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John A. McColley
@jamccolley.bsky.social
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Writer(SFWA, Down The Drain, Ascendent Publishing, Feb 2025), Artist, Dad, DM, not-quite-musician and video maker. (He/They)

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I love my next book, GEODE, coming out in the next few weeks!
It's a far-future sci-fi set in a Dyson sphere and dealing with social media, isolationism, the cost of building something beautiful, and what can happen when we stand together.
The cover for "GEODE," showing at the top, white stars twinkling in black space. Just below this, there's a gray outer shell and yellow and purple inner shell with jagged, crystalline spars (where the people live). Within that, there's a blue sky and white clouds and at the bottom, the sun. Between these elements are a whale and three dolphins flying through said sky.
June 22, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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Surprise! I've got /another/ new book coming out next month (May 2025)(yes, #2 for the year, and more to come!)
GEODE is a rollicking adventure set in the far future in a Dyson sphere and occupied by a handful of races.
Haral, a repair tech, meets a new alien which reveals a deep secret.
A book cover for "GEODE" depicting the massive crystals on the inside of a Dyson sphere, with a sun below and a whale and dolphins soaring through the sky.
April 24, 2025 at 1:48 AM
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Down The Drain is available via D2D to myriad outlets!
A screenshot of a list of outlets from which you can now buy my latest book, "Down the Drain."
March 4, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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A friend was getting rid of their tape collection which had sustained us through junior high and high school, and I may have rescued them...
A wood rack with dozens of tapes from bands such as Roxette, Def Leppard, Mr. Big, PM Dawn, The Cranberries, and the inimitable "Weird" Al Yankovic.
March 1, 2025 at 2:03 AM
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Aeolus is a super from my steampunk Rouen world, Brass Spires, appearing in Capes and Clockwork Vols 1&2 as well as other places. Art by Sarah White
A Victorian man with buckled boots, a long coat flapping in the wind, an aviator's helmet and goggles pushed up and a vest with a stylized capital A.
February 26, 2025 at 1:56 AM
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a screenshot of part of the original message which said "but alas, I am left with a miss." with part of the text crossed out so it now reads "but alas, I am a miss."
February 21, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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This is how you get:
A biblically accurate angel which is basically a mass of eyes and feathered wings.
December 13, 2024 at 7:43 PM
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Reminds me of a Doctor Who episode "Turn Left"
A massive beetle clinging to a woman's back.
November 6, 2024 at 7:06 PM
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One of these is the "right" answer. One of the others is going into my story ideas file...
A word quiz poses the question "Which sentence uses 'reverie' correctly?" The four choices, given in boxes stacked in a column, are: "Lost in reverie, she didn't hear the doorbell ring." "The reverie soup was a family recipe." "He performed a reverie on the guitar." and "They admired the reverie structure of the building."
June 19, 2024 at 6:49 PM
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Greetings BlueSkyPeople!
I am here to announce a great and joyous event. My first dark fantasy/horror novel, "The Weight of Darkness" shall be unleashed upon the world... erm, ready for your perusal, a fortnight hence. Ok, dial it back, it's historical fiction, but not that far back... 1874 Nevada..
A full-wrap book cover showing a darkened landscape in the background, a blurb for said book and an author photo on the back, and the title, "The Weight of Darkness" and author name, "John A. McColley" on the front.
February 9, 2024 at 8:21 PM
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Here's a few I could find, though I could swear there were more, including ones that showed exhibits...
A black and white photo of a man and woman dressed up in their Sunday best to go tot he World's Fair in 1933. The border of the photo reads, "1833 A Century of Progress 1933." A black and white photo of three ladies in their Sunday best in a garden. The border of the photo reads, "1833 A Century of Progress 1933." A black and white photo of three ladies in their Sunday best sitting at the edge of a large stone fountain with statues of swans rearing up. The border of the photo reads, "1833 A Century of Progress 1933." A black and white photo of two couples and a boy in their Sunday best in front of an old-timey car. The boy is my grandfather, the couple to the left, his parents. The border of the photo reads, "1833 A Century of Progress 1933."
December 2, 2023 at 2:08 AM
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Found this one this morning, by my daughter, aged 7yrs:
A cat disco ball presiding over a cat party with rocking music, dancing cats, giant speakers, and colored lights playing over everything.
November 7, 2023 at 10:06 PM
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I saw hundreds of other acorns on my hike, many with roots beginning to sprout, but this one was unique. In fact, over decades of hiking and observing nature, I've never seen this before.
Am I at the start of my own horror story?
A black acorn resting on some green moss.
October 18, 2023 at 6:40 PM
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Ascendent Publishing is all set up at Plymouth Punk Rock Halloween Market today, ready to sell books alongside piles of other spooky vendors! If you're in southern MA, drop by!
Two men sit behind a table stacked with books, a candelabra, and a bowl of candy.
October 15, 2023 at 3:25 PM
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NH look much the same this morning, which is fitting.
A foggy New England autumn morning with trees wreathed in mist, some clinging to their emerald raiments, while others don seasonal yellows, reds, and oranges.
October 5, 2023 at 12:48 PM
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Ah, yes, E.
Edna Mode, a small, dark-haired woman making a dramatic face while waving a dismissive hand.
September 22, 2023 at 10:39 AM
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In a nearby town...
A man using a large pumpkin as a boat. He's got a double-ended paddle and is floating merrily along.
September 13, 2023 at 1:20 PM
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Three giant cartoon women in primitive animal hide and bone bikinis with the words "Death by snu snu" in large text.
September 13, 2023 at 1:45 AM
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How Giger is this book?
A book cover showing a number of twisted humanoid forms in black and white, the title reading, "HR Giger AF" due to a sticker blocking the rest of the title.
September 11, 2023 at 9:08 PM
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Drop something blue from your gallery.
A YouTube channel thumbnail with the words "Idiophonic Meditations" in white letters and featuring blue sky, white clouds, some pine trees in the corner and bright green border.
September 7, 2023 at 6:19 PM
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Random photo time!
A gray tree frog chilling on the porch railing.
September 6, 2023 at 11:51 PM
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A yellow, orange, and red flower. White flowers with yellow middles. Pink lilies. A sunset fading from yellow at the horizon through pinks and purples to blue at the top, with a naked tree in the foreground.
September 4, 2023 at 3:14 AM
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Random photo time! (Pass it on)
A cream colored fungus amid brown leaf litter. The fungus is many narrow vertical branches like a coral.
September 4, 2023 at 2:14 AM
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Reskeet your art with trees!
An impressionist painting of the moon casting light on a pine forest.
August 31, 2023 at 11:41 PM
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The white flower is visible in the upper middle part of the pic, but here's a closer up one. I germinated these in paper towels, so there's little chance of mis-ID.
Pointy-petaled white flower of a lemon tree.
August 31, 2023 at 12:41 AM