@mpax1
Author for those who love to escape this world. The bizarre beckons to me. I blame Oregon. 👽Amateur astronomer👽 herder of cats 👽gardener 👽obsessive picture taker 👽love cheesy bad movies 👽hoarder of books 👽cancer survivor 👽 https://mpaxauthor.com
#WIP Wednesday
My #WIP climbs to over 10K. The war is heating up and everybody's in trouble! I could have gotten farther, but had to stop and think. I had the bones for the story ready, but had to figure out the connective tissue. How's your project/s going?
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In the same quiet, magical place where the pictographs live, the rocks are just as wondrous.
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Release day!! Space Trash is Trash You'll Want to Bring In! Off the curb and into your hands. buff.ly/Ctl3bDk
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Be the first to discover Fantasy and Sci-Fi’s Rising Stars! From enchanted lands to distant galaxies—dare to explore. buff.ly/VRIOySH
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You REALLY want to win this. Trust me.
Come check out my latest post on Substack at Creator Of Worlds - Writers’ Fun Time Wasters
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he Buntline Special is a wild, fun mashup of alternate history, magic, and steampunk. Read more: buff.ly/EzcoVly
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Ashes and Dust: A Moment of Reflection on Pardeep Station.
A free story from the Backworlds universe...
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Octavia Butler, Science Fiction Writer Eerily Predicts Politics of 2025 in 1998 Novel! Parable of Talents Spotlight
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Ancient petroglyphs, lava cliffs, and the human urge to leave a mark
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It didn’t surprise me that The Scavenger Door by Suzanne Palmer, the third book in her Finder series, was just as imaginative and engaging as the first two installments. Read more... buff.ly/8iQ9374
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⚡An immersive experience! AIRWAVES V: Pirate Radio AM 63 playlist on Spotify. The playlist includes radio segues, station sounders, and tons of great rock, pop, and disco music, just as it unfolds in the novel!
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I hope this isn't April Fools this time.
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kindle cover for dust & lightning by rebecca crunden; image shows a dark planet in purple lighting, a moon in the background, volcano canyons below
🚀 spaceships
🌡️ dark conspiracies
🎭 brotherhood
❌ no romance
🐛 strange creatures
🤖 futuristic
🪐 other worlds
🐈 a rescue cat
🔖 universal link: mybook.to/schU
💌 itch.io link: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/dust-lightning
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Real Progress here. Thank you to Oregon...and to the Lawyers who filed and to the judge who found AGAINST Trump. Keep it up, we need more and more. The Administration is too thick to understand. Need to WIN, AGAIN and AGAIN.
The world will try to shrink you.
Maya Angelou taught women how to stand tall anyway.
You are Powerful.
You are Worthy.
You are a Phenomenal Woman. ✨
#SheShed #WomensHistoryMonth
Yay on progress. Boo on rude people. Hope you find a job where you don't have to talk to anyone. :D
The cover to my book, The Eerie Adventures of Liam & His Shadow.
Happy Read an Ebook Week!
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Book 2 coming soon!
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Brackish # 1-2 🐊 Coming soon to Kickstarter! Follow our prelaunch page below. ⤵️ Synopsis: Two families have lived for generations on separate sides of a Florida swamp. The Tappers control the freshwater area where they make their moonshine, and the Saltzmans control the saltwater side from which their family fortune has grown from the abundant tourism. A truce was made a century ago to end their constant feud over the brackish part where their lands unite. But when the youngest Tapper son and youngest Saltzman daughter fall in love, the truce is broken and both sides of the swamp will never be the same again. Written by Jonathan Hedrick Pencils/Inks by Riccardo Faccini Colors by Ichsan Ansori Letters by Leo McGovern
BRACKISH #1 & 2 is launching soon on @kickstarter.com!
Dive deeper into this dark tale of tragic romance set in the Florida swamps. 🐊
A remastered edition of the first issue will be available alongside the latest chapter!
Follow the prelaunch page now to stay updated.
Synopsis in the alt text.⤵️
![Eventually I got placed in front of a low desk. A woman inspected me, quirked her lips, and said… something. A blur of noise.[1] Totally unrecognizable accent, of course. A little like a native Japanese speaker trying to talk in Spanish, maybe?
I could only stare. She said it again, louder and slower, frowning. I suddenly grasped that she was asking me a question. The pitch of her voice hadn’t changed in any way I could recognize; I processed it as a statement. I shrugged helplessly, plastered an apologetic expression on my face. “I’m sorry, I don’t understand. I’m not from around here.” I hoped she’d pick up on my language being odd.
[1] My intro linguistics course showed us human speech in an oscilloscope. There really are very few gaps or pauses between words, and they’re shorter than you think. Your brain separates out the words and sentences, unconsciously. But only if you know the language.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:bu5ob3emr4yddctx53uitqhl/bafkreid7hyojkfvr2zxwdruhmhzwimhnodteskhkevimm3sp2tqipuojny)
Eventually I got placed in front of a low desk. A woman inspected me, quirked her lips, and said… something. A blur of noise.[1] Totally unrecognizable accent, of course. A little like a native Japanese speaker trying to talk in Spanish, maybe? I could only stare. She said it again, louder and slower, frowning. I suddenly grasped that she was asking me a question. The pitch of her voice hadn’t changed in any way I could recognize; I processed it as a statement. I shrugged helplessly, plastered an apologetic expression on my face. “I’m sorry, I don’t understand. I’m not from around here.” I hoped she’d pick up on my language being odd. [1] My intro linguistics course showed us human speech in an oscilloscope. There really are very few gaps or pauses between words, and they’re shorter than you think. Your brain separates out the words and sentences, unconsciously. But only if you know the language.
#TimeTravelAuthors March 2026 1. Introduce your story (optional word: luck/lucky) 3. Are your characters protecting anything/one? 5. Apologies in your story 7. Saturday excerpt (optional word: quiet/loud) 9. Explain your story's time travel method with emojis 11. Wednesday POST-SIZED snippet (optional word: leaf/leaves/leave) 13. Cultures in your story 15. Does anyone have fun (or want to have fun) with time travel? 17. Patient or patience in your story 19. Servants in your story 21. Saturday excerpt (optional word: march/step) 23. Something that surprised you about your story 25. Wednesday POST-SIZED snippet (optional word: brief/short) 27. Alternate timelines in your story? 29. Characters' eye colors 31. Author's choice/promo All time-travel authors and published works, WIPs, etc. welcome! To join, just answer the prompts on odd days, using the hashtag #TimeTravelAuthors On even days, post what you like! Questions? @juliebihn.bsky.social or @juliebihn.mastodon.social
#TimeTravelAuthors 7: Saturday excerpt (optional word: quiet/loud)
After writing SECONDARY, I totally understand why the "Universal Translator" trope is so common. Learning a new language is *hard*.
#SciFi #TimeTravel #SFF
The Gilded Veil, scrublands book 2 by Dani Finn. The cover shows a muscled woman in a beast costume on a stage with golden curtains
🤼♀️ THE GILDED VEIL 🎭
Pro wrestling meets classical theater in this queer fantasy coming of age story.
Cover art by @beedokfern.bsky.social
Cover modeling by @gymbrat.northsky.social
Design by me
🚨 Pre-order & get They of the West in a 50% off bundle for $4 🚨
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A light blue box reading "Nicholas Eames in conversation with Miles Cameron", with text below reading "Bakka Phoenix | 84 Harbord St | Toronto, ON." "Saturday March 7, 3:00pm". The graphic also features the covers of Miles Cameron's ARTIFACT SPACE and Nicholas Eames's KINGS OF THE WYLD
Tomorrow!
Come join Miles Cameron and Nicholas Eames in conversation, Saturday March 7 at 3:00pm!
There'll be a fun chat, books, and snacks!
@phokion.bsky.social @nicholaseames.bsky.social
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