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Katheryn J. Avila (Kotch) @avilak90.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Went to a dark fantasy themed book store and what did I buy? A new copy of The Rainbow Fish, because I’m a mom first and a fantasy girlie second lol #AmReading

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Penguin Reading Vibes

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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 25/08/2026

Dolly Parton's family asked that, in lieu of flowers, fans make a donation to the singer's Imagination Library. Here's what the charity does ⬇️ www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

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Turning Pages: Inside Dolly Parton's Imagination Library

Core team of 15 staff and thousands of volunteers and partners help the country-music philanthropist deliver books to kids around the world.

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Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Dolly Parton did all the good she could, for all the people she could, for as long as ever she could. From her legendary songwriting to the Imagination Library—which sent 1 million books a month to children across the country—she was the best of America. Dolly, we'll miss your great heart.

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Katheryn J. Avila (Kotch) @avilak90.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

RIP Dolly Parton! My kids will forever treasure your Imagination Library ❤️

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Siobhan Muir @siobhanmuir.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

#ThursThreads Week 718 is now LIVE. Come tie on your tale for judge @avilak90.bsky.social. What will your 250 words say? @raethye.bsky.social @mysoulstears.bsky.social @drmag00.bsky.social @gorashade.bsky.social #FlashFiction #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompt siobhanmuir.com/thursthreads...

#ThursThreads Tying Tales Together Year 13
Weekly flash fiction writing challenge
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Richard Shifman/ RB Shifman @rshifman.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Thank you @dianawallachauthor.bsky.social for your review of TAKING BACK AUGUST! “A mystery, a family drama, and a coming-of-age story…A touching story...The twist comes in the middle, and once it hits, you can’t put it down.” - Diana Rodriguez Wallach, Thriller Award Winning Author of THE SILENCED

A photo of the cover of YA crossover, TAKING BACK AUGUST. Overlaid is a review: “A mystery, a family drama, and a coming-of-age story…that is perfect for reluctant readers. A touching story that will leave you questioning the very definition of found family. The twist comes in the middle of the book, and once it hits, you can’t put it down.” – Diana Rodriguez Wallach, Thriller Award Winning Author of THE SILENCED

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Siobhan Muir @siobhanmuir.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Are y'all ready for #ThursThreads tomorrow? @avilak90.bsky.social is our judge and she's waiting on your tales. Got a tale to tie on? #FlashFiction #WritingCommunity #WritingChallenge siobhanmuir.com/blog

#ThursThreads Tying Tales Together Year 13
Weekly flash fiction writing challenge
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Richard Shifman/ RB Shifman @rshifman.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

TAKING BACK AUGUST is 99¢ Preorder Kindle 06/23/2026 bit.ly/4nWdP24

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Richard Shifman/ RB Shifman @rshifman.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Entering my Teletubby era eh-oh!

It's a promo for RB Shifman's summer tour stops. RB, that's me. I'm at MontoCo Book fest at 4039 Skippack Pike on June 13th from 11-4PM. I'm at Fairless Hills B&N on July 18th from 12-2PM, and I'm at the Doylestown B&N on August 8th from 12-2PM. My books are featured including my latest, Taking Back August, which is great if I say so myself and I do say so myself. And in the upper-right corner, my circular glowing head shot looks suspiciously like Sun Baby from the Teletubbies remember them? Of course you do. If you've read this far, I'm sorry, but also I'm not sorry, so come to my show I mean my signing, waah! Ricky! I want to be in the show! No you can't Lucy hahahaha. I'ma stop now.

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Ian Haramaki 🏳️‍⚧️✨ @cometkins.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

i can't imagine being an author against libraries unless you're pitifully stupid and don't know how they work. if people are gonna get my book for free then please god let it be the library. what are we doing

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Richard Shifman/ RB Shifman @rshifman.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

🚨NEW BOOK ALERT!🚨 Coming 06/23/2026: A new YA Contemporary novel by R.B. Shifman Title: TAKING BACK AUGUST Wicked twist. Poignant, coming-of-age storyline. From @btwnthelinespub.bsky.social Check the blurb in the photo #youngadult #novel #indieauthors #ComingOfAge #author

One the left, a teen boy and girl in a second-floor window blocked, ironically, by a ladder. Overlaid with the book title: TAKING BACK AUGUST. By RB Shifman

On the right, a playground at night with empty swings. A metaphor for coming-of-age loss of innocence.

Blurb: a teen gamer’s life is disrupted then dissembled when a mysterious girl climbs through his bedroom window, summoning him to see—and live—what’s real.

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Siobhan Muir @siobhanmuir.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Are y'all ready for #ThursThreads tomorrow? @captainvalhalla.bsky.social is our judge and he's waitin' on your tales. Got a tale to tie on? #FlashFiction #WritingCommunity #Writing siobhanmuir.com

#ThursThreads Tying Tales Together Year 13
Weekly flash fiction writing challenge
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David A Ludwig @davidaludwig.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Last stalwart @siobhanmuir.bsky.social's #ThursThreads, judge attentive @avilak90.bsky.social honored supernatural Silver James and named smart @sterlings-son-2.bsky.social the winner! #WriteSky #flashfiction siobhanmuir.com/thursthreads...

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#ThursThreads – Week 698 – Winners – Siobhan Muir

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Siobhan Muir @siobhanmuir.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

#ThursThreads Week 698 Winners blog is up. Congrats to 42X WINNER @sterlings-son-2.bsky.social and Honorable Mention Silver James. Great thanks to @avilak90.bsky.social for judging this week. Check out the winning tale. #FlashFiction #Writing #WritingCommunity siobhanmuir.com/thursthreads...

#ThursThreads Tying Tales Together Year 13
Weekly flash fiction writing challenge

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Siobhan Muir @siobhanmuir.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

#ThursThreads Week 698 is now LIVE. Come tie on your tale for judge @avilak90.bsky.social. What will your 250 words say? @mysoulstears.bsky.social @raethye.bsky.social @drmag00.bsky.social @purplequeenpub.bsky.social #FlashFiction #WritingCommunity #Writing siobhanmuir.com/thursthreads...

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Siobhan Muir @siobhanmuir.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Are y'all ready for #ThursThreads tomorrow? @avilak90.bsky.social is our judge and she's waitin' on your tales. Have prompt, got tale? #FlashFiction #WritingCommunity #Writing siobhanmuir.com/blog

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Siobhan Muir @siobhanmuir.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

When you don't want to say too much when he says you're so sensitive in @avilak90.bsky.social. Have you tied on a tale yet? #FlashFiction #Writing #WritingCommunity #WriterSky siobhanmuir.com/thursthreads...

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#ThursThreads – Tying Tales Together – Week 696 – Siobhan Muir

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Richard Shifman/ RB Shifman @rshifman.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

🎉Hooray! My anti-fascist, near-future dystopian YA novel, WE WERE THE CUCKOO BEES, is in the world! 🎉 It's FREE on KU. Try a few sample chapters: amzn.to/4r54pBN Pick it up at @doylestownbookshop.bsky.social site and @barnesandnoble.com. Will be at both Doylestown stores soon. Anti-fascists Rock!

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We Were the Cuckoo Bees

We Were the Cuckoo Bees - Kindle edition by Shifman, R.B.. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading We Were the Cuckoo Bees.

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Richard Shifman/ RB Shifman @rshifman.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

UNBOXING THE BEES!!! Watch me unbox author copies of my anti-fascist, near-future dystopian YA novel, WE WERE THE CUCKOO BEES, set in an alternate version of Doylestown, PA and inspired by the CBSD struggles of 2021-2023. Pub date: 02/24/2026!!! #novel #dystopian #ya @btwnthelinespub.bsky.social

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Richard Shifman/ RB Shifman @rshifman.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

🚨 You can now PRE-ORDER my YA near-future dystopia novel, WE WERE THE CUCKOO BEES, inspired by the Central Bucks, PA school board struggles of 2021-2023! For 02/24/2026 delivery. Please support by clicking below to pre-order.🚨 @btwnthelinespub.bsky.social amzn.to/4r54pBN

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Richard Shifman/ RB Shifman @rshifman.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Short listed!!!🤩 PAPER AIRPLANE, BROKEN BONES just made the 2025 Somerset Book Award for Literary and Contemporary Fiction Short List! Part of the CIBAs. @btwnthelinespub.bsky.social www.chantireviews.com/2026/01/12/t...

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Katheryn J. Avila (Kotch) @avilak90.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

So awesome to see this book doing so well!!

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Richard Shifman/ RB Shifman @rshifman.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

🚨My PODCAST episode on TAMING MONSTERS WITH DIRTY ROTTEN BILL just dropped!🚨 @dirtyrottenbill.bsky.social and I discussed PAPER AIRPLANE BROKEN BONES, MAYO MONDAY, DREAD MONDAYS: A WHISPER HOUSE PRESS HORROR ANTHOLOGY, & my upcoming 3 YA novel launches in 2026. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

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Taming Monsters with Dirty Rotten Bill

Arts Podcast · Updated Weekly · Writers, artists, and other creators discuss their work, and how art–books, music, and more–helped them through some of the most challenging times of their lives.

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Nick Wilford - Speculative Fiction Author @nickpwilford.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

In a world where gender can be changed with one DNA-based op, what happens when your previous identity’s genetic signature is used without your knowledge? After witnessing a murder by a man bearing her former face, Ella finds out the hard way. #GhostPit #YA #SF #Q #agentguide

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Tempest Teapot ❌ 👑 🐸 @tempestteapot.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

#F #R #YA #A #Q #GhostPit 💙📚 Kahyla faces a DEMON’S BARGAIN where all the options are bad: fight with soul-destroying magic or lose her family, her beloved, and her life. Opening line: Blood and ash, which way through the rocks? Ending lines: “And if you find more demons?” “Then I fight,” she said.

Graphic shows silhouette of couple filled with courtyard, leather armor, and a structure consumed by flames. Six of Crows X Witch King Demon's Bargain A bastard gentrywoman, Kahyla struggles to protect her siblings against assassins, demon-eaten mages, and political rivals intent on the throne. She faces a demon's bargain: fight with soul-destroying magic or lose her family, her beloved, and her life. 120k Epic Fantasy Novel. Tropes list: Deliberate values dissonance Feminist within patriarchy Heel-face turn Slow burn Forbidden love Powers via Possession Coming of Age Quiet girl finds her voice Target markets: adult fantasy for darker themes, detailed world-building, and a blend of magic and political intrigue. YA for coming-of-age story and slow burn romance, while skewing older for the consequences of difficult life choices. #F #R #YA #A #Q Body count 11, proposals 4, weddings 2

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arlen ren ✨ @arlenrenwrites.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

When an inept teen monster hunter goes undercover to a prestigious college, he's horrified at how he's the only thing between its students and death. Failing to find his power, he instead finds an ally in a girl with powers she shouldn't have...who he shouldn't be falling for. #GhostPit #Q #YA #PN

a moodboard showing: a white boy with dyed white hair looking moody and mysterious; a red thread bisecting a white throat; a hand holding a wooden stake aloft; a brown-skinned girl with glowing amber eyes looking upwards; a hazy rendering of a classical painting with the words WE ARE NOT DESCENDANTS OF FEARFUL MEN overlaid; a skeletal snarling vampire

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Cynthia Leavitt - Children's Author @cjleavitt.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

A hyperactive Squirrel, a bossy Rabbit, and a less-than-stealth Owl work together with the other animals to try and find a safe way to surprise an easily startled Porcupine for his birthday in HOW TO SURPRISE A PORCUPINE. #GhostPit #PB #C #Q #OS #HA #LOL #neurodivergence

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Bryanna/Brioche, Angry Noodle @theangrynoodle.com · 30/10/2025

Hi. I can't find my old post about it to pin it, so fuck it, we making a new one. I write about a mix of speculative fiction and social issues, as well as writing prompts, worldbuilding, and the occasional review of books or TV shows. Link here if you're interested. 🙂 theangrynoodle.com

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The Angry Noodle - Posts for the speculative, cooked to al dente. *noodle noises*

The home for writers, lovers of speculative fiction, and all-around angry noodles. Posts available when I'm cooked to al dente.

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Natalie Brown @nattykbrown.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Ready for something different this spooky season… What if The Hills Have Eyes were a romance? 🎃 Enemies-to-lovers 🎃 Creepy subterranean tunnels 🎃 Human hybrids 🎃 Near-future dystopia #Ghostpit #A #H #R #horrormance

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Dua Ceren @duaceren.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Spirited Away x Shutter Island Reality and fantasy blur when an anonymous invitation sends a burnt out chocolatier spiraling to hunt down a serial killer she thought she made up as a child. #GhostPit #C #A #F #T #H #G 👻

Square of nine images. Top left to bottom right: a girl running away barefoot in the grass. A woman and child holding hands. A field of flowers in a dark forest. Bright curtains at sunset. A quote reading “beautiful places hide hideous pasts.” Four girls sitting in a field happy and talking. A woman’s hands reaching from dark water. Pile of old Polaroid photos. A dark graveyard in a forest.

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Dua Ceren @duaceren.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Spirited Away x Shutter Island Reality and fantasy blur when an anonymous invitation sends a burnt-out chocolatier spiraling to hunt down a serial killer she thought she made up as a child. 🥀Found family 🥀Feminist 🥀Ghosts 🪻Mental health rep 🪻Disability rep 🪻LGBTQIA+ #GhostPit #C #A #F #T #H #G

9x9 board of photos (top left to bottom right): dark rose bush, dark blue woods at night with fog, quote that reads, “I learned about death by being alive… or maybe I’ve tried it myself.” Starting second row: Closeup of a dragonfly wing, a girl floating in dark water with white flowers, hands reaching up from a dark lake with lily pads, a quote that reads, “we were strangers bound by a shared past, entangled in the present, with no promise of a future.” Forget-me-nots, a man and a woman dancing against a starry sky

The same image from before with arrows pointing out to show tropes from the story which are: found family, haunted woods, past repeats itself, dual timeline, ghosts, repressed memories, investigation, and strong female characters. Two new images to replace the quotes from the previous board: a dark field of flowers in a forest tinted blue, a woman’s hands and body submerged under water reaching out.

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AJ Wilder @ajwilderauthor.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Hollis created the Fun House. He also created Jules, a VR depiction of his dead wife. To boost publicity, CyberLand chooses five lucky winners to test the brand new attraction. But Jules doesn't want strangers in her Fun House and she doesn't plan to let them out alive. #GhostPit #Q #H #A #SF

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Julie Gordon Turla- #PB Writer-#Querying #mightykidlit #scbwi @nanjulie.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Saylor the (Almost) Unicorn Saylor LOVES unicorns. So much, she decides to become one—hooves, horn, and all. But when unicorn life turns out to be more hay and less hooray, Saylor learns that being herself might be the most magical thing of all. #GhostPit #PB #C #Q #ages4-7

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Kelsea Wolf 📚 ✨ @kelseawolf-writes.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Gravity Falls X The Owl House Do you want to know a secret? Alice doesn’t recommend it. Secrets lead to curses and accusations, quests and fighting for your life. Admittedly, they can also lead to unexpected friendships and a world of magic. Proceed with caution. #ghostpit #mg #uf #q

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Sarah Rowlands @sarahauthor27.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

SMALL FAVORS X A GIRL WALKS INTO THE FOREST Amidst a rotten candy village, Hildy must overcome immoral challenges to rescue her ungrateful sister from becoming a living doll before she herself embraces her violent instincts that will transform her into a monster. #Ghostpit #YA #DF #H #PitDark

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B. van Bodegom 📃is AGENTED @bvbodegom.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

BLACK MIRROR × SEVERANCE × THE GOOD PLACE Having a happy death is a luxury service for the rich and Wren is the rising top salesman—until a cynical coworker and a depressed billionaire force him to rethink it all in a world where even your last smile has a price tag. #GhostPit #A #DS #SF #W

Made from non-AI free stock images.

This image is a book cover design for a novel titled "Happy Death Inc." by B. Van Bodegom. The cover is divided into three distinct horizontal sections:

1. Top Section: Features a cartoonish blue sky with white clouds and a bright sun. At the top, a tagline reads:
"How much would you pay to die with a smile?"
The word "HAPPY" appears in large, playful, hand-drawn-style font, partially overlapping the sky background.

2. Middle Section: A photograph of a deceased man in a suit, lying in a casket. He has an exaggerated smile on his face, almost unnaturally wide and clean, suggesting artificial enhancement or post-mortem alteration. Overlaid on this image is the word "DEATH" in the same large font as the previous word.

3. Bottom Section: A cartoon city skyline in pastel tones, similar in style to the top sky background. The word "INC." is overlaid prominently in the same large font. At the very bottom, in smaller capital letters, it says:
"A Novel by B VAN BODEGOM"

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Milo (he/xe) 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇨🇦 @milosometimes.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

🐟FROM THE SEA FRET🐟 Callum Point moves to the dead-end town of Perne to scrape together a new life. He’s hoping to get what he always wanted; peace. Unfortunately, what greets him is a place rife with secrecy, conspiracy and creatures beyond comprehension. #GhostPit #A #H #Q #LGBT #OWN

Outlined text over a dark blue ocean. The horizon is obscured by fog. Arrows point to words scattered across the image.
The text reads: From the Sea Fret. Revenge. Queer Transmac MC. Cosmic horror. Paranoia. Thalassophobia. Creepy small town.

Underwater, over a coral reef, rays of light shine through the water. A few fish swim through the reef.
Text reading "From the Sea Fret, Comps" is bordered in the centre. 5 arrows point towards posters.
The poster are: Dredge by Black Salt Games, Old Wounds by Logan-Ashley Kisner, The Lighthouse by Robert Eggers, The Fisherman by John Langan, Blood in the Bayou by Just Roll With It

A moodboard consisting of 5 pictures, each outlined in navy blue. The 5th picture is in the centre.
A foggy wooden dockyard at night.
The inside of a tackle shop. Nets, buoys, and fishing paraphernalia hand from the wall and ceiling.
A pile of grey fish.
A hand reaching out of grey water, the sky above is overcast.
A fishing boat on the ocean. Seagulls swarm it in the air.

Underwater, over a coral reef, rays of light shine through the water. A few fish swim through the reef.
A sheet of paper with text on it is centered.
The text reads: From the Sea Fret. Excerpt.
My thoughts were snowballing, adding up all the bullshit I’ve dealt with since moving to Perne, and my heart was beating faster at each uneasy memory that passed behind my eyes. I was gripping the wheel with white knuckles, forcing myself to breathe through clenched teeth.
The rope on the net creaking from strain pulled my body into automation. The thoughts momentarily shut off as I set about pulling the fish in. With each haul on the rope, I took a little bit extra time, as I knew what would be in the net. It seemed like no matter where I turned, things were waiting to fuck with my mind.
The word 'forcing' is underlined.

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Katheryn J. Avila (Kotch) @avilak90.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Videl thinks she has a handle on her demonic life: 🔥Torture guilty souls ⚖️Tempt humans to sin 💔Resist falling in love with her mentor She *didn't* think she'd have to worry about her abuela, the wicked witch who made her a demon in the first place. #A #F #PN #Q #GhostPit

Moodboard for Secondhand Soul, a novel. Images include: A shadowy wraith with red eyes, a woman in a low cut dress holding a dagger against her skin, a book of spells held open by a pair of hands, two hands touching, one stained black and the other beginning to stain, a hand holding a black snake, a statue covered in ivy, a man's face half in shadow, a book burning. The quote "How do you destroy a monster without becoming one?" sits in the middle.

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Richard Shifman/ RB Shifman @rshifman.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

I’ll be at the Local Author Expo at The Doylestown Bookshop tomorrow, Saturday, 10/18, signing my well-reviewed, gritty, coming-of-age book, PAPER AIRPLANE, BROKEN BONES, from 1-3PM. If you’re an author or reader and you’re local, please stop by! 👋 #troubledteenindustry #ya #1980s #southflorida

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Katheryn J. Avila (Kotch) @avilak90.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

Ended up riding this wave of motivation into sending out a couple of queries. Am I back? Maybe! #AmQuerying #WritingCommunity

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Katheryn J. Avila (Kotch) @avilak90.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

Actually got a few words in today. Not to jinx it, but here’s hoping I can get back to building a habit! #AmWriting #WritingCommunity

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Katheryn J. Avila (Kotch) @avilak90.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

Occasionally I poke around my website to look at some old writing, prompt responses, etc, and it literally feels like someone else did all of that. Feels like I'll never tap into that well of creativity again and it SUCKS. #WritersBlock

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