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Maddy | They/Them
@maddstermind.bsky.social
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hello! i was never on twitter! how do you do this?

Aspiring author, diagnosed with cool guy syndrome, lover of blood and gore. I also draw sometimes and I know how to read (I promise).

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HATING the book im reading as thesis research (The Vanishers by Heidi Julavits) but i just bought a book i read as an ARC (Crueler Mercies) and one ive been interested in for a while (Vengeance Road) so yippee!
A hand holding up two paperback books. On the left is Crueler Mercies by Maren Chase, and on the right is Vengeance Road by Erin Bowman.
November 3, 2025 at 4:38 AM
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finally starting the gay merman book <3 #whenthetidesheldthemoon
September 17, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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ITS HERE!!!! (along with my sealing wax lmao) IM SO EXCITED!!! #youwerentmeanttobehuman
A picture of Andrew Joseph White's new book "You Weren't Meant to Be Human", which has a black cover with white text and worms on it. On either side of the book are small boxes of sealing wax. The left side has teal, yellow, and purple. The right side has silver, gold, and red.
September 11, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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finally have a physical copy!!! #booksky #aspellforchange #nicolejarvis #5starread
September 4, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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BTW. LETS FUCKING GO!!!!!!!! #booksky
A picture of two books on a countertop. One is House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski. The other is Space Opera by Catherynne M. Valente.
August 22, 2025 at 5:24 AM
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Three people, each with their own mystery - or is it all the same one? A war is brewing, students are going missing, and a witch haunts the coastline. Are they connected?

CRUELER MERCIES x INDIANA JONES x NANCY DREW. Queernormative 2nd world with all kinds of rep! Book 1/4

#NA #F #M #COA #QueerPit
A digital drawing of two kids; in the back is a boy with orange-tan skin and small horns, an orange flush on his face and outward-pointed elf-like ears, and short black hair. In front of him is a smaller girl with blonde twintails, big round glasses, and outward-pointed elf-like ears. She holds up a flashlight, and the two looks surprised at something off-screen. A digital drawing of two people. The one on the left is androgynous, wearing a pink and red matador jacket. They have olive skin, green eyes, and wavy brown hair. They are blowing a kiss to the person on the right, who is unimpressed. She has straightened black hair, pulled into a low bun. She has a streak of white in her bangs. She is Black with piebaldism.
August 15, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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some writing stats for the first half of 2025! june and july (not pictured) have. not been my months. but maybe august will save me. #writesky
A stacked bar graph with the y-axis ranging from 0 to 25,000 and the x-axis reading January through June. The key for the colors is not visible, but January through March is mostly light pink, and April through May is mostly purple. January has 15,911 words, February has 22,908 words, March has 23,660 words, April has 15,457 words, May has 13,129 words, and June has 5,433 words. A line graph showing wordcount over time. The x-axis isn't visible, but the y-axis goes from negative 2,500 to positive 7,500. The line is an erratic scribble with notable peaks in the beginning and middle, but tapers drastically at the end. The lowest peak reaches the negative 2,500 mark, and the highest peak is between 5,000 and 7,500.
August 1, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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an apology thats not an apology from the book one rewrite <3
"It was a good opportunity," Colton said, quiet and not meeting her eyes. "Yeah, I'm sure," Joy snapped. "What exactly was it an opportunity for? To show off your illusions? To spit in the witch's face? Were you hoping she'd show up so you could play hero?" "No-" "You're not your mom, Colton!" His face went dark, his body tense. "She has nothing to do with this." "Oh, sorry, you mean you don't like it when I flaunt your trauma to some stranger? Hey," she turned to Addison and Violet, "did you know Colton's mom disappeared without a trace and the case is still unsolved? Did you know he's haunted because there's a statue of her down at the wharf? The great hero Alcmene, and her jerk of a son!" "Stop it," Colton grabbed her arm, clearly trembling. "You've been doing the same thing!" She shoved him away. "You even got me to tell them about what happened to me, but it was all for show! Everything you've done since they got here has been for this stupid prank, now they don't believe me, either! Why do you get to use me as a prop, but I don't get to do the same? What if I want to trick them into thinking they're being haunted by Alcmene, huh? What then?" "Alright!" Thea shouted, putting herself between the two feuding teens. "That's enough! Come on, you two have been friends forever, you've gotta be more considerate of each other. Colton," she looked at him sternly, "why did you do this? Give me a good reason." He sighed, throwing up his hands and turning away. "I don't know." Thea set her jaw. "All you have to do is tell us, Colt, and we can move on with our night." "I don't know!" he shouted at her. "I don't have a good reason, okay? I tried to give him-" he pointed at Addison "-an actual warning when he first showing up and he clearly didn't believe me, so I thought it'd be fun, I guess! I thought if we didn't get caught, he'd actually believe us. Is that a satisfying enough answer?" Silence hung in the air for a few moments, bubbling from the stove trying and failing to fill the space. Finally, Addison sighed and rubbed his face. "Just don't do it again."
July 27, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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i am now attempting to make my friends pick my next book between these four while i finish an ARC but itll probably be They Bloom At Night and then When The Tides Held The Moon lol
June 30, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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is. is this too long. i really love this scene lmao (a little old, as its from book two and im busy rewriting book one, but i still love it so much) #writesky #wipsnips
He couldn't move. Petrified, he could barely force his eyes open; once open, he couldn't make them close. He stared at his ceiling for what felt like hours. Blood and water dripped on his face. Stuck to the roof, like he'd been at the bottom of the stairs, was the assassin. He glared at Addison with dead, grey eyes, the blood dripping out of his mouth and pooling on Addison's cheek. He whispered in a language Addison didn't know, mouth unmoving. The two did nothing but stare at each other, yet Addison's heart raced like he was back in the fight. His bed floated as water poured through cracks in the ceiling and window, the water rising and threatening to pull him under. "Here she comes," the assassin said through sealed bloody lips. "Our Lady of Destruction." Addison could not even more his eyes, and had no choice but to wait for the woman to step into his field of vision. The moonlight through the window did little to illuminate her. She wore armor forged out of darkness that still glimmered like starlight, hair wet with blood and rain. She wore Bella's face. She raised a sabertooth dagger, already dripping with blood, and plunged it into his heart. Addison felt the cold blade inside him, but it wasn't painful. Still, he knew he must have died, as he could no longer feel his heart beating, the organ stolen by Her Lady of Destruction. She withdrew the blade, and Addison felt his soul leave with it. Her Lady of Destruction looked down on him with wide, unblinking eyes. He felt himself falling, slipping into a black void. "You were not chosen," She said, lips out of sync with her voice. She put a hand on Addison's cheek. "I do not choose heroes. That is not my domain. I destroy. So others may be created. So what matters can be protected. Do you understand?" Addison could not speak, could not move, could barely think. Her Lady of Destruction, Katamar, kissed him. "You are a child of Creation, little king. Not Destruction." Addison fell through his bed away from Her into the rainwater flooding his room. It filled his empty lungs and chest as he tried to force himself to move, the world growing distant. Finally, something unlocked and he woke up with a sharp gasp, sitting up in bed. His shirt and hair were soaked with sweat, as were the sheets beneath him. The moons shone too brightly through the window, and he fumbled with the curtain cord for a moment before giving up and turning away, swinging his legs over the bedside. One hand found the arrowhead pendant and held it tightly as he caught his breath. There was nothing to be afraid of. It was only a nightmare, and he wasn't a child. There was no need for such an overreaction. He grit his teeth and focused on breathing. The danger was over. There was nothing to be afraid of. It's over. Move on.
June 10, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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next book im reading thats right ITS THE PRETTY ONEEEE #watermoon #booksky
June 7, 2025 at 6:17 AM
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I just finished #nobodyinparticular and AUGH. It's so cute. I loved it so much. It's a little fast-paced, but I loved it.
June 6, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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update: it fucks hard!!!! thank you #netgalley for this arc of #cruelermercies its fantastic!! two back to back great arcs, damn...
June 3, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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another poor financial decision, but this time funded by a friend <3 i loved #matrix when i read it earlier this year and ive been so desperate to read #astudyindrowning !!!!
June 1, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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hello. i got this book as an arc months ago and just finished it (it was published already). stayed up till 4am to finish it. 5 stars and genuinely my top book for the year so far. i am going insane. READ THIS BOOK #booksky #aspellforchange
May 26, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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decided to make a poor financial decision today lmao but im hyped! #booksky #nobodyinparticular
A picture of a hardcover book titled "Nobody in Particular" by Sophie Gonzales. There are two girls in school uniforms on the cover kissing, one brunette and one blonde. The brunette has a little crown.
May 25, 2025 at 5:07 AM
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beautiful thing to open youtube to
A screenshot from the YouTube homepage of a KrimsonRogue video titled "Fantasy's Worst Author Can't Remember Her Own Story - Skyshade Review." It is seven hours and forty-five minutes long.
May 24, 2025 at 8:53 PM