Author Writing seriously since 2023. https://ko-fi.com/eolaspellor https://sites.google.com/view/eolaspellorwriter/home#h.tarw5zu9jdl5https://bsky.app/profile/eolaspellor.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/eolaspellor.bsky.social/post/3mvd2uqj6nc2lNo immediate plans, but I'm not opposed to the idea. One of my first published short stories was adapted for a podcast, and I think it worked pretty well. I'll put the pink in the comments, if anyone wants to listen and tell me. #pretendpanel [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Sep 2026 12:19 +0000at://did:plc:yzi2zilt3eeweoherypinx24/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvd2uqj6nc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/eolaspellor.bsky.social/post/3mvaeyo2p2k2lThere are some authors whose works I cannot manage to read, but I've enjoyed audio versions of their books. I loved listening to Alias Grace, for example. I confess that, as I've gotten older, I find it hard to concentrate on other people's writing now -- I want to work on my own #pretendpanel [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Sep 2026 10:42 +0000at://did:plc:yzi2zilt3eeweoherypinx24/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvaeyo2p2k2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/eolaspellor.bsky.social/post/3mv5xk3ilt22zAnother one of my stories, if anyone wants a free read. This one takes you back to the summer of 1963. #ReaderSky #ShortStories eolaspellor.substack.com/p/the… https://eolaspellor.substack.com/p/the…10 Sep 2026 11:36 +0000at://did:plc:yzi2zilt3eeweoherypinx24/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv5xk3ilt22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/eolaspellor.bsky.social/post/3muwflowpys27The Austrian Painter intended to rename Berlin “Germania.”07 Sep 2026 11:26 +0000at://did:plc:yzi2zilt3eeweoherypinx24/app.bsky.feed.post/3muwflowpys27https://bsky.app/profile/eolaspellor.bsky.social/post/3murfendryc22Billie slid the drawer closed quietly and moved round to the opposite side of the desk. Mr P came in and saw here there. "Billie!" he said. His lips smiled but his eyes didn't. "What are you doing here?" "Mr Dutch told me to wait here, on account of I gotta ask somethin'," Billie answered. [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Sep 2026 11:39 +0000at://did:plc:yzi2zilt3eeweoherypinx24/app.bsky.feed.post/3murfendryc22https://bsky.app/profile/eolaspellor.bsky.social/post/3murequxv5s22One of my favourite characters sounds like the actress Judy Holliday (from the movie Born Yesterday). Another one sounds like a cross between Robert Stack and Robert DeNiro. #PretendPanel [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Sep 2026 11:28 +0000at://did:plc:yzi2zilt3eeweoherypinx24/app.bsky.feed.post/3murequxv5s22https://bsky.app/profile/eolaspellor.bsky.social/post/3mupdffc7qs2pAlways. I can hear the characters speaking the dialogue, the time of their voices, their particular vocal tics. #PretendPanel [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Sep 2026 15:58 +0000at://did:plc:yzi2zilt3eeweoherypinx24/app.bsky.feed.post/3mupdffc7qs2phttps://bsky.app/profile/eolaspellor.bsky.social/post/3muokncuvbs22https://eolaspellor.substack.com/p/meteorologist A tale about climate change04 Sep 2026 08:35 +0000at://did:plc:yzi2zilt3eeweoherypinx24/app.bsky.feed.post/3muokncuvbs22https://bsky.app/profile/eolaspellor.bsky.social/post/3mun2tegbd22nI frequently start with no more than a snippet of dialogue, often just one line, and start from there. It’s total pantsing. Give me a line or a dramatic moment and I will write until I know who said it, why, and what it all means. #sustember [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Sep 2026 18:19 +0000at://did:plc:yzi2zilt3eeweoherypinx24/app.bsky.feed.post/3mun2tegbd22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/eolaspellor.bsky.social/post/3mukhhbjg7c2yIt mostly creeps out of the atmosphere, I find. Lines of dialogue, odd things half seen, the dawning sense that something is amiss, all help create the feeling something is wrong. It’s best when the reader realizes before the character, IMHO. #Sustember [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Sep 2026 17:27 +0000at://did:plc:yzi2zilt3eeweoherypinx24/app.bsky.feed.post/3mukhhbjg7c2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/eolaspellor.bsky.social/post/3mujxrlrlzk23I'm a retired teacher and former reporter from Canada.One of my unpublished novels is crime/suspense, and I will be revising it soon. Suspense is when something is amiss, and the protagonist is trying to work out the details, often/usually while unknown agents work against him. #Sustember [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Sep 2026 12:47 +0000at://did:plc:yzi2zilt3eeweoherypinx24/app.bsky.feed.post/3mujxrlrlzk23https://bsky.app/profile/eolaspellor.bsky.social/post/3muek36iqes2uI can't imagine this going well. #MythAugust [contains quote post or other embedded content]31 Aug 2026 08:58 +0000at://did:plc:yzi2zilt3eeweoherypinx24/app.bsky.feed.post/3muek36iqes2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/eolaspellor.bsky.social/post/3muc3aipxyk2cIt's fairly important. My protagonist's one sister is a Priestess, and his other sister has committed heresy by teaching him to read and right. Another character falls in love with him and teaches him sign-language which the High Priestess considers the work of the Dark One. #MythAugust [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Aug 2026 09:27 +0000at://did:plc:yzi2zilt3eeweoherypinx24/app.bsky.feed.post/3muc3aipxyk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/eolaspellor.bsky.social/post/3mua5me32bk2r#AuthorSky My story "The Watchman"has been published in Ocean of the Dead: The Black Abyss by Wicked Shadow Press. Proceeds from the sale are used to care for street animals in Kolkatta, India. Illustrated Paperback: https://www.lulu.com/shop/chad-anctil/ocean-of-the-dead-the-black-abyss/paperback/product-e7qyw96.html Minimal ePub: https://www.lulu.com/shop/chad-anctil/ocean-of-the-dead-the-black-abyss/ebook/product-57q2849.html29 Aug 2026 15:05 +0000at://did:plc:yzi2zilt3eeweoherypinx24/app.bsky.feed.post/3mua5me32bk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/eolaspellor.bsky.social/post/3mu7slxwtic2rAlthough the Temple is intended to resemble various "established churches" that have existed on Earth, the nature of the beliefs and Goddesses are unique to the planet/species/culture of the world. I studied (and taught) world religions, so I'm familair with what they have in common. #MythAugust [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Aug 2026 11:47 +0000at://did:plc:yzi2zilt3eeweoherypinx24/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu7slxwtic2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/eolaspellor.bsky.social/post/3mu4yoogd7k24Lots of characters reference the Goddesses and religious belief, but often in a negative way: telling others that they can't do things, or that things aren't allowed because of the Holy Writ, when really they mean that they don't want others to do something. #MythAugust [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Aug 2026 08:58 +0000at://did:plc:yzi2zilt3eeweoherypinx24/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu4yoogd7k24https://bsky.app/profile/eolaspellor.bsky.social/post/3mu2kij6psc2xAt various stages of life, different Goddesses watch over people. As one passes from one stage to the next, the Goddess of the previous stage is thanked, and the amulet invoking the new goddess is formally bestowed. These ceremonies usually take place at the Temple. #MythAugust [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Aug 2026 09:39 +0000at://did:plc:yzi2zilt3eeweoherypinx24/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu2kij6psc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/eolaspellor.bsky.social/post/3mtxyit3cac2kEveryone is born into the religion; there's no formal profession of faith or baptism equivalent, though it is normal to take the newborns to the temple for blessing when they are 8 days old. A notorious heretic or atheist is required to undergo purification before being re-admitted. #MythAugust [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Aug 2026 09:12 +0000at://did:plc:yzi2zilt3eeweoherypinx24/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtxyit3cac2khttps://bsky.app/profile/eolaspellor.bsky.social/post/3mtvmo5o6gs2vThe Feast of Nidzi is the most important feast of the year. It coincides with the harvest and celebrates the bounty of Nidzi (Mother Earth). The main celebration is on the first day of the feast, although it lasts for 4 nights in total. #MythAugust [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Aug 2026 10:35 +0000at://did:plc:yzi2zilt3eeweoherypinx24/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtvmo5o6gs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/eolaspellor.bsky.social/post/3mtvjlvtch22v#ReaderSky #ShortStories #AuthorSky A story I’ve been trying to get published for some time just came out in Close to the Bone Magazine. “Every Star Goes Out” recounts a moment between Brody and Charlene, two of my favourite characters. Free to read: https://www.close2thebone.co.uk/wp/every-star-goes-out/25 Aug 2026 09:40 +0000at://did:plc:yzi2zilt3eeweoherypinx24/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtvjlvtch22v