"It's like Twin Peaks had a baby with Once Upon a Time."
"The characters are both subtly human and bold rock-opera caricatures and why do they both work—"
"Long, complex with a lyrical rhythm to it that's intoxicating."
"It's serial fiction done right."
The timing of the death of Gloria Creena could not have been any worse. Not only did the death of the woman responsible for the 1994 Crisis interrupt an important Agency Division investigation into a leaked copy of the Pnakotic Manuscripts, but the National Police Force refuse to let the case out of their teeth. Now, Agency's Man In Black enforcer, Vidcund Därk, must conspire against a rising star homicide detective, Niles Clayton, to both solve the crime and keep Clayton in the dark as to its true nature.
After all, we can't have an important state secret like the existence of magic leak out, now, can we?
#readers #bookstodon #dystopia #urbanfantasy #adventure #action #thriller #series #books
Burial of Bones by Laura Greenwood
Release Date April 2, 2026
#Fantasy #Romance #ParanormalRomance #UrbanFantasy #ParanormalFantasy
A Bright Blight (The Balancing Brightness Trilogy #2) by Charli Nile
Release Date April 2, 2026
#Fantasy #UrbanFantasy
Book Quote Wednesday's word is 'old' #BookQW
Dan Mackmain has learned the hard way to take the advice in traditional stories seriously.
Modern fantasy rooted in British myths and folklore from Wizard's Tower Press.
For a wide choice of purchase options
https://wizardstowerpress.com/books-2/books-by-juliet-e-mckenna/the-green-mans-gift/
#Wss366 Fool #WordWeavers #AprilFools #TimeTravelAuthors 04/1. Introduce your story with joke
Bijou the #TimeTravelingGhost is a cute, cozy slice of life about a ghost that travels through time and has tea with various famous people.
#AprilFools: Yeah, I know I didn’t #fool you.
While Bijou meets several famous people and even shares cocktails with Countess Elizebeth Bathory, one would hardly call it a cute, cozy story—surreal, pulp-inspired, full of cabals and fascists, yes—cute and cozy, no.
What is it about? That is hard to say since Bijou and her companion Emily Pang don’t know either. All they know is that creepy rabbits keep showing up alongside the worst people in history, and they’re determined to find out what is going on and to stop it.
Serialized on #Wss366 and #TimeTravelAuthors. Soon to appear on #PIXIV and #AO3.
#Fantasy #UrbanFantasy #Mythpunk #TimeTravel #HistoricalFantasy #Serial
"Is this a joke?"
I glanced up at the irate person who was addressing me, "I think 'this' is a pronoun, not a joke?"
The person blinked, still visibly irate.
"Not the word - this!"
A box was placed in front of me, "That's a box."
With a grumble the person pulled out a large toy bear, "This arrived and the note reads - To the most wonderful human, love your Good Boy."
"Cute!"
"It's NOT cute. My dog used MY credit card for this!"
#TimeTravelingGhost EP 8: Post 87: 2025 Arkham
#Wss366 Suit #MastoPrompt Lessen #TimeTravelAuthors 03/31. Author's choice/promo #WordWeavers 31 Share or tell us about a fun scene you recently wrote.
The rest of the trip was awkward. I kept catching Emily glancing at me. Logically, I knew this was a good sign. I had feelings for her, but it didn’t #lessen the feeling that I wanted to escape. Her jealousy of the women in my life before we met raised red flags.
It was more than that, though. There was a sense of dread and panic. I found myself thinking things like, “Been there, done that,” or “It never turns out well.” It frustrated me that I couldn’t pinpoint why I felt that way. Was it an intuition about Emily, or was it something from my past?
Other than that, the trip was fun. It was nice to just enjoy things without worrying about anthropomorphic rabbits, the Illuminati, or other hidden terrors.
When I asked Emily if she enjoyed herself, she said, “I had a swell time.”
The day we arrived back in Arkham, it was sunny. A robin greeted us from a tree near the station. People had smiles on their faces. It was hard to believe that tomorrow someone would discover my mutilated body in Franklin Park.
It was still early, so I pointed out a café. “That’s one of my favorites. I think it’ll #suit you. They make excellent coffee, and the coffee cake is that old-fashioned kind with lots of brown sugar on top. We can go to the park where you can have some.”
“That’s peachy. I’m glad you’re getting your memories back. Is any of it useful?”
“Memory?” I asked.
“The café?
I blinked. “It wasn’t really a memory. Just a feeling.”
It would have been an inconsequential occurrence, soon forgotten, except for the server's greeting upon entering the café: “How was your vacation, Professor Bijou?”
I was stunned. Had she addressed me as Professor Dubois, I would have assumed my makeup was an inadequate disguise. But this woman knew my name.
I ordered two coffees and some pastries, then hurried out. There were people all around, so I didn’t dare talk to Emily until we reached the park.
We found a quiet bench where Emily sat next to me. She materialized, taking a sip of coffee and a bite of cake. Then she asked, “How did you know the way to the park?”
It was the third shock in a row. I answered, “I don’t know. I just did, and I know where the statue and oak are as well.” That was something I hadn’t known before. This wasn’t like returned memory.
#TootFic #MicroFiction #NMFic #TimeTravel #HistoricalFantasy #UrbanFantasy #Mythpunk #Serial #Slowburn #Yuri #NMWW #NMPrompts
#WritersCoffeeClub Mar. 31: What are we celebrating regarding your writing this month?
Completion of For Love of a Konbini Idol (PIXIV):
And AO3:
#Mythpunk #Yuri #UrbanFantasy #Fantasy #Romance #Sapphic #QueerRomance #NMWCC #NMPrompts
Kip Manley
Patch Arcana
Risingshadow
Juliet E McKenna
Rebecca M. Senese (she/her)
NaraMoore ⛩️👻八尺様👻⛩️ at Fedi
Teryl's Tales of Whim~