Lynn Strong | Cozy fantasy author
@lynnstrong.bsky.social
Addicted to words. Used to be paid by the column-inch. (You can probably still tell.) Gleeful flipper of all the tropes. Queer, disabled, neurospicy thespian. Indie author of Chai and Cat-tales. (About to commit a trilogy.) https://lynnstrong.com
💙📚🪐 hey cozy fantasy fans who like petting pretty books: @slrowland.com 's latest Tales of Aedrea is on a Kickstarter and what I can see of it looks beautiful! www.kickstarter.com/projects/slr...
There Be Dragons Here Collector's Edition
At 182 years old, Hilda Rockfall thought her adventuring days were long behind her. A cozy fantasy for fans of The Hobbit and Frieren!
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💙📚🪐📚🌈📚♿️ Amazon seems to have chosen Chai and Cat-tales for a 99 cent Kindle deal? I am as surprised as anyone else, but hey... anyone want a fluffy book for 75% off? :D amzn.to/4yRRvf7
💙📚🪐📚 new month, new book deals! First up, 30+ free cozy fantasies: books.bookfunnel.com/freecozyfant...
Free Cozy Fantasy - August
Enjoy these cozy fantasy books, FREE for a limited time!
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ngl I got me some tater tots because of this video and I am considering doing it again bc this weekend is gonna be brutal, comfort/fluff/yum FTW. (the tater tots provided by the restaurant were crispier than this adorable fluffball, but pretty much the same shape & same shade of golden brown...)
WeRateDogs@weratedogs.com · last wk.We only rate dogs. This is a very fast tater tot. Please stay out of the way as he clearly has places to be, and only send dogs. Thank you... 12/10 (IG: choppertp)
(nodding along) in my town I can name three happily married lesbian families who have this skill! And my aroace self has not got it despite several years around SCA feast organization. 😅
𝕴𝖓𝖋𝖊𝖗𝖓𝖆𝖙𝖗𝖎𝖝 𝕾𝖔𝖕𝖍𝖎𝖆@infernatrixsophia.bsky.social · 7d agocan't stop laughing😭
(auuugh) after reading this, please scroll down one for "this is not a dog, this is a very fast tater tot" brain cleanse with fluff, bc there's only so much auuugh one can hold in one's brain at a time and I'm at my limit at 10 am
Dr. Erika Graham-Goering@jeanneologist.bsky.social · last wk.'Anthropic described the project as “our effort to disruptively scan all the world’s books” in an internal memo, which noted “we do not want it to be known that we are pursuing this project”.'
We only rate dogs. This is a very fast tater tot. Please stay out of the way as he clearly has places to be, and only send dogs. Thank you... 12/10 (IG: choppertp)
💙📚♿️📚🪐 Connecting more dots: @raenbowpunk.bsky.social has a fantastic list of a dozen books for Disability Pride Month, in addition to Sheila's sale and Jon's review (and recipe!) below: everybookadoorway.com/disability-p...
Disability Pride Isn't Fantasy: Fantasy Recs For Disability Pride! - Every Book a Doorway
12 of my favourite Fantasy books with disabled protagonists
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Lynn Strong | Cozy fantasy author@lynnstrong.bsky.social · 2w ago💙📚♿ We're still in Disability Pride month, so here's @jondixon-writer.bsky.social 's The Impossible We Can Do Today: 🔎Cozy mysteries with no murders 🍰 Delicious spicecakes recipe from the author 💍Happily married middle aged heroes ♿ She's disabled but never a victim lynnstrong.com/2026/07/25/t...
Feteer meshaltet is one of those foods where the recipe on a page will only get you so far, it's the enthusiastic practice that gets you something amazing...
Acid Rain@bearysweet.bsky.social · last wk.A cook from the Egyptian establishment "Am Shaltat" (Uncle Shaltat) having fun preparing Fiteer Meshaltet, a traditional flaky layered pastry, by spreading dough on a table. They're often filled with ghee and honey, or savory toppings like basturma and cheese, and then baked until crispy. #foodie
For all the folks who can't go to the big expensive crowded cons - Summer Knights Online is 95% cheaper because you don't have to pay for gas, hotels, questionable food that may involve questionable lettuce, or con crud recovery after the fact. If you've got $5, a mic, & a web browser, you're good!
Lynn Strong | Cozy fantasy author@lynnstrong.bsky.social · 3w agoHey TTRPG fans, especially online and disabled gamers -- Summer Knights Online is open for registration now, and every listing indicates what accessibility support that game and gamerunner will provide! tabletop.events/conventions/...
💙📚♿ We're still in Disability Pride month, so here's @jondixon-writer.bsky.social 's The Impossible We Can Do Today: 🔎Cozy mysteries with no murders 🍰 Delicious spicecakes recipe from the author 💍Happily married middle aged heroes ♿ She's disabled but never a victim lynnstrong.com/2026/07/25/t...
The Improbable We Can Do Today and Disability Pride Month
When I’m writing cozy fantasy, I sometimes soften up the edges of what it’s like living with multiple disabilities; I distribute them across more than one character, so that none of my …
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Discord chat: hey several of us are interested in historic food and recipes, got a list? Me to self: Self, you have an MLIS. Why have you not organized ALL your research instead of citing within individual recipes? Self to me: Oh yeah we should do that! lynnstrong.com/recipes/reso...
Resources
In case anyone would like to read and/or watch along with the recipes, resources, and inspirations… The Reference Game Threads Research and reference books, videos, inspiration points, and ca…
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💙📚🪐📚 For the evening crew: 70 cozy fantasy books for 99 cents each -- and sometimes you get the whole collection for 99 cents! Also, for therest of this week...
Lark of The Bookwyrm's Hoard@bookwyrmshoard.bsky.social · 2w agoThere's a big sale on indie cozy fantasy, today only! 70 titles for $0.99 each, incl. books by Stephanie Burgis, Celia Lake, Casey Blair, A.J. Lancaster, Tansy Raynor Roberts, Rosalie Oaks, Karen Healy, Melanie Karsak, & more. www.cozyupwithfantasy.com
Over the years many kinds of lotuses have been collected from all over the world, potted specimens covering every inch of spare ground. Because of this the temple is better known as 'Hasu-no-dera' (蓮の寺 the 'Lotus Temple') and 'Hana-no-dera' (花の寺 the 'Flower Temple'). #lotus
ICYMI.
Scarlet Ferret - Special Edition Ebooks 🇵🇸@scarletferret.com · 2w agoA Qing China period magical fantasy, full of joy, hope, and love. An exciting DRAGON-filled adventure for children aged 8-12+! The Complete Dragon Sisters by @jolantru.bsky.social comes with so many extras... ...mostly food related. 🍲🍚🍛🥮
Hey Bluesky... any hydrology historians out there? I need Nile info from before the 20th century/before the dams, esp in the delta. The Nilometer at Roda / Cairo is as close as I've found in a language I'm fluent enough in. But I've only found flood crest depths, not non-flood averages. Help?
Hey TTRPG fans, especially online and disabled gamers -- Summer Knights Online is open for registration now, and every listing indicates what accessibility support that game and gamerunner will provide! tabletop.events/conventions/...
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No lie, that whole "borderline prophetic accuracy even though nobody listens bc socially awakward" is a large part of how I came up with Faraj's combination of skills and insecurities...
🌈Dr. Frizzle@swilua.bsky.social · 6mo ago“I asked ChatGPT” yeah well I asked my autistic friend whose pattern recognition gives her borderline prophetic accuracy even though no one ever listens to her because she’s awkward and has bad timing and says the wrong thing and has no control over her body or volume or brain or
With a huge shout-out to @alexandrarowland.bsky.social and their Discord server, I am having an absolute blast figuring out which of my characters give each other these attitude socks. (Anyone else in #writesky wanna play?) Najra -> Irfan: "shhh, I'm overthinking" www.blueq.com/products/shh...
Shhh I'm Overthinking W-Crew Socks
To be honest, I don't really need total silence to get some good overthinking done. I just kinda wanted you to stop talking. 62% combed cotton; 35% nylon; 3% spandex.
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Every time this goes around I’m stunned that there are still people who’ve never seen it, this performance is to drag what the Mona Lisa is to paintings, but maybe you’ve never seen the Mona Lisa, so today is the day you shall behold it
Eric Ansley Díaz@geekboyeric.bsky.social · 4w agoRIP Bonnie Tyler. And RIP Tandi Iman Dupree. This remains the best stage entrance by a drag queen of all time, even some 25 years later, and the best use of Tyler’s “Holding Out for a Hero” ever. youtu.be/IHQA5vqn6rw?...
I really should know better than to tempt Universe Says Ha. I knew that the combination of a weekend and my birthday would be irresistible, but there were no storms forecast when I applied for a long weekend. 24 hours later, there were storms parked directly on this weekend as well as last.
Sam Altman: My product is a result of plagiarism and IP theft. Wanna do business together? Apple: Sure! We're in. Sam: Cool. Apple: Cool. *12 months later* Apple: Wait, Sam why are you stealing from us?
Pikachu Shocked Face Stunned - Surprised Meme
Alt: Pikachu Shocked Face Stunned - Surprised Meme
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The New York Times@nytimes.com · 4w agoBreaking News: Apple sued OpenAI, accusing the company of stealing secrets about products still in development. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/10/t...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bqx... Yep, all this tracks, lol. Thought about saving it for #caturday, but if you ask the cat, every day is Caturday
How Ancient Humans Accidentally Created Your Cat?
YouTube video by TELMAN
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Right. Okay. This requires some backstory. In 1984, a small, low budget film studio in North Carolina produced a parody of Star Wars, called Hyperspace. It was released in the U.K. as ‘Gremloids’. The main character, shown here, was Lord Buckethead.
@sharkastic.bsky.social · 4w agoAs it's schism month, I think you should also explain the Binface / Buckethead schism
Hey #writesky, #artsky, whoever needs to know about this... every so often I'm glad I haven't been able to safely touch Meta for years, because it means I can't have an Instagram account for the plagiarism machine to steal without warning. For anyone who does... (points down)
Zach Hazard Vaupen@emo-sludge.com · 4w agoHere’s the part we all want to know which is behind the paywall. You’re welcome.
Writing up the eventually-probably-25 page do list for the things that need done before the next book launch, starting with this month. I have 12 bullets this month so far, which will prob double. Only 1 involves the word "write," and it's not even "write more fiction." I hate business-stuff.
Wow, these ancient Egyptian linen tunics are 3,400 years-old! They belonged to Kha, who was the ‘director of works’ responsible for the design and construction of royal tombs in the Valley of the Kings. 📷 Museo Egizio, Turin collezioni.museoegizio.it/en-GB/materi... #Archaeology
Heads up Samsung/Android folx who also loathe google messages
Steph 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ | Editor 🦦✍️@ottersediting.com · last mo.Have you looked on FDroid? (The free & open source app store for Andriod) I use a basic messaging app from there > Google messages
Hey #writesky and #indieauthors, @romancingthevote.com is running for 2 more days! Hundreds of services, consultations, conversations with experts, bookish/nerdish swag, etc. If you've ever wanted to make your ebook more accessible, I've got 3 accessibility reviews up for auction!
Lynn Strong | Cozy fantasy author@lynnstrong.bsky.social · last mo.#RomancingTheVote is coming up on July 1 - hey #writesky and #indieauthors, have you ever wanted to make sure your ebook is as accessible as possible? I'm offering three auctions for ebook accessibility reviews, and here's one: www.32auctions.com/organization...
