Amanda Turek👻Headless Horsewoman

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Rushak and Lara. First speaker is Rush.

- Brother’s Keeper, book one of my fantasy WIP about two brothers bound by a misunderstood power.

White text on grayed-out photo of scattered elk bones reads: Thus coerced, he picked up a piece of bread and bit into it. It was a coarse, dark loaf containing small aromatic seeds. He met her gaze bitterly as he chewed. Siege of the Spirit

Bread and poison

On being forced to eat.

- From Siege of the Spirit

#WIPSnips #loaf #WritingCommunity #fantasy #darkfantasy #bitter

Societal biases against her existence! 😢

I think I can see that about Fox. I can definitely see Av’ry getting grudgy with anyone who would hurt her.

#AwesomeCharacters
This snippet in the third act sums up Rushak’s grudge-carrying capacity:

“Don’t worry,” Cerel said. “You’ll get your chance for revenge.”
Rushak looked bewildered. “Revenge against what?”

A large, somewhat rotten stump in the woods near Olympia. Surrounded by tall evergreen trees and green forest foliage.

Mister Big Stump

#ForestFriday l #Olympia
#Scape l #Woods l #Fall
#Hike l #PNW l #Stump
#EastCoastKin l #ArtYear

Twisted roots of a Black Locust tree on a trail at a local park. The tree's bark and leaves are poisonous to animals and humans. Bats (often a symbol of the Underworld and Persephone) will sometimes make homes in Black Locusts.

Black Locust lures bats . . .
Invasive, laced finger roots
snare Persephone —
tiny words trap wings, a slow
death in pomegranate seeds.

#poetry #poem #tanka #mythology #autumn #fall #poetrycommunity #reading #unhealthyrelationships #mentalhealth #photography #forests #ForestFriday #blueskypoetry

White text on a black background. I learn how to leave. One moment I'm there, watching my body in third person while Wright goes through the motions, and the next I'm... not. I can't see anything. I can't feel anything. I can't be anything. I'm not Cainen. I have no body. It doesn't hurt, exactly, but it's certainly not pleasant. I imagine if butter could feel, this is what it would feel like to be spread on toast. melting away into nothing, scattered across an infinite space, losing form and function until there is no more space between you and the bread. I can't even tell how long I'm there. Any attempt to count the seconds quickly devolves into an echoing one over and over again. I have no voice. No thoughts. And so I cannot count. Cainen, come back. I'm not sure whose voice it is. Wright's? Red's? Mine? But it works. The force of being rocketed back into my body is enough to make me stumble.

Today’s #WIPsnips word is #loaf. I went with #bread instead. Cainen becomes a slice of buttered toast (metaphorically).

#wip #writing #queer #trans #ya #horror #fiction #writesky #mentalillness

That oughta make for a nice afternoon!

#WIPSnips #fantasy #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #loaf

Vibes: Drisal loafs around the outhouse at their hideout, enjoying a well-earned beak from danger, his injured brother and everything else.

- Brother’s Keeper, book one of my fantasy WIP about two brothers bound by a misunderstood power.

#FantasyIndiesSpooktober
17. Tea Friday

Tiamat (AKA Baby Tea, Teacake, Tealeaf, Teacup, etc etc) has been getting bigger and sassier of late. I gave her her first bath and she bit me later when I fed her.
You need to shed your skin, you spiky lil frick, it ain't my fault it's wet!
#beardeddragon

A leafless tree covered in moss among other trees by a river

A tree skeleton dressed in moss #Oregon
#tree #forest #ForestFriday

A heron is spooked by a cat in a tree. I watched, waited and eventually he flew across my lens.

For #FlyDay, it has to be a heron for me. The one who tired to get away but failed. Happy Friday and have a fab weekend x.

#UKWildlife #Birds #Ornithology #GreyHeron #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersofBluesky #EastCoastKin

Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did.

—Napoleon Hill

Nick lay spread-eagle on the kitchen floor, half under the table with Pinky loafing on his chest, hindering his already labored breaths. Derek toed at the cat’s rump until he got annoyed and jumped off with an angry swat. Then Derek toed at Nick’s exposed belly, where his t-shirt had ridden up. His skin twitched, but otherwise he didn’t react, staring up at the underside of the table. “Do you want to check on the house progress?” Derek asked. Shrug. “Do you want to go out at all?” Shrug. Derek stepped over him and lowered himself down into the small space between him and the oven, knees bent up, toes jammed into Nick’s side.

Cat loaf!
#writersky

Tipping points … we all have our tipping points …

He hesitated, having reached a line with Lady Helm he hadn’t dreamt possible to cross. “I must be assured that I do no wrong by you,” he said quietly. “By my estimation, you ought to be on a bed of roses.” She chuckled at that, and he joined her, tilting his head forward and resting his forehead against hers. His hair fell forward, tickling her temples. “I should feel a proper brute, defiling you in such a crude setting.” She kissed his forehead, then used a hand on each side of his face to brush his hair back behind his pointed ears, marveling at the feel of them. “By all means,” she said. “Defile me.”

loaf>>>rest(ing)

More from #Touched, an erotic romantasy novella.

#WIPSnips #WriteSky

From Death & the Dreamer: Soryl can get inside people's daydreams. In this snip, she's sharing headspace with Gerald the guard and is pretending to be a cat so he won't notice her. #WIPSnips #WIP #AmWriting #WritingPrompts #Writers #Writing #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #FantasySky #DarkFantasy

#WIPSnips *might*
Just Pinga being infuriating.
#lesfic #sapphic

As much spite as $6.44 can buy!
Great!

This is the happiest thing I’ve ever seen in the Tenement!

She’s not just a pretty face!

I have no loafs (or loaveses) but I followed a trail of breadcrumbs all the way back to The Chip Whisperer for today's #WIPSnips

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October 17th – loaf

On unintended consequences.

Mikiva has been spying on the scouts, looking for an escape route. Instead, she learns that one scout has tried a certain gambit that backfired on him spectacularly.

#WIPSnips #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

#WIPSnips #loaf (loafers) #amwriting #horror/western #genre-bending #fiction
Had to go all the way back to the prequel of my current #wip Sunsetter
This snippet comes from the #novel Weathervane: start at the beginning - Rosco and Marjorie stumble across the deserted town of Salvation. #books #read

#WIPSnips #WriteSky #writingprompt

Duels of Blood (slight repost, and lazing as a synonym 😅)

#WIPSnips 'loaf'
from way tf back in the series, but I couldn't resist

"Mm, it sounds like a curse, yes," Kyoka started simply while munching on dinner. "He was probably rude to a witch, likely a snap of frustration, and so they cursed his anger. It will grow with more intensity every time he fails to calm his own emotions. Obviously, this escalates over time." Masuyo became gravely anxious, staring through her food. Kyoka pouted, realizing she'd added to the upset rather than helping calm it. "You want me to remove his curse?" Masuyo jerked, and brought her hands down to her lap. "I don't feel right asking that of you, Kyoka. You're a child, however powerful your mind is. I... feel like I'm taking advantage of you, if I do." "But you do want to, yes?" Masuyo curled with guilt and shame. "...Yes." Kyoka smiled warmly. "It doesn't bother me, Mama. If you don't want me to miss any school, it's just a question of timing." Masuyo eased slightly, still worried. "You're sure? I don't mean to pressure you about this, Kyoka." Kyoka nodded. "It's not difficult for me, Mama. If it will help you, I am very happy to do so."

#WIPSnips a Bluesky Writing Community Tag Hosted by rosie-j-potter.bsky.social October 13th through October 19th. October 13 - push October 14 - ultimate October 15 - care October 16 - might October 17 - loaf October 18 - dodge October 19 - trial

#WIPSnips - Demon King Daughter - subbing 'food' because I never used 'loaf' in the entire series - an important early moment between Masuyo and Kyoka with their unique dynamic
#writesky #writingcommunity #fantasy #yafiction #demon #sapphic
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My characters eat a lot of bread, especially Elyan. It’s safe.

🌈📚💙 🪐📚 🌈🚀💫 🌈✒️
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Sorry, downer of a #WIPSnips and a PSA today.

Seemed fitting since it would've been my dad's birthday, but 9 years ago, he went to the store to get eggs and a tired driver killed him.

So cherish time with loved ones. And, please, do not drive tired, it only takes 1 second to end a life.

#Felcrown