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Writer, artist, designer. Keeper of cats and house rabbits. Author of "The Vanishing Castle" - released 9/23/25! https://marlenacannon.com/links

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marlenacannon.bsky.social @marlenacannon.bsky.social · Sep 23

Happy #ReleaseDay to The Vanishing Castle! Now available at many online book retailers. I'm so happy to send this book galloping out into the world!

#cozyfantasy #supernatural #mystery #indieauthor

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marlenacannon.bsky.social @marlenacannon.bsky.social · 22h

I'm re-reading "King of the Wind" by Marguerite Henry. 🐴 The prose is so clear and beautiful.

Why does the world of 18th century Morocco feel so real?

“I read every day and every night until these ghostly people assumed substance and began to take me into their confidence,” Henry wrote in 1969.

marlenacannon.bsky.social @marlenacannon.bsky.social · 2d

🎃 11 days until Halloween…
Want a little treat in your inbox?

If you're signed up for the free Centaur Post newsletter (link in bio), I’ll send you a short story on Halloween called “Guilty Cake.” In it, a kitchen and a confection are not quite what they seem.

marlenacannon.bsky.social @marlenacannon.bsky.social · 6d

It's #WorldAllergyAwarenessDay!

I deal with multiple food allergies myself, and that personal experience helped shape the magic system in my book.

“What is food for some, may be fierce poison for others.” - Titus Lucretius Cato (98–55 BCE)

Remember: Read every label, every time 💀

marlenacannon.bsky.social @marlenacannon.bsky.social · 8d

Happy #AdaLovelaceDay!

In the 1840's, Ada Lovelace wrote what is considered the world’s first computer algorithm.

Today, I’m just trying to write a post the algorithm gods will smile upon so I can connect with my people.

Here’s to you, Ada! And if you're listening... I could use a little help.

marlenacannon.bsky.social @marlenacannon.bsky.social · 16d

!! "A cozy shop devoted to books, community, and local voices" has just opened in my small city. I know what my weekend plans are!

marlenacannon.bsky.social @marlenacannon.bsky.social · 21d

Happy October! Spooky season is here!

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marlenacannon.bsky.social @marlenacannon.bsky.social · 23d

I've always wanted to have tea with a faun.

Some may cringe at the practical effects in the 1988 BBC version of "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe," but to me they're part of the whimsy.

If you could have tea with any magical creature, who would it be?

Mr. Tumnus the faun and Lucy the human girl in the 1988 BBC production of "The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe"

marlenacannon.bsky.social @marlenacannon.bsky.social · 24d

#Centaurs have long been a symbol of polarity. Savage vs. civilized, reason vs. intellect.

Freud saw the centaur as a model for human nature. The human half represented the conscious ego and superego. The horse half symbolized the unconscious id, with its primal drives and impulses.

#CentaurSunday

a cartoon of a centaur girl with pink hair and a red tail

Alt: Animation of a centaur from Disney's film Fantasia

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marlenacannon.bsky.social @marlenacannon.bsky.social · 25d

We love polarity in fiction.

There’s no better dramatization of internal conflict than Gollum arguing with himself in The Lord of the Rings. Two voices, one soul, locked in a battle for control.

I think we resonate with stories like this because we are full of contradictions ourselves.

a close up of a gollum from the lord of the rings with big blue eyes and a beard .

Alt: a close up of a gollum from the lord of the rings

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marlenacannon.bsky.social @marlenacannon.bsky.social · 27d

The love coming in for my main character is giving me so much joy right now. I'm so glad you like my centaur detective! 🥺❤️

#CozyFantasy #IndieAuthor #FantasyMystery #CentaurDetective

marlenacannon.bsky.social @marlenacannon.bsky.social · 27d

Magical safety, anyone? Looking for my readers who enjoy things off the beaten shelf!
#cozyfantasy #ghostmystery #fantasybooks #indiebooks

marlenacannon.bsky.social @marlenacannon.bsky.social · 28d

Author achievement: I just got my first review on Amazon ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Thank you to everyone who's been cheering me on my journey to publish my first book, a funny little story about mystery, magic, and safety 🦺 ✨

marlenacannon.bsky.social @marlenacannon.bsky.social · 29d

"I have always suspected that stories are alive. They seem to be conscious and purposeful." - Christopher Vogler, The Writer's Journey

marlenacannon.bsky.social @marlenacannon.bsky.social · 29d

Thank you so much!

marlenacannon.bsky.social @marlenacannon.bsky.social · 29d

Today is release day! 🎉

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marlenacannon.bsky.social @marlenacannon.bsky.social · Sep 23

Happy #ReleaseDay to The Vanishing Castle! Now available at many online book retailers. I'm so happy to send this book galloping out into the world!

#cozyfantasy #supernatural #mystery #indieauthor

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marlenacannon.bsky.social @marlenacannon.bsky.social · Sep 22

#Centaur facts: Centaurs began to disappear from retellings of myths beginning in the 6th century CE. However, in the middle ages, centaurs began appearing in imagery in Christian churches, where they were associated with bestial desires or even the devil hunting for human souls. #centaursunday

MET Museum: Textile from Perugia featuring centaur. The inscription, only partially legible and apparently mixing Latin and Italian, invokes the name of Christ and the Church, indicating the cloth’s original use in a religious context.

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fred @fredmakes.bsky.social · Sep 19

@marlenacannon.bsky.social Cozy vibes, I imagine your city a little bit like this

Maxine Vee @maxinevee.bsky.social · Sep 18

Autumn Wind 🍂🧣 #art

A digital illustration of a cityscape set in a cozy fall evening. We see girl in a bicycle with her corgi puppy. The city is surrounded by fall trees and is lit by the building windows. We see a distant mountain and gothic architecture in the background

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Electric Literature @electricliterature.com · Sep 18

The best death procrastinator alive.

My Husband's Dream Woman Will Outlive Me - Electric Literature

“3D-Printing the World and Other Dreams,” flash fiction by Nadia Born

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marlenacannon.bsky.social @marlenacannon.bsky.social · Sep 18

BREAKING: Suspicious rabbit wizard seen entering spooky mansion

Could this be a marketing stunt for The Vanishing Castle, a cozy supernatural mystery fantasy releasing 9/23? Or something more sinister?

Report your sightings below.👇
#indieauthor #fallreads #spoopy #bookstagram #bunnylife

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marlenacannon.bsky.social @marlenacannon.bsky.social · Sep 10

Books are magic, authors are magicians, and nobody can convince me otherwise. ✨

marlenacannon.bsky.social @marlenacannon.bsky.social · Sep 9

📢 #ARC Alert for cozy #fantasy and supernatural mystery fans: "The Vanishing Castle" is now available for early review on #NetGalley! I would be so grateful to anyone who takes the time to review my book or share this post and help this #indieauthor find my readers. www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...

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marlenacannon.bsky.social @marlenacannon.bsky.social · Sep 7

The ancient Greeks reinterpreted the archer constellation through their own mythological lens, likely imagining Sagittarius as a symbolic centaur archer rather than a specific mythological character. Some later sources identify the constellation with Chiron, the wise centaur. #mythology #centaurs

marlenacannon.bsky.social @marlenacannon.bsky.social · Sep 7

The Babylonians identified Sagittarius with Nergal, an archer god associated with war and the underworld, while the Sumerians linked it to the similar deity Pabilsag. These gods were typically portrayed as composite beings—part human, part horse or other animal, often with wings and a scorpion tail.

marlenacannon.bsky.social @marlenacannon.bsky.social · Sep 7

#CentuarSunday
The ancient Greeks inherited the constellation Sagittarius from Babylonian and Sumerian astronomy, where it already existed as a prominent figure in the zodiac. "Sagittarius" comes from Latin (via Roman adoption) and means "archer," commonly represented by a centaur drawing a bow.

Sagittarius as depicted in Urania's Mirror, a set of constellation cards published in London c. 1825.

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