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Haly, the Moonlight Bard
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The Worldbuilder. Bard of Velvet, Extractor of Pain. Rule 35. Television Sky. Fictations. 40 years of narrative fires. Problems in your fictional world? It's time to go Scorched Earth. #FictionIsCulture
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You’re already doing it, even if you don’t know you’re doing it.

Worldbuilding is how storytellers get the job done. It’s the context that makes it possible for the audience to understand your story from their perspective.

Treat yourself to the gift of better storytelling.

Enroll now!! 😊
Infinite Inspiration Through Worldbuilding
Haly, the Moonlight Bard, is bringing her sell-out GenCon worldbuilding workshop (the one you’d otherwise have to physically be there for) exclusively to Television Sky.
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You’re already doing it, even if you don’t know you’re doing it.

Worldbuilding is how storytellers get the job done. It’s the context that makes it possible for the audience to understand your story from their perspective.

Treat yourself to the gift of better storytelling.

Enroll now!! 😊
Infinite Inspiration Through Worldbuilding
Haly, the Moonlight Bard, is bringing her sell-out GenCon worldbuilding workshop (the one you’d otherwise have to physically be there for) exclusively to Television Sky.
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December 9, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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You asked.
I've answered.

Revised and expanded, my sell-out GenCon #worldbuilding workshop is NOW a 6-week deep dive to help YOU tell YOUR stories with the clarity and context that invite audiences to live within them.

REGISTER NOW at televisionsky.net

#Writing #RPG #writer #GameMaster #GameDev
Television Sky
Television Sky is a horror punk poet indie press and workshop space from Emil Ottoman, Edith Bow, Baer, Clevenger & Stockton—raising cult authors beyond the curve.
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December 5, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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You asked.
I've answered.

Revised and expanded, my sell-out GenCon #worldbuilding workshop is NOW a 6-week deep dive to help YOU tell YOUR stories with the clarity and context that invite audiences to live within them.

REGISTER NOW at televisionsky.net

#Writing #RPG #writer #GameMaster #GameDev
Television Sky
Television Sky is a horror punk poet indie press and workshop space from Emil Ottoman, Edith Bow, Baer, Clevenger & Stockton—raising cult authors beyond the curve.
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December 5, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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Ruth Anne Black is the owner of the Black Box Casino.

#WorldAnvil #WorldEmber #Worldbuilding #velvet #BlackBoxCasino

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December 2, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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Welcome to the Black Box Casino, where anything is possible! My first article for @worldanvil.com's annual #WorldEmber #worldbuilding marathon! Let me know what you think!

#WorldAnvil #BlackBoxCasino #Velvet #TelevisionSky

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Black Box
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November 30, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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I officially declare the entire month of December to be Fluffy Dragon Season. Either your dragons are naturally fluffy (a mane counts too), or you can wrap them in a cosy scarf.

Who is with me?

#Art #Dragon #FluffyDragonSeason #Cosy #Winter #AfterSilence #Tea #Coffee #Fantasy
A cheerful, fluffy dragon character is shown from the waist up, holding a steaming mug with both hands. The dragon has brown and cream fur, long dark hair, multiple black horns, and gold earrings. She smiles softly with closed eyes, looking cozy and content. Behind her is a teal circular background with small sparkles. Stylized text wraps around the circle, reading “Fluffy Dragon Season” in playful pink and green letters.
November 29, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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I've made a grand plan to achieve my grand ambition for the grand end-of-year worldbuilding marathon hosted by @worldanvil.com.

In addition, I'm pleased to be returning as a community judge!

#WorldEmber #WorldAnvil #Worldbuilding #velvet #BlackBoxCasino

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WorldEmber 2025 Pledge
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November 29, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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Once more the fog has settled over the autumn and The Midnight Vault has opened!

More than 90 artists have contributed to the project, including me!

#BlackwingPencils #LuluBooks #GothamCoffee #TwilightZone #MidnightVault #Fiction

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No Returns. No Refunds. No Regrets.
A story from The Midnight Vault II.
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November 24, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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Want to start some new holiday traditions?

Our Holiday Worldbuilding Bundle has everything you need to create the ultimate winter wonderland for your next tale!

Visit our website to grab a bundle (and get 10% off core decks when you do)!

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November 14, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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Big shout out to @heliumcomedyind.bsky.social for hosting @titusnation.bsky.social last night!

This man's humor and honesty have helped drive me to be who and where I am: the punk princess of indie publishing!

televisionsky.net/rule35

#TelevisionSky #Comedy #DoomedToRepeat #TitusNation
November 14, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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All art is important, even and especially "shitty" art. Here's why.

#writing #art #VelvetGuillotine #TelevisionSky

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The Importance of "Ugly" Art
Because a troll tried to troll me by man-splaining the "rules." Also: Feed the Ducks, I'm returning to Twitch, Will Christopher Baer has a new book, Sandalore Sykes has a new class, AND MORE!
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November 13, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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Did y'all hear that we're starting a new indie punk media publishing company?

#Worldbuilding #indie #publishing #writing #punk #noir

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It's Official: We're Moving to Television Sky
Welcome to a new era for Real Worldbuilding, punk-as-fuck storytelling, and independent media.
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November 9, 2025 at 2:57 AM
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New from Will Christopher Baer, his first book since completing the #PhineasPoe Trilogy (Kiss Ms, Judas, Penny Dreadful, Hell's Half Acre), published by #TelevisionSky and edited by....well, me.

1/48 collectable weekly microzines.

#Fiction #Noir #WillChristopherBaer

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rule 35 field guide to the abyss — Moonlight Bard
A new novel by Phineas Poe author Will Christopher Baer and published exclusively by Television Sky. Learn more and pre-order at https://televisionsky.net/rule35 and check back here every week to coll...
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October 23, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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Hey, Haly! Whatcha been up to?

Writing #fiction.

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Moonshinin'
She stares at a piss-yellow patch of streetlight on the single-wide’s bedroom wall. The tiny window AC chokes on Midwest August humidity. Naked. Sprawled in the center of the bed.
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September 15, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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Hello! I am new here. Decided to create the account to connect with artists/writers around the world and to be able to share my #WorldAnvil creations. This is a new chapter in my life 😊
September 2, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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Reposting this again becouse I love it so much, and I want more readers to find it! I hope that the project inspires others. <3
#worldbuilding #worldanvil #fantasy #queerwriter #transfem
samrandom.bsky.social SamRandom @samrandom.bsky.social · Aug 27
Trying something new, working on a collection of fictional essays and research notes for my D&D homebrew setting!
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Introductury letters
Introductury letters in The notes of Khatarina Meridith by SamRandom
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September 2, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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New #fiction just dropped for you all! Flash horror dedicated to my love of radio and DJs.

"Amy On the Airwaves"

@richardblade.bsky.social @grantrandom.bsky.social

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Amy on the Airwaves
“This one goes out to everyone who’s ever had to deal with change.”
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August 29, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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I know what you need.

New #fiction work dropping this Friday.

More in the back taking shape for the future.

In the meantime...

#FlashFiction #Horror

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Blink
The struggle is real. Or is it?
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August 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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New #fiction from yours truly!

"Blink"

The struggle is real. Or is it?

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Blink
The struggle is real. Or is it?
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August 15, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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I took a trip down memory lane and wrote about refuge in worldbuilding. This is pretty critical if you plan to #write #horror for #SpookySeason!

#Worldbuilding #WorldAnvil

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Revisiting Respite: Narrative Requires Reflection
Haly revisits an old topic with tips for giving your characters a chance to catch a breath, recover, and—most important—reflect.
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July 23, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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Wrote something back toward the beginning of the month. People have been telling me to share it more.

It's called "Indebted" and it's a little piece of #flashfiction that I love very much.

#supernatural #horror #fiction

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Indebted
Jody is a niche debt collector. A flash fiction piece.
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July 18, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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Wrote a big article that kinda became about history in a withered world in regards to gender expression. Enjoy!
#witheredworlds #worldanvil #worldbuilding #writing #pride
Gender Potion
A potion that allowed the drinker to change their gender, and the history behind it and the world around a simple desire to feel complete in a broken world.
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June 27, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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I'm all prepped for @worldanvil.com #SummerCamp #Worldbuilding #Challenge! Four waves of themed prompts, with an assortment of community-sponsored prizes!

It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year!

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Summer Camp Homework 2025
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June 28, 2025 at 12:18 AM
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I have been so busy, I haven't been sharing. I'm sorry. I'll be around more through the summer! ☀️ #Comics #FairyTales #Worldbuilding

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Championing E. Christopher Clark: That Time I Interviewed my Worldbuilding Hero
Take a few moments to get to know comic author and illustrator E. Christopher Clark and then, go support his second "Blood of Seven Queens" (3-5) physical and ebook comic book campaign on Kickstarter.
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June 27, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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Did y'all see yesterday's #AskTheBard post? Of course not, because I didn't get around to finishing it until today! So here it is, fresh out of my fingertips, just for you.

#WorldbuildingWednesday #WorldAnvil #Worldbuilding #RPGCommunity #WritingCommunity
Ask the Bard #32: Fixing Spacetime and Determining Technology
Slightly delayed, but still here to help! This week, Haly dishes advice on how to untangle a twisted timeline and the best way to settle on a level of technology or magic in your world.
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April 24, 2025 at 9:13 PM