K. S. Dearsley
@ksdearsley.bsky.social
Everyone has a hidden talent. Mine's doing nothing. When I'm not practising it, I write speculative fiction.
His eyes fixed on the curtain she was hiding behind. He must have heard her. Her only hope lay in using the linen basket with its illicit cargo to barge past him and escape while he was off balance. #vss365
December 11, 2025 at 5:58 PM
His eyes fixed on the curtain she was hiding behind. He must have heard her. Her only hope lay in using the linen basket with its illicit cargo to barge past him and escape while he was off balance. #vss365
Short stories or novels? You don't have to choose between them, you can download both FREE in the Smashwords End of Year sale. Find mine at www.smashwords.com/profile/view...
December 11, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Short stories or novels? You don't have to choose between them, you can download both FREE in the Smashwords End of Year sale. Find mine at www.smashwords.com/profile/view...
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“Everyone is so content. They feel their secrets are safe here.”
“Yes, but our customers are not only #illicit lovers. For example, Montor comes here frequently alone to allow himself to be moved by a song without worrying about apearing weak. He must really trust you."
#vss365
“Yes, but our customers are not only #illicit lovers. For example, Montor comes here frequently alone to allow himself to be moved by a song without worrying about apearing weak. He must really trust you."
#vss365
December 11, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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"Why is it everytime we have to go out of the country, I have to hide you in my suitcase like you're an #illicit package?" I asked Riz. "Alice gave us a special pass so I can carry you on normally."
"Where's da fun wit dat?"
#vss365 #riztherogue
"Where's da fun wit dat?"
#vss365 #riztherogue
December 11, 2025 at 1:25 PM
"Why is it everytime we have to go out of the country, I have to hide you in my suitcase like you're an #illicit package?" I asked Riz. "Alice gave us a special pass so I can carry you on normally."
"Where's da fun wit dat?"
#vss365 #riztherogue
"Where's da fun wit dat?"
#vss365 #riztherogue
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Empathy is now illicit
And restraint is
The color of the rain
Strange is the
Way we visit
Each passing moment
As if we’re the same
#vss365 #illicit #poetry #writingcommunity
#blueskypoetry
And restraint is
The color of the rain
Strange is the
Way we visit
Each passing moment
As if we’re the same
#vss365 #illicit #poetry #writingcommunity
#blueskypoetry
December 11, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Empathy is now illicit
And restraint is
The color of the rain
Strange is the
Way we visit
Each passing moment
As if we’re the same
#vss365 #illicit #poetry #writingcommunity
#blueskypoetry
And restraint is
The color of the rain
Strange is the
Way we visit
Each passing moment
As if we’re the same
#vss365 #illicit #poetry #writingcommunity
#blueskypoetry
At last the problem Bluesky had with my account appears to have cleared. Yippee! Now, what was it I was going to say?
December 11, 2025 at 5:31 PM
At last the problem Bluesky had with my account appears to have cleared. Yippee! Now, what was it I was going to say?
It's started! The Smashwords End of Year sale has begun, and my books are in it. Check out www.smashwords.com/profile/view... to treat yourself to some FREE reading.
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K S Dearsley
K. S. Dearsley began writing stories practically as soon as she could hold a pencil. She started with fiction and plays (often inspired by Dr. Who) and a series of secret agent 'novels' influenced by ...
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December 8, 2025 at 7:38 PM
It's started! The Smashwords End of Year sale has begun, and my books are in it. Check out www.smashwords.com/profile/view... to treat yourself to some FREE reading.
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Squeezing through what had once been a gateway, they entered an area bounded on three sides by hedge and a steep rocky slope which fell away on the fourth. There were no monuments or paving here, and the rank herbs grew freely underfoot. #WIPSnips
December 8, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Squeezing through what had once been a gateway, they entered an area bounded on three sides by hedge and a steep rocky slope which fell away on the fourth. There were no monuments or paving here, and the rank herbs grew freely underfoot. #WIPSnips
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It's time for the #Smashwords End-of-Year Ebook Sale!
This year, I've included ALL of the Aven Cycle! From Unseen Fire, Book 1, is FREE; Give Way to Night & The Bloodstained Shade are half-off!
Only on Smashwords: www.smashwords.com/books/byseri...
#EOYSale25 #books2read #BookSky 🌈📚 #AuthorSky
This year, I've included ALL of the Aven Cycle! From Unseen Fire, Book 1, is FREE; Give Way to Night & The Bloodstained Shade are half-off!
Only on Smashwords: www.smashwords.com/books/byseri...
#EOYSale25 #books2read #BookSky 🌈📚 #AuthorSky
December 8, 2025 at 5:03 PM
It's time for the #Smashwords End-of-Year Ebook Sale!
This year, I've included ALL of the Aven Cycle! From Unseen Fire, Book 1, is FREE; Give Way to Night & The Bloodstained Shade are half-off!
Only on Smashwords: www.smashwords.com/books/byseri...
#EOYSale25 #books2read #BookSky 🌈📚 #AuthorSky
This year, I've included ALL of the Aven Cycle! From Unseen Fire, Book 1, is FREE; Give Way to Night & The Bloodstained Shade are half-off!
Only on Smashwords: www.smashwords.com/books/byseri...
#EOYSale25 #books2read #BookSky 🌈📚 #AuthorSky
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'Oh woe, Gabe. Let all creation tremble as I bare my suffering. My heart withers, my dreams crumble, my destiny grows stale & hollow. Attend my #soliloquy, for doom has found me.'
Sigh. 'What's happened, Pixie?'
Sniffle. 'I'm... out of brownies.'
'Truly, the apocalypse.'
#vss365
Sigh. 'What's happened, Pixie?'
Sniffle. 'I'm... out of brownies.'
'Truly, the apocalypse.'
#vss365
December 8, 2025 at 1:23 PM
'Oh woe, Gabe. Let all creation tremble as I bare my suffering. My heart withers, my dreams crumble, my destiny grows stale & hollow. Attend my #soliloquy, for doom has found me.'
Sigh. 'What's happened, Pixie?'
Sniffle. 'I'm... out of brownies.'
'Truly, the apocalypse.'
#vss365
Sigh. 'What's happened, Pixie?'
Sniffle. 'I'm... out of brownies.'
'Truly, the apocalypse.'
#vss365
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December 8, 2025 at 7:03 PM
"I'm not the most dedicated attender at temple, but I don't consider myself no 'evil'. That's when I says to my lad–'We'd better make a dash for it, Son. Don't want to get caught up in no army–whether they be priests or soldiers–not unless we've got boots to sell 'em.'" #WIPSnips
November 29, 2025 at 5:16 PM
"I'm not the most dedicated attender at temple, but I don't consider myself no 'evil'. That's when I says to my lad–'We'd better make a dash for it, Son. Don't want to get caught up in no army–whether they be priests or soldiers–not unless we've got boots to sell 'em.'" #WIPSnips
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November 28, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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November 29, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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The firefish school around them, ablaze and swimming through the night air.
“Will they hurt us?” Ian asks.
“Not intentionally,” Mula says, “but we’re trapped ‘till dawn. We’ll have to camp here.”
The young witch sits beside the squire. “But, what handsome company.”
#SciFanSat #vss #sff
“Will they hurt us?” Ian asks.
“Not intentionally,” Mula says, “but we’re trapped ‘till dawn. We’ll have to camp here.”
The young witch sits beside the squire. “But, what handsome company.”
#SciFanSat #vss #sff
November 29, 2025 at 12:34 PM
The firefish school around them, ablaze and swimming through the night air.
“Will they hurt us?” Ian asks.
“Not intentionally,” Mula says, “but we’re trapped ‘till dawn. We’ll have to camp here.”
The young witch sits beside the squire. “But, what handsome company.”
#SciFanSat #vss #sff
“Will they hurt us?” Ian asks.
“Not intentionally,” Mula says, “but we’re trapped ‘till dawn. We’ll have to camp here.”
The young witch sits beside the squire. “But, what handsome company.”
#SciFanSat #vss #sff
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AVAILABLE NOW: The latest issue of #SciFanSat Magazine is ablaze with talent and hot off the presses at scifansat.com! Enjoy sizzling speculative stories of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and More!
We light a signal fire of thanks to all our contributing #SFF authors, and the readers just like you!
We light a signal fire of thanks to all our contributing #SFF authors, and the readers just like you!
November 29, 2025 at 2:52 PM
AVAILABLE NOW: The latest issue of #SciFanSat Magazine is ablaze with talent and hot off the presses at scifansat.com! Enjoy sizzling speculative stories of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and More!
We light a signal fire of thanks to all our contributing #SFF authors, and the readers just like you!
We light a signal fire of thanks to all our contributing #SFF authors, and the readers just like you!
That time of day when the yellowing sky gives way to impenetrable dark in the woods; when every tree has a face, and roots grasp at your ankles like uneasy corpses trying to escape the grave. Why should the trees that rustled greetings in the sparkling day turn hostile when it fades? #vss365
November 25, 2025 at 5:42 PM
That time of day when the yellowing sky gives way to impenetrable dark in the woods; when every tree has a face, and roots grasp at your ankles like uneasy corpses trying to escape the grave. Why should the trees that rustled greetings in the sparkling day turn hostile when it fades? #vss365
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Not many of these ... here's one from my #DarkFantasy Death & the Dreamer. #WIPSnips #WIP #AmWriting #WritingPrompts #Writers #Writing #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #Fantasy
November 25, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Not many of these ... here's one from my #DarkFantasy Death & the Dreamer. #WIPSnips #WIP #AmWriting #WritingPrompts #Writers #Writing #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #Fantasy
Only the top of the vertical marker stone caught the sun, turning its mottled grey surface a warm honey.
Darian walked around it. "I admit it's impressive to look at, but what makes you think it's so special?"
"Touch it," Lar said. #WIPSnips
Darian walked around it. "I admit it's impressive to look at, but what makes you think it's so special?"
"Touch it," Lar said. #WIPSnips
November 20, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Only the top of the vertical marker stone caught the sun, turning its mottled grey surface a warm honey.
Darian walked around it. "I admit it's impressive to look at, but what makes you think it's so special?"
"Touch it," Lar said. #WIPSnips
Darian walked around it. "I admit it's impressive to look at, but what makes you think it's so special?"
"Touch it," Lar said. #WIPSnips
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November 19, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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Over on FB it seemed everybody I knew was suffering from some potentially fatal illness. I'm pretty miserable, but as far as I know my only fatal disease is being 85 years old. I can eat whatever I want, talk, argue, get mad, I'm just am not allowed to have any peace.
November 20, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Over on FB it seemed everybody I knew was suffering from some potentially fatal illness. I'm pretty miserable, but as far as I know my only fatal disease is being 85 years old. I can eat whatever I want, talk, argue, get mad, I'm just am not allowed to have any peace.
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Help out an author today
November 20, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Help out an author today