Leeron Heywood
@leeronheywood.substack.com
Writer, knitter, gamer, cat person. Pronouns ne/nem/nir (they/them is fine if you're not used to neopronouns). Autistic psychopath, agender/genderqueer, aro/ace, disabled. Profile pic courtesy of my void floof Salmiakki
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Not interested in anything short of "I wanted to, but they have [medical condition] and the doctors told me they can't"
February 17, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Not interested in anything short of "I wanted to, but they have [medical condition] and the doctors told me they can't"
I had one of those funny writing moments, where I half-remembered a cultural reference, looked it up and found my brain had fudged it... then I had to decide if the CHARACTER should remember it correctly or not.
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Welcome To Backroom Lilliput
I come around in a strangely shaped puffy… bed? The ceiling above me is so poorly lit it looks like cardboard. Where AM I??
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February 17, 2026 at 11:26 PM
I had one of those funny writing moments, where I half-remembered a cultural reference, looked it up and found my brain had fudged it... then I had to decide if the CHARACTER should remember it correctly or not.
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Hm. I wonder if the name of her first pet was a security question for anything important?
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A Helpy Home Hand
PlynTech’s patented “Helpy AI” is like a pet who integrates with your home! Always there for you, always caring, always helpful! And we’re always improving its software…
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February 16, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Hm. I wonder if the name of her first pet was a security question for anything important?
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I mean. Could be all three? Maybe they think you're dangerous but rehabilitatable. Don't ask me, I am NOT the omniscient kind of storyteller.
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Definitely Some Kind Of Karma
I wish I knew what I’d DONE in my previous life to get stuck with this. Am I being punished? Rewarded? Or just put to work?
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February 16, 2026 at 12:03 AM
I mean. Could be all three? Maybe they think you're dangerous but rehabilitatable. Don't ask me, I am NOT the omniscient kind of storyteller.
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I didn't quite get to the "what happens next" part of the prompt before hitting my word limit, but I like to think I gave the reader enough to extrapolate from. 😄
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Borrowed Feathers
She was being foolish. It was GOOD she’d likely never see him again. If he found out who she truly was…
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February 14, 2026 at 11:35 PM
I didn't quite get to the "what happens next" part of the prompt before hitting my word limit, but I like to think I gave the reader enough to extrapolate from. 😄
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My brain went straight to "Well, why would you bring someone back from the dead?". And I'm sure I'm meant to think of a fuzzy personal reason, but instead you got this.
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A Duty Undone, A Soul Recalled
I wake disoriented. For a moment I wonder if my memories - collecting the crystals, receiving the gods’ power, and sealing the Grasping One - were merely a wild dream.
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February 13, 2026 at 10:58 PM
My brain went straight to "Well, why would you bring someone back from the dead?". And I'm sure I'm meant to think of a fuzzy personal reason, but instead you got this.
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The BFS is delighted to announce our fourth and final Guest of Honour for Fanatsycon 2026 - Chris Baker (aka Fangorn) britishfantasysociety.org/fantasycon-2...
February 12, 2026 at 11:56 AM
The BFS is delighted to announce our fourth and final Guest of Honour for Fanatsycon 2026 - Chris Baker (aka Fangorn) britishfantasysociety.org/fantasycon-2...
What would your "doubled" existence look like? Would you be able to choose one?
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A Doubled Life
It all started on that long-ago August afternoon, where a decision split her life…
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February 12, 2026 at 11:23 PM
What would your "doubled" existence look like? Would you be able to choose one?
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CW for a violent mental breakdown.
This was a tricky one to write. While I'm on meds to help me not hurt people, I've fortunately avoided episodes like this - though looking back, I think there were close calls/lucky misses.
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This was a tricky one to write. While I'm on meds to help me not hurt people, I've fortunately avoided episodes like this - though looking back, I think there were close calls/lucky misses.
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A Professional Failing
Before demons returned, suffering from “burnout” meant needing time off and perhaps a relaxing retreat. Now it meant waking up chained to a bed… if you were lucky.
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February 11, 2026 at 11:17 PM
CW for a violent mental breakdown.
This was a tricky one to write. While I'm on meds to help me not hurt people, I've fortunately avoided episodes like this - though looking back, I think there were close calls/lucky misses.
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This was a tricky one to write. While I'm on meds to help me not hurt people, I've fortunately avoided episodes like this - though looking back, I think there were close calls/lucky misses.
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Chin up, Ben - while I'd hardly call you the BEST person for the universe to drop this on, Alex could've landed on FAR worse.
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Unexpected ETA
Ben had never expected to become a father. Certainly not like THIS. But, well, it seemed the universe had decided that for him…
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February 10, 2026 at 11:24 PM
Chin up, Ben - while I'd hardly call you the BEST person for the universe to drop this on, Alex could've landed on FAR worse.
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Man, I really like Discord, and I really liked Twitter, but I came from ICQ, AIM, MSN, Skype, IRC and fuck knows what else, I am not afraid to move onto the next thing if your platform is gonna fuck with people.
February 9, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Man, I really like Discord, and I really liked Twitter, but I came from ICQ, AIM, MSN, Skype, IRC and fuck knows what else, I am not afraid to move onto the next thing if your platform is gonna fuck with people.
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the only literary race I’m running is trying to get all these damn books outta my head before the icy hand of Death takes me to that big kayaking spot in the sky
February 8, 2026 at 9:11 PM
the only literary race I’m running is trying to get all these damn books outta my head before the icy hand of Death takes me to that big kayaking spot in the sky
Yes, I did realise halfway through that introducing twelve characters would take way too many words and be tedious. Yes, I was unwilling to give up the title anyway. 😅 I think I made it work alright.
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A Deadly Dozen
Even assassins need a safe space to relax and talk shop while off work. But how ‘safe’ is a room full of professional killers?
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February 9, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Yes, I did realise halfway through that introducing twelve characters would take way too many words and be tedious. Yes, I was unwilling to give up the title anyway. 😅 I think I made it work alright.
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I love having a hugely self-righteous character walk smack into a metaphorical rake. 😁 But, tbf, she wasn't wrong about the other person's work!
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A Glitch In The Foundation
That was the problem with children these days - they weren’t raised to ‘know’ that anything impossible they saw simply hadn’t happened.
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February 8, 2026 at 11:24 PM
I love having a hugely self-righteous character walk smack into a metaphorical rake. 😁 But, tbf, she wasn't wrong about the other person's work!
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Just the word "generate" is soul-destroying. She doesn't write books, she "generates" them, like some sort of Lovecraftian horror squatting in a dank basement somewhere and birthing them one after another from its dread orifices. Nobody wants them, nobody asked for them, but they are generated.
February 8, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Just the word "generate" is soul-destroying. She doesn't write books, she "generates" them, like some sort of Lovecraftian horror squatting in a dank basement somewhere and birthing them one after another from its dread orifices. Nobody wants them, nobody asked for them, but they are generated.
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If I race to the bottom, and you don't race to the bottom, who's going to reach the bottom first?
February 8, 2026 at 2:03 PM
If I race to the bottom, and you don't race to the bottom, who's going to reach the bottom first?
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YES. It drives me nuts when people tell me I'm talented, they've discounted all the hard work I did to get to this point. 5% a knack and 95% having no life
This quote I recently read in James Clear's newsletter sums it up: "The real talent is being obsessed with the thing."
This quote I recently read in James Clear's newsletter sums it up: "The real talent is being obsessed with the thing."
February 7, 2026 at 12:54 PM
YES. It drives me nuts when people tell me I'm talented, they've discounted all the hard work I did to get to this point. 5% a knack and 95% having no life
This quote I recently read in James Clear's newsletter sums it up: "The real talent is being obsessed with the thing."
This quote I recently read in James Clear's newsletter sums it up: "The real talent is being obsessed with the thing."
I wonder if any of his siblings got a letter, too...
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Guarding Causality
The only remarkable thing about the office was how utterly archetypal it looked. It made the letter Tony’s father had left him feel even crazier…
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February 7, 2026 at 11:20 PM
I wonder if any of his siblings got a letter, too...
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Renoir had rheumatoid arthritis so badly he could not even tolerate a sheet on his body some days and he modified his tools and technique to still be able to paint. He was VERY severely disabled toward the end of his life and still produced beautiful artwork. Y’all are just weak lol.
They've disabled quotes but Beethoven, Toulouse-Lautrec, Van Gogh, Frida Kahlo, Goya, Matisse, Cyprián Majerník, Dorothy Stanton Wise
February 7, 2026 at 12:52 AM
Renoir had rheumatoid arthritis so badly he could not even tolerate a sheet on his body some days and he modified his tools and technique to still be able to paint. He was VERY severely disabled toward the end of his life and still produced beautiful artwork. Y’all are just weak lol.
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Hey! I'm the voice of Hedy in this Kickstarter game, and it would be SUPER if you considered backing this project by Celtic Dragon Studio, a solo dev.
Just look at the vibes! Colourful and vibrant, it's giving me a real PS1/2 nostalgic hit :)) #indiegames #gamedev
Just look at the vibes! Colourful and vibrant, it's giving me a real PS1/2 nostalgic hit :)) #indiegames #gamedev
I DID IT! 🏴 After a catastrophic repo revert this morning wiped a week of work, I spent the last 10 hours rebuilding Azzy’s cutscenes from scratch.
The Kickstarter and Steam demo are LIVE!
Come see the boss fight I nearly lost: rb.gy/k3i7gy
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The Kickstarter and Steam demo are LIVE!
Come see the boss fight I nearly lost: rb.gy/k3i7gy
#3DPlatformer #IndieDev #GameDev #SoloDev
Coming soon: Azzy Battles the Darkness
A 3D story driven platformer about technological misuse within an elementally charged land, and the adorable Felko, Azzy
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February 6, 2026 at 11:24 PM
Hey! I'm the voice of Hedy in this Kickstarter game, and it would be SUPER if you considered backing this project by Celtic Dragon Studio, a solo dev.
Just look at the vibes! Colourful and vibrant, it's giving me a real PS1/2 nostalgic hit :)) #indiegames #gamedev
Just look at the vibes! Colourful and vibrant, it's giving me a real PS1/2 nostalgic hit :)) #indiegames #gamedev
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One of the wickedest things Wes Streeting has ever done is push politically convenient falsehoods about suicide rates amongst young trans people. We have new data from the National Child Mortality Database that exposes the truth he tried to cover up.
New data shows surge in trans kids’ suicides following healthcare rollbacks | Good Law Project
A freedom of information request by Good Law Project has found that deaths by suicide of trans young people under 18 surged following the withdrawal of gender-affirming healthcare
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February 7, 2026 at 9:09 AM
One of the wickedest things Wes Streeting has ever done is push politically convenient falsehoods about suicide rates amongst young trans people. We have new data from the National Child Mortality Database that exposes the truth he tried to cover up.
Scoff about Alex's communication skills all you like, Oscar, but them waving their arms and making whale noises did the job.
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Migration Routes Have Shifted In The Last Millennia
Now, Oscar was used to trying to shoo people out of protected waters. But before they’d always been, well, VEHICLES where they shouldn’t be. Whereas this…
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February 6, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Scoff about Alex's communication skills all you like, Oscar, but them waving their arms and making whale noises did the job.
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I aimed for maximum pathos on this one. My mind immediately went "what if nobody involved WANTED to be wiping out the dragons?" and the rest flowed.
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A Plague, A Cull, The Fires Weep
Calvin wished he’d been assigned to one of the big dragon hunts. With those majestic beasts, you could pretend it was a fair fight. With these little forest dragons…
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February 5, 2026 at 10:44 PM
I aimed for maximum pathos on this one. My mind immediately went "what if nobody involved WANTED to be wiping out the dragons?" and the rest flowed.
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I failed the prompt by having the POV character know EXACTLY what's going on, and I have zero regrets. Meet Augustus Wordsworth the Seventh, PURR-veyor of impeccable customer service and literary taste.
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Seven Generations Of Excellent Literary Management
Ugh. They’re arguing again. What a terrible waste of an otherwise pleasant afternoon. I sigh and stretch one paw towards the flirtatious sunbeam…
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February 4, 2026 at 11:25 PM
I failed the prompt by having the POV character know EXACTLY what's going on, and I have zero regrets. Meet Augustus Wordsworth the Seventh, PURR-veyor of impeccable customer service and literary taste.
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If it isn't clear, Josie's a teenager. I'm not saying all teenagers swear gratuitously, but based on my lived experience, when I want to mark a character "teenager away from authority", it's the first clue I reach for. 😆
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Hide And Seek And Find
Normally the group wouldn’t even THINK of dabbling in magic, much less scary stuff like this, but Lorna had been missing for days…
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February 3, 2026 at 11:22 PM
If it isn't clear, Josie's a teenager. I'm not saying all teenagers swear gratuitously, but based on my lived experience, when I want to mark a character "teenager away from authority", it's the first clue I reach for. 😆
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