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A. E. Bennett

@aebennettwrites.bsky.social

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she/her // author of The Serrulata Saga // urban witch // demisexual // trans rights are human rights https://www.booksbybennett.com

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A. E. Bennett @aebennettwrites.bsky.social · Jul 21

Step into the world of The Serrulata Saga...

In the distant future, the United States is long gone, the Realm stands in its place, and one peasant woman will become the catalyst for a revolution.

A speculative sci-fantasy adventure you won’t want to miss!

www.booksbybennett.com

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A. E. Bennett @aebennettwrites.bsky.social · 5m

hangry

(note: she is begging for a FOURTH meal and it’s not even 11am)

A. E. Bennett @aebennettwrites.bsky.social · 1h

The Shutdown Enters Its Third Week

www.nytimes.com

A. E. Bennett @aebennettwrites.bsky.social · 1h

☠️ Horror in The Serrulata Saga ☠️

When Leora, Roland, Aurora, and Leopold leave the Realm, they know the journey will be treacherous - but will they survive the unimaginable terrors?

Find out in Test of the Four and the companion novella, Hollow Cry.

www.booksbybennett.com

The covers of Test of the Four and Hollow Cry on a stormy road background.

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A. E. Bennett @aebennettwrites.bsky.social · 4h

current status

Old time pic of a peasant hugging a demon.

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TCMFanatics @tcmfans.bsky.social · 12h

Wes Studi in Last of the Mohicans, 1992.

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A. E. Bennett @aebennettwrites.bsky.social · 17h

i talk a lot about lying in bed but i got a new bed right before i got furloughed and it’s so much comfier than my old one - i actually enjoy lying down now 😆

anyways in bed and catching up on Great British Baking Show 🎂

A. E. Bennett @aebennettwrites.bsky.social · 18h

Not intentionally! But OMG 🤯

admittedly havd only seen the first movie but… i do recall enjoying it 😁

A. E. Bennett @aebennettwrites.bsky.social · 1d

doing my best to stay hydrated

and, oh look! the sun is coming out

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ʙᴜη ₊˚⊹⋆ @bun.is.a.cutie.fyi · 1d

!!!

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A. E. Bennett @aebennettwrites.bsky.social · 1d

No one is coming to save Aurora... she has to fight for her life on her own.

Hollow Cry - my horror novella - is only $0.99 all month long!

www.booksbybennett.com

Text in image: The nightmares came every night, and they were vivid.

Hollow Cry promo image - "Out in the dirt, it's Ride... or die!" - booksbybennett.com.

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A. E. Bennett @aebennettwrites.bsky.social · 1d

This #moodboardmonday I’m featuring Serrulata Saga horror!

Outside of the Realm, everything is unknown…

☠️☠️☠️

Follow the continuing adventure of Leora, Roland, Aurora, and Leopold in Test of the Four and Hollow Cry:

www.booksbybennett.com

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A. E. Bennett @aebennettwrites.bsky.social · 1d

this pic brought me so much joy i’m tearing up

smooth ‘n curious!

Sardonicus @sardonicus.eu · 1d

It would seem I am not allowed to put any more books on the shelf.

The greatest cat in the world on a book shelf.

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A. E. Bennett @aebennettwrites.bsky.social · 2d

"For most, there is the real and the make-believe. That barrier doesn't exist for you."

Get lost in my short, stand-alone horror story - Here and There.

Only $0.99!

www.booksbybennett.com/other-work.h...

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A. E. Bennett @aebennettwrites.bsky.social · 2d

TIL!

Traitor, survivor or influencer? Mexico rethinks story of conquistador translator Malinche

The woman long blamed for the fall of the Aztec empire in 1521 is finally getting a modern makeover.

apnews.com

A. E. Bennett @aebennettwrites.bsky.social · 2d

if you need to read about something kinda rad this morning

A digital dark age? The people rescuing forgotten knowledge trapped on old floppy disks

From lectures by Stephen Hawking to the letters of British politician Neil Kinnock – it's a race against time to save the historical treasures locked away on old floppy disks.

www.bbc.com

A. E. Bennett @aebennettwrites.bsky.social · 2d

took doggo out but y’all i am going back to bed!

A. E. Bennett @aebennettwrites.bsky.social · 2d

gonna lie in bed all day and read

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Silvia Pineda-Munoz, PhD - Climate Ages @climateages.bsky.social · 4d

A 126,000-year-old butt-drag just made fossil history.
A tiny rock hyrax scooted across the sand of ancient South Africa, and that moment was preserved in stone.

Even the smallest acts can echo through time.
🧪 #SciComm
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The 126,000-Year-Old Butt-Drag That Rewrote What Counts as a Fossil

How a small animal’s odd habit turned into one of the most unexpected stories ever preserved in stone Some discoveries make headlines because they’re dramatic: new...

climateages.com

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A. E. Bennett @aebennettwrites.bsky.social · 4d

mmm hmmm same

A. E. Bennett @aebennettwrites.bsky.social · 4d

i am nearing the end of Book Three where everything seems terrible and it seems like everyone is fucked, but am setting things up so (almost) everyone can be happy at the end of Book Four

(HEAs were not the plan for everyone when i started this series)

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A. E. Bennett @aebennettwrites.bsky.social · 4d

the shittier things get in the real world, the more determined i am to give a happily-ever-after to as many of the characters in The Serrulata Saga as i can

a man in a trench coat is standing in a field next to a cigarette butt .

ALT: a man in a trench coat is standing in a field next to a cigarette butt .

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A. E. Bennett @aebennettwrites.bsky.social · 5d

doin’ a snooze

Close up of a Tortie cat lying on a blanket sleeping with a curled feetsie.

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Capital Weather Gang @capitalweather.bsky.social · 5d

❄️ LET'S GO SNOW! On this date in 1979, a freak storm brought up to 4" in DC's colder suburbs. Schools were dismissed early, thousands lost power. Today's the 46-year anniversary of that event & it was the coldest morning of the season so far...w/ lows in 30s/40s. Winter is coming.

More at cwg.live

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A. E. Bennett @aebennettwrites.bsky.social · 5d

gonna go get my glasses fixed and then the plan is to write - yes, WRITE - all afternoon!!!

A. E. Bennett @aebennettwrites.bsky.social · 5d

!!!

Fossil found on UK coast is unique 'sword dragon' species

Scientists say the newly discovered species of marine reptile probably met a grisly end.