S. Y. Coffelt
@skywatcher76.bsky.social
Author of short fiction, querying a debut, point and shoot photographer, gardens, sunsets, inveterate complainer in action (no whining). Find me at www.sycoffelt.com
A few thousand words more than halfway through TLSQ. Macy is driving for the first time, on her way to a small Midwestern city (for the first time). Is she scared? Nah. Driving. So many people drive every day. How hard can it be? #writingcommunity #speclit
November 13, 2025 at 2:53 PM
A few thousand words more than halfway through TLSQ. Macy is driving for the first time, on her way to a small Midwestern city (for the first time). Is she scared? Nah. Driving. So many people drive every day. How hard can it be? #writingcommunity #speclit
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"What kind of horror do you write?"
"Yes."
"Yes."
November 12, 2025 at 2:27 PM
"What kind of horror do you write?"
"Yes."
"Yes."
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Experience the rush of a great story with Peter C. Bradbury’s dark thrillers and murder mysteries. These books are crafted to be devoured in one sitting, leaving you breathless for more. 🖤🕵️♀️#darkthrillers #PageTurner #BookAddict
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November 12, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Experience the rush of a great story with Peter C. Bradbury’s dark thrillers and murder mysteries. These books are crafted to be devoured in one sitting, leaving you breathless for more. 🖤🕵️♀️#darkthrillers #PageTurner #BookAddict
www.petercbradbury.com
tinyurl.com/24nucxb9
www.petercbradbury.com
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Last night, for the first time ever, I saw the Northern Lights. I also enjoyed all the photos from around the country. Here's mine, taken in eastern Kansas. Watching the skies for another sighting tonight.
November 12, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Last night, for the first time ever, I saw the Northern Lights. I also enjoyed all the photos from around the country. Here's mine, taken in eastern Kansas. Watching the skies for another sighting tonight.
Last night's colorful sunset. We don't get as many of these anymore. So, a question for creatives, Is Canva considered AI? Asking for a friend.
November 11, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Last night's colorful sunset. We don't get as many of these anymore. So, a question for creatives, Is Canva considered AI? Asking for a friend.
This morning's dawn. Today I'll pass the halfway mark on 50k words in November. But. I also have to make time to finalize my newsletter, going out on the 20th. A horror book review. An update on TLSQ. This month's wild Tarot card. Why short stories. Check it out. www.sycoffelt.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:47 PM
This morning's dawn. Today I'll pass the halfway mark on 50k words in November. But. I also have to make time to finalize my newsletter, going out on the 20th. A horror book review. An update on TLSQ. This month's wild Tarot card. Why short stories. Check it out. www.sycoffelt.com
Sunday. Start of a new week. A walk in the forest sounds like a good plan. Instead, I'm at my desk scribbling away. (Image by Tommy from Pixaby).
November 9, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Sunday. Start of a new week. A walk in the forest sounds like a good plan. Instead, I'm at my desk scribbling away. (Image by Tommy from Pixaby).
Writer friends: What are your thoughts on the word "that?" I hear it when people speak (in life, not fiction) all the time. "What do you think of that?" "That's the best I've ever seen." As a nonspecific particular, is it as bad as "all that" in writing? (Image by Mahbub Hasan from Pixaby).
November 8, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Writer friends: What are your thoughts on the word "that?" I hear it when people speak (in life, not fiction) all the time. "What do you think of that?" "That's the best I've ever seen." As a nonspecific particular, is it as bad as "all that" in writing? (Image by Mahbub Hasan from Pixaby).
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Want to be a "first reader" for a small but mighty scifi/fantasy mag?
Or know someone who might be interested?
See this page for details:
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And if you wouldn't mind reposting this for wider circulation, I'd truly be grateful...
#writingCommunity #writer #scifi #booksky
Or know someone who might be interested?
See this page for details:
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And if you wouldn't mind reposting this for wider circulation, I'd truly be grateful...
#writingCommunity #writer #scifi #booksky
First Readers – TCL is looking for volunteers – The Colored Lens
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November 7, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Want to be a "first reader" for a small but mighty scifi/fantasy mag?
Or know someone who might be interested?
See this page for details:
thecoloredlens.com?p=137374
And if you wouldn't mind reposting this for wider circulation, I'd truly be grateful...
#writingCommunity #writer #scifi #booksky
Or know someone who might be interested?
See this page for details:
thecoloredlens.com?p=137374
And if you wouldn't mind reposting this for wider circulation, I'd truly be grateful...
#writingCommunity #writer #scifi #booksky
A row of red. I'm inside, writing as fast as I can, but November tempts me outside to find more sites like this one. How's it going for you? #skywriter
November 7, 2025 at 2:13 PM
A row of red. I'm inside, writing as fast as I can, but November tempts me outside to find more sites like this one. How's it going for you? #skywriter
Taking time off to stare out my office window. Squirrels gathering acorns for the winter. Working on a short story sub call. How's your day going?
November 6, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Taking time off to stare out my office window. Squirrels gathering acorns for the winter. Working on a short story sub call. How's your day going?
I'm about halfway through my WIP and soon I'll get stuck. I used to call this stage "writer's block" but now I know it's a sign for me to stop and think and maybe let my subconscious percolate. Maybe switch to writing with a pen. Anyone else? (Stock photo by Alfons Landsmann from Pixaby).
November 5, 2025 at 6:27 PM
I'm about halfway through my WIP and soon I'll get stuck. I used to call this stage "writer's block" but now I know it's a sign for me to stop and think and maybe let my subconscious percolate. Maybe switch to writing with a pen. Anyone else? (Stock photo by Alfons Landsmann from Pixaby).
It's only the fourth and I'm already distracted. Errands and company coming. Love company but getting refocused is my task today. Goal is to add 2k words to my WIP. (Image credit to Yerson Retamal from Pixaby).
November 4, 2025 at 2:26 PM
It's only the fourth and I'm already distracted. Errands and company coming. Love company but getting refocused is my task today. Goal is to add 2k words to my WIP. (Image credit to Yerson Retamal from Pixaby).
Do you have a quirky writing habit? Mine is silence. Total, utter silence. I see all the folks who have playlists to write by and I'm more than a little jealous. I've tried. Love music. Have favorites. But if there's a sound, I don't write. (Image by Willgard Krause from Pixaby).
November 3, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Do you have a quirky writing habit? Mine is silence. Total, utter silence. I see all the folks who have playlists to write by and I'm more than a little jealous. I've tried. Love music. Have favorites. But if there's a sound, I don't write. (Image by Willgard Krause from Pixaby).
This version of The Last Summer Queen is the same only different. I'm aging up the characters, which means a different voice and a different approach to both conflict and stakes. At least the descriptive details and passage of time can be the same. So far. (Photo from Pixaby.)
November 2, 2025 at 5:10 PM
This version of The Last Summer Queen is the same only different. I'm aging up the characters, which means a different voice and a different approach to both conflict and stakes. At least the descriptive details and passage of time can be the same. So far. (Photo from Pixaby.)
Happy November. Today starts the 30-day sprint to 50k words. Anyone else doing some version of writing a novel (or a goodly chunk of one) in 30 days? Let's motivate each other. (Image from Pixaby).
November 1, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Happy November. Today starts the 30-day sprint to 50k words. Anyone else doing some version of writing a novel (or a goodly chunk of one) in 30 days? Let's motivate each other. (Image from Pixaby).
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In a world shadowed by darkness, children become pawns in the hands of ruthless traffickers. This dark thriller unveils their struggle for freedom and the fight against an unseen evil.📚 #DarkThriller #HumanTrafficking #ChildRights #DarkFiction #Awareness tinyurl.com/4cpbp9tp
October 31, 2025 at 1:52 PM
In a world shadowed by darkness, children become pawns in the hands of ruthless traffickers. This dark thriller unveils their struggle for freedom and the fight against an unseen evil.📚 #DarkThriller #HumanTrafficking #ChildRights #DarkFiction #Awareness tinyurl.com/4cpbp9tp
Happy Halloween. Anyone up for writing 50k words in November? Several venues are replacing the defunct org that used to be the go-to, but I'm leery of any org asking me to post on their site. So, it's just me by myself, keeping myself accountable and awarding myself imaginary medals.
a bunch of carved pumpkins are lit up with the words happy halloween eve
ALT: a bunch of carved pumpkins are lit up with the words happy halloween eve
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October 31, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Happy Halloween. Anyone up for writing 50k words in November? Several venues are replacing the defunct org that used to be the go-to, but I'm leery of any org asking me to post on their site. So, it's just me by myself, keeping myself accountable and awarding myself imaginary medals.
Did you hear about the lab monkeys that escaped after a truck accident? This morning on CNN, some graphics person wrote "monkeys on the lamb" and when I stopped laughing, I had to post everywhere that it's "lam" not lamb. Reverting to my grammar police persona once again.
a monkey is walking down a set of stairs in a forest .
ALT: a monkey is walking down a set of stairs in a forest .
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October 29, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Did you hear about the lab monkeys that escaped after a truck accident? This morning on CNN, some graphics person wrote "monkeys on the lamb" and when I stopped laughing, I had to post everywhere that it's "lam" not lamb. Reverting to my grammar police persona once again.
Here's something totally new to me. Instead of shipping with dry ice, this mail order pharmacy sent frozen plant food gel. Has anyone else seen this? #gardeningsky
October 28, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Here's something totally new to me. Instead of shipping with dry ice, this mail order pharmacy sent frozen plant food gel. Has anyone else seen this? #gardeningsky
Do you read dark fantasy or horror? Take a minute to check my new website. sycoffelt.com for a triple handful of short stories. Follow for a monthly newsletter. Tarot wild card. Magical aging. Book and short story reviews. Updates on The Last Summer Queen. Look forward to seeing you there. #Booksky
October 26, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Do you read dark fantasy or horror? Take a minute to check my new website. sycoffelt.com for a triple handful of short stories. Follow for a monthly newsletter. Tarot wild card. Magical aging. Book and short story reviews. Updates on The Last Summer Queen. Look forward to seeing you there. #Booksky
Another 2022 sunset, this one from October 24. This one reminded me of a UFO. Or fire in the sky? Got a great sunset photo to share? Post it in the comments! #sunsets
October 24, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Another 2022 sunset, this one from October 24. This one reminded me of a UFO. Or fire in the sky? Got a great sunset photo to share? Post it in the comments! #sunsets
#booksky I decided to write some short stories in the same universe as my (still unpublished) dark fantasy. Three of the five short stories are now published in anthologies. And now I have insight into what direction to take to rejig the novel. Short stories. I love them.
October 23, 2025 at 5:59 PM
#booksky I decided to write some short stories in the same universe as my (still unpublished) dark fantasy. Three of the five short stories are now published in anthologies. And now I have insight into what direction to take to rejig the novel. Short stories. I love them.
October 2022 sunset. I've taken my new website live a couple of weeks early. www.sycoffelt.com For readers of #horror and #darkfantasy.
October 22, 2025 at 1:40 PM
October 2022 sunset. I've taken my new website live a couple of weeks early. www.sycoffelt.com For readers of #horror and #darkfantasy.
My Japanese maple leaves should look like this (photo from Pixaby). Instead, they're yellow and brown thanks to our super dry, hot fall in eastern Kansas. Sigh. How are your trees doing?
October 20, 2025 at 4:06 PM
My Japanese maple leaves should look like this (photo from Pixaby). Instead, they're yellow and brown thanks to our super dry, hot fall in eastern Kansas. Sigh. How are your trees doing?