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Millie Abecassis @millieabecassis.com · 18/04/2026

Can't wait for Franchaela in Bridgerton's fifth season? While you wait, shall I suggest my sapphic historical fantasy filled with family drama, dangerous magic, and so much yearning? 🌹 1908, Belle Époque, France 🔥 Slow-burn sapphic romance 🗝️ Cozy *and* Gothic #PosterPit #P #A #F #HF #LGBT

A poster, featuring an illustrated portrait of Aubeline de Sterraux from A LEGACY OF BLOOD AND BONE. She is a white woman with brown hair tied in an intricate hairstyle. She wears a black dress with puffed sleeves and white earings. Aubeline is shown kneeling and praying, her head looking up. The top of the poster is colored, and the bottom part is black and white, the two part being separated by a red stain reminiscent of blood. The title of the book is in the center. Underneath is more text reading "A novel by Millie Abecassis," then a quote by April Yates reading "A gothic gem, rich with dread, desire, and a magic system as haunting as it is original." Under the quote are the names of several characters, listed as if they were actors: Aubeline de Sterraux, Vinnie Anneton, Damarisse de Sterraux, and "unhinged dudes." At the top are Cannes festival-style quotes reading "dangerous body-based magic" and "slow-burn sapphic romance."

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Millie Abecassis @millieabecassis.com · 18/09/2026

Hello fellow humans, this is your reminder that I run a FREE quarterly newsletter for upcoming SFFH books published by small presses. The next one drops in two weeks, so don't forget to: - Subscribe to get it directly in your inbox! - Submit your (eligible) upcoming books so I don't miss a release.

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Alexander Glass @alexanderglass.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

You must, absolutely, eat gingerbread men starting with the head. If you start with the legs, then the gingerbread man will remain conscious to the end. Biting the head off first is an act of mercy.

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Liz Tuckwell @liztuckwellwriter.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

#vss365 ‘The#autumnal colours make me feel #sanguine,’ said the vampire, looking at the trees. His companion snorted. ‘Because it means it gets dark earlier & you can go looking for your Happy Meals on legs sooner.’ ‘How crude you are.’

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Liz Tuckwell @liztuckwellwriter.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

#vss365 There’s an unendearing #naivete about you, Fred when you hear money mentioned,’ Lis said. ‘But he was so #eloquent about his dead dog,’ said Fred. ‘Yeah, that’s the reason you created a ravenous zombie mastiff not the cash,’ said Jay.

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DeRicki Johnson @derickijohnson.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

#vss365 Peasants, Part 2 Perhaps it was #Naive of me To think They would obey But they don’t And they’re angry And been chasing Me for days My peasants Sure surprised me When they showed me They have spines Cuz they do— And I swear it feels They’re trying To take mine… 😳 -dj

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Liz Tuckwell @liztuckwellwriter.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

#vss365 What a beautiful #melange of colours,’ said the woman staring at the painting in the exhibition. Before turning around & attacking the attendant. Lis stopped the video. ‘Fifth one this week.’ ‘Cursed or possessed painting?’asked Jay.

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D.N. Schmidt, SF author🪐📚 @dnschmidt.com · 11/09/2026

The salesman waved. "Morning, friend! Worried about scams? Afraid you might be a tad #naive? Allow me to check your ID and credit card numbers to see if you're listed in our Gullible Rube Database!" Bob frowned. "Hold on now! I'm not an idiot. Let me ask my AI chatbot what to do first." #vss365

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Liz Tuckwell @liztuckwellwriter.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

#vss365 ‘Fred, takedown the ad from your website saying you can #miniaturise anything,’ Lis ordered. ‘Yeah,’ said Jay. ‘Leave it to the mad scientists & the billionaires with no ethics.’ Fred twitched at “billionaires”.

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Liz Tuckwell @liztuckwellwriter.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

#vss365 ‘So, you’re telling us your spell has made it safe to walk across the #moonglade?’ Lis asked. Fred nodded. ‘You can be the first one to try it.’ ‘If it’s all the same to you, I’d rather not be your guinea pig,’ drawled Jay.

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Liz Tuckwell @liztuckwellwriter.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

#vss365 ‘So, they’ve kidnapped all of us because they want you to make your spell to restore this #palimpsest work?’ Fred nodded. ‘What was on it?’ asked Jay. ‘A spell to destroy the world .’ ‘So, you’re damned if you do & damned if you don’t,’ Lis said.

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Liz Tuckwell @liztuckwellwriter.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

#vss365 Lis said, ‘Are we meant to #console you for the failure of your immortality #elixir?’ ‘That made people go bald?’ Jay sniggered. ‘I’m ruined,’ said Fred

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Juliet E McKenna @julietemckenna.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Kitchen notes. Ah yes, now I remember why I don't often cook moussaka. It's such a bloody faff! (Apply your local dialect expression for a multi-stage, many pans and processes recipe)

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Woodley Dowar @wdowar.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

To get home, we had no choice but to trudge the #yellow swamps of Argis 12 looking for supplies to replenish our ship's #stocks. But the soupy miasma made our crew as #empathetic as stone. Especially when one by one they fell to a fever that turned them into #pebbles. #vss365 #2wordprompt #vssdaily

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Micro SF/F by O. Westin @microsff.com · 01/09/2026

The first wave of teleporter pads were installed in places lots of people were already going to. The second wave were installed where previously only a few had been able to go. The third wave came with a guarantee you'd be the only one there. They're expensive, but the silence is priceless.

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Liz Tuckwell @liztuckwellwriter.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

#vss365 ‘You two are never #empathetic,’ complained Fred. ‘As a police officer, I find it hard to sympathise with a morally grey wizard & his dubious get rich quick schemes.’ ‘What Lis said,’ added Jay.

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Liz Tuckwell @liztuckwellwriter.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

#vss365 Fred moulded the #wax into a ball. ‘And now abracadabra!’ He flung it into the air, a football sized planet hung there. ‘Complete with teeny tiny humans. And for my next trick—‘ ‘Hold on,’ Lis said. ‘If you destroy a planet with humans, I’ll arrest you for genocide.’

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Liz Tuckwell @liztuckwellwriter.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

#vss365 ‘I’m innocent,’ protested Fred. ‘I was a guest at the Annual Wizard’s League Ball on the 12th of July.’ ‘That’s a #tissue of lies,’ Lis said. ‘You were booted out for dishonourable conduct over a year ago.’ ‘I sneaked in disguised.’ ‘Liar.’

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Liz Tuckwell @liztuckwellwriter.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

#vss365 Do you like my #poster?‘ asked Fred. ‘Hmm. Buy my magic #pillow & have happy dreams of your favourite film star, guaranteed,’ read Jay. ‘A) Do they work? B) Ever heard of copyright?’ Lis said. ‘Not in dreams.’

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Liz Tuckwell @liztuckwellwriter.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

#vss365 Don’t pull that #cord,’ warned the ghost. Lis saw Fred’s fingers sneaking towards the inviting red rope & slapped them away. ‘If you pull it, the floor collapses into a spear-filled pit.’ ‘Let’s step away & let Fred pull it,’ said Jay.

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Shinobazu Pond 俳句 @shinobazupond.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Minute to midnight the clock stops without us noticing. #vssdaily minute #senryu #haiku 🕰️

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Salem Islas-Madlo (ella/she/her) @deepsouldiver.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

from solar eclipse to lunar eclipse a star falling #haiku

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to the worlds @to-the-worlds.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Clouds turn into dice and land on sixes. Angels shriek like glasses ringing as Lucifer arrives, cigarette in hand, ashes falling from the sky. #vss365 #dice

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Liz Tuckwell @liztuckwellwriter.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

#vss365 No #dice, Fred,’ said Jay. ‘You can’t borrow my #towel.’ ‘But my friend, the giant, needs a handkerchief,’ Fred whined. ‘Then lend him your own. It’s your fault we’re stuck with him inside a mountain. Your spell was for the Caribbean!’

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Liz Tuckwell @liztuckwellwriter.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

#vss365 Fred, you’re on a #razor’s edge,’ Lis said, peering down at him through a microscope.’‘Literally.’ ‘Another sorcerer bet me £1,000 I couldn’t fit on a pin head for a day but I could only find a razor.’ Jay looked around Fred’s empty house & smiled. ‘You’ve been robbed.’

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Ann Leckie @annleckie.com · 20/08/2026

Personally, publicly interrogating an author on how they could have the temerity to make creative decisions you do not approve of is...a thing you can do. We have free will, after all. It might be worth considering, though, that you will be showing your entire ass to whoever sees you do it.

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Liz Tuckwell @liztuckwellwriter.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

#vss365 Put the #kettle on, Jay. Let's have a cup of tea & enjoy Fred's latest ad on his website.' 'Do you want to be beautiful? Buy my magic #soap for only £100. It works wonders.' 'How long before it all goes horribly wrong ?' Jay asked.

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Liz Tuckwell @liztuckwellwriter.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

#vss365 ‘This is an ancient golden mermaid’s #comb…’ began Fred, showing an American tourist a photo on his phone. Lis tapped him on the shoulder. ‘So, you were just about to explain the law that any treasure trove without a rightful owner belongs to the Crown?’ ‘Of course.’

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Liz Tuckwell @liztuckwellwriter.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

#vss365 Putting Fred anywhere near treasure is like putting a matchbox next to a pile of kindling,’ Lis told Jay. ‘And yet the Dwarf King asked for him specifically to be part of our security team,’ Jay said. Lis frowned. ‘Something’s going on.’

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Liz Tuckwell @liztuckwellwriter.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

#vss365 You’re always saying my spells don’t help people,’ Fred told Lis. ‘Well, I just gave a young woman a magic #remote cos her boyfriend’s been so remote recently. Now, she can make him talk any time she wants.’ ‘That’s going to end well,’ Jay predicted.

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Liz Tuckwell @liztuckwellwriter.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

#vss365 ‘I beg your pardon, I never promised you a rose #garden’, Elvira sang as she surveyed her poison garden. The plants were coming along nicely & she’d soon put them to good use.

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Jen Williams | STONEBOUND out next year! @sennydreadful.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

The Winnowing Flame ebook is on offer across the pond, which means THREE HUGE BOOKS IT TOOK YEARS OF MY LIFE TO WRITE are currently available for two bucks. On kindle & probably other ebook things too (love 2 say bucks as a British person, I feel like a tourist) www.amazon.com/Winnowing-Fl...

An image of the Winnowing Flame omnibus on an e-reader with a flash reading $1.99

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Liz Tuckwell @liztuckwellwriter.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

#vss365 I’ve written a novel,’ announced Fred. ‘All by yourself?’ asked Jay. Fred tapped his nose. ‘I’ve created a novel writing spell. No #toil & boom! A novel.’ ‘Fred, that’s no better than AI,’ Lis said. ‘Yes, it is. No machines involved.’

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Liz Tuckwell @liztuckwellwriter.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

#vss365 Do you ever have the #urge to punch Fred really hard?’ Jay asked Lis, watching Fred frantically flapping at carnivorous butterflies. ‘Yes,’ she admitted, ‘but then I remember he’s a wizard.’ ‘A bad one,’ said Jay. ‘They were meant to be flying sweets.’

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Liz Tuckwell @liztuckwellwriter.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

#vss365 A man came up to Fred’s table. ‘The Brussel #sprouts are sprouting’ he said in a low voice. Lis & Jay pricked up their ears. Fred hurried out of the pub. ‘Is that a code for some nefarious magical business?’ Lis asked. ‘Or just magical sprouts?’ wondered Jay.

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Liz Tuckwell @liztuckwellwriter.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Oops! I forgot to post Sundays #vss365 story…

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Jan Karlsson @jangoeswriting.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

There were #fertile worlds throughout the Five Systems. Natural worlds and terraformed. Making the food wasn’t the problem. Getting that food out to the other worlds and stations was the problem, made all the harder by The Enemy. Dylan didn’t like escort duties, but it was a necessity. #vss365

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Liz Tuckwell @liztuckwellwriter.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

#vss365 ‘You guarantee the female wyvern is #fertile?’ the wizened old man asked Fred as Lis & Jay strolled up to them. ‘If you stop there,’ Lis said, ‘I’ll pretend I didn’t hear anything. Selling & breeding legendary creatures is illegal.’ The old man scarpered. Fred scowled.

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Liz Tuckwell @liztuckwellwriter.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

#vss365 Don’t you think the world needs a new exciting fruit hybrid?’ asked Fred. ‘What have you created now?’ asked Jay. ‘Ta dah!’ Fred had a large red throbbing fruit in his hands.’I crossed a strawberry with a pig’s heart.’ ‘Oh God,’ Lis said.

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Liz Tuckwell @liztuckwellwriter.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

#vss365 ‘Your #creations do #tend to be on the exotic side,’ Lis said to Fred watching the zombie/hydra hybrid fight the wolfman/cerberus hybrid. Bets were eagerly being made.‘Shame this fight is totally illegal & I’m stopping it now.’ ‘You’re welcome to try,’ said Fred

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Liz Tuckwell @liztuckwellwriter.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

#vss365 ‘You can understand the #temptation’ said Fred, cradling the huge green dragon’s egg. ‘No, I can’t, Lis said, ‘One, it’s illegal.’ ‘Two, Mama Dragon is gonna come looking for her egg,’ said Jay. Fred paled.

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Bridget @8rid6et.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

🐕 dogs off leash my mind also wanders #senryu #micropoetry

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Liz Tuckwell @liztuckwellwriter.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

#vss365 Brake! #brake!’ yelled Lis. The car lurched to a stop. They got out of the car, ran up the step & pushed open the heavy oak doors. ‘I object!’ Lis shouted. The wedding party stared at her. ‘On what grounds?’ ‘The bridegroom’s a demon.’ ‘Fair enough,’ said the vicar.

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Liz Tuckwell @liztuckwellwriter.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

#vss365 ‘I see a #coast,’ said Fred, on the raft. ‘Great. Why not use your magic to find out where we are?’ Fred smirked. ‘Satnavs & smartphones not so useful now?’ Jay growled. ‘Don’t,’ Lis said. ‘He’s the only one who can rescue us from this sea of ink.’ ‘He sent us here!’

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DeRicki Johnson @derickijohnson.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

#vss365 I pack My few belongings Cuz it’s time To flee the #coast Our town Is being overrun By ancient Sailors’ ghosts Shoulda known House was too cheap Deals like this Are always cursed Speed my packing Cuz ghost tells me They are fleeing Something worse… -dj

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Liz Tuckwell @liztuckwellwriter.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

#vss365 As Mike stepped off the escalator, he saw a set of black wrought iron gates & a huge demon with a clipboard. ‘I think there’s been a mistake,’ Mike said. The demon guffawed. ‘If you #descended from the escalator, Heaven’s rejected you. Nice try. You’ll fit right in.’

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Liz Tuckwell @liztuckwellwriter.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

#vss365 'Is that the #summit of your ambition to become Chief Wizard?' Lis asked Fred. ‘Oh, he’s got a new dream,’ said Jay. ‘Now he wants to become the Don Corleone of the Magical Mafia.’ ‘I was joking,’ Fred said hastily.

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Liz Tuckwell @liztuckwellwriter.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

#vss365 As Mike's soul #ascended to heaven, he heard a lovely #cadence but St Peter stopped him at the Pearly Gates & sighed. 'Sorry, there's been a mistake. You're in the other place.' He pointed to an escalator. Acid House music accompanied Mike down.

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Liz Tuckwell @liztuckwellwriter.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

#vss365 I hate being on the late #shift,’ grumbled Jay. ‘It’s when all the weird stuff happens.’ Lis raised an eyebrow. ‘We’re in the Supernatural Sh1t squad. Weird stuff happens all the time.’

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