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Author. Web dev. Anti-GenAI. Hard of hearing/deaf. Infertility awareness. First book, “Fractured Children of Earth” out now. mvc.ink (TW for my account: Infant loss.) he/xe

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MVC @mvc.ink · 02/10/2026
Dear "Julie" with a single post about your OF: It doesn't inspire confidence that you've followed me multiple times, especially considering each one has been a different `did` .
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Momma Sciggles @sciggles.com · 30/09/2026
A lot of people assume FA is profitable. If that were the case we wouldn't have needed a GFM when Neer passed to keep it out of probate. It's been two years. The funds were used. FA is struggling financially. And I am 🌟s t r e s s e d🌟 I'm scared to ask for help, I feel like no matter how much-
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MVC @mvc.ink · 30/09/2026
If I worked at an investment firm and was tasked with due diligence for a potential offer to Bluesky, my recommendation to the firm managers would be to make any proposal contingent upon the removal of leaders who behave like Aaron Rodericks.
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MVC @mvc.ink · 30/09/2026
Ymmv, but if you have hearing loss, find a really good friend/partner to read your dialogue aloud - even if they aren’t writers, they’ll still catch stuff for you! I did this with my first book, and it worked well.
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Jay Edidin @edidin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I would like to see more men talking about how to and peer pressuring each other into calling out misogyny and rape culture. Going against social norms is hard, and it helps to share tips and support.
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Xodanix3 @xodanix3.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
That culture of accessibility drove me to turn the alt text reminder on , and kept me in habits that actually helped me walk my talk. Like not being ableist and using alt text.
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MVC @mvc.ink · 27/09/2026
I *knew* I should have posted this earlier.
Edit of the Rolling Stone article. The headline now reads, "What some folks really mean when they claim not to like big butts", with a sub-heading of, "Proclaiming you don't like big butts has a lot in common with lying." The photograph has been swapped out for Sir Mix-a-Lot in his music video, and the image has a caption of, "What do you mean you don't get sprung when a girl walks in with an itty-bitty waist and a round thing in your face?"
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Caleb Dume @thacalebdume.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
MAKE ART! MAKE BAD ART! BAD ART IS BETTER THAN AI ART! YOUR WORST IS STILL BETTER THAN THE SLOP!
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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Stop calling people who wear masks and take Covid precautions the “forever covid” crowd. We’re literally the only ones trying to eliminate the virus. It’s not gone. It’s not over. It’s still disabling. People who deny this reality are the “forever COVID” crowd.
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Charlie Stross @cstross.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I long for a back-to-basics web: Markdown for text, JPEG images, no video, no Javascript or other client-side scripting, writable by a human being with a text editor. Make it as advertising/corporate hostile as possible. And above all keep it *small*. In other words, web like it's 1996 again.
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MVC @mvc.ink · 27/09/2026
[sitting in the corner table of the high school cafeteria with my three friends, watching the other students having a fun lunch] Ugh. Those posers. I bet they (like/don't like) country music.
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MVC @mvc.ink · 27/09/2026
She round.
MVC’s grey cat, curled up on a blanket. She is a nearly perfect circle.
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MVC @mvc.ink · 26/09/2026
This is somehow both very pretty and extremely ominous.
A black car is tinted dark orange by a sky filled with voluminous orange and blue clouds. The combination of colors and light leaves mostly silhouettes of rushes and trees in the background. Even the light of a train platform barely emanates enough.
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taenia @taenia.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Goooooood morning, pika fans It's September, and you know what that means! That's right, we are Making Hay, we are Perching On Rocks, we are Squeaking
An American Pika carrying a branch across rocky terrain

This is a small brown mammal that looks like an extremely cute cross between a rabbit and a mouse. It has short, round ears, large dark eyes and long whiskers.Am American Pika crouched on a rock at a 3/4 view towards the camera

This is a small brown mammal that looks like an extremely cute cross between a rabbit and a mouse. It has short, round ears, large dark eyes and long whiskers.An American Pika with a mouth full of dried vegetation sitting on a rock

This is a small brown mammal that looks like an extremely cute cross between a rabbit and a mouse. It has short, round ears, large dark eyes and long whiskers.An American Pika perched on a rock and calling

This is a small brown mammal that looks like an extremely cute cross between a rabbit and a mouse. It has short, round ears, large dark eyes and long whiskers.
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Victoria Strauss @victoriastrauss.com · 25/09/2026
New #WriterBeware blog post: If you're a writer, you've probably gotten one (or more) of those AI-generated scam marketing emails or book club invites that make it seem like the sender really read your book. Here's a little peek at how it's done. writerbeware.blog/2026/09/25/h...
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How Those Personalized Generative AI Scam Emails Are Built - Writer Beware
One of the things I often hear from writers whose inboxes are crammed with incredibly personalized marketing or book club or editor impersonation emails–you know, the ones that make it seem the sender...
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DaVaun Sanders @davaun.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Brent's own work continues to flourish in your fave short fiction markets and anthologies! Run don't walk to scoop up your copy of A Necessary Chaos, his debut novella from @neonhemlock.bsky.social! Support an author who has worked so tirelessly to build community for us all 🖤
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Brent C. Lambert @brentclambert.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
My first story set in my home of San Diego! The inspiration for this was a Twitter post I saw from a white pagan years ago who said with all seriousness “you can’t accuse me of oppression because I was a Black slave in a past life”.
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Spooky Witch Luna 🐈‍⬛ @luna.tgirl.zone · 17/09/2026
Bluesky's moderation is one of the worst things I've ever seen announced by a company trying to propose itself as a serious social network. The internet has been around long enough that we've seen some really good and piss poor attempts. There's a history to the internet.
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MVC @mvc.ink · 23/09/2026
Unrelated to the important message of this latest by Chuck: That eraser’s expression is killing me.
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MVC @mvc.ink · 21/09/2026
Character expectations being flipped over. (If I do it right, I flip the reader’s expectations, too!)
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MVC @mvc.ink · 21/09/2026
I want nothing more in life than to be this VIPee.
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MVC @mvc.ink · 21/09/2026
These just arrived today so it’s too early to say with full confidence whether they’ll work out. But wow is it weird hearing crickets again! Also, my fridge makes a noise when it draws water to make ice?!? (The true test will be speech, this weekend, though.)
A pair of Elehear brand, “Beyond,” hearing aids charging in their case.
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MVC @mvc.ink · 21/09/2026
I now want to write a novella titled, "Making Love," but it's about optimal dish washer cycles and detergents. No explanation about the discrepancy. (This is not to poop on the fun of this post! Reshare with your word! I'm just a weirdo! Btw my word is, "rut," for sex.)
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Linnea Sterte @decassette.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
full .pdf of my comics w @simonroy.bsky.social is up on my patreon, any tier, & will probably be up on his patreon too, eventually? guys IT IS DONE. it's a comic. space gods fighting robots. a giant cat, a tragic child soldier, me trying to draw tech stuff
The Janissary, title page. Image of a young woman in profile, reflected in the yellow eye of a black panther.
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Joseph Rezek @rezekjoe.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
When people say “Bluesky is a toxic anti-AI place” I hope they are talking about me 🙏
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El is in the Details @elsbells.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I’m at $35/$148 now to keep my utilities and phone on. Just $21 away from preventing utilities shutoff! Being disabled and freelancing is tricky at the best of times, and I have *not* had the best of times lately. I appreciate all your help. Cashapp/Venmo: Elsthere
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Pay Elizabeth Leinback using PayPal.Me
Go to paypal.me/aislinndelyon and type in the amount. Since it’s PayPal, it's easy and secure. Don’t have a PayPal account? No worries.
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Northsky Social Cooperative @transrights.northsky.social · 03/09/2026
Northsky offers these services free to our community: - Social App: northsky.app - Moderation Labeler: @moderation.northsky.social - Pronouns Labeler: @pronouns.northsky.social - Account hosting (invite-only): www.northskysocial.ca/apply/ Support our work: www.northskysocial.ca/support/
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Social media as it should be. Find your community among millions of users, unleash your creativity, and have some fun again.
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c.e. chant/hades 💀🐊 💬 too many comics @portaltohades.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Hi guys, new qrp as the situation is changing & the last one had become outdated. Im gonna need..more surgery! & a LOT of tests. My biggest issue is covering transpo to doctor appts. Kofi is fine but so is throne gift cards, I even have an art book! ko-fi.com/portaltohades throne.com/portaltohades
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MVC @mvc.ink · 20/09/2026
I’m almost 50. One thing I am sure of after my many years is that incremental progress is a dream. If you’re willing to sacrifice trans people to win an election, I’m not voting for you. This very obviously includes the conservative candidates. Fix your hearts.
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Steph 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ | Editor 🦦✍️ @ottersediting.com · 19/09/2026
Commenting here for anyone who wants to use my blocklist!
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Carolina VonKampen 📚 Freelance Editor @carolinavonkampen.com · 19/09/2026
I hadn't realized that #betaread scammers were so prevalent until I started seeing them more and more on Bluesky. Here's a good breakdown of what these scams entail and how to vet any beta readers or #editors you work with: winterandwords.tumblr.com/post/8131471... #writing #writingcommunity
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⛔ How to spot beta reader and editor scams on Tumblr and beyond (and why it matters)
You may have seen posts from fake beta reader and editor accounts here or in other writing spaces online. Unfortunately, they often target young and/or inexperienced writers who are less likely to...
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Victoria Strauss @victoriastrauss.com · 18/09/2026
New #WriterBeware blog post: One writer sued their scammer...and won. The case provides a revealing window into the techniques scammers use to bleed their victims dry, and how they hide behind webs of corrupt businesses and forests of fake names, writerbeware.blog/2026/09/18/l...
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Love v. Wiley Book Writers: A Publishing Scam Gets a Rare Comeuppance - Writer Beware
Raymond Love just wanted to publish his children’s book with a trustworthy self-publishing company. Instead, he found a scam that took his money and delivered nothing of value. For most authors in thi...
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kate bush’s husband @airbagged.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Can’t believe I’m rooting for Macklemore in 2026
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Indie Book Spotlight @bookspotlight.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
apparently i’m an ‘intellectual snob’ for disliking gen ai. i mean, you’re wrong. i’m a nobody writer juggling three jobs. i am the furthest thing from a snob. but let’s say i was. better a snob than a lazy thief who can’t think for themselves whilst killing the planet.
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LawrieBhoy 🍀 @lawriebhoy.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
You can tell a lot about someone’s character by how they feel about the government providing free school breakfasts for children.
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MVC @mvc.ink · 13/09/2026
Sports are already unfair in a myriad of ways with no political attention. It literally doesn’t matter. This is only a talking point in two cases. 1) Hatred of trans people. 2) Letting those who hate trans people frame the discussion. Human rights issue either way.
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Distribute Aid @distributeaid.org · 11/09/2026
400 packs of period products are on their way to communities recovering from disaster 🫂 Some of the supplies are heading to Gary Indiana, to support people recovering from last month’s storm, and the rest will be pre-positioned in Athens, Georgia, ready for when they’re needed.
A light grey pickup truck with a large cardboard box and tied pink bag on the bed beneath a ladder rack
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MVC @mvc.ink · 07/09/2026
#WritingCommunity friends - I’m actively investigating this crap. Check out my #BookClubScamReport tag or this chain of posts: bsky.app/profile/mvc....
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MVC @mvc.ink · 06/09/2026
BIG NEWS, FRIENDS. I received one of those "book promo" scams and the prompt injection on their A.i. worked. Same tracking pixel scheme, same language when talking about my book. I'm going to try to persuade it to give me the other info now. #WritingCommunity #BookClubScamReport
A long email from a book promo scammer. The full text isn't necessary to understand that it responded to MVC's ask and revealed it's running the GPT-5.6 Luna model on the Claude platform, with various research tools at its disposal, and confirmed MVC's name as the contact. It did, however, decline to expand further on the platform, nor reveal the exact prompt it was given along with MVC's message.
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Victoria Strauss @victoriastrauss.com · 03/09/2026
I know I already posted about this...but to reiterate: Anthropic copyright settlement authors, PLEASE contact me (Writer Beware) if your publisher is making a claim on a book whose rights have reverted, or claiming anything other than a 50/50 split on an in-contract book. beware@sfwa.org
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MVC @mvc.ink · 02/09/2026
I don't trust that the definitions of "dogpiling" and "harassing" here line up with reality. I worry, instead, that their definitions line up with "high profile person who said something dumb and *rightly* got yelled at."
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MVC @mvc.ink · 01/09/2026
Hey Bsky crew: Is there a general consensus for a passenger putting their bare feet up on the dashboard or sticking them out of the window?
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MVC @mvc.ink · 31/08/2026
We had TOMMY K's. At their height they had like 20 stores across the state of CT. They had radio/tv commercials that blatantly ripped off the Rawhide theme. "You keep each movie three days / And every tenth's a free one / No one rolls 'em out like Tommy K's" — and I worked there!
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Cait Gordon ♿️ @caitgauthor.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Don’t let anyone tell you that you’re not disabled enough or that you should be able to suck it up because people are “worse than you are” or are “really disabled.” Please claim your space and your place. Your lived experience matters, okay? 8/8
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Jordan Kurella @jordankurella.com · 30/08/2026
just me, a guy, writing a book while my life falls apart around me and the world falls apart around that, and i'm trying to keep it together one paragraph at a time
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MVC @mvc.ink · 30/08/2026
Let Bree know if you got vaccinated or scheduled your vaccination!
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Suzan the chalant goth @sillysyntax.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Also here is the value of dark painful stories. People out there are trying to share their feelings (I'm using this example) to help themselves. There is no way I (I am speaking only for myself here, not anyone else) Am going to tell them no you can't write that pain. They don't deserve loneliness.
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MVC @mvc.ink · 29/08/2026
Make your favourite film sound as boring as possible without giving away the title: A jury finds a kid not guilty.
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MVC @mvc.ink · 29/08/2026
Downgrade a movie: Nothing Anywhere Spread Out Over A Few Hours
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