Hel ✨ || Untwining... 🌀🪷
@helynalc.bsky.social
author of SKYLARK IN THE FOG (2022) and IMBUED (2024) • radio astronomer • she/they ✨ // #SFINCS and #SPSFC judge 2025-2026 // • we reach forward • // NO genAI or LLMs
All links in one place: helynalclove.com/links
All links in one place: helynalclove.com/links
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I'm Hel, astrophysicist & author of sci-fi, fantasy, and all that's speculative.
✨ currently residing in rainy, rainy Wales
✨ bookworm, slight nerd, very online, very tired, still somewhat hopeful
✨ love cooking, cross-stitching, D&D, video games, my kitty Puddle, and space
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I'm Hel, astrophysicist & author of sci-fi, fantasy, and all that's speculative.
✨ currently residing in rainy, rainy Wales
✨ bookworm, slight nerd, very online, very tired, still somewhat hopeful
✨ love cooking, cross-stitching, D&D, video games, my kitty Puddle, and space
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we FiNALLY assembled the new bed
COMFORT 😭
I also have medication
and hot cocoa
I hope I can sleep tonight and then hopefully all of this will feel better (bc I do feel a bit lost now hhhhhh it's gonna be okay it's gonna be okay)
COMFORT 😭
I also have medication
and hot cocoa
I hope I can sleep tonight and then hopefully all of this will feel better (bc I do feel a bit lost now hhhhhh it's gonna be okay it's gonna be okay)
February 18, 2026 at 7:28 PM
we FiNALLY assembled the new bed
COMFORT 😭
I also have medication
and hot cocoa
I hope I can sleep tonight and then hopefully all of this will feel better (bc I do feel a bit lost now hhhhhh it's gonna be okay it's gonna be okay)
COMFORT 😭
I also have medication
and hot cocoa
I hope I can sleep tonight and then hopefully all of this will feel better (bc I do feel a bit lost now hhhhhh it's gonna be okay it's gonna be okay)
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but of course, I'm sick again hhhhhhh
February 16, 2026 at 9:12 PM
but of course, I'm sick again hhhhhhh
our stuff has arrived!!
big boulder off my shoulders 💜
kitty has her castle, I have my books and French press, and we threw out the airbed and built a pillow fortress (until our mattress arrives on Wednesday)
úgynevezett Élhetőbb Körülmények ✨
big boulder off my shoulders 💜
kitty has her castle, I have my books and French press, and we threw out the airbed and built a pillow fortress (until our mattress arrives on Wednesday)
úgynevezett Élhetőbb Körülmények ✨
tfw your cat punctures your airbed 🙃🙃🙃🤣😭
gosh I hope our stuff arrives tomorrow...
gosh I hope our stuff arrives tomorrow...
February 16, 2026 at 7:20 PM
our stuff has arrived!!
big boulder off my shoulders 💜
kitty has her castle, I have my books and French press, and we threw out the airbed and built a pillow fortress (until our mattress arrives on Wednesday)
úgynevezett Élhetőbb Körülmények ✨
big boulder off my shoulders 💜
kitty has her castle, I have my books and French press, and we threw out the airbed and built a pillow fortress (until our mattress arrives on Wednesday)
úgynevezett Élhetőbb Körülmények ✨
tfw your cat punctures your airbed 🙃🙃🙃🤣😭
gosh I hope our stuff arrives tomorrow...
gosh I hope our stuff arrives tomorrow...
February 15, 2026 at 9:52 PM
tfw your cat punctures your airbed 🙃🙃🙃🤣😭
gosh I hope our stuff arrives tomorrow...
gosh I hope our stuff arrives tomorrow...
okay I Collated all the larger beta reader comments, and I have the in-line comments PLUS my own remaining stuff from re-reading Imbued (and from Thinking Real Hard) so I'm gonna go chapter by chapter and Check Stuff 💪💪
and then maybe I'll have one more readthrough and then I'm done??
and then maybe I'll have one more readthrough and then I'm done??
February 15, 2026 at 5:56 PM
okay I Collated all the larger beta reader comments, and I have the in-line comments PLUS my own remaining stuff from re-reading Imbued (and from Thinking Real Hard) so I'm gonna go chapter by chapter and Check Stuff 💪💪
and then maybe I'll have one more readthrough and then I'm done??
and then maybe I'll have one more readthrough and then I'm done??
the best kind of beta reader comments 😇😇
February 15, 2026 at 4:59 PM
the best kind of beta reader comments 😇😇
Helyna stop clenching your jaw challenge: continually failed
February 15, 2026 at 9:20 AM
Helyna stop clenching your jaw challenge: continually failed
day 2: we make pretty good pizz...a(?? it's more like... flatbread with toppings) in a mostly empty kitchen
February 14, 2026 at 6:43 PM
day 2: we make pretty good pizz...a(?? it's more like... flatbread with toppings) in a mostly empty kitchen
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With book 1 on sale (99c) you can get this whole trilogy for just $10 👀👀
Epic fantasy, elemental magic, The Last Airbender vibes with Korra trauma, queer cast and sapphic lead, romance subplot, love in focus.
Ko-FI: ko-fi.com/k_lykkebo
Itch: klykkebo.itch.io
Other: books2read.com/karenlykkebo
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Epic fantasy, elemental magic, The Last Airbender vibes with Korra trauma, queer cast and sapphic lead, romance subplot, love in focus.
Ko-FI: ko-fi.com/k_lykkebo
Itch: klykkebo.itch.io
Other: books2read.com/karenlykkebo
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February 13, 2026 at 8:24 PM
With book 1 on sale (99c) you can get this whole trilogy for just $10 👀👀
Epic fantasy, elemental magic, The Last Airbender vibes with Korra trauma, queer cast and sapphic lead, romance subplot, love in focus.
Ko-FI: ko-fi.com/k_lykkebo
Itch: klykkebo.itch.io
Other: books2read.com/karenlykkebo
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Epic fantasy, elemental magic, The Last Airbender vibes with Korra trauma, queer cast and sapphic lead, romance subplot, love in focus.
Ko-FI: ko-fi.com/k_lykkebo
Itch: klykkebo.itch.io
Other: books2read.com/karenlykkebo
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I slept eight hours and I didn't even feel it let me go baaaack
but we're here! with kitty intact and meowing up a storm in the empty apartment 😅
our stuff comes today or tomorrow!!
but we're here! with kitty intact and meowing up a storm in the empty apartment 😅
our stuff comes today or tomorrow!!
February 13, 2026 at 8:08 AM
I slept eight hours and I didn't even feel it let me go baaaack
but we're here! with kitty intact and meowing up a storm in the empty apartment 😅
our stuff comes today or tomorrow!!
but we're here! with kitty intact and meowing up a storm in the empty apartment 😅
our stuff comes today or tomorrow!!
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Time for a second cover reveal today, as we have the pleasure of helping reveal Our Ways Unmasked, second book in the Apidecca duology, written by @cblansdell.bsky.social.
Cover by the own author.
Full info:
jamreads.com/reveals/cove...
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Cover by the own author.
Full info:
jamreads.com/reveals/cove...
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February 12, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Time for a second cover reveal today, as we have the pleasure of helping reveal Our Ways Unmasked, second book in the Apidecca duology, written by @cblansdell.bsky.social.
Cover by the own author.
Full info:
jamreads.com/reveals/cove...
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Cover by the own author.
Full info:
jamreads.com/reveals/cove...
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🎭Cover reveal time #booksky🎭
Our Ways Unmasked by @cblansdell.bsky.social, the second book in her Apidecca Duology!
Check out the cover, which was also drawn by CB! willowwraithpress.com/2026/02/12/c...
Our Ways Unmasked by @cblansdell.bsky.social, the second book in her Apidecca Duology!
Check out the cover, which was also drawn by CB! willowwraithpress.com/2026/02/12/c...
February 12, 2026 at 4:05 PM
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obviously we started the day with Puddle hiding under the bed and not eating her drugs so
grumpy grumpy grumpy
but we're on our way 🤞🤞
grumpy grumpy grumpy
but we're on our way 🤞🤞
February 12, 2026 at 9:05 AM
obviously we started the day with Puddle hiding under the bed and not eating her drugs so
grumpy grumpy grumpy
but we're on our way 🤞🤞
grumpy grumpy grumpy
but we're on our way 🤞🤞
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Holy shit. I cannot overstate how touched I am to be featured on this list, and with such incredible fellow authors? Go check out the list and pick up any books on there you haven't read; you won't be disappointed.
In a month where everything is romantic, @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social recommends an alternative. Here's 5 excellent backlist books featuring asexual characters!
Backlist Bonanza: 5 Underrated Works of Asexual Speculative Fiction - Reactor
In a month dominated by romance, we're making space for SFF on the ace spectrum
reactormag.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Holy shit. I cannot overstate how touched I am to be featured on this list, and with such incredible fellow authors? Go check out the list and pick up any books on there you haven't read; you won't be disappointed.
in London today, meeting up with family and resting
heading through the Channel tomorrow ✌️🤞👌
heading through the Channel tomorrow ✌️🤞👌
February 11, 2026 at 3:48 PM
in London today, meeting up with family and resting
heading through the Channel tomorrow ✌️🤞👌
heading through the Channel tomorrow ✌️🤞👌
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I am SO grateful.
The donations have blown me away. We have enough to cover the smallest of the bills that have come in so far, and it feels like a burden starting to lift!
This goal isn't just about the bills but the future--and we need much more help. Thank you for every share and donation! 💜
The donations have blown me away. We have enough to cover the smallest of the bills that have come in so far, and it feels like a burden starting to lift!
This goal isn't just about the bills but the future--and we need much more help. Thank you for every share and donation! 💜
My autoimmune disease is progressive and terminal; it will make me blind, paralyze me completely, end my life. I have to constantly battle back against it, and I've been doing the bare minimum for years because of cost. I need more, and I need help.
Every single cent helps.
ko-fi.com/cknightwrites
Every single cent helps.
ko-fi.com/cknightwrites
Buy Charlie Knight a Coffee
Become a supporter of Charlie Knight today!
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February 11, 2026 at 3:32 PM
I am SO grateful.
The donations have blown me away. We have enough to cover the smallest of the bills that have come in so far, and it feels like a burden starting to lift!
This goal isn't just about the bills but the future--and we need much more help. Thank you for every share and donation! 💜
The donations have blown me away. We have enough to cover the smallest of the bills that have come in so far, and it feels like a burden starting to lift!
This goal isn't just about the bills but the future--and we need much more help. Thank you for every share and donation! 💜
the cyclical splitting headache can eff off though
February 10, 2026 at 7:23 PM
the cyclical splitting headache can eff off though
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#WIPSnips - "Liquid"
From one of the more brutal scenes in my queer horror comedy, The Erstwhile Tyler Kyle (art by the super talented @littleevil0ne.bsky.social !
Find it here: books2read.com/u/boB9YL
& here: steve-westenra.itch.io/the-erstwhil...
#booksky #writesky #queerhorror #indiehorror
From one of the more brutal scenes in my queer horror comedy, The Erstwhile Tyler Kyle (art by the super talented @littleevil0ne.bsky.social !
Find it here: books2read.com/u/boB9YL
& here: steve-westenra.itch.io/the-erstwhil...
#booksky #writesky #queerhorror #indiehorror
![“If you don’t open up, I’ll give you a Chelsea smile. You won’t like that much.”
I plead with my eyes, with everything I have. All the pathos I can summon. And it’s not an act. It’s real. It’s real.
[Redacted] slices half an inch into the right corner of my lip. It hurts it hurtsithurts. My skin feels loose in a way that’s not good. It’s no good.
“Please.” Speaking hurts, but the word spills from me, liquid to blend with my tears. I clamp my eyes closed. I can’t look. “Please. Please don’t. Don’t.” Every word is a stutter, my teeth clacking together, my chest heaving.
“Hold still, baby.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:6hyreanhalpev6wrfx7e7xb6/bafkreihgkw6civbh6w6r5r5cvsiskz2wxiesr25a3pjayuvubaqhocmi34@jpeg)
February 10, 2026 at 2:49 PM
#WIPSnips - "Liquid"
From one of the more brutal scenes in my queer horror comedy, The Erstwhile Tyler Kyle (art by the super talented @littleevil0ne.bsky.social !
Find it here: books2read.com/u/boB9YL
& here: steve-westenra.itch.io/the-erstwhil...
#booksky #writesky #queerhorror #indiehorror
From one of the more brutal scenes in my queer horror comedy, The Erstwhile Tyler Kyle (art by the super talented @littleevil0ne.bsky.social !
Find it here: books2read.com/u/boB9YL
& here: steve-westenra.itch.io/the-erstwhil...
#booksky #writesky #queerhorror #indiehorror
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It's time for the annual Dark Legacies anniversary sale. The whole trilogy is on sale at all retailers in all countries. Metaphysical post-apocalyptic sci-fi with AI war machines, demons, cyborgs, dramatic character arcs, and guaranteed tears along the way. Link in profile.
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February 10, 2026 at 1:24 PM
It's time for the annual Dark Legacies anniversary sale. The whole trilogy is on sale at all retailers in all countries. Metaphysical post-apocalyptic sci-fi with AI war machines, demons, cyborgs, dramatic character arcs, and guaranteed tears along the way. Link in profile.
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#SFINCS finalist Sisters of Mercy is on sale for $0.99 on all retailers in all countries.
"A devastating, emotional, violent, complex experience.”
"Mech battles and post-apocalyptic science fiction wrapped up in a deeply emotional, character-driven narrative."
Link in profile.
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"A devastating, emotional, violent, complex experience.”
"Mech battles and post-apocalyptic science fiction wrapped up in a deeply emotional, character-driven narrative."
Link in profile.
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February 10, 2026 at 1:30 PM
#SFINCS finalist Sisters of Mercy is on sale for $0.99 on all retailers in all countries.
"A devastating, emotional, violent, complex experience.”
"Mech battles and post-apocalyptic science fiction wrapped up in a deeply emotional, character-driven narrative."
Link in profile.
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"A devastating, emotional, violent, complex experience.”
"Mech battles and post-apocalyptic science fiction wrapped up in a deeply emotional, character-driven narrative."
Link in profile.
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all our stuff is gone!!
now it's just the travel, in two or three acts, with the cat 🤞🤞
now it's just the travel, in two or three acts, with the cat 🤞🤞
February 10, 2026 at 10:37 AM
all our stuff is gone!!
now it's just the travel, in two or three acts, with the cat 🤞🤞
now it's just the travel, in two or three acts, with the cat 🤞🤞
the movers have arrived and uttered the words "there will be no problems" so I guess I can start breathing now
February 10, 2026 at 8:56 AM
the movers have arrived and uttered the words "there will be no problems" so I guess I can start breathing now
cold coffee this morning bc we packed our microwave and all our dishes xD
ice coffee is nice but not exactly what I want after waking up
ice coffee is nice but not exactly what I want after waking up
February 10, 2026 at 7:25 AM
cold coffee this morning bc we packed our microwave and all our dishes xD
ice coffee is nice but not exactly what I want after waking up
ice coffee is nice but not exactly what I want after waking up