Stephanie Wood Franklin

@insertscenehere.bsky.social

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She/her queer disabled Latinx geek. Storyteller with a day job. Married with kitties. Author of The Infinite Library https://a.co/d/00UOxww4 www.insertscenehere.com

The same white and brown tabby curled up in a clear plastic shelf covering a laptop keyboard. He has one eye peeking out between his paws, watching the person holding the camera.
The same white and brown tabby sits on the keyboard of a laptop, staring down the person holding the camera.
A white and brown tabby cat stands in a cage, mouth open in a very loud meow at the person holding the camera.
A black cat stands on a floor on her hind legs and sniffs at the camera, forcing her nose and yellow eyes in perspective.
A short stack of paperback copies of the book The Infinite Library by Stephanie Wood Franklin.
A short stack of paperback books titled "The Infinite Library" by Stephanie Wood Franklin. The title is written in white letters against a red background on the top half of the cover; the author name is in white letters on a black band just below the red background. Below the author name is a photo of books on bookshelves arranged into a hole showing another room on the other side.
A white and brown tabby cat lies on his side on an open laptop, fast asleep with his mouth slightly open
A black ceramic dog with a curly tail stands on a certificate of adoption with her name, Lankide, on it. She's standing against a stuffed Frankenstein Care Bear.
A screen capture from a Scrivener document, showing the notes written about a story based on a prompt pulled from The Story Engine.
A white and brown tabby cat lies on a windowsill, his face turned to the camera, peering around the edge of a computer monitor. He's sure you're up to something.
A woman (@setauuta) in a white and lavender wedding dress with a lace mantilla and holding a bouquet of daffodils and irises stands next to a man (@gamethyme) in a white guyabera and black slacks. Their heads are together, and they are standing under a mural of lumber workers.
A white and brown tabby is curled up on a lap covered in owl-patterned pajama pants. He is looking at the camera update when, his green eyes focused on the camera.
A white and brown tabby cat lies on his side, his front paws crossed over a woman's hand which shows part of a text tattoo around the wrist.
A final full tableau of six Lore clusters, with lines of green, pink, and yellow wooden tokens tying the clusters together.
A square orange card with white lettering with a word written along each edge - "foam, "organ," "gem," and "reed(s)." Next to this is a square brown card with white lettering with a word written along each edge - "guildhall," "pavilion," "wilds," and "vault."
Two square red cards with white lettering with a word written along each edge - on the first card, "defeat," "reckoning," "inheritance," and "storm(s)," and on the second card, "(net symbol, slash, compass symbol) revolt," "(paw symbol, slash, net symbol) surge," "outline of several people's heads and shoulders, slash, outline of person's head and shoulders, slash, paw symbol)'s banquet," and "age of (anchor symbol, slash, net symbol, slash, paw symbol) (s)."
A square white card with brown lettering with a phrase written along each edge - "Background: Epicenter of a disaster" (with a small clock symbol next to it), "Trait: Rotates, reconfigures, or moves on its own," "Trait: Anti-gravity or climate-control elements," and "Trait: Located in the back of a massive creature" (with a small paw symbol, a slash, and another small paw symbol next to it).
A square white card with brown lettering with a phrase written along each edge - "Background: Damaged or ruined by a faction" (with the outline of several people's heads and shoulders next to it), "Trait: Located in the fossilized remains of a creature" (with a small paw symbol, a slash, and another small paw symbol next to it), "Trait: Contains a door or gate that is never opened," and "Trait: Natural hot spring(s) or geyser(s)."
Two square brown cards with white lettering with a word written along each edge - on the first card, "lounge," "catacomb(s)," "flatland(s)," and "villa," and on the second card, "mountain," "gully," "embassy," and "altar."
A square white card with brown text with a phrase written along each edge - "Background: Prison of something or someone powerful" (with a small paw symbol, a slash, and the outline of a person's head and shoulders next to it), "Trait: Ghostly or phantasmic," "Trait: Special baths or pools," and "Trait: Contains a ghost building or landmark" (with a small compass symbol, a slash, and another small compass symbol next to it).
A square white card with gray lettering with a word and arrows written along each edge - "velvety," "glossy," "coarse," and "climatic." All of the arrows point to the center of the card.
A full tableau with five Lore clusters and a brown Location card pulled aside to start a sixth cluster. There are lines of green, yellow, and pink wooden tokens connecting the clusters.
A square white card with teal lettering with a phrase written along each edge - "Background: Worshipped by a figure out faction" (with the outline of a person's head and shoulders, a slash, and the outline of several people's heads and shoulders next to it), "Trait: Tail with club or stinger," "Trait: Grass-grazer or leaf-muncher," and "Trait: Camouflage resembling a material or location" (with a small net symbol, a slash, and a small compass symbol next to it).
Two square orange cards with white lettering with a word written along each edge - on the top card, "felt," "gravel," "ingot," and "sugar," and on the bottom card, "gas," "milk," "pigment," and "shingle(s)."
A square white card with teal lettering with a phrase written along each edge - "Background: Cause of a plague or calamity" (with a small clock symbol, a slash, and another small clock symbol next to it), "Trait: Notably monogamous or polygamous," "Trait: Builds hives, webs, or nests from a material" (with a small net symbol, a slash, and another small net symbol next to it), and "Trust: Multiple heads or hearts."
A square white card with teal lettering with a phrase written along each edge - "Trait: Sexual multi-morphism," "Trait: Communicates via gestures or patterns," "Background: Hybrid with another creature" (with a small paw symbol, a slash, and another small paw symbol next to it), and "Trait: Proboscis, beak, or snout."
A black cat with green eyes sits pretty and looks up almost at the camera
A square white card with gray lettering with a phrase and arrows written along each edge - "Unyielding (plus sign, square with an arrow)," "Scarlet (plus sign, square with an arrow)," "Meddling (plus sign, square with an arrow)," and "(square with an arrow, plus sign) of Caskets."
A full tableau with four completed Lore clusters and one teal card pulled out to begin a new cluster. There is a line of green wooden tokens between the Location cluster for Diner and the Faction cluster for Studio, and a line of yellow wooden tokens between the Diner cluster and the Creature card for Basilisk.
A square white card with brown lettering with a phrase written along each edge - "Background: Was created or destroyed using an object" (with a small anchor symbol, a slash, and another small anchor symbol next to it), "Trait: Sits on a threshold between worlds," "Trait: Burned out during an event" (with a small clock symbol, a slash, and another small clock symbol), and "Trait: Full of an extinct creature's remains" (with a small paw symbol next to it).
A square white card with brown lettering with a phrase written along each edge - "Trait: Nests or hives of a material or creature" (with a small net symbol, a slash, and a small paw symbol next to it), "Trait: Located in a cave or grotto," "Background: Created or settled by a faction" (with the outline of several people's heads and shoulders next to it), and "Trait: Streams, canals, or aqueducts."
A square white card with gray lettering with a word and arrows written along each edge - "crackling," "flaky," "ursine," and "retaliatory." All of the arrows point to the center of the card.
A full tableau of three Lore clusters, one each centered around a red, orange-yellow, and teal card.
A square teal card with white lettering with a word written along each edge - "deer," "badger," "algae," and "basilisk."
A square white card with purple lettering with a phrase written along each edge - "Background: Founded out of spite or anger," "Agenda: Defeat another faction" (with the outline of several people's heads and shoulders next to it), "Trait: Rite if page involving a creature" (with a small paw symbol next to it), and "Trait: Virtuosos of a magical or mystical art."
A square teal card with white lettering with a word written along each edge - "slug," "crab," "kelp," and "owl."
A square white card with purple lettering with a phrase written along each edge - "Background: Created or discovered an object or material" (with a small anchor symbol, a slash, and a small net symbol next to it), "Agenda: Find a lost word, name, or song," "Trait: Keep a creature as pets or livestock" (with a small paw symbol next to it), and "Trait: Scholars of an historic event" (with a small clock symbol next to it).
A square orange card with white lettering with a word written along each edge - "silk," "alloy," "pheromone," and "noodle(s)." Below that is a square blue card with white lettering with a word written along each edge - "crest," "coin," "dart(s)," and "whistle."
A square white card with purple lettering with a phrase written along each edge - "Background: Linked to a war crime" (with a small clock symbol, a slash, and another small clock symbol next to it), "Agenda: Cause mischief," "Trait: Object or material as part of uniform" (with a small anchor symbol, a slash, and a small net symbol next to it), and "Trait: Confusing or contradictory founding text(s)."
A square purple card with white lettering next to a white square card with gray lettering. The white card has a phrase written along each edge - "Sweet (plus sign, square with an arrow)," "Stinging (plus sign, square with an arrow)," "(square with an arrow, plus sign) Who/That doesn't exist," and "Wanderer's (plus sign, square with an arrow)." All of the arrows point to the center of the card.
Two Lore clusters, one centered around a red Event card and one around an orange-yellow Figure card.
A square white card with yellow-orange lettering with a phrase written along each edge - "Trait: Prone to gossip or scandal," "Background: Worked or weaseled their way to the top of a faction" (with the outline of several people's heads and shoulders next to it), "Agenda: Spread or dismantle an ideology," and "Trait: Personality or physical traits of a creature*" (with a small paw symbol next to it).
A square white card with orange-yellow lettering with a phrase written along each edge - "Background: Has an unacknowledged child or heir" (with a small outline of a person's head and shoulders, a slash, and another small outline of head and shoulders next to it), "Namesake: Hunted (plus sign, empty square)," "Namesake: Unforgiven (plus sign, empty square)," and "Namesake: Vigilante (plus sign, empty square)."
The full tableau, showing the original cluster centered around the red Event card, and the beginning of a second cluster centered around an orange-yellow Figure card. There is a white Modifier card reading "spiralling" tucked under the top edge of the Figure card, with the series pointing from the Event cluster to the Figure cluster. Next to this is a square white card with orange-yellow lettering, with a phrase written along each edge - "Trait: Skilled problem-solver or -causer," "Background: Had a traumatic experience at a location" (with a small compass symbol next to it), "Agenda: Establish an economic empire with a material" (with a small net symbol, a slash, and another small net symbol next to it), and "Trait: Hums, whistles, or fidgets."
A square white card with gray lettering with one word and arrows along each edge - "secure," "nostalgic," "conscientious," and "impractical." All of the arrows point to the center of the card.