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Julie Bozza @juliebozza.bsky.social · 3h

I am walking 100km in October to help raise funds for the Black Dog Institute and better mental health for all! Can you please help with a few dollars, moral support, or sharing this link...? www.onefootforward.org.au/fundraisers/... Greatly appreciated! 💙 #OneFootForward

One Foot Forward banner, declaring "I'm walking 100km to help create better mental health"

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Cello is fundraising for The Trevor Project🦋 @altocello.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I may not have been able to run a race this fall to celebrate my birthday, but I can run a fundraiser! Help me support @trevorproject.bsky.social in their efforts to prevent LGBTQIA+ suicide, & get a cute funny top w/a design by me! www.bonfire.com/barely-hangi...

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Barely Hanging On | Bonfire

supporting LGBTQIA+ youth. Help me support The Trevor Project in their mission to prevent LGBTQIA+ youth suicide, and get a cute, funny shirt with a message suitable ...

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Julie Bozza @juliebozza.bsky.social · 9h

@altocello.bsky.social I hope you're having an awesome birthday, my friend! 💙

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Julie Bozza @juliebozza.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I'm delighted to be supporting the Queer the Shelves Kickstarter campaign! "The LGBTQ+ subscription reading app we need, the one we’ve all been dreaming about, is finally coming. Be part of the revolution." 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️💙 www.kickstarter.com/projects/qts... #qtsinfinite #projectwelove #queertheshelves

"Queer the Shelves" banner. "We're Live! Support the Kickstarter now!"

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Julie Bozza @juliebozza.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

"And each one there Had one thing they shared They all sweated beneath the same sun Looked up in wonder at the same moon And wept when 't was all done For bein' done too soon For bein' done too soon" Neil Diamond (1970) Just because 💙

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Julie Bozza @juliebozza.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The best was a double feature of "Star Wars" and "Rocky Horror Picture Show". 🎉 The worst was a weirdly mismatched "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" and "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest". I was very young. The first was delightful. Which made the knife dug in by the second particularly cruel. 💔

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Bryn Hammond @brynhammond.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

This was an awesome interview. You want to meet Audrey. Into Gothic? curious about Gothic's input into Sword & Sorcery? Into sad monsters? Watch.

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Oliver Brackenbury @obrackenbury.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I really enjoyed writing up our journey from just being a magazine to building our novella series with their character-driven focus, "Stand Alone, Fit Together" style continuity, and those gorgeous, gorgeous covers!

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Organization for Transformative Works @transformativeworks.org · 02/09/2026

Are you interested in fostering a supportive volunteering environment? Do you like planning events? Do you like communicating with fans about the OTW and fandom? Are you interested in the rescue and preservation of fanworks? The #OTW is recruiting at otw-news.org/yve8d7m2

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Aaron Jacobs @ajacobs.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

I have spruiked these guys before, but again, one of the better voices in genre, especially in an era where mass market paperbacks and shorter works of fiction are both struggling. It's consistently like finding new twists on well-loved comfort food.

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Bryn Hammond @brynhammond.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

S&S is…sea & stars & snakes & spectacular art by @gorangligovic.bsky.social Goatskin’s wildest adventure yet? Sign up, find out! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/b... Crowdfunds in September as part of New Edge Sword & Sorcery Novellas 2026 @newedgeswordmag.bsky.social A Goatskin thread 👇

Cover of Seas Afire Stars Adrown: A Tale of Goatskin by Bryn Hammond. Art is green-themed, and has a woman in hairy skins underwater, starry-eyed snakes clustered beneath her; she is kicking upwards and one hand reaches out of the water, towards a moody night sky thick with stars and curled with cloud.

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Julie Bozza @juliebozza.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Thank you, @mapquest.com ! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Lake Ontario renamed as Lake Protect the Dolls

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Julie Bozza @juliebozza.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

10 female characters to get to know me 1. Elinor Dashwood 2. Buffy Summers 3. Marion Ravenwood 4. Guinevere 5. Juliet Capulet 6. Dana Scully 7. Sarah Connor 8. Hoelun 9. Borte 10. Goatskin

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Bryn Hammond @brynhammond.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Whee! Just got my digital magazine! And here's me on the Swords Against! side of the flipzine with @newedgeswordmag.bsky.social. My story 'Horse and Boar', with great art by @morinfon.bsky.social There’s a story by Milton Davis on the other side. Physical and digital in the Mystic Bull store.

In the Mystic Bull store, cover of the Swords Against! side of the FlipZine, with my story Horse and Boar.

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Bryn Hammond @brynhammond.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

This is a fascinating interview on writing queer history in fiction, on sources -- memoirs and early queer novels -- and the possibility of hiding in plain sight. Thanks @histnovsoc.bsky.social #histfic 🌈📚

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Indie Book Spotlight @bookspotlight.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Don't forget to join our indie community Discord! Authors, artists and book enthusiasts all welcome! We also have channels for fanfic, musicians, podcasts and more! All indies welcome - and we have a zero tolerance policy for gen AI. 🥰 Come join us! 🌿 Invite link in my profile 💌

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Julie Bozza @juliebozza.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Best Bond villain, wrong answers only.

Lord John Whorfin and sidekicks, from Buckaroo Banzai.

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Gender Census @gendercensus.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

I suspect we'll break 30,000 responses today! :) Is your gender homemade, artisanal and/or gluten-free? Please check out our language survey: survey.gendercensus.com #LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #gender #survey

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Julie Bozza @juliebozza.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Ruin a book by adding a word: Mansfield Theme Park

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Author J. Scott Coatsworth @jscottcoatsworth.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Each month, we do this cool thing on QueeRomanceInk to support indie writers. We share 4 books with our readers for free, and then add them (with permission) to the author lists. Grab 'em here (sent around the 3rd of next month): www.queeromanceink.com/join-our-ema...

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Shepherd @neolithicsheep.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Never let someone tell you that you must excuse owning enslaved people or participating in killing Native people because someone was "of their time". Silas Soule was of the same time.

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Jessica Ritchey @jmritchey.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Worth pointing out that in 1956, a children's book adaptation of Homer was doing "woke" casting.

Figures from the Provensen's Homer, a group of figures with skin tones ranging from Black to olive.

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unforth | Claire Houck | Duck Prints Press @duckprintspress.com · 19/07/2026

The Kickstarter to fund publishing our next Wild and Full of Marvels: Queer Fanworks Inspired by Folklore and Fairy Tales, hasn't reached the funding goal yet but we're getting closer - 85% of the way there! Today's teasers: www.kickstarter.com/projects/duc...

A graphic entitled Wild and Full of Marvels Art Teasers. It shows two art crops from larger works, with the name of the artwork and artist beside the art. Artwork 1: the back of a person with long reddish hair, wearing armor with pronounced shoulder points on their torso, titled "Rainbow Sphinx" by Anne Hessel. Artwork 2: a close up of a panel, as of pseudo-stained-glass, showing two extended arms, each with the hand wrapped around the other's wrist. Entitled "Good Night, and Joy Be With You All" by Elias Strunck.

A graphic entitled Wild and Full of Marvels Story Teasers. It shows two excerpts from stories. The first is from a story entitled "下山 (For All of Us Not Chosen)" by Lyonel Loy. Text reads: “This war has been fought for generations,” the traitor continues, “and it will be won in steps smaller than the footfalls of mice. The sword is a burden we can only bear together. Half a battle, then half a battle again; the breadth of a rice field; the approach to the first trailhead of a mountain pass. You held the sword for half a battle, and so Tao did not have to. Who knows? The time your courage bought him before his arms are split to bone may yet save another village.” Excerpt 2 is from "Third Time's the Charm" by R. L. Houck, and is accompanied by a small "author" image of something abstract in black and white. Text reads: The water was silky smooth and cool as feet slipped in. “That feels amazing,” Kikuyo sighed. “Does the pond get many visitors? I hope no one brings little kids to the area. I’d hate to see them splashing around and ruining this serenity.”

“You are the first in quite a while.” Noa’s voice was quiet. Kikuyo turned her attention from admiring the rocks beneath the pond’s clear surface to the other woman. Opening her mouth to speak, her eyes widened when Noa lifted her feet from the water. Leaning to one side, Noa tucked her heels beneath her hip. It was a swift motion, but Kikuyo still saw the rough rope wrapped twice around Noa’s left ankle. It continued from her leg behind the log. If Kikuyo squinted, she could see a small bit of rope leading into the water several feet away.

“Noa—you have a rope…” Kikuyo swallowed heavily and raised her gaze to Noa’s. The other woman regarded her solemnly.

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Scylla Publishing @scyllapublishing.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

To bring the artistic vision of this book to life, and to boost compensation to the editors, we are running a Backerkit for "The Monstrous & The Divine" in September with some great Scylla extras TBA! Sign up to be notified when the crowdfunding push goes live. www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...

A stylised graphic featuring various goddesses and monsters, introducing The Monstrous and The Divine - it says Support and Pledge on Backerkit.

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Julie Bozza @juliebozza.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Delighted to say that I got up early in order to write the epilogue to my novel, and that's the (unpolished) first draft done!!! Now, like the Hobbit I am, I shall retire for my Second Sleep.

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Hobbit's Cheerful Adventure

ALT: Hobbit's Cheerful Adventure

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Julie Bozza @juliebozza.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

I've been thinking about Sam Neill lately, as many of us have. I loved all his work, and he was clearly a beautiful soul in real life. The role I love him most for was Dr Bruce Chandler in an episode of "Rake". No one else could have played it with such courage, love and gentleness. RIP Sam 💙

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Gender Census @gendercensus.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

The 13th annual international Gender Census 2026 is now open until at least 13th August 2026! survey.gendercensus.com It's for anyone whose gender (or lack thereof) isn't described by the M/F binary. It's short and easy, and results are useful in academia, business and self-advocacy. #LGBTQ

Promotional image. Title: Gender Census 2026. Text: If you can't easily put yourself into just one of these two boxes, you are invited to take part. Images: On the left, a box with a Venus/female symbol on it, patterned with tree bark. On the right, a box with a Mars/male symbol on it, patterned with grass.

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Julie Bozza @juliebozza.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

I'm delighted to be backing "Wild and Full of Marvels" on Kickstarter! Check it out if you're into queer folktales and fairy tales. 🌈📚

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Julie Bozza @juliebozza.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Thank you, Cassian, for asking the important questions! #sincere #visible #nonbinary #enby

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Kate Heartfield @kateheartfield.com · 05/07/2026

The @romancingthevote.com auction does a cool thing, which is that the runner-up is offered the chance to match the winning bid and get the same item, when donors can manage it. I can, so there are now potentially two signed Mercutios available. Lots of very neat items and less than one day left.

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Signed Hardcover of Mercutio

Auction item 'Signed Hardcover of Mercutio' hosted online at 32auctions.

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Julie Bozza @juliebozza.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

And when I'm not posting about knitting...!

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Julie Bozza @juliebozza.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Happy Friday, all! This is me in my latest knitting project. It's 100% cotton, which makes me happy. When I saw these colours in a yarn shop, I knew I'd have to do something with them. The pattern is "Antheia Tunic" by Jacinta Bowie. #knitting

Old biddy in her knitted cotton sweater...

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Julie Bozza @juliebozza.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

It's that time of year! All my ebooks are 50% off at @Smashwords as part of their Summer/Winter Sale - including my newest title "Lena and Miss Cawkell" for $2.49 USD. Find me on Smashwords here: www.smashwords.com/profile/view... #SWSale2026 #Smashwords

Banner for Smashwords July Summer/Winter Sale!

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New Edge Sword & Sorcery Magazine @newedgeswordmag.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

📅 There's one week left to back BLUE FIRE!⚔️ Get your paperback, or ePUB, as well as crowdfund-exclusive perks, before the campaign ends on July 4th. Remember, crowdfund paperbacks will all be signed by Molly Tanzer! 👉️ www.backerkit.com/c/projects/b...

A digital mock-up of BLUE fire in paperback and digital formats, with "BACKERKIT ENDING SOON - ONE WEEK LEFT" above it.

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Nicole Field 🧛‍♀️🏺🏳️‍🌈 @faerywhimsy.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Can you guys believe we are now 2/3 of the way through the submission window for @scyllapublishing.bsky.social's The Monstrous and the Divine? Neither can we! If you've been keeping track of what we have so far and what we still want, look no further because the next round up is right over here:

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The Divine Blog - Second Month Roundup — Scylla

Hear from Nicole Field about the subs we’ve seen for The Monstrous & The Divine in our second month, and what we’re still hungry to see in our last month of submissions!

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kass!! 🪲 shop open ! @beetlebards.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

a true knight fights for everyone ⚔️🏳️‍⚧️ (chivalry is gay!! happy pride!!)

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