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Daryl Marez
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ᴀᴜᴛʜᴏʀ & ᴏᴠᴇʀᴛʜɪɴᴋᴇʀ [ʜᴇ/ᴛʜᴇʏ]
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Daryl Marez @darylmarez.bsky.social · Feb 10
Welcome, Queer Authors 🌈✒️
Engage, uplift, & discover incredible stories!

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Day 002 // WEEK 1: LIGHTING THE MATCH
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Repost the daily prompt with #LoreOutLoud to feature your entry in Queer Authors 🌈✒️ Dive into the feed to explore all the amazing stories unfolding during our community event: bsky.app/profile/did:...
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#WriterSky #Writingcommunity #WritingPrompts
#LoreOutLoud, a community event logo against a globe; Hosted by Daryl.A textured pink and blue sky as the background; Day 001 Naming the Fire - How do you describe yourself as a writer today (not who you used to be or hope to be)?
January 2, 2026 at 7:00 AM
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Day 001 // WEEK 1: LIGHTING THE MATCH
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Repost the daily prompt with #LoreOutLoud to feature your entry in Queer Authors 🌈✒️ Dive into the feed to explore all the amazing stories unfolding during our community event: bsky.app/profile/did:...
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#WriterSky #Writingcommunity #WritingPrompts
#LoreOutLoud, a community event logo against a globe; Hosted by Daryl.A textured pink and blue sky as the background; Day 001 First Spark - What's calling you to the page at the start of this year, and why does it matter to you now?
January 1, 2026 at 8:51 PM
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ANNOUNCING: Season of First Light
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#LoreOutLoud returns for the new year 🌐 Get ready for another awesome month with the Queer Authors community!

🌈✒️ ✍️ 📚💙 🧵 1/3
#WriterSky #AuthorSky #QueerWriters
#LoreOutLoud, a community event logo against a globe; Hosted by Daryl. A textured pink and blue sky as the background.
January 1, 2026 at 8:49 PM
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Good morning to everyone except the muse, who shows up at 2 a.m. and never texts back during daylight hours

🌈✒️ 📚💙
#AuthorSky #WriterSky #WritingCommunity
December 31, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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If you haven’t already, check out Jack’s year-long thread of queer history. So many fascinating stories proving that “we have always been here”.

🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🎉🎊👏
jackshoulder.bsky.social Jack Shoulder @jackshoulder.bsky.social · 3d
Wow, there went 365 days of sharing queer history a day at a time!

I discovered that you lot LOVE hearing about Lesbian Activists, trans trailblazers and the quiet philanthropy of beloved pop icons.

Here's the whole year in 60 seconds.
December 31, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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Day 031 // WEEK 5: THE TURNING OF THE PAGE
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Repost the daily prompt with #LoreOutLoud to feature your entry in Queer Authors 🌈✒️ Dive into the feed to explore all the amazing stories unfolding during our community event: bsky.app/profile/did:...
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#LoreOutLoud, a community event logo against a globe; Hosted by Daryl. A decorated Christmas tree with book ornaments in the background; Day 031 Dawn at Your Back - How do you want to walk into next year as Queer Author?
December 31, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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#TodayInQueerHistory
December 30 (1927)
Superstar singer, dancer, spy, activist and queer icon Josephine Baker's debut film The Siren of the Tropics opens in cinemas #OTD.
A poster for Josephine Baker's siren of the Tropics.
December 30, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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Day 030 // WEEK 5: THE TURNING OF THE PAGE
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Repost the daily prompt with #LoreOutLoud to feature your entry in Queer Authors 🌈✒️ Dive into the feed to explore all the amazing stories unfolding during our community event: bsky.app/profile/did:...
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#WriterSky #Writingcommunity #WritingPrompts
#LoreOutLoud, a community event logo against a globe; Hosted by Daryl. A decorated Christmas tree with book ornaments in the background; Day 030 The Quiet Before the Door Opens - What lesson from this year do you want to keep with you, no matter what?
December 30, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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Day 029 // WEEK 5: THE TURNING OF THE PAGE
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Repost the daily prompt with #LoreOutLoud to feature your entry in Queer Authors 🌈✒️ Dive into the feed to explore all the amazing stories unfolding during our community event: bsky.app/profile/did:...
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#WriterSky #Writingcommunity #WritingPrompts
#LoreOutLoud, a community event logo against a globe; Hosted by Daryl. A decorated Christmas tree with book ornaments in the background; Day 029 Last Ember in the Palm - What truth about yourself as a queer writer are you finally ready to own?
December 29, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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straika.bsky.social
god of trickery, commerce, and travel

#hades2 #hadesgame #hermes #artsky #art #illustration
December 26, 2025 at 9:20 AM
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Day 028 // WEEK 4: WELCOME THE RETURNING LIGHT
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Repost the daily prompt with #LoreOutLoud to feature your entry in Queer Authors 🌈✒️ Dive into the feed to explore all the amazing stories unfolding during our community event: bsky.app/profile/did:...
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#LoreOutLoud, a community event logo against a globe; Hosted by Daryl. A decorated Christmas tree with book ornaments in the background; Day 028 Path of New Warmth - What vibe or mindset—not a goal—do you want to carry with you into next year's writing?
December 28, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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Day 027 // WEEK 4: WELCOME THE RETURNING LIGHT
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Repost the daily prompt with #LoreOutLoud to feature your entry in Queer Authors 🌈✒️ Dive into the feed to explore all the amazing stories unfolding during our community event: bsky.app/profile/did:...
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#LoreOutLoud, a community event logo against a globe; Hosted by Daryl. A decorated Christmas tree with book ornaments in the background; Day 027 The Returning Pulse - What part of your creative energy is starting to wake back up?
December 27, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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Day 026 // WEEK 4: WELCOME THE RETURNING LIGHT
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Repost the daily prompt with #LoreOutLoud to feature your entry in Queer Authors 🌈✒️ Dive into the feed to explore all the amazing stories unfolding during our community event: bsky.app/profile/did:...
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#WriterSky #Writingcommunity #WritingPrompts
#LoreOutLoud, a community event logo against a globe; Hosted by Daryl. A decorated Christmas tree with book ornaments in the background; Day 026 Frost-Sweet Reckoning - What choice or action would make your past self grin and say, "Yep, that's us"?
December 26, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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Of course there's a Coven of the Elder Blossom ornament on my tree this year 🎄Wishing you all magical and happy holiday!
The lotus emblem from Coven of the Elder Blossom, a decorated Christmas tree
December 25, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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Day 025 // WEEK 4: WELCOME THE RETURNING LIGHT
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Repost the daily prompt with #LoreOutLoud to feature your entry in Queer Authors 🌈✒️ Dive into the feed to explore all the amazing stories unfolding during our community event: bsky.app/profile/did:...
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#WriterSky #Writingcommunity #WritingPrompts
#LoreOutLoud, a community event logo against a globe; Hosted by Daryl. A decorated Christmas tree with book ornaments in the background; Day 025 Solstice Offering - How did you celebrate your progress this year, and what kind of appreciation do you still owe yourself?
December 25, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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Some of my favorite reads this year. All queer too. 🥰
Love in the Light A Musical Novel by Luke McQuillan Blood Justice by Terry J. Benton-Walker Coven of the Elder Blossom by Daryl Marez. This Poison Heart and This Wicked Fate by Kalynn Byron.
December 23, 2025 at 12:50 AM
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Day 024 // WEEK 4: WELCOME THE RETURNING LIGHT
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Repost the daily prompt with #LoreOutLoud to feature your entry in Queer Authors 🌈✒️ Dive into the feed to explore all the amazing stories unfolding during our community event: bsky.app/profile/did:...
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#LoreOutLoud, a community event logo against a globe; Hosted by Daryl. A decorated Christmas tree with book ornaments in the background; Day 024 Candle at the Window - Who showed up for you, inspired you, or nudged you forward this year—directly or from afar?
December 24, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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Hiya, friends! Just a quick check-in with you all...

When I'm deep in a book, I'm chatty here. When I'm not, I tend to go quiet—even though I'm still very much doing things. Baking experiments, video games, LEGO builds, day trips, and generally being offline more than usual.

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December 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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Day 023 // WEEK 4: WELCOME THE RETURNING LIGHT
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Repost the daily prompt with #LoreOutLoud to feature your entry in Queer Authors 🌈✒️ Dive into the feed to explore all the amazing stories unfolding during our community event: bsky.app/profile/did:...
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#LoreOutLoud, a community event logo against a globe; Hosted by Daryl. A decorated Christmas tree with book ornaments in the background; Day 023 Meltwater Release - What creative weight are you ready to let go of before the new year starts?
December 23, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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Day 022 // WEEK 4: WELCOME THE RETURNING LIGHT
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Repost the daily prompt with #LoreOutLoud to feature your entry in Queer Authors 🌈✒️ Dive into the feed to explore all the amazing stories unfolding during our community event: bsky.app/profile/did:...
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#WriterSky #Writingcommunity #WritingPrompts
#LoreOutLoud, a community event logo against a globe; Hosted by Daryl. A decorated Christmas tree with book ornaments in the background; Day 022 Hearthbound Gratitude - Who or what helped keep your creative spark going this year, even if you didn't realize it at the time?
December 22, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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So tell me why I spend more time making playlists for my characters than actually writing their story 😆

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#AuthorSky #WriterSky #WritingCommunity
December 22, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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jackshoulder.bsky.social
#TodayInQueerHistory
workingclasshistory.com Working Class History @workingclasshistory.com · 13d
#OtD 21 Dec 1969 the Gay Activists Alliance (GAA) was founded in NYC, a split from the more radical Gay Liberation Front. The GAA used “zaps”, confronting homophobic public officials to advocate for gay and lesbian rights. They disbanded in 1981 stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9364...
December 21, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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Happy Winter Solstice!
December 21, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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I just think it's so cool that one of the best instances of trans rep in all of movies is ALSO the best Christmas movie AND it's a Japanese anime from 2003

Pour one out for Satoshi Kon, one of the most brilliant anime directors of all time
a group of cartoon characters are looking at a baby with their mouths open
Alt: Scene from Tokyo Godfathers where the three homeless characters are looking over the baby
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December 21, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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Day 021 // WEEK 3: CONSTELLATIONS OF DESIRE
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#LoreOutLoud, a community event logo against a globe; Hosted by Daryl. A decorated Christmas tree with book ornaments in the background; Day 021 Longest Night, Brightest Want - What’s a big creative want you have not said out loud yet?
December 21, 2025 at 7:00 AM