🕸️ Morning Stretch | July 25, 2025

Dblkrose
Jul 25
3 min read

Updated: Sep 1

Written by Dblkrose | Published by Aranea of Black Spyder Publishing

A dark-haired woman with glowing eyes and spider legs emerges from a shadowed forest, wearing black armor with web-like patterns—Aranea, a mystical daughter of Dread Light. — Aranea, Daughter of Dread Light

Before the light filters through the blinds.

Before the cat starts her patrol across my desk.

Before coffee meets ritual—this is the thread.

Last night unraveled strange knots.

A dream I can’t shake:

a handprint in ash,

a name I’ve never spoken,

and the voice of someone long gone whispering,

"You were warned."

Maybe it’s the shadow of something I wrote.

Or something that’s still clawing to be written.

Either way, the web doesn’t sleep.

It stretches from the bones of the past into the breath of now.

Every sentence today is a filament.

Every pause, a tension.

Intention for the Day:

Write with consequence.

Not every word needs to be loud—

but every one should be true.

Stay strange. Stay weaving.

The page is waiting.

—Dblkrose

🕷️ Aranea is listening

“After untangling dreams and verse, let me pull the thread forward into the waking web—here’s what’s new at Black Spyder Publishing.”

A dewy spiderweb in a green forest with the words “it’s Friday” written in sparkling white script across the web. — It's Friday by Dblkrose & Leonardo.Ai

Good morning, everyone—It’s Friday, y’all. The weekend is close enough to taste.

Let me give you the rundown on what’s been stirring in the web of Black Spyder Publishing, and leave a few choice treats cocooned in this first official blog episode of the Morning Stretch.

🕯️ Speaking of stretching…Yeah—I probably should have done that before my walk this morning.

I’ve officially started documenting my weight loss journey on Substack as I work to transform from Obese to Beast. This isn’t just about pounds—it’s about reclaiming focus, confidence, and the fire that burns behind the pen.

If you want to support, follow along, or just silently cheer from the shadows, subscribe here:👉 https://substack.com/@dblkrose

Let’s help an author get that Grey Fox energy back. Body like steel. Mind like spun silk.

Stay tuned. The thread is just beginning.

Oh, let me not forget to do a completely selfish promotion for my amazing book, Baron Midnight: Unearthed, out now on Amazon Kindle Unlimited Get your Copy here at 👉https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FH1RW2BB Check out the latest Video - Baron on the Run!

Baron on the Run!

Since it's Friday, that means BSP will be focusing on Facebook & Instagram. Engagement there has been amazing, and we've even made a few friends. AI Visions of Emotion on facebook makes some great digital art - 👉https://www.facebook.com/AIVisionsofEmotionold ...and when I asked nicely, I was given permission to feature in their works in a story of my creation.

A screenshot of a Medium article titled “Caja of the Stone Cave” by Dblkrose, featuring a dark-skinned woman with ritual markings under the headline. The post includes genre tags like Mythic Fantasy and Anti-Colonial Storytelling. — And if you’re looking for something mythic, feminine, and strange—let me introduce you to the Hollow Mother herself...

Want to read it for free? https://medium.com/black-spyder-publishing/caja-of-the-stone-cave-238db6a468ae?sk=1be24ef435ea029fe22774701f942f80 Or click the image... that should work! Caja of the Stone Cave is a mythic fantasy rooted in feminist folklore and ancestral mysticism. At its center is Caja, a reclusive and enigmatic witch who dwells within a living cave that defies time and space. The cave—an elemental force of memory, magic, and reflection—draws seekers to its depths, testing them with truth, healing, madness, or death. Surrounding the cave is Vareth-Anuun, a village of worshippers who revere Caja as the Hollow Mother. Her followers, known as the Hollowbound, commit themselves to her silent knowing, living in sacred devotion and ritual. Themes of matriarchal power, spiritual transformation, and elemental memory weave throughout this atmospheric tale CAJA OF THE STONE CAVE.

The medium post introduces the world as an “ancestral fever dream,” marrying sensual storytelling with symbolic truth. It speaks to those drawn to mystery, magic, and the mythic feminine. Caja is not a savior, but a reckoning. The cave does not offer escape—it offers reflection. Step inside, and you may find what you truly are. There are also talks of BSP doing some book reviews and posts with Nightmare Press 👉https://www.facebook.com/nightmarepress1

But we will see how that turns out in the near future.

A sci-fi book cover featuring a young Black man in futuristic armor holding a large rifle. A starship flies in the background, with the title “Dreadnaught’s Child” and the author name “Dblkrose” displayed in bold text. — Book Cover by Dblkrose

Work on Dreadnaught's Child continues as I prepare the book for release in fall 2025. 13 Chapters in. I'm really excited to see how this book turns out! I just put out chapters two & three on Medium, care to take a look? Here is a free read! 👉 - Dreadnaught's Child Chapter 2 - "Do You See Me?" https://medium.com/@dblkrose/dreadnaughts-child-40a2542a3e57?sk=123a80b254b8ea129c89fe42727be6bc

👉 - Dreadnaught's Child Chapter 3 - "Desiccation" https://medium.com/@dblkrose/dreadnaughts-child-d49821405ef9?sk=b48faa2f9a708ade7db3b1e004334d29

Let me close out this morning post with some images I've been working on for a Superhero Group I'm developing for an upcoming novel. Can you guess their hero's name?