ari b.
@aribaranwrites.bsky.social
they/them. writer of fantasy, romance, & boring legal things; flyers sun, habs moon. GOALTENDER INTERFERENCE, out now. ✡️ 🌈🤘🏼 https://linktr.ee/aribaran
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ari b.
@aribaranwrites.bsky.social
· Oct 21
i have a cover for goaltender interference, which is out 1/7.
in it you’ll find:
🥅 second chance romance
🏒 rivals to friends to lovers to exes to strangers to lovers to—
🥅 skater x goalie
🏒 retirement 🫠
🥅 aiden's never considered a feeling once in his life
🏒 some guys marcus aurelius to cope
in it you’ll find:
🥅 second chance romance
🏒 rivals to friends to lovers to exes to strangers to lovers to—
🥅 skater x goalie
🏒 retirement 🫠
🥅 aiden's never considered a feeling once in his life
🏒 some guys marcus aurelius to cope
at some point i am gonna bite the bullet and self publish (because i think my fantasy novel ideas are things that will sell to readers but. not necessarily to publishers) but right now i’m waiting to hear from my agent about my proposal and i’m stressing
November 9, 2025 at 2:55 AM
at some point i am gonna bite the bullet and self publish (because i think my fantasy novel ideas are things that will sell to readers but. not necessarily to publishers) but right now i’m waiting to hear from my agent about my proposal and i’m stressing
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[jeff foxworthy voice] you might be a hockey author
when someone asks you how many teeth your mc is missing and you have a reference picture ready to go
September 2, 2025 at 3:17 AM
[jeff foxworthy voice] you might be a hockey author
when someone asks you how many teeth your mc is missing and you have a reference picture ready to go
September 2, 2025 at 12:59 AM
when someone asks you how many teeth your mc is missing and you have a reference picture ready to go
also, the vibes of the current project
August 13, 2025 at 2:22 PM
also, the vibes of the current project
50k into a fantasy, 10k into a hockey book, absolutely nothing finished 🤓
August 13, 2025 at 12:23 PM
50k into a fantasy, 10k into a hockey book, absolutely nothing finished 🤓
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Day 19 📚🏳️🌈 Home Ice Advantage by @aribaranwrites.bsky.social - work rivals to lovers with a backdrop of pro hockey. Part of a series, I've only read this one so far.
I love a cranky protagonist, in much the same way I enjoy those videos of cranky dads loving the pets they initially didn't want.
I love a cranky protagonist, in much the same way I enjoy those videos of cranky dads loving the pets they initially didn't want.
June 19, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Day 19 📚🏳️🌈 Home Ice Advantage by @aribaranwrites.bsky.social - work rivals to lovers with a backdrop of pro hockey. Part of a series, I've only read this one so far.
I love a cranky protagonist, in much the same way I enjoy those videos of cranky dads loving the pets they initially didn't want.
I love a cranky protagonist, in much the same way I enjoy those videos of cranky dads loving the pets they initially didn't want.
i’m always surprised when something at my day job is so
bad it genuinely upsets me, a person who has been reading and writing about horrific occurrences for years 😔
bad it genuinely upsets me, a person who has been reading and writing about horrific occurrences for years 😔
May 15, 2025 at 8:57 PM
i’m always surprised when something at my day job is so
bad it genuinely upsets me, a person who has been reading and writing about horrific occurrences for years 😔
bad it genuinely upsets me, a person who has been reading and writing about horrific occurrences for years 😔
if my brain could chill on the churning up ideas beyond my talent and intelligence level front so i could get back to trying to finish literally anything that i’m not giving away for free that would be awesome thanks
May 8, 2025 at 2:02 AM
if my brain could chill on the churning up ideas beyond my talent and intelligence level front so i could get back to trying to finish literally anything that i’m not giving away for free that would be awesome thanks
this is referring to old man yaoi and it isn’t wrong
so I've had something on my list... (also read @aribaranwrites.bsky.social's home ice advantage which might as well be subtitled that, extremely complimentary)
May 6, 2025 at 12:13 PM
this is referring to old man yaoi and it isn’t wrong
not writing this book but also why is this leo unsportsmanlike conduct about devon unsportsmanlike conduct…. open.spotify.com/track/5CgFJ4...
Straight to the Heart
Battle Beast · Bringer of Pain · Song · 2017
open.spotify.com
May 1, 2025 at 8:04 PM
not writing this book but also why is this leo unsportsmanlike conduct about devon unsportsmanlike conduct…. open.spotify.com/track/5CgFJ4...
thinking about leo cohen and the book i will probably never be able to write
April 24, 2025 at 7:08 PM
thinking about leo cohen and the book i will probably never be able to write
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This is a really fucking good book if you’re so inclined to reading
April 16, 2025 at 1:16 AM
This is a really fucking good book if you’re so inclined to reading
my favorite of my books is on sale right now just fyi.
April 15, 2025 at 10:05 PM
my favorite of my books is on sale right now just fyi.
when you talk to an author friend who confirms something you already knew and it’s both validating but also kinda terrifying!
April 11, 2025 at 9:43 PM
when you talk to an author friend who confirms something you already knew and it’s both validating but also kinda terrifying!
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If you like Sad Men who use the unrelenting pressure of professional sports to distract themselves from having one human emotion, have I got something for you!
No jokes though, these are some of my very favorite books, ever, so you should definitely pick them all up
No jokes though, these are some of my very favorite books, ever, so you should definitely pick them all up
so i know, i know, … but if you’re subscribed it’s a good time to read them! in the series you will find:
April 11, 2025 at 1:58 PM
If you like Sad Men who use the unrelenting pressure of professional sports to distract themselves from having one human emotion, have I got something for you!
No jokes though, these are some of my very favorite books, ever, so you should definitely pick them all up
No jokes though, these are some of my very favorite books, ever, so you should definitely pick them all up
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Listen. I just really really really love these books and these sad and slightly less sad hockey players and also the most Boston man to ever live.
April 10, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Listen. I just really really really love these books and these sad and slightly less sad hockey players and also the most Boston man to ever live.
so i know, i know, … but if you’re subscribed it’s a good time to read them! in the series you will find:
April 10, 2025 at 6:20 PM
so i know, i know, … but if you’re subscribed it’s a good time to read them! in the series you will find:
a reader asked me about a murph book and i had a lot of thoughts about murph, ryan, and ryan's relationships generally!
substack.com/profile/1041...
substack.com/profile/1041...
ari baran on Substack
thank you so much for reading, and i’m so glad you’re enjoying the books. :’)
unfortunately there isn’t going to be a book for murph because it would be pretty boring—it would involve a lot of indiv...
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April 2, 2025 at 12:35 PM
a reader asked me about a murph book and i had a lot of thoughts about murph, ryan, and ryan's relationships generally!
substack.com/profile/1041...
substack.com/profile/1041...
i could do this all day tbh
April 1, 2025 at 2:13 PM
i could do this all day tbh
i need to finish this wip but instead i'm writing little scenes of the werewolf book i'm not supposed to be starting yet
i finished one (1) scene on my wip that i've been stuck on for months. the last few weeks have really just been kicking my ass. 🫠
March 21, 2025 at 1:43 AM
i need to finish this wip but instead i'm writing little scenes of the werewolf book i'm not supposed to be starting yet
posted a rough little short on the extras section of my site. it's about raf (slogging it out in the ECHL) and oli (montreal's most expensive draft bust), who have a complicated history from juniors, reconnecting over the course of 24 hours after a chance encounter. it's Sad. www.aribaran.com/extras
March 17, 2025 at 1:20 PM
posted a rough little short on the extras section of my site. it's about raf (slogging it out in the ECHL) and oli (montreal's most expensive draft bust), who have a complicated history from juniors, reconnecting over the course of 24 hours after a chance encounter. it's Sad. www.aribaran.com/extras
i finished one (1) scene on my wip that i've been stuck on for months. the last few weeks have really just been kicking my ass. 🫠
February 27, 2025 at 1:07 AM
i finished one (1) scene on my wip that i've been stuck on for months. the last few weeks have really just been kicking my ass. 🫠
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WOULD YOU PROMISE TO BE KIND, by @aribaranwrites.bsky.social
I had been saving this prequel novella to GOALTENDER INTERFERENCE because I didn’t want to say goodbye/have nothing left of theirs to read but it’s 2025 & I broke sooner than expected
anyway no one writes sex and connection like them
I had been saving this prequel novella to GOALTENDER INTERFERENCE because I didn’t want to say goodbye/have nothing left of theirs to read but it’s 2025 & I broke sooner than expected
anyway no one writes sex and connection like them
February 22, 2025 at 4:41 PM
WOULD YOU PROMISE TO BE KIND, by @aribaranwrites.bsky.social
I had been saving this prequel novella to GOALTENDER INTERFERENCE because I didn’t want to say goodbye/have nothing left of theirs to read but it’s 2025 & I broke sooner than expected
anyway no one writes sex and connection like them
I had been saving this prequel novella to GOALTENDER INTERFERENCE because I didn’t want to say goodbye/have nothing left of theirs to read but it’s 2025 & I broke sooner than expected
anyway no one writes sex and connection like them
catching up on the raw black metal i missed from last year and once again thinking about writing the black metal novel i’ve been Considering
January 16, 2025 at 2:16 PM
catching up on the raw black metal i missed from last year and once again thinking about writing the black metal novel i’ve been Considering
listening to the goaltender interference audio like i know i wrote these sex scenes but i’m still getting embarrassed 🧍🏻
January 14, 2025 at 1:15 PM
listening to the goaltender interference audio like i know i wrote these sex scenes but i’m still getting embarrassed 🧍🏻