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Bakuchiku
@bakuchikuwhimsy.bsky.social
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Otaku, milk tea afficionado, fantasy/steampunk/fairy tale writer, and lover of Lego Elves <3 🩷💛💙
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#LoreOutLoud Yes! A really special time was probably my writer's group in Taiwan. Everyone was from everywhere and we all wrote different genres, but the meetings often felt like a big family meeting. We'd go to open mics for poetry and stories and cheer each other on. I miss it a lot.
darylmarez.bsky.social Daryl Marez @darylmarez.bsky.social · May 24
Day 024 // WEEK 4: COMMUNITY & LEGACY
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#LoreOutLoud, a community event for Queer Authors; Prompt 024 - Writing to Connect - Has your work sparked friendships, mentorship, or found family? Share a story of connection.
May 25, 2025 at 4:13 AM
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#Caturday Do you not see my ribbon stick on the ground NOT being waved around, human? ::glares in cat::
Sigh, so bossy.
Grey cat with yellow eyes looking up at the camera with pink and blue ribbon stick next to her on the ground.
May 25, 2025 at 3:32 AM
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#LoreOutLoud I have a big appreciation for the sci-fi writer, Kyle Aisteach @badwriter.bsky.social cause he gave such great feedback & advice on sending out stories & contracts & things, as well as encouragement when I felt my stories weren't that great. I hope I said it back then: thank you!
darylmarez.bsky.social Daryl Marez @darylmarez.bsky.social · May 23
Day 023 // WEEK 4: COMMUNITY & LEGACY
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#LoreOutLoud, a community event for Queer Authors; Prompt 023 - Queer Lineage - Honor a queer writer, creator, or elder who helped carve space for you—directly or indirectly.
May 23, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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I write because I can't not write. Some scenes will play over and over in my head unless I write them down. Or sometimes I get stuck in daydreams, but if I write them down I feel a bit freed until the daydreams pull me back in again. I guess . . . I write to be more present in day to day life
darylmarez.bsky.social Daryl Marez @darylmarez.bsky.social · May 22
Day 022 // WEEK 4: COMMUNITY & LEGACY
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#LoreOutLoud, a community event for Queer Authors; Prompt 022 - I Write Because... - Reflect on "why." What fuels your words, determination, or expression, even on hard days?
May 23, 2025 at 2:33 AM
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#LoreOutLoud I think the moments that challenge me the most are when my characters have been through something hard & either a partner or found family offers unconditional support or something really encouraging. I feel like sometimes I write scenes & feel, "I wish real life had been like that."
darylmarez.bsky.social Daryl Marez @darylmarez.bsky.social · May 21
Day 021 // WEEK 3: POWER & INTENTION
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#LoreOutLoud, a community event for Queer Authors; Prompt 021 - Confrontation on the Page - Post a moment where your work challenged you... or someone else. What did it stir up?
May 23, 2025 at 2:29 AM
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#LoreOutLoud Here is a moment from Selkie Princes that always makes me chuckle, but I'm biased cause I love arcades. And I also feel you can learn a lot about a person by playing air hockey with them.
There had been an arcade next to the mini-golf course, and while Beathan had been reluctant to touch any of the electronic games for fear of inadvertently blowing them up, Jared had insisted they play a game called air hockey. When Jared had managed to score for the fifth time in a row, out of frustration, Beathan had hit the puck as hard as he could to send it to the other side. Instead, he managed to knock it off the table, sending it flying into a game where people danced on lit-up tiles. The people had dived off the dance platform with shrieks of surprise, and Jared had done his best to apologize while laughing and offering them a free round of the game.
May 20, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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#LoreOutLoud So this is a snippet from a story I wrote about two girls each from different worlds who dream about the other, but don't know why. They set out to find out why & to find out who's the dream & who's the real one. It's one of my favorites & means so much to me. #Inbetween
Still my steps took me closer to the large oval mirror that my eyes refused to look at. After a deep breath, I looked up. Telina's visage startled me. It was the first time I'd seen her outside my dreams. She looked startled too, her face pale with the dark blue scarf tied around her curls. For once I wasn't afraid though, more fascinated than anything else. Behind her I could see what looked like furniture. It was Telina's face that held my gaze though. She stared at me as well, wonder replacing the fear she'd worn earlier. She lifted a hand to the mirror and pressed her palm against it. That strange feeling of homesickness returned, and almost of its own will, my hand rose up. I drew back in surprise. The spot on the mirror where her hand touched was warm. She pulled her hand away too. Then our eyes met and we gave each other helpless smiles. She put her palm back against the mirror and I placed mine over it. A sudden need to . . . to . . . find her surged through me, and my knees would have buckled if I hadn't been holding onto the sink. Her eyes widened, mirroring mine. She'd felt it too. I saw her mouth my name, and for some reason tears sprang to my eyes. What was happening to me? To us? A tear dripped down my cheek. “I understand,” she said in Senoran, although I saw the words instead of hearing them. Then her own eyes started to gleam. And she did. She was the only one who could understand. And all of a sudden I didn't feel nearly as alone as I had my whole life. A knot of pain I hadn't even known had been tied around my heart had loosened. “I know,” I whispered back, though I couldn't remember if I'd said it in English or Senoran. “Thank you.” She wiped her face with a sleeve just as I did and we both laughed at the absurdity of the situation. “Of course,” she said with a quick, decisive nod, which was so like her. And then slowly her image and that of the room behind her faded away. “Telina!” I called, dropping my voice at the last minute. The warmth beneath my hand disappeared and my own pained face stared back at me. I took my hand from the mirror, and the urge, the need to find . . . something, overwhelmed me like a wave crashing over my head and stealing my breath. I put a hand to my chest. My heart raced as if a timer had started ticking down. Something had changed inside me, even if I wasn’t exactly sure what it was yet. Seeing Telina and interacting with her in the mirror had made everything . . . different. I would never be the same. And although that terrified me, that feeling was swamped by the overpowering desire to figure out what was going on.
May 19, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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Monday #LegoElvesAdventures On the Road (with lots of food) #LegoElves

Sira: Would you like some-  Yup, he's in the fry basket.  (shakes her head)
Tidus: *nom, nom*

(same, Tidus, same)
two lego elves on a diner table, the green haired elf reaches for a sweet potato fry and the blue haired elf holds onto the side of the fry basket, there are sweet potato fries and a hamburger in a white pattered paper basket
May 19, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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#LoreOutLoud I once read that you should write the stories you want to read, so I did. But now I also write to weave in pieces of people and places I love, and things I want to comment on, so I think fantasy showed me how to have a voice and use it loudly when before I only knew how to whisper.
darylmarez.bsky.social Daryl Marez @darylmarez.bsky.social · May 18
Day 018 // WEEK 3: POWER & INTENTION
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#LoreOutLoud, a community event for Queer Authors; Prompt 018 - Normal is Vastly Overrates - How does your experience shape your storytelling? Share when your identity became your superpower in writing.
May 19, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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#LoreOutLoud Lots of gratitude and mini-hearts to my beloved non-binary and trans friends who love me beyond labels and with all the flaws included. And love to my fellow writers, carrying around whole worlds in their heads. You make talking to imaginary friends look really cool. <3
darylmarez.bsky.social Daryl Marez @darylmarez.bsky.social · May 17
Day 017 // WEEK 3: POWER & INTENTION
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#LoreOutLoud, a community event for Queer Authors; Prompt 017 - Writing = Love - Post a message of love—maybe to your community, your ancestors, or the person you used to be.
May 19, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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#FridayRecommendations Today I want to recommend #furoshiki wrapping (a scarf can be used too). I usually wrap my lunch with a furoshiki, but the watermelon bag and book bag are pretty great for the grocery or book store. Instructions at this wonderful site:

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How to Make a Furoshiki Bag for your Grocery Shopping
Make versatile bags from furoshiki for your shopping!
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May 17, 2025 at 5:38 AM
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I like writing characters who are constantly fighting to accept themselves regardless of what anyone (or their fantasy society) says is normal/acceptable. I also write about those battles through a fantasy lens so I can engage with the injustices I see & always maintain hope/optimism too.
darylmarez.bsky.social Daryl Marez @darylmarez.bsky.social · May 16
Day 016 // WEEK 3: POWER & INTENTION
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#LoreOutLoud, a community event for Queer Authors; Prompt 016 - Writing as Resistance - What injustice does your work push back against? How do you challenge invisibility through your voice?
May 16, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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#WIPSnips #WriteSky #WritingCommunity So this kind of feels like cheating since it's honeymoon. But close enough, right? Though I wish I was as organized as Beathan. #Selkieprinces
“This second honeymoon won’t last forever and I-” Jared started. “It’s not a second honeymoon!” Beathan argued, exasperation underlining the words. “This is a chance to rest, re-group, learn about my powers-” “Yeah, yeah, yeah,” Jared said, interrupting him as he reached out to caress Beathan's shoulder. “All I hear is second honeymoon, which means I’ve got one thing on my mind-” Beathan tried not to give into the soft touch. He'd learned Jared was a master of distraction. “Well, I hope it’s planning our schedules because I want to get a big calendar and write everything down. Oh, and finishing up organizing our home.” Jared only grinned at him. “Oh, yeah,” he nodded, his voice just this side of patronizing, “planning and organizing, that’s exactly what I was thinking.”
May 16, 2025 at 2:40 AM
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Two favorite ways to recover are to either catch up on books or anime I've been wanting to read/watch, or dancing to 80s music or pop songs while baking/cooking. Preferably while using a mixing spoon for a microphone. When no one is in the house. ^_^
darylmarez.bsky.social Daryl Marez @darylmarez.bsky.social · May 15
Day 015 // WEEK 3: POWER & INTENTION
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#LoreOutLoud, a community event for Queer Authors; Prompt 015 - Rest is Part of the Work - What does recovery look like for you? Share a rest ritual, a non-working day, or how you refill the creative reserves.
May 15, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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The ritual can change based on how distracted I am that day. A cup of hot tea is required, but if I'm having trouble focusing then I light a candle and am only allowed to listen to music in a language I can't speak or instrumental. If I go down a research rabbit hole, I have to use my timer.
darylmarez.bsky.social Daryl Marez @darylmarez.bsky.social · May 14
Day 014 // WEEK 2: PROCESS & RITUAL
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#LoreOutLoud, a community event for Queer Authors; Prompt 014 - Rituals & Routines - From tea to tarot to typing at midnight—what small rituals make your creative practice yours?
May 15, 2025 at 12:21 AM
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#LoreOutLoud This one was really hard. Especially cause I feel most myself writing poetry, but I feel my poetry skills are meh. So here's a snippet of the poem. It's cheesy, but heartfelt and embodies how I get overwhelmed kinda easily but still want to do things to help.
I can’t save the world But I will do my best To give hope to my corner of it
May 14, 2025 at 2:18 AM
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Monday #LegoElvesAdventures! Up in the Air #LegoElves

Tidus (whispering): Hey, Sira, whacha reading?
Sira: Shh, there's only 20 minutes left in this flight to finish this chapter!
Two lego elves, a blue-haired one and green-haired one, sit leaning against a blue cup on a fold out tray on an airplane reading little lego books.
May 12, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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#LoreOutLoud So this is the very random playlist for the story I'm working on about my #Selkieprinces Mostly soft, sweet or bittersweet songs.
List of songs: I Choose You by Forest Blakk Are You Waiting? by Emily Burns Starlight by Sofia Camara Like We Just Met by NCT Dream Fire on Fire by Sam Smith Make it to Me by Sam Smith Gesture of the Waves by Yojiro Noda You Don’t Belong to Me by Eric Zhou Nontsikelelo by Lloyiso
May 12, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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#LoreOutLoud When life gets overwhelming and I'm feeling stuck, I immerse myself in all my favorites (manga, video games, books, movies, art) sometimes that jumpstarts creativity. Other times, I walk in the park and let my thoughts wander until they find a creative path again.
darylmarez.bsky.social Daryl Marez @darylmarez.bsky.social · May 11
Day 011 // WEEK 2: PROCESS & RITUAL
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#LoreOutLoud, a community event for Queer Authors; Prompt 011 - Write to Live/Live to Write - How do you nurture creativity when life feels like too much? What rituals or boundaries help you stay inspired?
May 11, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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#LoreOutLoud I'm kinda too new to the community feed to think of a fav memory . . . but my fav thing is getting to read everyone's answers to the questions. It's like when you're awkward at a gathering and you stumble into the spot where a great conversation is going on.
darylmarez.bsky.social Daryl Marez @darylmarez.bsky.social · May 10
Day 010 // WEEK 2: PROCESS & RITUAL
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#LoreOutLoud, a community event for Queer Authors; Prompt 010 - Time is Flying By - Happy 3 months, Queer Authors! What's your favorite memory since joining the community feed?
May 10, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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I know it's early and with a slightly different vibe but in the spirit of whatever your family looks like, this is a Happy Person who Took you Under their Wing and Thinks You're Awesome Day! #ducks
May 9, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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#LoreOutLoud It looks like rainbow colored index cards, string (to bring the cards together), half-filled notebooks, lots of rambling to friends who nod and promise that I don't look too crazy, and waaay too many cups of tea. Oh, and constant questions to my cat, like, "That sounds good, right?"
darylmarez.bsky.social Daryl Marez @darylmarez.bsky.social · May 9
Day 009 // WEEK 2: PROCESS & RITUAL
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#LoreOutLoud, a community event for Queer Authors; Prompt 009 - A Day in the Write Life - Give us a peek into your process, or reflect on what your creative rhythm actually looks like — Get creative!
May 9, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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#LoreOutLoud Oo, this is a hard one. Um . . . maybe the stories where I've written characters & had a sensitivity reader or a friend look at it & say, "This character feels so real" despite it not being my lived experience. Cuz friends say that makes them feel heard, & that's the whole point
darylmarez.bsky.social Daryl Marez @darylmarez.bsky.social · May 8
Day 008 // WEEK 2: PROCESS & RITUAL
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#LoreOutLoud, a community event for Queer Authors; Prompt 008 - Look At This - What is the work that you're most proud of, and how does it reflect the impact you wish to make as an author?
May 8, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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#LoreOutLoud I've read my old stuff and winced at how naive and idealistic it was, but now I see it as a snapshot in time recording who I was. But now, my stories encompass so much more, little bits of everywhere I've been and everyone I've met, and how that awe matured but never left me.
darylmarez.bsky.social Daryl Marez @darylmarez.bsky.social · May 7
Day 007 // WEEK 1: ORIGINS & INFLUENCE
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#LoreOutLoud, a community event for Queer Authors; Prompt 007 - Looking Back, Looking Forward - How has your creative voice evolved, and what story are you just now beginning to tell?
May 8, 2025 at 5:28 AM
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#LoreOutLoud I think like a lot of people, I want to connect with the writing I love, and resonate with the story. But more than that I want to see the people I love reflected in my writing, and so a lot of times the style is more cozy fantasy. Like, "Here's a safe space for us to just be."
darylmarez.bsky.social Daryl Marez @darylmarez.bsky.social · May 6
Day 006 // WEEK 1: ORIGINS & INFLUENCE
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#LoreOutLoud, a community event for Queer Authors; Prompt 006 - Through a Queer Lens - How does your queerness shape the stories you tell—not just as a subject, but in form, tone, and perspective?
May 7, 2025 at 9:57 PM