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Daryl Marez

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ᴀᴜᴛʜᴏʀ & ᴏᴠᴇʀᴛʜɪɴᴋᴇʀ [ʜᴇ/ᴛʜᴇʏ] --- ɢʜᴏᴜʟ sᴄᴏᴜᴛs, ʀɪᴅᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴘʀɪᴅᴇ + ᴛʜᴇ ᴇʟᴅᴇʀ ʙʟᴏssᴏᴍ sᴇʀɪᴇs --- ᴄᴏᴠᴇɴ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇʟᴅᴇʀ ʙʟᴏꜱꜱᴏᴍ - ʙᴏᴏᴋ ᴏɴᴇ // ᴏᴜᴛ ɴᴏᴡ ɴᴇᴡ ᴀᴅᴜʟᴛ • ʜɪꜱᴛᴏʀɪᴄᴀʟ ꜰᴀɴᴛᴀꜱʏ • Qᴜᴇᴇʀ ᴡɪᴛᴄʜᴇꜱ --- linktr.ee/darylmarez 🌈✒️

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#mayhemball

03.03.2026 03:55 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
The worst thing that could happen to Tabitha is losing her brother, Charlie. When face stealing creatures emerge, Tabitha must find Charlie amidst the chaos. She gets the help of a young neighbor, Miguel, who seeks to find his grandmother. When one of the creatures sets its sights on Tabitha, she fights to keep going. Is what she is seeing real, or is it a trick?

The worst thing that could happen to Tabitha is losing her brother, Charlie. When face stealing creatures emerge, Tabitha must find Charlie amidst the chaos. She gets the help of a young neighbor, Miguel, who seeks to find his grandmother. When one of the creatures sets its sights on Tabitha, she fights to keep going. Is what she is seeing real, or is it a trick?

Hey! Looking for a spooky read? How about found family, face stealing monsters, and an apocalypse? The Rattle of Bones is my latest work, and I would love for people to check it out. Can't afford a copy? It's on Hoople as well!

Physical copy: ko-fi.com/s/49b76447e3
ebook: books2read.com/u/4DGOAQ

06.03.2026 11:27 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

Good morning to everyone except my ability to function before noon, which left for froyo and never came back

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06.03.2026 17:02 👍 7 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Looking good! 🤩

05.03.2026 17:07 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Supporting an indie writer means enabling literary crimes, unhinged plot twists, and scenes that live rent-free in your brain forever

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04.03.2026 21:02 👍 51 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0

Covering weeks of #LoreOutLoud in one fell swoop? AMAZING! 🤯

04.03.2026 20:56 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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March 3, 2026 Hey there! It’s Holfelder, one of the two nerds in a trench coat that runs this website and writes queer adventure fiction. Feel free to explore the site- there’s lots of info about our WIPs (inclu…

New blog post up 3/3/26! Just some thoughts about queering love stories, based on #LoreOutLoud from February. It's a pretty short read, if you're interested!

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity

03.03.2026 17:11 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

A new series that mixes RPDR, Game of Thrones, and Chronicles of Amber? Say no more, I'm in 😁

Check out @trip.bsky.social's Kickstarter for all of the project deets!

03.03.2026 16:22 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A collage of book covers, mostly fantasy or historical with a few contemporary. All queer.

A collage of book covers, mostly fantasy or historical with a few contemporary. All queer.

A collage of book covers, mostly fantasy or historical with a few contemporary. All queer.

A collage of book covers, mostly fantasy or historical with a few contemporary. All queer.

A collage of book covers, mostly fantasy or historical with a few contemporary. All queer.

A collage of book covers, mostly fantasy or historical with a few contemporary. All queer.

Some cracking new reads this month! @ajdemas.bsky.social’s Sword Dance, @sararaaschbooks.com’s Entanglement of Rival Wizards, @kvalentinwrites.bsky.social’s Amateur Witch’s Guide to Murder, Taylor Jenkins Reid’s Atmosphere and Benjamin Alire Saenz’s Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the

02.03.2026 11:17 👍 12 🔁 2 💬 2 📌 0
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02.03.2026 15:00 👍 12 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0

Hiya, Queer Authors!
#LoreOutLoud is on a quick break to better prepare for the one-year celebration next month 🎉 Don't fret, our daily hashtag challenge will resume March 23rd!

01.03.2026 17:30 👍 8 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

I'm in! I adjusted my Big Gay Agenda & started writing Big Gay Books as my way of fighting book bans & censorship!
In fact, WIP3 is about a group of pissed off lesbians fighting back against censorship!
#SapphicBooks #LGBTQBooks #QueerLit #BookBans #FightCensorship #BookSky #AuthorSky #lesfic 🌈✒️

28.02.2026 18:22 👍 12 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
#LoreOutLoud, a community event logo against a globe; Hosted by Daryl. A pile of candy hearts as the background; Day 028 Still Warm - What makes this piece, pairing, or moment stay warm in your hands long after you wrote it?

#LoreOutLoud, a community event logo against a globe; Hosted by Daryl. A pile of candy hearts as the background; Day 028 Still Warm - What makes this piece, pairing, or moment stay warm in your hands long after you wrote it?

Day 028 // WEEK 4: WHAT WE KEEP
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28.02.2026 07:00 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1
Daryl wearing a t-shirt with rainbows. Author/Daryl logo against a green background.

Daryl wearing a t-shirt with rainbows. Author/Daryl logo against a green background.

Hiya, I'm Daryl!
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Queer Author | Gaymer | Occasional DJ
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🪷 Writing & works-in-progress
🏰 Minecraft & cozy gaming
🎵 Music on repeat
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27.02.2026 16:56 👍 8 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
#LoreOutLoud, a community event logo against a globe; Hosted by Daryl. A pile of candy hearts as the background; Day 027 How Love Sounds - What does love sound like in your work? Quiet consistency, sharp honesty, devotion, hunger?

#LoreOutLoud, a community event logo against a globe; Hosted by Daryl. A pile of candy hearts as the background; Day 027 How Love Sounds - What does love sound like in your work? Quiet consistency, sharp honesty, devotion, hunger?

Day 027 // WEEK 4: WHAT WE KEEP
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27.02.2026 07:00 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1
#LoreOutLoud, a community event logo against a globe; Hosted by Daryl. A pile of candy hearts as the background; Day 026 Future-Tense - What small moment hints at a shared future... or the ache of not having one?

#LoreOutLoud, a community event logo against a globe; Hosted by Daryl. A pile of candy hearts as the background; Day 026 Future-Tense - What small moment hints at a shared future... or the ache of not having one?

Day 026 // WEEK 4: WHAT WE KEEP
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26.02.2026 07:00 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

This definitely pinged something 🤣

25.02.2026 21:23 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Support an indie author. Our search histories are already suspicious, at least give us royalties

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25.02.2026 18:33 👍 7 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
A black background image with drums stacked at the bottom right. There is text on the image. It reads: Julie Gatensby and Isabell Brewer have been friends since Julie saved Izzy from a mishap with some iced tea. When they start a band together, they finally start to feel like the cool kids they knew they were. After a concert at a local bar, their friendship is put to the test—and fails. Several years later, Julie returns home in the hopes of regrouping after a disastrous breakup from her band, her job, and her boyfriend. She also hopes she can revive a friendship that had long since ended. Izzy, however, is less receptive to Julie’s overtures. Years of hurt on both sides make relationships strained. Thankfully, everyone else around them seems to see what the women simply cannot: they are meant to be together. If only Izzy could admit her feelings. If only Julie could get over her self-hate. If only one of them would say what they really want. If only someone would turn off the home shopping channel. And if only everyone would stop telling drummer jokes!

A black background image with drums stacked at the bottom right. There is text on the image. It reads: Julie Gatensby and Isabell Brewer have been friends since Julie saved Izzy from a mishap with some iced tea. When they start a band together, they finally start to feel like the cool kids they knew they were. After a concert at a local bar, their friendship is put to the test—and fails. Several years later, Julie returns home in the hopes of regrouping after a disastrous breakup from her band, her job, and her boyfriend. She also hopes she can revive a friendship that had long since ended. Izzy, however, is less receptive to Julie’s overtures. Years of hurt on both sides make relationships strained. Thankfully, everyone else around them seems to see what the women simply cannot: they are meant to be together. If only Izzy could admit her feelings. If only Julie could get over her self-hate. If only one of them would say what they really want. If only someone would turn off the home shopping channel. And if only everyone would stop telling drummer jokes!

A black and white image of a stage with microphones, amps, and stage lights There is text on the image it reads: And These Words Remain Unsaid After their band and friendship fall apart, Julie and Izzy go their separate ways-- until a return home reveals their attraction never actually went away, and forces them to dreal with the hurt for one last chance at saying what they want. Slow burn (estranged) friends to lovers Second chances Music 90s nostalgia Small town & big city lying to themselves A contemporary queer romance. Draft 2 is complete ca 124, 000 words There is a 10-point star. Inside the star it reads Certified H.E.A

A black and white image of a stage with microphones, amps, and stage lights There is text on the image it reads: And These Words Remain Unsaid After their band and friendship fall apart, Julie and Izzy go their separate ways-- until a return home reveals their attraction never actually went away, and forces them to dreal with the hurt for one last chance at saying what they want. Slow burn (estranged) friends to lovers Second chances Music 90s nostalgia Small town & big city lying to themselves A contemporary queer romance. Draft 2 is complete ca 124, 000 words There is a 10-point star. Inside the star it reads Certified H.E.A

A black background image with white and chrome drums stacked at the bottom right. There is white text on the image. It reads: Isabell didn’t wake up that morning planning to confront anyone. She didn’t plan on much. Surviving the day was going to be hard enough. Moving from Peterborough to Lindsay already felt like punishment. She had left her friends, her house, and the memories of her mother behind—all packed up in neat little boxes and traded for a smaller town, a smaller school, and a bigger silence. It was enough to scare anyone. Still, Isabell tried to stay optimistic. Some people saw the glass as half full; some saw it as half empty. Isabell saw the glass as an opportunity. As she biked across town on her way to school, she pictured the kind of life she might have one day: friends she could laugh with and maybe go to the movies or go to the Kawartha Dairy, the best in Canada, according to her dad. He’d promised to take her and her brother that first week, but she’d said no. She wanted to save that experience for her and her new friends. That was her first mistake. - And These Words Remain Unsaid, Chapter 1, Page 1

A black background image with white and chrome drums stacked at the bottom right. There is white text on the image. It reads: Isabell didn’t wake up that morning planning to confront anyone. She didn’t plan on much. Surviving the day was going to be hard enough. Moving from Peterborough to Lindsay already felt like punishment. She had left her friends, her house, and the memories of her mother behind—all packed up in neat little boxes and traded for a smaller town, a smaller school, and a bigger silence. It was enough to scare anyone. Still, Isabell tried to stay optimistic. Some people saw the glass as half full; some saw it as half empty. Isabell saw the glass as an opportunity. As she biked across town on her way to school, she pictured the kind of life she might have one day: friends she could laugh with and maybe go to the movies or go to the Kawartha Dairy, the best in Canada, according to her dad. He’d promised to take her and her brother that first week, but she’d said no. She wanted to save that experience for her and her new friends. That was her first mistake. - And These Words Remain Unsaid, Chapter 1, Page 1

Hey!
Do you like to wait 100s of pages before you get to 🌶️?
What about music, '90s nostalgia, and HSC?
Are you in the mood for a sapphic second chances romance?
Have I got a book for you!

#WSPit #WIPSnips #W #Q #A #R #Hu #WF #LGBT #Sapphic #Lesfic #QueerWriters 🌈✒️ #WritingCommunity #amquerying

25.02.2026 08:56 👍 22 🔁 9 💬 1 📌 0
Time's Up Part of the Clockwork Saga Follow the Professor as he learns time can in fact be broken. What would you do if the very thing that gave you structure and meaning in life began to deteriorate before your very eyes? This story goes into both this and the echoes of tragedy. An escape that also parallels our world. Shining light on people that normally wouldn't be shown. Showing how hatred harms and destroys lives. The solemn truth that differences will always cause hatred and war when these differences should be celebrated. The Clockwork Saga is a celebration of history and science fiction. Bringing both together into one series that unlike time won't be disappearing anytime soon. Can't wait to see you around… Yours truly ~ The Creator

Time's Up Part of the Clockwork Saga Follow the Professor as he learns time can in fact be broken. What would you do if the very thing that gave you structure and meaning in life began to deteriorate before your very eyes? This story goes into both this and the echoes of tragedy. An escape that also parallels our world. Shining light on people that normally wouldn't be shown. Showing how hatred harms and destroys lives. The solemn truth that differences will always cause hatred and war when these differences should be celebrated. The Clockwork Saga is a celebration of history and science fiction. Bringing both together into one series that unlike time won't be disappearing anytime soon. Can't wait to see you around… Yours truly ~ The Creator

TRIGGER WARNINGS This series contains violence, themes of blood and gore, and death! As well as political strife and war. GENRES Science Fiction and Historical Fiction The Professor will be put into real historical events but these events will be dramatized and edited accordingly to fit the context of the series and book. INSPIRATIONS Doctor Who, History, Star Trek, Star Wars, Good Omens, Supernatural, Sherlock, and Little Nightmare as well as other related media! Mainly Doctor Who though!

TRIGGER WARNINGS This series contains violence, themes of blood and gore, and death! As well as political strife and war. GENRES Science Fiction and Historical Fiction The Professor will be put into real historical events but these events will be dramatized and edited accordingly to fit the context of the series and book. INSPIRATIONS Doctor Who, History, Star Trek, Star Wars, Good Omens, Supernatural, Sherlock, and Little Nightmare as well as other related media! Mainly Doctor Who though!

REASONS TO READ TIME'S UP Genderfluid and Pansexual main character! A surreal look into the world of grief! Science fiction book with good representation! Written by a queer and disabled writer! Brings light to topics not normally talked about! A humble main character always put in the spotlight! Time Travel! Space Travel! Aliens! Original planets and cool shenanigans!

REASONS TO READ TIME'S UP Genderfluid and Pansexual main character! A surreal look into the world of grief! Science fiction book with good representation! Written by a queer and disabled writer! Brings light to topics not normally talked about! A humble main character always put in the spotlight! Time Travel! Space Travel! Aliens! Original planets and cool shenanigans!

PLANNING TO BE PUBLISHED BY THE END OF THE YEAR!!!

PLANNING TO BE PUBLISHED BY THE END OF THE YEAR!!!

Okay, so enough of beating around the bush!
What exactly IS "Time's Up"? Best if I just show you... #WSPit

"Time is breaking down and so are you."

Extra tags for event: #W #YA #Hi #SF #LGBT #Dis #ND #Own #In

#writingcommunity #writesky #amwriting #queerwriters #transwriter #AspecAuthors

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25.02.2026 13:45 👍 25 🔁 6 💬 1 📌 2
#LoreOutLoud, a community event logo against a globe; Hosted by Daryl. A pile of candy hearts as the background; Day 025 Changed by Want - How has desire reshaped the characters involved? Who are they now?

#LoreOutLoud, a community event logo against a globe; Hosted by Daryl. A pile of candy hearts as the background; Day 025 Changed by Want - How has desire reshaped the characters involved? Who are they now?

Day 025 // WEEK 4: WHAT WE KEEP
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25.02.2026 07:00 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

February's #LoreOutLoud is in full swing 🌈✒️ Jump in anytime this month to share your voice with a vibrant community of Queer Authors!
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24.02.2026 16:05 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

February's #LoreOutLoud is in full swing 🌈✒️ Jump in anytime this month to share your voice with a vibrant community of Queer Authors!
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24.02.2026 16:05 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
#LoreOutLoud, a community event logo against a globe; Hosted by Daryl. A pile of candy hearts as the background; Day 024 The Promise Beneath - What unspoken promise exists between characters? What would it break them to lose it?

#LoreOutLoud, a community event logo against a globe; Hosted by Daryl. A pile of candy hearts as the background; Day 024 The Promise Beneath - What unspoken promise exists between characters? What would it break them to lose it?

Day 024 // WEEK 4: WHAT WE KEEP
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24.02.2026 07:00 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
#LoreOutLoud, a community event logo against a globe; Hosted by Daryl. A pile of candy hearts as the background; Day 023 Safe Enough - Where does love feel like safety—not perfection, but rest?

#LoreOutLoud, a community event logo against a globe; Hosted by Daryl. A pile of candy hearts as the background; Day 023 Safe Enough - Where does love feel like safety—not perfection, but rest?

Day 023 // WEEK 4: WHAT WE KEEP
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23.02.2026 07:00 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
#LoreOutLoud, a community event logo against a globe; Hosted by Daryl. A pile of candy hearts as the background; Day 022 Staying Power - What relationship in your work refuses to fade? Why does it endure?

#LoreOutLoud, a community event logo against a globe; Hosted by Daryl. A pile of candy hearts as the background; Day 022 Staying Power - What relationship in your work refuses to fade? Why does it endure?

Day 022 // WEEK 4: WHAT WE KEEP
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23.02.2026 03:28 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Unless you were rich in the 20s, you went to the bathhouse, honey. And the setting provided some fun scenes to write. 😉

Find out what they are for only $2.22 at chrisholcombe.com!

#booksky #book #books #booktok #mysterybook #mysterybooks #noir #lgbtqbooks #lgbtqbook 💙⚡📚 💙⌛📚 🌈✒️

22.02.2026 12:02 👍 6 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Hi, I'm Sage. (Hand waving emoji) A bit about me... A photo of me dressed for a Ren Faire (green top, corduroys, knit hat, braided hair, backpack). An open book with a pencil. My profile picture (a little creature looking up, wearing a floppy green hat with a yellow flower on it). A green background with pressed flowers and leaves.

Hi, I'm Sage. (Hand waving emoji) A bit about me... A photo of me dressed for a Ren Faire (green top, corduroys, knit hat, braided hair, backpack). An open book with a pencil. My profile picture (a little creature looking up, wearing a floppy green hat with a yellow flower on it). A green background with pressed flowers and leaves.

I write a bit of everything. My published works... ETHERI, ALIVE, SAPPHIRE (Action/Adventure Fantasy). TOUCHED: BLACK Edition, TOUCHED: PINK Edition (Romantasy). SELL THAT HOME: STAGING AND PHOTOGRAPHING FOR BEGINNERS (How-to Guide). #IndieAuthor

I write a bit of everything. My published works... ETHERI, ALIVE, SAPPHIRE (Action/Adventure Fantasy). TOUCHED: BLACK Edition, TOUCHED: PINK Edition (Romantasy). SELL THAT HOME: STAGING AND PHOTOGRAPHING FOR BEGINNERS (How-to Guide). #IndieAuthor

Some Works-In-Progress... The Cryptid of Sunnyside (Paramystery). Bring Me a Dream (Rom-com). Who Killed Harrision? (Whodunnit). Unnamed WIP (CYOA). #IndieAuthor

Some Works-In-Progress... The Cryptid of Sunnyside (Paramystery). Bring Me a Dream (Rom-com). Who Killed Harrision? (Whodunnit). Unnamed WIP (CYOA). #IndieAuthor

My background. I was born in the 90s, and I'm the youngest sibling. I've spent most of my life in the Midwest. I went to college for Media Production. Left. Queer. Just vibing. Art of a camera drone, a to-go cup, a flip phone, flowers, a pencil, an e-reader, a Nintendo DS and Switch, a cat reading a book.

My background. I was born in the 90s, and I'm the youngest sibling. I've spent most of my life in the Midwest. I went to college for Media Production. Left. Queer. Just vibing. Art of a camera drone, a to-go cup, a flip phone, flowers, a pencil, an e-reader, a Nintendo DS and Switch, a cat reading a book.

About the author ✍️

I’m that friendly acquaintance from way back when—hope you’re doing well! I’m all about the vibes. I write whatever tickles my fancy, whenever my fancies are tickled.

Website, books, music & more!
linktr.ee/sagetgreene

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22.02.2026 02:13 👍 16 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0
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Orlando is about to demolish the Pulse Nightclub to make way for a permanent memorial - LGBTQ Nation Fences have been raised around the memorial to the LGBTQ+ nightclub shooting that left 49 dead.
22.02.2026 16:21 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
#LoreOutLoud, a community event logo against a globe; Hosted by Daryl. A pile of candy hearts as the background; Day 021 Chosen - What moment shows someone choosing a connection, even when it's difficult?

#LoreOutLoud, a community event logo against a globe; Hosted by Daryl. A pile of candy hearts as the background; Day 021 Chosen - What moment shows someone choosing a connection, even when it's difficult?

Day 021 // WEEK 3: SOFTNESS, MESS, & MEANING
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