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phoenixdrake.bsky.social
Writer of dark, tangled fantasies ✍️ | Explorer of ancient myths and modern magic 🌌 | Animal lover 🐾 | World traveler 🌍 | Croc enthusiast 🐊 | Introvert with a flair for the dramatic 🖤 | Author of Genesis: In the Beginning 📖
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Women are drawn to fictional men because they’re written to fulfill our deepest cravings: strength without cruelty, passion without fear, love without games. In a world of half-measures, fantasy gives women the whole. #FictionalMen #FantasyCravings #WhyWeRead

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Deficient white male characters leave holes in stories. Heroes fall flat, villains lose depth, and worlds feel hollow. In fantasy, even the flawed must be compelling, or the magic fades. #FantasyWriting #CharacterDepth #StoryCraft

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In fantasy, evil rarely stands alone. It thrives on secondary characters who enable, support or turn a blind eye. They’re the unsung architects of villainy, proving that apathy is just as dangerous as malice. #FantasyVillains #EnablersInShadows #ComplexEvil

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A hero without a plan is just a fool waiting to fail. Authors can’t sell books where characters whine but never act, so why live that way? Strategy wins battles, in fiction and beyond. #PlanOrPerish #FantasyLessons #TakeAction

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I've noted some of the procedural things Democrats could be doing in Congress, but this point from @edgeofsports.bsky.social's great piece in the Nation deserves emphasis. This is basic politics, and it's baffling that every Democrat isn't doing it every day. www.thenation.com/article/poli...

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Everyone and their mother KNOWS this now… do the Dems??

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When this is over, every Dem leader should be replaced with someone who isn’t afraid to fight. We need real leadership, not those who fold when the stakes are highest. Looking at you, Hakeem #StrengthInLeadership #NoMoreWeakSpines

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All of this was preventable, but those in power hesitated, fumbled, and failed. All of this is still preventable if we stop waiting for them and take it upon ourselves. #LeadOrBeLed #PowerToThePeople #PreventTheFall

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In fantasy, morality shapes heroes and villains alike. It’s the line between power and corruption, the choice between light and shadow. A world without is chaos wrapped in a crown. #FantasyMorality #HeroesAndVillains #TheChoicesWeMake

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If they’re so stupid, why aren’t they defeated? Maybe stupidity isn’t the weakness; maybe it thrives when no one dares to challenge it. #ThinkOnThat #PowerInComplacency

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As a fantasy author, toppling evil kings is the easiest part, no rebellions, no politics, just my pen. Their demise can be slow and agonizing or quick and poetic. Either way, justice is served. #EvilKingsFall #AuthorPower #LongLiveThePen

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Being an indie fantasy author is a magical journey if you consider sleep deprivation, marketing stress, and existential doubt to be magic. But hey, at least I get to build worlds and talk to imaginary people for a living. #IndieAuthorLife #TotallyFine #SendCoffeeAndGold

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