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Richard L Pastore 📚🏳️‍🌈 @rlpastore.bsky.social · 5h

Surely, there must be some zealous religious organization or ignorant school board members out there somewhere who will ban my books? Whoever you are, you don’t ‘have’ to read them. I mean, you typically don’t read the books you ban anyway. P.S. Ask me about my book-burning bulk discount. 📚🔥

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Berthold Gambrel @bertholdgambrel.bsky.social · 12h

This was way better than I expected.

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Berthold Gambrel @bertholdgambrel.bsky.social · 13h

This is an awesome book; I cannot recommend it highly enough!

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Richard L Pastore 📚🏳️‍🌈 @rlpastore.bsky.social · 23h

Book sale! 📚📕🖋️ #Booksky

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Jake_Vig @jakevig.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

If you are going to come back, please, come back with a vengeance. Make it worth everyone's time.

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Carrie Rubin @carrierubin.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Another cool sky from my balcony tonight. I’d have a beer while I enjoy it, but Octoberfest is happening tomorrow, and I best save myself for that… 🍺🇩🇪

Even brighter red-orange sundet behind clouds, the sky golden behind it

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Berthold Gambrel @bertholdgambrel.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

It’s time for a midweek mood check! Use a GIF, pic, or vid to share how you are feeling today.

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Nick Fuentes' Cozy Pumpkin Hug

ALT: Nick Fuentes' Cozy Pumpkin Hug

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Andrew Crowther @andrewcrowther.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Not everyone knows what rhyme is these days (in the true, or Broadway, sense), so here’s Sondheim’s definition:

The immediate distinguishing difference between lyrics and dialogue is the conscious use of rhyme. There are many varieties: true rhymes, near rhymes, visual rhymes, regional rhymes, assonance, consonance, run-on, identities—as many types as academic taxonomy will allow. The most effective kind for a story-telling theater song is the first, so in what follows, when I say "rhyme," I mean "true rhyme."

A true (or perfect) rhyme consists of two words or phrases whose final accented syllables sound alike except for the consonant sounds which precede them. The accent can be on the last syllable (home/roam, convey/ dismay), which is called a masculine rhyme, or on the penultimate syllable (never/forever), which is called a feminine rhyme, perhaps because the fall-off after the accent gives it a bit of added grace. The accent can even be on an earlier syllable (rational/national, simulator/ stimulator), but the sounds which follow must be the same while the accented consonants must be different.*

An identity matches not only the final syllables but also the consonants that introduce them (motion/promotion).
What distinguishes a rhyme from an identity is the accented syllable: "mustache" rhymes with "just ash" if the accents are on "must" and "just"; if the accents are on "-ache" and "ash," they're identities.

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Berthold Gambrel @bertholdgambrel.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Posted this two years ago almost to the day on another site, and it's still true.

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Carrie Rubin @carrierubin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Cool sky tonight.

Fading orange sunset behind building with cloud cover hovering above it

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Andrew Crowther @andrewcrowther.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

During the Hallowe'en season, BBC Radio 3 Unwind should rebrand as Radio 3 Undead, playing only the most creepy and uncanny music to unravel your mind in the dark evenings

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Richard L Pastore 📚🏳️‍🌈 @rlpastore.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

“Last night, according to news channels, they destroyed the main [Terran] space-fleet for the tenth time. Today they are pursuing the remnants of what is said to have been destroyed.” Is this from the book or current news?

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Berthold Gambrel @bertholdgambrel.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Today I review THE TIMERMAN by Theodore Judson. The much-anticipated sequel to the classic FITZPATRICK'S WAR. Does it live up to its predecessor's standard? ruinedchapel.com/2026/09/11/b... #booksky

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The Timerman: A Worthy Sequel to Fitzpatrick's War

Discover the intricate world of Theodore Judson's The Timerman a worthy sequel to Fitzpatrick's War

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Adam Bertocci @adambertocci.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

My newest Kindle story is FREE through Sunday Sept 13. It's about art, language, culture, the past (Oscar Wilde), the future (aliens) and the soul (human, but not exclusively). It's hard to sum up, let's say that. I hope you enjoy. www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/...

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Translating the Wildest: A Short Story

Amazon.com: Translating the Wildest: A Short Story eBook : Bertocci, Adam: Kindle Store

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Richard L Pastore 📚🏳️‍🌈 @rlpastore.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Berthold was live from Elba in this episode.

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Richard L Pastore 📚🏳️‍🌈 @rlpastore.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

New Short Story! I feel this one is too brief and a tad clunky, but I needed to get something on "paper". Although, I can see expanding and crafting it more delicately into a short novella. So, with that rousing recommendation, I give you: Dubious LiAIsons. 📕🖋️📚 rlpastore.com/short-storie...

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Dubious LiAIsons

While waiting for Felina’s door to signal his arrival and receive approval to open, Leo used a finger to slide over a small spot behind one ear and then to a spot near the base of his cerebellum. I…

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Berthold Gambrel @bertholdgambrel.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

The latest WSW chat is posted! We discuss AI, scams, and AI scams. Plus, I meet my Waterloo! youtu.be/-KZzlZEDgjo

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WSW August 26 Chat

YouTube video by A Ruined Chapel by Moonlight

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Berthold Gambrel @bertholdgambrel.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

On the plus side, we're now that much closer to professional Calvinball becoming a sport.

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Carrie Rubin @carrierubin.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Cool clouds tonight.

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Berthold Gambrel @bertholdgambrel.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Guys, guys, guys... I understand being a big fan of the legendary thriller author Carrie Rubin, but this is going too far. Let her have her privacy.

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Adam Bertocci @adambertocci.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Releasing a decoy novel loosely based on Keira Knightley to distract the discourse from the novel loosely based on Natalie Portman

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Berthold Gambrel @bertholdgambrel.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Today I review FIELD GUIDE TO THE WEATHER by Ryan Henning. A handy reference book to figure out what the weather will do, since your phone sure won't tell you! ruinedchapel.com/2026/08/28/b... #booksky

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Introductory weather spotting in Ryan Henning's Field Guide to the Weather

Introductory weather spotting in this guide, featuring and expert forecasting tips.

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Adam Bertocci @adambertocci.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Do your part to honor Tim Curry: Whatever role you're cast in in life, play it with relish and distinction. RIP.

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Berthold Gambrel @bertholdgambrel.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

If only someone had thought of this sooner.

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Adam Bertocci @adambertocci.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

More than once, Dolly Parton, who came from nothing, chose to bet on herself—on her talent, her songwriting, her vision—even when an alternative (a steady gig, easy money or simply doing nothing) was right there. And as a result, she was able to help other people, and did. RIP.

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Berthold Gambrel @bertholdgambrel.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Pumpkin season isn't a time. It's a state of mind.

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Carrie Rubin @carrierubin.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Happy Sunday. 💛🌻

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Hourly Peanuts Comics @esnupi.me · 19/08/2026

Peanuts by Schulz: Friday, August 27, 1965

A Peanuts comic strip, drawn by Charles M. Schulz, originally released Friday, August 27, 1965

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Berthold Gambrel @bertholdgambrel.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

This is a good book. You should get it.

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Andrew Crowther @andrewcrowther.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

I decided in about 2017 to try writing prose fiction. I made it a rule not to make any story longer than it wanted to be. The tales in “Stupid Stories for Tough Times“ are brief experiments in the art of narrative, and, though I say so myself, pretty damn good. renardpress.com/books/stupid...

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Stupid Stories for Tough Times – Renard Press

In Stupid Stories for Tough Times a woodland spirit causes havoc in suburbia; a wayward uncle causes suspicion in the family; a ferocious troll seeks a friend; and Churchill’s statue goes walkabout in...

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Richard L Pastore 📚🏳️‍🌈 @rlpastore.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

I’ll admit we have achieved artificial intelligence when an application is late the day after Superbowl Sunday, needs motivation and appreciation, calls in sick because its grandmother died for the third time, and cuts out early because it’s just too nice outside.

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Adam Bertocci @adambertocci.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Nice falcon you got here. Be a shame if it… could not hear the falconer

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Berthold Gambrel @bertholdgambrel.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Today I review SEARCH AND DESTROY by Nick Ryan. A novel of futuristic submarine warfare, intense personality clashes between officers, and... nodding through gritted teeth? #booksky ruinedchapel.com/2026/08/14/b...