Trip Galey

@trip.bsky.social

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He/Him. Fantasy Author. Londoner. 🏳️‍🌈 Mythopoeic Award Finalist. A MARKET OF DREAMS AND DESTINY (Titan 2023); Editor & Co-Founder @bonabooks.bsky.social & Fantabulosa!; Rep: @onechaptermore.bsky.social https://linktr.ee/TripGaley

Book cover for COMET WEATHER by Liz Williams, in a somewhat stained glass style with lots of purples and blues, a woman stands in profile, arms raised, hair upswept by an unseen wind, with a stylised skyline below her and a a starry sky above.
Cover art for THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF VALENZIAGA. Think stained glass, with all the ostentation, but there’s a drag queen (Aurora Thunder) smashing through the glass and serving sorcerous, iridescent realness.
Cover of THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF VALENZIAGA, done as a stained glass piece, with a drag queen, Aurora Thunder, breaking through and shattering it.
The words OCEAN GIRL at the top, while beneath a young man in a two-tone blue shirt and a young woman with wet hair dressed in scavenged materials stand side by side
A white circle on a black marble background. The white circle is in a stained glass style, and centres a shield or house crest. On the shield is a manicured hand reaching for a crown.
Screencap of a kickstarter with 69 hours remaunibg and 169 backers
The cover of The Great Book of Amber (an omnibus) by Roger Zelazny. The title is at the top, the author name at the bottom. The image on the cover features a city on the peak of a mountain, with a larger mountain and a half moon in the background
Gold art deco scrollwork in teh corners of a black background, on which is the following list: Stretch Goals! £5k - Chapter Header Image £7500 - No-Frills Audiobooks £10k - Annotated ebook (V) £12.5k - Printed Endpapers £15k - Annotated ebook (B) £17.5k - House Bookmarks £20k - Sprayed Edges £25k - Deluxe Audiobook (V) 500 NA Physical Backers - Reduced Shipping!
A screencap of the kickstarter page for The Fall of the House of Valenziaga with only 68 backers showing. Sadness!
Alana: You are well-known for having references to other works sprinkled throughout your stories. Without spoilers, can you share a few titles that will grant in-joke access? Trip: First, this question immediately started a particular scene from the film Evil Under the Sun, starring Peter Ustinov (and Dame Maggie Smith! And Dame Diana Rigg! It’s actually superb, you should all watch it sometime…) playing in my mind. But that’s a digression, so I’ll throw out a list and leave it at that. Dynasty S03E16; The Courts of Chaos by Roger Zelazny; The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess by Chappell Roan; The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells; Mommie Dearest (1981); Diamonds and Toads by Charles Perrault; POSE (all series); The Complete Kake Comics by Tom of Finland; RuPaul’s Drag Race (any series, really, but All-Stars All-Winners would be my rec); The Last Herald-Mage Trilogy by Mercedes Lackey… …I am going to say I stopped there, and not admit that there were actually several more before I got ahold of myself and hit the delete key to bring it down to something more reasonable in size foras a paragraph…
Picture of a diary page with a UK "Ive had my covid vaccination" sticker, inder the date 26.02.Friday.
Sales reps at $11 billion AI startup ElevenLabs have to bring in 20 times their base salary, or they're out — VP says Which really means: sales reps at overvalued probable slop factory have to agree to staggering exploitation of their labour without a commensurate share of the profits/product
Milk, and two cups of yorkshire tea
Image of woman reading a book. Above are the words “Unclear if Book Boring or Reader Stupid” and below is the site it’s from, Reductress
Cover of Kid Wolf and Kraken Boy by Sam J Miller. Babt blue cover with white text, title on top, author name on bottom, a boxing glove and a pistol in three concentric circles in the centre.
A promo poster for Drag Race All Stars, with RuPaul in the centre in a green gown.
Jinkx Monsoon in a pig nose saying “The Stress is just really getting to me”
Jon’s quarry, apple clenched tightly in his claws, growled from his perch at the end of a tangle of vegetation, moored to the brickwork with a slew of desiccated vines. ‘Alright now—‘ Jon’s eyes flicked to the creature’s sharp little fangs. ‘—Bramble. Can I call you Bramble? Give it here. Come on. Give it back.’ The newly-christened Bramble remained hunched over the fruit, coiling his furry little body around it like a lover, and growled deep in his throat. Then, without breaking eye contact, he slowly slid his fangs into the flesh of the apple and began noisily—and pointedly—slurping the fruit. ‘You little bastard.’ Jon shook his head but couldn’t help the smile that crept across his face. ‘At least leave me the seeds!’ Bramble growled, a happy sound, and slowly blinked at Jon, his posture softening. Jon left the little beast to his feast. If he lunged at him, Bramble would only dart away. If he let Bramble suck the apple dry, at least there was a chance Jon could reclaim the seeds. You never knew what kind of apple might grow from a seed, but even if it turned out to be all-but-inedible, at least more trees would give him more power.
‘But it is not enough to simply remember these things! Not enough to simply go through one’s life merely existing! No! Not enough at all.’ Professora Traufmann flicked her fingers as if dismissing the thought from existence entirely. ‘Why is that, professora?’ River called from his position at the back of the class, knowing a cue when he saw one. ‘History is crafted! Why else would it be called ‘making history’? Do we not owe it to our descendants to live the best lives we possibly can? To create the most absorbing, most sensational history that can be made? Of course we do!’ Professora Traufmann thrust one hand up in emphasis. She held it there for a long moment, eyes glinting in the light of a dozen broken skies, before drawing it slowly down to her side as she raised her chin defiantly. ‘And we have a particular obligation to history, we who were so often mocked, despised, even reviled in our own worlds. We whose history has been denied to us, rewritten by the lowest common denominators of our cultures. We who saw our lovers recast as friends, saw our identities dismissed as eccentricities, saw our stories rewritten. And all that when we were not simply erased.’ Silence hung suspended over the top of that tower, the students assembled hardly daring to breathe in the face of the Professora’s fervour.
The professora stood behind her podium, glittering nails clutching the lectern as if holding on for dear life. As if the passion that rolled off her in waves was in danger of casting her up into the kaleidoscope sky she had oh-so-deliberately chosen as a backdrop for this inaugural lecture. She and River stood—and the assembled dozen or so students sat—on top of Penumbral University’s observation tower, a vast spiral of stone carefully stitched together from the shattered remnants of dozens of worlds. The weight of that history buoyed them all, professora and students. ‘Behold!’ Professora Traufmann swept her right arm out, the gauzy material of her academic regalia fluttering with the force of the motion, ‘The City of Twixt. Our home. The last refuge of those whose worlds are long since dead. Each stone and street a piece of one of those vanished lands, broken by time or terror or travesty. Each boudoir and boulevard that persists bound to one another in a mosaic of living history. We eat and sleep and breathe within a living artefact, a testament to untold deeps of history. What a gift to exist within such a place! What a treasure! What an opportunity! Here, even here, beyond the end of time, there are untold deeps of history within which to immerse ourselves.’
This is Bramble, a winged, vampire fruit-stoat. He is cute and furry and an absolute chaos gremlin in disguise. The picture has him leaning on an apple with one paw, whilst licking his chops.
On a parchment background, text reading: There’s no place like it…but it’s the furthest thing from home imaginable… Underneath the text is an e-reader with a gold-bordered, blue cover of BETWIXT THE CRACKS by Trip Galey. The cover centres a man falling from a world surrounded by cracks in the upper left, towards a sort of rainbow neutron star, also surrounded by cracks, in the bottom right.
On a parchment background, text reading: There’s no place like it…but it’s the furthest thing from home imaginable… Underneath the text is an e-reader with a black and white cover of BETWIXT THE CRACKS by Trip Galey. The cover centres a man falling from a world surrounded by cracks in the upper left, towards a sort of rainbow neutron star, also surrounded by cracks, in the bottom right.
In golden texts on a forested, green background: Author Showdown. Most Likely to…with Trip Galey & R.D. Pires. On the left is an art nouveau frame with Galey’s face in it, and on the right is the same with Pires’ face. Thanks for reading!
In golden text on a forested, green background: Trip: I can ride, and rope, and somewhat fight and forage…but I’m also a Type 1 Diabetic, so if magical healing isn’t on the table and sharpish, I will not be lasting terribly long, lol. Might be a coin toss for me. R.D.: You might be tempted to vote for Trip because he’s well acquainted with fae dealings and 12 feet tall… …BUT consider: I am a CHAMPION hide-and-seeker! (What do you all think?)
In gold text on a forested, green background: Author Showdown Who is MOST LIKELY to… survive being transmigrated to a fantasy world? (Are these getting too real?) And at hte bottom, a circle of blue-white magic suggesting a portal
On a forested, green background, in gold text: (Design of Darkness, you ask?) The Tides that Reign has it all! Diverse cast, including queer! World-spanning danger, queer love, a believable and dangerous dark lord, and more! ✅✅✅ South-East Asian influences! ✅ Family lost and found! ✅ Low magic, high drama! ✅ Book 3 is launching on Kickstarter soon! Get it and the first two books there! ✅✅✅ (Go hit Notify Me On Launch!)
A forested, green background with gold text, reading: R.D.: I can’t even pretend I would win this one. Just read the pre-launch page for each of our upcoming Kickstarters, and I think it’lol be pretty clear who is the greater crusader for the gay agenda. Trip: I guess I’m guilty as charged? I do tend to write a lot of queer characters, in queer worlds, with lots of queer references/easter eggs. And yeah, my upcoming Kickstarter is case in point… (Point for Trip? or no?)
A forested, green background with gold text reading: Author Showdown. Who is MOST LIKELY to… write the gayest thing you’ve ever read? (You know you love it!) With a progress-pride flag emoji in the shape of a heart centre bottom.
On a green, forest background, the words Author Showdown are centred at the top of hte page, beneath them, Most Likely To with, and then two golden, art nouveau frames, the left of which has Trip Galey\s face and the right features R D Pires.
A book centred on a broken glass background, with phrases surrounding it describing the kind of story you’ll find in the book. Starting from the top left and moving around in a circular fashion, these read: blood family vs found family; queer science-fantasy; rebellion and intrigue; wit, sass, and ass; an impossible city; call her mother!; the vibes are vibin’; stunning lewks. The tittle is The Fall of the House of Valenziaga, and the yet at the very bottom ofhte image says Go FInd it on Kickstarter!
A 2-panel meme using images from Rocky Horror Picture Show, with Rocky and Frank on the left, and Janet and Brad on the right. The top image has labelled Janet and Brad as [“those” cishet readers] and has text along the bottom reading “Well, I don’t like [books] with [characters I can’t relate to…]” while the bottom image has Frank labelled as [queer authors] and text along the bottom reading “I didn’t [write it] for you!”
Four presents beneath a christmas tree: (l to r) Tab Hunter Confidential (book); Red Star Hustle (book); a mug with Murderbot watching THE RISE AND FALL OF SANCTUARY MOON; Bell, Book, and Candle (blu-ray)
Four presents beneath a christmas tree: (l to r) Tab Hunter Confidential (book); Red Star Hustle (book); a mug with Murderbot watching THE RISE AND FALL OF SANCTUARY MOON; Bell, Book, and Candle (blu-ray)
Be wary child, as you go down, To the place beneath old London town, Where fey-folk work and goblins frown, In the market ’neath old London town. Deri hummed to himself as he dodged through the crowd, an old scrap of rhyme dredged up from a memory so many times bought and sold it was all but worn through. Three more errands left, just three, then he’d be free as the wind-swept sea. Well, as free as possible until he bought himself out of his indenture. Until then, endless errands. Fetch a new vial of ink of night from Merchant Codex. Deliver the parcel he
A screencap of the Kickstarter page for THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF VALENZIAGA, showing 69 Followers
Closeup photo of a bee
The author Trip Galey wearing a blue shirt, standing by the Thames, holding a copy of A MARKET OF DREAMS AND DESTINY in his hands with St. Paul's cathedral visible in the background
Film poster for Were the World Mine, featuring two young men in a field of pansies with the full moon in the background
Screencap of a Guardian opinion piece about nostalgia for a pre Internet life the writer never knew.
Promo image for the off Broadway musical altar boyz with five white twinks in white costumes
Maleficent gif
Friday 18 April 2025 18:30 "Why Can't I Move On?": Betrayal, Inherited Legacies and the Pressure Put on Kids in Steven Universe Hilton - Broadway,Duration: 60 mins Saturday 19 April 2025 09:30 Writing Queer People, Editing Queer People ICC Boardroom 3 - 2,Duration: 60 mins 17:40 Reading: Trip Galey ICC Boardroom 1 - 2,Duration: 20 mins 18:30 Reinventing the Fae Hilton - Boardroom,Duration: 60 mins
A blue mug with Val Kilmer from the film Real Genius on it, with the words Ultimate 80s Nerd Crush on it.
A bookshelf with a face out, signed copy of A MARKET OF DREAMS AND DESTINY
A plate of classic East End London pie and mash with gravy. Forking delicious
Film poster for the FILM PRIDE. I am crying too much to be more specific
Gif of cat reading
A meme titled: The Face // The Personality. Under the former is a picture of author Trip Galey lounging on a throne- like chair. Under the latter is two pictures, both from Disneys Gargoyles, showing Puck and his alter ego Owen Burnett
A copy of the book Emmett by L C Rosen on a blue background
Gold art deco border on a navy blue background with a picture of a book cover reading A Game Beyond Death on it. Lines of text read: Love the Traitors? Adore gothic Fantasy? Dark Academia? Can’t wait for teh next ep? read for free at patreon.com/tripgaley If you dare…
A joke chart that reads WHAT GETS ME MOTIVATED with a graph beneath. The small bar reads January 1st, while the large bar reads ‘Fear I might miss out on a fantastic read’
Me in front of our tree in a Doctor Who Christmas jumper.
Two books and a blue ray.
A crackpot, a German edition Blu-ray of The Neverending Story, a beautiful hardback of Susan Cooper's The Dark is Rising, and a Blu-ray steelbook of Stardust.
An open blu ray player with a disc of the He-Man and She-Ra Christmas Special in it
A tee that says BABE WITH THE POWER in the Labyrinth font and a blue ray of Bakshi's Lord of the Rings
Trip Galey sitting on a blue sofa while wearing an elfy Christmas jumper
Shelf featuring a face out copy of A MARKET OF DREAMS AND DESTINY by Trip Galey