Desdemona Rose
@desdemonarose.bsky.social
Queer, Aro, Agender, ND, creator of Talitha Harbor. A speculative eco-future world. Any Pronoun. Writing a 4 novel series and happily info-dumping on: https://www.worldanvil.com/w/talitha-harbor-desdemonarose
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Talitha Harbor - In Full
www.worldanvil.com
I have finally sat down and wrote a series blurb/plot/timeline. Since this is a published World Anvil article, I made it as spoiler free as possible.
#specfic #queerAdultSFF #genderqueer #author #worldanvilwriter #worldember
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#specfic #queerAdultSFF #genderqueer #author #worldanvilwriter #worldember
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Giving Tuesday is right around the corner! We're grateful for any amount (or even a share!). If you have a few dollars looking for a worthy cause, please consider dropping it in our Ko-Fi!
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December 1, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Giving Tuesday is right around the corner! We're grateful for any amount (or even a share!). If you have a few dollars looking for a worthy cause, please consider dropping it in our Ko-Fi!
ko-fi.com/strongwomens...
ko-fi.com/strongwomens...
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$27!!!
GREAT GALAXIES, Y'ALL WE'RE $53 AWAY????
#booksky #tbb25 #bookbazaar25 #crowdfunding #scifi #queerbooks #lgbtqbooks #indieauthor #alienromance #romance #aliens #audiobooks
#booksky #tbb25 #bookbazaar25 #crowdfunding #scifi #queerbooks #lgbtqbooks #indieauthor #alienromance #romance #aliens #audiobooks
A lonely ex-lab subject on the run, a sweet failed mercenary trying to move on, an exploration of each other through space.
Help fund the audiobook and get exclusive content!
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#queerscifi #scifi #booksky #books #audiobooks #tbb25 #thebookbazaar25 #ad
Help fund the audiobook and get exclusive content!
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/a...
#queerscifi #scifi #booksky #books #audiobooks #tbb25 #thebookbazaar25 #ad
December 1, 2025 at 11:03 PM
$27!!!
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if you dont like the art someone makes, you can just click the block button and move on with your life, it is seriously that easy
If you make a beware post and it boils down to, "eww I don't like the art they like," you belong in middle school rather than on bluesky and you're getting blocked.
December 1, 2025 at 11:18 PM
if you dont like the art someone makes, you can just click the block button and move on with your life, it is seriously that easy
I don't share my job a lot on here, but I'm active duty USCG.
I was once asked, while buying lunch in uniform, if I knew what the weather was going to be. 😂
Usually it's, my (relative/friend) worked there, do you know them?
I never do. We're small, but not that small.
I was once asked, while buying lunch in uniform, if I knew what the weather was going to be. 😂
Usually it's, my (relative/friend) worked there, do you know them?
I never do. We're small, but not that small.
I work in a library. Hands down, it's "Do you just get to sit and read all day?"
Close second is not a question but the baffling statement of "I haven't read a book in years."
Close second is not a question but the baffling statement of "I haven't read a book in years."
What’s the worst question someone can ask after you tell them your profession? For linguists, it’s definitely “how many languages do you speak?”, but I’m curious what else is happening to the rest of y’all out there?!
December 1, 2025 at 11:48 PM
I don't share my job a lot on here, but I'm active duty USCG.
I was once asked, while buying lunch in uniform, if I knew what the weather was going to be. 😂
Usually it's, my (relative/friend) worked there, do you know them?
I never do. We're small, but not that small.
I was once asked, while buying lunch in uniform, if I knew what the weather was going to be. 😂
Usually it's, my (relative/friend) worked there, do you know them?
I never do. We're small, but not that small.
"Taboos are for people who aren't going to fix the world."
I love this quote from @sunnycogs.bsky.social
I love this quote from @sunnycogs.bsky.social
-to mix, and trying is taboo. Which is why the villain is kicking everyone's butt. Taboos are for people who aren't going to fix the world. Sure, figuring it out requires experiments on sapient creatures, but do you want progress or not? Tinorkk can't hide from the human world forever.
December 1, 2025 at 7:41 PM
"Taboos are for people who aren't going to fix the world."
I love this quote from @sunnycogs.bsky.social
I love this quote from @sunnycogs.bsky.social
#DecemberWorldbuilders
Yay, science!
Anyone can participate. I have a first (lowest) tier ecologist in my second novel that combines a couple world techs.
The most important invention in the novel series was developed by a will known criminal.
Yay, science!
Anyone can participate. I have a first (lowest) tier ecologist in my second novel that combines a couple world techs.
The most important invention in the novel series was developed by a will known criminal.
Welcome to the first week of #DecemberWorldbuilders! This week is about SCIENCE (broadly speaking) (you can play along even if you're writing pre-industrial fantasy!)
Today's Q: Can anyone in your world participate in scientific research? Or is it reserved for elites?
Today's Q: Can anyone in your world participate in scientific research? Or is it reserved for elites?
December 1, 2025 at 3:06 PM
#DecemberWorldbuilders
Yay, science!
Anyone can participate. I have a first (lowest) tier ecologist in my second novel that combines a couple world techs.
The most important invention in the novel series was developed by a will known criminal.
Yay, science!
Anyone can participate. I have a first (lowest) tier ecologist in my second novel that combines a couple world techs.
The most important invention in the novel series was developed by a will known criminal.
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Day 28 - Ship
Day 29 - Mountain Range
There are only 4 days left before my crowdfunding campaign ends. Every little bit helps push us towards those stretch goals!
Backerkit: buff.ly/3EhwEaY
Day 29 - Mountain Range
There are only 4 days left before my crowdfunding campaign ends. Every little bit helps push us towards those stretch goals!
Backerkit: buff.ly/3EhwEaY
November 29, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Day 28 - Ship
Day 29 - Mountain Range
There are only 4 days left before my crowdfunding campaign ends. Every little bit helps push us towards those stretch goals!
Backerkit: buff.ly/3EhwEaY
Day 29 - Mountain Range
There are only 4 days left before my crowdfunding campaign ends. Every little bit helps push us towards those stretch goals!
Backerkit: buff.ly/3EhwEaY
Introduce yourself with five animals you've seen in the wild.
- Moose (watched a baby rescued from St. Mary's River)
- Elk (One ran along a car I was driving and I was really worried, thankfully nothing happened)
- Turkeys (so many turkeys)
- Foxes
- Otters
- Moose (watched a baby rescued from St. Mary's River)
- Elk (One ran along a car I was driving and I was really worried, thankfully nothing happened)
- Turkeys (so many turkeys)
- Foxes
- Otters
Introduce yourself with five animals you’ve seen in the wild:
- Grizzly bear (used to eat acorns under my window every fall!)
- Elk
- Mountain Goat (shout out Glacier Intl Park)
- Moose
- Gray wolf
- Grizzly bear (used to eat acorns under my window every fall!)
- Elk
- Mountain Goat (shout out Glacier Intl Park)
- Moose
- Gray wolf
Introduce yourself with five animals you've seen in the wild:
Rattlesnake
Stoat
Red Fox
Bison
Bald Eagle
Rattlesnake
Stoat
Red Fox
Bison
Bald Eagle
November 29, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Introduce yourself with five animals you've seen in the wild.
- Moose (watched a baby rescued from St. Mary's River)
- Elk (One ran along a car I was driving and I was really worried, thankfully nothing happened)
- Turkeys (so many turkeys)
- Foxes
- Otters
- Moose (watched a baby rescued from St. Mary's River)
- Elk (One ran along a car I was driving and I was really worried, thankfully nothing happened)
- Turkeys (so many turkeys)
- Foxes
- Otters
Time to prep for World Ember! Having a pop up prep stream today. Stop by and talk about your world building, writing in general, or for encouragement for anything you're working on.
www.twitch.tv/desdemona_rose
#WritingCommunity #WorldEmber #Streamer #WritingPrompts
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#WritingCommunity #WorldEmber #Streamer #WritingPrompts
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Game of Tomes! World Ember! World Building, Writing/Editing, Co-Working, LGBTQIA+ !discord !music !sweet !task !done !backlog
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November 28, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Time to prep for World Ember! Having a pop up prep stream today. Stop by and talk about your world building, writing in general, or for encouragement for anything you're working on.
www.twitch.tv/desdemona_rose
#WritingCommunity #WorldEmber #Streamer #WritingPrompts
www.twitch.tv/desdemona_rose
#WritingCommunity #WorldEmber #Streamer #WritingPrompts
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On the subject of getting stuffed and gobbled...
@hookandquillpress.com has graciously entrusted me with hosting #Smutcember, a hashtag prompt game for sharing our thoughts on love, attraction, and sex in fiction!
First prompt launches Dec. 1st (🧵1/5)
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
@hookandquillpress.com has graciously entrusted me with hosting #Smutcember, a hashtag prompt game for sharing our thoughts on love, attraction, and sex in fiction!
First prompt launches Dec. 1st (🧵1/5)
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
November 28, 2025 at 1:58 AM
On the subject of getting stuffed and gobbled...
@hookandquillpress.com has graciously entrusted me with hosting #Smutcember, a hashtag prompt game for sharing our thoughts on love, attraction, and sex in fiction!
First prompt launches Dec. 1st (🧵1/5)
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
@hookandquillpress.com has graciously entrusted me with hosting #Smutcember, a hashtag prompt game for sharing our thoughts on love, attraction, and sex in fiction!
First prompt launches Dec. 1st (🧵1/5)
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
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BLACK FRIDAY SALE! 30% OFF
Thank you all for your endless support!❤️
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November 26, 2025 at 1:39 AM
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Thank you all for your endless support!❤️
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Gumroad
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Ko-fi
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Thank you all for your endless support!❤️
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Gumroad
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Ko-fi
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After battling with it for a month, I finally got to the end of a short story. Now to spend the rest of the night dealing with the, "hangover."
(more below)
#writinglife #writingcommunity #scifi
(more below)
#writinglife #writingcommunity #scifi
November 28, 2025 at 3:23 AM
After battling with it for a month, I finally got to the end of a short story. Now to spend the rest of the night dealing with the, "hangover."
(more below)
#writinglife #writingcommunity #scifi
(more below)
#writinglife #writingcommunity #scifi
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If you're new to cooking or don't trust yourself to recognize a bad AI recipe, for the love on god, do not just use random recipes from random profiles. Find trustworthy sites and creators (Serious Eats, NYT Cooking, J. Kenji Lopez-Alt, Alton Brown) and search their archives for what you need.
NEW: AI “recipe slop” is overrunning search and social. Food creators say Google’s AI Overviews and glossy fake food pics are drowning out real, tested recipes — collapsing traffic and setting home cooks up for disaster, especially this Thanksgiving.
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
AI Slop Recipes Are Taking Over the Internet -- And Thanksgiving Dinner
Food bloggers see traffic dip as home cooks turn to AI, inspired by impossible pictures
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November 25, 2025 at 5:37 PM
If you're new to cooking or don't trust yourself to recognize a bad AI recipe, for the love on god, do not just use random recipes from random profiles. Find trustworthy sites and creators (Serious Eats, NYT Cooking, J. Kenji Lopez-Alt, Alton Brown) and search their archives for what you need.
#AwesomeCharacters
Oh yes. I am writing a series and there's a lot going on that gets revealed as the story goes on.
My favorite character like this is named Sasake. A childhood friend of Mist. He pops up, drops a hint to a huge reveal, then disappears.
Oh yes. I am writing a series and there's a lot going on that gets revealed as the story goes on.
My favorite character like this is named Sasake. A childhood friend of Mist. He pops up, drops a hint to a huge reveal, then disappears.
Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters
Do you have any side characters with their own adventures going on in the background of your story?
Do we get many glimpses?
Is it in the same genre as your main work? E.g. romance in the background of horror?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
Do you have any side characters with their own adventures going on in the background of your story?
Do we get many glimpses?
Is it in the same genre as your main work? E.g. romance in the background of horror?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
November 25, 2025 at 4:24 PM
#AwesomeCharacters
Oh yes. I am writing a series and there's a lot going on that gets revealed as the story goes on.
My favorite character like this is named Sasake. A childhood friend of Mist. He pops up, drops a hint to a huge reveal, then disappears.
Oh yes. I am writing a series and there's a lot going on that gets revealed as the story goes on.
My favorite character like this is named Sasake. A childhood friend of Mist. He pops up, drops a hint to a huge reveal, then disappears.
#NovemberWorldbuilders
For a typical war, that would be when humans lived on Earth.
For a Talithan conflict, there have been upheavals and citizen unrest in their history. It hasn't hit full on war status. They all have ended in some form of government change, however.
For a typical war, that would be when humans lived on Earth.
For a Talithan conflict, there have been upheavals and citizen unrest in their history. It hasn't hit full on war status. They all have ended in some form of government change, however.
#NovemberWorldbuilders Does your fictional world have any wars in its history that are now over? What was the conflict about? What were the repercussions of it?
November 25, 2025 at 4:08 PM
#NovemberWorldbuilders
For a typical war, that would be when humans lived on Earth.
For a Talithan conflict, there have been upheavals and citizen unrest in their history. It hasn't hit full on war status. They all have ended in some form of government change, however.
For a typical war, that would be when humans lived on Earth.
For a Talithan conflict, there have been upheavals and citizen unrest in their history. It hasn't hit full on war status. They all have ended in some form of government change, however.
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November 23, 2025 at 5:17 AM
A movie that takes place where you're from.
An Air Force brat and my dad is a nerd, so going with this one. 😆
An Air Force brat and my dad is a nerd, so going with this one. 😆
November 23, 2025 at 7:10 PM
A movie that takes place where you're from.
An Air Force brat and my dad is a nerd, so going with this one. 😆
An Air Force brat and my dad is a nerd, so going with this one. 😆
#NovemberWorldBuilding
It's throwback time.. to the color Black. I had every intention of posting back then, decided to do a little article updating that turned into a whole thing. But, it's done, and I'm posting it.
tl;dc: The Vocation of Protection. Motto: Protecting Talithan Harmony
Longer: 🧵
It's throwback time.. to the color Black. I had every intention of posting back then, decided to do a little article updating that turned into a whole thing. But, it's done, and I'm posting it.
tl;dc: The Vocation of Protection. Motto: Protecting Talithan Harmony
Longer: 🧵
November 23, 2025 at 6:08 PM
#NovemberWorldBuilding
It's throwback time.. to the color Black. I had every intention of posting back then, decided to do a little article updating that turned into a whole thing. But, it's done, and I'm posting it.
tl;dc: The Vocation of Protection. Motto: Protecting Talithan Harmony
Longer: 🧵
It's throwback time.. to the color Black. I had every intention of posting back then, decided to do a little article updating that turned into a whole thing. But, it's done, and I'm posting it.
tl;dc: The Vocation of Protection. Motto: Protecting Talithan Harmony
Longer: 🧵
Marriage in Talitha Harbor. @Kiraofthewind did a great job of highlighting marriage in most Earthian societies.
The Talithan don't have marriage for many of those reasons.
They are taught autonomy at a young age. Intrinsic rewards are crucial to how their society functions. 🧵
The Talithan don't have marriage for many of those reasons.
They are taught autonomy at a young age. Intrinsic rewards are crucial to how their society functions. 🧵
I GOT A YAP SESSION WRITTEN UP
Read on to learn more about marriage in Aloutia. A thread🧵
On marriage and partnership in the PD, pre and during the Greed Wars:
The Good Thyme gang has a saying, that “love is free and infinite” which for them means that they love without marriage and they love as
Read on to learn more about marriage in Aloutia. A thread🧵
On marriage and partnership in the PD, pre and during the Greed Wars:
The Good Thyme gang has a saying, that “love is free and infinite” which for them means that they love without marriage and they love as
Yessss I look forward to it! (Full disclosure I'm married as well as polyamorous, but also have complicated feelings about the institution/how it's structured in our society, and always interested in different relationship paradigms! IMO "fuck marriage" is a valid perspective even if it isn't mine)
November 23, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Marriage in Talitha Harbor. @Kiraofthewind did a great job of highlighting marriage in most Earthian societies.
The Talithan don't have marriage for many of those reasons.
They are taught autonomy at a young age. Intrinsic rewards are crucial to how their society functions. 🧵
The Talithan don't have marriage for many of those reasons.
They are taught autonomy at a young age. Intrinsic rewards are crucial to how their society functions. 🧵
#NovemberWorldbuilders
Not really. The Talithan's were the first humans on the planet they live on. There's no other sentiment, in a human way, life form. They have been on the planet for more than a thousand Earth years (more than 1k Talithan sols by the second novel).
Not really. The Talithan's were the first humans on the planet they live on. There's no other sentiment, in a human way, life form. They have been on the planet for more than a thousand Earth years (more than 1k Talithan sols by the second novel).
It's our next week, #NovemberWorldbuilders! The theme this week is HISTORY in your fictional worlds. To start off with: does your world have any ancient (perhaps long-lost) civilizations? Did they leave ruins behind? Does anyone know what happened to them?
November 23, 2025 at 4:20 AM
#NovemberWorldbuilders
Not really. The Talithan's were the first humans on the planet they live on. There's no other sentiment, in a human way, life form. They have been on the planet for more than a thousand Earth years (more than 1k Talithan sols by the second novel).
Not really. The Talithan's were the first humans on the planet they live on. There's no other sentiment, in a human way, life form. They have been on the planet for more than a thousand Earth years (more than 1k Talithan sols by the second novel).
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#QueerWritersChat
Ah, yis! Link time!
Anyways, Fairy Seasons is part of @the-book-bazaar.com, an awesome indie book fair of sorts. The funding phase is popping off right. now. As I type this out!!!
Check out Fairy Seasons and repost please! I wanna fund!
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/m...
Ah, yis! Link time!
Anyways, Fairy Seasons is part of @the-book-bazaar.com, an awesome indie book fair of sorts. The funding phase is popping off right. now. As I type this out!!!
Check out Fairy Seasons and repost please! I wanna fund!
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/m...
November 22, 2025 at 2:37 AM
#QueerWritersChat
Ah, yis! Link time!
Anyways, Fairy Seasons is part of @the-book-bazaar.com, an awesome indie book fair of sorts. The funding phase is popping off right. now. As I type this out!!!
Check out Fairy Seasons and repost please! I wanna fund!
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/m...
Ah, yis! Link time!
Anyways, Fairy Seasons is part of @the-book-bazaar.com, an awesome indie book fair of sorts. The funding phase is popping off right. now. As I type this out!!!
Check out Fairy Seasons and repost please! I wanna fund!
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/m...
#QueerWritersChat
Talitha Harbor is here! There's links to my other social media at the bottom.
If anyone here plays 4thewords I'm DesRose there (and am going to write some words there shortly), but first, the chat!!
Talitha Harbor is here! There's links to my other social media at the bottom.
If anyone here plays 4thewords I'm DesRose there (and am going to write some words there shortly), but first, the chat!!
#QueerWritersChat
Question Five: Self promo! Drop your links!
Interact with, boost others, and feel free to answer the questions late! DO NOT promo unless you participated in the chat!
Theo will be hosting next week!
@theodoresnapdragon.bsky.social #QueerWriters #writesky #writers
Question Five: Self promo! Drop your links!
Interact with, boost others, and feel free to answer the questions late! DO NOT promo unless you participated in the chat!
Theo will be hosting next week!
@theodoresnapdragon.bsky.social #QueerWriters #writesky #writers
November 22, 2025 at 2:36 AM
#QueerWritersChat
Talitha Harbor is here! There's links to my other social media at the bottom.
If anyone here plays 4thewords I'm DesRose there (and am going to write some words there shortly), but first, the chat!!
Talitha Harbor is here! There's links to my other social media at the bottom.
If anyone here plays 4thewords I'm DesRose there (and am going to write some words there shortly), but first, the chat!!
#QueerWritersChat
The week's been too long
My brain barely functioning
Watch my Twitch Stream 'Morrow
😆
(It has been one of those weeks)
The week's been too long
My brain barely functioning
Watch my Twitch Stream 'Morrow
😆
(It has been one of those weeks)
#QueerWritersChat
Question Four: Write a haiku about one of your writing projects, characters, or settings!
Last question at :25!
@amaralynn.bsky.social #QueerWriters #writesky #writers
Question Four: Write a haiku about one of your writing projects, characters, or settings!
Last question at :25!
@amaralynn.bsky.social #QueerWriters #writesky #writers
November 22, 2025 at 2:29 AM
#QueerWritersChat
The week's been too long
My brain barely functioning
Watch my Twitch Stream 'Morrow
😆
(It has been one of those weeks)
The week's been too long
My brain barely functioning
Watch my Twitch Stream 'Morrow
😆
(It has been one of those weeks)
#QueerWritersChat
Yes, but mainly world specific holidays. Though I wrote a Halloween short story with one of my favorite characters (see my last post, ha). Talitha Harbor has several large festivals throughout its year. So far only one has made it into the series. Founder's Day.
Yes, but mainly world specific holidays. Though I wrote a Halloween short story with one of my favorite characters (see my last post, ha). Talitha Harbor has several large festivals throughout its year. So far only one has made it into the series. Founder's Day.
#QueerWritersChat
Question Three: Do your characters celebrate any holidays?
Next question at :20!
@theodoresnapdragon.bsky.social #QueerWriters #writesky #writers
Question Three: Do your characters celebrate any holidays?
Next question at :20!
@theodoresnapdragon.bsky.social #QueerWriters #writesky #writers
November 22, 2025 at 2:25 AM
#QueerWritersChat
Yes, but mainly world specific holidays. Though I wrote a Halloween short story with one of my favorite characters (see my last post, ha). Talitha Harbor has several large festivals throughout its year. So far only one has made it into the series. Founder's Day.
Yes, but mainly world specific holidays. Though I wrote a Halloween short story with one of my favorite characters (see my last post, ha). Talitha Harbor has several large festivals throughout its year. So far only one has made it into the series. Founder's Day.
#QueerWritersChat
Halloween, hands down. I keep Halloween decor up year around. I have a corner of my livingroom dedicated to the Halloween Town made by Lemax. There are also little skeletons all over my house. I have a short black Christmas tree and a piano playing doll under it, and more.
Halloween, hands down. I keep Halloween decor up year around. I have a corner of my livingroom dedicated to the Halloween Town made by Lemax. There are also little skeletons all over my house. I have a short black Christmas tree and a piano playing doll under it, and more.
#QueerWritersChat
Question Two: What's your favorite holiday?
Next question at :15!
@theodoresnapdragon.bsky.social #QueerWriters #writesky #writers
Question Two: What's your favorite holiday?
Next question at :15!
@theodoresnapdragon.bsky.social #QueerWriters #writesky #writers
November 22, 2025 at 2:21 AM
#QueerWritersChat
Halloween, hands down. I keep Halloween decor up year around. I have a corner of my livingroom dedicated to the Halloween Town made by Lemax. There are also little skeletons all over my house. I have a short black Christmas tree and a piano playing doll under it, and more.
Halloween, hands down. I keep Halloween decor up year around. I have a corner of my livingroom dedicated to the Halloween Town made by Lemax. There are also little skeletons all over my house. I have a short black Christmas tree and a piano playing doll under it, and more.