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Jess' novel Light Step is out now!
@jesslynnstudio.bsky.social
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Author/Artist ~ Novels: Stem & Stone (YA dark fantasy), Light Step (adult magical realism) ~ I live to create.

https://www.jesslynnstudio.com/
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It's apparently impossible to delete my Lemon8 account without deleting my TikTok?

Don't make a Lemon8 account. You'll regret it.
I'm telling the Lemon8 helpbot that I want to delete my Lemon8 account, not my TikTok account, and it's giving detailed instructions for deleting TikTok.
September 8, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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If you want to support your indie author friends, requesting their book from your public library is a great way to help them get reviews. Don't forget to tell the librarian if the author happens to live nearby! They often have a section for that.
Oil painting of an asymmetrical blonde porcelain doll holding open a cook book
June 8, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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Daikon radish beans and a wee lil carrot from the garden 🌱
Radish beans and small pale carrot on beige plate
April 12, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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Came in from gardening and found my front door wide open. It's windy and I must've failed to fully shut it after walking the pups.

Thank goodness neither dog took the opportunity to escape.

They each just got a Greenie and scrambled eggs. I'll be making them a nice dinner later, too.
Sonmi is a tan Chihuahua mix. Samwise is a brown dachshund-german shepherd mix. They're 35 pounds each and laying on a grey blanket
April 1, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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Sonmi saw rats in the yard so now she's taken to waking me up every hour so she can do a perimeter check.

She takes security very seriously.
Sonmi, the tan 30 pound Chihuahua-pitbull mix, is sleeping in her beige armchair, cuddling a Lambchop plushie, under a fluffy red and white blanket.
March 10, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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Hello Kitty game is off to a good start
Badtz-maru says "Enough is enough! I have had it with these cakes on this plane!"
February 1, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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Apropos of nothing
The dread pirate Roberts says, "It's just that masks are terribly comfortable. I think everyone will be wearing them in the future."
December 10, 2024 at 8:00 PM
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"For that hard-to-shop-for somebody"
Temu is selling a pink purse that doubles as a usable bird cage
December 8, 2024 at 5:47 PM
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2nd Bill Of Rights proposed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in his State of the Union Address on January 11, 1944
EVERY AMERICAN IS ENTITLED TO: The right to a useful and remunerative job in the industries or shops or farms or mines of the nation; The right to earn enough to provide adequate food and clothing and recreation; The right of every farmer to raise and sell his prod- ucts at a return which will give him and his family a decent living; The right of every businessman, large and small, to trade in an atmosphere of freedom from unfair com- petition and domination by monopolies at home or abroad; The right of every family to a decent home; The right to adequate medical care and the opportu- nity to achieve and enjoy good health; The right to adequate protection from the economic fears of old age, sickness, accident, and unemployment; The right to a good education.
November 24, 2024 at 6:29 PM
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"I will not have what the little boy is having, actually” —Petra

Join Petra in the dark fantasy, Stem & Stone, as she embarks on a harrowing quest to save her brother from a lifetime in chains:

www.jesslynnstudio.com/stem-stone
Stem & Stone mood board includes a golden ram, kelpie, griffon, snowed in shack, and little girl facing a dark monster under a muted palette
November 21, 2024 at 6:24 PM
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Join Hugo in the magical realism novel Light Step, as he sets out to earn the love of his dream woman after she waltzes free from a library book! 📚💃

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Light Step Tropes: Lonely Male Protagonist Mysterious Woman Coincidence Dysfunctional Family Old Shame Dream Logic
November 21, 2024 at 3:40 AM
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Anna's a 10 but she ~will not~ answer questions regarding how she spends her free time
Light Step Mood Board: pomegranate, book, dancing, rural Massachusetts, puppies, couple, voodoo dolls, perfume, all with warm filter
November 21, 2024 at 3:38 AM
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Money can't buy happiness but it can buy a portrait of the storybook character dancing on the peripheries of sleep
—Hugo

Join Hugo in this magical realism novel, as he sets out to earn the ❤️ of his dream woman after she waltzes free from a library book!

www.jesslynnstudio.com/light-step
Tropes: Lonely Male Protagonist Mysterious Woman Coincidence Dysfunctional Family Dream Logic
November 12, 2024 at 4:29 PM
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Sorry, the password must include a phrase in an ancient language, long lost to man, that is somewhere between a whistle & a whisper
—Iver

Join Petra in this dark fantasy, as she embarks on a harrowing quest to save her brother from a lifetime in chains:

www.jesslynnstudio.com/stem-stone
Tropes: Plucky Orphans Tragic Backstory Reluctant Hero Wise Mentor Powerful Artifact Grey Morality
November 12, 2024 at 4:15 PM
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Art collectors are well dressed and healthy in appearance. Artists are filthy, smoke, & drink. This is shown by the meme.
October 9, 2024 at 1:56 PM
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My dogs are never more affectionate than when I've dared be attentive to their visiting friends
2 medium sized dogs on grey blanket
September 1, 2024 at 7:01 PM
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Hugo can see the story book figure dancing on the periphery but can he see why kids love cinnamon toast crunch?

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Light Step Tropes: Lonely male protagonist Mysterious woman Coincidence Dysfunctional family Old shame Dream logic
August 29, 2024 at 2:44 PM
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Alfarian cuisine makes thralls happy. And happy thralls don't kill their pint-sized neighbors. They just don't.

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Stem & Stone Tropes: Plucky orphans, wise mentor, tragic backstory, powerful artifact, reluctant hero, grey morality
August 27, 2024 at 6:46 PM
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Came inside from the yard looking like I caught pentapox
Aang gang and people of Omashu with "pentapox"
August 11, 2024 at 4:02 PM
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Our fluffy little houseguest is super excited about the 5 full toy boxes my dogs ignore, meanwhile Samwise still only wants whatever toy our guest is playing with in the moment.

Sam & Sonmi love new toys but only for the first day. Spoiled babies.
3 small dogs outside
July 15, 2024 at 1:41 PM
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Today's Behçets disease awareness day so I'm wearing blue. It's a very rare illness causing inflammation in blood vessels. An auto-immune disorder, the body attacks healthy cells. There is no known cure(yet!) but with a shifting cocktail of meds, the symptoms can be lessened.
Behçets Symptoms: Neurological paralysis, seizures, transient ischemic attacks, strange sensations Central Nervous System= Meningoencephalitis, Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis Eyes: Uveitis, Hypopynon, Vision Loss, Optic Nerve Inflammation, Sensitivity to Bright Lights Cardiovascular System: Aneurysms, Stenosis, Thrombosis, Heart Valve Damage, Inflammation of the Heart Chronic Fatigue: Debilitating Exhaustion, Headaches, Memory Loss Genital Area: Amphthous Ulcers Gastro-Intestinal: Mimics Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Ulcers in Gullet, Abdominal Pain, Digestive Problems Mouth: Aphthous Ulcers Psychological: Depression, Loss or Limiting Ambitions and Employment
May 20, 2024 at 2:38 PM
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My neighbor trimmed back his vines and let me have the scraps so I made a couple of wands! They look cute on the wall and should make fun additions to mine & my husband's Renaissance faire costumes.
Vine wands held together with twine. One also has parsley and a pink flower in the handle.
April 24, 2024 at 1:08 AM
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This is the face of a young man waiting for the steak to be done.
30 pound brown dachshund German shepherd mix standing on a patio
April 14, 2024 at 11:07 PM
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Took the pups for a hike today! So many wildflowers! 🌷🌼🪻
Dachshund mix and Chihuahua mix in red wildflowers
March 30, 2024 at 11:08 PM
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Here are mood boards for Light Step and Stem & Stone. Light Step is my dreamlike adult realistic fiction novel. Stem & Stone is my young adult dark portal fantasy novel, and they're both out now!
Light Step mood board has a warm highly saturated palette and it's a picture of a pomegranate, old book, dancing couple, rural estate, littler of puppies, white man beside a Black woman, voodoo dolls, and a bottle of luxury perfume Stem & Stone has a muted palette and the images feature a golden sheep, kelpie, griffin, little girl in a cave, little girl face to face with a tall monster, and a rural shack covered in snow
March 22, 2024 at 3:09 PM