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Faust: Part One (as I understood)
A bet between God and the Devil.
A shrewdness beyond comprehension to the mind of a man.
A tragedy.
If only this were the case, the oldest of all stories of Christianity, then Goethe probably wouldn’t have ventured to write Faust.
Faust is a blueprint. A blueprint of tragedy that an intellectual, curious, and rigorous philosopher may have to navigate in his life.
At the beginning, when we meet Faust the polymath, he was in Loevinger’s Ego Development Stage 4/5 (Self-Questioning/Individualist/Pluralist). The notions of reality and truth are fractured, yet not in complete disharmony. We can find the evidence for it in Scene IV:
This life of earth, whatever my attire, Would pain me in its wonted fashion. Too old am I to play with passion; Too young, to be without desire.
and,
The God that in my breast is owned Can deeply stir the inner sources; The God, above my powers enthroned, He cannot change external forces. So, by the burden of my days oppressed, Death is desired, and Life a thing unblest!
This stage comes with acute existential dread and distress, as Goethe portrayed them so faithfully.
We need to make a clear distinction here. This distress is not the work of the Devil. Every sincere person, at some point in their life, must stomach this. In consensus, Christianity allows free will; therefore, free exploration of knowledge is allowed. With that exploration, considering the depth and breadth a philosopher may navigate, comes obvious distress.
At this lowest of the moments, Faust made a pact with Mephistopheles. Here, we can see the brilliance of Faust’s mind. While Mephistopheles wanted to give all possible earthly pleasure in return for his soul, Faust’s counter-offer was to forfeit his soul only when he is content. And if you consider his state of mind at this point, bringing contentment to him is a formidable task, even for Mephistopheles— if Mephistopheles is a man.
But Mephistopheles is no man. While a man, with his short span of life, and probably by the very architecture of our mind, cannot help thinking from the perspective where we are the centre of everything. This egocentrism is the Devil’s playground. He runs a whole gamut of tests on all of our feelings to catch us off guard:
MEPHISTOPHELES
Yes, thou findest that unpleasant! Thou hast the moral right to cry me “shame!” at present. One dares not that before chaste ears declare, Which chaste hearts, notwithstanding, cannot spare; And, once for all, I grudge thee not the pleasure Of lying to thyself in moderate measure.
Indeed, he is right when he declares:
MEPHISTOPHELES
Poor Son of Earth, how couldst thou thus alone Have led thy life, bereft of me?
For he is the first rebel in the Bible, and he, also, is the scapegoat for all our dubitable actions.
But Mephistopheles is an egoist too. Soon, it became a chess match of ego. In every turn, one superseding another’s strategy. Although by narrow means, Faust conquered all the traps and lures. You may disagree with me on this point. But this conquering happens in such a bloody, agonising way that it often may feel like a defeat.
We can see their battle externalised in Walpurgis Night:
Tell me, if we still are standing,
Or if further we’re ascending?
All is turning, whirling, blending,
Trees and rocks with grinning faces,
Wandering lights that spin in mazes,
Still increasing and expanding!
MEPHISTOPHELES
Grasp my skirt with heart undaunted! Here a middle–peak is planted, Whence one seeth, with amaze, Mammon in the mountain blaze.
First, we find Faust’s mind-bending philosophical investigation being externalised by a metaphor of Will-O-Wisp.
Then we see the satanic promise of remedy, but not through philosophy, but through materialism, by promising Mammon’s treasure.
Despite every attempt, despite a tragic end, we can see Faust keeping his intellectual sovereignty intact. A prime example of this is when Gretchen, the innocent lover of Faust, asked him about his faith; he replied:
FAUST
My darling, who shall dare “I believe in God!” to say? Ask priest or sage the answer to declare, And it will seem a mocking play, A sarcasm on the asker.
This is not a lack of faith, but a sincerity. A sincerity that the person should show if his faith or belief is not handed down to him and accepted as is.
Faust was right in thinking that Mephistopheles, indeed, cannot make him content. No worldly pleasure (or, even woe) can deter him, ultimately, from the philosophical distress of his soul, a tragedy most intimate, a tragedy wrought in his soul, which no diversion can touch.
It was a stalemate, at least, at the end of this book.
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<p>A bet between God and the Devil.<br>A shrewdness beyond comprehension to the mind of a man.<br>A tragedy.</p><p>If only this were the case, the oldest of all stories of Christianity, then Goethe probably wouldn’t have ventured to write Faust.</p><p>Faust is a blueprint. A blueprint of tragedy that an intellectual, curious, and rigorous philosopher may have to navigate in his life.</p><p>At the beginning, when we meet Faust the polymath, he was in Loevinger’s Ego Development Stage 4/5 (Self-Questioning/Individualist/Pluralist). The notions of reality and truth are fractured, yet not in complete disharmony. We can find the evidence for it in Scene IV:</p><p><p>This life of earth, whatever my attire, Would pain me in its wonted fashion. Too old am I to play with passion; Too young, to be without desire.</p></p><p>and,</p><p><p>The God that in my breast is owned Can deeply stir the inner sources; The God, above my powers enthroned, He cannot change external forces. So, by the burden of my days oppressed, Death is desired, and Life a thing unblest!</p></p><p>This stage comes with acute existential dread and distress, as Goethe portrayed them so faithfully.</p><p>We need to make a clear distinction here. This distress is not the work of the Devil. Every sincere person, at some point in their life, must stomach this. In consensus, Christianity allows free will; therefore, free exploration of knowledge is allowed. With that exploration, considering the depth and breadth a philosopher may navigate, comes obvious distress.</p><p>At this lowest of the moments, Faust made a pact with Mephistopheles. Here, we can see the brilliance of Faust’s mind. While Mephistopheles wanted to give all possible earthly pleasure in return for his soul, Faust’s counter-offer was to forfeit his soul only when he is content. And if you consider his state of mind at this point, bringing contentment to him is a formidable task, even for Mephistopheles— if Mephistopheles is a man.</p><p>But Mephistopheles is no man. While a man, with his short span of life, and probably by the very architecture of our mind, cannot help thinking from the perspective where we are the centre of everything. This egocentrism is the Devil’s playground. He runs a whole gamut of tests on all of our feelings to catch us off guard:</p><p><p>MEPHISTOPHELES<br>Yes, thou findest that unpleasant! Thou hast the moral right to cry me “shame!” at present. One dares not that before chaste ears declare, Which chaste hearts, notwithstanding, cannot spare; And, once for all, I grudge thee not the pleasure Of lying to thyself in moderate measure.</p></p><p>Indeed, he is right when he declares:</p><p><p>MEPHISTOPHELES<br>Poor Son of Earth, how couldst thou thus alone Have led thy life, bereft of me?</p></p><p>For he is the first rebel in the Bible, and he, also, is the scapegoat for all our dubitable actions.</p><p>But Mephistopheles is an egoist too. Soon, it became a chess match of ego. In every turn, one superseding another’s strategy. Although by narrow means, Faust conquered all the traps and lures. You may disagree with me on this point. But this conquering happens in such a bloody, agonising way that it often may feel like a defeat.</p><p>We can see their battle externalised in Walpurgis Night:</p><p><p>Tell me, if we still are standing,<br>Or if further we’re ascending?<br>All is turning, whirling, blending,<br>Trees and rocks with grinning faces,<br>Wandering lights that spin in mazes,<br>Still increasing and expanding!</p><p>MEPHISTOPHELES<br>Grasp my skirt with heart undaunted! Here a middle–peak is planted, Whence one seeth, with amaze, Mammon in the mountain blaze.</p></p><p>First, we find Faust’s mind-bending philosophical investigation being externalised by a metaphor of Will-O-Wisp.</p><p>Then we see the satanic promise of remedy, but not through philosophy, but through materialism, by promising Mammon’s treasure.</p><p>Despite every attempt, despite a tragic end, we can see Faust keeping his intellectual sovereignty intact. A prime example of this is when Gretchen, the innocent lover of Faust, asked him about his faith; he replied:</p><p><p>FAUST<br>My darling, who shall dare “I believe in God!” to say? Ask priest or sage the answer to declare, And it will seem a mocking play, A sarcasm on the asker.</p></p><p>This is not a lack of faith, but a sincerity. A sincerity that the person should show if his faith or belief is not handed down to him and accepted as is.</p><p>Faust was right in thinking that Mephistopheles, indeed, cannot make him content. No worldly pleasure (or, even woe) can deter him, ultimately, from the philosophical distress of his soul, a tragedy most intimate, a tragedy wrought in his soul, which no diversion can touch.</p><p>It was a stalemate, at least, at the end of this book.</p><p>Faust: Part One (as I understood)</p><p><a href="https://lemmy.world/post/49954287" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>lemmy.world/post/49954287</a></p>
<p>Are we living through the end of reading?</p><p><a href="https://www.npr.org/2026/07/11/nx-s1-5886268/are-we-living-through-the-end-of-reading" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.npr.org/2026/07/11/nx-s1-5886268/are-we-living-through-the-end-of-reading"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.npr.org/2026/07/11/nx-s1-5</span><span class="invisible">886268/are-we-living-through-the-end-of-reading</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a></p>
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<p>A Short Stay In Hell. Steven Peck.</p><p>You just died, and the hell assigned to you - it’s temporary the demon explains- is an endless library that contains all the books that ever could be written, and all you have to do is find the book that describes your life; you initially muse that things could be worse, but are soon forced to reconsider that.</p><p>4 of 5 library cats 📕 📕 📕 📕.</p><p><a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/library/" rel="tag">#library</a> <a href="/tags/libraries/" rel="tag">#libraries</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/hell/" rel="tag">#hell</a> <a href="/tags/religion/" rel="tag">#religion</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/amreading/" rel="tag">#amreading</a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span></p>
<p>What Tradwife “Influencers” of Centuries Past Share With Their Social Media Contemporaries</p><p>Maia Chance on the Age-Old Phenomenon of Toxic Nostalgia For a Nonexistent Past</p><p><a href="https://lithub.com/what-tradwife-influencers-of-centuries-past-share-with-their-social-media-contemporaries/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lithub.com/what-tradwife-influencers-of-centuries-past-share-with-their-social-media-contemporaries/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lithub.com/what-tradwife-influ</span><span class="invisible">encers-of-centuries-past-share-with-their-social-media-contemporaries/</span></a></p><p>At PG:</p><p>"The American Frugal Housewife" </p><p><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/13493" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/13493</a></p><p>A Treatise on Domestic Economy</p><p><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/21829" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/21829</a></p><p>American Woman's Home</p><p><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/6598" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/6598</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>
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<p>I am listening to this now and I hope this author really lawyers up and sues the Atlantic for their AI allegations . Casual AI critics are annoying me just as much as LLM Bros. Absolutely none of you know how the technology works, and none of you understand that these LLM checkers are just as useless. I hope that authors and artists sue the pants off of Any and all publications baselessly accusing them of LLM usage. Now, I absolutely hate Teddy Hamilton as a narrator, but the writing is not a terrible debut. I honestly would not trust 50% of these internet vigilantes today anyway because their literacy, and also media literacy, is so low that they can’t even tell the difference between effervescent and immense. Daggermouth by H. M. Wolfe <a href="https://libro.fm/audiobooks/9781668194355" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="libro.fm/audiobooks/9781668194355"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">libro.fm/audiobooks/9781668194</span><span class="invisible">355</span></a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a></p>
<p>What Are the Routines of So-Called Super-Readers?</p><p>Kelsey Rexroat Investigates the Mindsets of People Who Read Hundreds of Books a Year</p><p><a href="https://lithub.com/what-are-the-routines-of-so-called-super-readers/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lithub.com/what-are-the-routines-of-so-called-super-readers/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lithub.com/what-are-the-routin</span><span class="invisible">es-of-so-called-super-readers/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a></p>
What is the most unique book you have read?
Let’s discuss unique books. What is the first one that comes to your mind? The uniqueness can be about the book’s plot, structure, ideas, themes, topics etc.
For me such a book is Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. It’s been a while since I’ve read it but I remember how mindblowing it was for me. Every time I thought it couldn’t surprise me more, it actually did. There’s a bit of everything there: peculiar characters, a substance called ice-nine that can freeze water on contact (as humans are around 60% water, it can instantly kill them), a fictional religion called Bokononism based on the idea that human life has no absolute truth or meaning, a tiny island nation with its own bizarre world. All of these come together to show us a satire of the absurdity of humanity.
As for a unique book structure, I have to say it’s Cain’s Jawbone by Edward Mathers. It’s a kind of puzzle book where pages are not in order and you need to arrange them in order to guess whodunnit. I haven’t finished this one yet but it’s a cool challenge.
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<p>Let’s discuss unique books. What is the first one that comes to your mind? The uniqueness can be about the book’s plot, structure, ideas, themes, topics etc.</p><p>For me such a book is Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. It’s been a while since I’ve read it but I remember how mindblowing it was for me. Every time I thought it couldn’t surprise me more, it actually did. There’s a bit of everything there: peculiar characters, a substance called ice-nine that can freeze water on contact (as humans are around 60% water, it can instantly kill them), a fictional religion called Bokononism based on the idea that human life has no absolute truth or meaning, a tiny island nation with its own bizarre world. All of these come together to show us a satire of the absurdity of humanity.</p><p>As for a unique book structure, I have to say it’s Cain’s Jawbone by Edward Mathers. It’s a kind of puzzle book where pages are not in order and you need to arrange them in order to guess whodunnit. I haven’t finished this one yet but it’s a cool challenge.</p><p>What is the most unique book you have read?</p><p><a href="https://lemmy.zip/post/69458709" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>lemmy.zip/post/69458709</a></p>
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<p>This Medieval Astrolabe Turns 1,000 Years Old</p><p>A rare astronomical instrument made in medieval Spain has reached an extraordinary milestone. Now held by National Museums Scotland, the astrolabe offers a glimpse into the scientific knowledge of the Islamic world during the eleventh century.</p><p><a href="https://www.medievalists.net/2026/08/this-medieval-astrolabe-turns-1000-years-old/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.medievalists.net/2026/08/this-medieval-astrolabe-turns-1000-years-old/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.medievalists.net/2026/08/t</span><span class="invisible">his-medieval-astrolabe-turns-1000-years-old/</span></a></p><p>On the Origin of Clockwork, Perpetual Motion Devices, and the Compass by Price at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/30001" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/30001</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/horology/" rel="tag">#horology</a></p>
<p>Kafka's Screwball Tragedy: Investigations of a Philosophical Dog</p><p>"Investigations of a Dog" is a funny and deeply philosophical tale of a lone, maladjusted dog who defies scientific dogma and pioneers an original research program in pursuit of the mysteries of his self and his world.</p><p>By: Aaron Schuster (from the archives)</p><p><a href="https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/kafkas-screwball-tragedy-investigations-of-a-philosophical-dog/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/kafkas-screwball-tragedy-investigations-of-a-philosophical-dog/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/kaf</span><span class="invisible">kas-screwball-tragedy-investigations-of-a-philosophical-dog/</span></a></p><p>Books by Kafka at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1735" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1735"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/1735</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/literarycriticism/" rel="tag">#literaryCriticism</a></p>
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Visit a library, drink a lot of water, consumer a lot of literature. Be the datacenter.<br><br><a href="/tags/library/" rel="tag">#library</a> <a href="/tags/datacenter/" rel="tag">#datacenter</a> <a href="/tags/water/" rel="tag">#water</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/water/" rel="tag">#water</a><br><br><a href="https://follow.coryd.dev/users/cory/statuses/117068314410259929" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="follow.coryd.dev/users/cory/statuses/117068314410259929"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">follow.coryd.dev/users/cory/st</span><span class="invisible">atuses/117068314410259929</span></a><br>
<p>Ebook and paperback: <a href="https://books2read.com/TheThirdWish" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>books2read.com/TheThirdWish</a><br>Series Ebook omnibus: <a href="https://books2read.com/TheWizardsScion" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>books2read.com/TheWizardsScion</a></p><p>Spies, aliens, trolls, wizards and a disowned prince try to change history, but Levi Jacobs stands in their way, despite having just lost his parents in war. Will he stop them or will they kill his father at a pivotal moment, on which the fate of the galaxy hangs?</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span><br><a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#author</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#indieauthor</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="/tags/sff/" rel="tag">#sff</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefantasy/" rel="tag">#sciencefantasy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/actionadventure/" rel="tag">#actionadventure</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a></p>
<p>📚 Extremophile by: Ian Green</p><p>Charlie and Parker are punks by night, biohackers by day, living in the stuttering decay of near-future climate-collapse London.</p><p>They pay for the beer they don't steal with money from their sketchy astronomy site Zodiac Code, while Charlie's bio-bespoke augments equip the criminals, punks, and eco-warriors...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/extremophile" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/extremophile"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/extremophi</span><span class="invisible">le</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/libraries/" rel="tag">#libraries</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="/tags/cyberpunkfiction/" rel="tag">#cyberpunkfiction</a> <a href="/tags/general/" rel="tag">#general</a></p>
<p>Pixel: a biography</p><p>An exact mathematical concept, pixels are the elementary particles of pictures, based on a subtle unpacking of infinity</p><p>By Alvy Ray Smith, Edited by Nigel Warburton</p><p><a href="https://aeon.co/essays/a-biography-of-the-pixel-the-elementary-particle-of-pictures?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&utm_campaign=34b5c1e05b-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_05_27_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-4ef8a26106-72664972" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="aeon.co/essays/a-biography-of-the-pixel-the-elementary-particle-of-pictures?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&utm_campaign=34b5c1e05b-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_05_27_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-4ef8a26106-72664972"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">aeon.co/essays/a-biography-of-</span><span class="invisible">the-pixel-the-elementary-particle-of-pictures?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&utm_campaign=34b5c1e05b-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_05_27_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-4ef8a26106-72664972</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/technology/" rel="tag">#technology</a> <a href="/tags/computerscience/" rel="tag">#ComputerScience</a></p>
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<p>Dear author, dear publisher.</p><p>If your ebook has DRM, I'm not buying it.</p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/drm/" rel="tag">#drm</a></p>
<p>50% off @ <a href="/tags/smashwords/" rel="tag">#Smashwords</a> : <a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1657116" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.smashwords.com/books/view/1657116"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.smashwords.com/books/view/</span><span class="invisible">1657116</span></a><br>Series Ebook omnibus: <a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/1733647" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.smashwords.com/books/1733647"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.smashwords.com/books/17336</span><span class="invisible">47</span></a></p><p>After the death of his wife and child, destruction of his home world, an addiction forced on him by the one responsible and a third of the galaxy falling under the heel of that tyrant, Levi Jacobs, a wizard, seeks to unravel the secrets of time and fate.</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span><br><a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#author</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#indieauthor</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="/tags/sff/" rel="tag">#sff</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefantasy/" rel="tag">#sciencefantasy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/actionadventure/" rel="tag">#actionadventure</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a></p>
