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Lily Luz (they/them)

@lilyluz.bsky.social
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I'm a queer, neurodivergent writer working towards publishing my 🌶️ traumantasy novel 🤍✨ My favorite genres to write are fantasy, romance, and horror.

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Rat Bag @ratbaglit.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Today's story is "A Dead Husband is Better Than No Husband" by Christy Hartman. @christyhartman.bsky.social #ratbag #ratbaglit #litmag #literarymagazine #micro #micros
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A Dead Husband is Better Than No Husband
By Christy Hartman
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Lily Luz (they/them) @lilyluz.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
FRIENDS, LET'S SUPPORT EACH OTHER!
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Lily Luz (they/them) @lilyluz.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Brb while I figure out how to make whimsical hinges.
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Lily Luz (they/them) @lilyluz.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I PLACED 5TH IN ODD EMBERS LITERAL CONTEST! It's my first win in ANY contest. So proud my shotgun riding time witch⏳🧙🏻 landed among all the other FANTASTIC winning stories: oddembers.com/home/literal... Extra excited for the Halloween challenge 🦇🎃🔥 Who else is in? #flashfiction #writingcontest
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A Literal Contest: Results
A Literal Contest: Results 6 days 59 entries 12 long-listed stories 6 winners “Cruel Obsessions” (First Place) by Daniel Clark-Mudge It all star...
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Lily Luz (they/them) @lilyluz.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
YESSS this story is excellent. Highly recommend 😈
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Rat Bag @ratbaglit.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Today's story is "From the Desk of: Slush Pile" by Brian White. #ratbag #ratbaglit #litmag #literarymagazine #drabble #drabbles #StrangeDearJohn
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From The Desk Of: Slush Pile
By Brian White
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Lily Luz (they/them) @lilyluz.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
I drink a lot of iced oat milk lattes. I hate when it gets watered down. It's always spooky season in my home, so I froze some skulls to keep it chilled. Now pretend I'm drinking the souls of the damned for some added whimsy. What are ways you incorporate whimsy into your day? #matcha #whimsy
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Kendra, spooky version @kendrawcandraw.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Tim Curry and Dolly Parton have taught us not only that you should be bigger, weirder, gayer, and freakier, but also that those qualities are what people will love about you. The things that make you strange and amazing are the things that will resonate with other strange and amazing people
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Rae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
RIP Dolly Thank you for your songs and everything you achieved in helping millions of children read. #BookSky
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Lily Luz (they/them) @lilyluz.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
This is what matriarchy looks like. Dolly used her platform and wealth to better the world. She invested in people, knowledge, and the future. This is the society we should all strive to create. We should celebrate heroes like her who teach us that the most powerful thing we can be is ourselves.
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Lily Luz (they/them) @lilyluz.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
It's such an honor to be chosen as the Editor's Pick for the CARE category of Five Minutes' Micromemoir Marathon! Two pieces published in one week feels like a dream 🤍✨
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Lily Luz (they/them) @lilyluz.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Yes! Imperfect is good and human. Effort is beautiful. Keep making art, people!
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Lily Luz (they/them) @lilyluz.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Black people don't hang themselves from trees. Women and trans people don't vanish into thin air. Detained people don't walk themselves into the desert. Racism, misogyny, xeno and homophobia—all forms of hatred go hand in hand. Get angry. Push back. Protect one another. If we don't, who will?
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Theblackbrujo @theblackbrujo.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
“Medusa’s wrath part2 “ Art work By Jay T.
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Skip Bleecker @skipbleecker.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
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Lily Luz (they/them) @lilyluz.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
I laugh at all the wrong things. Finding people with the same dark sense of humor is always a treat.
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Lily Luz (they/them) @lilyluz.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
A lovely surprise to see my micro published today! ☕ #microstory #drabble #coffee #litmag
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Lily Luz (they/them) @lilyluz.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Opens tomorrow!
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B. Hart 🔪 (Writing a 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Frankenstein Retelling) @bhartwrites.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Getting a bit cheeky with what constitutes "press" 😅
The monster choking out Viktor Frankenstein, a black box atop it with the white text:
Ought to Be Thy Adam
“You dissect them then? That is rather industrious,” he said without the disgust I’d expected. He stilled for a moment before his long legs caught back up to jostle our shoulders. “And fortuitous! I raised a similar complaint to Herr Professor Weber last week. How are we meant to someday administer proper care when we’re applying compresses to pickled piglets? Of course the old quack did not listen. I mean, for God’s sake, he still lectures on the usefulness of miasma theory as if Koch didn’t disprove it with every publication.”

I huffed something dangerously close to a laugh, something so foreign to my body it came out as more of a cough. Henry perked up like a watered flower. 
 Trans/Gay Frankenstein retelling
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Lily Luz (they/them) @lilyluz.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Yes, please! I'd learn to crochet for this. Or hold someone's yarn for them. Is that how that works? Or am I thinking knitting? Wait, then what is macrame? Regardless, I want this, and I'm about to do some research into fiber based crafts that might end with me adopting a new hyper fixation.
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B. Hart 🔪 (Writing a 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Frankenstein Retelling) @bhartwrites.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
🔔 Hello to all the beautiful trad pub people 🔔 It's time to start sketching out my query package for Ought to Be Thy Adam (AHHHHHHHH). Do y'all have any fave resources for this or even pointers? I've created them before for both myself and others but this one means the most to me so I'm nervous 🥲.
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Rat Bag @ratbaglit.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
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Lily Luz (they/them) @lilyluz.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Screaming while I reread a scene I wrote at 5 am because: • It's actually good??? • I can't show anyone (wouldn't make sense out of context AND contains huge spoilers) • I need blind reactions in betas • It made me teary even though I knew what was coming #writing #novelwip #romantasy #traumantasy
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Bisous: Crying and Laughing Woman
ALT: Bisous: Crying and Laughing Woman
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Cris @criswrites.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Anyone looking for a great contest, longer word length, interesting prompts? Registration is still open.
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Jason Scott @textfiles.com · 07/08/2026
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Lily Luz (they/them) @lilyluz.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
I love this wave of independent creators pushing back against capitalism with originality. If you love horror, comedy, satire, and have the means, please consider backing When your House is Haunted but Rent is Cheap: @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/wem... #horror #comedy #satire
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Season 1 - When your House is Haunted but Rent is Cheap
An entire season for the hit series When your House is Haunted but Rent is Cheap. (The expanded Kickstarter)
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Lily Luz (they/them) @lilyluz.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
While I'm waiting for the Literal results, you KNOW I had to sign up for the Halloween challenge. How could I not? Come and be spooky with me, friends!
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geneva 🖍️ nycc I-07 @gdbee.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
[Phantom]
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Rachael Raine Rivers @rachaelrainerivers.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
A tiny bit of #watercolor today. Just the background for a #sketch I did earlier. What do you think? It's going to be #raspberries. Since we can't eat them (or any fresh/uncooked produce, really) in the U.S. right now. #artsky #cyclospora #beginnerartist #sketchbook
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Rat Bag @ratbaglit.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Did you miss our strange calls?
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Duosuma @duosuma.com · 01/08/2026
Rat Bag Lit @ratbaglit.bsky.social ⭐ is open to submissions on 6 calls (some fees). #CallforSubmissions
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Opened to Submissions on Duosuma: Rat Bag Lit @ratbaglit.bsky.social ⭐
Rat Bag Lit @ratbaglit.bsky.social ⭐ is open to submissions on 6 calls (some fees). #CallforSubmissions
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Rat Bag @ratbaglit.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Today's story is "Murmurations" by Cristina Farinas. @criswrites #ratbag #ratbaglit #litmag #literarymagazine #drabble #drabbles #Susurrus
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Murmurations
By Cristina Farinas
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Lily Luz (they/them) @lilyluz.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Borders are imaginary. It's impossible to own land. Money, without assigning it value, loses all meaning. I hope one day that we'll stop tolerating abuse of all living things for personal gain and profit. Gratitude and care for all that sustains us is vital. We deserve more than a hollow existence.
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Lily Luz (they/them) @lilyluz.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
So sparkly and dreamy 😍
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Cris @criswrites.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Oh, hey, Last Call at the Blue Lantern was held and ultimately not accepted here but received an HM shout-out. ❤️🥰 www.allegoryezine.com
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Allegory | Volume 49/76
Biannual Online Magazine of SF, Fantasy & Horror
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Amanda @akscotland.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
It's been so joyous to see so many wonderful supporters signing up to our new Patreon! We've worked hard to make sure we're offering value in return for that support. Check it out and see what you think 😊
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rprobbins.bsky.social @rprobbins.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Facts that Hollywood tried to keep from the masses but overtime it was proven to be true 💯🎯
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Lyn Ettinger-Harwell @lyneh1.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
🌈🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🩵🩷 Our murals mean more ~ Mural by: _schraderart_ ~ ~ 🎨 illustrationsbyannie_e ~
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Lily Luz (they/them) @lilyluz.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
"We didn't know it was AI. We just thought it was bad!" Admitting you: •framed a piss stain that looks like the Virgin Mary if you squint and tilt your head •sold tickets to see it •infantilIzed/demeaned non-native English speakers is not the defense you think it is #antiAI #bonabooks #litmag
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B. Hart 🔪 (Writing a 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Frankenstein Retelling) @bhartwrites.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Calling all fans of gothic horror, queer retellings, Victorian pastiche lit, and messed up little guys. 🖤 Ought to Be Thy Adam is a gay/trans Frankenstein retelling querying this fall. Follow along for the journey or connect if you write similar stuff. #BluePit #H #Q #A #LGBT #OV #TR #HS #SP
Black background with two commissioned pieces of art of Viktor Frankenstein and his creation in Victorian clothes and frames.

White text over says "OUGHT TO BE THY ADAM" TRANS/GAY FRANKENSTEIN RETELLINGBlack with a photo of a man (Henry) in Victorian clothing and frame with blood across it. White text says: 
In 1897, after studying corpses and toying with electricity, medical student Viktor has created a man from his desire for his only friend Henry. Except shame forces him to make one final adjustment: female parts. 

As his new creation gains sentience while vivisected during Viktor's university tour and begins to chafe under Viktor's thumb, a violent death and disobedience leads the monster to make himself into the man he was always meant to be.

- 1890s gothic prose - Queer shame/rage - erotic body horror -
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Lily Luz (they/them) @lilyluz.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
I snorted out loud. Keep 'em coming. We're overdue for a new era 🍽️
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Lily Luz (they/them) @lilyluz.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
It all falls apart once you start asking questions, which is why I was asked to not come back to Catholic youth group. I got into an argument with a teacher who said animals don't have souls. I still maintain that animals DO have souls while some people clearly don't. 💅
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Lily Luz (they/them) @lilyluz.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Everybody stop what you're doing and LOOK AT THEM. Okay, now you may continue scrolling.
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DD Ward ..."Interim Pirate Queen" @ddwardiswriting.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
I'm never getting over the fact that romance as a genre, as the HIGHEST selling genre, exists largely because straight women fantasize about being loved and treated kindly by men and men constantly make fun of this because they think it's just that unrealistic that they could cherish women and that women are stupid in the first place for wanting such an impossible thing.
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Dave 'Him Over There' Proudlove 🏴‍☠️ @daveproudlove.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
And the same for authors and books
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65yearcitizen @usa24freedom.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
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Appalachian Blue @republicofcascadia.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
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Lily Luz (they/them) @lilyluz.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
I will never shut up about this 🔪🩸🪡
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Lily Luz (they/them) @lilyluz.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
CONGRATULATIONS TO NATALIE! This is such an amazing accomplishment from an equally amazing person.
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David Rose: 'That's My Friend!' - Schitt's Creek
ALT: David Rose: 'That's My Friend!' - Schitt's Creek
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Rat Bag @ratbaglit.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Today's story is "Usagi, the Celestial Chef" by Monica Lyrehart. @monicalyrehart.bsky.social #ratbag #ratbaglit #litmag #literarymagazine #drabble #drabbles #rabbitrabbitrabbit
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Usagi, the Celestial Chef
By Monica Lyrehart
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