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Emily Jane Buehler (she/her)

@ephemerily.bsky.social

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I write cozy romantasy with protagonists who take time to get to know each other. Now querying contemporary romance! I’ve also published Bread Science and a bicycling memoir. I edit science papers and I live in fear of my cat. https://janebuehler.com

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Emily Jane Buehler (she/her) @ephemerily.bsky.social · Mar 19

Join Jane and Rowan on their mountain adventure this spring. The Fire Apprentice is now available: janebuehler.com/books/#FireA... #cozyfantasy #romantasy

The book The Fire Apprentice showing a woman leaning on an anvil and a man holding a hammer and iron rod, both in front of a glowing hearth under the trees; text around the book reads Cozy romantasy; Grumpy/sunshine; Slow burn... until about halfway then all bets are off; Fun magic; Dragon nannies; Hot fairy blacksmith; Only one hayloft; Hero with secrets; Heroine with pelvic floor issues

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Emily Jane Buehler (she/her) @ephemerily.bsky.social · 10h

Can I get to the gym before "November Rain" ends? [Insert video of me head banging in the planet fitness parking lot]

a man is playing a guitar in a desert

Alt: a man is playing a guitar in a desert from the video November rain

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Emily Jane Buehler (she/her) @ephemerily.bsky.social · 1d

Local friends: the Eno River Farmers Market is having a silent auction to benefit its SNAP double bucks program, which has become largely self-funded: givebutter.com/c/VKYLf1 Lots of great items like a goat-milking experience and bottomless u-pick blueberries in 2026.

Taste of the Market 2025 Online Auction

Fundraiser for Eno River Farmers Market Double Bucks program

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Emily Jane Buehler (she/her) @ephemerily.bsky.social · 2d

Many thanks to Joy Held for featuring The Fire Apprentice in her "books by my friends" feature: open.substack.com/pub/joyeheld... (Joy wrote a historical mermaid novel!)

BOOKS BY MY FRIENDS

Jane Buehler, Joy E. Held, Jan Thornton Jones & Barbara Jean Miller

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Emily Jane Buehler (she/her) @ephemerily.bsky.social · 2d

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Emily Jane Buehler (she/her) @ephemerily.bsky.social · 2d

It's kind of sad to return home from a September vacation and find all the garden spiders gone and only the remnants of their once glorious webs... hoping they left some egg cases behind!

The eaves of a shed with a few strands of thick spiderweb

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Emily Jane Buehler (she/her) @ephemerily.bsky.social · 5d

I was always mystified by Hillsborough's "Flush Fest" music festival until I learned it raises money for sanitation projects around the world www.flushfest.org And this year they have their own beer!

Cans of beer labeled Eno River brewing and "Pete's royal flush" with an image of a toilet with flowers growing in it

Emily Jane Buehler (she/her) @ephemerily.bsky.social · 6d

He's never letting me pack this thing again

Cat sitting on empty looking duffel bag on bed

Emily Jane Buehler (she/her) @ephemerily.bsky.social · 6d

Thank goodness for @wchlchapelboro.bsky.social providing some heartwarming news these days chapelboro.com/sports/years...

Years After UNC Career Ended, Sam Howell's TABLE Partnership Still Endures - Chapelboro.com

Visitors to Bru’s Public House in Carrboro this past month may have seen a unique item on display: a pair of Sam Howell's NFL cleats.

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Emily Jane Buehler (she/her) @ephemerily.bsky.social · 7d

Vacation grand finale: A stop at Elvis's birthplace in Tupelo, MS. Such a sweet park and exhibits. The park was built around the original home after Elvis helped the town purchase the site.

Small box house with porch with historical marker beside it, brick around it, and trees

Copy of his article entitled "Elvis shows a southern man always pays his debts" about Elvis returning to his hometown to pay off a debt his parents had built up at the pharmacy

Painted mural on wall showing various scenes from Elvis's childhood

Marker in front of a pond with a fountain by benches, entitled "reflections" that talks about giving thanks for your blessings and thinking about what your dream is

Emily Jane Buehler (she/her) @ephemerily.bsky.social · 7d

Vacation report #5: Three days driving the Natchez Trace Parkway, peaceful green scenery including a cypress swamp, the original trace road, lots of turkeys, and historical sites. Would be a great bike ride!

Paved parkway surrounded by trees with a faded national park sign for the Natchez Trace Parkway

A dirt trail through forest with steep dirt and rock sides

Cypress trees with flared bottoms growing in murky water that reflects their trunks and the blue sky overhead

A paved road curving into trees and in the foreground a large wild turkey is running across the road

Emily Jane Buehler (she/her) @ephemerily.bsky.social · 7d

Vacation report #4: Unexpected UNESCO World Heritage Site in the middle of Louisiana farmland, where we took an informative guided tour and learned about life there 3400 years ago.

UNESCO plaque for the monumental earthworks of poverty point

Large grassy mound in the distance with a smaller platform area beside it

Display 100s of spear points organized by color

Display of decorative objects, which are clay balls with patterns on them

Emily Jane Buehler (she/her) @ephemerily.bsky.social · 7d

Vacation report #3: So much to love at Crystal Bridges, definitely will return here! Loads of wonderful paintings, not pictured. I loved how they made their current construction project and gallery reorganization into part of the exhibit.

Emily sits on a bench with two statues of women

Plate with cauliflower with tomatoes and shredded brussels sprouts, on a table with water and a cupcake in the background as well as a second plate, in a grand hallway

A hallway with a vaulted ceiling with two large blue glass pointy sculptures hanging from the ceiling, with construction work outside

Emily Jane Buehler (she/her) @ephemerily.bsky.social · 7d

Vacation report #2: Lake Ouachita highlights include a tarantula sighting (!), the Caddo Bend trail, and especially the rocks! Arkansas has the best rocks.

Large rock with a layer of quartz crystals in the middle

A dirt trail into trees with some blue flowers in the foreground

A tarantula with fuzzy gray legs standing on the side of a concrete step

A view of a distant lake with trees in the foreground

Emily Jane Buehler (she/her) @ephemerily.bsky.social · 7d

Thanks for reporting on this. I wonder about any differences in how fair trade coffee will be affected.

Emily Jane Buehler (she/her) @ephemerily.bsky.social · 7d

Vacation report #1: Loved the historic promenade and bathhouses in Hot Springs, and the many bathtubs, but kind of disappointed that no natural springs remain in the forested areas.

View down a wide sidewalk with fancy, three story buildings with towers, columns, elaborate front entrances, and rows of windows with awnings, and the nearest is labeled Buckstaff bathhouse

View of tall hotel building with American flag and fancy tower, seen through trees

Sign for Hot Springs national Park, in front of two bathhouse buildings, with the tall Navy hospital building in back

Emily sitting in large, ceramic looking bathtub holding a brush and grinning, next to a sign of a historical woman in a similar bathtub that reads "I got in hot water at Hot Springs national Park"

Emily Jane Buehler (she/her) @ephemerily.bsky.social · 11d

That little pink one in back is trying to remain hopeful

Emily Jane Buehler (she/her) @ephemerily.bsky.social · 11d

5 stars to the Root Cafe of Little Rock www.therootcafe.com Food from local farmers, plus easy parking and plenty of shady seating!

Plate on table with greens, mushrooms, poached eggs with hollandaise sauce, and baguette slices, with coffee mugs and another similar plate in the background

Emily Jane Buehler (she/her) @ephemerily.bsky.social · 11d

We met Hamish, the Crystal Bridges cat. He's a sleepy boy these days. Greeted us at 8:30 but slept all day after that until we left at 2:30. #caturday

Cat sitting by gate between curving stone walls in shade

Cat sleeping curled against wall behind gate in sun

Cat lying against wall in shade in front of gate

Cat curled and asleep in shade by wall in front of gate

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Emily Jane Buehler (she/her) @ephemerily.bsky.social · 12d

Very exciting day for my Seahawks-loving BF apnews.com/article/merr... (I'm shocked that "petrichor" was not yet included.)

'Beast mode' to 'teraflop': 10 words from the Merriam-Webster dictionary update

Merriam-Webster has announced a major update to its “Collegiate” dictionary, adding over 5,000 new words.

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Emily Jane Buehler (she/her) @ephemerily.bsky.social · 14d

A well-intentioned person moved this box turtle into a fountain, thinking it would be better off. I know it's hard but it's usually best to leave turtles alone (or move them across the road in the direction they're going).

Hand letting go of wet turtle at edge of mulch

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Emily Jane Buehler (she/her) @ephemerily.bsky.social · 17d

I am spending the weekend at Spa Con in Hot Springs, Arkansas. It is a lovely event and was a great excuse to go somewhere new.

Table with a display of Emily's fantasy romance books and bookmarks.

Emily Jane Buehler (she/her) @ephemerily.bsky.social · 23d

Who's under the table and biting my knee? Not Coco!

Cat on chair under table, with some plaid bathrobe in the foreground

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Emily Jane Buehler (she/her) @ephemerily.bsky.social · 25d

Well, it took only 2 1/2 years but I finally managed to hang up the towel hooks I made in #blacksmithing class while researching for The Fire Apprentice!

A door with a black iron hook and a second iron piece that has a towel hanging from it

Emily Jane Buehler (she/her) @ephemerily.bsky.social · 26d

I think these beetles have forgotten the rules of horror movies...

Two Beetles on top of each other on one side of a flower, while a large spider sits on the other side

Emily Jane Buehler (she/her) @ephemerily.bsky.social · 26d

Dewy morning highlights just how many giant spiders are hanging out in my yard 😬 such as this one *on my mailbox* HOW LONG has this web been here? Does the mail carrier know?

Mailbox with spiderweb extending from the box to the ground, seen from the side

Front view of mailbox with large spiderweb visible in front of it