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Underground Bookshelf
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Writer of Queer, disabled femme stories and creator of Underground Bookshelf
I’ve modeled a lot of Starling’s character after myself, especially her #disability. But it was important to make her Captain of the #fantasy vessel, make her a leader and give her autonomy while still making disability part of her daily life.

#novella #booksky

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January 29, 2026 at 2:46 AM
Lately, a lot of the #reading resources on my website have been in response to the awful actions of the current US gov’t.

The next series will be on #ice, deportations, and camps. Please share your #BookRecommendations in comments.

#booksky #books #iceout

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Resources | Underground Bookshelf
Book bans have limited our access to stories about diverse characters and plots. This resource page helps you access banned books and books about diversity.
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January 25, 2026 at 2:52 PM
I’m not great at fundraising, but I’m trying to fund my secondhand bookshelf. If you’d like to buy a pin to help support me, I’d be so grateful!

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#booksky #fundraising #bookbans
January 20, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Five days left to submit your work to the January #writingcontest!

Theme: FANTASY, SCI-FI, or SPECULATIVE FICTION

Word limit: 2,000

#shortstories, #poems, #essays, creative #memoirs are all welcome!

#writers of all levels of experience welcome

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Writing Contests | Underground Bookshelf
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January 20, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Art doing what art does…reflecting the words and actions of the people
My contribution (a little late) to the #ICEOUT #ICEOUTMPLS comic posts. My experience with ICE in my city so far, keeping the language as vague as possible to protect the groups on the ground helping people here.
January 20, 2026 at 5:07 PM
I wrote The Wood when I started dealing with #longCOVID. I needed to process my feelings & wanted more #representation for characters experiencing a nebulous illness. Journaling turned into a #dystopian fable about #ableism & exclusion.

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#booksky #fiction #chronicillness #disability
January 15, 2026 at 12:52 AM
About halfway through the submission period!

Send in your #shortstories, #poems, creative #memoirs, #essays, etc. by January 25th!

#fantasy #sci-fi #speculativefiction #writersky #booksky
January 14, 2026 at 1:23 AM
Writing contest theme for January is #FANTASY, #SCI-FI, and #SPECULATIVEFICTION.

#Flashfiction, #shortstories, #poetry, first chapters, excerpts, creative #memoirs, #essays related to the genres are all welcome.

Details at: www.underground-bookshelf.com/writing-cont...
Writing Contests | Underground Bookshelf
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January 6, 2026 at 12:33 AM
Do you have any reading or writing goals for this year?

I’m hoping to release Book Two of the Stone Series, a series about the fallout after trying to terraform Mars.

What about you?

#booksky #writersky #scifi #speculativefiction #spaceexploration
January 1, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Just a couple days left! Calling all last minute submissions!!

#writersky #writesky #booksky #submissions #writingcontest
December is almost over! If you’ve got a short story, short memoir, or poem (or excerpt) to enter into this month’s writing contest, send me your last minute submissions! The theme is WRITER’S CHOICE!

#writersky #writesky #booksky #shortstories #poems #writingcontest #submissions #memoir #fiction
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December 29, 2025 at 5:19 PM
December is almost over! If you’ve got a short story, short memoir, or poem (or excerpt) to enter into this month’s writing contest, send me your last minute submissions! The theme is WRITER’S CHOICE!

#writersky #writesky #booksky #shortstories #poems #writingcontest #submissions #memoir #fiction
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December 28, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Wishing everyone happy holidays!
December 26, 2025 at 4:15 AM
My first book on Itch is updated! I may add a few more poems in the future, but, for now, it's complete. I've set it at pay-what-you-want to keep it affordable. This #book of #poems explores the #mythology and #folklore of #Acadian and #Cajun culture.

#vampires #werewolves #witches #ghosts #spirits
Laura M. Browne-Lambert
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December 18, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Sometimes I wish I had read more #books this year, but then I remember all the work folks submitted, that I had the honor of reading, and I remember, I've been #reading all year! I might not have made a big dent in my TBR list, but thanks for all the great reading material you've been sending me :)
December 17, 2025 at 8:09 PM
In Airphibious, Captain Genessa Starling and the crew of the airphibious vessel, the Comeuppance, must cross the Craven Traverse to deliver supplies to the villages who live at its doorway.

#booksky #readsky #fantasy #lgbtq #womanprotagonist
Airphibious: Book One of The Starling Chronicles
Amazon.com: Airphibious: Book One of The Starling Chronicles eBook : Browne-Lambert, Laura: Kindle Store
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December 17, 2025 at 7:46 PM
In Aftermath: Shayna had agreed to join the scientific colony tasked with terraforming Mars in the hopes of offering a better life to her family who suffer the aftermath of war and famine on Earth. She did not foresee getting left behind...

Book 2 in the works!

#booksky #readsky #scifi
Aftermath: Book One of The Stone Series
Aftermath: Book One of The Stone Series - Kindle edition by Browne-Lambert, Laura. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Aftermath: Book One of The Stone Series.
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December 17, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Just joined Itch! The first book I've uploaded is The Call of Feu Follet: A Collection of Poetic Retellings of Acadian & Cajun Folklore. Currently pay-what-you-want

#booksky #writesky #readsky #mythology #folklore #vampires #werewolves #witches #sprites

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Laura M. Browne-Lambert
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December 17, 2025 at 7:37 PM
The Wood is a coming-of-age story set in a small village on the edge of the wood, this novella tells the story of self-acceptance, found family, and the power within.

#booksky #readsky #writesky #witches #foundfamily #disability
The Wood
Amazon.com: The Wood: 9798326274564: Browne-Lambert, Laura M.: Books
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December 17, 2025 at 7:34 PM
In case you're doing any last-minute shopping...

I have a little merch store to help support Underground Bookshelf with apparel, buttons, and other goodies.

#booksky #writesky #readsky #apparel #merch #disability #lgbtq #diversity #literature

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Disabled Characters Rock 3? ⭐ Disabled Characters Rock 3 ❗ Disabled Characters Rock 3
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December 17, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Sharing this goal again 💕
I’m raising money to support the secondhand bookshelf 📚 and continue to grow Underground Bookshelf.

I hope to bring free secondhand books to events in my area to help keep literature accessible to all!

#booksky #writesky #readsky #KofiChallenge

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December 15, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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I forgot to get this out sooner 🤦‍♀️
The contest theme this month is WRITER’S CHOICE!

#booksky #writesky #writingprompts #writingcontest #shortstories #poems
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December 11, 2025 at 9:19 PM