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Lauren Scharhag
@laurenscharhag.bsky.social
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Disabled. Queer. Latina. Feminist. Cat lady. Genre slut. S'mores enthusiast.

Award-winning author of fiction and poetry. Pushcart, Best of the Net, Elgin Award nominee.

🦋 https://linktr.ee/laurenscharhag
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First snow of the season.
Snowy yard with shed and sunset
December 1, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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**Verrrry mild spoiler for Stranger Things**

The last episode was called "Sorcerer," but they might as well have added "Or, How Will Byers Finally Got His Glow-Up."
November 27, 2025 at 9:14 AM
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But wait there's more!
Homemade sourdough biscuits right out of the oven
November 23, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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Life with a baker. It's brutal I tell you.
Kitchen counter lined with cooling racks, with 4 different types of bread
November 23, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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I am the friend on Cthulhu Standard Time.
Post about people who keep extremely odd hours which we will call Cthulhu time
November 22, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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The minute the temperature drops below 60 I need an Abuelita, and you can't have an Abuelita without a concha. I don't make the rules.
Concha on a plate and a cup of Abuelita chocolate
November 22, 2025 at 6:55 AM
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I have 5 poems up today at @lothlorienpoetryj.bsky.social - The Midnight Paintings of Dr. Seuss, The Jumping-Off Place, That Time My Car Became a Swamp, Pompeii and Resurrection. Very grateful to Strider Marcus Jones for giving my work a home.

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Screenshot of Lothlorien Poetry Journal with Lauren Scharhag's poetry; cover image of ancient artifacts recovered from Pompeii, a collection of amulets and charms
November 20, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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Preparing books to mail! I absolutely will stand in the middle of the post office all FLY MY PRETTIES!
Dedication page of A Food Court in Hell with author autograph Hard copy of A Food Court in Hell on stack of book packages ready to ship
November 6, 2025 at 4:46 AM
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Gleam is open for submissions through Dec. 31. Cadralor poems only.

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Call for Submissions
Call for Submissions Call for Submissions: Gleam, Issue 10. Our reading window has been extended and is now open until 11:59pm on December 31st. We look forward to reading your cadralore! If you ar…
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November 5, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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My new poetry collection, A Food Court in Hell, is here!
a.co/d/acOkZyx

#poetry #booksky #books #newrelease
Book cover of A Food Court in Hell which features a flamingo-headed creature breastfeeding blood to a fox on a hill of bones
November 3, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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Thrilled to share that my prose-poem, “Soulbirds and Firefoxes,” received an Honorable Mention in Marrow’s Halloween poetry contest.

Thank you to the judges, and congrats to the winners!

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Screenshot of Marrow Magazine page "Soulbirds and Firefoxes" with red abstract art of bird cage
October 31, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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A few years ago I was a Poe boy for Halloween - my favorite costume ever.
Woman dressed up as Edgar Allan Poe holding a fake raven
October 31, 2025 at 2:39 AM
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I made chocolate dipped macaroons!
Homemade chocolate dipped macaroons on a white plate
October 26, 2025 at 1:24 AM
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Happy Caturday from these contestants of the sheet game!
4 cats on a partially made bed, clearly holding up the proceedings
October 25, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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Update on my author blog - news about my forthcoming collection and my latest publications.

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October 22, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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I am pleased to share my prose-poem, “The Turner Doomsday Video,” is in the 2025 Central Texas Writers Anthology: Beyond Gods and Religion. It's now available as an ebook or in paperback.

My poem is a long one, so this is just an excerpt.

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Cover art for Central Texas Writers Society And Beyond 2025 which features an image of a rushing river against a backdrop of Mount Text of first part of three-part prose poem, The Turner Doomsday Video by Lauren Scharhag
October 21, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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It's almost Halloween! If you love #horror, check out these books. Excerpts and links to purchase on my blog.

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Book ad for Lauren Scharhag's horror titles, Screaming Intensifies, The Order of the Four Sons series and Our Miss Engel
October 16, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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Dash wants to know who this imposter is. #cats
Black cat sitting in front of black cat Halloween decoration.
October 15, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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When we were leaving the trail area, we found we had a stowaway - this little gray tree frog was in the trunk.

#outdoors #nature #frog
Gray tree frog in car trunk Gray tree frog on parking lot pavement
October 13, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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More trail treasures.

#trail #nature #outdoors #fungifriends #fungi #mushrooms
Stairs in middle of woods Shot of green forest Small purple wildflowers White mushrooms growing out of tree stump
October 13, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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Trail treasures from today's hike.

#trail #hike #nature #fungifriends #fungi #mushrooms #shroomscrolling
Large white mushrooms growing out of dead tree Black eyed susans growing on edge of forest Orange mushrooms growing from tree stump Red berries growing in forest
October 13, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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Doing an X-Files rewatch for spooky season. Gonna start telling people that this is Gimli, Legolas and Aragorn.
Frohike, Langley and Byers from X-Files standing on sidewalk looking at something together that's off screen
October 8, 2025 at 1:07 AM
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It's a lovely 68 degrees here so I took a walk around the cemetery.

#outdoors #trees
Shot of sunlight through the leaves of a tall, twisted tree Wide shot of tall tree surrounded by old graves Shot of stone mausoleum covered in ivy
October 7, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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I have Halloween decorating underway. See this? This is why all decorative items must be durable. #caturday
Tortie cat curled up in orange fabric Halloween decoration
October 5, 2025 at 1:39 AM
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Thank you to everyone who came out to the Saturday Literary Salon today! I wasn't feeling well by the time it was over so I took a nap right after and now I'm not entirely sure what year it is but I am sure glad that so many lovely people attended, many of whom were fine poets.
October 4, 2025 at 10:08 PM