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Alex
@cryptid-crafted.bsky.social
· Nov 8
• Name: Alex
• Pronouns: he/they
• I write: fantasy, science fiction, contemporary fiction, queer shit, and occasionally poetry (and also fanwork!)
• I also: knit, cook, read, sing, and (badly) play a few instruments
• I am a: trans man, cat dad, and Avid Enjoyer of Things
• Pronouns: he/they
• I write: fantasy, science fiction, contemporary fiction, queer shit, and occasionally poetry (and also fanwork!)
• I also: knit, cook, read, sing, and (badly) play a few instruments
• I am a: trans man, cat dad, and Avid Enjoyer of Things
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Introducing the ✨first✨ in our brand-new author interview series, Writers with Heart! Discover the depths of the mind of @cryptid-crafted.bsky.social, and his writing process and inspiration for Wildforged! www.mementoviverepress.com/post/writers... #Author #Interview #Fantasy #Books #Reading
October 13, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Introducing the ✨first✨ in our brand-new author interview series, Writers with Heart! Discover the depths of the mind of @cryptid-crafted.bsky.social, and his writing process and inspiration for Wildforged! www.mementoviverepress.com/post/writers... #Author #Interview #Fantasy #Books #Reading
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More #characterArt for #Wildforged with @mementoviverepress.bsky.social
Artists are always chasing the feeling where we get so immersed in the process, ie “flow.”
Working on this #illustration everything just… clicked. Like it was something I’d already made and I was retracing the shape of.
Artists are always chasing the feeling where we get so immersed in the process, ie “flow.”
Working on this #illustration everything just… clicked. Like it was something I’d already made and I was retracing the shape of.
October 11, 2025 at 11:18 PM
More #characterArt for #Wildforged with @mementoviverepress.bsky.social
Artists are always chasing the feeling where we get so immersed in the process, ie “flow.”
Working on this #illustration everything just… clicked. Like it was something I’d already made and I was retracing the shape of.
Artists are always chasing the feeling where we get so immersed in the process, ie “flow.”
Working on this #illustration everything just… clicked. Like it was something I’d already made and I was retracing the shape of.
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We LOVE a good review! ...or a review like this. Okay, we admit it: we just love torturing readers. @cryptid-crafted.bsky.social is notorious for it. Follow the link in bio to get your copy and we'll have no choice but to post your bitter, fist-shaking review, too. #Fantasy #LGBTQIA #Books #Reading
October 12, 2025 at 11:50 PM
We LOVE a good review! ...or a review like this. Okay, we admit it: we just love torturing readers. @cryptid-crafted.bsky.social is notorious for it. Follow the link in bio to get your copy and we'll have no choice but to post your bitter, fist-shaking review, too. #Fantasy #LGBTQIA #Books #Reading
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Here's another glimpse into the pages of Wildforged by @cryptid-crafted.bsky.social ! #Fantasy #Novelette #LGBTQIA #WolfChild #Adventure #Wilderness #Fiction #Books #NewRelease #Teaser
October 11, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Here's another glimpse into the pages of Wildforged by @cryptid-crafted.bsky.social ! #Fantasy #Novelette #LGBTQIA #WolfChild #Adventure #Wilderness #Fiction #Books #NewRelease #Teaser
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Seeking reviews!! Check out #Wildforged by A.C. Bauer (@cryptid-crafted.bsky.social) and don't forget to leave a review! #Reviews #Fantasy #Novelette #NewRelease #LGBTQIA
October 7, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Seeking reviews!! Check out #Wildforged by A.C. Bauer (@cryptid-crafted.bsky.social) and don't forget to leave a review! #Reviews #Fantasy #Novelette #NewRelease #LGBTQIA
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Almost every writer secretly (or not so secretly) has a playlist that inspires their words. Music can enhance books and give you a peek into an author's head while they are writing a MOOD. Stream the Wildforged playlist by @cryptid-crafted.bsky.social. #LinkinBio #Music #Fantasy #Wildforged #LGBTQIA
October 6, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Almost every writer secretly (or not so secretly) has a playlist that inspires their words. Music can enhance books and give you a peek into an author's head while they are writing a MOOD. Stream the Wildforged playlist by @cryptid-crafted.bsky.social. #LinkinBio #Music #Fantasy #Wildforged #LGBTQIA
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A land where magic is forbidden. Power and secrets, buried long ago in the snow. A fractured hero, with wolf and wilderness within. Will his hunt lead him to darkness, or instead shed light on his life and the world around him? #Wildforged #Fantasy #LGBTQIA #ShortRead #Novelette #AvailableNow
October 1, 2025 at 9:26 PM
A land where magic is forbidden. Power and secrets, buried long ago in the snow. A fractured hero, with wolf and wilderness within. Will his hunt lead him to darkness, or instead shed light on his life and the world around him? #Wildforged #Fantasy #LGBTQIA #ShortRead #Novelette #AvailableNow
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So, what, exactly, is Wildforged about? Have a look! We loooooove us a hero who's a little broken. #Read #NewRelease #Fantasy #Magic #Banter #Novelette #LGBTQIA #BookNook #Adventure #ReadMore #Tropes #LoneWolf #Wilderness
October 2, 2025 at 9:19 PM
So, what, exactly, is Wildforged about? Have a look! We loooooove us a hero who's a little broken. #Read #NewRelease #Fantasy #Magic #Banter #Novelette #LGBTQIA #BookNook #Adventure #ReadMore #Tropes #LoneWolf #Wilderness
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For the BOLD READERS who like a little snark in their fantasy books. We have something forged in fire and freedom for you. #NewRelease #YoungandWild #Fantasy #LGBTQIA #OneHourRead #Wolf #Wilderness #Magic #StayTuned
September 30, 2025 at 5:37 PM
For the BOLD READERS who like a little snark in their fantasy books. We have something forged in fire and freedom for you. #NewRelease #YoungandWild #Fantasy #LGBTQIA #OneHourRead #Wolf #Wilderness #Magic #StayTuned
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Now that we're done with hot girl summer, it's finally our turn:
optimistic nihilist summer is here! It's time to live your life like it's temporary (it is), nobody's keeping score (they ain't), and the heat death of the universe will wipe all your mistakes from existence sooner or later (it will)
optimistic nihilist summer is here! It's time to live your life like it's temporary (it is), nobody's keeping score (they ain't), and the heat death of the universe will wipe all your mistakes from existence sooner or later (it will)
July 2, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Now that we're done with hot girl summer, it's finally our turn:
optimistic nihilist summer is here! It's time to live your life like it's temporary (it is), nobody's keeping score (they ain't), and the heat death of the universe will wipe all your mistakes from existence sooner or later (it will)
optimistic nihilist summer is here! It's time to live your life like it's temporary (it is), nobody's keeping score (they ain't), and the heat death of the universe will wipe all your mistakes from existence sooner or later (it will)
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This is evergreen now, isn't it
July 1, 2025 at 2:31 PM
This is evergreen now, isn't it
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In 2024, audiobook sales grew to $2.22 billion, 13% over the previous year.
Libro.fm began as a conversation about the growing popularity of audiobooks and how indies were unable to tap into the market. With us, they are now able to ❤️
Source: Audio Publishers Association Sales Survey
Libro.fm began as a conversation about the growing popularity of audiobooks and how indies were unable to tap into the market. With us, they are now able to ❤️
Source: Audio Publishers Association Sales Survey
June 30, 2025 at 4:04 PM
In 2024, audiobook sales grew to $2.22 billion, 13% over the previous year.
Libro.fm began as a conversation about the growing popularity of audiobooks and how indies were unable to tap into the market. With us, they are now able to ❤️
Source: Audio Publishers Association Sales Survey
Libro.fm began as a conversation about the growing popularity of audiobooks and how indies were unable to tap into the market. With us, they are now able to ❤️
Source: Audio Publishers Association Sales Survey
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🏷️📘 Is it getting hot in here - or is it our free offer of our omegaverse MM romance Welcome to Blue Blaze Ranch? Grab a your copy now, just don't singe your fingers: mybook.to/gLdQh
June 30, 2025 at 4:10 PM
🏷️📘 Is it getting hot in here - or is it our free offer of our omegaverse MM romance Welcome to Blue Blaze Ranch? Grab a your copy now, just don't singe your fingers: mybook.to/gLdQh
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i signed this! thank you to the organizers 🫧
writers with published books & people who work in publishing, including agents, librarians, booksellers, illustrators, & more, y’all can also sign the letter here:
lithub.com/against-ai-a...
writers with published books & people who work in publishing, including agents, librarians, booksellers, illustrators, & more, y’all can also sign the letter here:
lithub.com/against-ai-a...
June 29, 2025 at 12:39 PM
i signed this! thank you to the organizers 🫧
writers with published books & people who work in publishing, including agents, librarians, booksellers, illustrators, & more, y’all can also sign the letter here:
lithub.com/against-ai-a...
writers with published books & people who work in publishing, including agents, librarians, booksellers, illustrators, & more, y’all can also sign the letter here:
lithub.com/against-ai-a...
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ah, we just hit enough sales that the amount we'll be donating broke $200!!
We're in final hours of our 2025 Pride Bundle Charity sale for Rainbow Railroad! Thanks to the generosity and interest of our buyers, we'll be able to donate almost $175. We'd love to finish strong - so if you haven't looked yet, now is your moment! Learn more: duckprintspress.com/2025/06/30/p...
June 30, 2025 at 2:18 PM
ah, we just hit enough sales that the amount we'll be donating broke $200!!
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Yet another stretch goal has been RAZED!! Now everyone who backs the campaign at a physical tier gets a temporary tattoo! 🤘
46 hours to go!! Can we reach our final stretch goal of the UK's first professional queer genre lit mag? The countdown is on!! ⏰
www.kickstarter.com/projects/bon...
46 hours to go!! Can we reach our final stretch goal of the UK's first professional queer genre lit mag? The countdown is on!! ⏰
www.kickstarter.com/projects/bon...
June 30, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Yet another stretch goal has been RAZED!! Now everyone who backs the campaign at a physical tier gets a temporary tattoo! 🤘
46 hours to go!! Can we reach our final stretch goal of the UK's first professional queer genre lit mag? The countdown is on!! ⏰
www.kickstarter.com/projects/bon...
46 hours to go!! Can we reach our final stretch goal of the UK's first professional queer genre lit mag? The countdown is on!! ⏰
www.kickstarter.com/projects/bon...
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Our beloved scrap collector #XieLian (my thrifting alter ego)
#binchicken #tgcf #heavenofficialsblessing
#binchicken #tgcf #heavenofficialsblessing
June 29, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Our beloved scrap collector #XieLian (my thrifting alter ego)
#binchicken #tgcf #heavenofficialsblessing
#binchicken #tgcf #heavenofficialsblessing
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As we enter the last days of pride month I’ll leave you with these. We were shown this year that pride is more important than ever. Not the perceived sinful pride of the Bible or pride goeth before the fall but the pride of survival. Of knowing one’s self.
June 29, 2025 at 5:29 PM
As we enter the last days of pride month I’ll leave you with these. We were shown this year that pride is more important than ever. Not the perceived sinful pride of the Bible or pride goeth before the fall but the pride of survival. Of knowing one’s self.
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We're now under £150 away from reaching our next stretch goal!! Who wants some swank printed endpapers on their Wrath Month hardbacks??
Wrath Month - Stories of Queer Rage
The punk anthology where queer rage kicks down the doors of fantasy, science-fiction and horror.
www.kickstarter.com
June 27, 2025 at 2:11 PM
We're now under £150 away from reaching our next stretch goal!! Who wants some swank printed endpapers on their Wrath Month hardbacks??
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The Pride Book Fair features bundles of stories featuring the works of many authors, all queer and all discounted in itch.io! There are 7 genre bundles total, and Duck Prints Press has titles in three of them! There's also a cool Big Bundle of Queer Awesome. Learn more: pridebookfair.carrd.co
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June 26, 2025 at 6:47 PM
The Pride Book Fair features bundles of stories featuring the works of many authors, all queer and all discounted in itch.io! There are 7 genre bundles total, and Duck Prints Press has titles in three of them! There's also a cool Big Bundle of Queer Awesome. Learn more: pridebookfair.carrd.co
🌈📚 📚💙
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Just a little reminder.❤️
June 26, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Just a little reminder.❤️
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DM: Ready to play?
Player: Yep! Quick question, do we use encumbrance?
DM: Not in my games, no.
Player: Okie dokie!
DM: The only weight you have to deal with is the weight of your actions.
#DnD
Player: Yep! Quick question, do we use encumbrance?
DM: Not in my games, no.
Player: Okie dokie!
DM: The only weight you have to deal with is the weight of your actions.
#DnD
June 25, 2025 at 2:53 PM
DM: Ready to play?
Player: Yep! Quick question, do we use encumbrance?
DM: Not in my games, no.
Player: Okie dokie!
DM: The only weight you have to deal with is the weight of your actions.
#DnD
Player: Yep! Quick question, do we use encumbrance?
DM: Not in my games, no.
Player: Okie dokie!
DM: The only weight you have to deal with is the weight of your actions.
#DnD