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Patrick Samphire 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @patricksamphire.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

It's book quote Wednesday. Today the word is "push", and we're back with Nik Thorn in his least-favourite and yet somehow also favourite bar. From Nectar for the God. #bookQW books2read.com/NectarGod

Promo image for Nectar for the God by Patrick Samphire, showing the cover of the book and the accompanying text:

I made my way down the steps, pushed the door open, and stumbled into the poorly-lit interior. To say Dumonoc was cheap was like saying that a volcano was warm; it wasn’t wrong, but it didn’t exactly capture the essence of the situation. The interior was almost entirely dark, other than the bar and a couple of flickering candles at shadowed tables, and Dumonoc didn’t provide those. If you wanted light, you brought your own. Most people didn’t bother. Probably so they wouldn’t have to see what was floating in the beer.

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perclexed @perclexed.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Still overdrawn by about $100. This is going to snowball by the end of the day if I don’t get at least $60 in my account. Can you help? I know I’m an absolute fuck up, but I am so scared that this is going to spiral out of control to where I can’t recover. #MutualAid #urgent

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Patrick Samphire 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @patricksamphire.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

And since you asked (you probably didn't ask), you can find all my books on Bookshop.org and so take advantage of their free shipping. bookshop.org/beta-search?bkshp-astro=t&keywords=patrick+samphire

Covers of books by Patrick Samphire. The Mennik Thorn series (Epic fantasy mystery). The Secrets of the Dragon Tomb series (Middle Grade adventures). The Casebook of Harriet George series (Murder mysteries on Mars). And my short story collection, At the Gates and Other Stories.

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🦊 Jeri (they/them) 🍀 @jeri-rose.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Think I'm getting a *little* more confident in my reel making? 😅 #vtuber #botw #vsky #envtuber

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Stephanie Burgis @stephanieburgis.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Only 8 more days until A Waltz of Sinister Import will complete The Supernatural Adventures of Lady & Lord Riven! If you haven't read the 1st 2 cozy-spooky romantasy novellas yet, grab them in ebook & paperback now. Start with A Marriage of Undead Inconvenience: books2read.com/undeadInconvenience

The cover of A Marriage of Undead Inconvenience shows an ominously closed entrance-gate at the top of the cover and a bat with its wings outspread. Beside it is this text: Growling, Margaret turned to her much larger husband. “Are you strong enough to break this door down?”
He shrugged. “Perhaps, but I wouldn’t be able to enter the house afterwards. If you recall, I am held under a code.”
“Ugh.” Of course. As per the Bosworth Accords, vampires were not allowed to enter any mortal residence without an invitation. “I could invite you once I was inside,” Margaret pointed out.
Lord Riven looked pained. “That might suffice—with an extraordinarily lenient judge—but have you considered trying a tediously obvious strategy first?” As she gazed back at him in confusion, his lips quirked. “Here.” Stepping up to her side, he rapped on the door, producing two loud, authoritative knocks.
Footsteps sounded from within a moment later, and Lord Riven smiled down at her with disconcerting tenderness. “You see? I do have some uses after all.”

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Patrick Samphire 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @patricksamphire.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Such a fantastic book! Pre-order it now so it arrives on your device or in your mail ASAP.

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Cold War Steve @coldwarsteve.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Cable Street 1936-2026: Not Then Not Now roughtradebooks.com/products/cab...

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Terri Windling @terriwindling.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

This one goes immediately onto my Reading List. The book has a great theme (stories in honour of Ursula Le Guin), a great editor, and an sterling list of contributors.

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BrokenMnemonic @brokenmnemonic.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Based on the contents of my work email, the fact that The Times polygon word puzzle for today accepted "anus" while I was pottering away at it before starting work should've been a warning.

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John Bull @garius.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

wonderful stuff

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Small Robots @smolrobots.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Had a run of Patreon cancellations lately - just one of those things! But if anyone has a quid/buck a month to chuck at me, I'd appreciate it! Sign up for a full 12 months and it works out even cheaper. No tiers: access to everything for any amount. www.patreon.com/c/thomasheas...

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 12/09/2026

On October 14, 1781, Alexander Hamilton led a daring assault on Yorktown's defenses and won a decisive victory in America's fight for independence. Decades later, when Eliza Hamilton collected his soldiers' stories,

A variety of cheese spread on the left side with a quote on the right: "The cheese is a lie."

The cover of Hamilton's Battalion below.

The cover of The Pursuit of Happiness by Courtney Milan: two men, one white, one black, looking at each other, with the silhouette of a flag in the background.

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festivids @festivids.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Festivids nominations close today, Friday 11 September, at 11:59 PM UTC. Nominate at the AO3: archiveofourown.org/tag_sets/31561 For more info, check out the full set of nominations resources at: dw: festivids.dreamwidth.org/164012.html tumblr: www.tumblr.com/festivids/82...

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Stephanie Burgis @stephanieburgis.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Ooh, all the recorded panels from this year's @bookstoreromanceday.org are available to watch now on YouTube! Check them out: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis... (I took part in the Historical Romantasy panel, which was really fun, & I loved the History is Queer panel. Looking forward to the others!)

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Bookstore Romance Day 2026 - YouTube

Recordings of the 2026 Bookstore Romance Day virtual events

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Larry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Since its foundation in 1824 the bravery of Royal National Lifeboat Institution volunteers has saved more than 146,700 lives at sea. Hundreds of those volunteers have died attempting to save others. They are the best of us.

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Cold War Steve @coldwarsteve.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

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festivids @festivids.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Nominations Queries Post #1! Please take a look if you nominated any of the following: 8 man, Bon Cop Bad Cop, Boots Riley Projects, Florence + the Machine, Hadestown, Hamlet - Adaptations, Humans, Industry, Jesus Christ Superstar [continued]

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BrokenMnemonic @brokenmnemonic.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Things have been a bit stressful the last 3 weeks in ways I can't do much about, so I've been buying old expensive bits of Lego to complete Space sets from the 70s-80s with. I decided I should stop for a bit and build something with all the extra spares I'd picked up, and this was the result.

The same Lego spaceship photographed square-on from the left hand side, showing the cockpit opened up to display a yellow space figure inside, as well as an open blue storage bin and container door built into the side of the main body, and an open, elevated light grey hatch on the top of the ship body.

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The Crusader Project @crusaderproject.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Well my local Labour MP has a new email waiting for them.

Masked Thugs on the Street

Dear NAME

While I was appalled to see the masked thugs of Stephen Yaxley Lennon block roads in Dover and Portsmouth over the weekend, I was even more appalled to see the government completely failing to react. At an Insulate Britain protest in Dover in 2021, 39 out of 40 protestors were arrested. (https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/sep/24/port-of-dover-blocked-by-insulate-britain-activists) That happened with the same police force, using softer legal powers. On Saturday, nothing. There is also no evidence of any follow-up, and the same thugs were free to proceed to Portsmouth and wreak havoc there. The government failed to do anything about this, presumably has zero insight into the existence and plans of this new Sturmabteilung, and the statements over the weekend and today were quite frankly pathetic and not at all up to the challenge to government legitimacy that this group poses. Relatedly, it appears that on Sunday night in Glasgow, social-media driven lies were behind an arson attack on a new housing project. https://www.thenational.scot/news/26526674.far-right-celebrate-wilful-glasgow-tenement-fire/

It is beginning to feel a bit 1932 right now.

Is there any plan for the government to stop conflating these thugs with peaceful (if disruptive) protestors, to stop jabbering on about 'legitimate concerns’ and to do something (anything really) about X, Meta and TikTok being channels for this hate and organisation for violence? Or is Labour just going to sit there and see it all going the same way as Germany?

With kind regards

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

“The large-scale restoration of nature and its web of life not only helps us respond to the climate emergencies, it also creates a cascade of benefits for people and helps everyone reconnect to the natural world.”

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Go Wild In The Country

How Rewilding can tackle the climate crisis

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BrokenMnemonic @brokenmnemonic.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

@klia.bsky.social having just seen the last two episodes of S4 of Will Trent, I'm choosing to believe that the character death is a deliberate attempt to generate public interest in the spin-off 7-season show about a young Amanda Wagner working her way up through the APD and GBI.

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Plaid Cymru @plaidcymru.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Following the NHS Wales Joint Commissioning Committee's decision to temporarily pause gender-affirming surgeries, Plaid Cymru reaffirms our commitment to the trans community. We will continue to press for answers from the NWJCC and ensure any review is undertaken swiftly and effectively.

Trans rights are human rights.

Following a decision by the NHS Wales Joint Commissioning Committee, referrals for gender-affirming surgeries from the Welsh Gender Service have been temporarily paused while an independent clinician-led review takes place.

This has understandably caused deep distress and uncertainty for many in the trans community - particularly those awaiting surgery, and their families and loved ones.

Plaid Cymru reaffirms our commitment to the LGBTQ+ community.

We are proud of our record in securing recurrent funding for a Wales Gender Identity Clinic. In government, we are committed to ensuring that people can continue to access the services they need.

We are pressing for a resolution from the NWJCC, and will continue to listen to those affected.

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Stephanie Burgis @stephanieburgis.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Happy September! If you're in the UK,* you can snap up the ebook of my cozy-spooky fantasy rom-com Wooing the Witch Queen on sale for just 99p at Amazon this month: www.amazon.co.uk/Wooing-Witch... #romancelandia

In the centre of this image is the beautiful British cover of Wooing the Witch Queen, by Stephanie Burgis. The illustration shows a man in a cloak riding headlong through the night towards an ominous castle with an illuminated, crowned female figure in its doorway and bats flying overhead in the moonlight. A potion vial surrounds that central image and is further framed by leaves and branches. Crows sit on the branches, and a tagline reads: Love can be a witch. A blurb from Sangu Mandanna reads: ‘Warm and lovely’
Around the image, against a starry night background, are various pieces of text connected to it by arrows. They read: “bi villainous heroine,” “sweet cinnamon-roll hero with a fake identity,” “crow friends,” “found family,” and “flirting with fountains pens.” At the bottom of the image are the words: Only 99p this September!

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festivids @festivids.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Festivids nominations are open! Nominate at the AO3: archiveofourown.org/tag_sets/315... Before you nominate, check out the nomination resources and list of disqualified fandoms at: dw festivids.dreamwidth.org/164012.html tumblr: www.tumblr.com/festivids/82...

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festivids @festivids.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Festivids has updated our AI policy this year. Read more: dw: festivids.dreamwidth.org/163812.html tumblr: www.tumblr.com/festivids/82...

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Stephanie Burgis @stephanieburgis.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

It's the big Indie Book Sale! Snap up my madcap Regency fantasy rom-com Scales and Sensibility for just $2.99 this weekend only: books2read.com/scalesandsensibility ...And check out the HUGE array of other amazing fantasy, SF, and horror books on offer! indiebook.sale #booksky #romancelandia

This promo image for the sale shows the cover of Steph's Scales and Sensibility: a determined-looking young woman in Regency dress standing outside a large country house with a small blue and green dragon curled around her shoulders. Beside it is the title Scales and Sensibility and the description: Nervous pet dragons and magical mixups in 1817 England may be a recipe for chaos...but they'll also lead to unexpected romance! $2.99.
Below all of that is a banner for the sale, beautifully illustrated with a dragon, skulls, diamonds, and a planet all floating in space. That text reads: Indie Book Sale: Fantasy, Sci Fi and Horror, 29-31 August.

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Patrick Samphire 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @patricksamphire.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

If you use itch.io to get your ebooks directly from their authors, and if you want a shed-load of exciting fantasy, there's an enormous bundle of books as part of the Narratess Indie book sale. itch.io/b/3867/narra... The image shows just a few of the books included.

Collage of some of the covers from the Fantasy Thrill bundle, 46 books for $105. Indie Book Sale. Fantasy, sci-fi and horror. 29-31 August.

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Patrick Samphire 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @patricksamphire.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

The first two books in the Mennik Thorn series are on sale this weekend, and then not again for quite a while. If you like snarky epic fantasy with disastrous heroes, these are for you! books2read.com/ShadowGod books2read.com/NectarGod #fantasy #fantasybooks #fantasybooksale

Shadow of a Dead God. On sale now. $2.99/£1.99 or equivalent. 29-31 August. A dead god. A brutal murder. And one second-rate mage... books2read.com/ShadowGod

Nectar for the God. On sale now. $2.99/£1.99 or equivalent. 29-31 August. In the city of Agatos, nothing stays buried forever... books2read.com/NectarGod

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Patrick Samphire 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @patricksamphire.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Today is the day of the big Indie Book Sale! Over 300 SFFH books either free, $1.99, or $2.99 (or equivalent). indiebook.sale Find an awesome new book for nice and cheap! Filter by genre and a whole bunch of other things.

Promo graphic showing a collage of covers from books in the Indie Book Sale, including my book, Nectar for the God. Text reads "Indie Book Sale. Fantasy, Sci Fi and Horror. 29-31 August. indiebook.sale"

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BrokenMnemonic @brokenmnemonic.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

So it turns out that the movie The Shiny Shrimps (Les Crevettes pailletées) is more of an emotional roller coaster than the comedy tag had me believe.

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 28/08/2026

Courtney Milan worlds collide in this free short story: "In Which Adam Reynolds Meets Fredrica Marshall Clark," available now on my website: www.courtneymilan.co...

Authors name, Courtney Milan, in white text with red rose background.

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Andrea @starlady38.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

In honor of Tim Curry, my Muppet Treasure Island vid from Festivids 2021. On AO3: archiveofourown.org/works/36713428 youtu.be/8hFS8omI0eE

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MUPPET TREASURE ISLAND // Sailing for Adventure

YouTube video by starlady38

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John Bull @garius.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

sharing the FULL video of Dolly in the Irish pub. The version with her just singing "Coat of Many Colours" is great. But this one shows her just circulating and being brilliant with people first. it captures her embodying the spirit of the song youtu.be/2qXFoNrqi3Y?...

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Dolly Parton in Paídi Ó Sé's Pub

YouTube video by paidiosekerry

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Elanor @elanorandthearts.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

CALLING LONDONERS 📣 My friend has spent FIVE YEARS developing her play—a queer horror story—and she's hardly sold any tickets. She's travelling down from Leeds and I'm devastated 🥺 The Haunting of Verity Evans, The Hope Theatre, 25th–26th August. I hope you'll join me! Please share if you can't!

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Xena @wiltshirecat1.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

RSPCA Birmingham Animal Centre & hospital is appealing for people to donate soft teddies & plushies for kittens currently in their care. They will then be used to provide comfort for them. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Birmingham RSPCA appeals for teddies for orphaned kittens

The Birmingham RSPCA branch in Frankley Green say teddies provide comfort to orphaned kittens.

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Stephanie Burgis @stephanieburgis.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Hooray! The ebook of my fun werewolves-in-Pittsburgh short story, "Pack Dynamics," is available on Patreon now: www.patreon.com/stephaniebur... Subscribe at any level from $5/month to snap it up along with all the other ebooks available to Dragon Ruler subscribers. ❤️ #romancelandia

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Your Ebook Copy of "Pack Dynamics" | Stephanie Burgis

Your Ebook Copy of "Pack Dynamics" by Stephanie Burgis on Patreon. Join Stephanie Burgis's community for exclusive content and updates.

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🦊 Jeri (they/them) 🍀 @jeri-rose.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

DAY TWO of MOUSE-ATHON is live! twitch.tv/jerirose

a photo of mouse falling asleep on jeri's hand

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Stephanie Burgis @stephanieburgis.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

You've got just one more day to big in the Authors for Celeste Pewter auction! You can bid on a 30-minute Zoom chat with me (to chat fantasy, romantasy, writing, publishing, history, fountain pens, or any other shared geeky interests): www.32auctions.com/organization... #romancelandia

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30-Minute Author AMA

Auction item '30-Minute Author AMA' hosted online at 32auctions.

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festivids @festivids.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Festivids season is here already, what? Nominations start August 31st! See the full schedule and recommend your fave small fandoms: on dw: festivids.dreamwidth.org/163532.html on tumblr: www.tumblr.com/festivids/82... on discord: discord.gg/AddKr9U9dt

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Stephanie Burgis @stephanieburgis.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Hooray, the Authors for Celeste Pewter auction is live now, and you can bid on a 30-minute Zoom chat with me! www.32auctions.com/organization... Make your favorite hot drink & we'll talk books/history/writing/reading/fountain pens/whatever! ...& raise money for a really good cause.

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30-Minute Author AMA

Auction item '30-Minute Author AMA' hosted online at 32auctions.

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s. e. smith @sesmith.lol · 21/08/2026

And for a quick hit here’s one from my personal library of obscurely comforting TikToks.

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Terri Windling @terriwindling.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

More of this, please.

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BrokenMnemonic @brokenmnemonic.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Well, it appears that for a period of time probably measured in picoseconds I'm in command of Rogue Squadron. I have no idea how they're going to wedge me into an X-wing's cockpit.

White text on a teal background reads "You are now forced to have the same job as the main character in the last book you read. What is the job?"

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