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Melissa Scott

@blueterraplane.bsky.social

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I write science fiction and fantasy, with lots of queer themes and characters.

Melissa Scott @blueterraplane.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

A treat from @qospress.bsky.social! The tea is a very nice blend - both Philip and Nico would like it, though Nico would grumble about what it cost.

Photo shows a mug full of tea decorated with the cover art from The Complete Astreiant. There is a pitcher of flowers behind it and it sits on a handwoven mat with a blue and white geometrical pattern. Various silver dishes sit in the background.

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Melissa Scott @blueterraplane.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

We're coming down to the last few days of this year's Pride @storybundle.bsky.social! Don't miss your chance to get 16 fantastic queer books from a wide-ranging group of authors. storybundle.com/pride

16 book covers: Silver Moon, Office of the Lost, We're Here, Finding Echoes, Was, The Master of Samar, Embodied Exegesis, Running Dry, Blood Moon, Yoke of Stars, Of the Emperor's Kindness, Worldburner, Reclaimed, Wolf's Path, I Want That Twink Obliterated!, and The Rosewood Penny.

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Melissa Scott @blueterraplane.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

ICYMI, I'm going to be a guest on @madameaskew.bsky.social 's Sip the Tea tomorrow (6/20) at 1 PM ET/10 AM PT! Should be a LOT of fun!

Announcement: Sip the Tea with Madam Askew and special guest Melissa Scott Saturday June 20th at 10 AM Pacific (Seattle). Illustration shows head shots of both Scott and Mme Askew over an image of piled books, cats, and tea cups.

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Melissa Scott @blueterraplane.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

It's that time again! Catherine Lundoff @qospress.bsky.social and I have put together another queer-themed @storybundle.bsky.social to celebrate Pride! 16 books if you get the bonus! storybundle.com/pride

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Melissa Scott @blueterraplane.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Speaking of the bull leaper who had a problem, I think this may be my favorite artifact. This can't be what was meant to happen. (Heraklion Archeological Museum, my photo.)

An ancient Minoan statuette of a bull with three bull-leapers. One clings to the bull's face while the other two hang off each horn.

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Melissa Scott @blueterraplane.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

So I understand it's World Octopus Day. (From the Heraklion Archeological Museum. One of what seemed like dozens.)

Bulbous Minoan clay vessel with narrow neck and two loop handles, decorated with a big-eyed black octopus in a seascape.

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Melissa Scott @blueterraplane.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

The cat has ambitions.

An orange and white cat stands with a paw on the windowsill looking intently at a deer outside the window. The deer looks back, unafraid.

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Melissa Scott @blueterraplane.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

From this morning: enjoying my coffee in the celebratory mug from @qospress.bsky.social.

A coffee mug topped with cold foam sits on a blue-and-white tablecloth with various silver dishes in the background. The mug displays the cover of the novel Point of Hearts.

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Melissa Scott @blueterraplane.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

Point of Hearts is out today!

A copy of the novel Point of Hearts, with a cover showing the heads of a brown-haired man and a dark-haired man facing each other on a gold background marked with a white oval that resembles the circle of a horoscope. The novel is lying on a wooden table with a blue and white cloth and a glimpse of silver dishes in the background.

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Melissa Scott @blueterraplane.bsky.social · 21/09/2024

Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #862,302! Late to the party as usual, but happy to be here.

A virtual certificate with text "Celebrating 10M users on Bluesky, #862,302, Melissa Scott ‪@blueterraplane.bsky.social‬, joined on Sep 4, 2023"

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Melissa Scott @blueterraplane.bsky.social · 31/05/2024

It's that time again! Thie year's Pride Storybundle, curated by me and Catherine Lundoff, is live, with a total of 13 books and the option to support Rainbow Railroad. www.storybundle.com/pride

A collage of cover images for the 13 books in the collection: Champion of the Crimson Wolf, The Lever, Off-Time Jive, The Deep & Shining Dark, A Feast for Flies, Pluralities, We're Here, Little Nothing, Rabbits of the Apocalypse, A Death at the Dionysus Club, Black from the Future, Sooner or Later Everything Falls Into the Sea, Through the Doors of Oblivion.

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Melissa Scott @blueterraplane.bsky.social · 18/12/2023

To celebrate the launch of my latest novel, Fallen, have some some mood pics. On the left, an intermediate stop on the sea world of Safican. On the right, Hong Kong stands in for the interior of Callambhal Above. Both from Pinterest.

A nearly circular alcove holds an unmade bed, with sun pouring in through the window behind it. Everything - walls, furniture, bedding, carpet - is in shades of cream.

High-rise buildings pile on top of high-rise buildings, creating a wall of lit windows and shadowed towers.

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Melissa Scott @blueterraplane.bsky.social · 07/12/2023

A couple more images to celebrate the new edition of @amygriswold.bsky.social's and my gay gaslamp fantasy A Death at the Dionysus Club. A contrast in lodgings! (Julian's to the left, Ned's to the right; both from Pinterest.)

A fancy Victorian chemistry set, with many beakers, pipettes, bottles, and burners, in a polished brass-fitted box. (From Pinterest)

A hearty Victorian tea service, with filled 3-tiered serving stand, filet crochet tablecloth, willow-ware teapot, and champagne. (From Pinterest.)

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Melissa Scott @blueterraplane.bsky.social · 07/12/2023

In celebration of the re-release of @amygriswold.bsky.social's and my gay gaslight fantasy A Death at the Dionysus Club, have a bit of the Dionysus Club decor. (Picture from Pinterest.)

An enormous ornate Victorian fishbowl supported by dragons and turtles. From Pinterest.

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Melissa Scott @blueterraplane.bsky.social · 11/09/2023

It was so much better than a cone, at least from my perspective. Cat did not agree.

Siamese cat in a child’s t-shirt, yowling a complaint.

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