K. Vale Nagle
@kvalenagle.bsky.social
Creature fantasy novelist. Author of Eyrie, Ashen Weald, Starling, Reevesbane, Crestfall, The Crackling Sea, Opinicus, & Pridelord.
She/Her.
www.kvalenagle.com
books2read.com/rl/kvalenagle
kvalenagle.itch.io
patreon.com/kvalenagle
ko-fi.com/kvalenagle
She/Her.
www.kvalenagle.com
books2read.com/rl/kvalenagle
kvalenagle.itch.io
patreon.com/kvalenagle
ko-fi.com/kvalenagle
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K. Vale Nagle
@kvalenagle.bsky.social
· Oct 11
Hey, Blue Sky has pinned posts now!
I'm Vale Nagle, and I write queer naturepunk epic creature fantasy novels. If you've always wanted a series with gryphons based on sand cats, vampire finches, saber-toothed tigers, giant otters, or hooded pitohui, I'm your author.
books2read.com/rl/gryphonin...
I'm Vale Nagle, and I write queer naturepunk epic creature fantasy novels. If you've always wanted a series with gryphons based on sand cats, vampire finches, saber-toothed tigers, giant otters, or hooded pitohui, I'm your author.
books2read.com/rl/gryphonin...
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Every trans person has a death that hits them hard. Even if it's not someone you ever met in real life.
Mine is Charlotte Fosgate.
She was an Oregon teenager who posted a hauntingly beautiful picture of Portland a moment before her death that burned into my soul.
Rest in power little sis.
Mine is Charlotte Fosgate.
She was an Oregon teenager who posted a hauntingly beautiful picture of Portland a moment before her death that burned into my soul.
Rest in power little sis.
November 20, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Every trans person has a death that hits them hard. Even if it's not someone you ever met in real life.
Mine is Charlotte Fosgate.
She was an Oregon teenager who posted a hauntingly beautiful picture of Portland a moment before her death that burned into my soul.
Rest in power little sis.
Mine is Charlotte Fosgate.
She was an Oregon teenager who posted a hauntingly beautiful picture of Portland a moment before her death that burned into my soul.
Rest in power little sis.
"Askel the Phoenix and Triddle... the Sog!"
Look, it's Askel the Phoenix and Triddle... the Sog!!
I drew Triddle around June and just never had the energy to finish Askel UNTIL NOW!! I like these two :}
#GryphonInsurrection #Gryphon #GryphIns #Phoenix
I drew Triddle around June and just never had the energy to finish Askel UNTIL NOW!! I like these two :}
#GryphonInsurrection #Gryphon #GryphIns #Phoenix
November 20, 2025 at 4:31 PM
"Askel the Phoenix and Triddle... the Sog!"
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REINS!!! BOOKS!!! RALLY! REINS BOOKS RALLY! RALLY REIN BOOKS!! GRYPHONS GRYPHONS GRYPHONS
November 18, 2025 at 8:29 PM
REINS!!! BOOKS!!! RALLY! REINS BOOKS RALLY! RALLY REIN BOOKS!! GRYPHONS GRYPHONS GRYPHONS
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Daily Challenge 20: Trans Joy - Share your favorite book by a trans author or featuring a trans protagonist.
Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance so also join us in honoring the memory of transgender individuals whose lives were lost due to anti-transgender violence.
#AMoRaR #BookSky
Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance so also join us in honoring the memory of transgender individuals whose lives were lost due to anti-transgender violence.
#AMoRaR #BookSky
November 20, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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November 20, 2025 at 1:50 AM
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November 17, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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I've got a lot of mindless tasks to do over the next few days, so hear me out.
If you post a question and the character you want to answer it, I'll do my best to give you the advice that character would offer. (Or you can do dealer's choice. Er... author's choice? for the character.)
If you post a question and the character you want to answer it, I'll do my best to give you the advice that character would offer. (Or you can do dealer's choice. Er... author's choice? for the character.)
November 19, 2025 at 4:38 AM
I've got a lot of mindless tasks to do over the next few days, so hear me out.
If you post a question and the character you want to answer it, I'll do my best to give you the advice that character would offer. (Or you can do dealer's choice. Er... author's choice? for the character.)
If you post a question and the character you want to answer it, I'll do my best to give you the advice that character would offer. (Or you can do dealer's choice. Er... author's choice? for the character.)
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Ninox: Don't murder any of their friends. Make sure they know you will not get blood on their books. Keep your whiskers and feathers very clean so you're not loud. Try to learn what motions make them comfortable (ears, tail) or uncomfortable (eating their pets). Adjust as needed
(Owlet by Kartoniq)
(Owlet by Kartoniq)
November 19, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Ninox: Don't murder any of their friends. Make sure they know you will not get blood on their books. Keep your whiskers and feathers very clean so you're not loud. Try to learn what motions make them comfortable (ears, tail) or uncomfortable (eating their pets). Adjust as needed
(Owlet by Kartoniq)
(Owlet by Kartoniq)
Because @kootenay.corvid.ing asked why Sponge isn't on the cover:
November 19, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Because @kootenay.corvid.ing asked why Sponge isn't on the cover:
I've got a lot of mindless tasks to do over the next few days, so hear me out.
If you post a question and the character you want to answer it, I'll do my best to give you the advice that character would offer. (Or you can do dealer's choice. Er... author's choice? for the character.)
If you post a question and the character you want to answer it, I'll do my best to give you the advice that character would offer. (Or you can do dealer's choice. Er... author's choice? for the character.)
November 19, 2025 at 4:38 AM
I've got a lot of mindless tasks to do over the next few days, so hear me out.
If you post a question and the character you want to answer it, I'll do my best to give you the advice that character would offer. (Or you can do dealer's choice. Er... author's choice? for the character.)
If you post a question and the character you want to answer it, I'll do my best to give you the advice that character would offer. (Or you can do dealer's choice. Er... author's choice? for the character.)
I've said this many times before, but it's always a delight working with @jeffbrowngraphics.bsky.social on a new cover.
On the left, he asked me what I was thinking for The Ruins of Crestfall. On the right, Jeff being brilliant.
books2read.com/crestfall #gryphon #GryphIns
On the left, he asked me what I was thinking for The Ruins of Crestfall. On the right, Jeff being brilliant.
books2read.com/crestfall #gryphon #GryphIns
November 19, 2025 at 2:43 AM
I've said this many times before, but it's always a delight working with @jeffbrowngraphics.bsky.social on a new cover.
On the left, he asked me what I was thinking for The Ruins of Crestfall. On the right, Jeff being brilliant.
books2read.com/crestfall #gryphon #GryphIns
On the left, he asked me what I was thinking for The Ruins of Crestfall. On the right, Jeff being brilliant.
books2read.com/crestfall #gryphon #GryphIns
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I drew these forever ago but i hadnt posted them cuz i didnt finish that one. Still deciding if i want to markers or leds for that one
#gryphon #griffon #birds #art #sketchbook #ohuhumarkers
#gryphon #griffon #birds #art #sketchbook #ohuhumarkers
October 15, 2025 at 4:18 PM
I drew these forever ago but i hadnt posted them cuz i didnt finish that one. Still deciding if i want to markers or leds for that one
#gryphon #griffon #birds #art #sketchbook #ohuhumarkers
#gryphon #griffon #birds #art #sketchbook #ohuhumarkers
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Finding SO many WIPs from the last year or so... I was working hard on some little cat-pigeon-raptor guys at one point LOL (my profile pic is also a remnant of this project)
October 20, 2024 at 11:17 PM
Finding SO many WIPs from the last year or so... I was working hard on some little cat-pigeon-raptor guys at one point LOL (my profile pic is also a remnant of this project)
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Aight this series sounds sick as hell - def on my to read list
Oh, hello, genderfluid author here. My GryphIns series is Wings of Fire—for adults!—with gryphons. If you love gryphons based on weird birds/mammals, fun animal facts, queer characters, and epic fantasy, Eyrie is free or discounted in most stores for the next month.
books2read.com/rl/gryphonin...
books2read.com/rl/gryphonin...
November 18, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Aight this series sounds sick as hell - def on my to read list
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Mah fwiend! This is my friend! My buddy! My pal!
Oh, hello, genderfluid author here. My GryphIns series is Wings of Fire—for adults!—with gryphons. If you love gryphons based on weird birds/mammals, fun animal facts, queer characters, and epic fantasy, Eyrie is free or discounted in most stores for the next month.
books2read.com/rl/gryphonin...
books2read.com/rl/gryphonin...
November 18, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Mah fwiend! This is my friend! My buddy! My pal!
I like all my guy and enby friends, but because of COVID and moving to Colorado and nearly dying and such, it's been 5+ years since I've just gone out with all girls and had fun.
(Jean was in town, and my birthday had fallen on an infusion day, which Would Not Do, so we made up for it by going out)
(Jean was in town, and my birthday had fallen on an infusion day, which Would Not Do, so we made up for it by going out)
November 18, 2025 at 3:31 AM
I like all my guy and enby friends, but because of COVID and moving to Colorado and nearly dying and such, it's been 5+ years since I've just gone out with all girls and had fun.
(Jean was in town, and my birthday had fallen on an infusion day, which Would Not Do, so we made up for it by going out)
(Jean was in town, and my birthday had fallen on an infusion day, which Would Not Do, so we made up for it by going out)
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November 17, 2025 at 5:44 PM
"No scritches for snitches" sounds normal when you spend all day talking to cats, but when I have to talk to humans, I sometimes forget that they're not really clued in on scritches as a concept.
Gotta remember how to talk to people again.
Gotta remember how to talk to people again.
November 17, 2025 at 2:08 AM
"No scritches for snitches" sounds normal when you spend all day talking to cats, but when I have to talk to humans, I sometimes forget that they're not really clued in on scritches as a concept.
Gotta remember how to talk to people again.
Gotta remember how to talk to people again.
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I had this ceramic froggy outside in the garden but his face was only painted on, not glazed. So it just washed/faded away. Now he is indoors and I just repainted his face with nail polish.
November 17, 2025 at 2:04 AM
I had this ceramic froggy outside in the garden but his face was only painted on, not glazed. So it just washed/faded away. Now he is indoors and I just repainted his face with nail polish.
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Sorting thread by color is satisfying.
November 16, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Sorting thread by color is satisfying.
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Itz my birbday todayyy ! you are welcome to eat a carrot cake with Mallow if you arrive before he eats everythig ✨🎉
November 16, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Itz my birbday todayyy ! you are welcome to eat a carrot cake with Mallow if you arrive before he eats everythig ✨🎉
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And here we have an artistic reconstruction of Diatrymery giantea - ancient ancestor of the modern Mery! Scientists conclude the phenotype of the 🅱️ig 🅱️eak emerged several million years ago.
November 16, 2025 at 9:24 PM
And here we have an artistic reconstruction of Diatrymery giantea - ancient ancestor of the modern Mery! Scientists conclude the phenotype of the 🅱️ig 🅱️eak emerged several million years ago.