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KQ Watson🇨🇦 - Clipped (Out now!)
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Writing dystopia while living in a dystopia.

CLIPPED: https://books2read.com/Clippednovel
GOODREADS: www.goodreads.com/book/show/225861123-clipped

WIP: Coven Thing

https://kqwatson.carrd.co
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Cover of the Our Lady Peace album Happiness... is not a fish you can catch. An older man in a hat and suit standing in a beach holding a pink fish.
November 6, 2025 at 1:51 AM
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before you try to slide into my DMs, just know i'm built like this
skekNa the Slavemaster from The Dark Crystal
October 27, 2025 at 11:41 PM
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Zak is the protag of CLIPPED, an angel who sacrificed his wings instead of lose the memory of his son. He falls to a dystopian earth & oh man, it's so bad. He's despondent, repressed & has to learn how to live among mortal sinners. It's not great for him y'all. He enjoys chain smoking & puzzles.
Zak by https://www.instagram.com/anamenezes_art/
October 20, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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Time to yell about my books!
Clipped: An angel gives up his wings rather than forget the memory of his son and falls to a dystopian earth.

Wheelchair Seating for the Apocalypse: A woman in a wheelchair decides to skip the whole zombie uprising thing.

kqwatson.carrd.co

♿📚 #Booksky #indieauthor
The covers of the epub and paperback editions of Clipped by K.Q. Watson. Bloody red wings on a white background. the text "A divine being who chose to give up his wings. A girl with demons in her head. Faith-healers, drug dealers, cult-leaders & gun-toting angel hunters. A road trip through a god-fearing dystopian world." Cover for Clipped by KQ Watson with text and arrows pointing out various tropes. The cover of Wheelchair seating for the Apocalypse on a background of paper with text that reads "when someone would ask me what I would do in case of zombies, my immediate answer had always been "shoot myself in the head" Grey text on black background. An excerpt from Wheelchair seating for the Apocalypse
October 15, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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My Skull of Cthulhu. Made in 2011. Still my favourite art I've ever done.

#Skeleton #artshare #antiai
A skull with tentacles for teeth and a galaxy in its eye. Made in the early 2010s, not made with AI.
October 6, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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Wheelchair Seating for the Apocalypse is a short story I wrote years ago that was traditionally published twice. Now is living it's 2nd life on KU. It's about a disabled woman who decides to skip the whole zombie infestation thing.

books2read.com/wheelchairse...

zombiebookclub.io/2025/08/17/w...
The cover of Wheelchair seating for the Apocalypse on a background of paper with text that reads "when someone would ask me what I would do in case of zombies, my immediate answer had always been "shoot myself in the head" Grey text on black background. An excerpt from Wheelchair seating for the Apocalypse Promo image for Zombie Book Club Podcast on which I was a guest.
October 3, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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Since t'is the season for spookycreepy, have you read my very short, 2,500 word zombie story, Wheelchair Seating for the Apocalypse? It's about a woman in a wheelchair taking matters into her own hands during a zombie apocalypse.
TW: Self-termination.
Free on KU!
books2read.com/wheelchairseating
October 3, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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#SFFChat Q4:
A little panic attack moment in Wheelchair Seating For the Apocalypse.
Grey text on a black background that reads "I wasn’t ready for the panic when it started to set in. What if they get in here before I’m dead? What if they pull my arms off first and I feel the limbs rip from their sockets and tear from my body? What if I die and turn into one of them anyway, bite or no bite? And what if then, I have my old memories? What if my consciousness is still aware? What if I have a sense of self but my mind is imprisoned in a shambling body that’s falling apart? What if all they know is hunger and pain? What if the rotting hurts? What if eating people is the only way to kill the pain? What if their dull moaning is just them screaming “help me!“. What if I become one of them, and I’m stuck wearing a grody old shirt with a cola stain on it for the rest of my un-life until someone puts me out of my misery?"
October 3, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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Is this close enough?
The hardcover novel adaptation of Jim Henson's The Dar Crystal
October 1, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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The world is depressing. Post a picture that makes you laugh.

Source: www.threads.com/@foxencoffee...
Four panel comic with a cute little red fox. Panel 1 - I came I saw I forgot what I was doing Panel 2 - Went back, got distracted and have no idea what's going on. Panel 3 - Is this my cup? Panel 4 - I have to pee.
September 29, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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Labyrinth

Career Opportunities

Requiem for a Dream

A girl way too into her own imagination finds a job, then meets a stoner, then gets addicted to H, and does what she has to do to get more H.
The movie poster for the film Labyrinth. The movie poster for the film Career Opportunities. The movie poster for the film Requiem for a Dream.
September 15, 2025 at 4:10 AM
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DID I MENTION CLIPPED IS AVAILABLE (almost) EVERYWHERE NOW? BECAUSE IT IS. And you want to follow my miserable fallen angel on his adventures through sin, you know you do.

#readersky #booksky #indieauthor
books2read.com/clippednovel
The covers of the epub and paperback editions of Clipped by K.Q. Watson. Bloody red wings on a white background. the text "A divine being who chose to give up his wings. A girl with demons in her head. Faith-healers, drug dealers, cult-leaders & gun-toting angel hunters. A road trip through a god-fearing dystopian world." A broken road with the text Chapter 1 "It's not too late to repent. You know that, don't you?" Zachary didn't lift his head to look at his wife. He just counted the links that connected his wrist shackles to the chain around his waist. He had tested them over and over again, trying to find any weaknesses. Even in the Heavens, chains didn’t break. "There's nothing to repent." He gave the chains another tug. "I haven't done anything wrong." "Please, I'm begging you, you don't have to go through with this." Gabrielle reached out and touched his hands. He wasn't a violent offender, and that meant there wasn't any sort of barricade between them. Just a pure white cell with soft walls, a round table, and two stools to sit on. Him. Her. A single door flanked by a pair of guards holding spears. Her hands were soft and warm, her fingers long. Her pale skin a pleasant contrast to his natural sun-kissed tan. The tension in his wings melted at the familiar way she ran her thumb over his knuckles. "We could try again–" Zachary ripped away from the comfort with a rattle of chains. The sudden movement put the two guards on edge... An abstract image of splattered black wings on a white background. The text reads: Heaven was perfect, until they came for his son. When angel engineer Zak's infant son is cast down for being born without wings, he faces Heaven's cruel mandate: forget, or fall. Clipped, Zak plummets to a broken Earth, where false prophets exploit the faithful, drug lords rule dead cities, and every truth comes with a price. Pursued by ruthless angel hunters through decaying urban wastelands and corrupted mega-churches, Zak uncovers a conspiracy that reaches from Earth's grimmest gutters to Heaven's highest chambers. What begins as a father's desperate search becomes a brutal quest for vengeance that will expose Heaven's most devastating lies - and make them remember his son's name. Cover for Clipped by KQ Watson with text and arrows pointing out various tropes.
September 14, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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Thanks for hosting. This was a lot of fun!

Clipped is wide now. Follow an angel who chose to give up his wings rather than forget the memory of his son. Journey with him through a god-fearing Earth full of too many sinners and too few saints.

books2read.com/Clippednovel
The covers of the epub and paperback editions of Clipped by K.Q. Watson. Bloody red wings on a white background. the text "A divine being who chose to give up his wings. A girl with demons in her head. Faith-healers, drug dealers, cult-leaders & gun-toting angel hunters. A road trip through a god-fearing dystopian world."
September 10, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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Have some free and discounted #SFF and #Dystopian books!
#Booksky #freereads #readersky

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Free Sci-fi & Fantasy in white stencil font on a techy background.
September 10, 2025 at 1:47 AM
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#HorrorWritersChat
This one was so fun, I flew through it!

This shoutout isn't for me exactly. The Zombie Book Club Podcast host lost her job & is doing a crowdfund to keep the lights on for this amazing podcast.

www.gofundme.com/f/keep-zombi...

My ep of ZBCP: zombiebookclub.io/2025/08/17/w...
A drawing of a woman with scratches and bloodstains against a grungy, bloody background with the words HELP! ZOMBIE BOOK CLUB PODCAST SURVIVE The cover of the short story Wheelchair Seating for the Apocalypse by KQ Watson with the text zombie book club podcast against a brick background.
September 3, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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Fun fact:
CLIPPED is now wide!
‪
books2read.com/Clippednovel

"There's nothing to repent for..."

Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...

#booksky #readersky #indieauthors #speculativefiction #SFF #indieauthor #books #kobo #smashwords #applebooks #paperback #scifi #dystopia #ebooks 📚💙
The cover of Clipped by KQ Watson with buy link logos for various online book retailers. The covers of the epub and paperback editions of Clipped by K.Q. Watson. Bloody red wings on a white background. the text "A divine being who chose to give up his wings. A girl with demons in her head. Faith-healers, drug dealers, cult-leaders & gun-toting angel hunters. A road trip through a god-fearing dystopian world." An abstract image of splattered black wings on a white background. The text reads: Heaven was perfect, until they came for his son. When angel engineer Zak's infant son is cast down for being born without wings, he faces Heaven's cruel mandate: forget, or fall. Clipped, Zak plummets to a broken Earth, where false prophets exploit the faithful, drug lords rule dead cities, and every truth comes with a price. Pursued by ruthless angel hunters through decaying urban wastelands and corrupted mega-churches, Zak uncovers a conspiracy that reaches from Earth's grimmest gutters to Heaven's highest chambers. What begins as a father's desperate search becomes a brutal quest for vengeance that will expose Heaven's most devastating lies - and make them remember his son's name. Cover for Clipped by KQ Watson with text and arrows pointing out various tropes.
September 2, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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From AN X OF Y AND Z! I never promote this short story.
#Indieauthor #Shortstory #Booksky #Postapocalypse
White text on a dark background that reads "The Drr produced a wide collar, like a tabletop or a record. Like old people used to wear in times of queens and kings. Usually they were made of lace. But hers was made of flowers. Lavender, roses and bluebells reached outward, horizontal in a circle of lace and greenery and glass. It snapped around her neck and Melody felt like she was dripping petals. It smelled so, so nice and displayed an amazing array of colours. A personal garden. She smiled. A real smile. The Smile Machine had left her with a permanent set of dimples. But the Drr was not done with her. He penguined around to her backside and with no warning, jabbed several needles in her neck. They were hidden by the new flower collar and attached to seven thin tubes that ended in bags. The blood began to pump down the plastic pipes and into the blood bags. A classy, pulsing red cape." A drawing of a gasmask and two plague doctor masks hovering above a floating distorted city with a nuclear explosion of flowers in the background. The words an X of Y and Z in white and red font.
August 27, 2025 at 12:26 AM
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Clipped is now available in paperback form. Follow a fallen angel as he grieves his lost infant in a dystopian world filled with sinners, liars, and gun toting angel hunters.

books2read.com/clippednovel
Cover for Clipped by KQ Watson with text and arrows pointing out various tropes. The logo for the book Clipped by KQ Watson with a review quote.
August 22, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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I was on a podcast about #zombies.

We discuss heavy topics, but also some silly stuff.

Content warning: Zombies, and end of life care.

#Podcast #Disability #horror

zombiebookclub.io/2025/08/17/w...
Zombie Book club podcast logo with the cover for Wheelchair Seating for the Apocalypse by K.Q. Watson.
August 18, 2025 at 5:43 AM
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Marvel Cover of the Day

Post a Marvel Cover you love.

#comicsky #marvel

I couldn't pick just one. Sorry not sorry.
The cover of Generation X #11 Vol1 The cover of The Astonishing X-Men from he Age of Apocalypse event.
August 16, 2025 at 2:35 AM
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Zak from Clipped tries to be a good seminarian... It doesn't go great.
Inspired by Zeal and Ardor - Run.
#Writesky #Indieauthor #Booksky

www.youtube.com/watch?v=4A_3...
Black text on white that reads "The crowd was close behind. They were unburdened, and fuelled by any number of intoxicants that made them feel unstoppable. Zak didn’t allow himself to think about how Elijah hadn’t moved, nor the lack of breath against his ear. Around him, the broken billboards flashed and flickered, in a way Zak had never before noticed. On occasion an image would flash on screen of him, live evidence of where he was at any given moment. They were being tracked."
August 13, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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#SFFChat Thanks for hosting. I really liked the theme this week.

Clipped is in paperback format now! You know you want my sad angel-guy on your shelves. Nestled right between your Bible and your porn.

books2read.com/Clippednovel
The covers for Clipped by KQ Watson against a stain glass window.
August 8, 2025 at 6:26 AM
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#SFFChat Q4

Earlier I mentioned Pike's Place... Well...
Black text on a white background. the text reads "“What are you looking for?” Zak’s jaw tensed. If she was going to be evasive, then so was he. “Where are we going?” “Market.” She gestured down the steep hill they were navigating. The market was in the distance, two blocks away, in the open air amid stone and steel ruins. Even this far away, it smelled horrific. “What for?” Zak walked along with his bike. It would have been much more difficult to navigate it down this hill without the small secondary wheels. He felt vindicated by that thought. “Whatever gets me through another day.” When they entered the market, Zak was struck by how busy it was. There were clusters of bodies in front of every stand, every tent, every stall. None of the tables had any real theme or organisation, but it appeared as if one could find anything they could possibly need here. “Keep an eye on your shit,” the girl murmured. “There are thieves everywhere.” As if to prove by example, she fluidly took a golden cross on a chain hanging from a nail on the display of a stall."
August 8, 2025 at 2:12 AM
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If you see this post a #Castle 🏰

I must remain on brand or else I will die.
The Castle of the Crystal aka the Skeksis castle from The Dark Crystal Age of Resistance.
August 2, 2025 at 12:06 AM
kqwatson.bsky.social
Now in Paperback!
books2read.com/Clippednovel

"There's nothing to repent for..."

Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...
Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/books/2ba270...

#booksky #readersky #indieauthors #speculativefiction #SFF #indieauthor #books #readersky #scifi #dystopia #ebooks 📚💙
The covers of the epub and paperback editions of Clipped by K.Q. Watson. Bloody red wings on a white background. the text "A divine being who chose to give up his wings. A girl with demons in her head. Faith-healers, drug dealers, cult-leaders & gun-toting angel hunters. A road trip through a god-fearing dystopian world." An abstract image of splattered black wings on a white background. The text reads: Heaven was perfect, until they came for his son. When angel engineer Zak's infant son is cast down for being born without wings, he faces Heaven's cruel mandate: forget, or fall. Clipped, Zak plummets to a broken Earth, where false prophets exploit the faithful, drug lords rule dead cities, and every truth comes with a price. Pursued by ruthless angel hunters through decaying urban wastelands and corrupted mega-churches, Zak uncovers a conspiracy that reaches from Earth's grimmest gutters to Heaven's highest chambers. What begins as a father's desperate search becomes a brutal quest for vengeance that will expose Heaven's most devastating lies - and make them remember his son's name. A broken road with the text Chapter 1 "It's not too late to repent. You know that, don't you?" Zachary didn't lift his head to look at his wife. He just counted the links that connected his wrist shackles to the chain around his waist. He had tested them over and over again, trying to find any weaknesses. Even in the Heavens, chains didn’t break. "There's nothing to repent." He gave the chains another tug. "I haven't done anything wrong." "Please, I'm begging you, you don't have to go through with this." Gabrielle reached out and touched his hands. He wasn't a violent offender, and that meant there wasn't any sort of barricade between them. Just a pure white cell with soft walls, a round table, and two stools to sit on. Him. Her. A single door flanked by a pair of guards holding spears. Her hands were soft and warm, her fingers long. Her pale skin a pleasant contrast to his natural sun-kissed tan. The tension in his wings melted at the familiar way she ran her thumb over his knuckles. "We could try again–" Zachary ripped away from the comfort with a rattle of chains. The sudden movement put the two guards on edge... A stylized ruined cityscape in reds and oranges with the text The Heavens Above are Watching.
August 1, 2025 at 5:17 AM