Abigail Falanga
@abigailfalanga.bsky.social
Author of fantasy, sci-fi, horror, and occasional rants on random subjects. Probably slightly fae.
If you love going into libraries and book stores, what is it that you like about it?
What things do you notice most?
Do you get what you came for and leave, or do like to longer?
What things do you notice most?
Do you get what you came for and leave, or do like to longer?
August 7, 2025 at 12:23 AM
If you love going into libraries and book stores, what is it that you like about it?
What things do you notice most?
Do you get what you came for and leave, or do like to longer?
What things do you notice most?
Do you get what you came for and leave, or do like to longer?
How do people write books on their phones??
The most I can manage is impassioned social media rants 😜
The most I can manage is impassioned social media rants 😜
July 31, 2025 at 9:40 PM
How do people write books on their phones??
The most I can manage is impassioned social media rants 😜
The most I can manage is impassioned social media rants 😜
Ah! That age old struggle between writing the story since I've had it in my head for literal years and I might as well just get it onto paper, and waiting until I do the research that I know I need to even though it probably won't effect the action significantly.
July 23, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Ah! That age old struggle between writing the story since I've had it in my head for literal years and I might as well just get it onto paper, and waiting until I do the research that I know I need to even though it probably won't effect the action significantly.
Of all Jane Austen's characters, I feel like the Collinses would be most likely to show up in a Dickens book
July 18, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Of all Jane Austen's characters, I feel like the Collinses would be most likely to show up in a Dickens book
Are you really a book lover of you don't love all books equally??
July 11, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Are you really a book lover of you don't love all books equally??
Hot days are here again (VERY hot), but these roses from up the street are filling the air with fragrance so it's not all bad
July 8, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Hot days are here again (VERY hot), but these roses from up the street are filling the air with fragrance so it's not all bad
Happy Independence Day, my fellow Americans!!
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And to everyone else, Happy July 4th and Friday! You might not get an awesome summer holiday, but I hope you still have fun 😁
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And to everyone else, Happy July 4th and Friday! You might not get an awesome summer holiday, but I hope you still have fun 😁
July 4, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Happy Independence Day, my fellow Americans!!
✨🇺🇸✨🇺🇸✨🇺🇸✨🇺🇸✨🇺🇸✨
And to everyone else, Happy July 4th and Friday! You might not get an awesome summer holiday, but I hope you still have fun 😁
✨🇺🇸✨🇺🇸✨🇺🇸✨🇺🇸✨🇺🇸✨
And to everyone else, Happy July 4th and Friday! You might not get an awesome summer holiday, but I hope you still have fun 😁
Went to the Bosque this morning. It was hot, but I didn't die this time because I cooled off by wading in the river.
Very pretty.
There were itty-bitty toads! I caught one and we hung out for a while! (No pics, alas)
Very pretty.
There were itty-bitty toads! I caught one and we hung out for a while! (No pics, alas)
June 21, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Went to the Bosque this morning. It was hot, but I didn't die this time because I cooled off by wading in the river.
Very pretty.
There were itty-bitty toads! I caught one and we hung out for a while! (No pics, alas)
Very pretty.
There were itty-bitty toads! I caught one and we hung out for a while! (No pics, alas)
Readers who prefer first person POV:
What is it that you like about it? Is it enough to make you DNF a third-person book, and if so why?
What is it that you like about it? Is it enough to make you DNF a third-person book, and if so why?
June 11, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Readers who prefer first person POV:
What is it that you like about it? Is it enough to make you DNF a third-person book, and if so why?
What is it that you like about it? Is it enough to make you DNF a third-person book, and if so why?
What's everyone up to this weekend?
I'm editing stuff, posting that article, editing more stuff, reading lots of books, trying unsuccessfully to avoid people, and editing stuff.
I'm editing stuff, posting that article, editing more stuff, reading lots of books, trying unsuccessfully to avoid people, and editing stuff.
June 7, 2025 at 8:12 PM
What's everyone up to this weekend?
I'm editing stuff, posting that article, editing more stuff, reading lots of books, trying unsuccessfully to avoid people, and editing stuff.
I'm editing stuff, posting that article, editing more stuff, reading lots of books, trying unsuccessfully to avoid people, and editing stuff.
I read a long chapter of something last night and it was so strange and interesting and immersive that getting back to the book is all I can think about today.
Strangely, though, it's not interfering with my writing. It's just a constant hum of "I want to read more!"
Books are cool.
Strangely, though, it's not interfering with my writing. It's just a constant hum of "I want to read more!"
Books are cool.
June 2, 2025 at 11:46 PM
I read a long chapter of something last night and it was so strange and interesting and immersive that getting back to the book is all I can think about today.
Strangely, though, it's not interfering with my writing. It's just a constant hum of "I want to read more!"
Books are cool.
Strangely, though, it's not interfering with my writing. It's just a constant hum of "I want to read more!"
Books are cool.
Literary symbolism can be fun to dissect in a sociological way (figuring out what unconscious layers an author adds and the cultural things that led to it). But only intentional symbols are worth paying attention to in books, because they were chosen to add something to the text.
May 26, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Literary symbolism can be fun to dissect in a sociological way (figuring out what unconscious layers an author adds and the cultural things that led to it). But only intentional symbols are worth paying attention to in books, because they were chosen to add something to the text.
Rosie the doggy, hanging out in the park
May 18, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Rosie the doggy, hanging out in the park
Not mermaids, but so gorgeous and oceany that I'm sharing it as a MerMay find!
Illustration I painted for Lore of the tides by author analeigh Sbrana you can get this artwork as an overlay when you pre-order the book (link in her page).
One of my favorite piece I did this year but also one of the most challenging.
#illustration
One of my favorite piece I did this year but also one of the most challenging.
#illustration
May 16, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Not mermaids, but so gorgeous and oceany that I'm sharing it as a MerMay find!
It's a gorgeous spring day, birds are singing, flowers and blooming, bees are humming, it's not too hot. Perfect!
May 15, 2025 at 7:28 PM
It's a gorgeous spring day, birds are singing, flowers and blooming, bees are humming, it's not too hot. Perfect!
I was sick for two solid weeks and could barely write anything, but somehow I feel so much better now and have written about 3000 words since Monday.
We are SO back!
We are SO back!
May 14, 2025 at 9:19 PM
I was sick for two solid weeks and could barely write anything, but somehow I feel so much better now and have written about 3000 words since Monday.
We are SO back!
We are SO back!
With everything that changes and shifts about humanity, it's interesting to notice things that remain the same — the solid FACTS like death and love and hunger and dreaming
May 12, 2025 at 6:17 PM
With everything that changes and shifts about humanity, it's interesting to notice things that remain the same — the solid FACTS like death and love and hunger and dreaming
Yay! MerMay sketches! 😍
Sketches for #mermay, inspired by @batwrangler.bsky.social ‘s Wedgewood
May 9, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Yay! MerMay sketches! 😍
Spicy take: We need to get back to having normal, average everyman protagonists who experience the craziness and excitement of a grand adventure but aren't necessarily the hero.
May 7, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Spicy take: We need to get back to having normal, average everyman protagonists who experience the craziness and excitement of a grand adventure but aren't necessarily the hero.
Dreamed about traveling to the mountains again.
Obviously this means I should shortly throw a lavish birthday party, subtly insult my friends and family, then vanish spectacularly leaving behind some cursed jewelry for everyone else to take care of.
Obviously this means I should shortly throw a lavish birthday party, subtly insult my friends and family, then vanish spectacularly leaving behind some cursed jewelry for everyone else to take care of.
May 2, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Dreamed about traveling to the mountains again.
Obviously this means I should shortly throw a lavish birthday party, subtly insult my friends and family, then vanish spectacularly leaving behind some cursed jewelry for everyone else to take care of.
Obviously this means I should shortly throw a lavish birthday party, subtly insult my friends and family, then vanish spectacularly leaving behind some cursed jewelry for everyone else to take care of.
I was listening to my happy Easter playlist as I finish this article and really not feeling it, so now I've changed to Bach.
Much better!
Much better!
April 29, 2025 at 11:54 PM
I was listening to my happy Easter playlist as I finish this article and really not feeling it, so now I've changed to Bach.
Much better!
Much better!
Words I cannot for the life of me remember how to spell:
Asparagus
Effect vs affect (I know, I know...)
Compliment vs complement
Publicly
Doesn't matter how many times I look them up, it doesn't stick!
Asparagus
Effect vs affect (I know, I know...)
Compliment vs complement
Publicly
Doesn't matter how many times I look them up, it doesn't stick!
April 22, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Words I cannot for the life of me remember how to spell:
Asparagus
Effect vs affect (I know, I know...)
Compliment vs complement
Publicly
Doesn't matter how many times I look them up, it doesn't stick!
Asparagus
Effect vs affect (I know, I know...)
Compliment vs complement
Publicly
Doesn't matter how many times I look them up, it doesn't stick!
I have been struggling with fatigue this week. Just doing my normal thing, and then towards evening, when my night-owl self usually perks up with extra energy, I'm ready to crash.
Terribly awkward, since I have lots of stuff I still need to get done 🥱
Terribly awkward, since I have lots of stuff I still need to get done 🥱
April 16, 2025 at 6:00 AM
I have been struggling with fatigue this week. Just doing my normal thing, and then towards evening, when my night-owl self usually perks up with extra energy, I'm ready to crash.
Terribly awkward, since I have lots of stuff I still need to get done 🥱
Terribly awkward, since I have lots of stuff I still need to get done 🥱
One thing I wish Tolkien had done more of in LotR is continue the thing about you still casting a shadow if you're wearing the Ring in broad daylight, besides being invisible otherwise.
Characters don't often wear it in LotR, but it's still an interesting detail that could have been explored more.
Characters don't often wear it in LotR, but it's still an interesting detail that could have been explored more.
April 15, 2025 at 8:01 PM
One thing I wish Tolkien had done more of in LotR is continue the thing about you still casting a shadow if you're wearing the Ring in broad daylight, besides being invisible otherwise.
Characters don't often wear it in LotR, but it's still an interesting detail that could have been explored more.
Characters don't often wear it in LotR, but it's still an interesting detail that could have been explored more.
I really want to start four new books today, even though I haven't even finished my ongoing books 😭
Three of the four are really thick too.
On the plus side, really thick books make for comfy pillows while you're reading the other thick books.
Three of the four are really thick too.
On the plus side, really thick books make for comfy pillows while you're reading the other thick books.
April 14, 2025 at 3:05 AM
I really want to start four new books today, even though I haven't even finished my ongoing books 😭
Three of the four are really thick too.
On the plus side, really thick books make for comfy pillows while you're reading the other thick books.
Three of the four are really thick too.
On the plus side, really thick books make for comfy pillows while you're reading the other thick books.