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Vajra Chandrasekera @vajra.me · 07/08/2026

enjoyed this conversation about Jerry Falade et al. but also clicked through to the linked NYT article from earlier this year, about Coral Hart, where I was particularly struck by this paragraph

A longtime romance novelist who has been published by Harlequin and Mills & Boon, Ms. Hart was always a fast writer. Working on her own, she released 10 to 12 books a year under five pen names, on top of ghostwriting. But with the help of A.I., Ms. Hart can publish books at an astonishing rate. Last year, she produced more than 200 romance novels in a range of subgenres, from dark mafia romances to sweet teen stories, and self-published them on Amazon. None were huge blockbusters, but collectively, they sold around 50,000 copies, earning Ms. Hart six figures.

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Angie @anguineapple.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Watched Project Hail Mary! The movie is significantly better than the book, and now I’m craving more first contact stories.

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Angie @anguineapple.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

I've been riding this high all morning. Finally, a vocal democratic socialist running the NDP. Now we can get somewhere.

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Martha Wells @marthawells.com · 07/05/2025

We just visited the most incredible place in Zagreb — the Museum of Lost Tales. It’s art by Zdenko Basic based on Croatian folklore. www.muzejprica.com

Me, the artist Zdenko Basic, and his gorgeous dog.

A gnarled tree, with a chair carved into it, surrounded by roots, figures, lights. The limbs are filled with ladders and walkways.

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the haver of it🔞 @taylortitmouse.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

blue slimes make excellent centerpieces in any garden, but take care to water them frequently and maintain their size, lest they wander away with your prize koi fish!

a blue slime sits nestled in a tiled pool made for it, with two koi swimming inside it and several lily pads growing on its surface

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.blacksky.app · 19/03/2026

"The case is a very funny illustration of what can happen when cops, who as a general rule rarely face consequences for their actions, manage to cross a person with plenty of time, a sizable social media following, and a smooth baritone."

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Sage's SV Derangement Alt @folding-fan.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

I know making it edgier is more satisfying, but Xin Mo's blade is described as white more than one and it's also as thin as "the wing of a beetle". So the evil bad vibes sword actually has kind of an aura of grace and immortal power.

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Sage's SV Derangement Alt @folding-fan.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Also, while I know we (and the illustrations) all give Luo Binghe the mark on his forehead because it looks cool, he doesn't actually keep it visible even as of Book 2. The Huan Hua disciples don't know he's a demon. That's why Sha Hualing goes into disguise mode when she goes back there.

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Pompom @pompombot.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

I got my friend's approval to post these (very) censored versions !!! #isat #instarsandtime

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Angie @anguineapple.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

My top five undergrad classes would probably be: Politics and Culture in Fin-de-Siècle Europe Adaptation in/of 18th Century Europe Canadian Eco-Criticism Blues Literature Arts One

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Angie @anguineapple.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

A 3zun server friend shared a prompt about a plant from Superman that gives you dreams about a perfect life so it can use your body as fertilizer, and I had such a blast writing up Jin Guangyao, Nie Mingjue and Lan Xichen's Ideal Lives that I might need to transfer them here as a threadfic later.

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give me fic recs @silentfuture.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

there is simply something about tending to someones bleeding knuckles

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Anne @aegtx.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

A couple of months ago, somebody here posted about @bemyeyes.bsky.social . I just did my first call! The person needed help wrapping presents, and while they were wrangling the goodies we talked about just random stuff. A+, 10/10, download the app, it's what technology is supposed to be

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mcc @dryad.technology · 08/12/2025

"If everyone who streamed All Hell on Spotify had done so using Tidal instead, we would have received an extra £31,847.38, which would double the amount we made from streaming of the album in this time period. Or if everyone used Apple Music it would have been £12,331 more." Los Campesinos:

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Here’s how much money Los Camp! make from streaming… - Los Campesinos!

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Ben Fletcher-Watson @bfletcherwatson.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

Eleven years ago, I wrote to Tom Stoppard to ask about this coup de théâtre from 1949. It took me down an unexpected rabbit hole - in memory of Stoppard, here's what I found.

"Years and years ago, there was a production of The Tempest, out of doors, at an Oxford college on a lawn, which was the stage, and the lawn went back towards the lake in the grounds of the college, and the play began in natural light. But as it developed, and as it became time for Ariel to say his farewell to the world of The Tempest, the evening had started to close in and there was some artificial lighting coming on. And as Ariel uttered his last speech, he turned and he ran across the grass, and he got to the edge of the lake and he just kept running across the top of the water — the producer having thoughtfully provided a kind of walkway an inch beneath the water. And you could see and you could hear the plish, plash as he ran away from you across the top of the lake, until the gloom enveloped him and he disappeared from your view.
And as he did so, from the further shore, a firework rocket was ignited, and it went whoosh into the air, and high up there it burst into lots of sparks, and all the sparks went out, and he had gone.

"When you look up the stage directions, it says, 'Exit Ariel.”

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Alyssa Harad @alyssaharad.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.

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Dave Keating @davekeating.substack.com · 25/11/2025

BREAKING: This is huge news, the EU's equivalent of the 🇺🇸Supreme Court's 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges ruling. 🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states. This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺

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nominally writes things @gorybranches.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

hi guys. everything sucks right now but if you make a $10+ donation to your local food bank, I will write you a 1k word fic. no limits on ships or content. if you can afford a $50+ donation, we can talk about a longer fic ♥

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sam @lunarriviera.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

#yuletide2025 signups are OPEN—just LOOK how many danmei were nominated this year! (and a couple of baihe? and some webnovels? this isn't even everything, just what i recognized) so am i petrified of doing this after last year's nearly disastrous experience? yes. am i going to do it anyway? PROBABLY

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the haver of it🔞 @taylortitmouse.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

we dunk on the concept of historical and fantasy characters somehow having a perfect understanding of bdsm safety protocols but i think we also need to free ourselves of putting modern terms for gender and sexuality in the mouths of characters who would've never seen a pineapple.

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Julie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

I am begging Canadians to understand that Canada Post, like public transit, should not be a business - it's a service. Canada Post is a lifeline for rural, remote and Northern communities and overall, we need to re-evaluate why people think they "need" random shit delivered ASAP.

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Angie @anguineapple.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

I was one of the betas for this. Among other things, it filled a previously unknown to me emotional need for Luo Binghe to still have an uncontested home on Qing Jing Peak. The sprinkle of future Qijiu and Bingliushen setup just made it more delicious. Go read it!!!

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Catsuka @catsuka.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

Guillermo del Toro - Studio Ghibli Masterclass (2013, TIFF festival) ❤️ Now online (80 minutes) >> www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8Uo...

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Silvia Moreno-Garcia @silviamg.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

Wong Kar Wai TV series premiering on Criterion channel. And now I shall feast.

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Jenny with a Green Ribbon Around Her Neck @readingtheend.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

I'm particularly seeing a lot of romantasy books wherein women can ally themselves with men in powerful positions in oppressive regimes, and because of Love, they'll then be protected from oppression but will not have to sacrifice their own autonomy in any meaningful way.

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Rei @reipx.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

Let’s go together #svsss #qijiu

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SairusB @sairusb.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

#liushenweek 2025 Day 1: Cinnabar Red I have a short break between deadlines. And I'm trying to get the most out of it. #svsss #liushen #sairusb

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Angie @anguineapple.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

Me, ten-odd episodes into CQL for the first time and speaking to my fellows in the 3zun server I've been modding for numerous years: "Were you all aware that Meng Yao is cute and that there is a scene, involving a box."

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Mary Robinette Kowal @maryrobinettekowal.com · 20/05/2025

This is a friendly reminder that the @locusmag.bsky.social crowdfunding campaign is ongoing. Locus is such an important resource for the SFFH community, and I hope you'll support them. I've offered a few perks for backers, including a deleted scene and a Zoom call. www.indiegogo.com/projects/loc...

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Locus Mag: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror 2025

Celebrating and uplifting authors, artists, and story -- the guide to the world's imagination | Check out 'Locus Mag: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror 2025' on Indiegogo.

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Eline Muijres 🐇 @elinemuijres.com · 15/05/2025

EU citizens, please take 30 seconds to sign the European Citizens' Initiative to ban conversion therapy (torture against LGBTQ+ people). Only 1 day left to meet the criteria of 1 million signatures. eci.ec.europa.eu/043/public

eci.ec.europa.eu

European Citizens' Initiative

Give your support !

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Angie @anguineapple.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

Impressions from finally watching up to Episode 3 of CQL, this time with Toby * They're trying to make the Sects more culturally heterogeneous, interesting! * Adding more girls in earlier was a good choice * Excellent casting * Someone heard "Nightless City" and inexplicably decided to create Mordor

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Stephanie Burgis @stephanieburgis.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

Just a quick heads-up for anyone, like me, who's been annoyed by Google's automatic AI outcomes for searches: Ecosia.org is a search engine that works REALLY well without doing any of that, and switching over to that has made my online life a lot happier!

ecosia.org

Ecosia - the search engine that plants trees

Ecosia uses 100% of its profits for the planet and produces enough renewable energy to power all searches twice over.

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Angie @anguineapple.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

I have two confirmations from friends who would like to join the Bingliushen server I'm setting up on Discord, but I imagine you need rather a lot more than that to get one started. Ergo: would anyone reading this be interested in joining as well?

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bingge meowmeowifier @kitschlet.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

you know how lwj and jc spent those months looking for wei wuxian... i like to think, what if they had ONE inside joke. like one time jiang cheng burned the rice so bad they had to throw out the pot and he was so mad but it was actually really funny and they both ALMOST smiled

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Angie @anguineapple.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

Spotted this fellow at the fibre arts show I went to earlier today.

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Lauren Beukes @laurenbeukes.com · 21/04/2025

If you want to bid on cool things from genre creators in our DIY online auction to support trans rights in the UK and South Africa, click here -> www.32auctions.com/genrefortrans

Bold text that reads "GENRE CREATORS FOT TRANS RIGHTS IN THE UK & SA" over the blue, pink and white of the trans flag.

Text reads: "About Our Auction
Hi, we’re Lauren Beukes and Jeanette Ng and various author friends at Eastercon and beyond raising money for trans rights in the UK and South Africa.

It’s a small personal response to the devastating and dehumanising UK Supreme Court ruling last week, where we both live, and also the withdrawal of vital international aid in the last few months that is affecting trans organizations in South Africa (where Lauren Beukes hails from).
The money we raise will be going to The Good Law Project’s campaign for trans rights in the UK and the amazing NGO, The Triangle Project that supports gay, trans, non-binary and intersex people in South Africa. Please do also feel free to donate to them direct here and here.
This is going to be a silent auction going live on 09:30am Monday 21st April where you can bid on cool things from signed first editions by some of your favourite authors to original art, bespoke postcards with original short stories or favourite recipes, crocheted critters, handmade fans as well as professional services like a sensitivity read.

About Chance Encounter Productions
A spontaneous alliance of two sff authors trying to do some good. "

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Jess Nevins @jessnevins.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Anybody up for a little story? Back before WW2, the country of Yugoslavia (which today is Croatia, Slovenia, North Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, and Serbia) had a flourishing culture of comics. American imports were eagerly devoured, but so were Yugoslav comics. 1/

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fmd @fmd-art.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Designs I'll use for a valentine's day illustration ♥︎ #TGCF #hualian #天官赐福

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Leslie Levings @leslielevings.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Coming 4/29: Tea4T, an art fundraiser for trans rights! tea4t.bigcartel.com

Little ceramic sculpted buddies gathered around a dainty teacup and saucer

A whole bunch of little ceramic sculpted buddies gathered around a stack of dainty teacups

Promotional image for fundraiser. Text reads: tea pets for trans rights. A ceramics fundraiser. Adopt a tea pet! April 29th until sold out. Leslie Levings, Shing Yin Khor, Shirley Jackson, Eva Funderburgh, Milla Istomina, Koda Ramos, Brody Scotland, Thanate, Irena Li, Alice Lee, Amanda Meadows, and many more!

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Angie @anguineapple.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

An extended conversation with my little sister on the ecological importance of parasites has led to my learning about this beautiful creature, who she summarized as "the fake queen that gets everyone high and eats children." Video here (which obviously has insects): www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JoE...

Photo of the large blue butterfly (yes, that is their name) from the UK.

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🌸 cash is moving to new york 🌸 @carriecmoney.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

time to crosspost my #svsss #art from when I finished reading the books! thread below 🧵

a two panel meme comic of Shen Qingqiu and Luo Binghe from Scum Villain. At the top is the quote "Shen Qingqiu held Luo Binghe's limp body with one hand and Xiu Ya with the other."
Below are the two panels. The first panel says "What was probably meant" with a tender illustration of a bloody Luo Binghe held like a child in one arm by Shen Qingqiu, his other hand holding a sword while he stares at the camera. The second panel says "What I saw", with a cartoon illustration of Shen Qingqiu, braced and bloody and growling, with a sword held out and a limp Luo Binghe dangling from his other hand.

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nim | five grabbable rats @snimister.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Say what you will: we have watched so much horrible history unfold before our eyes - but for 25 hours it was beautiful history

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 28/03/2025

'Those disruptive protests only backfire!!' has no material evidence in support of it -->>

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weresehlat.bsky.social @weresehlat.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Once more muttering furiously to myself as I hit backspace on a fic “he would not fucking know kink etiquette AND lingo like that”

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