Rita Pomade
@ritapomade.bsky.social
Author. Seeker. Poet. Artist.
Yes, I'm 90.
Buy my new book! https://www.amazon.ca/Kings-Conniption-Rita-Pomade-ebook/dp/B0DNWTFKV7
Yes, I'm 90.
Buy my new book! https://www.amazon.ca/Kings-Conniption-Rita-Pomade-ebook/dp/B0DNWTFKV7
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Rita Pomade
@ritapomade.bsky.social
· Oct 3
The physical version of Junk Food Jemma is out now!
Enjoy amazing illustrations by @biginsanehappy.bsky.social about a girl who gets her just desserts!
www.amazon.com/Junk-Food-Je...
#booksky #books #art #artsky #illustrations #childrensbook
Enjoy amazing illustrations by @biginsanehappy.bsky.social about a girl who gets her just desserts!
www.amazon.com/Junk-Food-Je...
#booksky #books #art #artsky #illustrations #childrensbook
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Laundry list
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What is a laundry list?
YouTube video by Michelle Franklin | Legends and Lectures
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December 11, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Laundry list
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youtube.com/shorts/E2UAR...
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How it feels everytime ❤️🔥🐺
December 11, 2025 at 6:19 AM
How it feels everytime ❤️🔥🐺
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The physical version of Junk Food Jemma is out now!
Enjoy amazing illustrations by @biginsanehappy.bsky.social about a girl who gets her just desserts!
www.amazon.com/Junk-Food-Je...
#booksky #books #art #artsky #illustrations #childrensbook
Enjoy amazing illustrations by @biginsanehappy.bsky.social about a girl who gets her just desserts!
www.amazon.com/Junk-Food-Je...
#booksky #books #art #artsky #illustrations #childrensbook
October 3, 2025 at 7:10 PM
The physical version of Junk Food Jemma is out now!
Enjoy amazing illustrations by @biginsanehappy.bsky.social about a girl who gets her just desserts!
www.amazon.com/Junk-Food-Je...
#booksky #books #art #artsky #illustrations #childrensbook
Enjoy amazing illustrations by @biginsanehappy.bsky.social about a girl who gets her just desserts!
www.amazon.com/Junk-Food-Je...
#booksky #books #art #artsky #illustrations #childrensbook
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It's the story of three brothers who go to war over the imperial throne. It's a story of an empire built on lies. It's now out in paperback. From me and @profgabriele.com.
Buy one for your friends. Two for your enemies. Gift-giving/revenge solved!
www.harpercollins.com/products/oat...
Buy one for your friends. Two for your enemies. Gift-giving/revenge solved!
www.harpercollins.com/products/oat...
December 9, 2025 at 1:15 PM
It's the story of three brothers who go to war over the imperial throne. It's a story of an empire built on lies. It's now out in paperback. From me and @profgabriele.com.
Buy one for your friends. Two for your enemies. Gift-giving/revenge solved!
www.harpercollins.com/products/oat...
Buy one for your friends. Two for your enemies. Gift-giving/revenge solved!
www.harpercollins.com/products/oat...
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Also now available through BookBub!
www.bookbub.com/books/shadow...
www.bookbub.com/books/shadow...
Shadowbeast by Michelle Franklin - BookBub
An eldritch werewolf romance for fans of Austen and Beauty and the Beast. How can you love what you are never allowed to see?Lord Darren has been cursed for twenty years.Whilst his family of werewolve...
www.bookbub.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Also now available through BookBub!
www.bookbub.com/books/shadow...
www.bookbub.com/books/shadow...
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Now on sale for the weekend!
www.amazon.com/Shadowbeast-...
www.amazon.com/Shadowbeast-...
November 28, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Now on sale for the weekend!
www.amazon.com/Shadowbeast-...
www.amazon.com/Shadowbeast-...
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Reached the 123 stage of reviews & ratings 🥳:
96 books reviewed, 27 rated.
All my 2025 reviews & ratings, listed by month 👇
(now with less subcategories, as I, unfortunately, have reached the character limit of what GoodReads allows 🫠)
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#BookReview 💙📚
#IndieBooks 👀📚
#AmReading
#AmReviewing 📚
96 books reviewed, 27 rated.
All my 2025 reviews & ratings, listed by month 👇
(now with less subcategories, as I, unfortunately, have reached the character limit of what GoodReads allows 🫠)
--
#BookReview 💙📚
#IndieBooks 👀📚
#AmReading
#AmReviewing 📚
Lacrima Mundi's review of 2025 on Goodreads
My 2025 in Reviews & Ratings Total counter: 123 October 123. Rebecca Thorne: A Pirate's Life for Tea (Tomes & Tea #2) ★★★★☆ 122. Rebecca Thorne: Can't Spell Treason Without Tea (Tomes & Tea ...
www.goodreads.com
November 2, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Reached the 123 stage of reviews & ratings 🥳:
96 books reviewed, 27 rated.
All my 2025 reviews & ratings, listed by month 👇
(now with less subcategories, as I, unfortunately, have reached the character limit of what GoodReads allows 🫠)
--
#BookReview 💙📚
#IndieBooks 👀📚
#AmReading
#AmReviewing 📚
96 books reviewed, 27 rated.
All my 2025 reviews & ratings, listed by month 👇
(now with less subcategories, as I, unfortunately, have reached the character limit of what GoodReads allows 🫠)
--
#BookReview 💙📚
#IndieBooks 👀📚
#AmReading
#AmReviewing 📚
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About to play Morkborg for the first time tonight. Wish me luck.
November 27, 2025 at 11:36 PM
About to play Morkborg for the first time tonight. Wish me luck.
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December 3, 2025 at 3:35 AM
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MOOTMAS IS ON!
If you want to put in a story for this year's Midwinter Moot, details are here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=v48x...
#amwriting #books #booksky
If you want to put in a story for this year's Midwinter Moot, details are here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=v48x...
#amwriting #books #booksky
Midwinter Story Writing Moot 2025 | Theme Launch!
YouTube video by Archaeosoup
www.youtube.com
December 8, 2025 at 10:56 PM
MOOTMAS IS ON!
If you want to put in a story for this year's Midwinter Moot, details are here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=v48x...
#amwriting #books #booksky
If you want to put in a story for this year's Midwinter Moot, details are here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=v48x...
#amwriting #books #booksky
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Darren heard sounds of discord happening downstairs, and he went to smooth away the seasonal wrinkles and let Maedlynn to dress. She emerged from her bedroom minutes later in her winter clothes and came down stairs to find something extraordinary occupying one corner of the front room.
#Books
#Books
Well, we did it, kids. After just 6 weeks, Shadowbeast is out!
If you want me to write a sequel, please read and share this one!
If you like:
🫂 a wholesome romance
🐺werewolves
🌹beauty and the beast
🫶happily ever afters
👁️eldritch monsters
Enjoy the book:
amazon.com/dp/B0FWBD9MQ9
#books #booksky
If you want me to write a sequel, please read and share this one!
If you like:
🫂 a wholesome romance
🐺werewolves
🌹beauty and the beast
🫶happily ever afters
👁️eldritch monsters
Enjoy the book:
amazon.com/dp/B0FWBD9MQ9
#books #booksky
December 9, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Darren heard sounds of discord happening downstairs, and he went to smooth away the seasonal wrinkles and let Maedlynn to dress. She emerged from her bedroom minutes later in her winter clothes and came down stairs to find something extraordinary occupying one corner of the front room.
#Books
#Books
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I recorded this podcast 7 years ago, but every year it goes viral because people are still discovering the deranged weirdness of Victorian Christmas cards!
It's #ChristmasCardDay 💌
Explore weird, dark and wonderful Victorian Christmas cards on the Art Matters podcast 👉 https://artuk.org/discover/stories/art-matters-podcast-weird-dark-and-wonderful-victorian-christmas-cards
📷 BBC
Explore weird, dark and wonderful Victorian Christmas cards on the Art Matters podcast 👉 https://artuk.org/discover/stories/art-matters-podcast-weird-dark-and-wonderful-victorian-christmas-cards
📷 BBC
December 9, 2025 at 11:50 AM
I recorded this podcast 7 years ago, but every year it goes viral because people are still discovering the deranged weirdness of Victorian Christmas cards!
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Why does Santa wear red?
youtube.com/shorts/7iJ89...
youtube.com/shorts/7iJ89...
Why does Santa wear red?
YouTube video by Michelle Franklin | Legends and Lectures
youtube.com
December 9, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Why does Santa wear red?
youtube.com/shorts/7iJ89...
youtube.com/shorts/7iJ89...
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Absolutely thrilled to see THE DRAGON HAS SOME COMPLAINTS on Publishers Weekly's Most Anticipated SFFH Books for the Spring!
But I'm far happier to share that list with great writers like @isabel.kim @tlotlotsamaase.bsky.social and @ldlewiswrites.blacksky.app. Next year looks rad.
But I'm far happier to share that list with great writers like @isabel.kim @tlotlotsamaase.bsky.social and @ldlewiswrites.blacksky.app. Next year looks rad.
Spring 2026 Fiction & Nonfiction Preview: SF, Fantasy & Horror
Fairy-tale elements dominate this season’s fantasies, gothic atmosphere pervades the horror novels, and tech-based anxiety animates the sci-fi outings.
www.publishersweekly.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Absolutely thrilled to see THE DRAGON HAS SOME COMPLAINTS on Publishers Weekly's Most Anticipated SFFH Books for the Spring!
But I'm far happier to share that list with great writers like @isabel.kim @tlotlotsamaase.bsky.social and @ldlewiswrites.blacksky.app. Next year looks rad.
But I'm far happier to share that list with great writers like @isabel.kim @tlotlotsamaase.bsky.social and @ldlewiswrites.blacksky.app. Next year looks rad.
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If you would like an Amazon alternative, @bookshop.org carries most of my books. Please support them!
bookshop.org/p/books/shad...
bookshop.org/p/books/shad...
November 2, 2025 at 11:08 PM
If you would like an Amazon alternative, @bookshop.org carries most of my books. Please support them!
bookshop.org/p/books/shad...
bookshop.org/p/books/shad...
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November 2, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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Well, we did it, kids. After just 6 weeks, Shadowbeast is out!
If you want me to write a sequel, please read and share this one!
If you like:
🫂 a wholesome romance
🐺werewolves
🌹beauty and the beast
🫶happily ever afters
👁️eldritch monsters
Enjoy the book:
amazon.com/dp/B0FWBD9MQ9
#books #booksky
If you want me to write a sequel, please read and share this one!
If you like:
🫂 a wholesome romance
🐺werewolves
🌹beauty and the beast
🫶happily ever afters
👁️eldritch monsters
Enjoy the book:
amazon.com/dp/B0FWBD9MQ9
#books #booksky
October 21, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Well, we did it, kids. After just 6 weeks, Shadowbeast is out!
If you want me to write a sequel, please read and share this one!
If you like:
🫂 a wholesome romance
🐺werewolves
🌹beauty and the beast
🫶happily ever afters
👁️eldritch monsters
Enjoy the book:
amazon.com/dp/B0FWBD9MQ9
#books #booksky
If you want me to write a sequel, please read and share this one!
If you like:
🫂 a wholesome romance
🐺werewolves
🌹beauty and the beast
🫶happily ever afters
👁️eldritch monsters
Enjoy the book:
amazon.com/dp/B0FWBD9MQ9
#books #booksky
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Announcing the Halloween Writing Soup Moot 2025
Can you write a spooky short story on this year's theme of: Bait 'n' Switch?
Word Count: 666 Words.
Deadline: 28th October.
Stories will be read by me in a live stream on 31st October 🎃
w/ @michellefranklin.bsky.social
youtu.be/UeU9ukAIT34?...
Can you write a spooky short story on this year's theme of: Bait 'n' Switch?
Word Count: 666 Words.
Deadline: 28th October.
Stories will be read by me in a live stream on 31st October 🎃
w/ @michellefranklin.bsky.social
youtu.be/UeU9ukAIT34?...
Spooky Story Writing Meet - Halloween 2025
YouTube video by 5oups3yeVi3w
youtu.be
October 17, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Announcing the Halloween Writing Soup Moot 2025
Can you write a spooky short story on this year's theme of: Bait 'n' Switch?
Word Count: 666 Words.
Deadline: 28th October.
Stories will be read by me in a live stream on 31st October 🎃
w/ @michellefranklin.bsky.social
youtu.be/UeU9ukAIT34?...
Can you write a spooky short story on this year's theme of: Bait 'n' Switch?
Word Count: 666 Words.
Deadline: 28th October.
Stories will be read by me in a live stream on 31st October 🎃
w/ @michellefranklin.bsky.social
youtu.be/UeU9ukAIT34?...
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If you ordered Shadowbeast and like it, please leave a review if you enjoyed it. It will help me to know how many people want a sequel!
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FWC9P4TR
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FWC9P4TR
Shadowbeast
Amazon.com: Shadowbeast: 9798269939186: Franklin, Michelle: Books
www.amazon.com
October 17, 2025 at 5:53 AM
If you ordered Shadowbeast and like it, please leave a review if you enjoyed it. It will help me to know how many people want a sequel!
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FWC9P4TR
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FWC9P4TR
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Just received my first 5 star review for Junk Food Jemma! Thank you, book community!
www.amazon.ca/Junk-Food-Je...
#books #booksky #amwriting
www.amazon.ca/Junk-Food-Je...
#books #booksky #amwriting
October 11, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Just received my first 5 star review for Junk Food Jemma! Thank you, book community!
www.amazon.ca/Junk-Food-Je...
#books #booksky #amwriting
www.amazon.ca/Junk-Food-Je...
#books #booksky #amwriting
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She would miss Lord Darren most of all, but Agatha advocated for her happiness, and she should never again find so ardent a supporter. She almost wished Agatha was going to visit Mr Hawksley instead; she might wring him out and fold him into her chest. There would be no finding him again. #booksky
Okay, kids. If you want me to write this, you have to read my other romance books.
October 11, 2025 at 2:03 AM
She would miss Lord Darren most of all, but Agatha advocated for her happiness, and she should never again find so ardent a supporter. She almost wished Agatha was going to visit Mr Hawksley instead; she might wring him out and fold him into her chest. There would be no finding him again. #booksky
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“You mean the madhouse? The one with the eyes etched into the walls? You mean to tell me the place is actually habitable? And there I thought the people working on it were mindless slaves to some shadow lord.”
Darren would not have smiled for the world. “Pleased to make your acquaintance.”
#booksky
Darren would not have smiled for the world. “Pleased to make your acquaintance.”
#booksky
October 11, 2025 at 6:59 AM
“You mean the madhouse? The one with the eyes etched into the walls? You mean to tell me the place is actually habitable? And there I thought the people working on it were mindless slaves to some shadow lord.”
Darren would not have smiled for the world. “Pleased to make your acquaintance.”
#booksky
Darren would not have smiled for the world. “Pleased to make your acquaintance.”
#booksky
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I read out a section of Shadowbeast for my local writing group yesterday. At the end of the session, someone came up to me and said, in a loving voice, "Go back to your stupid stuff."
So here is some stupid orc stuff for the holiday weekend:
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...
So here is some stupid orc stuff for the holiday weekend:
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...
October 11, 2025 at 1:52 AM
I read out a section of Shadowbeast for my local writing group yesterday. At the end of the session, someone came up to me and said, in a loving voice, "Go back to your stupid stuff."
So here is some stupid orc stuff for the holiday weekend:
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...
So here is some stupid orc stuff for the holiday weekend:
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...
Just received my first 5 star review for Junk Food Jemma! Thank you, book community!
www.amazon.ca/Junk-Food-Je...
#books #booksky #amwriting
www.amazon.ca/Junk-Food-Je...
#books #booksky #amwriting
October 11, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Just received my first 5 star review for Junk Food Jemma! Thank you, book community!
www.amazon.ca/Junk-Food-Je...
#books #booksky #amwriting
www.amazon.ca/Junk-Food-Je...
#books #booksky #amwriting