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J. Alexander Cohen | Novelist (fantasy and others)
@jalexandercohen.com
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Novelist, caregiver, gay, fat (most of the time). https://www.jalexandercohen.com

#amquerying: The Library at Eventide (cozy m/m adult fantasy w/disability rep)

Talio's Codex: https://books2read.com/talioscodex
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Sad when the leaves start falling.
A backyard featuring numerous trees, including pines and leafy deciduous types showing early autumn colors. A small brick-paved area sits in the center, surrounded by dirt and grass partially covered in fallen leaves.
October 21, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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Sweet and sour meatballs.
Close-up of a bowl of sweet and sour meatballs in sauce.
October 2, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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Shrimp pad thai.
Close-up of a white plate with shrimp pad thai on it. Visible: shrimp, noodles, sauce, chopped green onions.
September 30, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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Just a giant feral hand puppet, patent-pending. #saturdayselfies
A side photograph of me, an elderly man with a big bushy white beard, wearing a black baseball cap with the logo bvto for bearded villains Toronto
September 20, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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Friday night dinner: oven-fried chicken and tortellini in tomato sauce.
Close-up of a white plate, with a piece of oven-fried chicken at left and tomato sauce-covered tortellini at right.
September 19, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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Giant feral hand puppet
A side close-up portrait of me in black and white
September 13, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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Dinner: fresh cream of asparagus soup with challah, fried fish and garlic butter rice.
Close-up of white bowl containing cream of asparagus soup, with slice of challah being dipped into it. Close-up of white plate containing garlic butter rice to the left, and fried salmon to the right.
September 12, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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Baked potato skins for supper.
Close-up of a white plate containing two baked potato skins. On each skin is: melted cheese, bacon, pepperoni, sour cream, sliced green onion.
August 31, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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Vegetarian burritos for supper.
Close-up of four burritos in an aluminum square foil pan, covered with melted cheese. Close-up of single veggie burrito on white plate. Visible: tortilla covered with melted cheese. Interior: refried beans, cheese, salsa, rice.
August 30, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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A very blue sky filled with puffy white clouds
August 27, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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Last night's supper... Salad, beef stroganoff and asparagus
Brown wooden bowl of salad. Visible lettuce, carrots, broccoli, feta. White plate containing beef stroganoff and asparagus. Visible: noodles, ground beef sauce in foreground; spindly roast asparagus in background
August 27, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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Sesame salmon, asparagus and rice.
White dinner plate with sesame salmon at back, asparagus at right, and rice in foreground. Sesame marinated generally covers the plate.
August 24, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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I just got a few free audiobook codes for Talio's Codex, and would love to get some reviews on it. Interested? DM me.

(It's on an audiobook app: www.audiobooks.com/promo)

Talio's Codex: m/m legal fantasy thriller set in a Venetian world of canals, skyships and religious factions.

#talioscodex
Talio's Codex book cover. Title: Talio's Codex. Author: J. Alexander Cohen. Blurb: "Talio's Codex is like if someone said: What if a fantasy version of Suits only better and way, way gayer - plus a sizzling dollop of intrigue?" - Lyda Morehouse, Shamus Award-winning author of Welcome to Boy. net. Image: Against a Venetian style backdrop, a man in renaissance clothes and a man completely covered by a saffron-colored cloak and hood examine a red-bound book. Above them, a ship sails on a magical aerial waterway.
August 24, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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Sloppy Joes for supper.
Close-up of Sloppy Joe on white plate against blue placemat. Shown: bagel on bottom, cooked ground beef, onion and spices on top.
August 23, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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Black and white close-up picture of me and my beard, wearing a baseball cap.
August 16, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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The Library at Eventide

#QueerPit #RF #A

LEGENDS & LATTES x HOUSE IN THE CERULEAN SEA

An idealistic botanist and a restless scribe take different paths to bring magic back to the world. While Garris plants enchanted flowers across the continent, Eran rebuilds a great ancient library: Eventide.
Moodboard. Upper-left: close-up of two men kissing. Upper-middle: pot over a fire. Upper-right: a map, magnifying glass, compass and coins. Lower-left: purple flowers. Lower middle: Ancient scrolls. Right: Sunlit trees and grass. Lower right: cat on a tree branch against a full moon.
August 15, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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Hungarian sour cherry soup. 🍒🍒🍒
Close up of a glass bowl containing sour cherry soup. Visible: cherry juice mixed with yogurt, sour cherries.
August 9, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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Lasagna Alfredo (tasted better than it looked).
Close-up of two chunks of lasagna Alfredo on a white dish. Visible: cheese layer (cheddar, parmesan), meat layer (ground beef, red onions), second cheese layer (cottage cheese).
August 8, 2025 at 12:53 AM
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Vegetarian chickpea curry.
Closeup of white bowl containing chickpea curry. Visible: rice, green beans, chickpeas, tomato sauce, onion/yogurt sauce, cilantro.
August 5, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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Orange ramen noodle summer salad.
Close-up of a wooden salad bowl containing orange ramen noodle summer salad. Visible: ramen noodles, lettuce, mandarin orange segments, cabbage, sliced scallions.
August 3, 2025 at 12:28 AM
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Cheddar chili with butter swim biscuits.
Close-up of white bowl containing cheddar chili. Visible: red beans, beef, cheddar. Close-up of pan of butter swim biscuits, baked, sitting on granite countertop. Close-up of white plate containing three rough butter swim biscuits, with blue placemat in background.
July 30, 2025 at 2:38 AM
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Rainbow trout chowder.
Close-up of a white bowl of chowder sitting on a blue placemat. Visible in the chowder: cream, potatoes, rainbow trout chunks, pepper, hot sauce, dill, Vinta cracker at left.
July 24, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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Baked parmesan scallops over spaghettini.
Close-up of a white bowl on a blue placemat. Bowl contains scallops, spaghettini, parmesan cheese, breadcrumbs and other spices.
July 24, 2025 at 12:55 AM
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Orzo, chicken, feta and dill summer salad.
Close up of white bowl containing orzo, feta, Dill, and chicken salad. Visible: orzo, dill, lettuce, cucumber, green onions, spoon, against blue placemat
July 15, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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"Will it always be this way?" "Always, if you will it to be so."

THE LIBRARY AT EVENTIDE: An idealist botanist and a restless scribe in love bring magic back to the world. Garris travels the land planting enchanted flowers, while Eran rebuilds a once-great library. #BluePit 📖 #Q #A #OV #LGBT #DIS
Moodboard. Upper-left: close-up of two men kissing. Upper-middle: pot over a fire. Upper-right: a map, magnifying glass, compass and coins. Lower-left: purple flowers. Lower middle: Ancient scrolls. Right: Sunlit trees and grass. Lower right: cat on a tree branch against a full moon.
July 13, 2025 at 10:27 PM