Charl Robba
@charlrobbawrites.bsky.social
Fantasy writer of stories from the Knowwood Tree.
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Meet Clara Luckfedder, Vereterra’s green-fingered grower of mysterious and magical plants. Years ago Luckfedders built tunnels to escape national conscription, now they use their talents to aid the fight. #Fantasy #Newsletter #BookSky
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Meet the Vereterrans: Clara Luckfedder
Clara Eleanor Luckfedder of the underground mansion at Twelve Manor Way, Blackacres, North Vereterra is successful gardener.
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February 7, 2026 at 10:11 AM
Meet Clara Luckfedder, Vereterra’s green-fingered grower of mysterious and magical plants. Years ago Luckfedders built tunnels to escape national conscription, now they use their talents to aid the fight. #Fantasy #Newsletter #BookSky
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Discover Earth Mouth, a tree that reacquaints those chosen with voices of their lost and dead, usually to forewarn. Little is known of these remarkable species - only those who keep quiet get to communicate with ghosts #Fantasy #Newsletter #BookSky
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New Entry to the Registry of Fervent Flora: Earth Mouth
Earth Mouth
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February 1, 2026 at 12:33 PM
Discover Earth Mouth, a tree that reacquaints those chosen with voices of their lost and dead, usually to forewarn. Little is known of these remarkable species - only those who keep quiet get to communicate with ghosts #Fantasy #Newsletter #BookSky
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A note from the Knowwood Tree…
Meet Virna Salo, a revered historian sending letters through the Navarre crow delivery system and asking for help from her many (prohibited) connections of the Meanderway #Fantasy #Newsletter #BookSky
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Meet Virna Salo, a revered historian sending letters through the Navarre crow delivery system and asking for help from her many (prohibited) connections of the Meanderway #Fantasy #Newsletter #BookSky
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Meet the Vereterrans: Virna Salo
Professor Virna Edlyn Salo of twelve Almassey Alley is an historic historian.
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January 18, 2026 at 11:12 AM
A note from the Knowwood Tree…
Meet Virna Salo, a revered historian sending letters through the Navarre crow delivery system and asking for help from her many (prohibited) connections of the Meanderway #Fantasy #Newsletter #BookSky
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Meet Virna Salo, a revered historian sending letters through the Navarre crow delivery system and asking for help from her many (prohibited) connections of the Meanderway #Fantasy #Newsletter #BookSky
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Read Magnol’s desperate reply: his friends are no more, and the messenger crow has journeyed with him across the world to collect a pack of unlikely answers - will it help Vereterra to uncover their masked killer? #Letter #Fantasy #BookSky
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Beyond These Waters - Letter 2
Read the return letter delivered by the Navarre crow, Derigo, on his perilous journey…
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January 9, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Read Magnol’s desperate reply: his friends are no more, and the messenger crow has journeyed with him across the world to collect a pack of unlikely answers - will it help Vereterra to uncover their masked killer? #Letter #Fantasy #BookSky
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Eucalyptus Distrahere, a #magical #plant with psychedelic effects, has enhanced the reality of famous painters; caused a rail revolt, stopped trade and resulted in a famine; and is responsible for the disappearance of six research scientists #fantasy #BookSky
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New Entry to the Registry of Fervent Flora: Eucalyptus Distrahere
Eucalyptus Distrahere
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January 3, 2026 at 11:43 AM
Eucalyptus Distrahere, a #magical #plant with psychedelic effects, has enhanced the reality of famous painters; caused a rail revolt, stopped trade and resulted in a famine; and is responsible for the disappearance of six research scientists #fantasy #BookSky
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A note from the Knowwood Tree… read the first Vereterran profile.
Meet August Crowforst, the protagonist in our story, More than Masks in Winter.
#Fantasy #newsletter #BookSky
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Meet August Crowforst, the protagonist in our story, More than Masks in Winter.
#Fantasy #newsletter #BookSky
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Meet the Vereterrans: August Crowforst
August Atlas Crowforst of the Islands of Vereterra lives at number six Crowforst Creep in a small smattering of houses and sycamore trees tucked into the bend of a river.
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December 20, 2025 at 11:53 AM
A note from the Knowwood Tree… read the first Vereterran profile.
Meet August Crowforst, the protagonist in our story, More than Masks in Winter.
#Fantasy #newsletter #BookSky
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Meet August Crowforst, the protagonist in our story, More than Masks in Winter.
#Fantasy #newsletter #BookSky
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Virna’s research does not concern the abilities of #magical plants, but how defensive flora are found. All she knows for certain is that war awaits those who find the Armoury Rooms, and that death, as it often does, will follow. #fantasy #booksky
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Armoury Rooms
I am no expert in Armoury Rooms.
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December 13, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Virna’s research does not concern the abilities of #magical plants, but how defensive flora are found. All she knows for certain is that war awaits those who find the Armoury Rooms, and that death, as it often does, will follow. #fantasy #booksky
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Welcome back to Phantom Philosophy, where we debunk stoicism and tweak wisdoms.
Phantom Philosophy #8
It is now too late to be what you might have been - let this be a lesson in moving on.
#stoics #stoicism #philosophy #phantom #phantomphilosophy #booksky
Phantom Philosophy #8
It is now too late to be what you might have been - let this be a lesson in moving on.
#stoics #stoicism #philosophy #phantom #phantomphilosophy #booksky
December 4, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Welcome back to Phantom Philosophy, where we debunk stoicism and tweak wisdoms.
Phantom Philosophy #8
It is now too late to be what you might have been - let this be a lesson in moving on.
#stoics #stoicism #philosophy #phantom #phantomphilosophy #booksky
Phantom Philosophy #8
It is now too late to be what you might have been - let this be a lesson in moving on.
#stoics #stoicism #philosophy #phantom #phantomphilosophy #booksky
A crow delivers Virna’s call for help - urgent questions needing impossible answers. Who’s behind the orders of death and why do the dead not stay dead any longer? Fervent Flora must play a role, but who uses these plants to manipulate? #newsletter #booksky
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Beyond These Waters - Letter 1
Read the first letter delivered by the Navarre crow, Derigo…
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November 29, 2025 at 11:47 AM
A crow delivers Virna’s call for help - urgent questions needing impossible answers. Who’s behind the orders of death and why do the dead not stay dead any longer? Fervent Flora must play a role, but who uses these plants to manipulate? #newsletter #booksky
charlrobba.substack.com/p/beyond-the...
charlrobba.substack.com/p/beyond-the...
Wrongdoers and the easily bought use the explosive power of Barb Bulbs to stop Navarre crows delivering their purposeful letters. Read about the deployment of these #magical #plants and their famed use in fantastical firework displays. #newsletter #booksky
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New Entry to the Registry of Fervent Flora: Barb Bulbs
Barb Bulbs
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November 22, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Wrongdoers and the easily bought use the explosive power of Barb Bulbs to stop Navarre crows delivering their purposeful letters. Read about the deployment of these #magical #plants and their famed use in fantastical firework displays. #newsletter #booksky
charlrobba.substack.com/p/new-entry-...
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Welcome back to Phantom Philosophy, where we debunk stoicism and tweak wisdoms.
Phantom Philosophy #7
The ghost who does not haunt has no advantage over the ghost who cannot haunt.
#stoics #stoicism #philosophy #phantom #phantomphilosophy #BookSky
Phantom Philosophy #7
The ghost who does not haunt has no advantage over the ghost who cannot haunt.
#stoics #stoicism #philosophy #phantom #phantomphilosophy #BookSky
November 15, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Welcome back to Phantom Philosophy, where we debunk stoicism and tweak wisdoms.
Phantom Philosophy #7
The ghost who does not haunt has no advantage over the ghost who cannot haunt.
#stoics #stoicism #philosophy #phantom #phantomphilosophy #BookSky
Phantom Philosophy #7
The ghost who does not haunt has no advantage over the ghost who cannot haunt.
#stoics #stoicism #philosophy #phantom #phantomphilosophy #BookSky
It’s not just the #magical plants that have a moral compass. Meet the Navarre crows; birds capable of delivering letters to unheard of and risky places of the Meanderway. Read of their history, a tale of wonderful companionship and mystery #newsletter #booksky
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November 8, 2025 at 9:17 AM
It’s not just the #magical plants that have a moral compass. Meet the Navarre crows; birds capable of delivering letters to unheard of and risky places of the Meanderway. Read of their history, a tale of wonderful companionship and mystery #newsletter #booksky
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Welcome back to Phantom Philosophy, where we debunk stoicism and tweak wisdoms.
Phantom Philosophy #6
Start with a cup of tea.*
* Marcus Aurelius once said that the first rule is to keep an untroubled spirit.
#stoics #stoicism #philosophy #phantom #phantomphilosophy #BookSky
Phantom Philosophy #6
Start with a cup of tea.*
* Marcus Aurelius once said that the first rule is to keep an untroubled spirit.
#stoics #stoicism #philosophy #phantom #phantomphilosophy #BookSky
November 5, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Welcome back to Phantom Philosophy, where we debunk stoicism and tweak wisdoms.
Phantom Philosophy #6
Start with a cup of tea.*
* Marcus Aurelius once said that the first rule is to keep an untroubled spirit.
#stoics #stoicism #philosophy #phantom #phantomphilosophy #BookSky
Phantom Philosophy #6
Start with a cup of tea.*
* Marcus Aurelius once said that the first rule is to keep an untroubled spirit.
#stoics #stoicism #philosophy #phantom #phantomphilosophy #BookSky
Enter Vereterra, take a walk into Freeforest but try not to stumble upon the Green Graveyard - although, if it wants to be found, it will be. Uncover history, laws, a song, and a remarkable tale of two men saved by the #magical woodland. #newsletter #booksky
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The Green Graveyard
Though it sounds like the type of place you might dare your friends to run across in the dark, or even one where you should lay flowers, the reason the Green Graveyard is not a place you should gallan...
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November 1, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Enter Vereterra, take a walk into Freeforest but try not to stumble upon the Green Graveyard - although, if it wants to be found, it will be. Uncover history, laws, a song, and a remarkable tale of two men saved by the #magical woodland. #newsletter #booksky
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Welcome back to Phantom Philosophy, where we debunk stoicism and tweak wisdoms.
Phantom Philosophy #5
It is unrealistic to expect people to see you as you see yourself… no one can see you.
#stoics #stoicism #philosophy #phantom #phantomphilosophy #BookSky
Phantom Philosophy #5
It is unrealistic to expect people to see you as you see yourself… no one can see you.
#stoics #stoicism #philosophy #phantom #phantomphilosophy #BookSky
October 29, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Welcome back to Phantom Philosophy, where we debunk stoicism and tweak wisdoms.
Phantom Philosophy #5
It is unrealistic to expect people to see you as you see yourself… no one can see you.
#stoics #stoicism #philosophy #phantom #phantomphilosophy #BookSky
Phantom Philosophy #5
It is unrealistic to expect people to see you as you see yourself… no one can see you.
#stoics #stoicism #philosophy #phantom #phantomphilosophy #BookSky
All #fantasy stories from the Meanderway are stored safely in Roba’s Knowwood Tree - but what is a Knowwood Tree? Discover the remarkable tree’s mysterious origins, and its evolution to becoming what it is today. Read the latest #newsletter.
#witches #booksky
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#witches #booksky
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The Knowwood Tree
Origins
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October 25, 2025 at 11:02 AM
All #fantasy stories from the Meanderway are stored safely in Roba’s Knowwood Tree - but what is a Knowwood Tree? Discover the remarkable tree’s mysterious origins, and its evolution to becoming what it is today. Read the latest #newsletter.
#witches #booksky
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#witches #booksky
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Welcome back to Phantom Philosophy, where we debunk stoicism and tweak wisdoms.
Phantom Philosophy #4
Not all things are in a process of change. You yourself are in absolute decay…
#stoics #stoicism #philosophy #phantom #phantomphilosophy #booksky
Phantom Philosophy #4
Not all things are in a process of change. You yourself are in absolute decay…
#stoics #stoicism #philosophy #phantom #phantomphilosophy #booksky
October 22, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Welcome back to Phantom Philosophy, where we debunk stoicism and tweak wisdoms.
Phantom Philosophy #4
Not all things are in a process of change. You yourself are in absolute decay…
#stoics #stoicism #philosophy #phantom #phantomphilosophy #booksky
Phantom Philosophy #4
Not all things are in a process of change. You yourself are in absolute decay…
#stoics #stoicism #philosophy #phantom #phantomphilosophy #booksky
The Knowwood Tree presents a new entry to the Registry of Fervent Flora - discover Wool Rooglar. Referred to as Breath Blanket, this curious #plant once took the lives of a sorry nation’s entire army. Never look into the glade the same way again… #booksky #Fantasy
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New Entry to the Registry of Fervent Flora: Wool Rooglar
Wool Rooglar
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October 17, 2025 at 11:44 AM
The Knowwood Tree presents a new entry to the Registry of Fervent Flora - discover Wool Rooglar. Referred to as Breath Blanket, this curious #plant once took the lives of a sorry nation’s entire army. Never look into the glade the same way again… #booksky #Fantasy
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Welcome back to Phantom Philosophy, where we debunk stoicism and tweak wisdoms.
Phantom Philosophy #3
Don't you see how much you have to offer? And yet you still settle for a bed sheet.
#stoics #stoicism #philosophy #phantom #phantomphilosophy #booksky
Phantom Philosophy #3
Don't you see how much you have to offer? And yet you still settle for a bed sheet.
#stoics #stoicism #philosophy #phantom #phantomphilosophy #booksky
October 15, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Welcome back to Phantom Philosophy, where we debunk stoicism and tweak wisdoms.
Phantom Philosophy #3
Don't you see how much you have to offer? And yet you still settle for a bed sheet.
#stoics #stoicism #philosophy #phantom #phantomphilosophy #booksky
Phantom Philosophy #3
Don't you see how much you have to offer? And yet you still settle for a bed sheet.
#stoics #stoicism #philosophy #phantom #phantomphilosophy #booksky
A new story from the Knowwood Tree… Introducing Fervent Flora; learn about the different classes of powerful, sentient, and (at times) vengeful plants in the #fantasy world. Read the newsletter — see link in bio. #booksky
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Introduction to Fervent Flora
When we count how long humans have existed, we count years in hundreds of thousands. For plants, we count in hundreds of millions…
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October 10, 2025 at 4:31 PM
A new story from the Knowwood Tree… Introducing Fervent Flora; learn about the different classes of powerful, sentient, and (at times) vengeful plants in the #fantasy world. Read the newsletter — see link in bio. #booksky
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Welcome back to Phantom Philosophy, where we debunk stoicism and tweak wisdoms.
Phantom Philosophy #2
Ignorance is the cause of fear… simply acknowledge the ghost, and he will gladly supper.
#stoics #stoicism #philosophy #phantom #phantomphilosophy
Phantom Philosophy #2
Ignorance is the cause of fear… simply acknowledge the ghost, and he will gladly supper.
#stoics #stoicism #philosophy #phantom #phantomphilosophy
October 8, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Welcome back to Phantom Philosophy, where we debunk stoicism and tweak wisdoms.
Phantom Philosophy #2
Ignorance is the cause of fear… simply acknowledge the ghost, and he will gladly supper.
#stoics #stoicism #philosophy #phantom #phantomphilosophy
Phantom Philosophy #2
Ignorance is the cause of fear… simply acknowledge the ghost, and he will gladly supper.
#stoics #stoicism #philosophy #phantom #phantomphilosophy
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October 6, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Join the #fantasy world at charlroba.substack.com
Hello fellow Meanderer,
A new story from the Knowwood Tree…
Presenting the Meanderway, the home of our #fantasy world. Learn about the territories and wars - be sure to pick the right side.
Charl Roba
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A new story from the Knowwood Tree…
Presenting the Meanderway, the home of our #fantasy world. Learn about the territories and wars - be sure to pick the right side.
Charl Roba
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An Introduction to the Meanderway
Roba’s Knowwood Tree holds histories and tales of people living along the Meanderway, a winding land mass with wavy coastlines that battle the Saboteur Seas to the north and Ageless Seas to the south.
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October 3, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Hello fellow Meanderer,
A new story from the Knowwood Tree…
Presenting the Meanderway, the home of our #fantasy world. Learn about the territories and wars - be sure to pick the right side.
Charl Roba
open.substack.com/pub/charlrob...
A new story from the Knowwood Tree…
Presenting the Meanderway, the home of our #fantasy world. Learn about the territories and wars - be sure to pick the right side.
Charl Roba
open.substack.com/pub/charlrob...
You are a soul carrying a corpse… and you must try every plant and potion, every chant and spell - you must do all you can to return home to your dear dead body.
#stoics #stoicism #philosophy #phantom #phantomphilosophy
#stoics #stoicism #philosophy #phantom #phantomphilosophy
October 2, 2025 at 7:59 AM
You are a soul carrying a corpse… and you must try every plant and potion, every chant and spell - you must do all you can to return home to your dear dead body.
#stoics #stoicism #philosophy #phantom #phantomphilosophy
#stoics #stoicism #philosophy #phantom #phantomphilosophy