Gideon Glassman (they/them)

@gideonglassman.bsky.social

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Hi! I'm Gideon, chronic writer and reader. Currently Querying: To Catch a Unicorn (fantasy) Night Creatures (fantasy/western) Fantasy, Historical, and Horror (always queer) are my go tos! AI Can Kick Rocks https://gideonglassman.wordpress.com

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Screenshot of text. Highlighted word "sniffled" in sentence "Loveday shuddered and sniffled, cradling dead Greg the Exalted One in their arms, and did not look at her."

Screenshot of text. Highlighted word "sorrow" in sentence "The three girls let out shrieks of triumph, of fury, of sorrow, for what had happened to both Fiore and Gena's home and Lydia's person."

Screenshot of text. Highlighted word "test" in word "greatest" in sentence "Despite what some say about youth being misguided, helpless, even, Lydia's youth was one of her greatest strengths."

Screenshot of text. Highlighted word "admit" in sentence "Ister didn't want to admit she started to feign sleepiness earlier just so Lydia and Loveday could eat at a reasonable hour."

Also has highlighted word "admit" in sentence "Lydia didn't want to admit that she now watched Ister with intent as she walked, admiring how precise she was on her feet and how she handled her flail."

Screenshot of text. Highlighted word "might" in sentence "She wanted to fight Wim, Him, and Dim to show that they weren't the end-all-be-all in might."

Screenshot of text. Highlighted word "song" in sentence "Ister hugged the doll close to her chest, as Aberlyn sang the little song that'd inspired the doll's name."

Second highlighted word "song" in sentence "The doll was named for an old folk song of the Mishem called (in translation) "The Boy Who Loved a Star" (1335)."

Image with caption August 2026 Book of the Month with the book cover for Gotham: A History of New York City by Edwin G. Burrows and Mike Wallace with the Statue of Liberty graphic next to it.

Screenshot of text. Highlighted word "handle" in sentence "Ister snapped, putting a gloved hand on the handle of her flail, as if to draw attention to the three-pronged, whip-style weapon."

Screenshot of text. Highlighted word "border" in sentence "Lydia's favorite activity was to run up to the border of Cludes, mere inches from the start of the Shepherd's Realm, the name for the mire of untamed wilderness beyond the scope of The Order."

Screenshot of text. Highlighted word "carriage" in sentence "The trip to the Central Temple took approximately two days, with Lydia and Loveday thrown in cages and stuffed at opposite ends of the carriage."

Also has sentence in footnote with highlighted word "carriage" in sentence "In an effort to move her cage closer to Loveday's, Lydia threw her body with so much force that it nearly toppled the carriage."

Screenshot of text. Highlighted word "box" in sentence "it was easier to divorce one's mind from that reality when just seeing a box of severed horns that occasionally had bits of sinew and bone still on it."

Screenshot of text. Highlighted word "thrill" in sentence "They couldn't smother the thrill they felt at the idea that they looked handsome and everyone would see."

Screenshot of text. Highlighted word "thorny" in sentence "They wanted to race back into the Fair Demiurge's arms and hide, because while his embrace was thorny, it was the only one they'd ever known."

Screenshot of text. Highlighted word "clear" in sentence "It was becoming clear to them that without the mask, Ister was very easy read, and Loveday liked that."

Graphic saying: An Agent's Guide to To Catch a Unicorn.

A pastiche fantasy where The Last Unicorn meets The Princess Bride meets escaping a magical cult.

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Screenshot of text. Highlighted word "twisted" in sentence "She was a reminder that this was also what people saw Ister as, a twisted little thing trying to play a girl, looking horridly out of place in these soft clothes."

Screenshot of text. Highlighted word "relax" in sentence "I rather liked the times we got to relax."

Screenshot of text. Highlighted word "eons" in sentence "For what felt like eons, Loveday sat and cried with their silent screams."

Screenshot of text. Highlighted word "assistance" in sentence "She lunged again, this time tearing a chunk out of his shoulder, while Greg the Exalted One screamed again, this time for assistance, looking right at Loveday."

Screenshot of text. Highlighted word "hallway" in sentence "When they parted, it was because Lydia burst into the hallway, citing that she'd heard from Commander Agnette they were in here."

Screenshot of text. Highlighted word "doublet" in sentence "she swiped at Ister's long doublet under her vest, causing Ister to drop Lydia with a huffed"

Screenshot of text. Highlighted word "clamor" in sentence "Ister whispered, amidst the clamor".

Screenshot of text. Highlighted word "dash" in sentence "Though, in this case, it was Deodon who was bold, and Ursell who needed a dash of courage, though he certainly tried."

Screenshot of text. Highlighted word "grandeur" in sentence "The Southerners were unused to the grandeur that came with every Central village, each homestead made of sprawling, multi-story homes."

Screenshot of text. Highlighted word "wrench" in sentence "Another slam, as Ister tried to wrench her weapon free."

Screenshot of text. Highlighted word "undaunted" in sentence "There was only one person in the group who was wholly undaunted by this new world revealed above them."

Screenshot of text. Highlighted word "divine" in sentence "Yet, it felt harder than ever to believe this process was divine seeing just how openly it pained Lydia to be forcibly separated from core parts of herself in the pursuit of being what The Order of the Pointed Horn would deem a good girl."

Screenshot of text. Highlighted word "next" in sentence "I rule next because I am Queen Quarmine's son."

Graphic with newspaper clips and papers. Text reads: "An Agent's Guide To: Night Creatures"

Also says "A fantasy-western that's equal parts battles, romance, and Interview With the Vampire (and the werewolf).

Screenshot of text. Highlighted word "acquire" in sentence "They want to acquire the Unicorn Queen and use her to harvest her horn forever."

Screenshot of text. Highlighted word "rush" in sentence "Ister nearly tripped over herself in her rush to stand up."

Screenshot of text. Highlighted word "teach" in sentence "I'll teach you."

Screenshot of text. Highlighted word "phased" in sentence "He was going to be phased out anyhow."

Screenshot of text. Highlighted word "almost" in sentence "Saph did not realize how little regard goblins were held with, or that him eating his afternoon snack would be considered a frightful display of barbarism in almost any circle."

Screenshot of text. Highlighted word "extra" in sentence "Ister had been going slow to not disturb Loveday's slumber, and to accommodate the extra weight from having Loveday's wings fanned out to dry."

Marcellus the octopus from Remarkably Bright Creatures with sunglasses, hearts, and sparkles around him with the caption "#diva".

Screenshot of text. Highlighted word "attacked" in sentence "It didn't matter that the man she attacked deserved all of her wrath and more."

Screenshot of text. Highlighted word "alternative" in sentence "She came back with a massive, gaping scar in place of her nose, which was deemed unsightly but actually a good alternative to her snout."

Screenshot of text. Highlighted word "keeping" in sentence "Loveday liked keeping things nice."

Second highlighted word "keeping" in sentence in footnote "Senior Acolyte Column was even awarded a gold-handled broom for his efforts at keeping the 31st floor shrine spotless in 1542."

Screenshot of text. Highlighted word "hot" in sentence "apparently human love makes one feel hot and prickly?"

Screenshot of text. Highlighted word "quarters" in sentence "This was due to Deodon's chimerism giving him a pair of rabbit's feet and hindquarters that enabled him to leap and scurry in a way Ister hadn't accounted for."

Screenshot of text. Highlighted word "palace" in sentence "The Hydrae Palace was a fairly new endeavor, yet another project of Wim, Him, and Dim's that the common people built."

Screenshot of text. Highlighted word "seat" in sentence "Todros grinned, leaping up from his seat and reaching across the table to grab Gena as she held out her hands for him."

Screenshot of text. Highlighted word "rounding" in sentence "The Order of the Pointed Horn saved Lydia from her chimeric impurity by cutting her tail from her backside and rounding her pointed ears with a knife and some helpful cauterization."

Graphic with Wolf Worm cover by T.Kingfisher on it. Above it reads July 2026 Book of the Month.

Screenshot of text. Highlighted word "out" in sentence "For, as soon as Lydia arrived at the rookery, she'd sprinted through the room and out the window."

Screenshot of text. Highlighted word "knocking" in sentence "Her middle-left finger tingled with a reminder of who her father was as Aberlyn patted Ister's arm, then walked off with a wide smile after knocking on the door and going, "BONAMIE PEOPLE HERE FOR YOU!"

Graphic with newspaper clips and papers. Text reads: "An Agent's Guide To: Night Creatures"

Also says "A fantasy-western that's equal parts battles, romance, and Interview With the Vampire (and the werewolf).

Graphic saying: An Agent's Guide to To Catch a Unicorn.

A pastiche fantasy where The Last Unicorn meets The Princess Bride meets escaping a magical cult.

Background is blue gradient with white and pink stars.

Graphic with newspaper clips and papers. Text reads: "An Agent's Guide To: Night Creatures"

Also says "A fantasy-western that's equal parts battles, romance, and Interview With the Vampire (and the werewolf).

Graphic saying: An Agent's Guide to To Catch a Unicorn.

A pastiche fantasy where The Last Unicorn meets The Princess Bride meets escaping a magical cult.

Background is blue gradient with white and pink stars.

Screenshot of text. Highlighted word "ribbon" in sentence "The scar wrapping around Loveday's throat was helpfully hidden by a ribbon that was tied snugly around their freckled neck, as if gift-wrapping them."

Screenshot of text. Highlighted word "fight" in sentence "They watch the fight, and bet their life on an outcome."

Screenshot of text. Highlighted word "water" in footnote 3 with the sentence "When he was sober, his eyes were more the color of tepid, murky water."

Screenshot of text. Highlighted word "magic" in sentence "The red of his face betrayed how even just that little gesture of defiance and resistance against the power of his magic rattled him to the very core."

Screenshot of text. Highlighted word "sensational" in sentence "Goblins are sensational decorators, with a love for gemstone carvings made with an incredible amount of detail."

Screenshot of text. Highlighted word "root" in the sentence "The messages of The Order: hostility toward one's self, toward anything foreign, hadn't had time to truly take root in Lydia's mind."

The cover of the Assasination of Brangwain Spurge with a little elf man running across the cover as spears come at him.

Screenshot of text. Highlighted word "wolf" in sentence "I saw a wolf more so than a human who had teeth that curve to points, and greyish-brown fur that came down from her head and littered her arms and stomach."

Another highlighted word "wolves" in sentence "When one looks at wolves,or in this case, a girl with a strange looking muzzle mouth, snaggleteeth, and dragging a corpse behind her, one is frightened."