Aphna
@aphna.bsky.social
Honestly just a bit of a mess. Sometimes a writer, mostly easily distracted.
🌍 Midlands, UK
They/them
#KDrama #MMRomance #3D No AI.
https://benign-snails.co.uk
🌍 Midlands, UK
They/them
#KDrama #MMRomance #3D No AI.
https://benign-snails.co.uk
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Aphna
@aphna.bsky.social
· Dec 9
I should probably mention, in avoidance of confusion: I'm also @paxasteriae.bsky.social, but this is my art/writing/general chaos account where you get to deal with me being an AuDHD mess who makes stupid comments all the time, and the other account is my writing-focused one.
We had a snow warning earlier today.
As it's now raining and all the snow from the previous few days has gone, I can only assume normal service has resumed with the weather warnings.
As it's now raining and all the snow from the previous few days has gone, I can only assume normal service has resumed with the weather warnings.
January 6, 2026 at 10:54 PM
We had a snow warning earlier today.
As it's now raining and all the snow from the previous few days has gone, I can only assume normal service has resumed with the weather warnings.
As it's now raining and all the snow from the previous few days has gone, I can only assume normal service has resumed with the weather warnings.
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#fabulamurina (mouse story) 484
nocte ninxit, itaque mures foris festinant (It snowed in the night, so the mice hurry outside). placet Silvio nivem gustare! (Silvius likes to taste the snow!)
nocte ninxit, itaque mures foris festinant (It snowed in the night, so the mice hurry outside). placet Silvio nivem gustare! (Silvius likes to taste the snow!)
January 6, 2026 at 10:52 PM
#fabulamurina (mouse story) 484
nocte ninxit, itaque mures foris festinant (It snowed in the night, so the mice hurry outside). placet Silvio nivem gustare! (Silvius likes to taste the snow!)
nocte ninxit, itaque mures foris festinant (It snowed in the night, so the mice hurry outside). placet Silvio nivem gustare! (Silvius likes to taste the snow!)
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still hibernation season
January 6, 2026 at 9:30 PM
still hibernation season
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I have two copies of Sigils of Malice WITH the map for sale in the Kofi shop!📚
ko-fi.com/s/d7c2163d41
For HALF retail price, you can also find an older, map-less edition too. ko-fi.com/s/f6c0a0821c
Get a FREE bookmark and a love note from me with every book you order!💙
#kofi #Shop #Booksky #SFF
ko-fi.com/s/d7c2163d41
For HALF retail price, you can also find an older, map-less edition too. ko-fi.com/s/f6c0a0821c
Get a FREE bookmark and a love note from me with every book you order!💙
#kofi #Shop #Booksky #SFF
January 6, 2026 at 5:10 AM
I have two copies of Sigils of Malice WITH the map for sale in the Kofi shop!📚
ko-fi.com/s/d7c2163d41
For HALF retail price, you can also find an older, map-less edition too. ko-fi.com/s/f6c0a0821c
Get a FREE bookmark and a love note from me with every book you order!💙
#kofi #Shop #Booksky #SFF
ko-fi.com/s/d7c2163d41
For HALF retail price, you can also find an older, map-less edition too. ko-fi.com/s/f6c0a0821c
Get a FREE bookmark and a love note from me with every book you order!💙
#kofi #Shop #Booksky #SFF
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Finally, ypu can meet Dinah's mother! And... her father!
Dun DUN DUNNNNN.
www.patreon.com/posts/147520...
Dun DUN DUNNNNN.
www.patreon.com/posts/147520...
The Last Paladin Episode 6: The Prodigal Daughter | D.D. Ward is Writing
Get more from D.D. Ward is Writing on Patreon
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January 6, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Finally, ypu can meet Dinah's mother! And... her father!
Dun DUN DUNNNNN.
www.patreon.com/posts/147520...
Dun DUN DUNNNNN.
www.patreon.com/posts/147520...
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people who tell you that you need to wear pants/shoes to productively work from home are weak and embarrass their ancestors
This place needs some Innocuous Discourse pronto. Quote this with a take that’s not political or aggressive
January 6, 2026 at 4:52 PM
people who tell you that you need to wear pants/shoes to productively work from home are weak and embarrass their ancestors
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Am I doing this right?
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(On other platforms soon! Check back, I will add them to this thread.)
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(On other platforms soon! Check back, I will add them to this thread.)
January 6, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Am I doing this right?
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...
(On other platforms soon! Check back, I will add them to this thread.)
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...
(On other platforms soon! Check back, I will add them to this thread.)
I love the Subway product placement in kdramas... but apparently their Subway food is far nicer than ours so I never know whether to laugh or be jealous.
January 6, 2026 at 3:45 PM
I love the Subway product placement in kdramas... but apparently their Subway food is far nicer than ours so I never know whether to laugh or be jealous.
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Nothing can tell you more about the absolute disconnect between the political class and the rest of us than their insistence that Wes Streeting is the key to electoral success.
"SCOTTISH Labour MPS are privately calling for Wes Streeting to stand against Sir Keir Starmer before May to avoid a wipeout in the Holyrood election, The Telegraph can reveal.
"The Health Secretary’s allies are pushing for a “Wes coronation” to give Labour new energy in Scotland..."
"The Health Secretary’s allies are pushing for a “Wes coronation” to give Labour new energy in Scotland..."
January 6, 2026 at 9:36 AM
Nothing can tell you more about the absolute disconnect between the political class and the rest of us than their insistence that Wes Streeting is the key to electoral success.
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Ooh, this is the creepiest take on a time-travel story that I've read in a long time, dark and excellent:
NEW STORY DAY!
“I Met You on the Train” is now out at @uncannymagazine.bsky.social
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/i-me...
“I Met You on the Train” is now out at @uncannymagazine.bsky.social
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/i-me...
I Met You on the Train - Uncanny Magazine
I met you on the train. The first time it happened, I didn’t know what to do or what to say to you. I just saw your patches on your backpack. And they were from the same TV show that mine were from. S...
www.uncannymagazine.com
January 6, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Ooh, this is the creepiest take on a time-travel story that I've read in a long time, dark and excellent:
Took smol dog for first long walk of the year.
Now nursing first blister of the new year.
Now nursing first blister of the new year.
January 6, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Took smol dog for first long walk of the year.
Now nursing first blister of the new year.
Now nursing first blister of the new year.
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AI has actively made life worse for literally everyone
- tech is now more expensive
- you cannot trust most media of reality anymore
- programs barely function
- energy prices
- literal psychosis
- your voice can be literally stolen for evil
- more spyware
but hey, you can avoid paying an artist.
- tech is now more expensive
- you cannot trust most media of reality anymore
- programs barely function
- energy prices
- literal psychosis
- your voice can be literally stolen for evil
- more spyware
but hey, you can avoid paying an artist.
December 14, 2025 at 4:19 AM
AI has actively made life worse for literally everyone
- tech is now more expensive
- you cannot trust most media of reality anymore
- programs barely function
- energy prices
- literal psychosis
- your voice can be literally stolen for evil
- more spyware
but hey, you can avoid paying an artist.
- tech is now more expensive
- you cannot trust most media of reality anymore
- programs barely function
- energy prices
- literal psychosis
- your voice can be literally stolen for evil
- more spyware
but hey, you can avoid paying an artist.
Whaddaya mean it's the 6th already??
January 6, 2026 at 10:51 AM
Whaddaya mean it's the 6th already??
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#BluePit is coming up fast, but even sooner is our pre-event #BluePitHype!
Starting on January 8th, we'll be doing a 5-day long Q&A for sharing advice, art, and finding new friends and stories!
We can't wait to see your pitches!
#WritingCommunity #WriteSky #Writers #GameDev #TTRPG #Comic
Starting on January 8th, we'll be doing a 5-day long Q&A for sharing advice, art, and finding new friends and stories!
We can't wait to see your pitches!
#WritingCommunity #WriteSky #Writers #GameDev #TTRPG #Comic
January 6, 2026 at 5:06 AM
#BluePit is coming up fast, but even sooner is our pre-event #BluePitHype!
Starting on January 8th, we'll be doing a 5-day long Q&A for sharing advice, art, and finding new friends and stories!
We can't wait to see your pitches!
#WritingCommunity #WriteSky #Writers #GameDev #TTRPG #Comic
Starting on January 8th, we'll be doing a 5-day long Q&A for sharing advice, art, and finding new friends and stories!
We can't wait to see your pitches!
#WritingCommunity #WriteSky #Writers #GameDev #TTRPG #Comic
Please don't use "hashtag-support artists" when you're using the plagiarism slop machine. Why should anyone support YOU when YOU don't support artists yourself?
January 6, 2026 at 10:47 AM
Please don't use "hashtag-support artists" when you're using the plagiarism slop machine. Why should anyone support YOU when YOU don't support artists yourself?
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We did something different with the credits for Demonschool. We used this format: name, title, lengthy description of what they did. Often you see credits in games where you don't know what the credited developer was actually responsible for. We wanted to give people proper, actual credit.
November 24, 2025 at 10:23 PM
We did something different with the credits for Demonschool. We used this format: name, title, lengthy description of what they did. Often you see credits in games where you don't know what the credited developer was actually responsible for. We wanted to give people proper, actual credit.
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I did NOT get a lot of writing done today. But I did make an error-free HTML template for my writing endeavours going forward! I'm a fan of open-source code, so if any other indie authors don't have a clean e-book HTML template, you do now!
(Check the ALT)
(Check the ALT)
January 6, 2026 at 7:11 AM
I did NOT get a lot of writing done today. But I did make an error-free HTML template for my writing endeavours going forward! I'm a fan of open-source code, so if any other indie authors don't have a clean e-book HTML template, you do now!
(Check the ALT)
(Check the ALT)
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This is my new book cover I drew - all done in Rebelle with virtual oils
January 6, 2026 at 6:35 AM
This is my new book cover I drew - all done in Rebelle with virtual oils
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First comment panel for the year. Got to make it count.
January 5, 2026 at 8:04 PM
First comment panel for the year. Got to make it count.
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Me: I need to get lunch...
My brain: What if there was a 10th Ringwraith named Gary who the others sent back to Bag End and he just arrives at every location after everyone's gone.
Me: What the fuck?
My brain: Barliman Butterbur is polishing a glass and then awkward Ringwraith going "Hi?"
My brain: What if there was a 10th Ringwraith named Gary who the others sent back to Bag End and he just arrives at every location after everyone's gone.
Me: What the fuck?
My brain: Barliman Butterbur is polishing a glass and then awkward Ringwraith going "Hi?"
a person in a black hooded cloak stands in the dark
Alt: A ringwraith from LOTR hooded and cloaked
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January 5, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Me: I need to get lunch...
My brain: What if there was a 10th Ringwraith named Gary who the others sent back to Bag End and he just arrives at every location after everyone's gone.
Me: What the fuck?
My brain: Barliman Butterbur is polishing a glass and then awkward Ringwraith going "Hi?"
My brain: What if there was a 10th Ringwraith named Gary who the others sent back to Bag End and he just arrives at every location after everyone's gone.
Me: What the fuck?
My brain: Barliman Butterbur is polishing a glass and then awkward Ringwraith going "Hi?"
I wonder if the director changed again? In season 2 there were pretty much no car stunts (bit awkward for a show about revenge taxis, and a disappointment after season 1), but s3 has ~all~ the stuff, w/ a nicely menacing attachment for running cars off the road, and lovingly directed aerial shots.
January 5, 2026 at 9:03 PM
I wonder if the director changed again? In season 2 there were pretty much no car stunts (bit awkward for a show about revenge taxis, and a disappointment after season 1), but s3 has ~all~ the stuff, w/ a nicely menacing attachment for running cars off the road, and lovingly directed aerial shots.
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It contains divers, intriguing news and entertainments, and one small watercolor.
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January 5, 2026 at 7:39 PM
If you subscribe to my newsletter in the next twenty-three minutes (before 2pm CST), you'll get this month's edition:
winnowingfanpress.eo.page/lupton
It contains divers, intriguing news and entertainments, and one small watercolor.
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It contains divers, intriguing news and entertainments, and one small watercolor.
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Casual reminder that Itch stole my money & I can no longer sell there, meaning I can't promote with my friends or participate in bundles & other opportunities.
I'd really appreciate if y'all could help me get more discovery for my books on here instead! 100% human made, 100% queer creative team!
I'd really appreciate if y'all could help me get more discovery for my books on here instead! 100% human made, 100% queer creative team!
I released 2 trans books this year.
The 1st is a romcom where a guy falls in love with sexy Totoro at a drag show
The 2nd is a soulmate romantasy where a guy cursed with immortality has to make amends for his past by healing other people's soulmate bonds
ko-fi.com/emerylee/shop
The 1st is a romcom where a guy falls in love with sexy Totoro at a drag show
The 2nd is a soulmate romantasy where a guy cursed with immortality has to make amends for his past by healing other people's soulmate bonds
ko-fi.com/emerylee/shop
January 4, 2026 at 12:59 AM
Casual reminder that Itch stole my money & I can no longer sell there, meaning I can't promote with my friends or participate in bundles & other opportunities.
I'd really appreciate if y'all could help me get more discovery for my books on here instead! 100% human made, 100% queer creative team!
I'd really appreciate if y'all could help me get more discovery for my books on here instead! 100% human made, 100% queer creative team!
Ahahaha, there's a scene in Mobeom Taxi 3 where Kim Do-gi sees someone slap his passenger, and he knows she's vulnerable so he just... drives straight into him.
Then they find out what's happened and how horrible this guy is, so the minute he gets out the hospital... he just mows him down again. 🤣🤣
Then they find out what's happened and how horrible this guy is, so the minute he gets out the hospital... he just mows him down again. 🤣🤣
January 5, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Ahahaha, there's a scene in Mobeom Taxi 3 where Kim Do-gi sees someone slap his passenger, and he knows she's vulnerable so he just... drives straight into him.
Then they find out what's happened and how horrible this guy is, so the minute he gets out the hospital... he just mows him down again. 🤣🤣
Then they find out what's happened and how horrible this guy is, so the minute he gets out the hospital... he just mows him down again. 🤣🤣
It's Laputa for me. I first saw it when I was about 8, and I only saw maybe half because we were going out somewhere, but swashbuckling! Villains! Scary-looking robot that turns out to be adorable! Flying! Castle! And that soundtrack!
I wish I could buy the original dub on DVD.
I wish I could buy the original dub on DVD.
January 5, 2026 at 6:33 PM
It's Laputa for me. I first saw it when I was about 8, and I only saw maybe half because we were going out somewhere, but swashbuckling! Villains! Scary-looking robot that turns out to be adorable! Flying! Castle! And that soundtrack!
I wish I could buy the original dub on DVD.
I wish I could buy the original dub on DVD.