Les is writing
@lesleyariel.bsky.social
SF & F romance writer living by the sea in Massachusetts. Querying. Writing. Reading.
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*salutes Snoopy*
*proceeds politely through crowd*
Pardon me, everyone, I have an appointment with Santa.
*proceeds politely through crowd*
Pardon me, everyone, I have an appointment with Santa.
November 27, 2025 at 3:22 PM
*salutes Snoopy*
*proceeds politely through crowd*
Pardon me, everyone, I have an appointment with Santa.
*proceeds politely through crowd*
Pardon me, everyone, I have an appointment with Santa.
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”The thing is this wasn’t really a catch-and-kill operation as described—I don’t even think there’s a term for what this was,” I say as I pour gravy on my fourth slice of pumpkin pie. My wife has filed for divorce and one of my cats is packing her belongings in a suitcase, but I persist.
Do I try to explain the Nuzzi-Lizza situation to my in-laws at Thanksgiving dinner or do I just pass the stuffing and keep screaming in my own brain hmmmmmmm
November 26, 2025 at 11:51 PM
”The thing is this wasn’t really a catch-and-kill operation as described—I don’t even think there’s a term for what this was,” I say as I pour gravy on my fourth slice of pumpkin pie. My wife has filed for divorce and one of my cats is packing her belongings in a suitcase, but I persist.
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This explains a lot
This is an insightful but deeply upsetting article about why everyone in the US feels poor, and why the current political situation emerges as a direct result.
www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
Part 1: My Life Is a Lie
How a Broken Benchmark Quietly Broke America
www.yesigiveafig.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:20 AM
This explains a lot
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Arisia happens because of our fantastic volunteers. If you think you might want to help out this year, check out these jobs which we need filled most urgently. To read full descriptions, see more jobs, and fill out the volunteer signup form head to buff.ly/gmbxXjJ
November 26, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Arisia happens because of our fantastic volunteers. If you think you might want to help out this year, check out these jobs which we need filled most urgently. To read full descriptions, see more jobs, and fill out the volunteer signup form head to buff.ly/gmbxXjJ
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three people buying a book we didn't really have on our radar at my old bookstore was instant "order more, face it out, somebody on staff read it and write a talker for it" territory
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 25, 2025 at 11:16 PM
three people buying a book we didn't really have on our radar at my old bookstore was instant "order more, face it out, somebody on staff read it and write a talker for it" territory
Fund the arts…or else!
If you don't let your theater kid do theater they turn into fascists. That's what I've learned this decade.
November 22, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Fund the arts…or else!
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Just seeing people's reactions to it like viewing an eclipse with a camera obscura is still giving psychic damage honestly. Posting against a Kennedy on 11/22 is amazing hater energy though
November 22, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Just seeing people's reactions to it like viewing an eclipse with a camera obscura is still giving psychic damage honestly. Posting against a Kennedy on 11/22 is amazing hater energy though
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Writers: describe your current project in a single emoji. Go.
November 21, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Writers: describe your current project in a single emoji. Go.
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It's DAY NINE of our open-ended, national ULP strike - and we're not slowing down.
Show some love to our striking baristas in Newton, MA and remember: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS while baristas are on strike! ✊ #NoContractNoCoffee
Show some love to our striking baristas in Newton, MA and remember: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS while baristas are on strike! ✊ #NoContractNoCoffee
November 21, 2025 at 3:19 PM
It's DAY NINE of our open-ended, national ULP strike - and we're not slowing down.
Show some love to our striking baristas in Newton, MA and remember: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS while baristas are on strike! ✊ #NoContractNoCoffee
Show some love to our striking baristas in Newton, MA and remember: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS while baristas are on strike! ✊ #NoContractNoCoffee
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Goddamnit, just heard a ICE recruiting ad on 98.5 The Sports Hub, during the midday show.
Any Boston folks who still have twitter accounts, please go yell at them over there? There's a @985thesportshub.bsky.social account, but I don't know if it's official.
cc @universalhub.com
Any Boston folks who still have twitter accounts, please go yell at them over there? There's a @985thesportshub.bsky.social account, but I don't know if it's official.
cc @universalhub.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Goddamnit, just heard a ICE recruiting ad on 98.5 The Sports Hub, during the midday show.
Any Boston folks who still have twitter accounts, please go yell at them over there? There's a @985thesportshub.bsky.social account, but I don't know if it's official.
cc @universalhub.com
Any Boston folks who still have twitter accounts, please go yell at them over there? There's a @985thesportshub.bsky.social account, but I don't know if it's official.
cc @universalhub.com
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Excited to be open to graphic novels for readers of all ages now! Send me all your strange, funny, and queer stories, please. QueryTracker.net/query/bookma...
November 19, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Excited to be open to graphic novels for readers of all ages now! Send me all your strange, funny, and queer stories, please. QueryTracker.net/query/bookma...
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Given the passing of disability activist and light-in-the-world Alice Wong, we at COYOTE invite people to share what she and her work meant to them. Whether you knew Alice personally, organized with her, or were simply a fan of her writing, we'd love to hear from you. (1/3)
(📷: Jen White-Johnson)
(📷: Jen White-Johnson)
November 18, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Given the passing of disability activist and light-in-the-world Alice Wong, we at COYOTE invite people to share what she and her work meant to them. Whether you knew Alice personally, organized with her, or were simply a fan of her writing, we'd love to hear from you. (1/3)
(📷: Jen White-Johnson)
(📷: Jen White-Johnson)
We have to ruin the workplace so much harder.
We have to ruin all the places where having a child is a mark against you. Where tending to a sick parent is seen as a problem. Where a ring on your finger gets you a cold shoulder. Ruin it all.
We have to ruin all the places where having a child is a mark against you. Where tending to a sick parent is seen as a problem. Where a ring on your finger gets you a cold shoulder. Ruin it all.
November 18, 2025 at 6:08 PM
We have to ruin the workplace so much harder.
We have to ruin all the places where having a child is a mark against you. Where tending to a sick parent is seen as a problem. Where a ring on your finger gets you a cold shoulder. Ruin it all.
We have to ruin all the places where having a child is a mark against you. Where tending to a sick parent is seen as a problem. Where a ring on your finger gets you a cold shoulder. Ruin it all.
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Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
November 14, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
Norther lights sighting. This is from the burbs south of Boston. Neat!
November 12, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Norther lights sighting. This is from the burbs south of Boston. Neat!
I’m devastated to realize I should probably get a job.
Things I’m qualified for:
-caretaker for the recluse who lives in the spooky house up on the hill
-collector of rare tomes
-any job you can picture a mouse in a bonnet doing
Things I’m qualified for:
-caretaker for the recluse who lives in the spooky house up on the hill
-collector of rare tomes
-any job you can picture a mouse in a bonnet doing
November 11, 2025 at 9:58 PM
I’m devastated to realize I should probably get a job.
Things I’m qualified for:
-caretaker for the recluse who lives in the spooky house up on the hill
-collector of rare tomes
-any job you can picture a mouse in a bonnet doing
Things I’m qualified for:
-caretaker for the recluse who lives in the spooky house up on the hill
-collector of rare tomes
-any job you can picture a mouse in a bonnet doing
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history will ultimately decide this but i think joyce carol oates might have just landed the most devastating burn in human history. like the death star trench run of posting
November 10, 2025 at 7:03 PM
history will ultimately decide this but i think joyce carol oates might have just landed the most devastating burn in human history. like the death star trench run of posting
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On the Wile, women earn power through bloodshed. Ripley's first kill should prove her worth among her sisters, until her sickle falters over a man who refuses to beg. Bound by dark magic and forbidden desire, they risk awakening a fate worse than death.
#QuestPit #YA #H #R #F #Q
#QuestPit #YA #H #R #F #Q
November 5, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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Always read Dan, a great Chicagoan.
November 5, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Always read Dan, a great Chicagoan.
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SINNERS x THE DEVILS x CASTLEVANIA
There's three rules to surviving as a nightrunner: don't get comfortable, don't be a hero, and don't be unlucky.
Corado's about to break all three.
🤠 Vampire Cowboys
🦇 Monstrous Night Hordes
🏜️ Pueblo Pit Cities
Querying soon!
#A #F #W #QuestPit
There's three rules to surviving as a nightrunner: don't get comfortable, don't be a hero, and don't be unlucky.
Corado's about to break all three.
🤠 Vampire Cowboys
🦇 Monstrous Night Hordes
🏜️ Pueblo Pit Cities
Querying soon!
#A #F #W #QuestPit
November 5, 2025 at 5:00 AM
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JUST ADD WATER // adult contemporary romance // open door // 80K
🪼 small town
🪼 one camper / one bed
🪼 golden retriever x black cat
🪼 workplace romance
🪼 one-sided rivalry
🪼 forced proximity
🪼 women in STEM
THE LOVE HYPOTHESIS X GIVE ME BUTTERFLIES X NOT SAFE FOR WORK
#questpit #A #R #Q
🪼 small town
🪼 one camper / one bed
🪼 golden retriever x black cat
🪼 workplace romance
🪼 one-sided rivalry
🪼 forced proximity
🪼 women in STEM
THE LOVE HYPOTHESIS X GIVE ME BUTTERFLIES X NOT SAFE FOR WORK
#questpit #A #R #Q
November 5, 2025 at 9:39 AM