Zara 🏳️🌈
@storynprogress.bsky.social
🏴☠️ #writer🖊️ Photographer 📷 Book hoarder 📖 Nerd 🎮 Chocolate addict 🍫 #artist 🎨
One day owner of a Castle full of dragons🐉
https://sites.google.com/view/storyinprogress/mailing-list?authuser=0
(All photos are my own, unless otherwise stated. 🚫 No AI here.)
One day owner of a Castle full of dragons🐉
https://sites.google.com/view/storyinprogress/mailing-list?authuser=0
(All photos are my own, unless otherwise stated. 🚫 No AI here.)
While driving across the country, every campground I stopped at got a tiny dinosaur.
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#dinosaurs #whimsy #camping #adventure #roadtrip
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#dinosaurs #whimsy #camping #adventure #roadtrip
January 15, 2026 at 12:23 AM
While driving across the country, every campground I stopped at got a tiny dinosaur.
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#dinosaurs #whimsy #camping #adventure #roadtrip
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#dinosaurs #whimsy #camping #adventure #roadtrip
ARCs for my sapphic monster hunter short story are open! If you'd like to receive an advanced copy you can sign up on the form linked below 👀
sites.google.com/view/storyin...
#fantasy #shortstory #lgbtqiabooks #writer #lesbianbooks #queerfantasy #creepyforestvibes #amwriting
sites.google.com/view/storyin...
#fantasy #shortstory #lgbtqiabooks #writer #lesbianbooks #queerfantasy #creepyforestvibes #amwriting
January 2, 2026 at 3:21 AM
ARCs for my sapphic monster hunter short story are open! If you'd like to receive an advanced copy you can sign up on the form linked below 👀
sites.google.com/view/storyin...
#fantasy #shortstory #lgbtqiabooks #writer #lesbianbooks #queerfantasy #creepyforestvibes #amwriting
sites.google.com/view/storyin...
#fantasy #shortstory #lgbtqiabooks #writer #lesbianbooks #queerfantasy #creepyforestvibes #amwriting
The cover for my Sapphic monster hunter story is finally ready & it came out so gorgeous!
Will be posting a sign from for the cover reveal soon 👀.
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#nature #snake #write #naturephotography #writerslife #wildlife
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Also I made a new friend yesterday & they decided to return for a brief photoshoot.
Will be posting a sign from for the cover reveal soon 👀.
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#nature #snake #write #naturephotography #writerslife #wildlife
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Also I made a new friend yesterday & they decided to return for a brief photoshoot.
June 26, 2025 at 4:41 AM
The cover for my Sapphic monster hunter story is finally ready & it came out so gorgeous!
Will be posting a sign from for the cover reveal soon 👀.
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#nature #snake #write #naturephotography #writerslife #wildlife
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Also I made a new friend yesterday & they decided to return for a brief photoshoot.
Will be posting a sign from for the cover reveal soon 👀.
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#nature #snake #write #naturephotography #writerslife #wildlife
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Also I made a new friend yesterday & they decided to return for a brief photoshoot.
It's never too early in the year for Halloween decorations 😏.
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#monster #books #creepy #petplant #bookstack #dagger #photography #nature #plants
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#monster #books #creepy #petplant #bookstack #dagger #photography #nature #plants
May 25, 2025 at 3:36 PM
It's never too early in the year for Halloween decorations 😏.
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#monster #books #creepy #petplant #bookstack #dagger #photography #nature #plants
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#monster #books #creepy #petplant #bookstack #dagger #photography #nature #plants
These antler snake coloring pages are up in my shop now!! 👀
ko-fi.com/oddthings/shop
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#fantasycreature #art #coloringpage #drawing #printable #snakeart #digitalart #nature #fantasy #coloring
ko-fi.com/oddthings/shop
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#fantasycreature #art #coloringpage #drawing #printable #snakeart #digitalart #nature #fantasy #coloring
May 17, 2025 at 8:11 PM
These antler snake coloring pages are up in my shop now!! 👀
ko-fi.com/oddthings/shop
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#fantasycreature #art #coloringpage #drawing #printable #snakeart #digitalart #nature #fantasy #coloring
ko-fi.com/oddthings/shop
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#fantasycreature #art #coloringpage #drawing #printable #snakeart #digitalart #nature #fantasy #coloring
I took this when I was in Maine around this time last year, and aaah I want to be back there so bad right now.
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#wildflowers #nature #photography #flowers #fence #naturephotography #wildlife
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#wildflowers #nature #photography #flowers #fence #naturephotography #wildlife
April 20, 2025 at 9:37 PM
I took this when I was in Maine around this time last year, and aaah I want to be back there so bad right now.
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#wildflowers #nature #photography #flowers #fence #naturephotography #wildlife
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#wildflowers #nature #photography #flowers #fence #naturephotography #wildlife
Advice from a 12yo:
12yo, "[When life's being a dick] you gotta fight back."
Me, "Ok but I'm small and weak."
12yo, "then kick it in the balls."
12yo, "[When life's being a dick] you gotta fight back."
Me, "Ok but I'm small and weak."
12yo, "then kick it in the balls."
March 1, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Advice from a 12yo:
12yo, "[When life's being a dick] you gotta fight back."
Me, "Ok but I'm small and weak."
12yo, "then kick it in the balls."
12yo, "[When life's being a dick] you gotta fight back."
Me, "Ok but I'm small and weak."
12yo, "then kick it in the balls."
I'm almost out of my favorite coffee, & since I will no longer be shopping at certain stores, I was very sad I wouldn't be able to get it anymore, & then I had an epiphany: I can just search the brand and what did I find but a website to get it from the source 😱.
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#coffee #cozy #nature #blanket
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#coffee #cozy #nature #blanket
February 23, 2025 at 5:21 AM
When my kids are grown I will absolutely shed anything resembling societal standards and become the nomadic queer your parents warned you about.
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#lgbtqia #wanderlust #writerslife #weirdo #drifter #adventurer #restlessheart
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#lgbtqia #wanderlust #writerslife #weirdo #drifter #adventurer #restlessheart
February 9, 2025 at 8:04 PM
When my kids are grown I will absolutely shed anything resembling societal standards and become the nomadic queer your parents warned you about.
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#lgbtqia #wanderlust #writerslife #weirdo #drifter #adventurer #restlessheart
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#lgbtqia #wanderlust #writerslife #weirdo #drifter #adventurer #restlessheart
A little iced coffee in the sunshine to make things seem a tiny bit less bleak 😅.
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#coffee #photography #mountains #view #nature #icedcoffee #naturephotography #mountainview
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#coffee #photography #mountains #view #nature #icedcoffee #naturephotography #mountainview
January 30, 2025 at 1:35 AM
A little iced coffee in the sunshine to make things seem a tiny bit less bleak 😅.
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#coffee #photography #mountains #view #nature #icedcoffee #naturephotography #mountainview
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#coffee #photography #mountains #view #nature #icedcoffee #naturephotography #mountainview
I'm looking for some beta readers for a sapphic fantasy short story (4k ish words).
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(All images in the graphic are fair use from upsplash)
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#queerwriters #betareaders #sapphicfantasy #lesbian #lgbtqia #spooky #spicybooks #shortstory #spookywoods #wlw #booksky #betareader #queerfantasy
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(All images in the graphic are fair use from upsplash)
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#queerwriters #betareaders #sapphicfantasy #lesbian #lgbtqia #spooky #spicybooks #shortstory #spookywoods #wlw #booksky #betareader #queerfantasy
January 20, 2025 at 4:57 AM
I'm looking for some beta readers for a sapphic fantasy short story (4k ish words).
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(All images in the graphic are fair use from upsplash)
🖊️
#queerwriters #betareaders #sapphicfantasy #lesbian #lgbtqia #spooky #spicybooks #shortstory #spookywoods #wlw #booksky #betareader #queerfantasy
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(All images in the graphic are fair use from upsplash)
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#queerwriters #betareaders #sapphicfantasy #lesbian #lgbtqia #spooky #spicybooks #shortstory #spookywoods #wlw #booksky #betareader #queerfantasy
I got a new drawing tablet! I can't wait to put it to use on the cover I've been working on.
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#dontlettheforestin #book #lgbtqiabooks #forest #bookspine #forestvibes #booksky #bookphotography #creepyforest #lgbtqia
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#dontlettheforestin #book #lgbtqiabooks #forest #bookspine #forestvibes #booksky #bookphotography #creepyforest #lgbtqia
January 18, 2025 at 1:42 AM
I got a new drawing tablet! I can't wait to put it to use on the cover I've been working on.
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#dontlettheforestin #book #lgbtqiabooks #forest #bookspine #forestvibes #booksky #bookphotography #creepyforest #lgbtqia
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#dontlettheforestin #book #lgbtqiabooks #forest #bookspine #forestvibes #booksky #bookphotography #creepyforest #lgbtqia
It's a very gloomy day, which has me in the mood to work on my castle short and grab a second cup of coffee to sip by the fire ☕.
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#cozy #openbook #booksky #windowlight #photography #bookpages #bookphotography
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#cozy #openbook #booksky #windowlight #photography #bookpages #bookphotography
January 7, 2025 at 4:48 PM
It's a very gloomy day, which has me in the mood to work on my castle short and grab a second cup of coffee to sip by the fire ☕.
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#cozy #openbook #booksky #windowlight #photography #bookpages #bookphotography
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#cozy #openbook #booksky #windowlight #photography #bookpages #bookphotography
Life has been hitting hard and I'm in a place I've not been in my life which is both terrifying and exciting... But mostly terrifying 😅.
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#pinecones #naturephotography #candle #windowlight #flames
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#pinecones #naturephotography #candle #windowlight #flames
December 21, 2024 at 10:58 PM
Life has been hitting hard and I'm in a place I've not been in my life which is both terrifying and exciting... But mostly terrifying 😅.
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#pinecones #naturephotography #candle #windowlight #flames
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#pinecones #naturephotography #candle #windowlight #flames
I am apparently just a walking pile of questionable schemes.
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#windowlight #coverlove #fantasy #book #rusticphotography #lighting #books #rustic #bookphotography
December 11, 2024 at 1:48 PM
I am apparently just a walking pile of questionable schemes.
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#windowlight #coverlove #fantasy #book #rusticphotography #lighting #books #rustic #bookphotography
In time
Piece
After piece
I collect my scattered items
And
Rebuild
My heart
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#flower #poem #naturephotography #lilyflower #foggyday #poetry #writer
Piece
After piece
I collect my scattered items
And
Rebuild
My heart
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#flower #poem #naturephotography #lilyflower #foggyday #poetry #writer
December 7, 2024 at 5:21 PM
In time
Piece
After piece
I collect my scattered items
And
Rebuild
My heart
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#flower #poem #naturephotography #lilyflower #foggyday #poetry #writer
Piece
After piece
I collect my scattered items
And
Rebuild
My heart
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#flower #poem #naturephotography #lilyflower #foggyday #poetry #writer
I had several good ones for today's #wipsnip word, "rib"
but I'm just so proud of the visual this one achieves.
#amwriting #writer #wip #amquerying #lgbtqiafantasy
but I'm just so proud of the visual this one achieves.
#amwriting #writer #wip #amquerying #lgbtqiafantasy
December 5, 2024 at 3:05 AM
I had several good ones for today's #wipsnip word, "rib"
but I'm just so proud of the visual this one achieves.
#amwriting #writer #wip #amquerying #lgbtqiafantasy
but I'm just so proud of the visual this one achieves.
#amwriting #writer #wip #amquerying #lgbtqiafantasy
Just realized this was yesterday's but I wanted to share this anyways:
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My tongue is too dry for my new favorite way to ease the crawl of time.
A useful activity where I recite the new language in haunting tones and the guards debate whether or not I'm summoning some foul beast of the darkworld.
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My tongue is too dry for my new favorite way to ease the crawl of time.
A useful activity where I recite the new language in haunting tones and the guards debate whether or not I'm summoning some foul beast of the darkworld.
The #WIPSnips word for November 30th is "spite"
#amwriting #writingcommunity #writingprompts #writers #authors #writesky
#amwriting #writingcommunity #writingprompts #writers #authors #writesky
December 1, 2024 at 3:55 PM
Just realized this was yesterday's but I wanted to share this anyways:
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My tongue is too dry for my new favorite way to ease the crawl of time.
A useful activity where I recite the new language in haunting tones and the guards debate whether or not I'm summoning some foul beast of the darkworld.
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My tongue is too dry for my new favorite way to ease the crawl of time.
A useful activity where I recite the new language in haunting tones and the guards debate whether or not I'm summoning some foul beast of the darkworld.
Did some more blackout poetry this evening 🖋️it is quite cathartic.
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#book #poetry #bookpages #nature #writer #poem #naturephotography #blackoutpoetry #amwriting
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#book #poetry #bookpages #nature #writer #poem #naturephotography #blackoutpoetry #amwriting
November 30, 2024 at 11:55 PM
Did some more blackout poetry this evening 🖋️it is quite cathartic.
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#book #poetry #bookpages #nature #writer #poem #naturephotography #blackoutpoetry #amwriting
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#book #poetry #bookpages #nature #writer #poem #naturephotography #blackoutpoetry #amwriting
I started Strange Beasts recently, and am quite enjoying it so far.
I haven't read many books this year but so far I've loved all but one of them 😌.
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#driedroses #bookpages #rustic #books #driedflowers #bookphotography #desk #pinecones #lgbtqstories
I haven't read many books this year but so far I've loved all but one of them 😌.
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#driedroses #bookpages #rustic #books #driedflowers #bookphotography #desk #pinecones #lgbtqstories
November 28, 2024 at 3:55 PM
I started Strange Beasts recently, and am quite enjoying it so far.
I haven't read many books this year but so far I've loved all but one of them 😌.
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#driedroses #bookpages #rustic #books #driedflowers #bookphotography #desk #pinecones #lgbtqstories
I haven't read many books this year but so far I've loved all but one of them 😌.
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#driedroses #bookpages #rustic #books #driedflowers #bookphotography #desk #pinecones #lgbtqstories
The view outside my "office" today.
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#amwriting #nature #writer #leaves #wintervibes #writing #snow #writerslife #naturephotography
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#amwriting #nature #writer #leaves #wintervibes #writing #snow #writerslife #naturephotography
November 26, 2024 at 7:05 PM
The view outside my "office" today.
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#amwriting #nature #writer #leaves #wintervibes #writing #snow #writerslife #naturephotography
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#amwriting #nature #writer #leaves #wintervibes #writing #snow #writerslife #naturephotography
Cauliflower is just the victims of broccoli vampires...
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#stencilledpages #books #mug #driedroses #photography #rustic #bookpages #bookmap
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#stencilledpages #books #mug #driedroses #photography #rustic #bookpages #bookmap
November 25, 2024 at 5:58 PM
Cauliflower is just the victims of broccoli vampires...
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#stencilledpages #books #mug #driedroses #photography #rustic #bookpages #bookmap
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#stencilledpages #books #mug #driedroses #photography #rustic #bookpages #bookmap
It takes a lot for me to want to read everything an author writes so this will be a fairly stort list:
- V. E. Schwab
- Tamsyn Muir
- Maggie Stiefvater
- Krystal Sutherland
- C. G. Drews
- V. E. Schwab
- Tamsyn Muir
- Maggie Stiefvater
- Krystal Sutherland
- C. G. Drews
Who are your autobuy authors?
- Tochi Onyebuchi
- Cole McCade
- Akwaeke Emezi
- Aiden Thomas
- Kate Clayborn
- Alyssa Cole
- H.E. Edgmon
- Tara Sim
- Kacen Callender
- Ashley Herring Blake
- Rebecca Roanhorse
- Cherie Dimaline
- Darcie Little Badger
- Katrina Jackson
#booksky
- Tochi Onyebuchi
- Cole McCade
- Akwaeke Emezi
- Aiden Thomas
- Kate Clayborn
- Alyssa Cole
- H.E. Edgmon
- Tara Sim
- Kacen Callender
- Ashley Herring Blake
- Rebecca Roanhorse
- Cherie Dimaline
- Darcie Little Badger
- Katrina Jackson
#booksky
Who are your auto-buy authors?
📚 Mine are:
🌈 Jonny Garza Villa
🌈 Aiden Thomas
🌈 Ben Alderson
🌈 David R. Slayton
🌈 M.A. Wardell
🌈 Kalynn Bayron
🌈 Terry J. Benton-Walker
🌈 Erik J. Brown
🌈 Adam Sass
🌈 Kit Vincent
#booksky
📚 Mine are:
🌈 Jonny Garza Villa
🌈 Aiden Thomas
🌈 Ben Alderson
🌈 David R. Slayton
🌈 M.A. Wardell
🌈 Kalynn Bayron
🌈 Terry J. Benton-Walker
🌈 Erik J. Brown
🌈 Adam Sass
🌈 Kit Vincent
#booksky
November 21, 2024 at 11:06 PM
It takes a lot for me to want to read everything an author writes so this will be a fairly stort list:
- V. E. Schwab
- Tamsyn Muir
- Maggie Stiefvater
- Krystal Sutherland
- C. G. Drews
- V. E. Schwab
- Tamsyn Muir
- Maggie Stiefvater
- Krystal Sutherland
- C. G. Drews
A little bit of blackout poetry I did
#writer #bookpages #poem #forest #blackoutpoetry #books #amwriting #openbook
#writer #bookpages #poem #forest #blackoutpoetry #books #amwriting #openbook
November 21, 2024 at 10:06 PM
A little bit of blackout poetry I did
#writer #bookpages #poem #forest #blackoutpoetry #books #amwriting #openbook
#writer #bookpages #poem #forest #blackoutpoetry #books #amwriting #openbook