Anna Pele
@annapele.eu
Writer | Daydreamer | Solo Wanderer | Resister of Labels | Lover of To-Do Lists
In The Shore, The Perch, X-R-A-Y, Sunlight Press
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In The Shore, The Perch, X-R-A-Y, Sunlight Press
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Anna Pele
@annapele.eu
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It's the first anniversary! Last December, @xraylitmag.bsky.social published my sad Santa #flashfiction Lone Wolves. These two Santas inspired the #Santa in the #magicalrealism story.
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January 4, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Yesterday's podcast for #writers was on character.
Key takeaway: Identity should be verb-based not noun-based. Basing identity on things they do informs their actions; defining it through nouns makes characters shallow.
#writingtips
#writingadvice
open.spotify.com/episode/2Vkx...
Key takeaway: Identity should be verb-based not noun-based. Basing identity on things they do informs their actions; defining it through nouns makes characters shallow.
#writingtips
#writingadvice
open.spotify.com/episode/2Vkx...
20.06: History and Community
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January 4, 2026 at 12:46 PM
Yesterday's podcast for #writers was on character.
Key takeaway: Identity should be verb-based not noun-based. Basing identity on things they do informs their actions; defining it through nouns makes characters shallow.
#writingtips
#writingadvice
open.spotify.com/episode/2Vkx...
Key takeaway: Identity should be verb-based not noun-based. Basing identity on things they do informs their actions; defining it through nouns makes characters shallow.
#writingtips
#writingadvice
open.spotify.com/episode/2Vkx...
I'm a bit of a kid in that I love watching them, but I've never liked lighting them up myself, and would be happy if private use was forbidden. The environmental issue is a strong argument for me, too.
January 4, 2026 at 12:18 AM
I'm a bit of a kid in that I love watching them, but I've never liked lighting them up myself, and would be happy if private use was forbidden. The environmental issue is a strong argument for me, too.
Started the day with @yogawithadriene.bsky.social and this video. Love how ujjayi breath grounds and calms. Nothing beats starting the day with #yoga
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJjq...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJjq...
Day 3 - Anchor | BREATH - A 30 Day Yoga Journey
YouTube video by Yoga With Adriene
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January 3, 2026 at 1:19 PM
Started the day with @yogawithadriene.bsky.social and this video. Love how ujjayi breath grounds and calms. Nothing beats starting the day with #yoga
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJjq...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJjq...
I watched a couple of grown-up kids fire off fireworks from their hands this year and was sweating bullets on my balcony. After a few went off not far above my head, I went in doors. Still feels crazy unsafe it to me!
Also, always love these little insights you share! Thank you, and Happy New Year!
Also, always love these little insights you share! Thank you, and Happy New Year!
January 3, 2026 at 3:14 AM
I watched a couple of grown-up kids fire off fireworks from their hands this year and was sweating bullets on my balcony. After a few went off not far above my head, I went in doors. Still feels crazy unsafe it to me!
Also, always love these little insights you share! Thank you, and Happy New Year!
Also, always love these little insights you share! Thank you, and Happy New Year!
Definitely suffers! One of the reasons I start the year will a course and blocked times in my calendar.
January 3, 2026 at 3:06 AM
Definitely suffers! One of the reasons I start the year will a course and blocked times in my calendar.
I love how coincidences come together into a series of stepping stones. If you are thinking of doing your own #writingretreat, here's a nifty article on how to go about it: fundsforwriters.com/how-to-creat...
The schedule above is for starting small and on a shoestring.
#writingcommunity #writesky
The schedule above is for starting small and on a shoestring.
#writingcommunity #writesky
How to Create Your Own DIY Writing Retreat on a Budget | FundsforWriters
The words ‘writing retreat’ might summon up images of a week in a lakeside cabin with a posh notebook, a pot of coffee, and birdsong for company. But for many of us, work, family and budgets such imag...
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January 3, 2026 at 3:01 AM
I love how coincidences come together into a series of stepping stones. If you are thinking of doing your own #writingretreat, here's a nifty article on how to go about it: fundsforwriters.com/how-to-creat...
The schedule above is for starting small and on a shoestring.
#writingcommunity #writesky
The schedule above is for starting small and on a shoestring.
#writingcommunity #writesky
How about kicking off 2026 with your own #writingretreat on the first weekend of the year, #writingcommunity? Here's a schedule suggestion. You can follow it both days or just one.
I'll be listening to @writingexcuses.bsky.social and #amwriting to their homework.
And you? Let me know how it goes!
I'll be listening to @writingexcuses.bsky.social and #amwriting to their homework.
And you? Let me know how it goes!
January 2, 2026 at 10:15 PM
How about kicking off 2026 with your own #writingretreat on the first weekend of the year, #writingcommunity? Here's a schedule suggestion. You can follow it both days or just one.
I'll be listening to @writingexcuses.bsky.social and #amwriting to their homework.
And you? Let me know how it goes!
I'll be listening to @writingexcuses.bsky.social and #amwriting to their homework.
And you? Let me know how it goes!
Each year, I do a few 30-day #yoga challenges with @yogawithadriene.bsky.social. This year, I'm starting with Breath because I need to breathe again. Just finished another video and feel more balanced. Highly recommend! It's not too late to start: Jan 2 is Day 1!
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BREATH - A 30 Day Yoga Journey - YouTube
Sign up for the daily emails at https://yogawithadriene.com/breath. Join me for 30 Days of Conscious Breath. This whole program is yours, at no cost. No catc...
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January 2, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Each year, I do a few 30-day #yoga challenges with @yogawithadriene.bsky.social. This year, I'm starting with Breath because I need to breathe again. Just finished another video and feel more balanced. Highly recommend! It's not too late to start: Jan 2 is Day 1!
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Congratulations on the pub!
January 1, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Congratulations on the pub!
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My cartographical sci-fi story “Mapping the Well” is now available to read in Solstitia Issue 4!
A stellar cartographer finds her efforts at mapping the stars and the space between them stymied by a mythical alien beast that lives in those very spaces between.
A stellar cartographer finds her efforts at mapping the stars and the space between them stymied by a mythical alien beast that lives in those very spaces between.
The new issue of #Solstitia is out today, with short stories, art, and poetry focusing on the theme of “dragon hoards”
Our supporters on Patreon get it free, but you can buy it here: fiction-fans-shop.fourthwall.com/products/sol...
#booksky 💙📚
Our supporters on Patreon get it free, but you can buy it here: fiction-fans-shop.fourthwall.com/products/sol...
#booksky 💙📚
Solstitia Issue 4
A twice-yearly zine that celebrates all things genre.
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December 30, 2025 at 7:29 PM
My cartographical sci-fi story “Mapping the Well” is now available to read in Solstitia Issue 4!
A stellar cartographer finds her efforts at mapping the stars and the space between them stymied by a mythical alien beast that lives in those very spaces between.
A stellar cartographer finds her efforts at mapping the stars and the space between them stymied by a mythical alien beast that lives in those very spaces between.
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and a quick hopeful read (or listen!) published by @reckoningmag.bsky.social and narrated by @annapele.eu
bsky.app/profile/susa...
bsky.app/profile/susa...
free to read online: reckoning.press/its-in-the-b...
now on audio (also free!): reckoning.press/podcast-epis...
now on audio (also free!): reckoning.press/podcast-epis...
December 31, 2025 at 10:10 PM
and a quick hopeful read (or listen!) published by @reckoningmag.bsky.social and narrated by @annapele.eu
bsky.app/profile/susa...
bsky.app/profile/susa...
Way to go! Honestly I'm amazed!
January 1, 2026 at 11:02 PM
Way to go! Honestly I'm amazed!
So glad you enjoyed it! I'd planned to revisit it during December for my course but now I'm hoping to reread in the coming weeks. You've renewed my motivation 😉
January 1, 2026 at 11:01 PM
So glad you enjoyed it! I'd planned to revisit it during December for my course but now I'm hoping to reread in the coming weeks. You've renewed my motivation 😉
I remember this one and love your take on it! The creepy unravelling reminded me of www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/five...
Another fantastic story that uses sections.
Another fantastic story that uses sections.
Five Views of the Planet Tartarus - Lightspeed Magazine
Once a decade, a titanium-nosed shuttle plows through the rings of the planet Tartarus with a new batch of prisoners destined for the Orpheus Factory. The debris that makes up the rings is so thick th...
www.lightspeedmagazine.com
January 1, 2026 at 10:58 PM
I remember this one and love your take on it! The creepy unravelling reminded me of www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/five...
Another fantastic story that uses sections.
Another fantastic story that uses sections.
I've been wanting to read more Baffling and fairytales. Bookmarked Claret; thanks for the rec!
January 1, 2026 at 10:51 PM
I've been wanting to read more Baffling and fairytales. Bookmarked Claret; thanks for the rec!
I love this thread & that you're working through all those tabs! I used to just give up. When my laptop went on strike from carrying too many tabs, I'd copy the links into a note that I'd forget. Now I'm using Notion with hopes that if I tag properly, things will pop up at opportune moments 🤞
January 1, 2026 at 10:46 PM
I love this thread & that you're working through all those tabs! I used to just give up. When my laptop went on strike from carrying too many tabs, I'd copy the links into a note that I'd forget. Now I'm using Notion with hopes that if I tag properly, things will pop up at opportune moments 🤞
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Needed this story this morning which made me think more abt how in a world corrupted down to the guts by greed, it’s community that’s the safety net 😭✨
New from Reckoning 8, “It’s in the Blood” by Susan Kaye Quinn is a story about fighting the bad with everything you’ve got. We’ve bought work in the past that’s come out months later and felt newly relevant, but this is one we needed yesterday and we’ll need tomorrow: reckoning.press/its-in-the-b...
July 9, 2024 at 2:37 PM
Needed this story this morning which made me think more abt how in a world corrupted down to the guts by greed, it’s community that’s the safety net 😭✨
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all X-R-A-Y subs will be open on...
friday ! january 2 ! at noon ! arizona time !
subs will be open until we reach our monthly caps -- we tend to reach those caps in like 30 mins to an hour.
we open for subs every month on the 1st. thank u for considering us !
friday ! january 2 ! at noon ! arizona time !
subs will be open until we reach our monthly caps -- we tend to reach those caps in like 30 mins to an hour.
we open for subs every month on the 1st. thank u for considering us !
December 26, 2025 at 4:21 PM
all X-R-A-Y subs will be open on...
friday ! january 2 ! at noon ! arizona time !
subs will be open until we reach our monthly caps -- we tend to reach those caps in like 30 mins to an hour.
we open for subs every month on the 1st. thank u for considering us !
friday ! january 2 ! at noon ! arizona time !
subs will be open until we reach our monthly caps -- we tend to reach those caps in like 30 mins to an hour.
we open for subs every month on the 1st. thank u for considering us !
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THE SAINT OF BRIGHT DOORS ebook is currently 99p in Amazon UK and will be for the next twelve days! It will also be $2.99 on Amazon US on Dec 31st, which obviously I will remind you about in a week, but just letting you know early. Happy holidays!
@vajra.me 's multi award-winning THE SAINT OF BRIGHT DOORS is part of Amazon UK's 12 days of Kindle deal!
UK readers, prepare to have your minds blown...
"an outstanding, genre-shattering work" - @theguardian.com
Grab it now before the deal ends on 5th January 2026!
UK readers, prepare to have your minds blown...
"an outstanding, genre-shattering work" - @theguardian.com
Grab it now before the deal ends on 5th January 2026!
December 25, 2025 at 10:25 PM
THE SAINT OF BRIGHT DOORS ebook is currently 99p in Amazon UK and will be for the next twelve days! It will also be $2.99 on Amazon US on Dec 31st, which obviously I will remind you about in a week, but just letting you know early. Happy holidays!
I found the first book on Libby and will give it a try and keep an eye out for St. Claire 😉 Thanks for sharing!
December 25, 2025 at 10:27 PM
I found the first book on Libby and will give it a try and keep an eye out for St. Claire 😉 Thanks for sharing!
I'd love to read more books using Hecate as a character and hadn't come across this series until now. Is Hecate in all books? I'm not all too fond of Hades and Persephone narratives, guess that's why I missed this one.
December 25, 2025 at 8:07 PM
I'd love to read more books using Hecate as a character and hadn't come across this series until now. Is Hecate in all books? I'm not all too fond of Hades and Persephone narratives, guess that's why I missed this one.
Thank you 😍 Having some confidence issues with writing, but I'll keep you posted 😜
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December 25, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Thank you 😍 Having some confidence issues with writing, but I'll keep you posted 😜
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this little story of mine in @reckoningmag.bsky.social (now narrated by @annapele.eu ) is a nice bit of uplift if you're struggling with the world right now
<3
<3
free to read online: reckoning.press/its-in-the-b...
now on audio (also free!): reckoning.press/podcast-epis...
now on audio (also free!): reckoning.press/podcast-epis...
December 23, 2025 at 1:23 PM
this little story of mine in @reckoningmag.bsky.social (now narrated by @annapele.eu ) is a nice bit of uplift if you're struggling with the world right now
<3
<3