Iris Foxglove
@iris-foxglove.bsky.social
Iris Foxglove writes queer fantasy with a delightfully kinky edge. Shared pen name (Avon Gale and Fae Loxley). Pronouns she/her (Iris) & he/him (Foxglove 🏳️⚧️)
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Iris Foxglove
@iris-foxglove.bsky.social
· Oct 27
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Hi! Iris Foxglove is a shared pen name between two authors who love writing kinky, D/s-verse (BDSM AU) LGBT+ fantasy. Links below!
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Books: tinyurl.com/y2n6spxu
Patreon: tinyurl.com/p4pahv77
Newsletter: eepurl.com/hrhA6z
Preventing writing burnout by spending the morning watching Die Hard and cleaning
November 29, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Preventing writing burnout by spending the morning watching Die Hard and cleaning
Happy birthday to me (Foxglove), the guy who forgot to switch his gender on Facebook and has been confused by his notifications all day
November 29, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Happy birthday to me (Foxglove), the guy who forgot to switch his gender on Facebook and has been confused by his notifications all day
Damian -has- given up at the start of the book. The only thing that would stop Caius from pursuing his goals would be someone putting him in a catapult and yeeting him off the map.
What would it take for your MC to give up their goals entirely? #WritingPrompt
November 27, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Damian -has- given up at the start of the book. The only thing that would stop Caius from pursuing his goals would be someone putting him in a catapult and yeeting him off the map.
Heading to work in the rain so guess whose workplace will be blasting Florence + the Machine while I’m there alone, trying not to think about Damian Akti
November 25, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Heading to work in the rain so guess whose workplace will be blasting Florence + the Machine while I’m there alone, trying not to think about Damian Akti
Foxglove:
Had a brutal morning because my spouse and I can’t afford to see our family for the holidays again, + postponing top surgery as usual, and I came here to find people talking about book pirating
And man, right now? I don’t think I’m in a place to even think about it.
Had a brutal morning because my spouse and I can’t afford to see our family for the holidays again, + postponing top surgery as usual, and I came here to find people talking about book pirating
And man, right now? I don’t think I’m in a place to even think about it.
November 24, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Foxglove:
Had a brutal morning because my spouse and I can’t afford to see our family for the holidays again, + postponing top surgery as usual, and I came here to find people talking about book pirating
And man, right now? I don’t think I’m in a place to even think about it.
Had a brutal morning because my spouse and I can’t afford to see our family for the holidays again, + postponing top surgery as usual, and I came here to find people talking about book pirating
And man, right now? I don’t think I’m in a place to even think about it.
I don’t like suggesting alternatives to the wizard boarding school series because the people who continue to consume that IP don’t seem all that interested in reading other books.
But if you want a coming-of-age fantasy where the protagonist grows as a person, the Prydain series slaps.
But if you want a coming-of-age fantasy where the protagonist grows as a person, the Prydain series slaps.
November 22, 2025 at 10:13 PM
I don’t like suggesting alternatives to the wizard boarding school series because the people who continue to consume that IP don’t seem all that interested in reading other books.
But if you want a coming-of-age fantasy where the protagonist grows as a person, the Prydain series slaps.
But if you want a coming-of-age fantasy where the protagonist grows as a person, the Prydain series slaps.
More bookstore stories: we randomly sold socks in one of the bookstores I worked at. No, I don’t know why. They were just there. Bookstore socks.
We also had a thief who exclusively stole those socks and sold them at their own stand. Over time, I watched the bookstore owner slowly turn into Javert.
We also had a thief who exclusively stole those socks and sold them at their own stand. Over time, I watched the bookstore owner slowly turn into Javert.
November 22, 2025 at 1:21 PM
More bookstore stories: we randomly sold socks in one of the bookstores I worked at. No, I don’t know why. They were just there. Bookstore socks.
We also had a thief who exclusively stole those socks and sold them at their own stand. Over time, I watched the bookstore owner slowly turn into Javert.
We also had a thief who exclusively stole those socks and sold them at their own stand. Over time, I watched the bookstore owner slowly turn into Javert.
I once got a customer angrily insisting that she wanted to get a book “with a character who doesn’t have a dad.” Not a person with a dad who passed away or left. Someone who never had a biological parent at all. Bewildered, I suggested something from mythology, and she was FURIOUS.
November 22, 2025 at 12:47 PM
I once got a customer angrily insisting that she wanted to get a book “with a character who doesn’t have a dad.” Not a person with a dad who passed away or left. Someone who never had a biological parent at all. Bewildered, I suggested something from mythology, and she was FURIOUS.
Working in bookstores for most of my retail career taught me a few things.
1) A certain type of man is unreasonably worried that anything (including the glossiness of book pages) can “turn” him gay
2) a parent saying, “this has a cat on it, my kid likes cats” and buying Warrior Cats is inevitable
1) A certain type of man is unreasonably worried that anything (including the glossiness of book pages) can “turn” him gay
2) a parent saying, “this has a cat on it, my kid likes cats” and buying Warrior Cats is inevitable
November 22, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Working in bookstores for most of my retail career taught me a few things.
1) A certain type of man is unreasonably worried that anything (including the glossiness of book pages) can “turn” him gay
2) a parent saying, “this has a cat on it, my kid likes cats” and buying Warrior Cats is inevitable
1) A certain type of man is unreasonably worried that anything (including the glossiness of book pages) can “turn” him gay
2) a parent saying, “this has a cat on it, my kid likes cats” and buying Warrior Cats is inevitable
As a former bookseller, the only time I had trouble at a book signing was when a famous game show host showed up and people were climbing over the bookshelves, crying and shaking, to get to him. Celebrity worship still weirds me out, man.
November 22, 2025 at 12:08 PM
As a former bookseller, the only time I had trouble at a book signing was when a famous game show host showed up and people were climbing over the bookshelves, crying and shaking, to get to him. Celebrity worship still weirds me out, man.
I’m trying to write this dramatic scene, but my cat ran off with a grocery bag and refuses to be parted with it, and is now breakdancing on top of it while her expensive toys languish in the corner
November 22, 2025 at 2:06 AM
I’m trying to write this dramatic scene, but my cat ran off with a grocery bag and refuses to be parted with it, and is now breakdancing on top of it while her expensive toys languish in the corner
Reached a milestone on the current WIP and I am celebrating by putting on A Court of Fey and Flowers and watching true love occur on screen (between a fashion icon and a hobgoblin with no pants)
November 20, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Reached a milestone on the current WIP and I am celebrating by putting on A Court of Fey and Flowers and watching true love occur on screen (between a fashion icon and a hobgoblin with no pants)
This trans awareness week, consider picking up Knight of Staria, which was written by Foxglove (a trans man) and features a trans MC. If you have read it, leaving a review can really help as well! a.co/d/dArPYt5
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November 17, 2025 at 6:42 PM
This trans awareness week, consider picking up Knight of Staria, which was written by Foxglove (a trans man) and features a trans MC. If you have read it, leaving a review can really help as well! a.co/d/dArPYt5
Damian’s self-esteem is a W R E C K
Caius tries too hard to seem like everything is fine and refuses to complain.
Caius tries too hard to seem like everything is fine and refuses to complain.
What's the biggest flaw in your main character? #WritingPrompt
November 17, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Damian’s self-esteem is a W R E C K
Caius tries too hard to seem like everything is fine and refuses to complain.
Caius tries too hard to seem like everything is fine and refuses to complain.
Working on a patreon short with a more comedic vibe today. It’s a welcome reprieve from *gestures at the world at large*
November 17, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Working on a patreon short with a more comedic vibe today. It’s a welcome reprieve from *gestures at the world at large*
Cat just tore a wedding dress out of its protective covering and shredded it to ribbons
“She has no concept of right or wrong,” I tell myself, lying down on the couch instead of going back to bed where the cat is sprawled where my feet would be, looking adorable
“She has no concept of right or wrong,” I tell myself, lying down on the couch instead of going back to bed where the cat is sprawled where my feet would be, looking adorable
November 17, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Cat just tore a wedding dress out of its protective covering and shredded it to ribbons
“She has no concept of right or wrong,” I tell myself, lying down on the couch instead of going back to bed where the cat is sprawled where my feet would be, looking adorable
“She has no concept of right or wrong,” I tell myself, lying down on the couch instead of going back to bed where the cat is sprawled where my feet would be, looking adorable
Switching gears to work on Patreon shorts today instead of a novel, and of course the WIP is standing off in the corner like, “but what if you lose momentum? What if by not getting your attention every second of the day, I shrivel up and die?”
November 16, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Switching gears to work on Patreon shorts today instead of a novel, and of course the WIP is standing off in the corner like, “but what if you lose momentum? What if by not getting your attention every second of the day, I shrivel up and die?”
“These characters are only kissing. This is their first kiss, so they don’t need to do anything else. They can take their time.”
Five minutes later:
“All right, so sucking dick counts as kissing if you try not to really think about things like what words mean…”
Five minutes later:
“All right, so sucking dick counts as kissing if you try not to really think about things like what words mean…”
November 13, 2025 at 10:22 PM
“These characters are only kissing. This is their first kiss, so they don’t need to do anything else. They can take their time.”
Five minutes later:
“All right, so sucking dick counts as kissing if you try not to really think about things like what words mean…”
Five minutes later:
“All right, so sucking dick counts as kissing if you try not to really think about things like what words mean…”
Going on a walk or a run helps both of us, but Iris has taken to bike riding lately! Sometimes it’s just a matter of doing something else for a while.
What something you do to cheer yourself up when the writing is difficult? #WritingPrompt
November 11, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Going on a walk or a run helps both of us, but Iris has taken to bike riding lately! Sometimes it’s just a matter of doing something else for a while.
Was so caught up in the writing zone that I didn’t realize that:
1) It was snowing outside
2) I was freezing
3) the AC was still on
Whoops. Well, at least some fictional characters got to kiss.
1) It was snowing outside
2) I was freezing
3) the AC was still on
Whoops. Well, at least some fictional characters got to kiss.
November 11, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Was so caught up in the writing zone that I didn’t realize that:
1) It was snowing outside
2) I was freezing
3) the AC was still on
Whoops. Well, at least some fictional characters got to kiss.
1) It was snowing outside
2) I was freezing
3) the AC was still on
Whoops. Well, at least some fictional characters got to kiss.
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If you have even the slightest respect for your own work, don't touch this with a ten foot pole.
Amazon has launched a new AI-driven translation service, Kindle Translate, for Kindle Direct Publishing authors 👇 #BookSky
Amazon launches AI translation service for indie authors
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November 7, 2025 at 12:42 PM
If you have even the slightest respect for your own work, don't touch this with a ten foot pole.
Fair warning: It may be cute to have a cat that curls up in your arms like a teddy bear to sleep at night, but if they suddenly wake up and get the zoomies… well, there’s a reason that I’m bandaging my arm at 5am
November 7, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Fair warning: It may be cute to have a cat that curls up in your arms like a teddy bear to sleep at night, but if they suddenly wake up and get the zoomies… well, there’s a reason that I’m bandaging my arm at 5am
Mrs. Foxglove: I don’t know why everyone says I’m a Disney princess.
Also Mrs. Foxglove: Oh, look, friends!
(Two beautiful white horses run across a field to greet her, manes flowing in the wind. They are not her horses.)
Also Mrs. Foxglove: Oh, look, friends!
(Two beautiful white horses run across a field to greet her, manes flowing in the wind. They are not her horses.)
October 31, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Mrs. Foxglove: I don’t know why everyone says I’m a Disney princess.
Also Mrs. Foxglove: Oh, look, friends!
(Two beautiful white horses run across a field to greet her, manes flowing in the wind. They are not her horses.)
Also Mrs. Foxglove: Oh, look, friends!
(Two beautiful white horses run across a field to greet her, manes flowing in the wind. They are not her horses.)
Work days: Writing at 5am as though I don’t need to be at work soon, writing during 15-minute breaks, sneaking down to the basement to write during lunch
Days off: Write one sentence. Despair.
Days off: Write one sentence. Despair.
October 29, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Work days: Writing at 5am as though I don’t need to be at work soon, writing during 15-minute breaks, sneaking down to the basement to write during lunch
Days off: Write one sentence. Despair.
Days off: Write one sentence. Despair.
If the Starian Cycle crew had a Halloween costume party:
Laurent shows up in an elaborate costume based on a random fictional character from a niche historical book no one knows about. It’s a blatant excuse for him to wear something expensive and slutty.
Sabre: White shirt, tight pants, collar
Laurent shows up in an elaborate costume based on a random fictional character from a niche historical book no one knows about. It’s a blatant excuse for him to wear something expensive and slutty.
Sabre: White shirt, tight pants, collar
October 28, 2025 at 2:04 PM
If the Starian Cycle crew had a Halloween costume party:
Laurent shows up in an elaborate costume based on a random fictional character from a niche historical book no one knows about. It’s a blatant excuse for him to wear something expensive and slutty.
Sabre: White shirt, tight pants, collar
Laurent shows up in an elaborate costume based on a random fictional character from a niche historical book no one knows about. It’s a blatant excuse for him to wear something expensive and slutty.
Sabre: White shirt, tight pants, collar