#WordWeavers 2026.01.21 — If in the middle of the book your MC discovered a foundling, what would they do with it?

Bolt works for the mob. A primary motivator for how she deals with the civilians trying to enter her life is not letting them get hurt by her employers. Discovering a child needing care, but whom has no parents she can find, would send her into a tail spin (figuratively only, since she's a day angel that can fly). Becoming attached would be catastrophic for her and the kid. There are few things she would go to the constabulary to deal with, but she'd risk the coppers for the sake of a child. No way is she keeping it; no way would she walk away, leaving it on the pavement either.

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#BoostingIsSharing

#gender #fiction #writer #author
#Cozy #mystery #sf #sff #sciencefiction
#writing #writingcommunity #writersOfMastodon #writers
#RSdiscussion

#WordWeavers 2026.01.21 — If in the middle of the book your MC discovered a foundling, what would they do with it?

Bolt works for the mob. A primary motivator for how she deals with the civilians trying to enter her life is not letting them get hurt by her employers. Discovering a child needing care, but whom has no parents she can find, would send her into a tail spin (figuratively only, since she's a day angel that can fly). Becoming attached would be catastrophic for her and the kid. There are few things she would go to the constabulary to deal with, but she'd risk the coppers for the sake of a child. No way is she keeping it; no way would she walk away, leaving it on the pavement either.

[Author retains copyright (c)2026 R.S.]

#BoostingIsSharing

#gender #fiction #writer #author
#Cozy #mystery #sf #sff #sciencefiction
#writing #writingcommunity #writersOfMastodon #writers
#RSdiscussion

#QuestionOfTheDay what two villains from separate works of fiction would you love to see try to work together to watch the fireworks as they inevitably conflict?

#fiction #anime #manga #books #television #TV #comics #comicbooks #film #movies #musicals #TTRPG #CCGs

Evening #QuestionOfTheDay What's a work/game/artist/author/series/brand/franchise/etc that sucks but you keep coming back to it anyway?

#fiction #books #music #musicals #ttrpg #ccgs #videogames #gaming #movies #tv #television #comics #comicbooks #anime #manga

Evening #QuestionOfTheDay What's a work/game/artist/author/series/brand/franchise/etc that sucks but you keep coming back to it anyway?

#fiction #books #music #musicals #ttrpg #ccgs #videogames #gaming #movies #tv #television #comics #comicbooks #anime #manga

Here is my #introduction because I’m #newhere.

Like so many others, I’m a refugee from Meta/X. Mastodon is giving me some hope that I might find a #community in social media. Happily married. Resident of Florida but currently on slow travel in Costa Rica. My passions are: #writing – my web site (link in profile) has info on my novels and occasional #popculture essays - #movies , #reading #fiction and #nonfiction , and #photography

I look forward to connecting with the Mastodon community!

#QuestionOfTheDay what's something (a character, a theme, a plot point, a scene, etc) in a work that you enjoy which you find people (audiences/fans/critics, etc) regularly misunderstand or miss the entire point of and it bugs you? This can even include people misunderstanding authorial intent or the message of the work, etc

use spoiler warnings as needed

#fiction #books #movies #film #TV #television #comics #comicbooks #anime #manga #videogames #ttrpg #CCGs #music #musicals

#QuestionOfTheDay what's something (a character, a theme, a plot point, a scene, etc) in a work that you enjoy which you find people (audiences/fans/critics, etc) regularly misunderstand or miss the entire point of and it bugs you? This can even include people misunderstanding authorial intent or the message of the work, etc

use spoiler warnings as needed

#fiction #books #movies #film #TV #television #comics #comicbooks #anime #manga #videogames #ttrpg #CCGs #music #musicals

#QuestionOfTheDay most disappointing villain reveal in a work of fiction you otherwise enjoyed?

#fiction #books #videogames #superheroes #ttrpg #ccgs #comics #comicbooks #anime #manga #musicals #film #movies #TV #Television

New year new #introduction!
My name is Ana! I’m an #artist with a #ComputerScience background working on a #GraphicNovel about #Latvians during #WWII.

I post a lot about #BlackMetal (my fav genre), #FountainPens and #journaling (my fav hobby). I read a lot of #fiction and #nonfiction, play a variety of #VideoGames ( #Rimworld, #Balatro, #Diablo4)

I’m also currently learning #ClassicalGuitar

Don’t be shy, say hi!!

I do like both, and I've never understood why this is an issue, is it not the content of the book that matters? Not how that content is delivered? 🤔😁

@reading @bookstodon @books @humor@fedigroups.social @humor@lemmy.world @aiop @joinin

#ReadingMemes #Memes #ReadAllTheBooks #Humor #Humour
#Reading #Readers #ReadersOfMastodon #ReadingCommunity
#Book #Books #Novel #Novels #Fiction
#Bookwyrm #Bookworm #Bookstodon #BookLove #FantasyBooks

New year new #introduction!
My name is Ana! I’m an #artist with a #ComputerScience background working on a #GraphicNovel about #Latvians during #WWII.

I post a lot about #BlackMetal (my fav genre), #FountainPens and #journaling (my fav hobby). I read a lot of #fiction and #nonfiction, play a variety of #VideoGames ( #Rimworld, #Balatro, #Diablo4)

I’m also currently learning #ClassicalGuitar

Don’t be shy, say hi!!

I do like both, and I've never understood why this is an issue, is it not the content of the book that matters? Not how that content is delivered? 🤔😁

@reading @bookstodon @books @humor@fedigroups.social @humor@lemmy.world @aiop @joinin

#ReadingMemes #Memes #ReadAllTheBooks #Humor #Humour
#Reading #Readers #ReadersOfMastodon #ReadingCommunity
#Book #Books #Novel #Novels #Fiction
#Bookwyrm #Bookworm #Bookstodon #BookLove #FantasyBooks

Today in Labor History December 25, 1831: The Great Jamaican Slave Revolt, the largest slave uprising in the British West Indies, began on this date. Samuel Sharpe, a black Baptist deacon, led the revolt of 60,000 enslaved people. The 11-day uprising began as a General Strike, but quickly turned violent. 14 whites and 207 enslaved black people died in the siege. However, another 340 rebels were executed afterward. The rebels had been inspired by the abolitionist movement in London and had intended to call for a peaceful uprising. The rebellion was depicted in Andrea Levy's 2010 novel, “The Long Song,” and in Herbert de Lisser’s The 1929 novel “The White Witch of Rosehall.”

#workingclass #LaborHistory #slavery #abolition #revolt #uprising #jamaica #samuelsharpe #rebellion #books #novels #writer #author #fiction #BlackMastodon @bookstadon

I'm in the hospital waiting for a scan, entertain me, give me your favorite knockoff characters/media/games where it's clear they wanted to do X but don't have the rights to X but they barely try to hide it (not something that started out as one thing but changed into something else)

#fiction #books #videogames #comics #comicbooks #superheroes #anime #manga #film #movies #TV #television

Finished @pluralistic Picks And Shovels.

Best book I’ve read all year. Thanks for writing it!

Great plot. Interesting, human characters. Lots of technical goodies. Believable emotional and ethical dilemmas treated with compassion and passion.

Felt very familiar, yet I didn’t see all the plot twists coming.

#CoryDoctorow
#PicksAndShovels
#fiction
#bookstodon

Finished @pluralistic Picks And Shovels.

Best book I’ve read all year. Thanks for writing it!

Great plot. Interesting, human characters. Lots of technical goodies. Believable emotional and ethical dilemmas treated with compassion and passion.

Felt very familiar, yet I didn’t see all the plot twists coming.

#CoryDoctorow
#PicksAndShovels
#fiction
#bookstodon

Today in Labor History December 25, 1831: The Great Jamaican Slave Revolt, the largest slave uprising in the British West Indies, began on this date. Samuel Sharpe, a black Baptist deacon, led the revolt of 60,000 enslaved people. The 11-day uprising began as a General Strike, but quickly turned violent. 14 whites and 207 enslaved black people died in the siege. However, another 340 rebels were executed afterward. The rebels had been inspired by the abolitionist movement in London and had intended to call for a peaceful uprising. The rebellion was depicted in Andrea Levy's 2010 novel, “The Long Song,” and in Herbert de Lisser’s The 1929 novel “The White Witch of Rosehall.”

#workingclass #LaborHistory #slavery #abolition #revolt #uprising #jamaica #samuelsharpe #rebellion #books #novels #writer #author #fiction #BlackMastodon @bookstadon