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AJ Malachite @ajmalachite.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

📌Eco-horror 📌Rural Texan trans love interest 📌Gory swamp slasher 📌Creatures, folklore, & creepy crawlies Discover what else is waiting for you in the bayou. YOU SEE IT TOO is out October 15! Pre-orders: books2read.com/youseeittoo @slashichorrorpress.bsky.social

Enter the bayou. See how long you last. Pre-order now, out October 15.

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Mike Stabile @mikestabile.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

The religious right is steadily expanding its definition of what is sexual — and restricting what it deems acceptable in public spaces. Tech companies, in want of less oversight, are taking the hint. The deplatforming that started with sex workers / kink / trans has come for gay bars.

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Gretchen Felker-Martin PRE ORDER CHIMERA 2.16.27 🍉 @scumbelievable.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I think when we hem and haw about people going no-contact with their families and what it says about society, what we're often doing is revealing our own discomfort with seeing others starting to pull blocks out of the Jenga tower of Empire and refusing to suffer Just Because.

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AJ Malachite @ajmalachite.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

“Folk horror rebuilt from a bug textbook, soft in the places that count & nasty everywhere else” 🪱 Thank you to @gnofhorror.com for this lovely review! YOU SEE IT TOO is out Oct 15! Full Review: gnofhorror.com/you-see-it-t... Pre-orders: books2read.com/youseeittoo @slashichorrorpress.bsky.social

"You See It Too does something the gamebook was never built to do. It puts your hand on the wheel, then shows you the wheel was never attached to anything." -Jim Mcleod, Ginger Nuts of Horror

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Circ @tinyicecat.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

This news is important because all the fucks out there actively attempting to wreck the world want you to think that the work is hopeless and just mitigating the worst case scenario. It's not. Fucking keep going.

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David_j_roth @davidjroth.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I'm under no illusions about how things are or what the trajectory is. But I'm also excited for the future because that is where I will hang out with the people I care about and do the things I like doing, or haven't done before. Weird but telling that this holds less appeal for much richer people.

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Sean T. Collins @seantcollins.com · 24/09/2026

The Why Cheap Art? Manifesto, Bread & Puppet Theater, 1984

the WHY CHEAP ART? manifesto
PEOPLE have been THINKING too long that
ART is a PRIVILEGE of the MUSEMS & the
RICH. ART IS NOT BUSINESS !
It does not belong to banks & fancy investors
ART IS FOOD . You cant EAT it BUT it FEEDS
you. ART has to be CHEAP & available to
EVERYBODY. It needs to be EVERYWHERE
because it is INSIDE of the WORLD.
ART SOOTHES PAIN !
Art wakes up sleepers !
ART FIGHTS AGAINST WAR & STUPDITY !
ART SINGS HALLELUJA!
ART IS FOR KITCHENS!
ART IS LIKE GOOD BREAD!
Art is like green trees!
Art is like white clouds in blue sky!
ART IS CHEAP!
HURRAH!
Bread & Puppet Glover, Vermont, 1984

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Sam @sambeawesome.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Payment processors, banks, & politicians knew we would slow down to a halt eventually if they held out long enough. If you're not still calling, writing, emailing, @ ing on socials, what-have-you (though calls are best), now is as good of a time as any to start back up.

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Grunkle Harm @harmonwest.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

it feels like a dark joke about transmasculine invisibility that i saw a million snarky tweets about there being no trans folks in CAMP MIASMA, and now I am seeing a video of the underappreciated transmasculine actor from CAMP MIASMA literally begging for work to keep their SAG health insurance

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Are You Casting?

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Joe Koch @horrorsong.blog · 21/09/2026

"What’s true is true, and what’s right is right, and if someone was a human being yesterday, they’re still human today, and their life still has value, even if nobody wants to hear it."

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David Forbes @davidforbes.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

2) Trans people are overwhelmingly working class. The act of transition is an assertion of power and autonomy over our own bodies and lives. The gentry believe that they should hold sway over how those below them in the hierarchies live our lives. Transition defies that, so they viscerally hate it

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Gretchen Felker-Martin PRE ORDER CHIMERA 2.16.27 🍉 @scumbelievable.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I think it's so fascinating to take all the grottiest, gnarliest stuff in trash horror specifically oriented toward trans women and show it as a tool for liberation and accessing desire.

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Usman T. Malik @usmantm.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

it is a travesty that the brilliant Indrapramit Das is not more widely known in fantasy and horror fandom. The way Indra pulled South Asian history, politics, monstrosity, and queer love together in one book is a thing to behold

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Slashic Horror Press @slashichorrorpress.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

🪾 ENTER THE SWAMP 🪾 Can you find a way out? Which choices will lead to your death? And which one is the best? 😏 FIND OUT. PREORDER. books2read.com/youseeittoo @ajmalachite.bsky.social

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High Priestess, Low Patience @cheriepriest.com · 16/09/2026

ooh, I like this take - all the elements are present, so call it what it is: not liminal (which was never quite right, tbh), but gothic for a new generation of people who don’t remember why we built that shit in the first place, or what it was supposed to be *for*

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🪱𝔼𝕟𝕠𝕔𝕙🪱 @oddoblivion.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

People get too rich and forget they’re made of meat.

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 14/09/2026

And if the way you fight against concentration camps is to yell at trans people to stop caring about their own personal safety? Literally go do anything else. Go protest an ICE facility. Go organize mutual aid for impacted communities. Go make whistle kits and go distribute them.

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silas denver 🍎 @sweatermuppet.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

i will succeed because i am a pervert 🥳🫡

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Jene O'Ween @luckymud.myatproto.social · 13/09/2026

You don't get to argue that the number of trans people is so small that our rights can't be a major priority, while also claiming there are so many of us that we are going to destroy the whole country by withholding votes.

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 13/09/2026

It really hasn't dawned on liberals that for trans people in some races, there is no meaningful difference between who wins. Kansas and North Carolina have Dem governors and they're some of the worst for trans people in the country. So why bother to vote for a transphobic Dem?

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The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

It sends a pretty strong message that liberals see LGBTQ+ rights as an inconvenience to winning elections rather than standing up for oppressed people being integral to defeating fascism

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👁️🍄🪸 @bloomfilters.plus · 13/09/2026

stages of demographic dismissal: 1. minority votes in massive %s for your party 2. rival party attacks them directly to break this 3. party concedes to rival party to try and get rival party supporters 4. minority % support lowers 5. party labels the minority extremists or a cult to blame minority

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merr-itt came from outer space @merrittk.com · 10/09/2026

There is No Workable Moderate Position on Transgender Rights www.patreon.com/merrittk/pos...

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Lee Mandelo @leemandelo.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Something you can materially do for your trans friends: hire them Basically every gig I've landed in the last 5+ years has been directly the result of a cis friend doing me a solid... and all the interviews and applications with strangers, even with solid word-of-mouth colleague recs? Nah

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Jessica Luther @jessicawluther.com · 10/09/2026

Really proud to have had the Texas Observer's cover story earlier this year about why trans inclusion in sport is good, actually.

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Slashic Horror Press @slashichorrorpress.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

👀 EXTREMITIES 3 👀 A queer, extreme, narrative maze, you say? In the vein of Try Not to Die and Goosebumps, but for adults? Heck Yes! @ajmalachite.bsky.social takes you into a swamp where the things you find are definitely going to kill you. PREORDER NOW! books2read.com/youseeittoo

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AJ Malachite @ajmalachite.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

There’s just over a month to go before the release of my first novella-length work! It being a choose-your-own adventure story is serious childhood wish fulfillment. YOU SEE IT TOO is available for pre-order, and be sure to check out the rest of the EXTREMITIES series.

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Sliced Up Press @sliceduppress.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

💀📺 IT'S RELEASE DAY! 📺💀 Tune in to 30 short stories and poems about early morning kid's TV in SATURDAY MOURNING TELEVISION Links to buy in paperback or ebook here: sliceduppress.com/smt

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SATURDAY MOURNING TELEVISION

RELEASE DATE: 31st AUGUST 2026 Paperback ISBN: 9798233846199 Ebook ISBN: 9798232030445 The house is quiet. Other worlds await. It’s Saturday morning and you’re alone with the TV. You tu…

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J. Anderson Coats (she/her) @jandersoncoats.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

This, folks, is why Certain People want so badly to have AI art replace human art and undermine human artists. Because human artists make things like this.

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Sunny Moraine @dynamicsymmetry.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Know what I’m sick of? The idea that trauma must be processed and learned from as absolutely necessary to an emotionally satisfying narrative, the idea that characters must always grow and change in order to be interesting, that fucking sucks and I don’t like it

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Evan Greer @evangreer.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

there is no such thing as "age verification." All "age verification" is actually "identity verification." You can coat it in glitter and "privacy-preserving" wrapping paper. But in the end, mandating age verification means mandating surveillance be built into software and hardware. Period.

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🌈 Hailey Piper 🌈 @haileypiperfights.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Stories you might think fascists would hate (superheroes, rebellions) they still love because all they see is "win = strong" and that's what they care about. But sadness says it's okay to be unpleasant and horniness says it's good to be free, both distasteful notions to the fascist.

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AJ Malachite @ajmalachite.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

YOU SEE IT TOO is inspired by a childhood local legend. I remember as a kid always watching the countryside when we drove around at night, hoping to see the spooklight. I never did, and though I live somewhere else now, sometimes I still catch myself looking for it.

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AJ Malachite @ajmalachite.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Cover reveal for my upcoming narrative maze from @slashichorrorpress.bsky.social on August 5!

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marx scherzer @theskeetsguy.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

if you're doing women's sports transphobia from a "good faith" place it means you are gullible and stupid in a way that means bad faith actors can turn you like a heat seeking missile towards minorities so i'm not really sure how thats better

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Jawless fish 🗣️🐟🐠🐡 @jawless-fish.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

theres this one tumblr post ive seen talking about that phenomenon but w fiction writing that I think about often

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been stewing on an analytical approach to fiction which call "is this book afraid of me?" and in order to answer this question you determine how hard the book is trying to make sure you don't come after the writer on twitter

the fucked-up part is that specifically notice this in like, BIPOC or queer romances because their authors a) are more likely to be harassed online b) tend to care about writing inclusive and intersectional books more, both of which are totally valid reasons, but unfortunately a book that is scared to be misunderstood is also scared to challenge the reader or allow for too much nuance or grey areas or character flaws and am sorry to say that it often makes for less compelling stories because it means shying away from ambiguities and complexities in an effort to reassure me, the reader, that everyone here is a Good Person engaging in Healthy Behaviours and Relationships

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AJ Malachite @ajmalachite.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

My essay for AAA4 is now free to read! I will forever fight for queer porn - you can't separate art and pornography, and it will always end badly when you try.

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local blogger @fergoe.blacksky.app · 12/07/2026

Once again, try to live your life where people aren't celebrating your death and revealing some of your biggest (open) secrets once you do die. Try to be a good person and make this world (or at least the part of the world you're in) a better place than when you came in.

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Stede Bonnet, Starship Captain🏴‍☠️❤️‍🩹#LongLiveOFMD @gentlemanpierat.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Whenever I think "why do they hate us SO much?" I consider: transness is one of the clearest exemplars that every human has the capacity for self-determination. Admitting this means admitting that every arbitrary social rule used to protect the rich is made up, their power built on nothing but sand.

A brown paper card decorated with pink and blue paint spatter, with stamped black text that reads, "Trans joy is stronger than any empire."

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Bigg @bpbigg.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

The 4th issue of the Adult Analysis Anthology, the web's PREMIERE destination for thoughtful long-form writing about adult games, is now available! Our longest issue yet at 15 essays & over 35k words! Support human-created, sex-positive, trans-inclusive writing! bp-games.itch.io/adult-analys...

"Sex doesn't have a 'goal', and if you're doing it like it's a race to the orgasm every single time then you're probably not getting everything you could out of it. Games shouldn't have to be a race to victory either, and falling short of that goal or failing to aim for it altogether shouldn't have to mean the experience ends. Success is when you manage to maintain kayfabe well enough for everybody to enjoy themselves, even when things go off the rails - especially if things going off the rails is the most interesting option."

- 'EITHER WAY, WHAT BLISS: THE PROBLEM OF BALANCING A GAME FOR PLAYERS WHO WANT TO FAIL"

"Pornography exists in a perpetual struggle for credibility. We fear to be mere and base pornographers, so we bolt our works onto the reputation of finer arts. We write (erotic) novels. We produce (erotic) films. We design (erotic) games. It's not a porn (game), it's a (porn) game."

- "DO PORN GAMES NEED CHOICES?"

"Erotic games demand a certain level of buy-in, and so everyone is at least a little serious about what they're doing, but also here to have fun. Having the option to dip into erotic themes, I find, also makes the moments where the play is distinctly un-erotic all the more rich. To play an erotic game with people you trust is to invite the entire palette of human emotion to your table, whether you use every color or not."

- "I ONLY WANT TO FUCK THE DICE"

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Sliced Up Press @sliceduppress.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Paperback preorders are now live for SATURDAY MOURNING TELEVISION over at B&N! 💀📺 www.barnesandnoble.com/w/saturday-m...

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Sliced Up Press @sliceduppress.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Here's our TV guide-inspired cover for SATURDAY MOURNING TELEVISION! 💀📺 Release date is 31st August, review copies will be ready to offer out shortly.

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AJ Malachite @ajmalachite.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Pre-orders are now open for MONSTERFUCK from Incision Press, coming April 30! Pre-orders: incisionpress.com/product/mons... Pre-orders (U.S.): www.kithbooks.com/shop/p/monster

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Ann Leckie @annleckie.com · 03/04/2026

Seeing discussion elsewhere about whether The Rich should be able to access public services for free even tho they're rich, and like, why are we so focused on whether people "deserve" things?

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Slashic Horror Press @slashichorrorpress.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

🚨 DEAL ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨 @ajmalachite.bsky.social brings the third instalment of EXTREMITIES with YOU SEE IT TOO. Set almost entirely in a bizarre swamp, this narrative maze is as twisted as it is gory. Coming this October.

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Kallidora Rho @kallidorarho.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

The author's brazen fetish, presented with such hedonistic flair and and open pride it makes you feel a little embarassed for needing to hide your own passions behind self-effacing jokes in order to preserve a sense of safe, pseudo-ironic detachment

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Sliced Up Press @sliceduppress.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

Copy edits are moving forward slower than expected for SATURDAY MOURNING TELEVISION, but in the meantime we can say with 99% confidence that this is the final running order! 💀📺

Copyrights:

TV Guide Found in a Hollow Tree, 1989 © Oladosu Michael Emerald
Episode Guide: Tymberwolves © Tom Coombe
Fifty Billion Crucified Robots Can’t Be Wrong © D. Matthew Urban
Here’s One I Made Earlier © A.J. Sharpe
Billy’s World © S.S.N. Smith
Grilling Time! © J. Neira
Rod & Stinky’s Last Laugh © Adrienne Clark
The Serpent Saints from Mars © Victor Sweetster
A Little Piece of Yourself © Toshiya Kamei
rub-a-dub © Die Booth
Together, Tomorrow © Ashley K. Frantik
The Pilgrimage of the Meatclay: an Ascent © Matt Neil Hill
the animators © M. Lopes de Silva
Meat-waves © Monica Carroll
This is a Test © Joe Koch
A Day at the ACME Corporation © Ann O’Mara Heyward
Don’t Look Too Closely © Nico Martinez Nocito
Button Town © Mia Dalia
Power Paladins/Grease Monkey: The Tv-ening © Jude Deluca
One Second Smarter © Ana Rotea
Drawn to Death © Tashi Saheb-Ettaba
Duck and Cover © Derrick Webber
How to Get Distracted While Writing an Essay © Ute Orgassa
Varmint Holes © Em Starr
Longer Than You’d Think © Julia Dzindzio
Very Special Episode © Nichole L. Lightner
Channel 31: Static in the Custard Hour © Fendy S. Tulodo
The Kids are Not Alright © Jacy Morris
Blackberry Yoghurt © A.J. Malachite
Notes from Standards and Practices © Buzz Dixon

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