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It is now certified "I miss my friends" time.

This past weekend was easily in my Top 10 best weekends ever, and while part of me is sad that it has to end, I also know that if it just got to go on forever it would stop feeling special.

Google how do you go to sleep when you're not tired

Well, my first year of PAX Unplugged I had a Bad Brain Time on the first day, this year I'm having it on the last day. Not looking forward to the second day next year.

I do not want this weekend to end. I just wanna spend time with my friends forever.

Every time I go to PAXU I’m reminded of how much I would love to live in the same city as all my gaming friends so we could play board games and TTRPGs together, in person, all the time

Well there's a difference between putting "Hey, I would like dice for a couple characters" on a list and then opening a box to blue and silver sparkly dice that have little lightning bolts in them when the light hits them right.

Still buzzing about the gift my friend got me for our friends gift exchange for PAX this year.

You are on a different adventure than us.

I am literally sitting in the airport right now and still buzzing like "I'm actually going to PAX again, this is crazy."

I want it to be Thursday right now.

it is so unfathomably hard to focus on anything but the fact that I’m going to see my friends for the first time in a couple of days??? like what do you mean I have to finish up work today and tomorrow before I go???

#Bookvember

For epic sapphic fantasy, more people should really read the Unspoken Name. The worldbuilding and magic system of this book, and its sequel, are so cool and the characters are incredible. I loved these books so much, and more people should read them!

I can’t believe that it’s now less than a week until I’ll be at PAXU! I’m so excited to see my friends and play games!

I've been vibrating with excitement for thr last 3 months.

buzzing with excitement what do you MEAN I get to see all my friends in person for the first time next week!!! oh my god????

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Convincing you to read my novel by the first sentence! Share yours too, if you want!

Micah loves the forest, and you will too! 🍃

if there’s one thing I’ll do it’s get so excited about everything my friends create

cinesthetic. @ @TheCinesthetic - 6h Edge of Tomorrow (2014) was sunk by confusing marketing and a forgettable title, yet it turned out to be one of the smartest and most entertaining sci-fi films of the last decade. Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt at their absolute best. 5 cinesthetic. © @TheCinesthetic - 14h What film have you gone into absolutely expecting to hate but that ended up pleasantly surprising you the most? 303 t7 703 • 15K Elon Musk • Great movie 9 98 17 47 0

cinesthetic. @@TheCinesthetic - 1d Man on Fire (2004) sits at 38% on Rotten Tomatoes, proof that critics don't always see the vision. Tony Scott turned vengeance into poetry, and Denzel Washington gave one of his most quietly devastating performances. cinesthetic. • @TheCinesthetic-2d What's your favorite movie with a "rotten" (below 60%) rating on Rotten Tomatoes? © 44к ni 217K 贝 Elon Musk • x 2 @elonmusk - 16m Man on Fire is great! • 64 to 16 • 187

Joyce Carol Oates owned Elon so hard he's spent the last day posting about movies he hasn't seen in 15 years

When he was building his character he took all his points out of "perception of colors" and into "humor"

Over a forest background, a picture of Sweet & Wild by Alex Larkspur is next to a list of elements in the book. They are: - MM Fantasy Romance - Sunshine MC - Forest Magic - Mysterious Spirits in the Woods - Devotion as a Love Language - Witchy Beekeeping - Healing and Growth - Cozy Adjacent The cover description: A young man, Micah, kneels in a field of purple flowers. He holds a bundle of purple flowers in one hand while reaching to gather more with his other hand. He has peach skin, golden hair, and brown eyes. He wears a white shirt, brown pants, and a wide-brimmed straw hat with flowers woven through. Behind him, there is a verdant forest of trees. Bees buzz around the man as he looks down towards his work. The title, Sweet & Wild, is above him and the author’s name, Alex Larkspur, is below him.

Sweet & Wild is an MM fantasy romance in a small town with a mysterious forest, and a spirit lurking within! It's sweet as honey, with just a bit of sting! 🐝

Universal Link: books2read.com/u/bzNng9
Itch: applesncinnamon.itch.io/sweet-wild
Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/alexlarkspur...
Cover Art: @northyme.com

What else are friends for?

A trope arrow book promo for Jingle Jingle Kill by C. Quince It features: - M/M Romance - Action Thriller - Second Changes - Spies - Christmas The book cover features an illustration of a blonde man with a mustache drinking a martini and a dark-skinned man with dark brown hair wearing a coat and green scarf

A promo image with a Christmas tree that says: Pre-Order Now: ninestarpress.com/product/jingle-jingle-kill

I'm happy to promote Jingle Jingle Kill by @cquince.bsky.social ! If you're in need of a holiday read this December, check it out!
It's available to pre-order at ninestarpress.com/product/jingle-jingle-kill 🎄🔔❄️

#Bookvember Day 8!

I love The Roots of Chaos series by Samantha Shannon! She’s such a brilliant fantasy author, and her work is fantastic. 💛

#SFFChat Q3

One thing I think I’d like to stick with my readers after they’ve read my books is that healing from horrible things is possible and love—romantic, friendships, community, whatever—makes it easier.

this is so incredibly sweet and I’m so glad to be of help!! I love reading the stories you tell 🫶

@keiransage.bsky.social is amazing! She is always great to bounce ideas off of and they give me fantastic support and feedback! 💛

A light gray square over a dark forest that reads: The Witch of the Wood. - 16k Novelette - MM Fantasy Romance - Breaking a Curse - A Spooky Forest - A Search for a Witch - Nervous x Confident

A light green square over a forest background: For as long as Hatwick Wood had grown, there had been a witch hiding in its trees. The witch was a steward of the wood, caring for it and making sure that the people of nearby villages never took too much from it. It was the witch’s sacred duty to do this, and their magic had flown wild and free as they protected the forest. Although no one had never seen the steward of the wood, stories flowed through the families about the witch. Everyone knew that their role was the care for the forest, and if anything ever went wrong, the witch needed to be found in order to fix it. No one knew this better than the Ashtons. Milo Ashton came from a long line of people who made their living in the forest. His grandfather, and his grandfather’s grandfather, and his grandfather’s grandfather’s grandfather, with every father in between and even further back; every one of the Ashtons were hunters. It wasn’t work that would make them rich, or elevate them above the common folk, but it was good, honest work that would always be needed. And the Ashtons had always hunted in Hatwick Wood. Then Hatwick Wood was cursed.

Over a dark forest, two circles with portraits and two dark squares with character information. Milo Ashton - A hunter tasked with breaking the curse on Hatwick Wood. Uncertain, nervous, but determined to do right. His portrait is of a young man with short black hair and tan skin, wearing a cream tunic and a green cloak. He looks nervous. Cambium - An energetic young man who is living in Hatwick Wood. Unaffected by the curse that lingers in the forest. Outgoing, bold, but willing to help where he can. His portrait is a young man with brown skin and long, dark brown hair. He is wearing a colorful patchwork shirt and a scarf.

A olive green square over a forest background. It reads: Vibes in Song Form: - "The Forest" by Mirah - "Into the Woods" by PHILDEL - "All Things Devour" by aeseaes - "In the Woods Somewhere" by Hozier

THE WITCH OF THE WOOD - #QuestPit
Milo Ashton races to save the forest his family relies on, and himself, from a horrible curse. He finds help in Cam, a mysterious man living in the woods, who is seemingly unaffected by the curse that has killed everyone who ventured into Hatwick Wood.
#W #F #RF

Over the background of a medieval city, a pink box with a list of tropes and a cover of the book, The Need for Dandelions by Alex Larkspur Trope list: - MM Fantasy Romance - Queer Normative World - Flower Symbolism - Sort of Enemies to Lovers - Falling in love during a crisis - Forced Proximity - Fighting Government Corruption - Oh. Oh. Book Cover: Two men stand back to back surrounded by depictions of dandelions. The man angled to the front is Galen. He has tan skin, red hair, and hazel eyes. A large portion of his face is covered by a burn scar. He wears a yellow tunic and brown pants, along with a pink flower pendant. He lifts up one hand, and looks concerned. The other man, facing towards the back but looks over his shoulder, is Sasha. He has light brown hair, dark brown eyes, and stubble. He is wearing leather armor and green shirt and pants. He is holding a sword.

Coming out on March 31st, 2026, The Need for Dandelions is an MM Fantasy Romance about two men forced to work together despite their differences in the face of a crisis!

Cover by the amazing @nooskadraws.bsky.social !