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Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

“Wow I didn’t know South Asian stories for the diaspora existed like this” meanwhile South As-Am YA over the last decade

Love Hate and Other Filters by Samira Ahmed

Radha and Jai’s Recipe for Romance by Nisha Sharma

Payal Mehta’s Romance Revenge Plot by Preeti Chhibber

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Shveta Thakrar @shvetathakrar.com · 20/09/2026

Libraries buy books. Lots of books, in all versions (paper, electronic, audio). They also have to purchase expensive licenses for the electronic books. Depending on the country, some library checkouts result in royalties for authors. Libraries are hardly our enemy.

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Suleikha Snyder @suleikhasnyder.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

A local spot I really do like just posted their fall specials. One of which is masala chai. “A traditional black tea-based drink from a concentrate—“ *record scratch* Please. Be serious. You can’t say it’s traditional and also from a concentrate. No matter who created the concentrate.

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Micah @rincewind.run · 01/09/2026

a remarkably effective life hack: just be nice to people it's incredible how much goodwill people will extend to you if you're pleasant to them

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Hana Das is writing & illustrating @hanawrites.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

JetBlue as always rekindles my faith in humanity as a disabled passenger 💙 ✈️ Don't go bankrupt please please please 🙏🏽

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Hana Das is writing & illustrating @hanawrites.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

also wins the Hugo Award for Best Outfit & Acceptance Photo because look at that!!!! congrats @dianapho.bsky.social ✨

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Hana Das is writing & illustrating @hanawrites.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

I took exactly 0 photos at WorldCon, half sad because no photos of wonderful friends and memories, half glad because there'll be no task to procrastinate on and feel guilty about later 🙌🏽 Someone took a photo I'm in though (who was it??) so there IS proof I left my apartment at least! 😂

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Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Mar a lago is a really funny name if you speak Hindi, js

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Hana Das is writing & illustrating @hanawrites.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

writing in the Hilton lobby! come by and get some words on the page #WorldCon

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Hana Das is writing & illustrating @hanawrites.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Barcon sprints by day, assemble! Hilton lobby just inside the doors to the right ✍🏽

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Hana Das is writing & illustrating @hanawrites.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

I am Here but I have a mile long walk from the lobby to my room 🫠

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Hana Das is writing & illustrating @hanawrites.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

2 HOURS to get to the hotel from LAX by car? smh when i checked this originally it was like 45 minutes.... and no train at the airport.... heathens 😱 guess we're bussing to LA under duress then training it down 🫠

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Hana Das is writing & illustrating @hanawrites.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

gonna murder the fool who doused himself in cologne before boarding a flight 🙃 why would you fucking DO that? you think we all want to bathe in your stench for 6 hours in an airtight cabin? OUT THE AIRLOCK WITH YE (⁠╯⁠°⁠□⁠°⁠）⁠╯⁠︵⁠

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Hana Das is writing & illustrating @hanawrites.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Someone said "Charisma is not a dead stat" at GenCon GCWS and I'm feeling that in my bones right now. That's the stat I can lean on to find a new PT, probably go through several, and suffer some extremely painful appointments as I do, cultivating relationships until I find someone teachable again.

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Hana Das is writing & illustrating @hanawrites.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Last weekend I was sharing my art with friends at GenCon & planning a graphic novel, when just 4 years ago I couldn't hold a stylus let alone draw a line. I'd lost the use of my hands to hEDS, but got it back over years of PT. Today I found out my secret weapon, my PT of 4 years is leaving.

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Hana Das is writing & illustrating @hanawrites.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

WorldCon next! ✈️ Who's going? I will be in worse shape after that long a flight. But also better, because I won't be vying to Attend Everything. You may in fact find me in lobbies, parked at a table, writing and convincing those around me to get some writing done too... Barcon sprints by day!

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Hana Das is writing & illustrating @hanawrites.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

a silver lining emerges: I have exactly 0 photos I'll inevitably fall behind on posting 💪🏽

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Hana Das is writing & illustrating @hanawrites.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

American Airlines "doesn't call for passengers with disabilities to preboard" according to the crew at the gate who went straight to calling first class. Are we in the dark ages? This is air travel standard in 2026. Anything to say on the matter @americanair.bsky.social ?

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Hana Das is writing & illustrating @hanawrites.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

$15 for a premade tuna sandwich at IND this airport's putting NYC to shame 🤯

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Keira Perkins @thatkeira.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Well done @larkmorganlu.bsky.social @jimchines.com @nirele.bsky.social, @hanawrites.bsky.social and James P. Nettles When I’m asked about Gen Con 2026, I’ll tell them we’ll always have Tropenado

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Hana Das is writing & illustrating @hanawrites.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Ballroom 3 today at 5! I'll be joining @nirele.bsky.social @jimchines.com @jpnettles.bsky.social and @larkmorganlu.bsky.social to talk about reinvigorating old tropes. www.gencon.com/events/327116 #GCWS #GenCon

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Hana Das is writing & illustrating @hanawrites.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

I've been having such a good time being Fully Present at GCWS so of course I've forgotten to take photos with friends old & new or ensure we have exchanged contact information. The Perils of Having A Damn Good Time Friends, please clock me over the head with your contact info if I forget 💛

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Hana Das is writing & illustrating @hanawrites.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

"A lot of people just need to go out into the woods and hunt bears." —Critical barcon writing advice from @maxgladstone.bsky.social 😂

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Kameron Hurley @kameronhurley.com · 30/07/2026

If you are at #gencon and would like to chat with writers in a fun and friendly atmosphere in which we are specifically there to chat, do join us at the Marriott ballroom for Networking: The Gathering. It says it's a paid event, but the hush-hush secret is that it's totally not and all are welcome!

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Anathema Magazine @anathemamagazine.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

You asked, and we answered! ✨ Anathema is EXTENDING our submission window to July 31st! Thank you to everyone who’s submitted—we’ve had such a wonderful time reading and can’t wait to read more. If you haven’t been able to submit in time, now’s your chance! 💜

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Hana Das is writing & illustrating @hanawrites.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

tfw the whole plane is full of folks heading to GenCon ✈️🎉

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 05/05/2026

While the world’s eyes are on fashion’s biggest night, we’re turning ours to the garment, retail, and warehouse workers who keep the industry running. From true love found on the picket line to a free tailoring school out of a Brooklyn basement — meet the New Yorkers who make it all possible.

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hammancheez but spooky @hammancheez.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

This could be business casual if we even gave a shit

A bejeweled suit with a cape with pink lining

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Jordan @jordanpfot.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

What the hell www.newyorker.com/culture/prog...

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Kate McKean @katemckean.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Over on threads someone just use ai;dr and we all need to adopt that right quick

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Hana Das is writing & illustrating @hanawrites.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

some words to remember from Jen Udden & @mauricebroaddus.bsky.social at Mo*Con "This time is going to pass anyway, don't you want to spend it doing something you always wanted to?" —Jen "There is an importance to being seen. You want to surround yourself with people who see you." —Maurice 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

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Hana Das is writing & illustrating @hanawrites.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

"My work was run through an AI detector and AI was detected....I bet it was! IT TRAINED ON MY WORK." — @mauricebroaddus.bsky.social at Mo*Con

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Arley Sorg @arleysorg.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Writing Is not about any one submission window, Or agent or award. It's not even about a specific work. Writing is a business of opportunities. One opportunity passes, more always appear. Whatever just happened, you don't know what's coming; or what you'll create in the future.

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Hana Das is writing & illustrating @hanawrites.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

"I go into every story like a blind date, hoping that I'll fall in love." Ann VanderMeer @annvandermeer.bsky.social on acquiring stories, at Mo*Con with @scott-h-andrews.bsky.social

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Hana Das is writing & illustrating @hanawrites.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Finally found out why people trash talk JFK...it's Terminal 4. I've had better experiences in multiple developing nations 💀 Seems I've been insulated from this crime against humanity by flying Jetblue in T5 near exclusively. Alas no JetBlue to IND. Never flying Delta again. They make AA look good 💀

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Hana Das is writing & illustrating @hanawrites.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Hi #PortfolioDay! I'm Hana, a queer disabled BIPOC illustrator for novels & games with a background in fashion design. I draw fantasy, sci-fi, mythological & historical comics & multi figure comps with all the clothing details ever✨ Accepting new work! 💻 zandikaal.carrd.co 📨 hana . sohbet @ gmail

textless comic of Dr Ratio from Honkai Star Rail reading while Aventurine chatters on ceaselessly nearby. that is, until Dr Ratio pulls him by the shirt to rest Aventurine's head in his lap, happily quieting him

illustration of a hooded assassin carrying a wounded fox hybrid doctor with pink ears and tail, Moze and Jiaoqiu from Honkai Star Rail

fantasy illustration of 3 characters from one of Cassandra Farrin's novels gathered around a mapping device with strange botanical plants in the background

comic of Genshin Impact's Nod Krai cast as if they were employees of the game dev company, watching a presentation by the CEO about their sales strategy. Flins, a flirtatious fae, volunteers to be the fandom bicycle, much to everyone's bemusement, except Columbina

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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

So NJ lawmakers wrote a bill to rein in ICE. And this is what they called it. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/21/n...

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Suleikha Snyder @suleikhasnyder.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

If you missed it before, I've already articulated a lot of my thoughts about interracial romance by white writers and how Heated Rivalry is missing the mark both on the page and onscreen. romancing-the-stoned.beehiiv.com/p/why-is-a-f...

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Why is a Flat POC the Go-To Order for Interracial Romance?

When it comes to IR romance and screen adaptations, who gets to be heated, offensive, *and* nice? Not us!

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Hana Das is writing & illustrating @hanawrites.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

since I failed to get a reasonably located room for GenCon Writers Symposium and can't waste the spoons coming in from 20+ miles away, I'm aiming my meager writerly vacation funds elsewhere — what writer cons are you all thinking of going to this year? what's GOOD? I'm eyeing Readercon...

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Howard Tayler @howardtayler.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Trunk project rules: 1) If it's in the trunk, it's there for a reason. Do not publish until the reason has been addressed. 2) If it's not in the trash it's because there's value in it. Do not throw it away. 3) If you're worried about posthumous stuff, leave notes about Rule 1.

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level 10 reiki unhealer @inkybarracuda.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Thinking about this again

Screenshot of a series of Tumblr posts regarding people's capacity for evil featuring a portion of Chris Fleming's "Vibe Dysphoria" segment.

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Maurice Broaddus @mauricebroaddus.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Believe it or not, the first Mo*Con was in 2006 making this year its 20th Anniversary! We can’t let that achievement go uncelebrated, so we’re bringing back some old friends and welcoming some new ones! Mo*Con 2026 runs April 30th (coincidentally my birthday) through May 2nd.

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ririarts (comms closed) @ririsfilthyart.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

This. Fuck, this so often

Tumblr post: [guy whose bedtime is approaching fast] I need to write one billion words right now. and draw everything that has ever existed.

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Haradoshin! 🐛 @haradoshin.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

Important shit that I’m still trying to learn.

I am begging you. Please learn about stress/discomfort tolerance. Practice raising it. You need this to survive. If someone online can ruin your day with a throwaway comment, you desperately need to understand discomfort tolerance and consciously, systematically build that shit.
Also! Stress tolerance is such an important skill that having a learning disability in that area is a major symptom of a whole lot of other disabilities/mental illnesses! Struggling with it is a huge part of life! It sucks!
Am I saying everyone with misophonia needs to listen to chewing noises all day? No. But you need to find ways to tolerate it enough that you don't treat others like shit if they make a mouth noise near you.
No, you don't have to read the fic with your trigger tags.
But you do need to be able to handle scrolling past the tags without being upset.
It is hard! But not having it also makes you so so so easy to manipulate. That grandma is racist AF because her mom raised her to be uncomfortable around black people and she never fought that discomfort. Trans people make so many cis people uncomfortable and that discomfort turns into bigotry real fast.
Letting your discomfort dictate your actions and beliefs about things is a great way to become a terrible person.
Learn. Discomfort. Tolerance.

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Mary Robinette Kowal @maryrobinettekowal.com · 16/01/2026

If you're a writer, wondering why you should bother writing with the world on fire. It feels like it's not important, I need you to understand that it is. Even if it is just because it keeps you moving forward? Even if it only brings YOU joy, that gives you energy to fight & survive.

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Victoria | How to Survive Debut Author Stress, out free! @shiwritesprose.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

contract is signed! my sci-fi story, milt, from the bsfa's Fission #5 anthology, will be "reprinted" by @escapepod.org in audio 🎧 in January 2026. it is, incidentally, the horniest story I've ever published. gender essentialism comes here to die. ✌️

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Maurice Broaddus @mauricebroaddus.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

Whew, I’m not gonna lie: I’m still in recovery mode from running the GenCon Writers Symposium and I’m taking it easy this week. I haven’t processed the weekend yet and I’m shocked by how few pictures I took. But I wanted to share a few thoughts:

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