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The sixth book in the Shivadh Romances, The Royals And The Ramblers, is now available for purchase in print and epub!
Already familiar and just want to buy the book?
The Royals And The Ramblers: Paperback | Epub
You can purchase the book for $3.99 for epub and $14.99 for print; these prices vary by currency for the paperback, but I’ve priced them as affordably as possible. I had hoped to sell the epub across several retail platforms but Lulu is being fussy, so for now both paperback and epub are only available on Lulu. (The upside to this is that I get more of a cut from Lulu sales than I would from other platforms!)
Want to learn more? Read on!
Askazer-Shivadlakia is “the little country by the sea” — a coastal micronation perched between France and Italy, with Europe’s only Jewish royal family and a distinctly queer-friendly culture. The irreverent but earnest Shivadh people have recently elected a new king, Gregory III, and the Shivadh romances follow him, his extended family, and their friends and partners as they manage love, politics, and an ever-expanding social circle.
You can learn more about the series and find purchase links here. 
The Royals And The Ramblers
It's an exciting time for the Shivadh royal family! Gregory III, king of Askazer-Shivadlakia, is marrying kitschy TV chef Eddie Rambler…three times. There's the beach party in Eddie's hometown in California, a private wedding for Gregory's family back home in Europe, and a big formal blowout for everyone in Askazer-Shivadlakia to celebrate.
Eddie's sister Monday is wary of the royals when they arrive in Santa Luna, but they seem nice enough. Gregory's stepbrother Noah even befriends the youngest Rambler, shy and quiet Ephraim. Soon, Monday has warmed to the royals as well, particularly Gregory's bodyguard Georgie, who isn't opposed to a fling while visiting. Then Gregory asks Monday to be a surrogate for a royal baby, and her life turns upside down.
Monday's not the only one dealing with change, either. Gregory's father Michaelis is navigating his relationship with Noah's parent Jes, Noah is adjusting to his new job as prince, Gregory's friends Alanna and Jerry are testing their whirlwind romance, and Georgie is trying to work out where she stands with Monday -- as staff, or friend, or maybe more? And then there's Ioanna, the bright, troubled kid that Gregory catches ditching school to attend Parliament…
It's a year for everyone to learn new roles, find surprising ways to keep growing up, and, as always, keep that irreverent Shivadh sense of humor, whether they're a Royal or a Rambler. And with the birth impending, Monday should probably figure out just what she and Georgie are to one another, and what that means for her future with the royal family.
Purchase: Paperback | Epub
Download: Free PDF
Thanks for reading, everyone!
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TL;DR: We're looking for English-speaking neopronoun users (aged 18+) to participate in a paid linguistics study.
Hello!
Professor Kirby Conrod from Swarthmore College is recruiting participants for a paid interview study (in-person in Philly or on zoom). Anyone who uses neopronouns for themself, is 18 or older, and is fluent in English is welcome to participate. The study will consist of a casual interview between you and a researcher, a similar interview with a friend of yours, and an exit survey for each of you. Each will receive $15 as compensation for their time.
If you're interested in participating, please fill out this form: (https://forms.gle/YajpkjxGYiwL7RLF6). Filling out this form does not require you to participate; it's just an expression of interest.
Even on Tumblr, neopronoun use is relatively uncommon, so it would be very helpful if folks could reblog this post to help it reach as many neopronoun users as possible.
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i’m just tryna have a nice time despite knowing facts and information
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Context: the party in a post apocalyptic dnd setting recently took up a quest to track someone down in what tuned out to be an old world nuclear waste disposal site
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People were saying Dakota Johnson shouldn't do a period piece bc she looks like she knows what an iPhone is but I feel like theoretically if I were an actor I could do period pieces. I feel like my face fits in a period piece for some reason.
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superman always has amnesia in fics. i want batman to have amnesia. and clark has to justifiably explain why he needs to be by brucie’s side. like, bruce naturally assumes he’s is his metropolis boyfriend and clark is not fast enough to come up with a believable lie before the batkids are like YES, THIS IS YOUR BOYFRIEND CLARK, HE WEARS KHAKIS AND TERRIBLE TIES BUT YOU LOVE HIM 
clark splits time being superman and batman (because nightwing can’t fill in) and oh god, bruce has a crisis because he has a crush on batman
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During a Christmas-themed oneshot:
GM: Okay, so you get to the place where they fell and you see Rudolph’s cooling corpse, but not your partner.
Paladin: Can I look for-
Alchemist: Is Rudolph’s nose still glowing?
GM: No, it’s not. Paladin?
Alchemist: Can I harvest Rudolph’s nose?
GM: What???
Alchemist: I want to see if I can figure out why it glows.
GM, exhausted: ….Yeah…Sure…Roll for it, I guess.
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Knowing a fic author through AO3 is like attending someone’s thesis presentation and politely clapping at the end, knowing a fic author through this hellsite is like going over to their house at 3AM to watch them eat mayonnaise out of a jar
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yknow it's a real shame that romans didn't have access to australia specifically for augury reasons. i really wish i could have seen a roman augur have to deal with australian birds. like imagine trying to properly interpret an omen from a fuckin. cassowary
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As a new weaver i find that warp speed is in fact not very fast
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GM, to our powergamer Fighter: What’s the ruling on grappling someone who’s already grappling someone else?
Druid: Group hug!
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do you have a favorite cow breed??
zebu my beautiful zebu. oh so beautiful angel.
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like to slap his brisket reblog to slap his brisket
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Was I looking for a giant wearable turtle shell pillow? No. Am I delighted endlessly by it? YES.
[ID: A screengrab from a retail website of the "Lelebear turtle power shell", a giant pillow shaped like a turtle shell. It includes an attachment that looks like a single-piece harness so that you can wear it on your torso; the image shows a woman wearing it, sitting on half of it, with her laptop propped on yet more turtle-shell pillow over her legs. She looks incredibly comfortable.]
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violasarecool · 3 months
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it's rotten work, but without the rot nothing can grow
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this is my grasp of how football works: two teams of men want the ball very badly but are incapable of sharing it. one team attempts to deliver the ball to their holy ground while the other attempts to prevent this. occasionally an evil man will appear and speak curses to the men, causing them grief and dishonor
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