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Bruce H. McCosar @bmccosar.bsky.social · 7h

"Let’s get them on the ballot next year, eh? It’s about time for new contenders to step into the ring. I think there’s enough award-worthy material in here to break through." Read my profile of @adventitiouswords.bsky.social : bmccosar.com?p=174

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Profile: Adventitious – Bruce H. McCosar

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Shantell Powell @shanmonster.bsky.social · 8h

Today is Truth and Reconciliation Day, aka Orange Shirt Day. It's a paid holiday for bankers & politicians. Indigenous people don't get the day off. I don't go to Orange Shirt Day marches anymore because the local one flies the Canada flag, has huge numbers of cops, & the cops get thanked first.

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Adventitious. @adventitiouswords.bsky.social · 23h

What to expect from Issue Five when it’s available in two days? 1. A gorgeous mystery from @emharriettwrites.bsky.social about a man whose memory was stolen, the villagers who take him into their campfire, and the witch down the road who guides him toward new meaning. Deep and delightful.

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Diabolical Plots @diabolicalplots.com · 23h

Hi! Weird question! (Don't worry, I'm a writer) Is there anyone who can speak Norwegian who can tell me what how the tarot card The Fool is generally written in Norwegian language? I've found a few answers, but most common result seems to be: Narren Can anyone confirm/correct this?

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Shantell Powell @shanmonster.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Woohoo! I have an absolutely bonker story in this one. Crime writing pulls me way outside my comfort zone, and I'm pleased with what I came up with.

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Rock and a Hard Place @rhppress.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

SUBS OPEN OCT 1: For November, we’re looking for stories of revolutionaries, rebels, agitators, and terrorists. Show us what happens when their good plans go bad, or their bad plans go worse. Subs close Oct 4. Send us your <2k flash story: bit.ly/4fQLeGx

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Swords Against! Magazine @swordsagainst.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

In other news... TOMORROW IS THE LAST DAY TO SUBMIT YOUR SHORT STORIES! Flash fiction submissions will still be open. www.swordsagainst.com/blank

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SUBMISSIONS | Swords Against | Sword & Sorcery Fiction

Do you have what it takes to write unshackled sword & sorcery fiction. Check out our submission guidelines.

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Bruce H. McCosar @bmccosar.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Why are so many people letting their lives be run by Meta? With all that power, it's not just blasting their self-worth to zero and firehosing them with targeted ad garbage every time they log on—nowadays it's engaging in out-and-out villainy. novaramedia.com/2026/09/28/f...

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Facebook Blocks Lula’s Campaign Ads Just Days Before Brazil Election

Meta briefly disabled ads on the Facebook page of Brazil’s leftwing president on Friday – just days before he faces a far-right challenger in national elections.

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Lily Lachance 🏳️‍⚧️🚀✍️ @lilylachance.com · 27/09/2026

New story release day! 🥳 The alien invasion of Earth fails when they make first contact with the world-weary manager of a fast food joint. Read my "First Contact at McDuncan's" for free over here. :) www.fictionontheweb.co.uk/2026/09/firs... (The delicious picture is a public-domain photo. 💓)

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First Contact at McDuncan's by Lily Lachance

Short stories hand-picked from authors around the world. Submissions accepted. Humour, crime, sci-fi, fantasy, horror and everyday life.

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Bruce H. McCosar @bmccosar.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Can we get the FIBA refs in to do faster reviews? #WNBA

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Bruce H. McCosar @bmccosar.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

@emmiechristie33.bsky.social I just finished “How to Understand Each Other” (Adventitious #5). A very powerful story that became an instant favorite. Hope to track down more on your work (even if it means swimming up a mountain 🦌🐈).

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mad-swilliams.bsky.social @mad-swilliams.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Very anxious about posting this, but I feel strongly compelled to share. I know it’s a lot to take in for a Saturday morning and I appreciate anyone for taking the time to read it.

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Tiernan Blanchard @gaycannibalism.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I think it's worth knowing that if I see an AI ad I immediately assume what you are selling is some kind of scam

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Bruce H. McCosar @bmccosar.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I will admit: I was counting down to this day.

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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

On this day in 1990, the Kanesatake Resistance ended after 78 days. It began when plans were made to expand a golf course near Oka, Quebec onto a Kanyen'kehà:ka burial ground. 📸 Robert Galbraith Learn more 👇 buff.ly/o1I9zda

A color photo of a large group of people, including adults and children, posing outdoors near a body of water with trees in the background. Many are wearing camouflage clothing, and some are holding flags, including a red flag with a yellow sun and a blue flag with white symbols. The group appears to be celebrating or protesting, with raised arms and a helicopter visible in the sky.

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Duchess of Doom @kilagreene.myatproto.social · 25/09/2026

Today’s word of the day: Fantasize (verb). To cause to become the size of a can of Fanta.

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Bruce H. McCosar @bmccosar.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

"They told us all they wanted Was a sound that could kill someone from a distance So we go ahead, and the meters are over in the red It's a mistake in the making" www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTUc...

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Kate Bush - Experiment IV - Official Music Video

YouTube video by KateBushMusic

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Nanjala @nanjala.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The Connecticut Sun deserved better than how the league has treated them. Eternal thanks to the Mohegan nation - the first indigenous American nation to own a major league professional sports team, for ensuring Native American heritage was celebrated every season. #wnba

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Aneesah Morrow Cheers for Connecticut Sun

ALT: Aneesah Morrow Cheers for Connecticut Sun

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carlydraws @carlydraws.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Sadly any mention of a-r-t- wanted etc brings the ai scammers/art thieves in droves, with chatty Qs & requests for dms/discord so they can show you the art they stole in private - in case someone catches em if they post- like here. Try checking their reply tab- often they'll be spamming any request

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Bruce H. McCosar @bmccosar.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

This article takes the same English passage and translates it into English … of the year 2000, 1900, 1800 and so on back to 1000. www.deadlanguagesociety.com/p/how-far-ba...

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How far back in time can you understand English?

An experiment in language change

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Shantell Powell @shanmonster.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

This is fun. Design your own 2D iceberg. joshdata.me/iceberger.html

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Iceberger

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Lady Luddite (KJ Colt) @moistenedtart.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I honestly can’t get over this. He disclosed to chat GPT that he had bipolar disorder THEN chat GPT introduced religious aspects to their discussion. The civil complaint alleges that chat GPT is targeting delusional content when it learns a person is delusional because it increases interaction.

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🌸Bibi🌸♿ @bibiblossoms.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

It costs 0$ to Repost a Black disabled queer small business! It could lead to my next sale. I sell pins, compression gloves, artist gloves, back braces, knee braces, wrist braces, compression socks, cute bags & more! Store: Bibipins.com

5 Oval shaped pins with gold outlines with an oval cutout in the middle with a yellow slideable star:

Spoons: Lavender background
Hunger Scale: Red background
Migraine Scale: Blue background
Speaking vs Non Speaking: Green background

The first one has SHE, THEY, HE on top. At the bottom there's HER, THEM, HIM. White background.

Galaxy and Moon Bunny Compression Gloves

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DD Ward ..."Interim Pirate Queen" @ddwardiswriting.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

My stance on LLMs and GenAI: I hate them. I will not willingly use GenAI. Period. Full Stop. I will not knowingly promote your stuff if it uses GenAI. Period. Full Stop. I expect that a number of apps I use incorporate GenAI in some way. It's becoming inescapable. I will do my best anyway.

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Spider-Punk: Across the Spider-Verse

Alt: Spider-Punk: Across the Spider-Verse

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Kaleidotrope @kaleidotrope.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Join the dance in @thatkeira.bsky.social's poem "a minotaur encounters banshees at a summer concert." kaleidotrope.net/summer-2026/...

in the vibrating dark night we cast our circle as the beast approaches, pulsating with the violence of wild things

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 21/09/2026

Ok, who has the most mortifying typo in an email/text? Please show your work. Top 3 get an M-W Sweatshirt.

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Bruce H. McCosar @bmccosar.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

"Grandma McCosar (Nellie, above) got caught speaking Creek, and was tied to a radiator overnight. (If you've never seen a radiator, it's pipes heated by steam to warm a room—if she nodded off, it burned her back.)" Meet the family, on my blog: bmccosar.com?p=158

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Meet the Family – Bruce H. McCosar

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Maeby @maebynever.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

gonna start saying that real sports fans don’t gamble we do not need to lose money to love sports we legitimately do it for the love of the game #wnba #wbb

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Cast Adrift 🫘 @castadrift.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

What would it cost to hire the FIBA refs for the W?? Can we set up a gofundme? #wnba

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Moth Mom Jess @mothmomjess.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Dem Advisers are consistently wrong You got a layup here. Make Data Centers the new controversy instead of trans 7 yo playing soccer.

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 18/09/2026

This is why I hate "just a tool" so so so much. You can make a calculator without access to every calculation. You can make photoshop without access to all photos. Someone show me a genai tool that didn't require all of our labour in its production. It's plagiarism software.

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Bruce H. McCosar @bmccosar.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

"Shall we agree that just this once I'm gonna change my life Until it's just as tiny or Important as you like?" -- 'Til Tuesday (1988), Aimee Mann, Elvis Costello on chorus www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnT-...

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The Other End (Of The Telescope) (Album Version)

YouTube video by 'Til Tuesday - Topic

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Bruce H. McCosar @bmccosar.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

There are some magazines I look forward to—to the point of having them on my calendar—and read immediately when they come out. Adventitious is one of them!

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Bruce H. McCosar @bmccosar.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

For those of you into #Fedora #Linux, the Fedora 45 beta just dropped. I usually get in early, but wait for the dust to settle before jumping in. I wonder if I'll beat @lcafiero.bsky.social to giving it a test drive?

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CoachN @coachn.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

“One of the teens, Luis Ochoa, told the agent he was a US citizen and the ICE agent’s response was, ‘I don’t give a damn. Your parents can’t help you now.’”

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Fred Coppersmith @unrealfred.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

It’s weird how being a “centrist” always involves adopting right-wing talking points.

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Air and Nothingness Press @aanpress.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Another audio/video vibes feel for what I am looking for for the "Endings" OC. (check out the lyrics in the description) - www.youtube.com/watch?v=EETk...

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Kiki Rockwell - A Dying Knight's Lament (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by Kiki Rockwell

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Ivy Grimes @ivygrimes.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

A reminder that my collection Glass Stories is available from Grimscribe Press! Here's one of the stories in this collection, featured in @ergot.bsky.social : www.ergot.press/authors/Ivy_...

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ergot.

ergot. innovative horror

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