Seriah Black

My copy has arrived!
To those who have read The Secret Life of Bees, or seen the movie, this poem is about the beautiful character May. ❤

#thesecretlifeofbees #poetry #poetrylovers #writerslife #poems #empaths #empathsoul #empathymatters

Flying catfish AND black swan and phoenix? Now you KNOW you need to check this out.

#fictionanthology #shortreads #tbr #wegotyou #Roulette #transformations #beginnings #endings #newrelease

Yesterday, I threw my jacket and hit my tea like I was bowling.
I'm on a roll.

I got in a plant-watering fight with my curtains and I lost.
Water hit the floor.
A pillar got moved.
And now everyone from the outside gets to see me as I type.
But yes, the curtains still exist. In a knot.
#reallifestory

Step into the portal. Roulette awaits. Launch day is November 8, 2025. Picture of an octagon portal through a stone arch, on a background of navy jail stripes. Black sheep motif is in the corner.

IT'S LAUNCH DAY! The portal to the dystopian ruins has opened! Step through and see what a mysterious black octagon unlocked, and who it trapped in the ruins of a fallen world. Spin the wheel, live or die. 📢📚 #Roulette
a.co/d/fth1eVy

#newrelease #riddles #risk #adventure #short #fiction #20minread

1 day until you find the guardian in the maze, in the story called Roulette. Line diagram of a dungeon, on a maze background. Black sheep motif in the corner.

Less than a day left until you stumble upon the guardian! 🗿🚧📚 How long has he been in that tiny room? 🧱📦 Is it still a room if the floor falls out? 🕳️⛳️

#oneday #day1 #countdown #almostthere #tbr #anthologylaunch #dungeonguardian #stonelife #getlost #findme #breakout #amwritingfantasy #fantasystory

Picture of a doorway in labyrinth ruins that says, "2 days." Poppin says, "Treasure is probably this way." Jade says, "You said that last time." Polley says, "Guys? I stepped on another trap."

A thief, a swan shifter, and a grumpy girl walk into a bar...well, darn, it's a labyrinth and there are no drinks. 😇 2 days until "Roulette" opens the door to a tomb on a distant world! Watch your step. Traps abound.

#dungeonwalk #dungeontraps #trapdoor #treasurehunt #escaperoom #tbr #comingsoon

3 days until teleportation into the labyrinth. Story title is Roulette. Black sheep logo is in the corner. Ruin blocks background.

Starting up the countdown until anthology launch day! 3 days left until Poppin stumbles into a locked labyrinth chamber, Indiana Jones style.

#Roulette #shortstory #dystopian #booklaunch #newrelease #fantasy #labyrinth #ruins #teleportation #riddlemethis #day3 #countdown #dontgetlost 🪐📚📢

A one-eyed skull with a body draped in black sits in a lush library, poring over a large hardcover collection of Conan the Barbarian tales. Superimposed over the bottom quarter of the image is a caption which reads October 23rd is the day of might.

⚔️Did you know today is the 4th annual DAY OF MIGHT, a holiday dedicated to Sword & Sorcery?⚔️

Inaugurated by The Skull, though rumor has it Howard Andrew Jones may be its true author, this is a day to think about and enjoy Sword & Sorcery!

Learn more here: goodman-games.com/tftms/2021/1...

Gray hippo ears headband photo by CreateAndBeJoyful on Etsy

In case you wanted to be a hippo for your costume party this month, here are your Zaina-style ears, courtesy of another creator:

www.etsy.com/listing/1786...

#QuenchtotheHilt #animalears #costumecreation #fantasycostumes #shifters #costumeparty #masquerade

"I’ve spent half my time sculpting glaciers into arches with my claws. I watch Wishe out of the corner of my eye. It’s shameful, but I want him to care." -Hoth, 'Abominably Yours' ❄️💙📚

#WIPSnips #abominablesnowman #pleasecare #shifters #sleighride #amwritingfantasy #newstory #comingsoon

Picky, articulate, picturesque semantics make fantasy weirder. It doesn’t break the genre…it loads it with new meaning.

"It does me no good if these louts figure it out and she gets thrown into a hole beneath a lord’s mansion, or worse, becomes a magic battery for a two-bit charlatan." -Wishe

#WIPSnips #winterstory #Cheshirecat #shifters #magicpowers #makeawish #henchmen #SwiperNoSwiping #letsmakeadeal #quote

"His fingers were swift and featherlight, like they’d never stayed in place more than a moment in his life. I had the sudden certainty that things tended to go missing in his presence."
-'Roulette' short story 🗿🪐📚
#WIPSnips #comingsoon #FireAndLyra #portalfantasy #dystopian #Octoberrelease #tbr

"Right now, a deal is possible. I keep my pink-striped paws moving. I’m not about to miss out." -Wishe, Cheshire cat shifter
#WIPSnips #CheshireCat #catchmeifyoucan #quotes #bookquotes #amwritingfantasy #romantasy #romancelandia #feydeal #antihero #amwriting #writingprompts

This is totally something my Cheshire cat would say. Both parts of it.
#cheshiresmile #whyyouupinthemonstersgrill #letsmakeadeal

It's not possible for my empire to have problems. My courtiers are always nervously smiling and telling me everything is great

Why do I know exactly what this means?
#reallifefantasy #DIY #IKEAexperience #homelibrary #gamerlife

Collection of paints, brushes and pots on an old table. In the corner a large very fluffy cat sprawls in decadence

this cat looks like one of the Old Master painters who's just slept with three servants, argued viciously with his annoying patron about the inferior ham he receives, and then painted his masterpiece out of spite

In case you weren’t a happy cucumber yet today.

I was lost
But somehow found myself
On the long way back to nowhere.
It was quiet but that’s what made it so loud.
Lighting hit the lamps
On streets painted black,
Where each home was a tombstone
With each address
marking the date of death.

#poetry

Looking for portals everywhere.
#portalfantasy #arches #ruins #ruin #pathlesstraveled #lostcivilization

Purchase, 1886

Cuneiform cylinder: inscription of Ashurbanipal describing restorations of the city wall and gates at Borsippa https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/321670

You never know what you're going to uncover.
#ruins #cuneiform #discovery

Stone archway with runes on it opens onto dusty dystopian ruins of an advanced city. Title reads Roulette, coming October. There is a black octagon symbol.

Next month, my story "Roulette," is going to dip into a dystopian labyrinth of ruins. You don't mind if I start dipping you now, do you? 😉👻🙃🗿 Turning up the dial now. ⏲️🎚️ Don't let the sun catch you on your way in. ⛅️🔦
#comingsoon #Roulette #shortstory #tombraider #guardians #portal #riddlemethis #tbr

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If you were trapped in a dusty, stone Escape Room for 100 or even 1,000 years, and then a thief opened up a portal…but if the portal didn’t work, there was a steep dropoff on the other side...would you jump? #poll #whatif #Roulette #escaperoom

Cloak vs. Arrow 🏹
#archery #amwritingfantasy #whatif #fantasycloak #cloakanddagger #fantasyfights #swordandsorcery

When The Heart Is Young (1902), by John William Godward

How do you feel about unconventional fantasy weapons as primary in the story?