Tracy Detz, Children’s Book Author
@tddetz.bsky.social
Award-winning children's book author weaving words into wonder. Modern Southern Gothic MG/ YA tales-Deep, Atmospheric & Supernatural...sprinkled with humor, love, and GRIT.♡ Nurturing & Empowering young minds.✨️❤️🐎
Pinned
Honored to be on this shortlist! 🙌🫶❤️Congratulations to the winner! Can't wait to read.❤️
We're pleased to announce... Tracy Detz bsky.app/profile/tdde... of #Michigan #USA has made the #shortlist for Issue 9 of AlphabetBox.com @alphabetbox.bsky.social. In addition to #writing #flashfiction she runs an #equine nonprofit focused on healing and second chances.
#writingcommunity #fiction
#writingcommunity #fiction
Alphabet Box – An international literary journal.
AlphabetBox.com
July 2, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Honored to be on this shortlist! 🙌🫶❤️Congratulations to the winner! Can't wait to read.❤️
This!♥️🫶🙌
June 29, 2026 at 9:55 AM
This!♥️🫶🙌
June 26, 2026 at 10:50 PM
I'm honored and grateful to be a voice in this anthology. ♥️🙏🙌
SACRED CONVERSATIONS: Letters by and For Women
An epistolary anthology ♥️🫶
In memory to a beautiful life lost to a hidden dark. We speak now so no one has to suffer in silence.💔
#community
#awareness
#heading
#love
SACRED CONVERSATIONS: Letters by and For Women
An epistolary anthology ♥️🫶
In memory to a beautiful life lost to a hidden dark. We speak now so no one has to suffer in silence.💔
#community
#awareness
#heading
#love
June 26, 2026 at 9:12 PM
I'm honored and grateful to be a voice in this anthology. ♥️🙏🙌
SACRED CONVERSATIONS: Letters by and For Women
An epistolary anthology ♥️🫶
In memory to a beautiful life lost to a hidden dark. We speak now so no one has to suffer in silence.💔
#community
#awareness
#heading
#love
SACRED CONVERSATIONS: Letters by and For Women
An epistolary anthology ♥️🫶
In memory to a beautiful life lost to a hidden dark. We speak now so no one has to suffer in silence.💔
#community
#awareness
#heading
#love
This!🫶
June 19, 2026 at 1:44 AM
This!🫶
"If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales." ~ Albert Einstein
Can't wait for you to read mine!🌿🌸✨️🌷🌲🥀
#fairytale
#shortstory
#folklore
Can't wait for you to read mine!🌿🌸✨️🌷🌲🥀
#fairytale
#shortstory
#folklore
June 18, 2026 at 9:17 PM
"If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales." ~ Albert Einstein
Can't wait for you to read mine!🌿🌸✨️🌷🌲🥀
#fairytale
#shortstory
#folklore
Can't wait for you to read mine!🌿🌸✨️🌷🌲🥀
#fairytale
#shortstory
#folklore
We're pleased to announce... Tracy Detz bsky.app/profile/tdde... of #Michigan #USA has made the #shortlist for Issue 9 of AlphabetBox.com @alphabetbox.bsky.social. In addition to #writing #flashfiction she runs an #equine nonprofit focused on healing and second chances.
#writingcommunity #fiction
#writingcommunity #fiction
Alphabet Box – An international literary journal.
AlphabetBox.com
June 15, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Are you a poet and didn't know it? Lol. I've dabbled in poetry over the years, along with flash fiction, PB's, short stories, and novels! I'm over the moon my 5 poems will be featured in The Haikuist Journal and curated in the Library of Congress with so many amazing artists!🫶❤️🙌🏛
June 10, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Are you a poet and didn't know it? Lol. I've dabbled in poetry over the years, along with flash fiction, PB's, short stories, and novels! I'm over the moon my 5 poems will be featured in The Haikuist Journal and curated in the Library of Congress with so many amazing artists!🫶❤️🙌🏛
✨️"Whether crafting whimsical laughter for young minds or exploring the dark shadows of generational truths, my stories always stem from the same place: the heart.❤️
Happy Mother's day to all the beautiful mothers.🌸❤️🫶🙏
#love
Happy Mother's day to all the beautiful mothers.🌸❤️🫶🙏
#love
May 10, 2026 at 10:16 AM
✨️"Whether crafting whimsical laughter for young minds or exploring the dark shadows of generational truths, my stories always stem from the same place: the heart.❤️
Happy Mother's day to all the beautiful mothers.🌸❤️🫶🙏
#love
Happy Mother's day to all the beautiful mothers.🌸❤️🫶🙏
#love
✨️A guide to HOLLER BACK GIRL 58K words upper MG Southern Gothic Tale (more tween books please)
The camaraderie of Never Have I Ever with the ghostly resonance of City of Ghosts & grit & resilience of Fighting Words💪👻📚🍓🌻🐎
✨️publisher interest
✨️winner MG 2025 I AM IN PRINT
#Questpit
#MG
#Q
#My
The camaraderie of Never Have I Ever with the ghostly resonance of City of Ghosts & grit & resilience of Fighting Words💪👻📚🍓🌻🐎
✨️publisher interest
✨️winner MG 2025 I AM IN PRINT
#Questpit
#MG
#Q
#My
April 29, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Genre Poll
Mystery. Psychological. Drama. Supernatural.
Photo credit: Me. My herd.🙌❤️🐎✨️
#mystery
#psychological
#drama
#supernatural
#moodchallengemoodchallenge
Mystery. Psychological. Drama. Supernatural.
Photo credit: Me. My herd.🙌❤️🐎✨️
#mystery
#psychological
#drama
#supernatural
#moodchallengemoodchallenge
April 27, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Genre Poll
Mystery. Psychological. Drama. Supernatural.
Photo credit: Me. My herd.🙌❤️🐎✨️
#mystery
#psychological
#drama
#supernatural
#moodchallengemoodchallenge
Mystery. Psychological. Drama. Supernatural.
Photo credit: Me. My herd.🙌❤️🐎✨️
#mystery
#psychological
#drama
#supernatural
#moodchallengemoodchallenge
Happy Earth Day everyday!
God made dirt and dirt don't hurt! Get outside and breathe in all the beauty of the world!🌸❤️🌻✨️🙌🫶🌿🌴🦋🌊🌏
#earthday
#creator
#spiritual
#evolve
God made dirt and dirt don't hurt! Get outside and breathe in all the beauty of the world!🌸❤️🌻✨️🙌🫶🌿🌴🦋🌊🌏
#earthday
#creator
#spiritual
#evolve
April 22, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Happy Earth Day everyday!
God made dirt and dirt don't hurt! Get outside and breathe in all the beauty of the world!🌸❤️🌻✨️🙌🫶🌿🌴🦋🌊🌏
#earthday
#creator
#spiritual
#evolve
God made dirt and dirt don't hurt! Get outside and breathe in all the beauty of the world!🌸❤️🌻✨️🙌🫶🌿🌴🦋🌊🌏
#earthday
#creator
#spiritual
#evolve
Tall Cool One! Oh, Walter!
Don't forget to touch the grass!🌿
When I'm not writing I hang with my herd!❤️🫶🐎🦄
#therapy
#firehorse
#nature
#love
#freedom
Don't forget to touch the grass!🌿
When I'm not writing I hang with my herd!❤️🫶🐎🦄
#therapy
#firehorse
#nature
#love
#freedom
April 21, 2026 at 11:25 AM
Tall Cool One! Oh, Walter!
Don't forget to touch the grass!🌿
When I'm not writing I hang with my herd!❤️🫶🐎🦄
#therapy
#firehorse
#nature
#love
#freedom
Don't forget to touch the grass!🌿
When I'm not writing I hang with my herd!❤️🫶🐎🦄
#therapy
#firehorse
#nature
#love
#freedom
HEREDITARY X HAZELTHORN X THE BOG WIFE
MAGNOLIA ROT 75k words Adult Southern Gothic Horror (NA/ YA c/o)
It's about the pursuit of perfection and the mental unraveling required to preserve it.😱
"May your roots never rot, and your garden never hunger"
#Posterpit #A #H #W
MAGNOLIA ROT 75k words Adult Southern Gothic Horror (NA/ YA c/o)
It's about the pursuit of perfection and the mental unraveling required to preserve it.😱
"May your roots never rot, and your garden never hunger"
#Posterpit #A #H #W
April 18, 2026 at 9:49 PM
HEREDITARY X HAZELTHORN X THE BOG WIFE
MAGNOLIA ROT 75k words Adult Southern Gothic Horror (NA/ YA c/o)
It's about the pursuit of perfection and the mental unraveling required to preserve it.😱
"May your roots never rot, and your garden never hunger"
#Posterpit #A #H #W
MAGNOLIA ROT 75k words Adult Southern Gothic Horror (NA/ YA c/o)
It's about the pursuit of perfection and the mental unraveling required to preserve it.😱
"May your roots never rot, and your garden never hunger"
#Posterpit #A #H #W
BOOKS, BONES, AND BLACK FEATHERS-MG Southern Gothic
The walls remember.
The trees listen.
The dead keep their promises.
👻Ghosts/folklore
📚Sisterhood/friendship
🦄Found family
🌸Cultural charm
🍓First crush
😭Loss & grief
#Posterpit #MG #LYA #C #Q #literaryAgent
The walls remember.
The trees listen.
The dead keep their promises.
👻Ghosts/folklore
📚Sisterhood/friendship
🦄Found family
🌸Cultural charm
🍓First crush
😭Loss & grief
#Posterpit #MG #LYA #C #Q #literaryAgent
April 18, 2026 at 5:59 PM
BOOKS, BONES, AND BLACK FEATHERS-MG Southern Gothic
The walls remember.
The trees listen.
The dead keep their promises.
👻Ghosts/folklore
📚Sisterhood/friendship
🦄Found family
🌸Cultural charm
🍓First crush
😭Loss & grief
#Posterpit #MG #LYA #C #Q #literaryAgent
The walls remember.
The trees listen.
The dead keep their promises.
👻Ghosts/folklore
📚Sisterhood/friendship
🦄Found family
🌸Cultural charm
🍓First crush
😭Loss & grief
#Posterpit #MG #LYA #C #Q #literaryAgent
MAGNOLIA ROT, 70K words Adult Southern Gothic Horror (NA/ YA crossover)
"SOME FAMILY TREES GROW FRUIT OTHERS GROW FLESH."
Hereditary X Hazelthorn X The Bog Wife
🌿Plant Horror
🍓Unrequited/Predatory lust
☠️Unhinged women
🌑DK humor
🌩Generational curse
60+y/o FMC
🎠Innocence lost
#PosterPit
#W
#H
#A
"SOME FAMILY TREES GROW FRUIT OTHERS GROW FLESH."
Hereditary X Hazelthorn X The Bog Wife
🌿Plant Horror
🍓Unrequited/Predatory lust
☠️Unhinged women
🌑DK humor
🌩Generational curse
60+y/o FMC
🎠Innocence lost
#PosterPit
#W
#H
#A
April 18, 2026 at 2:11 PM
MAGNOLIA ROT, 70K words Adult Southern Gothic Horror (NA/ YA crossover)
"SOME FAMILY TREES GROW FRUIT OTHERS GROW FLESH."
Hereditary X Hazelthorn X The Bog Wife
🌿Plant Horror
🍓Unrequited/Predatory lust
☠️Unhinged women
🌑DK humor
🌩Generational curse
60+y/o FMC
🎠Innocence lost
#PosterPit
#W
#H
#A
"SOME FAMILY TREES GROW FRUIT OTHERS GROW FLESH."
Hereditary X Hazelthorn X The Bog Wife
🌿Plant Horror
🍓Unrequited/Predatory lust
☠️Unhinged women
🌑DK humor
🌩Generational curse
60+y/o FMC
🎠Innocence lost
#PosterPit
#W
#H
#A
Glide high spirit in the sky! Stunning! Animals are AMAZING!🙌🫶
Red Kite (Milvus milvus): This European, Asian & north African bird of prey utilises its wingspan of up to 179cm (70in) to great affect soaring, drifting & when necessary acrobatically diving. In-flight photo taken by David Newman in the UK #kite #redkite #hawk #wildlife #nature #wildlifephotography
April 9, 2026 at 1:20 PM
Glide high spirit in the sky! Stunning! Animals are AMAZING!🙌🫶
This is calling me out! Love! 🫶🙌❤️
Truth or not?
What do you think fellow writers?👇
#amwriting
#writingcommunity
#emotional
#experience
#secrets
#healing
Truth or not?
What do you think fellow writers?👇
#amwriting
#writingcommunity
#emotional
#experience
#secrets
#healing
April 8, 2026 at 9:02 PM
This is calling me out! Love! 🫶🙌❤️
Truth or not?
What do you think fellow writers?👇
#amwriting
#writingcommunity
#emotional
#experience
#secrets
#healing
Truth or not?
What do you think fellow writers?👇
#amwriting
#writingcommunity
#emotional
#experience
#secrets
#healing
The greatest LOVE of all!
April 5, 2026 at 5:28 PM
The greatest LOVE of all!
Happy heavenly birthday sweet angel. ❤️🫶
You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.
Happy Birthday to Dr Maya Angelou (born April 4, 1928)
Happy Birthday to Dr Maya Angelou (born April 4, 1928)
April 4, 2026 at 10:49 PM
Happy heavenly birthday sweet angel. ❤️🫶
Who's your go to Boo?
"As writers, your book feels like your baby, and so is follows that it takes a village to raise it. " ~ Penn & Paper
I'm grateful for my village! You know who you are!
Picture praise for my Albert & Dario...thick as thieves!❤️🫶🙌
"As writers, your book feels like your baby, and so is follows that it takes a village to raise it. " ~ Penn & Paper
I'm grateful for my village! You know who you are!
Picture praise for my Albert & Dario...thick as thieves!❤️🫶🙌
March 25, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Who's your go to Boo?
"As writers, your book feels like your baby, and so is follows that it takes a village to raise it. " ~ Penn & Paper
I'm grateful for my village! You know who you are!
Picture praise for my Albert & Dario...thick as thieves!❤️🫶🙌
"As writers, your book feels like your baby, and so is follows that it takes a village to raise it. " ~ Penn & Paper
I'm grateful for my village! You know who you are!
Picture praise for my Albert & Dario...thick as thieves!❤️🫶🙌
Reposted by Tracy Detz, Children’s Book Author
March 21, 2026 at 12:08 PM
If you want your prayers answered, be the answer to someone else's.
Sometimes the best way to fix your own story is to help someone else write a better chapter of theirs.♡
Sometimes the best way to fix your own story is to help someone else write a better chapter of theirs.♡
March 18, 2026 at 11:37 PM
If you want your prayers answered, be the answer to someone else's.
Sometimes the best way to fix your own story is to help someone else write a better chapter of theirs.♡
Sometimes the best way to fix your own story is to help someone else write a better chapter of theirs.♡
Writing at its best is a bridge of empathy that mirrors a reader's hidden struggles, giving them comfort to know they are not alone. When honest words validate pain pointing toward a new horizon, they transform into a lifeline. Turning a simple story into a powerful source of resilience.
#Firehorse
#Firehorse
March 16, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Writing at its best is a bridge of empathy that mirrors a reader's hidden struggles, giving them comfort to know they are not alone. When honest words validate pain pointing toward a new horizon, they transform into a lifeline. Turning a simple story into a powerful source of resilience.
#Firehorse
#Firehorse