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Sam🏳️‍🌈🌊🏳️‍⚧️ @separker.bsky.social · 17h

No surprise here. #USDemocracy

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Nathan Hall (WIP A Fort in Winter) @nathanhallwrites.bsky.social · 7h

Hozier: My love is a goddess (complimentary) Sleep Token: My love is a goddess (derogatory)

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Indie Book Spotlight @bookspotlight.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

ai users once again proving they’re lazy plagiarists

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Ronove (aka S. Jean) @earlronove.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Looking for something short? Try my short stories! I have a nice handful of them. We've got a vampire grieving for a life that once was, an immortal chasing after someone already lost, an oracle bringing silence to the cosmos, and body horror feat. flowers! shop.earlronove.com/collection/s...

a graphic for S. Jean's short stories. They are lined up with descriptions underneath them. They are The Ghosts Left Behind with its red and black cover as a punk young man leaps out of a red window, Immortality in the Marrow with its blue, white, and black cover with a young man opening his shirt to reveal a ribcage beneath it as magic lines float around him, You and I Are Eternal with its black and white cover of a young man kneeling before a celestial being and holding its hand, and finally summertime blossoms with its cover of a young man standing with a bundle of roses as he reaches into it to touch it and holds one to his lips to kiss it.

The descriptions of each are below each cover and are as follows:
The Ghosts Left Behind: A vampire returns to the home he left 30 years ago and has to grapple with the life he left behind.
8k words, familial grief, vampire
Immortality in the Marrow: After living countless lives, an immortal finally finds his other half in a skeleton displayed for study.
6k words, magic & memory, letting go (or not)
You and I Are Eternal: An oracle searches deep space for an ancient eldritch being to bring the cosmos back to silence.
7.6k words, cosmic horror, villain protagonist
summertime blossoms: When your best friend turns to roses after you finally kiss, what else can you do but tend to the blossoms?
4k words, body horror flowers, regrets & lost dreams.

Below the short stories, the graphic indicates their price ($2 USD each) and lets viewers know they are available on the author's itch.io and personal store.

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Katie L. Carroll @katielcarroll.com · 28/09/2026

Have a reader that is starting to move on from middle grade but isn't quite ready for older YA books? My novels Pirate Island and Witch Test are perfect for readers 12-15 years old! Both main characters are 13 and in 8th grade. #kidlit #bookrecs #middlegrade

The paperback books of Pirate Island and Witch Test, both by Katie L. Carroll, sitting on a worn wooden table surface.

The illustrated cover of Pirate Island shows a 13-year-old boy dressed as a pirate with a suspicious expression. A blazing orange sunset, a turquoise sea, and an island are behind him. A pirate ship sails in the water, treasure is to his side.

The illustrated cover of Witch Test shows a 13-year-old girl dressed in a black witch outfit and hat. A full moon and crows are in the dark sky. The girl is surrounded by corn stalks with a jack o' lantern at her feet.

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Tru Skies @trudieskies.readindiefantasy.com · 28/09/2026

Got a book out in October? Hit me up!

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Arienne Childrey @ari4ohio.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Pay attention Dems. Gov Beshear won twice, in a deep red state, and never threw trans people under the bus. He led with compassion rather than the fear and cowardice we've seen from some of our Ohio candidates and party leadership.

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Bogi Takács / WE'RE HERE ToC announced! @bogiperson.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Hi everyone! You fundraised for one of my trans former students leaving Kansas - that helped and they are now safely in Colorado. I'm now asking you to help againnnnn Let's get Siobhán Kirchstein's fundraiser to goal! She is 100% a real person, I know her and just spoke to her today. Threading:

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Donate to Protect Siobhán from Discrimination, organized by Siobhan Kirchstein

Hello, everyone, my name is Siobhán, a 41-year-old trans woman who works as a c… Siobhan Kirchstein needs your support for Protect Siobhán from Discrimination

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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 28/09/2026

I’m increasingly of the belief that we’ve never truly left the Great Financial Crisis. Everything we’re dealing with today started there, and every excess and problem stems from the US government’s failure to contain or eradicate its causes.

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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 28/09/2026

AI has lost the Mandate of Heaven I’m afraid. WSJ saying it’s a “when” the ai bubble bursts. SNL dabbing on their biggest names for being weird. FT says 50% of chips sold in 2026 and 2027 have nowhere to go. Hundreds of billions short on revenue for even 10% ROIC. A disaster.

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Eniko Fox @enikofox.com · 27/09/2026

i posted an epiphany i had about why i hate AI so much on fedi and i wanna post it here but it won't fit and i don't wanna cut it down to size so fuckit i'm just posting a screenshot

Eniko Fox
@eniko@mastodon.gamedev.place

OH. right! i get it now!

i get why AI is so depressing to me. because covid already shrunk my world to almost nothing, where almost all of my life revolves around socializing and watching videos on the internet (which is being ruined by AI) and creating creative works through coding (which is being ruined by AI), often using open source tools and libraries (which are being ruined by AI)

i already had so little and now even that is being rotted away before my eyes
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AC Cross @aaronccross.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

New story up on Patreon - free as always. Also, if you have suggestions for either artists or song titles for this year's October Music, let me know down below and I'll see what I can do to use them! www.patreon.com/aaronccross/...

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Dinner for Two | AC Cross

Five dead in ritual slaying - tzzt Gruesome murders at Boar’s End Apartments today as - tzzt - the suspect was found at the scene, still cov

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RJ Barker @rjbarker.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Like CATS? Like SPACE? Like MECHS? Like SHOOTING STUFF. Like QUESTIONS ABOUT THE ETHICS OF CONSENT IN UPLIFTING ANIMALS AND ALSO THE HEALING OF TRAUMA THROUGH KINDNESS Then, my friend, put the 6TH OF OCTOBER in your diary. Audio and EBOOK release of BEASTS OF THE WILD BLACK. (Tell everyone.)

A cat is looking out of a human space suit at you. That's what we call in the trade, a visual metaphor. Now comes the blurb.

Years ago, Deep Strike cadet Min Law was left behind during what was meant to be a routine operation. Though he survived, the resulting trauma almost ended his career. Now, as captain of the DST Thunberg, he is preparing to take his crew on a similar journey to a seemingly quiet world following a garbled distress signal. The mission is simple on paper: find the source of the call, offer aid, return home.

But nothing is simple in the Wild Black at the edges of the unexplored universe. As the crew of the Thunberg searches for the signal’s source, they find strange ships and corpses that shouldn’t be there. The mysteries begin to pile up. What happened out here? And why does some of the technology look horribly familiar?

Fortunately, Min’s team of animal counterparts is prepared for anything. The bear, Sitka Pete, is eight hundred pounds of loyal muscle. The rooks are quick and coordinated, perfect for reconnaissance. And the cats, Oz and Hinder, well, they’re just cats. But together they’re more than up for whatever the Wild Black can throw at them—even if this region isn’t quite so unexplored after all . . .

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Tim Hardie @timhardieauthor.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

If you enjoy reading epic fantasy then The Brotherhood of the Eagle saga might be for you! Available on Amazon and Kindle Unlimited books2read.com/HallofBones

The Brotherhood of the Eagle
A complete Viking-inspired fantasy series
Hall of Bones, Sundered Souls, Lost Gods & Broken Brotherhood by Tim Hardie
Character driven stories
Action & adventure
Magic
My love letter to epic fantasy
Dragons
Politics & intrigue
Plot twists!

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Liz Roderick, prokleto crnogorsko prezime @talesfrompurgatory.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Screams even louder into void

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 26/09/2026

If we promise not to bring an iced coffee into a job interview, will you promise to pay us a living wage?

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JW Mason @jwmason.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

This is the master key to deciphering contemporary debates about free speech. www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/se...

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Tom Scocca @tomscocca.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Do not carry a cold beverage in their presence. Politely decline any drinks or sweetmeats they may offer. Keep a plain iron nail in your left trouser pocket and a sachet or paper twist of coarse salt in your right shoe. Enter and leave your chair moving clockwise. Follow up with a thank-you note.

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Nathan Hall (WIP A Fort in Winter) @nathanhallwrites.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

The judge who ruled on our case had an approval rate of 13%. Maybe I'm wrong, but if a judge effectively thinks disability shouldn't exist, maybe ruling on disability cases isn't their forte.

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Nathan Hall (WIP A Fort in Winter) @nathanhallwrites.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I'm tempted to do a full breakdown of everything I owe money to. But you'd all worry I have some kind of addiction or something, that's the only way to explain how much I'm struggling. Well, that, or my wife has been trying to get disability for 3 years, and the cost of living keeps doubling.

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Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 25/09/2026

I have blamed The agents That hacked Your website And which You probably Reasonably thought I controlled Forgive me I am rich And unaccustomed To taking responsibility

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Liz Roderick, prokleto crnogorsko prezime @talesfrompurgatory.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

They couldn’t technically end the ACA but they did end it.

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El is in the Details @elsbells.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Now at $25/$950 for rent—thanks so much for getting me started! I’m a disabled freelancer beginning a treatment course that’s showing early promise to help me function. In the meantime, I need support to stay housed; anything helps. 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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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 26/09/2026

Mass layoffs kill people. Thousands of quiet tragedies follow every billionaire's predatory decision. Never forget.

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Addy Bross 🌈 they/xe @aebrossbooks.com · 25/09/2026

Hey, y'all. If you have a second, please repost and donate if you're able. Every little bit, be it a tip or sharing, helps. 💛

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Nathan Hall (WIP A Fort in Winter) @nathanhallwrites.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

If you've gotta have a brother, have a coolheaded older brother who will talk you through freak-outs and help find a productive path forward. Highly recommend.

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Micahdahikah @hffmn.us · 24/09/2026

Do we just stop paying taxes when there isn’t representation for how that money is spent? What the actual fuck. Tarrifs should have been enough taxation without representation. Weak.

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Liberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com · 24/09/2026

"This is not a time for forgiveness, for looking solely towards the future."

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On the Practical Case for a Book of Grudges

If we're going to set this right, a comprehensive list is needed.

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Jacob Geller @jacobgeller.com · 24/09/2026

Tweet by merman_melville: Being a billionaire must be insane. You can buy new teeth, new skin. All your chairs cost 20,000 dollars and weigh 2,000 pounds. Your life is just a series of your own preferences. In terms of cognitive impairment it's probably like being kicked in the head by a horse every day

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I think of the climate harm AI poses the same way: the threats are not theoretical or in the future, but unfolding all around us now.

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Nathan Hall (WIP A Fort in Winter) @nathanhallwrites.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

My all-in-one post! I’m a SPFBO semi-finalist! My debut novel is a Fantasy/Horror inspired by Dark Souls, Zelda: Majora’s Mask, and Shirley Jackson’s The Lottery. A bleak, bloody, strange novel about holding onto stubborn hope in hopeless situations. books2read.com/u/4jkZP5

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Available now at your favorite digital store!

An Altar on the Village Green by Nathan Hall

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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

remember when smart business meant designing products that people like and want rather than coming up with ways to sell shit that everyone hates and thinks is bad?

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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 24/09/2026

Why is economic sentiment so low when GDP growth is positive? There’s no reasonable explanation, the only possible conclusion is that people are all just doing a mass hysteria (/s)

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Skye Kilaen @skyekilaen.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Queer authors, if you will be publishing a book on ITCH DOT IO and/or KOBO PLUS between now and Dec 31, please make that book known to me below. Especially if you're not publishing on the Evil River! Pre-order link is best, itch profile is great (so I can follow you), or whatever ya got. 🌈📚

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Indie Book Spotlight @bookspotlight.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

‘Why aren’t people going to more movies in the cinema, Kevin?’

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Join Me: Solve a Mystery

Alt: Join Me. Perhaps you will be able to help solve a mystery.

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Bayleaf 🍃 @iceghost.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Hey. Sorry its been a while. Been dealing with some big things and currently in a big financial hole so id appreciate any and all help people can send 💙💙💙 thank you so much

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Buy Bayleaf a Coffee

Become a supporter of Bayleaf today!

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Nathan Hall (WIP A Fort in Winter) @nathanhallwrites.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Experienced editor, affordable rates! Payment plans available. Want your worldbuilding to amaze, mysteries compel, characters burrow into readers' hearts? Openings aplenty. First booked receives a 20% discount!

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Nathan Hall (WIP A Fort in Winter) @nathanhallwrites.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Sometimes it feels like the writer community is a group of people passing around the same $5, except every time it's passed, some corporation takes a fee. This isn't against our lovely community, just, times are rough, huh?

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Nathan Hall (WIP A Fort in Winter) @nathanhallwrites.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

This. You all know my stance. But it wears you down and then the second you relax it sneaks through. Please let me know and I'll deal with it.

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Dom Noble @dominicnoble.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Ai has ruined all my favorite stock photo websites. Even when you filter to exclude it half of whats left looks suss and every time I change the keywords it switches it back on 😑

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Dr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 17/08/2025

I know we're all desperate for anyone at all to fight back against trump, but Newsom's not a hero, here. He's not even a good person. He's a transphobe & actively, proudly destroying tent shelter encampments *With His Own Hands*. This is prime LetThemFight Dot Gif & we get to take down the winner.

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 23/09/2026

golly it's almost as if these right wing oligarchs are collaboratively dismantling systems designed to ensure informed electoral consensus

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Exclusive: Paramount weighs tapping Musk for equity investment

A cash injection from SpaceX billionaire Elon Musk could reduce investor Larry Ellison’s financial burden and bolster the deal’s investor base.

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Nathan Hall (WIP A Fort in Winter) @nathanhallwrites.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Amazon has baaaaaasically locked me out of my profile. Eventually I'm going to have to do the whole customer service song and dance, but for now, eh. There are literally dozens of other places to find my work and give me money that don't involve them.

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Emberwick (Play Tales from Myriad!) @emberwickart.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Hi! My name is Carson/Emberwick and I’m an artist+game designer! It’s my 🎂birthday!🎂, and it would mean a lot if you shared my work and checked out my ttrpg Tales from Myriad (which is on sale!) metalweavegames.com/collections/...

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Lucy 🧶 Lou Ella 📚 @louellastone.com · 22/09/2026

If we don't get at least part of the $300 paid the car will be uninsured and the loan company will likely repo our car. We cannot let that happen. Even if they don't take it, driving without insurance is a risk we can't take! Please share or donate if you can. #helpsky 💕💸

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Richard Kadrey @richardkadrey.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Good morning

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