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ex-Lethality Jane @lethalityjane.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
I have bad news about how the book publishing industry works, friends.
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Daniel A. Horwitz @danielahorwitz.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Legend substack.com/@slamshopp/n...
Social media post by Sam Shopp captioned about their “most prized possession” — a used copy of Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë defaced so that every mention of “Jane” is crossed out and replaced with “Spiderman” or “Spidey.” The left image shows the book’s cover, a Barnes & Noble Classics edition, with the title altered to read “SPIDER-MAN” and a Spider-Man sticker placed over the original cover artwork. The right image shows an interior page (the deathbed scene with Helen) where “Jane” has been handwritten over with “Spidey” throughout
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empty grave of emjay @harmlessthings.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
this has gotta be the best i'll ever do..... @hankgreen.bsky.social @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social
Stat breakdown of my perfect SMUSH game, 884 points and a plethora of achievement unlocksSMUSH card showing all letters smushed, 884 points, and a 2 day streak
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empty grave of emjay @harmlessthings.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
criminally underrated aussie bird, imo
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empty grave of emjay @harmlessthings.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
I know I don't go here anymore but is it not kind of crazy that this is a label @moderation.bsky.app will put on an account instead of just......removing the account???
bluesky moderation tag on a user's account that reads: "Intolerance. Discrimination agianst protected groups. -- This moderation was applied to t he entire user account and will appear on all posts. Source: @moderation.bsky.app"
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empty grave of emjay @harmlessthings.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
I have only inappropriate and concerning thoughts about Sir Julien Davinos
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empty grave of emjay @harmlessthings.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
i gotta start over
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empty grave of emjay @harmlessthings.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
I've started reciting lines from Snow and Dirty Rain in my head again so I guess it's time to re-read all of Crush and send myself to Feelings Jail
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David Atkinson @davidatkinsonpoet.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
There is something powerful in the repetition in the line “There will be dying, there will be dying,” & then stepping away, a deliberate turning of attention What remains is what continues in spite of everything, he's not arguing for hope, he notices it #poetry #poemoftheday #MentalHealthMatters
Poem - 'Everything is going to be all right' by Derek Mahon
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empty grave of emjay @harmlessthings.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
today I learned there are people out there shipping Katara and Ozai (and writing 150k+ fics….and binding them into real books…..) and I uuuuuuuhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
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LittleKuriboh @littlekuriboh.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
how it feels trying to break out of gender prison
marik ishtar in a glass pyramid or something
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empty grave of emjay @harmlessthings.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
also also did you know authors often receive a higher royalty rate % on digital sales? our author contracts (@ an indie press) had them in at 50% on ebook sales so yes, production costs and economies of scale work differently on digital formats, but the benefits continue to flow to the author!
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empty grave of emjay @harmlessthings.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
if you've never made an ebook you don't get to tell me they cost nothing to make
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empty grave of emjay @harmlessthings.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
actually, for my next controversial take, i think ebooks should cost 5-10% more
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Demi @demi0186.blacksky.app · 08/05/2026
lately i haven't been on the internet as much. I've just been reading books & going on walks. It's actually pretty dope.
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empty grave of emjay @harmlessthings.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
in other news people have been loving my linoprint bookmarks at the store!
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empty grave of emjay @harmlessthings.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
I don't think people understand how small the workable revenue margins are in publishing. (I know they don't)
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empty grave of emjay @harmlessthings.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
foolish of me to think I would have any energy after work let alone creative energy
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empty grave of emjay @harmlessthings.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
what if i like.....wrote something? idk idk idk
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Disco Elysium Quotes @discoelysiumbot.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
YOU - I'm currently in-between names.
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empty grave of emjay @harmlessthings.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
if i went on Abolish Everything they'd have to drag me off the stage when i get too heated about how much i hate deckled edges ffffffuck fake deckled edges in mass produced books
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empty grave of emjay @harmlessthings.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
As a bookseller and former publisher lemme tell you now....this is not entirely the case. Not even just re: AI content inside books. Print industry trends and tides have been shifting in a BIG way post-pandemic to maximise shareholder value. www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
publishersweekly.com
Book Manufacturing Could Soon See Major Changes
The increasing acceptance of digital printing by publishers and the use of AI tools by printers could “shift the tides on how the industry has operated for decades,” according to a new report by the B...
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zmeess [commissions open!] @zmeess.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
commission for @lynarryo.bsky.social, who wanted to see Imodna getting dressed and enjoying casual everyday intimacy 💜🖤 which, as you know, is something i love depicting in art! thank you for commissioning me 🥰 #CriticalRole #CriticalRoleFanArt #Imodna
digital fanart of Imogen and Laudna from Critical Role, both naked and getting ready for the day. 
Imogen is depicted as a young woman with light brown skin and pale lilac hair. she is plump, with a soft stomach, not very large breasts and muscular legs; her body hair is the same color as the long wavy hair on her head. she has purple lightning marks running up her limbs, down her chest and up her cheeks, becoming a dark red the closer they grow to her fingers and toes.
Laudna is depicted as a young-looking woman with very pale, grayish skin and long graying black hair in a messy updo. she is very thin, with her clavicles and ribs starkly visible; her chest is not very large and is sagging low. she has sparse dark body hair, and the middle of her chest is glowing from within with magical purple light. her fingers have very long sharp nails and are blackened as if with soot.
the two women are in an inn room, talking while getting ready. Imogen is entirely naked, sitting next to a desk on a chair that's turned toward the bed. she is brushing her hair and addressing Laudna with a smile. Laudna is sitting on the bed, in the middle of shrugging on a dark blouse. she is touching her chin with one hand in a coy, flirtatious gesture, her face turned to Imogen and her eyes closed, a sweet smile on her face.
there is an edge of Laudna's skirt visible in the corner of the painting, laid out on the bed next to her; Imogen's tall boots are set neatly under the desk, waiting to be put on. the scene is lit with cheerful early morning light coming in from the window behind the desk.
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False Knees @falseknees.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Focus
It's a tight crop on an intense crow's face that is rendered in many pen lines. Background is a vivid vermillion, as are the crow's eyes. The crow is tinted teal. It has a small speech bubble which reads "Focus"
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empty grave of emjay @harmlessthings.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
yoshiki tsujinaka.....my deeply DEEPLY unwell boy...........
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empty grave of emjay @harmlessthings.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
highlight of my independent bookstore day haul is absolutely the T4T Great Gatsby retelling I picked up 🙂‍↕️ very excited to read
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Joel Pinckney @jpinckney.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
My recommendation for independent bookstore day tomorrow is that you go to an independent bookstore (or several), be very kind to the booksellers, and buy a book on their recommendation that you previously knew nothing about. Your life will be enriched.
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empty grave of emjay @harmlessthings.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Hey y'all, tomorrow is Independent Bookstore Day! if you're out and about you should consider popping in to your favourite local independent bookstore and maybe picking up a new read 🫶 📖 ✨
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Andromeda @ulveheksa.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
I Never Saw a Wild a Thing Sorry for Itself ~ L.E. Bowman
"I NEVER SAW A WILD THING SORRY FOR ITSELF" - D.H. Lawrence
Lick your wounds, honey.
Walk it off.
It's okay if you had to bite those hands to keep them from reaching.
It's okay if the middle was actually the end.
I know, you feel like sunsets are your story, but you still have your heart like morning. Come now, heave your aching body, leave that dead thing to rot in the dirt.
I know, love caught you like a collar, but you still have your heart like water.
I know, you feel broken open,
but you still have your heart like a seed, split and growing green in the sun.
L.E. Bowman
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Disco Elysium Quotes @discoelysiumbot.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Still, there's something inherently violent even about dice rolls. It's like every time you cast a die, something disappears. Some alternative ending, or an entirely different world...
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empty grave of emjay @harmlessthings.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
glad everyone re-enjoyed that stoned vanco nipple play thought spiral from last year
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David Atkinson @davidatkinsonpoet.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
This Ars Poetica addresses a great poetic conundrum – when is a poem finished? Paul Valéry suggests ‘Poems aren’t finished, they are abandoned’. The full quote (in the comments) is much more interesting Sometimes editing can be unnecessarily reductive #Poetry #Poemoftheday #Nationalpoetrymonth
Poem - 'How do I know when a poem is finished?' by Naomi Shihab Nye
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megan @writemeganwrite.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Screenshot of a long post by Megan that reads: I love books. Physical books I can hold in my hands. Spines I can run my fingers down. Pages I can turn & dog-ear (I know, I know) & underline. Well-worn copies lining the library shelves, read by who knows how many others. My own copy I can lend to a friend. Thick volumes I can feel the weight of in my hands & slim poetry collections I can flip through again & again (& feel the weight of in my heart). These things are irreplaceable, unchangeable, return-to-able. Real & sturdy, in a way I need them to be. Books. Books forever.
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empty grave of emjay @harmlessthings.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
shawn hatosy in that one interview saying season three should open on whittaker in robby's bachelor pad, with robby there, and the baby, and they're building a crib together while abbott does naked yoga in the yard...... so real, king 😌
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empty grave of emjay @harmlessthings.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
the way this has been on my sad dr robby playlist for at least a week and a half, early entry, I feel mildly prophetic in a way that literally only matters to me youtu.be/KNiGzn7dkIo?...
youtu.be
Sweet Heat Lightning
YouTube video by Gregory Alan Isakov - Topic
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empty grave of emjay @harmlessthings.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
does god think I was joking?
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empty grave of emjay @harmlessthings.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Dr Robby ass song right here www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5oD...
youtube.com
The Hails - Caligula (Official Audio)
YouTube video by The Hails
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zmeess [commissions open!] @zmeess.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
one of the three tarot cards i associate with shadowgast, The Star 🌟 #shadowgast #CriticalRole #CriticalRoleFanArt
digital fanart of Caleb and Essek from Critical Role, based on The Star tarot card. it is styled like a painting done on tan canvas, with strips of unpainted canvas at the top and bottom. 'XVII' and 'The Star' are written in slanted cursive above and below the painting, respectively.
Essek and Caleb are in their garden, on their knees and hugging each other tightly. in front of them, there is a low strawberry plant, many berries visible from under the green leaves. next to them, on the ground, there is a ceramic jug and a watering can, on their sides as if discarded hastily in a rush to embrace, with water flowing from them onto the dark soil. behind the characters, trees and a cozy cottage house are visible in the background, and around them seven glowing motes are floating in the air.
both Caleb and Essek are depicted barefoot and wearing summer clothes: a darker well-tailored ensemble of short trousers and a short-sleeved shirt for Essek and a more rustic and earth toned combination of shortened slacks and a white shirt with rolled up sleeves for Caleb. Essek has dark gardening gloves on, with a subtle rose print on them, while Caleb's hands are naked. the soles of their feet and their forearms are smudged with dirt.
Essek is resting his chin on Caleb's shoulder with his eyes closed, while Caleb is slumped into his partner. his face is not visible, but judging from the position of his hair, he is hiding his face in Essek's shoulder. a tiny sliver of negative space between them is catching the setting sun behind them, and the filtering sunlight is creating a large glowing four-pointed flare over the darkened figures.
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empty grave of emjay @harmlessthings.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
WELCOME HOME ARTEMIS II!!!!
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empty grave of emjay @harmlessthings.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
i was high and looking at that GQ photoshoot of Gerran Howell when i posted this
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empty grave of emjay @harmlessthings.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
all this gender is so fucked up, man
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empty grave of emjay @harmlessthings.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
I’ve seen people express surprise that there’s a lot of shipping in The Pitt because it’s such a serious unsexy show to them and they can’t imagine anyone there boning to which I say: skill issue
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empty grave of emjay @harmlessthings.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
why am I starting a Langdon/Robby playlist rn
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empty grave of emjay @harmlessthings.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
god i can't post anything without being a huge bitch but the fanfic to tradpub (or indie/selfpub) pipeline is full of the worst stuff i stg
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Maddy 🖤 @drawsmaddy.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Protecting you was the one thing your brother did that I agreed with #CriticalRoleFanart #CriticalRole
A digital illustration of Bolaire Lathalia and Halandil Fang from Critical Role. Bolaire has his rapier drawn and is standing with his back to Hal and his free arm outstretched protectively. Hal is holding the Liar's Blade up in front of him but looking towards Bolaire with a distrusting expression.
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empty grave of emjay @harmlessthings.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
hey hey crazy CRc3 thought from nowhere but do y'all reckon Vax was watching from the other side while Otohan was carving into Keyleth, feeling her get closer and closer to death with each strike, increasingly desperate, before the Raven Queen finally let him cross back over the veil to save her????
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empty grave of emjay @harmlessthings.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Endless Dungeon tickets secured lets gooooooo
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Nick Stevens @nick-stevens.com · 07/04/2026
Awesome image from Artemis. Big!
Earth behind the Moon
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empty grave of emjay @harmlessthings.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
i dont want to be at work i want to be on the couch watching the pitt season 2 :((((
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