Jared Leys
Ducks | Books | Hibiscus
- As a millennial, I find it very difficult to write an email without at least one exclamation point.
- Duck of the day! This is a Cayuga duck. Photo by Elsemargriet.
- The opening poem from Hibiscus Tea. #poetry
- Reposted by Jared LeysWith #LPSC2025 about to start, it's time to share what I've been working on during the last months and will be presenting at the conference. This is a new high resolution 3D model of the Mont Mercou outcrop in Gale crater, that I made during my recent internship at LPG Nantes. #planetsci 🧵
- What’s good for the duck is good for the herd.
- Pond Trek.
- Clear my schedule. There’s new books coming out.
- Reposted by Jared LeysFor the first time since its release, Lady Drakeslayer, Passage Two of the Divine Godsqueen Coda, is on sale! You can also pick up The Godsblood Tragedy for wicked cheap too! Lots of cool books in this sale, love the idea of a Sequel Sale!! 🔗⬇️
- Anyone want to borrow my book?
- Tulips.
- Duck of the weekend
- Between you and me, I heard the mallards are behind the whole thing
- I do this thing where I’ll write a first chapter of a book, decide I don’t like it, and give up on the idea. And then a year later, I’ll try to rewrite the first chapter, decide I don’t like it, and give up on the idea. And then a year later, I’ll try to rewrite the first chapter, decide I don’t lik
- Ducks of the day! These are Eurasian wigeons! Photo by Kuribo.
- Reposted by Jared LeysAnother cached US Kindle giveaway: 10 copies of @jcmberne.bsky.social's Wistful Ascending (Hybrid Helix Book 1), which is a HOOT. It's a superhero space opera fantasy romcom lovecraftian moral story about, honestly, I lost my train of thought somewhere along the way. #KindleBookGiveaway
- Today I realized I should stop trying to write novels and just write novellas instead. More suited to my style and no more concern about making it long enough.
- One of these days I’ll finally read my growing pile of graphic novels.
- Duck of the day! This is a surf scoter. Photo by Alan D. Wilson.
- Queer Ducks by @eliotschrefer.bsky.social is a wonderful biology text on animal sexuality. I learned something new and eye-opening in every chapter. I can earnestly say the way I view animal behavior and humanity’s place amongst it has changed.
- Give a duck some bread and you feed him for a day. Teach a duck to bake and he will try to open a bakery, but the local government will deny the application, citing (bogus) health and safety concerns.
- If you see this post your getaway vehicle Isn’t it majestic?
- Duck of the day! This is a Flying Steamer. (Most steamer duck species can’t fly.) Photo by Ken Billington.
- Yesterday I made the mistake of reading A Cup of Tea at the Mouth of Hell by @luketarzian.bsky.social in public. When this novelette’s curtain of emotion falls upon you, it’s unavoidable. An exquisitely crafted and earnest book.
- Duck of the day! This is an Australian wood duck. Photo by pen_ash.
- Audiobooks have made it possible for me to read nonfiction. Before I started reading audiobooks, I had only ever completed one full-length nonfiction book in my life. Now I read 4 or 5 a year and it’s awesome.
- I’ve made the decision that the sparkling water in my fantasy world actually sparkles.
- Duck of the day! This is a lesser Scaup. Photo by JeffreyGammon.
- Reposted by Jared LeysSPFBOX is over - we have our glorious champion, and a super-close runner up! All of these books are worthy of your attention! #SPFBO
- Well, if this isn’t a perfect representation of the social media experience.
- Books
- Reposted by Jared LeysFinally get to update this! The road to a million words edited in my first year creeps ever forward. Can I hit it before my anniversary in July? Request a consult for your project by filling out the form linked below: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
- Earl grey tea, brewed.
- Thinking about how I don’t practice writing enough. Writing that’s not meant to share, but just to try stuff.
- How I arrived on Bluesky.
