R.A. Bentz
@sotirazbook.bsky.social
I spend my time #editing and #illustrating Seeking Panacea, the first in the Sotiraz book series. The science-fantasy story is currently at about 96,000 words. Follow my journey to publication at Sotiraz.com 🏳️🌈✌🏻🏳️⚧️
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R.A. Bentz
@sotirazbook.bsky.social
· Jan 18
*Spends time coming up with names for science-fantasy novel based on ancient greek root words.
*Feels smart.
*Realizes some of the names are already taken for flea medication and diseases.
*Changes names and hopes no one ever finds out.
#writerlife #writingcommunity #paradyne #porphyria
*Feels smart.
*Realizes some of the names are already taken for flea medication and diseases.
*Changes names and hopes no one ever finds out.
#writerlife #writingcommunity #paradyne #porphyria
The ecstatic high and bliss that comes with the hope of getting into a show after an audition is one of the most joyous feelings.
May 4, 2025 at 7:06 PM
The ecstatic high and bliss that comes with the hope of getting into a show after an audition is one of the most joyous feelings.
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It's not until you're cast in a musical that you realize how uncoordinated you are...singing and dancing at the same time is hard. 🤣
April 18, 2025 at 9:08 PM
It's not until you're cast in a musical that you realize how uncoordinated you are...singing and dancing at the same time is hard. 🤣
I'd like to thank my cat for meowing until I woke up this morning, after I slept through 3 alarms. Good boy!
April 2, 2025 at 3:13 PM
I'd like to thank my cat for meowing until I woke up this morning, after I slept through 3 alarms. Good boy!
First bloom of the year. 🌱
March 16, 2025 at 4:23 AM
First bloom of the year. 🌱
I'm so glad I've been buying most of my clothes from Canadian brand Aritizia for the past 5 years. 🇨🇦
March 13, 2025 at 3:52 PM
I'm so glad I've been buying most of my clothes from Canadian brand Aritizia for the past 5 years. 🇨🇦
I'm officially out of my coffee from Guatemala. I guess it's time to go back and get more. 🇬🇹 ☕️
March 11, 2025 at 6:18 PM
I'm officially out of my coffee from Guatemala. I guess it's time to go back and get more. 🇬🇹 ☕️
*Plays Berimbau by Astrud Gilberto and pours a cup of steaming Guatemalan coffee from the French press*
Good Morning. I have found an editor. ✨️
I've waited 16 years to say this, it's time to finish the book.
📚 🪐✍️🏻 #writingcommunity
Good Morning. I have found an editor. ✨️
I've waited 16 years to say this, it's time to finish the book.
📚 🪐✍️🏻 #writingcommunity
February 22, 2025 at 5:53 PM
*Plays Berimbau by Astrud Gilberto and pours a cup of steaming Guatemalan coffee from the French press*
Good Morning. I have found an editor. ✨️
I've waited 16 years to say this, it's time to finish the book.
📚 🪐✍️🏻 #writingcommunity
Good Morning. I have found an editor. ✨️
I've waited 16 years to say this, it's time to finish the book.
📚 🪐✍️🏻 #writingcommunity
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Do NOT open your door for any authority unless they have a warrant — from a court, signed by a judge.
NO warrant, NO entry.
If they arrest you, you ALWAYS have the right to remain silent, even if they don’t read you any rights.
The ONLY thing to say: “I want a lawyer.”
NO warrant, NO entry.
If they arrest you, you ALWAYS have the right to remain silent, even if they don’t read you any rights.
The ONLY thing to say: “I want a lawyer.”
February 15, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Do NOT open your door for any authority unless they have a warrant — from a court, signed by a judge.
NO warrant, NO entry.
If they arrest you, you ALWAYS have the right to remain silent, even if they don’t read you any rights.
The ONLY thing to say: “I want a lawyer.”
NO warrant, NO entry.
If they arrest you, you ALWAYS have the right to remain silent, even if they don’t read you any rights.
The ONLY thing to say: “I want a lawyer.”
I'm volunteering at a local theater as a stage hand. It's so fun but I'm exhausted. 🤪
February 14, 2025 at 12:53 AM
I'm volunteering at a local theater as a stage hand. It's so fun but I'm exhausted. 🤪
Writers, start your engines. I've got a fresh cup of Guatemalen coffee and I'm ready to edit Chapter 6.3.
📚🪐 #writingcommunity #editing
📚🪐 #writingcommunity #editing
February 9, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Writers, start your engines. I've got a fresh cup of Guatemalen coffee and I'm ready to edit Chapter 6.3.
📚🪐 #writingcommunity #editing
📚🪐 #writingcommunity #editing
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A great website tracking all the companies that have bent the knee to Trump and eliminated their DEI programs, and all the companies that have stood strong.
www.dei.watch
www.dei.watch
DEI WATCH
This guide is broken into three categories: 1) DISMANTLED - companies that have ended or scaled back their DEI efforts; 2) COMMITTED - companies that have active DEI initiatives; and 3) FUNDED - organ...
www.dei.watch
February 9, 2025 at 7:26 AM
A great website tracking all the companies that have bent the knee to Trump and eliminated their DEI programs, and all the companies that have stood strong.
www.dei.watch
www.dei.watch
I am so grateful I was able to go to Guatemala. It was life changing.
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Guatemala
I recently had the opportunity to travel to Guatemala, a country whose beauty and diversity are surpassed only by the beauty and diversity of the folks who live there. The experience was life chang…
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February 6, 2025 at 4:50 AM
I am so grateful I was able to go to Guatemala. It was life changing.
sotiraz.com/2025/02/05/g...
sotiraz.com/2025/02/05/g...
I'm going to Guatamala to read and drink coffee...pretty much what I do at home.
January 26, 2025 at 5:48 AM
I'm going to Guatamala to read and drink coffee...pretty much what I do at home.
I'm unsure of what to read next. Thoughts? Unpictured is Shards of Earth by Adrian Tchaikovsky. 🪐📚 💙
January 25, 2025 at 6:18 AM
I'm unsure of what to read next. Thoughts? Unpictured is Shards of Earth by Adrian Tchaikovsky. 🪐📚 💙
One of my favorite books as a young child, The Color Kittens. 📚💙 #writingcommunity
January 24, 2025 at 2:06 AM
One of my favorite books as a young child, The Color Kittens. 📚💙 #writingcommunity
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Creatives, listen up.
I know it sucks. I know it's hard.
But art isn't about making things when it's easy and good and comfy.
Art is rebellion. Art is rage. Art is protest. Art is political fire.
Write it. Draw it. Sculpt it. Build it. If you cannot find the joy, do it out of spite and fury.
I know it sucks. I know it's hard.
But art isn't about making things when it's easy and good and comfy.
Art is rebellion. Art is rage. Art is protest. Art is political fire.
Write it. Draw it. Sculpt it. Build it. If you cannot find the joy, do it out of spite and fury.
January 21, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Creatives, listen up.
I know it sucks. I know it's hard.
But art isn't about making things when it's easy and good and comfy.
Art is rebellion. Art is rage. Art is protest. Art is political fire.
Write it. Draw it. Sculpt it. Build it. If you cannot find the joy, do it out of spite and fury.
I know it sucks. I know it's hard.
But art isn't about making things when it's easy and good and comfy.
Art is rebellion. Art is rage. Art is protest. Art is political fire.
Write it. Draw it. Sculpt it. Build it. If you cannot find the joy, do it out of spite and fury.
I am not doing anything tomorrow. I will contribute nothing valuable to society in protest of the inauguration. No work, no editing, no spending money, no internet. It's the dark ages and we have a king.
January 19, 2025 at 5:27 PM
I am not doing anything tomorrow. I will contribute nothing valuable to society in protest of the inauguration. No work, no editing, no spending money, no internet. It's the dark ages and we have a king.
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Live your life so that when you die, some joyless schmuck is annoyed that his entire social media feed is a wall of people's posts talking about how much you and your work meant to them
January 17, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Live your life so that when you die, some joyless schmuck is annoyed that his entire social media feed is a wall of people's posts talking about how much you and your work meant to them
*Spends time coming up with names for science-fantasy novel based on ancient greek root words.
*Feels smart.
*Realizes some of the names are already taken for flea medication and diseases.
*Changes names and hopes no one ever finds out.
#writerlife #writingcommunity #paradyne #porphyria
*Feels smart.
*Realizes some of the names are already taken for flea medication and diseases.
*Changes names and hopes no one ever finds out.
#writerlife #writingcommunity #paradyne #porphyria
January 18, 2025 at 5:50 PM
*Spends time coming up with names for science-fantasy novel based on ancient greek root words.
*Feels smart.
*Realizes some of the names are already taken for flea medication and diseases.
*Changes names and hopes no one ever finds out.
#writerlife #writingcommunity #paradyne #porphyria
*Feels smart.
*Realizes some of the names are already taken for flea medication and diseases.
*Changes names and hopes no one ever finds out.
#writerlife #writingcommunity #paradyne #porphyria
It's 9:30 on a cold Saturday morning, I got my coffee and my laptop, it's time to edit. Let's get published folks.
#writing #writingcommunity
#writing #writingcommunity
January 18, 2025 at 5:35 PM
It's 9:30 on a cold Saturday morning, I got my coffee and my laptop, it's time to edit. Let's get published folks.
#writing #writingcommunity
#writing #writingcommunity
Look at that beautiful texture...
January 18, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Look at that beautiful texture...
*Activates extra cones for optimal visual input*
January 14, 2025 at 5:03 PM
*Activates extra cones for optimal visual input*
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