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Margaret should be writing
@mldcurelas.bsky.social
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Writer, geek, former librarian, publisher, Canadian. Avatar art by Adriano Moraes from upcoming Brave New Girls: Tales of Girls Who Invent & Imagine.
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Christmas present for a friend. Stitching on waste canvas onto a tea towel. Pattern is Feliz Navidad by Cross Stitching For Fun. #WIPWednesday
Cross stitch project. Waste canvas in a bamboo hoop with stitching in variegated thread of green, red, and white. There are several fancy loops and the word Feliz and the letters N A, the start of Navidad.
November 19, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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Hauled out this old project to work on a little leading up to Halloween. This is the Supernatural SAL from the Witchy Stitcher. Started the Jinn last night (far right section).

#crossStitch #WIPWednesday #xstitch
Cross stitch project. Mottled pale blue and light brown fabric, Aida 18 count. On it is being stitched various supernatural creatures like sirens and werewolves. There is a lot of DMC 310 (or black) in the frame and creatures. The project is unfinished and one section is on a hoop.
October 29, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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A small finish for October! "Halloween Hedgehog" by Cross Stitching For Fun. #CrossStitch
A cross stitch project. Black Aida cloth is fastened to a small square frame. The stitched image is a brown and white hedgehog dragging a large orange pumpkin over tall green grass.
October 27, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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I have a short story collection! Visit Alternate Earths in retro sci-fi, steampunk, & weird west stories--including some Wellsian settings. 🛸

On Kobo: www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/...

Kindle: www.amazon.com/dp/B0FHJGHGRS
Book promo post. The background is distressed gold, looking like creased paper. Text says Now Available. A 3D mock-up of a short story collection, Harvesting Moonshine & Other Stories, by M L D Curelas. The cover is teal and gold-toned. On the gold, right-hand side, a flying saucer soars over towering skyscrapers. The teal left-hand side lists a few stories collected in the the volume, finishing with the tag line ... and more! The cover is distressed and creased to give it a vintage, pulp feel. The back cover is also displayed and says in large font "Visit Alternate Earths!" and has old-fashioned illustrations of robots and flying saucers, resembling vintage pulp sci-fi magazines.
October 22, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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It's rainy today, so enjoy a picture from a couple weeks ago: a bumblebee on a blue flax blossom. #NativePlants #NativeGarden
A bumblebee enjoys a bloom on my blue flax plant.
August 8, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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These pink petunias are just really happy and are spilling out of the built-in planter.
Pink and purple petunias overflow a porch planter box. A pot of pink and white geraniums are perched on a stool so they are taller than the petunias. Behind this jungle of pink, a large nasturtium peeks.
August 7, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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Proof of book! Coming out the end of August, but there will be copies at When Words Collide next week!
Cardboard box full of books. The top book is face up, displaying the cover for Harvesting Moonshine & Other Stories, which is teal and gold with retro sci-fi elements such as flying saucers and art deco skyscrapers.
August 6, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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Cover reveal! My short story collection, Harvesting Moonshine & Other Stories, will be out in August. That awesome retro, distressed cover is by Indigo Chick Designs (just wait until you see the print wrap!!).

You can pre-order the ebooks now. Here's the kindle: www.amazon.com/dp/B0FHJGHGRS
Book promo post. Text says Cover Reveal. A 3D mock-up of a short story collection, Harvesting Moonshine & Other Stories, by M L D Curelas. The cover is teal and gold-toned. On the gold, right-hand side, a flying saucer soars over towering skyscrapers. The teal left-hand side lists a few stories collected in the the volume, finishing with the tag line ... and more! The cover is distressed and creased to give it a vintage, pulp feel. The background image is the same retro flying saucer hovering over the buildings, but now the colour is teal instead of gold.
July 15, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Stay tuned next week for the cover reveal of my short story collection, Harvesting Moonshine & Other Stories! Published by Tyche Books, out in August. Cover is by Indigo Chick Designs @skyladawn.ca (it's awesome, you're gonna love it)
Book promo post. Teal background with the text Cover Reveal Coming Soon. A book wrapped in white paper sits opposite the text. A portion of the white paper has been peeled away to show a little bit of the book cover which is teal and gold. Some of the text is showing. It says "And Other Stories". There is the barest glimpse of a flying saucer.
July 9, 2025 at 2:39 PM