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@wottenmoss.bsky.social

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🖋writing queer fantasy! 🌿druid-in-training (obod /|\ bard) 🍴excellent cook, terrible baker 🦝a raccoon stole my gender :/

A picture of The River Has Roots by Amal El-Mohtar over top a video of a flowing river. Text that says sound on! An original song by wottenmoss inspired by my favorite read of last year. My profile pic bird (a crow with glasses and a witch hat) is peaking out from the side.
in the dense brush, a bee rests on a bright yellow flower reaching toward the sun
drops of morning dew cling onto strands of spiderweb inside the hole of a wooden fence. faintly, in the background, a valley of mist can be seen, pooling around the base of a mountain. photo cred: me! (full disclosure, I took this picture a number of years ago, not during my walk this morning — I couldn’t really take a picture of what I was smelling)
the treetops of a forest, overshadowed by gray clouds. some trees are full of spring leaves; some are stark and bare.
a muted image of pink flowers hanging down from a tree, dripping in spring rain. a gray sky and out of focus trees in the background.
Moodboard featuring imagery of the sea, canals, a key, a round-looking bird, the sun, a mask, flowers, gold, and stars surrounding a group of five silhouetted people
Moodboard featuring a mystical forest, a faint outline of a woman flying over a dark shadow, a magpie, two people holding hands, a library with stained glass windows, sheet music, outlines of leaves, mountains and a dagger, and watercolor-style flowers, clouds, mushrooms and sun
Text: An agent’s guide to When the Magpie Flies by M H Wottenmoss. Background of mountains, trees, and giant mushrooms. A magpie flies in the sky.
screenshot of a tumblr post by sjw-bot: in retrospect, yikes
Moodboard featuring imagery of the sea, canals, a key, a round-looking bird, the sun, a mask, flowers, gold, and stars surrounding a group of five silhouetted people
You couldn’t always see the Shadow in the sky; most of the time it was a tiny spot of darkness marring the daytime sky like an inverse star or nestled in the blanket of night. It wasn’t something you could set your clock or your compass to, either. It changed size and shape and location with no clear pattern. Hedgemages made a habit of trying to divine by it, to conjure some sort of meaning from its movements. What a waste of time—the Shadow simply was what it was. Sometimes it was bigger. Sometimes it was smaller. Sometimes it swallowed the entire sky.
"This is a bad decision," Mag said as she packed up her things, just for the sake of it. For the record. "Maybe," Calla admitted. "But you're good at those." Well. It wasn't not true. Mag responded with a demonstrative gesture, snatching up Calla's pack before she could try to carry it herself. Calla was still trembling minutely, but she walked over to Mag's side without wavering. She didn't insist on taking her own pack. "No way out but through." "Factually incorrect. Running for the hills is still an option." "No, it isn't. I took that card off the table and ate it." Calla’s deep brown eyes were full of mirth and unafraid. She wanted to look at them forever. "Evil," Mag insisted, her smile growing larger and more genuine. She knocked her knuckles against Calla's, and together they set off back toward the path.
Moodboard featuring a mystical forest, a faint outline of a woman flying over a dark shadow, a magpie, two people holding hands, a library with stained glass windows, sheet music, outlines of leaves, mountains and a dagger, and watercolor-style flowers, clouds, mushrooms and rays of sunlight
profile screen shot of readventor @blessedread.bsky.social
An image of a possum wearing a wizard hat and holding a magic wand, riding a goose, with text that says I am a conduit for nonsense
a very edible looking loaf of banana bread
Track 1: Into the Spiritwoods by wottenmoss A record spins on a blue album cover dotted with flying birds; the record is not a black circle but an image of a forest. The background features images of a forest, a hand over an open book and lit candle, and old books. Yellow audio waves move behind the album cover, and pale, misty shapes move to the right.
A movie poster featuring a misty forest, a magpie flying over the blue mountains rising into the sky. Text: Enter the spiritwoods. When the Magpie Flies, a book by M H Wottenmoss. Undiscovered magic, queer fantasy, chaotic academia. Querying now.
Moodboard featuring a mystical forest, a faint outline of a woman flying over a dark shadow, a magpie, two people holding hands, a library with stained glass windows, sheet music, outlines of leaves, mountains and a dagger, and watercolor-style flowers, clouds, mushrooms and sun
a bouquet of yellow, orange, and pink flowers in a vase with a sunflower in the middle
Text: An agent’s guide to When the Magpie Flies by M H Wottenmoss. Background of mountains, trees, and a giant mushroom. A magpie flies in the sky.
two happy little blue wildflowers nestled in long grass
Three holographic sparkly stickers. One is an image of a wizard with text that says read banned books, gain forbidden knowledge. The second is a lil orange frog with a wizard hat that says I am and conduit for nonsense. The third is a strange moth creature crouched over a bowl of soup with text that says please leave me alone I am eating soup.
Black background with white text that says The Lament of Mors Enis, the simplicity of which makes my lack of video editing skills very obvious
Text: an agent’s guide to WHEN THE MAGPIE FLIES by M. H. Wottenmoss. 75k queer fantasy, adult/upper YA, series potential Light blue-gray black ground with a flock of birds
An image of a mystical path through the woods
Alt text: A moodboard featuring mystical woods, a figure holding a ball of energy, birds flying away from a Shadow in the sky, a library with stained glass windows, ancient tomes, mushrooms, two people holding hands, and the WIP title When the Magpie Flies.
Part of a word document that says “And the protagonists are like yoink, you’re ours now, witchling. Come hither and do ethical science in our cool ass fort.”
A moodboard featuring mystical woods, a figure holding a ball of energy, birds flying away from a Shadow in the sky, a library with stained glass windows, ancient tomes, mushrooms, two people holding hands, and the WIP title When the Magpie Flies.
A moodboard featuring mystical woods, a figure holding a ball of energy, birds flying away from a Shadow in the sky, a library with stained glass windows, ancient tomes, mushrooms, two people holding hands, and the WIP title When the Magpie Flies.