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Oh we're doing Romance novel discourse again?

Fred from Scooby Doo unmasks a ghost in two panels. In the first, the masked ghost is, "HERE'S WHY THIS GENRE I HATE IS BAD." In the second, the ghost is unmasked to turn out to be, "I HAVEN'T READ OF IT BUT"

The one best thing about my dentist’s office tho is that it’s right next door to this Jamaican place and they have some of the best patties in town

A Jamaican beef patty on a wax paper bag. The patty is marked with a red dot for “spicy”

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Chuck Tingle @chucktingle.bsky.social · 9h

i gotta focus. im shifting into soup mode

cover of THE PHYSICAL MANIFESTATION OF SOUP WEATHER'S LOOMING ARRIVAL GETS ME OFF BISEXUALLY featuring shirtless bud in the middle with a scarf around his neck. next to him floating there are two GOOD LOOKIN soups they have a beautiful fall scene behind them

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Amanda Wong @amandawtwong.bsky.social · 5h

I watched TNG's "Measure of a Man" and "Q Who". I love how TNG was able to write wonderful interiority into its one-off officers like Captain Phillipa Louvois and Ensign Sonya Gomez*, as if they were fully realized people who stepped into the episode and stepped out to continue their lives unseen.

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Cindy Phan @cindyphanauthor.com · 6h

A sleep paralysis demon visited me just once in my old Toronto apartment. I tried to move and to speak but couldn’t, I was so heavy, and it hovered above me, this shadow thing that honestly seemed confused it was there, like I was supposed to be someone else but I wasn’t 🤷🏻‍♀️

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North East Bylines @northeastbylines.co.uk · 8h

Please help Nabil continue his education. 🎓💔 Every donation, no matter how small, can help him move forward and exercise his right to education like children everywhere. Please don’t ignore his dream. Donate now or share his story. 🙏🇵🇸 gofund.me/35fdca7d

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Micheeel @micheeel.bsky.social · 11h

Please don’t scroll past us. 💔 I’m a mother raising 4 children alone in Gaza. We’re struggling to afford food and basic needs. Any donation, no matter how small, can help us get through this. 🙏❤️ chuffed.org/project/siri...

A very thin girl against a white wall. Her arms indicate she's not being well nourished.

Sirin, wearing a black patterned hijab, hugging her two children, a boy and a girl.

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Ness 🎃🇨🇦 @vriccithode.bsky.social · 9h

have a little dog o'clock as a treat

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Cindy Phan @cindyphanauthor.com · 9h

Thought I had a “FREE” morning only to realize it’s “FREE” because I have a dental appointment 😭😱

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Spartan 0323 The Phoenix Shall Rise In Silver & Black @thejaklife.bsky.social · 10h

Imagine sleeping in a cold tent, not knowing where your next meal will come from. This is the reality for countless families in Gaza. Your generous support can provide them with hot meals and immediate relief. Please donate today and help us reach another family in need. chuffed.org/project/gkt

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Tiffany Morris @tiffmorris.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I think wanting precise outcomes and strict representation from a book is part of the literacy crisis. People are looking at representation and not the thesis of the book and how characters work within it.

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Tiffany Morris @tiffmorris.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

It’s wild to me how often readers are engaging with female rage books and taking umbrage with the rage. You say that you support female rage but also believe in strictly legislating how it’s expressed? Look around, babe.

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🌈 Hailey Piper 🌈 @haileypiperfights.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

What if you all just left trans folk the fuck alone? What if that happened? Why not give that a try?

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🌈 Hailey Piper 🌈 @haileypiperfights.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Um ... so looks like a bunch of you bought ALL THE HEARTS YOU EAT earlier this year. Like, half as many as when it released 🫪 For a book that didn't do so hot when it came out, that's *huge*. I don't know who said something, but over a book I retraumatized myself to write, sincerely, thank you 💜

cover of All the Hearts You Eat by Hailey Piper, art by Julia Lloyd, depicting a fanged, perhaps even vampire beast emerging from a stormy sea

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Jordan Kurella @jordankurella.com · 29/09/2026

hey all!!! this Wednesday, which is tomorrow, i'll be at @storyhour.bsky.social with @megelison.bsky.social !!!! holy carps!!! you know you wanna attend this one. free author readings online, to refill the creative well! 7pm Pacific, 10pm Eastern youtube.com/@storyhour2020

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Story Hour

Every week, an hour of speculative fiction short stories, narrated by the authors. From horror to weird to hard SF and everything in between; from newly published authors to seasoned pros and multiple...

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Thomas Ha @thomasha.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

i should clarify, when i write people doing bad things, it's because i am bad. they are me. more importantly, when you read about those bad things, they also become you. that's how story works. in fact, you are going to think about murder before this skeet ends. how's that feel, sicko.

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Alice Sheppard @penguingalaxy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Behold, the world's smallest cow

A silly photo messing with perspective. A hilly grassy field with 4 cows, three quite far away, one a little closer. The person who took the photo is next to the fence, and the closest cow appears to be standing on top of a fence post.

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Hannah Vardit @hannahvardit.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

i worry that men think being A Good Guy is dramatically and heroically intervening on behalf of an endangered woman and then being publicly rewarded on a grand scale when actually being A Good Guy is just usually saying, “hey man that’s not funny” or “wow that’s fucked up” and there is no reward

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Cynthia Pelayo @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

SOMETHING FOLLOWED US HOME IS AVAILABLE NOW!! 💗 THANK YOU KELLY LINK!!

TALES OF LATINE HORROR
SOMETHING
FOLLOWED
US
HOME
EDITED BY
cynthia Pelayo
FOREWORD BY
Brenda Lozano
WITH STORIES FROM
Aguslina Bazlerrica, Isabel Canas, Mariana Enriquez, and olhers
"An absolute least of an anthology."
KELLY LINK, author of Book of Love

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Andrew F. Sullivan @afsulli.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

when a two star review truly understands your soul better than most five stars. make it the blurb. THE MARIGOLD.

No. Noooo no no, did not like. Characters meh. Didn't care what happened to them. Glacial overwrought pace. Prosey AF. Felt like I was wearing a grey sludge patina over my soul for days while reading. Nearly DNF. Need several dozen hot showers and a good fantasy novel to shake the feeling of being sunk neck deep in neverending dull Scottish muggy moors for a week under a doomsday sky, alone. Not even birds. If soggy ancient grain bread were a novel.

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Ness 🎃🇨🇦 @vriccithode.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

have some fluffy butts for dog o'clock

three large fluffy dogs at the ends of their leashes walking side by side down a sidewalk.

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Cindy Phan @cindyphanauthor.com · 29/09/2026

My kid’s teacher noticed my new short hair and was like, “It looks nice,” and I immediately responded, “Thanks! Now I can have soup again!” I can never go back there 🤦🏻‍♀️

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CL Hellisen @clhellisen.com · 29/09/2026

oh no it's me

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Jessica Ellis @baddestmamajama.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I have separated the art from the artist and am now whipping the art to stiff peaks, after which I will gently fold it into the artist before baking at 350 til golden and puffed

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Cindy Phan @cindyphanauthor.com · 29/09/2026

These eyes are weapons, the game a trap.

A black standard poodle holding a blue and white dinosaur stuffie in her mouth as she looks up into the camera with HUGE puppy dog eyes.

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Suzan the chalant goth @sillysyntax.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I can't be the only person who has to hold back from crying out of sheer awe when flying. We live under these magic clouds and rainbow. 🖤 Sky's gay.

A picture of the Sun and clouds from an airplane window. There's a faint rainbow on the left.

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Pru @prufrockluvsong.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Please stop calling me on my phone that's not what it's for

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Alex T Singer, Arbiter of Bagels @moonsheen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Incredibly honored that "We, the Fleet" (Clarkesworld: clarkesworldmagazine.com/singer_05_25/) is the 2026 Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award winner. It's amazing to be chosen, especially among such an fantastic set of fellow nominees. Thrilled to be attending the symposium in October!

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We, the Fleet by Alex T. Singer

Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast.

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Cindy Phan @cindyphanauthor.com · 29/09/2026

This is one of my favs, as in I have a copy in print AND on r-reader, just in case!

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Cindy Phan @cindyphanauthor.com · 29/09/2026

Welp. That was a bust. But I hear tomorrow comes with tacos 🌮🌮🌮

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Gef the Toking Mongoose @geftokingmongoose.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Every Riot grrrl band in the 90s

Still from the television show Xena: Warrior Princess showing Xena, Gabrielle and Joxer all with goofy expressions on their face

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Spartan 0323 The Phoenix Shall Rise In Silver & Black @thejaklife.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

My brother Marwan is bleeding and facing permanent paralysis. The war destroyed our home and stole everything we had. We urgently need $180 for his emergency surgery. Please, everyone standing with Palestine, donate and share today to save my brother's life! 🙏😭 Please 🇵🇸💔 chuffed.org/project/moh01

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Elizabeth Bear @matociquala.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

2003: whatever you do, don't source your research from Wikipedia. 2026: Wikipedia is the safest online source to start general research from.

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Ness 🎃🇨🇦 @vriccithode.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

KW pals, pls come to my thing and buy lots of books.

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Cindy Phan @cindyphanauthor.com · 28/09/2026

Subtlety, thy name is NOT Starbuck

Close up of the long, pointed face of a black standard poodle as she rests her head on the arm of my chair and looks up into the camera with huge puppy dog eyes.

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C. L. Polk @clpolk.com · 28/09/2026

Today is my birthday! Please buy my books, I'm so broke

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Cindy Phan @cindyphanauthor.com · 28/09/2026

Trying very hard to appreciate this Monday for what it is, which is a feat unto itself.

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Cynthia Gómez @cynthiasaysboo.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

My book is a staff pick at Powell's

Photo of a book called Muñeca, a staff pick on a bookshelf.

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Micheeel @micheeel.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Nurse Hammam lost his home, everything they owned & a few family members amid the genocide in Gaza. He is still a volunteer nurse, treating the wounded despite being homeless & hungry. His brother suffers from epilepsy&seizures. He urgently needs food & medication💔 chuffed.org/project/1844...

Nurse Hammam at work wearing a blue scrub and blue medical gloves, manipulating a plastic tube in a hospital ward.

Selfie of Hammam smiling, wearing a grey scrub and making a peace sign with his fingers in a blue glove. Hospital medical equipment can be seen in the background.

Nurse Hammam at work, wearing a blue scrub and white gloves, while connecting an IV access on a patient lying in a hospital bed

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Josephine beckbook.com Riesman @josie.zone · 28/09/2026

{through heaving sobs} LETS GO LESBIANS

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🌈 Hailey Piper 🌈 @haileypiperfights.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

ICYMI my cursed film novel not only came out in paperback and ebook earlier this month, but also in audiobook! Jeremy Carlisle Parker (A Game in Yellow) brings her incredible talent and fantastic sense of atmosphere to THIS MOVIE DOESN'T END THE WAY WE WANT 📽️ rbmediaglobal.com/audiobook/97...

screenshot from the Tantor Media site showing the audiobook cover of This Movie Doesn't End the Way We Want, art by Julia Lloyd, read by Jeremy Carlisle Parker, with a Paul Tremblay blurb calling the book "fun, creepy, and thrilling"

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Zig Zag Claybourne @zzclaybourne.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

4 Days to Khumalo Tales launch. (pinned p for link) "Who is ZZC??? OF COURSE YOU ALREADY KNOW! But if you don’t, I’ll tell you again, with GREAT GLEE AND WHIMSY AND HUMOR AND WISDOM AND AWE. Oh, wait. I’m just describing Zig Zag’s writing now!!!" - @csecooney.bsky.social Come, and know me better

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Next Fiction: Impossible, starring ZIG ZAG CLAYBOURNE!

Author of the Khumalo Series! Who is ZIG ZAG CLAYBOURNE??? OF COURSE YOU ALREADY KNOW! But if you don’t, I’ll tell you again, with GREAT GLEE AND WHIMSY AND HUMOR AND WISDOM AND AWE. Oh, wait. I’m …

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