem alongside me. The twinkling dragon, of course, is physically undisturbed by the calamity. Titus and several crew members not strapped into their chairs go flying. Even the crew properly strapped down are flung against their consuls.
January 27, 2026 at 2:57 PM
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Keep scribbling down those words! #booksky #mondaymotivation #mondaythoughts #writesky
“I believe myself that a good writer doesn’t really need to be told anything except to keep at it.” Chinua Achebe
January 26, 2026 at 3:03 PM
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Break some bones…!
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A better hold on the dragon would be around the upper chest and lower neck, constricting the airway and, more importantly, compressing the organ that produces combustible vapors. Still, the maneuver has the desired effect, the dragon pulling away in a riot of buffeting wings. I cinch my body tighter, knowing draconic bones will break before mine.
January 24, 2026 at 11:13 PM
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Protect my earthly works…
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January 21, 2026 at 2:17 PM
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Magic is draining…

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Startled, Sand released the lid that closed with a soft thump. Embarrassed to be caught off guard, he turned to his guest. A young woman, her hair disheveled like she’d just rose from a sound sleep. Boils and pus draining fissures covered her face and neck. Such an amateur. "Sonja," Sand said, greeting the witch. "Thank you for coming. I do apologize for waking you." He retrieved the box and strode to the bench. Outside, a bright flare blossomed, followed by a thunderous boom
January 19, 2026 at 4:56 PM
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Gold scales…
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Lightning flares, arcing between clouds and reflecting off Dr. Frederick Radcliffe’s golden scales. Next to Dr. Radcliffe’s dragon form, Mauve appears like a dragonet despite being fully grown. Where the copper dragon is long and lithe, he is longer and massive. His wingspan matches, maybe even surpasses, a jumbo jet’s. Being only half a skaag, I’m scrawny compared to Radcliffe and smaller than Mauve. But as the sparring sessions with the smaller dragon have proven not so diminutive, I can’t put up a good fight.
January 17, 2026 at 3:54 PM
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Lasers and dragons!

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I grind my teeth. I’m such an idiot. A phase disruptor is a magically powered laser cannon with the unfortunate effect of immobilizing dragons while they ride the slipstream. The gunman doesn’t need to see Radcliffe’s draconic form to use the weapon. All the gunman has to do is point and shoot at the dragon’s humanoid golem. Think. God. The smell is so awful I can barely manage a single coherent thought.
January 15, 2026 at 2:59 PM
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The bloody aftermath…
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January 14, 2026 at 2:53 PM
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Have a tentacular time…!
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Bullets plop into the blob with seemingly no effect. A stringy pink tentacle shoots from the mammoth pustule, wrapping around the head of a hapless magician. The man is lifted from the ground and pitched off the hillside. The other magicians fall back to avoid other questing tentacles that shoot from the blob. “That’s not…” Joe gapes at the bizarro battle. “I think it is,” I say. “We’ve found the skaag.”
January 13, 2026 at 2:52 PM
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Get those words written, even if they're bad! #MondayMotivaton #mondaythoughts #WritingCommunity #5amwritersclub #writesky
January 12, 2026 at 2:15 PM
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You better climb fast…!
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The guards start shooting again. Gore returns fire, but his aim is terrible, going well high and wide of any targets. The whine of the engines comes from directly overhead. The knifelike shuttle hovers about twenty feet off the ground in the tangerine mist. Kyt stands in a hatchway, holding a massive gatling gun in all four of her hands. A grunting sound comes from the gun and blue tracers erupt from the barrels. The insectoids dive for cover or are splattered into goop. Shuttles are perforated, and something explodes, sending up a fireball. Kyt stops firing and tosses down a ladder that dangles a few feet from us. “Climb!” the rax shouts. I stand and snatch the ladder. “Can you climb?”
January 11, 2026 at 3:58 PM
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Bound by service… #scifibooks #yabooks #fantasybooks #SciFiFri
January 9, 2026 at 2:08 PM
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Read Phantom Algebra - teens will love it!
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#yabooks #horrorbooks #ghoststories #booksky
January 7, 2026 at 2:55 PM
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🔥 A richly imagined fantasy world
🐉 Dragons bonded to their riders
⚔️ Assassination, political turmoil, and high-stakes magic
💫 A reluctant heir with an impossible deadline #bookqw #fantasybooks #BooksWorthReading
January 7, 2026 at 2:03 PM
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Do the work in 2026!
#MondayMotivation #MondayMorning #NewYear2026 #5amwritersclub #writesky“Amateurs sit and wait for inspiration, the rest of us just get up and go to work.”
– Stephen King
“Amateurs sit and wait for inspiration, the rest of us just get up and go to work.” – Stephen King
January 5, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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They are always watching, everywhere…
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There was no need for neighbor to betray neighbor, or son to turn on father. Such quaint informants weren’t required, not when your own home—what else were HomeAIs for— watched, listened, and scented at all hours of the day and night, silently reporting anything at the fringes of the bell curve of normalcy and beyond for further analysis. While citizens were out and about cameras watched and microphones listened for anything transgressive committed or uttered. Why the malcontents could even self-report in their dreams, their subconscious revealing antisocial, or more importantly in the eyes of the authorities, anti-government proclivities.
January 4, 2026 at 6:09 PM
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Allison reconnects with an old friend… #SCIFIFRI #yabooks #scifibooks
January 2, 2026 at 1:36 PM
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Zuri sees a ghost?!
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December 31, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Can Allison save the everyone she loves or will they become cuisine for alien monsters?

🐲Dragons
🧚Faeries
👾Alien Invasion
🪄Magic
👨‍👩‍👧Family Drama

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December 29, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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What's harder: gnarly math or landing the perfect high kick? Zuri will take the kick any day of the week.

🥊MMA
🏫Haunted School
👻Nasty Ghosts
🤐Family Secrets
➗Terrible Algebra

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December 29, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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Want some #horror on your #Kindle? Stuff it with one of the best #YA #horrorbooks of 2025!
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🥊 MMA
👻ghosts
😨past trauma
☠️Deadly foes
➗gnarly math
December 28, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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Allison doesn't do easy… #yabooks #scifibooks #bookqw
December 25, 2025 at 2:46 AM
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Need a last minute gift? Grab Phantom Algebra, one of the best YA horrors of 2025 per Ginger Nuts of Horror:

I found Phantom Algebra to be totally charming, with clever side stories, great characters and a cool big finish. #horrorbooks #yabooks #booksky

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December 24, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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There's still time to buy great books for the #bookworm in your life! #yabooks #HorrorBooks #Christmas

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December 22, 2025 at 3:04 PM