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The Hidden Schools @hiddenschools.bsky.social · 5h

I am extremely proud of this first attempt. More to come for sure!

The book DEAD COUNTRY by Max Gladstone held up with a small embroidery hoop showing part of thr cover stitched in.

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The Hidden Schools @hiddenschools.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

“We do a lot of restoration,” Teo said. “Where the God Wars scarred the earth, when a Deathless King’s golem manufactory infests a mountain range with demons, we step in to solve the problem.” “I’m surprised the Deathless Kings care about cleaning up after themselves.” FULL FATHOM FIVE

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The Hidden Schools @hiddenschools.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

“You’ve broken countless people and bent them to your will, and you enjoyed breaking the women most of all.” “You bitch!” He leapt from his chair toward her, hands outstretched, mind consumed by rage. “You fucking—” She closed her hand. The world stopped without slowing. He fell. Blood-

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The Hidden Schools @hiddenschools.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

NEW POST: I have too much time but not enough mental energy to do anything significant so instead I renamed all the books. Have fun! I did. www.thehiddenschools.com/articles/ren...

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Renaming the books — All about the Craft Sequence

Sometimes essays are serious and in-depth and speculative. Sometimes I decide to rename the books for no good reason. This is the latter.

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Boredwalk @boredwalk.com · 21/09/2026

In case no one told you today: Your teeth look sharp. Your visage terrifies men. The crown of femurs atop your head is dazzling.

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Pavel @spavel.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Magic costs $3.25 a pop but if you cast 10 times in a 7 day period, the rest of the spells that week are free

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The Hidden Schools @hiddenschools.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Getting started with a mini test version

An embroidey hoop with an outline drawing of the cover of DEAD COUNTRY by Max Gladstone. The curly hair of the character on the front is filled in with French knots

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The Hidden Schools @hiddenschools.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

NEW POST: I have too much time but not enough mental energy to do anything significant so instead I renamed all the books. Have fun! I did. www.thehiddenschools.com/articles/ren...

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Renaming the books — All about the Craft Sequence

Sometimes essays are serious and in-depth and speculative. Sometimes I decide to rename the books for no good reason. This is the latter.

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The Hidden Schools @hiddenschools.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Tara Abernathy’s first job as in-house counsel for the Church of Kos was to hide a body. FOUR ROADS CROSS

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The Hidden Schools @hiddenschools.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

You do not understand quite how much I love Belladonna Gottsverdammt Albercht. To share the gospel of our lady of sin and hammers, I've recorded an audio version of my essay all about her. Check it out: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EAt...

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Belladonna Albrecht is the moment | Craft Sequence by Max Gladstone

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The Hidden Schools @hiddenschools.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Decided on the cover of Dead Country. I do not have the skills for this but I'm gonna try

A line drawing tracing of the cover of Dead Country by Max Gladstone

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The Hidden Schools @hiddenschools.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I have done a SINGLE embroidery kit, and have now decided to design my own Craft Sequence patterns. I am in no way qualified to do this, but gonna do it anyway.

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Duchess Goldblatt @duchessgoldblatt.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Good morning, dumplings. I hope today that your coffee is hot and all your enemies drop dead.

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The Hidden Schools @hiddenschools.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Alt Coulumb vibes

A screenshot of an Instagram post from Saint Clement Parish. A printed piece of paper is stuck to closed elevator doors with a picture of a saint and the words Elevator Status Update. We have officially moved from 'temporarily out of service' to 'a matter for prayer.' Saint Eligius, patron saint of metalworkers, please intercede for this Elevator. Amen.

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Sonia Sulaiman @soniasulaiman.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

A forest spirit in pen and ink, for Folktember and #folklorethursday.

A pen and ink sketch of a face emerging from tree branches

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The Hidden Schools @hiddenschools.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

“Ms. Abernathy. Abelard. Mr. Altemoc, a good look for you. Sorry I’m late. An associate made a hash of one of our subsidiary projects. It’s all herding plates or juggling cats.” “You were there, too,” Caleb pointed out. “Why am I the one tied to the chair?” WICKED PROBLEMS

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Los Angeles Worldcon @laworldcon.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Did you know that you can stream the Hugo Awards via our YouTube channel later today? Tune in at 8:00 pm, Pacific Time for the start of the ceremony here: www.youtube.com/@lacon-online

2026 Hugo Awards Waiting Screen on YouTube

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The Hidden Schools @hiddenschools.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Today marks FIVE YEARS of the Hidden Schools! Old enough to start school! In honour of the anniversary, here's a NEW POST exploring grails and knights given the intriguing way Dead Hand Rule ended... www.thehiddenschools.com/articles/gra...

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Grails and knights and the Serpents — All about the Craft Sequence

Caleb and Mal are apparently “twin grails” and factor into the vampires’ plan - but what does that mean? How does it link in with the knights we’ve met across the series, immortality, and the Twin Ser...

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Dr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 29/08/2026

It's really upsetting that people still think that this is how any of this works. First of all, i hate that people are still using this word, but since they are I guess we should put it in terms they understand when we go out & tell them that EVERYTHING A CHATBOT DOES IS A "HALLUCINATION." Second…

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Dr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 29/08/2026

…that means that YOU CANNOT PROMPT ENGINEERING YOUR WAY OUT OF THE FUNDAMENTAL ARCHITECTURE OF THESE SYSTEMS. They are GOING to output bullshit, because they are Bullshit Engines.

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The Hidden Schools @hiddenschools.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Has anyone seen the Game of Thrones play?? I desperately need to discuss it

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Max Gladstone @maxgladstone.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Some memories of John Crowley. buttondown.com/MaxGladstone...

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The Further in You Go

Some memories of John Crowley

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The Hidden Schools @hiddenschools.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Theory developing in the comments on the subreddit re Caleb and the Serpents. Do share any thoughts. I feel a follow up essay in the works. www.reddit.com/r/CraftSeque...

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From the CraftSequence community on Reddit: 5 years! Plus essay about GRAILS

Explore this post and more from the CraftSequence community

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The Hidden Schools @hiddenschools.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Theory developing in the comments on the subreddit re Caleb and the Serpents. Do share any thoughts. I feel a follow up essay in the works. www.reddit.com/r/CraftSeque...

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From the CraftSequence community on Reddit: 5 years! Plus essay about GRAILS

Explore this post and more from the CraftSequence community

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The Hidden Schools @hiddenschools.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Seems Max is doing a reading at LACon! If anyone happens to go, I would appreciate any notes or thoughts on whatever he reads! Could be bullet points just to me, or a proper write-up for the site. Do let me know!

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Boredwalk @boredwalk.com · 24/08/2026

You can make it happen. Open that antique shop. Stumble upon a cryptic manuscript hidden inside a steamer trunk of unknown origin. Summon an ancient demon with a thirst for the blood of the ruling elite. Unleash infernal horror on the billionaires. You can do it.

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The Hidden Schools @hiddenschools.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Kai Pohala had reached the conclusion that dating was a mistake. Not for people generally. It was a mistake for her, specifically. Tonight, she was trying out a nightmare-based match service, which sorted Prospective Matches by “probabilistically verified demonic algorithms." DEAD HAND RULE

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The Hidden Schools @hiddenschools.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Number 4 is the Unofficial Craft Sequence Timeline. LOVE that this is so high, because it took me absolutely ages to figure out. And then I found an official timeline in the German editions. But people read MY version way more than the translation so yay. www.thehiddenschools.com/articles/cra...

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Unofficial Craft Sequence Timeline (UPDATED 2024) — All about the Craft Sequence

We know that the Craft Sequence has a weird chronology, but what is the actual timeline across the series? How old are characters during different novels. We’ve worked it out from references in the b...

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Ghostly Bree @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 24/08/2026

If you live in a state where you don't have to produce the correct ID to vote, you have no idea how fortunate you are! It's not the same for a lot of us. If you want a concrete thing you can do to help turn out people who WANT to vote, here you go! bsky.app/profile/vote...

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The Hidden Schools @hiddenschools.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Top 5 essays from the last 5 years! First up, honourable mention for How to Kill a God. Number 6 overall, BUT misses the list by only 7 views and is much newer. It also gets the most views from search engines, so seems lots of people want to kill gods? www.thehiddenschools.com/articles/how...

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How to Kill a God — All about the Craft Sequence

The death of gods is integral to the Craft Sequence, forming the plot of the first book and the entire background of the series in the God Wars. But, how do gods die? How do you kill a god? The early ...

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The Hidden Schools @hiddenschools.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

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How to Kill a God — All about the Craft Sequence

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The Hidden Schools @hiddenschools.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

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Grails and knights and the Serpents — All about the Craft Sequence

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The Hidden Schools @hiddenschools.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

He did not mean to run away, or to shirk his responsibilities. But he had not been made for unending diplomatic labour, sleeping only to rise and work again, as some poet fellow had no doubt said. A man needed a bit of quest to settle his nerves and rest easy in his body. DEAD HAND RULE

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The Hidden Schools @hiddenschools.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

A friend from r/CraftSequence is writing a couple of pieces for the site (YAY) and messaged this. Answer: it takes absolutely ages, which is why I don't publish as regularly as I would like to.

Screenshot from a WhatsApp chat. The white bubble says "Man how long does it take you to do these pieces. I’m like grabbing everything I can on Elayne and also skeleton sensory experience and I feel like I am STILL in the “research” stage"

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The Hidden Schools @hiddenschools.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

A friend from r/CraftSequence is writing a couple of pieces for the site (YAY) and messaged this. Answer: it takes absolutely ages, which is why I don't publish as regularly as I would like to.

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The Hidden Schools @hiddenschools.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

And now for something completely different: giving a bunch of Craft Sequence characters wedding outfits. Featuring kilts, because Scottish. www.thehiddenschools.com/articles/wed...

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Wedding outfits for Craft characters — All about the Craft Sequence

I was in a wedding earlier this year, which naturally means it’s time to give Craft Sequence characters wedding outfits. Featuring kilts. You know you want to read it.

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The Hidden Schools @hiddenschools.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

This wouldn’t be so much a diplomatic incident as a diplomatic catastrophe, serious blow-up-the-conference-and-start-a-war shit, which might mean the end of the world. That sort of thing should give a gal pause. Make her ponder alternatives. And here she was, not pondering. DEAD HAND RULE

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The Hidden Schools @hiddenschools.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

I have a job offer but undergoing background checks and earliest pay day is end of Sept. Website fee due 21 August. If you have anything spare and enjoy what I write, I will be forever indebted to you

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The Hidden Schools @hiddenschools.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Join the Hidden Schools' Craftwork Department and keep the site alive! Students, faculty, distinguished guests. Do you read and enjoy the writing on the Hidden Schools site? We need your support! Any cent, penny, or thaum welcome - and we have new tiers if you want perks! ko-fi.com/hiddenschools

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Belladonna Albrecht is the moment | Craft Sequence by Max Gladstone

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The Hidden Schools @hiddenschools.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Mal and the moon opened their mouths and breathed in fire. The moon swelled and darkened as it consumed the sun’s body. Mal too devoured flame and was transformed. Shadows fell upon the earth. She worked her Craft through the slumbering course of the Serpents’ minds. From deep dreams they-

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