Mara
@marascoutwrites.bsky.social
Dog mom. Dungeon Master. Writer of werewolf smut and #Hallmark movie reviews. Check out my blog for at least one of those:
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The vibe I'm bringing to today's festivities
December 24, 2025 at 6:02 PM
The vibe I'm bringing to today's festivities
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So I am going to say something about romance as a genre.
A lot of people think that romance is ignorable because <insert thing they think about romance> and romance authors don't count because <insert thing they think about romance>.
This thread is not about whether you have to like romance.
A lot of people think that romance is ignorable because <insert thing they think about romance> and romance authors don't count because <insert thing they think about romance>.
This thread is not about whether you have to like romance.
December 24, 2025 at 2:51 AM
So I am going to say something about romance as a genre.
A lot of people think that romance is ignorable because <insert thing they think about romance> and romance authors don't count because <insert thing they think about romance>.
This thread is not about whether you have to like romance.
A lot of people think that romance is ignorable because <insert thing they think about romance> and romance authors don't count because <insert thing they think about romance>.
This thread is not about whether you have to like romance.
Every accusation is an admission
December 23, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Every accusation is an admission
Substack seems determined to subject me to people who mourn the decreasing popularity of "the classics" and literary fiction in general.
Pretentious fucks, the lot of them.
Pretentious fucks, the lot of them.
December 22, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Substack seems determined to subject me to people who mourn the decreasing popularity of "the classics" and literary fiction in general.
Pretentious fucks, the lot of them.
Pretentious fucks, the lot of them.
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Happy Solstice
There is magic waiting to be uncovered in these darkest of days.
It is our invitation to remember and honor the light, that is returning.
There is magic waiting to be uncovered in these darkest of days.
It is our invitation to remember and honor the light, that is returning.
December 22, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Happy Solstice
There is magic waiting to be uncovered in these darkest of days.
It is our invitation to remember and honor the light, that is returning.
There is magic waiting to be uncovered in these darkest of days.
It is our invitation to remember and honor the light, that is returning.
Really living this part:
December 20, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Really living this part:
My d&d game lines up with the winter solstice tomorrow. Nothing like some ritual storytelling to coax the sun back
December 20, 2025 at 4:38 PM
My d&d game lines up with the winter solstice tomorrow. Nothing like some ritual storytelling to coax the sun back
Share your mood for the weekend! 🖤
December 20, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Share your mood for the weekend! 🖤
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I'm no follower of the guy, but why is Timothee Chalamet dressing like Kevin Federline?
December 20, 2025 at 4:25 PM
I'm no follower of the guy, but why is Timothee Chalamet dressing like Kevin Federline?
It's Just a Santa Movie. I Should Really Just Relax.
Reviewing Hallmark's She's Making a List
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December 19, 2025 at 8:58 PM
We're at the point where I'm watching a different Christmas Carol adaptation every single day until the 25th.
December 19, 2025 at 8:57 PM
We're at the point where I'm watching a different Christmas Carol adaptation every single day until the 25th.
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Ohio LGBTQ+ historical marker grant reinstated after DOGE cancellation www.nbc4i.com/news/local-n...
December 12, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Ohio LGBTQ+ historical marker grant reinstated after DOGE cancellation www.nbc4i.com/news/local-n...
Don't you just love it when a writer stumbles into your genre group (i.e. Romance) and asks for advice on writing a book that'll appeal to "normal readers who like more sophisticated writing"?
a black and white photo of a man in a suit and hat pointing at something .
ALT: a black and white photo of a man in a suit and hat pointing at something .
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December 12, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Don't you just love it when a writer stumbles into your genre group (i.e. Romance) and asks for advice on writing a book that'll appeal to "normal readers who like more sophisticated writing"?
Finally, a new blog post
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Hallmark Review Smorgasbord
Playing Catchup with the Billion Movies Hallmark released in November
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December 6, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Finally, a new blog post
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*trying to be brave
December 5, 2025 at 8:40 PM
*trying to be brave
Every once in a while, the adhd decides to start stealing whole days from me.
December 6, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Every once in a while, the adhd decides to start stealing whole days from me.
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Rahmanulla Lakanwal is the National Guard shooting suspect.
Interesting that there were 36 searches for his exact name.
4 hours before the shooting.
I bet Stephen Miller knows why.
Interesting that there were 36 searches for his exact name.
4 hours before the shooting.
I bet Stephen Miller knows why.
November 28, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Rahmanulla Lakanwal is the National Guard shooting suspect.
Interesting that there were 36 searches for his exact name.
4 hours before the shooting.
I bet Stephen Miller knows why.
Interesting that there were 36 searches for his exact name.
4 hours before the shooting.
I bet Stephen Miller knows why.
The first, and hopefully only, entirely WTF Hallmark movie of 2025. open.substack.com/pub/marascou...
The Devil Blows Glass
Reviewing Hallmark's Melt My Heart this Christmas
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November 27, 2025 at 12:29 AM
The first, and hopefully only, entirely WTF Hallmark movie of 2025. open.substack.com/pub/marascou...
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How doth Ea-nāṣir saye goodbye?
Cu later!
Cu later!
November 26, 2025 at 2:42 AM
How doth Ea-nāṣir saye goodbye?
Cu later!
Cu later!
Hey, Hallmark, if you're only going to make 25 movies, can you make ones that don't suck. What dumpster are you pulling these scripts out of.
November 24, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Hey, Hallmark, if you're only going to make 25 movies, can you make ones that don't suck. What dumpster are you pulling these scripts out of.
I'm back at it with the Hallmark reviews. Here's Christmas Above the Clouds
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Airline Instructional Videos Are Hell Indeed
Reviewing Hallmark's Christmas Above the Clouds.
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November 18, 2025 at 1:44 AM
I'm back at it with the Hallmark reviews. Here's Christmas Above the Clouds
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"Why is the HEA even a discussion" is a very very good question.
I see it several times a year. Why is this still an argument?? The genre literally has two rules, and HEA is one. Find another genre that doesn’t include that rule if you don’t like it. Romantic elements can exist in pretty much any other genre without breaking their rules.
November 15, 2025 at 7:29 PM
"Why is the HEA even a discussion" is a very very good question.
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How blow? How blow?
November 15, 2025 at 2:52 AM
How blow? How blow?
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He gave her cozy socks because her feet are always cold and with pandas because she loves them and they're violet because that's her! 🥹😭
#MistletoeMurders
#MistletoeMurders
a woman in a polka dot shirt is smiling and holding her chest
ALT: a woman in a polka dot shirt is smiling and holding her chest
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November 15, 2025 at 3:32 AM
He gave her cozy socks because her feet are always cold and with pandas because she loves them and they're violet because that's her! 🥹😭
#MistletoeMurders
#MistletoeMurders