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Maia Strong
@maiastrong01.bsky.social
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Author, Actor, Aerialist; writing what I want to read; cis, bi, she/her; atheist witch 🏳️‍🌈🩷💜💙 ☕️🌧🐈 Rep: Matthew Valdez, MLA
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Maia Strong @maiastrong01.bsky.social · Dec 5
If you’re a world-weary, burnt-out reader fed up with the apocalyptic vibe and breakneck pace of the real world and want a safe, cozy place to hang out with characters who feel like friends, my books are for you! (🔗 in bio)
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When I wrote two SF novels in 2019 that made passing mention of “the American dissolution”, I didn’t think it would be so fucking prophetic.
October 24, 2025 at 3:01 AM
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"We sort of forgot about the Mariners."

NO SHIT, DEREK! FU and your east-coast myopia.

#GoMariners #TridentsUp #MarinersWin #MLB #NationalAnnouncersSUCK
October 6, 2025 at 3:11 AM
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Opening line from LIVER:

Airplanes remind Emily of the silk nests of tent caterpillars that decorate the piedmont forests of North Carolina: beautiful, social creatures that can defoliate a crabapple tree in less than a season.

#DVParty #A #LF #spec
A cliche moodboard for an app: filled with young people being happy and corporate jargon. Across the moodboard is a circle with a slash through it and the words Eat the Rich.
October 4, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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Opening line from FALL DAMAGE:

Wrapping up after a D&D session was a chaotic storm full of jokes and scrambling to jot down notes to remember for next week.

Tonight was different.

#DVParty #fantasy #YA
The upper two thirds of this moodboard feature a warm orange and black palette while the bottom third with more black and white with a close of on a fencing sabre’s guard, light shining down into a cave, and a crystal. The top two thirds have dice falling, an orange sub at sunset, abstract images that look like silhouettes casting magic, and in the center are three silhouettes backlit by an orange sunset, looking off into the distance.
October 4, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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Opening line from CURSES, KISSES, AND OTHER COMPLICATIONS:

Every witch worth her salt knows blood on the moon means trouble’s on the horizon. Yet I ignore the glow drenching the clouds in crimson as I throw my car in park—let bad luck ruin someone else’s night. I’m busy.

#DVParty #Upmarket #R #A
Overlapping photographic images: Kissing couple, full moon, red candles, sand and shells, black eyes, woman hugging herself, more red candles and crystal ball, voodoo dolls.
October 4, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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It’s one of those days where, if I didn’t have aerial this evening, I’d be drinking by now. But it’s not all bad. Waste Mgmt pickup up twice today. I feel a little like I won the yard-waste lottery. 🤣
September 30, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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Oh, to be this relaxed. 😴
September 29, 2025 at 12:59 AM
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October baseball is coming back to Seattle!! Yeah, baby! #GoMariners #Mariners #MarinersBaseball
September 24, 2025 at 4:40 AM
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The pumpkin beers have been spotted in stores! I repeat, the pumpkin beers have been spotted in stores! Expecting the ciders any day now! This is not a drill! 🎃🍻😋
September 19, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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Today is your last chance to buy my books online before prices go up Monday, 15 Sept. (You can still pay the old price at Third Place Books LFP, Phinney Books, & Beguiled Books while supplies last.) What are you waiting for?

#selfpublishing #selfpub #indiebooks #indieauthor #theclockisrunning
A person in a black t-shirt holds out a hand, appearing to cause a demitasse of a tiny latte to hover in the air. A pentagram made up of emojis against a black background. Two hands form a heart behind a rainbow prism. Text says: Coffee Romance Magic, Order Now, Prices Increase 15 Sept '25, LAST CHANCE, www.maiastrong.com
September 14, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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Dessert mode ACTIVATE:

Best pie: lemon* meringue or key lime*
Best ice cream: mint chocolate chip
Best donut: maple bar
Best bar: lemon*
Best cake: Guinness chocolate
Best other: macarons

*unapologetic lemon/lime - ie, it must be TART
joconklin.com Jo Conklin Author @joconklin.com · Sep 13
Dessert mode ACTIVATE:

Best pie: a tart key lime (or anything my mom makes.)
Best ice cream: Phish Food
Best donut: sour cream (but only done right with the crunchy split top and glaze)
Best bar: lemon
Best cake: cheese
Best other: kransekake
courtneymilan.com Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · Sep 13
Dessert mode ACTIVATE:

Best pie: apple
Best ice cream: yes
Best donut: no
Best bar: something with oats, dried cherries, pecans, and chocolate
Best cake: hummingbird
Best other: lebkuchen
September 13, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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There are only a few days left to grab any/all of my books at their current prices. So don't just sit there on your hands. Pick up a book or two (or more!) before it's too late!

#indieauthor #indiebooks #selfpublishing #selfpub #ebooks #paperbacks #inflationcomesforusall
At the top, two wine glasses are being clinked together in a toast. Text: Order now before the old prices go bye-bye! At the bottom, the Seattle downtown skyline at night with all the buildings' lights streaked vertically for an almost rainbow-like effect. Text: www.maiastrong.com, ALL TITLES, Romance - Paranormal - SFF Across the center, dark yellow letters on a black-and-grey background read, FINAL DAYS!
September 12, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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Quick reminder that I'll be spending 15 Sept updating the prices on my books. HOWEVER! There's still time to buy any of my titles before then! Pop over to my website (link in bio) for buy links, cover art, & snippets!

#ebooks #paperbacks #capitolismisabitch #indieauthor #indiebooks #selfpublishing
On the right, a male mallard is striding purposefully along the pavement next to a curb and slope of greenery. On the left, light text on a green background reads, "Reminder: Book prices increase soon! Last day before my prices go up is 14 Sept '25." Below in small print is, "Why the duck? Because I like ducks." At the center bottom in a yellow oval are the words, "Buy Now, Save Now".
September 9, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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I’ve seen many folks say they love:
Stand-alone series
Series in one world w/different MCs
Characters from earlier books making cameos in later books

I have that. Lots of it. So, #editors, check in with my #agent, @m1stervaldez.bsky.social at Megibow Lit, for my spec mm contemporary romance. 💖📚
September 5, 2025 at 12:37 AM
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Don’t know if I have anyone in common with Isobel Grey, but if I do and you know what happened to her on here, please message me. She vanished from Tuesday to Wednesday, I’m concerned about her. 🥺
August 28, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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Eddie Vedder in the broadcast booth talking about how music seems like a transferable skill for a baseball player.

Me on the sofa thinking about my major-leaguer MC learning to play guitar from the LI.

Guess I was onto something when I wrote that one. ⚾️🎸

#romanceauthor #romance
August 27, 2025 at 2:12 AM
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The time is coming for me to raise my prices. I've kept them on the low side, but a shift towards market standard is in order. However! There's still time to grab any of my titles before that happens! Pop over to my website (link in bio) for buy links and pretty cover art and even some snippets!
Text reads: Heads up! Price increase incoming! If you've been hesitating on taking the leap, now is the time! Get your paperbacks and ebooks before online prices increase on 15 September 2025. www.maiastrong.com Two hands make a heart under rainbow colors. "Cozy, queer, speculative romances!" A short taper candle burns in a metal holder on a mosaic table top. "Cozy, queer paranormal stories!"
August 19, 2025 at 2:18 AM
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I planned and the bus failed, therefore I missed the light rail I wanted. Of course trains don’t run as often in the weekends, so I’m stuck waiting for the next one. 😤
August 16, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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QT this post with someone you wish was still alive.
August 15, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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It rained here last night and is all soggy and grey outside now and I couldn’t be happier! ☁️🌧☁️🌧
August 15, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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Had a grand day out with my dear friend, @katedavies.bsky.social , for #romancebookstoreday yesterday! Thank you, Hardcovers Bookstore and Beguiled Books for your friendliness and warm welcomes!
Kate Davies seated behind a table where she’s selling her fab books, Hooked and No Way, Rosé, at Hardcovers in Mill Creek. Side of the mobile romance bookstore Beguiled Books Me and Kate behind Ashley, the delightful owner of Beguiled Books. We’re all smiling broadly in the bright sunshine in front of a wall of pink flowers. My cider flight at Seattle Cider Taproom where Beguiled Books was set up for the day. Ciders include Ripe Plum, Guava Citrus, Apricot Tarragon, and Ginger Fig. 😋
August 10, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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Chill, relaxed morning of coffee, emails, and the newspaper (just the digestible bits, thx) with the cats before I head to the aerial studio. 🥱☕️💻🗞🐈‍⬛
August 10, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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IT’S RAINING! 🌧🥳🌧🤗🌧
August 6, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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Looking for a book to read? Or 20? I'm part of a group of disabled, queer writers in two book bundles for Disability Pride, each with 20 books for $30. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ My book, Pet, is available in Bundle 2! #BookSky

Links to both bundles here:
disabilitypac.carrd.co

Direct to bundle 2: itch.io/b/3173/disab...
Banner displaying 20 scifi, fantasy, and horror book covers overlaid with the words “Disability Pride Month Bonanza Part Two - 20 SciFi, Fantasy, and Horror Books By Disabled Authors for Just $30" in colorful lettering. Books included: What the Forest Eats by EM Anderson, The Dragon Next Door by Vanessa Ricci-Thode, The Erstwhile Tyler Kyle by Steve Westenra, Ambushed by Calling33, Mechanical Heart by Beverly Anne Michel, The Carnelian King and Other Stories by Arden Powell, Phantom and Rook by Noah Hawthorne, Song of the Wild Knight - Song of the Squire by LJ Amber, Ancient as the Stars by Maya Darjani, A Stage Over Ruthless Stars by JJ Clapton, Time Wars: Starship Tatanka - Border of Terror by Jamsheed Studios, Killer Debt by Dianna Gunn, Riyati Rebirth by Kai Zeal, Cat/Mouse: an allied space novella by Eliza Mares, Gift of Air by CL Carhart, Memories of Enaros Volume 1 by Astrid E Abell, The Impavidus Cycle Book One: Birthright by MA Vice, Pet: Book Two of the Lost Humanity Series by H.S. Kallinger, There Be Monsters: Hunter and Bait by Nikki Flynn, (un)timezone by MK Zariel Disability Pride flag overlaid with the words “Disability Pride Month Bonanza Part Two - 20 SciFi, Fantasy, and Horror Books By Disabled Authors for Just $30 - July 25 - 30”
July 28, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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I could definitely use a repost!

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laikalgagarin.bsky.social Laika L. Gagarin @laikalgagarin.bsky.social · Jul 22
The monument of a powerful regime casts a dark shadow over the world, and darker forces seek to destroy all that has been built from the outside, but a Cosmonaut shall find the light among the stars; Check out the Cosmonaut Series today!

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July 24, 2025 at 9:39 PM