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November 13th: "build"

How useful, a castle built to move when needed!

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The device buzzed once, then a voice answered—deep, gravel-rough, and unmistakably ancient. “Yes?” came Rafael’s response, calm and terse as always. “Get the gang ready,” Duvac said without preamble. “We might have to move the castle. Security breach—Grade A.” He didn’t wait for confirmation. He already knew the Gargoyle would act the moment the line went dead. Duvac turned back to Margaret, his jaw set like stone. “Take care of him,” he said, jerking his chin toward Judah. “And get Nina. I want every person we rescued and every human we captured checked for embedded tech—anything that could compromise us.” Margaret nodded sharply. “I’ve got it. Go.”
November 13, 2025 at 8:37 AM
csmadsen.bsky.social
Today's #WIPSnips is #burger.

In a rare moment of pure levity, Anna Florakis gets to try a hamburger from Burger Royalty, something she always hoped to do if she ever got to visit America. Erik feels privileged to witness her wholesome reaction.

#UrbanFantasy #Supernatural #Thriller #BYPMW

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Word processor screenshot with two instances of the word "burger" highlighted. The text is as follows: “I am the burger queen!” she cackled, achieving a victorious, sloppy bite. Chewing thoughtfully for a few moments, she gulped her mouthful down and grinned at us. “So this is what American food is like! It tastes a lot better than I was led to believe. Really, it’s delicious. I read about this Burger Royalty place when I was a child, and I always swore to myself I’d try it out if I ever went to America. I simply had to have one of these tiaras.” She used her finger to tick an invisible box in front of her, making a sound like a cash register as she did so. It was hard holding back my mirth from watching her enjoy her experiences with such a genuine, innocent air. I didn’t want her to think I was laughing at her. There was just a wholesome, delightful feeling seeing her so happy, and that sort of emotion was decidedly rare in this strange new world.
November 11, 2025 at 3:36 PM
curioussnowflake.bsky.social
#WIPSnips for 11/12: shirt

High school gym class sucks under the best of circumstances. When you’ve got burn scars like Tim, however, it’s a very special kind of hell.

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Tim took a deep breath, stomach knotting, and pulled his uniform out of his gym locker. The weather had continued hot, so his mom had picked him up one of those thermal arm bands that basketball players use so he could stop wearing long sleeve shirts. But that only covered him from wrist to bicep. He quickly stripped off his shirt, trying to be both swift and nonchalant, but he still heard the conversations around him die as the extent of his scarring was revealed, running down his entire left side from hairline to hipbone. “The hell happened to you?” said a mocking voice behind him. Tim ignored it and pulled his gym shirt on. Someone else giggled nervously. “Talking to you, freakshow. How’d you get a face like that?” Tim knew he was going to have to deal with this crap sooner or later, and that he’d really only have one chance to not be labeled as a bullying target. He kept his face impassive as he turned, even though his heart was thumping in his chest so hard he was sure his ears were twitching in time with it.
November 12, 2025 at 1:30 PM
ivy-white.bsky.social
November 12th: "Shirt"

When you've been forced to wear scrubs for months, a simple shirt feels like a luxury item.

#Judah

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The water was already cooling by the time he rinsed the last of the suds from his hair. Eventually, he shut off the water with a reluctant twist and stepped out into the bathroom, dragging a towel from the nearby rack. Margaret had left him a change of clothes. Simple things—but to Judah, they may as well have been robes sewn from silk. A long-sleeved shirt, slightly too big, but sleeves riding short on his forearms. Sweatpants tied at the waist, still baggy around his thin hips. He looked like a scarecrow in hand-me-downs, but he didn’t care. It wasn’t white. And the best fucking part? Socks and shoes.
November 12, 2025 at 8:41 AM
curioussnowflake.bsky.social
#WIPSnips for 11/13: build

Traveling from our world to the Duskrealms can only occur at certain places and times, and even then it’s not easy, as Tim discovers here.

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The sensation continued to build. At first Tim kept his eyes open, focusing on Gideon’s back, but eventually it was too disorienting to even do that. He squeezed his eyes shut and just concentrated on his feet. Left, right, left, right, the twisting vertigo increasing more and more. Tim gritted his teeth and willed himself to remain upright. He felt Vee’s hand jerk and he clamped down, not sure whether he was trying to help her or desperately clinging to something solid. Suddenly he felt a different sensation, a strange resistance, as though the air around him had thickened. He pushed forward one last step and the entire world seemed to snap 180 degrees around. He stumbled forward, the vertigo gone, and released his death grip on Vee’s hand in order to keep his balance. He bent over, hands on his knees, eyes closed, head throbbing, willing his stomach to behave itself, breathing slow and deep. Just ahead of him he heard the unmistakable sound of one of the twins losing their battle with the nausea.
November 13, 2025 at 3:34 PM
creaturesofgbg.bsky.social
Part 25: "High and Dry" #creaturesofgothenburg #webcomics #indiecomics #urbanfantasy #art
November 14, 2025 at 6:21 AM
evelynklebert.bsky.social
I have a new book coming out later this month, A Murder in the Village and Other Mystical Tales of the Ouachita Mountains. Here's a little teaser. 😊 #booksky #writingcommunity #shortstories #paranormalromance #metaphysicalfiction #urbanfantasy
November 12, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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November 13, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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Can Bram corner a golem and put a stop to its spree before someone else’s family is torn asunder? Find out in Feat of Clay by Keith R.A. DeCandido, the continuing misadventures of Bram Gold. buff.ly/IYqXvkO #Paranormal #UrbanFantasy #Supernatural @kradec.bsky.social
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November 15, 2025 at 12:21 AM
taggartrehnnauthor.bsky.social
“The Council” is my second edgy dark fantasy saga for adults. First in the saga is “Lucca’s Return”. www.amazon.com/dp/B0C4KC91HY followed by "The Door": www.amazon.com/dp/B0CSZP2VBG #scifi #SFF #vampires #vampire #espionage #mystery #intrigue #paranormal #WritingCommunity #urbanfantasy #BookSky 📚💙
November 11, 2025 at 8:40 PM
morganbrice.bsky.social
With urban fantasy and paranormal romance, it's spooky season all year long! Have you read mine? #supernatural #paranormal #ghosts #magic #witches #spells #mmromancereads #ParanormalRomance #urbanfantasy
November 11, 2025 at 3:29 PM
curioussnowflake.bsky.social
#WIPSnips for 11/11: burger

Here, our MC Tim has to contend with explaining to his nosy, suburban realtor mom about Vee and Gideon, without, ya know, letting her know they’re magic wielders from another dimension who’ve recruited him to save the world. No biggie. 🤣

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That’s why you have the phone, Tim, so I don’t freak out.” She looked up at him for a moment, then smiled. “I can’t stay mad at you. Just like your dad.” She held up the bag. “C’mon, sit and eat. Unless you filled yourself up on scones, that is.” Tim grinned and joined her at the table, grabbing the bag and emptying out the contents. She watched him as he unwrapped his burger and dug in, a tiny half-smile playing at the corners of her mouth. “What?” he mumbled around a mouthful of fries. “Well?” Anna rolled her eyes innocently. “What’s she like?” “Mom! She’s just a friend, her and Gideon both.” “Yah-huh”, she said, blatantly unconvinced. “So what’s she like? Tim huffed through his nose and popped another fry in his mouth, considering. “Six-and-a-half feet of enthusiasm in a five-foot package.” “So, definitely an “opposites attract” situation then, huh?” “Mom, I told you…” “…she’s just a friend, I heard.” She took a sip of her own soda that had been sitting neglected on the table, leaving a ring of moisture there. “They’re good people? I can trust you on that, right?”
November 11, 2025 at 4:43 PM
ashleytwrites.bsky.social
Short Cuts episode three is now available!!! What happens when a shifter butcher meets a witch baker? Magic of course!
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Short Cuts: Supernatural Butcher
Episode Three, Something Witchy This Way Comes
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November 11, 2025 at 2:12 PM
derlakernlins.bsky.social
If the girl you save from a demon joined that demon to escape poverty and powerlessness and you can only offer her a return to poverty and powerlessness shes probably gonna go back to the demon, Harker.

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“It wouldn’t have to be with me. Not like that. We don’t have to do anything together. Not if you don’t want. But I can help you. I’m always willing to help you.” Julia looked around at his spare apartment. No pictures on the walls, no carpet on the floor. The most expensive thing in the room was the gun in his hand. She sighed and shook her head. “I’m sorry, Simon. I can’t live like this. I know I’m supposed to be okay with it, but I’m not. Carmun gives me freedom from everything except her, and frankly it’s been a while since I committed a real atrocity. We can pretty much leave that to humans now. I haven’t done a mass murder in, like, five years.”
November 9, 2025 at 12:36 PM
river-melody.bsky.social
Another CH 5 excerpt...

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November 14, 2025 at 5:01 PM
readwithmme.bsky.social
My summary for the first 5 books of the Dresden Files. #booksky #jimbutcher #urbanfantasy
November 14, 2025 at 12:51 PM
derlakernlins.bsky.social
Heists are stressful.

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Joey’s ass cratered the top of the cab right as the Vigiles Draconi’s most effective weapon against dragonkind reached the bow of the ship. Kimmy didn’t wait for Joey to figure his shit out. She threw the truck into reverse, backed out as far as she could as fast as she could. There were no lights where she was going. Her mirrors were useless. Once Joey popped his head over the top of the container and lent her his eyes she was a little bit better able to determine what the fuck she was doing, but her heart remained in her throat, in her eyes, in her stomach, anywhere but her chest where it belonged until she’d been driving on populated highways for a solid ten minutes. Joey had swung into the cab at some point. He must have, because he startled her by speaking from the chair next to her. “Well shit, that kinda worked out, didn’t it?”
November 8, 2025 at 2:37 PM
thejsliving.bsky.social
I was late to the party, but enjoyed reading others excerpts.

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The voices of Jynelle Brown, Prince Bolton, and Carlos Kasse come together for the audiobook production of Blood Ties: A Collection of Three Covenant of Blood Shorts. Your new fave Urban Fantasy X His...
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November 14, 2025 at 12:35 AM
alenewolf.bsky.social
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Brooke's review of The Hexologists (The Hexologists, #1)
5/5: A quasi-Victorian Fantasy detective mystery with a a really delightful magic system! There are several branches of magic in this post-industrial society; alchemy, wizardry, hexology (which keeps ...
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November 11, 2025 at 12:39 AM
jennyschwartz.bsky.social
In awesome news, Turns of Fate by Anne Bishop is on my kindle! Woohoo!

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Turns of Fate (Isle of Wyrd Book 1)
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November 10, 2025 at 10:08 PM
whitechurchboys.bsky.social
Proof of life. Halloween is over but here’s an old piece of Jon with his puppy boyfriend all wolfed out. Velkan is a sweetheart but he can put on a bit of a scary face. #boyfriends #werewolf #supernatural #urbanfantasy #gay #fuckAI
November 9, 2025 at 2:22 PM
willisauthor.bsky.social
WIP update: Billionaire’s Hellhound is now 175k words! 🐾
Glossary for supernatural pets & monsters ✔️
Footnotes for cameos ✔️
Necromancer girl accidentally resurrects billionaire’s hellhound ✨
ARC info via my newsletter!
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November 12, 2025 at 5:30 PM
susannashore.bsky.social
“Saturday began with my new boyfriend disappearing in front of my eyes. Not a good start for the day, to be honest.”

Season to Be Witched is here! Find it on
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November 9, 2025 at 9:13 PM
vebesterling.bsky.social
Short story.
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Change.

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November 9, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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#LukeArnold #LongDariaVampySilver #Our_Parallel_World #LongDariaVampySilver_Net #WritingCommunity #amwritingfantasy #urbanfantasy #novella #Adventure #WebaAuthor #LongLukeArnold... in the city...

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now were wandering in a territory almost unknown to them.
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November 12, 2025 at 2:40 AM