@thesimplysyn.bsky.social
Booktuber, weirdo, video game nerd, plant eater, gardener, and lover of the strange. (she/her) https://linktr.ee/simplysyn
Chatting about some of my favorite spooky books. #booksky
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Cover of the revised and expanded edition of "The Witch's Name: Crafting Identities of Magical Power" by Storm Faerywolf and with a foreword by Mat Auryn. Background is dark blue with faded blue sigils of various sizes, along with golden yellow accents of a crescent moon, a pentagram, and two flared horizontal rods, one above and the other below the text. Due March 10, 2026 from Crossed Crow Books.
I just turned in my first wave of edits to @crossedcrowbooks.bsky.social for my revised edition of *The Witch's Name*. Pre-orders are open NOW (and there's even a *hardcover* edition!) It will be debuting this February at ConVocation, where I will be teaching. Official release date March 10, 2026.
26.09.2025 21:53 — 👍 22 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 0Can’t wait to eat it!
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Bamboo cutting board with ingredients for potato soup. Potatoes, carrots, onion, broccoli, & garlic.
Shifting to soup mode. Making potato soup. #foodsky #soupmode
23.09.2025 00:19 — 👍 22 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0
The book The Man Made of Smoke by Alex North sits on a bookshelf facing out with several books around it and a small skeleton sitting crossed legged next to it.
A serial killer thriller. Curious to see where this one goes. Love the title of this one - The Man Made of Smoke. #booksky
22.09.2025 17:45 — 👍 7 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The book Coffin Moon by Keith Rosson sits on a bookshelf facing outward. A skeleton cat statue is next to it and a black palmistry hand. You can see other books behind and below it.
A spooky read for spooky season. Super excited to read Keith Rosson’s newest: Coffin Moon. #booksky
18.09.2025 18:18 — 👍 4 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0We’re better at making games than social media. Can you help us out and share this far and wide? 🙏
Strange Antiquities is OUT NOW! 🛎️📚🐈
#indiegame #indiedev #cozygames #cozy
Chatting about Josh Malerman’s newest book about creativity, writing, and being an artist. His enthusiasm literally leaps off the page at you! #books #booksky youtu.be/3XAWLju9AWQ
12.09.2025 18:42 — 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Chatting about Josh Malerman’s newest book about creativity, writing, and being an artist. His enthusiasm literally leaps off the page at you! #books #booksky youtu.be/3XAWLju9AWQ
12.09.2025 18:42 — 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Link to podcast episode - youtu.be/J8BW0L5hjxY?...
08.09.2025 19:21 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Catch me chatting about Stephen King’s story Trucks from the book Night Shift with Jason on his Short Bites King podcast. Have any of you seen the movie based off this? It’s wild!
08.09.2025 18:23 — 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
A sentient plant that is very hungry, an old crumbling mall, found family, and dark secrets. Chatting about Eat the Ones You Love by Sarah Maria Griffin. #booksky #horror youtu.be/U3JJQQGrr4I
03.09.2025 18:55 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The book A Far Better Thing by H.G. Parry sitting on a black and white blanket.
Currently reading A Far Better Thing by H.G. Parry. A book revolving around the Fae and trying to escape their clutches. Pretty good so far. #booksky
01.09.2025 21:42 — 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The nonfiction book Watching Evil Dead by Josh Malerman. Book is held in my hand and there is a black and white and blue and white blanket in the background.
Currently reading Watching Evil Dead: Unearthing the Radiant Artist Within by Josh Malerman. And let me tell you - there is magic in these pages. #booksky
22.08.2025 19:57 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Haunting, eerie, and finding a place to belong amidst the living and the dead. #booksky
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The book The House at Watch Hill by Karen Marie Moning sitting on my legs wearing grayish pants. There are blue and black blankets in the background.
Today’s read is The House at Watch Hill by Karen Marie Moning. #booksky
16.08.2025 20:04 — 👍 7 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Chatting about Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s latest book The Bewitching. It’s moody, eerie, and darkly intriguing. #books
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Nice!☺️📚
12.08.2025 01:04 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The book Eat the Ones You Love by Sarah Maria Griffin. It sits on legs wearing fuschia pants and there are blankets that are black and white and blue and white.
Today’s read is Eat the Ones You Love. 💙📚 #booksky
11.08.2025 20:05 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0
Yeah that's a no for me. To disable your location on the new Instagram Map, go to your profile > three line menu > Story, live and location > Location sharing > disable
Or cut off Instagram entirely on iPhone by going to Settings > Privacy & Security > Location Services > Instagram > Never
The book The Eyes of the Dragon by Stephen King sits on a blue blanket with Mittens the grey tuxedo cat sitting behind it and staring into the camera.
Will be getting into this book later tonight. 💙📚 #booksky #catsky
04.08.2025 19:03 — 👍 14 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
A hand holding the book The Keeper of Lonely Spirits by E.M. Anderson.
Currently reading The Keeper of Lonely Spirits and it is lovely so far. Sad and sweet. 💙📚 #booksky #books
31.07.2025 20:51 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Did you see my guide to the elections happening in August...
... because there are a ton, and if you care to get involved the time literally is now: boltsmag.org/whats-on-the...
TFW you get to be a poltergeist. #twitch #videogames
30.07.2025 17:12 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0Sometimes you gotta run away from the crocodiles in the mines. #twitch
26.07.2025 17:33 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0The Sound the Internet Used to Make (things I say on Twitch).
23.07.2025 17:54 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0That’s Dr. Mittens he is a handsomepants.😺
21.07.2025 00:11 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Yes, very scary 😊
20.07.2025 23:10 — 👍 11 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Grey tuxedo cat with green eyes lounges on blue and white blanket. Below him sits the book The Bewitching by Silvia Moreno-Garcia.
Today’s read is The Bewitching by Silvia Moreno-Garcia. Super excited to finally be reading this one!💙📚 #booksky #books
20.07.2025 23:14 — 👍 19 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
