🔥🪨 N.K. Valek 🌪💧(she/her) 🙃ADHD🤗
@afterepilogue.bsky.social
Three lost kids take shelter with a stranded soldier & hope that I, the author of their tale, don't kill them. 😈 #Fantasy #SciFi #UpperMG
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#AvatarTLA x #DefyingGravity x #Tangled
Selenia is a freedom-seeking girl chasing after elemental magic from a world tainted by darkness.
🌪 High Stakes
🔥 Complex Magic System
💧 Self Discovery
🍃 Found Family
Are you brave enough to reach for the Great Unknown?
#luckypit #popuppit #popuppitA
Selenia is a freedom-seeking girl chasing after elemental magic from a world tainted by darkness.
🌪 High Stakes
🔥 Complex Magic System
💧 Self Discovery
🍃 Found Family
Are you brave enough to reach for the Great Unknown?
#luckypit #popuppit #popuppitA
Someone needs to make a mash-up of *demons* by Josiah Queens and *Cast the Bronze* by Raynes. They are waaaaay too similar songs for this to not be a thing. #music #remix #notwithAI
July 11, 2026 at 3:38 AM
Someone needs to make a mash-up of *demons* by Josiah Queens and *Cast the Bronze* by Raynes. They are waaaaay too similar songs for this to not be a thing. #music #remix #notwithAI
When every other door slams shut, you walk through the door that finally opened. Thanks to anyone who has stuck around and read any of my silly nonsense on this author page that I made in 2017ish.
Update: 5.4.26
I'm taking a life pivot and pursuing a Clinical Mental Health Therapy degree/career. I mentioned considering this in a previous post and I have certainly gotten the ball rolling since then.
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May 4, 2026 at 6:31 PM
When every other door slams shut, you walk through the door that finally opened. Thanks to anyone who has stuck around and read any of my silly nonsense on this author page that I made in 2017ish.
PSA: When greeting a stranger's cat, please don't do wiggly fingers as if getting the cat to play with your hands.
I worked very hard to train my single cat not to attack human body parts and you are stressing her out and she will take it out on me later.
I worked very hard to train my single cat not to attack human body parts and you are stressing her out and she will take it out on me later.
April 12, 2026 at 3:09 AM
PSA: When greeting a stranger's cat, please don't do wiggly fingers as if getting the cat to play with your hands.
I worked very hard to train my single cat not to attack human body parts and you are stressing her out and she will take it out on me later.
I worked very hard to train my single cat not to attack human body parts and you are stressing her out and she will take it out on me later.
Maybe I will lean into more of all my OCs as time goes on and take on jobs that their personalities simulate. I call this job interest, Akiro. XD My mentor/counselor character / character in most need of counseling. XD Wheee!
What Else Can You Do?
The job demand for Mental Health Therapists is growing (in this decade? With this US government? In this economy? Surprise surprise~), and I think I'd like to become one.
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April 11, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Maybe I will lean into more of all my OCs as time goes on and take on jobs that their personalities simulate. I call this job interest, Akiro. XD My mentor/counselor character / character in most need of counseling. XD Wheee!
Based on a conversation I had recently, this is an examination of the desperate desire to be normal.
Since this was not an update on my books, I'll say that draft 12 of book 1 is with a beta reader right now and I am figuring out how to make new book 2 work. :D
Since this was not an update on my books, I'll say that draft 12 of book 1 is with a beta reader right now and I am figuring out how to make new book 2 work. :D
Impossible Normality
"I just want to be normal for once in my life." I think it is not normality that we are truly after. We want a life that says, "I'm okay and I am loved."
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March 6, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Based on a conversation I had recently, this is an examination of the desperate desire to be normal.
Since this was not an update on my books, I'll say that draft 12 of book 1 is with a beta reader right now and I am figuring out how to make new book 2 work. :D
Since this was not an update on my books, I'll say that draft 12 of book 1 is with a beta reader right now and I am figuring out how to make new book 2 work. :D
Are caterpillars ever disappointed by the butterflies they become?
February 9, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Are caterpillars ever disappointed by the butterflies they become?
You want a New Year's resolution? I'll give you a New Year's resolution. (threatening)
New Year Resolutions
3 tips for maintaining long-term goals.
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January 15, 2026 at 6:26 PM
You want a New Year's resolution? I'll give you a New Year's resolution. (threatening)
Just got an ad for "Supercool" that had a girl bragging that she "made a great song" and then described giving a prompt to AI.
Then the ad argued that "creating" with AI is better than doomscrolling. I'd argue it's actually the same, just from a different method. 🙄
Then the ad argued that "creating" with AI is better than doomscrolling. I'd argue it's actually the same, just from a different method. 🙄
January 14, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Just got an ad for "Supercool" that had a girl bragging that she "made a great song" and then described giving a prompt to AI.
Then the ad argued that "creating" with AI is better than doomscrolling. I'd argue it's actually the same, just from a different method. 🙄
Then the ad argued that "creating" with AI is better than doomscrolling. I'd argue it's actually the same, just from a different method. 🙄
Is something in the Horror/Mystery/Suspense genre gonna be the next trend following Romantasy?
December 30, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Is something in the Horror/Mystery/Suspense genre gonna be the next trend following Romantasy?
What have we done all year? I just went to a concert for my birthday! I hope you all find joy as the year closes into winter.
Writing Update / TSO Concert
Short story submissions, draft 12 progress, and musings about Trans Siberian Orchestra from an oldish fan.
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December 11, 2025 at 5:02 PM
What have we done all year? I just went to a concert for my birthday! I hope you all find joy as the year closes into winter.
Everyone thinks English classes just teach you how to write and speak.
No...
English classes teach you how to feel and think critically.
No...
English classes teach you how to feel and think critically.
December 10, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Everyone thinks English classes just teach you how to write and speak.
No...
English classes teach you how to feel and think critically.
No...
English classes teach you how to feel and think critically.
Just found an "AI detector" that offers to "humanize" texts that it flags as AI-written.
One example it offers is changing "Standing by the ocean" to "Standing next to the ocean."
Head in hands, I feel we as humans are cooked.
I'm not impressed, I'm just depressed. XD
One example it offers is changing "Standing by the ocean" to "Standing next to the ocean."
Head in hands, I feel we as humans are cooked.
I'm not impressed, I'm just depressed. XD
December 9, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Just found an "AI detector" that offers to "humanize" texts that it flags as AI-written.
One example it offers is changing "Standing by the ocean" to "Standing next to the ocean."
Head in hands, I feel we as humans are cooked.
I'm not impressed, I'm just depressed. XD
One example it offers is changing "Standing by the ocean" to "Standing next to the ocean."
Head in hands, I feel we as humans are cooked.
I'm not impressed, I'm just depressed. XD
I hate when I say "I'll figure it out," and then I have to actually figure it out.
November 20, 2025 at 7:32 PM
I hate when I say "I'll figure it out," and then I have to actually figure it out.
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It was a #creature of habit—a BAD habit. It picked its nose-like opening, often spending hours rummaging in the recesses of its own face, excavating nasal curiosities, congealed effluvia, and sinus sediment: specimens of such dubious charm that most collectors have declined to label them.
#vss365
#vss365
November 2, 2025 at 3:54 PM
This is way longer than I intended and still probably not long enough.
What Radicalized You?
I went to the No Kings 2 protest, and someone asked me "How did you become liberal if you grew up in a red state?" I reflect on my response now and think, "N.K., this is why you don't get interviewed."
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November 1, 2025 at 10:29 PM
This is way longer than I intended and still probably not long enough.
You know, peacemakers "turn the other cheek," not "create reciprocal tariffs."
Idk. I'm no expert.
Idk. I'm no expert.
October 31, 2025 at 9:01 PM
You know, peacemakers "turn the other cheek," not "create reciprocal tariffs."
Idk. I'm no expert.
Idk. I'm no expert.
Who threw all those clouds over the sun? I was getting warm! :(
October 31, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Who threw all those clouds over the sun? I was getting warm! :(
*puts on my ADHD headphones with no music*
Finally. Peace and quiet.
Finally. Peace and quiet.
October 30, 2025 at 3:32 AM
*puts on my ADHD headphones with no music*
Finally. Peace and quiet.
Finally. Peace and quiet.
I really enjoy Alice in Borderland, but the plot armor/writing gets messy at the end of season 2 and throughout season 3.
October 15, 2025 at 11:24 PM
I really enjoy Alice in Borderland, but the plot armor/writing gets messy at the end of season 2 and throughout season 3.
I just realized that "butter fingers" as an insult meant having butter all over your fingers which makes everything slippery.
I previously always thought of the chocolate candy for fingers and that it just made your fingers slow, sticky (to each other), uncoordinated.
I previously always thought of the chocolate candy for fingers and that it just made your fingers slow, sticky (to each other), uncoordinated.
October 11, 2025 at 3:24 AM
I just realized that "butter fingers" as an insult meant having butter all over your fingers which makes everything slippery.
I previously always thought of the chocolate candy for fingers and that it just made your fingers slow, sticky (to each other), uncoordinated.
I previously always thought of the chocolate candy for fingers and that it just made your fingers slow, sticky (to each other), uncoordinated.
Did you know? Now circumcision causes autism. That's why girls dont get it lol.
(This is a joke. Girls are equally likely to be autistic and no, circumcision doesn't "cause" it. Actually, it is hereditary, and not something most autistic people want to be rid of!)
(This is a joke. Girls are equally likely to be autistic and no, circumcision doesn't "cause" it. Actually, it is hereditary, and not something most autistic people want to be rid of!)
October 10, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Did you know? Now circumcision causes autism. That's why girls dont get it lol.
(This is a joke. Girls are equally likely to be autistic and no, circumcision doesn't "cause" it. Actually, it is hereditary, and not something most autistic people want to be rid of!)
(This is a joke. Girls are equally likely to be autistic and no, circumcision doesn't "cause" it. Actually, it is hereditary, and not something most autistic people want to be rid of!)
Being a cisgirl is objectively more expensive than being a cisboy.*
Not only do we potentially get paid less, but we also have to spend money on self-defense products *and* period management products.
* Trans-anything can be more expensive than both.
Not only do we potentially get paid less, but we also have to spend money on self-defense products *and* period management products.
* Trans-anything can be more expensive than both.
October 5, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Being a cisgirl is objectively more expensive than being a cisboy.*
Not only do we potentially get paid less, but we also have to spend money on self-defense products *and* period management products.
* Trans-anything can be more expensive than both.
Not only do we potentially get paid less, but we also have to spend money on self-defense products *and* period management products.
* Trans-anything can be more expensive than both.
What if I just start asking people "How were you?" instead of "How are you?"
Like, five minutes ago, or just before you came into this store. How were you before you saw me?
Like, five minutes ago, or just before you came into this store. How were you before you saw me?
October 4, 2025 at 5:55 PM
What if I just start asking people "How were you?" instead of "How are you?"
Like, five minutes ago, or just before you came into this store. How were you before you saw me?
Like, five minutes ago, or just before you came into this store. How were you before you saw me?
Trump: "I /HATE/ my opponents and I do not want the best for them."
Do they understand how not-Christian he is NOW?!
Do they understand how not-Christian he is NOW?!
September 22, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Trump: "I /HATE/ my opponents and I do not want the best for them."
Do they understand how not-Christian he is NOW?!
Do they understand how not-Christian he is NOW?!