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daily alucard ⚰️ @alucarddaily.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

hiatus | black as diamond OUT NOW 🍉 @nebulouswrites.com · 07/09/2026

You are presented with an empty stage, an elevator door, and a choice. If you decide to read this choose your own existential drama, turn to ergot.press/dolmen/U.M._Agoawike

Promo for the short story titled "Swallow or, Worm In The Throat." Grey theater curtains border the image on both sides and the top.

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Kaleidotrope @kaleidotrope.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

The Summer 2026 issue of Kaleidotrope has now gone live at www.kaleidotrope.net, and if I do say myself, it's out of this world!

Kaleidotrope banner with art from Brian Malachy Quinn

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hiatus | black as diamond OUT NOW 🍉 @nebulouswrites.com · 14/08/2025

way to miss the fucking point...

Meme of a bear puppet side eyeing the camera and looking away. Top text reads dystopian romance in quotes.

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manywor(l)ds :: place @manyworlds.place · 16/05/2026

ISSUE 12 IS HERE!!!! Featuring writing, art, and audio/visual media by @carterhaugh.bsky.social, @jaespersmyth.bsky.social, and more! manyworlds.place/issue-12/

Issue 12

EK Krone
Views of Diana

Wenyi
Closing Time

Tamar Ashdot
cataloguing care

J.A. Espersmyth
How to Sate the Writhing Eldritch Mass Inside You

U.M. Agoawike
Meat Gods & Metal Supplicants

Amelia Chang
THE CHRONICLES OF A SINNER

Maze Raghavan Cohen
My Liberation Work has been Damn Ableist
Introduction
Future
Fish Guts
Farmer yells at me for eating processed tortillas.

Katy Bond
Last Night in this Sweet and Lonely World

Marina Crustacean
Two Pieces
Untitled
When I First Came Out

Claudia Leffie
Forwarded Many Times

River Vetter
featherbound

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daily alucard ⚰️ @alucarddaily.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

"This look reminded Katie of Mamoru Oshii's Angel's Egg. That movie has an ethereal, ghostly look that is present in this desaturated otherworldly look for Alucard." (Castlevania Nocturne: The Art of the Animated Series)

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hiatus | black as diamond OUT NOW 🍉 @nebulouswrites.com · 03/03/2026

BLACK AS DIAMOND, my debut novel is OUT NOW! AHHHHHH!!!! go grab a copy of this epic dark fantasy about fate & free will TODAY 🖤💎 it's not fully computing that i'm a published novelist now, hooolyy shitt... #2026debuts

A reader's guide to Black as Diamond by U.M. Agoawike. Adult dark fantasy, March 6 2026, Bindery & Ezeekat

For fans of: Truthwitch, Castlevania, The Unspoken Name, The Rage of Dragons, The Priory of the Orange Tree

The pitch: An inhuman warrior sent to find his brother winds up entangled with a reckless healer practicing dangerous magic. Now inextricably bound together, they must outrun their enemies as they attempt to break a fatal curse—or die trying.

Art by @sil.artss

Featuring: found family, the consequences of reckless curiosity, complicated relationships with mothers, finding & losing yourself, the sins of the father, fate & free will, "your body is not your own", power at a steep price, queernormative world, platonic bonds, unresolved yearning, ritualistic blood magic, original fantasy species, so many sewing metaphors, scandalous hand holding, indecent forehead touches

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The Velvet Compote 🐴 @thevelvetcompote.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

The gallows creak. The tumbleweeds roll. The land remembers every soul it’s swallowed. And now, these creators step into Devil’s Claim... please welcome Ares , @mattbrownwrites.bsky.social , @megaducko.bsky.social , and @nebulouswrites.com 🤍🌵 #zine #westernhorror #oc #originalcharacters

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Tales & Feathers Magazine @talesfeathers.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

T&F Volume 4 features... ✒️ “Divinity, Abloom” by @nebulouswrites.com ✒️ “A Village Born After the War” by @awintersplace.bsky.social ✒️ “The Little Mouse Knight” by Aaryan Balu

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Tales & Feathers Magazine - Volume 4

Fantasy is full of world-ending dangers. But what comes after the adventure? After the war is over? After you’ve survived? Or even, after death?

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hiatus | black as diamond OUT NOW 🍉 @nebulouswrites.com · 27/02/2026

happy days everyone! augur came out with another banger yesterday & i have a story in it!! please enjoy <3

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daily alucard ⚰️ @alucarddaily.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Alucard's prologue attire from Castlevania: Nocturne Season 2, now available on Blu-Ray 🦇

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daily alucard ⚰️ @alucarddaily.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

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hiatus | black as diamond OUT NOW 🍉 @nebulouswrites.com · 29/01/2026

I AM PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE I HAVE RECEIVED A FINALIZED COPY OF BLACK AS DIAMOND 🖤💎 she's so beautiful i need to fucking CRY & WEEP ashskdldklj!!!!!! THANK YOU @binderybooks.bsky.social #2026debuts

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Betty Jiang @bettyjiang.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Illustration for the Castlevania Piano Collection vinyl

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daily alucard ⚰️ @alucarddaily.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

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Bree (half of Kit Rocha) @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 02/01/2026

I take back everything reasonable I said during the SFWA debate. Until we have regulations in place on this monster shit, I am unreasonable. I am reactionary. I am anti-progress. They are posting pictures of naked 14 year olds, WHAT THE FUCK ARE WE DOING HERE.

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🌌Sia is a numinous nebula atm🌌 @raenbowpunk.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

The one, the only: the ✨UNMISSABLE SFF of 2026✨ list! 🎆 🎆 🎆 🎆 🎆 aka all the fantasy and sci-fi that should definitely be on your tbr, how are these not on your tbr already??? you poor unfortunate soul, let's fix that! buff.ly/IWTR8A6

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Unmissable Fantasy and SciFi of 2026!

The EXTREMELY MANY SFF releases of 2026 that I consider unmissable!

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hiatus | black as diamond OUT NOW 🍉 @nebulouswrites.com · 01/01/2026

to close off 2025, a flash of mine was published in baffling mag today! if you're a fan of crowwkui's wlw frankenstein, toxic yuri, and body horror, you'll probably like this story: www.bafflingmag.com/issue-twenty... happy new year 🖤💎

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Belletristic Lover — Baffling Magazine

by U.M. Agoawike “There are 206 bones in the human body.”

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daily alucard ⚰️ @alucarddaily.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Family Portrait by Katie Silva (@/kloysius) for the Castlevania Limited Edition Box Set 🦇

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hiatus | black as diamond OUT NOW 🍉 @nebulouswrites.com · 29/11/2025

YAY AUGUR MY BELOVED!!! i loved working on this piece, and it also comes with an eerie illustration! please enjoy reading everyone <3

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hiatus | black as diamond OUT NOW 🍉 @nebulouswrites.com · 20/11/2025

I need everyone to feast their eyes on this STUNNING tarot done by the IMMENSELY TALENTED AND SUPER KIND Caemi of the main character from my debut novel (now available for preorder~~)!!! Thank you Caemi once again for the art!!! And Mecenates for hosting the raffle!! 🖤🖤🖤💎💎💎 #2026debuts

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hiatus | black as diamond OUT NOW 🍉 @nebulouswrites.com · 07/10/2025

📢I RAMBLED ABOUT GENRE FOR NEARLY 1500 WORDS & JAYSEN LET ME PUBLISH IT SO YOU SHOULD DEFINITELY GO READ IT!!! thank you for ur support ✌🏾😋🖤

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aquila 🍉 most normal frankenstein enjoyer @belllmonts.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

THIS ANIMATION IS SO INSANE

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hiatus | black as diamond OUT NOW 🍉 @nebulouswrites.com · 27/09/2025

why is it that almost every interesting thing i learn about happens to have been created by a Black person only to be co-opted by white people who virtually erased the origin 😐

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hiatus | black as diamond OUT NOW 🍉 @nebulouswrites.com · 23/09/2025

i had a whole rant ready, but this essay covers the topic much more in-depth (& much nicer) than i would have fuck alchemised, fuck rose in chains, and fuck irresistible urge. anyone who supports those books don't give a damn about trans ppl and it shows. reading isn't political my ass...

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daily alucard ⚰️ @alucarddaily.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

"I'm sorry I wasn't there to bring you toys and teach you how to fish."

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daily alucard ⚰️ @alucarddaily.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

Do I look like her

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hiatus | black as diamond OUT NOW 🍉 @nebulouswrites.com · 25/08/2025

I'M OVER THE MOON TO FINALLY BE HOLDING THE ARC OF BLACK AS DIAMOND IN MY HANDS 😭😭😭 this has been my dream since high school and i'm SO grateful to @binderybooks.bsky.social for this opportunity to soon see BAD on shelves 🖤🤍🖤 (also new newsletter just dropped)

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daily alucard ⚰️ @alucarddaily.bsky.social · 09/10/2024

New character sheets from Castlevania Nocturne: The Complete First Season (which is now available on Blu-Ray) 🦇

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daily alucard ⚰️ @alucarddaily.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

Castlevania: Nocturne Season 2 key animation by @karekareo.bsky.social (with boards by @samueldeats.bsky.social & Armado Atencio and fx by @jaguilar.bsky.social) 🦇

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daily alucard ⚰️ @alucarddaily.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

How it began & how it ended ❤️💙💛

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hiatus | black as diamond OUT NOW 🍉 @nebulouswrites.com · 31/07/2025

reconnecting with my childhood by watching haikyuu again. it's the anime my bff & i bonded over. it means a lot to me and so many people around the word as an earnest celebration of teamwork, friendship, and the joy of volleyball. i know it ended 5 years ago, but thanks furudate 🏐

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hiatus | black as diamond OUT NOW 🍉 @nebulouswrites.com · 26/07/2025

find a character with a cooler name than MAYA TEN METI MURDER THE GODS AND TOPPLE THEIR THRONES #ksbd

Maya Ten Meti from Kill Six Billion Demons. Maya is a fat, brown skinned woman in black and white robes with locced black hair, a red gem on her forehead, and a nose ring connected to her earrings.

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daily alucard ⚰️ @alucarddaily.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

8 years ago today 🦇

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daily alucard ⚰️ @alucarddaily.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

Alucard from Castlevania: Nocturne with a butterfly on his finger

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hiatus | black as diamond OUT NOW 🍉 @nebulouswrites.com · 27/06/2025

🖤 it's time to reveal the cover of Black As Diamond~! Black As Diamond is a dark fantasy about breaking a curse, finding yourself—and complicated relationships with mothers. learn more here: nebulouswrites.com#books (art by christian chang & design by charlotte strick)

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daily alucard ⚰️ @alucarddaily.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

Alucard towering over people just like his dad >>>>>>>

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hiatus | black as diamond OUT NOW 🍉 @nebulouswrites.com · 01/06/2025

i really like the work saros is doing & i'm so glad i can finally talk about being in this!! check out the issue for my drabble inspired by prophetic perfect tense & some cool reading reccs :3

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daily alucard ⚰️ @alucarddaily.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

He's just so silly #castlevania #castlevanianocturne

Four squares of Alucard from Castlevania: Nocturne making cute little microexpressions

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hiatus | black as diamond OUT NOW 🍉 @nebulouswrites.com · 30/03/2025

ACT I. imposter syndrome repeatedly stabs me in the stomach with a dagger

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daily alucard ⚰️ @alucarddaily.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

When Alucard's eyes get that amber gold hue to them 💛

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