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pretensesoup

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Writer of queer historical urban fantasy romance and scifi dystopian prose poetry, pansexual, podcaster/producer (Ask a Medievalist), psychopomp, and so much more. Possibly.

I speak a bunch of languages badly. I don't sleep enough. Sometimes I go out and run long distances for fun.

She/they, it's all okay.

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willaful, to romancebooks
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Possibly my favorite line from The Sleeping Soldier: "what do you people have against punctuation, Caleb? You haven't lived till you've used a dash and a semicolon in the same sentence."

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pretensesoup,
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@willaful @romancelandia @romancebooks I feel either seen or called out.

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pretensesoup,
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@willaful @romancelandia @romancebooks I had a hold on Glitterland that just came in at the library. And I owe a bunch of notes on different WIPs that I wish would get finished so I could talk about them.

pretensesoup, to romancelandia
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Five days to go! If you have been sleeping on picking up my new book Dionysus in Wisconsin, there's a giveaway. See here for details: https://gaybookpromotions.wordpress.com/2023/08/14/dionysus-in-wisconsin-by-e-h-lupton-giveaway/

Direct link to buy: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BZ96HWSP

It's urban fantasy/historical romance set in Madison in 1969. It's got a little noir mystery vibe. It's got a low-angst relationship. There's no homophobia and no cliffhanger.

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pretensesoup, (edited ) to bookstodon
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Kicking off a little book promotion thing. If you have been sleeping on picking up Dionysus in Wisconsin, there's a giveaway if you sign up for my newsletter. See here for details: https://gaybookpromotions.wordpress.com/2023/08/14/dionysus-in-wisconsin-by-e-h-lupton-giveaway/

If you just want a copy, here's the link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BZ96HWSP

If you just want newsletter privileges, click here: https://tinyletter.com/ehlupton

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pretensesoup,
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@herhandsmyhands @romancelandia There are academics who practice in the "digital humanities" who do this kind of proximity analysis on texts (often Shakespeare). But they do it better (still kind of dull, but they at least know what passive voice is...and what copyright is...). This smacks of "I want to write a book but I don't like to read them" or in this case, do even the smallest amount of research in his field...

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@herhandsmyhands @romancelandia (Sorry to anyone who is a Digital Humanities scholar. I sat through some scarring lectures in grad school. I'm sure the field has come a long way since then.)

pretensesoup, (edited ) to mmbookstodon
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Need a good weekend read? Here are some reviews of Dionysus in Wisconsin:

  • "an intelligent, fun book that KJ Charles would enjoy"
  • "Sam & Ulysses are both delights"
  • "really smart and well done"
  • "I was quickly taken in by the world of magic woven seamlessly and believably into the world of late 60s Madison"

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BZ96HWSP
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AimeeMaroux, to histodons
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Have a beautiful Day of Aphrodite aka Venus' Day aka Frigg's Day aka Friday 🌹

Relief of crowned with a polos, her right arm resting on a column. With her left hand she is giving a dove to her son who makes a grab for the flying bird.

🏛️ Greek golden finger ring, 3-4th century CE. Today in the Kunsthistorisches Museum, .

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pretensesoup,
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@AimeeMaroux That's a good rendering of that ring. Usually they don't photograph so well.

pretensesoup, to bookstodon
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Buy the book and you get the bad jokes for free. 😁 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BZ96HWSP

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Sam pushed him backwards onto the bed. "I just need to make it clear this isn't a quid pro quo or anything," Ulysses was saying, his expression annoyingly earnest. "I'll still help you, regardless of what—" "Don't you ever shut up?" Sam grumbled, throwing a leg over the other man's hips. Ulysses grinned. "Typically not when I still have a chance to torpedo my own ship." "Something," Sam said gravely, "is definitely getting torpedoed tonight." Then he kissed Ulysses before he had the opportunity to throw him out of bed. Excerpt from Dionysus in Wisconsin by EH Lupton.

pretensesoup, to mmromance
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Today, the novel has slipped the surly bonds of earth and punched the face of god (which one? 🤔). I'm so excited for it to be out in the world.

It's Wisconsin without the "ope" kitsch. I hope you'll read it. Available in paperback, ebook, and kobo plus.

books2read: https://shorturl.at/cwIQW

Goodreads: https://shorturl.at/alxIP

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