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Tessa Barbosa
@hitessabarbosa.bsky.social
SFF Writer: THE ISLE OF TEETH (S&S Fall 26) and THE MOONLIGHT BLADE (out now!) Rep: Léonicka Valcius
SFWA | Writer Unboxed | Viable Paradise 16 | 🇵🇭 🇨🇦 | She/Her

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Books aren't expensive.

Writers are at the bottom of a large column of people making money off books.

We get screwed the most.

By the publishing industry and the fucking pirates.

You like books? Buy them, or go to the library.

Or there won't be any writers to make the art.
November 25, 2025 at 11:48 PM
The void demands treats.
November 7, 2025 at 6:38 PM
PS 5yo also insists I have 4 children instead of 2.

DID YOU SEE MY HAUNTED HOUSE POSTS BEFORE? 😭
November 2, 2025 at 6:08 PM
(addendum)

Me: Why do you think a circle will make your head quieter?
5yo: I just know.

🫣
November 2, 2025 at 6:06 PM
cont.

5yo: NO IT HAS TO BE A CIRCLE
(He's autistic, and super agitated about changing the shape he made)
10yo: Get some holy water, quick! We have to take him to church tomorrow...

Anyway, the summoning circle was broken. Hopefully a good sleep fixed everything. But just WTF. Kids are terrifying.
November 2, 2025 at 6:02 PM
cont.

5yo CRYING: I need the noise in my head to go away!
10yo: OMG he's summoning a demon
5yo: You need to leave that there for a year
Me (internally): WTF
10yo: STOP HIM
Me (because 5yo knows nothing of horror stuff): How about a triangle or a rectangle instead of a circle?
November 2, 2025 at 5:59 PM
They look awesome to me!
November 1, 2025 at 9:32 PM
I hope there are sequels!!
October 29, 2025 at 11:15 PM