mariya
@mariyakeeka.bsky.social
writer | yappologist | indoor cat | 24 | words floating around in cosmic horror monthly, the bitchin' kitsch, livina press, etc
https://mariyakeeka.carrd.co/
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mariya
@mariyakeeka.bsky.social
· Nov 15
Omg intros 👀 hi #writersky I'm Mariya, a 24 y/o writer based in Toronto!
I centre family, hope, and revolution in my work and I've dabbled in poetry and short stories (read em in my bio!). This year I'm working on my first novel, a Mughal-inspired fantasy blending politics, adventure, and dragons!
I centre family, hope, and revolution in my work and I've dabbled in poetry and short stories (read em in my bio!). This year I'm working on my first novel, a Mughal-inspired fantasy blending politics, adventure, and dragons!
Nasser Hussain's work is super fun omg #poetrysky
I'm hungry for poetry
December 18, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Nasser Hussain's work is super fun omg #poetrysky
December 15, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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"Ars Poetica with Ecology" by Gospel Chinedu is suffused with longing and grief. What animal will you become to outrun disasters?
Ars Poetica with Ecology - Small Wonders
The land is green with grief. / There are fetid flowers and // forlorn footprints across the / field
smallwondersmag.com
December 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
"Ars Poetica with Ecology" by Gospel Chinedu is suffused with longing and grief. What animal will you become to outrun disasters?
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"I can't afford to support my favorite author right now, I—"
Reviews.
Reviews are free AND they are a gift to authors that can keep on giving (i.e., exposure, marketing, algo boosts, etc.)
Please, give the gift of reviews to your authors this holiday season. It really can make a difference!
Reviews.
Reviews are free AND they are a gift to authors that can keep on giving (i.e., exposure, marketing, algo boosts, etc.)
Please, give the gift of reviews to your authors this holiday season. It really can make a difference!
December 9, 2025 at 11:04 PM
"I can't afford to support my favorite author right now, I—"
Reviews.
Reviews are free AND they are a gift to authors that can keep on giving (i.e., exposure, marketing, algo boosts, etc.)
Please, give the gift of reviews to your authors this holiday season. It really can make a difference!
Reviews.
Reviews are free AND they are a gift to authors that can keep on giving (i.e., exposure, marketing, algo boosts, etc.)
Please, give the gift of reviews to your authors this holiday season. It really can make a difference!
I'm hungry for poetry
December 9, 2025 at 3:33 AM
So my husband can drop all the Pokémon evolutions at any given moment, but EYE talk about the Wild Hunt inspired post-apocalyptic Western novella and I'm the weird one got it 👍
December 9, 2025 at 3:04 AM
So my husband can drop all the Pokémon evolutions at any given moment, but EYE talk about the Wild Hunt inspired post-apocalyptic Western novella and I'm the weird one got it 👍
Started reading Artemis by Andy Weir (whose other books I've loved)
Icks so far:
- clear case of FMC-written-by-a-man-itis
- FMC casually throws out that she's apparently from Saudi, surely this won't come back to haunt us later
- how many times can you tell us how glass is made
#booksky #scifi
Icks so far:
- clear case of FMC-written-by-a-man-itis
- FMC casually throws out that she's apparently from Saudi, surely this won't come back to haunt us later
- how many times can you tell us how glass is made
#booksky #scifi
December 3, 2025 at 3:35 AM
I'm hungry for poetry
December 2, 2025 at 3:33 AM
I'm hungry for poetry
Wrote a bad poem so I'm counting it as progress
Forgot about nano 2.0 so guess who's already behind 🤪 #writesky
November 2, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Wrote a bad poem so I'm counting it as progress
I am a prologue truther
October 30, 2025 at 3:19 PM
I am a prologue truther
Btw if we're moots and you see me cross posting here and on X, please know that I have a very limited amount of original ideas and need to milk every single one
October 29, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Btw if we're moots and you see me cross posting here and on X, please know that I have a very limited amount of original ideas and need to milk every single one
I've realized I just have a fear of writing after so long because I don't think I can anymore
I finally have the energy to write but idk WHAT to write 😭
October 29, 2025 at 3:07 PM
I've realized I just have a fear of writing after so long because I don't think I can anymore
I finally have the energy to write but idk WHAT to write 😭
October 29, 2025 at 1:28 PM
I finally have the energy to write but idk WHAT to write 😭
My apologies for calling baseball boring, it's actually the best sport to play in the background while you read
October 29, 2025 at 3:26 AM
My apologies for calling baseball boring, it's actually the best sport to play in the background while you read
Maybe my reading slump is because my purpose for reading has changed
October 29, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Maybe my reading slump is because my purpose for reading has changed
Okay I think a realistic writing goal is research in October for "nano" prep
October 5, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Okay I think a realistic writing goal is research in October for "nano" prep
Everything I've learned about the new TS album had been against my will and I think you all should go stream THAT'S SHOWBIZ BABY! instead
October 4, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Everything I've learned about the new TS album had been against my will and I think you all should go stream THAT'S SHOWBIZ BABY! instead
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Volume 15 - Faith, is now live to the world. Printed copies will be available soon. paddlerpress.ca/issues-trip-...
October 1, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Volume 15 - Faith, is now live to the world. Printed copies will be available soon. paddlerpress.ca/issues-trip-...
First submission in almost two years, how long will that first rejection take
September 30, 2025 at 2:55 AM
First submission in almost two years, how long will that first rejection take
Word on The Street Lit Festival <3
September 28, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Word on The Street Lit Festival <3
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repeating the phrase "full books" as I slam my head against my desk until I pass out
September 26, 2025 at 1:56 PM
repeating the phrase "full books" as I slam my head against my desk until I pass out
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Assata Shakur has "died in Havana, Cuba, as a result of health conditions and her advanced age."
She was 78.
She was 78.
Assata Shakur, political activist and ex-Black Liberation Army member, has died
Assata Shakur “died in Havana, Cuba, as a result of health conditions and her advanced age,” according to Cuba’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
www.whatimreading.net
September 26, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Assata Shakur has "died in Havana, Cuba, as a result of health conditions and her advanced age."
She was 78.
She was 78.