Kathleen Rowan 🌱
@rowanauthor.bsky.social
🔸️writing fantasy & sci-fantasy🔸️living real life adventures🔸️marveling at the mundane & the majestic🔸️breathing courage into your embers
🔸️GentlyRowan on AO3 & Tumblr (HZD)
🔸️photography by me & my husband
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📷 me on an autumnal adventure in northern GA
🔸️GentlyRowan on AO3 & Tumblr (HZD)
🔸️photography by me & my husband
🔸️🥔
📷 me on an autumnal adventure in northern GA
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Kathleen Rowan 🌱
@rowanauthor.bsky.social
· Apr 10
#PublicLands
A quote from the #NPS Visitor Center at Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming (just S of Yellowstone):
"You must search for the loveliness in America; it is not obvious; it is scattered; but when you find it, it touches you and binds you to it like a great secret oath taken in silence."
A quote from the #NPS Visitor Center at Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming (just S of Yellowstone):
"You must search for the loveliness in America; it is not obvious; it is scattered; but when you find it, it touches you and binds you to it like a great secret oath taken in silence."
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The house is ravenous.
November 27, 2025 at 2:58 AM
The house is ravenous.
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November 24, 2025 at 6:30 PM
My husband is hard at work making our Thanksgiving meal, and I offered to help, ofc.
Me: Do you need someone to stand by you whispering, "Finger-lickin', yeah, we cookin' up a superbowl. In the kitchen, Michelin, irresistible?"
Him: Hmm, maybe! I'll keep that offer in mind.
#StrayKids
Me: Do you need someone to stand by you whispering, "Finger-lickin', yeah, we cookin' up a superbowl. In the kitchen, Michelin, irresistible?"
Him: Hmm, maybe! I'll keep that offer in mind.
#StrayKids
November 27, 2025 at 5:33 PM
My husband is hard at work making our Thanksgiving meal, and I offered to help, ofc.
Me: Do you need someone to stand by you whispering, "Finger-lickin', yeah, we cookin' up a superbowl. In the kitchen, Michelin, irresistible?"
Him: Hmm, maybe! I'll keep that offer in mind.
#StrayKids
Me: Do you need someone to stand by you whispering, "Finger-lickin', yeah, we cookin' up a superbowl. In the kitchen, Michelin, irresistible?"
Him: Hmm, maybe! I'll keep that offer in mind.
#StrayKids
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Regular reminder there is no such thing as unskilled labour
As you’re preparing for your Thanksgiving meal, remember the skilled work it took to get that food to your grocery store.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
November 26, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Regular reminder there is no such thing as unskilled labour
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November 24, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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All I want is a seaside cottage, a captivating novel, a comfortable reading chair, the distant rumble of thunder, a pot of tea, a crackling fire, an emotional support owl, and a plate of freshly-baked scones.
November 26, 2025 at 4:53 PM
All I want is a seaside cottage, a captivating novel, a comfortable reading chair, the distant rumble of thunder, a pot of tea, a crackling fire, an emotional support owl, and a plate of freshly-baked scones.
We took in a kitten somebody found motherless and was getting ready to take to a shelter.
He's the most beautiful derp that ever derped, a true himbo, no thoughts only immaculate vibes.
10/10 best cat
He's the most beautiful derp that ever derped, a true himbo, no thoughts only immaculate vibes.
10/10 best cat
November 27, 2025 at 3:14 AM
We took in a kitten somebody found motherless and was getting ready to take to a shelter.
He's the most beautiful derp that ever derped, a true himbo, no thoughts only immaculate vibes.
10/10 best cat
He's the most beautiful derp that ever derped, a true himbo, no thoughts only immaculate vibes.
10/10 best cat
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Thought of calling weeks in a fantasy setting a chapter and patted myself on the back. I’m a real writer
November 27, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Thought of calling weeks in a fantasy setting a chapter and patted myself on the back. I’m a real writer
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A typo just turned “a shallow crater scoured into the soil” into ”a shallow crater scoured into the soul,” which would be somewhat more unfortunate, probably.
November 27, 2025 at 2:33 AM
A typo just turned “a shallow crater scoured into the soil” into ”a shallow crater scoured into the soul,” which would be somewhat more unfortunate, probably.
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If you see this, post a monster.
Baby Cthulhu. Bow to your yarn overlord. 👑
Baby Cthulhu. Bow to your yarn overlord. 👑
November 26, 2025 at 1:41 AM
If you see this, post a monster.
Baby Cthulhu. Bow to your yarn overlord. 👑
Baby Cthulhu. Bow to your yarn overlord. 👑
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November 26, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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I was travelling in January 2022 (give or take) when I started the current random creatures sketchbook with this sketch.
I went online one week later thinking if I should post it and stumbled upon my first duck or goose hydra. I was so annoyed that I didn't touch the sketchbook for a year. 😆
I went online one week later thinking if I should post it and stumbled upon my first duck or goose hydra. I was so annoyed that I didn't touch the sketchbook for a year. 😆
March 20, 2025 at 8:31 PM
I was travelling in January 2022 (give or take) when I started the current random creatures sketchbook with this sketch.
I went online one week later thinking if I should post it and stumbled upon my first duck or goose hydra. I was so annoyed that I didn't touch the sketchbook for a year. 😆
I went online one week later thinking if I should post it and stumbled upon my first duck or goose hydra. I was so annoyed that I didn't touch the sketchbook for a year. 😆
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Good thing they're porcelain, or these creatures would take down your Christmas tree!
#art #pottery #Christmas
#art #pottery #Christmas
November 26, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Good thing they're porcelain, or these creatures would take down your Christmas tree!
#art #pottery #Christmas
#art #pottery #Christmas
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It’s 2026: there are now two moons and poets are cybersecurity threats
November 26, 2025 at 1:45 PM
It’s 2026: there are now two moons and poets are cybersecurity threats
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The little cat steps on the wizard's face, waking him up. He goes to make waffles with passionfruit jelly and put some fish out for the little cat. As he makes tea, the air fills with the smell of raspberry. As he eats breakfast, the wizard debates what move to make next in his interdimensional
November 26, 2025 at 7:10 PM
The little cat steps on the wizard's face, waking him up. He goes to make waffles with passionfruit jelly and put some fish out for the little cat. As he makes tea, the air fills with the smell of raspberry. As he eats breakfast, the wizard debates what move to make next in his interdimensional
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I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
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Use only ONE piece of art to convince folks to follow you :3
November 25, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Use only ONE piece of art to convince folks to follow you :3
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Ever since I learned this, I have made a point to preorder books from authors and artists I follow from my local bookstore. Often, they'll order an extra copy or two to stock on the shelves. It's crazy how low the number is to make a tangible difference!
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 26, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Ever since I learned this, I have made a point to preorder books from authors and artists I follow from my local bookstore. Often, they'll order an extra copy or two to stock on the shelves. It's crazy how low the number is to make a tangible difference!
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“The Caves of the Misty Mountains” (watercolour, 2025)
One of seven new watercolours I created this year for an upcoming book by Legendaria Ediciones. It also fits today’s theme of “Echoes” for #TolkienTrewsday #TolkienTuesday
One of seven new watercolours I created this year for an upcoming book by Legendaria Ediciones. It also fits today’s theme of “Echoes” for #TolkienTrewsday #TolkienTuesday
November 25, 2025 at 8:02 PM
“The Caves of the Misty Mountains” (watercolour, 2025)
One of seven new watercolours I created this year for an upcoming book by Legendaria Ediciones. It also fits today’s theme of “Echoes” for #TolkienTrewsday #TolkienTuesday
One of seven new watercolours I created this year for an upcoming book by Legendaria Ediciones. It also fits today’s theme of “Echoes” for #TolkienTrewsday #TolkienTuesday
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The house will grant the girl knowledge, in a manner of speaking.
November 18, 2025 at 4:09 PM
The house will grant the girl knowledge, in a manner of speaking.
