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Emily Ansell
@latenitescholar.bsky.social
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🇨🇦 Author, gamer, metalhead, history nerd. Bi/Pan 🏳️‍🌈. She/Her. Je suis Canadienne 🍁. Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦. Anti GenAI. When They Arrived available now! https://emilyaansell.wordpress.com/links/
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Today is my book's birthday! And we have had an absolutely atrocious week so I have nothing planned for today, sadly. But, if you feel like giving When They Arrived a shot, it's available everywhere, including to request at libraries/library apps and Kobo+. Link in bio.
A graphic with the cover of When They Arrived, a sci-fi novel. It shows tropes inside in white letters. They are: robots, far future, aliens, hopepunk, big ships, sentient trees, LGBTQ+ rep, multi pov, and critiques of politicians, sensationalism, and extremism/fundamentalism.
November 1, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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It has been A Week, but Halloween is the big deal in our house. It was a great day, but man, am I tired now.
The author dressed in the Kvatch armor from the video game The Elder Scrolls Oblivion. The author dressed in the Kvatch armor from the video game The Elder Scrolls Oblivion. The author dressed in the Kvatch armor from the video game The Elder Scrolls Oblivion.
November 1, 2025 at 2:46 AM
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She was not impressed I had to move the chair to give Sprinkles shit.
A wall with a small tv and lamp in the corner. Everything is splashed with what appears to be blood.
October 27, 2025 at 12:32 AM
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Halloween costume preview 🐉🗡️👑
A hand wearing a grey glove and wearing a brown leather bracer. There is a gold, diamond shaped amulet with a large red stone in the hand. The amulet is on a gold chain which is mostly not visible.
October 27, 2025 at 12:29 AM
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The Major Arcana is still on sale! (Until Oct 6th!)

Get a collection of some of the best dark fantasy anywhere! I have three stories in this collection for the Death, Strength, and Magician cards.
mybook.to/MajorArcana
A graphic advertising that the book The Major Arcana is on sale for 99¢.
October 4, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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Our collection of Major Arcana themed stories is on sale Oct 3-6! A great time to pick this one up for some fall/Halloween reading!
mybook.to/MajorArcana
Graphic advertising that the book The Major Arcana is on sale for 99p/99¢ from October 3rd until October 6th.
October 3, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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TFW you make a new graphic for your book and accidentally write a System of a Down song.

When They Arrived is available at all places where books are sold AND you can request it at your library or on your library app!
emilyaansell.wordpress.com/links/
A graphic for the book When They Arrived showing it features things like robots, spaceships, aliens, sentient trees, multiple povs, and LGBTQ+ representation. The bottom left corner reads 'critiques of politicians, sensationalism, extremism/fundamentalism'.
August 15, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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Still on sale!
I know things aren't great, but if you're looking for hopepunk, I can help. Gonna try and put out positivity wherever I can.
(You can also request it at libraries/ library apps!).
Love to you all ❤️
emilyaansell.wordpress.com/links/
July 5, 2025 at 1:28 AM
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ON SALE NOW! $1.58 for ebook, $15.80 for paperback and CAD= USD! Ebook price is across ALL platforms! Dive into some hopepunk this Canada Day! Because we could all use a little hopepunk in our lives ❤️
Sale runs from today till the 6th.
emilyaansell.wordpress.com/links/
Song: Tom Sawyer- Rush
July 1, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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FLASH SALE! When They Arrived will be going on sale July 1-6th for Canada Day! It will be $1.58 and $15.80 in CAD AND USD!
Note: the paperback sale price is only available through the 'zon, BUT will have CAD and USD parity.
emilyaansell.wordpress.com/links/
Song: At the Hundredth Meridian- The Hip
June 30, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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Feel like with everything going on in the world, it's been ages since I've talked about my book. If you need some hopepunk in your life, link is where it always is, or ask your local library.
April 13, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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Just a heads up to everyone, I do not do April Fool's Day. I don't like pranks. This is my least favorite holiday and I will not be partaking.
A picture of Clippy the MS Word helper with a speech bubble that reads 'it looks like you're trying to do an April Fool's Day prank.' the box at the bottom of the speech bubble reads 'don't'.
April 1, 2025 at 5:08 AM
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When They Arrived is only 99¢ at @smashwords.bsky.social this week! 102k words for less than a buck? That's cheap like borscht! #ebookweek25 is your chance to stock up! Get them books!
www.smashwords.com/books/view/1...
The top text reads: smashwords, your book your way. Read an ebook week. Below that a graphic of a person with dark skin and hair, wearing an orange shirt and shoes and white pants looking at a tablet or eReader. The bottom text is the website smashwords.con/shelves/promos.
March 2, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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My book that came out in November. I also made the cover for it myself, and I'm pretty proud of that.

emilyaansell.wordpress.com/links
A graphic of the book When They Arrived with tropes listed in orange text around the book with pink arrows. Orange texts read: it's the future, aliens, true AI no GenAI here, sentient trees, woke AF, multiple POVs including LGBTQ+, pronoun guide, many cultures and beliefs, and hopepunk.
February 16, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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You might call this 'reasons not to buy my book' but if you do, you probably wouldn't like it anyway. It's also critical of extremism, politicians, and the sensationalized/constant news stream.
emilyaansell.wordpress.com/links/
A graphic of the book When They Arrived with pink arrows connecting to orange text showing tropes of the book. Clockwise, the orange text reads: hopepunk, many cultures and beliefs, pronoun guide, multiple POVs (including LGBTQ+), woke AF, sentient trees, true AI no GenAI here, aliens, and IT'S THE FUTURE.
February 15, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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A longer #FebFicFight to make up for yesterday.
Text: #FebFicFight “I have to go. I don’t like leaving things unfinished here, but these cultists are attacking more and more often. And this time…” She unconsciously touched her newly-healed arm. “I can’t risk them getting that close again. Lydia will stay here and keep an eye on things, and I’ll come right back if I need to.” “You shouldn’t go by yourself, Noora. It’s too dangerous.” She smiled faintly. “All of this can only be solved by me. I Make Way. That’s who I am. I’ll be fine. I’ll find whoever leads these cultists and deal with them. Before they attack again. Or before they come after you. I could not bear that.” “I’m pretty handy with my smithing hammer,” he joked, and was rewarded with an actual smile. “That you are.” “Just…” Before he stop himself, he leaned down to kiss her. “Just come back to me in one piece. Please.” “After a kiss like that? I can do nothing else.” He chuckled, pulling her close again.
February 13, 2025 at 3:55 AM
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Back to sci-fi horror for #FebFicFight because I had this great line come to me. Can't have sci-fi horror without a Chtorr reference! (aka: books I read too young that literally altered my brain)
#FebFicFight "We can't. If it gets to Earth.... They've already got a plan." "What do you mean a plan?" They have a fucking plan! Tell them! It'll be an ecological invasion! And we will lose! It'll be worse than man-eating red worms!" "What?!" "If they get the reference, they'll know how fucked we'll be if it happens." He paled, still not understanding. "So what do we do?" "We fight. There's nothing else left for us." @latenitescholar Bottom text reads background photo courtesy of JWST and NASA.
February 10, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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Fell asleep before posting #FebFicFight yesterday so had to make sure I posted today.
This one is from my current WIP, not the one I've posted so far about the purple jungle.
Text: #FebFicFight She waved her hands a little in front of her. “Tell me about your bunker. Did you build it yourself?” Lenny beamed. “I did. I do be a bit proud o’ that fact. It done been a lot o’ work. Got yer cold storage in here,” H eopened the left door to a room populated by neatly arranged jars on shelves. “An’ the bunker’s in here.” The second door opened into what looks like a small, average living space. A living area with a couch, chair and shelf of books and belongings sat right inside the door. A small kitchen area sat in the far corner with a small sink, fridge, and cooking station. The long wall opposite these living areas had floor-to-ceiling shelves filled with cans and all sorts of other supplies. @latenitescholar Bottom text reads: background image courtesy of JWST and NASA.
February 10, 2025 at 5:45 AM
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Today's #FebFicFight
I've known the climate of this part of the planet for some time. It sounds awful, personally.
Text: #FebFicFight The briefing about the planet doesn’t really prepare you for the surface. The term ‘humid’ had never been more of an underestimation than in that document. All of a sudden wetness just hits you. I saw at least three guys look down to make sure they hadn’t pissed themselves. I held my fingers apart; even their natural nestle against one another was full of condensation, and the skin took a long time to part when I moved them. I didn’t even want to touch myself, let alone have anything else touch me. “You’ll get used to it.” The commanding officer looked at all of us with a grin. “Welcome to a supertropical climate, for anyone who’s never been. Last one I was at, you felt like a raisin the minute you got back to regular humidity. It’s quite the thing. Follow the sergeant here, he’ll take you to your rooms and then we’ll debrief.” @lateniteacholar Bottom text reads background photo courtesy of JWST and NASA.
February 8, 2025 at 5:37 AM
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Hey all you #FebFicFight folks! I missed yesterday being sick, but back on the wagon again!
Text: #FebFicFight I lifted my finger, moving between the pinpricks of light. “What’re you looking at?” Walensky asked. “That one. That’s Earth. Well, it’s the sun.” My shoulders dropped. “It doesn’t even seem real. It’s just a little dot in the sky. And we lived on an even smaller dot going around it.” “Is this your first time this far out?” “No,” I admitted. “It’s just a little ritual of mine. On the first night, try to find home. Helps me remember who I am, in a way. That even this far from Earth, it’s still there.” Background photo courtesy of JWST and NASA.
February 7, 2025 at 5:08 AM
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Gonna maybe keep my #FebFicFight in one thread from here on in so I can keep it organized. Just a short one today.
Top text: #FebFicFight "I dunno about these trees, man. They really heebie my jeebies, ya know what I mean?" "They're just purple." "Yeah, but that ain't right. Trees should be green. Trees should be, I dunno, welcoming. These ain't. Not to us." Beside previous text: @latenitescholar Bottom text reads background photo courtesy of JWST and NASA.
February 5, 2025 at 4:55 AM
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#FebFicFight I think Walensky is becoming my favorite character.
Top text: #FebFicFight Walenky laughed. “My parents were both military. It’s their whole life, mostly. My father would say, ‘Taras, in our line is the blood of the Winged Hussars that won back Vienna many centuries ago’ and my mother would say, “You have the blood of Saint Olga in your veins, warrior’s blood’. So of course, I became a xenobiologist.” Text beneath reads: @latenitescholar. Text at bottom reads: background photo courtesy of JWST and NASA.
February 4, 2025 at 2:41 AM
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#FebFicFight these are excerpts for what will be a sci-fi horror story.
Title: #FebFicFight Text: “What’s a day here?” “If you’d read the brief you’d know. Twenty-eight hours. The daylight variation is a bit more extreme than on Earth owing to the axis, but it’s nothing you won’t get used to.” “Aye, sir.” “Alright, you’re all dismissed. And Peters?” “Yes, sir?” “The next time I see you, you better have read as much of the fucking dossier on this planet as you’ve clearance for. Got it?” “Yes, sir." Bottom text: @latenitescholar. Background photo courtesy of JWST and NASA.
February 2, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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It's #FebFicFight! Let's have some fun!
Text: #FebFicFight “What do you miss about Earth, Walensky?” he poked the bigger man with his elbow. Walensky’s face sprouted a sad smile. “I miss my baba. She was a chef, you know, before she retired. Cooking in restaurants nobody here could afford to even walk into. But at home she made the real food. All by hand. Real stuff to fill you up. I’d give up my left arm for a big plate of her pedishke and some borscht.” “Do you get to visit her often?” I asked. “Not as much as I’d like. These trips are long. But when we go back, I’m taking a vacation. I’m going to see her for a while.” @latenitescholar
February 1, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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if you see this, post an archer

(www.instagram.com/blumineck?ig...)
Internet archer and pole dancer Blumineck. A skinny white man with short blonde hair wearing a brown shirt and fingerless wool.l gloves. He has several red fletched arrows on his back. There is a small inset picture of ate armor beside him and he is outside on a foggy day.
January 17, 2025 at 10:33 PM