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Spikings Art @ MCM London

@spikingsart.bsky.social

Mind The Gap & Don't Look Back
#illustration #fantasy #urbanfantasy

A London Underground train on a dark and dingy platform. The train doors open to a sunny field of golden flowers. Doves fly out from the landscape, and a deer watches you from the distance.

November 5, 2025 at 8:34 AM Everybody can reply

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Taggart Rehnn 🇨🇦🍁

@taggartrehnnauthor.bsky.social

“The Council” is my second edgy dark fantasy saga for adults. First in the saga is “Lucca’s Return”. www.amazon.com/dp/B0C4KC91HY followed by "The Door": www.amazon.com/dp/B0CSZP2VBG #scifi #SFF #vampires #vampire #espionage #mystery #intrigue #paranormal #WritingCommunity #urbanfantasy #BookSky 📚💙

November 7, 2025 at 5:55 PM Everybody can reply

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SyFy Sistas™️ 🎙On the podcast this week... Lisa Klink

@syfysistas.bsky.social

🦋ICYMI on @soulofthestory.bsky.social LIVE, Keith R.A. DeCandido @kradec.bsky.social dropped details about his new Supernatural Crimes Unit: NYPD series — where crime meets the uncanny in NYC. 👮🏾‍♀️⚡️

Watch the full convo 👇🏾
🎥 www.youtube.com/live/osH4LjH...

#SoulOfTheStory #UrbanFantasy #WritersLife

November 6, 2025 at 10:56 PM Everybody can reply

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Whitechurch Art

@whitechurchboys.bsky.social

Proof of life. Halloween is over but here’s an old piece of Jon with his puppy boyfriend all wolfed out. Velkan is a sweetheart but he can put on a bit of a scary face. #boyfriends #werewolf #supernatural #urbanfantasy #gay #fuckAI

November 9, 2025 at 2:22 PM Everybody can reply

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Serina Hartwell - Author

@serinahartwell.bsky.social

A dare gone wrong, a love triangle & ghosts from the past seeking Bronte - Hidden Open a fantasy world of intrigue serinahartwell.com/my-inspiration #IAN1 #writers #YA #KU #IARTG #ASMSG #bookworm #reading #reader #MustRead #Nook #Kobo #urbanfantasy #fantasyreader #fantasylover #MustRead

November 6, 2025 at 7:54 AM Everybody can reply

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Angelo Kingston

@angelokingston.bsky.social

End off #Saturday evening with some #lightnovel reading! Fate of Yggdrasil, my ongoing #anime inspired #urbanfantasy #webnovel is FREE to read, so that's perfect! There's even a NEW chapter on #Verbals! #writing #author #booksky #weekend verbals.io/chapter/3730...

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November 9, 2025 at 2:12 AM Everybody can reply

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Khealos's Gaming Table

@khealos.bsky.social

Looking for a fun, #urbanfantasy read, by an #indiauthor? Give my 4th novel ago. Follow Vince West as he tries to figure out the machinations of an old enemy, before it's too late. Magic, fairies, and a bad-ass biker.
#writesky
#writingcommunity
#booksky

www.amazon.com/dp/B0FV9Z4SD6

November 9, 2025 at 1:55 PM Everybody can reply

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Paris Vivian - TCotO on Dec 4!

@parisvivian.bsky.social

#BookSky #IndieAuthor #UrbanFantasy #DarkFantasy #shifter

💙📚🪐
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Preorder link: parisvivian.itch.io/the-claws-of-the-ounce

The Claws of the Ounce by Paris Vivian

Werefelines and vicious cycles

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November 9, 2025 at 6:27 PM Everybody can reply

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@derlakernlins.bsky.social

I am taking suggestions on what the Weird Thing Joey is thinking ought to be (why lie, its goatse)

#WIPSnips ##urbanfantasy #writingcommunity #writesky #booksky #amwriting #writevember

“These will let us communicate silently,” Kimmy said. “Subvocal, just move your jaw and it’ll be like you’re speaking into a microphone.”
“Ain’t those super expensive?” Joey asked.
“I don’t actually think they exist. This is basically a mind-link spell that uses the movement of your jaw as a cue to broadcast your thoughts. So. Try not to think of anything weird while chewing your tongue.”
Joey immediately thought of something weird and broadcast it to the room. Charlie flinched. Sebastian laughed.

November 7, 2025 at 11:21 AM Everybody can reply

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Taggart Rehnn 🇨🇦🍁

@taggartrehnnauthor.bsky.social

“The Council” is my second edgy dark fantasy saga for adults. First in the saga is “Lucca’s Return”. www.amazon.com/dp/B0C4KC91HY followed by "The Door": www.amazon.com/dp/B0CSZP2VBG #scifi #SFF #vampires #vampire #espionage #mystery #intrigue #paranormal #WritingCommunity #urbanfantasy #BookSky 📚💙

November 4, 2025 at 4:49 PM Everybody can reply

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Winter Branford

@winterbranford.bsky.social

My urban fantasy book is part of this group giveaway of fantasy and scifi books! #fantasybooks #urbanfantasy #highfantasy #swordandsorcery #sciencefiction #paranormalromance #writersky #authorsky #writingcommunity
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Free Science Fiction / Fantasy Stories - November 2025

Sci-Fi | Fantasy | Space Opera | Action | Adventure

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November 8, 2025 at 8:51 PM Everybody can reply

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Trae Dorn - Writer/Witch/Weirdo.

@traegorn.bsky.social

Don't mind me, just me promoting my books again 😆

Buried Memories comes out December 15th! www.trhonline.com/c/miagraves/

#book #booksky #urbanfantasy #miagraves

November 7, 2025 at 6:38 PM Everybody can reply

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@derlakernlins.bsky.social

Heists are stressful.

#WIPSnips #urbanfantasy #writingcommunity #writesky #booksky #amwriting #writevember

Joey’s ass cratered the top of the cab right as the Vigiles Draconi’s most effective weapon against dragonkind reached the bow of the ship. Kimmy didn’t wait for Joey to figure his shit out. She threw the truck into reverse, backed out as far as she could as fast as she could. There were no lights where she was going. Her mirrors were useless. Once Joey popped his head over the top of the container and lent her his eyes she was a little bit better able to determine what the fuck she was doing, but her heart remained in her throat, in her eyes, in her stomach, anywhere but her chest where it belonged until she’d been driving on populated highways for a solid ten minutes.
Joey had swung into the cab at some point. He must have, because he startled her by speaking from the chair next to her.
“Well shit, that kinda worked out, didn’t it?”

November 8, 2025 at 2:37 PM Everybody can reply

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@derlakernlins.bsky.social

Ok I could have given yall the scene where Thomas and Penny have a meet cute and try to murder one another about it but what we're all REALLY invested in is background data for novel compound research, right?!

#WIPSnips ##urbanfantasy #writingcommunity #writesky #booksky #amwriting #writevember

Goldbrick lacked the paper trail that Marimba and Portico had. There were budgetary documents and contracts for production specs, delivery, and formulations, but nothing related to supporting pharmacology or preliminary research. It was as if development had spun up without any background research.
Or maybe the background research was buried in NewFolder2(2). Hard to say.

November 5, 2025 at 12:50 PM Everybody can reply

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@derlakernlins.bsky.social

If the girl you save from a demon joined that demon to escape poverty and powerlessness and you can only offer her a return to poverty and powerlessness shes probably gonna go back to the demon, Harker.

#WIPSnips #urbanfantasy #writingcommunity #writesky #booksky #writevember #amwriting

“It wouldn’t have to be with me. Not like that. We don’t have to do anything together. Not if you don’t want. But I can help you. I’m always willing to help you.”
Julia looked around at his spare apartment. No pictures on the walls, no carpet on the floor. The most expensive thing in the room was the gun in his hand. She sighed and shook her head.
“I’m sorry, Simon. I can’t live like this. I know I’m supposed to be okay with it, but I’m not. Carmun gives me freedom from everything except her, and frankly it’s been a while since I committed a real atrocity. We can pretty much leave that to humans now. I haven’t done a mass murder in, like, five years.”

November 9, 2025 at 12:36 PM Everybody can reply

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Cross Legend

@thecanadianarch.bsky.social

The first chapter 1 of 'Nightshade Inc: Winter's Song' is out to be read to the public on Tapas and Scribble Hub.

Tapas: tapas.io/series/Night...
Scribble Hub: www.scribblehub.com/series/19615...

#oc #ocsky #art #digitalart #novel #tapas #scribblehub #werewolf #vampire #urbanfantasy #werebeast

November 4, 2025 at 5:25 PM Everybody can reply

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Rebecca Buchanan

@lyradora.bsky.social

Book mail! #booksky #urbanfantasy #fantasy #sciencefiction #romantasy

The cover of the sapphic romantasy Valerin the Fair by Rien Gray.

The cover of the romantasy Seure the Tempered by Rien Gray.

The cover of the sapphic romantasy Martis the Brazen by Rien Gray.

The cover of the urban fantasy A Skirl of Sorcery by Helen Harper. A woman with ink hair, dressed in black pants and a black tank top, stands in an alley. Two black cats stand to either side while the city looms in the background.

November 5, 2025 at 2:07 AM Everybody can reply

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Author James C Struck

@curioussnowflake.bsky.social

#WIPSnips for 11/5: trail

Vee and Gideon Melan are fraternal twins, and facially they look a great deal alike: long oval faces with dark eyes and hair and prominent noses. Physically, however, they couldn’t be more different.

#WriteSky #UrbanFantasy #QueerWriters

As everyone rose and the sea-roar of chatter ramped up, Tim risked a quick glance at the siblings. Their backs were to him now, and he noticed that they were far less alike while standing. The boy was well over six feet, broad in the shoulders and thick in the middle, with long, swinging arms. The girl, however, was a pixie, all elbows and collarbones and a foot or more shorter than her brother. Yet somehow she seemed to be the leader of the two, cutting and bouncing through the crowd with him trailing behind like a trained bull. Then the milling of people cut them from view.

November 5, 2025 at 6:01 PM Everybody can reply

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@derlakernlins.bsky.social

And *you* get an evil robot! And *you* get an evil robot! Evil robots for everybody hooray!!!!

#WIPSNIPS #urbanfantasy #amwriting #writesky #booksky #writingprompts #writingcommunity #novelvember #writevember

His hand raised higher, twisted upwards as if receiving a gift from the heavens. The walls of the room slid upwards with a soft grinding sound, revealing six statues, each standing exactly behind the chairs of the Vigils present. They were about eight feet tall and looked as if they were made of white marble. Their clothing—no, armor— was exquisitely detailed. Each held an unsheathed sword, point down, hilt clenched between mailed fists. The steel gleamed in the wan light of the room, reflecting against the very familiar faces. Each statue’s face was frozen into a look of serenity, and each was carved to look exactly like the Vigil standing in front of them.

November 4, 2025 at 7:45 PM Everybody can reply

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Alberto Pupo

@authoralbertopupo.bsky.social

#urbanfantasy
#Booksky
#readersky

Available for only 99 cents
Please click to order today.

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The South Beach Mage by Alberto Pupo - Books on Google Play

The South Beach Mage - Ebook written by Alberto Pupo. Read this book using Google Play Books app on your PC, android, iOS devices. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while...

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November 4, 2025 at 6:14 PM Everybody can reply

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Onyx Path Publishing

@theonyxpath.bsky.social

On this day in 2022 we released Scion: Dragon, a standalone game in the World of Scion meant for use with Scion: Origin! It's available now in POD and PDF via our partners at @drivethrurpg.com drivethrurpg.com/product/4065... and at your FLGS! #ttrpg #urbanfantasy #scion #storypath #dragon

Three people examine a stone artifact as a ghostly blue dragon fills the image behind them. Text reads Scion Second Edition Dragon

November 3, 2025 at 9:39 PM Everybody can reply

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Khealos's Gaming Table

@khealos.bsky.social

I'm proud of my 4th novel. Please help spread the word, and if you can, snag a copy to help an #indiauthor. If you have grabbed a copy, leave me a review please!

#writesky
#writingcommunity
#booksky
#urbanfantasy

www.amazon.com/dp/B0FV9Z4SD6

November 4, 2025 at 4:00 PM Everybody can reply

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Nick Walker

@dr-nicky.bsky.social

Final page of the Weird Luck prequel tale CHASING RESYK is live!

(This link goes to the 1st page, to avoid accidental spoilers)

#webcomics #comics #comicart #indiecomics #comicsky #urbanfantasy #horror #crime #weird #fantasy #oc #scifi #multiverse #crossovers #dreams

weirdluck.net/comic/chasin...

Weird Luck • Chasing Resyk, Page 1 of 10

Weird Luck Comic Page Chasing Resyk, Page 1 of 10 • Written by Nick Walker & Andrew M. Reichart. Art by Mike Bennewitz.

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November 6, 2025 at 5:23 AM Everybody can reply

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Angelo Kingston

@angelokingston.bsky.social

Time for some #Wednesday reading! Check out Fate of Yggdrasil on #Wattpad FOR FREE! #Humpday is a great time to get into the #anime inspired #urbanfantasy #lightnovel, with a BRAND-NEW chapter just released! #author #indienovel #writing #booksky www.wattpad.com/1586580306-f...

Fate of Yggdrasil - Fate of Yggdrasil Chapter 36 - Wattpad

Read Fate of Yggdrasil Chapter 36 from the story Fate of Yggdrasil by Angelo_Kingston with 2 reads. fate, comedy, romance. Part 1 Part of me was happy Anesha h...

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November 5, 2025 at 10:56 PM Everybody can reply

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Author James C Struck

@curioussnowflake.bsky.social

#WIPSnips for 11/8: little

Tim’s father Victor is an institutionalized paranoid schizophrenic. Most of the time his medications keep the illness in check, but here, unfortunately, Tim gets to see his dad at his worst.

#WriteSky #UrbanFantasy #QueerWriters

“Watching, always watching, always making sure, never think I notice but I do, I see the patterns." A cold fist seemed to clench in Tim’s stomach. He’d rarely seen his father like this. “Little spies, little eyes, little monitors, can’t let them see, keep clandestine." He emphasized each syllable of the word, hissing the S out between clenched teeth. He turned abruptly and started, as though he had expected the room to be unoccupied. His eyes were wide, shiny, and a faint gloss of sweat beaded his forehead and cheeks. His gaze flickered to each of them in turn, finally coming to rest on Tim. With what seemed to be a massive effort, he gathered himself, breathed deep and closed his eyes.
“Please go,” he said in a half-whisper. “The glass is cracking and when it breaks there will be blood and shrapnel and…” he opened his eyes and looked at his son. “I will not hurt you again. Ever." His mouth twisted with disgust and his eyes closed again. “No matter what I see.”

November 8, 2025 at 12:07 PM Everybody can reply

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