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Posts relating to Ro and The Exiles of Ondd fantasy novels. When their creator isn't putting words in their mouths, she's @KSDearsley.bluesky.social
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Ro's never stood out in a crowd. Sometimes, it's useful, but sometimes she'd like to be found: www.smashwords.com/books/view/4...
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Trouble was coming–the elements weren't where they should be, and then there was Ro. Feared by her fellow villagers, she and her family are exiled. They head for the city, but accused of murder, hunte...
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Beneath root and under scurry there is a tin. A rusted box that contains all that was set aside. Bewitched and forgotten. It counts curses and holds secrets. On moonlit nights it quietly hums and loosens the lid. Small things eager to scamper, teeth wanting to bite.

#vssdaily tin
#vss365 bewitched
December 10, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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you always liked to prophesy,
gather your weird sisters
out on the moor.

speak in riddles
whose cleverness
belie their own inanity.

the insanity
of listening slack-jawed
to a fate not yet lived.

i am truly sorry, my love,
but i’ll be bewitched
no more.
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#poetry #vss365 #read
December 10, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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Capture my sad heart
Sing me a #bewitching song
Take me away please
#haiku #vss365
December 10, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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Magpie needed repairs and Dylan had neglected her, despite the Allied Factions giving him the resources. Repairs took time he didn’t have.

But he remembered the first time he saw her, when she #bewitched him, and he couldn’t put it off any longer. He smoothed over the battered frame.

#vss365
December 10, 2025 at 9:31 AM
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It’s serious business
This soulmates stuff
Whispers Cupid
As moon smiles
The all knowing smile
To the surrounding stars
Shining back frozen in space
#Bewitched for miles & miles

#vss365
December 10, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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Late the blackbird in the greyed day
Short days filled to the brim with cold and Hunger
Still it's song lasts and brings joy
I envy its ability to work with the seasons
#vss365
November 30, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Christian Paul Kusch © 2025
#writer #poetry #substack
November 29, 2025 at 5:08 PM
"Perhaps we should drink a toast–to the health of King Channan and all his brave friends." He gestured to the servant to refill his goblet, but the flagon was empty. #vss365
November 28, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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'Pen name' is said in a flat American accent by a harassed writer dressed in sweatpants & coffee-stained t-shirt hunched over a keyboard

'Nom de plume' is said with panache by a mysterious figure wielding a quill *scratch scratch* on a sheaf of parchment while wearing a cloak & possibly a top hat
November 27, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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you often told me
my first love was words;
you couldn’t share
your full heart
when half was returned.

so we interred our love
in a sidhe by the sea;
a soft promise,
bidding it health
in the afterlife.

and i took up my nib,
alone with the images
i penned for you.
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#vss365 #poetry #read
November 28, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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The supply ship lifted off in a cloud of lunar dust and ribbons of energy from the thrusters, sending the dust to gather around Dylan before falling slowly under the low gravity.

The crates held enough for the #health and well-being of his crew, if not for any comforts. Comfort was luxury.

#vss365
November 28, 2025 at 9:20 AM
The courtier cleared his throat. "If you wish I can read the relevant codes of law to you, Highness. Essentially both cases have similar circumstantial evidence, but no proof. Find one guilty and you must find the other guilty also." #WIPSnips
November 24, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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Power is restored with a smoky haze of ozone. The robot sees an old woman.

“The war ended long ago,” she says. “You’re not my slave. You’re free to go or stay. The machine and human nations are gone. Only survivors and a world in need of healing remain.”

#vss #sff
November 24, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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She comes from a land
inhabited by omen-birds
whose wings inscribe
the scrolls of what shall be
Their flutter
can summon life
& call down flame
It’s the country
with no banner or anchor
only reckonings #relevant
to soul’s fated harbor
where #heart_song is born
before the body is

#vss365 #Moonmystic
November 24, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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'The #relevant behaviour, Pixie, is to be supportive of my harp playing endeavours. You're meant to smile & clap, or commiserate if the recital doesn't go as planned. You're not meant to join in the booing, & definitely not hand out rotten tomatoes for throwing!'
Giggle.
#vss365
November 24, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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Here's a different take on the koi drawing.

I have trouble controlling my lines sometimes because my hand shakes. It used to bother me a lot & I'd spend time trying to correct them, but nowadays, I'm like, to hell with it. It proves a flawed human drew this imperfect thing with human intent 🙂

#art
November 24, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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Here are the words for the next week of #WIPSnips and the last week of November!

November 24th through November 30th

Regular reminders:
- Use Alt Text
- Include Trigger/Content Warnings
- No editorial comments on posts
- Synonyms, variations and ✨vibes✨ are fine

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity
November 23, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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In a dark kingdom where light is toxic and steel is untouchable, a mortal woman with a flashlight and a cosplay sword becomes a monster king’s obsession and the realm’s best weapon against a vengeful demigod. ཐིཋྀ THE MOTH KING (109K) #AgentGuide #AgentGuides #Romantasy #Fantasy #AmQuerying #Writers
October 29, 2025 at 2:07 PM
The third day was no easier. Ussu's complaints grew more intense throughout the day and did not abate over the next one. Ro stayed out of her sight whenever possible. #WIPSnips
November 19, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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November 19, 2025 at 11:24 AM
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What do you want to be? You have options. Do you want to be moss crumpled and green? Do you want to run down a hill, your arms outstretched or do you want to wait on a seesaw for a giant to sit on the other side? They are all viable choices. I’ve chosen a poetry reading with trees..

#vss365 options
November 19, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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✨Pix and Gabe actually did it! The Shadow Deception is a bronze winner in The Wishing Shelf Book Awards.
I'd love it if you joined them on their adventures.
Find out more: katemachon.com/books/
August 16, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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#vss365

reality check!
you cannot cash it

#reality
November 18, 2025 at 8:09 PM
"What do you want to look for first? Medical texts? Random mechanicals?"
"Shouldn't we look for the building plans?" Ro asked.
"No need, they're in the mystical sciences section under 'Elevations', fifth shelf up. I can't think how they got there."
"You hid them!" #vss365
November 14, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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When the doom scrolling gets too much
November 14, 2025 at 4:57 PM