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Diane Ackland
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Author, geek, creative. Writer of sexy books to geek out about. Neurospicy and disabled. Bisexual disaster and trash goblin. Pen name for Molly Schlemmer.

http://www.dianeackland.com
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Rudy really did not like the sweatshirt I got him. Also, apparently pet clothes need two front legs in order to stay on.
A black cat on beige carpeting has a pet-sized aqua sweatshirt worn backwards around his neck because he tried to remove it himself. He was not successful.
November 25, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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Black bold text at the top of the image says “What’s going on?” with multiple choices to answer with below the header. The phrase “I’m in this photo and I don’t like it” is selected.
November 20, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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Hi all! No new chapter of Human After All this week, as I have been under the weather. If you haven't read the first two chapters of my sci-fi romance serial yet, now's a great time to catch up for Chapter 3 next week!

www.dianeackland.com/human-after-...
A book cover for the story "Human After All". A man and a woman are standing facing each other with their faces close together, as if they are about to kiss. A purple and white galaxy is below them. The text "Book 1 of We Happy Few" appears in white about the title "Human After All" and the author, Diane Ackland.
November 14, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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This is Quill, who left us just before COVID hit in 2020. She was a sweet little girl who meowed insistently despite not making a sound and dealt with many an involuntary bath from our other cat, Andy.
A fluffy brown cat perches atop books in a bookcase, looking up at the camera.
November 14, 2025 at 6:59 AM
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Chapter 1 of my new sci-fi romance serial is out now! Join Captain Jez Shaw and his crew as they investigate what happened to the Theta-1 Expedition. Check it out now!

If you're new, check out the prologue posted last week before reading the new chapter.

www.dianeackland.com/human-after-...
A book cover for the story "Human After All". A man and a woman are standing facing each other with their faces close together, as if they are about to kiss. A purple and white galaxy is below them. The text "Book 1 of We Happy Few" appears in white about the title "Human After All" and the author, Diane Ackland.
November 7, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Would you like to get in on the ground floor of a new sci-fi romance? Of course you would! Check out the Prologue to Human After All, my new weekly serial, at the link below and sign up to receive the next chapter directly to your inbox!

www.dianeackland.com/human-after-...
A book cover for the story "Human After All". A man and a woman are standing facing each other with their faces close together, as if they are about to kiss. A purple and white galaxy is below them. The text "Book 1 of We Happy Few" appears in white about the title "Human After All" and the author, Diane Ackland.
October 31, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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I’m going to need someone to write me a romance hero wearing this outfit, because WOOF.
A photo of Alexander Skarsgård from the London Film Festival red carpet. He is wearing a white leather halter top, a black leather necktie, and black leather pants with a corseted fly.
October 20, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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Anyone else get a reply from this guy just now on a post that has been bahleeted and the account nuked?

Awfully sus given Jay’s waffle post this week.
A screenshot of a reply from an account called Crossing the Street (waffles-are-great.bsky.social) that says: “You hate waffles.”
October 5, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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I saw your map and immediately thought of the pedestrian crossing at Lake Shore Drive and Balbo in Chicago. It’s the closest ped crossing to the museum campus coming from the north, and is routinely a hazard to cross.

People also illegally cross at LSD and Roosevelt, with deadly results.
A map of the intersection of Lake Shore Drive and Balbo in Chicago. A map of the intersection of Lake Shore Drive and Roosevelt in Chicago, showing the nearby Museum Campus.
September 30, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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Fuck Ohio.
A screenshot of Bluesky with a warning at the top. The warning reads: “The laws in your location require you to verify you’re an adult to access certain features. Tap to learn more.” This warning is a result of a new anti-porn law going into effect in Ohio.
September 29, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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Perfect albums that came out when I was 16.
The album cover for The Flaming Lips’ Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, featuring a large pink robot facing off against a small girl. The cover for Wilco’s Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, which features Chicago’s Marina City towers against a beige backdrop. The album cover for Sparks’ Lil’ Beethoven, which features the album title and band name in black font on a white background, while a small caricature of Beethoven as a small boy features in the bottom right corner. The album cover for The Postal Service’s Give Up, which features the silhouette of a bed against a window with white curtains.
July 23, 2025 at 1:24 AM
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More people are considering AI lovers and we shouldn’t judge.

P.S.: if you remember this TV show, we need to talk!
A blonde woman wearing sunglasses and gloves with cables running off of them sits in front of a keyboard and several computer monitors, from the short-lived TV series VR.5.
July 22, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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This is who runs this account.
An orange cat wearing a cowboy hat hovers over a mountain range - it’ mouth open as if yeowling - against a gray sky, in the style of the music video for Kirin J. Callinan’s “Big Enough”.
June 18, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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Alex Lane, private detective, is having a very bad week. Danny Ellis is back in town after abandoning her six years ago, and he’s hiding something that will completely change her world.

Read Alex and Danny’s story in Strange Magic, now posting on Radish! https://radishfiction.com/stories/32702
A mood board for the author’s story Strange Magic. The upper left image is a silhouette of two people kissing. The upper right image is a redheaded woman in black leather clothing standing with her arms crossed in front of her. The middle image is an orange fireball. The bottom left image is a brown-haired man in a blue suit and white shirt looking at the camera. The bottom right image is of multiple shiny white mannequins standing in rows. The background image is the Chicago skyline at night with a blue filter on it.
May 13, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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Rudy looking out upon his kingdom (the back yard).
A black cat sits on a beige carpet looking outside through a pair of patio doors.
May 12, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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TFW you spend all night hyperfixated on finding the right stock image only to come up empty-handed, so you make a composite reference and start drawing.
A screenshot of the Procreate app. On the canvas is a sketch of a man and woman embracing done in red pencil.
May 9, 2025 at 4:02 AM
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Strange Magic is a slow-burn friends-to-lovers urban fantasy romance.

Come for the deeply complicated relationship between two private eyes, stay for the magical murders and the creepy mannequins tying the whole case together.

Currently publishing on Radish! radish.app.link/RNTbvunEbTb
A square image with a black background. A pink circle in the upper left says "Read it on Radish". Below that is white text saying "New Story Out Now!" On the right side of the sqare is the story's cover: a man and a woman standing in front of the Chicago skyline with the moon above it. A white magic circle is behind the man and woman. The woman is conjuring a fireball with her left hand. A square image with a black background. A pink circle in the upper left says "Read it on Radish". Below that is white text saying "New Story Out Now!" On the right side of the sqare is the story's cover: a man and a woman standing in front of the Chicago skyline with the moon above it. A white magic circle is behind the man and woman. The woman is conjuring a fireball with her left hand.
May 8, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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It's here! My debut novel, Strange Magic, is being serialized on #radishfiction!

Strange Magic is a slow-burn friends-to-lovers urban fantasy romance set in Chicago. You can read the first 5 chapters free on the Radish app! radish.app.link/RNTbvunEbTb

#booksky #urbanfantasy #romance
A square image with a black background. A pink circle in the upper left says "Read it on Radish". Below that is white text saying "New Story Out Now!" On the right side of the sqare is the story's cover: a man and a woman standing in front of the Chicago skyline with the moon above it. A white magic circle is behind the man and woman. The woman is conjuring a fireball with her left hand.
May 8, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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This is the ideal male body. You may not like it, but this is what peak performance looks like.

(Yes, he is a tripawd. Fuck cancer.)
A black 3-legged cat stands in front of a chest of drawers as he looks off to the right side of the image.
May 8, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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Rudy will cuddle no matter the circumstances. Lap occupied? He will make do.
A black cat awkwardly lays across a woman’s chest because her lap was occupied. The woman is making a funny face because she can barely see the camera over the cat.
May 5, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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I really hope I’m the one laying the smackdown, because I’m already in rough shape lol.
A white square with the word “smackdown” in black text in the center. In the lower-right corner is the logo for Merriam-Webster.
January 1, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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Without downloading new pics, what’s your energy going into 2025?
Captain Kathryn Janeway from the show Star Trek: Voyager speaks with her commander, Chakotay. At the bottom of the image are the words “Can you justify this clusterfuck?”
December 28, 2024 at 12:01 AM
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Stickers and highlighters are a very important part of the planner/notebook experience for me. Case in point:
A November calendar inside a planner decorated with a variety of fall-themed stickers, which uses highlighters to color-code appointments, events, and holidays.
November 25, 2024 at 6:23 PM
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The energy I am bringing to 2025
A picture of a Tonberry (a little green creature wearing a robe and carrying a lantern and a knife) from the Final Fantasy games. At the bottom of the image is the text “Fuck around and find out.”
November 22, 2024 at 6:32 PM
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Rudy was very cozy last night.
A black cat sleeps cozily between his owner’s ankles on a white and yellow comforter.
November 22, 2024 at 6:26 PM