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@astorysomewhere

Queer, disabled TTRPG developer and writer πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈ Mexican and British; currently living and studying in Bulgaria! 🌟 they/them 🌟 https://somewherewithstories.itch.io/

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hey we're going through general money issues so even sharing this would help and a donation would mean the world thank you! ko-fi.com/voxstella

28.02.2026 01:17 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Illustrated cover of WHEN YESTERDAY ENDS by S. Jean. In the center are two men standing back to back. The short of the two, Ambrose, has fair skin, red hair, glasses, and one green eyes and one glowing hazel eye. He is wearing an open button-up with an undershirt beneath it. In his hands are an open book and a potion bottle with red liquid inside. He is glancing back at the man behind him. The taller of the two, Renwick, has fair skin, dark brown feathered hair, and green eyes. He also has pointed ears, like an elf. He is wearing a dark vest over a dark shirt. In his raised hand are a bundle of daisies. While Ambrose looks unamused, Renwick has a coy smile on his lips as he gazes as Ambrose. Behind them is an open window with a golden glow and in the foreground are more daisies. The colors are soft and give it a sort of ephemeral feel.
Along the top is a tagline that reads: "an herbalist, a fey lord, and a curse before summer ends..." and below is the release date, JULY 28th, 2026.

Illustrated cover of WHEN YESTERDAY ENDS by S. Jean. In the center are two men standing back to back. The short of the two, Ambrose, has fair skin, red hair, glasses, and one green eyes and one glowing hazel eye. He is wearing an open button-up with an undershirt beneath it. In his hands are an open book and a potion bottle with red liquid inside. He is glancing back at the man behind him. The taller of the two, Renwick, has fair skin, dark brown feathered hair, and green eyes. He also has pointed ears, like an elf. He is wearing a dark vest over a dark shirt. In his raised hand are a bundle of daisies. While Ambrose looks unamused, Renwick has a coy smile on his lips as he gazes as Ambrose. Behind them is an open window with a golden glow and in the foreground are more daisies. The colors are soft and give it a sort of ephemeral feel. Along the top is a tagline that reads: "an herbalist, a fey lord, and a curse before summer ends..." and below is the release date, JULY 28th, 2026.

A blurb graphic for When Yesterday Ends. The blurb reads:
Nettles Hollow is as good a place as any to restart your life. At least, Ambrose Howl hopes so after his life falls apart.

The town’s got everything he needs: a general store carrying his favorite cigarettes, a library he could get lost in, and a hedge witch who immediately befriends him. He settles in as an herbalist, using the knowledge he’d gained from academia that he’d left behind, and for once in his life, he feels like he could be content. It’s not so bad living in some rural, far-flung town.

Until he’s visited and kidnapped by the skeleton valet of Renwick Frey, a fey lord living in hiding who is cursed to eat human hearts every five summers to remain alive. As his next victim, Ambrose saves himself by making the desperate claim of knowing how to break curses. Renwick is charmed enough to let him try, but if Ambrose can’t break the curse by summer’s end, then his heart is forfeit.

The problem? He’s never broken a curse in his life, and given the mysterious circumstances of this one, he might even die before summer ends. 

Along the bottom is where to preorder the book, which is: https://books.earlronove.com/whenyesterdayends

A blurb graphic for When Yesterday Ends. The blurb reads: Nettles Hollow is as good a place as any to restart your life. At least, Ambrose Howl hopes so after his life falls apart. The town’s got everything he needs: a general store carrying his favorite cigarettes, a library he could get lost in, and a hedge witch who immediately befriends him. He settles in as an herbalist, using the knowledge he’d gained from academia that he’d left behind, and for once in his life, he feels like he could be content. It’s not so bad living in some rural, far-flung town. Until he’s visited and kidnapped by the skeleton valet of Renwick Frey, a fey lord living in hiding who is cursed to eat human hearts every five summers to remain alive. As his next victim, Ambrose saves himself by making the desperate claim of knowing how to break curses. Renwick is charmed enough to let him try, but if Ambrose can’t break the curse by summer’s end, then his heart is forfeit. The problem? He’s never broken a curse in his life, and given the mysterious circumstances of this one, he might even die before summer ends. Along the bottom is where to preorder the book, which is: https://books.earlronove.com/whenyesterdayends

WHEN YESTERDAY ENDS, my queer cozyish fantasy, is releasing July 28th! Here's the cover!

🌿 a grumpy herbalist who left his life behind
🌿 a fey lord who eats human hearts to live
🌿 a curse that must be broken before summer ends

Preorder & details below! ⬇️
sjean.earlronove.com#whenyesterda...
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03.03.2026 14:04 πŸ‘ 55 πŸ” 44 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 3

coming later this week because I have not, in fact, formatted everything correctly...

22.02.2026 18:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

OH I am SO ready for this...

21.02.2026 18:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

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21.02.2026 12:55 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I also have another zine in progress featuring a poem I wrote about a banshee, but that one needs some work on the layout still. I hope I will be ready to share that one by the end of the month!

20.02.2026 15:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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finally finished this lyric game zine... hoping to post it this weekend, providing I have formatted everything correctly!

20.02.2026 15:58 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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WotN substack page is now LIVE! please subscribe for any future updates, and of course, the novel itself <3 i will be starting with character introductions and some worldbuilding information, for fun ;)

witchesofthenorth.substack.com/p/coming-soon

#indienovel #fantasy #lgbtq #art #oc #ocsky

19.02.2026 12:04 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Witches of the North | Collection from NEO | 377 posts Get more from NEO on Patreon

you can now PURCHASE my entire WotN collection - all art, writing, wips, games... everything since 2018 !! almost 400 posts, with more added p much all the time.

if you are interested in WotN and want to support me, this has so many goodies!!!

#art #indieauthor

www.patreon.com/collection/4...

18.02.2026 11:31 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
commission sheet for earlronove
on the left is a full body portrait of a young man with white hair and angel wings. He wears a jacket off his shoulders, a black tank top, short white shorts, and red high tops. He has an iron pipe resting on his shoulder. To his right are the prices. Bust, from the shoulders up, is $40+ USD, Half, from the waist and up, is $75+, and Full, from the feet up, is $100+ USD. In a box to the right are what earlronove will draw. Yes are designs, OCs, fanart, animal eats/tail. The Nos are NSFW, gore, furries, mecha, complex armor. It further says "if in doubt, please ask! payments through paypal invoice!"
Finally, below the yes and no box are two more commission options: a chibi body ($40+ USD), and a black & white chapter image ($20+ USD). In addition there is a note about Full Illustrations being inquired through e-mail. At the bottom is a URL for more information: https://earlronove.carrd.co/#commissions

commission sheet for earlronove on the left is a full body portrait of a young man with white hair and angel wings. He wears a jacket off his shoulders, a black tank top, short white shorts, and red high tops. He has an iron pipe resting on his shoulder. To his right are the prices. Bust, from the shoulders up, is $40+ USD, Half, from the waist and up, is $75+, and Full, from the feet up, is $100+ USD. In a box to the right are what earlronove will draw. Yes are designs, OCs, fanart, animal eats/tail. The Nos are NSFW, gore, furries, mecha, complex armor. It further says "if in doubt, please ask! payments through paypal invoice!" Finally, below the yes and no box are two more commission options: a chibi body ($40+ USD), and a black & white chapter image ($20+ USD). In addition there is a note about Full Illustrations being inquired through e-mail. At the bottom is a URL for more information: https://earlronove.carrd.co/#commissions

It's getting warmer and I am still in need of a new bike (my old one gave up right before winter). Help me fund it by commissioning me? That'd be neat! I updated my sheet and you can find more information on my carrd below!

earlronove.carrd.co#commissions

18.02.2026 01:54 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 27 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

same! I feel like in part it’s because if I do a terrible job I could theoretically go β€œsorry about that, and also I have no relation whatsoever to Nolita Villanueva” and then peace out of there immediately

16.02.2026 19:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

At some point I hope to have both
a) enough poems about fae to make a collection of them
and
b) the courage to share them

16.02.2026 19:38 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I recently released a poem game about a changeling and the home she refuses to leave for #48WordRPGJam!

somewherewithstories.itch.io/the-village-...

16.02.2026 19:31 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Applications still open for another week; more details in the form linked in the original post! #ItchioBundles

πŸ”ž Adults only (NSFW work allowed but not required)
βœ… WIPs allowed
βœ… All genres welcome
🚫 No genAI etc

16.02.2026 18:41 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

ALWAYS

16.02.2026 19:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
a graphic for Wherever the Stars Call. The main focus is the two leads, Laurel and Juniper, as they stand back to back looking skyward against a backdrop of stars. The short description of the book beside them reads: Sometimes, you have to go on a space adventure with your BFF in a stolen cruiser, befriend a revenge seeking vampire on the way, and become an absolute problem for the federation... That's what best friends do, right?" Below the text is a small graphic of the book in paperback form and in ebook form on a small phone. Below that is a URL where to find your copy: books.earlronove.com/whereverthestarscall

a graphic for Wherever the Stars Call. The main focus is the two leads, Laurel and Juniper, as they stand back to back looking skyward against a backdrop of stars. The short description of the book beside them reads: Sometimes, you have to go on a space adventure with your BFF in a stolen cruiser, befriend a revenge seeking vampire on the way, and become an absolute problem for the federation... That's what best friends do, right?" Below the text is a small graphic of the book in paperback form and in ebook form on a small phone. Below that is a URL where to find your copy: books.earlronove.com/whereverthestarscall

When I wrote WHEREVER THE STARS CALL, my main focus was the friendship between Laurel & Juniper. At the time, it felt like there wasn't enough friendship stories, & I wanted to change that.

But now they're in a bundle with a bunch of friendship stories! πŸš€ 37 books for $35!
itch.io/b/3486/frien...

03.02.2026 14:30 πŸ‘ 34 πŸ” 20 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
An illustration of a young man with white hair at profile, smiling shyly with his eyes closed. Atop his head is a flower crown. Behind him is a starry background with wavy lines moving through it like magic and there is also a gold circle behind him.

An illustration of a young man with white hair at profile, smiling shyly with his eyes closed. Atop his head is a flower crown. Behind him is a starry background with wavy lines moving through it like magic and there is also a gold circle behind him.

This is art from 2023 of Morgan from Hymn of Memory, but I have it as a little pin stuck to my bulletin board at work and it always makes me smile.

I'm still really proud of Hymn of Memory in general as my first self published work! You should check it out! 🌻
books.earlronove.com/hymnofmemory

30.01.2026 01:38 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
illustration of a creepy bedroom. A person is curled up under the covers asleep, and yellow-eyed goblins and a shadow entity emerge from under the bed.

illustration of a creepy bedroom. A person is curled up under the covers asleep, and yellow-eyed goblins and a shadow entity emerge from under the bed.

self portrait of the artist with her head resting on a kitchen table. Two curious goblins approach cautiously

self portrait of the artist with her head resting on a kitchen table. Two curious goblins approach cautiously

illustration of witches and demons attending a small banquet. Goblins and a tentacle monster emerge from under the table

illustration of witches and demons attending a small banquet. Goblins and a tentacle monster emerge from under the table

illustration of ghouls and goblins surrounding a ghost in a graveyard

illustration of ghouls and goblins surrounding a ghost in a graveyard

was no one going to tell me it's #goblinweek??

29.01.2026 18:02 πŸ‘ 803 πŸ” 209 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 1
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for Valentine's day do YOU want to gift someone art of your OCs kissing ? do you want to see YOURSELF kissing your fav? or YOUR SHIP?
πŸ’– just for v-day YCH commissions!

3 slots per design for the moment :)

πŸ’– vgen.co/nateoldrin/s...
OR
DM me <3 !

#commission #ych #ocxcanon #canonxcanon #art

29.01.2026 16:47 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2

we had a lot of fun over Christmas making some physical ones with tracing paper and the wonderful effects of a printer running low on ink

if friends want a physical version please let us know!!

29.01.2026 14:52 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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my lovely @nateoldrin.bsky.social and I made this zine about magical metal organisms together at the end of last year and we are very proud of it!

here it is digitally on itch: somewherewithstories.itch.io/a-small-fiel...

29.01.2026 14:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

just finished third semester at uni!!! I am looking forward to a nice break (after I finish writing my poem game for #48WordRPGJam) (I am hoping I will finish on time)

29.01.2026 14:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Screenshot from The Mysterious Thief; Forget Me Not. A CG of Forget Me Not and Irina, as the former catches the latter as she's falling, resulting in them staring into each other's eyes. The text reads "A-Are you alright?!"

Screenshot from The Mysterious Thief; Forget Me Not. A CG of Forget Me Not and Irina, as the former catches the latter as she's falling, resulting in them staring into each other's eyes. The text reads "A-Are you alright?!"

Screenshot from Locked Room on Rails.
It shows two characters in a lounge car on a train. The dialogue reads "Santiago Moore: Sir, even if I had anything interesting to talk about, I definitely wouldn't be telling them to a random man who won't take a hint and leave."

Screenshot from Locked Room on Rails. It shows two characters in a lounge car on a train. The dialogue reads "Santiago Moore: Sir, even if I had anything interesting to talk about, I definitely wouldn't be telling them to a random man who won't take a hint and leave."

The Itchio Winter Sale is also going on right now! You can grab all of my paid goodies for 20% off, or together in a discounted bundle!
itch.io/s/172563/win...

18.12.2025 18:57 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
on a black background: out now, Is Your Blog Worth Saving? underneath is the logo 'un-navigatable' with colored blocks on top of the word similar to the xanga logo

on a black background: out now, Is Your Blog Worth Saving? underneath is the logo 'un-navigatable' with colored blocks on top of the word similar to the xanga logo

Un-Navigatable is a Wretched & Alone game about saving your blog before the website shuts down. Race against time and your own feelings and try to remember who you were so many years ago

find it here: https://k-ramstack.itch.io/un-navigatable

14.12.2025 17:59 πŸ‘ 31 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Folk Game Jam A game jam from 2024-12-25 to 2025-12-31 hosted by Camilla Zamboni. This game jam is based on the TTRPG

I am also running the "Folk Jam" throughout 2025 to collect folk stories from all over the world.

I want to hear about your stories, your traditions, the creatures that inhabit your cultures, the mysteries that haunt your folks.

Find it here: itch.io/jam/folk-gam...

16.01.2025 21:58 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
A release day graphic for BE NOT AFRAID by S. Jean. A 3D version of the book is to the left with a phone displaying the same cover as an ebook. There is a short descrption to the right of the book and it reads: 
a fast-paced blaze through hell...
When deadbeat Trent Cain takes a shortcut home through the park at 3AM, he find five angels there to greet him. Unfortunately, despite their proclamations of "be not afraid", they mean him harm. His only hope is another angel wielding a lead pipe, but there's something familiar about this one...

Along the bottom of the graphic is the url for where to find your copy: books.earlronove.com/benotafraid

A release day graphic for BE NOT AFRAID by S. Jean. A 3D version of the book is to the left with a phone displaying the same cover as an ebook. There is a short descrption to the right of the book and it reads: a fast-paced blaze through hell... When deadbeat Trent Cain takes a shortcut home through the park at 3AM, he find five angels there to greet him. Unfortunately, despite their proclamations of "be not afraid", they mean him harm. His only hope is another angel wielding a lead pipe, but there's something familiar about this one... Along the bottom of the graphic is the url for where to find your copy: books.earlronove.com/benotafraid

BE NOT AFRAID is out now!
A deadbeat guitarist's bad night gets worse when he's thrust into hell, seraphs demanding his death hot on his heels. His only hope is another angel, one with eyes he used to know.

retailers: books.earlronove.com/benotafraid
itch: earlronove.itch.io/benotafraid
#booksky πŸ’™πŸ“š

09.12.2025 13:47 πŸ‘ 70 πŸ” 48 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 9
Panel 1: the panel is shaded with warm colours, A dog and a person stand infront of a door and the dog says "sister! I wish to go outside."

Panel 2: the door is opened, the outside is cool and blue, while the inside is warm coloured. There is wind blowing the person's hair back and the dogs ears and jowels back.

Panel 3: , back to full warm shading, the dog and person are back indoors as the dog prances away looking back at her. "Sister, it is cold, do a couch wiggle instead."

Panel 4: the beagle is upside down on the couch wiggling.

Panel 1: the panel is shaded with warm colours, A dog and a person stand infront of a door and the dog says "sister! I wish to go outside." Panel 2: the door is opened, the outside is cool and blue, while the inside is warm coloured. There is wind blowing the person's hair back and the dogs ears and jowels back. Panel 3: , back to full warm shading, the dog and person are back indoors as the dog prances away looking back at her. "Sister, it is cold, do a couch wiggle instead." Panel 4: the beagle is upside down on the couch wiggling.

It's a snow and wind storm today.
Spud does not approve.

06.12.2025 02:54 πŸ‘ 3419 πŸ” 863 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 7
BE NOT AFRAID Fun Facts! graphic. In the left is the book's cover, featuring Seth flying across with his white hair, pink wings, and coy smile. To the right are the fun facts. They are:
- approx 32k words & 155pgs
- 3 end of chapter illustrations
- β€œbe not afraid” is uttered 10 times
- blood is mentioned 73 times
- Trent swears at least 126 times (counting his narration & dialogue)
- 1 Rolls-Royce is destroyed
- at least 5 wings are torn off
- uncounted number of seraphs are bludgeoned by a lead pipe
- Trent learns 3AM is a perfectly acceptable time to stroll through the park

Along the bottom is a call to action for ordering preorders and the december 6th release date. Preorders can be found at books.earlronove.com/benotafraid

BE NOT AFRAID Fun Facts! graphic. In the left is the book's cover, featuring Seth flying across with his white hair, pink wings, and coy smile. To the right are the fun facts. They are: - approx 32k words & 155pgs - 3 end of chapter illustrations - β€œbe not afraid” is uttered 10 times - blood is mentioned 73 times - Trent swears at least 126 times (counting his narration & dialogue) - 1 Rolls-Royce is destroyed - at least 5 wings are torn off - uncounted number of seraphs are bludgeoned by a lead pipe - Trent learns 3AM is a perfectly acceptable time to stroll through the park Along the bottom is a call to action for ordering preorders and the december 6th release date. Preorders can be found at books.earlronove.com/benotafraid

As we continue to approach BE NOT AFRAID's release on December 9th, I thought I could share some fun facts about my horror novella. I think they're fun, anyway.

Preorder my horror novella feat. a guitarist's very bad night & some violent angels today! ➑️ books.earlronove.com/benotafraid

21.11.2025 14:34 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Sprinting Owl Mecha Tabletop Experience. A clunky robot in a sleek spaceship cockpit. Over its head are arcing the words "wow! cool robot!"

Sprinting Owl Mecha Tabletop Experience. A clunky robot in a sleek spaceship cockpit. Over its head are arcing the words "wow! cool robot!"

Recruitment is open for a Sprinting Owl tabletop bundle!

The theme this time is mecha.

Submissions are due by Sunday.

03.12.2025 18:26 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 3
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The HUGE Font Bundle (98% OFF) SALE, a Sans Serif Font by Salt & Pepper Designs

Indie TTRPG publishers; here is another absurdly huge font bundle to consider picking up for your personal collection. They tend to give you a lot of potential value for your buck, and are clearly licensed for commercial use.

creativemarket.com/saltandpeppe...

19.11.2025 22:14 πŸ‘ 53 πŸ” 41 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1