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Burning Ambulance @burningambulance.bsky.social · 8h

Dune 3: You Should Have Someone Take A Look At That

Poster for Dune Part Three depicting a phallic object with an unsightly bulge on one side

So I am traveling this weekend to attend an awards banquet. My book, THE WEIGHT OF THE IMPOSSIBLE, is a finalist for the young adult/middle grade category in the Colorado Gold Rush Literary Awards. I'm so excited to attend the banquet, meet other writers, and see what happens! #queerwriters

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Charlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

There is a moment at the very very end of Abdul El-Sayed's podcast with Ezra Klein (book recommendation section) where he talks about the idea of "speaking truth to pain" and this will be staying with me for an extremely long time. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/o...

But there’s also something about truth to pain. We talk a lot about truth to power, but I think it’s actually a lot harder to speak truth to pain. I say that as someone who went to medical school, realizing that in a lot of our politics right now, we’ve got to get a lot better at speaking truth to pain if we’re going to get through some of these challenges that we have.

What does “truth to pain” mean?

It’s one thing to look power in the eye and say: You’re wrong about this. But there’s a way in which pain is very difficult to reason with. Because when somebody is in their pain, they’re in their trauma. They see that pain, and they may not see what’s causing it.

I remember just very explicitly being in a trauma ward with a gunshot wound patient and watching this big guy with his hand on his gunshot wound. All the folks are trying to pull his hand off his pain, that point of his gunshot wound, this clear vulnerability.

And this emergency room doctor had the presence of mind to be like: Everyone, stop. And she looks him in the eyes, and she’s like: I get that really hurts, and I’m so sorry that you’re here. You don’t want to be here. We don’t want you to be here. But if you don’t let us fix this, you could die. So I’m going to take your hand, and I’m going to move it off, OK? Because I need to get there so that you can live.

She was speaking truth to pain. He understands he’s at the hospital, he needs care, but he also doesn’t want anybody to touch the wound. Which is a natural thing. And I think it is a really great metaphor for how we think about a lot of these challenges we talked about today.

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Brian G. aka urbanbohemian 🪩🥂💖 @urbanbohemian.com · 30/09/2026

We're on Bluesky, put the link in your post. Put the link in your post. Put. The. Link. In. Your. Post. Links in posts aren't buried or de-prioritized here. This is one of the last platforms you don't have to make interested users do detective work to find the link. Just put it in the post.

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Greg Morosoff @gregmorosoff.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Chica durmiendo con gatos (Women sleeping with cats) Art by Paula Hurtado This sounds nice to me. #MenWithCats And napping women also

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AmaraJLynn 🦹 drafting Fire & Feathers @amaralynn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

🧙TIS TIME 🎃 Join us for #LGBTQWriteAThon October 1-31! Answer each day or just the days you like. Have fun & make friends while working on your WIP! Prompts repost daily to @queerwriters.bsky.social (follow & turn on notifications for reminders!)! @rebeccafrostwrites.com #queerwriters #writesky

#LGBTQWRITEATHON
Use the tag and follow the feed on Bluesky! Tag @lgbtqwriteathon in photos on Instagram!

1. Introduce yourself & goal
2. Introduce your WIP moodboard
3. Check in day
4. Line share — foreboding
5. Goals day
6. Bugbears/fears
7. Does your MC wear a mask?
8. Favorite outfit
9. Skeletons in the closet
10. Check in day
11. Line share — mysterious
12. Goals day
13. Share a treat
14. Ghouls/anxieties
15. Never has your MC ever...
16. Thing MC would protect with their life
17. Check in day
18. Line share — creepy
19. Goals day
20. Genre swap!
21. Monsters/antags
22. Tingler your title
23. MC's most embarrassing memory
24. Check in day
25. Line share — terror
26. Goals day
27. Favorite spooky pastime?
28. Favorite fantasy creature
29. Most haunting thing you've written/read?
30. Brain worms — writing songs
31. Was your month a treat or tricky?

Hosts:
Bluesky: @amaralynn, @rebeccafrostwrites.com
Instagram: @lgbtqwriteathon, @amaralynn, @krakengoddess

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Hailey Kaas - Cancer Fund ($255/$650) @transqueerfem.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

It's been 2 weeks and we're still stuck at $90/$650 :( So, I'm doing this🧵 explaining a little about the political turmoil in Brazil that took place in the last month or so to boost this crowdfund! Keep in mind that this is a short version of a (much) wider political context! ko-fi.com/haileykaas

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Buy Hailey Kaas a Coffee

Become a supporter of Hailey Kaas today!

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Ursula K. Le Guin Bot @leguinbot.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The discovery brings him victory, the kind of victory that isn’t the end of a battle but the beginning of a life.

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J. S. Kuiken @jskuiken.com · 28/09/2026

#queerwriters Sunday: Line Share Day! :D For the theme of "still", from my YA novel, THE WEIGHT OF THE IMPOSSIBLE.

It still simmers in my gut, like a pot that’s just about ready to boil over again. One of the biggest arguments I’ve ever had with Coach.

You need another year or two before you go senior, Zach, blah blah blah. I’m ready, though! I have a pretty consistent triple axel. I'll have the quad toe loop down soon, I just know it. But she still said “no”, pulling the Coach trump card to end the argument. Yuzuru Hanyu went senior when he was 15! Not that I’m Yuzuru Hanyu. Not by a long fucking shot. But that’s not the point. The point is that it isn’t fair.

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J. S. Kuiken @jskuiken.com · 28/09/2026

Same. I don't know this song. It's not a clout thing, either. I just don't care. 🤷 (Should I care? IDK. Maybe, but then again I don't really like the majority of contemporary music in the U.S.. Music has become so . . . gentrified and safe it's nauseating.)

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ouinne @ouinne.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

ANNUAL HALLOWEEN REMINDER THAT ANYTHING WITH ACTIVATED CHARCOAL *WILL* FUCK WITH YOUR MEDICATIONS

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Danielle writes @danilove1245.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

A gentle reminder for today: Taking breaks is just as productive as working towards your goals.

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J. S. Kuiken @jskuiken.com · 26/09/2026

Laziest world building I've read in a long time. Don't get me wrong, the story is interesting. But the world building is atrociously inconsistent and lazy. Violet flips people off and says "fuck you", both of which are very Earth-based forms of insult. Plus, scrambled eggs for breakfast? 🙄

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The Onion @theonion.com · 25/09/2026

Kash Patel Phished By Scammer Posing As Kash Patel theonion.com/kash-patel-phished-by-…

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J. S. Kuiken @jskuiken.com · 26/09/2026

A box of a dozen chocolate-frosted donuts. And no, I'm not sharing.

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anton lestrange @hugemclarge.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I am "waiting for the dial up modem to connect" years old

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Labor Campaign for Single Payer @labor4singlepayer.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

This is what the latest research shows would happen for an average family if we moved to #MedicareForAll instead of a profit-driven, privatized health care system. WHAT ARE WE WAITING FOR?

Threads post by @marks_wells_rector. Text reads:
"The new Yale Medicare-for-All study is bigger news than it's getting.
An average insured family of 4 pays about $10k/year today.
With M4A they will pay nothing unless they have income above $200K.
Above $200K: 6% only on income OVER $200K.
No premiums. No deductibles. No copays.
For most Americans, Medicare for All isn't a tax increase. It's a massive healthcare cost cut."

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Ordinary Notes @hystericalblkns.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Notice all the black writers being accused of using AI in their works. Notice.

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DaVaun Sanders @davaun.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

FOUR DAYS until the Forged in FIYAH anthology releases! Today we celebrate the queen herself @ldlewiswrites.blacksky.app with fave lines from "The Fae Island Incident, 1892" 🔥🔥 Not only as a bedrock founding member of the mag, L's talents and labor have quite literally transformed the SFF landscape/

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Gwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Fuck ChatGPT flyers. The future is broadsheets.

A crowded broadsheet with way too many fonts. It says:
Forget ChatGPT Flyers
Say it with
Broadsheets
Unlimited fonts
Stretch them
Or cram a really long sentence into one line for no good reason
No whitespace
Mix capital and lowercase
Pointing hands
(They're called manicules!)
Don't be left behind
Broadsheets are the future

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J. S. Kuiken @jskuiken.com · 25/09/2026

WDYM I could have driven to Bangkok from Europe, instead of taking that appallingly long flight? 😑

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Viktor Winetrout @viktorwinetrout.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Got kicked out of the death cult for playing my kazoo during the purification ritual

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J. S. Kuiken @jskuiken.com · 25/09/2026

So, The New York Times' list of 100 Best TV Shows of the 21st Century doesn't include #Hannibal. 🙄 What a farce.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 23/09/2026

Trump is considering a 90-day ban on U.S. diesel exports as fuel prices surge. There’s one big problem: Trump’s own energy secretary is warning the plan could actually send gasoline prices even higher. Here’s why:

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Trump Floats Diesel Ban His Own Energy Chief Said Could Jack Up Gas Prices

As Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent assesses whether a full or partial restriction is feasible, refinery operators could face a choice between filling storage tanks and cutting fuel output.

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The Spirit of Lorenzo the Cat @lorenzothecat.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Seems as though somebody charmed the president at Gracie Mansion. @mayor.nyc.gov

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K. Tempest Bradford @ktempestbradford.com · 22/09/2026

Join me or @nisishawl.bsky.social for a live @writingtheother.com worldbuilding workshop where we work through writing exercises that dive into aspects of a world/culture that authors often overlook. 📅 October 17th and 18th 🪙 $100 - $150 Scholarships available! writingtheother.com/worldbuildin...

On the left a lush world growing out of a book floating in the air with clouds and birds. a waterfall cascades out of the setting. On the right, text identifying the class title.

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J. S. Kuiken @jskuiken.com · 21/09/2026

#queerwriters Monday: Goals Day! My goals this week: 🤩 Work on the pitch and logline for THE WEIGHT OF THE IMPOSSIBLE. 🔎 Research agents to query. 💌 Work on October newsletter.

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J. S. Kuiken @jskuiken.com · 21/09/2026

Added 3 agents to my query list tonight, plus worked on revising the pitch and logline for THE WEIGHT OF THE IMPOSSIBLE. 🥳 #amwriting

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J. S. Kuiken @jskuiken.com · 21/09/2026

#queerwriters Sunday: Line Share Day! For the theme of "floor", from my YA Novel, THE WEIGHT OF THE IMPOSSIBLE. Zach, an ambitious 15-year-old figure skater, does a run-through of his exhibition skate.

At first, the song simply plays in my head. The slow tempo tapping and low-key singing sort of waltzes around me as I take up the start position and begin moving around the rink. I do the triple toe loop because it’s fun. The music’s still taking its time as I coast into an easy spread eagle, but my heart’s pumping, waiting for the explosion. My muscles tense, remembering the soaring triple axel in time to a blast of drums and rush of synthesizers. It’s beginning to happen already, even though the music is only in my head. It doesn’t matter. Because the song, that dizzy-mournful, wild-hammering tune, throbs all around me. It’s like I’m shouldering my way through the club and the heavy beat of the music roars, making the air vibrate as I mark the triple -- well, quad -- toe double toe combination and then the triple lutz. I’m flooded by brilliant strobe lights and drums and synthesizers as I leap into the flying camel spin. By the time I roll out onto the dance floor and into the hypnotic step sequence, I’m drowning in the song, the flashing colors, the pulse of bodies all around, the smell of sweat and alcohol and all the crazy noise and confusion. The notes thump and soar as I make my final spins, gushing sonic energy like everyone else in the club. I feel glorious, bright as blazing light reflected off the disco ball. I can’t help smiling as I finish my run-through and coast back to Coach, the energy still humming in my veins.

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Asheesh Kapur Siddique @asheeshks.org · 15/09/2026

Colleges could subsidize books for students rather than paying for premium versions of ChatGPT

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Caroleeena @caroleeena.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Artist: Michel Suret-Canale

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swagvoid🌱 @swagvoid.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

new cat dropped!!

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🌿 Ingrid Skogstad 🌿 comms open @ingridskogstad.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

A new feline species has been discovered in the cloud forests of Bolivia! It was named Leopardus tilcayo, or the Tilcayo tiger cat. I'm so excited for this little kitty! Have a fanart | #tilcayo #cats #feralart #art #digitalart #Leopardus_tilcayo #Leopardustilcayo |

A digital painting of the Leopardus tilcayo in the forest

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The Onion @theonion.com · 18/09/2026

Trans Teen Hatches Nefarious Plot To Undergo Years Of Medical Treatments And Counseling To Win At Swimming theonion.com/trans-teen-hatches-nef…

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Malky @themalky.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I drew the new weird cat

Cutesy drawing of a Leopardus tilcayo loafing with its tongue poking out. A short phrase in spanish wraps around its back: un michi tilcayo! (a tilcayo kitty!)

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J. S. Kuiken @jskuiken.com · 17/09/2026

The fact his first agent didn't fight for him is really disgusting TBH. I hope his new agent is much better.

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Clarkesworld @clarkesworldmagazine.com · 16/09/2026

We are 98 new subscribers away from our goal! clarkesworldmagazine.com/subscribe/

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Caster @darianvjones.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Update! My partner and I have saved up about $1,000 this month! It's nothing to sneeze at but we have a long way to go. So far we've raised $230 thanks to all of your help! Thank you! Every bit helps truly. If you can repost this, please share! :D gofund.me/1370f0b84

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Donate to Help Me Stay Safe in my Partner's Country, organized by Caster Jones

If I am forced to return to the U.S., I am likely to get my passport … Caster Jones needs your support for Donate to Help Me Stay Safe in my Partner's Country

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Scripps News @scrippsnews.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

The FDA has issued a recall for certain soaps because they could contain bacteria. If you use the contaminated soap, the bacteria could enter your body through cuts and cracks in the skin.

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FDA warns recalled hand soaps may contain harmful bacteria

The FDA has issued a recall for certain soaps because they could contain bacteria. If you use the contaminated soap, the bacteria could enter your body through cuts and cracks in the skin.

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