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Nelka @cozyginger.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

My medications have unexpectedly increased, and this month I'm having a hard time affording them. These are maintenance medications for my heart and nerve damage. Any help would be appreciated! Can trade editorial services!

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hex @hexliterary.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

We are feeling lucky today... Open now! Submissions capped at 200. Send us something cool! 😈💜

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Submissions Open
Recent Contributors: Angela Liu * Ivy Grimes * Jose Hernandez Diaz
Recent Awards: Best Microfiction * Best Small Fictions

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Strange Horizons @strangehorizons.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Strange Horizons will have 3 FICTION SUBMISSION WINDOWS in 2025. General April 16th with a 1,000 story cap Novelette (10k to 18k words) June 4th with a 300 story cap Indigenous Authors November 3rd with a 500 story cap Submission windows will begin at 9am UTC and end when we reach the cap.

Fiction submissions opening
3 submission windows for 2025

General
April 16th

Novelettes
(10,000 to 18,000 words)
June 4th

Indigenous Authors
November 3rd

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Nelka @cozyginger.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

#indieauthors Im offering editing services (dev, copy, proofread, etc) on a PAY WHAT YOU CAN BUDGET! Fast turnaround, references can be provided upon request. Accessiblity 🤝🏻 happy book. No genre or subject matter off limits. Email me TheCozyGinger@gmail.com - word count, deadline, synopsis

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Old man labeled ‘’me” holding a demon labeled “my feel need for a lil treat”
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Nelka @cozyginger.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

Kindly, my pink-toed tarantula passed away today. I have arachnophobia and Kindly was my second tarantula over the years to help me see the beauty of spiders. You’ll be missed little buddy, thank you for teaching me to be a little less afraid 🖤

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Nelka @cozyginger.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

#Writers! I’m taking on a few short pieces to edit (dev, line + copy edit included) and it’ll be PAY WHAT YOU CAN / tipping! Referrals a bonus and have letters of recommendation 🖊️ 🩷All genres, no triggers. Message me with your word count, synopsis, deadline and budget🩷

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Gwendolyn N Nix @gwendolynnix.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

She's beauty and she's grace, she's here to eat your face. Bone Knuckles & the Rose Scavenger releases May 15!

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Nelka @cozyginger.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

Can't wait to update my substack with all my femme rage reads I've been binging. #booksky

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Nelka @cozyginger.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Mochi and Maple being precious. Pardon me while I scream myself into orbit.

Small white kitten with blue eyes being held by an older calico cat with double paws. They cuddle together on a blue cat tower

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Violet James McMaster @violetjmcmaster.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

I recently returned to Substack for my review posts, so here are some of the recent ones, plus a brand new one! Head to my bio to read about some amazing books!

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Nelka @cozyginger.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Opposing bills and submitting testimonies in my state has become a nightly thing for me. It's especially rewarding when we win. Winning so we don't set a dangerous precedent for the rest of the country. Fighting for my friends. Fighting for my found family. Fuck the musky orange and butthole lips.

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Nelka @cozyginger.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

I’m feral and ready to edit. Just a little heads up!!

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Mushtaq Bilal, PhD @mushtaqbilalphd.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Meta illegaly downloaded 80+ terabytes of books from LibGen, Anna's Archive, and Z-library to train their AI models. In 2010, Aaron Swartz downloaded only 70 GBs of articles from JSTOR (0.0875% of Meta). Faced $1 million in fine and 35 years in jail. Took his own life in 2013.

“Torrenting from a corporate laptop doesn’t feel right”: Meta emails unsealed

A photo of Aaron Swartz (1986-2013) when he was 19.

Last month, Meta admitted to torrenting a controversial large dataset known as LibGen, which includes tens of millions of pirated books. But details around the torrenting were murky until yesterday, when Meta's unredacted emails were made public for the first time. The new evidence showed that Meta torrented "at least 81.7 terabytes of data across multiple shadow libraries through the site Anna’s Archive, including at least 35.7 terabytes of data from Z-Library and LibGen," the authors' court filing said. And "Meta also previously torrented 80.6 terabytes of data from LibGen."

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Nelka @cozyginger.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

CR: The Scourge Between Stars By: Ness Brown Sci-fi space horror for the femmes in STEM. 35% in and rlly enjoying this. Author is a literal bad ass. 🪐

Book cover: Black woman holding a futuristic space blaster in coveralls for flight crew. Behind her is a spherical machine with the words ‘Don’t Open The Door’. Title: The Scourge Between Stars by Ness Brown

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Nelka @cozyginger.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

😂 YOU’RE DOING GREAT SWEETIE! My edits play no favorites lmao. We’re doing the thing!

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Nelka @cozyginger.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

The vibes I bring to the function:

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Lindz McLeod - THE MISEDUCATION OF CAROLINE BINGLEY is out now! @lindzmcleod.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

5 star review of SUNBATHERS: "oh my god?? genuinely one of the best queer dystopian books i've read in a while. mc is very morally grey but she still has qualities i love ... this book also tackles real queer issues and i really enjoyed. absolute peak" ABSOLUTE PEAK, LADS, YOU HEARD IT HERE FIRST

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Sunbathers

Sin is hot but purity is blistering.Hordes of cannibali…

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Nelka @cozyginger.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

On the eve of the release, I got sentimental editor goo all over @smhallow.bsky.social Proud of you 💙📚 Your Happy Ending Is Almost Here- A Letter From The Editor open.substack.com/pub/hedonebo...

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Your Happy Ending Is Almost Here- A Letter From The Editor

'How To Survive This Fairytale' is releasing tomorrow

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Lindz McLeod - THE MISEDUCATION OF CAROLINE BINGLEY is out now! @lindzmcleod.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

I only need 8 more adds of THE UNLIKELY PURSUIT OF MARY BENNET on Goodreads to reach 1000! 🌈💐 Who wants to help this queer, tender romance get there?

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The Unlikely Pursuit of Mary Bennet

"After procuring several fervent assurances that his wi…

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Nelka @cozyginger.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

‘How To Survive This Fairytale’ releases tomorrow + I will throw myself into the abyss if y’all don’t read it. It’s powerful and gentle, brutal and heartbreaking. I will cause a ruckus. @smhallow.bsky.social thank you for entrusting me with your work. It’s been an honor 🫂 linktr.ee/smhallow?utm...

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elle porter @porterotica.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

here's a thread of starter packs for marginalized authors across genres! since most of these are opt-in, I linked to the posts from the creators so new-to-bsky authors can request to be added. feel free to link to any that I've missed and I'll add them to the thread!

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Nelka @cozyginger.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

Hi new followers! I don’t know how you found me (let me know) but I’m so excited to see new faces! Welcome 🧡

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Nelka @cozyginger.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

The vibes I wish for everyone in 2025

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🦋 June Strings 🪞🫀 @junestrings.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

please, do absolutely whatever it to takes to become yourself

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Nelka @cozyginger.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

Today I celebrate the life I chose, unapologetically. The way in which I feel safe and loved and appreciated.

Maple (cat) - calico cat curled up on a bay window sleeping on a felted wool shawl. Her fur is mostly white, with a black ear and tail with auburn spots

Kinari (cat)- a black tortie curled up in sleep on a pile of her favorite white and black fleece blankets. Her fur is mostly black with auburn, brown and apricot throughout.

Tank ( dog; Anatolian shepherd mix) and I laying on the floor sleeping. We’re holding paws and hands

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Nelka @cozyginger.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

I’ve entered ‘cave goblin editing mode’ and wanted to share one of my fav ambient background sounds to zone out to. Ps- the MS I’m working on is AMAZING 🤤 youtube.com/watch?v=SwUp...

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Z.K.A. (she/her) @pegasusunder.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

AWARDS ELIGIBILITY! I thought I'd share the SFF stories I had published in 2024, for your humble nomination consideration! (links below) “Her Body, The Ship” – Clarkesworld Magazine “The Unction” – Fractured Lit “Still” – Assemble Artifacts #awardseligibility

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Nelka @cozyginger.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

*catalogues for later use*

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Amanda Webb (Commissions Open!) @legendsofaukera.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

This is how the sausage is made 🦢 Just look at them. They are simply too cute I can't stand it! (Sneak peak/time lapse of the kiss illustration commissioned by @smhallow.bsky.social for "How To Survive This Fairytale," which is available for preorder right now!) Preorder here books2read.com/u/mqkYrQ

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Nelka @cozyginger.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

@lindzmcleod.bsky.social | @hedonebooks.bsky.social are officially taking ARC sign-ups AND pre-orders for this sapphic tale. I hope you enjoy a bit of light spanking 😉 links in OP!

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Nelka @cozyginger.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

Just picked this one up 🧡

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Tananarive Due - The Reformatory @tananarivedue.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

Good morning, SoCal! I'll be signing copies of my new comic MOON DOGS in Pasadena at 11a PT, if you want to say hi. (This isn't an event, just signing stock.) I'll be at Collectors Paradise - 319 S Arroyo Pkwy #4 in Pasadena.

Book cover of Moon Dogs with a werewolf woman on a motorcycle

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Shelley Lavigne @shelleylavigne.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

We got over TWO HUNDRED downloads of The Flesh of the Sea YESTERDAY ALONE! I'm a blubbering mess. It's a tough time of year, with the season and everything else happening and to know that some people might find comfort in our book about found family, and love, and monsters makes me warm and fuzzy.

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Nelka @cozyginger.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

I death-grip 5⭐️ because books like this exist. What an incredible read! It’s already shot to one of my favorite reads of 2025. #📚💙 10/10 recommend The Dragonfly Gambit by @thesuiway.bsky.social Published by @neonhemlock.bsky.social

Book cover: the dragonfly gambit
Has woman holding a wrench in her hand looking into cockpit, inside of hanger, wires around her.

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Nelka @cozyginger.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

We are melting faces with @lormaggot.bsky.social and @shelleylavigne.bsky.social LEGIT one of the best narrations done by Ben Galpin! The Flesh of the Sea a.co/d/csj0u1O

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Nelka @cozyginger.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

How well do book reviews do on #Substack for #BookReviewers ? I need off Wordpress and I miss writing them. Halpp 📚💙

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Nelka @cozyginger.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Someone made this using Death Generator and I haven’t stopped wheezing.

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