Aiko Aslanian @aiko-aslanian.bsky.social · 19/07/2026Well ten minutes of scrolling has cured that desire. Back to the grass 040
Reposted by Aiko AslanianVictoria Strauss @victoriastrauss.com · 18/07/2026Currently soliciting authors: this "new" publisher that appears to be entirely fake, with "team" members whose photos have been stolen, book cover images appropriated from indie authors and other publishers, and a shitty contract www.lexiconpublishing.orglexiconpublishing.orgLexicon Publishing | Discover & Publish Bold Stories TodayLexicon Publishing champions overlooked stories with a no-cost, author-focused approach, leveraging industry experience to publish unique manuscripts and pursue awards. 19856
Aiko Aslanian @aiko-aslanian.bsky.social · 19/07/2026Today I left myself the revision note, "Add more emotional turmoil about the murders." Because feelings are for second drafts #amwriting 150
Aiko Aslanian @aiko-aslanian.bsky.social · 19/07/2026I've been scarce on social media bc I've been too busy touching grass & chauffeuring kids to touch grass & omg I'm gonna lose my mind. I long for the oblivion of the scrollstatic.klipy.comHomer Simpson: Urge To Kill Fading & RisingAlt: Homer Simpson slumps in the snow soothed by the sweet comfort of television, his urge to kill fading 040
Aiko Aslanian @aiko-aslanian.bsky.social · 19/07/2026The Aurora's Pale Light by @ewdocparris.com follows up the madcap downfall of the world as the characters work to mitigate damage and get to the secret outpost where they can begin to rebuild. Fast, fun, violent, hopeful. Killer summer series; when is book 3 out? 📚💙app.thestorygraph.comReview by aikoa - The Aurora's Pale LightBook One is the unravelling of the world and ends on a major cliffhanger, which is where this ... 031
Aiko Aslanian @aiko-aslanian.bsky.social · 25/06/2026See comments for contact instructions and suggested wording. The rule is dense; your comment need not be. 010
Aiko Aslanian @aiko-aslanian.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Advertise your BlueSky account with a Simpsons imagestatic.klipy.comHomer Simpson: I Am So Smart!Alt: Homer Simpson dancing in front of a spreading fire singing, I Am So Smart! S-M-R-T! 040
Reposted by Aiko AslanianE.M. Anderson | author & schism enthusiast too hot for Bluesky @elizmanderson.com · 21/06/2026hey it's exactly one month until the release of my queer cozy horror THE LORD OF THE WOOD, soooooooo ask me anything? (trope map with additions by @vriccithode.bsky.social hehe) #ama 61913
Aiko Aslanian @aiko-aslanian.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Literally just realized this is what's going on in the lovely children's book "Julian is a Mermaid." 000
Aiko Aslanian @aiko-aslanian.bsky.social · 19/06/2026Current read! I am loving a fantasy world based in Tlingit mythology and the raven truly is rude 020
Reposted by Aiko AslanianDianna Gunn Does (Fictional) Murders 🇨🇦 @diannalgunn.bsky.social · 19/06/2026I've helped as much as I can, I'm exhausted and burning out hard, but Ali's still struggling and I'm scared she's going to die on the street Please donate if you can & boost if you can't 12637
Aiko Aslanian @aiko-aslanian.bsky.social · 19/06/2026As an English teacher I can confirm this is devastatingly true 062
Reposted by Aiko AslanianOlivia Atwater @oliviaatwater.com · 19/06/2026The idea that some people don’t value money and social clout above all else keeps them up at night, and I just think that’s neat. 031
Reposted by Aiko AslanianAiko Aslanian @aiko-aslanian.bsky.social · 19/06/2026Don't know how this will work out, but it was only when I started writing with absolutely no goals for publishing and with being okay with a book never seeing the light of day that I've felt the freedom to do it and also the sense that I might have something here. So for me, this feels very right 031
Aiko Aslanian @aiko-aslanian.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Livejournal circa 2003-2009 and the Jezebel comments section circa 2005-2010 000
Reposted by Aiko AslanianPremee Mohamed @premeemohamed.com · 17/06/2026HELLO ALL did you know: my publisher is doing a GOODREADS GIVEAWAY of my upcoming novel WICKHILLS! Please enter and spread the word! It is a good fantaspionage book! It only contains one (1) word of doom! www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...goodreads.comBook giveaway for Wickhills by Premee Mohamed Jun 15-Jun 29, 2026Enter to win one of 50 free copies available. Giveaway dates from Jun 15-Jun 29, 2026. Enter for your chance to win an ARC of WICKHILLS by Premee Mohamed! 8230129
Reposted by Aiko AslanianLuna Station Quarterly @lunastation.bsky.social · 15/06/2026It's June, which means we're already thinking about December. Publishing work is a trip sometimes. What does time mean anymore? LSQ submissions are open now through Aug 15th. Women-identified authors, 500–7k words, genre stuff only please. We'd love to see your work! duotrope.com/duosuma... 0118
Reposted by Aiko AslanianA.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 04/06/2026Hey guess what! My book is available for preorder! Tell everyone! Don't not tell everyone! Read more about what to do about this breaking news: www.the-reframe.com/fighting-in-...the-reframe.comFighting in the Dark - Preorder Now!My new book, FIGHTING IN THE DARK, is now available to preorder in paperback and Ebook! It comes out on August 4, 2026. Read on for more details. 12410131
Aiko Aslanian @aiko-aslanian.bsky.social · 15/06/2026People are confusing calling elections with certifying elections. A call is a *media* practice using statistics to project a winner based on an incomplete vote count. The count doesn't stop. Only once every vote is tallied is the election certified and the results final 1/3 120
Aiko Aslanian @aiko-aslanian.bsky.social · 14/06/2026My first publication was an advice column style letter in American Girl magazine in approx. 1993 that I still stand by; hopefully my second publication will be a book Oh also that day when @thestranger.com let me & a few other frequent commenters take over Slog for some reason 0201
Aiko Aslanian @aiko-aslanian.bsky.social · 13/06/2026A large percentage of Bsky traffic has just been burnt 060
Reposted by Aiko AslanianNicolas Fulghum @nicolasfulghum.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Solar just produced more electricity than coal in the US for the first month ever and it won't be the last... Over the last two decades, the role of coal and solar in the US mix has changed drastically May 2006: 🪨 48%, ☀️ 0% May 2016: 🪨 26%, ☀️ 2% May 2026: 🪨 12%, ☀️ 13% 18925285
Aiko Aslanian @aiko-aslanian.bsky.social · 13/06/2026I laughed out loud several times. I like my serious journalism grounded in facts, evidence, and spite. Ed's worth paying for. 030
Aiko Aslanian @aiko-aslanian.bsky.social · 12/06/2026I got a very convincing text from my bank about money that was sent from my Zelle account asking to text if I had approved it I called my bank directly to ask about it and sure enough it was not them ALWAYS call your bank directly about any fraud, even if it seems like they are initiating it 130
Reposted by Aiko AslanianBad Hand Books @badhandbooks.bsky.social · 12/06/2026Weekend sale! One could save 10% on hardcover of THE END TIMES by @benjaminpercy.bsky.social with contributions by Stephen King and a foreword by Joe Bob Briggs. If one were so inclined. Discount automatically applied at checkout. badhandbooks.com/purchasedire...badhandbooks.comThe End Times Volume One (Hardcover) by Benjamin Percy with Special Contributions by Stephen King — Bad Hand BooksThis is how the world ends: Benjamin Percy and Stephen King team up to bring you a post-apocalyptic novel like nothing you’ve ever read. Get The End Times (previously only available in monthly ... 073
Aiko Aslanian @aiko-aslanian.bsky.social · 11/06/2026To be constructive, if you need text chunked text (i.e. broken into small pieces), there are masking tools that let you only show small parts of the text. You can also use a piece of paper to cover part of the page as you go. Reading while listening to an audiobook helps make prose more accessible 120
Aiko Aslanian @aiko-aslanian.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Accessibility does not mean all people can access all things at the same level. It means there should exist things that you can access, and if this is your access need for books, then good news there's already more in existence than you could read in 1000 lifetimes! 262
Reposted by Aiko AslanianBrady! @like-the-bunch.bsky.social · 09/06/2026“yeah i can tell it was AI generated. how? just vibes, yeah. it has that certain gen-AI sais quoi” 323168940
Aiko Aslanian @aiko-aslanian.bsky.social · 09/06/2026Hey not to be a dick & maybe this is just me, but if there's not a sample of the book available to read, then I'm not buying it no matter how interesting it sounds. Because no idea can be good enough to compensate for bad writing for me 010
Reposted by Aiko AslanianAnya Chalina @anyachalina.bsky.social · 09/06/2026Wanted to test the carousel function and also use it as an excuse to show my art 🤭 8239106
Aiko Aslanian @aiko-aslanian.bsky.social · 09/06/2026Hey Kapernick, I know nothing about sports, but it seems like you're being inefficient. You guys train and practice a lot, but machines can lift heavy weights and go fast and throw balls, so replace inefficient human practice with machines, ok? I assume this will have no impact on the final game 030
Aiko Aslanian @aiko-aslanian.bsky.social · 09/06/2026One of the best books I've read in years. My best read of 2025. 020
Reposted by Aiko AslanianE.W. Doc Parris @ewdocparris.com · 09/06/2026Hello Writers, Readers, and Reviewers! Let's do an Instagram lift! Drop a link to your Instagram below and we'll all follow everybody. #WriteSky #BookSky #ReadSky www.instagram.com/p/DZDX8K9CRs...instagram.comInstagramCreate an account or log in to Instagram - Share what you're into with the people who get you. 122
Reposted by Aiko Aslanianbrad is wearing the cursed amulet @bradicality.bsky.social · 08/06/2026Grok is my diarrhea from the cholera or the tetanus help Gork help hep help 0221
Aiko Aslanian @aiko-aslanian.bsky.social · 08/06/2026Post-apocalyptic Claude prompts or writer search history 🤔 031
Reposted by Aiko AslanianJohn Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · 08/06/2026So I got overwhelmed today and missed that Someone You Can Build A Nest In is a Kindle Daily Deal! 2.99 for all the queer monster romance your eyeballs can carry! The deal is still live! For ten hours, I think!amazon.comAmazon.com: Someone You Can Build a Nest In eBook : Wiswell, John: Kindle StoreAmazon.com: Someone You Can Build a Nest In eBook : Wiswell, John: Kindle Store 79169
Aiko Aslanian @aiko-aslanian.bsky.social · 08/06/2026Artists should be paid for their work! And yet, when artists create with no intention to sell, that creates space for the strangest, purest (neutral) art Which not all art needs to be But we should all create *some* stuff with absolutely no ends in mind 030
Reposted by Aiko AslanianDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 08/06/2026"Something remarkable happened in April. For the first time in history, wind and solar generated more electricity than gas across the entire planet. Not in a country. Not in a region. Globally." Tons of great news here from Danny Kennedy (via @billmckibben.bsky.social's newsletter, which rules).proelectrica.substack.comElite Cognitive Dissonance and the Asian Energy DisruptionNotes from the Field — Singapore & Indonesia, May 2026 241130914160
Reposted by Aiko AslanianSuzan the chalant goth @sillysyntax.bsky.social · 08/06/2026Public voting for the Ignytes is open. We really encourage everyone to learn abt the work of all the nominees. 04026
Reposted by Aiko AslanianHook & Quill Press @hookandquillpress.com · 08/06/2026Over here at HQP, we adore @professoremily.bsky.social 's THE GODS OF ATALANTIS - but we're pretty sure you'll love it, too! Here's some reasons why... #indiepublisher #hqpress #atalantis #booksky 0106
Aiko Aslanian @aiko-aslanian.bsky.social · 08/06/2026It just keeps getting funnier every time you read it He's being gaslit by lit gas 140
Reposted by Aiko AslanianDerek Prime @derekpr1m3.bsky.social · 08/06/2026Rayleigh scattering and refraction are woke and gay. Once you split white light into a rainbow it becomes political 1474
Reposted by Aiko AslanianDianna Gunn Does (Fictional) Murders 🇨🇦 @diannalgunn.bsky.social · 08/06/2026Ali is being evicted tomorrow and needs at LEAST enough money to get a dog safe hotel tomorrow night ASAP And then money to relocate to a safe, permanent home 11917
Aiko Aslanian @aiko-aslanian.bsky.social · 07/06/2026Fitz: Child probably misplaced or stolen by fairies Aurora: Would probably rescue child from Fitz, caring for it would stir bittersweet memories of her sons Periwinkle: Despite relatively progressive views on raising merlings, considers 50% survival rate reasonable 061
Reposted by Aiko AslanianJohn Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · 06/06/2026Happy Pride to trans writers. 113032
Reposted by Aiko AslanianEliwood S(pooky) Ghost @eliwoodsgheist.bsky.social · 05/06/2026Happy #LGBTQWriteAThon 5! For EYES SHINE SILVER IN MOONLIGHT: * Sex pollen but divinely inspired * Everyone preferred the Beast form over Prince Adam * Immediate wife-guy-ification * Irritating someone into liking you 4232
Aiko Aslanian @aiko-aslanian.bsky.social · 06/06/2026Unhinged tropes in The Atlantis Job: Found family w/ blood family issues bc vampires Mermaids w/ camp counselor names But the mermaids are also anarchists Non-binary polyamorous vampire makes fun of everyone all the time The ocean is weird as fuck y'all #lgbtqwriteathon 290
Aiko Aslanian @aiko-aslanian.bsky.social · 06/06/2026Honestly, no more adaptations. Let's have some original series that were written for the medium 030
Reposted by Aiko AslanianE.W. Doc Parris @ewdocparris.com · 04/06/2026For all you readers and writers out there on Instagram, I hope you'll follow me over there. I was gone from Insta for a long time but now I'm back. #WriteSky #BookSky #WritingCommunity www.instagram.com/ewdocparris/instagram.comInstagramCreate an account or log in to Instagram - Share what you're into with the people who get you. 052
Aiko Aslanian @aiko-aslanian.bsky.social · 04/06/2026Just rubbing it in that he doesn't have any bills (because I pay them all) 030