Tiernan Moss

✍🏼 currently writing Alessi and His Ghost ⚰️ a queer, paranormal romance / urban fantasy trilogy 🌙 What does it mean to love a ghost? Especially one whose sorted past is quickly catching up to the present? 🍂 pfp by @raptorjules

[bambistjames]

non-writers will never understand the mental illness of writing an entire conversation in your head while doing dishes and then forgetting every word the second you open a blank doc

[tinyghosts]

“Plants and animals don’t fight the winter; they don’t pretend it’s not happening and attempt to carry on living the same lives that they lived in the summer. They prepare. They adapt. They perform extraordinary acts of metamorphosis to get them through. Winter is a time of withdrawing from the world, maximising scant resources, carrying out acts of brutal efficiency and vanishing from sight; but that’s where the transformation occurs. Winter is not the death of the life cycle, but its crucible.”

– Katherine May, Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times

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✨Kinship✨ Mullein follows me everywhere, always finding an excuse to grow outside my bedroom window. All the times I’ve moved in my life, I am honored that she wont let me do it alone. . . . . . . . Day 9 of creative prompts by @bloodmilk and @cchelseawwolfe . #octoberchrysalis #creativeprompts #mullein #plantmagic #magicalplants

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✨Stillness / Eyes Closed✨ . . . . . . . Day 8 of October Chrysalis, creative prompts by @bloodmilk and @cchelseawwolfe

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✨Nostalgia / Memory✨ My partner is a musician, as was my grandfather. Though the two never had a chance to meet, there is a lot of overlap between their personalities, and I enjoy pondering how they may have gotten along. I think of this especially now, during the waning season before the big holidays. . . . . . . . Day 7 of creative prompts by @bloodmilk and @cchelseawwolfe

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✨Seasonal✨ . . . . . . . Day 6 of lovely prompts by @bloodmilk and @cchelseawwolfe

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✨Dreamcore✨ The wind beckons me again, and I must head its call. I must roar, I must run, or I cannot be at all. Autumn is not the time for stillness; even my dreams are full of flight. . . . . . . . Day 5 of creative prompts by @bloodmilk and @cchelseawwolfe

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✨Lace / Entwine✨ . . . . . . . Day 4 of creative prompts by @bloodmilk and @cchelseawwolfe. Found this one especially lovely to work with, thank you.

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✨ Sacred Space✨ . . . . . . . Day 3, creative prompt by @bloodmilk and @cchelseawwolfe

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✨Psychic Armor / Protective Layers✨ . . . . . . . Day 2 October creative prompts by @bloodmilk and @cchelseawwolfe

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✨Beginnings / Rise / Emerge✨ Isn’t this always how it goes? Putting one foot before the other? Things end before I realize they’ve begun, and so I’m left behind. Truth is, I hate beginnings, but without them I have no place to start. One cannot wait on the brink of becoming forever, so I’ll just keep walking, placing one foot before the other. Somehow the Moon finds the will to rise, and like Her, I too want to emerge from my dark forest. . . . . . . Day 1 of October creative prompts by @bloodmilk and @cchelseawwolfe

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@cchelseawwolfe

@Bloodmilk & I put together some creative prompts for you all for the month of October! October Chrysalis is an opportunity to process the outward by going inward, reflecting what’s found there through art and creativity. These prompts are open to interpretation and form - anything from taking a quick photo in the moment, to writing a poem, short story, or song, to a collage, drawing, video, or look of the day.. Whatever format you choose is the right one. Do them all, or do a handful that resonate. Hopefully these spark something within you - sit with each one for a moment and see what comes up. Use the hashtag #OctoberChrysalis and tag @bloodmilk & I when you post so we can share some of your creations. Have fun! Much love, and happy October. (chrysalis illustration by @aaronhorkey )

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Excerpt from Alessi and His Ghost. Doing some Chapter 1 edits: the first ghost we meet is the gas station attendant, Jibade Awan.