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R.S.A. Garcia (BUY THE NIGHTWARD) @rsagarcia.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

I'm still fundraising for the increased costs of my cancer treatment. I also need new glasses, which aren't cheap here. More details are at the link, but if you could toss a coin to your writer for my birthday next Tues, I'd be grateful. Thanks & please share! www.gofundme.com/f/help-r-s-a...

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Donate to Help R. S. A. Garcia Pay for Cancer Expenses, organized by Arula Ratnakar

Hi everyone, I'm Rhonda, also known as R. S. A. Garcia, a speculative … Arula Ratnakar needs your support for Help R. S. A. Garcia Pay for Cancer Expenses

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Solaris Books @solarisbooks.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

It's #LesbianVisabilityWeek, so here's a selection of Solaris reads featuring Lesbian characters whilst you're keeping an eye out for them! Ft. @lavanya.bsky.social @emmasternerradley.bsky.social @mkhardywrites.com @artofelaineho.bsky.social @emmanewman.bsky.social @natania.bsky.social & more!

Against a lesbian pride flag background, pink text "Solaris Recs for Lesbian Visibility Week".

Tiled book covers for:
INTERSTELLAR MEGACHEF and INTERGALACTIC FEAST by Lavanya Lakshminarayan
THE ELYSIUM HEIST by Y M Resnik
A SECOND CHANCE FOR YESTERDAY by R. A. Sinn
NETHERFORD HALL by Natania Barron
CRY, VOIDBRINGER by Elaine Ho
THE VENGEANCE by Emma Newman
THE WATER OUTLAWS by S. L. Huang
LADY EVE'S LAST CON by Rebecca Fraimow
SNOWBLOODED by Emma Sterner-Radley
THE NEEDFIRE and THE HAUNTING OF AVIS LOVELOCK by MK Hardy
METAL FROM HEAVEN by August Clarke
REDSIGHT by Meredith Mooring

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Meredith Mooring @meredithmooring.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

saw one of my law school classmates at the grocery store. they said: aren't you excited for the ten year reunion. my soul left my body.

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Victoria | How to Survive Debut Author Stress, out free! @shiwritesprose.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

my MONKEY KING story is forthcoming in @khoreo.bsky.social September 2026 issue, Revolutions! it's 🙈 inspired by John Wick's the Continental hotel— 🙉 but an exploration of 'third place's under capitalistic fascism and the sacrifices needed to protect them 🙊 DIM SUM and DEFIANCE in space 🥟🛰️🚀

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Meredith Mooring @meredithmooring.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

I definitely agree with this. I used to be so caught up in the parts of my stories that weren't working. Instead of finishing the draft, I'd get stuck fixing the same early issues. I did not learn much about writing until I forced myself to finish manuscripts I didn't feel 100% confident with.

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Victoria | How to Survive Debut Author Stress, out free! @shiwritesprose.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

I have 2 short stories awards eligible this year! 1. Patient was the Doctor (PDF 📝) analogsf.com/for-your-con... with @analogsf.bsky.social (Locus & SFWA recommended) 2. milt (podcast reprint 🔉) escapepod.org/2026/02/12/e... with @bsfa.bsky.social and @escapepod.org (mild nsfw 🔥)

"For your consideration" poster featuring 2 pieces of Photoshop composite art. One shows a giant octopus grabbing a man, for the short story Patient was the Doctor. The other is a red mermaid curled up in the sea, for the story titled milt.

Both stories are stated to be free to read/listen to.

QR code for milt, reprinted in audio/podcast format on Escape Pod

QR code for Patient was the Doctor, in PDF form, on the Analog Magazine website

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Meredith Mooring @meredithmooring.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

💨❄️🐕 THE DARK SEASON In the wake of her father’s violent death, Cerrida must take up his mantle as a blind Warden of their remote mountain valley to protect the villagers from the Dark Season, a soul-eating shadow which is fast approaching. Without the training she should’ve received, Cerrida

An illustration of a shepherdess and her sheep on the left and a blind woman wearing a mask with her guide dog on the right. They’re in a snowy wooded area. The text says “the dark season. a dark climate fantasy about a blind warden, her guide dog, and the soul-jumping shepherdess who deceives her as the world ends
Meredith Mooring”

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Eric Smith @ericsmithrocks.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

This kicks off on Wednesday. So many amazing opportunities here, with plans to do some good. Let’s get to work. 💪🏽 www.32auctions.com/publishingfo...

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Publishing for Minnesota

Silent auction 'Publishing for Minnesota' hosted online at 32auctions.

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dr. hazel 🕸️ @hazelmonforton.com · 18/12/2025

The year is 2035. There are three game studios left. Each one produces a game every 10 years, killing 250+ developers in the process. They all accidentally make the same game because they used genAI in preproduction. They sell 500 million units each, missing quarterly targets. Everyone is laid off.

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Round Table Mentor @roundtablementor.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

Our fifth and final day of prompts and also the last day to get those applications in!!! Our mentors want to know: What do you hope to learn from RTM? APPLICATIONS CLOSE TODAY AT 12 PM ET! #RTM #roundtablementor #writingcommunity #mentorship #amwriting #amquerying

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Meredith Mooring @meredithmooring.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

The bill to end the government shutdown has this bullshit provision banning hemp derived THC products that have been legal in all 50 states since 2018. The ban goes into effect IN ONE YEAR so there’s time to complain. www.vice.com/en/article/f...

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Donald Trump Signs THC Ban Hidden in Government Spending Bill, So Stock Up Now

A hidden clause in Congress’s new spending bill outlaws hemp-derived THC, delta-8, and your favorite THC drinks. Here’s how to deal.

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Round Table Mentor @roundtablementor.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

The time has come🥳Mentee applications are now open until November 21st! Interested parties should head over to www.roundtablementor.com/apply and feel free to DM for any questions! We can't WAIT to dive into your submissions!!!! ❤️

A white and blue poster that says, "MENTEE APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN NOW UNTIL NOV 21!". In the background are book graphics and at the bottom is a line that reads, "To apply, please visit: www.roundtablementor.com/apply."

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Meredith Mooring @meredithmooring.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

@roundtablementor.bsky.social is holding an AMA on their account, but you can also ask me questions here about the program, what I’m looking for in a mentee, etc.

A white and blue graphic that says, “ASK ME ANYTHING!
DROP YOUR QUESTIONS IN THE COMMENTS!” With a graphic of a book beneath it.”

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Round Table Mentor @roundtablementor.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

Today’s the day! Have a question about the program, application process, or our mentors? Ask it below! #writingmentorship #roundtablementor #writingcommunity

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Meredith Mooring @meredithmooring.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

I'm excited to be working with Round Table Mentor this year as a mentor 🎉 If you're interested in being a mentee, look out for my MSWL in the coming weeks!

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Meredith Mooring @meredithmooring.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

I feel like we’re in the middle of a natural disaster that will only devastate specific groups while other groups complain about how inconvenient the humidity is from the comfort of their lifeboats

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Meredith Mooring @meredithmooring.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

If you have a job, now is the time to hold onto it. I help employees with severance agreements, noncompetes, etc., and there's been a huge uptick in people needing that kind of legal work over the past two months. I've signed waaaaay more clients than usual. The economy is bad.

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Solaris Books @solarisbooks.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Fancy some #FridayFun? Here are Solaris' recs for #SapphicSeptember! From Scifi heists & cons to alluring housekeepers & vulnerable brides in crumbling Scottish mansions, regency romantasy to anarchist fantasy, vampirates & wuxia rebels to blind space nuns, we've got it all! Ft authors below👇 1/3

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The Authors Guild @authorsguild.org · 29/08/2025

Authors: If you found out that your publisher(s) failed to register with the U.S. Copyright Office, we can help. We provide ongoing legal assistance to our members and advocate for their work, particularly in the face of ongoing AI-related theft.

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Meredith Mooring @meredithmooring.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

This is wrongful death. There is no legal reason for Open AI to avoid liability here.

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Meredith Mooring @meredithmooring.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

What's your favorite book you've read this year?

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Essa Hansen @essahansen.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

My hardcover copies arrived! Here's a lil tour

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Meredith Mooring @meredithmooring.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

How do you know when a book idea is really good. For me, it’s literally like a lightbulb goes when I hear certain words get combined. It’s not an image, but the words themselves.

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Meredith Mooring @meredithmooring.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

What I find strange about writing and reading habits is that we've given up on the idea of variety. Readers (and publishers) are so focused on things that feel the same instead of things that feel new. This is accelerated by the push to chase virality and trends.

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R.S.A. Garcia (BUY THE NIGHTWARD) @rsagarcia.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

Ugh. My doctor has requested more blood tests. My veins are really hoping this will be it, but finding final answers for my ongoing issues is taking forever. If you could throw a few bucks my way, I'd be grateful. I'm at 95% of my goal. Thank you & please boost! www.gofundme.com/f/help-r-s-a...

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Donate to Help R. S. A. Garcia Pay for Cancer Expenses, organized by Arula Ratnakar

Hi everyone, I'm Rhonda, also known as R. S. A. Garcia, a speculative … Arula Ratnakar needs your support for Help R. S. A. Garcia Pay for Cancer Expenses

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Meredith Mooring @meredithmooring.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

I think we underestimate how hard it is to write about complex topics when you know your manuscript is going to someone who may have no familiarity with that topic. How do I build this entire infrastructure for a novel when the reader has no foundation.

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Solaris Books @solarisbooks.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

Apparently yesterday was #internationalsnakeday? This seems like a perfect point to remind you of @meredithmooring.bsky.social 's REDSIGHT, a sapphic science fantasy brimming with blood magic, space-pirates, priestesses and, you guessed it, GIANT SNAKES. Buy now: geni.us/Redsight

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Elias Eells- Bar Cart Bookshelf @eliaseells.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

I just found out that it's #WorldSnakeDay, so I *had* to pull a stack together real quick: some faves redolent with reptiles from deep space to my own backyard. I prefer a serpent to a rat, but I'm happiest when they're safe between the pages. How bout y'all? What are your favorite bookish snakes?

A stack of books (bottom to top): EXORDIA by Seth Dickinson, THE UNSPOKEN NAME by A.K. Larkwood, MOTHEATER by Lin Codega, THE TROPIC OF SERPENTS by Marie Brennan, TWO SERPENTS RISE by Max Gladstone, LET THE MOUNTAINS BE MY GRAVE by Francesca Tacchi, IF FOUND RETURN TO HELL by Em X. Liu, REDSIGHT by Meredith Mooring

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Meredith Mooring @meredithmooring.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

It’s weird to cancel Dostoyevsky in the year 2025. Most classics were written by flawed people. That doesn’t mean their work is without all value as a piece of literature.

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Meredith Mooring @meredithmooring.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

I had to explain to my husband that writing does not have a “feedback cycle” like private industry does. He was like, what do you mean? Why is it so hard to get feedback? And I told him that the most common type of feedback is silence—you are more likely to be ignored than anything else.

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Meredith Mooring @meredithmooring.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

What’s really hard for me understand is the assumption in this that our identities are a trend and you can just turn on a search filter to weed us out of book results.

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Meredith Mooring @meredithmooring.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Want an almost free book??? Are you bored with nothing to do but you want to think about space rituals and giant snakes and cults that worship stars? Download this from the Solaris books website for less than the price of a Diet Coke.

A rainbow graphic for the novel Redsight by Meredith Mooring that says “#Still Proud
0.99 eBook Sale!
MEREDITH
Ill K INT
"A VISCERAL, REALITY-WARPING JOURNEY"
- RYKA AOKI
HERESY IS POWER CHAOS IS DIVINE
REDSIGHT
0.99
*Website exclusive. Ends 23:59 14" July 25.
ORM free. Titles available will vay by country”

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Solaris Books @solarisbooks.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

#Pridemonth may be coming to an end. But here are a selection of our LGBTQIA+ books for you to read during pride and to help you diversify your reading and #ReadQueerAllYear! From sapphic SciFi to trans Cyberpunk, genderqueer spec fic to gay epic fantasy. There's something for everyone!

White text “Solaris Books for #PrideMonth (and to read queer all year!)

Tiled book covers form the background:

The Needfire by MK Hardy
The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez
Queen of Fury by Natania Barron
The Saint of Bright Doors by Vajra Chandrasekera
Rakesfall by Vajra Chandrasekera
The Pomegranate Gate by Ariel Kaplan
The Republic of Salt by Ariel Kaplan

Kid Wolf and Kraken Boy by Sam J Miller
Lady Eve's Last Con by Rebecca Fraimow
Redsight by Meredith Mooring
Metal From Heaven by August Clarke
The Elysium Heist by YM Resnick
The Death I Gave Him by Em X. Liu
If Found Return to Hell by Em X. Liu
Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse

Fevered Star by Rebecca Roanhorse
Mirrored Heavens by Rebecca Roanhorse
Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee
Raven Stratagem by Yoon Ha Lee
Revanant Gun by Yoon Ha Lee
Phoenix Extravagant by Yoon Ha Lee
Savage Company by Matt Wallace
Savage Bounty by Matt Wallace
The Mountain Crown by Karin Lowachee

The Desert Talon by Karin Lowachee
A Covenant of Ice by Karin Lowachee
Saint Death's Daughter by CSE Cooney
Saint Death's Heralde by CSE Cooney
Witness for the Dead by Katherine Addison
The Grief of Stones by Katherine Addison
The Tomb of Dragons by Katherine Addison

The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison
The House of Styx by Derek Kunsken
The House of Saints by Derek Kunsken
A Second Chance for Yesterday by RA Sinn
Netherford Hall by Natania Barron
The Viscount St Albans by Natania Barron
The Two Hungers of Prince Pierre by Darcy Ash

Interstellar Megachef by Lavanya Lakshminarayan
Bang Bang Bodhisattva by Audrey Wood
Moonstorm by Yoon Ha Lee
Starstrike by Yoon Ha Lee
Snowblooded by Emma Sterner-Radley
Frontier by Grace Curtis
The Vengeance by Emma Newman
Savage Bounty by Matt Wallace

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Meredith Mooring @meredithmooring.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

I get very annoyed when other white people start talking about how we should flee the United States. This is our mess, and it's our job to fix it. No one is going to swoop in and stop him. It is OUR RESPONSIBILITY to change this.

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Meredith Mooring @meredithmooring.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

I don't like the presumption in a lot of discussions right now that courts are somehow not a useful way to address problems. This post is just one example. Getting a judgment about who actually has authority is the right move. It means you don't have to put human beings in a position where they are

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Meredith Mooring @meredithmooring.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Where do you guys find artists for your projects? I’m trying to find someone for a novel that’s extremely moody and atmospheric, so a good landscape is a must, but I also need character work and animals. Nobody does landscapes, characters, and animals??? It’s usually one of these exclusively?

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Meredith Mooring @meredithmooring.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

What people don't get is this type of argument wouldn't just hurt creative industries, it hurts capital C capitalists, too. If we get rid of copyright, why keep trademarks or patents? Innovation is impossible to finance when you don't give the profits to those who created the innovation.

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Meredith Mooring @meredithmooring.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

I don't think there's a more affordable way to purchase a copy of this book outside the sale, and these sales don't last forever

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Solaris Books @solarisbooks.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

#FridayFun: Solaris Books as Films/TV Series! REDSIGHT @meredithmooring.bsky.social x DUNE: PROPHECY NETHERFORD HALL @natania.bsky.social x BRIDGERTON THE PRICE OF EVERYTHING @jonmcgoran.bsky.social x JOHNNY MNEMONIC THE SERPENT CALLED MERCY @roannelau.bsky.social x THE HUNGER GAMES

NETHERFORD HALL by Natania Barron and BRIDGERTON.
"Spicy regency romance. Think Bridgerton but with more witches, vampires and werewolves. Verbal sparring, antagonists to lovers."

THE SERPENT CALLED MERCY @roannelau and THE HUNGER GAMES by Suzanne Collins.
"Deadly arena battles. Slumdogs fighting for a better life. Political corruption everywhere."

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Ren Hutchings @voidcricket.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

AN UNBREAKABLE WORLD is available for request on NetGalley! If you’re a SF-loving reviewer, book blogger, author, librarian, or bookseller who’d like to read it early, I’d love it if you had a look 🚀 www.netgalley.co.uk/catalog/book... Coming September 2025 from @solarisbooks.bsky.social💫

AN UNBREAKABLE WORLD is available to request now on Netgalley!

The cover of AN UNBREAKABLE WORLD is shown on an e-reader. The book cover features a green planet with an orbiting moon, seen from above through the window of a spacecraft.

$The cover of AN UNBREAKABLE WORLD surrounded by arrows pointing to words: ➜Standalone space opera ➜Set in the same universe as Under Fortunate Stars ➜A petty thief with lost memories ➜Complicated families ➜Unlikely allies ➜An isolated world with big secrets ➜A galaxy fractured by an interstellar war ➜A revenge scheme worth risking it all The book cover features a green planet with an orbiting moon, seen from above through the window of a spacecraft.$

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Ryka Aoki @rykaaoki.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

Redsight was such a wonderful book! It was one of those books that I know that I could never write, so I was able to just enjoy it as a reader. Horrifying, thrilling, dazzling… merciless, beautiful writing.

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Meredith Mooring @meredithmooring.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

The REDSIGHT👁️🩸 ebook is on sale for 0.99, an affordable price. L*nk below 👇

A photo of the redsight ebook on an ereader and text that says, “Award Season eBook Sale!
SOLARIS
MEREDITH MOORING
*A VISCERAL, REALITY-WARPING JOURNEY"
- RYKA AOKI
HERESY IS POWER CHAOS IS DIVINE
REDSIGHT
0.99
BSFA Award-Longlisted”

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Solaris Books @solarisbooks.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

🚨EBOOK SALE!🚨 We're celebrating all of our 2025 award winners and nominees (so far!) with a website exclusive 0.99 eBook sale! Including titles from @aptshadow.bsky.social @premeemohamed.com @rainewilson.bsky.social @vajra.me @meredithmooring.bsky.social & more! geni.us/Solarissale

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Meredith Mooring @meredithmooring.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

I think the people freaking out about this do not realize that using AI to listen to books is not new technology. At all. And you can do this for free on most computers, phones, tablets, etc. Most blind people listen to books with AI generated screen reader www.thebookseller.com/news/audible...

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Audible to use AI technology to produce audiobooks

Audible is set to offer "end-to-end" AI production technology – including translation and narration – for audiobooks.

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Meredith Mooring @meredithmooring.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

I'm working on a video about accessibility for the blind in Japan vs the US. I will probably turn it into a thread here as well because there were so many interesting differences!

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Meredith Mooring @meredithmooring.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

After all our books got stolen to train AI. Now this.

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Mia Tsai says buy her books @itsamia.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Goodreads giveaway time! 100 ARCs up for grabs; goes from 4/28 to 5/12; link below www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho... #TheMemoryHunters #MiaTsai #TheConsecratedDuology

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Meredith Mooring @meredithmooring.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

absolutely cannot believe I found this shirt in a JAPANESE thrift store of all places???!!

A photo of a denim shirt on a hanger with a patch on the chest. The patch says “WWII Veteran Served America.”

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Rukman Ragas | ருக்மன் @rukman.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

Hello friends, I've been hit with an emergency bill, so I'm opening up a few slots for editorial services. I'll cover the details in thread but would appreciate any shares. I'm a Tessera Editorial alum, have several short fiction credits, and have helped several writers with their query materials.

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