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Amy Maltman 🇨🇦 Author
@amymaltmanwrites.bsky.social
600 followers 580 following 480 posts
Disabled bi ex-pharmacist (chronic pain, syringomyelia, POTS)
Snail-paced indie author
Tree-hugging vegan atheist
Crazy rat lady
💜 Supernatural, Louden Swain, D&D, Alexander Skarsgård 💜
Trying to Always Keep Fighting #AKF
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Hanging out with Garth, watching the Jays game. 🥰 First ball game I’ve watched in decades. I hope my watching doesn’t jinx them.🤞🏻

And omg John Smoltz! I had a poster of him and Tom Glavine on my wall in residence at the University of Guelph in the early 90s! I was a huge Braves fan.
#RatsOfBluesky
October 21, 2025 at 12:16 AM
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Loki and I wish to express our solidarity with those who are peacefully protesting on No Kings Day, as well as supporters who are unable to attend.
#NoKings
October 18, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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This little guy is the sweetest, bravest, funniest baby I’ve ever had. He loves climbing on my shoulders, but he’d never hopped onto my head before! I love him to pieces.

#ratsofbluesky
October 3, 2025 at 3:42 AM
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In my Daughter of Venus trilogy, goddesses are superior to and more powerful than the gods. In fact, the goddess Ayanella created the universe, including the planet of Ayandoh that is connected to Earth via portals.

1/4

#Booksky
October 1, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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Introducing Lexi Guinel, the main character of my upper YA portal fantasy trilogy, Daughter of Venus.

Books 1 & 2 (A Journey Unveiled & An Enemy Defined) are available in paperback from Amazon and in eBook everywhere, including free with Kobo Plus!

Artwork by Raphael Barrington.

#BookSky
Artwork depicting a Black teenaged girl with copper-coloured skin, long curly black hair, freckles, and strong thighs. She is dressed in a white blouse and brown pants that are high-waisted and have a double belt. She is holding the medallion that is around her neck. The background is the countryside and the sky. The text reads, starting at the top and proceeding clockwise: Lexi Guinel is the daughter of Venus Stranded in a parallel world Star Wars fan Accomplished equestrian Afraid of heights Battles anxiety and depression Named her giant dog Tinkerbell (beside this is a picture of an Irish wolfhound) Has a crush on the elf Lord Inappropriate smiler The Chosen One Haitian and Irish heritage Canadian
September 29, 2025 at 2:29 AM
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Nobody who reads my bio should be surprised that my fantasy trilogy includes freedom and equality for all. I also included a Holocaust allegory, which has become all too relevant nowadays. I might get black-listed, but I’d rather lose fascist, racist, bigoted readers than toe the line.

#BookSky
A mottled pink background. The front covers of three books. Their titles are A Journey Unveiled, An Enemy Defined, and A Destiny Confronted. Destiny’s cover includes a graphic that reads “Coming soon.” Text reads: Representation in Daughter of Venus Gender-neutral term for magic users Biracial main character Interracial and LGBTQ+ relationships Disabled, LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC characters Revered gender-fluid shifter elves Marginalized characters in positions of power Disabled, bi author Paperbacks available from Amazon ebooks available everywhere, including Kobo Plus and Smashwords
September 20, 2025 at 1:52 AM
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One-eyed Tiger 🐀 loves his uncle Adam 🐁

Adam is not doing well and I fear he’ll be crossing the bridge soon.

#rats #RatsOfBluesky
Two rats in a blue basket. One is white with red eyes and brown on his nose. The other is dark grey (nearly black) with a white splotch on his forehead.
September 16, 2025 at 12:29 AM
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How handsome is old man Rufus?! He’s approximately 2 years and 3 months old. I adopted him and his brother Bobby in January.

#rats #ratsofbluesky
A grey and white rat with black eyes and pink ears sitting on top of a cage.
September 12, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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Happily munching dumbo SuperRatural rats. Alfie, one-eyed Tiger, Rob, and Rich.

#RatsOfBluesky
September 10, 2025 at 1:19 AM
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My fellow spoonies will understand all too well. And yes, I’m having yet another day feeling this way.

#ChronicPain #Syringomyelia
Background shows blue pills on a wooden surface. Text reads: Gagony (noun) Intense pain accompanied by nausea caused by that pain Example: I’m in gagony.
August 20, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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No cheating. Your last saved celebrity photo is your therapist. Who is it?

This is actually incredibly accurate considering how therapeutic I find Rob Benedict’s music, both solo and with Louden Swain, and the podcasts he’s involved in (Kings of Con and Supernatural Then and Now).
Rob Benedict, from the TV show Supernatural and the indie rock band Louden Swain. Text reads: Music to my ears with Rob Benedict. A live virtual event August 2 at 10am PT/1pm ET
August 3, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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Hi Hudson! 👋🏻
Loki says “Hello” back!
A small brown and white Havanese dog in a bed on a couch.
June 24, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Castiel is pleading for your help. He hasn’t eaten in THIRTY MINUTES!!! Call the Humane Society! Send the OSPCA! Poor cat.
A large beige and black tabby cat standing on the arm of a recliner and staring into the camera.
June 19, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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I Supernaturalized this wooden box to use as a dice rolling tray ahead of our new DnD campaign that began Sunday. Tomb of Annihilation. 😬 I’ll line up my favourite dice in the lefthand side and roll in the righthand.

#spnfamily @realtoddstashwick.bsky.social
An open wooden box lined with white pentagrams and white lettering reading Join the Hunt and Supernatural on a black background.
June 13, 2025 at 12:55 AM
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Louden Swain.
They should send me a bill for therapy services provided. Especially “Downtown Letdown” and “Bring It In.”
The members of Louden Swain. Four men sitting on a black leather couch in front of a wall that’s covered in wallpaper showing green plants. There a tiger-striped throw on the back of the couch. Left to right: Billy Moran (a man wearing glasses and a blue plaid shirt) Rob Benedict (wearing a red floral shirt and a black hat) Mike Borja (wearing glasses, a brown hat, and a grey shirt over a black t-shirt) Stephen Norton (long hair and wearing a spotted shirt)
June 9, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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“Save me, Mommy!” — Loki during this and every thunderstorm.

Maybe he thinks Thor is coming for him?
A small brown-and-white dog (a Havanese) being held while he lies against my chest.
June 9, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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I can’t get over how much lighter & brighter I feel knowing I’ll never have to deal with him again. This is what my neck looks like, plus C4-T1 & T2-T12 syrinxes, but he refuses to consider that they’re causing pain. No, my pain is nociplastic and fibromyalgia with “some” neuropathic.🙄🤬
#ChronicPain
MRI of my neck showing a laminectomy C4 to partial T2, syringosubarachnoid shunt, syrinx, degenerative discs, and disc osteophyte complexes. MRI of my neck showing a laminectomy C4 to partial T2, syringosubarachnoid shunt, syrinx, degenerative discs, and disc osteophyte complexes. 3D reconstruction of my cervical and upper thoracic spine showing the results of extensive laminectomies. 3D reconstruction of my cervical and upper thoracic spine showing the results of extensive laminectomies.
June 8, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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If music is therapy, who is your therapist?

Louden Swain!
The members of Louden Swain. Four men sitting on a black leather couch in front of a wall that’s covered in wallpaper showing green plants. There a tiger-striped throw on the back of the couch. Left to right: Billy Moran (a man wearing glasses and a blue plaid shirt) Rob Benedict (wearing a red floral shirt and a black hat) Mike Borja (wearing glasses, a brown hat, and a grey shirt over a black t-shirt) Stephen Norton (long hair and wearing a spotted shirt)
June 8, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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Desperately seeking a pain specialist, neurologist, or neurosurgeon in Ontario with experience in #syringomyelia. After another useless, frustrating app’t in Toronto, my depression is spiralling and I’m finding it increasingly difficult to keep fighting. Confidentiality assured.
#ChronicPain #AKF
A red SOS button on a grey background. Text reads: Please help me. Desperately seeking a pain specialist, neurologist, or neurosurgeon in Ontario with experience in syringomyelia. I’m near my breaking point and don’t know how much longer I can go on.
June 3, 2025 at 1:23 AM
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Happy Pride Month! New avatar to celebrate.
My author logo on a rainbow background. The logo shows an open book below a magical spiral with stars, a sword, a jumping horse, and a maple leaf. Text reads “Amy Maltman ~ author ~.” Five stars in bisexual pride colours (pink, purple, blue) are arranged around the text.
June 2, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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A heart-shaped Canadian flag backdrop with the words “I stand with Ukraine” in blue and yellow.
June 1, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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Thank you for this!

Ride Every Stride is a coming-of-age story that has suspense, intrigue, a dash of romance, and a galloping plot.

A Journey Unveiled & An Enemy Defined are the first two books in Daughter of Venus, my upper YA portal fantasy trilogy.

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Book covers on a mottled pink background. Red maple leafs are scattered alongside. Top and centre is the cover for Ride Every Stride. It shows the front end of a bay horse jumping over a red and white jump with a cloudy blue sky in the background. Above the title are the words “number one best seller.” Below this are the logos for Amazon, Kindle, Kobo, and Kobo Plus. The bottom three covers are for A Journey Unveiled, An Enemy Defined, and A Destiny Confronted. All three books have the same blue background. The cover for Journey shows a golden symbol comprised of 5 circles joined in the shape of a cross. Each circle contains a symbol for one of the elements: earth, air, fire, water, or aether. The cover for Enemy shows a flaming phoenix behind a cross formed by four blood-tipped blades with an orange gem at the centre. The cover for Destiny shows a gold ouroboros with a purple crystal in the centre. On Destiny’s cover hangs a sign reading “work in progress.”
May 27, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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Looking to move away from Kindle/Amazon and Kindle Unlimited? My books are available on Kobo Plus, as are those by the authors below.
Book covers on a mottled pink background. Red maple leafs are scattered alongside. Top and centre is the cover for Ride Every Stride. It shows the front end of a bay horse jumping over a red and white jump with a cloudy blue sky in the background. Above the title are the words “number one best seller.” Below this are the logos for Amazon, Kindle, Kobo, and Kobo Plus. The bottom three covers are for A Journey Unveiled, An Enemy Defined, and A Destiny Confronted. All three books have the same blue background. The cover for Journey shows a golden symbol comprised of 5 circles joined in the shape of a cross. Each circle contains a symbol for one of the elements: earth, air, fire, water, or aether. The cover for Enemy shows a flaming phoenix behind a cross formed by four blood-tipped blades with an orange gem at the centre. The cover for Destiny shows a gold ouroboros with a purple crystal in the centre. On Destiny’s cover hangs a sign reading “work in progress.”
May 27, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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Hi #BookSky! I’m a disabled Canadian author. My books⤵️

RIDE EVERY STRIDE
Coming-of-age
Dark secrets
Suspense
A dash of romance
A galloping plot
16+

DAUGHTER OF VENUS
Upper YA
Portal fantasy
Diversity & representation
Elemental magic
Light & dark elves
Slow burn
Forced proximity
Animal companions
Book covers on a mottled pink background. Red maple leafs are scattered alongside. Top and centre is the cover for Ride Every Stride. It shows the front end of a bay horse jumping over a red and white jump with a cloudy blue sky in the background. Above the title are the words “number one best seller.” Below this are the logos for Amazon, Kindle, Kobo, and Kobo Plus. The bottom three covers are for A Journey Unveiled, An Enemy Defined, and A Destiny Confronted. All three books have the same blue background. The cover for Journey shows a golden symbol comprised of 5 circles joined in the shape of a cross. Each circle contains a symbol for one of the elements: earth, air, fire, water, or aether. The cover for Enemy shows a flaming phoenix behind a cross formed by four blood-tipped blades with an orange gem at the centre. The cover for Destiny shows a gold ouroboros with a purple crystal in the centre. On Destiny’s cover hangs a sign reading “work in progress.”
May 26, 2025 at 3:02 AM
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Spotted in the Eaton Centre Indigo! They were displayed alongside other books with screen adaptations. @marthawells.com
The covers for three The Murderbot Diaries novels by Martha Wells: Artificial Condition, Exit Strategy, System Collapse.
May 25, 2025 at 6:03 PM