They're rare (most buildings don't have one) and magical, with influence over their buildings and their ambience, often protective of their buildings' inhabitants/customers/workers/etc.
I created the species for A Dragonling's Family (first book in the series; both books stand alone), and wanted to do more with them in A Wolf-Shifter's Pack. So I made a city-spirit a major character in this book!
Jess Mahler
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I released A Wolf-Shifter's Pack this weekend! https://books2read.com/wolfshifterspack
Which means: time for me to talk about it nonstop!
The book's initial concept: “Central conflict is characters being annoying and ridiculous.” A cozy polyamorous fantasy romance with no villains, no battles, no epic struggles. Instead: regular people dealing with one another's foibles.
It's over-the-top gentle and low-conflict, with characters resolving their issues through earnest communication.
Hi #FediBookFair !
I write sff and/or queer and/or polyamorous and/or romance novels. Most are at least 2 items on that list!
My latest is all four: "A Wolf-Shifter's Pack", a cozy rom-com about dealing with messy relatives and finding romance. https://books2read.com/wolfshifterspack
You can find all my books at: https://ladyrowyn.com/
I released A Wolf-Shifter's Pack this weekend! https://books2read.com/wolfshifterspack
Which means: time for me to talk about it nonstop!
The book's initial concept: “Central conflict is characters being annoying and ridiculous.” A cozy polyamorous fantasy romance with no villains, no battles, no epic struggles. Instead: regular people dealing with one another's foibles.
It's over-the-top gentle and low-conflict, with characters resolving their issues through earnest communication.
Alex, the Hearth Fire
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Hi #FediBookFair !
I write sff and/or queer and/or polyamorous and/or romance novels. Most are at least 2 items on that list!
My latest is all four: "A Wolf-Shifter's Pack", a cozy rom-com about dealing with messy relatives and finding romance. https://books2read.com/wolfshifterspack
You can find all my books at: https://ladyrowyn.com/
Hi #FediBookFair !
I write sff and/or queer and/or polyamorous and/or romance novels. Most are at least 2 items on that list!
My latest is all four: "A Wolf-Shifter's Pack", a cozy rom-com about dealing with messy relatives and finding romance. https://books2read.com/wolfshifterspack
You can find all my books at: https://ladyrowyn.com/
So, I got removed from the blood donor register in the UK because I am #polyamorous, and I'm pretty upset and annoyed about it.
I think was an incorrect interpretation of their guidance but when I tried to query this I got a boilerplate "we don't have time to respond to your query, try again later" response.
Does anyone else have experience of this? Looking for advice, commiseration, feelings of solidarity etc
Jess Mahler
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Planting Life in a Dying City is a chosen-family fantasy set in an bronze age world. Including polyamory, agender societies, challenging the status quo, trauma recovery, elder characters, autistic characters, and second chances.
Now available for pre-order
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FPP3C99B
Other retailers: https://books2read.com/u/3JOR5E
Planting Life in a Dying City is a chosen-family fantasy set in an bronze age world. Including polyamory, agender societies, challenging the status quo, trauma recovery, elder characters, autistic characters, and second chances.
Now available for pre-order
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FPP3C99B
Other retailers: https://books2read.com/u/3JOR5E
Tommi 🤯 → 39C3
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With Congress on the horizon, the #RelationshipGeeks assembly volunteers are starting to organize and work on this year's program.
We can't wait to tell you all about the interesting workshops, talks and events awaiting you at #39c3 later this year.
Before that we want to give you the chance to get involved :)
If you want to contribute to the next edition of the assembly, join our Signal chat and get in contact!
https://signal.group/#CjQKIMGDvwWArEiCYitSUc14rYzceB5xQpwcNoAbhSj84RT0EhBQWoqUFepq__ZB9nrTS6g4
With Congress on the horizon, the #RelationshipGeeks assembly volunteers are starting to organize and work on this year's program.
We can't wait to tell you all about the interesting workshops, talks and events awaiting you at #39c3 later this year.
Before that we want to give you the chance to get involved :)
If you want to contribute to the next edition of the assembly, join our Signal chat and get in contact!
https://signal.group/#CjQKIMGDvwWArEiCYitSUc14rYzceB5xQpwcNoAbhSj84RT0EhBQWoqUFepq__ZB9nrTS6g4
👣 Maïtané :empoleon:
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#Polyamour #polyamory
Des œuvres/univers de SFF où ya le trope d'une culture poly/non-exclusive ?
- Assassynth (Murderbot) avec les habitants de Préservation
- Caprica (spin-off de BSG) : les habitants de... Caprica.
Des œuvres/univers de SFF où ya le trope d'une culture poly/non-exclusive ?
- Assassynth (Murderbot) avec les habitants de Préservation
- Caprica (spin-off de BSG) : les habitants de... Caprica.
... ?
#Polyamour #polyamory
Des œuvres/univers de SFF où ya le trope d'une culture poly/non-exclusive ?
- Assassynth (Murderbot) avec les habitants de Préservation
- Caprica (spin-off de BSG) : les habitants de... Caprica.
Des œuvres/univers de SFF où ya le trope d'une culture poly/non-exclusive ?
- Assassynth (Murderbot) avec les habitants de Préservation
- Caprica (spin-off de BSG) : les habitants de... Caprica.
... ?
I have done it.
I have finished a draft ‡ of my first novel, and sent it out to beta readers for feedback.
Now I just need to🤞cross my fingers and hope I haven't radically overestimated my abilities.
In October I will - hopefully - have everyone's feedback and restart the editing process.
Still looking for more beta readers if you're interested in #sapphic, romance.
https://weblog.masukomi.org/2025/08/17/looking-for-beta-readers/
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‡ so many edits between getting to the end and putting it out for others.
maco
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I put together a blog post with details regarding the #sapphic, polyamorous, slice-of-life romance book I need beta readers for, as well as what stage it's in, and what kind of feedback I'm looking for.
If you're a professional editor, proofreader, etc. I absolutely want your contact info & rates, but I'm not quite ready for you yet.
https://weblog.masukomi.org/2025/08/17/looking-for-beta-readers/
I put together a blog post with details regarding the #sapphic, polyamorous, slice-of-life romance book I need beta readers for, as well as what stage it's in, and what kind of feedback I'm looking for.
If you're a professional editor, proofreader, etc. I absolutely want your contact info & rates, but I'm not quite ready for you yet.
https://weblog.masukomi.org/2025/08/17/looking-for-beta-readers/
Jess Mahler
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#WebAuthorsCafe Jul 21-27: Introduce yourself and your work. If you want, add a link to where your work can be found.
I imagine most of you know who I am. I am a prolific writer of serialized OG #Yuri, weird tales, and #FanFiction. All available on AO3 and PIXIV. (When I say prolific, I am still dwarfed by many here.) I write mainly queer fiction, some fetish fiction, poly and families of choice and some with ASD and ace characters. All of which provide me with an umbrella to shelter under.
My work can be found at:
#AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/users/NaraMoore
#PIXIV: https://www.pixiv.net/en/users/61642773
3800 words editing today. Finished Kyawtchais' section, will be starting new section tomorrow. In the meantime, have a snippet!
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Kyawtchais nodded. "You will be leader."
Kolchais blinked, eir eyebrows reaching for eir hairline. Kyawtchais thought ey was startled. Then Kolchais looked to Lefeng.
"I'll be guardian to your trail-finder. You can navigate the currents of town better than I could, and honestly, I'd rather leave the hard choices to someone else. I've had enough of them for a while."
"Alright," Kolchais took a deep breath, "Alright. I can do this. But I'm not going to be like my once-parent. We all have a voice in decisions, so you'd all better speak up."
Kyawtchais laughed and signaled the guardian, "We'd need to gag that one to keep em quiet."
Kolchais reached out and Kyawtchais and Lefeng reached back, clasping hands. "We will do well together."
On the other side of the compound, Kyawtchais could see the silent-one watching them.
Jess Mahler
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Viola is in love with Duke Orsino
Duke Orsino is in love with Countess Olivia
Countess Olivia is in love with Cesario
Cesario is really Viola in disguise…
or is he?
Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night is a very queer play, but what if you could make it queerer?
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