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Em Strange
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She/her | Queer Romance Author of Bright Spring & other stories.

PFP: characters from my upcoming novel Sage fall, art by @justmissart

A most peculiar mademoiselle.
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Em Strange @emmalinestrange.bsky.social · 8d
A cursed demigod with a tragic past. A young prince with a future he can’t face. Is their love powerful enough to save them?

read Bright Spring: www.amazon.com/dp/B0CW1PLS3D/
A pretty graphic with the blurb for my novel Bright Spring. text: A cursed demigod with a tragic past. A young prince with a future he can’t face. Is their love powerful enough to save them? Auro has forgotten the sound of a human voice. For four hundred years, he’s been cursed to wake alone on the first day of spring, shepherd the earth through the season, and turn back into a lifeless marble statue at its end. The demure demigod is content with his solitude and his ghosts–or, he thought he was, until he stumbles across a handsome stranger unconscious on his forest floor. Prince Alexios can’t stand it one more second. The reckless royal flees the castle for one night of freedom when his horse spies a snake and throws him, leaving him out cold in the dirt. When he awakens in the gentle care of a beautiful, pink-haired stranger, His Royal Highness refuses to rest until he uncovers the truth about the alluring Auro. Auro is enchanted by the bold princeling, but can’t bear to tell him he’ll turn to stone in three months’ time. Alexios finds in Auro everything he craves but can never have, because he’s destined to marry someone else. Can they work together to free Auro, or will spring fade and see him returned to cold, unfeeling stone? Bright Spring is the dreamy, steamy first book in the Harmony of Seasons queer fantasy romance quartet. If you like cinnamon roll heroes, swoony romance with high stakes fantasy action, and togas, then you’ll love Emmaline Strange’s sword-and-sandal series starter. Buy Bright Spring to defy a curse in the name of love today! Stunning human illustrated cover art by Bear (@crossroadart) for my gay romance novel Bright Spring. Features a cutie in a toga kissing a pink haired cutie who is half way through turning into a statue.
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jlazarus.bsky.social
And it’s worth pointing out - again, ad nauseam, until our ears and eyeballs bleed from the repetition - that this couldn’t happen without the active approval of Republican members of Congress who are abdicating their moral and Constitutional responsibilities anew every minute they let this go on.
jlazarus.bsky.social Jeff Lazarus @jlazarus.bsky.social · 14h
I don’t know about you but I’m kind of tired of waking up each morning wondering what Trump is going to do today that would’ve gotten every other president in American history impeached by sundown.
January 15, 2026 at 7:14 PM
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thistlearts.bsky.social
Hans forgets his status when he's worried about Henry who would risk his life to protect his lord without a second thought.

The link this artwork as a free colouring page in the comments.

#Hansry #KCD2 #fanart #art #WIP #lineart #art #MMart #MMromance
Digital ink drawing. Hans from KCD 2 kneels before Henry, who sits on the old ruined wall in the middle of the forest. Henry is in full armour. Looks like he's been in a fight. He has blood and cuts on his face. The pose is inspired by the pre-Raphaelite painting Lamia.
November 16, 2025 at 7:28 PM
emmalinestrange.bsky.social
Good a time as any to introduce Feldspar. He’s a moose centaur.
My thicc king, Feldspar the moose man.
January 14, 2026 at 8:46 PM
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blazeward.bsky.social
If you are using ChapGPT, I don't even want to know you. Just block me a save us both the trouble.
angeloslh.bsky.social Sarah Ford 🐍🎨🖥️ Time Zone Era @angeloslh.bsky.social · 2d
RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open 'just to do quick research'
January 14, 2026 at 3:54 PM
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billcorbett.bsky.social
“But what do you expect Democrats to doo-hooo?”

1) Refuse to fund this criminal government anymore.

2) EVERY one of them call to abolish ICE (and bonus, DHS). No more “they need training” shit. Promise prosecutions.

3) EVERY one of them call for Trump’s impeachment, relentlessly, EVERY day.
January 13, 2026 at 8:30 PM
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magicariot.com
Profiles in cowardice from the publishing industry.

Myself and many other queer independent authors are out there putting our work into the world whether publishers have the good sense and guts to or not.

Support indie & self-published queer authors.
January 13, 2026 at 10:09 PM
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jawbones.bsky.social
that gay hockey show got me
January 6, 2026 at 8:14 PM
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jawbones.bsky.social
sheer 💦✨
— ft. Mallory

#✨🪰

new year fresh redesign~
oc mallory, looking different with new guilding on his chest and his upper half more regular-flesh colored while his lower half is still bright pink. he's wearing a sheer loose shirt that is drenched and doing an awful job at providing coverage.
January 13, 2026 at 1:59 AM
emmalinestrange.bsky.social
Updates and January Musings are now up over on Patreon for free and paid members!

www.patreon.com/posts/januar...
January is Hard. | Emmaline Strange | Queer Romance Author
Get more from Emmaline Strange | Queer Romance Author on Patreon
www.patreon.com
January 13, 2026 at 5:55 PM
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ottersediting.com
ANIMORPHS X HUNGER GAMES

Queer and trans teens who transform into animals compete in a series of games known as the Touranimal.

Featuring:
⚔️Dual POV
🫂Found Family
💪Underdogs
🌈Sapphic Romance
🥰Self-Acceptance
🐾 Cute Animals

#BluePit📖 #W #YA #F #ND #LGBT
A collage of photos representing AnimalsWIP. From top to bottom, left to right: a bird of prey flying, a green maze, a stadium full of a crowd, a green snake viper, a clownfish, and a dog running an obstacle course.
January 13, 2026 at 12:41 PM
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ddwardiswriting.bsky.social
When you choose indie sapphic romance over trad published romance, you get an actual gay female protagonist who doesn't just kiss one girl then choose the boy. You get a wildly imaginative story that would never pass through a traditional publishing house.
www.patreon.com/ddwardiswrit...
D.D. Ward is Writing | Patreon
Various salacious fiction
www.patreon.com
January 13, 2026 at 3:10 PM
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ddwardiswriting.bsky.social
A reminder that all my stuff is free.

It's on the blog: ddwardiswriting.blogspot.com.

It's on my Patreon: www.patreon.com/ddwardiswrit....

And it's on my webpage: ddwardiswriting.com.

No pay wall. No sign up required. Like my stuff? Read my stuff.
D.D. Ward is Writing
ddwardiswriting@gmail.com
ddwardiswriting.blogspot.com
January 13, 2026 at 3:10 PM
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lillhappycloud.bsky.social
Fat centaurs reperesent.
January 12, 2026 at 7:55 PM
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mostlybree.kitrocha.com
once again: the only good thing billionaires have ever given us is their ex-wives.
thiccreese.bsky.social Reece @thiccreese.bsky.social · 3d
BREAKING: Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife has made a “transformational” donation to the LGBTQ+ advocacy group. This large gift comes just months after the Trump administration shut down counseling services for queer youth.

My latest for @wired.com:
MacKenzie Scott Donates $45 Million to the Trevor Project
Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife has made a donation to the LGBTQ+ advocacy group that the organization calls “transformational.”
www.wired.com
January 12, 2026 at 8:52 PM
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livousart.bsky.social
miles morales

#BRart #art
January 12, 2026 at 3:15 PM
emmalinestrange.bsky.social
Decided to start describing my work and other work i enjoy with the actual words sexy, explicit Sex scenes etc. I don’t actually mind spicy/steamy/smut as terms at ALL but I think there’s recently been a trend *away* from honestly naming what things are without attaching like, a value judgement?
January 12, 2026 at 9:33 PM
emmalinestrange.bsky.social
So I’ve decided to start describing my work and other work i enjoy with the actual words sexy, explicit Sex scenes etc. I don’t actually mind spicy/steamy/smut as terms at ALL but I think there’s a trend toward honestly naming what things are without attaching like, a value judgement?
January 12, 2026 at 9:29 PM
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applesncinnamon.bsky.social
Happy #SelfPromoSaturday !

Sweet & Wild is a MM Fantasy Romance that's cozy, witchy, very sweet! 💛🐝
"A Taste of Wild Honey" is a supplemental erotic short! 🍯

Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/alexlarkspur...
Itch: applesncinnamon.itch.io
Uni. Link: books2read.com/u/bzNng9
A young man, Micah, kneels in a field of purple flowers. He holds a bundle of purple flowers in one hand while reaching to gather more with his other hand. He has peach skin, golden hair, and brown eyes. He wears a white shirt, brown pants, and a wide-brimmed straw hat with flowers woven through. Behind him, there is a verdant forest of trees. Bees buzz around the man as he looks down towards his work. The title, Sweet & Wild, is above him and the author’s name, Alex Larkspur, is below him. An illustrated cover for the short story “A Taste of Wild Honey” by Alex Larkspur It features two men sitting under a tree in the forest. Micah is on the left, leaning in and nuzzling against the other man. He is blonde with white skin and freckles, wearing a cream colored shirt with embroidery, brown pants and boots, and a straw hat with flowers. The other man, Terran, is leaning into Micah and has thrown an arm around his shoulder. He has tan skin, a beard, and shoulder length brown hair with green tips. He has pointed ears and antlers. He is wearing a deep v-cut brown shirt and dark pants, no shoes. A necklace rests against his chest. In the foreground, there is a blanket with a jar of honey and flowers resting on it
January 10, 2026 at 9:51 PM
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joepreal.bsky.social
-Tomorrow 01/10 7PM EST-

@combosandcompfgc.bsky.social is running a Street Fighter the Movie tournament and I'll be streaming it!

Come enter. It will be wonderful. Lets get SFTM back on the menu.

challonge.com/tournaments/...
January 9, 2026 at 3:52 PM
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ddwardiswriting.bsky.social
This.
scarletvmitchell.bsky.social Scarlet Mitchell @scarletvmitchell.bsky.social · 7d
Gets me every goddamned time.

🤣🥰🤣🥰🤣🥰🤣
Letsmakeitwritee: Cliche but Classic trope: When the personwho almost dies wakes up in the hospital looks and sees the object of their affection sleeping uncomfortably in a chair next to them cuz they havent moved in days. TwentyCansOfCant: you can pry that trope from my cold dead hands Insertnerdyjokehere: cliche but classic subtropeof thisx the person who almost died tell the object of their affection “you look like shit” despite the fact that they are the ne in the hospital bed and almost died.
January 9, 2026 at 12:41 PM
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authorkaraj.bsky.social
Call your senators (especially the Republican ones) and tell them to pass this ASAP.
People need their health insurance at a reasonable price.
indivisible.org Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 6d
Instead of Republicans wasting more time debating how to weaken the bill and sneak in a backdoor ban on abortion coverage, the Senate should immediately take up and pass the House bill. Protecting affordable healthcare for over 22 million Americans should not be a hard decision. Let’s get this done.
January 9, 2026 at 3:38 PM
emmalinestrange.bsky.social
I just called my reps with @5calls.org, you should too: 5calls.org

It’s scary and weird and embarrassing but you can do it I promise. It can feel weird going by the script but even if you stammer and stumble your way through, it counts!
5 Calls
Spend 5 minutes. Make 5 calls. Make your voice heard.
5calls.org
January 9, 2026 at 3:45 PM
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alexp336.bsky.social
Okay, so, the timing on this is clearly dire given there are FAR more important/notable things happening this week, but... my latest book comes out tomorrow and if you need more queer angst and age-gap romance sexiness in your life, it may very well deliver such a thing.
alexp336.bsky.social Alex Pendragon @alexp336.bsky.social · 16d
Oh, hey new gay romance up for preorder!

"Bodies of Water" coming January 9th, 2026

Tate's HEA fizzled out; now he's drowning his fears of the future at the bottom of a wine glass. Med student Kai offers an unexpected distraction, but can their fling survive summer's end? [m/m age gap romance] 💙📚
"Bodies of Water" by Alex Pendragon - Alex Pendragon
Bodies of Water PRE-ORDER NOW – RELEASES JANUARY 9th, 2026! Tate’s sixteen-year-long relationship capsized: instead of happy ever after, he’s left with bitterness and self-doubt. Emotionally adrift, t...
alexpendragon.com
January 8, 2026 at 8:40 PM
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emmalinestrange.bsky.social
A cursed demigod with a tragic past. A young prince with a future he can’t face. Is their love powerful enough to save them?

read Bright Spring: www.amazon.com/dp/B0CW1PLS3D/
A pretty graphic with the blurb for my novel Bright Spring. text: A cursed demigod with a tragic past. A young prince with a future he can’t face. Is their love powerful enough to save them? Auro has forgotten the sound of a human voice. For four hundred years, he’s been cursed to wake alone on the first day of spring, shepherd the earth through the season, and turn back into a lifeless marble statue at its end. The demure demigod is content with his solitude and his ghosts–or, he thought he was, until he stumbles across a handsome stranger unconscious on his forest floor. Prince Alexios can’t stand it one more second. The reckless royal flees the castle for one night of freedom when his horse spies a snake and throws him, leaving him out cold in the dirt. When he awakens in the gentle care of a beautiful, pink-haired stranger, His Royal Highness refuses to rest until he uncovers the truth about the alluring Auro. Auro is enchanted by the bold princeling, but can’t bear to tell him he’ll turn to stone in three months’ time. Alexios finds in Auro everything he craves but can never have, because he’s destined to marry someone else. Can they work together to free Auro, or will spring fade and see him returned to cold, unfeeling stone? Bright Spring is the dreamy, steamy first book in the Harmony of Seasons queer fantasy romance quartet. If you like cinnamon roll heroes, swoony romance with high stakes fantasy action, and togas, then you’ll love Emmaline Strange’s sword-and-sandal series starter. Buy Bright Spring to defy a curse in the name of love today! Stunning human illustrated cover art by Bear (@crossroadart) for my gay romance novel Bright Spring. Features a cutie in a toga kissing a pink haired cutie who is half way through turning into a statue.
January 7, 2026 at 5:54 PM
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leftistlawyer.com
Gentle reminder that EVERYONE shot by ICE or the police is innocent. Every single one. Cops aren't Judge Dredd. A person is innocent until proven guilty IN A COURT, so until a person is found guilty by a judge or jury, they're innocent. They're ALL innocent.
January 8, 2026 at 3:14 PM