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Bill Bodden (he/him) @b1llz1lla.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Next Steampunk Book Chat is Sunday Oct. 18. Boneyard by Seanan McGuire, beginning @ 7:30 PM Eastern/4:30 PM Pacific (North American time zones) for roughly 90 minutes. Please join us! November's book is a graphic novel, Boston Metaphysical Society, on November 15. www.facebook.com/events/17817...

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Bill Bodden (he/him) @b1llz1lla.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

If you see this post a vampire that isn't Dracula

Image is of Colin Robinson (actor Mark Proksch)from the TV series What We Do in the Shadows

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Bill Bodden (he/him) @b1llz1lla.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Going live soon - Kickstarter for the latest in the Everyone's Gone to the Movies series, Cinematic Obsessions: Reflections on Cult Films that Broke the Rules. My essay covers the 2006 film Thank You For Smoking. Sign up to get notified when the campaign is live. www.kickstarter.com/projects/gho...

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Coming soon: Cinematic Obsessions

Reflections on Cult Films that Broke the Rules

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Bill Bodden (he/him) @b1llz1lla.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Because (I think) it's roughly a year in between, I always forget that getting both my covid and flu boosters at the same time is a terrible idea, and knocks me for a loop every time. Still, glad to have the protection incoming. And if you're an anti-vaxxer, you can fuck right off into the sun.

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Bill Bodden (he/him) @b1llz1lla.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I'm considering going to Penguicon next April in the Detroit area. Who do I know that will also be going?

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Bill Bodden (he/him) @b1llz1lla.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Aaaarrrr! It be Talk Like a Pirate Day, says I. How be ye celebratin'?

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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 19/09/2026

The Kennedy Center crowd is singing America The Beautiful. This is what democracy looks like.

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Dark Matter Zine @darkmatterzine.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Did McConnell really speak? Or did someone speak on his behalf? The videos of McConnell from yesterday strongly suggest he’s not mentally or physically fit enough to act in his role.

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Bill Bodden (he/him) @b1llz1lla.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Steampunk Book Chat is THIS SUNDAY, Sept 20. Book is Aether's Call by M. J. Baerman. 7:30 PM Eastern/4:30 PM Pacific. Runs for @90 minutes. Zoom link posted the day of. October's book is Boneyard: Deadlands #3 by Seanan McGuire on Sunday Oct. 18. Please join us! www.facebook.com/events/18695...

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Mari Adkins @marifromky.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

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Bill Bodden (he/him) @b1llz1lla.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Best Star Trek crew wrong answers only.

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Bill Bodden (he/him) @b1llz1lla.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

If you see this, post a not quite Star Trek.

Image depicts Majel Barrett in her role on Babylon-5 as the Centauri Emperor Turhan’s third wife Lady Morella (a prophetess and seer.)

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Patti Olivier 💙VOTE BLUE @patti3333.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Sunday Morning Words of Wisdom.... 🗳🚨 WORK FOR IT 🚨🗳 Thankful for all the VOLUNTEERS The door knocking The phone & text banking The folks that SHOW UP To all of us who take ACTION THANK YOU ! This BLUE WAVE only happens if we help register, volunteer, & persuade people to VOTE THANK YOU

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Bill Bodden (he/him) @b1llz1lla.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

It’s now September, and it’s Spooky Season, says I. (Also Talk Like A Pirate Day is this month!) What book(s)/movie(s) get you into the Hallowe’en mood? (Bonus Points if it’s one of my spooky short stories!) For me, it’s time for a re-read of @annodracula.bsky.social's excellent novel Drachenfels.

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Bill Bodden (he/him) @b1llz1lla.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Battling a summer head cold, and could use something to lift my spirits. What’ya got?

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Bill Bodden (he/him) @b1llz1lla.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Introduce yourself with 10 acts or bands you’ve seen live. In no particular order: 1. Blue Man Group 2. Laurie Anderson 3. Warren Zevon 4. Louis Black 5. Rita Rudner 6. Lance Burton 7. Maria Bamford 8. X 9. Monet X Change 10. They Might Be Giants

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Bill Bodden (he/him) @b1llz1lla.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Greetings Fellow Steampunks! We’ll be discussing M.J. Baerman’s Aether’s Call on Saturday Sept. 20, at 7:30 PM (Eastern) for roughly 90 minutes. Please join us! October’s book will be the weird western Boneyard by Seanan McGuire, on Sunday October 18. www.facebook.com/events/18695...

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Mari Adkins @marifromky.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

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Madame Askew --> prepping for Tucson Comic-Con @madameaskew.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

My darlings! Did you see??! The Caroline Stevermer is gracing my show this weekend!! Don't mind me being "mildly" discomposed in the corner Join us live at 10 AM Pacific (Seattle), Saturday the 22nd, on YouTube madameaskew.com/2026/08/19/s...

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Sip the Tea with special guest Caroline Stevermer

Saturday, August 22nd, at 10 AM Pacific (Seattle/Tucson) — 1 PM Eastern (Montreal/Atlanta) I am thrilled beyond measure that I shall be sitting down for a little tea and conversation with the…

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Bill Bodden (he/him) @b1llz1lla.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Paging @madameaskew.bsky.social: Lady, only for you would I eat McDonald’s food just to get one or more of these. Starts on Aug. 18, apparently. cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_ful...

Image features the Hello Kitty pantheon of characters as various Kaiju from the Godzilla universe, recreated as McDOnalds Happy Meal toys. Hello Kitty=Godzilla, Chococat=Space Godzilla, Kuromi=Mechagodzilla, Keroppi=King Gidorah, Batz-Maru=Rodan, My Melody=Mothra, Cinnamoroll=Destroyah, and Pompompurin=Gigan.

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Bill Bodden (he/him) @b1llz1lla.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Feeling betrayed by centrist Democrats.

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Bill Bodden (he/him) @b1llz1lla.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Steampunk Virtual Book Chat is Aug. 16, discussing The Engineer by C.S. Poe Start at 7:30 PM East/4:30 PM Pacific for 90 mins. Zoom link posted to the event page the day of. September’s book will be Aether’s Call by MJ Baermann, on Sunday September 20 Please join us! www.facebook.com/events/15925...

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Madame Askew --> prepping for Tucson Comic-Con @madameaskew.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Things to know about our little Book Club: - we just celebrated our 5th anniversary - we're virtual - we do not charge anyone money - we do encourage our readers to buy or check out the books from the library - we don't make unrealistic marketing promises

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Bill Bodden (he/him) @b1llz1lla.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

This week's book haul courtesy of Bookshop.org:

Three books are shown: The Flight to Brassbright by Lori Alden Haluta, The Engineer by C.S
Poe, and The Maiden of Lightning by Charity Saraceni

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Bill Bodden (he/him) @b1llz1lla.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Pay attention, folks: the GOP is trying to shoehorn voter-suppression legislation into a bill that is named as banning Congressional stock trading, but actually does nothing to restrict such trading: www.commondreams.org/news/gop-vot...

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'This Bill Is a Trojan Horse': GOP Pushes Voter Suppression Under Cover of Insider Trading Ban | Common Dreams

House GOP sneaks voter suppression measures into bipartisan stock trading ban bill, sparking outrage from Democrats and voting rights advocates.

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Mrs PJ Haverstock @mrspjhaverstock.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Fucking sociopath behavior. This needs to be spread far & wide, and shame him out of office.

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Queen of Swords Press @qospress.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

#Booksky More book sales! Our books are on on sale at DriveThruFiction as well as Smashwords! Get great deals on gay Edwardian gaslamp murder mysteries, sapphic historical fantasy, queer vampires and more! www.drivethrufiction.com/en/publisher...

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Bill Bodden (he/him) @b1llz1lla.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Drive Thru Fiction is having their ‘Christmas in July’ sale right now, and I bunch of stuff I wrote either short stories or essays for is part of the sale! Take a look: www.drivethrufiction.com/en/browse?pr...

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Madame Askew --> prepping for Tucson Comic-Con @madameaskew.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Our July Book Chat is on the horizon! I'm so excited to discuss "The Gilded Wolves" by Roshani Chokshi with all of you! Join us live on July 19th at 4:30 PM Pacific madameaskew.com/2026/07/11/j...

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July Steampunk Book Chat

Sunday, July 19th, at 4:30 PM Pacific (Seattle/Tucson) — 7:30 PM Eastern (Atlanta/Montreal) We are half way through our bookish year together! We’ve enjoyed so many lovey books this yea…

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Bill Bodden (he/him) @b1llz1lla.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

A thing of beauty... and now available in print and digital formats on Drive Thru RPG.

Image depicts the book Subversive Sci-fi: Evolution

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Bill Bodden (he/him) @b1llz1lla.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

If you read Atahulapa’s Mummy - the book that won the Tippy Golden Teacup Award for favorite book from the Book Chat for 2023, you might be interested to know that the sequel is out in ebook format, while the print edition releases on July 17... susanwachowski.com/2026/07/07/m...

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Merlin’s Tomb Release Day Set!

Remember that lovely book cover I showed you in the last newsletter for Merlin’s Tomb? I have all the ducks lined up, somehow, and our publish date is set for Friday, July 17, 2026. In a litt…

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Leanna Renee Hieber @leannareneehieber.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Answer to Platner has been clear all along: @andrealaflamme.bsky.social has a career in progressive work. Through the primary to now, she isn't giving up. Center her in your conversations. I work for a stint every fall in Maine. My next book is set there! I love the state & want the best for it! 💙

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Bill Bodden (he/him) @b1llz1lla.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Our next book is The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi on Sunday July 19, at 7:30 PM Eastern/4:30 PM Pacific for 90 mins on Zoom. August’s book is The Engineer by C.S. Poe, on Sunday August 16. Please join us! www.facebook.com/events/29052...

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Mari Adkins @marifromky.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

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Bill Bodden (he/him) @b1llz1lla.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

I’ve seen a lot of shitty takes on the @Supergirl film. Saw it Tuesday night and it was fun. Though I’m not familiar with the source material, and there were a few things I thought they could’ve done better, overall I enjoyed it and would pay to see a sequel. Milly Adcock did a great job!

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Leanna Renee Hieber @leannareneehieber.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

This is 47. I embody Summerween. Turned in edits on RAVENFIELD HALL yesterday (Gothic Historical Young Adult Romance inspired by du Maurier + lots of ghosts) so you should pre-order it as YOUR present for MY birthday! (25% off via B&N until tomorrow! 🖤) tinyurl.com/ravenfieldbn Pre-orders = Love!

Leanna stands beneath the limbs of a catalpa tree, the lovely white blossoms of the tree's flowers are to her right (camera left) and she looks to camera dressed in black lace with a labradorite pendant that she crafted.

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Bill Bodden (he/him) @b1llz1lla.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

If incumbents aren’t representing their constituents, they need to be ousted. Staggering entitlement. Of course, if left-wing democrats get beaten by concerted efforts of the center and right wings of the party, not a word from either @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social or @schumer.senate.gov. Hypocrites.

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Raw Dog Screaming Press @rdspress.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Get your name (or someone's of your choosing) in a story by @lisamorton.bsky.social! If you back Abandoned: Asylum at this level you'll be immortalized in "The Naxon Plan," a story of limitless conspiracy and vibes of the most deeply disturbing kind. www.kickstarter.com/projects/902...

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Bill Bodden (he/him) @b1llz1lla.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

A quick reminder that Book Chat is THIS WEEK! Sunday, June 28 we’ll be discussing Angel Maker with Elizabeth Bear. Don’t miss out! www.facebook.com/events/14951...

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Bill Bodden (he/him) @b1llz1lla.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

You can watch the interview with Melissa Scott live via YouTube here: www.youtube.com/@madameaskew...

Image caption reads: Sip the tea with Madame Askew and special guest Melissa Scott Saturday June 20th at 10 AM Pacific (Seattle). Image depicts three cats in various resting poses, as well as three stacks of books and a cup of tea and teapot, plus a few other miscellaneous items.

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WisDems @wisdems.org · 17/06/2026

Derrick Van Orden doesn’t work for his constituents. Case in point—he prides himself as a representative of a rural district and having a seat on the Agricultural Committee, but he's skipped nearly half of the committee and subcommittee hearings since 2024. 📰 tinyurl.com/3zxj3492

TEXT "What he says" over an image of Derrick Van Orden's tweet saying "I will never leave our farmers behind."

TEXT "What he does" over an image of Derrick Van Orden next to the text "Skip 10 key agriculture hearings with Wisconsin farm bankruptcies up 700% since 2024"

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Bill Bodden (he/him) @b1llz1lla.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

@StokerCon and the @NebulaAwardsConference on the same weekend? For fuck’s sake people, talk to each other and co-ordinate!

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