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SBakelar
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Thinker of thoughts, writer of dreams. Gamer, teacher, author, just trying to make it through life...it takes a certain type of insanity to do what I do. | She/her | sbakelar.com | https://linktr.ee/starconspirator
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SBakelar @sbakelar.bsky.social · Dec 30
Me in a nutshell:
👦 Mother - Single mom, now married to a Brit.
🎮 Gamer - Gaming since the Atari days -MMOs and RPGs on Linux
🕰 MA in history - studied juvenile legal history
🏫 Teacher - SpEd, 🦄 working with children in crisis
📚 Writer - Indie Fantasy author
🦋 Building writing & teacher networks
sbakelar.bsky.social
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"Join ICE" - Jesse Welles (LIVE on The Late Show)
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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January 14, 2026 at 6:20 AM
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bvbodegom.bsky.social
CABIN IN THE WOODS × JOHN DIES AT THE END

When their detective friend is murdered at their annual gaming retreat, 5 dads must rely on years of #TTRPG experience—and puns—to solve the crime before they're all killed off like NPCs in a badly written supernatural campaign.

#BluePit 📖 #A #H #Q #DIS
The image, made with free non-AI stock pictures, shows a horror-comedy novel cover titled "DAD BODIES." The top of the cover reads "THE GAME JUST TOOK A DAD TURN" with "DAD" in a different color. The background features a haunted house with multiple towers and illuminated windows against a dark backdrop. At the center is a 20-sided die (D20) used in tabletop role-playing games like Dungeons & Dragons, with visible numbers including 1, 7, 13, and 19. The die is surrounded by red blood splatter effects. At the bottom of the cover are six men with expressions of terror and shock. One man is wearing a white shirt over his head. These men are the dads referenced in the title.
January 13, 2026 at 11:01 AM
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m-walshwrites.com
~~GRAYLANDS~~
Follow the misadventures of former chosen one turned alcoholic drifter Katrina Lamont and cursed outlaw Krutch Leeroy as they try to survive and get by in a lawless land of demons, warlords, con-men, serial killers and worse.

LINK: www.kobo.com/us/en/series...
Banner showing the covers for the two GRAYLANDS novels, "The Ghost Princess" and "The Jinxed Pirate" under the text, "Graylands is where people go when they don't want to be found..." The cover for "The Ghost Princess" depicts a dark tower sits at the edge of a cliff against gray seas and a stormy sky with a red horizon. The cover for "The Jinxed Pirate" depicts a black-bladed sword covered in blood and stuck in the ground. Around the sword, a medieval city is on fire. Art by Anthony Jensen
January 7, 2026 at 5:54 PM
sbakelar.bsky.social
I'm gen X. I want to make #Mixtapes of theme songs for each of my characters. :D
January 13, 2026 at 11:40 PM
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jaydradawn.bsky.social
Sanctuary by Jaydra Dawn
You'll never escape your past, so how will you face it? Days before securing their future, blackmail by an old associate forces the Roselands to do so. Shameful desires, maligned identities, BDSM, wrapped in a homage to Victorian literature.
www.goodreads.com/book/show/31...
December 7, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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velnna.bsky.social
Hi #portfolioday
I'm MAF, comic creator, illustrator and curator of white haired individuals

Currently working on my own comics but my inbox is always open for commercial projects if they're interesting enough ✨
January 13, 2026 at 10:49 PM
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sirbenjaminjr.bsky.social
Kinda Charming 👑✨
70K | Fantasy Adventure

Meet Neil Charming. He's clumsy, overlooked, and somehow always in the wrong place at the right time.

Help this quest find its next chapter with the right literary agent or publisher!

#Q #AmQuerying #BluePit #WriteSky #Fantasy #Authors #WritingCommunity
January 13, 2026 at 9:24 PM
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kelseawolf-writes.bsky.social
When a secret society of curse breakers is struck by a deadly curse that drains their magic, Alice stands accused. To clear her name, she must sail south with a techno mage and a necromancer,solving ancient riddles and battling sea myths before the curse claims them all.
#bluepit📖 #q #f #mg #nd
January 13, 2026 at 8:21 PM
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professoremily.bsky.social
TENEMENT

House of Leaves x The Giver

Inside, the Tenement is an infinite maze of halls.

Outside, there is... Nothing.

When Noah Walker's mom mysteriously goes missing, he vows to learn the secrets of his strange world. Even if it means tearing the whole thing down.

#Bluepit #Bluepit📖 #YA #M #D
A dimly lit frame with the first four Rules of the Tenement: RULE ONE Under no circumstances shall anyone leave the Tenement. RULE TWO The Front Door is to remain shut and locked at all times. RULE THREE Any windows that appear are to remain closed, with the curtains drawn, and should be avoided until they disappear again. Tenants are forbidden from looking upon the outside. RULE FOUR These Rules, being given to us by our Landlord and passed down unchanged from the founding of the Tenement, shall be inscribed into the heart and mind of every tenant for the wellbeing of all A mysterious photo of a woman in a dark hall and a scrap of paper are tucked into the bottom corner. The paper reads "Where is she?"
January 13, 2026 at 3:17 PM
sbakelar.bsky.social
My favorite form of protest is featured in this article.
#democracy
January 13, 2026 at 7:51 PM
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lcyruswhelchel.bsky.social
THE GARDEN OF LEVOT

ATLANTIS: TLE x SIX OF CROWS

After botching a job for a crime lord, a grizzled mercenary is blackmailed by the royal court to either lead an expedition to locate a mythical garden full of potent healing herbs or be executed & leave his granddaughter orphaned.
#BluePit📖 #F #A #Q
Garden of Levot mood board. Clockwise from top left: An ancient ruin doused in eerie green light. Caston, the story's hero and a mercenary of the serpentine Wasini faumen tribe. A port town with several ships docked. Two sailing ships battling on the open water. A dark cavern filled with illuminated plants. An opulent throne room cast in sunlight.
January 13, 2026 at 7:43 PM
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skullsandsheets.bsky.social
Came home and sat down and did a Aubrey Beardsley and Harry Clarke inspired mari. I liked the turn pose Mari Ystrad did
A mari lwyd posing with head turn cloak is partioned into triangular shapes and filled with patterns
January 13, 2026 at 6:21 PM
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elizabethtitus.bsky.social
🔥WHAT will GROW from the ASHES?

A young woman's quest across ruins of former US becomes larger than saving her village from raiders. It offers humanity a way forward in a world desperately in need of change.

Nature will reclaim the land🌱We create anew
#CliFi
#Hopepunk
#BluePit
#BluePit📖
#Q
#A
#SP
a Death tarot card I drew titled "What rises from the ashes" with death on a moped, a sun tarot card, a lovers tarot card, a color Hermit tarot card (I did all the art) quotes: "Every end is a beginning" - Tai Gong Diao "Protect your spirit, for you are in a place where spirits get eaten" - John Trudell a variety of photos from my travels (+one dilapidated shack I did not capture myself) of reflective water in various landscapes and urban decay and plants growing through, swamp, fire, bridges tarot cards from my novel, created by me fantasy map of the US post 60 m sea level rise in background over a sunset sky with leaves growing from dead branches elemental magic visions survival skills climate fiction #clifi indigenous futurism plant medicine meditation wilderness permaculture neotribalism community backpacking post-apocalyptic hopepunk
January 13, 2026 at 5:00 AM
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mycelialwriter.bsky.social
A conscript with forbidden magic. A cursed demon. When Rowynn's true identity is revealed, she must travel the dream realm and call down the stars. Cradling the fate of magic, she navigates ties to her demon mentor and her affections for a promised king.
✨Star of Shalik✨
#BluePit #BluePit📖 #A #F #P
a dark starry moodboard of Rowynn. There is the pole star framed by a dark forest, a woman preparring herbs, a black & white image of a soldier woman, the inside of a cozy cabin, a shooting star, a castle, a starry moonlit pond, the back of a woman with long starlit hair walking beneath the stars.
January 13, 2026 at 5:02 PM
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candkwords.bsky.social
Play within the trees
The child stoops to see a rock
a lovely crystal
Her small hand connects with fate
Gift of the Seer arrives

#vss365 #stoop #giftofsight
January 13, 2026 at 11:04 AM
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kaizeal.aquakatpublishing.com
BUFFY x PERSONA 4 | Book 1 of series

With great power comes your past incarnations and future self playing chess with your existence.

🛒 riyati.ink/rebirth
series info 👉 riyati.ink

#BluePit 📖 #NA #A #F #P #OV #LGBT #DIS #ND
There are faded blue particles and a blue faded glyph on a dark blue background. On top of the particles and glyph, header text reads: “With great power comes your past incarnations and future self playing chess with your existence.” A 3d mockup of a ereader with Riyati Rebirth’s cover is on the left. On the right, the following bullets are listed: First book in series Demi, AuHD fMC “I don’t like future me” Childhood friends slow burn Classism & effects of generational poverty Generational trauma Intricate elemental magic Reincarnations Contemporary & low dark fantasy with urban fantasy elements 67k words (~218 pages) Below this list, retailer logos are listed as follows: [itch.io](http://itch.io/), ko-fi, Kobo, Google Play Books, Smashwords, Apple Books, Barnes & Noble, Hoopla, and Amazon Kindle. A plus sign with “more @ riyati.ink/rebirth” is under the retailer logos. There are faded blue particles and a blue faded glyph on a dark blue background. On top of the particles and glyph is text that reads: Her whole life, Kylie Rae had been concerned with appeasing her demanding, achievement-focused mother while enjoying an otherwise peaceful teenage life of sleeping late and hanging out with friends after school. That all changes after she learns she’s the reincarnation of a destroyed magic kingdom’s crown princess after she and her two closest friends end up in a life-threatening situation. Now she has her past incarnations and somehow her own future self as distinct consciousnesses in her head, each with their own agenda — one that doesn’t necessarily line up with Kylie’s own interests. Even worse, her past two incarnations were killed by the same man… and he’s coming for her next. If she doesn’t adapt to her new life of magic and secrets, making A’s to appease her mom will be the least of her concerns — she’ll be just as dead as the incarnations body-sharing with her. Below the blurb on the left are three illustrations of teenagers, from left to right: an anxious messy haired teenage boy with light blue eyes, a shorter teenage girl with shoulder length reddish-brown hair and bright aquamarine eyes, and a taller red haired, brown eyed teenage girl with a serious expression. To their right is Riyati Rebirth’s covers in ereader, phone, and print book format, with “riyati.ink/rebirth” under the cover mockups.
January 13, 2026 at 2:29 PM
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sharkiatwrites.bsky.social
Stranded on a mist-filled island with half her soul stolen by a witch, a vampire starts a new life as bodyguard to a war leader.

- Can they survive betrayals, suspicion & a war?
- Will they be more than friends?
- Humans are the real monsters
- Morally gray characters

#F #H #A #Q #BluePit 📖
A drawing of a young woman in a white dress among pink flower blossoms. Behind her is a night sky. The drawing has bloodstains painted on. Image drawn by me, Clip Studio Paint.
January 13, 2026 at 2:30 PM
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smossman.bsky.social
SOMEONE YOU CAN BUILD A NEST IN x PIRANESI

A cat is murdered by her owner. Reborn as a human-shaped godling, she competes against 99 others to ascend to godhood for revenge—until she meets a godling who knows things about her that she isn't supposed to. #BluePit 📖 #A #F #H #DF #W #DIS #POC
A moodboard for the adult dark fantasy, GODCAT, featuring liminal spaces of a closed grocery store, an indoor pool, and abandoned house, an illustration from Dante's Inferno, a silhouette smiling in a red background, and a cat with a knife.
January 13, 2026 at 5:00 AM
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bostonmapper.bsky.social
Can't get to DC today for the rally? Watch: www.youtube.com/live/4JAGj5B... Indivisible, MoveOn Civic Action, Public Citizen, Movimiento Migrante DC, ACLU, Interfaith Alliance + more, Sen Chris Murphy and Rep Maxwell Frost - rein in ICE
ICE Out For Good Rally & Vigil
YouTube video by MoveOn
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January 13, 2026 at 2:30 PM
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professoremily.bsky.social
THE GODS OF ATALANTIS

ATLA x The Selection

When Mireia is chosen as the newest incarnation of the Sea Mother, her simple life is upended. Now she & her counterpart, the Sun Father, must navigate their feelings for each other amid rising religious & political turmoil.

#Bluepit #Bluepit📖 #YA #F
Atlantis Moodboard featuring: Ancient board games, temples with waterfalls pouring into pools, neat ancient fantasy cities, forehead kisses, frolicking in canals amid a palace, beautiful island coastlines, more ancient cities, and cool statues of strange gods. Center Quote: “From the day you left this village, you became more than merely yourself. You are the Sea Mother. This is the role fate has placed upon you. I told you when you left that I believed this path has opened up to you for a reason. I still believe that. You’ve been given a chance that few others ever have—the chance to change the world for the better. I’d even dare say it’s your duty to do so, now that you have the means.”
January 13, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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prahajess.bsky.social
🔎The Alchemist's Last Recipe🔎

An introverted book restorer unravels an alchemy-infused murder in a close-knit Prague courtyard community.

#BluePit📖 #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #W #A #M #WF
Images: a wrapped book, feet in socks holding a cup of tea, a basketed bike leaning against a wall, a row of floral tinctures; text: The Alchemist's Last Recipe - A Mala Strana Courtyard Mystery
January 13, 2026 at 1:15 PM
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carlyhiebner.bsky.social
A RECIPE FOR ROMANCE 💘

When In Rome X The Bodyguard

She’s all big-city glamour and crème brûlée. He’s more meatloaf and Midwestern stubborn. When a culinary queen clashes with a grumpy college professor, sparks—and spatulas—fly.
#BluePit #Bluepit📖 #A #R #Q
January 13, 2026 at 1:25 PM
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sparrowgg.bsky.social
#BluePit 📖
#HelpDesk
#YA
#NA
#A
#M
#PN
#W
#OV
#LGBT
#ND
#TR

The Help Desk
Genre: Poorly lit academia

The Magic quietly pervades an unsuspecting campus. A squirrel might simply turn green. Some who witness magic simply Vanish, creating even larger holes in reality.
Graphic by Sharon Hoff: on a wooden desk, a leather book bag, dip pen and ink, and a copybook. Sharon has absolutely wonderfully made the same photo with different color filters for each year of the series!
January 13, 2026 at 1:25 PM
sbakelar.bsky.social
Ten Steps to defending #democracy: 10stepscampaign.org

#resistance #resist

We asked Stacey Abrams what we can do about the rise of authoritarianism...
open.substack.com/pub/mishacol...
We asked Stacey Abrams what we can do about the rise of authoritarianism...
The AnteSocial from Emily Farallon and Misha Collins combines chaos and curiosity to build community, do good, and have some fun along the way.
open.substack.com
January 13, 2026 at 1:03 PM
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theonion.com
Archaeologists: D.C. Capitol May Have Once Been Used For Legislating https://theonion.com/archaeologists-d-c-capitol-may-have-once-been-used-for-legislating/
Archaeologists: D.C. Capitol May Have Once Been Used For Legislating
January 12, 2026 at 4:45 PM