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Edpool @edpool.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Happy birthday there, Ame 🫡

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

If you want a full rundown of the Academy of Natural sciences situation, this video does a really good job of covering it. youtu.be/nxyfBfCrbDw?...

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The Plan To Destroy Americas Oldest Natural History Museum

YouTube video by Miniminuteman

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The Doom That Came to Aram @rawfishandbeer.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

If you hate AI so much then why am I such a weird nerd?

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Edpool @edpool.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Hi, I'm Edpool. I write dark comedy sci-fi, apocalyptic horror and am working on a fantasy trilogy, and whenever take a cigarette out and explain how in winter 1963 it felt like the world would freeze with John F Kennedy and the Beatles, everyone sits on the stony ground and/or comes down to listen.

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Edpool @edpool.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Ship's counsellor Janus Whye, former horticultural mood analyst forced to step up and fill the role after almost everyone on board was killed, has a conversation with Controversial-To-The-End, chief engineer for pretty much the same reason. #WIPSnips #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

Snippet of text from "Damorak", book 7 of The Final Fall of Man by Andrew Hindle. Text reads:

“My first counselling patient had a phobia of insects … or was it arachnids?” he shuddered. “Can’t say I blamed him.”
“Who are you talking about?” Contro asked, smiling his infectious, baffled smile.
“Doctor-patient priv - ” Janus began, then half-sighed, half-chuckled. On numerous levels, it was an absurd privilege to invoke in this situation. “Just a programmed patient on the training interface,” he said. “His name was Chip.”
“I thought you only counselled trees before!”
“That’s a common misconception about horticultural mood analysis, and anyway, this was when I was taking over as ship’s counsellor after The Accident - ”
“Ha ha ha! Was his full name Wood Chip?!”
Janus laughed helplessly.

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Caelan Conrad @caelan.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

If your own fucking kid never wants to talk to you again and it’s never occurred to you that YOU might be the problem, I already know you’re the fucking problem.

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Janel Comeau 🍁 @verybadllama.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

me: hey do you have this movie I want to watch? Disney: no Netflix: not anymore Apple: ew no CBC Gem: yes and it’s free Prime: maybe I do, maybe I don’t. Maybe it costs $5 for no reason, even though you already pay for this. Maybe you should fuck off into the sun.

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 29/07/2026

I 100% have not changed a single goddamn thing about how I write here in the age of "AI." I write how I write. If the "AI" writes anything like how I write, it's because it stole from me. I'm gonna use any punctuation I like, and if it looks "AI"ish to you, you can go fuck yourself.

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Edpool @edpool.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

There's a lot of violence against me and my mutuals in this thread but this one just felt rude. Like, I was already lying there bleeding out and *checks notes* kickmegirl is just ... oh I get it

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Dakota Curry - Looking for Work @dakotacurry.com · 28/07/2026

Hey all, I hate to do this again, but. I just had two clients pull major projects in the same day and it's left me up a creek without a paddle, with rent due in 4 days. So, MASSIVE #commission #sale!! Will post specifics in the thread, but these are great deals for any #rpg or #gamedev project!

A muscular elderly woman crash-lands to earth in an explosion of meteor magic

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Edpool @edpool.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Ooh, I've got a triple word score on this one! From "The Last Days of Earth". #WIPSnips #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts www.amazon.com/Last-Days-Ea...

A text clipping with the word "defuse" / "defused" underlined in red. Text reads:

They went back to the cars and loitered, letting the dogs out to
run around, until nightfall. They had a brief altercation with a local
resident who wanted them to put leashes on the dogs. Mell told the
resident that she wanted him to fuck off, so that left them at
something of an impasse. The resident, with a breathtaking absense (sic) of self-preservation, insisted that they pick up the dogs’ turds and
dispose of them properly. Louis defused the developing situation by
promising he’d take the turds over to Glitterbugs to put their ‘glitter
on anything’ boast to the test.
This did not in fact defuse the situation, and the resident declared
he would be notifying the authorities about the loose dogs, which
would most likely be taken away and put down. Louis recognised that
there was just no helping some people, and reminded himself that the
authorities might still actually be interested in talking to him about
the Ushy Ete Obbery, so stopped trying to defuse the situation. The
authorities failed to manifest.

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Edpool @edpool.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Another #Ropecon behind us, and a grand one it was! My thanks and admiration to all the volunteers who made it happen, and all my fellow attendees who made it magical. Only 364 days until the next one, give or take.

A convention wouldn't be complete without an appearance from my "Mark's Comics" T-shirt, merchandise from author Drew Melbourne's book "A Dark Hole Darkly", too weird and wonderful to explain in an alt text but let's call this a deeply-nested meta reference. Picture shows a weary-looking unc in a floppy wizard hat with a grey beard (the unc, not the hat), and wearing a snazzy blue shirt (again, the unc not the hat or the beard) reading "Mark's Comics" if it was all in shot and not backwards because it's a selfie, it's me in the shot, I've been talking this whole time, I'm the one holding the pupa (sorry this is another reference)

This year my cosplay was "Dark Wizard Deadpool" or I suppose Edpool, featuring a Deadpool mask with horror elements (mainly teeth and tentacles) as well as a floppy wizard hat and magic staff with crystal ball on the end. Hair and beard all natural. The amazing blue-eyed crow is not related or part of my costume, it was another cosplayer dressed as an 8-foot crow walking behind me in this shot just by chance. Anyway it was a great time.

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Damon Young @damonyoung.com.au · 21/07/2026

Every now and then, it’s worth saying what ought to be obvious: trans people have always existed, and will exist as long as humans do. They’ve not done anything wrong by wanting their existence recognised, supported, and celebrated. The transformation of their existence into “an issue” is evil.

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William C. Tracy @wctracy.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

I'm at ConGregate this weekend in Greensboro NC! Come out for books, panels and lots of fun! #books #indie #fantasy #sciencefiction

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Dublin 2029 @dublin2029.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

If you’re interested in being part of this, please volunteer – I can’t wait to meet you!” Come help us weave a spell over Dublin and volunteer with us 🩵 Our amazing Volunteers team will find the perfect space for you - dublin2029.ie/sign-up-to-v...

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Dr. Meg MacDonald @megintransition.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

100% my experience too And the phrase I say and hear the most (sometimes after swearing) - “How can I help?” And that attribute is life giving. @dublin2029.bsky.social will be super special because of everyone who helps build it.

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Jeb 🇦🇺 🏳️‍⚧️ @jebdarsh.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Needed to put some positive vibes back in the world so made my very first starter pack of my fave author pals. (If I missed you and you know we pals, tell me! It's been a week. Also if you're on it and you don't want to be lmk)

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Edpool @edpool.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

This amazing artist keeps appearing on my feed so I'm glad something is going right with the algorithm. I am consistently broke, but every time I see these artworks I think to myself "am I *that* broke?" Give Dakota some love!

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Edpool @edpool.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

I see a lot of talk about Mitch McConnell's "I'm not dead" video being A.I., and all I can say is oh look, another thing I don't want A.I. doing. Remember when people believed in the craft, and would hire an identical body double like in the 1993 documentary "Dave" with Kevin Kline? The *craft*.

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DD Ward ..."Interim Pirate Queen" @ddwardiswriting.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

No 'Star Wars'. No 'Star Trek'. name a Favourite Sci-Fi Franchise. Seriously?

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Craig Schaefer @craigschaeferbooks.com · 10/06/2026

And for the people still saying they need X for "their brand"? No. You don't, because you're not engaging with people, you're engaging with bots. My following on Bsky is a fraction of what it was on X (at the time I deleted my account, two years ago) and engagement is measurably HIGHER.

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Edpool @edpool.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

What the heck, I'll join in. We don't usually see each others headers and I quite like mine. Quote post with yours (if you feel like it)!

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Edpool @edpool.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

This art is amazing, I'd consider a big ol' commission order myself if I had the cash for it right now (still wistfully mulling it over though...) Give them some love!

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Dakota Curry - Looking for Work @dakotacurry.com · 26/05/2026

Hey all. It's tough times. Nowhere near enough $$$ to make rent next week. I'll be posting all day the different commission options available right now, so if y'all can share as loudly as possible, I'd really appreciate it. I'm also setting a new Ko-Fi goal, if you want to support in other ways

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 09/04/2026

Reminder that in this house we do not trash other genres of books to support the genre we like the most. One, come on, we're grown ups. Two, the bottom line is people reading and loving books. Three, every writer you know has friends working other genres, don't trash their friends, thanks.

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Cinnamon & Smoke - S.E.L.F. 📚 @s-e-l-f.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Check out all these Groovy Starter Packs and follow these amazing creators! 📚💙

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 01/04/2026

Yup. Also, leaving out issues of plagiarism, etc, one relevant question for many creatives is "why introduce into my workflow a purported tool that will add friction and slow things down." If you have skills and a method that works for you, "AI" is generally a drag, not a boost. Time is precious.

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Edpool @edpool.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Trying to decide if I can be bothered putting together a blog post about any of this dumb crap but I think this will do quite nicely. The movie was fun!

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Edpool @edpool.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Last chance to get in on a groovy Kickstarter! Is "groovy" the word I'm looking for here? Sure, why not.

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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

The ability to buy anything on account of having too much money wrecks a person's brain just like a zero-gravity environment destroys muscle mass and bone density. Human bodies are designed for resistance and they liquefy rapidly without it.

Billionaire Marc Andreessen says he has "zero" introspection, and that the idea itself is a modern invention.

CNN: Peter Thiel, the billionaire venture capitalist and MAGA donor, is in Rome this week for a series of private lectures on the Antichrist. It’s an event that the Vatican, and the pope, are treating with caution.

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Edpool @edpool.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

It doesn't take much to make an author's day. Drop a review (on Tainted Throne, just for example). Happy for you, Dylan 🎉

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Edpool @edpool.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

I don't have an anus and my first book is actually an autobiography about why.

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Edpool @edpool.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

I love a good genre-bending story and sci-fi / fantasy is absolutely my jam. Get in on this kickstarter and show a fellow indie some love! "Drag Race meets a gay Game of Thrones meets Chronicles of Amber" is just ... yep, that's certainly a statement.

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Edpool @edpool.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

I'm not sure how voguing and drag work as forms of sci-magic, but I guess there's only one way to find out!

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G.M. Nair - Author Ordinaire @gmnair.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

It's only been 4 days, and we're already at 60% of our goal! If you're into friendship-centered science-fiction and fantasy, be sure you grab this 37-book itchio bundle. You only got *checks watch* 10 more days to go! ...I guess you've got time.

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Edpool @edpool.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

Unprompted bookshelf reveal (or at least a fraction of a fraction of a bookshelf reveal). As you can see, nothing but classics here.

A photograph of a bookshelf crowded with haphazardly-stacked paperbacks, mostly Iain M Banks sci-fi but there is also Firefall by Peter Watts and a wonderful Duckett and Dyer trilogy by the great G M Nair.

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Edpool @edpool.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

New communiqué from the actual president of the United States of actual America just dropped.

A drunk postcard from Homer Simpson from an episode in 1989 where he writes something like "maybe it's the beer talking Marge but you got a butt that won't quit. They got these big chewy pretzels here (scrawls) five bucks? Get outta here..."

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Edpool @edpool.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

I'm not guilty of this (I'm not! Really!), but it is a timely reminder for me (and maybe others) to go through your con loot and follow up on those impulse snatches - and the more talented and eye-catching the promo material, the harder you should follow up on it because creatives deserve it.

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Edpool @edpool.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

How I resolve to half-arsedly market my book(s) in 2026

Gandalf holds out the One Ring with tongs after it's been in the fire, saying "it's quite cool" and looking - how to say this respectfully to both Sir Ian McKellen and the Maiar - moderately fucking unhinged.

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Olivia Hill @machineiv.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

We were in first place in this film award voting. A film made purely with AI just netted over 150 votes in 12 hours. Now it's personal. Please. Help us kick this THING's ass fair and square. ART FOR ARTISTS. Reshare? VOTE! www.shortoftheyear.com/audience-cho...

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Audience Choice Awards | Short of the Year

Vote for your favorite short films in the Short of the Year Audience Choice Awards. Watch, vote, and support independent filmmakers.

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Elise (they/them)🇦🇺 🏳️‍⚧️ @eliseswords.eurosky.social · 14/12/2025

And the hero who disarmed one of the Bondi gun men is Ahmed al Ahmed, a fruit shop owner, who took two bullets in the arm for his trouble. Absolute legend. Glad I got to see that at the end of a rough night. Tomorrow's going to be a tough one in Australia.

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Bondi hero who tackled shooter suffered two gunshot wounds

The hero who disarmed one of the Bondi Beach shooters has been identified as a father-of-two.

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Edpool @edpool.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

I mean on the one hand, I wish people were buying my e-books and asking questions about them. But on the other hand, now I'm kind of glad nobody is? Sweet obscurity, just let me write things in peace you ghoulish technocratic clown parade.

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Edpool @edpool.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

In the original story, Santa Claus had eight reindeer. There was Dasher and Dancer, Prancer and Vixen, Comet and Cupid, and Donner and Blitzen. But they were all of them deceived.

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Nicole Evans | Editor and Author @thoughtsstained.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

"I can't afford to support my favorite author right now, I—" Reviews. Reviews are free AND they are a gift to authors that can keep on giving (i.e., exposure, marketing, algo boosts, etc.) Please, give the gift of reviews to your authors this holiday season. It really can make a difference!

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Edpool @edpool.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

I can't recommend Joonatan's takes enough. Even when we disagree, it's awesome because he makes me think about things in a different way and absorb just a little of his apparently infinite love of movies, shows, games and tech.

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