Attempting to make some reels!

Everyone should listen to Sparrow 😁😁😁

"We know what we are, but know not what we may be." —from Hamlet by William Shakespeare

"Some early reviews of the book have called it “laugh out loud funny,” with one reviewer stating that they spat their drink out of their mouth at one point due to laughter." Check out the article about my book on Victoria Buzz 🤩 victoriabuzz.com/2025/11/vict... #booksky

"Juggernaut" comes from the Sanskrit "jagannatha," meaning "lord of the world." #etymology

Seems like an appropriate quote today for our neighbours to the south: “Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise.” — Victor Hugo

"Lonely" made its debut in Shakespeare's Coriolanus. #etymology

For #WorldJellyfishDay: a sampling of Charles-Alexandre Lesueur's #sciart from his & François Péron's work conducted on the Baudin Expedition to Australia 1800-1804, which more than quadrupled the # of documented #jellyfish species. Muséum du Havre archives: museum-lehavre.fr/en/node/6

🧐 The Surprising Power of Letting Myself Be Silly 😜 I did a guest post on Jennifer L. Gadd's blog about my new book: We've Come for Your Eggs. Check it out: jenniferlgadd.wordpress.com/2025/10/29/g... Thanks @jenniferlgadd.bsky.social 🤩

The Louvre surveillance password being just Louvre

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Game Narrative. Putin, Xi & Modi have surrendered Russia, China & India to Ceasar Galactus 9 & the Jade Empress for Asteroid Mining Rights in this Solar System. What will trump do? rumble.com/v3zgl6a-hove...

Story Skeleton: The Picture of Dorian Gray "Tragic climaxes typically end in catastrophe: the final consequence of the protagonist’s fatal flaw." darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/d... #writingcommunity

“Hell is empty and all the devils are here.” —William Shakespeare (A quote for Halloween, or just for current events. Take your pick 💀)

The Long Game: Writing a Mystery Series While most agents and publishers want a first book to stand alone, it’s a bonus if your mystery novel (or any novel) has series potential. darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/m... #writingcommunity #writerslife #booksky

This morning I am envisioning a kinder and more empathetic world 💙 ❤️

"Ostracize" has a pottery past. Ancient Athenians voted to banish people by writing names on potsherds called "ostraka." #etymology

Book Review: We’ve Come for Your Eggs 🐉 "On the one paw . . . . . . this is a very funny book. On the other paw, this is the most transparent satire I’ve ever read. And I mean that in a good way." jenniferlgadd.wordpress.com/2025/09/11/b... Thanks @jenniferlgadd.bsky.social 🤩

The First Page Challenge 2025—3rd place CITY by Andrew Riddles "The bronchial whining of the elevator always reminds Jonathan of the night he accidentally murdered his father." darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/f... #writingcommunity #writingcontest #booksky

The First Page Challenge 2025—1st place INFINITY LAND by Mark Daniel Taylor "Long time lurker, first time poster." Congrats, Mark!! darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/f... #writingcommunity @katamazov.bsky.social

The First Page Challenge 2025—2nd place CLOUDIA WITH A CHANCE OF DARKNESS by Melissa Grant "It was her 11th birthday, and the sky had the nerve to be blue." darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/f... #writingcommunity #writingcontest #booksky

BREAKING NEWS 1) It's my birthday 2) My book comes out today Good planning, right? Because now you want to buy my book (because it's awesome) AND you want to do a nice thing for my bday?! Right?? We've Come for Your Eggs = fantasy satire goodness mybook.to/dragoneggs 😄😄😄😄🫠

#NationalOpossumDay : Vasily Vatagin (Russian/Soviet wildlife artist, 1883-1969) #Opossum with Its Babies, 1920 Oil on canvas? From the collection of the State Darwin Museum, Moscow, Russia. artsandculture.google.com/asset/opossu...

#NationalOpossumDay : Julia Lucey (CA, USA) #Opossum in Toyon, 2025 Aquatint etchings collaged on panel 14 × 18 × 2 in | 35.6 × 45.7 × 5.1 cm www.artsy.net/artwork/juli... #ContemporaryArt #WomenArtists

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No Kings #Caturday ❤️

"Damn right," he behemothed hoarsely.

"I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend." —from The Two Towers by J. R. R. Tolkien

We’ve Come For Your Eggs is a comic fantasy adventure equal parts Dungeons & Dragons romp and razor-sharp satire, lampooning the US-Canada trade war and a few infamous celebrities along the way. Book launch: Oct 23 Kindle pre-orders are live 🐲 mybook.to/dragoneggs

"Trivial" comes from Latin "trivium," meaning "crossroads." It originally referred to common, everyday matters discussed at crossroads. #etymology

Timeline cleanse! Here's a waterfall :)

The word "puzzle" comes from the Old French word "pusle," which meant "bewilderment." #etymology

Chop it down with the edge of my hand 2, series of 7, 40 x 40”, monoprint, ink on archival paper, 5/25 #ContemporaryArt #ArtCollector #ArtGallery #PortraitArt #DigitalArtist #DigitalArt #Procreate #AffinityPhoto2 #landscape #painting #abstractexpressionism #hyperrealism #art

Tragedy and Comedy: The Two Faces of Story Structure If the protagonist is going to succeed, then you want to bring them closer and closer to failure. If they are going to fail, you want to bring them closer and closer to victory. darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/t... #writingcommunity #booksky

Unfiltered Narrative: Strengthen Your Fiction by Minimizing Filter Words "Filter words are verbs that refer to a character's senses or cognition, such as seeing, hearing, or thinking." darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/f... #writingcommunity

On Oct 23, a small sassy dragon is coming to brain-theatres everywhere! Join Glimm as he manages a band of blowhards set on breaking into Frostvale and toppling the government in this satire about the US-Canada trade war. Kindle pre-orders are live 🐲 mybook.to/dragoneggs

Book Broker — An interview with Therese Coen "Keep writing and keep submitting!" darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/b... #amquerying #mswl

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Want versus Need: Another Way to Think About Story Structure "Plot is the transformation of the internal by the external." darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/w... #writingcommunity #booksky

Foreshadowing: The Shape of Things to Come "Planting false clues or intentionally distracting the reader can be a great way to avoid predictability and create a satisfying twist." darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/f... #writingcommunity

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Chilly morning hike even the forests and fields dressed for October #haiku

A great novel is honed, not hatched. #writingcommunity

Coincidence in Fiction: Unearned Clues and Lightning Strikes "Coincidence works when it ignites trouble, not when it puts out fires." darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/c... #writingcommunity #booksky

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@earthlingbeta.bsky.social dark coming-of-age fantasy (female protag, sad stuff, dark magic)

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The FPC is now closed. Stay tuned for results! Should be mid-October.