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Tahira Heru | Andree Koehler
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Andree's writer self, all on her own ... I'm also a dreamer, academic, an occasional pc gamer whose the silent member of the guild. SFWA Associate, Spec Lit Foundation Member, Voodoonauts Fellow (2021/2022), and more. Find me at https://theru.substack.com/
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Tahira Heru | Andree Koehler @theru.agnubloom.com · May 24
My current #WIP, YESTERDAY IS TOMORROW is a #A #SF #R
Before she dies for the last time, Myra Blake gives 3 gifts to her granddaughter: an inheritance beyond her wildest dreams, a frightening secret, & a story about love too crazy to be true. THE MIDNIGHT LIBRARY X THE TIME TRAVELER’S WIFE
Double image: on the left, a woman and man in 1970s era clothing and on the right a woman and a man in futuristic attire... They could be the same couple... That's the mystery!
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September 23, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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The girl who loves the stars (and planets, and other things space) was out before dawn, 5:36am Eastern to be precise. You're welcome. She had a 13-year old Viszla mix, watching her back for monsters that might trundle down from the woods in the dark to snatch her mom. It was a good morning.
July 30, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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I was really irritated by S5 of Handmaid's Tale, but S6 is making up for it. The "under his eye" scene in E10 was good.
July 21, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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Thomas Dolby spoke truth. She blinded me with science.
www.snexplores.org/article/how-...
How to make a ‘three-parent’ baby
Scientists combined an egg, sperm and some donor DNA: The end result: what appears to be healthy babies.
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July 18, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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Who wants to cutie-fy their pet today? C'mon through!
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Home of Koehler's Catches
Koehler's Catches: the place to pamper your pets
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July 17, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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If you see me on IG, you know I'm all about the four-legged friends. So, I've done a thing. Please support and share with other pet parents. Here's an example of what you'll find at Koehler's Catches:
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Plush Pet Bed
Give Your Pet the Ultimate Comfort They Deserve! 🐾🛏️ Ultra-soft material for maximum comfort🚫 Non-slip bottom keeps the bed in place😴 Perfect for a cozy night's sleep🧼 Easy to clean and maintain
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July 11, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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Are you in?
miserypit.bsky.social #MiseryPit @miserypit.bsky.social · Jun 16
Attention #Agents, #Editors, and #Authors of the #WritingCommunity and #BookSky!

The next #MiseryPit is July 5, 2025 from 6 AM PST - 6 PM PST!

See you then!
miserypit.bsky.social #MiseryPit @miserypit.bsky.social · Nov 25
Pitching Guide!
June 16, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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This conversation is not about the "people in blue" or those who "patrol the streets in their black and whites". I'm referring to the other Police.

Postor from the "Ghost in the Machine" tour. #Viewpoint
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Back Home
June 14, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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June 11, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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This site isn’t new. But it is different.

What once lived here as Reconnoiter Leadership has grown into something more layered, more inward-facing, more alive.
www.r-leadership.com/2025/05/31/f...
From Recon to cReative
This site isn’t new. But it is different. What once lived here as Reconnoiter Leadership has grown into something more layered, more inward-facing, more alive. It’s now called cReative Leadership —…
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June 8, 2025 at 2:08 AM
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My WIP has gotten lonely this last week. I'm cheating on it with a website revamp, and not even for my fiction work! I'm a heel, a woman of ill book-repute! I'm off, filandering with my leadership website -- there, I said it and I'm not ashamed. I'll be back, dear WIP, if you'll have me.
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June 5, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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Billie was one of my favs. This should be interesting. But I must say, I wanted more of Ncuti. #DrWho
June 2, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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Because Venus wants to say good morning 🪐
Make it a spectacular and interstellar week 🌠
Photo of the planet Venus above the sunrise. Taken by author.
June 2, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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Why, yes I did just spend 90 years scrolling in IG, laughing until I cried and my dog came to make sure I was okay, so it's going to be a fantastic rest of the afternoon.
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May 31, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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Oh, silly #WIPSnips! You've made me go ✨vibes✨today, which sent me to a song ... youtu.be/4WT7nBGX5eU?... Sing along if you know it!
Snip of text with the word "guy" highlighted in yellow that reads: As Aubrigette ran to the subway entrance, smiling, she tried to memorize the timber of his voice. The smile turned to a wide grin, and she started to giggle as she skipped down the stairs to her platform. The looks on the faces as she passed the other riders as they gave way made her laugh aloud: she caught sight of her wavy reflection on the upright of the turnstile and could see the wild look in her own eyes. Vera thought she looked beautiful. Stepping onto the crowded train, she pulled her lips between her teeth, clamped down, and breathed through her nose until her cheeks relaxed. The rhythmic rocking of the train calmed her giddiness. Aubrigette tried to remember every detail of Theatre Guy’s face. The sunny color of his eyes, framed by dark-rimmed glasses, and the smell of his flesh that kept coming back to her mind and seemed to fit the nickname she gave him, since she had no idea what he was really called.
May 30, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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bluepit.bsky.social #BluePit - A Storytelling Hype & Pitch Event @bluepit.bsky.social · May 29
New pitch event coming up on July 31st!

Check out and follow @wickedpit.bsky.social for rules and updates!
May 29, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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Today is a ✨vibes✨day, #WIPSnips folks. While Mrs. Pindle didn't have a cart, she decided to "carry" what she could.
#SF
Segment of text with the word "carry" highlighted in yellow that reads: As soon as she entered and closed the door behind her, Mrs. Pindle bustled into the foyer. “Are you all right, Miss Vera? Have you eaten? I was so out of sorts after tidying that I started cooking.” Vera followed her nose (and Mrs. Pindle) into the kitchen, zigzagging through a maze of bags. “Oh dear, please excuse the mess. It doesn’t look like I was tidying, does it? When I left you, I did as I said, went to my rooms and collected what I could carry. There’s maybe two more trips and I’ll have everything, since I rented a furnished flat.” She leaned on the counter, pulled a cotton hankie from her bosom, and swabbed her face.
May 29, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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I really like this description of the Heroine's Journey that @jenichappelle.bsky.social shared. And it's a flow for more than female MCs only. Check it out.
jenichappelle.bsky.social Jeni Chappelle @jenichappelle.bsky.social · May 27
Some characters don’t follow a typical Hero’s Journey format, and more and more writers see the need for a story that is somewhat different from the format we’ve used for so long.

For a detailed breakdown of The Heroine’s Journey
www.instagram.com/p/DKKFodlxYe...

#writingcommunity
image: laptop with a blue sticky note that says “over” in blue pen
May 28, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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Like our #WIPSnips leaders, I too want another day off. Maybe a week? Maybe I'll go visit Aubrigette, because she had the right idea.
#SF
From my WIP, with the word "want" highlighted in yellow that reads: Aubrigette smiled politely as the server returned and put her whiskey sour on a paper doily next to her salad plate. Albert squeezed the lime slice into his margarita, watching her. She sipped her drink, jiggled the glass, and said, “I figured you would be looking for me, but I didn’t want to be found. I needed a break from,” she waved her hand around the room, “all this.” “And by all this,” he mimicked her wave, “I presume you meant the good life your parents and grandparents by extension set up for you and that I work hard to make sure you and your children’s children’s great-great-grandchildren will have?”
May 28, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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Oh, the signs are everywhere, my #WIPSnips fam.
Small snip from my WIP with the word "sign" highlighted in yellow that reads: The room dissolved and Vera closed her eyes to avoid the feeling of vertigo. When she opened them, she was standing by the hedges of a little house. The street sign read Coral Avenue. The air smelled like the sea. “Where are we?” “The question is ‘when and where’. This is 1976 and that’s my house. Well, yours now, but we’ll get to that in a moment.”
May 27, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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Going with ✨vibes✨ today. Vera has no junk but everyone has garbage, right #WIPSnips?
#SF
Segment of text from my WIP with the word "garbage" highlighted in yellow that reads: Vera put the key on her nightstand where the casual onlooker would never notice it, unlocked her bedroom door, and padded quietly to the kitchen, where she found Thea, humming and rearranging the spice cabinet. “Oh! Miss Vera. Everything all right?” Vera hoisted herself into one of the tall chairs at the café bar. “Oh, I’m fine, Miss Thea. I thought I’d sneak a little snack before bed. I may not have the time to take breakfast in the morning.” Thea sniffed an unlabeled container and daintily dropped it into the garbage bin. “I’d be glad to get up earlier if you need.” “Oh, no, Miss Thea.” Vera looked around. “Did you move everything without me?” Thea dusted her cumin from her hands. “I didn’t arrange anything, but I did move the bags and boxes down, so it looked bit more civilized up here again.”
May 26, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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I was away from the computer so circling round to yesterdays #WIPSnips. Sometimes, we can't believe what we're listening to ...
#SF
Short snippet from my WIP with the word "listen" highlighted in yellow that reads: He leaned closer, is eyes locked on hers. She saw that he too was completely sober. “That name, which you will likely hear when you listen to the VR, is Aubrigette Opal Duquesne, the third, and she has been with TSV through every name it’s ever worn. You see, your grandmother has been our client for nearly one hundred forty years.”
May 26, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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I wrote about Aubrigette's test drive of the Caprice, but it was Uncle Ames who gave her a love of cars. That Gran Sport 👀
#WIPSnips #SF
Snippet of my WIP with the word "warn" highlighted in yellow that reads: He did as Aubrigette said and after leaving a note for Mrs. Hershberger, his housekeeper, escorted Aubrigette to the private garage and handed her the keys to a vehicle with the name “Buick Gran Sport” on the insignia. Vera felt herself leaning as Aubrigette navigated the powerful vehicle through a tunnel named Holland that she’d only read about in school and along the New Jersey Turnpike. Vera felt her own tension, but sensed Aubrigette was relaxed. In the glow of the dashboard and oncoming lights, Albert said nothing, save to warn her about staying well below the speed limit. Despite its power, the Gran Sport rode smoothly. Aubrigette took the exit for the Garden State Parkway and Albert held his wristwatch toward the windshield: it was almost ten. “Are you okay? Do you want me to drive for a while?” “No, Uncle. I’m fine. Just settle back and rest yourself. It won’t be long now.”
May 24, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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I used AI to develop the images for my posts, so I took them down. Check the replies to my own message about my AIs development process. But I didn't get banned - I respect the #WIPPIT rules. And so should you.
wippit.bsky.social WIPPIT @wippit.bsky.social · May 23
If you are caught knowingly breaking the rules, you will be banned from participating. I have had to do so once already today. AI is not allowed for text or pictures. AI steals from writers and artists alike. If you used AI for either, please take down your post.

Our stance on AI is firm and clear
May 24, 2025 at 2:06 AM
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My current #WIP, YESTERDAY IS TOMORROW is a #A #SF #R
Before she dies for the last time, Myra Blake gives 3 gifts to her granddaughter: an inheritance beyond her wildest dreams, a frightening secret, & a story about love too crazy to be true. THE MIDNIGHT LIBRARY X THE TIME TRAVELER’S WIFE
Double image: on the left, a woman and man in 1970s era clothing and on the right a woman and a man in futuristic attire... They could be the same couple... That's the mystery!
May 24, 2025 at 1:44 AM