Jayde Holmes

@jaydeholmes.bsky.social

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Hi I'm Jayde. I am a SFF writer of and a book connoisseur with a habit of buying more books than I ever get around to reading. You can read my stories at my website http://jaydeholmes.com Or follow me at Twitch here at https://www.twitch.tv/trilobytes11

A fat brown tadpole with a long tail swims over a half submerged green leaf in a pond.
A five-by-five bingo card. Colour scheme is orange and grey and there are gears in the background. In the heading is the title ‘2026’, and the website address jaydeholmes.com/book-bingo-cards/ It has the following challenges, listed row-by-row and left-to-right: Row One: 1. Written in the 90s 2. Miliary Science Fiction 3. Translated from Spanish 4. Title Contains the Letter ‘X’ (The Adventure of the Demonic Ox) 5. Written in the 80s (The Long Habit of Living) Row 2: 1. Psychological Horror 2. Recommended by a Friend (Dungeon Crawler Carl) 3. Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel Winner 4. Set on a Spacestation or Space habitat (Platform Decay) 5. Own Voices (Sovereign) Row 3: 1. Has Non-Humanoid Aliens 2. Set in the Ocean/Under the Sea 3. Free Square 4. Has Werewolves 5. Post-Apocalyptic (Sand) Row 4: 1. Tittle Starts with ‘J’ (Japanese Gothic) 2. Alternate History 3. Written in the 1920s (The Murder of Roger Ackroyd) 4. Isekai 5. Start or Continue a Series with Six Books or More (Saga Vol. 12) Row 5: 1. Hugo Award Winner 2. Non-Fiction (Magnifica Humanitas) 3. Hard Science Fiction 4. Animal Protagonist 5. Twenty Flash Fiction Stories (Small Wonders Feb 26)
A screenshot of a 'Lifetime Stats' box on the website Submission Grinder. The following stats are visible: - Pieces: 12 - Submissions: 116 - Rejections: 100 - Acceptances: 7
A five-by-five bingo card. Colour scheme is orange and grey and there are gears in the background. In the heading is the title ‘2026’, and the website address jaydeholmes.com/book-bingo-cards/ It has the following challenges, listed row-by-row and left-to-right: Row One: 1. Written in the 90s 2. Miliary Science Fiction 3. Translated from Spanish 4. Title Contains the Letter ‘X’ (The Adventure of the Demonic Ox) 5. Written in the 80s (The Long Habit of Living) Row 2: 1. Psychological Horror 2. Recommended by a Friend 3. Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel Winner 4. Set on a Spacestation or Space habitat (Platform Decay) 5. Own Voices (Sovereign) Row 3: 1. Has Non-Humanoid Aliens 2. Set in the Ocean/Under the Sea 3. Free Square 4. Has Werewolves 5. Post-Apocalyptic (Sand) Row 4: 1. Tittle Starts with ‘J’ (Japanese Gothic) 2. Alternate History 3. Written in the 1920s (The Murder of Roger Ackroyd) 4. Isekai 5. Start or Continue a Series with Six Books or More (Saga Vol. 12) Row 5: 1. Hugo Award Winner 2. Non-Fiction (Magnifica Humanitas) 3. Hard Science Fiction 4. Animal Protagonist 5. Twenty Flash Fiction Stories (Small Wonders Feb 26)
A giant water tank behind a metal fence. A mural of an owl in a tree with a hollow has been painted into the water tank. Behind the owl a forest of trees with their leaves shed and a full moon have also been painted. At the edge of the mural the logo for 'Hunter Water' has been painted, as well as a smaller 'love Water' logo. Trees and a telecommunication tower can be seen in the background behind the water tank.
A five-by-five bingo card. Colour scheme is orange and grey and there are gears in the background. In the heading is the title ‘2026’, and the website address jaydeholmes.com/book-bingo-cards/ It has the following challenges, listed row-by-row and left-to-right: Row One: 1. Written in the 90s 2. Miliary Science Fiction 3. Translated from Spanish 4. Title Contains the Letter ‘X’ (The Adventure of the Demonic Ox) 5. Written in the 80s (The Long Habit of Living) Row 2: 1. Psychological Horror 2. Recommended by a Friend 3. Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel Winner 4. Set on a Spacestation or Space habitat (Platform Decay) 5. Own Voices (Sovereign) Row 3: 1. Has Non-Humanoid Aliens 2. Set in the Ocean/Under the Sea 3. Free Square 4. Has Werewolves 5. Post-Apocalyptic (Sand) Row 4: 1. Tittle Starts with ‘J’ (Japanese Gothic) 2. Alternate History 3. Written in the 1920s (The Murder of Roger Ackroyd) 4. Isekai 5. Start or Continue a Series with Six Books or More (Saga Vol. 12) Row 5: 1. Hugo Award Winner 2. Non-Fiction 3. Hard Science Fiction 4. Animal Protagonist 5. Twenty Flash Fiction Stories (Small Wonders Feb 26)
A five-by-five bingo card. Colour scheme is orange and grey and there are gears in the background. In the heading is the title ‘2026’, and the website address jaydeholmes.com/book-bingo-cards/ It has the following challenges, listed row-by-row and left-to-right: Row One: 1. Written in the 90s 2. Miliary Science Fiction 3. Translated from Spanish 4. Title Contains the Letter ‘X’ (The Adventure of the Demonic Ox) 5. Written in the 80s (The Long Habit of Living) Row 2: 1. Psychological Horror 2. Recommended by a Friend 3. Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel Winner 4. Set on a Spacestation or Space habitat (Platform Decay) 5. Own Voices (Sovereign) Row 3: 1. Has Non-Humanoid Aliens 2. Set in the Ocean/Under the Sea 3. Free Square 4. Has Werewolves 5. Post-Apocalyptic (Sand) Row 4: 1. Tittle Starts with ‘J’ (Japanese Gothic) 2. Alternate History 3. Written in the 1920s 4. Isekai 5. Start or Continue a Series with Six Books or More (Saga Vol. 12) Row 5: 1. Hugo Award Winner 2. Non-Fiction 3. Hard Science Fiction 4. Animal Protagonist 5. Twenty Flash Fiction Stories (Small Wonders Feb 26)
A five-by-five bingo card. Colour scheme is orange and grey and there are gears in the background. In the heading is the title ‘2026’, and the website address jaydeholmes.com/book-bingo-cards/ It has the following challenges, listed row-by-row and left-to-right: Row One: 1. Written in the 90s 2. Miliary Science Fiction 3. Translated from Spanish 4. Title Contains the Letter ‘X’ (The Adventure of the Demonic Ox) 5. Written in the 80s (The Long Habit of Living) Row 2: 1. Psychological Horror 2. Recommended by a Friend 3. Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel Winner 4. Set on a Spacestation or Space habitat (Platform Decay) 5. Own Voices (Sovereign) Row 3: 1. Has Non-Humanoid Aliens 2. Set in the Ocean/Under the Sea 3. Free Square 4. Has Werewolves 5. Post-Apocalyptic Row 4: 1. Tittle Starts with ‘J’ (Japanese Gothic) 2. Alternate History 3. Written in the 1920s 4. Isekai 5. Start or Continue a Series with Six Books or More (Saga Vol. 12) Row 5: 1. Hugo Award Winner 2. Non-Fiction 3. Hard Science Fiction 4. Animal Protagonist 5. Twenty Flash Fiction Stories (Small Wonders Feb 26)
The cover of 'Judgement'. Drawn with coloured pencil, and watercolour pencils. A robot in a purple robe walks past a pool. its reflection is visible in the water. There are two sculptures in the pool; a grey monolith with a hole at the top at the edge of the page, and a thin red rob bent like a lightning bolt.
A fluffy black and white tuxedo cat slides head first out of the Crowsnest of a white cat tower in such a way that he looks like he is pouring out of it like a liquid.
A tiny book the size of a post-it note book being opened by a white hand. A desk with pencils is seen in the background. The book is opened to a page showing a coloured pencil drawing of a kangaroo in a field.
Grey Kangaroos seen through fence posts. A female with a full pouch is really close.
Extreme close up of a brown tadpole against a surface covered in green algae.
A five-by-five bingo card. Colour scheme is orange and grey and there are gears in the background. In the heading is the title ‘2026’, and the website address jaydeholmes.com/book-bingo-cards/ It has the following challenges, listed row-by-row and left-to-right: Row One: 1. Written in the 90s 2. Miliary Science Fiction 3. Translated from Spanish 4. Title Contains the Letter ‘X’ (The Adventure of the Demonic Ox) 5. Written in the 80s (The Long Habit of Living) Row 2: 1. Psychological Horror 2. Recommended by a Friend 3. Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel Winner 4. Set on a Spacestation or Space habitat 5. Own Voices (Sovereign) Row 3: 1. Has Non-Humanoid Aliens 2. Set in the Ocean/Under the Sea 3. Free Square 4. Has Werewolves 5. Post-Apocalyptic Row 4: 1. Tittle Starts with ‘J’ (Japanese Gothic) 2. Alternate History 3. Written in the 1920s 4. Isekai 5. Start or Continue a Series with Six Books or More (Saga Vol. 12) Row 5: 1. Hugo Award Winner 2. Non-Fiction 3. Hard Science Fiction 4. Animal Protagonist 5. Twenty Flash Fiction Stories (Small Wonders Feb 26)
A screenshot from the game 'Librarian Tidy Up the Arcane Library'. We see the back of the library, looking down from the second floor. The door is open and all books are on shelves, with the HUD showing 3072/3072 books placed. However 0/400 rows are complete, and the books on the shelves are not uniform in appearance. On the 2nd floor back shelves, white books have been arranged to spell out the word 'POOP'
A screenshot from the game 'Librarian Tidy Up the Arcane Library'. We see the back of the library, looking down from the second floor. The door is open and all books are on shelves, with the HUD showing 3072/3072 books placed. However 0/400 rows are complete, and the books on the shelves are not uniform in appearance.
The completed Ocarina of Time Finale Battle Lego set in a clear display case.
An incomplete Ocarina of Time Final Battle Lego Kit Infront of a laptop and it's box
A Pokopia screenshot showing Ditto wearing a sailor outfit beckoning while standing on a stone path leading to a village. The village consists of three white plaster and wood houses with smoke coming out of their chimneys gathered around a town square with a sign and a bonfire, and a frozen lake with a canoe in it. Pine trees surround the village, and plaster wall blocks have been used for the ground, simulating snow. It is raining in game and the sky is cloudy.
A partially completed 'Ocarina of Time Final Battle' Lego kit, with the base, tower, and Ganondorf's trapdoor made. The Ganondorf mini fig is poking out of the trapdoor, whilst the Zelda minifig stands next to it holding the Megaton Hammer. The box for the set is behind it.
A five-by-five bingo card. Colour scheme is orange and grey and there are gears in the background. In the heading is the title ‘2026’, and the website address jaydeholmes.com/book-bingo-cards/ It has the following challenges, listed row-by-row and left-to-right: Row One: 1. Written in the 90s 2. Miliary Science Fiction 3. Translated from Spanish 4. Title Contains the Letter ‘X’ (The Adventure of the Demonic Ox) 5. Written in the 80s (The Long Habit of Living) Row 2: 1. Psychological Horror 2. Recommended by a Friend 3. Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel Winner 4. Set on a Spacestation or Space habitat 5. Own Voices (Sovereign) Row 3: 1. Has Non-Humanoid Aliens 2. Set in the Ocean/Under the Sea 3. Free Square 4. Has Werewolves 5. Post-Apocalyptic Row 4: 1. Tittle Starts with ‘J’ 2. Alternate History 3. Written in the 1920s 4. Isekai 5. Start or Continue a Series with Six Books or More (Saga Vol. 12) Row 5: 1. Hugo Award Winner 2. Non-Fiction 3. Hard Science Fiction 4. Animal Protagonist 5. Twenty Flash Fiction Stories (Small Wonders Feb 26)
A photo of an unopened box of the Legend of Zelda 'The Final Battle's Lego set. Box illustration has mini figures of Link and Zelda fighting Lego Ganon amongst ruins of the castle.
A video of Pokopia gameplay, with ditto driving through the rocky ridges level using two different handcart train lines.
A five-by-five bingo card. Colour scheme is orange and grey and there are gears in the background. In the heading is the title ‘2026’, and the website address jaydeholmes.com/book-bingo-cards/ It has the following challenges, listed row-by-row and left-to-right: Row One: 1. Written in the 90s 2. Miliary Science Fiction 3. Translated from Spanish 4. Title Contains the Letter ‘X’ (The Adventure of the Demonic Ox) 5. Written in the 80s (The Long Habit of Living) Row 2: 1. Psychological Horror 2. Recommended by a Friend 3. Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel Winner 4. Set on a Spacestation or Space habitat 5. Own Voices Row 3: 1. Has Non-Humanoid Aliens 2. Set in the Ocean/Under the Sea 3. Free Square 4. Has Werewolves 5. Post-Apocalyptic Row 4: 1. Tittle Starts with ‘J’ 2. Alternate History 3. Written in the 1920s 4. Isekai 5. Start or Continue a Series with Six Books or More (Saga Vol. 12) Row 5: 1. Hugo Award Winner 2. Non-Fiction 3. Hard Science Fiction 4. Animal Protagonist 5. Twenty Flash Fiction Stories (Small Wonders Feb 26)
Pokopia screenshot of ditto talking to Arcanine in front of a pool of lava with a waterwheel in it. Arcanine say their comfort level is average, and they would like 'less of this, please!' referring to the waterwheel, which apparently means lots of water even though it is in lava.
The cover for "The Strongest in the Forest" by Jayde Holmes. The background is red and covered in dark red splatters like bloodstains. In the four ground is a digital sketch coloured only in black, white and gray of a crumbling square tower with a lone human on top facing down a large dragonlike creature that is clinging to the tower railings, with just a sword. The text is in white, with the book title at the top and the author name at the bottom.
A five-by-five bingo card. Colour scheme is orange and grey and there are gears in the background. In the heading is the title ‘2026’, and the website address jaydeholmes.com/book-bingo-cards/ It has the following challenges, listed row-by-row and left-to-right: Row One: 1. Written in the 90s 2. Miliary Science Fiction 3. Translated from Spanish 4. Title Contains the Letter ‘X’ 5. Written in the 80s (The Long Habit of Living) Row 2: 1. Psycological Horror 2. Recommended by a Friend 3. Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel Winner 4. Set on a Spacestation or Space habitat 5. Own Voices Row 3: 1. Has Non-Humanoid Aliens 2. Set in the Ocean/Under the Sea 3. Free Square 4. Has Werewolves 5. Post-Apocalyptic Row 4: 1. Tittle Starts with ‘J’ 2. Alternate History 3. Written in the 1920s 4. Isekai 5. Start or Continue a Series with Six Books or More (Saga Vol. 12) Row 5: 1. Hugo Award Winner 2. Non-Fiction 3. Hard Science Fiction 4. Animal Protagonist 5. Twenty Flash Fiction Stories (Small Wonders Feb 26)
A white hand flips through a tiny brown book the size of a post-it note book. On the cover of the book is the title "My Little Book of UNESCO World Heritage Sites" in white. One the spine UNESCO is written in white. The book is opened to a spot in the middle and turns through five pages of drawings. They are of the Dambulla Temple Caves, Sigiriya Rock Fortress, the ruins at Polonnaruwa, The Temple of the Tooth in Kandy, and the bell at Galle Old Town.
A screenshot from Pokemon Pokopia. The player is in dark and dreary Bleak Beach talking to Torchic. Torchic says "Did you know? Trubbish smells really good."
A video of a hand clumsily flicking through a tiny black book the size of a post-it note book. On the cover is a sticker with the Sri Lankan flag, with the word 'Lanka' written under it. On the spine the letters 'LKA' are written in white. One the pages of this book are tiny drawings depicting the country of Sri Lanka; from big landmarks like Sigiriya rock, the Red Mosque, and Independence Square to everyday scenes such as a crowded market, a cat sleeping by a swimming pool, and people swimming at the beach. There are also a couple of everyday objects, such as cough medicine in an orange box. There are three pictures of mountain scenery.
A five-by-five bingo card. Colour scheme is orange and grey and there are gears in the background. In the heading is the title ‘2026’, and the website address jaydeholmes.com/book-bingo-cards/ It has the following challenges, listed row-by-row and left-to-right: Row One: 1. Written in the 90s 2. Miliary Science Fiction 3. Translated from Spanish 4. Title Contains the Letter ‘X’ 5. Written in the 80s Row 2: 1. Psycological Horror 2. Recommended by a Friend 3. Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel Winner 4. Set on a Spacestation or Space habitat 5. Own Voices Row 3: 1. Has Non-Humanoid Aliens 2. Set in the Ocean/Under the Sea 3. Free Square 4. Has Werewolves 5. Post-Apocalyptic Row 4: 1. Tittle Starts with ‘J’ 2. Alternate History 3. Written in the 1920s 4. Isekai 5. Start or Continue a Series with Six Books or More (Saga Vol. 12) Row 5: 1. Hugo Award Winner 2. Non-Fiction 3. Hard Science Fiction 4. Animal Protagonist 5. Twenty Flash Fiction Stories (Small Wonders Feb 26)
A picture of the Pokémon Runerigus (a clay slab with a serpent drawing on it possessed by a ghostly black body that has broken bits of the slab off to use as limbs and a face). It's menacing single purple eye is gone, and the usually intimidating fanged head of the serpent painting has been replaced by a sloppier looking version with the typical Ditto Face of simple smiling mouth and two little dots for eyes.
A tiny book being held open by white fingers. It is open to a page with a coloured drawing of Buddha statues beneath a ceiling mural. There are four statues, drawn in pen and coloured with markers. They are gold, with three wearing white robes and one wearing a red robe. The one in the red robe is standing in an elaborate arch. They are all holding up their right hands. Above them is a mural, made with coloured pencils, depicting a sitting Buddha, with one hand in his lap and another hand, painted red, held up. The background of the mural is mostly red, white, gold, black and blue. Pencils can be seen behind the book.
A photograph of an Asian elephant standing near some bushland along the side of an asphalt road. Photo taken near Sigiriya.
A photo of traditional Sri Lankan dancers and drummers on a stage. Three men wearing yellow and red outfits consisting of a turban, collar, and sarong stand at the back of the stage playing thin drums that hang horizontally from a chain around their shoulders. Three women wearing elaborate red, white and gold outfits with long skirts, exposed mid-drifts, and a golden headpiece with a tall top-piece dance in front of them.
A tiny book held with a white thumb and finger. The page it is open to has a drawing in pen of a busy market street with people walking around a road full of Tuk Tuks and trucks. The green and purple Lotus Tower is in the background. It is coloured with bright markers, using many different colours. Markers can be seen behind the book.
A tiny book, being open by a white thumb. On the page is a bright coloured drawing of a red Buddhist tower full of Buddha statues, with palm trees in the background and other small towers and fruit trees in the foreground.
A tiny black book with the Sri Lankan flag on the cover, and the letters 'LKA' on the spine. It is being held with the thumb and two fingers of a white hand.
Two tawny frogmouths (owl-like birds with grey and brown feathers that look like bark) sitting together on a tree branch.
A large green leaf is half submerged in water, surrounded by smaller leaves and fallen pink flowers. Three tiny tadpoles are foraging on the submerged part of the leaf.
A five-by-five bingo card. Colour scheme is orange and grey and there are gears in the background. In the heading is the title ‘2026’, and the website address jaydeholmes.com/book-bingo-cards/ It has the following challenges, listed row-by-row and left-to-right: Row One: 1. Written in the 90s 2. Miliary Science Fiction 3. Translated from Spanish 4. Title Contains the Letter ‘X’ 5. Written in the 80s Row 2: 1. Psycological Horror 2. Recommended by a Friend 3. Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel Winner 4. Set on a Spacestation or Space habitat 5. Own Voices Row 3: 1. Has Non-Humanoid Aliens 2. Set in the Ocean/Under the Sea 3. Free Square 4. Has Werewolves 5. Post-Apocalyptic Row 4: 1. Tittle Starts with ‘J’ 2. Alternate History 3. Written in the 1920s 4. Isekai 5. Start or Continue a Series with Six Books or More. Row 5: 1. Hugo Award Winner 2. Non-Fiction 3. Hard Science Fiction 4. Animal Protagonist 5. Twenty Flash Fiction Stories.
A five-by-five bingo card. Colour scheme is orange and grey and there are gears in the background. In the heading is the title ‘2026’, and the website address jaydeholmes.com/book-bingo-cards/ It has the following challenges, listed row-by-row and left-to-right: Row One: 1. Written in the 90s 2. Miliary Science Fiction 3. Translated from Spanish 4. Title Contains the Letter ‘X’ 5. Written in the 80s Row 2: 1. Psycological Horror 2. Recommended by a Friend 3. Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel Winner 4. Set on a Spacestation or Space habitat 5. Own Voices Row 3: 1. Has Non-Humanoid Aliens 2. Set in the Ocean/Under the Sea 3. Free Square 4. Has Werewolves 5. Post-Apocalyptic Row 4: 1. Tittle Starts with ‘J’ 2. Alternate History 3. Written in the 1920s 4. Isekai 5. Start or Continue a Series with Six Books or More (Saga Vol. 12) Row 5: 1. Hugo Award Winner 2. Non-Fiction 3. Hard Science Fiction 4. Animal Protagonist 5. Twenty Flash Fiction Stories.
A five-by-five bingo card. Colour scheme is orange and grey and there are gears in the background. In the heading is the title ‘2026’, and the website address jaydeholmes.com/book-bingo-cards/ It has the following challenges, listed row-by-row and left-to-right: Row One: 1. Written in the 90s 2. Miliary Science Fiction 3. Translated from Spanish 4. Title Contains the Letter ‘X’ 5. Written in the 80s Row 2: 1. Psycological Horror 2. Recommended by a Friend 3. Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel Winner 4. Set on a Spacestation or Space habitat 5. Own Voices Row 3: 1. Has Non-Humanoid Aliens 2. Set in the Ocean/Under the Sea 3. Free Square 4. Has Werewolves 5. Post-Apocalyptic Row 4: 1. Tittle Starts with ‘J’ 2. Alternate History 3. Written in the 1920s 4. Isekai 5. Start or Continue a Series with Six Books or More Row 5: 1. Hugo Award Winner 2. Non-Fiction 3. Hard Science Fiction 4. Animal Protagonist 5. Twenty Flash Fiction Stories.
A five-by-five bingo card with empty tiles. Colour scheme is orange and grey and there are gears in the background. In the heading is the title ‘2026’, and the website address jaydeholmes.com/book-bingo-cards/
Two tawny frogmouths (owl-like birds with feathers that look like tree bark) sit together on a tree branch. They have their feathers flattened and necks stretched out so they look like branches.
A five-by-five bingo card with the following challenges, In the heading is the title ‘2025’, and the website address jaydeholmes.com/book-bingo-cards/ It has the following challenges, listed row-by-row and left-to-right: Row One: 1. Written by Terry Pratchett (Hogfather) 2. Locus Award for Best Horror Novel Winner (What Moves the Dead) 3. Breaking a Curse (Someone You Can Build a Nest In) 4. Translated from Russian (Monday Starts on Saturday) 5. Written in Your Year of Birth Row 2: 1. Set on a Spaceship (Murder by Memory) 2. Told from a ‘Villain’ POV (The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes) 3. World Fantasy Award Winner (The Tainted Cup) 4. Been Adapted into a Movie (Redwall) 5. Been Sitting on the Shelf for More Than a Year (Runaways: Teenage Wasteland) Row 3: 1. Title Starts with O (One Step From Earth) 2. Has Dragons (Onyx Storm) 3. Free Square 4. Afrofuturism (After the Flare) 5. Written Between 1930 – 1950 (The Case of Charlse Dexter Ward) Row 4: 1. Set During the Cold War (Three Miles Down) “ 2. King Arthur (Retelling, Inspired, or Original) (Spear) 3. Has Witches (The Summer War) 4. Has Immortality (A Court of Mist and Fury) 5. Australian, Canadian or New Zealand Author Row 5: 1. Translated from Japanese (The Liminal Zone) 2. Non-Marvel or DC Superheroes (Dreadnought) 3. Has Ghosts (Haunt Sweet Home 4. Title Starts with P (Penric and the Bandit) 5. Short Fiction Magazine (Dirty Magick Magazine Jan 2025)
Two tawny frogmouths (owl-like birds whose feathers look like tree bark) sit in a tree. One looks at the camera, seemingly confused, whilst the second is stopped over, camouflaged and hard to see.
The following text on a purple background: "Jayde Holmes 2025 Stories. Novella: The Strongest in the Forest. April, jaydeholmes.com. Short Stories: he Feeding and Breeding Habits of Southern Treasure Mimics. May, Dirty Magick Magazine. Lucky Charm. June, Madam, Don't Forget Your Sword."
A five-by-five bingo card with the following challenges, In the heading is the title ‘2025’, and the website address jaydeholmes.com/book-bingo-cards/ It has the following challenges, listed row-by-row and left-to-right: Row One: 1. Written by Terry Pratchett (Hogfather) 2. Locus Award for Best Horror Novel Winner (What Moves the Dead) 3. Breaking a Curse (Someone You Can Build a Nest In) 4. Translated from Russian (Monday Starts on Saturday) 5. Written in Your Year of Birth Row 2: 1. Set on a Spaceship (Murder by Memory) 2. Told from a ‘Villain’ POV (The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes) 3. World Fantasy Award Winner 4. Been Adapted into a Movie (Redwall) 5. Been Sitting on the Shelf for More Than a Year (Runaways: Teenage Wasteland) Row 3: 1. Title Starts with O (One Step From Earth) 2. Has Dragons (Onyx Storm) 3. Free Square 4. Afrofuturism (After the Flare) 5. Written Between 1930 – 1950 (The Case of Charlse Dexter Ward) Row 4: 1. Set During the Cold War (Three Miles Down) “ 2. King Arthur (Retelling, Inspired, or Original) (Spear) 3. Has Witches (The Summer War) 4. Has Immortality (A Court of Mist and Fury) 5. Australian, Canadian or New Zealand Author Row 5: 1. Translated from Japanese (The Liminal Zone) 2. Non-Marvel or DC Superheroes (Dreadnought) 3. Has Ghosts (Haunt Sweet Home 4. Title Starts with P (Penric and the Bandit) 5. Short Fiction Magazine (Dirty Magick Magazine Jan 2025)
A five-by-five bingo card with the following challenges, In the heading is the title ‘2025’, and the website address jaydeholmes.com/book-bingo-cards/ It has the following challenges, listed row-by-row and left-to-right: Row One: 1. Written by Terry Pratchett (Hogfather) 2. Locus Award for Best Horror Novel Winner (What Moves the Dead) 3. Breaking a Curse (Someone You Can Build a Nest In) 4. Translated from Russian (Monday Starts on Saturday) 5. Written in Your Year of Birth Row 2: 1. Set on a Spaceship (Murder by Memory) 2. Told from a ‘Villain’ POV (The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes) 3. World Fantasy Award Winner 4. Been Adapted into a Movie (Redwall) 5. Been Sitting on the Shelf for More Than a Year (Runaways: Teenage Wasteland) Row 3: 1. Title Starts with O 2. Has Dragons (Onyx Storm) 3. Free Square 4. Afrofuturism (After the Flare) 5. Written Between 1930 – 1950 (The Case of Charlse Dexter Ward) Row 4: 1. Set During the Cold War (Three Miles Down) “ 2. King Arthur (Retelling, Inspired, or Original) (Spear) 3. Has Witches (The Summer War) 4. Has Immortality (A Court of Mist and Fury) 5. Australian, Canadian or New Zealand Author Row 5: 1. Translated from Japanese (The Liminal Zone) 2. Non-Marvel or DC Superheroes (Dreadnought) 3. Has Ghosts (Haunt Sweet Home 4. Title Starts with P (Penric and the Bandit) 5. Short Fiction Magazine (Dirty Magick Magazine Jan 2025)
A tawny frogmouth (owl-like bird with grey and brown feathers that look like tree bard) perched on a tree branch looking down at the camera.
A five-by-five bingo card with the following challenges, In the heading is the title ‘2025’, and the website address jaydeholmes.com/book-bingo-cards/ It has the following challenges, listed row-by-row and left-to-right: Row One: 1. Written by Terry Pratchett (Hogfather) 2. Locus Award for Best Horror Novel Winner (What Moves the Dead) 3. Breaking a Curse (Someone You Can Build a Nest In) 4. Translated from Russian (Monday Starts on Saturday) 5. Written in Your Year of Birth Row 2: 1. Set on a Spaceship 2. Told from a ‘Villain’ POV (The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes) 3. World Fantasy Award Winner 4. Been Adapted into a Movie (Redwall) 5. Been Sitting on the Shelf for More Than a Year (Runaways: Teenage Wasteland) Row 3: 1. Title Starts with O 2. Has Dragons (Onyx Storm) 3. Free Square 4. Afrofuturism (After the Flare) 5. Written Between 1930 – 1950 (The Case of Charlse Dexter Ward) Row 4: 1. Set During the Cold War (Three Miles Down) “ 2. King Arthur (Retelling, Inspired, or Original) (Spear) 3. Has Witches (The Summer War) 4. Has Immortality (A Court of Mist and Fury) 5. Australian, Canadian or New Zealand Author Row 5: 1. Translated from Japanese (The Liminal Zone) 2. Non-Marvel or DC Superheroes (Dreadnought) 3. Has Ghosts (Haunt Sweet Home 4. Title Starts with P (Penric and the Bandit) 5. Short Fiction Magazine (Dirty Magick Magazine Jan 2025)
A five-by-five bingo card with the following challenges, In the heading is the title ‘2025’, and the website address jaydeholmes.com/book-bingo-cards/ It has the following challenges, listed row-by-row and left-to-right: Row One: 1. Written by Terry Pratchett (Hogfather) 2. Locus Award for Best Horror Novel Winner (What Moves the Dead) 3. Breaking a Curse (Someone You Can Build a Nest In) 4. Translated from Russian (Monday Starts on Saturday) 5. Written in Your Year of Birth Row 2: 1. Set on a Spaceship 2. Told from a ‘Villain’ POV (The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes) 3. World Fantasy Award Winner 4. Been Adapted into a Movie (Redwall) 5. Been Sitting on the Shelf for More Than a Year (Runaways: Teenage Wasteland) Row 3: 1. Title Starts with O 2. Has Dragons (Onyx Storm) 3. Free Square 4. Afrofuturism (After the Flare) 5. Written Between 1930 – 1950 (The Case of Charlse Dexter Ward) Row 4: 1. Set During the Cold War (Three Miles Down) “ 2. King Arthur (Retelling, Inspired, or Original) (Spear) 3. Has Witches 4. Has Immortality (A Court of Mist and Fury) 5. Australian, Canadian or New Zealand Author Row 5: 1. Translated from Japanese (The Liminal Zone) 2. Non-Marvel or DC Superheroes (Dreadnought) 3. Has Ghosts (Haunt Sweet Home 4. Title Starts with P (Penric and the Bandit) 5. Short Fiction Magazine (Dirty Magick Magazine Jan 2025)
A five-by-five bingo card with the following challenges, In the heading is the title ‘2025’, and the website address jaydeholmes.com/book-bingo-cards/ It has the following challenges, listed row-by-row and left-to-right: Row One: 1. Written by Terry Pratchett (Hogfather) 2. Locus Award for Best Horror Novel Winner 3. Breaking a Curse (Someone You Can Build a Nest In) 4. Translated from Russian (Monday Starts on Saturday) 5. Written in Your Year of Birth Row 2: 1. Set on a Spaceship 2. Told from a ‘Villain’ POV (The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes) 3. World Fantasy Award Winner 4. Been Adapted into a Movie (Redwall) 5. Been Sitting on the Shelf for More Than a Year (Runaways: Teenage Wasteland) Row 3: 1. Title Starts with O 2. Has Dragons (Onyx Storm) 3. Free Square 4. Afrofuturism (After the Flare) 5. Written Between 1930 – 1950 (The Case of Charlse Dexter Ward) Row 4: 1. Set During the Cold War (Three Miles Down) “ 2. King Arthur (Retelling, Inspired, or Original) (Spear) 3. Has Witches 4. Has Immortality (A Court of Mist and Fury) 5. Australian, Canadian or New Zealand Author Row 5: 1. Translated from Japanese (The Liminal Zone) 2. Non-Marvel or DC Superheroes (Dreadnought) 3. Has Ghosts (Haunt Sweet Home 4. Title Starts with P (Penric and the Bandit) 5. Short Fiction Magazine (Dirty Magick Magazine Jan 2025)
A five-by-five bingo card with the following challenges, In the heading is the title ‘2025’, and the website address jaydeholmes.com/book-bingo-cards/ It has the following challenges, listed row-by-row and left-to-right: Row One: 1. Written by Terry Pratchett (FILLED by “Hogfather” by Terry Pratchett) 2. Locus Award for Best Horror Novel Winner 3. Breaking a Curse (FILLED by “Someone You Can Build a Nest In”) 4. Translated from Russian (FILLED by “Monday Starts on Saturday”) 5. Written in Your Year of Birth Row 2: 1. Set on a Spaceship 2. Told from a ‘Villain’ POV (FILLED by ‘’The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes’) 3. World Fantasy Award Winner 4. Been Adapted into a Movie (FILLED by “Redwall”) 5. Been Sitting on the Shelf for More Than a Year (FILLED by “Runaways: Teenage Wasteland”) Row 3: 1. Title Starts with O 2. Has Dragons (FILLED by “Onyx Storm”) 3. Free Square 4. Afrofuturism (FILLED by “After the Flare”) 5. Written Between 1930 - 1950 Row 4: 1. Set During the Cold War (FILLED by “ 2. King Arthur (Retelling, Inspired, or Original) (FILLED by “Spear”) 3. Has Witches 4. Has Immortality (FILLED by ‘A Court of Mist and Fury’) 5. Australian, Canadian or New Zealand Author Row 5: 1. Translated from Japanese (FILLED by “The Liminal Zone’ 2. Non-Marvel or DC Superheroes (FILLED by “Dreadnought” 3. Has Ghosts (FILLED by ‘Haunt Sweet Home’ 4. Title Starts with P (FILLED by 'Penric and the Bandit') 5. Short Fiction Magazine (FILLED by “Dirty Magick Magazine Jan 2025)
A five-by-five bingo card with the following challenges, In the heading is the title ‘2025’, and the website address jaydeholmes.com/book-bingo-cards/ It has the following challenges, listed row-by-row and left-to-right: Row One: 1. Written by Terry Pratchett (FILLED by “Hogfather” by Terry Pratchett) 2. Locus Award for Best Horror Novel Winner 3. Breaking a Curse (FILLED by “Someone You Can Build a Nest In”) 4. Translated from Russian (FILLED by “Monday Starts on Saturday”) 5. Written in Your Year of Birth Row 2: 1. Set on a Spaceship 2. Told from a ‘Villain’ POV (FILLED by ‘’The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes’) 3. World Fantasy Award Winner 4. Been Adapted into a Movie (FILLED by “Redwall”) 5. Been Sitting on the Shelf for More Than a Year (FILLED by “Runaways: Teenage Wasteland”) Row 3: 1. Title Starts with O 2. Has Dragons (FILLED by “Onyx Storm”) 3. Free Square 4. Afrofuturism (FILLED by “After the Flare”) 5. Written Between 1930 - 1950 Row 4: 1. Set During the Cold War 2. King Arthur (Retelling, Inspired, or Original) (FILLED by “Spear”) 3. Has Witches 4. Has Immortality (FILLED by ‘A Court of Mist and Fury’) 5. Australian, Canadian or New Zealand Author Row 5: 1. Translated from Japanese (FILLED by “The Liminal Zone’ 2. Non-Marvel or DC Superheroes (FILLED by “Dreadnought” 3. Has Ghosts (FILLED by ‘Haunt Sweet Home’ 4. Title Starts with P (FILLED by 'Penric and the Bandit') 5. Short Fiction Magazine (FILLED by “Dirty Magick Magazine Jan 2025)
A white hand holding up a paperback book copy of "Madam, Don't Forget Your Sword" edited by H. Davis and E. Davis. Has the tagline "Tales of the Companions, Sidekicks, and Minions" and a cover illustration featuring a man in a hooded robe holding out a sword.
Looking down at the front of a large brown box, where a black and white cat has rolled onto his back, sticking one paw and his head out the front of the box. The cat looks content.
Looking down at a pond, a brown froglet with four legs, tail, and frog-shaped body is under the water clearly visible to the left of the image. There is a large black tadpole to the right, underneath a thin green stick-like leaf, but it is very difficult to see.