Douglas Jern
@douglasjern.bsky.social
Author and Japanese to English translator. Books, video games, aardvarks! Check out Life After Dusk and Memory Hole.
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We've all been there: first day on the new job, new rules to learn, new coworkers lightly hazing you, a lump of worry in your throat that you might not be cut out for it. Few of us (I hope) have had to deal with an employer like Oda, though...
January 22, 2026 at 4:42 AM
We've all been there: first day on the new job, new rules to learn, new coworkers lightly hazing you, a lump of worry in your throat that you might not be cut out for it. Few of us (I hope) have had to deal with an employer like Oda, though...
Finally saw Look Back the other night. The manga was amazing, and the animation and soundtrack elevated the story to new heights that brought tears to my eyes. If you're a creative, or if you just like a good story, do yourself a favor and watch it.
January 21, 2026 at 7:49 AM
Finally saw Look Back the other night. The manga was amazing, and the animation and soundtrack elevated the story to new heights that brought tears to my eyes. If you're a creative, or if you just like a good story, do yourself a favor and watch it.
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Working on a bunch of stuff right now so here’s one of my favorites from last year.
January 21, 2026 at 4:29 AM
Working on a bunch of stuff right now so here’s one of my favorites from last year.
"The maid neither cried nor thrashed about in pain; she lay still on her back with her face to the sky, letting the rain wash her soul away to the Land of Light. Her face drained of color until it was as white as snow. Right before the end, she closed her eyes and smiled."
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Welcome to a new week of #WIPSnips!
The word for January 19th is "drain"
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The word for January 19th is "drain"
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January 20, 2026 at 12:26 AM
"The maid neither cried nor thrashed about in pain; she lay still on her back with her face to the sky, letting the rain wash her soul away to the Land of Light. Her face drained of color until it was as white as snow. Right before the end, she closed her eyes and smiled."
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I would have halved the population of Kyoto back in 2012 if I'd done this.
new rule: people who work in customer service get to perform one fighting game super on a rude customer once per week
January 19, 2026 at 12:59 AM
I would have halved the population of Kyoto back in 2012 if I'd done this.
Quote with art you've gotten from other artists and promote them!
The inimitable Justin McElroy @thoughtographic.bsky.social
made the cover for Life After Dusk, and it's absolutely beautiful! (Pretty good book, too!)
The inimitable Justin McElroy @thoughtographic.bsky.social
made the cover for Life After Dusk, and it's absolutely beautiful! (Pretty good book, too!)
January 18, 2026 at 11:48 PM
Quote with art you've gotten from other artists and promote them!
The inimitable Justin McElroy @thoughtographic.bsky.social
made the cover for Life After Dusk, and it's absolutely beautiful! (Pretty good book, too!)
The inimitable Justin McElroy @thoughtographic.bsky.social
made the cover for Life After Dusk, and it's absolutely beautiful! (Pretty good book, too!)
What are five things in your upcoming release?
Void Window has:
A school for gifted young telepaths ("like the X-men but without the spandex.")
Searching for meaning and self-esteem
A beckoning light from another dimension
Fully immersive D&D sessions
More ZZ Top references than you can stand
Void Window has:
A school for gifted young telepaths ("like the X-men but without the spandex.")
Searching for meaning and self-esteem
A beckoning light from another dimension
Fully immersive D&D sessions
More ZZ Top references than you can stand
What are five things in your upcoming release?
🫀Polyamorous gang of anarchists and murderers
🍲Recipes and illustrations of the food
🏘️Getting cozy in spite of (and to spite) the horrors
🧪Alchemy and herbalism
✨A fantasy world with nonhumans and ambient magic unlike anything you've ever seen
🫀Polyamorous gang of anarchists and murderers
🍲Recipes and illustrations of the food
🏘️Getting cozy in spite of (and to spite) the horrors
🧪Alchemy and herbalism
✨A fantasy world with nonhumans and ambient magic unlike anything you've ever seen
January 18, 2026 at 11:43 PM
What are five things in your upcoming release?
Void Window has:
A school for gifted young telepaths ("like the X-men but without the spandex.")
Searching for meaning and self-esteem
A beckoning light from another dimension
Fully immersive D&D sessions
More ZZ Top references than you can stand
Void Window has:
A school for gifted young telepaths ("like the X-men but without the spandex.")
Searching for meaning and self-esteem
A beckoning light from another dimension
Fully immersive D&D sessions
More ZZ Top references than you can stand
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January 17, 2026 at 3:41 AM
By the time the soldiers had shifted the carcass aside, the general had drowned. Oda tore off his Hex and added it to his collection, leaving the corpse to the current. Then they pressed on.
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January 14, 2026 at 11:44 PM
By the time the soldiers had shifted the carcass aside, the general had drowned. Oda tore off his Hex and added it to his collection, leaving the corpse to the current. Then they pressed on.
#WIPSnips #WritingCommunity
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The Case of the Golden Idol is scratching that persistent itch left behind by the Obra Dinn. Really enjoying it so far.
January 14, 2026 at 7:28 AM
The Case of the Golden Idol is scratching that persistent itch left behind by the Obra Dinn. Really enjoying it so far.
How could anyone refuse a little 69?
From Void Window, p. 69:
“That’s okay. Remember what Bob used to say. ‘We don’t make mistakes, just happy little accidents.’ Why don’t you add a little more paint and turn that smudge into a branch? You can never have enough of those on a tree.”
From Void Window, p. 69:
“That’s okay. Remember what Bob used to say. ‘We don’t make mistakes, just happy little accidents.’ Why don’t you add a little more paint and turn that smudge into a branch? You can never have enough of those on a tree.”
January 7, 2026 at 11:54 PM
How could anyone refuse a little 69?
From Void Window, p. 69:
“That’s okay. Remember what Bob used to say. ‘We don’t make mistakes, just happy little accidents.’ Why don’t you add a little more paint and turn that smudge into a branch? You can never have enough of those on a tree.”
From Void Window, p. 69:
“That’s okay. Remember what Bob used to say. ‘We don’t make mistakes, just happy little accidents.’ Why don’t you add a little more paint and turn that smudge into a branch? You can never have enough of those on a tree.”
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You read that right, lovelies!
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All ebooks are $2.99 and all paperbacks and hardcovers are discounted $2.00
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January 2, 2026 at 1:30 AM
You read that right, lovelies!
ALL books are on sale for #Newyears! Sale runs from Dec 31st - Jan 2nd (Midnight CST)
All ebooks are $2.99 and all paperbacks and hardcovers are discounted $2.00
shadowsparkpub.com
#booksky #writesky 📚 🪐 💙
ALL books are on sale for #Newyears! Sale runs from Dec 31st - Jan 2nd (Midnight CST)
All ebooks are $2.99 and all paperbacks and hardcovers are discounted $2.00
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Hop in and grab a copy of Life After Dusk while they're cheap! It's a short read but packed with thrills, danger, and uncertain hope. Hurry up before the sale ends! (Or buy it anyway, that's cool too)
You read that right, lovelies!
ALL books are on sale for #Newyears! Sale runs from Dec 31st - Jan 2nd (Midnight CST)
All ebooks are $2.99 and all paperbacks and hardcovers are discounted $2.00
shadowsparkpub.com
#booksky #writesky 📚 🪐 💙
ALL books are on sale for #Newyears! Sale runs from Dec 31st - Jan 2nd (Midnight CST)
All ebooks are $2.99 and all paperbacks and hardcovers are discounted $2.00
shadowsparkpub.com
#booksky #writesky 📚 🪐 💙
January 1, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Hop in and grab a copy of Life After Dusk while they're cheap! It's a short read but packed with thrills, danger, and uncertain hope. Hurry up before the sale ends! (Or buy it anyway, that's cool too)
Reposted by Douglas Jern
You read that right, lovelies!
ALL books are on sale for #Newyears! Sale runs from Dec 31st - Jan 2nd (Midnight CST)
All ebooks are $2.99 and all paperbacks and hardcovers are discounted $2.00
shadowsparkpub.com
#booksky #writesky 📚 🪐 💙
ALL books are on sale for #Newyears! Sale runs from Dec 31st - Jan 2nd (Midnight CST)
All ebooks are $2.99 and all paperbacks and hardcovers are discounted $2.00
shadowsparkpub.com
#booksky #writesky 📚 🪐 💙
January 1, 2026 at 1:30 AM
You read that right, lovelies!
ALL books are on sale for #Newyears! Sale runs from Dec 31st - Jan 2nd (Midnight CST)
All ebooks are $2.99 and all paperbacks and hardcovers are discounted $2.00
shadowsparkpub.com
#booksky #writesky 📚 🪐 💙
ALL books are on sale for #Newyears! Sale runs from Dec 31st - Jan 2nd (Midnight CST)
All ebooks are $2.99 and all paperbacks and hardcovers are discounted $2.00
shadowsparkpub.com
#booksky #writesky 📚 🪐 💙
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January 1, 2026 at 4:30 PM
We have a wonderful menagerie of authors that span a wide range of genres, so head on over to shadowsparkpub.com and check out all our wonderful reads to carry you into the New Year and beyond!
Reposted by Douglas Jern
You read that right, lovelies!
ALL books are on sale for #Newyears! Sale runs from Dec 31st - Jan 2nd (Midnight CST)
All ebooks are $2.99 and all paperbacks and hardcovers are discounted $2.00
shadowsparkpub.com
#booksky #writesky 📚 🪐 💙
ALL books are on sale for #Newyears! Sale runs from Dec 31st - Jan 2nd (Midnight CST)
All ebooks are $2.99 and all paperbacks and hardcovers are discounted $2.00
shadowsparkpub.com
#booksky #writesky 📚 🪐 💙
January 1, 2026 at 4:30 PM
You read that right, lovelies!
ALL books are on sale for #Newyears! Sale runs from Dec 31st - Jan 2nd (Midnight CST)
All ebooks are $2.99 and all paperbacks and hardcovers are discounted $2.00
shadowsparkpub.com
#booksky #writesky 📚 🪐 💙
ALL books are on sale for #Newyears! Sale runs from Dec 31st - Jan 2nd (Midnight CST)
All ebooks are $2.99 and all paperbacks and hardcovers are discounted $2.00
shadowsparkpub.com
#booksky #writesky 📚 🪐 💙
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It’s that time again 😇 🎁
December 24, 2025 at 1:25 AM
It’s that time again 😇 🎁
Nico was shivering, but not because he was cold; when Emmy came closer, she saw that he was tensing every muscle in his body, eager to resume his rampage.
“B-b-b-b-bad to the b-b-b-b-bone,” he muttered through gritted teeth. “Gotta have more. Gonna get delirious. Sh-sh-sh-sh-sh-shit!”
“B-b-b-b-bad to the b-b-b-b-bone,” he muttered through gritted teeth. “Gotta have more. Gonna get delirious. Sh-sh-sh-sh-sh-shit!”
December 25, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Nico was shivering, but not because he was cold; when Emmy came closer, she saw that he was tensing every muscle in his body, eager to resume his rampage.
“B-b-b-b-bad to the b-b-b-b-bone,” he muttered through gritted teeth. “Gotta have more. Gonna get delirious. Sh-sh-sh-sh-sh-shit!”
“B-b-b-b-bad to the b-b-b-b-bone,” he muttered through gritted teeth. “Gotta have more. Gonna get delirious. Sh-sh-sh-sh-sh-shit!”
The rational part of her insisted that keeping Nico around was too risky, seal or no seal, and that she ought to put him down, for his own sake as much as her own. If he flew off the handle, if the seal were to break, unleashing that storm once again, she wasn’t sure if she’d be able to stop him.
December 18, 2025 at 12:19 AM
The rational part of her insisted that keeping Nico around was too risky, seal or no seal, and that she ought to put him down, for his own sake as much as her own. If he flew off the handle, if the seal were to break, unleashing that storm once again, she wasn’t sure if she’d be able to stop him.
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Another day, another random post bitterly defaced by yours truly, who only strives to keep it real 😇
October 22, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Another day, another random post bitterly defaced by yours truly, who only strives to keep it real 😇
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Asura’s Wrath
October 13, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Asura’s Wrath
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It's Hump Day, folks, and our friend demands a sacrifice. Let's get a page from your wip. Maybe it's the middle for you? Give us a line from PAGE 516
Haven't gotten to page 516 yet? How about just 16, then?
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Haven't gotten to page 516 yet? How about just 16, then?
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September 3, 2025 at 3:31 PM
It's Hump Day, folks, and our friend demands a sacrifice. Let's get a page from your wip. Maybe it's the middle for you? Give us a line from PAGE 516
Haven't gotten to page 516 yet? How about just 16, then?
#Wednesday #HumpDay #indieauthors #WritingCommunity #booksky #writesky #writingq 🪐📚💙
Haven't gotten to page 516 yet? How about just 16, then?
#Wednesday #HumpDay #indieauthors #WritingCommunity #booksky #writesky #writingq 🪐📚💙
My WIP only goes up to 230, so here's a little bit from page 16.
September 3, 2025 at 7:04 PM
My WIP only goes up to 230, so here's a little bit from page 16.
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Accepting commission and freelance work. Book covers, album covers, rpg illustrations, etc
Dm or email me for price ranges.
Dm or email me for price ranges.
September 3, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Accepting commission and freelance work. Book covers, album covers, rpg illustrations, etc
Dm or email me for price ranges.
Dm or email me for price ranges.