Scott Oden
@orcwriter.bsky.social
Author of whimsical tales disguised as found manuscripts. Specializing in mouse-run libraries, and gardens where magic blooms between dewdrops. The mushrooms insist they're 'philosophically inclined.'
https://claudemoreaugarden.wordpress.com/
https://claudemoreaugarden.wordpress.com/
🌿✨🍄 Mr. Thistledown takes us to school for proper leaf-fall watching . . .
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November 19, 2025 at 3:32 PM
🌿✨🍄 Mr. Thistledown takes us to school for proper leaf-fall watching . . .
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From THE DOOM OF ODIN (2023)
Convincing you to read my novel from the first sentence (and a bit extra). Share yours if you want!
Convincing you to read my novel from the first sentence (and a bit extra). Share yours if you want!
November 11, 2025 at 3:42 PM
From THE DOOM OF ODIN (2023)
Convincing you to read my novel from the first sentence (and a bit extra). Share yours if you want!
Convincing you to read my novel from the first sentence (and a bit extra). Share yours if you want!
We've taken the #2 spot! Onward to #1!
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#Sword&Sorcery #BookSky #HeroicHistorical
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#Sword&Sorcery #BookSky #HeroicHistorical
August 31, 2025 at 5:05 PM
We've taken the #2 spot! Onward to #1!
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#Sword&Sorcery #BookSky #HeroicHistorical
Let's go! Surely we can muscle some S&S into the top spot?
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#Sword-and-Sorcery
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#Sword-and-Sorcery
August 30, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Let's go! Surely we can muscle some S&S into the top spot?
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#Sword-and-Sorcery
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#Sword-and-Sorcery
In Byzantine halls where emperors fall to ambitious generals . . . on plague-ravaged battlefields where leper kings become legends . . . in shadowy London where playwrights wield words like weapons, the past refuses to stay buried and the Old Gods have merely learned to whisper more quietly . . .
August 21, 2025 at 7:37 PM
In Byzantine halls where emperors fall to ambitious generals . . . on plague-ravaged battlefields where leper kings become legends . . . in shadowy London where playwrights wield words like weapons, the past refuses to stay buried and the Old Gods have merely learned to whisper more quietly . . .
Hey #BookSky!
You want to get your hot little hands on a copy of OLD GODS AND OTHER TALES a couple of weeks early? What about a limited special edition PDF? What's so special about it? Well, along with the stories, I added three pieces of art to it. And there are only ten of them.
You want to get your hot little hands on a copy of OLD GODS AND OTHER TALES a couple of weeks early? What about a limited special edition PDF? What's so special about it? Well, along with the stories, I added three pieces of art to it. And there are only ten of them.
August 16, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Hey #BookSky!
You want to get your hot little hands on a copy of OLD GODS AND OTHER TALES a couple of weeks early? What about a limited special edition PDF? What's so special about it? Well, along with the stories, I added three pieces of art to it. And there are only ten of them.
You want to get your hot little hands on a copy of OLD GODS AND OTHER TALES a couple of weeks early? What about a limited special edition PDF? What's so special about it? Well, along with the stories, I added three pieces of art to it. And there are only ten of them.
Step through the garden gate and into a world where teatime conversations drift between old friends and ancient oak trees, where the local mice have turned a forgotten teapot into the most welcoming library you've ever imagined, and where every cup of morning tea comes with a side of gentle magic.
July 20, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Step through the garden gate and into a world where teatime conversations drift between old friends and ancient oak trees, where the local mice have turned a forgotten teapot into the most welcoming library you've ever imagined, and where every cup of morning tea comes with a side of gentle magic.
✨🍄📚 Some stories tick like clockwork. Others bloom like flowers. All of them whisper the same secret: that wonder isn't something you have to chase -- it's something you have to notice . . .
July 18, 2025 at 2:47 PM
✨🍄📚 Some stories tick like clockwork. Others bloom like flowers. All of them whisper the same secret: that wonder isn't something you have to chase -- it's something you have to notice . . .
✨🍄📚 I know they don't look cozy, and maybe the name doesn't scream "hey, cozy fiction here!", but these two collections are COZY AF. So, if you're in the mood for something gentler, something you could even read to your kids (or your inner kid), give these a try.
#BookSky #CozyFantasy #whimsical
#BookSky #CozyFantasy #whimsical
July 15, 2025 at 4:31 PM
✨🍄📚 I know they don't look cozy, and maybe the name doesn't scream "hey, cozy fiction here!", but these two collections are COZY AF. So, if you're in the mood for something gentler, something you could even read to your kids (or your inner kid), give these a try.
#BookSky #CozyFantasy #whimsical
#BookSky #CozyFantasy #whimsical
Claude Moreau's Garden is coming to audiobook! A CLOCKWORK'S DREAMING AND OTHER TALES will arrive on Audible sometime in July . . . and its narrator is none other than Moose HOBO Matson!
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#BookSky #CozyFantasy #Audible
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#BookSky #CozyFantasy #Audible
June 25, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Claude Moreau's Garden is coming to audiobook! A CLOCKWORK'S DREAMING AND OTHER TALES will arrive on Audible sometime in July . . . and its narrator is none other than Moose HOBO Matson!
✨🍄📚
#BookSky #CozyFantasy #Audible
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#BookSky #CozyFantasy #Audible
My 2010 homage to the Crusader tales of Robert E. Howard is now back in digital circulation!
THE LION OF CAIRO!
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THE LION OF CAIRO!
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June 17, 2025 at 4:30 PM
My 2010 homage to the Crusader tales of Robert E. Howard is now back in digital circulation!
THE LION OF CAIRO!
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THE LION OF CAIRO!
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MEMNON (2006): the life of Memnon of Rhodes, the Greek general who opposed Alexander the Great in Asia Minor.
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June 15, 2025 at 4:11 PM
MEMNON (2006): the life of Memnon of Rhodes, the Greek general who opposed Alexander the Great in Asia Minor.
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My first two books, both pure historical fiction, have been out of digital circulation for a while, now. For a limited time, however, you can get a copy for $5.99 via Paypal.
MEN OF BRONZE (2005): set in 26th dynasty Egypt on the eve of Persia's invasion.
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MEN OF BRONZE (2005): set in 26th dynasty Egypt on the eve of Persia's invasion.
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June 15, 2025 at 4:07 PM
My first two books, both pure historical fiction, have been out of digital circulation for a while, now. For a limited time, however, you can get a copy for $5.99 via Paypal.
MEN OF BRONZE (2005): set in 26th dynasty Egypt on the eve of Persia's invasion.
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MEN OF BRONZE (2005): set in 26th dynasty Egypt on the eve of Persia's invasion.
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The Old Gods mock-up:
June 12, 2025 at 7:28 PM
The Old Gods mock-up:
🍄🫖🌿 Every headline screams. Every notification demands outrage. Every day feels like swimming upstream through a river of bad news.
May 26, 2025 at 4:53 PM
🍄🫖🌿 Every headline screams. Every notification demands outrage. Every day feels like swimming upstream through a river of bad news.
We're headed to the vet in a little bit. Our senior doggo isn't doing well, and we need to determine if we're looking at an end-of-life situation. Poor little Pepperoni took a turn for the worse, overnight.
We can cover the vet bill, but we're raising money for his end-of-life expenses.
We can cover the vet bill, but we're raising money for his end-of-life expenses.
May 21, 2025 at 1:14 PM
We're headed to the vet in a little bit. Our senior doggo isn't doing well, and we need to determine if we're looking at an end-of-life situation. Poor little Pepperoni took a turn for the worse, overnight.
We can cover the vet bill, but we're raising money for his end-of-life expenses.
We can cover the vet bill, but we're raising money for his end-of-life expenses.
This one has a higher resolution image . . .
May 17, 2025 at 12:43 PM
This one has a higher resolution image . . .
I'm working on a cover for the full-length Garden manuscript, called "A Year in the Garden". I kind of like this one . . .
May 17, 2025 at 5:06 AM
I'm working on a cover for the full-length Garden manuscript, called "A Year in the Garden". I kind of like this one . . .
✨📚🍄 There's a LOT of Garden stuff I'm still waiting to release, either traditionally or self-pub. There's a new collection, two reprint collections of blog stories, and a book-length manuscript.
I could use either a publisher or a *really* generous patron . . .
I could use either a publisher or a *really* generous patron . . .
April 25, 2025 at 4:03 AM
✨📚🍄 There's a LOT of Garden stuff I'm still waiting to release, either traditionally or self-pub. There's a new collection, two reprint collections of blog stories, and a book-length manuscript.
I could use either a publisher or a *really* generous patron . . .
I could use either a publisher or a *really* generous patron . . .
This, or some slight variation, will probably be the cover for the second collection of Garden Tales, coming June-ish.
April 15, 2025 at 7:24 PM
This, or some slight variation, will probably be the cover for the second collection of Garden Tales, coming June-ish.
Two of my favorite authors are Daniel Silva and Mary Renault. So, in my spare time, when not crafting cozy Garden tales, I've been working on Something Else. This will likely need to be put out under a pen name to avoid clashing with my other stuff, but I'm excited about it and want to talk!
March 27, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Two of my favorite authors are Daniel Silva and Mary Renault. So, in my spare time, when not crafting cozy Garden tales, I've been working on Something Else. This will likely need to be put out under a pen name to avoid clashing with my other stuff, but I'm excited about it and want to talk!
"A Clockwork's Dreaming and Other Tales" invites you to a place where memory-keepers preserve dewdrops at dawn, librarians catalog dreams alongside books, and mechanical butterflies dance between moonbeams.
March 22, 2025 at 5:05 PM
"A Clockwork's Dreaming and Other Tales" invites you to a place where memory-keepers preserve dewdrops at dawn, librarians catalog dreams alongside books, and mechanical butterflies dance between moonbeams.
🍄✨📚 From Grandmother Elderberry's Collection: A Jar of Twilight Dreams
The Garden's Memory Collection is seeking new contributions! Grandmother Elderberry has been preserving small moments of wonder in her special jars for generations, and now she's invited human observers to contribute.
The Garden's Memory Collection is seeking new contributions! Grandmother Elderberry has been preserving small moments of wonder in her special jars for generations, and now she's invited human observers to contribute.
March 4, 2025 at 6:14 PM
🍄✨📚 From Grandmother Elderberry's Collection: A Jar of Twilight Dreams
The Garden's Memory Collection is seeking new contributions! Grandmother Elderberry has been preserving small moments of wonder in her special jars for generations, and now she's invited human observers to contribute.
The Garden's Memory Collection is seeking new contributions! Grandmother Elderberry has been preserving small moments of wonder in her special jars for generations, and now she's invited human observers to contribute.
If you'd like to dive into this world without waiting (and help a writer out), order a digital copy right from the author! Here's the link:
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February 12, 2025 at 1:19 AM
If you'd like to dive into this world without waiting (and help a writer out), order a digital copy right from the author! Here's the link:
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