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Deborah Rocheleau Author
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YA author of rural fantasy, finding magic in the hidden corners of the country. Language fanatic. Find my writing on the Tin House Open Bar, 100 Word Story, Nexus, Mock Turtle Zine, and A Clean, Well-Lighted Place. deborahrocheleau.wordpress.com
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My 100th read of the year (Sawkill Girls) plus a read from several years ago (Wilder Girls), both featuring islands that would make terrible vacation destinations. #booksky #parrallelreads
A girl with wind-swept hair, surrounded by white moths Abstract art of a girl seemingly unraveling, with flowers growing out of her face.
July 16, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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Fun times celebrating the publication of Grab Bag #3!
The authors of Grab Bag #3 at Dingle House Pub
July 15, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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Two books about fairies, one where they serve as a metaphor for human nature and another where they...are far less metaphorical
#booksky #parallelreads
An intricate botanical border around the title, Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett A shelf full of old-fashioned books surrounding the title "The Story Collector"
July 3, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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If you can only read one, read James by Percival Everett. But if you've got 55+ hours to spare, why not both? #booksky #parallelreads
Yellow text spells out James by Percival Everett. A sketch of a man runs through the end of the J A portrait of Mark Twain on the cover of the titular biography by Ron Chernow
June 27, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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My story, "The Switch", appears in Grab Bag #3, among many other awesome stories! If you've ever wondered what would happen if trolleys controlled your destiny, you'll definitely want to read more!
Grab Bag: Dragon Street Press Anthology #3 (Grab Bag Anthology Series)
Amazon.com: Grab Bag: Dragon Street Press Anthology #3 (Grab Bag Anthology Series) eBook : Gardner, Janie, Macmann, Scott, Vogel, Wendy, Everhart, Nikolas, Baldwin, Annika, Boehm, Gary, Crookham, Becky, Pearce, Bill, Halkiu, Michael, Chambers, Liam: Kindle Store
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June 27, 2025 at 12:46 AM
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What's the name for this genre that's horror but like, artsy?

Honestly I didn't even find Wake The Bones scary because the eldritch horrors were described so beautifully. Don't Let the Forest In was a bit more unsettling, but the imagery was likewise top notch.

#booksky #parallelreads
A teenage boy's face is crossed with tears as if from a claw, with roses and vines bursting through. Below, the title "Don't Let the Forest In" A girl sways amid vines and leaves, hair covering her face. In the foreground, the title "Wake the Bones"
June 18, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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My time has come.
#booksky #RonChernow
A screenshot of the Libby App, where my hold on Ron Chernow's 45-hour long biography of Mark Twain has come available.
June 11, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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Is it bad form to skip the interludes in #stormlight archives? Because this library book is due in three hours and... #booksky
June 5, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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Vacation prompt and free-write dump!
"No matter what he says, Newton does not control the ocean. He only controls the water, which is just one small part of what makes the sea so powerful. I, of course, control the other part. The part that makes sailing, boating, both our livelihoods possible. But Newton knows as well as I tourists don’t pay for rough seas, nor stagnant air. Both are required to garner the kind of tips we aim to earn. For this reason, we quickly came to a truce, or if you’d prefer, a pact of mutually assured destruction. He won’t interfere with my enterprise, nor I his. And so, I glide across the inlet, my own breeze pulling my sail across the water, unhindered by his salty waves. Until the day I run aground. Ripples across the surface of an inlet in North Carolina, seen from a sailing boat.
May 27, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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ISO a book that takes a deep dive into the sociological/historical/political history of the concept of Laziness. Something like Laziness Does Not Exist but more commentary than self-help, if that makes sense

#bookrecs #booksky #💙📘booksky
May 10, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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Posted by first Netgalley review for #Dreadmarrow by Margie Benedict. A breezy and charming read.
A silver bird on a navy blue background over the words "Dreadmarrow"
May 8, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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Trees surround the text "Down in the Hollow/All the Holzfraulein/Hide from the Woodsmen/Fearful of Wodan
May 5, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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Sam, the cutest little kitty cat
May 2, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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Celebrating the beginning of querying my YA fantasy THE DENDROCHRONOLOGIST'S GUIDE TO TIME TRAVEL with some stew and pretzel muffins! #amquerying #cooking
A bowl of stew and pretzel muffins on the side
April 25, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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I thought making a snow fort as an adult would be easier. I was wrong
A rather unimpressive snow fort made by an adult woman
January 12, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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Sometimes you just gotta be an adult and use the big marshmallows
Mug of cocoa with big marshmallows
December 20, 2024 at 11:41 PM
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Mentee applications close this Sunday, December 15th at noon EST. We’re so excited to see your submissions 🤩
#WritingCommunity #Writers #RoundTableMentor
Image: Barbie the doll looks horrified Text: Me: Apps close in 2 days! Is my MS ready???? Image: Ken in tie dye hoodie that says “I am Kenough” This appears directly below inserted text: “My manuscript”
December 13, 2024 at 11:35 PM
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Happy pub day to Sharon Short for Trouble Island! Out today www.facebook.com/share/p/1W9R...
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December 3, 2024 at 8:24 PM
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Practicing for his modeling career #catsofbluesky
Sam the cat poking his head out of an empty soda can box
December 2, 2024 at 12:42 AM
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One nice thing about doing #querying research is finding new titles to add to the TBR pile (just added Curious Tides by #pascalelacelle)
November 29, 2024 at 3:00 PM
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Attention #writingcommunity! Round Table Mentor opens for our second year of mentee applications in just over a week. Please help us spread the word, and if you are an unagented author seeking trad or indie publication, we hope you'll consider applying!
Mentee applications open December 1-15. roundtablementor.com/apply
November 23, 2024 at 9:21 PM
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Are em dashes more literary than parentheses? Because I feel like they're more literary than parentheses and I believe I am wrong.

#pmwriting #grammar
November 22, 2024 at 1:29 AM
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Priscilla's tow beans
November 21, 2024 at 4:14 PM
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Writing research term of the day:

Tallow
November 20, 2024 at 6:19 PM