#k. b. vimes

[duckprintspress]

June 2023 Releases: 6 All-New Titles from Duck Prints Press Just in Time for Pride Month!

Happy Release Day, Everyone! We publish new short stories and novelettes for our General Imprint on the fourth Thursday of the month, and here we are with five new short stories and a novelette! 

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June 22nd Releases:

Title: Of Loops and Weaves Author: Catherine E. Green

F/F, Getting Together, Maximum Fluff

Robin loves to sit in the local coffee shop, crocheting a sweater for her friend Dee, who she hopes will become more than a friend.

She doesn’t expect to need to frog a chunk of project.

And she really doesn’t expect Dee to walk in on her doing so…

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Title: Solarpunks: Viva la Revolución (a story in the Solarpunks ‘verse) Author: J. D. Harlock

Found Family, Utopian Future, the Very Teenage Urge to Rebel Against Authority

The future is perfect, with strong community ties, collective ownership, plenty for all, and an ideal balance of private life and public life.

In such a setting, what’s a group of bored teenagers to do to shake up the order of things?

Sami, Ros, and Amara aren’t sure…but Sami has a plan.

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Title: Seal Island Author: K. B. Vimes

M/M, Queerplatonic Relationship, Ace Trans Main Character, Selkies

Michael has always known he was a boy, and always known he didn’t fit in with either the boys or girls around him in the quiet fishing community where he grows up. To escape the insistence of his friends and family that he become a “proper young lady,” he seeks refuge on the island in the bay where the seals sun themselves during the summer.

It’s not until he’s 18 that he realizes he might be able to make the island a more permanent home. Will the seals welcome the young man who’s never felt like he’s belonged?

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Title: More Than We Deserve Author: Nicola Kapron

M/M, Finding a Slice of Hope Amidst Dystopia, Trans Main Character, Spies and Super Soldiers

Every year, the employees of The Winterborne Group have to fill out Form 301-A, checking off boxes related to gender and sexuality to enhance the megacorp’s diversity numbers. 

This year, Dice uses this opportunity to finally, after years of passing, tell the company he’s trans.

That’s not the problem.

The problem is that Grey, Dice’s favorite company-owned Horizon super soldier, has asked for Dice’s help completing his Form 301-A.

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Title: Live Like There’s No Tomorrow (a short prequel story in the Welcome to PHU ‘verse) Author: Tris Lawrence

Family Feels, Surviving Cancer, Finding Hope Through Everyday Struggles

Middle-school student Jackson is not particularly upset about his cancer; the doctor’s assure him he’ll recover, and his biggest concern is that his friends will be a grade or more above him by the time he’s able to get back to school.

Well, that and that he’s sure that his mother is keeping a secret from him, but he can’t figure out what that secret is and she’s not talking about it.

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Title: Moongatherer Author: Willa Blythe

F/F, PTSD, Recovery From Trauma, Bonding While on a Quest Together

The Summer Solstice is approaching, the day when the sunlight lasts the longest and the dangers of being out in the world, exposed to the harsh rays, is greatest. As is their way, Clan Firefox has once again chosen two representatives to travel to Moon’s Rest and make an offering to the Goddess to bring the moonlight back.

No one is surprised that Pomegranate will be making the journey.

But everyone is shocked when Honeycomb is selected, and no one more so than Honeycomb herself.

And, as they set out on their journey, all Honeycomb can see is the memory of harsh solar rays and burning fires…

Maybe during this journey, these two young women can find more than they ever thought to seek…

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Think they all sound amazing? Well, you should, because they are. And we’ve got you covered – you can buy ALL SIX of these new titles in one awesome bundle – and save 20% off the list price for buying each story individually! 

Come on over to the Duck Prints Press webstore and find your new favorite short story! And, while you’re at it, don’t forget to check out the anthology we’re Kickstarting!

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#duck prints press #new release #our titles #short story #novelette #queer short story #queer novelette #queer publishing #catherine e. green #j. d. harlock #k. b. vimes #nicola kapron #tris lawrence #willa blythe

[thebirdandhersong]

The Year So Far Book Ask

Tagged by @madamescarlette <3 thank you, darling!! (I DO SO LOVE TO TALK ABOUT BOOKS!!!!)

1. Best book you have read in 2021 so far?

HOW can I answer that!!!! Here is a top 10 because I cannot narrow it down!!

Middlemarch: read it twice this year (liked it the first time, LOVED it the second time)

David Copperfield: my new favourite Dickens. There is a lot of joy and compassion at the heart of this book, and I Loved it very much.

The Mill on the Floss: can’t explain the feeling I got from reading this book (tbh if you know, you know!! It warms your heart but it also makes you want to stand in the rain and cry)

The Queen of Attolia: a roller coaster. Very overwhelming. Was incredibly Shocked many times. (Also, who’d have thought?? Gen??? In LOVE??? Fantastic in concept and in execution)

The Adventures of Sally: a new favourite Wodehouse. You will laugh so hard tears will spring to your eyes.

Night Watch: this one stuck a knife in me and twisted..... but in a good way.

Anne of the Island: much-needed comfort read!!!

Leave it to Psmith: another new favourite Wodehouse. Modern rom-coms wish they could do rom-com like Psmith, Eve, and the umbrella that was Definitely Not His.

The Penderwicks at Point Mouette: A DELIGHT (speechless!!)

The Penderwicks on Gardam Street: ALSO A DELIGHT (still speechless!!)

2. Best sequel you have read in 2021 so far?

Ohohoho. All the Discworld sequels. (Especially A Hat Full of Sky, Night Watch, Thud!, I Shall Wear Midnight.)

Also, The Queen of Attolia. That book decimated me. Admittedly no one’s emotions are very stable at two in the morning, but I was an absolute Wreck that night (morning?).

3. A new release you want to check out?

I am behind on the times so my idea of ‘new’ is rather skewed.... I still really want to read Spin the Dawn, The Goblin Emperor, and Spinning Silver. And am making my way through Queen’s Thief.

4. Most anticipated book release of the second half of the year?

I... don’t follow new releases that much, to be honest. I am currently looking through the lists and don’t see anything I recognise s;lfdjsdlk;

5. Biggest disappointment?

The Hunchback of Notre Dame. I knew how it was going end, but i was still mad. (These days I like books with a hefty amount of Hope and that one.... definitely did not have that.) I also read Tess of the d’Urbervilles for the first time and remember being just... really frustrated with all the characters and about the lack of Hope in that one, too. I was also hoping to love I Capture the Castle and was a bit grumpy about the second half of the book!!

6. Biggest surprise?

The books I read because my friends loved them!! Such as The Blue Castle (Eden), The Man Born to be King (Magpie), Gourmet Hound (Eden), Queen’s Thief (Fran), Blandings Castle/Psmith (Rebekah), Discworld (I think I started reading it for the first time because of Fran as well)...... I also reread a bunch of old favourites (Lord of the Rings and a few Jane Austens) and they were even better than I remembered!! Which was just wonderful!! (though not very surprising, I guess!!)

7. Favourite new author (either new to you or debut)?

MEGAN WHALEN TURNER. I also have a new appreciation for P.G. Wodehouse (after crashing through all of his Jeeves books and most of the Blandings Castle audiobooks) and Terry Pratchett (after bulldozing through a good number of Discworld books, most of them two or three times) and Georgette Heyer (read my first few Heyers this year and had SUCH a blast).

8. Favourite new fictional crush?

In general: Ik-jun from Hospital Playlist (He’s not from a book sksfjkl ;sdfj k I wanted to mention him because I just love him a Lot)

In terms of books: Sam Vimes (sdlkfjs;kls) and Henry Tilney (I loved him before, but this year cemented him as one of the top, if not The Favourite Austen hero in my heart). I don’t know if Gen counts, because I feel very friendly towards him, and alternate between wanting to make soup for him and wanting to bonk him on the head with a cardboard tube.

Mal (from S&B) had some Really Good lines, too. Especially in the last chapter of Ruin and Rising.

9. Newest favourite character?

A whole PLATOON of them. Sasha and Lysander from @magpie-trove​‘s story, Beatrice and Romeo from @imissthembutitwasntadisaster​‘s story, Emilia and Lily from @itspileofgoodthings​‘s stories, Tiffany Aching, Granny Weatherwax, Helen and Irene and Costis from Queen’s Thief, Dorothea and Maggie from George Eliot’s books, Sally from The Adventures of Sally....

10. A book that made you cry?

Literally cried so many times this year over all sorts of stories. But a few off the top of my head:

The Penderwicks (all of them): cried from sheer joy!!!

Seven for a Secret: there are so many lines in the most recent chapters alone that brought tears to my eyes.

The Keys of Fire: which is The definitive Fairy Tail fanfic for me. I just love this story so much. And i was surprised all over again by the forgiveness and the love and the grace and the healing in this story this time around!!

The Queen of Attolia/The King of Attolia: cried out of surprise and joy at nearly all the Gen/Irene scenes (not the beginning ones sl;fksdsdlfk jd but my heart did a great leap when Gen remembers seeing Irene dance)

Ruin and Rising: cried at the ending. Also because I was so happy. (There is no such thing as an ordinary love!!!)

Crooked Kingdom: cried at what Kaz did for Inej (couldn’t help it. That moment was beautiful)

(It has been quite an emotional year. The waterworks are triggered by the smallest things. But I’m happy to say that I’ve cried out of happiness mostly in the book department.)

11. A book that made you happy?

(Nearly all of them tbh!!! I have so many new favourite books from this year’s reading list alone!!!)

The Penderwicks series. Was in bliss for the whole week. I was also incredibly happy listening to the Discworld audiobooks, and reading new installments of Emilia and Seven for a Secret and The Stars Hold No Part In This!!! All the Wodehouse and Heyer books I read were delightful.... David Copperfield was so full of joy and grace and it made me want to prance in a field. All of the Anne books I reread were comfort reads. And of course The Keys of Fire, which kept me smiling for hours: I feel like a kid being handed an ice cream cone with three scoops and a cherry on top whenever I read it. Incredibly happy.

12. Most beautiful book you have bought or received this year?

The second-hand Vintage Classics Jane Austens!! :’) especially Northanger Abbey, which was in Excellent condition. Very floppy (unlike the longer Austens..... alas for Mansfield Park, which is harder to flip through) and fits comfortably in my hands.

And the Tundra Classics edition of Anne of the Island. (I liked the way the paper felt and the text was a really nice font and size!)

13. What book do you need to read by the end of the year?

OOH TONS. I’m still reading Anna Karenina (stopped because I thought: I need a happy story right now). Would love to keep reading Queen’s Thief (I’m taking it slow because they’re books that should be savoured), make some headway in Dorothy Sayers’s Lord Peter Wimsey books, read more Georgette Heyer, start on The Goblin Emperor and a Bunch of books I've been meaning to read for a while (The Eagle of the Ninth, Piranesi, Phantom of the Opera, Surprised by Joy, Crime and Punishment, War and Peace are the main ones. This is an ambitious list but I’d like to read at least two of them before the year is out sl;kffdksl;dfjslk;)

tagging: @imissthembutitwasntadisaster​ @soldier-poet-king​ @septembersung​ @lady-merian​ @called-kept​ if you would like to!! And YOU, if you think it looks fun and want to give it a try!! :D

#oh MAN when i get started on books it is so hard to stop sldfkj s;dlkj #thank you for tagging me eden!!! :D this was a LOT of fun!!!! #reading adventures #songbird again #2021 has been a very interesting reading year simply because reading is a way i Cope and the more stressed i am the more i tend to read #it sounds weird but unfortunately it is true #this year has been quite a year (i say this as we approach the end of july slkf;s js) so i've been reading ravenously #thankfully not about rocks anymore though!!!!!!

[comradecelticguardian]

I’m tag??

@grapegodperson tagged me in a thing to do?? I’m so blessed! :D Rules: answer 20 questions and tag 20 followers you would like to know better.

Name: Jacob

Nickname: Crozbow, Amp

Sign: Scorpio

Height: 6′4 (or 5 I haven’t measured myself in a while)

Language spoken: English, I can read and write a fair chunk of German and can speak like 10 sentences in Japanese.

Favourite Fruit: Mango, Pineapple, Strawberry

Favourite Scent: My nose is almost non functional so I don’t rly have one

Favourite season: Winter

Favourite Colour: Green, Red or Brown

Favourite Animal: I love falcons and owls and cats

Coffee, Tea or Hot Chocolate: Hot Chocolate

Average hours of sleep: Like 12 but only every 2 days my sleep schedule is a M E S S 

Favourite Fictional Character: <3 R Y O U <3 B A K U R A <3

Number of blankets you sleep with: between 0 and 2

Blog created: This one? 2018

Favourite Song: I have a lot but rn it’s March To The Sea by Baroness

Favourite Artist: Musically I have a lot but I’m really hyped for Year Of The Snitch so Death Grips right now. In terms of like physical art its probably M.C. Escher (or @fujiquacki)

Favourite books: I love the mortal engines series and any of the books by Terry Pratchett about sam vimes and also Gunheads by Steve Parker

Do you have Pets: A West Highland Terrier called Sally and a grey and white cat called Kato but I’m away at uni so I rarely see them.

Are you inked: Yeah I have a red and yellow eye with thirteen eyelashes on my inner right arm. I’m gonna tag @dark-master-zorc, @soyamargada, @matrixed007, @white-winter-hymnals, @ishitzu, @ryou66, @miron-tame, @itsfuckingkaiba, @animorbid, @rebekirby, @wizardhuts, @shadowofthelamp, @jesuisaubergine, @tia-lewise, @marvelfangeek09, @animaniac1017, @thebloodysideofthemoon, @firebreathing-elk, @lyralumina and last but not least @seto-kaibaes If you guys wanna do this have fun :D

#my stuff #my text #tag meme #my answers #not really yugioh

[stabigail]

For the character ask meme, Discworld (general) or Discworld (your fave cast) if the first one is too big

ooh this is a good one. i . . . was going to do both but i can’t pick a favorite cast? damn. so i’ll do general, monstrous regiment, and watch because i am a disaster :|b

GENERAL.

The first character I first fell in love with: susan sto-helit! because she is beautiful and scary and my wife. also hogswatch was the 2nd discworld book i read, right after the light fantastic, so it made a big impression on me tbh.The character I never expected to love as much as I do now: man there are a few of these. i think granny weatherwax is definitely one, although i don’t know how i was surprised by that. brutha DEFINITELY. i would die for brutha.The character everyone else loves that I don’t: tiffany aching. i just didn’t care for her books much im sorry world. i want to try and read them again though to see if an older, wiser me with less internalized misogyny likes her more. i also really don’t care for rincewind as a character, although he is a funny like . . . concept. sight gag. thing.The character I love that everyone else hates: i honestly don’t know who everyone hates in discworld, but i love everyone so i mean.The character I used to love but don’t any longer: man idk? no one i think? i used to love agnes more than i do now but other than that . . .The character I would totally smooch: susan. angua. sally. like most of the ladies in this series period.The character I’d want to be like: P O L L Y P E R K S im putting that here tooThe character I’d slap: a lot of them tbh. any of the upper crust of a-m. anyone who hurts otto.A pairing that I love: otto/wdw/sacharissa is real good. also sally/angua(/carrot).A pairing that I despise: vimes/vetinari causes me abiding anguish because like isn’t it enough to erase a canonical marriage in favor of i guess hate fucking but then also HURTING SYBIL RAMKINS BEAUTIFUL FEELINGS? LET THEM BE MCFUCKING MARRIED AND IN MCFUCKING LOVE. i’m ride or die for the vimeseses.

MONSTROUS REGIMENT.

The first character I first fell in love with: pollyThe character I never expected to love as much as I do now: jade, blouse, jackrum, the major from the court martial whose name ider . . .The character everyone else loves that I don’t: n/a i love everyone (except strappi) (but no one loves strappi)The character I love that everyone else hates: i dont know?????? i love everyone!!!The character I used to love but don’t any longer: i love EVERYONEThe character I would totally smooch: mal honestly because i have bad taste. also polly.The character I’d want to be like: still pollyThe character I’d slap: blouse tbhA pairing that I love: mal/polly obviously but also like: tonker/lofty aka gay cultureA pairing that I despise: breaking up tonker & lofty

THE WATCH.

The first character I first fell in love with: vimes. vimes vimes viMES VIMES VIMES VIMESf rom the first second of guards guards with him lying in the gutter, my forevercopThe character I never expected to love as much as I do now: carrot... i should hate him but i love himThe character everyone else loves that I don’t: hmmmm i’m kind of neutral towards cheery but even with that i’m fondThe character I love that everyone else hates: i dont know....... i definitely love detritus a ton but i fyou don’t love detritus you are a heartless monsterThe character I used to love but don’t any longer: i used to like nobby and sgt colon more than i do now but i still love themThe character I would totally smooch: angua & sallyThe character I’d want to be like: uhhh hm. angua has a lot of emotional Issues but she’s also really cool so angua.The character I’d slap: carrot, sometimes. vimes, sometimes.A pairing that I love: sally/angua(/carrot). i have really mixed feelings about angua/carrot though i have to admit because they seem to keep butting up against this sense of angua feeling kind of restricted? which makes me sad, and definitely makes her sad, which is sad. also, sybil/vimes (BANGS GONG)A pairing that I despise: nobby/anyone

#sidhebeingbrand

[brooklynislandgirl]

Mun Facts Alphabet

a .  age :  upwards of 35+ b .  birthplace :  Contra Costa County c .  current  time :   3:15pm d .  drink  you  had  last :   coffee e .  easiest  person(s)  to  talk  to : @morgansmornings {but I live with her, so cheating?}, @multi-mused {we talk about everything, all the time}, @ronmanmob {the personification of sweetness and light} f .  favorite  song(s) : Mutable on a daily basis, today it’s “Storybook Love,” by Mark Knofler, “Ballad of the Murder Hobos,” by Mikey Mason, “Shhh,” by Darkest of the Hillside Thickets,  h .  horror  yes  or  horror  no :  YESSSS  i .  in  love ? :  Absolutely, truly and deeply. j .  jealous  of  people : I am the Alpaca of Apathy. k .  killed  someone :   In or out of fiction and conjecture? My lawyer advises me to plead the 5th. l .  love  at  first  sight  or  should  i  walk  by  again ? : Let me see ya murder-strut ;) m .  middle  name : The Turtle refuses. Joy n .  number  of  siblings :  4 o .  one wish : To be able to take my pet Canadian to my pet Brits’ wedding {cause that’s gonna happen some day} q .  question  you’re  always  asked :  Are those real? {Yes they are. NO you can’t touch them}, Do you need a passport? {Clue, New Mexico is the 47th state} r .  reason(s)  to  smile : My rp partners, being a librarian. s .  song  you  sang  last : Revolution Calling; Queensryche off of Operation Mindcrime t .  top  3  fictional  characters : No one is going to be shocked when I say... Zarek. But also: John Constantine, Granny Weatherwax, Commander Sir Samuel Vimes. 

u .  underwear  &  color : plain black bikini cut v .  vacation :  Dream? Anywhere there’s ocean forever, last one I took? Vegas for Supernatural Con. w .  when’s  your  birthday :  13 March x .  x - rays : Last ones I had were to check to see if I had pneumonia. Surprise. I did. y .  your  favorite  food : Does coffee count? No? Hrmm... Medium Rare ribeye, asparagus, baked potato, cheesecake or creme brulee for desert. z .  zodiac  sign :  Pisces

tagged by: @hands-cf-fate tagging: EVERYONE! Just tag me back. No seriously, do it.

#The meme thing answer #{honourable mentions to the honourably mentioned}

[runningracingdancingchasing]

Mun meme

tagged by: @thegoofyholler tagging: @strawberryfitzsherbert @rogueprinceconsort @nononsenselady @thrillmethrough @notgettingawaythistime @twin-mercenaries @snofnugg-dronning

RULES: Answer the questions in a new post and tag some blogs you wanna get to know better !

A - age: 37 B - birthplace: Granada Hills, California C - current time: 7:48 PM D - drink you had last: Dr Pepper  E - easiest person to talk to: @strawberryfitzsherbert @rogueprinceconsort @ofthesouthernisles @snofnugg-dronning @forever-tangledup @shannonfox @justmilah-archive ... and so many more. Maybe I’M the one who’s easy to talk to XD F - favorite song: I do not have a favorite song, but I’m partial to things that remind me of New Dream and just about anything by The High Kings. And showtunes. G - grossest memory: Finding a dead cockroach in my cocoa. Actually... it was in my mouth after I drank a swig of cocoa... H - horror yes or horror no: I think horror is pretty stupid. Psychological thriller, on the other hand... I - in love ?: Could be, could be... hard to say... J - jealous of people: Can be. K - killed someone: No! What?! I feel sorry for anyone whose answer is yes! @_@ L - love at first sight or should i walk back by again?: I believe in instant attraction, but you don’t know it’s love until you know them. M - middle name: Christine N - number of siblings: One blood sister,  seven step-siblings, one deceased step-sibling O - one wish: Trump and all his people and all people like him out of office. P - person you called last: My aunt Q - question you’re always asked: “Do you know where the _________ is?” R - reason to smile: Finding out you’re appreciated. S - song you sang last: “Comet” from Steven Universe T - top 3 fictional characters:  Eugene Fitzherbert, Rapunzel and... Commander Samuel Vimes (I’m guessing on #3) U - underwear color: Sea green V - vacation: Disney Parks world tour W - when’s your birthday: May 17th X - x-rays: I’ve had several. Not a ton, but... I don’t know, six? I used to be pretty accident prone. Y - your favorite food: Can’t go wrong with potatoes. Z - zodiac sign: Taurus

#meme

[agenttrevor]

TAGGED BY: @worthless-weight-in-gold Tagging: @forgereames @hiistiger @multamusae @vespxr if any of u fancy it

A- age: 20 B- birthplace: smwhere in the southeast of england C- current time: 10:07am D- drink you had last: coffee E- easiest person to talk to: iiiiii dont know. probably gwen F- favorite song: idk abt favourites ever but believer by imagine dragons is stuck in my head G- grossest memory: who knows. theres lots of stuff to pick from here H- horror yes or horror no: sure man I- in love?: nah J- jealous of people: shrug emoj K- killed someone: nah L- love at first sight or should i walk back by again?: love? nah. interest? sure M- middle name: kaos N- number of siblings: one O- one wish: if u tell people wishes they don’t come true so??? check and mate P- person you called last: i genuinely don’t remember when i last made a phone call Q- question you’re always asked: ‘how’s the decorating going’ legit at least 4 times a day  R- reason to smile: im starting my Dream Course in like. 5 weeks? that’s v cool S- song you sang last: ulysses by franz ferdinand T- top 3 fictional characters: off the top of my head,, victor, the outsider, sam vimes U- underwear color: whom V- vacation: probably italy again. i love,,,, the mediterranean sea W- when’s your birthday: january 21st X- x-rays: arm Y- your favorite food: give me fruit or give me death Z- zodiac sign: aquarius

#— ooc. #anyway ive gotta go 2 work

[azfirith]

Tagged by @starlightmeadow (thanks!)

Rules: Copy this post into a new text post, remove my answers and put in yours, and when you are done tag up to 10 people and also tag the person who tagged you… And most importantly, make out with mothman!


A - Age: 15 
B - Biggest fear: Not reaching my goals. Either that or heights. 
C - Current time: 7:02 am 
D - Drink you last had: water 
E - Every day starts with: Scrolling through tumblr 
F - Favourite song: There’s wayyy too many. But lately it’s been pretty much anything from Hamilton, or anything by Green Day 
G - Ghosts, are they real: I’m not sure, I’ve never seen one so I’m skeptical but people I know claim to have seen them so I don’t know 
H - Hometown: In the general vicinity of Houston, Texas 
I - In love with: Books (cosmere especially), ice cream, and my pets 
J - Jealous of: People who are somehow not constantly stressed 
K - Killed someone: It’s early in the day, we’ll see 
L - Last time you cried: Probably sometime last week 
M - Middle name: Emily 
N - Number of siblings: One younger brother

O - One wish: Figure out the secrets of the universe 
P - Person you last called/texted: An old friend  
Q - Questions you’re always asked: Why are you so quiet? 
S - Song last sung: No idea but probably whatever was stuck in my head at the time 
T - Time you woke up: 6:20  
U- Underwear colour: White 
V - Vacation destination: Duke TIP summer camp in North Carolina!! I’m beyond excited for it 
W - Worst habit: perfectionism 
X - X-rays you’ve had: Teeth and hands 
Y - Your favourite food: Tacos or pizza 
Z - Zodiac sign: Taurus

Um I guess I’ll tag @scrumptiousdragons, @till-the-stars-fall, @dragonifyoudare, @aplpaca, @caviaaporcellus, @ysabelmystic and @commander--vimes 

(Only if you guys want to!)

[i-normally-dont]

I was tagged by @konkydongg

Last movie watched: Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark Last song listened to: Sober by Tool Last book I read: Feet of Clay by Terry Pratchett Last thing I ate: chicken One good thing that happened today: I watched a bunch of Homestar stuff that I hadn’t seen in years, also finally got around to doing my taxes If I could time travel to any period of time: Probs 10-15 years ago

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A – Age: Unending B - Biggest fear: parasites bursting out of my eyes, also the dark C - Current time: 11:27pm D - Drink you last had: rootbeer E - Every day starts with: the end of the last one, but only if you’re feeling pretentious about it F - Favorite song: different music has meant similar things to me throughout my life G - Ghosts, are they real: I wouldn’t know H - Hometown: I have existed since time immemorial and all knowledge of my place of birth has been lost to the cruel winds of time I - In love with: jack shit J - Jealous of: people who haven’t destroyed their lives K - Killed someone: Not yet anyway, and then probably not on purpose L - Last time you cried: I was 8 M - Middle name: Xxchickenpoxpunk420xX N - Number of siblings: We’re all soldiers now. O - One wish: shapeshifting P - Person last called/texted: my family Q - Question you’re always asked: Why? R - Reasons to smile: my mom packed me these reasons, get your own S - Song last sang: It’s Over Isn’t It T - Time you woke up: 7:30ish U - Underwear color: blue V - Vacation destination: no way am I telling you nerds how to find me W - Worst habit: self destructive tendencies X - X-rays you’re had: I got a brain scan recently does that count Y - Your favorite food: idk probs pizza Z - Zodiac sign: taurus

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Nickname: don’t really have one

Star sign: you already asked this

Height: 5′10

Time right now: you already asked this one too

Last thing you googled: how to spell immemorial 

Fave music artist: depends on my mood

Song stuck in your head:  Today is Alright 4 2Nite

Last movie i watched: this hasn’t changed since the top

Last tv show i watched: The Flash

What i’m wearing right now: Pikachu tshirt under an open flannel shirt

When i created this blog: 2010

The kind of stuff i post: mostly reblogs

Do i do asks regularly: I send them pretty often, don’t get many

Why did i choose my url: it felt like the kind of overgeneralization that Homestar would use

Gender: is for other people

Hogwarts house: Ravenclaw

Favorite color: blue, pink, green

Pokemon team: Ghost, Psychics, and Fairy

Favourite characters: Sam Vimes, everyone from Homestar, The Adventure Zone trio, pretty much anyone from Paranatural

Dream job: 2nd 2nd Assistant Space Whale Scrubber

Number of blankets: 3

Followers: 452, at least 100 of which are probs porn bots

Tag yourself, I’m tired

#about me

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September General Imprint Releases: Three New Titles from Duck Prints Press

We’ve got three new short stories out September 28th 2023!

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Title: A Ghost for Halloween Author: K. B. Vimes

General/No Relationship, Family and Siblings, Ghosts, Mourning and Grief, Child Point of View

In the spirit of Color by Owl Outerbridge, The Offered Ones by A. L. Heard, and The Fairy Garden by Rhosyn Goodfellow, K. B. Vimes continues our authors’ tradition of writing compelling stories that explore the fears and hopes attendant with raising children in the modern world.

Halloween is Maggie’s favorite day of the year; she just wishes she knew why her parents hate it so much, why they always refuse to go trick-or-treating with her, why her mother spends the night drunk. At least this year, she’s found another kid to go with her. He’s strange, but Maggie will overlook a lot if it means she gets to have a friend.

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Title: Be Not Afraid Author: Nicola Kapron

M/M, Angels and Demons and the Apocalypse Oh My!, the Hardest Part of the Post-Apocalypse is Finding a Job, There’s Only One Bed (but the Roommate Doesn’t Sleep)

Nicola Kapron returns with her seventh story published with Duck Prints Press, this time exploring how “the end of the world” can mean very different things depending on one’s circumstances.

Tora survives the end of the world, and so does his sister, even though he can’t escape the niggling feeling that one or both of them shouldn’t have. Still, that’s not his immediately problem. No, he’s more concerned about his demon roommate and his odd-job daily gig.

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Title: Commute Author: Eliot Lovell

F/F, the Inherent Awkwardness of Sitting Together on the Train, WLW Disaster Flirting

Fluffy f/f is one of our most popular short story genres. Eliot Lovell’s debut story with Duck Prints Press joins our extensive catalog of works by such authors as A. L. Heard, Violet J. Hayes, Annabeth Lynch, and D. V. Morse. You can check out all of our f/f general imprint titles here.

Eloise intensely dislikes when she has to work in the city, not least because of the commute by train. But the longer the beautiful woman sits across from her in the facing row of seats, the more she starts to think maybe commuting isn’t so bad…

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Also Now Available: The Summer 2023 General Imprint Bundle!

The Summer 2023 General Imprint Bundle Includes:

Little Witch’s Apothecary by J. D. Harlock

Chinaski’s Dirty Work by J. D. Harlock

Count the Number of Seeds by Lyn Weaver

Entanglement ‎ by Lyn Weaver

Awkward and Oblivious by R. L. Houck

if it’s meant to be by Tris Lawrence

Chrysopoeia by Zel Howland

Usually $9.93, you can now get all seven of these stories for only $7.99! Come on over and check out a selection of what Duck Prints Press has to offer!

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a.  Age: 29 b. Birthplace: Blackburn, Lancashire, England c. Current  time: 14.27 d. Drink you had last: 7-Up e. Easiest person(s) to talk to: My besties @badmadwolf and @respect-the-king f.  Favourite song(s): The Bard’s Song (In The Forest) by Blind Guardian h. Horror yes or horror no: ahahaha no. i. In love?: Yes. ^_^ j. Jealous of people: Sometimes. I try not to be. k. Killed someone: Just assorted fictional characters. XD l. Love at first sight or should I walk by again?: Just keep walking away, please. :P m. Middle name: Barbara n. Number of siblings: Here goes... 1 sister, 1 brother (deceased), 1 half-brother, 4 step-siblings on my dad’s side, 4 step-siblings on my mum’s side. o. One wish: No more financial worries. q. Question you’re always asked: "Have you done X yet?” r. Reason(s) to smile: Awesome writing partners, good music, friends s. Song you sang last: “You’re Welcome” from Moana t. Top 3 fictional characters: Uuuugh just three? Bobby Singer, Remus Lupin, Duke Samuel Vimes. u. Underwear & colour: Yes. Black. v. Vacation: Probably somewhere quiet and pretty with internet access. :p w. When’s your birthday: August 23rd x. X-rays: Several, for various reasons including knee operations and suspected chest infection. y. Your favourite food: Indian z. Zodiac sign: Leo/Virgo

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tagging: anyone

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Contributor Spotlights: K. B. Vimes and Adrian Harley

Welcome to She Wears the Midnight Crown and He Bears the Cape of Stars, two brand-new anthologies that share a common theme – masquerades – but tell different types of stories – wlw in She Wears the Midnight Crown and mlm in He Bears the Cape of Stars. These collections are the latest titles from Duck Prints Press, the indie publisher founded by fans to publish original works by fan creators, and they’re crowdfunding NOW, only on Seed & Spark!

Curious about the collections? Well, here’s a sneak peek of the works of two of our creators!

He Bears the Cape of Stars Contributor Spotlight: K. B. Vimes

Biography: K.B. Vimes lives in West Virginia with his fiance and their six cats, four frogs, three lizards, and a number of fish. In his spare time he makes paper craft, takes long walks with his fiance, and visits state parks. He’s been writing since he was old enough to hold a pencil, and for years has told stories to anyone willing to hold still long enough to listen.

Story Title: A God Goes Walking

Teaser:

The lights were bright in an unnatural way, brighter than the stars that ruled the night and the sun that ruled the day, and the god was reminded of the tractors and other machinery used to harvest in these modern days. The slice of the scythe had been replaced with the dance of tractors and trucks, fields larger than ever before, humans further from their roots. He didn’t mind. Larger fields meant longer runs and more chases. The cars that whizzed by were not so different than the trucks the god saw pulling into his fields to transport the grain after it was harvested. 

He was so busy looking up and around him, so busy admiring the many works that humans had wrought with the energy given to them by their large fields of grain, so reliant on the fact that the humans avoided him by instinct, that he didn’t notice the young man in front of him until it was too late. 

“Oh my god, I’m so sorry!” the young man said from the ground where he had fallen. His coffee had spilled down the front of the god, and the god looked down at himself in confusion. Then he turned to the young man.

“Are you all right?” he asked.

She Wears the Midnight Crown Contributor Spotlight: Adrian Harley

Biography: Adrian Harley is an almost-lifelong North Carolinian and a fantasy fiction aficionado who didn’t start delving deep into fandom until adulthood. They are an editor of research by day and an aspiring novelist, also by day. They go to bed early. They have short stories forthcoming in OFIC Magazine and future Duck Prints Press anthologies. They live with their husband and a perfectly reasonable number of cats.

Link: Twitter

Story Title: So a Demon Walks Into a Party…

Teaser:

“Hey, hey. Tiffany. Look at me. I know this hurts. But you are so much better than him. I mean look at you! You are a killer in this outfit, to start.” Anna waved her free hand out of Tiffany’s line of sight and cast significant looks at the other women. They chimed in with compliments ranging from the superficial to the profound. Ah, Anna was the general of this operation. Malabrox felt a twinge in its being, almost like a conscience. This Anna perhaps could have been a worthy adversary, or even a worthy summoner. A shame that it had to kill her.

And then Anna looked at Malabrox, straight on, and the weight of her eyes on Malabrox felt so much like a command that Malabrox had to check with all its magical senses to make sure the woman hadn’t cast a spell. “Come on, doesn’t she deserve better?” said Anna.

Malabrox could have disappeared. Malabrox could have wiped everyone’s memory. Malabrox could have leapt on Anna, right then and there, and eaten her soul in a single gulp.

Instead, Malabrox said to Tiffany, “Yes. You have…” What was a good compliment for a human? What was the best thing a human could have? “You have a delicious soul,” it said.

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Intrigued? You should be! But, if you want to read the rest of these stories you’ll need to back our campaign, running now through July 15th, 2022!

Laughs, Love, Life, and Unlife, All in Two Awesome Collections!

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