Monsieur Gâteau is helping me get ready for today's Stich and Twitch, live in all the usual spots. I kick things off at 5pm Pacific. Maybe by then I'll know exactly what I'm working on! Or maybe I'll grab whatever fabric Monsieur hasn't claimed and hope for the best

Time for my weekly writing date. I have a deadline tonight, so time to get to it! 😅

My darlings! You may have heard that it's Award Season, but did you know @everiotartist.bsky.social, @teagrandarbiter.bsky.social, and I have been hosting our annual awards show since 2022? Help us celebrate art and kindness by voting and nominating at the link below madameaskew.com/2026/01/17/n...

What if the wizard child never got his invite to wizarding school? To Want for Nothing: Book One of the Urban Warlocks is out August 26, 2025. www.mb-kelly.com/towantfornot...

My darlings! When @everiotartist.bsky.social , @teagrandarbiter.bsky.social and I are left alone in a room with enough tea and biscuits magic things happen Come watch some of that nonsense unfold tonight at 6:30 PM Pacific on YouTube and Twitch madameaskew.com/2026/01/16/f...

January flew by, but I did remember to do my newsletter! Want to make sure you get a copy sent to your inbox next week with insider details about the next release and what I've been up to? Sign up here: subscribepage.io/ndgaCZ

Time for my weekly writing date. Also need to work on my newsletter this week. 😅

My darlings! @teagrandarbiter.bsky.social is hosting a cosy teatime this Friday, the 9th, with special guests, Morelitea! Get ready for scads of tomfoolery and charming nonsense madameaskew.com/2026/01/08/f...

A little over a year ago, my monthly newsletter went on an unplanned hiatus. Because of enshitification, honestly. We have a new home, a new platform, and if you were subscribed before, it should be in your inbox. I am thrilled! madameaskew.com/2026/01/07/t...

I want to do a thread on "Small Press Red Flags" brought to you by years in the trenches combined with some issues I’m seeing pop up again in writer circles. Note: an isolated incident might not be a red flag, but cumulative flags are always worth examination. First off: Let’s talk about money.

@teagrandarbiter.bsky.social and I unleash our annual Hogmanay Variety Show tonight at 5pm Pacific. Experience the unhinged tomfoolery, laughter, a end chaos that is the heart of what we do Oh yes, and Babushka Askew is coming to harass us all madameaskew.com/2025/12/31/h...

Time for the last writing date of 2025.

For the last few years, I have been sharing my annual list of book recommendations for Jólabókaflóð. We didn't talk about this tradition during our last Friday tea, but giving books for the holidays really is one of my favourite things to do! madameaskew.com/2025/12/24/1...

You've been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who's coming to save you?

www.writingbattle.com/join-battle I joined the upcoming Tempest Owl Battle with writers from around the world. Get Ready to Battle on Jan 13, 2026! @writingbattle.bsky.social #flashfiction #writingprompts #writerslife #WritingCommunity #writersofbluesky Join the Battle and Learn More

My darlings, @teagrandarbiter.bsky.social and I are thrilled to welcome back our dearest @everiotartist.bsky.social for our last Friday Tea of 2025. And I am excited to see you tonight for some irreverent sewing nonsense madameaskew.com/2025/12/16/w...

Y’all I’ll be playing commander on stream with @ajanisgaypridemate.bsky.social , @aerin-of-locthwain.bsky.social , and Russ! At 4PM Pacific/7PM Eastern on Twitch! Smushing cards at each other means we love each other, regardless of the complaints of bullying. #mtg Twitch.tv/The_Locthwain_Lobby

"My Grandfather's Cat" is a cross-Canada organization that helps dying seniors find homes for their beloved animals. They also offer a senior's pet food pantry, to help support low income seniors. Please consider donating as a gift for the pet lover in your life. www.mygrandfatherscat.ca

My sister knit me these socks last year for the holidays and I absolutely love them. Couldn’t wait for it to get cold enough again to pull them out. Now she’s selling them (and dog sweaters) in her own shop. www.etsy.com/shop/KnitPur...

Tea minus ten minutes until Friday Teatime live with @teagrandarbiter.bsky.social and moi! And yes, we have yet another unhinged holiday topic for the evening! Find us in YouTube at 6:30 PM Pacific (Seattle) youtube.com/@madameaskew...

One of my favorite short stories I've read this year is "Charged and Ready" by T.M. Kuta. It's a smutty queer M/F sci-fi short story with lots of feelings between two best friends who finally sleep together. www.amazon.com/Charged-Read...

Time for my weekly writing date. The holiday music has started. After years of working in retail, I don’t know if I’m going to make it… I hope I brought my noise canceling headphones. 😅

My darlings! @teagrandarbiter.bsky.social and I are back! I hope you're ready for Tea and nonsense because that's exactly what we're serving Join us on YouTube or Twitch for the best experience: youtube.com/@madameaskew... madameaskew.com/2025/12/05/f...

You can also get digital copies directly from me as well now!

One of our cats was sitting on a small rug by the window. I moved the blinds so he could sit on the rug without sitting in the blinds. Turns out it was never about the rug.

Time for my weekly writing date. Edits are done! 🎉 And now there’s a blank page in front of me.

My darlings, I'm mostly here to promote books, engage in cheeky nonsense, and share my shop cats. But I come from a family of artists. My dearest auntie makes the most glorious cards. Perfect for the holidays. She's not on here so I can be extravagant in my praise www.etsy.com/shop/WoodHor...

Since I've been running a quirky little steampunk and historical fantasy book club for almost 15 years combined, naturally I have opinions and recommendations about books for new readers Now seems like a perfect time to share. madameaskew.com/2025/08/25/7...

Listen, this book is so charming! I absolutely loved it and I need everyone to read it so we can gossip about it

Bribing myself to do edits with snickerdoodle kisses.

My darlings, this is my occasional reminder that I run a quirky little, virtual book club with my dear chums @b1llz1lla.bsky.social. we do our utmost to celebrate the authors and shatter the idea that steampunk is a sepia toned, European monolith. madameaskew.com/2025/11/22/t...

Little biscuits come to life as wee dragons!! How absolutely delightful!

The epub of To Want for Nothing: Book One of the Urban Warlocks series is now available on sites like B&N, Kobo, Apple, and even my own shop! Most places: books2read.com/twfn Direct from me: author-m-b-kelly-shop.fourthwall.com

I posted a buy link here to "A Magical Inheritance" a few days ago, and 24 of you immediately went to Anna's Archives and fucking stole it from me. Yes, stole it. I do not get paid for your download there because YOU ARE STEALING FROM ME. 🖕

Time for my weekly writing date. Edits will be done this week. What a sneak peek of book 2? Check out To Want for Something’s page. www.mb-kelly.com/towantforsom...

My darlings! Come read with us in 2026! @b1llz1lla.bsky.social and I have unleashed the reading list for our virtual book chat. From Historical Fantasy to classic Steampunk, the list is bursting with great reads, including the latest from @matociquala.bsky.social madameaskew.com/2025/11/22/t...

Time for my weekly writing date. I have about forty minutes until I have to head out, so let’s get it!

My darlings! Mark your calendars and join us tomorrow Sunday, November 16th, at 4:30pm Pacific (Seattle) for our monthly book chat with special guest @gailcarriger.bsky.social ! This month's featured book is "Etiquette and Espionage," an altogether marvelous read madameaskew.com/2025/11/15/n...

Time for my weekly writing date. Less than 10 chapters left to edit for the Urban Warlocks sequel.

What the Book Publishing Process is Like + Fan Service Behind the Scenes (Video) gailcarriger.com/2019/04/13/w...

What is an author style guide? How about a style sheet? gailcarriger.com/2023/06/19/s...

Time for my weekly writing date. Edits, here we come! The goal today is two chapters. Feels ambitious, but I need to make up ground.

This flash fiction short story holds so many memories, from my first invitation to write in an anthology edited by @j_r_blackwell to my first vacation to explore Seattle with Matthew J. Drake to a quirky interaction with two random soldiers who walked into a romance book signing to find PJ Schnyder.

In celebration of the spooky season, To Want for Nothing: Book One of the Urban Warlocks is ON SALE! You can get the eBook on Amazon for $1.99 now through Halloween. www.amazon.com/dp/B0FJ71QLYS/

In celebration of the spooky season, To Want for Nothing: Book One of the Urban Warlocks is ON SALE! You can get the eBook on Amazon for $1.99 now through Halloween. www.amazon.com/dp/B0FJ71QLYS/

Time for my weekly writing date. Wow, it feels like this is the only time I’ve had to work on my writing lately. Let’s get this edits done!

The best part of being a weird gremlin on the internet is making more ridiculous art and nonsense with my dearest friends. Tonight, @everiotartist.bsky.social , @teagrandarbiter.bsky.social & I are unleashing a new "super secret" game during Friday Tea at 6:30 PM Pacific youtube.com/@madameaskew...

@teagrandarbiter.bsky.social and I are unleashing more tea and tomfoolery this week. Friday, @everiotartist.bsky.social joins us for peak spooky season chaos! (We have plans!) madameaskew.com/2025/10/20/w...

Just a quick overview of Saturday's Indie Author Fest! It was a lot of fun. www.mb-kelly.com/blog/indie-a...

Time for my weekly writing (erm, editing?) date.