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@aribaranwrites.bsky.social

they/them. writer of fantasy, romance, & boring legal things; flyers sun, habs moon. GOALTENDER INTERFERENCE, out now. ✑️ 🌈🀘🏼 https://linktr.ee/aribaran

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[jeff foxworthy voice] you might be a hockey author

02.09.2025 03:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

real πŸ₯²

02.09.2025 05:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

when someone asks you how many teeth your mc is missing and you have a reference picture ready to go

02.09.2025 00:59 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

also, the vibes of the current project

13.08.2025 14:22 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

i will definitely keep it in mind if i write one πŸ₯² i had to get an edmonton β€œsensitivity reader” for this one hahaha

13.08.2025 14:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

i’m also a habs fan so … we have lots of opportunities πŸ₯²

13.08.2025 14:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

we may be mortal enemies but i can pretend to be nice. πŸ˜‰

13.08.2025 13:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

i’m sorry! the greatest tragedy of my life is being a home town flyers fan lmao

13.08.2025 13:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

awww i can only imagine. hard to live up to that one πŸ˜‚

13.08.2025 13:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

yeah he started in tampa but then got traded to vegas and then to colorado πŸ₯² at the start of the book he’s waived and ends up in edmonton. and i have family in tampa and fond memories of watching marty play haha

13.08.2025 13:25 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

yes!! i don’t know if it will be with my publisher or self pubbed but if you remember leo cohen the rat…it’s his book.

13.08.2025 13:13 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

50k into a fantasy, 10k into a hockey book, absolutely nothing finished πŸ€“

13.08.2025 12:23 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
Cover of Home Ice Advantage by Ari Baran. A black and white photo of a man with dark hair and a beard wearing a dark hoodie. The title and author's name are at the bottom in an ombre of yellow/green/turquoise

Cover of Home Ice Advantage by Ari Baran. A black and white photo of a man with dark hair and a beard wearing a dark hoodie. The title and author's name are at the bottom in an ombre of yellow/green/turquoise

Day 19 πŸ“šπŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ Home Ice Advantage by @aribaranwrites.bsky.social - work rivals to lovers with a backdrop of pro hockey. Part of a series, I've only read this one so far.

I love a cranky protagonist, in much the same way I enjoy those videos of cranky dads loving the pets they initially didn't want.

19.06.2025 12:41 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

a cranky dad loving the pet he didn’t originally want really does summarize their relationship perfectly too lmao

19.06.2025 15:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

i’m always surprised when something at my day job is so
bad it genuinely upsets me, a person who has been reading and writing about horrific occurrences for years πŸ˜”

15.05.2025 20:57 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

if my brain could chill on the churning up ideas beyond my talent and intelligence level front so i could get back to trying to finish literally anything that i’m not giving away for free that would be awesome thanks

08.05.2025 02:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

the tragedy of them having their own minds, haha. rip 😭

07.05.2025 15:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

i'm actually in the process putting together a series bible for myself so i have an easier reference for this in the future 😩

07.05.2025 15:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

this is referring to old man yaoi and it isn’t wrong

06.05.2025 12:13 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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this book is β€œwhat if you said β€˜i can fix him’ but instead he made you worse”

01.05.2025 20:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Straight to the Heart Battle Beast Β· Bringer of Pain Β· Song Β· 2017

not writing this book but also why is this leo unsportsmanlike conduct about devon unsportsmanlike conduct…. open.spotify.com/track/5CgFJ4...

01.05.2025 20:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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thinking about leo cohen and the book i will probably never be able to write

24.04.2025 19:08 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is a really fucking good book if you’re so inclined to reading

16.04.2025 01:16 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

🧑

16.04.2025 01:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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my favorite of my books is on sale right now just fyi.

15.04.2025 22:05 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

when you talk to an author friend who confirms something you already knew and it’s both validating but also kinda terrifying!

11.04.2025 21:43 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If you like Sad Men who use the unrelenting pressure of professional sports to distract themselves from having one human emotion, have I got something for you!

No jokes though, these are some of my very favorite books, ever, so you should definitely pick them all up

11.04.2025 13:58 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Listen. I just really really really love these books and these sad and slightly less sad hockey players and also the most Boston man to ever live.

10.04.2025 21:14 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ₯²

10.04.2025 21:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

enemies to lovers! friends to lovers! one sided enemies to lovers and one sided who are you again to lovers! under-negotiated kink! very sad hockey men and some less sad hockey men! a scene involving dept of player safety dirty talk and other thought experiments my editor did not make me remove!

10.04.2025 18:21 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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