Maurice Africh
@mauriceafrich.bsky.social
Fantasy Book Collector, Reader, & Writer 🧠 Current Hyperfixations: Books, D&D, TTRPGs, Pokemon TCG, Poetry 📖 Current Read: The Trouble With Peace by Joe Abercrombie Linktree: https://shorturl.at/vhiHU
REVIEW: Cello's Gate by @mauriceafrich.bsky.social 💙 "It’s epic yet intimate, dark yet light-hearted, playful yet emotional, and it’s got a fun factor that just soars higher than the sky." Also, SKYPIRATES!! 🤩 @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social www.grimdarkmagazine.com/review-cello...
REVIEW: Cello's Gate by Maurice Africh
Cello's Gate is epic yet intimate, dark yet light-hearted, playful yet emotional, and it’s got a fun factor that just soars higher than the sky.
grimdarkmagazine.com
This is a really good book. You should read it! It's Firefly plus Indiana Jones and then some.
Maurice Africh@mauriceafrich.bsky.social · last yr.I am officially a published author 😳
That feeling when you are absolutely LOVING both of your current reads 😍 Cello's Gate @mauriceafrich.bsky.social - a fun sci-fantasy with skypirates and Indiana Jones vibes 🏴☠️ The Raven Scholar - a political murder mystery with a competition for the crown Needless to say, ADD THESE TO YOUR TBR!
On the hunt for ARC readers for my debut epic future fantasy novel, Cello's Gate. It's like Firefly meets Indiana Jones with a heavy dose of Final Fantasy! Hit me up if you want more details.
What if we're simply not around long enough for the time traveler who's supposed to save us to be born? What if we've spent all this time waiting ... and no one shows up?
Maybe it doesn't need to be said, but I'm gonna say it. I'm not a racist, misogynist, anti-LGBTQ+ bigot on the wrong side of history. I will never support one. And I'll never bend the knee for the sake of mental peace. Stay weird, nerds. It's time to insulate. Support and promote each other.
I want to start using 🤮 more often in everyday texts. Maybe to replace 😭 idk. I feel i've progressed from crying to straight up vomiting.
Listen, paperbacks are superior. Specifically, 8x5 or 8.5x5.5. Cream paper. Large, clean margins. 1.5 line spacing. Big and floppy, but you can still fit them inside the front pocket of khaki cargo shorts. You're welcome to argue with me, but I won't be changing my mind.
Happy insanity week, everyone. If there were ever a week to take off of social media, this might be it. Let the shitstorm begin...
TikTok is gone. Oh, wait—nevermind. The best storytellers know that if you want to create a hero moment, you have to build tension. No tension; no one cares.
My brother-in-law is getting brain surgery today to remove a tumor from his frontal lobe. Please send all the good vibes you can muster. And if you want to support his GoFundMe, I'd super appreciate it. gofund.me/d8da9fdb
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Author friends: how do you approach ARCs? Do you use the sites? Hit up DMs? Post about in stories and come what may?
"Your attachment to how you think it needs to look is preventing it from being anything at all." - @kennovate on tiktok
Half my life is just searching for stray hairs that are stuck to my shirt and tickling me a little bit
There's a new sheriff in town, and his name is Indecision. Ain't shit gettin' done round 'ere.
So, is that really Bo Burnham on tiktok? Or nah? Cause it feels like Bo Burnham
Working out with the heater on is so weird. It's too hot inside, too cold outside. Where am I supposed to go?
I never thought I'd be this person. I didn't choose it. It just sort of happened to me. But it's true, and I'm tired of hiding it. I love chihuahuas.
The trick with steak is that you gotta let it rest. That's also the trick with most things.
Update: spent the last few hours cleaning. it might be chipmunk droppings. We have a bunch that live near our house.
Maurice Africh@mauriceafrich.bsky.social · 2y agoFound mouse droppings in our pantry. And a hole chewed into the dog food bag. Anybody know any humane ways to get rid of these little critters?
Found mouse droppings in our pantry. And a hole chewed into the dog food bag. Anybody know any humane ways to get rid of these little critters?
Saturday mornings are for coffee, cartoons, and little bitty bundt cakes filled with cream.
It's basically Firefly meets Indiana Jones meets Final Fantasy
Maurice Africh@mauriceafrich.bsky.social · 2y ago6 years, 100+ rejected query letters, 12 drafts, 5 beta readers, 2 editors, and a metric ton of blood, sweat, and very real tears later, I have this beautiful little book. Release Date: March 25th, 2025 (Pre-Order Now!) Cover Illustration: Felix Ortiz (@ortizfreelance)
6 years, 100+ rejected query letters, 12 drafts, 5 beta readers, 2 editors, and a metric ton of blood, sweat, and very real tears later, I have this beautiful little book. Release Date: March 25th, 2025 (Pre-Order Now!) Cover Illustration: Felix Ortiz (@ortizfreelance)
