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my father told me he read it, but he hasn't read it. that's okay. my friends keep picking the words out of my throat.
someone once told me that the more trigger warnings that go on a book, the better it is. i didn't mean to write something with so many conditional phrases - i was writing about what i felt while being a human. sometimes you are a person and sometimes you are a statistic. sometimes it is falling upwards and sometimes it's sliding back down again.
my father tells me that it will be difficult to get people to read it. i didn't like the idea of a singular genre. i'm not going to lie to you - it is actually a difficult book to get through. i change the rules in it. it's not poetry or prose explicitly. it's neither false nor reality. i give you the tools to "solve" the book, but i let you do the thinking. my father says people don't care to think. i don't know about that - i think we just, like, enjoy reading.
the thing is - i was tired of stories about survival where someone with depression goes to therapy and wakes up okay. i didn't live like that. i was tired of books about violence, where the gore of what i experience was splashed in glitter to lick off the page. like, i was a person, you know? i had a life and a job and a family. and in books, i watched my story get ripped up so people could explore the viscera of my body. so they could feel good. my brother once called it inspiration pornography. we had walked out of a suicide-prevention seminar, both of us disgusted while the increasingly-elated presenter kept listing methods-of. i remember the look on my brother's face. like i would tear that man apart given the right time and place.
my father says that kids these days. he warns me against writing about things that are too-serious. he says that they don't want it. i don't listen. he does make me take out a scene from the book where i go to church after having sex with a woman. it used to be the 7th scene in the book. i don't think he's read further than that, it rocked him too hard to continue.
it's a book about being queer. it's a book about being raised catholic. it doesn't have monsterfucking, i'm sorry. it's just about, like.
at some point you have to choose to stay here. and then you do have to stay here, which takes practice. this is about forming the habit. this is about what happens after you've already started doing the work. because, like. you keep going. you have to. and it's like. very imperfect.
i should make a post on instagram. i should make this announcement less bittersweet. but like -- i'm giving it you, specifically, because i think you know why i had to write it. you and me. this little community.
body's a bad monster. here's the link if you're interested in ordering.
#i will never shut up about this#by the way . this is the book that u are trying to get me to eat#also available on other links!! barnes and noble and s&S#also btw i drew the cover :) they asked me to lol#btw this isn't self-published. this is like. book deal thru simon and schuster
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Preview Page for Sonic the Hedgehog: Scrapnik Island #4
Script: Daniel Barnes
Line Art: Jack Lawrence
Colors: Nathalie Fourdraine
Letters: Shawn Lee
#Sonic the Hedgheog#IDW#IDW Publishing#IDW Sonic#Daniel Barnes#Jack Lawrence#Nathalie Fourdraine#Shawn Lee#Mecha Sonic#Dr. Eggman#preview pages
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“you talk about me like i’m worth writing poetry for.”
“love, you are the reason poetry was created.”
#excerpt from a fic i’ll never publish#mcu#marvel#bucky barnes#steve rogers#winter solider x reader#bucky barnes x reader#acotar#azriel#azriel x reader#feysand#nessian#throne of glass#aelin galathynius#rowaelin#fenrys moonbeam#dorian havilliard#six of crows#kaz brekker#inej ghafa#crooked kingdom#helnik#nina zenik#matthias helvar#wesper#the cruel prince#shatter me#fiction#fanfic#star wars
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Cuckoo Anon More comedic than fluff but astartes learning/forming their own social media circles.
Some are obvious, Techmarines, Iron Hands, Iron Warriors, Imperial Fists. They all Build Stuff, Unbuild Stuff, Repair Stuff, Make Stuff that Should Not Function yet it does.
Like a completely wooden bolter that cooks meatballs you then Shoot to top your spaghetti.
Emperors Children, and to a lesser extent Blood Angels, have foot holds in make up and art videos.
Humans have to be careful when following the routines cause some of their face care involves chemical peels that can Literally take off your face.
But possibly more harrowing...is for humans who made the mistake of giving their Astartes a personal phone and teaching them about Memes.
Suddenly they see memes popping up about things they don't even half understand, but other space marines get a kick out of. "Fearsome Xenos cited in the city today!" And its a picture of a dog wearing an alien costume. Cute...till the next pic is your space wolf running away with the dog in his arms captioned "Fear Not! I have neutralized the Xenos threat!"
Then there's the passive aggressive ones like. "My face when my battle brothers overcharges his bolter for the Fifth Time." And "If you try to charge that tank again, I'm Not healing you!" From apothecary marines.
But almost nothing compares to "That feeling when your human has to 'Go to Work' and 'Provide a good living for us.' Rather than stay at the sparring arena and watch me deliver the wrath of Khorne!"
"I watch you everytime I have a day off you spoiled Spoiled Man!"
But there are also legitimately sweet things like marines asking eachother for advice.
"My humans vitals appear normal, but they have stayed in their bed for longer than usual. Should I be concerned?"
"They might just be more tired than usual, and beauty sleep is important after all."
"Have they eaten anything this morning? Not eating could be a sign of depression!! Make sure they drink water too!"
"Have you tried presenting them a freshly obtained skull? Humans typically respond to that."
"Skulls are too easy. Present them something made from Skin. That will show your concern."
"By the throne do anything but those last two. Please."
"Spoil sport."
"Oh perhaps this will help!"
"...how will this short video help?"
"My human enjoys them and states they help them, Feel Better on bad days."
Well it was worth a shot. With incredible gentleness for such a huge being the Astarte treds into his human's sleeping quarters. They're still bundled in their blankets, but notice his approach.
"Oh, its you." Their voice sounds so much smaller than it should be. They shift to face him, but don't move otherwise.
"Mmhm," He places the food and water he'd also grabbed on their bedside.
"O-oh buddy! You didn't have to do this for me..." They reach for the water. "But I appreciate it." They say taking a drink.
"Mm." The Astarte nods, drinking water was good, But his human would also need calories. He gestured to the plate.
His human glanced the same, and he physically saw their posture deflate a bit. Was the food not to their liking?
"I'm sorry buddy...I'm just not feeling hungry right now." They say, their voice dwindling again.
Not eating, not speaking as normal, and a slumped posture; perhaps it was a Bad Day for his human.
But his battle brother from legions other had given him the cure for such things. He pulled out his messages, and the video in question.
"Hmm, what's up buddy?"
The space marine sat beside his human, and held the communication device to them.
A video played of a small kitten on a kitchen floor mewing loudly, a tender voice came from off screen. 'Do you want some breakfast? Can you say please.'
'FUCK!'
"PFFT! WHA-a COUGH COUGH!?" Well that got a reaction. His human was now sputtering water at the unexpected profanity edited over the original video.
The Astarte frantically patted his human on the back through their coughing fit but even then they still continued to laugh.
"It just! And outta nowhere too. That was so Ough!t Ouff POUGkEt! Oh Lord I'm dying!"
Dying!?!? You weren't meant to die, you were supposed to be cured!?
Luckily his human caught onto his panic before he could vault through the wall to the nearest hospital.
"No! No! Figure of speech, it's Just a figure of speech. Not dying." They assured, now back in control of their voice.
The Astarte was still clearly a bit shaken. This wasn't territory he was used to traversing.
His human sighed, then took his hands in theirs. "I'm not dying any faster than normal..." They assured, rubbing over his knuckles tenderly. "And hopefully not for a loooong time."
Their was a pause, before the Astarte gently and silently enfolded his human into an embrace.
"...I'm sorry I made you worry, it's just a feeling sad kinda day...most people get them from time to time. Just a part of life." His human shrugs, his hold tightened just slightly. Their words were true, but he disliked having an adversary he couldn't punch.
"But hey, you wanna know something?"
The Astarte pulled back to look his human in the eye, curious of their words.
"Even my worst days are a lot better than they used to be, cause now all my days have You." With that, his human leaned forward once again, this time bringing their foreheads to touch.
The Astarte felt his heart warm in turn. He may not be able to Cure his human, but he would always be there. And if they could bring precious glimmers into even the worst moments of the other's existence, what more could be asked for?
"Well...I guess we better start the day."
(AAAAAAAAAH THIS WAS MEANT TO BE FUNNY WHY DID I END UP WRITING HURT COMFORT AHHHHHHHHHHH)
So like I've been staring at this one for awhile and it's like perfect as is.
Just really this is what would happen. But also they would have their own closed network (intranet) where they also probably post memes as well as questions about humans. Like "Why does my human want me to bathe so often" or "why does my human not like the skull alter in the living room?"
ALSO SORRY FOR FORGETTING TO TAG
@egrets-not-regrets @liar-anubiass-blog @barn-anon @bleedingichorhearts
#reply#answer#warhammer 40k#space marine husbandry#space marine husbandry sentience#tales from the barn#cuckoo anon#being a publisher again
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Ducktales Fics
~ long but good edition ~
Masks within Masks by Kyprish_Prophetess
• super long but I love it…. I never regret picking up this book ever ever ever.
• Donald Duck personas all into one fic… glorious
• got me into PKNA comics and I will never regret that
• author is amazing and constantly updates on this thing and I love that
• I started reading this when it had around 61 chapters and now it has 81… :,) they grow up so fast…
And a Sixpence in Your Shoe by justaboot
• I’m a scroldie fanatic and there is like a few mentions of Goldie and one appearance yet she’s omnipresent… it’s the vibes!!
• HEAVY family hurt/comfort… especially Della and Scrooge. But it’s cool ‘cause they defeat the villain and it’s a big party we love that.
• once again I have reread this thing at least 4 times. Never regretted.
• I am obsessed with every masterpiece posted by justaboot. Obsessed. Every little character arc gives me a heart attack then I’m comforted with fluff.
#ducktales della#ducktales#ducktales 2017#dt17#della duck#ducktales2017#donald duck#please please please this fic reads like a genuine book like one from the *published barnes and nobles*#scrooge mcduck#goldie o'gilt#i love this fic please please please go read it asap#that one fic…. lives in my head rent freeeeee#fic rec#fiction#dt17 fic
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Another banger from Microcosm Publishing- House Plants & How to Grow Them, found at a florist shop near my house. They are all delightful people there.
#godzilla reads#house plants & how to grow them#Parker t Barnes#reading#plant books#books and plants#book blog#nonfiction books#booklr#microcosm publishing
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Hate when this happens. The longer I own a device the more I grow attached to it. I can only imagine how I would feel if having nursed vintage tech to beover 10 years old to have key features ripped from it. *sigh*
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I had such whiplash today
I recently got back into reading Stucky fanfic again and was browsing ye olde ao3 and stumbled on this great 21 jump street AU where Steve and Bucky are undercover cops in a high school. It was incomplete before it can even get to the good stuff. But the setup was so well done that I was enthralled and then utterly distraught when I realized it hadn't been updated since 2020...
Then I saw the user profile and realized.... oh shit. I wrote this.
TL DR; I bamboozled myself. I was the villain all along
#i have the entire fic outlined too#so like theoretically i could simply continue where I left off#but i am also working on a house md/supernatural crossover#and the sequel to my book series published on amazon#but like sure#i might update it again just because i actually really enjoy what ive written so far#its really nice reading my old writing#having forgotten that i even wrote it in the first place#it hits different#stucky#marvel#steve rogers#bucky barnes#marvel au#21 jump street#au fanfiction#ao3#fanfic writer problems#pebs rambles
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Silverborn Release Dates
Australia: August 28th, 2024
US: September 10th, 2024
UK: September 12th, 2024
The specifics could change but these dates have been around since May, so it seems that Silverborn is indeed delayed to 2024. There’s been no announcement from Jess as of yet, but she's also been on a social media hiatus since the delay.
#this is as of 8/8/23 but has been known since 5/4/23#nevermoor#silverborn#the mystery of morrigan crow#book news#sharing bc idk how to edit wikipedia or the fandom wiki to update the dates#I just keep having to break the news to people and feel bad :( so figured I’d share it on here as well#the aus and uk links are for preorders!#the us link isn't because it's not available on barnes & nobles yet. but it's a site used in the industry with information from publishers!#I wish I could fix/update the release dates to the new ones bc people are googling and still getting the wrong ones and I feel bad </3#between not much owlcrate merch and a delay I'm not getting much of a chance to use this blog 😔#also. I don't know the reason behind the delay and don't want to speculate too much or even blame!#it could be that jess is still dealing with long covid or it could be supply chain/industry issues. regardless I hope jess is doing okay ❤️
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Even Better News Everyone!!
The Kingdom of Heaven has populated and is NOW AVAILABLE for pre-order on Barnes & Noble dot com!
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-kingdom-of-heaven-evelyn-m-lewis/1143100414?ean=9781960686008
When you order here, the book will be immediately printed and merely wait until the publication date to ship to you. Additionally, since you don’t have to buy a book from Amazon in order to review it on Amazon, it will still be possible to leave reviews on Amazon if the book is ordered through Barnes & Noble. I’m aiming to get 50 reviews on Amazon within 1 month of the publication date.
(Note - unlike my Inkshares pre-order campaign, this one is NOT a crowd funding project and is not conditional. The book is real!)
#barnes and noble#the kingdom of heaven#writing#my writing#books#christian books#christian fiction#science fiction#dystopia#publishing#self publishing#books and reading#salt and light
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Y'all remember Sad Girl?
Well, Bucky and Doll's story might be over but that doesn't mean the end of Sad Girl.
I've started the process of turning the series into a book and I'm almost done with my first manuscript! Of course, there will be changes because I don't own Marvel or any of its characters. The essence I created for the characters we love and those we don't (I'm looking at you Pepper and John) will still be there. They're getting new names, better backstories, and a face lift or two.
It means so much to me that I still see notes for my first work coming in every day because I wasn't even sure I wanted to post it at all. I was so afraid that people wouldn't like my writing or that my fics would be too niche. All of the love and support do not go unnoticed and I am so thankful for each and every one of you. I can't wait for whatever comes next!!!
Without further ado, the first snippet of Divine Violence....
Voices overlap each other in the back yard with occasional laughs thrown in here and there. The long table that Callahan leaves in the small New York backyard is full of the usual people that basically live at his house. Isla’s voice is the loudest among the crowd, being heard by everyone around regardless of who is actually talking to her. It’s not that anyone truly cared because whenever she spoke, everyone stopped to listen. She had a way about her to made what she had to say that much more important than whatever else was being said. Maybe it was the way she commanded a room when she walked in or the warmth that radiated off her that made people want to listen to what she had to say.
One of Callahan’s men, Oliver had made a passing joke about her accent this time, warranting a stern but playful lecture from her.
“When you speak five languages, you can make fun of my accent but until then keep your mouth you bilingual fool,” she jokes as she takes a sip of her wine, smirking at the shocked expression he’s making.
“Can you believe that? She just called me stupid,” he said to his brother Archie who is mirroring her smirk.
“No you said you were a fool. Being stupid and being a fool are similar but not the same thing but she is right. You only speak French and English and not even that well.”
“Oh wow you both are ganging up on me now. So much for blood sticking together.”
Archie shrugs, “Isla is right here so…”
Callahan has yet to make an appearance at the dinner, leaving Amira to wonder if he would ever show considering that most everyone had already finished their food. Sitting next to the woman of the hour, Amira tries to immerse herself into the conversation but witty comments and intelligent comebacks die on her tongue when she tries. At her other side, Carter tries to not make it obvious that he’s been watching her but fails miserably when she catches him looking away too quickly for the fourth time.
She leans over to lessen the chance that someone will hear her, “Is there a reason why you keep looking over at me?”
“Checking on you, that’s all.”
“Checking on me or keeping tabs?”
Carter smiles to himself as he looks around the table, “I don’t think I need to keep tabs on you when we’re surrounded by Cal’s people.”
“Fair enough but I’m okay. You can enjoy your dinner and not worry about me.”
“Would it be so bad if people did worry about you?”
His question catches her off guard. Leave it to Carter to make things deeply personal when everyone else is joking about the current president and taking bets on who is going to prank Callahan the best.
“No, it wouldn’t but,” she trails off for a moment, finger rubbing the rim of her glass, “I’m saying that you don’t have to.”
“I’m sure you can tell but we’re all family here which means we worry and care about each other. You,” he says pointing at her, “are a part of our family now so of course we’re going to check on you from time to time.”
She pushes his hand away with a small sigh, “I don’t think I count as family.”
“You’re here now, eating and talking to us. You’re even challenging Cal which no one is brave enough to do in their first few months, let alone first few days. Sure you might be new but you’re already starting to become an important part of our every day life, which makes you family.”
Amira rolls her eyes, “I hardly think that counts but I’ll let you believe that.”
Carter goes to say another thing about how she needs to be more open to the idea but Callahan’s voice interrupts his thoughts.
“I shouldn’t be surprised that you guys started without me but damn, still hurts.”
Isla throws a roll at him, nearly missing him as he side steps to avoid the flying bread missile.
“Maybe you should be on time for dinner and you wouldn’t miss out,” she teases him while moving seats so that the space next to Amira is free.
Amira gives her a surprised look that she returns with a playful but slightly sinister smile. The seat switch is a calculated move, Amira figures as it leaves space for Callahan to sit next to her. She clears her throat and sits up straighter as the giant man takes his place next to her, brushing his arm against hers as he does. Goosebumps erupt across her skin against her will and she curses herself internally for wearing a tank top. The warm summer air, however, wouldn’t have let her survive anything with more fabric but it works in her favor as it makes the goosebumps disappear as quickly as they came.
“Good evening,” he whispers to her, leaning and invading her space, “How are you?”
“I’m fine.”
Isla chokes on a laugh and shoots them a coy smile when they over at her.
“How was your day?” he asks, trying to start a tiny conversation with the unamused woman.
“It was fine.”
Callahan - Bucky
Amira - Doll
Oliver - Thor
Archie - Loki
Isla - Natasha
Carter - Steve
#bucky barnes imagine#bucky barnes#mob au#bucky barnes x reader#mob!bucky barnes imagine#mob!bucky#mob!bucky barnes x reader#mob!bucky barnes and reader#bucky barnes x y/n#bucky barnes x you#self publishing#self publication#writers on tumblr#booklr#books#bookblr
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Sonic the Hedgehog Annual 2022: "Weapons"
Writer: Daniel Barnes
Pencils/Inks: Thomas Rothlisberger
Colors: Leonardo Ito
Letters: Shawn Lee
Editors: Riley Farmer & David Mariotte
#Sonic the Hedgehog#IDW#IDW Publishing#IDW Sonic#E 123 Omega#Gemerl#Daniel Barnes#Thomas Rothlisberger#Leonardo Ito#Shawn Lee#Riley Farmer#David Mariotte#2022
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Sonic the Hedgehog's 900th Adventure Solicitation
Saving the world is a piece of cake when you’re a speedy blue hedgehog. And Sonic is about to go on his 900th world-saving adventure! Sonic and his friends are playing a game of hot potato! Only the potato is the Warp Topaz and it could warp the whole world into oblivion. The gang is passing off the Warp Topaz in a relay race to get rid of it once and for all
Authors: Ian Flynn, Evan Stanley, Caleb Goellner, Daniel Barnes, Aaron Hammerstrom, Nigel Kitching
Artists: Adam Bryce Thomas, Evan Stanley, Abby Bulmer, Min Ho Kim, Aaron Hammerstrom, Mauro Fonseca
Cover A: Tracy Yardley
Cover B: Yuji Uekawa of Sega of Japan
Cover C: Evan Stanley
Cover D: Adam Bryce Thomas
1:10 Retailer Incentive Variant: Nathalie Fourdraine
1:25 Retailer Incentive Variant: Richard Elson
1:50 Retailer Incentive Variant: Jonathan H. Gray
Tentative Release Date: August 16th 2023
#Sonic the Hedgehog#IDW Publishing#IDW Sonic#Ian Flynn#Evan Stanley#Caleb Goellner#Daniel Barnes#Aaron Hammerstrom#Nigel Kitching#Adam Bryce Thomas#Abby Bulmer#Min Ho Kim#Mauro Fonseca#Tracy Yardley#Yuji Uekawa#Nathalie Fourdraine#Richard Elson#Jonathan H. Gray#Jonathan Gray#Jon Gray#solicit
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Sorry it's just becoming increasingly funny to me that romance is having a little Moment in the mainstream and now every tortured avant-garde millennial on social media is acting as if the marketing styles and genre conventions that the romance industry has been using for literally decades now are a new imminent threat to Art Itself
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See the thing about not easily conquered is that it’s superseded. that’s what happened. To me ❤️
#my sister was like yeah it’s taken over the movie for me I’m like no#the movie is the movie#bucky barnes got his 13 letters published in real life.#i read them standing up in barnes & noble because i didn’t want to buy the textbook for my class <3#sorry we were just talking about how she cracked 2 weeks after I had my meltdown and reread lol#like im aware this is an insane thing to post a full 2 weeks after we thought I was done with posting. unfortunately noa operates on a delay#anyway#marvel#immediately wished I hadn’t posted this but I don’t delete posts. my blog is an accurate historical record :/
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