Sten Tarkusest
@tarkusest.bsky.social
Aspiring writer of literary fantasy. (I aspire to write, to have it be literary-adjacent, and to have publishing not be a fantasy)
Californian and non-taciturn Estonian, kids, dog, and scaling down dreams.
Wanting the best for you, always
Californian and non-taciturn Estonian, kids, dog, and scaling down dreams.
Wanting the best for you, always
There is just such magic in fog on the ridges, a wistfulness that inspires, for me
January 4, 2025 at 8:01 PM
There is just such magic in fog on the ridges, a wistfulness that inspires, for me
May your year bring you rainy days by a warm fire, with a beloved dog beside you and all the adventures of the open page ahead.
January 3, 2025 at 6:14 PM
May your year bring you rainy days by a warm fire, with a beloved dog beside you and all the adventures of the open page ahead.
For me, the mystery of the cold, misty morning on the sea has a draw like no other.
January 2, 2025 at 5:01 PM
For me, the mystery of the cold, misty morning on the sea has a draw like no other.
Got to contemplate the year’s last light at the edge of the continent with friends.
What a year that was.
Now we stare into the darkness of the next year, awaiting the light
What a year that was.
Now we stare into the darkness of the next year, awaiting the light
January 1, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Got to contemplate the year’s last light at the edge of the continent with friends.
What a year that was.
Now we stare into the darkness of the next year, awaiting the light
What a year that was.
Now we stare into the darkness of the next year, awaiting the light
Ok, so I am going slowly
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 9
#booksky
#bookchallenge
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 9
#booksky
#bookchallenge
💙📚
December 28, 2024 at 3:04 AM
Ok, so I am going slowly
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 9
#booksky
#bookchallenge
💙📚
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 9
#booksky
#bookchallenge
💙📚
Sorry, Latvians, but this business of bringing an evergreen inside and putting lights on it is an Estonian invention.
I don’t care what you Germans say, either.
Häid Jõulu!
I don’t care what you Germans say, either.
Häid Jõulu!
December 25, 2024 at 3:23 PM
Sorry, Latvians, but this business of bringing an evergreen inside and putting lights on it is an Estonian invention.
I don’t care what you Germans say, either.
Häid Jõulu!
I don’t care what you Germans say, either.
Häid Jõulu!
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 8
#booksky
#bookchallenge
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December 14, 2024 at 2:34 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 8
#booksky
#bookchallenge
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Me in my bookish echo chamber
December 14, 2024 at 2:29 PM
Me in my bookish echo chamber
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 7
#booksky
#bookchallenge
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Day 7
#booksky
#bookchallenge
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December 8, 2024 at 2:54 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 7
#booksky
#bookchallenge
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Day 7
#booksky
#bookchallenge
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 6 (Stand in for the whole sequence here)
#booksky
#bookchallenge
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Day 6 (Stand in for the whole sequence here)
#booksky
#bookchallenge
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December 7, 2024 at 2:02 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 6 (Stand in for the whole sequence here)
#booksky
#bookchallenge
💙📚
Day 6 (Stand in for the whole sequence here)
#booksky
#bookchallenge
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“Five golden rings” refers to pheasants, or so I am told
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news
December 1, 2024 at 4:45 AM
“Five golden rings” refers to pheasants, or so I am told
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news
So, not a rule follower, apparently. This story warrants a spot though
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 5
#booksky
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#bookchallenge
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 5
#booksky
💙📚
#bookchallenge
December 1, 2024 at 3:05 AM
So, not a rule follower, apparently. This story warrants a spot though
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 5
#booksky
💙📚
#bookchallenge
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 5
#booksky
💙📚
#bookchallenge
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 4
#booksky
💙📚
#bookchallenge
Day 4
#booksky
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#bookchallenge
November 30, 2024 at 9:56 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 4
#booksky
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#bookchallenge
Day 4
#booksky
💙📚
#bookchallenge
My maple syrup has an oddly specific expiration date.
What happens at 12:51 on April 11, 2026, I wonder.
What happens at 12:51 on April 11, 2026, I wonder.
November 30, 2024 at 9:22 PM
My maple syrup has an oddly specific expiration date.
What happens at 12:51 on April 11, 2026, I wonder.
What happens at 12:51 on April 11, 2026, I wonder.
ok, so I am giving a lose interpretation for “per day here
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 3
#booksky 💙📚
#bookchallenge
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 3
#booksky 💙📚
#bookchallenge
November 30, 2024 at 1:36 AM
ok, so I am giving a lose interpretation for “per day here
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 3
#booksky 💙📚
#bookchallenge
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 3
#booksky 💙📚
#bookchallenge
So apparently part of living with a husky mix is dealing with squeaking with obsession with chasing cats hours after they’re gone
Child, that cat is halfway to Durango by now.
Child, that cat is halfway to Durango by now.
November 27, 2024 at 2:43 PM
So apparently part of living with a husky mix is dealing with squeaking with obsession with chasing cats hours after they’re gone
Child, that cat is halfway to Durango by now.
Child, that cat is halfway to Durango by now.
Yosemite was shrouded in snow clouds today
November 27, 2024 at 4:44 AM
Yosemite was shrouded in snow clouds today
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 2 of 20
#BookSky
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#Books
#BookChallenge
Day 2 of 20
#BookSky
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#Books
#BookChallenge
November 26, 2024 at 2:47 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 2 of 20
#BookSky
💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
Day 2 of 20
#BookSky
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#Books
#BookChallenge
Sure. Why not
Choose 20 books that greatly influenced you or stayed with you.
One book per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
1/20
#booksky
#bookchallenge
#books
Never any doubt on #1
strangerthansf.com/scans/leguin...
Choose 20 books that greatly influenced you or stayed with you.
One book per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
1/20
#booksky
#bookchallenge
#books
Never any doubt on #1
strangerthansf.com/scans/leguin...
November 26, 2024 at 4:39 AM
Sure. Why not
Choose 20 books that greatly influenced you or stayed with you.
One book per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
1/20
#booksky
#bookchallenge
#books
Never any doubt on #1
strangerthansf.com/scans/leguin...
Choose 20 books that greatly influenced you or stayed with you.
One book per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
1/20
#booksky
#bookchallenge
#books
Never any doubt on #1
strangerthansf.com/scans/leguin...
November 24, 2024 at 2:14 AM
Post a picture you took (no description) to bring some zen to the timeline.
November 17, 2024 at 1:31 PM
Post a picture you took (no description) to bring some zen to the timeline.
Sorry about the crappies. Dog sends sunshine your way
November 10, 2024 at 5:38 PM
Sorry about the crappies. Dog sends sunshine your way