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Arend van Beelen
@arendjr.bsky.social
Author, philosopher, entrepreneur, father and husband.

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January 22, 2026 at 5:18 PM
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January 21, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Potential #HotTake : If you’re a dad, and you don’t eat your kid’s leftovers there’s something deeply, disturbingly wrong with you…

#Parenting #Dadbods
January 20, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Dear followers, as I started my Philosophy of Balance, it was always my intention to move into the domain of morality as well, and today I will gently try to enter this domain…

If you could use some strength to believe in yourself, this post is for you 🫶

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You Must Believe In Yourself
Courage is not only about bravery. It's about finding it in yourself to overcome your fear.
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January 20, 2026 at 9:55 AM
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Mrs. Cleyton is up for release on 2 April, 2026 🐾⛓️‍💥

An absolutely terrifying suspense about the insanity of grief…

Preorders for #Kindle are already open and I expect physical preorders as well as other storefronts to open up soon.

Subscribe at aronsilver.com for updates!

#BluePit #mrsCleyton
January 13, 2026 at 5:48 PM
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Today is #BluePit !

#mrsCleyton has been looking forward to this day for quite a while, especially since she finished reading #childOfTheMoon

Her unchaining is scheduled for 2 April, 2026 🐾⛓️‍💥

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January 13, 2026 at 8:45 AM
# The Pendulum of Life

If I open a webshop for the Philosophy of Balance, will it come back to bite me?

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#Morality #Geopolitics #Philosophy #PhilosophyOfBalance
The Pendulum of Life
If I open a webshop for the Philosophy of Balance, will it come back to bite me?
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January 13, 2026 at 10:16 AM
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5 years after unleashing the Child of the Moon 🌕, a new unchaining is about to commence 🐾⛓️‍💥

Find me in Brighton, Sussex, from 24-26 March, 2026, for my pre-release book tour of Mrs. Cleyton.

#mrsCleyton #WritingCommunity
January 10, 2026 at 9:28 AM
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Well, America was nice while the idea lasted. It wasn’t perfect, but progression used to be a hill we could continue to hike up. Now that hill is largely a crater; strip mined and bombed out and those at the top still digging..
January 8, 2026 at 5:06 PM
# Who Watches the Watchmen?

"The past is not all about antics -- it's about caring for each other."

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#Hyves #Reminiscing #PhilosophyOfBalance
Who watches the watchmen?
The past is not all about antics -- it's about caring for each other.
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January 6, 2026 at 8:49 AM
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#WritersCoffeeClub 5 Jan: How do you choose the PoV for a new story?

This one is a tough one, but for Mrs. Cleyton I was lying in the bathtub with a hangover, and I felt it would be a splendid idea to write a terrifying story about a grieving widow. Such a fool I was...
January 5, 2026 at 8:36 AM
# Quid Pro Quo Bu Hao Chi

"Chinese like to ask their moms whether something tastes nice." (A Cultural Misappropriation of Linguistic Expression…)

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#Mandarin #Love #Philosophy
Quid Pro Quo Bu Hao Chi
Chinese like to ask their moms whether something tastes nice...
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January 5, 2026 at 8:21 AM
@inventingreality.bsky.social Hi Rob, I believe I may still be included in one of your starter packs, but I made a dedicated profile for my pen name: @aronsilver.bsky.social

Could you unlist me and put Aron Silver in my place? 😊 Thank you! 🙏
January 4, 2026 at 1:51 PM
PSA: I have created a dedicated profile for my pen name, Aron Silver: bsky.app/profile/aron...

If you like to follow my writing adventures, please subscribe. I’ll try to reduce cross-posting going forward 😊
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January 4, 2026 at 12:11 PM
#WritersCoffeeClub 4 Jan: Share a tool used in your writing craft.

I used this hammer to bind the steel wire used in the Christmas edition of Mrs. Cleyton.
January 4, 2026 at 11:52 AM
Had a lovely workshop today in calendar decoration. Worked with three layers of paper to create a stamp to leave the final imprint on the calendar itself. Absolutely lovely experience, and a great addition for my writing studio 🤍🐯🗓️

#Art #WritingCommunity
January 3, 2026 at 8:02 PM
# Reconciliation

“I like big words and I cannot deny it.”

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#Philosophy #Love #Mandarin
Reconciliation
I like big words and I cannot deny it...
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January 3, 2026 at 9:31 AM
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December 31, 2025 at 2:15 PM
For my upcoming novel, Mrs. Cleyton, I'm open to British audiobook voice actors. Referrals welcome, under the following conditions:
- Serious applications only with a reliable track record
- Either a single female actor, or a male/female couple that wishes to act together
- No AI

#WriteSky
December 29, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Many towns in Sussex, South England felt abandoned, as Mrs. Cleyton had skipped them on her yearly visitations. But 2026 is promising to be different...

#amvisiting #ampublishing #WritingCommunity

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December 22, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Redefining “hard copy” 🥵❤️🐦‍🔥
December 19, 2025 at 11:25 AM
If I were to release a novel in 2026, how does it work with trigger warnings?

Do I list them all? E.g.: Emotional abuse, adultery, trauma, religion, animal abuse.

Or may an explicit genre statement be sufficient?

Anyone up for a gander? Asking for my pen name.

#WritingCommunity
December 18, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Work in progress.

#WIP #ampublishing
December 17, 2025 at 1:53 PM
In Child of the Moon, my readers descended down into a fearful hamlet in 1924 Scotland.

In 2016, I will send them down into the mind of a grieving widow who has lost her children.

Mrs. Cleyton – An absolutely terrifying suspense about the insanity of grief.

#amwriting #amquerying #ampublishing
December 17, 2025 at 9:56 AM
#ING is a Dutch bank with a high carbon footprint, but my wife and I still run our shared account through them.

Thankfully, we have decided that successful couples don’t need a shared account. Sometimes a little open communication is all that’s required to make an impact.

#Milieudefensie 🫶
December 16, 2025 at 10:48 AM