Castor R
@c-rose-27.bsky.social
SF/F author, artist, and educator based in Appalachia. Pfp is art by Glen Martin Taylor. 🏳️🌈♿💕
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Castor R
@c-rose-27.bsky.social
· Aug 30
Hi all! I'm Castor, and I'm a SF/F writer, playwright, artist, and educator based in Appalachia. My stories center disabled and LGBTQ+ characters, grief and healing, love and humor, and the simultaneously fantastical and mundane human experiences we all encounter. I'm excited to be here <3
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Helpful ideas on what to ask your beta readers. #Writing #BetaReading
What to Ask Your Beta Readers | Jane Friedman
Giving your beta readers structure makes it easier for them, and helps ensure that your specific concerns will be addressed.
janefriedman.com
December 11, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Helpful ideas on what to ask your beta readers. #Writing #BetaReading
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This weekend, the Texas Book Festival, which will gather some 250 authors in a bibliophilic tent city out front of the state Capitol, ironically the launching pad of myriad political attacks on supposedly intolerable tomes and sinful librarians.
Black Bookstore Owners, Government Spies, and Murder
At the 2025 Texas Book Festival, authors bring new insights to complex stories in nonfiction.
www.texasobserver.org
November 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
This weekend, the Texas Book Festival, which will gather some 250 authors in a bibliophilic tent city out front of the state Capitol, ironically the launching pad of myriad political attacks on supposedly intolerable tomes and sinful librarians.
Murderbot is life. PLATFORM DECAY by @marthawells.com is up next in the series. Look for this treasure May 5 as our favorite SecUnit hilariously learns how to cope with emotions while, as always, rescuing and protecting hapless humans. @macmillanlib.bsky.social #ewgc
November 6, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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By getting informed and encouraging others, you contribute to a more engaged and robust democracy. Your vote shapes the future of our community and nation.
Learn how at NationalVoterEducationWeek.org #NationalVoterEducationWeek
Learn how at NationalVoterEducationWeek.org #NationalVoterEducationWeek
October 10, 2025 at 8:16 PM
By getting informed and encouraging others, you contribute to a more engaged and robust democracy. Your vote shapes the future of our community and nation.
Learn how at NationalVoterEducationWeek.org #NationalVoterEducationWeek
Learn how at NationalVoterEducationWeek.org #NationalVoterEducationWeek
As of this morning I have submitted queries to the agents who indicated their interest during #DVpit! Feeling really grateful for this event, this community, and all of the wonderful things that exist in the world. 💜 Happy Friday!
October 10, 2025 at 8:51 PM
As of this morning I have submitted queries to the agents who indicated their interest during #DVpit! Feeling really grateful for this event, this community, and all of the wonderful things that exist in the world. 💜 Happy Friday!
If folks are still perusing #DVpit, here's my favorite pitch from Wednesday! It was so rad seeing everyone talk about their books, and I'm so excited to see where all of these stories go.
October 10, 2025 at 3:16 PM
If folks are still perusing #DVpit, here's my favorite pitch from Wednesday! It was so rad seeing everyone talk about their books, and I'm so excited to see where all of these stories go.
Wren has spent all his life making himself small. When he escapes to a world where he has freedoms of which he had never dreamed, he must find out if he can be more than how he was raised. Navigating a world of magic & monsters is easier than trusting your own memory. #DVpit #F #A #lgbtq #disabled
October 8, 2025 at 11:02 PM
If you like stories with
🌈 a gay and lesbian best friend
🤟 sign language
❣️ exploration of love & intimacy after a childhood of abuse
♿️ majority disabled characters
🔮 a quest to save the world
👬 mm, ff, m/nb
😎 gnomes linguistically stuck in the 1980s
You'll love Tender Stars!
#DVpit #F #A #lgbtq #dis
🌈 a gay and lesbian best friend
🤟 sign language
❣️ exploration of love & intimacy after a childhood of abuse
♿️ majority disabled characters
🔮 a quest to save the world
👬 mm, ff, m/nb
😎 gnomes linguistically stuck in the 1980s
You'll love Tender Stars!
#DVpit #F #A #lgbtq #dis
October 8, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Can you explain what it's like to have air in your lungs to a rock? Can a tadpole explain water on its own skin? In order to connect with others, Wren must first find a way to communicate with himself about the horrors of his past while on a quest to destroy dangerous magic. #DVpit #F #A #lgbtq #dis
October 8, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Can you explain what it's like to have air in your lungs to a rock? Can a tadpole explain water on its own skin? In order to connect with others, Wren must first find a way to communicate with himself about the horrors of his past while on a quest to destroy dangerous magic. #DVpit #F #A #lgbtq #dis
DARK ROOM ETIQUETTE X A STRANGE & STUBBORN ENDURANCE
After escaping his home realm, Wren must reconcile what he thought was the natural order of the world with what he sees on the surface. Feat. Deaf pirates, dangerous magical artifacts, recovery from trauma, & gay romance #DVpit #F #A #lgbtq #dis
After escaping his home realm, Wren must reconcile what he thought was the natural order of the world with what he sees on the surface. Feat. Deaf pirates, dangerous magical artifacts, recovery from trauma, & gay romance #DVpit #F #A #lgbtq #dis
October 8, 2025 at 7:05 PM
In Tender Stars, a story centering disabled+lgbtq characters in a high fantasy setting, Wren must navigate the aftermath of trauma while on a quest to save the surface world. Can he grow to trust those around him (& himself) before the perils of their adventure consume them? #DVpit #F #A #lgbtq #dis
October 8, 2025 at 4:06 PM
In Tender Stars, a story centering disabled+lgbtq characters in a high fantasy setting, Wren must navigate the aftermath of trauma while on a quest to save the surface world. Can he grow to trust those around him (& himself) before the perils of their adventure consume them? #DVpit #F #A #lgbtq #dis
What does exploring connection, community, & intimacy look like after a childhood of abuse? Drawn into a quest that spans the continent, the newly adult elf Wren must learn to navigate a world whose customs are entirely alien to the life he has known. #DVpit #F #A #lgbtq #disabled
October 8, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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Let’s talk about Banned Books Week. 📚
October 8, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Let’s talk about Banned Books Week. 📚
Super interesting article!
Mathematicians have found a new way to predict how prime numbers behave
Fractal Chaos Discovered in Prime Numbers
Mathematicians have found a new way to predict how prime numbers behave
www.scientificamerican.com
October 6, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Super interesting article!
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We’re out of 2025 world almanacs and low on dictionaries—two of our most popular requests. Can you help us stock up?
It’s #BannedBooksWeek, too, which means that if you purchase a book from our indie bookstore partner wish lists and donate it to APBP, your gift will be matched.
It’s #BannedBooksWeek, too, which means that if you purchase a book from our indie bookstore partner wish lists and donate it to APBP, your gift will be matched.
October 6, 2025 at 4:04 PM
We’re out of 2025 world almanacs and low on dictionaries—two of our most popular requests. Can you help us stock up?
It’s #BannedBooksWeek, too, which means that if you purchase a book from our indie bookstore partner wish lists and donate it to APBP, your gift will be matched.
It’s #BannedBooksWeek, too, which means that if you purchase a book from our indie bookstore partner wish lists and donate it to APBP, your gift will be matched.
Feuilles d'automne by José Salinas often comes to mind when I'm writing/editing, especially in the more peaceful moments.
DAY 5 of #DVParty, a community event to boost the work of Diverse Creators before our pitch event, #DVPit on Oct 8, 2025! Any diverse writer/artist can participate!
Today's Prompt: What's your story's theme song or playlist?
#booksky #writersky
For more info about #DVpit go to dvpit.carrd.co
Today's Prompt: What's your story's theme song or playlist?
#booksky #writersky
For more info about #DVpit go to dvpit.carrd.co
October 6, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Feuilles d'automne by José Salinas often comes to mind when I'm writing/editing, especially in the more peaceful moments.
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3/4 🧵 For those who want a more in-depth biography, this work by Peter Brown is excellent. Professor Brown recently retired from Princeton. Of note is that he was raised in Northern Ireland as a Protestant.
#HistoryBooks ⏳📚
#LateAntiquityBooks 🏛📚
#BookSky 💙📚
#Biographies
#BlackSky
#HistoryBooks ⏳📚
#LateAntiquityBooks 🏛📚
#BookSky 💙📚
#Biographies
#BlackSky
September 26, 2025 at 5:52 PM
3/4 🧵 For those who want a more in-depth biography, this work by Peter Brown is excellent. Professor Brown recently retired from Princeton. Of note is that he was raised in Northern Ireland as a Protestant.
#HistoryBooks ⏳📚
#LateAntiquityBooks 🏛📚
#BookSky 💙📚
#Biographies
#BlackSky
#HistoryBooks ⏳📚
#LateAntiquityBooks 🏛📚
#BookSky 💙📚
#Biographies
#BlackSky
A mentor of mine recently told me that she never listens to music or audiobooks on walks, just uses that time to *think*. I've tried this out lately, spending time wandering the local cemetery every evening around 6p in silence, just the leaves in the wind. Doing wonders for my mind + creative flow.
September 26, 2025 at 6:39 PM
A mentor of mine recently told me that she never listens to music or audiobooks on walks, just uses that time to *think*. I've tried this out lately, spending time wandering the local cemetery every evening around 6p in silence, just the leaves in the wind. Doing wonders for my mind + creative flow.
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Doors of Mount Hood Cemetery, Rochester....
September 26, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Doors of Mount Hood Cemetery, Rochester....
"Go into the arts.[...] They are a very human way of making life more bearable.[...] Sing in the shower. Dance to the radio. Tell stories. Write a poem to a friend, even a lousy poem. Do it as well as you possibly can. You will get an enormous reward. You will have created something." -Kurt Vonnegut
I see a lot of artists on here questioning whether they should be promoting their work in the current political climate.
The answer is always yes. ART: books, music, film, painting, sculpture - all of it - is the most accessible way to communicate complex topics, ideologies and emotions.
The answer is always yes. ART: books, music, film, painting, sculpture - all of it - is the most accessible way to communicate complex topics, ideologies and emotions.
September 26, 2025 at 6:32 PM
"Go into the arts.[...] They are a very human way of making life more bearable.[...] Sing in the shower. Dance to the radio. Tell stories. Write a poem to a friend, even a lousy poem. Do it as well as you possibly can. You will get an enormous reward. You will have created something." -Kurt Vonnegut
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I now own a kindle. Granted, it's a secondhand one. But it works and I'm really happy to have it. I also just loaded the Martha Wells Humble Book Bundle onto it. You still have 6 days to get it and support the work of World Central Kitchen in the process. www.humblebundle.com/books/martha...
Humble Book Bundle: Martha Wells' Murderbot and More by TOR
Fall in love with Martha Wells’ The Murderbot Diaries series—the engine behind the hit AppleTV adaptation—and help support World Central Kitchen.
www.humblebundle.com
September 7, 2025 at 12:39 PM
I now own a kindle. Granted, it's a secondhand one. But it works and I'm really happy to have it. I also just loaded the Martha Wells Humble Book Bundle onto it. You still have 6 days to get it and support the work of World Central Kitchen in the process. www.humblebundle.com/books/martha...
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We get about 200 letters a week from incarcerated folks requesting books. Sometimes, they decorate the envelope for us.
Look at this phenomenal artwork from someone incarcerated in Maryland!
Look at this phenomenal artwork from someone incarcerated in Maryland!
September 7, 2025 at 2:34 PM
We get about 200 letters a week from incarcerated folks requesting books. Sometimes, they decorate the envelope for us.
Look at this phenomenal artwork from someone incarcerated in Maryland!
Look at this phenomenal artwork from someone incarcerated in Maryland!
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September 7, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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Catch me and Martha chopping in up next month! 🤓🥰❤️
Join Murderbot author Martha Wells on October 20th discussing QUEEN DEMON, the thrilling sequel to bestseller WITCH KING and a story of power and friendship, of trust and betrayal, and of the families we choose.
Tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/bookpeople...
@marthawells.com
@okosunreads.bsky.social
Tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/bookpeople...
@marthawells.com
@okosunreads.bsky.social
September 7, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Catch me and Martha chopping in up next month! 🤓🥰❤️