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A. A. Rubin @thesurrealari.bsky.social · 6h

Though I have long since lost faith in organized religion, 1 Kings 19:12 remains one of my favorite biblical verses. So many of humanity’s would be gods embody the fire and the earthquake and forget that the truth is revealed in the sound of a still, small voice. #vss365

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beth death & the slay-belles @dumb-belles.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

#vss365 Star Trek Voyager lost in the #Delta quadrant, seeking a path home.

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David Shaw #vss365 host Oct 1-15 @davidcs-aw.bsky.social · 21h

What you hear is lower than a fjord but deeper than most secrets. They speak of their past and the ones blessed with those stories must carry on with better futures. The next #vss365 #prompt is #sound.

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A. A. Rubin @thesurrealari.bsky.social · 10h

TFW the bots are gone, but you spent the last four days dealing with the shity reception in the Javitz Center.

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A. A. Rubin @thesurrealari.bsky.social · 10h

Timeline cleanse: the new baby snow leopard at the Bronx Zoo is just about the cutest thing ever.

A baby snow leopard reclining on its mother.

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A. A. Rubin @thesurrealari.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

The currents of infinity meet at the delta. They say anything can happen in a universe so vast. Here, it often does. #vss365

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SciFanSat Magazine @scifansat.bsky.social · 12h

Writers, don’t ghost us! Nine days remain to send your manuscripts of Science Fiction, Fantasy and More into this month’s #SciFanSat issue at scifansat.com/landing.html before submissions close on October 22nd! #SFF #AmWritingScifi #AmWritingFantasy #WritingPrompts

SciFanSat: The Monthly Magazine for Science Fiction, Fantasy and More! October’s theme for issue 39 is SPIRIT. The deadline for submissions to issue 39 is October 22nd, and it will be published on Saturday, October 31st, 2026... Happy Halloween!

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A. A. Rubin @thesurrealari.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

The currents of infinity meet at the delta. They say anything can happen in a universe so vast. Here, it often does. #vss365

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David Shaw #vss365 host Oct 1-15 @davidcs-aw.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Separated and segregated, the night hides the knowledge determined to sink under the sandy banks. That's why the next #vss365 #prompt is #delta.

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Zander Grimm @zandergrimm.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

He hails from the #delta, not the Mississippi…the Nile. He sings an ancient blues from the tormented depths of his soul, the Anubis blues. #vss365

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A. A. Rubin @thesurrealari.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Darkly luminous, like the glow of the anglerfish or the enchanted forest. #weirdmicro

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WeirdMicro @weirdmicro.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Good morning, writers of strange and beautiful balladry. Today' prompt is: Darkly luminous Write a tiny tale or poem inspired by the prompt. Tag #WeirdMicro @blueskypoetry.bsky.social @danigracewrites.bsky.social @morganrrhaze.bsky.social @thescribblings.com

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A. A. Rubin @thesurrealari.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Tempest-tossed chaotic mind I sail that stormy sea Tempest-tossed chaotic mind I sail eternally The only thing that brings me calm My only salve, my only balm Is being close to thee #vss365

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A. A. Rubin @thesurrealari.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

#nycc final day: a lot of people don’t realize how much of a literary show it is. Not just #comics, but prose #books as well. The woman at the @harpercollins.bsky.social booth was particularly helpful in the search for comp titles. #amquerying #querytrenches

Me under an arch made form Books at the Harper Collins Booth at New York Comic Con.

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A. A. Rubin @thesurrealari.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

First you quiver Then you quake Don’t shake too hard Lest you break #vss365

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Pete Wilton @petewilton.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

I am autumn people 🍁

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A. A. Rubin @thesurrealari.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Indeed it is. I love his early gothic short stories.

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A. A. Rubin @thesurrealari.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

In between panels at #nycc, I’ll be mostly in Artists Alley today, the place where it still feels like a #comics con.

Me, with the Artists Alley floor at New York Comics Con.

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A. A. Rubin @thesurrealari.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

If you’re at #NYCC, check out @waywardravenmedia at booth 1845. They have a mockup of the new We Suck at #Comics #book that’s live on #Kickstarter. And if you’re not at @newyorkcomiccon, you can still support the campaign at: www.kickstarter.com/projects/way...

A bunch of people around a comic con booth

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A. A. Rubin @thesurrealari.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

#NYCC, the view from above the show floor from the pro area in the River Pavilion.

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A. A. Rubin @thesurrealari.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

“No man is an island,” Bob said to Steve. Charlie the giant, upon whose head the two of them were standing, asked, “what about me?” But his voice was muffled by the water and neither Bob nor Steve could decipher his words. #vss365

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josephpagano.bsky.social @josephpagano.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Right now You are a discarded blade as Judith stands watch and her Maidservant Abra wraps Holofernes head in a sack murder sopped an instrument of justice Wrath is the tail of a comet replete with fire and iron culminating in ice #poem #poetry

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Jason H. Abbott @jason-h-abbott.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Outside, methane begins to freeze against the side of my crashed ship. Inside, the cats lie on me with unease. “It’s fine, Beans,” I say petting them. “It’s fine, Cornbread.” Twelve hours of life support remain. Distress call still unanswered. “It’s fine.” #vss #sff

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A. A. Rubin @thesurrealari.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I sail across the infinity Past Jupiter and Mars Many wonders have I seen Amidst the twinkling stars But never have I seen a sight Across the endless skies More wondrous than I used to see The love light in your eyes #vss365

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Wayward Raven 1845 NYCC @waywardraven.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Mr Stupendous: In the Clutches of Doctor When — A. A. Rubin. Eight pages across time, space, and the history of comics. #ErrantAdventures #IndieComics Back the campaign: wwraven.com/aa-rubin-comic

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A. A. Rubin @thesurrealari.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Check out this awesome homage panel by D. Alley from Mr Stupendous in the Clutches of Doctor When, my story in @waywardraven.bsky.social We Suck at #Comics 3. D is one of 5 artists who take Mr Stupendous on a journey through #comicbook history. #kickstarter www.kickstarter.com/projects/way...

A superhero lifts a car over his head in an homage to the original Superman comic.

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Paul David Mena @extraspecialbitter.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

a door in the desert perhaps a portal to paradise #vssdaily

Blue door in Las Tunas - north of Todos Santos, BCS, Mexico.

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David Shaw #vss365 host Oct 1-15 @davidcs-aw.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

It started as a black smear and grew into a monster. A ghost ship needed no sail. It wasn't moved by wind or anything natural. What drove it most of all was greed and a desire for mayhem. Today, your #vss365 #prompt is #sail

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A. A. Rubin @thesurrealari.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

She counted the bells. They were difficult to hear over the sounds of battle. At midnight, the carriage still turned into a pumpkin. Each night, she ripped off a piece and prepared the only hot meal anyone could get inside the besieged castle’s walls. #fromoneline

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Jason H. Abbott @jason-h-abbott.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Autumn has arrived outside my window.

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A. A. Rubin @thesurrealari.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

The sailors saw a safe harbor, but all the captain saw was a gaping mouth ready to swallow them up. And so they sailed on…again. #vss365

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A. A. Rubin @thesurrealari.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Is that me riding a shark in a gi and a fedora? You’re god-damn right it is. #art by @sebastianbonet.bsky.social, one of the 5 #comics artists on my story in We Suck at Comics, from @waywardraven.bsky.social, now on #kickstarter www.kickstarter.com/projects/way...

An illustration of a man wearing a martial arts gi, a black belt and a fedora riding a shark through outer space.

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A. A. Rubin @thesurrealari.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I had two screens going most of the night, baseball playoffs on the tv and Power to the People concert on my phone. Managed to get in about 900 words in a writing session too. All in all, not a bad night.

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A. A. Rubin @thesurrealari.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

The search for meaning Like space/time is infinite It never does end #ScifaikuSaturday

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A. A. Rubin @thesurrealari.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

The cosmic fisherman baits his lure and drops it into infinite pool of space. He turns to his son and says, “It is best if you bait your planets with intelligent life. It makes the fish bite.” #vss365

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A. A. Rubin @thesurrealari.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

The end of chapter 3 of The Grapes of Wrath, by John Steinbeck, one of my favorite chapters in all of literature. #bookwormsat (photo mine)

$A turtle on a rock. Text: And now a light truck approached, and as it came near, the driver saw the turtle and swerved to hit it. His front wheel struck the edge of the shell, flipped the turtle like a tiddly-wink, spun it like a coin, and rolled it off the highway. The truck went back to its course along the right side. Lying on its back, the turtle was tight in its shell for a long time. But at last its legs waved in the air, reaching for something to pull it over. Its front foot caught a piece of quartz and little by little the shell pulled over and flopped upright. The wild oat head fell out and three of the spearhead seeds stuck in the ground. And as the turtle crawled on down the embankment, its shell dragged dirt over the seeds. The turtle entered a dust road and jerked itself along, drawing a wavy shallow trench in the dust with its shell. The old humorous eyes looked ahead, and the horny beak opened a little. His yellow toe nails slipped a fraction in the dust. John Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath$

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A. A. Rubin @thesurrealari.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Always great to see @thatjoekelly, one of the best writers and nicest guys in #comics, who was at @grasshopperscomics today for an #theamazingspiderman signing. Nice to meet Jack Kelly as well. #spiderman #amazingspiderman #localcomicsshop

A picture of me with my son and comic books writers Joe and Jack Kelly in front of the new releases wall at Grasshopper Comics.

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Sarah Nour @sarahnour.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

"There's terrible evil in the world. It comes from men... Men will never rest till they've spoiled the earth and destroyed the animals." —Watership Down, Richard Adams #BookWormSat

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BookWormSat @bookwormsat.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

'He went, ever on the move, with the slow, shuffling step of wandering beggars who are nowhere at home.' -Stijn Streuvels Tomorrow #BookWormSat is travelling to the country with the theme Rural Literature. Do travel with us! :-)

Art by Emile Ballue. Artwork of a man walking in the woods

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