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Stephen Monteith, World's Greatest Secret Author
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Self-published author, mostly sci-fi and fantasy with occasional forays into other fields. I also offer editing and beta-reading services. If you share A.I.-generated content, I'll Mute you; if you *create* it, I'll Block you. #ActuallyAutistic He/Him/His
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I had a narrow window after the snow started falling and before it became freezing rain to get down to the oceanfront and take some images.
January 25, 2026 at 6:12 AM
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I knew I'd seen it before:
A book cover, the main image showing a standing woman in a red dress, her arm being stroked by a woman laying on her side with an unbuttoned pink shirt and a black skirt. At the top are the words "A Strange Story Of Twilight Love, Jealousy And Hatred". The title, in big letters beside the standing woman, is "I PREFER GIRLS", and the author's name, Jessie Dumont, beneath it.
January 24, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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I don't believe this. We've got a whole *week* of freezing temperatures coming up, but the only time we're getting precipitation, it'll be in the forties. Snow, the only good part of winter, is being denied to me once again. *sighs*
The top part of the image is snow-covered ground with the caption "DASHING THROUGH THE..." The bottom part of the image is yellow and brown leaves with the caption "LEAVES. YOU LIVE IN THE SOUTH. YOU GET LEAVES."
January 24, 2026 at 3:53 AM
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Who did it better?
The cartoon character Prince Adam, secret identity of He-Man, with a starry, rainbowy background.
January 24, 2026 at 1:58 AM
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Hello. This is a project I have previously published but am currently revising in order to re-release them. They are the first three novellas in my "Trials" fantasy series. They focus on the character Seffin Phel, but later books in the series will have other protagonists. #WriterShareWednesday
The cover of the novella "The Trials of Seffin Phel, Book One: Bandits of Moftal" By: Stephen Monteith. The title, author's name, and border around the cover are gold, while the cover image is a walled medieval-style city in the center of a forest with trails leading away from it in four directions. The cover of the novella "The Trials of Seffin Phel, Book Two: The Alchemist" By: Stephen Monteith. The title, author's name, and border around the cover are in white, while the cover image is a collection of small buildings and shelters in a valley between two stretches of mountains. The cover of the novella "The Trials of Seffin Phel, Book Three: The Curse and the Order" By: Stephen Monteith. The title, author's name, and border around the cover are in gold, while the cover image is a forest with a dark, gruesome figure partially obscured by the trees.
January 21, 2026 at 7:48 PM
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My adventuring party:

@joannamasters.bsky.social
@thatnerdemi.bsky.social
@marveloushebden.bsky.social
@laurishore.bsky.social
@sydneyscottauthor.bsky.social
@armchairclassicist.bsky.social
@reneegendron.bsky.social
@beverlyannemichel.bsky.social
@natania.bsky.social

And I'm the Bard
Text at top reads "YOUR ADVENTURING PARTY". Below it are three rows with three icons in each one representing adventure role-playing game classes. The icons are labeled and have an @ and a capital letter indicating that you should tag someone who has that letter in their handle. Starting at the top, the icons and their labels are: A sword, labeled "warrior @J" A wizard, labeled "mage @T" A shield, labeled "paladin @M" Sparkles, labeled "priest @L" A bear head, labeled "druid @S" A knife, labeled "rogue @A" A flower, labeled "monk @R" A bow and arrow, labeled "hunter @B" A devil face, labeled "warlock @N" The text at the bottom reads "tag to see who is in your party!"
January 21, 2026 at 5:27 AM
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A sign on a wall says "BILL STICKERS WILL BE PROSECUTED". Underneath, someone has written "BILL STICKERS IS INNOCENT".
January 18, 2026 at 4:27 PM
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Stop scrolling and post two characters who bring you happiness.
Two young women in front of a tree, both wearing red jackets with white fringe and blue skirts. One is blonde with long curls and a red bow in her hair. The other has short, brownish-red hair. The blonde has a scrunched, blushing face and is trying to push away the brunette, but the brunette is smiling wide and trying to hug the blonde. These are the characters Claire Francois and Rae Taylor from the anime "I'm in Love with the Villainess", and the watermark in the top left corner reads "crunchyroll", the platform where the anime may be watched.
January 15, 2026 at 6:46 PM
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I love going for runs/walks at the oceanfront, even when it's 40F. The sky and the ocean were both so blue.
The oceanfront. The oceanfront. The oceanfront.
January 13, 2026 at 2:21 AM
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In the last six and a half hours, I've added over 3,200 words to the first novella in my fantasy series "The Trials of Seffin Phel", concluding the major editing for that book, leaving one more new section to be added to Book Three and some minor editing across all three books before republishing.
A fantasy world map with various locations and landmarks labeled with fantasy names.
January 12, 2026 at 8:24 AM
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To help with both motivation and keeping up with word count, I have devised a very simple method. #WriterSky #AuthorSky #BookSky
The bottom of a desktop computer screen with a sticky note on which the number 16,521 has been written.
January 9, 2026 at 4:25 PM
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I will always ship these two (and maybe Kay as a co-top).
A still from the anime "Girls und Panzer". Five girls in green and white school uniforms are eating dinner together. The one farthest to the right is excitedly running her hands through her floofy hair because she thinks "Nishizumi-dono confessed her love to me!" The others are sitting/kneeling calmly because they know that's not what actually happened.
January 6, 2026 at 2:35 PM
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It's been exactly 30 years since the final #CalvinAndHobbes comic strip. Happy New Year, explorers!
A Calvin and Hobbes comic strip. Calvin is a young boy and Hobbes is a tiger. They're out in the woods in the winter snow carrying a toboggan, on which they go sledding in the final panel. Their dialogue goes like this: Calvin: Wow, it really snowed last night! Isn't it wonderful? Hobbes: Everything familiar has disappeared! The world looks brand-new! Calvin: A new year...a fresh, clean start! Hobbes: It's like having a big white sheet of paper to draw on! Calvin: A day full of possibilities! It's a magical world, Hobbes, ol' buddy...let's go exploring!
December 31, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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What I'm wearing on New Year's Eve (by total coincidence). The alt text has the full Doctor Who quote.
A bathroom selfie of a white man (me) wearing a gray Doctor Who t-shirt that says "People assume that time is a strict progression of cause to effect but actually from a non-linear, non-subjective viewpoint it's more like a big ball of wibbly wobbly timey wimey stuff".
December 31, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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Drop someone blonde.
Two young women in front of a tree, both wearing red jackets with white fringe and blue skirts. One is blonde with long curls and a red bow in her hair. The other has short, brownish-red hair. The blonde has a scrunched, blushing face and is trying to push away the brunette, but the brunette is smiling wide and trying to hug the blonde. These are the characters Claire Francois and Rae Taylor from the anime "I'm in Love with the Villainess", and the watermark in the top left corner reads "crunchyroll", the platform where the anime may be watched.
December 31, 2025 at 2:57 AM
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Later, guys. My ride is here.
The starship Enterprise D, from Star Trek The Next Generation.
December 31, 2025 at 2:48 AM
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Some advice for New Year's Eve.
An image of a text post by "Dad Jokes". The text reads: Remember to poop before midnight tomorrow. You don't want to be carrying the same shit into the next year.
December 30, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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You wanna know why I think Avatar hasn't had much "cultural impact"? No merchandising. Here I am sitting down to a 3D viewing, and no movie tie-in stuff. Not even commemorative 3D specs. *shrugs* Oh, well.
A pair of jeans-clad legs on which sit a set of 3D glasses that need to be returned to the theater after the movie.
December 28, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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I don't know what genius invented these, but I hope they never have to work another day in their life. (I will say, the flavor isn't like orange the fruit, but it *could* be described as orange the color.)
A package of orange Hostess Cup Cakes.
December 26, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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Dinner is served.
Cheistmas dinner, consisting of, from right to left, a bowl of jellied cranberry sauce, a bowl of mashed potatoes, a jar of apple sauce, a bowl of stuffing, a carton of eggnog, some of which has been poured into a glass, and a glass baking pan with melted marshmallows, underneath which are sweet potatoes with pineapple bits. An empty plate waits in the bottom right corner to be filled with food.
December 25, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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I suppose you could say my maps are my "gift" to myself. Some say they're unnecessary, even for a fantasy story, but I don't care. I've always loved them, I've always wanted them, and now I have my own.
A fantasy world map with various locations and landmarks given fantasy names.
December 25, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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Have a very Yuri Christmas. #ILTV #WataOshi #ImInLoveWithTheVillainess
Two characters from the anime "I'm in Love with the Villainess". Miss Claire has long blonde curls and is dressed in a Santa-themed dress and cap, holding a sack of presumably toys. Rae Taylor, with short hair and a gift in her hands, is looking very excited to be dressed as Santa Claire's reindeer.
December 25, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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Here's a reminder, if anyone needs it, that "Dagger of the Mind" is a Christmas episode. It even has a character named "Noel".
Two characters from the TV show "Star Trek". Helen Noel is asking Captain Kirk if he remembers "The Science Lab Christmas Party?" Kirk is looking very uncomfortable.
December 25, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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May I welcome you to Christmas morning?
The sun over the ocean on Christmas morning.
December 25, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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Possibly my favorite Christmas movie of all time. It makes me feel all the feels (including the panic of one who has had his tail set on fire).
An image from the movie "The Muppet Christmas Carol". Two Muppets, The Great Gonzo and Rizzo the Rat, are dressed as 19th century lamplighters, and Gonzo is trying to light the lamp, but he sets Rizzo's tail on fire, instead. Text at the bottom of the image says "IT'S NOT CHRISTMAS UNTIL YOU LIGHT THE LAMP, NOT THE RAT, LIGHT THE LAMP NOT THE RAT! PUT ME OUT, PUT ME OUT!"
December 25, 2025 at 2:00 AM