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Chelsea Covington Maass @ccmaass.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

What a week for live music! Bruno Mars on Wednesday and @lowcutconnie.bsky.social today. Whew, amazing performances from both!

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Dr Emily Vincent @dremilyvincent.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

As spooky season approaches, I’ll be giving a very fitting online talk on ‘Séances, Spectres & Ghost Stories’ for the equally fitting College of Psychic Studies on Tuesday 20th October 2026: 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm (UK) Tickets here: www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/talks/esoter... #occult #psychic #lit👻

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The College of Psychic Studies : Talks : Esoteric : Seances spectres ghost stories

Join Dr Emily Vincent for an online livestream talk exploring Victorian Spiritualism, séances and the ghost stories they inspired. Spaces limited – book now.

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Chelsea Covington Maass @ccmaass.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Getting ready for @lowcutconnie.bsky.social here at Ardmore Music Hall. Thank you @wxpnfm.bsky.social for the Free at Noon series! So proud to be a member

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Chelsea Covington Maass @ccmaass.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Little moment of joy for the day—this woman just jumped up and yelled at the coffee shop: LeBron’s coming to the Sixers!!! We were all like, what? No way! YESSSSS! Just had ourselves a lil moment of celebration in here 🎉

Screenshot of ESPN headline reads:
LeBron chooses 76ers, will sign 2-year contract

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Chelsea Covington Maass @ccmaass.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Well. This makes me sad. (from The Bookseller Newsletter) #books #reading

News article titled: Children ‘trying to zoom in on pages’ as survey finds third of new pupils unable to use books

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Chelsea Covington Maass @ccmaass.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

very close to finishing another draft of this manuscript…was feeling some resistance to pushing forward, so I bought myself a little gift to celebrate when I’m done (a special book I’ve been wanting to buy, wrapped in fancy paper, and a candle) Onward!✨✨✨ #books #booksky #writingcommunity

A present to myself wrapped in mountain landscape gift wrap (it’s a book!) alongside a candle called “curiously unique”—a vibrant blend of eucalyptus with cashmere, vetiver & patchouli

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Babybel Bandit @greblin.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

wouldn't it be funny if EVERYONE blocked this Attie AI account @ bsky.app/profile/atti... before they could do anything with it

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WXPN @wxpnfm.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Happy International Women’s Day. Join us today as we celebrate the legacy of Lilith Fair from 10a-6p.

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Chelsea Covington Maass @ccmaass.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

My book/lit mag haul from #AWP26 so much good reading in my immediate future

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Chelsea Covington Maass @ccmaass.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Ok, all the people showing up over 30 minutes early to the agent panel and holding half a row of seats…really? 🙄 #AWP26

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Chelsea Covington Maass @ccmaass.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Scored an ARC of this novella from @lfpbooks.bsky.social and couldn’t wait to start reading… Spoiler alert: it’s great! #AWP26

Older Than Ghost: A Novella by Brandon White (published by Lanternfish Press)
The cover of this book features a single story brick home with an open window against the backdrop of a brilliant sunset.

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Chelsea Covington Maass @ccmaass.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Where I’ll be at #AWP: every panel that mentions ☑️speculative ☑️haunted ☑️ghosts ☑️horror ☑️mystery

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Molly Templeton @mollytempleton.com · 03/03/2026

because I keep forgetting to mention it: LITERALLY ANYONE can nominate books for this prize! yes! that means you! you have until march 31st!

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Ursula K. Le Guin — Nominate a Book for the Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction

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Chelsea Covington Maass @ccmaass.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Apparently the AWP badge couldn’t handle my double surnames situation (I swear I checked an image a few days ago showing how the badge would look, and it wasn’t like this!) Gonna need a sharpie!

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Chelsea Covington Maass @ccmaass.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

This snow is wet and heavy! Many trees on our street are bowing low under the extra weight. Some limbs have broken off. I didn’t make it too far; the wind is viscous. #Blizzard #Snow #Winter #Trees

Snow covered street with tire tracks going down the middle. A tree bends low enough for the tips of its branches to kiss the ground.

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Chelsea Covington Maass @ccmaass.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Nothing like live music on a weeknight! Getting ready for a sold out show with ✨SAY SHE SHE ✨

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Chelsea Covington Maass @ccmaass.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

This book just telling readers straight up—Listen, you are safe 🥹🥹🥹

Back cover of middle grade novel I AM REBEL has this statement circled: NO DOGS DIE IN THIS BOOK

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Jeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

The college at which I'm employed, which has signed a contract with the AI firm that stole books from 131 colleagues & me, paid a student to write an op-ed for the student paper promoting AI, guided the writing of it, and did not disclose this to the paper. www.thedartmouth.com/article/2026...

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College approached and paid student to write op-ed in The Dartmouth

The Dartmouth ran the article on Nov. 17 without knowledge that the College had been involved. 

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Chelsea Covington Maass @ccmaass.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Robins have discovered winterberries at our front porch & they’re gorging themselves before the storm arrives #birds #birdsofbluesky

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Chelsea Covington Maass @ccmaass.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

so it’s ARC season and I’ve just got hold of the juiciest upcoming thriller…!!! #MayCobb #AllTheLittleHouses

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Dr Sam Hirst @romgothsam.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

I'm running a popular romance course at the University of Liverpool... but only if enough people sign up! Come and join us! www.liverpool.ac.uk/continuing-e...

A poster for 'Falling in Love with Love: A History of Popular Romance: An Online Course' including front covers from the following books:
Fantomina by Eliza Haywood, Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, The Sheik by E M Hull, The Quiet Gentleman by Georgette Heyer, Tabitha in Moonlight by Betty Neels, Indigo by Beverley Jenkins, Hen Fever by Olivia Waite, The Isle of the Silver Sea by Tasha Suri

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Jennifer March Soloway @marchsoloway.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Dear #Querying #Writers, Come join me here on #Bluesky for an #AskMeAnything session, this coming Wednesday, January 14, from 5pm - 6pm PT / 8p.m. - 9pm ET. Happy to share #tips for #Writing #Revising #Querying + anything I can to help you succeed. See you Wednesday evening! #StarlingLit

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Chelsea Covington Maass @ccmaass.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Sometimes dumb things can make you smile, like these absolutely deranged SpongeBob stamps

Two plain white envelopes with oversized bright yellow SpongeBob stamps affixed to the corners.

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Hildur Knútsdóttir @hildur.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

Tonight Stúfur, 3rd of Iceland's 13 Yule Lads, comes down from the mountains. He sneaks into houses and eats the crust left on pans after cooking. All the children put a shoe in the window for him to put a treat or a little gift in - if they have been good that is. The bad children get a potato.

A happy Stúfur. He is wearing old timey clothes, is bald and has a white beard. Illustration by Brian Pilkington.

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Chelsea Covington Maass @ccmaass.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

Anyone else sitting in their car waiting for the end of the list before they go inside? #XPNCountdown

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Chelsea Covington Maass @ccmaass.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Ok when you are grieving your dog who just died and you hear David Bromberg’s cover of Mr. Bojangles... I think it’s normal to cry, right? #XPNCountdown

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Chelsea Covington Maass @ccmaass.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

I’m Every Woman coming on just in time for me to scream sing it to my kid on the drive home from school #XPNCountdown

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Chelsea Covington Maass @ccmaass.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

#XPNcountdown got me remembering how much I loved jamming out to Tool in high school…

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Annalee Newitz @annaleen.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Two independent studies found that AI chatbots were better at persuading voters than political ads. The most persuasive bots also lied the most. This is something that humans working in psyops have known for decades. AI is psyops at scale. www.technologyreview.com/2025/12/04/1...

This is a quote from the article summing up both studies in Technology Review: "A multi-university team of researchers has found that chatting with a politically biased AI model was more effective than political advertisements at nudging both Democrats and Republicans to support presidential candidates of the opposing party. The chatbots swayed opinions by citing facts and evidence, but they were not always accurate—in fact, the researchers found, the most persuasive models said the most untrue things."

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Chelsea Covington Maass @ccmaass.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Anybody else googling Sam Cooke and Bobby Womack now? 👀 #XPNCountdown

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Tom Robson, An Extraordinarily Brilliant Person @thomasmrobson.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

This is a total stab in the dark for my #phillies fan friends out there. Ages ago (15+ years) the Phils sold this Phanatic ornament. My brother and his family had one they loved, but lost along with everything else in the CA fires last year. I can't find one anywhere online. Anyone have any leads?

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Charlie Knight [they/them] | Editor / Author 📚 @cknightwrites.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Just a reminder that writing a book, being creative, in the current state of the world is heroic. Keep creating. 💜

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Eden Royce @edenroyce.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

PSYCHOPOMP & CIRCUMSTANCE is out today! This is a Southern Gothic fantasy with family secrets, Gullah funeral traditions, a beautifully strange house, and a generous sprinkling of magic. In hardcover, eBook, & audiobook Available wherever books are sold. #booksky #Blackbooksky

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Chelsea Covington Maass @ccmaass.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

Here’s a gift link to a NYT article about a lovely, spooky old home…in case you find renovations and ghosts cozy like I do www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/r... #Renovations #HauntedHouses #Ghosts #Design #Architecture #GildedAge #Photography

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For the Ghosts in a Berkshires Mansion, the Gilded Age Never Ended

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Chelsea Covington Maass @ccmaass.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

Enjoying live music with a friend is a balm for the soul. Brittany Howard was transportive last night. Just beautiful

Brittany Howard, lead singer of the Alabama Shakes.

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Chelsea Covington Maass @ccmaass.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

This book comes out NEXT TUESDAY! Can’t wait to read. 🖤💀🖤💀🖤

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Chelsea Covington Maass @ccmaass.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

When you pull the bubbling berry crisp from the oven—yum! (This one is made with strawberries, blueberries, and nectarine.) #TinyJoys

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Chelsea Covington Maass @ccmaass.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

@booker-julian.bsky.social thrilled to hear you on WRTI tonight. I didn’t realize this was where you headed after Sleepy Hollow! 😊

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Chelsea Covington Maass @ccmaass.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

I have a free day & I’d planned to immerse myself in my writing project. Instead, I’m at the veterinary hospital with my epileptic dog who is exhibiting new symptoms. This waiting room is always depressing. Feeling sad for all the stressed out pet lovers here. Hoping my sweet buddy will be ok.

Our mini golden doodle looking peaceful while wearing his doggy life jacket on a boat. The sun is shining on him as he gazes at the camera.

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Thiago Krause @thiagokrause.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

As always, Ted Chiang is great in this interview. cdh.princeton.edu/blog/2025/08...

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Chelsea Covington Maass @ccmaass.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Current summer read is MURDER TAKES A VACATION and hot damn @lauralippman.bsky.social is not letting me down! This is going to be read in one satisfactory gulp, I suspect.

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