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Professional Editor/Author. Graphic Design. Audio mastery. Voice Actor. Actor. Researcher. Historian. Linguist. Bioanthro/Forensics. Folklorist. Lexicographer. ND, Non-binary, they/them. Bylines NY Observer & Bustle. Books/samples> https://kaijarayne.com/

Pink, purple, and white tulips in a raised concrete planting bed.
Rough Grey bark of a downed black willow.
Mulberry stump next to cast off pieces of broken grey cement. A stubborn nightshade vine growing from the wreckage.
A wooden stump with a tiny mulberry shoot springing from the roots.
Brush pile with a determined vine of green leaves.
Ground ivy Downed pale creamed coffee wood, with a tiny purple flower with green leaves.
Common periwinkle Shiny, leathery green leaves with a blue-purple 5 petal flower.
Garlic mustard plant Green, arrow shaped leaves with small white blossoms.
Common dandelion Green grass and leaves background with yellow flower.
Picture of a common blue violet cluster. Brown dead bracken background with bright green leaves and purple-blue flowers.
A white background with blue flowers and lettering. It reads: Spring Festival of Enjoyment Beautiful Favourites get to know me Please feel free to use it, too! Let's spread some joy. Up to five of each, series/bands count, I'd love to know why, too. 1. Flower 2. Tree 3. Environment 4. Drink 5. Food/meal 6. Book 7. Movie 8. Show 9. Game 10. Genre 11. Artist 12. Songs/bands 13. Lesson you've learned 14. Wild Animal 15. Domesticated animal 16. Subject to learn about 17. Food treat 18. Non-food treat 19. Fandom 20. Quote 21. Colour 22. Topic to talk about 23. Vacation 24. Artwork/style 25. Season 26. Time of Day 27. Weather 28. Experience 29. Relationship 30. Hobby 31. Fictional Character 32. Fictional world 33. Non-Fiction subject 34. Possession 35. Myth 36. Actor 37. City 38. Language 39. Accent 40. Precious stone 41. Precious metal 42. Semi-precious stone 43. Semi-precious metal 44. Era 45. Something I haven't listed Lastly. What do you love about yourself? Your friends? Your family? Kaija Rayne
Apologies. I'm disabled and it's too long for me to easily type up after the day I've had. It's the overview of T. Kingfisher's Astarion book. Penguin Random House is the publisher. The site probably has it somewhere. I got it from a friend otherwise I'd link it.
Selection of various types of pinfire cartridges in order from 15mm, 12mm, 9mm, 7mm, 5mm, and 2mm.
A pepperbox revolver from Småland, Sweden, made by Johan Engholm, Ödestugu
Hand holding a revolver with the barrel pointed up.
A pistol with a cross shaped slide magazine on a cream background. A ten-shot harmonica pistol at the National Firearms Museum in Virginia, USA
Two news pieces confirming that US publishers are stepping back from queer books. And that the US market absolutely affects international sales and acquisitions too.
Results of a poll on whether we want AI or not. Yes is 4%. No is 96%
From the show Supernatural. Crowley unrolling a scroll. It's captioned "I just have a small list of demands"
A person sitting with their back to a bed with headphones on. Text reads 'Be honest, you still listen to '80s music more than today's "hits".
Wooden handled cat of nine tails crafted from leather and rope.
Fading green to white background with the Merriam Webster logo of a white circle with a thin red line inside it. Text reads 'your 2026 Word' I got 'kind-hearted'.
Cream text on a cyan background. "You are now forced to have the same job as the main character in the last book you read. What is the job?"
Business logo for Kaija Rayne. Author, editor, researcher, linguist, folklorist, historian, lexicographer, forensic chemist, bioanthropologist Blue and purple gradient letters on white background.
"Sugaring Off" by Grandma Moses (Anna Mary Robertson Moses) Painting depicting making maple syrup the old fashioned way. Excellent example of Näive/primitivest artwork. White (snow) background, lots of primary colours on coats, images of horse, sledges, yokes on shoulders and sugaring apparatus.
Magenta and white bell like fuchsia blooms against green foliage.
Plant with green leaves a white flowers. Background is a worn wooden fence. It's a mock orange.
Person called Hifocoin, @/hifocoin.bsky.social saying Mm, sounds like drama. I'd rather nap or eat tuna. Blockchain don't care about memes, just hash rates and snack breaks. Stay chill, kitty.
Ben Franklins cartoon. Sepia background, brown frame surrounding a chopped up timber rattlesnake. The words read Join, or Die.
Yellow flag with a timber rattlesnake curled and ready to strike. The snake rests on grass. The words Don't Tread On Me are at the bottom.
Red begonia blooms against green leaves.
Fluffy red flower spikes against green leaves and brown wooden planks. Red clay bricks on the floor.
Green and yellow thyme plant
Light green-gold sedum plant against grey gravel.
Red and green hen and chicks plant
Pink and green succulent plant
Burgundy roses against green leaves.
Yellow rose against green leaves.
Peach and white roses against a grey background.
Burgundy rose against green leaves.
Brilliant red rose against green leaves. Dew drops catch light.
"English doesn't borrow from other languages. English follows other languages down dark alleys, knocks them over and goes through their pockets for loose grammar." -James Nicoll
Chapter header content warning for chp 35 of Kaija Rayne's Faerie Honour. Content Warning: This chapter has references to rape and graphic child murder/sibling deaths as part of an audio-visual sharing of memories. If you wish to avoid reading this chapter a synopsis of it and then a link back to the interlude can be found here. LIADHÁIN My heat symptoms were playing havoc with my memory, so I got out of my bath to check whose day it was on the roster pinned to my centre tent pole. It was Ruaidhrí’s day. Huh. He usually showed up pretty early, not wanting to miss a moment of our time together. He'd been at lunch, which was the agreed upon ‘start’ to each guys’ time with me. But it was mid-afternoon and Ruaidhrí had yet to come to get me. I frowned and dried off. Then dressed in a loose, thin sundress. I messed with my hair ‘til I had it in a braided bun, then my impatience got the better of me. I slid into sandals and made my way to his tent. Cathaoir’s tea had really helped tone down my urges a lot. I still felt them,
Content warning list from Kaija Rayne's Faerie Honour Graphic violence Ableist language (occasional) Use of slur for mixed-race people (self-reference) War Mention of the Sars-Cov-19 pandemic Food Alcohol Death of a family member Being stranded without resources Blood Gore Claustrophobia Anxiety Sibling Death (1 graphic scene with a synopsis link so you can skip it) Kidnapping Beating Torture Death from a high fall Grief Enslavement Chattel Slavery Rape (references, no graphic scenes) Warning: This book contains sexually explicit content, which may only be suitable for mature readers.
A person called Daffodont responding to me with 'you sound annoying as hell'. Never spoken to them.
Purple lilac blooms and green leaves against a wooden fence.
Striped cartoon cat pressing face down like onto a bed. Yellow background. Caption: I'll get over it. I just need to be dramatic first.
Female presumed person with dark hair and very pale skin wearing 'goth' black clothing and makeup. It's a gif from the movie The Craft.
Tom Cruise (brunet, male presumed person with pale skin) putting on a pair of Aviator sunglasses. I think it's a gif from Top Gun.
A 3 litre bag of milk, a white 1 litre bag of milk, and a milk bag holder. Basically just bags and a pitcher.
Orange and white cat curled up in a grey kitty cup.
Grey and white cat lying on an orange and blue blanket.
White and grey cat sitting in a grey kitty cup.
White cat with grey spots sleeping curled up on a black blanket.
Green milkweed leaves with tiny monarch butterfly caterpillars on them.
Blue and orange book cover. Blue background and an orange labrys (double bladed axe). A Tide of Black Steel by Anthony Ryan
Grey and white cat asleep showing pink toes.