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Dylan Madeley
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Writer. He/him demisexual #bi cis. Stutters. #ActuallyAutistic. Eight self-published fantasy works complete; five currently available via Itchio, Kobo, Barnes & Noble, and Amazon.
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A blanket cocoon.
A corgi is wrapped loosely in a blanket.
November 10, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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Nap time
A white and brown Labrador retriever and a corgi nap on different sides of a grey couch, amidst pillows and blankets.
November 9, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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Obligatory dog picture
A corgi lays sideways on a couch while receiving chest rubs from the photographer's free hand.
November 3, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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Obligatory dog pictures. Lu (dark brown and white) and Maggie (reddish and white) in their typical dog bed or comfy couch poses.
A white and brown Labrador retriever rests on a dog bed, but her head is still up and alert. A reddish and white corgi sits on a grey couch, alert and awaiting cuddles.
October 29, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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“But for father to look so frightened of sending me to have a mere conversation, the risk must be greater than none.”

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A side profile of a stocky and pensive nobleman. He is wearing a yellowish gambeson under brown lamellar armour. With both hands he holds a sword by its grip and hilt, the blade pointing down. A border woven from wheat and thorny stemmed flowers is meant to be reminiscent of an illuminated manuscript. Stylized text near the bottom reads The Fate of Lenn. Below the title text, in smaller font, the author name reads Dylan Madeley. On a rich black background, a longsword stands on its point in front of a cluster of wheat. Title text at the top reads The Redemption of Jarek. Author name at the bottom reads Dylan Madeley.
October 26, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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“Strangers don’t have to be enemies. You’re not sending me to war.”

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A side profile of a stocky and pensive nobleman. He is wearing a yellowish gambeson under brown lamellar armour. With both hands he holds a sword by its grip and hilt, the blade pointing down. A border woven from wheat and thorny stemmed flowers is meant to be reminiscent of an illuminated manuscript. Stylized text near the bottom reads The Fate of Lenn. Below the title text, in smaller font, the author name reads Dylan Madeley. On a rich black background, a longsword stands on its point in front of a cluster of wheat. Title text at the top reads The Redemption of Jarek. Author name at the bottom reads Dylan Madeley.
October 24, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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"Long rosy bristles intermittently stuck out from bushy pale fuzz. One could not immediately tell the head from the bottom without reasonably assuming the creature was moving forward."

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A side profile of a stocky and pensive nobleman. He is wearing a yellowish gambeson under brown lamellar armour. With both hands he holds a sword by its grip and hilt, the blade pointing down. A border woven from wheat and thorny stemmed flowers is meant to be reminiscent of an illuminated manuscript. Stylized text near the bottom reads The Fate of Lenn. Below the title text, in smaller font, the author name reads Dylan Madeley. On a rich black background, a longsword stands on its point in front of a cluster of wheat. Title text at the top reads The Redemption of Jarek. Author name at the bottom reads Dylan Madeley.
October 23, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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Some rainbows do show up double.
A double rainbow in cloudy skies over Superior Avenue, Etobicoke. A double rainbow in cloudy skies over Superior Avenue, Etobicoke.
October 23, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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"This land has belonged to my family for generations, and the roots of my soul must be nearly as deep into this earth as those of the trees."

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A side profile of a stocky and pensive nobleman. He is wearing a yellowish gambeson under brown lamellar armour. With both hands he holds a sword by its grip and hilt, the blade pointing down. A border woven from wheat and thorny stemmed flowers is meant to be reminiscent of an illuminated manuscript. Stylized text near the bottom reads The Fate of Lenn. Below the title text, in smaller font, the author name reads Dylan Madeley. On a rich black background, a longsword stands on its point in front of a cluster of wheat. Title text at the top reads The Redemption of Jarek. Author name at the bottom reads Dylan Madeley.
October 22, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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"Just don’t be surprised if you ride all that way to find he's as helpful as a dry riverbed in a drought," Lucyna said.

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A side profile of a stocky and pensive nobleman. He is wearing a yellowish gambeson under brown lamellar armour. With both hands he holds a sword by its grip and hilt, the blade pointing down. A border woven from wheat and thorny stemmed flowers is meant to be reminiscent of an illuminated manuscript. Stylized text near the bottom reads The Fate of Lenn. Below the title text, in smaller font, the author name reads Dylan Madeley. On a rich black background, a longsword stands on its point in front of a cluster of wheat. Title text at the top reads The Redemption of Jarek. Author name at the bottom reads Dylan Madeley.
October 21, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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Time to do some light reading.
An open cardboard shipping box reveals a spiral bound printout of a manuscript. Title text on the simple white cover reads The Gift-Knight's Quest. Subtitle reads The Last Gift-Knight.
October 21, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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“You have my undying support, Lord Jarek, but please don’t decide our future while drunk.”

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A side profile of a stocky and pensive nobleman. He is wearing a yellowish gambeson under brown lamellar armour. With both hands he holds a sword by its grip and hilt, the blade pointing down. A border woven from wheat and thorny stemmed flowers is meant to be reminiscent of an illuminated manuscript. Stylized text near the bottom reads The Fate of Lenn. Below the title text, in smaller font, the author name reads Dylan Madeley. On a rich black background, a longsword stands on its point in front of a cluster of wheat. Title text at the top reads The Redemption of Jarek. Author name at the bottom reads Dylan Madeley.
October 20, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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“We seem to leave every important decision for another day, so why not that one?”

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A side profile of a stocky and pensive nobleman. He is wearing a yellowish gambeson under brown lamellar armour. With both hands he holds a sword by its grip and hilt, the blade pointing down. A border woven from wheat and thorny stemmed flowers is meant to be reminiscent of an illuminated manuscript. Stylized text near the bottom reads The Fate of Lenn. Below the title text, in smaller font, the author name reads Dylan Madeley. On a rich black background, a longsword stands on its point in front of a cluster of wheat. Title text at the top reads The Redemption of Jarek. Author name at the bottom reads Dylan Madeley.
October 19, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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"He had his own ways to glimpse the future, but he never solicited these. They found him in the right moment of sleep."

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A side profile of a stocky and pensive nobleman. He is wearing a yellowish gambeson under brown lamellar armour. With both hands he holds a sword by its grip and hilt, the blade pointing down. A border woven from wheat and thorny stemmed flowers is meant to be reminiscent of an illuminated manuscript. Stylized text near the bottom reads The Fate of Lenn. Below the title text, in smaller font, the author name reads Dylan Madeley. On a rich black background, a longsword stands on its point in front of a cluster of wheat. Title text at the top reads The Redemption of Jarek. Author name at the bottom reads Dylan Madeley.
October 18, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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"Being a leader is just a role that’s called upon, like the farmer or the rock-carver or the hunter. No one ever tried to stab me in the back for mine."

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A side profile of a stocky and pensive nobleman. He is wearing a yellowish gambeson under brown lamellar armour. With both hands he holds a sword by its grip and hilt, the blade pointing down. A border woven from wheat and thorny stemmed flowers is meant to be reminiscent of an illuminated manuscript. Stylized text near the bottom reads The Fate of Lenn. Below the title text, in smaller font, the author name reads Dylan Madeley. On a rich black background, a longsword stands on its point in front of a cluster of wheat. Title text at the top reads The Redemption of Jarek. Author name at the bottom reads Dylan Madeley.
October 17, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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One big warm cup of cocoa, just for you.
A cup of cocoa rests on a black desk.
October 16, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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"I was never in my life served by exaggerating the tiniest feeling so that a small army could attend to my wishes."

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A side profile of a stocky and pensive nobleman. He is wearing a yellowish gambeson under brown lamellar armour. With both hands he holds a sword by its grip and hilt, the blade pointing down. A border woven from wheat and thorny stemmed flowers is meant to be reminiscent of an illuminated manuscript. Stylized text near the bottom reads The Fate of Lenn. Below the title text, in smaller font, the author name reads Dylan Madeley. On a rich black background, a longsword stands on its point in front of a cluster of wheat. Title text at the top reads The Redemption of Jarek. Author name at the bottom reads Dylan Madeley.
October 16, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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"But the king of losers was the biggest loser of all..."

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A side profile of a stocky and pensive nobleman. He is wearing a yellowish gambeson under brown lamellar armour. With both hands he holds a sword by its grip and hilt, the blade pointing down. A border woven from wheat and thorny stemmed flowers is meant to be reminiscent of an illuminated manuscript. Stylized text near the bottom reads The Fate of Lenn. Below the title text, in smaller font, the author name reads Dylan Madeley. On a rich black background, a longsword stands on its point in front of a cluster of wheat. Title text at the top reads The Redemption of Jarek. Author name at the bottom reads Dylan Madeley.
October 15, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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"Does anybody try to explain to their children why one lives, why things are worth doing, why we should care?"

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A side profile of a stocky and pensive nobleman. He is wearing a yellowish gambeson under brown lamellar armour. With both hands he holds a sword by its grip and hilt, the blade pointing down. A border woven from wheat and thorny stemmed flowers is meant to be reminiscent of an illuminated manuscript. Stylized text near the bottom reads The Fate of Lenn. Below the title text, in smaller font, the author name reads Dylan Madeley. On a rich black background, a longsword stands on its point in front of a cluster of wheat. Title text at the top reads The Redemption of Jarek. Author name at the bottom reads Dylan Madeley.
October 15, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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Scheduled the physical copy print. Also got me some of this iron brew, to power my way through the next stage.
A shrink-wrapped six pack of Irn Bru soft drink sits on a dining room table.
October 14, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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"But the king of losers was the biggest loser of all..."

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A side profile of a stocky and pensive nobleman. He is wearing a yellowish gambeson under brown lamellar armour. With both hands he holds a sword by its grip and hilt, the blade pointing down. A border woven from wheat and thorny stemmed flowers is meant to be reminiscent of an illuminated manuscript. Stylized text near the bottom reads The Fate of Lenn. Below the title text, in smaller font, the author name reads Dylan Madeley. On a rich black background, a longsword stands on its point in front of a cluster of wheat. Title text at the top reads The Redemption of Jarek. Author name at the bottom reads Dylan Madeley.
October 14, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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"Does anybody try to explain to their children why one lives, why things are worth doing, why we should care?"

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A side profile of a stocky and pensive nobleman. He is wearing a yellowish gambeson under brown lamellar armour. With both hands he holds a sword by its grip and hilt, the blade pointing down. A border woven from wheat and thorny stemmed flowers is meant to be reminiscent of an illuminated manuscript. Stylized text near the bottom reads The Fate of Lenn. Below the title text, in smaller font, the author name reads Dylan Madeley. On a rich black background, a longsword stands on its point in front of a cluster of wheat. Title text at the top reads The Redemption of Jarek. Author name at the bottom reads Dylan Madeley.
October 14, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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"But the king of losers was the biggest loser of all..."

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A side profile of a stocky and pensive nobleman. He is wearing a yellowish gambeson under brown lamellar armour. With both hands he holds a sword by its grip and hilt, the blade pointing down. A border woven from wheat and thorny stemmed flowers is meant to be reminiscent of an illuminated manuscript. Stylized text near the bottom reads The Fate of Lenn. Below the title text, in smaller font, the author name reads Dylan Madeley. On a rich black background, a longsword stands on its point in front of a cluster of wheat. Title text at the top reads The Redemption of Jarek. Author name at the bottom reads Dylan Madeley.
October 13, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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Award winning figs
A display of part of an award winning fig tree, complete with red and gold ribbon.
October 13, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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"Does anybody try to explain to their children why one lives, why things are worth doing, why we should care?"

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A side profile of a stocky and pensive nobleman. He is wearing a yellowish gambeson under brown lamellar armour. With both hands he holds a sword by its grip and hilt, the blade pointing down. A border woven from wheat and thorny stemmed flowers is meant to be reminiscent of an illuminated manuscript. Stylized text near the bottom reads The Fate of Lenn. Below the title text, in smaller font, the author name reads Dylan Madeley. On a rich black background, a longsword stands on its point in front of a cluster of wheat. Title text at the top reads The Redemption of Jarek. Author name at the bottom reads Dylan Madeley.
October 13, 2025 at 1:03 PM