Oliver Plaschka
@rainlights.net
Writer, translator & classically trained hodad
(= F&SF&everything. PhD in English lit from Heidelberg. 70s proghead, middle-aged father, decent tour guide, very bad surfer.) GER/ENG
☄️ www.rainlights.net
(= F&SF&everything. PhD in English lit from Heidelberg. 70s proghead, middle-aged father, decent tour guide, very bad surfer.) GER/ENG
☄️ www.rainlights.net
Erfrischend, dass Menschen immer schon, überall, respektvoll zueinander waren
November 18, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Erfrischend, dass Menschen immer schon, überall, respektvoll zueinander waren
Warum verfolgt mich Holger jetzt
November 16, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Warum verfolgt mich Holger jetzt
Somehow, I ended up in Bamberg today
November 15, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Somehow, I ended up in Bamberg today
Saved a Southern Hawker at work, however it's probably a bit late for them? Really beautiful creatures (Wiki calls them "inquisitive" but harmless)
November 14, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Saved a Southern Hawker at work, however it's probably a bit late for them? Really beautiful creatures (Wiki calls them "inquisitive" but harmless)
Excellent arguments
November 14, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Excellent arguments
Just thrown out: this is how work *after* writing looks like
November 10, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Just thrown out: this is how work *after* writing looks like
Soundtrack to today's work day
#ausgruenden
#ausgruenden
November 8, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Soundtrack to today's work day
#ausgruenden
#ausgruenden
Somebody built a little castle for him!
November 7, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Somebody built a little castle for him!
And, by the way, this is how you do it 💜
November 6, 2025 at 3:56 PM
And, by the way, this is how you do it 💜
It's been a long time since I backed this, today it arrived.
Never read the novel. Never watched the show. I bought this because of @colleendoran.bsky.social -- so her vision of the characters will be my first contact with their story
Never read the novel. Never watched the show. I bought this because of @colleendoran.bsky.social -- so her vision of the characters will be my first contact with their story
November 6, 2025 at 1:29 PM
It's been a long time since I backed this, today it arrived.
Never read the novel. Never watched the show. I bought this because of @colleendoran.bsky.social -- so her vision of the characters will be my first contact with their story
Never read the novel. Never watched the show. I bought this because of @colleendoran.bsky.social -- so her vision of the characters will be my first contact with their story
I mean, sure, climate crisis, but still
November 6, 2025 at 12:56 PM
I mean, sure, climate crisis, but still
Mit das Beste daran, mal wieder was Geschrieben zu haben, ist, dass der ganze Lesungstrubel wieder losgeht.
Und gute, alte Freunde im Saarland haben sich die Premierenlesung gesichert. Ich freue mich sehr!
(mit freundlicher Genehmigung geteilt)
Und gute, alte Freunde im Saarland haben sich die Premierenlesung gesichert. Ich freue mich sehr!
(mit freundlicher Genehmigung geteilt)
November 6, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Mit das Beste daran, mal wieder was Geschrieben zu haben, ist, dass der ganze Lesungstrubel wieder losgeht.
Und gute, alte Freunde im Saarland haben sich die Premierenlesung gesichert. Ich freue mich sehr!
(mit freundlicher Genehmigung geteilt)
Und gute, alte Freunde im Saarland haben sich die Premierenlesung gesichert. Ich freue mich sehr!
(mit freundlicher Genehmigung geteilt)
ten years (and then some)
November 5, 2025 at 7:44 PM
ten years (and then some)
Escape to Lensflare Mountain
November 5, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Escape to Lensflare Mountain
My trusty companion for 35 years now. Love it.
Though that typo still freaks me out
Though that typo still freaks me out
November 3, 2025 at 7:39 PM
My trusty companion for 35 years now. Love it.
Though that typo still freaks me out
Though that typo still freaks me out
Share a famous fictional computer. (Not a robot/android)
November 3, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Share a famous fictional computer. (Not a robot/android)
We went and did something with the weather
October 30, 2025 at 2:28 PM
We went and did something with the weather
Puddle Palace
Pfützenpalast
Pfützenpalast
October 25, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Puddle Palace
Pfützenpalast
Pfützenpalast
Me too, dear 100y old elderberry tree. Me too
October 24, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Me too, dear 100y old elderberry tree. Me too
After the last book is before the next one. Plotting will be a bitch, so I'm trying something new this time
October 23, 2025 at 7:27 AM
After the last book is before the next one. Plotting will be a bitch, so I'm trying something new this time
... und das hier waren die Vorlagen, die ich ihm schickte 😂
October 23, 2025 at 6:18 AM
... und das hier waren die Vorlagen, die ich ihm schickte 😂
Das Cover. Es wurde auf meine Bitte hin von Federico #Musetti geschaffen, der bereits die Bücher von @lemander.bsky.social illustrierte.
Fun fact: Er wohnt etwa eine Stunde von der Casa Magni (das Haus auf dem Cover) entfernt
res.cloudinary.com/pim-red/imag...
Fun fact: Er wohnt etwa eine Stunde von der Casa Magni (das Haus auf dem Cover) entfernt
res.cloudinary.com/pim-red/imag...
October 23, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Das Cover. Es wurde auf meine Bitte hin von Federico #Musetti geschaffen, der bereits die Bücher von @lemander.bsky.social illustrierte.
Fun fact: Er wohnt etwa eine Stunde von der Casa Magni (das Haus auf dem Cover) entfernt
res.cloudinary.com/pim-red/imag...
Fun fact: Er wohnt etwa eine Stunde von der Casa Magni (das Haus auf dem Cover) entfernt
res.cloudinary.com/pim-red/imag...