C. R. Collins
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C. R. Collins
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Tales of Ardonna is an epic, eco-friendly collection of #HopePunk #Fantasy stories set in a magical world. #Ebooks are available at most vendors. If you Buy Direct, there's always a discount.
More info:
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More info:
crcollins.org
Sales Links:
crcollins.org/books/
crcollins.org/tales-of-ard...
#BookSky
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Love this for Trump. Pulitzer Prize Board are demanding Trump turn over his psychiatric records, medical records, tax returns and financial records in discovery as part of his lawsuit against the board.🥰
December 16, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Love this for Trump. Pulitzer Prize Board are demanding Trump turn over his psychiatric records, medical records, tax returns and financial records in discovery as part of his lawsuit against the board.🥰
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A president who constantly sues people is a sure sign that they are a little bitch
December 16, 2025 at 12:50 PM
A president who constantly sues people is a sure sign that they are a little bitch
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I am a VERY tired human being today. So maybe you should buy all my books to help me wake up. Even if you already have them. I won't tell you. It will be our secret.
December 16, 2025 at 9:45 AM
I am a VERY tired human being today. So maybe you should buy all my books to help me wake up. Even if you already have them. I won't tell you. It will be our secret.
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This may be my most overambitious blog. It began with small, direct actions to resist enshitification. But it grew to unpack how Meta became enshitified, how gen ai is shit for climate change, the murky world of chatbots & mental health, non-shit alternatives, sustainable home & kindness tips.
Resisting Enshitification 2026
Feels like a lot of things are turning to shit. From Australia, I'm watching the series of 'freak' weather events that is climate change, and unregulated, fossil-fuel-dependent gen ai enshtifying EVER...
elisecarlson.com
December 16, 2025 at 1:17 PM
This may be my most overambitious blog. It began with small, direct actions to resist enshitification. But it grew to unpack how Meta became enshitified, how gen ai is shit for climate change, the murky world of chatbots & mental health, non-shit alternatives, sustainable home & kindness tips.
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Does anyone have any pointers to online resources – fee-paying or otherwise – that discuss the art of creative writing? Amongst other things, I've watched some of Brandon Sanderson's talks and dip into ACriticalDragon, both on Youtube, but wondered what else people have found enlightening. 🖋️📖💰
November 26, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Does anyone have any pointers to online resources – fee-paying or otherwise – that discuss the art of creative writing? Amongst other things, I've watched some of Brandon Sanderson's talks and dip into ACriticalDragon, both on Youtube, but wondered what else people have found enlightening. 🖋️📖💰
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Please help answer 💜
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What would you pay for 80,000 words of ebook?
For 100,000?
For 160,000?
I'm questioning my (epic fantasy) trilogy prices. It would be easier if I just sold direct & on Itch, where a minimum price, tipping & a (cheaper) trilogy bundle are options. But Kobo, Apple, Barnes & Noble not having those...
For 100,000?
For 160,000?
I'm questioning my (epic fantasy) trilogy prices. It would be easier if I just sold direct & on Itch, where a minimum price, tipping & a (cheaper) trilogy bundle are options. But Kobo, Apple, Barnes & Noble not having those...
December 12, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Please help answer 💜
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This is what Presidential Leadership looks like at the time of an unfathomable American tragedy.
#BarackObama
#BarackObama
December 15, 2025 at 8:20 PM
This is what Presidential Leadership looks like at the time of an unfathomable American tragedy.
#BarackObama
#BarackObama
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MINNEAPOLIS: “We kept yelling ‘she’s pregnant! She’s pregnant!’ — they put their knees in her… the handcuffed woman was dragged on the ground…”
Lawless.
Lawless.
December 16, 2025 at 3:29 AM
MINNEAPOLIS: “We kept yelling ‘she’s pregnant! She’s pregnant!’ — they put their knees in her… the handcuffed woman was dragged on the ground…”
Lawless.
Lawless.
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Hey #Fantasy book lovers,
I just created an end-of-year sale for Tales of Ardonna on Itch.
#Booksky #Ebooks #EpicFantasy #FantasySky #HopePunk
itch.io/s/175001/tal...
I just created an end-of-year sale for Tales of Ardonna on Itch.
#Booksky #Ebooks #EpicFantasy #FantasySky #HopePunk
itch.io/s/175001/tal...
Tales of Ardonna Winter Sale 2025 by Kapeo Press
A bundle by Kapeo Press, $10.95 for 5 games
itch.io
December 15, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Hey #Fantasy book lovers,
I just created an end-of-year sale for Tales of Ardonna on Itch.
#Booksky #Ebooks #EpicFantasy #FantasySky #HopePunk
itch.io/s/175001/tal...
I just created an end-of-year sale for Tales of Ardonna on Itch.
#Booksky #Ebooks #EpicFantasy #FantasySky #HopePunk
itch.io/s/175001/tal...
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What do librarians do when we’re under attack? You better believe that WE FIGHT BACK, for your right to read freely. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... ✊✊📚
US librarians tackle ‘manufactured crisis’ of book bans to protect LGBTQ+ rights
In at least half a dozen states, librarians have joined forces with civil rights groups to oppose book bans, often facing personal and professional repercussions
www.theguardian.com
December 15, 2025 at 12:22 PM
What do librarians do when we’re under attack? You better believe that WE FIGHT BACK, for your right to read freely. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... ✊✊📚
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I would like to say that pretty much every immigrant in this country is more of an American than anyone doing Trump’s bidding
December 14, 2025 at 9:45 PM
I would like to say that pretty much every immigrant in this country is more of an American than anyone doing Trump’s bidding
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ICE pepper-sprayed this 1-year-old girl.
Once at the hospital, the doctor had to call in a poison control specialist.
They had never seen anyone that young pepper sprayed.
Another horrific story.
More details below.
Once at the hospital, the doctor had to call in a poison control specialist.
They had never seen anyone that young pepper sprayed.
Another horrific story.
More details below.
December 14, 2025 at 11:31 PM
ICE pepper-sprayed this 1-year-old girl.
Once at the hospital, the doctor had to call in a poison control specialist.
They had never seen anyone that young pepper sprayed.
Another horrific story.
More details below.
Once at the hospital, the doctor had to call in a poison control specialist.
They had never seen anyone that young pepper sprayed.
Another horrific story.
More details below.
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If you're an author, what makes you consider a book "successful"? Obviously there are the important intangibles--did the book do what you meant it to; did it touch someone's heart; did it tick off the right people--but if you have material or commercial metrics for success, what are they?
December 13, 2025 at 11:10 PM
If you're an author, what makes you consider a book "successful"? Obviously there are the important intangibles--did the book do what you meant it to; did it touch someone's heart; did it tick off the right people--but if you have material or commercial metrics for success, what are they?
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They are feeding Kindle Unlimited books into an in-app AI that "answers questions" about the plot, characters, relationships, etc.
This was implemented with authors having no way to opt out. I'm no longer in KU, but I have 0 faith with my books on that platform.
This was implemented with authors having no way to opt out. I'm no longer in KU, but I have 0 faith with my books on that platform.
Kindle's New Gen AI-Powered "Ask This Book" Feature Raises Rights Concerns - Writer Beware
In a recent press release, Amazon noted that some new features were coming to Kindle. We’re adding new AI-powered reading features that preserve the magic of reading on Kindle. Story So Far lets you c...
writerbeware.blog
December 14, 2025 at 12:13 AM
They are feeding Kindle Unlimited books into an in-app AI that "answers questions" about the plot, characters, relationships, etc.
This was implemented with authors having no way to opt out. I'm no longer in KU, but I have 0 faith with my books on that platform.
This was implemented with authors having no way to opt out. I'm no longer in KU, but I have 0 faith with my books on that platform.
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ATTENTION READERS!
I'll be making a full post about this later, but I'm pulling my ebooks from Amazon Kindle.
If you have purchased them there, feel free to send a screenshot to klrauthor at gmail dot com.
I will send you unencrypted versions of all books you've purchased from me!
I'll be making a full post about this later, but I'm pulling my ebooks from Amazon Kindle.
If you have purchased them there, feel free to send a screenshot to klrauthor at gmail dot com.
I will send you unencrypted versions of all books you've purchased from me!
December 13, 2025 at 9:03 PM
ATTENTION READERS!
I'll be making a full post about this later, but I'm pulling my ebooks from Amazon Kindle.
If you have purchased them there, feel free to send a screenshot to klrauthor at gmail dot com.
I will send you unencrypted versions of all books you've purchased from me!
I'll be making a full post about this later, but I'm pulling my ebooks from Amazon Kindle.
If you have purchased them there, feel free to send a screenshot to klrauthor at gmail dot com.
I will send you unencrypted versions of all books you've purchased from me!
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That said, my work can also be found at:
📚Apple iBooks
📚Kobo
📚BN . com (ebook + paperback)
📚Smashwords
📚Bookshop . org (paperback)
📚By request from your library!
Want authors to remove our books from Amazon? Buy them from the other places.
📚Apple iBooks
📚Kobo
📚BN . com (ebook + paperback)
📚Smashwords
📚Bookshop . org (paperback)
📚By request from your library!
Want authors to remove our books from Amazon? Buy them from the other places.
December 14, 2025 at 7:19 PM
That said, my work can also be found at:
📚Apple iBooks
📚Kobo
📚BN . com (ebook + paperback)
📚Smashwords
📚Bookshop . org (paperback)
📚By request from your library!
Want authors to remove our books from Amazon? Buy them from the other places.
📚Apple iBooks
📚Kobo
📚BN . com (ebook + paperback)
📚Smashwords
📚Bookshop . org (paperback)
📚By request from your library!
Want authors to remove our books from Amazon? Buy them from the other places.
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i don’t think people understand the interconnection of the #adoption industry, child welfare systems, and the manufacturing of orphanhood. the overwhelmingly predominant cause children’s loss of family is not death but the state. most adoptees are people whose parents are dead *in law only.*
December 14, 2025 at 5:09 PM
i don’t think people understand the interconnection of the #adoption industry, child welfare systems, and the manufacturing of orphanhood. the overwhelmingly predominant cause children’s loss of family is not death but the state. most adoptees are people whose parents are dead *in law only.*
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One last necessary update. To be on the safe side, the poetry collection will only be published next year. My indie publication plans for 2026 are in this blog post:
mythopoetica.com/2025/12/14/a...
Have a happy New Year in advance and I'll see you whenever I return in 2026. Stay safe, stay happy!
mythopoetica.com/2025/12/14/a...
Have a happy New Year in advance and I'll see you whenever I return in 2026. Stay safe, stay happy!
A(nother) Postponement and Tentative Publication Plans for 2026 – through wildwood, through water
mythopoetica.com
December 15, 2025 at 6:27 AM
One last necessary update. To be on the safe side, the poetry collection will only be published next year. My indie publication plans for 2026 are in this blog post:
mythopoetica.com/2025/12/14/a...
Have a happy New Year in advance and I'll see you whenever I return in 2026. Stay safe, stay happy!
mythopoetica.com/2025/12/14/a...
Have a happy New Year in advance and I'll see you whenever I return in 2026. Stay safe, stay happy!
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I am once again here to implore you to use ALT text on every single image you can.
You can change your settings so that it won't let you post an image without it, and thus you don't have to worry about forgetting.
It only takes a little to be inclusive.
You can change your settings so that it won't let you post an image without it, and thus you don't have to worry about forgetting.
It only takes a little to be inclusive.
December 15, 2025 at 10:35 AM
I am once again here to implore you to use ALT text on every single image you can.
You can change your settings so that it won't let you post an image without it, and thus you don't have to worry about forgetting.
It only takes a little to be inclusive.
You can change your settings so that it won't let you post an image without it, and thus you don't have to worry about forgetting.
It only takes a little to be inclusive.
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Has there ever been an attempt to include a Morality Clause for those in Congress? Sounds like a good idea to me.
December 15, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Has there ever been an attempt to include a Morality Clause for those in Congress? Sounds like a good idea to me.
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I was trying to think of a favourite photo from this year, and this face-on shot of a Drinker came to mind. This moth piqued my interest because of its unusual appearance in comparison to other #moths I'd seen this year. It wasn't easy to photograph. It was incredibly lively. #teammoth
December 13, 2025 at 4:13 PM