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Queer SFF author + artist, they/them πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ Flos Magicae, The Carnelian King, Faerie Hounds. March 17 2026: THE BAYOU audiobook Patreon: https://patreon.com/ArdenPowell Itchio: https://ardenpowell.itch.io Book Links: https://ardenpowell.mailerpage.io

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Millions of Americans can get Canadian passports under new law Millions of citizens of the United States are now eligible to claim dual citizenship with Canada, and can thereby obtain Canadian passports. Schedule a Free Dual Citizenship Consultation Under the lat...

So, any ancestor in Canada since the beginning of time that's ever lived in Canada & we can have dual citizenship.

Wow. Thanks, Canada, for helping us while also trolling the current administration.

I'm gonna need Scotland to do this, too. UK??? Please!!!

www.cicnews.com/2026/03/proo...

09.03.2026 21:13 β€” πŸ‘ 39    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 9

Finishing things is such underrated writing advice. You need to learn your habits and what tools you use not just to have an idea or start a story, but to finish them. You need to get used to it, and then observe how you can do it better. That starts by finishing stories at all.

09.03.2026 22:33 β€” πŸ‘ 141    πŸ” 35    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 6

New account for @ritacoolbeans.bsky.social because I got tired of trying to convince this site that I am over 18 and therefore the Aus government's law to ban under 16s from social media shouldn't affect me πŸ™ƒ

So we're starting fresh with a new age verified account!

09.03.2026 08:31 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1

Currently behind by $20 so please find it in your hearts to bid. Unless you WANT me slapped by a burrito sized carbohydrate in which case search for Meryl's items lol

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09.03.2026 21:33 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A lineup of characters. They are all brown skinned and wear clothes designed after southeast asian fashion. 
A man wearing batik and a red head cloth
A man with long wavy hair wearing batik and drapery and red prayer beads
A nonbinary person wearing sheer robes reminiscent of Dhaka silk
A girl wearing striped robes
A nonbinary person wearing visayan inspired clothes and a bone belt
A trans guy with blue robes
A cis man wearing embroidered clothes
A cis man wearing visayan clothes

A lineup of characters. They are all brown skinned and wear clothes designed after southeast asian fashion. A man wearing batik and a red head cloth A man with long wavy hair wearing batik and drapery and red prayer beads A nonbinary person wearing sheer robes reminiscent of Dhaka silk A girl wearing striped robes A nonbinary person wearing visayan inspired clothes and a bone belt A trans guy with blue robes A cis man wearing embroidered clothes A cis man wearing visayan clothes

A lineup of characters. They are all brown skinned and wear clothes designed after southeast asian fashion.

A lineup of characters. They are all brown skinned and wear clothes designed after southeast asian fashion.

A lineup of characters. They are all brown skinned and wear clothes designed after southeast asian fashion.

A lineup of characters. They are all brown skinned and wear clothes designed after southeast asian fashion.

A lineup of characters. They are all brown skinned and wear clothes designed after southeast asian fashion.

A lineup of characters. They are all brown skinned and wear clothes designed after southeast asian fashion.

My southeast asian inspired ocs πŸ₯­

01.03.2026 16:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1302    πŸ” 564    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 1

One more week!! THE BAYOU audiobook is up for preorder, available wide, ie not Amazon exclusive - preorder it, wishlist it, bookmark it from your favourite place πŸ–€

09.03.2026 16:17 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

"Give us stories of satellites and sewists, terminals and tailors, dandies and dying stars.

Give us gossip wicked and vital, dinner parties salacious and droll, debutantes vile and intrepid.

Give us unforgivable rudeness and oppressive etiquette, scathing asides and dire gaffes."

Under 6K words

09.03.2026 20:35 β€” πŸ‘ 33    πŸ” 30    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Nobody's Baby Becky Chambers meets Miss Marple in the second entry of this cozy sci-fi mystery series, helmed by a formidable no-nonsense auntie of a detective.Welcome to ...

Out tomorrow: Nobody’s Baby, a sapphic sci-fi mystery novella on a space cruise ship where, suddenly, a wild baby appears!

09.03.2026 17:28 β€” πŸ‘ 62    πŸ” 36    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 6

A great author will make me feel whatever they want me to feel about a character! Which is ideal - I want to love (love to hate, whatever) all of them. Some character types just take a LOT more skill to convince me to get on board. Quirky is usually less endearing and more annoying.

09.03.2026 20:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I like both depending on my mood but in the wrong hands, either one becomes insufferable REALLY fast. Quirky probably wracks up the most casualties, though.

09.03.2026 20:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

A gift and a curse! (a curse)

09.03.2026 20:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I can be irate in so many directions at once.

09.03.2026 20:23 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Congratulations!! That cover is gorgeous!

09.03.2026 20:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Pink clematis flowers illustration with gouache, sketchbook spread botanical Illustration

Pink clematis flowers illustration with gouache, sketchbook spread botanical Illustration

I'm on my way for more flowers in my sketchbook so here are pink clematis from today! 🌸

#gouache #art #illustration

09.03.2026 15:41 β€” πŸ‘ 233    πŸ” 58    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Sometimes you just have to wait for the stars to align before you can move forward, and it takes a few tries before everything clicks.

09.03.2026 20:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Grating the last shred of my patience down to the bone!

09.03.2026 20:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm holding two truths simultaneously: all reading is good reading and no genre is more worthy of respect than another but/and being a voracious reader doesn't actually mean you have any functional media literacy.

Whichever one comes out on top depends on my optimism vs pessimism at any moment.

09.03.2026 19:38 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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For what do you hunger? 🐝

09.03.2026 19:04 β€” πŸ‘ 956    πŸ” 301    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 1
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More photos of Iran taken in my teenage years. I wish I could change the course of the world.

09.03.2026 18:34 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I think rewarding children for reading with pizza is actually a phenomenal idea and we should start doing that again

09.03.2026 01:52 β€” πŸ‘ 164    πŸ” 51    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1
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Pay Danielle Hardy using PayPal.Me Go to paypal.me/thebookqueen and type in the amount. Since it’s PayPal, it's easy and secure. Don’t have a PayPal account? No worries.

I hate asking for help again but I start my iron infusions today (5 total) and each outpatient visit will require a copay of $20. Any help would be greatly appreciated but I know things are rough for all of us so even a share is useful ❀️ #mutualaid www.paypal.com/paypalme/the...

09.03.2026 18:29 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Large tortoiseshell butterfly confirmed no longer extinct in UK Early spring sightings show colourful insect is a resident species for first time in decades, says conservation charity

Good news! Thrilling news! Keep a lookout...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

09.03.2026 15:52 β€” πŸ‘ 327    πŸ” 91    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2

Sometimes you meet a character that you're pretty sure the author intends to be charming and quirky and relatable but they're actually intolerably irritating and the thought of spending 300+ pages in their company is like nails on a chalkboard and you have to throw the book across the room.

09.03.2026 18:13 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

I did my walk without boots or gloves for the first time today! Spring???

09.03.2026 18:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Devouring Fortune book cover. Features a woman with folded arms on the cover. Her arms are crossed. She has straight black hair and her skin is light brown. She has a haunted expression. She is dressed in a white priestess outfit with wrapped bandages up her arms. Behind her lurks a monstrous skeleton whispering in her ear. They are surrounded by red flowers.

Devouring Fortune book cover. Features a woman with folded arms on the cover. Her arms are crossed. She has straight black hair and her skin is light brown. She has a haunted expression. She is dressed in a white priestess outfit with wrapped bandages up her arms. Behind her lurks a monstrous skeleton whispering in her ear. They are surrounded by red flowers.

I'm happy to say today is the day for the book cover reveal of DEVOURING FORTUNE! @jeleynai.bsky.social did an incredible job on the illustration, I'm in awe.

For fans of Tanith Lee and A.K. Larkwood, about bargains gone wrong.

Follow the prelaunch page!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ole...

09.03.2026 11:24 β€” πŸ‘ 74    πŸ” 41    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 11
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I'm glad you enjoyed it! πŸ–€πŸ–€πŸ–€

09.03.2026 17:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I read this book a couple of months ago, and it was absolutely can't-put-down engrossing. Atmospheric and eerie, with a slow-building dread that builds to a horrifying climax.

09.03.2026 16:26 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

so my challenge to buckaroo readers who share constant news about dying creative industries, who repost stories about AI harming the arts, who lament the loss of genuine human creativity, JUST TAKE A FEW MINUTES TO ACTUALLY PREORDER SOMETHING FROM A HUMAN ARTIST THAT YOU LIKE

09.03.2026 15:12 β€” πŸ‘ 134    πŸ” 39    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

One more week!! THE BAYOU audiobook is up for preorder, available wide, ie not Amazon exclusive - preorder it, wishlist it, bookmark it from your favourite place πŸ–€

09.03.2026 16:17 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1