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mars the librarian (they/them)
@marsthelibrarian.bsky.social
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31. queer librarian, ttrpg player, fandom nerd. have finished a curse of strahd game.
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applesncinnamon.bsky.social
I am so blown away that Sweet & Wild was nominated for so many awards! This year has been incredible and I am so happy that my book has reached people! Thank you all so much! 💛🥹🐝
A graphic that reads: INDIE INK AWARDS NOMINATIONS! The logo for Indie Ink Awards is in the left hand corner, a bee in the right. The cover of Sweet & Wild is displayed next to a list of awards it was nominated for: Best book cover and cover artist, best friendship, Best light read, Best setting, Best use of tropes, Side Character MVP, This Book Made me Hungry/Thirsty, Gay or Lesbian Rep, LGBTQ+ Rep, Mental Health Rep
December 9, 2025 at 12:05 AM
marsthelibrarian.bsky.social
re: #pantone color of the year
December 5, 2025 at 8:03 PM
marsthelibrarian.bsky.social
i saw the proshot of merrily we roll along and well,,,i’ve never seen a proshot that makes me want to watch a bootleg more 😅
December 5, 2025 at 3:27 AM
marsthelibrarian.bsky.social
i had a great time at the @criticalrole.bsky.social pop up! Can’t wait for the live show on tuesday or NYCC on thursday!
October 4, 2025 at 7:22 PM
marsthelibrarian.bsky.social
go buy my friend’s book! do ittttt!
applesncinnamon.bsky.social Alex Larkspur 💛 Queer Fantasy @applesncinnamon.bsky.social · Jul 29
Sweet & Wild, is out now! 🐝💛🍃
Sweet & Wild is a MM Fantasy Romance featuring nature magic, a sunshine MC, and mysterious spirits in the forest!

Universal Link: books2read.com/u/bzNng9
Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/alexlarkspur...
Itch: applesncinnamon.itch.io/sweet-wild
Cover by the wonderful @northyme.com
A young man, Micah, kneels in a field of purple flowers. He holds a bundle of purple flowers in one hand while reaching to gather more with his other hand. He has peach skin, golden hair, and brown eyes. He wears a white shirt, brown pants, and a wide-brimmed straw hat with flowers woven through. Behind him, there is a verdant forest of trees. Bees buzz around the man as he looks down towards his work. The title, Sweet & Wild, is above him and the author’s name, Alex Larkspur, is below him.
July 29, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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applesncinnamon.bsky.social
My book, Sweet & Wild, is coming out this Tuesday! I’d love if you checked it out! 💛
Universal Link: books2read.com/u/bzNng9
A young man, Micah, kneels in a field of purple flowers. He holds a bundle of purple flowers in one hand while reaching to gather more with his other hand. He has peach skin, golden hair, and brown eyes. He wears a white shirt, brown pants, and a wide-brimmed straw hat with flowers woven through. Behind him, there is a verdant forest of trees. Bees buzz around the man as he looks down towards his work. The title, Sweet & Wild, is above him and the author’s name, Alex Larkspur, is below him.
July 28, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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applesncinnamon.bsky.social
Sweet & Wild is a MM Fantasy that is coming out on July 29th!
If you're interested in a Sunshine MC falling in love with a forest spirit, be sure to check it out!
Link to Pre-order: books2read.com/u/bzNng9
A trope arrow book cover social media post for Sweet & Wild! The background shows a mossy forest floor the arrows read: - MM Fantasy Romance - Sunshine MC - Mysterious Spirits in the Woods - Forest Magic - Healing and Growth - Cozy Adjacent The cover description: A young man, Micah, kneels in a field of purple flowers. He holds a bundle of purple flowers in one hand while reaching to gather more with his other hand. He has peach skin, golden hair, and brown eyes. He wears a white shirt, brown pants, and a wide-brimmed straw hat with flowers woven through. Behind him, there is a verdant forest of trees. Bees buzz around the man as he looks down towards his work. The title, Sweet & Wild, is above him and the author’s name, Alex Larkspur, is below him.
July 13, 2025 at 6:30 PM
marsthelibrarian.bsky.social
it looks so goooooood!!!! <3 <3 <3
applesncinnamon.bsky.social Alex Larkspur 💛 Queer Fantasy @applesncinnamon.bsky.social · Jul 7
I revealed the front cover of Sweet & Wild earlier today, but here is the entire wrap-around as well! You just have to see who's lurking in the woods!
Sweet & Wild is an MM Fantasy Romance that is coming out July 29th!

Cover art: @northyme.com
A picture of the front and back of Sweet & Wild by Alex Larkspur. The front, on the right-hand side, features a young man, Micah, kneeling in a field of purple flowers. He holds a bundle of purple flowers in one hand while reaching to gather more with his other hand. He has peach skin, golden hair, and brown eyes. He wears a white shirt, brown pants, and a wide-brimmed straw hat with flowers woven through. Behind him, there is a verdant forest of trees. Bees buzz around the man as he looks down towards his work. The title, Sweet & Wild, is above him and the author’s name, Alex Larkspur, is below him. The back, on the left side, show another figure standing among the trees. This is Terran, a tall man with tan skin, brown hair that trails into green, and antlers protruding from his head. He is wearing shades of brown and watching Micah. There is also a blurb for the book which reads: Micah Harlow has just moved to Roseyard, a small town on the edge of a mysterious forest. Filled with hope for a new start here, Micah ventures into the woods to forage and, of course, make an offering to the guardian spirit within. However, this forest is unlike any that Micah has been in before. The spirit himself appears and takes an interest in Micah, helping him to find whatever he needs and spending time with him. To complicate things further, the town of Roseyard is far different than Micah expects. The citizens call the guardian spirit within the woods a beast, and they seem to be held under the thumb of one affluent man. In order to survive and thrive, Micah will be pulled further into the magic of the forest and its spirit, all while cultivating relationships within Roseyard. And hopefully, heal the wounds of his damaged heart. Beneath the blurb, there is a graphic of a bee!
July 7, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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applesncinnamon.bsky.social
I'm so excited to reveal the cover for Sweet & Wild, coming out July 29th!
Sweet & Wild is a MM Fantasy Romance with magic, a sunshine MC, and mysterious spirits in the forest!

@northyme.com is the cover artist and they did such an amazing job capturing the mood!
A young man, Micah, kneels in a field of purple flowers. He holds a bundle of purple flowers in one hand while reaching to gather more with his other hand. He has peach skin, golden hair, and brown eyes. He wears a white shirt, brown pants, and a wide-brimmed straw hat with flowers woven through. Behind him, there is a verdant forest of trees. Bees buzz around the man as he looks down towards his work. The title, Sweet & Wild, is above him and the author’s name, Alex Larkspur, is below him.
July 7, 2025 at 1:00 PM
marsthelibrarian.bsky.social
@status.archiveofourown.org hey so ao3 is showing up as “down for maintenance” when i try to access it on my phone. i can access it on my computer and my ipad, but this is all i can see on my phone
July 3, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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thenation.com
Leading economists argue that Zohran Mamdani's mayoral platform is a bold yet practical blueprint to tackle some of New York City’s most urgent challenges—above all, the cost of living.
Economists Support Zohran Mamdani’s Plan for New York City
Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral platform is a practical blueprint to tackle some of New York City’s most pressing problems.
www.thenation.com
June 20, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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aclu.org
BREAKING: A federal judge reversed National Institutes of Health's terminations of hundreds of critical research grants that were canceled because of their alleged connection to disfavored topics, including diversity, equity, inclusion, and gender identity.

This is a major win for public health.
June 16, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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txfreedomread.bsky.social
HB 3225 is dead. Texas teens maintain the right to read freely in their local libraries.

Grassroots organizing, coalition building, and individual Texas students, authors, parents, librarians, & public library supporters using their voices WORKED.
An image of a public library sitting atop the wicked witch (aka HB 3225) with a caption that says “ding dong! HB 3225 is dead!”
May 29, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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applesncinnamon.bsky.social
ARCs are now available for my MM Fantasy Romance, Sweet & Wild, coming July 29th! 💛🐝🍃
Please fill out the attached Google Form to request an ARC!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Micah Harlow has just moved to Roseyard, a small town on the edge of a mysterious forest. Filled with hope for a new start here, Micah ventures into the woods to forage and, of course, make an offering to the guardian spirit within. However, this forest is unlike any that Micah has been in before. The spirit himself appears and takes an interest in Micah, helping him to find whatever he needs and spending time with him. To complicate things further, the town of Roseyard is far different than Micah expects. The citizens call the guardian spirit within the woods a beast, and they seem to be held under the thumb of one affluent man. In order to survive and thrive, Micah will be pulled further into the magic of the forest and its spirit, all while cultivating relationships within Roseyard. And hopefully, heal the wounds of his damaged heart. A grid of nine pictures: sunshine shining through trees, wildflowers in the sunshine, a stag eating grass, a village street, a yellow square reading “Sweet & Wild” with a drawing of a bee and a flower, a bee resting on a yellow flower, a honey dipper covered in honey, a straw hat resting on flowers, and the crowns of trees from below. There are bubbles of text that read: “MM Fantasy Romance”, “Healing and Growth”, “Sunshine MC”, “Witches”, “Cozy Adjacent”, and “Mysterious Spirits in the Woods”
May 3, 2025 at 2:21 PM
marsthelibrarian.bsky.social
we did the impossible. we finished a curse of strahd game
April 19, 2025 at 1:59 AM
marsthelibrarian.bsky.social
sometimes i think about the fact that "atlas shrugged" is a fantastic title for a book and that fucking *ayn rand* is the one who gets to use it for her objectivist, 'you don't need to care about other people' absolute bs of a novel

and i get angry
April 14, 2025 at 3:34 PM
marsthelibrarian.bsky.social
whelp...rip tiktok. a friend of mine downloaded all my tiktoks for me a few days ago and i saved all my favorites for all the craft tutorials and recipes but it's a sad day for american democracy and free speech
...
January 19, 2025 at 4:04 AM
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leftistlawyer.com
Just FYI, administrative warrants (like the ones used by ICE) are not judicial warrants (used by cops, signed by a judge).

You do NOT legally have to open the door for an ICE officer with an administrative warrant *no matter what the ICE officer says.*
January 18, 2025 at 1:02 AM
marsthelibrarian.bsky.social
2.5 to 3 sessions of curse of strahd left. when we finish i am going to be insufferable about the fact that i finished it
January 18, 2025 at 3:35 AM
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nameshiv.bsky.social
or play a ttrpg. or a sport. Just go do something with actual people in the real world just for a little bit, please. This nonstop exposure to a constant stream of 26 million consciousnesses is not what the human brain was designed for or is remotely equipped to handle
golikehellmachine.com GOLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · Jan 14
i am not claiming it would fix everything, but i don’t think it would hurt for every angsty zoomer and millennial and x-er who spends 16 hours a day being Mad Online to pick up an instrument and learn to play it just badly enough to play along with other angsty zoomers and millennials and x-ers
January 14, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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November 24, 2024 at 1:04 PM
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moving over here from twitter's remains. even odds i actually use this account
November 18, 2024 at 2:24 AM
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ng5132.bsky.social
15th century Kermit.
Based on Tales of Tinkerdee and the song "If I were"
Illustration of Kermit the Frog wearing blue 15th century garments and holding a lute.
November 14, 2024 at 5:46 PM