Australian writer of fantasy fiction, free verse poetry, haiku and other stuff. See more at his website below: www.ashleycapes.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/ashcapes.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/ashcapes.bsky.social/post/3mvjskv4jss2lI know I keep saying this - but each time I do, it's more true, right? Book 3, 'Dark Fang', is nearly ready! It's soon to head off for proofing - after which, typesetting, and then it's off to backers :) (Watercolour art by the amazing Marcel Mosqi!)15 Sep 2026 04:39 +0000at://did:plc:bpye6g7ago7ujdrvogs7cmjz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvjskv4jss2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/ashcapes.bsky.social/post/3mvjskv4jss2lI know I keep saying this - but each time I do, it's more true, right? Book 3, 'Dark Fang', is nearly ready! It's soon to head off for proofing - after which, typesetting, and then it's off to backers :) (Watercolour art by the amazing Marcel Mosqi!)15 Sep 2026 04:39 +0000at://did:plc:bpye6g7ago7ujdrvogs7cmjz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvjskv4jss2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/ashcapes.bsky.social/post/3mvh2frrfr222Unlike works made by people, I feel nothing* when I see content that gets churned out by genAI software. The user behind it seems absent - their hand invisible, since they remain clouded by all that the software has scraped. *Well, nothing, save for anger that artists were ripped off yet again.14 Sep 2026 02:21 +0000at://did:plc:bpye6g7ago7ujdrvogs7cmjz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvh2frrfr222https://bsky.app/profile/ashcapes.bsky.social/post/3mvehlsm6yc24I could almost add the word 'vanilla' to my mute-list too, since it's often used as an insult - yet it's an amazing flavour with a long history of varied uses.13 Sep 2026 01:39 +0000at://did:plc:bpye6g7ago7ujdrvogs7cmjz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvehlsm6yc24https://bsky.app/profile/ashcapes.bsky.social/post/3mvefni3mbc2nHere's the magnet/medal we got from the tournament - I really like the design:13 Sep 2026 01:04 +0000at://did:plc:bpye6g7ago7ujdrvogs7cmjz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvefni3mbc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/ashcapes.bsky.social/post/3mvcwua7cqc2jTwo days in the row are going to be pleasantly warm here - this is what I need12 Sep 2026 11:07 +0000at://did:plc:bpye6g7ago7ujdrvogs7cmjz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvcwua7cqc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/ashcapes.bsky.social/post/3mvcwjbkbik2jGot a small joke in 'Dark Fang' that should land with Australian audiences and *might* be missed by folks in the US/UK and beyond... but I'm not sure. Hoping that it just works as word-play, but for the locals who ought to get the reference, I also hope it doesn't wrench them out of the story XD12 Sep 2026 11:01 +0000at://did:plc:bpye6g7ago7ujdrvogs7cmjz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvcwjbkbik2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/ashcapes.bsky.social/post/3mvcvwlrr6s2jreading a book the ocean has been on the same page forever12 Sep 2026 10:50 +0000at://did:plc:bpye6g7ago7ujdrvogs7cmjz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvcvwlrr6s2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/ashcapes.bsky.social/post/3mvcbc3frq224If only I could mute phrases, but with place-holders in them - so, like: "peak ____ energy" and then not matter what is in between, the whole phrase gets zapped and I don't see it XD12 Sep 2026 04:41 +0000at://did:plc:bpye6g7ago7ujdrvogs7cmjz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvcbc3frq224https://bsky.app/profile/ashcapes.bsky.social/post/3mvcau2m3j224Why is Goodreads adding a fake ASIN to one of my books, lol12 Sep 2026 04:33 +0000at://did:plc:bpye6g7ago7ujdrvogs7cmjz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvcau2m3j224https://bsky.app/profile/ashcapes.bsky.social/post/3mv7cp6vljk2vIt's nearly vomiting* time - as in, once I finish these revisions, I have to read the book yet again XD (This is at least two-thirds hyperbole on my part)11 Sep 2026 00:28 +0000at://did:plc:bpye6g7ago7ujdrvogs7cmjz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv7cp6vljk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/ashcapes.bsky.social/post/3mv2ybhf6p22iVery excited to play this one day: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2621820/Faye_Freelance_Rebel_Reporter/09 Sep 2026 07:11 +0000at://did:plc:bpye6g7ago7ujdrvogs7cmjz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv2ybhf6p22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/ashcapes.bsky.social/post/3mv2uqn3fl22x'Ocarina of Time' remake looks lovely - really hope the gameplay is fun, gonna start saving now. (Quite glad I've got until November XD)09 Sep 2026 06:08 +0000at://did:plc:bpye6g7ago7ujdrvogs7cmjz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv2uqn3fl22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/ashcapes.bsky.social/post/3mv2fygq4ls2pHad the misfortune of stumbling across some reality tv recently, and it brought an observation by Le Guin to mind: "Fake realism is the escapist literature of our time". Of course, she was not talking about reality tv back in the 1970s, but I reckon the observation still fits well enough.09 Sep 2026 01:44 +0000at://did:plc:bpye6g7ago7ujdrvogs7cmjz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv2fygq4ls2phttps://bsky.app/profile/ashcapes.bsky.social/post/3muw23w4uac2yNext up for the mutelist: workflow07 Sep 2026 08:00 +0000at://did:plc:bpye6g7ago7ujdrvogs7cmjz/app.bsky.feed.post/3muw23w4uac2y