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Rebekah Wor
@rworauthor.bsky.social
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Writer, reader, and staunch advocate of a person's right to eat pumpkin bread in all four seasons.

Ask me about my editing. The tears mean it's going well.


Currently Reading:
I, Claudius--Robert Graves
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maureencoffeyva.bsky.social
Arlington does have an eviction prevention/emergency financial assistance program, but there is far greater need than the resources available.

Folks should contact 703-228-1300 or dhs@arlingtonva.us to explore this option/see what other programs might be available
October 31, 2025 at 8:51 PM
rworauthor.bsky.social
When all you wanna do is go to battle with your guy, and all he wants to do is kiss ya. I guess you just do both.🤷‍♀️

("All Those Things the Gods Wouldn't Grant," still popping on ao3)

archiveofourown.org/works/694997...

#ao3
#writesky
He was overwrought, drunk on the idea of our togetherness. More than that, he knew the deepest desires of my heart. We would be joined in combat, just as I had always hoped. We could be men entwined in the heat of thrill and war. I knew he needed to touch me then. His mouth was already close, its fiery-soft words casting spells of nerve and victory on the empty sparring field. “Kiss me,” I prompted. “I can tell you want to.” He didn’t hesitate. My lips parted for the quick force of his mouth. He was gentle, slow, but he burned with light. “You are everything,” he whispered to me as he pulled away. “I’ll follow you anywhere.”
October 30, 2025 at 10:56 AM
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altnps.bsky.social
October 18, 2025 at 2:12 PM
rworauthor.bsky.social
#AwesomeCharacters

Since most of the character arc is about his speedrun towards a massive god complex, I wouldn't describe Alexander the Great as a good winner or a quiet gloater. 😬

archiveofourown.org/works/694997...

#writesky
#ao3
October 13, 2025 at 2:50 AM
rworauthor.bsky.social
61,000 words since August, y'all. The downfall of law and order is apparently my muse.

(It's either this or I drink heavily...)

#writesky
#ao3
October 5, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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filmmakerjulie.bsky.social
Liza Donnelly nails it.
Military guy points to bar “this one is for enduring Pete Hegseth’s display of toxic masculinity.”
September 30, 2025 at 10:34 PM
rworauthor.bsky.social
~~AITA (12M) for contriving various tests that will make everyone see that my arch-nemesis (13M) is awful?

No, he hasn't *done* anything wrong, but I just have a feeling about him.

(Youthful angst ✔️)
("Enemies" to Lovers ✔️)

#ao3
#WritingPrompt
#booksky

archiveofourown.org/works/694997...
Finding no criticism of him among my sources, I tried to catch him at some misdeed. I don’t think I intended to get him in trouble. More than that, I think I wanted to prove to myself that I was right to dislike him. My tests, numerous and varied, were all unsuccessful. Early one morning, I left a handful of silver coins scattered outside his room. Hiding behind some curtains, I watched him emerge, pause in confusion, and then gather the coins to bring to the household steward. He didn’t take for himself a single one.
September 30, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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janinebretzauthor.bsky.social
Still counts as writing.

#writing #reading #authorsky #writersky #readersky #meme
September 29, 2025 at 2:01 PM
rworauthor.bsky.social
A deserved shout-out to @musicalibrarian.bsky.social for tuning me into Ao3.

I never expected my work to be The Next Big Thing, but I hoped that at least some people would enjoy it.

I now have a growing(!!) audience and lots of supportive folk. It means a lot!

Thanks all ❤️

#ao3
#writersky
September 24, 2025 at 12:46 PM
rworauthor.bsky.social
So, evidently, I become feral when the world is on fire, and I learn how to publish my random stories willy-nilly.

"Only Cowards Will Be Left Alive" now available on a screen near you.

Historical Drama/Romance Anthology. Bite-sized chapters.

#ao3
#writersky

archiveofourown.org/works/704627...
These are the stories of doomed warrior-lovers. In Ancient Greece, The Sacred Band was a real military unit comprised of 150 pairs of male lovers. A group of exceptional soldiers, they were undefeated in combat. In 338BC, the unit was met by Alexander the Great in what would become one of the most decisive battles of the ancient world. Despite mass desertion by the rest of their army, The Sacred Band stood their ground and fought until the death. The dead will speak. They'll tell their love stories. **This is a work of anthology. Every chapter will be a complete story focused around a different pair of men.
September 19, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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bencollins.bsky.social
theonion.com/nation-grate...
September 18, 2025 at 8:32 PM
rworauthor.bsky.social
You know where you won't find *any* mention of Charlie Kirk?

340BC

"All Those Things the Gods Wouldn't Grant" has~~

🌟(Maybe historically canon) Asexual Alexander the Great

🌟Lots of tunics

🌟Competent side characters

🌟Sparring as courtship

#ao3
#writersky

archiveofourown.org/works/694997...
All Those Things the Gods Wouldn't Grant - Chapter 1 - closetwriter_24 - Multifandom [Archive of Our Own]
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
archiveofourown.org
September 13, 2025 at 11:44 AM
rworauthor.bsky.social
Just slow-burning my way through ancient history and its ships.💓

Alexander the Great romance seeking to answer the question:

💥What if our real conquest was the love we made along the way?

(But like, in a much less hokey way...)

archiveofourown.org/works/694997...

#ao3
#booksky
#writersky
Hephaestion was sitting in the dust. It was almost dusk, and the day was quieting. He could sleep outside tonight. He’d cross arms under his head as a pillow and stare up at the nighttime sky. At least the moon was the same. Both he and Alexander could look up and see the same sliver of glowing thumbnail just starting to wane into nothingness. But now he was thinking. And thinking at nights was dangerous. Mostly he felt like a pile of dry kindling, ready to combust with only the slightest spark. He could fight in the days, plan in the days, forage or repair or occupy himself in the days. But nights were lonely. And a year of them was even lonelier still.
September 6, 2025 at 9:40 AM
rworauthor.bsky.social
Quick correction:

When I said "chapters to update monthly," I meant "chapters to update every gd day because our country is falling apart and there is no other means of escaping this all-consuming funk."

Sorry for any confusion. ❤️

archiveofourown.org/works/694997...

#ao3
#writesky
#WTFAmerica
August 28, 2025 at 10:05 PM
rworauthor.bsky.social
#WritersCoffeeClub : August 28, "What's the highest praise you've received as a writer?"

In the very definition of "peaked in high school", I once won the statewide Young Writer's Award. Still chasing the high from that one.

#writesky
August 28, 2025 at 10:25 AM
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50501movement.bsky.social
A man who was just getting names and badges for officers was wrongfully detained in D.C.

He then yelled, “AFTER THE TRIALS ARE HELD, YOU WILL ALL BE IN JAIL.” 🔥
#FreeDC
August 24, 2025 at 2:09 PM
rworauthor.bsky.social
So I have discovered the terrors and joys of writing a story in installments. On one hand, I can't distract myself from new progress by endlessly editing.

On the other hand, I can't distract myself from new progress by endlessly editing.

#WIPsnips
#ao3
#writesky
I waited to reply, my words delayed by the sticky realization of how much I pitied him. “My father encourages the men under his command to love each other—even more than they love their wives or children. You fight harder for men you love.” My response was diplomacy. Neither a rebuke of the closeness shared by our friends nor an affirmation that I wished the same for he and I. But, at least for the moment, it was enough to assuage him.
August 24, 2025 at 10:38 AM
rworauthor.bsky.social
Finally bit the bullet (aka, stopped nitpicking edits) and released the first chapters of my Alexander the Great story on Ao3.

I am genuinely tickled that it has gotten some views & kudos. I guess fans exist for everything, even history fanfics ❤️

archiveofourown.org/works/694997...

#WIPSNIPS
#ao3
He’s worried,” I volunteered, finally breaking free from Cleitus’s grip and stumbling upright again. “On the road, we were recently beset by a prophetess.” “Oh?” He put hands on his hips and nodded in interest. “And what do the Fates have in store for you, Hephaestion?” “I’m to marry a princess of a great house,” he whispered. His mouth was still upturned in a smile, but it had grown wry. “Just one princess?” Cleitus drooped his shoulders in mock disappointment. “It’s my fortune that upsets him.” I nudged Hephaestion’s foot to show that my teasing wasn’t malicious. Assuming a voice of loftiness, I imitated the gravitas of the woman. “I’m to die in Babylon, my death hastened by one I would never suspect.”
August 22, 2025 at 12:45 PM
rworauthor.bsky.social
I've finally rolled out my Alexander the Great historical fiction. Chapters to update monthly!

Perfect for the five or so people who enjoy serials about somebody dead for 2000+ years!

All Those Things the Gods Wouldn't Grant:
archiveofourown.org/works/694997...

#Writesky
#Ao3
#HistoricalFiction
All Those Things the Gods Wouldn't Grant closetwriter_24 Summary: "I can tell you the names of the boys and men I grew up with. The ones I loved in my youth. But you must not grow too attached to the stories of any whom I outlive." After a lifetime of war, crisis, betrayals, and losses, Alexander of Macedon kneels in the temple of Siwa. He retells stories of a childhood spent with a scheming mother, a youth spent with friends now dead or traitorous, and an adulthood spent with the profound love of his fellow general, Hephaestion. Devastated from a recent loss, he asks only one thing of the temple's oracle: permission to create a god.
August 20, 2025 at 12:33 AM
rworauthor.bsky.social
The best small press is open for submissions 😁
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500-2000 word stories wanted! Also take art (we print in black & white though, so keep that in mind)
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August 16, 2025 at 7:59 PM
rworauthor.bsky.social
Never heard of this "burn-out" concept of which you speak.

(Actual answer: write something fresh. Hence why I have 56 opened tabs in Word )

#writingprompt
August 11, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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fighticecruelty.bsky.social
Happy Friday!

Another great banner drop in Falls Church today! We tried something new and put out some chalk messages as a longer lasting way to spread motivation.

Looking for something to do in your own neighborhood? Consider chalking. Small acts of resistance go a long way. ❤️

#StopICEcruelty
Sidewalk chalk saying "Love wins" Sidewalk chalk saying "Love Everyone" Sidewalk chalk saying "The USA was built by immigrants". It is underneath a banner saying "Andry Hernandez Romero. The USA sent him to a concentration camp." Sidewalk chalk saying "Stop ICE". It is underneath a banner saying "Only traitors obey tyrants."
August 8, 2025 at 11:51 PM
rworauthor.bsky.social
I, who have never written anything cozy, have inexplicably written several chapters of a cozy mystery.

Is this just a coping mechanism to counteract all The Horrors ™️? I don't know. I can't stop. Helen, a respectable young widow in 14th century England, is now at the helm.

#writersky
August 5, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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August 3, 2025 at 3:24 PM
rworauthor.bsky.social
Please don't be in my head anymore, TBQ. K, thanks. 🥰
tacobellquarterly.org Taco Bell Quarterly @tacobellquarterly.org · Jul 26
I hate writing and myself. It's great, really.
August 1, 2025 at 2:10 PM